Sun Ce was very happy to solve the long-standing problem.

Although Huang Yueying has not yet calculated the ballistic curve, she has accumulated a lot of data and can perfectly estimate the range. The method she used was very complicated, and although she tried her best to explain, Sun Ce still didn't quite understand it, so she could only let her do it herself.

He just pretended to be very forced and said to Huang Yueying: The road is simple and easy, when can you come up with a formula that ordinary people can understand, and when will you be considered truly successful. For example, hooking three strands, four strings, and five is so simple that even illiterate craftsmen can understand it if you draw a lot of drawings and explain a bunch of them.

Huang Yueying was skeptical, but she solved the problem and was in a very good mood, so she didn't compete with Sun Ce.

Sun Ce rushed to Yuan Shu's camp as soon as possible and told Yuan Shu the good news. When Yuan Shu heard this, he was so excited that he almost broke the case. "Okay, okay, if you really want to take Wancheng, repel Xu Rong and Niu Fu, don't talk about a gentleman, even if you are a marquis like a man." With that, he squeezed his eyes again. "Bo Fu, you still have vision, although this Huang Yueying is not a virtuous helper, she is a rare housekeeper. With her taking care of the baggage camp and building weapons for you, who will dare to mess with you in the future. ”

In the face of Yuan Shu's old impropriety, Sun Ce was speechless and could only acquiesce.

Yuan Shu was so excited that he invited Yan Xiang, Zhang Xun and other close ministers to inform them of the good news, and ordered that from now on, the baggage camp would be under martial law, and no one was allowed to enter and leave at will without his or Sun Ce's warrant, especially to build a catapult barracks, otherwise they would be killed.

Yan Xiang then reminded Yuan Shu again. Although the problem of siege equipment was solved, the problem of hostages remained, and negotiations had to continue, even to confuse Cao Cao. In addition, in addition to internal martial law to prevent leakage of secrets, it is also necessary to prevent Cao Cao from sending people to attack the camp.

Yuan Shu felt justified and agreed to it all. Sun Ce also felt that Yan Xiang was thoughtful and a qualified strategist. Originally, the two were a little estranged, and they looked at each other somewhat unpleasantly, and they were preconceived. Now that the estrangement has been eliminated, he can see that Yan Xiang is better.

Yan Xiang then suggested that Yuan Shu contact Sun Jian and ask him to personally enter Yingchuan. The first was to block the reinforcements of Yuan Shao from the direction of Chen Liu, and the second was to stop the Niu auxiliary army from the direction of Luoyang, and sent people to Yu County to take Cai Yong's family out. Cai Yong is a celebrity, since he came, he can't let him go, according to what Sun Ce said, send him to Xiangyang, let him go to history with peace of mind, so as not to be half-hearted and invited away by Yuan Shao again.

Yuan Shu's heart was overjoyed. No matter how hard he is, he knows how good it is to control a person who writes history books in his hands, which cannot be bought for any amount of money, and is more valuable than a tombstone.

Striking while the iron was hot, Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiang to write a book, and asked Zhang Xun to convene the generals to issue a military order, ordering everyone to guard the camp and not be exploited by Cao Cao, and at the same time pay close attention to training and prepare for the siege of the city in ten days. Although Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are the main force, the other departments cannot be idle and share some tasks as much as possible.

The generals took turns attacking the manor these days, and while their purses were bulging, they also had a first-hand experience of the role of the stone thrower. Knowing that the baggage battalion was about to build a more powerful stone throwing machine, and it was possible to capture Wancheng in one go, they were all enthusiastic, and they all patted their chests and asked for battle, with a heroic look on their faces.

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Yecheng.

Yuan Shao sat upright, his gorgeous clothes were disrespectful, and there was a simple knife inserted in the jade belt of his belt, not angry and arrogant. His eyebrows were slightly frowned, his white face was tense, his eyes were faintly unhappy, the hall was silent, and no one dared to speak loudly.

After being silent for a long time, Don't let out a light cough and reminded: "Lord, although Xu You has betrayed the trust of the lord and is not good for the teacher, General Cao is still sticking to Wancheng, his son Qianli asks for help, and the lord should not be left out in the cold." ”

Yuan Shao exhaled heavily and bowed his head slightly. The judge beckoned, signaling the guards outside the door to pass in. The guards hurried away, and later, Xu You and Cao Ang entered side by side. Xu You's steps were easy, but Cao Ang's steps were difficult, his face was pale, he couldn't keep up with Xu You's pace, and he fell far behind.

Yuan Shao didn't like it even more, ignored Xu You, who rushed forward to salute, and leaned forward.

"Zixiu, what's wrong with you?"

Xu You saw Yuan Shao leaning forward, thinking that he was greeting him, and was about to give a salute, when he heard that Yuan Shao cared about Cao Ang, he realized that he had misunderstood, and he was immediately embarrassed. He looked back and saw that Cao Ang was several steps behind, so he hurriedly turned back, helped Cao Ang in front of Yuan Shao, and said first: "Lord, Zixiu followed Cao Mengde to the battle formation, and Sun Ce was wounded by a dark arrow, and almost lost his life. ”

Yuan Shao was surprised and looked at Cao Ang with admiration. He was older than Cao Cao, his eldest son Yuan Tan and second son Yuan Xi were both adults, and they also followed him on the expedition for a long time, but he did not have the experience of being in the battle formation, let alone the experience of fighting to the death or even being injured with his opponent like Cao Ang. Looking at his father from the son, although Cao Cao's ability is average, he is still very attentive and loyal, and he should not be so cold to his son.

Yuan Shao got up from his seat, helped Cao Ang up, and said with concern: "Zixiu, how is the injury?" Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look? ”

Cao Ang shook his head and said with a forced smile: "Thank you for your concern, but the kid can still hold on and stay out of the way." Lord, the kid has an important military intelligence report. My father was trapped in Wancheng and urgently needed reinforcements, so I asked the lord to send someone to help immediately, but it was too late for Wancheng to be protected. ”

"How many people does your father have, and how many people does Yuan Highway have?"

"There are still more than 4,000 people in my father's family, and more than 10,000 soldiers and Haoqiang troops in Nanyang County. There are 20,000 people on Yuan Highway. However, Sun Jian's father and son are good at fighting and should not be underestimated. ”

The smile on Yuan Shao's face faded, he let go of his hand, motioned to the waiter to set up a seat for Cao Ang, straightened up, rubbed the knife ring around his waist, and took care of Xu You. "Ziyuan, is that so?"

Xu You nodded awkwardly. "General, this is roughly the case, but I was in Yingchuan at the time to contact the families, and I don't know the details."

The judge coughed lightly, seemingly careless, but in fact hit the nail on the head. "Xu Ziyuan, since you are in Yingchuan, how many county soldiers are preparing to rescue General Cao in Yingchuan now? Even if there are no soldiers, as long as some grain and grass are transported to support General Cao, General Cao can hold Wancheng. At the time of this big war, why did you come to Yecheng, are you worried that Cao Zixiu can't explain clearly, so you have to explain? ”

Xu Yu was furious. "Zhujun is far away in Yecheng, where do you know the situation in Nanyang. Sun Jian is good at fighting, Sun Ce is cunning, Yuan Highway has his father and son to help him, not to mention that the Lujiang Zhou family is now attached to him......"

"What did you say?" Yuan Shao interrupted Xu Yu and also prevented the trial from waking up.

"Lord, Zhou Yi's son Zhou Yu is now under the command of Yuan Highway, it is he who helped Sun Jian and his son capture Xiangyang, drive away Liu Biao, the Cai family surrendered, and Kuai Yue ...... Killed in battle. ”

Yuan Shao changed color in horror.