Cao Cao and Lu Bu and Yuan Shao both had disputes, Liu Xie ordered Lu Bu and Yuan Shao to attack Xuchang, although this Yuan Shao and Lu Bu were both anti-ministers, but they had made a holy decree as an excuse to deal with Cao Cao, which would put Cao Cao in a passive state.

In this way, Cao Cao will make enemies on all sides, and even if Yuan Shao and Lü Bu will not attack Xuchang, it will also cause constraints on Cao Cao, so that he will not dare to covet Luoyang or come to the aid of Wancheng.

This is Liu Xie's plan.

Liu Xie said again: "We are only surrounding Wancheng now, and we will break it in a few days." ”

He also ordered the digging army to dig and divert the river that flows into Wancheng in the north, so that the river water will no longer flow into Wancheng.

Liu Xie said: "This river flows into Wancheng and is an important water source for Wancheng, and we cut it off, so that Cao Jun of Wancheng can't drink water." ”

A general said: "But it is rainy, and the rain can be drunk." ”

Liu Xie said: "I don't know astronomy and geography, how to lead the army to fight. I hope that the Cao army of Wancheng can have more rain last night. This will be followed by a month of sunny days without rain. There are now 100,000 Cao troops and 100,000 people in Wancheng, and in order to win this battle, they can only work hard for these people. ”

Due to the relative proximity of Wancheng to Luoyang, Liu Xie ordered Zhang He and other generals to lead 50,000 soldiers to open a grain route between Luoyang and Wancheng, and transport food, weapons and other materials to the front line of Wancheng from time to time.

Liu Xie said to the generals: "Wancheng is cut off from water and food, how long can it last?" ”

All the generals said that Liu Xie had a good strategy.

Liu Xie said: "If he wants to win, he must go out of the city to fight, and if he wants to defend Wancheng, how can he do it?" ”

He ordered the soldiers to insult and fight under the city, and some strong soldiers performed sumo wrestling in front of the battle for fun.

That Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and others were besieged in Wancheng, and they could not communicate with Xuchang again, so they sent a team for help, but they were intercepted by Ma Chao's ambush soldiers on the way.

However, he said that after Liu Xie and the generals discussed, they sent the generals to perform their duties, not to slack off, and to disperse.

In the morning, when the sun was in the sky and the weather was very good, Liu Xie called Fu Shou Dong Lu and the two to accompany him to the front of the battle to watch the military appearance.

Fu Shou had been subjected to the emperor's rain and dew last night, and he was in good spirits at the moment. That Dong Lu is the daughter of Dong Cheng, and she is also a twenty-eight beauty, and she is also happy to accompany the emperor with Queen Fu.

It's just that the two of them are still a little restrained, after all, this is in the midst of an army of more than 100,000 conquests, and Liu Hexi, as the emperor and the commander, actually took his family to swagger through the market like this, and they were still a little uncomfortable.

Liu Xie was casual, and while carrying one, he smiled and said, "Concubine Dong." ”

"The concubine is here."

"Tired from the conquest, bring you and the queen to the front line, what complaints do you have?"

Dong Lu said: "Back to Your Majesty, there has never been, it is the honor of the concubine to be able to go on the expedition with Your Majesty, and she will die without regrets." ”

"Haha, don't mention death, it's him Cao Cao who should be damned, and those anti-ministers! In less time, I will show you how to break the city and defeat Cao Cao! Concubine Dong, you two will sleep in the imperial camp tonight. ”

Dong Lu was overjoyed and said: "Obey the order, Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xie took the concubine to tour in front of the battle, just like a tourist to see the scenery, in fact, it was for the enemy troops on Wancheng to see, which means, you see, Lao Tzu took his wife to visit the mountains and rivers, and if you have the ability, you will come out to fight?

When the soldiers saw the emperor, they had to salute, and Liu Xie passed it down to lead it, and each performed his own duties and could be exempted from courtesy.

Seeing the two female generals Yan Er and Yanyun in front of him training in the whole army, he called the two of them over. After the two came over, they bowed and said, "The courtiers have seen Your Majesty, Niangniang." ”

Liu Xie said: "It's all your own people, so it's okay to be polite." ”

Yan Er smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so Yaxing, take the queen and the concubine out to play." ”

Liu Xie asked, "Why, can't you?" ”

Yan Er said: "Of course you can, but before this battle, Cao Ren Yu Ban and others in the city saw it, wouldn't they be angry?" ”

Liu Xie laughed: "I just want to make him angry, I want him to know that I brought my wife to fight, and I can still beat him out of temper!" Smoke Cloud ......"

"The courtiers are here."

Liu Xie said: "The weather is good today, I am in a good mood, I want to see you come to the catwalk, are you willing?" ”

"Is it here?" Yanyun asked, a little embarrassed.

Liu Xie said: "Luoyang's No. 1 Hanfu designer, the famous Wenjia lady, but he fought in the army, but he wasted your good skills." ”

Yan Yun said: "Your Majesty, in fact, it's not impossible to come to a Hanfu show, but there are no models." ”

Liu Xie pointed to the queen and concubine and said, "The queen, the concubine, and Yan'er, can the three of them be your models?" ”

Yanyun exclaimed: "Your Majesty, you are going to torture the courtiers, let the queen and the concubine be models for me, how can this be done?" ”

Liu Xie said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been implementing new policies, and the queen and concubine are also ordinary people, why not?" Fushou Donglu, are you two willing? ”

The two said: "The concubine is willing." ”

Liu Xie said: "That's okay, you two go with General Wen to prepare, and I want to feast my eyes in front of the army!" ”

Yanyun, Yan'er, Dong Lu and Fu Shou went to prepare, Liu Xie asked the soldiers to move the stools, and sat down here to wait, where he was facing the north gate of Wancheng, two arrows away.

While the four girls were preparing, Liu Xie called a few strong soldiers to perform sumo wrestling in front of them. The soldiers stripped off their shirts and prepared for the game right in front of him.

Liu Xie said: "The soldiers in the vicinity all came to watch, and Xiao Luozi organized a gambling game, and I bet on this tall man." ”

After that, let Xiao Luozi help him place a bet of one or two silver, and Xiao Luozi called a few eunuchs to collect money and bet among the soldiers.

After a while, the sumo wrestling match began, and most of the soldiers on the appearance placed bets and began to shout and shout, and the shouts shook the sky.

Liu Xie stopped the sumo match, how could he have the heart to watch, he looked at the city gate from time to time, his mind was to make the enemy army in Wancheng unable to stay in the city.

While entertaining here, Liu Xie instructed his subordinates not to relax their vigilance.

The whole morning passed like this, and by the time of the noon break, the Hanfu fashion show of the smoke and clouds was not ready, but Wancheng couldn't hold it back, and suddenly the city gate opened, and a team of cavalry rushed out, and the leading general was Yu Ban.

Zhao Yunbu was about to rush over to fight, and Liu Xie shouted: "Come back, release the arrow!" ”

Zhao Ping retreated, and after Liu Xie's order, the Han army shot arrows at Yu Ban, but Yu Ban couldn't come, so he had no choice but to retreat back with his soldiers.

There were generals on the Han army's side who wanted to pursue, but they were all stopped by Liu Xie and not allowed to chase.

Liu Xie said: "We have enough arrows, as long as they dare to come out, we will send them arrows." ”

Zhao Yun Zhang Liao and other fierce generals, empty of a good martial arts, do not let them fight, but they are suffocated, many times to fight, were persuaded by Liu Xie to retreat, Liu Xie said: "Ladies and gentlemen, don't be impatient, there is a chance for you to fight, we have enough spirit to fight." ”

In the afternoon, the Hanfu fashion show was finally ready, just waiting to be displayed in front of the army.

(End of chapter)