Liu Bei and Cao Shuo fought a decisive battle outside Xiapi City.

Guan Yu, who led his troops to besiege Shouchun, launched dozens of attacks on Shouchun City in succession, but they all returned in vain.

At the head of the city, Pang Tong looked out of the city, observing the movement of the enemy army.

"General Pang." A crisp voice came from behind him.

Looking back, seeing that it was Wang Yan who came over, Pang Tong hurriedly turned around and saluted: "I've seen Mrs. Wang." ”

"What about the enemy?" Wang Yan asked, "How many times have you attacked the city?" ”

"The enemy launched dozens of attacks, and only six or seven times did anyone reach the top of the city." Pang Tong said: "There is a fire dance, and the enemy army at the head of the city is powerless to parry, but they will be killed in an instant. ”

"It's a pity that two of our Fire Dance were also injured." Wang Yan said.

Pang Tong showed a trace of guilt on his face: "Madame's forgiveness, I didn't take care of them." ”

"My husband said that as long as there is a war, there will always be people injured and some people will die." Wang Yan said: "They were just injured, and they were lucky." can only blame them for not being proficient in learning, what does it have to do with General Pang? ”

Looking out of the city, Wang Yan said, "Mrs. Guo asked me to ask, does the enemy still have the strength to attack the city?" ”

"Successive sieges of the city, heavy casualties among the enemy troops." Pang Tong said: "It is getting easier and easier for our army to defend the city, and the enemy army is not so good. ”

"In other words, we won? Wang Yan asked.

"Not yet." Pang Tong said: "Since Guan Yunchang has come here, he will definitely not easily withdraw his troops, in my opinion, this battle still has to be fought." ”

"If the husband can come back, Guan Yunchang will definitely be unable to escape." Wang Yan said: "I don't know how he is now, whether he has broken Liu Bei." ”

"Madame, don't worry." Pang Tong said: "Our army is more elite than the enemy, and Liu Bei has few available people around him, especially if there is no wise man, he will not be Gongzi's opponent at all." ”

Wang Yan nodded and said nothing.

At this moment, a horn sounded outside the city, and another attack by the Xuzhou army was about to begin.

"Madam, please get down the city wall quickly." Pang Tong said: "Here I am. ”

"Since the enemy army came to Shouchun, General Pang has been in the city all day, and I have come here occasionally, just in time for the enemy army to attack the city, is it possible to retreat?" Wang Yan said: "As the wife of my husband, I should also do my part to guard Shouchun." ”

"Madam......" Pang Tong wanted to persuade again, Wang Yan said: "The general doesn't need to persuade again, I have made up my mind, and I will fight the enemy with the soldiers in the city today." ”

couldn't convince Wang Yan, Pang Tong instructed the guards on the side: "A few of you follow closely behind Madame, and you must not let Madame miss a little." ”

Several guards responded and stood behind Wang Yan.

There was hardly any suspense in the battle between Cao Shuo and Liu Bei outside Xiapi City.

Zhang Fei took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, but was stopped by the broken camp that had been prepared for a long time.

Five thousand rabble, where will it be the opponent of the broken camp!

Cao Shuo led his troops and horses to attack Liu Bei, and when the fighting between the two sides was fierce, Sima Yi and Lu Bu came with their troops.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led a small number of remnants of the army to retreat to Xiapi, and Cao Shuo, in addition to harvesting a large number of prisoners, also advanced his soldiers and horses outside Xiapi City.

"Childe, Liu Bei is trapped in Xiapi, and the war in Xuzhou should be considered to be over." Stationed outside Xiapi City, Sima Yi said to Cao Shuo.

"The Yuan family in Hebei has besieged Yijing for several years, and there is no sign of breaking through until this year." Cao Shuo said: "We just surrounded Xiapi, and Zhong Da thought that the war was about to end? ”

"Exactly." Sima Yi said: "Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan are different. Gongsun Chan has a deep foundation in the north, and the soldiers under his command are also soldiers of a hundred battles. The Yuan family in Hebei competed with him for the north, and the two sides used to win and lose each other, but only because Gongsun Zhan couldn't use people and didn't understand the way of power and strategy, he gradually fell behind. ”

"You're right." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Sima Yi: "According to me, Yi Jing should have broken at this time, but we haven't gotten the news yet." ”

"Probably not so soon." Sima Yi said: "Gongsun Zhan can't do it anymore, he can keep it for three or five months......

"He's been on guard for years." Cao Shuo said: "Gongsun Zhan, this year should be able to be erased from the list of heroes!" ”

"If Gongsun Chan is destroyed, the situation will not be good." Sima Yi said: "Gongzi has just come to Huainan, and Cao Gong is not ready to fight with Hebei. ”

"There has never been a war for which people are prepared." Cao Shuo said: "Especially when the two powers meet, once the war enters a protracted period, the final situation will become confusing. Who wins and who loses, can only be seen clearly near the end. ”

"Childe!" Cao Shuo and Sima Yi were talking, and they came to them on a fast horse.

The knight jumped off his horse, clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Shuo and said, "Qingzhou Rampant sent a messenger to ask to meet Gongzi. ”

"What did he send the messenger for?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's not just the Courier." The soldier who reported the news said: "He also brought a human head, saying that he would tell the origin of the human head only when he saw the son." ”

Cao Shuo instructed: "Invite him to come and speak." ”

The soldiers retreated, and Cao Shuo asked Sima Yi, "What does Zhong Da think Rampant Xi is sending people for?" ”

"What else can be done?" Sima Yi smiled: "Show favor to Gongzi." ”

"You mean Liu Bei sent someone to meet him?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"That human head must be a messenger sent by Liu Bei." Sima Yi said: "Now Liu Bei is suddenly ill and went to the doctor, so Mi Fang went to Jingzhou, but I didn't expect Gongzi to send Gongzi Jun to Jiangdong. Although Jiangdong's attitude was very unclear, it made Jingzhou Liu Biao have some scruples. Coupled with the fact that the Kuai clan and the Cai clan in Jingzhou must oppose sending troops, he can no longer count on reinforcements in the south. ”

"Jingzhou has no hope, so he puts his mind on the edge of Qingzhou and Xuzhou." Cao Shuo said: "I thought that Rampant Xi would be angry with him, but I didn't expect to kill his envoy and come to me to show goodwill. ”

"Rampant is not a fool either." Sima Yi said: "I think Liu Bei not only found him, but also Zang Ba, Wu Shuo and others. It's just that Zang Ba and others showed favor to Cao Gong, but Rampant Xi had a unique vision and took a fancy to Gongzi. ”

"Rampant Xi this person ......" Cao Shuo smacked his mouth twice: "To be honest, I really don't dare to reuse him." ”

"Since he is showing favor, Childe always has to give him some sweetness." Sima Yi said: "It's only Liu Xuande who is stirring up in the Central Plains and Jianghuai, and now that Gongzi has driven him to a dead end, where can anyone be stupid enough to plot with him to plot against the Cao family?" ”

Cao Shuo nodded, and at this moment, the soldier who had left earlier brought a person to Cao Shuo.

"I've seen Childe." Seeing Cao Shuo, this person clasped his fists and bowed and said, "I am on the order of General Rampant Xi to present the head of Liu Bei's envoy. ”

(End of chapter)