In the military tent in the camp of Shouchun City, Yuan Shu checked the secret letter overnight. Cao Cao's 300,000-strong army was stationed in Pengcheng, and there was no news of the messenger sent to contact Lü Bu.

The secret letters sent from all over the country can be described as full of sweat, piling up the entire wooden case. Yuan Shu was troublesome and called Zhang Xun for his selection.

Zhang Xun endured drowsiness, carefully flipped through it, and when he saw the important one, he handed it to Yuan Shu, who closed his eyes: "Lord, please see." ”

Yuan Shu opened his eyes and saw that he woke up in an instant: "Damn Cao Apu wants to secretly visit Wuping?" Is this serious? ”

Zhang Xun pondered and replied: "Cao thief likes private visits, especially the houses of relatives and friends, in order not to reveal his identity, he often wears regular clothes and does not carry guards. A few days ago, I heard that he had an adopted son named Cao Zhen, whose surname was Qin, and his father Qin Bonan lived in Wuping. This man lived a very simple life, but recently he suddenly bought a cow and slaughtered it, so the last general speculated that it must be because Cao Cao was about to visit. ”

Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and Huo Ran stood up: "Okay! Since Cao Apu has left Xuzhou, he will not attack for a while. Such a God-given opportunity must not be missed! I'll send the assassins to Wuping to bring back Cao Cao's head! As soon as Cao Cao dies, Cao's army will be torn apart, and I can take the opportunity to take Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and drive straight in! Luoyang, no, the world is my Yuan! ”

Zhang Xun hurriedly patted the horse: "The lord is really wise and powerful, and he will definitely dominate the world and dominate the world!" In addition......"

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shu had already looked up to the sky and laughed and went out. Zhang Xun reluctantly put down the secret letter in his hand, only to see the book on it: The iron-faced strategist near Sun Ce, after investigation, is Zhou Gongjin, the son of Zhou Yi, the son of Luoyang Ling.

Outside Shucheng, the fog suddenly came, and it was filled in all directions, and there was chaos between heaven and earth. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stood quietly in front of the formation, not moving for a long time. Han Dang stepped forward and handed the rattan helmet to Sun Ce. Sun Ce glanced at it and wondered, "What is this?" ”

Han Dang smiled extremely mysteriously: "The keel rattan is made of lighter than the golden helmet, worn on the head, the knife and gun are not injured, and the arrows are invulner......able."

Sun Ce took the rattan helmet and looked up and down, full of suspicion: "This is too ugly?" Is it really invulnerable? ”

"This is Miss Big Joe's clever plan. There are few vines in Wudi, so the young general doesn't know. The Lujiang River is secluded, and the mountains are full of rattans. Legend has it that the Nanban in the land of Baiyue used this to make armor, called the Vine Armor Army", Huang Gai on one side explained.

Sun Ce looked back and forth a few times, and handed it to Zhou Yu: "The green huhu is not good-looking, Gongjin, you can wear it." ”

Zhou Yu held a big bow in his hand and stared at the city for a moment: "I don't need it before I go into battle." Bo Fu, you still wear it. ”

Han Dang saw that Sun Ce was reluctant, frowned and said: "Miss Xiao Qiao specially ordered, this top is the young general's yours, it is said that Miss Da Qiao made up the kung fu all night, so it ......."

Because he was too worried about Sun Ce's safety, Da Qiao stayed awake all night, found a number of female dependents and soldiers in the battalion, and rushed to make rattan helmets overnight. Made from the stems of bony vines commonly found in the nearby mountains, the helmet is lightweight and slit, criss-crossed and rock-solid, making it impossible for arrows to penetrate or blades to cut.

Hearing that Da Qiao made it up by himself, Sun Ce immediately withdrew his hand, forced a smile on the corner of his mouth, pretended to remember something, and said, "By the way, General Han, what I told you has been arranged?" ”

Han Dang arched his hand and said, "Please rest assured, Major General!" ”

The fog gradually turned from thin to thick, and the perfect fighter was at this time. Sun Cejun's face was solemn, and with a light wave of his hand, a shirtless strong man immediately climbed onto the high platform, riveted his whole body, and beat the drum vigorously.

The soldiers defending the city could not see the attacking soldiers, but they heard the sound of drums shaking the sky and the sound of killing, thinking that Qiao Rui's 30,000 troops had been arrayed outside the city, and hurriedly waited for the battle, but it was difficult to hide the panic in their hearts.

It was too late, but it was too late, and a volley of arrows "swished" in the thick fog, and several archers fell to the ground without seeing the enemy.

When the general commanding the archers saw this, he was very nervous, and judging by the angle of the arrows, he believed that the archers had reached the city, so he shouted: "The enemy has arrived at the city, throw the stones!" ”

The soldiers took out a dozen man-high boulders and threw them down vigorously, rolling the stones down the city wall into the thick fog, but there was no response, only a few muffled sounds like wooden planks breaking. The soldiers defending the city were particularly surprised in their hearts, and they were wrapped in a trace of fear, which intensified.

Not only did Xiao Qiao, who stayed awake all night last night, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also talked at night to discuss the siege of the city. Zhou Yu pointed the feather fan in his hand on the sheepskin map, and said lightly: "Bofu, you see, Shucheng is close to Dabie Mountain in the west, Chaohu Lake in the east, and the north gate of the city is facing a lowland. In this season, the west wind is blocked by Dabie Mountain, the temperature rises sharply in the morning, the most suitable to form a dense fog, piled up at the north city gate, three or five zhang away, people and animals do not distinguish. ”

Sun Ce said with a smile: "When I fled from Shucheng yesterday, I also noticed this, which can be described as the right time and place. ”

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "The siege of the city is most afraid of the stones falling from the sky, so we must first use the dense fog to shoot arrows from the city to the city, so that the defenders think that the siege troops have reached the city and throw the stones." At that time, we will attack the city again, and we can use the rocks as cover to reduce casualties. ”

"But if that happens, the first archers will be hit with a stone."

Zhou Yu smiled and said confidently: "Do you remember that when Miss Xiao Qiao was attacked by Chaohu Lake before, we got four machine boxes that can shoot arrows?" ”

Sun Ce suddenly realized, and said, "What a clever plan!" ”

So Sun Ce ordered Han Dang to rush to the old house overnight, transport the four machine boxes, bury them under his feet while the night is dark and windy, and use thin soil as a camouflage, so that there are ten thousand arrows in the dense fog.

When the stone formation was settled, Sun Ce personally led 800 soldiers to charge. The soldiers, all carrying bows and arrows and short knives at their waists, strode up the ladder and used the boulder as a barrier. Only then did the defenders understand that they had been deceived, and immediately released arrows to the city, but there were rattan helmets to resist and boulders to protect them, and Sun Ce's generals were unscathed.

Sun Ce waved his silver halberd and signaled everyone to go to the city, he was about to take the lead, but was caught by Cheng Pu Huang Gai from both sides. Cheng Pu's eyes widened, and he roared: "The young general should not be a hero, be careful to hurt!" These miscellaneous soldiers, just leave them to us old decay! ”

The troops in front were brave and difficult, erected ladders, climbed and climbed the city. The defenders showed no signs of weakness, and together they overturned the ladder with a long pole.

The mist gradually faded, and when Zhou Yu saw this, he turned over and rode his horse, bent his bow and arrows and shot at the defenders who were trying to knock over the ladder.

The situation was urgent, and Cheng Pu and Huang Gai also rode horses and arrows to cover the soldiers who climbed the ladder. Sun Ce's archery skills are not fine, for fear of shooting his own people, he is so anxious that he scratches his ears and cheeks, like ants on a hot pot. Suddenly, an arrow came head-on, and Sun Ce flashed, but saw a group of archers at the head of the city drawing their bows and aiming them at him.

Sun Ce had an idea, and immediately galloped through the military formation, shouting: "Sun Lang of Wu County is here!" He was very eye-catching in his red cloak, and he became the target of public criticism at the moment. For a while, the rain of arrows flew down, and Cheng Pu Huanggai was shocked to immediately ride back to help.

Sun Ce danced the silver spear so tightly that he had no choice but to fly like a meteor, and his arm was still bruised. Suddenly, several arrows flew from the side, shooting down all the arrows aimed at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce looked back and smiled: "It's still Gong Jin who is amazing!" ”

Zhou Yu didn't mean to joke, immediately pulled out the arrow, and continued to draw the bow.

At the city gate tower, Han Dang led more than ten soldiers to the city and fought hand-to-hand with the defenders. The rain of arrows finally stopped, and Cheng Puce immediately stepped forward and dragged Sun Ce off his horse: "The young general is too nonsense!" How can there be such a war! ”

Huang Gai saw that Zhou Yu had many abrasions all over his body, and couldn't help but say, "Do you two want to die?" Yes? Just hit Lujiang City and risked your life, you are still the dragon and phoenix among the people in the eyes of others, it's really ......"

Before the words fell, I heard a commotion in the distance, dozens of men in cloth flashed under the city, they used their hoes and poles to slam at the besieging soldiers, and waited for an opportunity to overturn the ladder.

Sun Ce couldn't help but be surprised: "Who are those?" ”

At this moment, a general ran quickly: "Tell the young general, the people of Shucheng heard that the army was besieging the city, and they came back to help Lu Taishou, and their subordinates don't know what to do." ”

Zhou Yu couldn't bear it, and tilted his head and said, "Bo Fu ......"

Sun Ce didn't expect things to be like this, and instructed Cheng Pu: "Pass the order, don't kill the people, if you block the siege, just drive it aside." ”

Before Sun Ce's words fell, he saw more than 100 people coming from the east and west, among which there were many old and weak women and children, who pulled each other with the siege soldiers, even if they were scared with knives and axes, they did not flinch.

Sun Ce couldn't help but be dumbfounded, seeing that the soldiers besieging the city were about to be surrounded by human streams, Sun Ce ordered: "Withdraw!" Fall back! ”

The commander immediately signaled with gold, and all the soldiers quickly withdrew. But Han Dang had already been killed to the city tower, and was pressed on the city wall by the soldiers defending the city, and cut it down with a splitter, seeing that he was about to be beheaded. Sun Ce and the others were all dozens of feet apart, and they were so anxious that they couldn't be rescued.

Two of the evacuated soldiers stood out, one nearly ten feet tall and the other only up to his waist. ”

The tall man immediately turned around, picked up the little man, and threw it upward, and the little man jumped out of the hilt of the knife in his sleeve, and struck hard at the center of the eyebrows of the soldiers defending the city.

Han Dang took advantage of this opportunity to push away the defenders, propped himself up and jumped off the city wall, retreating with the other soldiers.

Although he lost this battle, a chuckle appeared on the corner of Sun Ce's mouth: "Interesting...... General Huang ordered to go down, count the casualties, and camp in the north of the city. After General Qiao and his troops arrived, he would make plans. In addition, call the two soldiers who had just rescued Han Dang. ”