Cao Shuo came to Huainan half a month later.

The boundary of Huainan is not large, and the soldiers of the Cao army have advanced all the way to the outside of Shouchun City.

When they came to the army, Pang Tong and others greeted them.

"When I left, Shi Yuan and Zhong Da said that they would advance outside Shouchun City." After everyone saluted him, Cao Shuo said: "There are not many days, you really did it." ”

"The Huainan army has no fighting spirit at all." Pang Tong said: "Advancing all the way, almost everywhere, the enemy army will surrender, there are too many prisoners, and the army can't afford to feed them with grain and grass." ”

Looking left and right, Cao Shuo said, "But I haven't seen many captives. ”

"Childe doesn't know." Sima Yi said on the side: "All the captives have been let go by Shi Yuan!" ”

"Let it go?" Cao Shuo was stunned: "Why?" ”

"Gongzi said that the local people in Huainan who have been plagued by Yuan Shu are not happy." Pang Tong said: "The people I let go are all local soldiers, and I have also sent people to investigate, and most of their homes are gone. ”

"Soldiers go out all year round, and many people have never returned home at all." Cao Shuo said: "Many of them don't know what's going on at home. ”

"That's why I put them back." Pang Tong responded.

"Shi Yuan is planning to let those people attack Shouchun?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I do have the intention to do so." Pang Tong said: "It's just that until now, not many people have returned. ”

"Anyway, the army has already surrounded Shouchun." Cao Shuo said: "It's okay to wait a few more days. ”

"Childe!" Lu Bu said to Cao Shuo on the side: "There is something I want to ask for your permission!" ”

"According to the name, General Lu is still my father-in-law." Cao Shuo smiled: "Is there anything you can't say?" Do you and I still need to use the word permission? ”

Lu Bu grinned awkwardly, and then said to Cao Shuo: "Attacking Shouchun, I want to take the lead for Gongzi." ”

"General Lu has the intention of making meritorious contributions, but he can't ask for it." Cao Shuo said: "Wait a few more days, if those Huainan troops really come back, they will definitely order General Lu to lead them to attack the city!" ”

"Thank you, Childe!" Lu Bu clenched his fists and thanked him.

Cao Shuo instructed Cai Ji: "Pass the order, the officers and soldiers of the three armies will rest on the spot, surround Shouchun, and don't leave Yuan Shu!" ”

Cai Ji sent the order, and Sima Yi said to Cao Shuo: "Don't worry, Childe, Shouchun is surrounded like an iron bucket, not to mention Yuan Shu, even a fly doesn't want to fly out!" ”

"Pass the order down, and build a catapult from now on." Cao Shuo instructed Wei Tu again: "Build thirty or fifty units, and you will supervise the work!" ”

"Start building now?" Wei Tu asked.

"Start building now!" Cao Shuo replied affirmatively.

The army was stationed outside the city of Shouchun.

That night, in Cao Shuo's tent.

Lu Meng sat beside him, poured a glass of water for him and asked, "Childe, do you really plan to let your father lead the troops to attack the city?" ”

"Of course." Cao Shuo said: "Actually, if General Lu doesn't take the initiative to ask for battle, I may also send him." ”

"Why?" Lu Meng said: "Siege is much more dangerous than field fighting, is it possible for the son to ask his father to die?" ”

"How is that possible!" Cao Shuo said: "General Lu was an enemy of the Cao family before, and most of the officers and soldiers in the army did not have a good impression of him. What could be more credit than the defeat of Shouchun? ”

"It's good that Childe didn't mean to harm my father!" Lu Meng said leisurely.

"General Lu is a fierce general in the world, how many people are his opponents when they fight alone?" Cao Shuo said: "Even if the two of us are not arched in the same bed, I am reluctant to harm him." ”

Hugging Lu Meng's waist, Cao Shuo said: "Don't worry, as long as it's not in Xu Du, as long as it's not by Liu Xuande's side, no one will do anything to General Lu." ”

"When Liu Xuande fled from Xuzhou and abandoned his family, my father not only did not harm him, but saved his family for him." Lu Meng said: "I don't understand, why did he do this. ”

"What kind of person is Liu Xuande?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "Once he encounters adversity, it is impossible for him to take care of the whole family, so I will directly refute him in front of my father." People like him have no feelings to say at all! ”

"It's still a childe who can see through." Lu Meng said: "What will happen if the son gets Liu Xuande's family? ”

"What else?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "A person like me who knows how to love a woman, of course he can't return his family to him." I would suggest that my father take Liu Xuande's family into the room, and instead of giving him back the scourge, it is better to let them have a safe place to go. ”

"Cao Gong is afraid that he will not!" Lu Meng said: "After all, Cao Gong still has to take care of his reputation. ”

"Of course, my father cares about his reputation." Cao Shuo smiled sheepishly: "However, it can't stand my instigation." ”

"Childe is really bad!" Lu Meng pursed his lips: "Even my father doesn't let go." ”

"How can you say that you won't let it go!" Cao Shuo said seriously: "If I have the opportunity to do this, it will really be a great virtue." Just think about Liu Xuande's family, they followed him, maybe what will happen in the future. However, with my father, how many heroes in the world can hit our Cao family's Xu Du? ”

"Hebei Yuan Shao!" Lu Meng said: "Don't forget, Gongzi, now that Yuan Shao occupies Hebei, he has many soldiers and horses, and the Cao family is probably not an opponent!" ”

"My wife is Miss Yuan." Cao Shuo said: "The Cao family and the Yuan family will not be able to fight for a while. ”

Lu Meng pursed his lips.

Of course, she didn't know that Cao Shuo had already prepared for war with the Yuan family, but she wouldn't bring it up when she was still in the honeymoon period with the Yuan family.

Saying these things at this time is not only inappropriate, but if it reaches Yuan Shao's ears, the battle of Cao Yuan may come in advance.

Today's Cao family doesn't have the ability to fight with Yuan Shao!

Cao Shuo led his army to camp outside Shouchun City.

Yuan Shu in the city was in a state of panic.

The number of Huainan troops was not as good as before, and the soldiers' will to fight also fell to the bottom.

Although the Cao army besieging the city was less than 20,000 people, it was nearly ten times that of the Huainan army defending the city.

Once Cao Shuo gave the order to go to war, Shouchun would definitely not be able to defend it.

When Lu Bu was in Xuzhou, he could still ask Zhang Yang and Yuan Shu for help, but now that Cao Shuo is besieging Huainan, Yuan Shu finds that he doesn't even have a place to ask for help.

Standing at the head of the city, looking at the Cao army camp outside the city.

At night, the camp of the Cao army was lit with bonfires, like many stars falling into the field.

In the night, there was also the sound of "ping pong", which was the Cao army soldiers building catapults.

"Cao Shuo seems to be building a catapult." Standing beside Yuan Shu, Li Feng said worriedly: "Once he builds it, I'm afraid Shouchun won't be able to hold it for long, and Your Majesty will have to plan early." ”

(End of chapter)