"It seems that Cao Cao's military advisor is nothing more than that."

As soon as Jia Xu's voice fell, his eyes fell on him, and the deputy general immediately waved the order flag again, and a terrifying roar soon sounded in his military array. I saw a group of soldiers, or dozens or nearly a hundred, holding up sharp wooden stakes of different sizes together, looking at the city and rushing over. "It turns out that this Jia Xu has been standing still for many days, and he is secretly building these siege piles!! But you're underestimating me!! Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed, and he immediately commanded a few soldiers behind him.

When he was young, a group of soldiers rushed to the city with siege piles, and when they were about to hit the city, there were suddenly shouts on the city, and they saw hundreds of giant men, holding large stones and flying towards them. Many soldiers under the city were unexpected, seeing the flying stones falling overwhelmingly, they were so frightened that they fled, and the crowd immediately stirred up, and many of the teams supporting the siege piles were also scattered, and the siege piles fell to the ground one after another, launching a loud roar. As only the loud noises were heard, and as the boulders fell down, the city was even more chaotic.

Jia Xu looked at it, but was not shocked but shocked, and said with a smile: "I really underestimate you!" ”

After that, Jia Xu immediately made a decision and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. Xi Zhicai didn't expect that Jia Xu would withdraw his troops as soon as he saw that the momentum was wrong, and when he saw the enemy withdrawing, he sighed and praised: "Vigorous and decisive, scheming and calm, what kind of monster is this Jia Wenhe!" ”

And not long after Jia Xu withdrew his troops, Zhang Xiu also withdrew his army at the east gate.

Half an hour later, it was dusk again. Within the city of Xuchang. Le Jinzheng reported: "Today, with the two armies under Zhang Xiu's fierce attack on the city, there are really many families who are ready to move, plus the Chen family who rebelled before and the diners and family members who fled from the other two families, they hyped up in the city that our army killed innocents, and many people in the city also began to hate our army.

And when Zhang Xiu was attacking the city, there were several waves of remnants who wanted to set fire to the chaos, but fortunately I noticed it earlier and stopped it as soon as possible. ”

"Well, Wen Qian, you did a good job, it seems that the situation in Xuchang City is becoming more and more dangerous, and the next two days of terror are the key. If the lord can't arrive, Xuchang City may fall into the hands of Zhang Xiuxiaoer. Xiahou Yuan said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly came to report in a hurry, saying that someone in the city had set fire to the stables, and many horses ran out of control in the city, and many of them even crashed into people's houses, injuring many people by mistake. In addition, just now someone wanted to attack the weak South Gate, but fortunately, the soldiers of the South Gate worked together to kill the rebellious thieves and capture many people. ”

"These damn rats, don't push Lao Tzu into a hurry, otherwise Lao Tzu will kill you all!!" When Xiahou Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, slapped the case suddenly, glared and shouted.

Xi Zhicai was very different, and said unhurriedly: "Now that the whole city of Xuchang hates us, General Xiahou still wants to slaughter the entire city!?" ”

When Xiahou Yuan heard this, his face was stunned, and he couldn't help but show a little helpless bitterness, and said, "What does the military advisor think should be?" ”

"Now, if you want to keep Xuchang, it seems that it is impossible not to pay some price. But if Zhang Xiu wants to stop here, I'm afraid I have to give him some sweetness to eat. ”

As soon as Xi Zhicai said this, Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "If the military advisor has any plan, tell me quickly." ”

Xi Zhicai was shocked, and said a few words in a row, which suddenly shocked Xiahou Yuan and Le Jin. It turned out that Xi Zhicai saw that the reason why Zhang Xiu refused to give up Xuchang was completely for the tens of thousands of quintals of grain gathered in the city, so Xi Zhicai hoped to take out half, that is, 5,000 quintals, in exchange for Zhang Xiu's withdrawal.

"Strategist, are you sure that you can let Zhang Xiu withdraw his troops in this way!?" Xiahou Yuan asked suspiciously.

"I'm not completely sure, but with my three-inch tongue, I should be able to convince that embroidery. What's more, today I confronted Naja Xu, and although I succeeded in repelling him, I didn't win. Xi Zhicai said, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Le Jin couldn't help but be a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"Jia Wen and this person are vicious, and the timing is also amazing. In today's battle, most of our soldiers are exhausted, and if we continue like this, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for two days. Besides, the more chaos in the city is now, the chance that Xuchang City can be saved is probably less than 30%. When Xi Zhicai's words fell, Xiahou Yuan didn't believe it at first, and glared and shouted: "The situation in Xuchang City is so critical!?" ”

"This is the power of Jia Wen and this person, he uses tricks like poison, and it is also slow poison, now Xuchang City has been poisoned deeply, if there is no magic elixir, it will not be able to save it at all!" Xi Zhicai said intently, and there was a little bit of tiredness in his eyes. Xiahou Yuan was secretly surprised, it was the first time he had seen a master who could force the drama to such a point.

At this moment, someone suddenly came, and it was Cao Cao's tightened book. When Xi Zhicai heard this, he couldn't help but look shocked, and hurriedly took the secret book and opened it to read. After watching it, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but sigh: "The lord is really a god and a man!" And I thought of it together. ”

When Xiahou Yuan heard this, he was busy asking about Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai then told the contents of the secret book, it turned out that when Cao Cao led his troops to kill back to Chenliu, Liu Pi and Gong both happened to fall for Xun You's strategy, and led troops all the way deep earlier, and when the soldiers entered the hinterland, they were ambushed and their food was cut off. Gong Du and a cadre of soldiers were captured. Liu Pi was shocked and hurriedly led the remnants to retreat, but unfortunately encountered the attack of Cao Cao's army, and he was defeated. Liu Pi also became Cao Cao's prisoner. At this time, Cao Cao learned about the situation of Xuchang from the mouth of the fine work, but he was afraid that Xuchang would not be guaranteed, so he ordered Xizhi to persuade Zhang Xiu to withdraw his troops at the cost of 5,000 loads of grain. At the same time, Cao Cao ignored the fatigue of running for days, and quickly led three thousand gods to march back to Xuchang, and he should be able to arrive at noon tomorrow.

"But with the speed of the Divine March, we should be able to arrive yesterday. Could it be that something is going on? Xi Zhicai thought about it secretly, but for now, he still put the overall situation of Xuchang first, so after discussing with Xiahou Yuan and Le Jin for a while, he went down to prepare to go.

On the other side, in Jia Xu's tent. Jia Xu was on a sand table, moving all kinds of marked chess pieces, at first glance, it seemed to be a miniature version of the Xuchang battle situation.

"No, it's still a lose-lose situation. It seems that it is impossible to win a big victory. Jia Xu sighed and shook his head.

At this time, someone suddenly came to invite him, saying that Zhang Xiu was urgently calling. Jia Xu listened, wiped the sand table, and then got up and left.

When he was young, Jia Xu came to Zhang Xiu's tent. Zhang Xiu was already waiting, saw Jia Xu, and hurriedly said: "Just now, the fine work in the area of Chen Liu sent back a secret letter, saying that Cao Cao had captured Liu Pi and was leading the Shenxing army under his command to kill. This army marched fast, and it should have been killed a long time ago, but now it has been delayed, could it be that it is in ambush, waiting for an opportunity to attack? ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he also changed color again and again, it was already extremely troublesome to deal with a drama Zhicai, but now there was a Cao Cao, and he couldn't help but be a little confused for a while, and it was difficult to sort out his thoughts.

At this time, someone suddenly came to report that Cao Cao's military advisor Xi Zhi had just come to ask for a meeting. When Zhang Xiu heard this, he immediately changed color, glared and shouted: "This drama Zhicai is my mortal enemy, and he dares to come to my camp to spread wilderness, don't you think I dare to kill him!?" ”

After that, Zhang Xiu was going to order the killing of Xi Zhicai. Jia Xu looked stunned, and said hurriedly: "The lord is slow, let's see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of this drama Zhicai, and it is not too late to kill him again." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he held back his anger and ordered someone to summon Zhicai in.

Suddenly, I saw a personable person, although he was dressed plainly, but he couldn't hide his bohemian prodigal posture, he stepped in, smiled, saw Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, and bowed. Jia Xu also admired Xi Zhicai, but when he looked closely, he was also attracted by him, so he also returned the salute.

As for Zhang Xiu, he snorted coldly and asked, "Xi Zhicai, are you here to send you to death this time!?" ”

"Hehe, King Zhang Gun really loves to laugh, I am the most afraid of death, but I still want to live to the full house of children and grandchildren, the day when I will not be famous, how can I come to send him to death." Xi Zhicai smiled unhurriedly.

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed angrily and said, "You think I don't dare to kill you!?" ”

"King Zhang Gun is a hero of the world, what is the use of killing me who has no power to restrain the chicken?"

"Although you are not good at martial arts, you are full of wit, killing you is like cutting off Cao Cao's arm!"

"Hehe, I don't understand. Does King Zhang Gun really want to make a decision with my lord? ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, his expression couldn't help but sink, and seeing that Xi Zhicai was already a little humble, his anger had faded a lot, and he asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xi Zhicai's expression immediately turned solemn, his face was full of frank and indignant, and he arched his hand and said: "The battle of Xuchang has continued to this day, and tens of thousands of innocent people have been sacrificed. I thought that King Zhang Gun was the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and he would not want to kill again. Moreover, although the situation in Xuchang is not good now, if it is not for Caixi, he will really fight with Zhang Gunwang. I'm afraid that even if King Zhang Gun takes back Xuchang, it will be a big loss, and I don't hide it from King Zhang Gun, my lord has pacified the rebellion of Chen Liu, and I am afraid that I will be able to come to Xuchang soon, and if the two armies are determined to fight to the end, there will be countless casualties. Therefore, my lord is willing to take out 5,000 loads of grain in exchange for a truce and rest the army, I wonder if King Zhang Gun is willing to stop here? ”

Xi Zhicai got straight to the point and did not hide it. Zhang Xiu's face changed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but cast her eyes on Jia Xu, who had been silent. In the end, Jia Xu nodded silently and agreed.

The reason why Zhang Xiu was reluctant to agree to Jia Xu's conditions was because he felt that if he proposed to withdraw the army in exchange for food, wouldn't it show that he was cowardly, and he was already afraid that he would be ridiculed in the future. What's more, at that time, Zhang Xiu thought that he had the upper hand.

At present, Cao Cao took the initiative to exchange food for a truce, and soon heard that he had reported that Cao Cao had returned to Xuchang, and after weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Xiu also understood that he could no longer act recklessly, and should focus on the overall situation.

"It turns out that Lord Cao intends to fight, and I don't want to use troops again. As for food, consult with my advisors. After Zhang Xiu sank into the dark, he finally agreed.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he couldn't help but smile brightly, thanked him for his salute, and then turned to Jia Xu and smiled meaningfully: "Then I need more advice from Jia Junshi." ”