"No."

Guan Yu was also about to suggest, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to think the same as him.

"Zilong, Yide, lead the army to attack Xiangyang. I will line up in the southern city and send troops to support you. From now on, day and night, they will continue to attack until the city is breached. ”

"No..."

Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei responded to the line.

Young.

Zhuge Liang led his troops back to Jingnan.

Guan Yu returned to the front line of Jiangfang.

Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Fei began to launch the most fierce attack on Xiangyang City, all the soldiers were on the field, and the siege equipment was endless. Under such an offensive, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao felt very difficult, and the Cao army guarding Xiangyang was rapidly reduced, and the city was broken in an instant.

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Pengcheng, Xuzhou, has seen a lot of troops in recent days. These troops all came from Hebei and Qingzhou, and eleven mammoths also lived in a forest on the outskirts of Pengcheng.

Zhang Jaw prepared everything and reported to Yuan Xi: "Lord, Pengcheng has gathered 40,000 elites, please give an order." ”

Yuan Xi had just woken up, and while washing his face, he said, "You go and recruit generals above the captain level, and we will have a small meeting." Then it was decided to send troops. ”

"Yes."

The jaw is withdrawn.

........

The congregation will be called.

Yuan Xi sat down, glanced at it, and chuckled, "Mr. Fu and Mr. Guo Tu are also there?" ”

Frustrated with the professor got up and replied: "The minister and the prince have just returned, and they haven't had time to make it clear to the lord. ”

"Hmm." Yuan Xi pressed his hand, motioned for Fu Zhi to sit down, and asked, "How is the situation in Qingzhou?" ”

"It's not going to be good." Fu Zhu sighed: "The lord should know that Yuan Tan has been defeated again and again in order to counterattack Hebei over the years, with no less than 100,000 casualties. These soldiers are all from Qingzhou. The minister calculated that the population of Qingzhou is already lower than that of Youzhou, and the number of young and middle-aged people is less than one-tenth of the total population, which means that Qingzhou will not be able to cultivate normally in the next few years. ”

Again, there is a lack of population.

Yuan Xi said distressedly: "I don't understand, why do I have to worry about the population every time I capture the territory?" When Qingzhou was in Yuan Tan's hands, why was he never worried? He also attacked my Hebei again and again. ”

Guo Tu replied with a smile: "The lord only saw Yuan Tan attacking Hebei and dispatched a large number of troops. But I didn't see him worry about the source of troops after his troops were damaged. In fact, Cao Cao and Sun Quan, like the lord, were all worried about the source of soldiers. Cao Cao's abandonment of Xuzhou and his all-out attack on Jingzhou is the best proof. And Sun Quan has been campaigning against Shanyue, and most of his troops are the army formed by capturing Shanyue. If he only relied on the population of Jiangdong, it would be difficult for him to even hold on to the Yangtze River, and how could he dare to seek to seize Yangzhou? ”

Zhang Jaw thoughtfully: "In other words, after more than ten years of war, everyone's military resources are in short supply. Whoever can hold out until the end will win. ”

"Well, so to speak." Frustrated.

"The matter of the source of soldiers, put it aside for now. It really doesn't work, you can move the population from Hebei. I called everyone to come here mainly to discuss the matter of marching into Shouchun. Zhou Yu has 40,000 troops in Shouchun, and it seems that he has been guarding against us. Especially recently, most of our troops have gathered in Pengcheng, and Pengcheng is not far from Shouchun, Zhou Yu has become more vigilant, in this case, it is very difficult for us to capture Shouchun Jiancheng.... Yuan Xi introduced the situation of Shouchun to the generals present.

Then he said, "It's tough, but I want to reiterate my position. Yangzhou Zhishou Chun, we must take it! There are three reasons for this. First, Zhou Yu has newly acquired most of Yangzhou, and his strength has increased greatly, and he is very likely to take the initiative to attack Xuzhou. Once our main force withdraws to Hebei, Xuzhou will be extremely dangerous. Therefore, before returning to Hebei, I want to teach him a lesson and let him know the strength of our army. Second, our business should be extended to the south of the Yangtze River and the east of the Yangtze River, and Shouchun is the political, economic, and commercial center of the south of the Yangtze River. Third, Shouchun is in the east of Xuzhou, which is a barrier against Huainan Li Tong and Jiangdong, and if we occupy there, it is equivalent to turning Xuzhou into the rear, which can not only save troops and defend everywhere, but also concentrate forces to suppress Jiangdong. To sum up, I have seriously considered it, so this battle must be fought no matter how difficult it is. ”

"Mr. Fu."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi sat down and said, "Tell me first, if you want to attack Shouchun, do you have any suggestions?" ”

Frustratedly, he said: "Since Zhou Yu already knows the movements of our army, he must be prepared, and we want to make a surprise attack... It's hard to work, so there's only a strong attack. But... We don't have enough troops, and we may not be able to win by storming.... ”

Frustrated Rory talked a lot, and said with some concern: "Lord, can you take a break?" Wait for next year's longevity? We simply don't have enough troops. If it is forcibly captured, it will increase unnecessary casualties. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Guo Tu also said.

Zhang Jaw, Xi Gu, etc., although they did not express their position, but it can be seen from their eyes that they are supporting Fu Zhu and Guo Tu, and they are not very optimistic about the upcoming battle of Shouchun.

"Did I just say it in vain?" Yuan Xi was very annoyed: "The plan to capture Shouchun is the result of my careful consideration, and I don't want to say it a second time." ”

The crowd was silent for a while...

They are all watching each other, hesitating.

They knew very well that attacking Shouchun was a very unwise choice, especially now, when there were not many troops, there was almost no chance of victory. But Yuan Xi insisted on going his own way, and they were not easy to persuade each other. I can only freeze.

"Ahem..."

The coughing sound of the open jaw broke the silence, and said in a relaxed tone: "Two gentlemen, generals, since the lord has decided, we will do it." In my opinion, although Shouchun was tall and sturdy, the Jiangdong Army stationed there was not good at land warfare. And if we have the help of giant beasts, we may not be able to make contributions. ”

"Did you hear that?" Yuan Xi said with a cold face: "It is imperative to attack Shouchun. ”

"I don't bother to ask you, go back and prepare, don't say anything that shakes the morale of the army. After dawn tomorrow, Zhang Jaw will be the main general, and after consolidating the palace, he will raise 40,000 troops and march to Shouchun. ”

"No..."

Everyone stood up and answered in unison.

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There are still more than five hours before the expedition to Shouchun. Yuan Xi went to the northeast of Xuzhou --- Huaiyin City. There were 15,000 garrisons in Huaiyin City, all of which were troops transferred from Qingzhou in order to guard against Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Because there is Sun Quan's naval army in Guangling, he can attack Huaiyin and enter Xuzhou at any time. Now Pengcheng's army is about to capture Shouchun, and Sun Quan and Zhou Yu have no time to take care of it, which is a good time to seize Guangling, and also seal Sun Quan's north gate. Of course, the most important reason is to contain Sun Quan and buy time for attacking Shouchun.