can't attack in one go, under the strong blow of 'thousands of people' and 'hundred people', Yuan Shao can't help but order Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The tidal Yuan army quickly withdrew.

The officers and men of the Fourth Captain's Army breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan's army is still fighting very fiercely and strongly, if it weren't for the abundance of various equipment and material preparations in the city, and the fourth captain's army are all veterans, I can't say that the city gate can be broken at this time.

Therefore, the fourth lieutenant army also fought quite hard.

But it was all worth it, and they repelled the invading rebellion.

Then the soldiers cheered and shouted at the head of the city, bursting with intense pride and joy.

"Mr. Fengxiao is fortunate not to be dishonored, we repelled Yuan Shao's attack, and then our plain city is stable, and Yuan Shao does not dare to launch a fierce attack casually." Zhu Ling and Zhang Fei both gathered at the city gate tower with their tired bodies.

A corner of the gate tower was blown away by the trebuchet, but the whole building was still standing, so it didn't matter much.

Guo Jia said: "Today's battle is over, but the battle in Pingyuan County is just the beginning, don't be careless, Yuan Shao will not dare to attack, but he will use other means, and he must closely monitor the dynamics of Yuan's army." ”

After Yuan Shao withdrew, he summoned all the civil and military forces to gather and said: "You have also seen today's situation, there are all kinds of sharp military ordnance in Pingyuan City, although our army is several times larger, but after the first battle, it also lost about 10,000 people, so the consumption is really huge, and it may not be able to take it down."

What do you think? ”

"Lord, we can't wait for a strong attack, this plain city is a trap set by the Marquis of Weihai, and he deliberately only put a strong army of the fourth captain's army here, just to lead me to the hook to attack the plain city, so as to consume our troops." Zhang Jaw stood up and clenched his fists and said.

Chun Yuqiong also said: "That's right, the Marquis of Weihai moved all the people of Pingyuan County away, and deliberately left only one Pingyuan City for us to fight, just to contain us here."

I heard that they began to hoard grain, grass and ordnance in Plains City very early, judging from the opponent's counterattack today, there are so many arrows in the city that it is outrageous, I am afraid that the city defense equipment of several counties has been concentrated in Plains City. ”

The other generals also said that it was not difficult to attack, and the lessons of the day were too profound.

It wasn't for them, the counterattack of Plains City was too fierce, and the arrows were so fierce that they didn't need money, splashing all over the sky, which was really terrifying.

Yuan Shao bowed his head slightly and said: "Since everyone thinks that it is not appropriate to attack, then how can we break through at this time, do you have any good ideas?" If he can't pose a threat to Pingyuan City, Xu Ding will not transfer troops to Pingyuan City, then he and Cao Cao will confront each other in Jinan State, so they can't hold each other, how can they move the battle line forward and knock down Xu Ding. ”

If Pingyuan City did not send a letter asking for help, Xu Ding would not have transferred troops and horses, so Cao Cao's troops on the south bank of the Yellow River would not have any advantage over Xu Ding.

If the Plains City could be pulled out earlier, the Jizhou army would be able to find a ferry to go south, respond to Cao Cao, and form a flanking attack on Xu Ding's Jinan State.

Now that neither of these conditions is met, it is impossible to play.

Xu You stood up at this time and said: "Lord, why don't we dig the soil and advance, on the bright side, we pile up the earth into a wall, and approach the city gate step by step, attracting the attention of Xu Zhangfei and others."

In fact, we dug tunnels behind the mounds, dug into the city from the ground, and opened gaps in the interior of the plains. ”

Digging tunnels, which is a fairly traditional siege method, is not used quickly unless it is absolutely necessary.

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Ziyuan, will this method be too slow?" ”

Tunneling is not something that can be completed in a day or two, but it takes time.

The tunnel is not like digging a trench on the soil, drawing a strip of money to dig directly, and the excavation road below must be dug several meters deep to ensure that it does not collapse.

In fact, when moving forward, the road is narrow and short, which is not conducive to civil engineering work, so it is necessary to advance inch by inch, and the soil must be transported out bit by bit.

Time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Xu You said: "Lord, time will be consumed, but the victory is safe and effective, and one blow will kill." ”

Feng Ji thought about it and stood up and said: "The lord may be able to wipe it, anyway, we are not in a hurry to go south now, we can harass and feint while digging tunnels."

On the side, let people search for the ferry, lurk to the south bank, once the siege was successful, the army found a foothold on the south bank, and attacked the Jinan country. ”

After thinking about it for a while, there was no better solution, so he said, "Okay, since you all think it's feasible, let's wipe it out." ”

The plan was discussed, and at that time, Yuan Shao's part began to pile up mounds outside the south, north, and west gates, and built a shield one zhang high, surrounded the two wings of the mound, and then excavated tunnels behind.

The next day, when Guo Jia, Zhang Fei and the others woke up, the generals defending the city came to report to them, and Yuan Shao began to pile up the earth outside the three gates, and the height of the pile was higher than the city wall.

Guo Jia, Zhang Fei and others ran to the city wall to take a look, and sure enough, there was a mound piled up by Yuan Shaobing outside the city, and the height of the mound was not increasing at this time, but began to pile up in the direction of the city gate.

"Hey, Yuan Shao is really naïve, he wants to use this pile to our city gate, watch me transfer trebuchets to smash them, and let them toss in vain." Zhang Fei smiled indifferently, preparing to let the trebuchet work and blast off Yuan Shao's mound.

However, Guo Jia hurriedly stopped: "Yide doesn't need to pay attention to them, let them pile up, you knocked out these mounds, Yuan Shao's army has nothing to do and has to attack again, it is better to let them pile up slowly, and when the city is close, they are fighting with bed crossbows and trebuchets." ”

"Hehe, it's better to be filial to you, anyway, we're here to hold the time, so it's better to let them play slowly." Zhang Fei immediately understood Guo Jia's Italy, so he made up his plan to make a move.

After leaving the city, Guo Jia said to Zhu Ling: "Wenbo, you ask people to dig a hole for me under the walls of the three city gates, bury a big water tank, and let people listen to it day and night, and report it to me immediately as soon as they hear the movement." ”

Zhu Lingdao: "Fengxiao, what you mean is that Yuan Shao wants to dig a tunnel, and the three mounds on the surface are a way to obstruct the eyes. ”

Guo Jiadao: "Both are possible, we are now facing Yuan Shao, and there are still a lot of resourceful people under Yuan Shao, so don't be careless." ”

"Hehe, no matter how many strategists he has, it's not that he can't stand up to you alone, he is false and real, you only have a few big water tanks to solve all their conspiracies, and by the way, you will also plan and delay their time, you are the most powerful." Zhu Ling praised.

"Still can't be careless, Xu Ziyuan has been famous for a long time, Feng Yuantu is not a general, the three mounds outside the city still don't know which one is really authentic and which one is fake?

Our task is still very heavy, and the three city gates must be carefully guarded, and maybe Yuan Shao's people will make other moves. Guo Jia didn't dare to be careless, although he was not timid and afraid, let alone in his eyes.

But teaching such a thing as wisdom is the most daring to despise carelessness.

In a phrase that Xu Dingchang said, it is called strategic contempt and tactical attention.