Cao Cao ordered the tiger and leopard to ride out, and it was only then that the situation was stabilized.

Guan Yu led 500 cavalry to attack tens of thousands of Cao army camps at night, causing chaos in the Cao army, such news came out, the momentum of the defenders in the city obviously rose a lot, and the Cao army, which was brave and unrivaled before, now seems to be nothing more than that, as long as it relies on the favorable terrain, it is a matter of time before the Cao army retreats.

A victory, so that many generals have a fantasy in their hearts, Liu Bei treats people deeply, although Zhang Fei sometimes likes to drink a drink and lose his temper, but his own ability is still quite loved by soldiers, many firmly remember Liu Bei's past benefits, and the fighting spirit in his chest is greatly stimulated, not for any bullshit, just for conscience, more for survival.

Verbally, the generals are reluctant to go to the soup and fire to the lord, and they can't wait to immediately rush to kill for a while, so that the lord can see his center, and when the real danger appears, it is the biggest test for his subordinates, whether it is loyalty or treachery.

A sneak attack last night made Cao Jun not attack the next day, looking at the black area in Cao Jun's camp, Liu Bei's face showed a smile.

"Lord, the momentum of the defenders has risen significantly, why don't you take Xuzhou City as the center and attack other cities, completely isolate Liu Bei, and turn the city he is guarding into a lonely city!" The advisor persuaded.

Cao Cao sneered: "Haven't you heard that Han Sui led an army of nearly 100,000 and did not capture Pingxiang City, which Jia Rong defended, he also had the same idea as you, and as a result, the army was defeated, and the land of Jincheng was all obtained by Jia Rong." ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, Liu Bei is not Jia Rong, and the Xuzhou army is not as good as the Xiliang army, as long as 30,000 soldiers are stationed here, Liu Bei will never dare to make any changes, it was the incompetent people under Han Sui's account that allowed Jia Rong to succeed, and Liu Bei wants to take advantage of our army, don't think about it." ”

Xun Yu also persuaded: "Lord, turning Xuzhou City into a lonely city can greatly disintegrate the military spirit of the defenders, and it will go down without a fight!" ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a fierce color, "In your opinion, Zhicai and I will stay here with 30,000 troops, and the rest of the people will start to conquer other cities in Xuzhou, and we must occupy other cities in Xuzhou within a month." ”

Cao Jun divided the troops, one by one, under Liu Bei's eyes, began to go to the rest of the place, at first Liu Bei thought that Cao Jun deliberately wanted to lure the defenders in the city to attack, Zuihou only realized that it was wrong, the generals in these teams were all the leading figures in the Cao army, they divided the troops, they must be plotting the entire Xuzhou, Liu Bei was anxious, but there was no way.

"How's the connection going in the city?" Cao Cao asked in a low voice.

Guan Yu's attack on the camp and Liu Bei's oil and dung juice when defending the city made Cao Cao feel very bad, since ancient times, the siege of the city has been very difficult, tens of thousands of people at every turn, it is very likely that it will not be able to be captured for several months, and countless materials will be consumed.

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "Lord, the Liu family and the Zhao family in the city, the strength is far lower than that of the Cao family, Cao Bao's family is loyal to Liu Bei, it is impossible to betray, and although the head of the Zhao family and the Liu family has the heart to open the city gate, the strength is insufficient, after the previous battle, Liu Bei increased the protection of the city gate, the generals who guarded it were all cronies, and the soldiers patrolling the streets were unusually many, and there was no way to start, even the family was secretly monitored by Liu Bei, as soon as there was a move, Liu Bei could immediately know." ”

"The icing on the cake, it's better to send charcoal in the snow, presumably the head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family in the city also understand this, and when the army breaks through the city, what role does the Liu family and the Zhao family have for us, you spread the word, just say I don't care about one or two more big families in Xuzhou." Cao Cao said.

Cao Cao didn't want Xuzhou City to be like Pengcheng and someone to pick it up, like Xuzhou City, a strong city, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to succeed without a few months of siege, especially Liu Bei has been fighting horses for more than ten years, has rich battlefield experience, and is dedicated to defense, even Cao Cao is also very headache.

"No!" Chen Deng took his leave.

Hearing Cao Cao's promise, Chen Deng was also full of confidence, the strength of the family should not be underestimated, but one by one is also very cunning, if they don't see rabbits and eagles, they can't do their best without enough benefits.

In the city of Xuzhou, the head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family gathered together and constantly discussed countermeasures, but Liu Bei's defense was too tight, that is, they wanted to dispatch a hundred people, I am afraid that a large army would immediately swarm and be wiped out in an instant.

When Liu Bei got the news from Cao Bao, a sneer appeared on his face, and what game did he want to play to open the city gate under his nose, which made Liu Bei angry in his heart.

"General Cao, you lead the army to surround the Liu family and the Zhao family, don't let anyone go, and don't leak the news." Liu Bei's eyes rolled, and the plan came from it.

"The lord, the head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family bought off the generals guarding the city gate, and raised the fire in the middle of the night, when the army attacked the city." Chen Deng hurried to the Chinese army tent where Cao Cao was.

Cao Cao Daxiao said: "Okay, if you can capture Xuzhou, the Chen family should be the first to take the lead!" ”

Chen Deng was overjoyed in his heart, Cao Cao's strength should be the first among the princes in the world, and he could get his promise, which was many times better than Liu Bei's rootless duckweed, and Cao Cao promised him to be the pastor of Xuzhou before, and the rise of the Chen family was already unstoppable.

"Without further ado, Lord Chen hurriedly contacted the Liu family and the Zhao family to ensure that everything was safe." Cao Cao said.

The head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family were invited by Liu Bei to the State Pastoral Mansion, looking at Liu Bei, who was sitting on the top with a cold face, the two knew that the matter had been leaked, their faces were like ashes, they looked at each other, and shook their heads at each other.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "The head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family are good means, if they want to open the city gate to welcome the Cao army inside, they think that this general is easy to bully." ”

"Why do you say this, the Liu family has lived in the city for generations, and they don't dare to have the slightest dissent, could it be that the adults are provoked by the villains?" The head of the Liu family quibbled.

"Really? Then what does it mean that the head of the Liu family and the head of the Zhao family communicated with Cao Jun outside the city, saying that the defense was tight and could not be successful? Cao Bao stepped forward and said, staring at the two with blazing eyes.

"This" The two of them choked suddenly, they didn't expect Cao Bao to control so much news.

Liu Bei sneered: "The two family masters, if they can defend the city together with Bei, after Cao Jun retreats, they will naturally share the glory, I didn't expect you"

"My lord, the villain is willing to serve the adult, please let the Liu family go!" Seeing that something was wrong, the head of the Liu family immediately changed his tune.

Seeing this, the head of the Zhao family hurriedly bowed: "My lord, the Zhao family is willing to serve the adult!" ”

Liu Bei said: "The two of you fornicated with Cao Jun, it was a capital crime, you have a good attitude, but you can make meritorious contributions, write a letter now, tell Cao Jun to enter the city at the third watch tonight, according to the agreed signal." ”

At the second watch, Cao Cao ordered Xiahoudun to lead five hundred cavalry to prepare to enter the city, thinking that Liu Bei would be defeated in his hands overnight, Cao Cao's heart was happy.

Xi Zhicai asked: "Lord, are the Liu family and the Zhao family in the city credible?" ”

Cao Cao's joyful expression immediately dissipated for half a minute, and he frowned slightly: "It's expected!" ”

As soon as Xi Zhicai reminded, Fang Cai's good mood was gone, "Tell General Xiahou to pay attention to the changes in the city gate, and if there is anything wrong, withdraw the army immediately!" ”

Xiahoudun, who was ambushed in the shadows, suddenly heard the sound of fighting in the city, and the city gate creaked open, shouting: "Brothers, kill!" ”

Five hundred cavalry soon entered the city gate, the surrounding was eerily quiet, Xiahou was frightened, looking around, there were Xuzhou soldiers everywhere, the archers' long arrows were aimed at them, just waiting for an order, it would be a rain of arrows.

Xiahoudun secretly screamed badly, and was about to order the soldiers to retreat, the city gate behind him was also slowly closing, and the drawbridge was gradually lifted, and after a while, the five hundred cavalry did not want to go out.

"Shoot the arrows!" Guan Yu ordered in a deep voice.

Five hundred cavalry became the target of the archers, and for a time the casualties were unknown, and the cavalry crowded with each other, and at the narrow city gate, there was a mess, and Xiahoudun hurriedly withdrew.

After Xiahou Dun left the city, there were only a dozen of the five hundred elite tiger and leopard cavalry, and more than four hundred cavalry were buried in the city forever, and Xiahou Dun shouted under the city: "Shameless Liu Bei!" ”

Liu Bei daxiao in the city said: "General Xiahou is not harmed, you led the army to attack the city gate, we have become shameless, what is the explanation?" ”

Xiahoudun's face turned blue and white, and he led the cavalry to retreat.

The war once again fell into a stalemate stage, half a year out, 100,000 troops consumed grain and grass I don't know how much, with the background of Cao's army, it was difficult to support too long, Cao Cao was very anxious.

After the Jizhou army suffered several losses in a row, it changed the strategy of the sneak attack of the grain transport soldiers, which was still planned by Tian Feng, the Jizhou army did not lack ordinary soldiers, but the cavalry was their shortcoming.

On the battlefield, fighting with the Xiliang Army, the winner is basically the cavalry, there is no strong cavalry, do not want to get any benefits in the hands of the Xiliang Army, and the cavalry is the strength of the Xiliang Army, Jia Rong has been in the world for many years, relying on the cavalry in his hands, and attaches great importance to the cavalry, whether it is equipment or war horses, it is not the Jizhou cavalry can compare.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the land of Youzhou, there are already three counties in the hands of our army, and now the Xiliang army is eyeing it from the side, and it may be difficult to advance an inch." Yuan Shao said in an anxious tone.

Tian Feng pondered for a moment, stepped forward and said: "Lord, the Xiliang army is invincible, and it cannot be the enemy, besides, the army has been fighting for half a year, and the people are tired, so it is better to make peace with the Xiliang army." ”

Xu You immediately jumped out and said: "What does Lord Tian mean by this, is the Jizhou Army inferior to the Xiliang Army?" Since the beginning of our campaign, our lord has been in the land of two counties, and his morale is high. ”

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Lord Tian's words are reasonable, but who should be chosen to send the Xiliang Army?" "Suffering losses on the battlefield one after another, Yuan Shao is a little exhausted, he doesn't want to be an enemy of the Xiliang Army, Jizhou is not as stable as imagined, especially recently there is Cao Jun moving closer to Qingzhou, and the trial is still a guest in the Xiliang Army, there has been no news since the envoy, Jia Rong is not a good man and a woman, maybe he has already judged the sacrificial flag.