"This battle is not about how much is lost, but in the hearts of the people, and this people's hearts are not the people's hearts when they stand in front of the army."

Xu Zhen looked at Guo Jia with a serious expression, "But it will really affect the hearts of the people in turmoil in the city." ”

"Brother Fengxiao should remember why the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou Rencheng, Zhongshan Zhang Chun, and Julu Zhang Jiao were able to rebel and kill the Han officials."

"Hunger, despair, guidance."

Guo Jia was concise and to the point, and said three very important factors, of course, it is indeed because of these three factors.

The local people, of course, responded in response to the despair of the Han.

At this time, Shouchun was in the same situation, and there was the so-called Zhong Son of Heaven, but the people did not admit it.

It is estimated that these people were coerced to stay in Shouchun and cultivate grain for Yuan Shu in the future, which is equivalent to cattle and horses, and threaten to control them with soldiers, without considering the lives of others.

There must be resentment in the hearts of these people.

"Then, how can Bowen let these people in the city know that they should resist and attack, and cooperate with us to attack outside the city and open the gap in Shouchun?"

In addition to the successive onslaughts, Guo Jia couldn't think of any way, only to attack, use human lives to pile up, and one day someone will be able to climb first and break the door.

Only by entering the city can you get a response, because the defense near the city gate will also be very solemn, not only outside but also inside.

"Liang, how ingenious it was."

At this time, the young man standing beside Xu Zhen arched his hand and said, "You can set up a thing, order the internal precepts, self-discipline, and Huimin orders to be written into laws, float into Shouchun City, and persuade his army to surrender." ”

"Floating into Shouchun City?" Guo Jiahu looked back suspiciously, his eyes fixed on Zhuge Liang, he still remembered the bold words of this kid in the Sikong house back then.

The whip penetrates into the inside, the atmosphere is majestic, the army will win, and Yuan Shu will lose, which is quite impressive, but I didn't expect to have a strategy now.

And he can also threaten to make these laws and fly into Shouchun City.

What does Xu Bowen teach this kid on weekdays? Theology, right?

"It's the southeast wind these days, just wait for the southwest wind for one day, and you can let the paper full of internal commandments, self-discipline, and Huimin books float into Shouchun City."

"Really?!"

Cao Cao's heart was tight at the moment, quite suspicious, while Xu Zhen was silent, his expression did not change much, seeing that he was so confident, in fact, Cao Cao's heart had gradually settled down.

Zhuge Liang is his only disciple, how many skills he has on weekdays, Xu Zhen naturally knows best, and if he dares to stand up and speak like this at this time, it means that he must have confidence.

"Kong Ming, are you sure that there is a way to make these books, silks, and cloths fly to Shouchun City?"

"Not bad!" Zhuge Liang smiled confidently and said: "Kong Ming has this confidence, if it fails, he is willing to be punished." ”

"It's serious, how can you be punished for failing to make a plan, since Kong Ming has a way, can he tell me now?"

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, turned his head and glanced at Xu Zhen, and then arched his hand and said: "Please also ask the lord to forgive the sin, this is not a common sense, but Kong Ming's ordinary ingenuity, it is to ask for a few days, the lord will come to take a look." ”

"Hehehe...... Hahaha!! Cao Cao gradually laughed cheerfully, Zhuge Liang's words made him quite appreciative, and the strategy was not a common sense plan.

In other words, other people can't think of it at all, only he Zhuge Liang can come up with such a plan.

is really confident, after being with Xu Zhen for a long time, it seems that people's personalities have become a little calmer, and if they are confident in their plans, they will speak frankly.

If you don't have confidence, you will listen carefully so that you can get something.

And if you don't have a heavy responsibility, you will study tirelessly at home to improve yourself.

This person may also be a talent in the future.

Guo Jia was not angry or happy at this time, and his face was not different, as if he stood up as usual to face Xiang Xu and Zhuge .

He arched his hand and said: "If Bowen and Kong Ming are very confident, then this plan can be done, but although I don't know how Kong Ming wants to act, I can guess that external forces must be used to work, and it is still necessary to raise the strength of the whole army to attack Shouchun." ”

"If there is no power of soldiers and horses, how can the Shouchun soldiers be afraid and jealous?"

Guo Jia's words made Xu Zhen and Zhuge Liang also nod.

This is reasonable, even if you want to break through from the inside, you need to be under unbearable pressure from the outside to be effective.

At this time, all the generals present were enthusiastic and wanted this merit.

"My lord! I will be able to conquer this battle, no need for this plan, just let me have 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city, and it will be broken in a few days! ”

Cao Hong was the first to stand up, and immediately glanced at many strategists with some arrogance, his broad face and beard fluttering, his expression angry, and he was not afraid of the casualties of the siege.

Not only that, he and Xu Zhen have always been in a hostile state, and they haven't had much communication so far, but since the last time he was led by Cao Chun by the tiger and leopard, and he was heavily punished, he has never been able to show his anger in front of others.

What's more, Xu Zhen also saved Mrs. Cao's life later.

And now the opportunity is in front of us, if you can seize the meritorious service, it will be good to raise your eyebrows a little in front of many civil and military forces in the future.

Once you have made meritorious achievements, you can capture a door in Shouchun, and in front of Xu Zhen in the future, it will be easy to refute.

Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Miaocai and others have always had a secret relationship, and they are all more jealous of Xu Zhen, but his achievements and reputation are too high over the years, so he has avoided his edge in the past.

As soon as Cao Cao heard it, he knew what they were thinking, and he was immediately displeased in his heart, but there was no thought on his face, why he had to make Cao Jie his wife when he was discussing with his father.

And when Xu Zhen clearly said that he wanted the other two sisters to marry together, Cao Cao also said for the first time that he could consider it.

It is because of the pressure of many clansmen of the Cao family.

These people, when they were alive, they didn't dare to fight with Xu Zhen, but if they died one day, Xu Zhen's merits would be too high to shock everyone.

If there is not enough Cao family's background behind, wouldn't there be another civil strife, so Cao Cao has been thinking about making Xu Zhen his own family all these years.

Let these generals of the Cao clan be obedient and act.

But now it seems that the effect is not very great.

Of course, this is not the time to think about these at this stage, and it is imperative to take down Yuan Shufang now.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, pacing down from the main seat, his expression was slightly dull, mainly because he recently received a letter from his eldest son Cao Ang, saying that Xu Zhen was too confident recently, and as a military advisor, he always likes to take the lead and rush to the front, so he must not be given this opportunity.

If you are not careful, something happens during the siege, and you will regret it!

So after thinking about it for a long time, he looked at Cao Hong and said in a deep voice: "Zilian, this battle is not a matter of will. ”

"If you want to send troops on a large scale, you must retreat to save your troops if you are not careful, you can't be rash, the wall of Shouchun has been built extremely high and thick, and in the battle of fortification, it is by no means a marching strategy can be skillful."

"For generals, you should know that it is difficult to attack the fortification, since ancient times, it is to go to the army to strategize, and to attack the city is the next strategy, because the thickness of the city wall, the strategy is useless, relying on the training quality of the soldiers and horses, and its tenacity."

Cao Hong nodded solemnly, his thick mustache was blown by the rough air, his eyes were blazing, and he immediately clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord!" Even if the soldiers and horses under my command fight to the death, they will gnaw down the eastern wall! ”

"Good!" Cao Cao's expression was majestic, and after scanning everyone, a slightly hoarse loud voice resounded in the big tent, "For three days, the generals need to attack the city day and night, if they can be captured, they will enter Shouchun to take the head of the usurper Han rebel, in order to repay the Son of Heaven, and they will be able to worship the generals." ”

"If, after three days, nothing has been accomplished, then you should retreat to the camp and besiege it without attacking, waiting for the exhaustion of its men and horses."

"The merit of eliminating the thief is here to fight, I hope you will fight bravely to kill the enemy, and finish this battle!"

"Whoa!"

Inside the military tent, the uniform roar, like Hong Zhong Da Lu, spread throughout the entire main tent, and the spirit of the guards outside couldn't help but lift suddenly.

Everyone knows that something big is going to happen.

It is to take the merit today.

……

That night.

Cao's army began to attack the city on a large scale, with Shouchun as the main east.

All the war equipment and siege armaments were all pulled up, and Cao Hong gave almost everything he had, personally commanding on the front line of the battlefield.

Let the soldiers and horses enthusiastically attack the city without the slightest retreat.

In this way, Xu Zhen and the others also returned to their southern camp.

For three months, Xu Zhen stationed soldiers and horses in Hefei, and transported the grain harvested in the autumn from Anhui and Shucheng one after another.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses were trained day and night, recruits new soldiers, and let the three generals lead the recruits to train separately.

When he first came back, Dian Wei rushed from his own camp, and when he saw Xu Zhen, he greeted him excitedly, with an excited look on his face, "Junhou! ”

"Prince, are you going to give the order to attack the fortification? I'm ready, I'll be in the city in three days!" ”

"I've seen this city wall, as long as the ladder is lengthened by ten zhang, you can climb it, if the car weighs a hundred stones, it will definitely be hammered!"

Xu Zhen and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and smiled bitterly at Dian Wei: "There is no attack, General Cao Hong is attacking the east gate, so that the defenders in the south can be mobilized." ”

"Huh?!"

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, "Tsk, why?" Aren't you guaranteed to make meritorious contributions?! ”

"Why don't you dare to quarrel with your lord!? He will definitely protect you, and this merit in hand must not be taken away by others! ”

"As long as we win Shouchun and lead the city, we will have made a great achievement! What does the prince want after that, don't you just open your mouth?! ”

Dian Wei's face suddenly turned ugly, he trained the recruits day and night, and acted with his own guards and henchmen, almost sleeplessly for a month, even when he was marching, he would practice one or two, so that they could practice bravery.

Now everyone is not afraid of death, ready to follow Dian Wei to attack the city first, and fight in Shouchun to take credit.

In Xu Ying, rewards are distributed according to merit, and the rewards given by Xu Zhen can be described as very generous, and he will never hide them privately.

Therefore, a wave of rewards had been distributed in advance before the war, which were all treasures that made the whole army excited.

Now you're telling me that you didn't get the order to attack the fortification?!

"Otherwise, no matter what, let's just send troops to attack the south, right?" Dian Wei blinked, seeking Xu Zhen's opinion.

"No way!" Xu Zhen rejected him with a serious face, "Shouchun is still united now, ready to carry it until the cold winter comes." ”

"The morale of these Shouchun soldiers and horses is still there, they can't be so reckless, the generals who want to make meritorious contributions let them attack first."

"If the east gate really can't be guarded, there will be fewer guards on the south side."

The two gates in the southeast are wide open, while in the north there are several strongholds and camps close to where Lü Bu is located, and the outflanking there is not under the city.

Therefore, the current situation seems to be a siege, but in fact, the north is just to intercept and besiege on the main road, if Yuan Shu wants to go out of the city, he can still escape from the north and hide in the path.

Or flee west into the mountains.

Of course, there are ambushes in the mountains, but there are still opportunities to chase them because they are close to rivers and lakes, but if Yuan Shu escapes into the mountains, then the pursuing cavalry can catch up with him faster.

Within a radius of dozens of miles in Shouchun, there are already outpost maps, and there are ambushes stationed on the main roads, so it is difficult for him to escape.

But it's possible to get out of town.

Therefore, it may not be possible to kill Yuan Shu by capturing Shouchun.

"There is less garrison in the south, so I will lead people to rush up."

"You rush every day! Glue punch rush! Xu Zhen immediately glanced at him impatiently, and Dian Wei was excited, and subconsciously protected his buttocks.

However, Xu Zhen did not move.

Then he scratched his head and followed Xu Zhen into the main tent.

"To continue to investigate day and night, we must find out the situation of the soldiers and horses around Shouchun, as well as the terrain of various places."

"The soldiers and horses practiced cavalry and archery, and then practiced the battle formation, Kong Ming went to the baggage camp, prepared everything, and waited for the southwest wind to be needed."

"Good!"

……

Inside Shouchun City.

In the palace of the Emperor of the Zhong Family.

Yuan Shu is in the harem at the moment, and the main hall is no longer guarded, and almost all the personal guards have gone to the school grounds of the palace to guard the outside of the imperial city with blades.

Ironically, these guards didn't seem to be guarding against foreign enemies, but rather worried about someone rushing into the imperial city to make trouble.

In the harem, the sound of warblers and swallows continued to sound, and many women were playing with Yuan Shu in the deep palace.

The water in the pond outside the palace is still cool at the moment, and the fruit plates and food plates placed on both sides are still very rich, Yuan Shu is wearing a loose robe at the moment, lying on the steps at will.

Taking advantage of the morning sun to look at the silhouette of the mountain peaks that can be seen in the distance, his eyes seem to be a little fascinated.

In his arms, there are harem concubines, all of whom are in good shape.

Yuan Shu held the honey water in one hand, and his slightly squinted eyes opened.

At this moment, my mind has wandered to nowhere.

So much so that Yan Xiang didn't notice much when he came in.

"Lord, the general trend has not gone, why are you enjoying yourself in the deep palace, but you are unwilling to sit in the town to meet the enemy!?"

"Huh?! Who's making noise in my harem? ”

Yuan Shu woke up suddenly, opened his eyes from the steps with great difficulty, and saw the person clearly.

His long hair hung down on his chest, almost all pale, and his slightly fat body stood straight with a look of anger, deep wrinkles that made him look old.

Yan Xiang is the most loyal old courtier who follows Yuan Shu, and the anger at this time is no longer the stupidity that Yuan Shu insisted on standing on his own feet.

Instead, he was angry why he gave up first, hid in the deep palace and enjoyed himself all day long, leaving three thousand elite guards outside the school grounds, and actually stopping these loyal ministers who wanted to see him.

At this time, the soldiers who were guarding outside Shouchun had not given up.

Why do you want to give up on yourself first!

Even if he is defeated and dies on the way to defend the city, he will not lose the prestige of the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family in the future.

"My lord, how can it be so ridiculous!"

"Yan Xiang! You have been insulted many times, and my great cause is to be harmed by you rebels and thieves! ”

"At the beginning, how many people I took in, all of them had no two hearts, and they came to me to ask for a bite to eat, but now, how many people have turned their backs and left, and they have all come to Cao Cao's command."

"It's all under the banner of the Son of Heaven, which has long been gone! What is the difference between that flag and mine!? ”

Yuan Shu pushed away the woman beside him, staggered forward a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

At this time, he was holding a sword in his hand and was approaching Yan Xiang step by step.

(End of chapter)