"Damn, Picheng is really strong enough now..."Looking at the Cao army on the city wall retreating from the city like a tide again, Cao Hong, who was in charge of the siege, couldn't help but scold. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not long ago, he had just retired from the city wall, and his armor was also stained with blood, and there were even a few damages, which showed how tense the battle on the city wall was.

With Cao Hong's martial arts, even among the fierce generals Cao Jun, he can also rank among the best, except for a few people such as Zang Ba in the huge Xuzhou, I am afraid that none of them are his opponents. However, it seems that they were angered by the Cao army's slaughter of the city along the way, or they were worried that the city would be slaughtered after the city was broken, and the defenders in the city resisted very stubbornly.

Previously, Cao Hong led his soldiers to the city wall, and at the beginning it was quite overwhelming, and there was no one on the city head who was his opponent. But after Cao Hong killed more than 20 people in a row, he also became embarrassed, and finally had to retreat with the other soldiers who climbed the city wall, and in the process of retreating, he was almost smashed from the top of the ladder by a Cao soldier who fell off the city wall, and the others watching the battle from a distance were shocked.

"Zilian, let's go down quickly to recuperate first, Xiapi City is not something that can be captured overnight, so there is no need to be too anxious..."

Just when Cao Hong was annoyed, a voice beside him said with concern, it was Cao Cao who had been watching the battle below.

At this time, Cao Cao already had some climate, and there were many fierce generals under his tent, such as Yu Ban, Li Dian, Le Jin, etc., all defected to his account. However, the real backbone of Cao Jun, and at the same time his most trusted, are the children of the family headed by the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

In ancient China, family cohesion was very strong. The reason why there is such a cruel criminal law as the Zhulian Nine Clans is also because if all the members of the family are not eradicated, there will be wildfires that cannot be burned and the spring breeze blows. This has been the case in many places throughout the dynasties, and as long as all members of the rebel family are not exterminated, rebellions will continue to occur. The backbone of many of the more famous armies in ancient times was usually the children of the family.

Whether it is brilliant or down, in the end, it is always the children of their own family who can always follow them. Not only others, but Cao Cao was equally convinced. What's more, Cao Hong has a life-saving grace for him, if it wasn't for Cao Hong's sacrifice to save Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao is afraid that he would have died a long time ago, and where will there be today, he is also favored by Cao Hong on weekdays.

"Thank you for your concern, it's just a few minor injuries, it's not in the way..." Cao Hong waved his hand, indicating that it was no big deal—————— if there was less blood flowing from the broken part of the armor, maybe it would be more convincing.

Looking at Cao Hong's injury, Cao Cao was able to believe it, and immediately arranged for soldiers to send Cao Hong into the back. Originally, Cao Hong didn't want to retreat like this, but after suffering so many injuries, Cao Hong's body was also a little weak, and he couldn't break free at all. After the soldiers sent Cao Hong to the back, Cao Cao sighed at Tao Qianjun, who was cheering on the city wall.

"Xiapi City, it's really not easy to conquer..."

In the past few days, the Cao army has been attacking the city continuously, but the defenders of Xiapi are sufficient, and the grain and grass in the city are also as much as a mountain, so there is no need to worry about the source of food at all.

Cao Cao himself also knew that Xiapi was not so easy to capture, and it was not uncommon for dynasties to be trapped for a few months in order to attack the city, and now it was only a few days, and it was a whimsical thing to want to break through the city in such a short time.

If it is replaced by other situations, Cao Cao can completely rely on patience and Tao Qian to consume, anyway, even if he can't break Xiapi, Cao Cao can return to Yanzhou, there is nothing to worry about. But Tao Qian is different, Xiapi is already his only way to retreat, if he loses Xiapi, even if there are several other counties in Xuzhou, Tao Qian will not have any chance.

However, it was all in the case of the trapped city without foreign aid, since he learned that Yan Shao was going to lead troops to Xuzhou to rescue Tao Qian, Cao Cao stepped up the offensive, for fear that Yan Shao would disturb the situation after he came, but in such a hurry, except for adding casualties to himself, it hardly had much effect.

The strategists under his account, such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, etc., did not dare to underestimate this heroic man who was as famous as his own lord. When Xun You was serving in Luoyang, he had witnessed the scene of Yan Shao confronting Dong Zhuo during the banquet, and he had a deep impression of this person.

If Yan Shaozhen led the troops to Xuzhou, I am afraid that things will be difficult to do.

Seeing the distressed appearance of everyone, Xi Zhi on the side squinted his eyes and looked at Xia Pi, and said leisurely.

"If you want to break through Xiapi, it's not really impossible..."

Xun Yu and Xun Yu listened, and their faces changed suddenly.

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and immediately asked. "Sir, if you have any ideas, please tell me quickly..."

"Simple, Tao Qian has always prided himself on benevolence and righteousness, the lord only needs to drive the people of Xuzhou in front, and the soldiers and horses waiting for us are behind, so it is easy to break through Xiapi..."

Unlike Xun Yu, Xun You and others, he doesn't have so many scruples, and the strategies he uses are mostly strange and poisonous, and he pursues the result, and the impact of the result is never in his consideration.

Sure enough, as soon as this plan came out, Xun Yu and Xun You's faces changed, and even Cao Cao himself was stunned, as if he couldn't believe it.

"This..."

Cao Cao's face was embarrassed, and people also hesitated, looking at Xi Zhicai, who seemed to have nothing to do with him, Cao Cao walked around in place a few times, hesitating.

Although Cao Cao did a lot of slaughtering cities along the way, and his reputation was already so bad that he was still hesitant about Xi Zhicai's strategy.

"The lord must not!" Seeing that Cao Cao seemed to be a little hesitant, Xun Yu immediately stood up to stop him. "Lord, the people of Xuzhou are lost, so that Xuzhou is obtained, and other princes will attack in the future, but they will not be able to defend it, if so, what is the use of Picheng now?"

This time, not only Xun Yu, but Xun You also stood up to dissuade him, and most of the generals standing on the side also looked embarrassed. It's okay to say that slaughtering the city or something, this kind of thing has not been done in all dynasties, and besides, they are just executors, and Cao Cao is still the one who is on top, but if this kind of thing is done, the reputation will be boundless.

Except for a few who didn't care about it, almost all the others stood up to dissuade them.

To be reasonable, Cao Cao himself is also very hesitant to do this, not to mention anything else, if he really does this, it will be equivalent to completely losing the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, and in the future, Xuzhou is afraid that he will also have to knock with Cao ** to the end. As Xun Yu said, what's the use of Picheng getting it now? I'm afraid that there will be no benefit at all, but it will take a lot of effort to deal with the rebellion.

What's more, if the reputation spreads, who will be among the heroes in the world to defect to Cao Cao?

Originally, Cao Cao was very hesitant, and so many people dissuaded him, so after thinking about it, Cao Cao gave up. But Xi Zhicai looked indifferent, as if he didn't mind the rejection of his plan at all—————— he had long expected that Cao Cao would not agree, this kind of thing usually would not be used until the last resort, at least not at this stage, he said it just to let Cao Cao recognize a reality, that is, if he didn't plan to use such a poisonous plan that lost the hearts of the people, he could only compete with the defenders in the city for patience and determination...

"If you really use the stimulus, I'm afraid it won't take three days to break through this city..."Looking at the strong city in front of him, Xi Zhicai sighed in his heart.

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Unlike Cao Jun, although he once again held the city, the atmosphere in the city was more solemn. Everyone knows that Xiapi City is not unbreakable, after a long time, the city should be broken and broken, and what can really be relied on is the reinforcements from the outside world, only when the reinforcements arrive, Xuzhou City can be regarded as having hope...

But...

To be reasonable, there is a difference in foreign aid, and it is not that there are no other princes to help during the siege of Xuzhou, but the strength is not good at all, not only did not help, but was killed and dispersed by Cao Cao's soldiers, which is really a bit inexplicable.

"The prince of the house does not have to worry, according to the time is far away, Yan Fuxian of Qingzhou should also be coming, this person is today's hero, if Cao Cao comes, he will definitely retreat..."

In the state pastor's mansion, looking at Tao Qian's long sigh, there was no joy at all that the enemy army was killed and retreated, and Mi Zhu persuaded beside him.

As one of the largest families in Xuzhou, the Mi family is mainly engaged in business and has unlimited financial resources, which is also where Tao Qian relies on the Mi family the most. And Mi Zhu, his talent is also very good, not like Chen Deng, who has an old father at home to help him, and he and a younger brother who are not very angry are also prosperous in the Mi family...

After listening to Mi Zhu's persuasion, Tao Qian's mood finally improved.

When the sour jujube alliance, Tao Qian had seen Yan Shao with his own eyes, and he also had a deep impression of the young man who was only in his early twenties. Although the person is younger, but the generals under his command are first-class strong, even against the elite Xiliang Army, it is not inferior, if this person can come to help, Xuzhou is really hopeful.

After persuading Tao Qian to have a good rest, Mi Zhu glanced at the other officials and retreated from the mansion one after another.

"Big brother." As soon as he walked out of the mansion, Mi Zhu saw his younger brother standing at the door waiting, and there was a war horse parked next to him.

Unlike Mi Zhu, his younger brother doesn't have any literary talent, and he is not very interested in those things, so he likes the fight on the battlefield very much, and his own martial arts are not bad. Although it can't even be called a second-rate, at least it is a top-tier level in the third-rate, maybe Mi Fang's level is nothing in the world, but in Xuzhou, he is already a brave general who can be reused by Tao Qian.

However, Mi Fang has been staying at home during this time and rarely comes out, and now seeing Mi Fang makes Mi Zhu can't help but be surprised. "Second brother, why are you here?"

Although Tao Qian also looked at Mi Fang differently because of Mi Zhu's relationship, Mi Fang didn't have a good impression of this old man, and he didn't think that the other party was his own father-in-law. If it weren't for something, Mi Fang would almost never have been to the gate of this state pastoral mansion, and now that he came, it was no wonder that Mi Zhu would be surprised.

Especially after seeing the sneering expression on Mi Fang's face, he was even more suspicious.

"Could it be that something happened at home............ Is it the little sister who has made trouble again? "Mi Zhu is also a smart person, at least he will not be inferior to Chen Deng too much in terms of wisdom, otherwise he would not value Liu Bei at a glance and have always followed.

You must know that after being in Shu Han City, Mi Zhu's status in Shu Han is quite high, second only to Zhuge Liang, if it weren't for Mi Fang's matter, the Mi family's status in Shu Han can be imagined, and his vision can also be seen from this point.

"This..."Speaking of the little sister at home, Mi Fang was even more embarrassed. Actually, it's nothing, it's just that when I was guarding the city today, I found that my little sister actually secretly followed, so, well, it's..."

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's parents have died early, leaving only the two brothers to control everything in the family, for the little sister who is much younger than himself, the two are both brothers and equal to their fathers, and their hearts are naturally very loving, especially Mi Fang is even more spoiled to the point of no edge, and even with it, the little sister in the family is a little willful...

In the past, even if Mi Zhen was in trouble, Mi Fang was there to help with help, but this time...

It's not that he doesn't want to cover up, to be reasonable, the Mi family is not only Mi Fang, but some of their uncles and elders are also very spoiled Mi Zhen, which has led to Mi Zhen's character of not being afraid of heaven and earth. If anyone can control Mi Zhen, only Mi Zhu is the big brother...

Pingli Ri can be said to be a good color, very strict, and I also know that Mi Zhen has been afraid of her brother since she was a child, which is why Mi Fang has always defended Mi Zhen, even if her sister has caused some trouble, she still has to find a way to cover it up.

But this time the matter is too clear, I'm afraid it won't be long before it comes to Mi Zhu, which is why Mi Fang will take the lead—————— first confess the matter, and then reduce the seriousness, so that Mi Zhu will not be too angry.

When other news comes one after another, even if Mi Zhu wants to be angry, can he still punish Mi Zhen again in front of everyone?

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"What the hell is going on?" For his sister, to be honest, Mi Zhu is also very helpless.

As the only young sister, how could Mi Zhu not love, but there are too many people in the family who love her, and she always needs someone who can be disciplined.

But his sister is very lively, and she has to make a lot of trouble every day. Fortunately, the Mi family has enough foundation in Xuzhou, even in front of the state pastor, he also has a little thin face, so that he can't shelter this naughty sister, but after a long time, he has begun to get used to his sister.

"Is this..."Mi Fang smiled and thought about the wording in her heart. That's right, his baby sister did not get into trouble, so that the Mi family had already gotten used to her jumping, even the stern brother in front of him, but...

If it was as trivial as usual, how could he come to Mi Zhu's face?

"Actually, it doesn't matter, but the little sister was careless for a while, and somehow got lost and ran to the city wall. There happened to be a soldier of the clan on the city wall, and I recognized the little sister and escorted him to the city wall, I was worried that my brother would be in a hurry, so I rushed to inform my brother of the news..."Several clansmen who had been following Mi Fang lowered their heads and didn't dare to look.

Mi Zhu is such a smart person, how can he not think clearly about the catty?

After being stunned slightly, he was furious!

"That girl, she dared to sneak to the city wall, it's really unbelievable!" Although Mi Zhu did not go up to see the siege of the city not long ago, he knew how tragic it was, and hundreds of thousands of people were sent down from the city wall almost every day, some of whom were no longer breathing, while some of them left a part of their body on the city wall forever.

It's this younger brother of mine who fights on the city wall, and he is also worried every day, and now this sister of his dares to run to the city wall privately, if he is bumped into by the Cao army who is besieging the city...

Even if he just thinks about it, Mi Zhu will feel a little chilled.

Looking at the angry Mi Zhu, Mi Fang smiled bitterly in her heart.

How could he not know how angry his brother would be when he told this, and he knew very well that his previous lies could not hide from this shrewd brother at all, but in fact the real situation was far more serious than what he said.

Mi Zhen didn't just sneak up the city wall, she didn't even know where to sneak a pair of armor to wear on her body, and she was carrying a sword in her hand that she couldn't actually wield at all.

Fortunately, the Mi family is also a wealthy family, and it is likely to be the richest family in Xuzhou. Even if Mi Zhen can only use a little private money, and Mi Fang secretly gives him a little money, he can get a good pair of armor with the Mi family's channels.

Wearing such armor on the battlefield, no matter who will treat her as an officer, but no one knows her, one by one thinks that it is a son of a wealthy family who ran up, and no one cares about her, otherwise she will be pushed to the front line like cannon fodder. In addition, everyone on the city wall was rushing forward, and she was so frightened that she sat on the ground, and was finally recognized by a member of the Mi family, who risked death from the battlefield and sent it to Mi Fang, who was commanding the battle at the time, which made Mi Fang also break out in a cold sweat. As long as she thought that this little sister of hers was also following others to fight with the Cao family in front of her, even if she just thought about it in her heart, Mi Fang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

It was also at this point that Mi Fang realized that her little sister really should be disciplined, otherwise she didn't know what kind of disaster was going to happen.

Especially now is the period when the Cao army is besieging the city, don't look at the Mi family has some power in Xuzhou, but it may not be of any use in front of Cao Cao. If something really happens, I'm afraid it will...

Of course, considering the consequences of letting Mi Zhu know the truth of the matter, Mi Fang still chose to conceal part of the facts in the end, lest Mi Zhu really get angry and punish Mi Zhen fiercely—————— although sometimes Mi Fang also feels that maybe her little sister really needs to be punished, but...

It's distressing...

So think about it, forget it...

At the same time, Mi Zhen, who had just been captured home, also regained her usual liveliness after experiencing the initial fright, and was bragging about everything she had experienced on the battlefield in front of several frightened maids.

Fortunately, she didn't have the bad habit of lying, so much so that she didn't brag in front of a few maids about how many enemies she had killed—————— but even if she did, I'm afraid no one would believe it.

"Miss, Miss, the eldest son is back!"

Just when Mi Zhen was still bragging about it, a maid suddenly ran in and said hurriedly.

Hearing his brother's name, Mi Zhen, who was still boasting, suddenly turned white, and at the same time, he saw Mi Zhu walking in from the door, followed by Mi Fang, who was still hanging his head.

Turning his head to see the shadows of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, Mi Zhen's little face instantly turned white.

To say that at home, Mi Zhen is a little overlord. The elders in the family, whether it is an uncle or her second brother Mi Fang, love him very much, no matter how much she messes around, these people will be tolerant of the aftermath for her.

But this doesn't mean that she has no restrictions in the Mi family, or that there are not only them, but they are not small, and this biggest restriction is her eldest brother, Mi Zhu...

In ancient times, the eldest brother was always said to be like a father, and if the father is no longer alive, then the elder brother needs to play the responsibility of the father, and this is true for his younger siblings. And to tell the truth, there is indeed a big gap between Mi Zhu's age and Mi Zhen, not to mention ten years old, seven or eight years old, so that Mi Zhu's attitude towards Mi Zhen is not only a brother, but also a little bit of a father's view of his daughter.

As I said before, the people in the family have spoiled Mi Zhen to the point that there is no limit, and someone must stand up and govern it at this time.

There is no doubt that this person in the Mi family is Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu's control over Mi Zhen has also reached a very high level, making Mi Zhen afraid as long as she sees her brother.

She may be headstrong, but she is definitely a smart girl, of course she knows how much she has gone too far this time—————— even if she doesn't know, everything on the battlefield before has frightened her a lot.

In the final analysis, the so-called storyline is different from reality after all, Mi Zhen, who has heard many stories in the past, has always had a strong interest in war, and is not even afraid of war and the so-called battlefield like a slaughterhouse.

Maybe in her fantasy, the so-called battlefield is the place where heroes make a name for themselves, and maybe they will add some romantic colors, but she doesn't know that in addition to heroes on the battlefield, the most are those cannon fodder who keep moving forward under orders, and this time Mi Zhen almost became cannon fodder on the battlefield...

"Brother..."Looking at Mi Zhu's angry expression, Mi Zhen lowered her head in fear.

"You're really too presumptuous this time!" is not like ordinary people who don't care about the roar, Mi Zhu just said with a cold expression, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.

If someone else sees Mi Zhu like this, they may be angry, but Mi Zhen and Mi Fang are the closest people to Mi Zhu, how can they not know that this is exactly what Mi Zhu looks like when he is most angry.

"Brother, I just want to go up and see what the war is like..."

However, Mi Zhen's defense made Mi Zhu even more angry. "Really? Then tell me why you wore armor to the battlefield and brought a helmet with you? ”

Almost as he spoke, he saw two servants walking in from outside, still holding a suit of armor in their hands, which was the one Mi Zhen wore not long ago, and I don't know where they found it?

Placing their things on the ground, the two servants immediately left the courtyard, as if they knew exactly what was going to happen.

Sure enough, not long after the two servants went out, Mi Zhu's anger erupted like a volcano. "You are so arbitrary this time, you dare to wear this kind of thing to run to the battlefield, do you know how dangerous it is, on weekdays, others spoil you purely because you are a woman, and you are a woman of the Mi family, but will Cao Jun's people know this? Do you know what a murderous person they are? This time, the Cao army attacked all the way, and almost all the cities that were breached along the way were slaughtered, if they were targeted, do you think anyone on the city wall can save you! ”

In the face of Mi Zhu's monstrous anger, where did Mi Zhen dare to defend this time, she could only stand in front of Mi Zhu silently with her mouth closed, and even Mi Fang, who was following her, did not dare to say good things for Mi Zhen at this time...

Fortunately, Mi Zhu was originally a humble gentleman, and even if he had an argument with others in the past, he would never speak ill of him, let alone roar like this.

After venting the anger in his heart and his previous worries, looking at Mi Zhen, who was like a kitten that had just been wet in the rain and was trembling, Mi Zhu sighed helplessly. "In the final analysis, it is also my responsibility that you will do such a willful and reckless thing this time, I am too spoiled by you on weekdays, this time I will definitely punish you, just during this time Cao Jun is attacking the city, the situation is critical, I don't know how long it will take to get through, I will punish you before Cao Jun retreats, you are not allowed to step out of the room, if you dare to violate, you will blame the family law ruthlessly!"

Mi Zhu's punishment, to be honest, Mi Zhen can be said to be relieved. In her opinion, this kind of punishment is not a big deal at all, it is no different from the past—————— when she got into trouble in the past, Mi Zhu will also punish her for grounding in the room, and it is also very serious, but under the plea of Mi Fang and others, she will be released after some time every time.

However, Mi Fang listened to Mi Zhu's punishment, and her face couldn't help but change. "Big brother, it's too heavy to punish the little sister like this, right?"

"Hmph, she will break into today's troubles, all because of your connivance in the past, if you don't punish her harshly this time, I don't know how many disasters will be caused in the future. Even if it's a little stricter this time, as long as she can increase her memory, it's better than losing her life in the future..."

Saying that, Mi Zhu glanced at Mi Zhen and spoke again. "When you retreat to the county this time, I will find someone for you to marry, and let them discipline you well..."

Mi Zhen, who is only a teenager, is naturally loud and disobedient, but Mi Zhu doesn't care, as Tao Qian's most important person, he has countless things to deal with, especially at this juncture, if it doesn't involve Mi Zhen this time, and the matter is too serious, I'm afraid Mi Zhu won't come back.

"I'll call someone to take care of it in a while, this time before Cao Jun retreats, don't think about stepping out of the door!"

After that, he didn't look at Mi Fang and Mi Zhen, and left the courtyard with a wave of his sleeves, leaving Mi Fang with a worried look.

"It's not a very heavy punishment, so don't be so sad about the second brother." At this time, Mi Zhen didn't understand the seriousness of the matter, and looked at Mi Fang's sad face and said.

Seeing that she didn't understand the situation yet, Mi Fang smiled helplessly. "My little sister, why don't you know what's going on..."Seeing that Mi Zhen didn't seem to understand what was going on, Mi Fang could only explain helplessly. This time it's different from usual, how long the siege of the city will last depends only on whether the besiegers have enough patience, this time Cao Cao led the army to attack, it was to avenge his father, if he didn't succeed, how could he be willing to retreat, if one didn't get it right, maybe you would be locked up in the room for a few months, even if you were locked up for a year and a half, it was not unusual! ”

As Mi Fang said, things like attacking a city take a long time in most cases, and the kind of thing that breaks the city in a day or two or a few days generally happens in a small city, and it is the so-called small city, and it can't be said that it will last for a long time if it is not done well, let alone a big city like Xiapi?

Of course, Chen Deng has already gone to Qingzhou to ask for help, if it succeeds, maybe Yan Shao's reinforcements are already on the way, the question is what can be done even so?

In order to save Tao Qian, Yan Shao couldn't bring all the soldiers and horses over, so it was a problem, and if Yan Shao came, would Cao Cao retire? I'm afraid that it is another problem to defeat Cao Cao, even if it is the most ideal state to consider, it will take a month or two or even two or three months to let Cao Cao retreat, this is still the one named Yan Shao is really as powerful as rumored, he can easily repel Cao Cao, if he can't repel it...

Mi Fang said so many words, Mi Zhen finally understood, and her already big eyes opened wider.

"What!"