Outside the city.

In one day, Liu Xun's army assembled, but there was a disagreement, and when the rear army arrived, he saw that the vanguard army suffered heavy casualties.

It is because I feel that this city is difficult to capture, if there is no strong bow and crossbow, siege heavy weapons, it is estimated that it will be difficult to cause substantial damage to the city.

Moreover, the walls are still being built, and I am afraid that more casualties will be required in the future.

In addition, in the afternoon, there were even cavalry arrivals and threw the head of General Liu Xun on the ground.

Even if it was a heavy blow to the morale of these soldiers and horses, the main general was already dead, and half of the grain and grass were plundered.

How else can this battle be fought?

"Withdraw the army, now you can only withdraw the army back to Shouchun, and this matter can only be decided by the lord."

"At least another lord will be in charge, and General Ji Ling must come."

"General Ji Ling is infinitely powerful and brave in battle, only if he leads the army, I am afraid it will be possible to break through this city!"

"Withdraw the army now, and you will be punished after you go back, how to attack the city desperately, you were actually killed by someone and left, how can you have the face to go back?"

"Don't say that! Now we have to keep marching! Our vanguard army is already about to break through, how many brothers have died, and now it is a little bit worse to break through Shucheng! ”

"If you want to be sent to death, just go, no one will stop you, don't take us with you!"

"Open up! What did you say! ”

"Not convinced, huh?! If you could have captured it, you wouldn't have died so many people! ”

"Hehe, didn't you wait for the guards to protect the general?"

"If you had seen that reckless man, you would not have said such things, that reckless man was so brave and treacherous, that he could wear two pairs of armor and lie in ambush on the side of the road!"

"On the city gate, there is also a fierce general, if you can do it, go and try it! This person's place has its own exhilarating effect, and almost everyone will be more brave and fierce! ”

"If you don't accept it, you will go to attack the city, and you can see how difficult it is to break through that fierce general!"

"What are you guys! There's a bastard in the cavalry general! Than us bandits! They are fast on horseback, and they shoot as they flee! We walked and caught up and rode and shot, and as soon as we rested, we heard the movement of the war horse, so we could only move and run! I don't know how many brothers have died along the way! I haven't seen such a war for so many years, it's like a safari, and the brothers are tortured too hard. ”

"Stop arguing! Aren't the people who were ambushed on the road also returning to the city now? ”

"So all the fierce men of which you speak are in this city! How to fight? ”

"No more fighting! Withdrawal! ”

"Withdrawn, withdrawn! Go back and report to Your Majesty, and let Your Majesty send General Ji Ling to go out again! ”

"This time, although we lost tens of thousands! Dead General! But I got a lot of information from enemy generals! Another kind of victory too! ”

"Not bad! They seem to have made a lot of money, but in the long run, we don't lose money!! ”

……

After a night of fierce quarrels, the soldiers abandoned the camp and withdrew directly from the battlefield.

The outpost sent by Xu Zhen found out about the matter early, so he directly sent troops to chase and kill again, and caught up with Shouchun's soldiers and horses overnight, and several generals made their own achievements.

Until the soldiers and horses fled to Hefei City, they could only defend it and did not dare to fight again.

At the same time, on the south side of Shouchun, the same was beaten and retreated, Sun Ce had to rush to the ferry many times, landed on the shore to fight, after a few nights of fighting, the Hefei ferry was lost, and the soldiers and horses of Shouchun had to retreat to the pass, relying on the mountain danger to hold the first line of soldiers and horses.

Hefei has now almost entered a situation of compression, and the soldiers and horses are almost on the defensive, and the offensive and defensive trends are different.

The news of Liu Xun's defeat reached Shouchun in less than three days, and Yuan Shu was furious and furious.

Immediately sent 50,000 troops to Hefei to station.

At this time, almost all of Cao Cao's troops and horses stationed on the border of Xuzhou marched south at the same time.

Entering the border of Jiujiang, there is a battle line nearly 400 miles wide in one day, and at the same time, there are many disasters in war.

And Lu Bu couldn't defend in Guangling, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, wanting to wait for the situation.

After attacking like this for nearly a month, Yuan Shu lost the city one after another, and Jiujiang lost ten counties.

The soldiers and horses continued to flee and abandon their backs, and the generals were also beheaded one after another, Xu Zhen took advantage of the south of Hefei to garrison Sun Ce, and after the battle of Shucheng, he took a short rest, stormed the eastern part of Hefei, and occupied the land route.

Sun Ce occupies the waterway.

The city of Hefei was beaten to the point that only the stubborn defense did not dare to go out, and for more than a month, the soldiers and horses were finally exhausted, and the city gate was broken.

By Dian Wei, Xu Chu first climbed the city, fearless to kill into the city to expel the enemy, at this time Hefei City, only thousands of soldiers and horses left.

Cao Cao's troops on the frontal battlefield are more and more, and the momentum is becoming more and more prosperous, and more than 100,000 people are committed to the territory.

So, in desperation, Yuan Shu asked for help everywhere, wrote to Yuan Shao for help, and asked for help from all the people who had promised and befriended back then.

None of them received a response.

Even after the summer of this year, when the autumn harvest was about to come, he was directly besieged under Shouchun.

The soldiers and horses of Cao Cao and Xu Zhen arrived in Shouchun, and Liu Bei guarded against Lü Bu on the north side of Jiujiang near Guangling.

And Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, seeing that the situation in Shouchun was so clear that they were no longer wasting military strength in vain, immediately went south back to Danyang, continued to stabilize their territory, gathered all the heroes from all over the country, and further expanded the territory of Jiangdong.

……

In September, the autumn harvest begins.

Cao Cao and Xu Zhen finally got together in the camp outside Shouchun.

"Bowen!! Hahaha! Missed me. ”

After Xu Zhen took Dian Wei and Xu Chu off the horse, Cao Cao strode to greet him, opening his arms and shouting loudly.

quickly took Xu Zhen's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for half a year, but I'm a lot more mature." ”

"Bowen fought in Shucheng and won beautifully, it is said that a white-robed young general rushed to kill him! Beheaded Liu Xun with two moves under the horse, can this general be available today? ”

Xu Zhen smiled modestly: "Zilong trained recruits in the camp and never came. ”

"It will take a few days for the child to come to the grain."

"Okay, that's fine."

Cao Cao took Xu Zhen all the way to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The big tent was deliberately expanded several times, and there were blankets spread out at the entrance to the main seat, and on both sides were the seats of the civil and military vassals, and on the right side of the main seat there were literary and meritorious Cao An.

Today's march is much more magnificent than it was at the beginning.

Wenwu sat down, and Xu Zhen naturally sat in the position of Wenchen on Cao Cao's left hand, and it was in the second seat.

Second only to the chief Guo Jia.

As soon as he sat down, Guo Jia turned his head to stare at him, and even tilted his head, quite incomprehensible.

But he didn't have any expression, and his eyes were quite deep.

At first, Xu Zhen didn't care much about it, but after being watched for a long time, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Immediately leaned over and said softly: "Brother Fengxiao, don't look at me like this, my face will turn into a red apple." ”

Guo Jia: "......"

He was silent for a moment, then smacked his lips and said in a deep voice: "Bowen has already won several battles, and he has won thousands of miles to take the Lujiang River, so don't come and sit here, right?" ”

You are a dignified prince and a brave man, and it is said that you dared to lead a thousand troops to raid and behead Liu Xun.

Isn't it a bit unreasonable to come to the strategist here?

Where are you going!!

What are you running here to roll in?! You're a commander!!

"Brother Fengxiao is also powerful, he went down with a plan, and almost made contributions with Lujiang, and now the situation of going south, without Brother Fengxiao's advice, I am afraid that it will not form an encirclement so quickly."

"Bowen praised it falsely," Guo Jia shook his head bitterly, pretending to be stupid.

I have to sit here with the strategist, and it seems that Xu Bowen doesn't plan to go in person next.

"Everyone," Cao Cao said loudly, suppressing all his voices, so that all the civil and military forces on the side looked at each other.

Cao Cao laughed softly, glanced left and right a few times, and couldn't hide his joy at the corners of his mouth.

"The situation is gratifying," Cao Cao immediately smiled on his face, stood up with his hands behind his back and paced slowly, "In the past, where could there be so many talented people under my account. ”

"At the beginning of the incident, I never thought that I could have today's majesty, under the tent, Wen has Fengxiao, Bowen's wisdom, Zhongde's strategy, and rely on the law of Gongda, take the military strategy and get down to the Huainan lands, Wu has Zixiao, Zihe, Wen Ze, as well as Dian Wei, Xu Chu two generals, mostly brave people, good use of soldiers and horses."

"Fortunately, Yuan Rang and Miaocai guarded the old land of Puyang, and did not let the soldiers and horses and thieves come to attack, and Yu Fuluo was stationed in Jizhou, which was my eyes and ears."

"There are Wen Ruo and Dr. Zhong in the court."

"There are people with ambitions in foreign politics."

Cao Cao sighed: "There are many talents, like a hundred birds contending, how can I not be happy." ”

These words made everyone present smile at each other, and their hearts were happy, and Cao Cao's words could be discussed before, and many people already felt that the hard work in the past six months had not been in vain.

Those who are courtiers, even if they are not for fame and fortune, are also praised for this voice, for the sake of sincere relief.

If the heart is warmed in this way, it is more effective than rewarding 100 gold, such as Guo Jia and others, who have already sat up straight at this time, ready to listen carefully again, and can contribute to things at any time.

The people in the hall are all like this, for the prosperity of the Cao family, what they have realized is also the ambition in their hearts.

Cao Cao walked to the main seat, knelt down, put his hands on the case, his back was straight, like a tiger standing on a dragon plate, his eyes were majestic, and he said in a deep voice: "Now, we and the civil and military have gathered in Shouchun. ”

"The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the grain and grass are sufficient, in the face of this solid Shouchun City, we must not let Yuan Shu drag it out until winter."

"Once it is winter, under the ice and snow, it will be more difficult to conquer, and then the grain and grass will be exhausted and cannot be retreated, and the money and grain will be wasted but there will be no merit, and it will turn into decline in the spring of the next year."

"Fengxiao, what do you think, please speak freely, Bowen is here today, you must tell me clearly."

"Okay," Guo Jiali got up, bowed his hand to the people around him, and said loudly: "Yuan Shu knows the reason!" Therefore, no more troops were dispatched, and the city wall was built in Shouchun and cast into a strong city! ”

"I heard!" His voice suddenly became a little excited, "Far away in Youzhou, it seems that a high-rise building of Yijing has also been erected, building a city and defending it to resist Yuan Shao's army!" ”

"On the south side, it is this Jiujiang Shouchun, which is also another Yijing!! It's just that Yuan Shao is in the north, and we are in trouble! Each other is overcoming difficulties and besieging the city! ”

"I dare to assert that no one can survive the dead defenders, and the tall buildings cannot be held for a long time, it is nothing more than waiting for death!"

"Whether it's Yi Jing or Shouchun, they can't hold it or grow stronger, so in this way, Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shu are also waiting for death in despair!"

"And we must take Shouchun before Yuan Shao, otherwise there will be chaos in the rear, and the Yuan clan should not sit idly by and ignore each other."

"Although Yuan Shao scolded Yuan Shu as a thief, he didn't want to see us sit big, after all, the Son of Heaven is in hand, if we get Huainan again, there will be a great threat in the future, everyone!"

When Guo Jia was speaking very fast, he suddenly paused in a sonorous and powerful shout.

"I just want to fight for a month and consume Shouchun's troops! Only then can there be a chance to go through the battle," Guo Jia's eyes were very sincere, "I have discussed with the lord for a long time, and there is no other strategy for this battle, but to attack." ”

"I'm scared! Fight until Yuan Shu's confidence is gone, the generals are scattered, and the army is sluggish, so the Shouchun City Gate will be weak and can be broken by itself. ”

"Not necessarily."

At this time, Xu Zhen's words interrupted Guo Jia's passion, which made Cao Cao and many Wenchen look over in surprise.

Even Cheng Zhongde's secondment was about to be spoken, and he was stunned by Xu Zhengan.

Is there really a way?

It's impossible, we have indeed been discussing for a long time, and there is no way to lure Yuan Shu out of the city, and now he will not fight at all.

Treat yourself like a turtle, and no matter how you besiege and attack, I will never come out of the city.

The city wall was built high, piled up with human lives, and all the people in the city were forbidden to go out, and then lived in the outer city, which was guarded by soldiers, and all the grain was collected in the Shouchun Imperial City.

There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in it, plus a city that holds on, in Yuan Shu's view, it is definitely not difficult to survive until the beginning of spring next year.

As long as there are still people in the world who are vying for power, the Jedi will not sit back and watch Cao Cao attack so confidently and boldly.

When there is chaos in his rear, he will retreat.

Since Yuan Shu has made up his mind about this, he will definitely not show his head.

At this moment, Xu Zhen was still staring at the case, and his expression seemed to be still thinking about something.

"A fortified city is not terrible, if it can be broken from the inside, then it can be simple."

"It's easy!" Guo Jia immediately turned his head to look at Xu Zhen, "How can you do it?!" You must know that my secret agent can't infiltrate Shouchun City, and the infiltrator back then can't do anything now, and it is even likely that he has been silently killed! ”

"The human heart." Xu Zhen said lightly, his eyes were still very serious, and his expression did not change or waver.

It seems that in his opinion, there must be a chance for this plan to be tried.

"As early as a year ago, Ziyu had already spread the Cao family's internal precepts in Jiujiang through rumors, and my Cao battalion soldiers and horses disciplined themselves hard, treated the people with benevolence and kindness, and did more to benefit the government."

"And now Yuan Shu is becoming more and more arrogant and lascivious, tyrannical and tyrannical, regardless of whether the people live or die, and only cares about his own last pleasure."

"To put it bluntly, this Shouchun City is like a huge tomb, and Yuan Shu is just dry bones in the grave, but he wants to pull hundreds of thousands of people in the city to die together."

"It is conceivable how miserable the people in the outer city of Shouchun are now, I am afraid that they are about to lack food at home due to the requisition of grain, and in another month or two, they may even live like cannibalism."

"Isn't it purgatory on earth?"

"What a heart."

At this moment, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was lit up by this sentence.

Based on people's hearts, the people in Shouchun City and the soldiers and civilians who don't want to fight anymore can be our people.

It's just that how to get them out of that step, and how to break out such turmoil, so that Shouchun can be broken from within.

This is the most important part of the plan.

"Berwen, go on!" Cao Cao sat up straight, his eyes shining, and he stared at Xu Zhen with an expectant smile.

(End of chapter)