Zhu Rong asked Zhuge Liang if he had a way to break the enemy.

Zhuge Liang replied: "Back to the king's words, if you want to break the enemy, there is really no better way than to defend Jiaozhi." ”

His face became very bad, and Zhu Rong felt some faint regret in his heart.

How did I think that I was going to provoke the Great Wei, and the news from the battlefield that the Wei army had a powerful weapon that the barbarians did not have.

These weapons can destroy everything in their vicinity while delivering a deafening explosion.

I have long heard that the Wei army is strong, and now that they have this kind of weapon, Zhu Rong is becoming more and more uncertain about defeating the Wei army.

Standing behind Zhu Rong's side, Zhuge Liang's face was also very solemn.

He arranged the Eight Formations and trapped Lu Xun inside for several days.

I thought that Cao Shuo would also be trapped in it, but I didn't expect that the Eight Array Diagram was easily broken by Cao Shuo.

It seems that subtle things will become worthless in front of Cao Shuo, as long as he has the kind of killing weapon that can destroy everything, there will be no more opponents in the world.

At the same time that Cao Shuo led the army to destroy the Eight Formations, Huang Zhong of Wanghai also got the news.

Wanghai was not very far from Jiaozhi, and Huang Zhong instructed a soldier to go and ask Cao Shuo for instructions if he could send more soldiers and horses to him, and he would lead the army to break through Jiaozhi City.

The army was still advancing in the direction of Jiaozhi, only three or four miles from the city they were about to attack, when Huang Zhong's messenger arrived.

Knowing from the messenger that Huang Zhong had the heart to lead the army to break through Jiaozhi, Cao Shuo asked the generals: "General Huang wants to lead the army to attack Jiaozhi, do you think you can let him go?" ”

"The old general is old, with us here, how can we put him in danger?" Xiahoudun was the first to say: "In my opinion, it is better to ask the old general to guard the sea, and Jiaozhi will be handed over to us." ”

"If Yuan Rang listens to the old general, he will definitely have a good fight with you." Cao Shuo replied with a smile: "In the future, in front of the old general, don't say that he is old." ”

"I don't think it's appropriate for my brother to speak." Xiahou Yuan took over the conversation: "Since the old general wants to attack Jiaozhi, let's go to someone to guard the sea for him." The elder brother knew that the old general was old, and he should know that he would not be able to fight for a few years. He wants to attack Jiaozhi, but before he leaves the army, he will establish another meritorious service for the lord, who can still rob him? ”

"What Yuan Rang said will only make the old general's heart unhappy." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "What Miaocai said is enough to make him fight against you. ”

"I'm not a good talker." Xiahou Yuan smiled a little embarrassedly, and he said to Cao Shuo: "You can say whatever comes to mind, if it weren't for the lord's reminder, the people who offended wouldn't know how to offend." ”

"Since you also think that you should send someone to guard the sea instead of the old general, then it's up to you to go." Cao Shuo smiled and asked Xiahou Yuan, "What does Miaocai think?" ”

When he asked him like this, Xiahou Yuan suddenly looked a little embarrassed.

He said to Cao Shuo: "I am a rough man, and I don't know how to use strategy, if I am asked to guard the sea, I am afraid that I will delay the lord's important affairs......"

"The words are nice, I really let you go, but you refused." Cao Shuo looked at Jiang Wei: "Boyo, if I hand over Wanghai to you, once Zhuge Kongming goes, will you defend the city and never give him a chance to break the city?" ”

"With the order of the lord's army, no matter who goes, I will definitely not let him succeed." Jiang Wei responded.

Cao Shuo nodded: "Then you will select two thousand soldiers and horses, go to Wanghai, and exchange the old general back." ”

Jiang Wei took the order.

"Tell the old general that he can come by himself, and he doesn't need to bring soldiers and horses with him." Cao Shuo said again: "Wanghai's original men and horses will be handed over to you for deployment, and when the old general arrives here, I will rearrange the soldiers for him." ”

"Order!" Jiang Wei received the order, ordered 2,000 men and horses to leave the army, and rushed towards the direction of Wanghai.

Seeing Jiang Wei go away, Ma Chao asked Cao Shuo: "Lord, although Jiang Boyao is a rare talent, he still has a lot of friendship with Zhuge Liang after all, will it be a little too ...... for him to watch the sea?"

"Too risky?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Yes!" Ma Chao nodded in acknowledgement.

He then said to Cao Shuo: "Don't send someone over again, in case Jiang Boyo is not good to fight Zhuge Liang because of human affection, another person can also restrain him." ”

"I don't think what Meng Qi said is right." Xu Chu next to him also helped: "It's not that I don't believe in Jiang Boyo, it's just that his friendship with Zhuge Liang makes people have to worry about Wanghai......"

"You're all overthinking." Cao Shuo said to Ma Chao and Xu Chu: "Boyo and Zhuge Kongming do have a deep friendship, but he went this time not to attack the city, but to defend the city. If it was a siege, Boyo might feel guilty and not know what to do. But defending the city, he had no way to retreat, either turning his back on me, or leading the army to defend the city and not let Zhuge Kongming advance half a step. When that day comes, I'm sure Bo will know how to choose. ”

smiled at the two of them: "The same thing, if it were put on any of you, I would also let you do it." Since I choose to use you, I will no longer have any doubts! ”

That's what Cao Shuo said, and he has indeed been doing this for many years.

Ma Chao and Xu Chu, who were still a little uneasy about Jiang Wei, glanced at each other, and neither of them said anything more.

"Keep moving!" Cao Shuo beckoned, urging the horse king to walk in the direction of Jiaozhi.

"The Lord has an order, keep marching!" The shouting of the herald sergeant was heard from the army.

Tens of thousands of troops marched to Cochin, and in terms of numbers alone, they did not have much advantage over the barbarians defending the city.

There are still as many as 20,000 or 30,000 barbarians in the city, and the army brought by Cao Shuo is only 50,000 or 60,000.

According to the accounts of the soldiers and horses, it is almost impossible for 50,000 or 60,000 people to break through the city defended by 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Cao Shuo was not worried at all.

He brought dozens of cannons.

Artillery is the nemesis of the city wall, no matter how thick the city wall is, as long as the cannon bombards day and night, it can blast out a hole sooner or later.

Breach the city with ladders and siege towers?

That kind of situation has long been a thing of the past, and for Wei Jun, it is simply non-existent.

The army advanced to the outside of Jiaozhi City, three or four hundred steps away from the city wall, and Cao Shuo raised his hand to signal the soldiers to stop.

The soldiers stopped one after another, and looked at the barbarians on the city.

The barbarians do not still have banners like the Central Plains army.

They didn't have a so-called battle flag at all, and the head of Cochin City was bare, and they couldn't even see a flag for decoration.

Cochin, which was occupied by barbarians, gives people a sense of dilapidation no matter how you look at it.