Another day of fighting passed, and under the best efforts of Cao's army, Sun Jian's army still failed to break the city.

However, on this day, the attack on the east gate guarded by Cao Ren was unusually light, while the pressure on the other three gates was much greater.

In the end, Cao Ren did not send reinforcements to the other three gates, so that the east gate suffered few losses, with less than 200 casualties, while the other three gates each lost about 1,000 troops.

The current situation is very bad, there are about 15,000 soldiers in the city who can fight, and Sun Jian's army is at least 50,000 left.

How long can we hold on like this?

When Sun Jian's army had just broken through Wancheng, the letter of request for help was sent to the Guandu battlefield early, but there has been no reply so far.

The distance between Xuchang and Guandu is not too far, and it will be possible to arrive in two or three days if you hurry up, but now there is no news for a long time, I am afraid that Cao Cao's side is also very troubled by the current situation, and it is difficult to make a decision.

"Zixiao, I heard that the enemy's attack on the east gate today is very light, why don't you send troops to help us?" In the conference hall, Yu Ban asked Cao Rendao.

"I'm afraid it's a deception." Cao Ren replied simply and clearly.

Yu Ban was silent, this really needs to be carefully judged, if it is really the enemy's strategy, in order to lure away the defenders of the east gate, then the rash transfer of troops will cause serious consequences.

"Mr. Wenhe, what do you think?" Seeing that Cao Ren and Yu Ban were hesitant, Li Dian on the side asked the strategist Jia Xu.

"It will be the deceit of the enemy." Jia Xu's eyes closed slightly, and when he heard Li Dian's questioning at this time, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and said categorically.

"How does the gentleman know?" Cao Ren saw that Jia Xu said that he was sure, but he must have a number in his heart, and he had already understood the reason.

"Take it for granted." Jia Xu slowly spit out these four words.

Everyone has a black line...... Taken for granted? This reason is too casual.

In the face of everyone's embarrassed looks, Jia Xuli ignored it, this was originally a conclusion that he "took for granted", if you really want to ask the reason in detail, how can there be so many reasons in the world to explain to you one by one?

"Mr. Wenruo, what do you think?" As soon as Jia Xu's three words "take it for granted" came out, everyone felt uncertain again, so Li Dian asked Xun Yu again.

Xun Yu is the number one strategist under Cao Cao's account, with the deepest qualifications and the most valuable status, so when Li Dian asked Xun Yu questions, his tone was also a lot more respectful.

Xun Yu twisted his beard, obviously also in thought.

Whether it is a plan to encircle three and lack one, or a plan to lure the enemy, the old scheming person is as scheming as Xun Yu, and he is also in a dilemma at this time.

After all, the most unpredictable person in the world is the people's heart, Sun Jian dominates one side, and there must be many capable people under his account. Cao Cao's attention has always been to the Central Plains and the north over the years, so Xun Yu does not know much about Sun Jian's forces in Jiangdong, and he does not know much about the character of his advisers, and Xun Yu cannot be sure for a while what the ultimate purpose of his behavior is.

In fact, in all fairness, Xun Yu thought that this was indeed a trick of the enemy army, but on the other hand, he didn't want to admit it.

Without him, from today's point of view, the offensive of the other three gates is too fierce, and if the east gate faces such an insignificant attack, but occupies the same garrison force as the other three gates, then it will be even more disadvantageous for the other three gates.

If the garrison at the east gate were spread evenly among the other three gates, the situation might be much better.

"Let's take a look at the situation tomorrow, if Sun Jian's army's offensive against the East Gate is still as weak as it is today, then General Zixiao can consider sending some troops to the other three gates." Xun Yu finally said so.

Hearing Xun Yu's answer, Jia Xu's eyes darkened.

Jia Xu's instincts told him that this must be the enemy's deception, but he did not insist on arguing.

Xun Yu was the first person among Cao's advisors, and since he had made a decision, there was no need to argue with him. Even if Xun Yu himself is a humble gentleman and will not care about this, those generals respect Xun Yu very much, and if he disagrees with him, he will definitely attract the dissatisfaction of those generals.

After all, he is in Cao Ying, and his qualifications and foundation are very shallow.

"Could it be that Cao Cao is about to end here?" Out of the conference hall, Jia Xu looked up to the sky and sighed softly.

Where should I go now, should I wait for Xuchang City to surrender after the fall, or ......

Even Jia Xu, who is usually as calm as water, feels a little complicated at this time.

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Not only Jia Xu was uneasy, but many people in Xuchang City were uneasy.

Cao Cao's father Cao Song is uneasy, he is Cao Cao's son, Xuchang City is broken, he must bear the brunt of it, and he is the first target of Sun Jianjun's arrest.

The Han Emperor sitting in the palace was also uneasy, and the great Han emperor who didn't know what the future would be like could only lie on the bed and blindly sigh that his future was uncertain.

Cao Cao's wives and concubines were even more uneasy, if Cao Song was caught, it would be a big deal, and if he was lucky, Sun Jian might not disdain to do anything to him. However, they are different, if they fall into the hands of Sun Jianjun, I don't know what kind of bad luck they will face?

Compared with these uneasy people, the people in Xuchang City are not so afraid. Massacre of the city? Yes, this is a common phenomenon in troubled times. But Xuchang City is also the capital of today's Han Dynasty, and Sun Jian must have immediately welcomed the Son of Heaven after breaking the city, even so, it is impossible for him to massacre the city, so the panic has not spread among the people.

In Gaoshun's mansion, Guo Cui and Cao Ming were also panicking, and their reasons for panicking were the same as Cao Cao's wives and concubines, lest they would be treated unhappily after being taken captive.

"Two sisters, in my opinion, don't worry too much about this." Diao Chan saw that there was a sad look between the eyebrows of the two, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he opened his mouth to comfort, "If Xuchang is broken, Cao Mengde will die." At that time, Cao Mengde will either die in battle or vote for another master. General Gao is not only a famous general of the present generation, but also a famous man who is famous all over the world, if Sun Wentai captures us, he will inevitably coerce us to seek General Gao's submission, so he will not make things difficult for us. ”

Although it is a word of consolation, Diao Chan's words are also word-for-word. Cao Cao is a contemporary hero, and there is no reason to accept it, Sun Jian can no longer know this. Therefore, if Concubine Cao ** is captured by Sun Jian and has no use value, it is difficult to say what kind of treatment she will suffer. However, if many of Cao Cao's civil and military families were obtained by Sun Jian, they might not be treated miserably, and maybe they would be raised with good food and drink, so that those civil and military generals could serve Sun Jian.

After figuring out this section, Guo Cui and Cao Ming were a little relieved, but when Cao Ming thought of Diao Chan's sentence "If Xuchang is broken, Cao Mengde will die", he couldn't help but feel sad.

Diao Chan observes words and looks at the feelings, and knows why the other party is sad, but she has no better way to persuade her, no matter what she says at this time, it will not have much effect, so she can only be left alone to be sentimental.

At the same time, Diao Chan was also secretly rejoicing. In the past, when Jia Xu offered advice to the Yan family, so that he could pretend to be submissive, so as not to be arbitrarily allowed by Cao Cao, he still felt very aggrieved and depressed, thinking that although this move was to protect himself, it would damage his reputation after all. But now it seems that if she is not Gao Shun's "concubine" now, after the destruction of Xuchang City, how can she keep her integrity as a mere widow of Lu Bu?

As soon as he thought of this, Diao Chan was a little worried about Lu Lingqi, the daughter of Yan and Lu Bu.

But the so-called love can't help, that's it, although Diao Chan is worried about Yan, she is a weak woman and has no ability to change anything. Find someone to hide them, Xu Changcheng said that it is not small, but if you want to say big things, it seems that there is only such a place in total, where can you hide them in the end? Now I can only hope that after Sun Jianjun enters the city, he will not attack them.