Shouchun City head.

Yuan Shu looked out of the city.

He was puzzled, Cao Jun barely did anything except build catapults, but a strange phalanx appeared outside the city.

It is said that this phalanx is strange, just because most of the people in the formation are ragged civilians, and there are some people wearing Huainan army armor among them.

Yuan Shu was puzzled, and the phalanx outside the city suddenly shouted.

They shouted how Yuan Shu had exploited the people over the years, so that the people in Huainan were struggling to make a living, and many Huainan soldiers returned home, only to find that their homes were empty.

Hearing the shout, Yuan Shu spurted out a mouthful of blood with a "poof".

"Your Majesty!" Li Feng, who was beside him, hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"Cao Zirong!" Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, glared angrily outside the city and shouted, "He's going to cut off my roots......"

"Your Majesty is angry!" Li Feng instructed the guards on the side: "Quickly help Your Majesty go back to rest." ”

The guards who heard what was being shouted outside the city glanced at each other and stepped forward to support Yuan Shu.

The Huainan army at the head of the city looked out of the city one by one.

They had recognized many of those who shouted as Tongze in the past.

The words that came out of the mouths of his companions shook the Huainan army defending the city.

"Don't listen!" Zhang Xun brandished his whip and walked briskly while beating the Huainan Army soldiers who were listening to the shouts outside the city.

After some Huainan soldiers were drawn, they obediently covered their ears, and more people didn't pay attention to it at all, but shivered with excitement when they were whipped with a whip.

"Don't listen!" Zhang Xun shouted: "Those who are bewitched by others, die!" ”

Faced with the threat of death, the soldiers of the Huainan Army defending the city had to reluctantly cover their ears.

But many of them didn't put their ears around too tightly, and the shouting outside the city could still be faintly heard.

The Huainan army defending the city was shaken by the shouts outside the city.

Cao Shuo was sitting in the army at this time, leisurely sipping tea.

Cai Ji entered the tent, clenched his fists and said, "Qi Yu Gongzi, General Pang asks to see you." ”

"Ask him to come in." Cao Shuo commanded.

Retreating outside the tent, Cai Ji said to Pang Tong, who was waiting outside: "General Pang, Gongzi is invited." ”

Pang Tong raised his feet and walked into the tent, saluted Cao Shuo and asked, "When does Gongzi plan to attack the city?" ”

"What other cities are you going to attack?" Cao Shuo said: "Wait until there are more people shouting, the defenders will not sacrifice the city is already considered Yuan Shu's creation, as long as they keep shouting every day, sooner or later, the gate of Shouchun City will be shouted open!" ”

"Childe plans to capture Shouchun without bloodshed?" Pang Tong asked.

"That's for sure." Cao Shuo said: "Huainan is short of people, since I want to occupy here, of course I don't want to die too many people because of the war." You know, for every more person who dies, there will be fewer men to put a strain on their woman's belly, and many fewer children will be born in the future. ”

"I'm afraid that Yuan Shu will force the soldiers defending the city and prevent them from listening to the shouts outside the city." Pang Tong said: "Childe still has to make preparations. ”

"Catapult." Cao Shuo said: "Although building that thing may not be useful, it is enough to deter the enemy army, especially Yuan Shu, who scared him into urine, what else did he use to fight me." ”

Cao Shuo asked Pang Tong, "Are there any more people coming here?" ”

"Yes!" Pang Tong said: "There is every moment. At first, it was only the Huainan Army that I let go come here, but later even the nearby civilians came one after another. ”

"I think I heard a woman's voice." Cao Shuo said: "You can check if there are any relatives of the defenders of the city." ”

"I've got people looking into it." Pang Tong said: "There are so many people, there will always be a few who are involved with the defenders of the city. ”

"Find these people and have them at the front of the array." Cao Shuo said: "Be sure to keep them away from the range of enemy arrows, I don't want anyone to be released with cold arrows." ”

"Don't worry, Childe, I'll arrange it!" Pang Tong responded.

"And!" Cao Shuo said to Pang Tong again: "Let the steward of Lingyun Pavilion transfer grain and grass from all over the country, we are an investment in Huainan." In the early stage, it will definitely cost a lot of grain, grass and money, and it will only be rewarded in the later stage. ”

"The steward of Lingyun Pavilion is a businessman, and the son asked him to take out so much money, I'm afraid that he will be in pain." Pang Tong said: "Rebuilding Huainan is not something that can be done in a day or two. ”

"Fortunately, Huainan is not very big." Cao Shuo said: "To get here, we not only have to be exempted from taxes for three years, but also give rewards to those who have good harvests and have more children, which really costs a lot of money." It was precisely because the manager of Lingyun Pavilion was a businessman that he would understand that the initial investment was necessary. Ten years from now, Huainan will give us far more in return than we have invested here! ”

Pouting, Cao Shuo said again: "Since I had Lingyun Pavilion, I have finally become a rich man, and now that I occupy Huainan, I will become a poor man again." ”

"I don't think Childe needs to invest so much." Pang Tong said: "Yuan Shu's exploitation is so deep, the treasure must still be in Shouchun......"

Cao Shuo's eyes lit up and asked Pang Tong, "What do you mean......?"

"As long as Shouchun is captured, the wealth obtained from Yuan Shu will definitely be enough to rebuild Huainan!" Pang Tong replied.

"I've thought about it too." Cao Shuo said: "I'm just worried that Yuan Shu will burn all the jade and stones, and burn Shouchun's wealth and silk to the fire." ”

"Do you want to send someone into Shouchun City?" Pang Tong said: "Rebel against some of Yuan Shu's subordinates, and first explore the place where the wealth is hidden." ”

"No need!" Cao Shuo said: "Be prepared with two hands, one is that Yuan Shu did not burn Shouchun, so that I can use his rampant wealth to rebuild Huainan." The second is that he really burned Shouchun with a fire, and I can only let Lingyun Pavilion fill these vacancies. ”

"I have another proposal." Pang Tong said: "Even if the wealth is collected from Shouchun, the prince must declare to the people of Huainan that it was transferred from Xudu. ”

"You're asking me to buy people's hearts." Cao Shuo smiled: "Of course I will do these, I don't have any skills, and I'm still very good at doing favors with other people's things!" ”

"I'll go see if I can find the relatives of the defenders." Pang Tong said: "If there is, do as the son instructs!" ”

"There's a Lotus!" Cao Shuo said.

Pang Tong retreated.

About an hour later, two or three hundred people stood in front of the shouting array.

These people are the relatives of the Huainan Army soldiers who guarded Shouchun.

What they shouted was how Yuan Shu exploited the people, and the family did not even have a mouthful of food in stock, and many relatives died of starvation in the famine.

Some Huainan troops guarding the city saw them coming out of the ranks, and they stood on tiptoe and looked out of the city.

Although the distance was long, these Huainan soldiers still recognized that it was their relatives who were shouting.

(End of chapter)