Cao Pi saw that this wave of offensive was suspended, so he beckoned everyone into the gatehouse and curled up for a rest.

Hua Wenxuan's new injury had not healed, and he was supported by Gan Ning to sit on the ground, just to tell why he appeared in Runan City.

It turned out that Gan Ning returned from visiting friends in Wancheng, and heard the news that Hua Wenxuan had gone south with Cao Pi to Runan, so Gan Ning rushed to Runan to find Hua Wenxuan, but he didn't expect Cao Pi to march so fast, and when Gan Ning arrived in Runan, Shouchun had been decided, and was about to rush to Shouchun, when he suddenly found Jia Xu in disguise on the street.

This Jia Xu communicated in Runan City but did not alarm Li Tong, there were guards on the left and right, Gan Ning simply followed day and night to find out, just in time for Cao Pi to arrive that night, Jia Xu secretly ordered Li Tong's henchmen to stir up Li Tong's rebellion, and Gan Ning hurried to Cao Pi to warn.

That night, Gan Ning and Li Dian escorted Cao Pi out of the city, and Li Dian's elite cavalry fell into the hands of Li Tong, and because of the appearance of Zhang Quan, the son of Zhang Xiu, there were many descendants.

On the night of saving Hua Wenxuan, Gan Ning had already gone out of the city to investigate the movements of Li Tong and Huang Zu, and happened to meet Shi Tao, who reported to Shouchun, so he found out Hua Wenxuan's whereabouts and just saved him.

Hua Wenxuan hurriedly asked, "Where is Shi Tao now?" ”

"After he arrived in Shouchun, he explained everything to me, and then rushed to Guangling in the starry night, I was afraid that he would be difficult to convince Chen Deng, so I wrote a letter and brought it with me!" Cao Pi said on the side.

Hua Wenxuan thought to himself, in this way, if Shi Tao went to Guangling from east to north, he should pass Hefei first, and He Yan should be fine.

Hua Wenxuan's heart was a little calm, and he turned his head to look at Guo Jia, "Feng Xiaogong, how is the war at this time?" ”

Guo Jia pursed his lips and glanced at Cao Pi, "Half of the grain and grass sent from Runan are filled with weeds, and it must have been passive when transporting grain and grass," Guo Jia turned his head and glanced at Hua Wenxuan again, "If as you said, Li Tong was forced to rebel by Jia Xu's design, then how was this grain and grass dropped?" ”

Gan Ning interjected: "When I was in Runan, Jia Xu never saw Li Tong before, so it was convenient for him to deploy and communicate very closely. ”

Cao Pi bowed his head and was silent, secretly sad, Hua Wenxuan asked, "Has Prince Zihuan ever sent a letter to Cao Zhi and General Xiahou in Huaibei asking for help?" ”

Cao Pi was silent and shook his head, Hua Wenxuan looked at Guo Jia in surprise, Guo Jia waved his hand gently, "Huaibei is hundreds of miles away from this, don't wait!" ”

"It's just that now our army is trapped in Shouchun, the food and grass in the city are not good, and there are hundreds of thousands of people eating horses and chewing here, if you are isolated and waiting for help, I don't know if you can hold on until the Guangling soldiers arrive!" Guo Jia whispered.

Li Dian looked outside the hall, "Now the closest to us is Lejin in Anhui City, but he has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and even if he comes, it will be a drop in the bucket, and it will speed up the loss of Shouchun grain." Li Dian couldn't help but take a sip, "This Yuan Shu is extravagant, and the good Huainan is actually a mess, and the stock of Shouchun is actually less than half a month, and now that my army is stationed, I'm afraid it's only enough for ten days, right?" ”

At this time, Xu Huang rushed over from the south gate, and as soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Cao Pi's face full of sadness, and he didn't know what was going on, so he stood aside silently with a little embarrassment.

Guo Jia asked, "General Xu, what is the situation at the South Gate?" ”

"The south gate is okay, but Huang Zu's generals Su Fei and Chen led the troops to attack the city, Gongming led a light cavalry attack and disturbed, and the thieves were not allowed to approach the city gate for half a step, but there were many of them, so it was not easy to enter!" Xu Huang patted the dust on his leg and looked at the injury on Hua Wenxuan's shoulder, "Gongzi Wenxuan will not die from this catastrophe, and he will definitely soar in the future!" ”

Hua Wenxuan couldn't laugh, now Li Tong and Huang Zu have united nearly 100,000 people, and now Cao Pi has just gone down to Huainan, the troops are scattered, and there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun City.

While he was thinking, another drum beat sounded in the distant enemy camp, and the whistle on the city wall sounded the horn of warning, and the soldiers who had been curled up behind the battlements to rest raised their longbows and stood up to watch.

Cao Pi led everyone out of the gatehouse, only to see that Huang Zu and Li Tong were personally leading the formation towards the west gate, and the dense array looked like tens of thousands of people, like a huge net that was stretched out, and surrounded Shouchun City.

Xu Huang bowed his hand to Cao Pi and the others, and sprinted towards the south gate.

Li Dian picked up the iron bow on the side, mounted a white feather arrow, and aimed at the approaching enemy army step by step.

After the enemy army walked into the land of a stone's throw, the array transformed into a tortoiseshell array, and layers of thick shields covered the sides of the array, Huang Zu and Li Tong stopped outside the range of bows and arrows, and roared at Shouchun City with the blades in their hands.

Li Dian saw the distance, and led the archers to fire a volley, and the arrows were like a shower, covering the sky and the sun to shoot at the attacking enemy, and after a clanging bell, it had little effect.

Guo Jia's face became more and more solemn, it is the best choice for the enemy to defend the city, and then if the enemy army changes the queue one after another and continuously attacks Shouchun City, sooner or later the defenders will show fatigue or flaws, once the enemy army successfully lands the city, the consequences will be really unimaginable.

The siege ladders were soon erected one after another to the top of the city, and the archers in the tortoiseshell array began to look for opportunities to shoot arrows at the top of the city, and in the distant enemy formation, several heavy shield carts were pushed out, slowly approaching the city gate, and the shield carts were followed by the battering ram. Cao Pi immediately ordered the guards on the tower to prepare to roll oil on the wood, and personally stood behind the battlements directly above the city gate with torches.

Along the long city wall, countless ladders have been erected one after another, the enemy army is about to climb the city wall, the defenders on the head of the city are trying their best to stop them, but the ladder knocks down one, and another one will be erected, the arrows on and under the city are intertwined back and forth, the corpses of the besieging side are more and more, and the defenders on the city tower are also suffering losses one after another, although most of the defenders have been concentrated in the west gate, but the enemy army that swarms is still very thin compared to it.

The fierce battle between the two sides was going on, and several groups of light horsemen at the southern end of the distance galloped towards the enemy army besieging the city, and instantly dispersed the dense tortoiseshell formation. Behind them, a Li Tong's elite cavalry was chasing after them, taking advantage of the fact that Le Jin's light cavalry was slowed down by the tortoiseshell formation, and covered up from behind, Le Jin fell into a siege in the blink of an eye.

The men and horses on both sides were intertwined, and the city tower and the enemy could not release arrows to support, seeing that the infantry in the tortoiseshell formation was slowly approaching, and wanted to divide and surround Lejin's light cavalry, Lejin raised his arms and shouted, gathering around him from the cavalry concentration to break through to the north of the city.

The horse corpses and broken flags in one place made the whole battlefield look more heroic, Li Dian took advantage of the gap when Le Jin broke through from the cavalry, and took advantage of the fact that the tortoiseshell array was not yet fully in place, and led the archers to carry out several rounds of salvos, and countless corpses were scattered on the ground.

The shield cart covered the battering ram and arrived under the west city gate, and the sound of the swinging wood knocking was even heard clearly by Hua Wenxuan, who was standing on the city tower.

Cao Pi hurriedly commanded the wood and boiling oil to throw it down, and the torch in his hand was thrown along the wall to the battering ram covered with leather cloth, and for a time the wildfire broke out, and the entire West City Gate was burned into a sea of fire, and the stench of the charred corpse spread along the city wall, Hua Wenxuan couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose, such a tragic scene was even better than the previous battle with Yuan Shu, he realized at this moment how correct Guo Jia's choice was, and the siege was really a good idea.

The siege continued, and several shield carts escorted the battering ram to the city gate, and the time limit for boiling oil was almost exhausted, and there was not much wood and boiling oil left on the city, and Cao Pi was already sweating.

The herald here suddenly ran up the city wall and reported: "General Lejin led his troops into the city from the north gate!" ”

Cao Pi shouted without looking back: "Let him come over!" ”

The herald seemed to hesitate slightly, "General Le Jin ordered the villain to come and report, the north of the city found the remnants of Yuan Shu's banner, and they are gathering two miles north of the city, he has led his troops to defend on the spot, so I came to report it!" ”

Guo Jia and Hua Wenxuan glanced at each other nervously, so it seemed that Shouchun was already surrounded on three sides.

Cao Pi helplessly held on to the wall and muttered in a low voice, "Father, what should I do?" ”