Zhang Liao met with Liu Ze and described the details of the battle of Yinling, Zhang Liao downplayed how he planned to attack the city, but he talked in detail about Sun Guan's bloody battle of the southern city wall, and at the same time described the exploits of Tai Shici, Gao Lan, Yu Poison, Hao Meng and others one by one, without omission.

Liu Ze bowed slightly, although Zhang Liao did not put himself in the position of the first merit, but Liu Ze knew that if Zhang Liao had not planned this battle properly, how could he easily win Yinling City. In the early stage, Yinling City was repeatedly attacked, and all living beings complained, Zhang Liao was able to withstand the gossip, let him slander and slander, and after the success, he was humble and proud, and let Liu Ze secretly give a thumbs up, Zhang Liao is really a general, and his vision is really not bad at all, and it is really not covered that Cao Wei can be ranked in the chief of the five good generals in the history of Cao Wei.

Although Zhang Liao tried his best to refuse, Liu Ze still wrote down the first credit for Zhang Liao, and the same honor was Sun Guan, the commander of the Seventh Division, who took the lead in the southern city wall, fought bloodily, and resisted the 40,000-strong counterattack of Yuan's army with the strength of a division. It is precisely because of Sun Guan's heroic performance that he attracted most of the main force of the Yuan army and created the conditions for Tai Shi Ci Gaolan to break through the north gate of Yinling, so Sun Guan's honor is well deserved.

At the same time, Tai Shici, Gao Lan, Yu Poison, Hao Meng and others were also commended by the general order, the Fourth Army was honored with a third-class meritorious service, and the Seventh Division was honored with a second-class meritorious service.

The reward for military merit is extremely generous, and Liu Ze stipulates that all collectives that honor third-class meritorious service will be given double the monthly salary of all soldiers, and military merit will be recorded in the individual's resume, and the accumulated merit will be promoted. Meritorious service above the second class is in addition to double salary. There will also be an additional reward for money.

The commendation order was transmitted to the barracks of the Fourth Legion, and the entire camp was boiling, and everyone was smiling and rejoicing.

The Xuzhou Army's reward and punishment regulations are transparent and open, although the First Legion, which won a great victory in the Battle of Yicheng, did not receive collective merits, but all those who killed the enemy on the battlefield and made meritorious contributions have received corresponding individual merits, so the First Legion has no greed for the honor won by the Fourth Legion, but it has further stimulated the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the First Legion, and Shouchun is in front of him. That legion took Shouchun first. Naturally, this first gong can't be run.

In the Chinese military tent, all the generals asked Liu Ze to fight, and they all wanted to take on the task of attacking Shouchun, and they were full of emotion. You fight for me. Do not give in to each other.

Liu Ze smiled and waved his hand. signaled the generals to be calm and calm, and said: "Shouchun is not as good as Yinling, it is not something that can be captured by setting up a few catapults to bombard him in a few days and nights." Shouchun is Yuan Shu's old nest, the city defense is strong, and the defense troops in the city are mostly Yuan Shu's descendants, followed Yuan Shu to fight Yuwan, the combat power is not bad, if our army attacks Shouchun, Yuan Shu will inevitably do the trapped beast still fighting, fight a fish to die and break the net. Who wants to see this outcome? Naturally, it's Cao Cao! Cao Cao issued an edict to us in the name of the Son of Heaven, that is, to borrow a knife to kill people, to borrow our knife to kill Yuan Shu. The best ending is for us and Yuan Shu to fight a lose-lose situation, and Cao Cao will profit from it, if our army attacks Shouchun, won't it be in Cao Cao's arms? ”

All the generals are looking at each other, if you talk about marching and fighting, they are all experts, but they are obviously not good at playing politics, Shouchun has been besieged by the Xuzhou Legion, and all the generals are thinking about how to break through the city as quickly as possible and capture Yuan Shu, where will they think about what the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch behind, and now listening to Liu Ze say this, there are so many considerations outside of the war, which is indeed outside their thoughts.

Guan Hai couldn't help but be a little discouraged when he saw that Shouchun was right in front of him but couldn't attack it forcefully, and said: "Then we will watch Yuan Shu live happily and be powerful in Shouchun City, it's really infuriating!" ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "Yuan Shu's life may not be easy, my army is pressing, Shouchun is already a lonely city, there is no reinforcement to rescue, there is no grain and grass inside, Yuan Shu is really alone now, there are still hundreds of thousands of people in Shouchun City, these people have to eat and drink every day, even if Yuan Shu reserves more grain and grass, there will be a day to eat up." The lonely city can not be defended, Yuan Shu is trapped in the lonely city, it can only be self-defeating, our army does not need to attack, only need to surround but not fight, given time, Shouchun will definitely be disheartened, not attacking and self-breaking. ”

Zhao Yun said thoughtfully: "It is the best policy to surrender the army without a fight, but Yuan Shu's grain and grass are unsustainable, our army is marching for a long time, and it is difficult to transport grain and grass. "The supply of 70,000 troops, plus tens of thousands of surrendered troops, and more than 100,000 horses and horses is also a great test for the logistics support system of the Xuzhou Army.

However, it is obvious that Liu Ze has thought it through, and now the transportation of grain and grass is basically by land, if it is resolved quickly, the basic problem of grain and grass supply is not big, but if it is ready to fight a protracted siege war, it is difficult to ensure the supply of more than 100,000 people by land transportation alone, so Liu Ze thought of using water transportation, the Huai River is the best water transport channel, from Xiapi along the Surabaya down to Huaishui, it is a complete Cao transport channel.

So Liu Zechuan ordered Mi Zhu, who was in charge of logistics affairs, to immediately organize ships to transport grain and grass to the Shouchun front along Surabaya and Huaishui, and at the same time ordered the First Army Corps and the Fourth Army Corps to dig deep trenches and fortify fortified villages, cut off Shouchun's internal and external communications, and prepare for a long-term siege of Shouchun. At the same time, a large number of fine workers were dispatched to infiltrate Shouchun to carry out rebellion activities. The strongest fortress is often broken through from the inside, Yuan Shu is arrogant and lascivious, the army and the people are full of complaints, it has long been a centrifugal departure, there are not many people who are willing to die for Yuan Shu, and there are not many people who are willing to die for Yuan Shu, and the long-term siege continues, Shouchun has no source of food and grass, and there is no rescue to wait, and the soldiers and civilians of Shouchun will inevitably find a way out in despair.

Yuan Shu in Shouchun City had already made plans to break the net, but for many days, the besieging Xuzhou army did not have the slightest movement to attack the city, which made Yuan Shu and his courtiers deeply surprised, and they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Liu Ze's gourd was selling, according to common sense, the Xuzhou army that won the two battles of Yicheng and Yinling one after another should take advantage of the victory and take Shouchun in one go, but Liu Ze just besieged Shouchun but did not attack, separated but not attacked, this is the way of the big back soldiers.

"Your Majesty, this Liu Ze must be afraid of my big Chen Tianwei, like a grasshopper shaking a tree, and he feels that he can't do anything, so he is stuck in Shouchun City. My Dachen foundation has been passed down for thousands of generations, and the Emperor of the Zhong family has returned to the mandate of heaven, how can such a young person be able to shake it? At the time of the court discussion, Sikong Zhang Jiong said with a sneer at Yuan Shu.

Everyone was disdainful, Zhang Jiong had no real talent at all, and he sat in the seat of the third prince by relying on his flattery and the ability to slap the horse's whiskers, and he was a well-known courtier around Yuan Shu.

Counselor Yan Xiang came out of the class and said: "No, Zhang Sikong's words are ridiculous. Liu Ze took advantage of the victory, dug a trench and built a fortress outside Shouchun City, clearly had the meaning of long-term siege, Shouchun Lonely City, although there were soldiers' rations, but could not be guarded for a long time, look at His Majesty Xià think twice. ”

Yang Hong immediately said: "What Dr. Yan said is extremely true, the lonely city can not defend itself, although Shouchun has a thin grain stock, but the population is large, and the daily consumption of grain is ten thousand, and now the internal and external transportation is cut off, and the grain and grass are only consumed, and there will be a day when the grain will be exhausted." Once the grain is exhausted, Shouchun City will definitely fall, according to the minister's opinion, Shouchun will not be guaranteed sooner or later, and His Majesty should also make plans as soon as possible. "Yang Hong had previously advocated abandoning Shouchun and running to the Lujiang River to avoid the edge of the Xuzhou army, Yuan Shu did not agree last time, and this time it is just a rehash of the old words. In Yang Hong's view, Shouchun must not be able to hold on, it is better to leave late than early, and when the mountains and rivers are exhausted in the future, it may not be so wishful to go.

Qiao Rui is still a firm left-behind faction, and said awe-inspiringly: "Liu Ze is only a few tens of thousands of horses, and when he personally leads the troops to fight, he will definitely kill him without leaving a piece of armor, and the siege of Shouchun can be solved immediately!" ”

Zhang Xun shook his head and said: "Captain Qiao has not fought with Liu Ze, I don't know the strength of the Xuzhou soldiers, General Ji Ling's light army rushed forward, that is, he fell into Liu Ze's strategy, and the whole army was wiped out in a battle. ”

Qiao Rui sneered, and sneered at each other: "General Zhang is sticking to the Yin Tomb, but what is the result? Stubbornly defending can only bring about self-destruction! ”

Zhang Xun also sneered: "Joke! With the current Shouchun family background, can he withstand such a toss from the captain of the bridge? There is still a glimmer of life in holding on, and if he goes to war, I am afraid that Captain Qiao will die even worse! ”

"You-" Qiao Rui was furious, glaring at him with wide eyes. Although Zhang Xun is a general in a higher position than him, Zhang Xun's prestige after the defeat in Yinling is not as good as before, so Qiao Rui dares to openly confront Zhang Xun in the court, but Zhang Xun doesn't seem to buy his account and competes with him.

Yuan Shu was upset by their quarrel, Yang Hong Yan Xiang advocated running, Zhang Xun's opinion was to keep, but Qiao Rui was to fight, Yuan Shu was not a particularly thoughtful person, and he didn't know who to listen to at this time, so he couldn't help but be a little annoyed and angry: "Presumptuous!" I want you to come up with ideas and think of a way, it's better for you to fight one by one, and if you have the ability, you can retire Liu Ze's soldiers, so as not to make noise here! ”

When the officials saw that Yuan Shu was angry, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to say anything anymore, retreated back to their original position, bowed their heads and said nothing.

Yuan Shu became even more angry and said, "A bunch of waste! At the critical moment, is there no one who even shares my worries? ”

Everyone was ashamed, and they couldn't answer.

At this time, a person from the last position of the court class came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has a plan, you can retire Liu Ze!" (To be continued......)