(Dameng, thank you for not saying anything.) Thanks to Zhao Wuxian 2014, UFGW, Glorious Charter, Panhu Slaughter)

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In the Xiapi counterattack battle, although Lu Bu was defeated miserably and had no power to counterattack, Cao Cao also won a crushing victory, with two percent of the elite soldiers and one-third of the military food loss, which was only enough to support two months - but in fact it was only enough to support this month, because the army also needed food on the return journey, and if the troops were withdrawn after the food was exhausted, it was easy to cause turmoil in the army's heart, which was very dangerous.

Cao Cao was in a dilemma, and even wavered, and once wanted to withdraw from the siege and return to the division, and fight again in the next year.

In history, it was Xun You and Guo Jia who persuaded them, but in the absence of these two people, Cheng Yu, who was also a top strategist, would dissuade him like Xun Yu, and the advice was surprisingly similar: "Bu Yong and no strategy, now he has fought many battles in the north, and his spirit is declining." The three armies are dominated by generals, and if the main army declines, the army has no will. Chen Gong is wise but late, and the sword is too late? [qul] [ed]u. Dou Anji hammer 矗敝炊 a 惫ブ伎沙 I am sick!?br/>

Cao Cao has always believed in the words of the two masterminds, but now that the two of them have such a high opinion, they finally strengthened their confidence and gritted their teeth to insist. So while mobilizing military rations from Yanzhou, he sent envoys to various places in Xuzhou to seek the support of local heroes.

Cao Cao's focus was on the two wealthy families in Xuzhou: the Donghai Mi clan and the Xiapi Chen clan, but the news that came back was quite disappointing. Chen refused, and Mi ignored it at all.

Historically, Chen Deng supported Cao Cao's crusade against Lü Bu and personally led a large army to help. But the Three Kingdoms of Ma Han are different, first of all, Cao Cao does not have the tall central identity in history; Secondly, Chen Deng was more optimistic about Ma Han than Cao Cao. And from Chen Deng's vision, he naturally saw that Cao Cao's destruction of Lu would be unfavorable to Ma Yan. It's a pity that Chen Deng and Lu Bu don't deal with each other very well, otherwise they may not be able to help him.

As for Mi. No matter what time and space the history is, he never glances at Cao Cao.

Although he was rejected one after another, Cao Cao was not discouraged, and ordered the soldiers to dig trenches to besiege the city and block Xiapi, leaving only a gap in the east, which was to encircle the three queyi. After learning that Yanzhou reinforcements had crossed Surabaya, Cao Hong and Zhu Ling were each sent to lead a partial division to attack Xiapi County, so as to cut off the enemy's reinforcements and frustrate their ambitions.

It's May. It coincides with the rainy season in Jianghuai, and in a few days, heavy rain falls, the rivers are overflowing, and the fields are full of rivers, and even the water of the Xiapi moat rises out.

Seeing this, Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, and Xun Yu even shouted, "God help me!" He immediately ordered the digging of channels to lead Yi and Si to irrigate the city.

Xiapi City is located at the confluence of Yishui and Surabaya, and the water of its moat is directly drawn from Surabaya. Once there is a flood, it is very easy to flood. At that time, tens of thousands of soldiers of Cao's army braved the rain to dig ditches, and the ten days were completed. Thereupon. Natural disasters are coming, and Xiapi City and Lu Bu are at the moment of life and death.

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There was still a drizzle in the sky, and Gao Shun, who was dressed in a hat and looked tired, had more than ten followers. The trouser legs rolled up high, wading knee-deep muddy water, and rattling. One foot deep and one foot shallow, one foot towards the city wall. At this moment, the deputy general of the Xiapi Army described him as haggard, his eye sockets were deep, his eyes were red, and the stiff short mustache under his chin was soaked by the rain and fluffy and soft, which greatly reduced the majesty.

However, at this moment, Gao Shun no longer cares about the appearance of the army, what he cares about is the city wall. Within a day, he had received six warning signs that the inner and outer layers of the city wall had peeled off in large chunks, and the foundation of the wall had been exposed. If you continue to soak like this, I am afraid that even the sand and gravel in the inner layer will gradually be lost. When the base of the wall is empty, can the wall still hold up?

The city walls of the Han Dynasty and even the following centuries were generally rammed earth walls or adobe walls. The rammed earth wall is a method of building the city wall in all dynasties since the beginning of history. It is made of wooden planks, filled with clay or gray stone, and built with pestle and pestle.

The adobe wall is made of clay first, and then used clay as cemented material after drying, like bricks, and then the wall is smeared with a layer of yellow mud as a protective layer.

Both types of walls are not resistant to blisters, and the former will loosen and collapse after a long time; The latter is even worse, soaking directly into a ball of thin mud.

Xiapi City is because it is near the river, and it is the land of Huaibei with a lot of rain, so it adopts the rammed earth of the plate, and the durability is somewhat stronger. It's just that this strength is also limited, no, calling the police everywhere, making Gao Shun tired.

After inspecting the situation, Gao Shun could only repair it with stones and hard-burned red clay according to the craftsmen's construction. Although it is also known that this is a palliative rather than a cure, there is no better way.

Gao Shun stood on top of the White Gate Tower, through the misty rain and mist, looking at the undulating Cao military camp more than ten miles away, as well as the many ditches and canals under the city, his brows were tightly locked, worried, and he sighed from time to time.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him, Gao Shun didn't look back, and said coldly: "What's the matter?" ”

An attendant stepped forward and knelt down: "Yu Zhonglang, the general was furious in the mansion and reprimanded Hou Caidu, and Zhang Duwei asked Zhonglang to go and persuade him." ”

Gao Shun's position is Zhonglang General, so the attendants are called Zhonglang, and Zhang Duwei refers to Zhang Liao. Hearing that even Zhang Liao couldn't persuade him, Gao Shun was also a little surprised, and his heart was uneasy. At present, the soldiers are approaching the city, the flood is raging, the food and grass are scarce, and the morale of the army is weak.

When Gao Shun hurried to the governor's mansion, the servants were packing up the utensils that had been smashed by Lu Bu's anger, and Hou Cheng, who had been reprimanded, had already gone away in panic. Zhang Liao was left alone to persuade. Seeing Gao Shun entering, he glanced at him and retreated.

"Pepin, you've come just in time. As I said earlier, there is no food in the army, so you can't make wine. As a result, Hou Ji, the bastard, actually brewed wine without permission and broke military regulations, do you think he should be killed? As soon as Lu Bu saw Gao Shun, he didn't wait for him to speak, and first scolded Hou Chengzhifei.

The cause of the incident was that when Hou Cheng had his subordinates grazing before, he drove fifteen horses to Liu Bei, the old lord of Xuzhou. The results were found and recovered in time. The generals went to celebrate, Hou Cheng brewed five or six wines, and hunted a few wild boars to feast everyone.

Before everyone drank, Hou Chengxian sent someone to send half a pig and five buckets of wine to Lu Bu: "I am favored by the general, and I will congratulate you in the future." Brew little wine, hunt pigs, dare not eat, first offer a slight meaning. ”

Unexpectedly, Hou Cheng's seemingly ordinary behavior actually provoked Lu Bu to be angry and reprimanded: "Cloth bans alcohol, Qing brews wine, and the generals eat and drink together as brothers, and murder the evil together?" ”

When Hou Cheng learned about it, he hurriedly came to ask for his guilt, poured out the self-brewed wine after he returned, and returned the congratulatory gifts of the generals. A high-spirited banquet was just stirred up.

Gao Shun learned about the cause and effect, but he didn't know how to persuade for a while.

That's right, there is a lack of food in the army, alcohol should be banned, and those who dare to break military regulations should be severely punished. But rules are dead, people are alive, and enforcement depends on the situation. Although Gao Shun himself has always been upright and rigorous, he will never be rigid, otherwise he would not have trained a heroic soldier in the world. And Gao Shun also knew that Lu Bu's personality was not harsh, and this time he was angry, presumably due to the unfavorable war, repeated setbacks, and long-term depression. Hou Cheng was unlucky and became a punching bag.

Gao Shun bowed and said: "At the moment of the great enemy, the main public commissar really should not move this nameless anger, the army has been trapped for a long time, it is inevitable that they will be ashamed, and it is forgiv......able to use wine to dispel it" Gao Shun and Lu Bu have a brotherhood, and they have always spoken simply and do not hide anything, and Lu Bu has never been held accountable for his advice.

After some persuasion, Lu Bu's anger almost disappeared. At this time, a report came from outside the house: "Don't ask to see." ”

When Gao Shun heard this, he stood up and bowed his hand to Lu Bu: "Chen Gongtai has something to discuss with the lord, and he will retire." ”

Lu Buzhi and the two had always been at odds, and he didn't say much, he just nodded, and the anger on his face was hard to dispel.

Gao Shun sighed in his heart, said goodbye, and just walked to the atrium, he saw Chen Gong coming towards him. The two of them gave up their hands from afar, did not say a word, and staggered by.

These two important civilian and military generals of the Lu Bu Army, who have always been at odds with each other and even more at heart, never expected that they would soon end up with the same fate.

Coming out of the state pastor's mansion, Gao Shun still felt unsteady after thinking about it, so he walked towards Hou Cheng's residence. When I asked at the house, I replied that I had gone to the barracks. Gao Shun knew that Hou Cheng was going to appease the generals under his command, looked up at the cloudy sky, wiped the rain on his face hard, sighed and was speechless, and only hoped that the generals would not be resentful because of anger.

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In the Cao army camp more than ten miles away, except for the soldiers who patrolled around in robes and carrying spears and halberds, the vast majority of Cao soldiers either curled up under the Tibetan soldier shed behind the fence or hid in the camp tent. Occasionally, a herald delivering a message hurried by, splashing mud and water, and the whole camp seemed empty and lonely.

A group of men and horses galloped in from the gate, breaking the silence of the barracks, but seeing that their horses were muddy and the knights' clothes were soaked, it was obvious that they had made a long journey. After entering the camp, the group was led into a newly built tent by the receiving officials, and drank soup and washed themselves.

After a while, Cheng Yu, who got the news, hurried over, and after a while, he led several people to the tent of the commander of the Chinese army.

"My lord, the previous plan is sold." With Cheng Yu's current status, there is basically no need to report to the military marshal's account when he enters the China, and he directly opens the curtain and enters.

Cao Cao braved the rain yesterday to observe the flooding of Picheng, after the rain the wind evil into the body, his head was aching, while approving the military report, while asking the young clan, the governor of the tent Cao Xiu to massage his temples on both sides to relieve the pain. Hearing this, he raised his head in surprise: "Foremost? Which one? ”

Since the siege of Xiapi, the two major strategists have come up with dozens of strategies for Cao Cao, all of which are "pre-plans", and it is no wonder that Cao Cao did not know what to do for a while.

Cheng Yu smiled, brushed the hem of his shirt that was stained with a little muddy water, and stretched out his finger to point in the direction of the downside: "Strategy, reverse!" ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to signal Cao Xiu to stop massaging, and his head didn't seem to hurt anymore, and he said in surprise: "Could it be ......?"

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "The candidate for the implementation of this policy has arrived. ”

As soon as the words fell, the curtain was opened, and a tall and thin young man in a green coat and scarf, with a calm face, flashed in, and bowed to the ground with Cao Cao, who was the head of the head.

Cao Cao pointed his fingers and laughed: "Man Boning, it's just right!" (To be continued......)