"Gong Jin, look, this Xuzhou army is really the elite of the world!" Seeing that Lujiang City, which he had attacked for several days, was taken down so lightly, Sun Ce was also shocked in his heart, and after meeting Zhang Fei and the others at the moment, he whispered in his brother's ear.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything, just nodded, but looked at Zhang Fei and Gao Shun with very solemn eyes. Since Lujiang City has been captured, Sun Ce will dispatch troops to distribute various men and horses to collect the counties under the jurisdiction of Lujiang County. Because Zhang Xun had already shrunk most of his men and horses in the defense of the Lujiang River, the counties under his jurisdiction were scarce in troops and the city walls were low, so they were taken down in a short time.

Finally, on the night of the convergence of Sun Ce and Zhang Fei, the men and horses of Jiangdong also arrived in Shouchun, and Liu Bei led everyone to wait for a long time. "How can he be strategic, but Mrs. Liu has been waiting for a long time!" When Sun Ce saw that Liu Bei was actually out to greet him in person, he hurriedly grabbed Shi Lidao.

"Haha, why should the virtuous nephew be polite. Bei Jin said that he was only waiting for the son of an old friend, but he was not a colleague of the court! Liu Bei stepped forward and saluted. Looking at Sun Ce, Liu Bei also sighed with emotion: "When the princes of the Eighteenth Road begged Dong Zhuo, the virtuous nephew was sixteen years old, and he didn't want to say that he was already sitting in Jiangdong. The virtuous nephew is such a young hero, Sun Wentai has a spirit in the sky, and he will be gratified! ”

"Uncle has won the prize!" Since Liu Beitao is close, Sun Ce is no longer commensurate with his official position. At this time, the rest of the Jiangdong generals such as Cheng Pu and others were also old friends with Liu Bei, and they talked about the old for a long time, and Sun Ce asked and asked: "I don't know if my uncle has attacked Shouchun these days, but he has made any gains?" ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "The Shouchun city wall is dangerous, and there are many defenders, it is really not something that can be captured in a hurry, I will wait for Prime Minister Cao Cheng's army to arrive, and then make plans." Sun Ce also smiled when he said this, and everyone tacitly agreed.

Next, Liu Bei also introduced the people of Xuzhou to Sun Ce, and when he introduced Lu Su, Sun Ce's eyes also flashed with a trace of regret, although it was very fast, but he was still captured by Zhao Feng. When Zhao Feng was introduced, Sun Ce's eyes also lit up, and he couldn't help asking, "But General Zhao Feng, who handled Xuzhou Academy?" ”

"It's really Zhao, some little things made General Sun laugh." Zhao Feng also smiled and arched his hand in return. Sun Ce looked at Zhao Feng, and also sighed secretly in his heart, so he cheered up and met the rest of the people again.

That night, Liu Bei set up a small banquet in the army to entertain Sun Ce, and everyone did not talk about Yuan Shu, but only talked about the old feelings, and they were happy for a while. After three rounds of drinking, I saw someone hurriedly break in and report: "Lord, General Guan's men have arrived!" ”

"Huh? Didn't you say it would arrive tomorrow? Liu Bei put down his wine glass and said strangely.

General Guan couldn't wait, so he led his cavalry to arrive first. The infantry was led by Mr. Xu Yuanzhi, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng's men arrived tomorrow morning. The visitor replied.

"Let's go, come with me to meet the second brother." Liu Bei just got up, but he heard a hearty voice outside the tent: "Big brother, third brother doesn't need to, I've already arrived!" Then the door curtain opened, and a person walked in, it was Guan Yu.

"Second brother (brother)!" Liu Bei and Zhang Fei hurriedly got up and said, the three brothers sighed for a while, Guan Yu and Sun Ce and the others saluted, Liu Bei ordered another seat to let Guan Yu sit down. Then Liu Bei talked about how Guan Ping passed the pass along the way, and Guan Yu smiled so much that his Danfeng eyes narrowed into a line.

Zhao Feng knew that Guan Yu was in such a hurry to come over, although he was in a hurry to meet Liu Bei and the others, but he was also invisibly smashing the previous rumors. Everyone drank to their heart's content that night, but Cao Ying's army did not arrive until noon the next day.

"Xuande Gong, General Bofu, it's been a long time!" Cao Ying laughed all the way, and said to Liu Bei and the others, that smile seemed to Zhao Feng to be a little bit smiling.

"Prime Minister!" Liu Bei and Sun Ce coincidentally chose a more formal title, and after the three bigwigs met each other, Liu Bei and Cao Ying also began to introduce their respective famous figures. When Liu Bei introduced Zhao Feng, Cao Ying was also slightly stunned, and then greeted with a smile. But Zhao Feng could see that there was still a trace of murderous aura in the corners of Cao Ying's eyes.

"No way, who asked me to copy your hometown?" Zhao Feng didn't feel a trace of guilt in his heart, but was a little proud: Who could copy Cao Ying's hometown? It's just me!

After everyone sat down, Cao Ying first asked: "Xuande Gong, I don't know how to defend the enemy in Shouchun now?" ”

"Bei and General Sun have attacked, but the Yuan Shu traitor is only holding on now, Bei and General Sun have challenged many times, but they are not willing to fight, only to wait for the prime minister to come and discuss the plan." Liu Bei said half-truthfully. In fact, these days, Liu Bei's generals did go to call the battle, but the defenders resolutely did not come out. As for the large-scale siege, it was not done once. In Zhao Feng's words, let's just say that this person can fill the moat.

"That's it!" Cao Ying also knew that Liu Bei's words would not be less watery, but now this last hard bone still needs to be gnawed by himself, even if he knows that he will not get any benefits after gnawing it, he still has to gnaw it. If nothing else, just for him to blackmail the Son of Heaven to give the princes a political advantage.

"The army rests for two days, and then attacks the city! Yuan Shu now only has one lonely city in Shouchun, so I don't believe that the three of us can't take him! Cao Ying involuntarily showed a domineering spirit when he spoke. Liu Bei and Sun Ce also seemed to feel this momentum, and they also agreed solemnly for a while.

So, after resting for two days, the army began to attack the city. Yuan Shu was determined to defend it, and the 150,000 army was hoarded in the city, defending a city with such a rich force, which Zhao Feng had never seen in his life.

"What a big city!" Zhao Feng saw a ** soldier rushing to the city, like a group of small ants, and immediately sighed that this Shouchun City is not trivial.

"The Yuan Shu Rebel Thief was established in Shouchun according to the establishment of the Imperial City, although it was not built, it was not small." Zhao Yun on the side said, beside him was Gao Shun, who had been silent. Zhao Feng looked at them, knowing that even if he let the trapping camp go up, it was estimated that eight hundred people would not even be able to turn over a bubble in such a big city. At present, Liu Bei and Sun Ce are both a little unable to work, and only Cao Ying is really desperately attacking.

Liu Bei did not contribute in order to preserve his strength, and Sun Ce was somewhat unhappy. Now that the counties around Shouchun belong to Liu Bei, it is useless to take the rest of this lonely city by himself. "Gong Jin, it seems that after this war, it will take time for us to take Huainan!" In the Jiangdong Army's big tent, Sun Ce said in a low voice.

"Indeed!" Zhou Yu bowed his head, but his heart was a little bottomless: this Jiangdong army is a good hand in water warfare, but it is not very strong in attacking the city. Now that he is still struggling to face Yuan Shu, what should he do in the face of Liu Bei in the future?

Not to mention Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's worries, Cao Ying was not having a good time at this time. Seeing that the two allies were not too powerful, they had to use their own soldiers to top. Looking at the corpses that were accumulating under the city, Cao Ying's heart kept dripping blood: These are all my soldiers, if it weren't for the fact that there was no way, I, Cao Mengde, would not have taken 150,000 people to attack the city guarded by 150,000 people. Now Yuan Shao is eyeing Hebei with a tiger's eye, Liu Bei and Guan Yu are also on the southeast side of him, and there is Ma Teng in the west who is not worrying, if he ignores this openly rebellious Yuan Shu, then the emperor at hand will really become a useless waste. Cao Ying's heart was ruthless, and the siege of the city became more urgent.

However, Cao Ying's heart was ruthless, and at this time, Yuan Shu in the palace of Shouchun City was even more heartbroken. has been an emperor for a few months, and before he has had enough fun, he has already been beaten to the point that only this one piece is left. Yuan Shu looked up at these civil and military ministers who were a little dazed, and asked astringently, "How did Cao Ying and them fight today?" ”

Yan Xiang, the prime minister of the Zhong family's court, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the battle is very fierce today. But according to the old minister's estimate, Cao Ying's grain and grass are running out, and as long as we hold on for another month, Cao Ying will inevitably retire. ”

"That's good!" Finally heard a piece of news that was not too bad, Yuan Shu felt a little more comfortable in his heart, and then he thought about waiting for a while in front of him, whether to go to the title of emperor, it was best to cross the river and go to Hebei to join the eldest brother Yuan Shao. Although the eldest brother has never treated himself very much, there is really no one in this world to run to except himself.

Although Yan Xiang was not a far-reaching person, he didn't look away this time. The states and counties that Cao Ying now occupies, and Yanzhou can still produce grain to provide military supplies. Although he tried his best to raise money before the battle, the consumption of 150,000 troops was not small. As a result, the siege of the city took more than a month, and Cao Ying's grain and grass could only support it for another ten days.

"Borrow some from Liu Bei and Sun Ce!" Cao Ying is also a little helpless, fortunately, Xuzhou and Jiangdong are rich places, especially Xuzhou, since Zhao Feng implemented agricultural innovation, plus Lu Hao developed the waterwheel, and there have been no natural disasters over the years, so the food has been very sufficient.

After all, they are allies, and it is too much to say that they are starving to death watching each other, and Liu Bei and Sun Ce are not too stingy. At the moment, Sun Ce gave 100,000 Hu, and Liu Bei also gave 150,000 Hu, and Cao Ying was a little better. However, in the next few days, Cao Ying's military camp actually used Xiao Hu to distribute grain, and this time the army's heart was suddenly unstable.

"What is Cao Ying's idea?" Liu Bei was very puzzled when he heard the news, but Zhao Feng knew that Cao Ying was about to borrow the head of the grain supervisor to shirk his responsibilities and boost his morale. Sure enough, two days later, a head was hung up in Cao Jun's big tent, and Cao Ying claimed that it was the grain supervisor who embezzled and caused a shortage of grain and grass, so he was beheaded. It is also known as that there is enough food in Yuanshu City, and it is said that you can eat a big meal if you break the city early. This time the army's morale was greatly boosted, and the second siege became more and more fierce.

"Big brother, Cao Ying has broken through the South Gate!" On this day, Liu Bei was discussing with Guan Yu and others in the big tent, but they saw Zhang Fei rushing in. "So fast?" Zhao Feng was a little stunned.

"Cao Ying captured the mother of Han Hao, the guard of the South Gate, and Han Hao had no choice but to surrender and sacrifice the city." Zhang Fei said with some disdain. When Liu Bei heard this, he also ordered the Xuzhou army at the east gate and the west gate to step up the attack.

At this time, the palace in Shouchun City was already in chaos, and the military generals were all six gods and no masters, only the Zhong Emperor Yuan Shu was not alarmed, and sat on his throne peacefully, holding the heirloom jade seal in his hand and watching it stupidly.

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