By the seventh day of the intensive offensive and defensive battles, more and more soldiers had been wounded on the city, and more and more people had been replaced. But the soldiers on the side of the people's army are all plug-and-play, not subject to the constraints of the establishment, whether it is defending the city or moving below, everyone is arranged in an orderly manner, and it seems that there is still a lot of spare energy.

The trapped camp has not moved, and the army led by Gao Shun has remained intact, but it has not participated in the defense of the city. They silently stood near the east gate, listening to the battle outside every day, as if it had nothing to do with them.

Gao Shun's resolute face was expressionless, but his thoughts flew to the winter of that year. It was also the same siege battle, but Cao Cao at that time did not have so many troops. It's just that he adopted Guo Jia's tactic of flooding Pi, which suddenly demoralized the city, and then in the melee, Lu Bu's troops rebelled one by one......

The painful memories made Gao Shun's thoughts drift back again, although he didn't know much about the situation outside, but looking at this posture, as well as the "scientific city law" announced by Yuan Xi at the previous meeting, the situation was far from being tense to the extent of Xiapi. If his lord at that time could know people and do his job, and even put the trapped camp in his own hands, the situation would be different...... However there is no if.

There was a commotion outside, and a white light entered the camp, and the herald walked in: "General Gao, it's the turn of the trapped camp to attack." ”

Gao Shun narrowed his eyes, then stood up with his hands on his upper body. That kind of height suddenly made the people standing in front of him smaller.

Zhao Yun stood outside the tent, watching Gao Shun hang up and get ready to go.

"I haven't beaten you yet, but don't die outside."

Gao Shun remembered this agreement, but at this time, Diao Chan's life and death in Yecheng were uncertain, and he didn't know what the meaning of this agreement was, but he still replied: "I won't die." ”

A gap was quietly opened at the north gate, and a team of men and horses took advantage of the fierce battle on the other three walls to sneak out of the city.

Cao Cao was very depressed, and he and a group of strategists watched the overall situation from the high platform set up. Originally, it was estimated that within three days, Nanpi would be able to be taken. When he got closer, he found that the second son of Yuan, who was unknown in this impression, didn't even have a soldier and horse outside the city, so he quickly decided to attack the city and besiege the three missing one. Even if you can't defeat the city, you can scare the other party away just by staging.

Unexpectedly, after seven consecutive days of fighting, the other party still held steady, without the slightest slackness, let alone scared away.

One of the strategists said, "My lord, if we continue to fight like this, we will lose a lot. ”

Another strategist said: "But if you stop now, you will give the other party a chance to breathe, and all the work of the previous few days will be in vain." ”

Cao Cao rubbed his head, he had a headache, and whenever he hesitated, he would think of looking for Guo Jia. Guo Jiaping is usually silent, but whenever he has to make a choice, he will give a categorical response. To fight or not to fight, there will always be only one answer, and there will never be an evasive choice. This is what Cao Cao likes about Guo Jia.

But before leaving this time, Guo Jia suddenly fell ill and was bedridden, although he asked to come with him, but he was still pressed by Cao Cao in Yecheng.

"Feng Xiao recuperates well, the three Yuan brothers are left with only Yuan Xi, this Yuan Xi has never fought a big battle, it is very easy to deal with, you don't need to go in person."

Cao Cao's own words are still in his ears, but the situation at this time is really helpless.

Suddenly, someone came in from outside and reported: "Someone in the city of Nanpi has sent a letter. ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao's advisors let out an exclamation in unison.

"Lord, this is Yuan Xi'er can't bear it, and wants to surrender, quickly open it and see what conditions are proposed?"

Cao Cao was also stunned, and his heart was relieved randomly, this Yuan Xi finally relented, and he could condition other conditions, but the premise was to release Cao Pi first. As long as his son comes back, Zhen Ji will be in his palm.

Just as he was thinking, he took the letter, then unfolded it and looked at it, and then snorted coldly.

The strategists said, "Lord, what conditions did he make?" As long as he is willing to give up Nanpi, even if he is let go back to Youzhou, it doesn't matter. ”

Nanpi City is strong, relatively speaking, whether it is Yijing or Ji County, it is not so difficult to fight.

Cao Cao put down the letter and said, "Yuan Xixiao persuades me to surrender and return Yecheng, otherwise I will besiege my 50,000 troops here......"

This is the content of the letter, when I first read it, Cao Cao thought he was dazzled, and read it several times, it was indeed written like this, and he couldn't help but be depressed. Could it be that under this offensive, there is any chance that Nanpi will survive? Is it Yuan Xi's hot-headed and deliberate provocation, or is it a cry of despair?

The strategists were also in an uproar, and this act of seeking death simply added fuel to the fire.

Immediately, Cao Cao ordered to go down, and the offensive should be more violent, and the casualties were not a problem. In addition, the north gate is also fenced off. Surrounding three queyi, that is the art of war, now, because Cao Cao has not been down for several days, he already has anger in his heart, and he is still teased like this, adding fire to fire, what else is there to be polite. At the same time, he also ordered: "Nanpi City is broken, and the city will be slaughtered for three days." ”

Slaughtering the city is not uncommon at this time, and Cao Cao also gave a similar order when he attacked Xuzhou. In the area of the eldest son in Hanoi, because of the fierce resistance of the Yuan army, it also happened from time to time. The main purpose is to intimidate the other party and make the enemy break their courage.

However, when the news reached Nanpi, it aroused the morale of the defenders. Anyway, the city is broken, and it is better to kill a few people before dying. Some wealthy businessmen in Nanpi City were originally protesting against Yuan Xi's requisition of manpower and materials, but when they heard about the massacre of the city, they were all speechless. slaughtered the city, and naturally counted them in.

After a fierce day of fighting, the offensive and defensive sides put out their fires one after another, and Cao's army retreated like a tide, secretly gathering strength to prepare for the next day's battle.

In the middle of the night, the moonlight was dim, and a group of men and horses launched a charge towards the Cao army camp at this time.

Cao Cao's array is old and spicy, how can he let his opponent steal the camp. Around the camp, in fact, there are already manpower, waiting for the opponent to come.

As soon as the voice sounded, he quickly put on his armor and went out of the camp to observe under the leadership of the Wuwei Hushi.

However, at this time, it was dark all around, and no one knew who was where.

On this day, the siege was fierce, and many of the troops slept soundly, and some noises were not enough to alarm them. The snoring in the camp came and went, and the shouts of killing rose from the snoring.

"Ahhh

Suddenly, a group of people and horses were killed, and they were only a stone's throw away from Cao Cao.

"What's going on?" Xu Chu hurriedly commanded his subordinates to block.

"The other party has broken through several lines of defense and has been here until ......" someone shouted, his voice extremely frightened: "Please stay away." ”

Since the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao has not had the impression that someone would kill him so much that he would abandon his armor and flee for a long time, but he didn't expect to run into it this night.

Xu Chu, who had a big waist and a round waist, stood at the place where the sound came from, and said calmly: "The lord retreats first, and a certain person will resist it." ”

Cao Cao said: "Good ......"

Before he could see this good word, several figures appeared in his sight, which could not be seen clearly in the dark, but his movements were very vigorous, and he could even see the reflected luster on his open and shouting teeth.

"Cao thief, where to run? Remember Gao? "One of the first members is nine feet tall, like a tall tower, and it is Gao Shun. At this time, he had already killed people close to him, and Xu Chu brandished a machete to meet him.

"Who?" Cao Cao shouted as he retreated under the protection of his subordinates.

Gao Shun roared and collided with Xu Chu, and the two shook backwards respectively.

"Trapped, Gao Shun."

Cao Cao couldn't help but take a breath, originally thought that this guy had died in Xiapi, but he didn't expect to appear in front of him again at this time.

"Kill him, kill him—" He ordered with a roar, his head hurting again.

What comes to mind is not Gao Shun himself, but the beautiful Diao Chan. Diao Chan's Cao Cao met in Situ Wang Yun's mansion, and later heard that he followed Lu Bu to Xuzhou, but he broke the city of Pi, but he never found anyone. At this time, seeing Gao Shun who came back from the dead, he suddenly understood.

This night, although Cao Cao escaped the surprise attack, the army was also in chaos, and the defenders in Nanpi City suddenly came out, taking Cao's army by surprise. Cao Cao led the defeated army back to Plains City.