Chapter Forty-Three: Striking the West

Zhang Xiu went out to fight Cao Cao and returned defeated.

In Nanyang City, Zhang Xiu, who had just experienced a big battle, was facing a battle head-on, and he had no chance of winning at all. "I heard what Wen and you said, and went to fight, and now it is like this, and I can't win it."

Jia Xu smiled, "Don't panic, the moat of Nanyang City is very wide, and the water is deep, don't say that it is difficult to attack the city, and it is difficult to get close to the city." ”

Zhang Xiu was still worried, "But how long can you keep it?" Around March or April, the enemy will be able to attack. ”

Jia Xu said: "Don't worry. ”

Cao Cao led the army to the city of Nanyang, at this time Zhang Xiu's army did not come out of the city, Cao Cao saw the state of the city, he knew that it was very difficult to attack.

Shi Yue looked at the structure of this city, his head was big, and it was the same as attacking Shouchun, which made people extremely uncomfortable. "Lord, this city is not in a few months, I am afraid it will be difficult to capture ......"

Cao Cao said: "It seems to be so, there should be a chance to attack it first." ”

No! I don't mean that, I'm saying, if we attack for too long, we will expose our weaknesses, Jia Xu looks for an opportunity to attack us, and when you find your opportunity, it is estimated that it will be too late.

At this time, Cao Cao's momentum was in full swing, Shi Yue's advice, he couldn't listen to it at all, although he didn't think what Shi Yue said was wrong, but he would feel too worried, adults beat children, why are you so cowardly? There is another reason, Shi Yue can't say anything that makes people's eyes shine and shakes in his heart, the most he says is to be careful, don't be careless, if you listen to too much, everyone will be annoyed. It's like your parents whispering in your ear all day long to study hard. I understand the reasoning, but ......

Cao Cao ordered all his troops to surround the city and besiege it.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu ordered all the soldiers to guard each checkpoint and not let them have a chance to attack.

Cao Bing carried soil to fill the trench, transported wood as a ladder, and set up a cloud ladder in the air, peeping into the layout of the city.

Zhang Xiubing interfered in the city, released arrows, and fell stones, so as not to let Cao's army get his wish, and the construction outside the city was too difficult to attack, resulting in the slow progress of Cao's army's siege.

In the next few days, Cao Cao rode around the city to watch, looking for an opportunity to break the city.

Shi Yue also learned from Cao Cao and rode around the city, is there really any chance? The walls were very high, the masonry was very thick, and the ditches around the city were very deep, and a large amount of earth was brought in every day to fill them, but it was very difficult to work due to the interference of the enemy soldiers above. Shi Yue also hid from a distance and didn't dare to get too close.

"If there is a real chance, I can't find it, but the boss can find it. The boss can be found, can Jia Xu not know? Shi Yue sighed, except for the hard coming, it takes time, in fact, there is really no good way.

A few days later, Cao Cao gathered his generals and ordered his soldiers to carry out a general attack on a corner of the city, not to besiege the city.

Cao Cao said to everyone, "We must attack it today!" If you can't attack it, you will be dealt with by military law! ”

The generals attacked desperately, but the enemy was very well defended, so they could not be flawed, and they could not attack.

Shi Yue knew Cao Cao's intentions, so he approached Cao Cao and said, "Lord, what are you trying to do?" ”

Cao Cao heard this and smiled, "The general is really clever, you can see through it!" ”

Shi Yue hurriedly said: "The lord can't, if I guess correctly, the plan has been seen through by Jia Xu, and now this is all an unfavorable move, the other party will definitely be ambushed at that time, and when we attack, it will be the day of our defeat!" ”

Cao Cao listened, "The general said that Jia Xu saw through my plan, and he could defeat our army, why do you say this, our army will be fierce, even if the plan fails, it will not be defeated." "If you give up the opportunity you are looking for now, you won't know how many months will take you to attack the city, and this opportunity must not be lost!" I will let the army be careful, the general can rest assured, I have listened to your words. ”

What a ghost! You don't care at all, okay? The boss is the kind of person who can win the opportunity for a while and wants to try, and he can't stop it. Shi Yue looked at the city, although he didn't see Jia Xu, but he saw Jia Xu's plan. In the previous battle, our army won a big victory, and the other party did not fight back at all, so that the boss thought very highly of himself, of course, it was quite high, and now when he encounters an opportunity, he will not give up. This is Jia Xu's plan, and he knows the boss better than me.

The siege of the city was not carried out today, and the troops withdrew and returned.

Cao Cao said to the generals in the military tent, "Today I have a plan, let the soldiers attack the city with all their might, the enemy really thinks that we are still attacking it with all our strength, seeing that we are waiting for us to attack today, we will definitely relax our vigilance tonight, thinking that we are tired of the army and will not go to fight again." ”

"I looked at the city a few days ago, and saw a flaw in the city, where the dust is old and new, it must have been built not long ago, tonight Lejin, General Yu Ban, you two with elite soldiers to climb the city, from there to attack, the soldiers there, have withdrawn to other places to attack the city today, tonight I am ordering the soldiers to attack the city, in the attack, you take advantage of the weakness to enter. It will be done. ”

Cao Cao said his plan to everyone, and everyone understood.

When Shi Yue heard this, he sighed, it's really good, if it were someone else, it might be successful, but there are more strong players among the strong.

Shi Yue said: "Lord, please send me 30,000 soldiers to receive the two generals of Le Jin and Yu Ban." ”

Cao Cao said: "If so many soldiers and horses go to respond, I am afraid that our intentions will be exposed." ”

Shi Yue said, "I led the troops from a distance, and when I saw them attacking, I would not be discovered by the enemy, and when I found out, it would be too late." ”

"That's good! There are 30,000 soldiers and horses in General Pan Feng. ”

In the city of Nanyang

Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu, "Will they really come tonight?" I saw that Cao's army was tired from attacking during the day, and I was afraid that he would not be fighting. ”

Jia Xu said: "Tonight Cao Cao will let a small number of soldiers and horses attack this morning's place, attack the east and west, deceive us and others, there is a new and old city wall in the city, where they must attack from, I let the soldiers evacuate where, so that Cao Cao mistakenly thinks that I have been tricked." I asked the soldiers to pretend to be civilians, and waited with the city to enter the city, and the cannons sounded as an order, and rounded them up and killed them. Cao Cao thought that his power was high, and he would definitely fall for me. ”

In Cao Junzhong, everyone discussed the end, and Shi Yue went to find Le Jin and Yu Ban alone.

The two asked, "What is General Pan Feng waiting for me?" ”

Shi Yue: "The two generals are attacking the city tonight and tonight, and I am here for this." ”

Le Jinyan: "Does the general want me to be careful?" ”

Yu Ban said: "I know this, be careful of the enemy's ambush, no need for the general's words, every battle, we do so." ”

Shi Yue didn't know how to speak, a little scared, "I'm not asking the two to be careful, I'm asking the two to withdraw the army......"

"What!" As soon as these words came out, both of them were shocked, and they thought they had heard it wrong. "General, what are you talking about?"

Shi Yue took a deep breath and mustered up his courage, "I feel that the lord has won Jia Xu's plan, if you go to attack tonight, you will definitely be defeated and return, you two are the generals who lead the siege of the city, and you must be commanded by the two of you, if I am right, you two will definitely be able to attack the city tonight, and then be ambushed by it, and return defeated, I hope that after the two generals enter the city, they will immediately withdraw and return to reduce losses." It doesn't have to be sacrificed. ”

"You say, "You found the enemy in ambush and withdrew your troops. If you are afraid that the lord will not believe it, after the two enter the city, it is terrible that hundreds of soldiers will attack the city, and when you turn around and return, those hundreds of people will naturally lead out the enemy soldiers, and when you come back, you will definitely meet the rear army. I'm out there. How is it? ”

Shi Yue said bitterly, the two still hesitated, and Le Jin said: "General, if we miss this opportunity to attack the city, the consequences are not only borne by you." I would like to believe the general. Lejin said.

Shi Yue: "Eh, thank you. The corners of Shi Yue's mouth raised slightly, this is an opportunity, a chance to compete with Jia Xu.