People are in good spirits when they are happy, and they marry their daughters-in-law and celebrate the New Year.

The spring of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, for Liu Qi, is the real spring, the spring breeze is drunk, and the spring color is boundless.

In addition to practicing swords every day, he planted flowers with the three ladies, and his life was boundless.

Jiangdong took the initiative to marry, which also made Jingzhou raise his eyebrows, and he has been really breathless in recent years, which also shows how incompetent Cai Mao is in commanding the army.

On this day, Du Linger was cooking wine in the cabin, Liu Qi and Xu Shu were fishing in the stern, the blue waves were vast, and the merchant ships came and went.

Liu Qi asked: "Xiangyang is meticulous, but have you found out?" ”

Xu Shu smiled: "Except for those who should stay, the rest have been cleared." ”

Since the assassination of Wuling, while strengthening the guards, Liu Qi has also realized that Xiangyang is rampant, and they know their whereabouts well.

During this time, it seems that there is nothing to do, but in fact, it is attracting those who take action carefully and make their own bait, while Xu Shu is a fisherman and catches them all.

Liu Qi said: "Cao Thief was defeated last year, he held a grudge, and he has been fighting hard for several months, and he will definitely fight again, except for the eyeliner in the city, so that he can calmly meet the enemy." ”

Although Nanyang won a great victory, Cao's strength was still the strongest, and it was not something that Jingzhou could compete with, so it should not be taken lightly.

Xu Shu said: "Cao's army has recently moved to Runan, I expect Cao Cao to use troops to Huainan to deter Jiangdong, if there is a rebellion in China, there is no time to go south, the general should take the opportunity to plan a plan to enter Sichuan." ”

"Irikawa?" Liu Qi frowned and said: "Yizhou is dangerous, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, although Liu Zhang is weak, but the Shu people should not be underestimated." What's more, Liu Zhang and I are clan relatives, if there is no reason to raise a teacher, fratricide, I am afraid that the people's hearts will not be smooth, and it will be difficult to move an inch after entering Sichuan. ”

Xu Shu said: "Does the general still remember Yuan Shao's capture of Jizhou? Now Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang are at odds, and they have been fighting for several years, so why not secretly contact them and share Yizhou. Zhang Lu was shocked by Ma Teng, and was feeling uneasy, and he would happily send troops, and if Liu Zhang came to ask for help, he could take the opportunity to enter. ”

"This plan is also feasible," Liu Qi pondered for a moment...... "But we have no contact with Zhang Lusu, so I am afraid that he may not believe it." ”

Xu Shu said with a smile: "Under Zhang Lu, there is a strategist Yang Song. He is very greedy for money, forgetful of profit, and despised by the people of Hanzhong, just because he is the leader of the Yang family, he dares to be angry and dare not speak, if he can bribe this person, he will be able to succeed. ”

"Brilliant plan!" Liu Qi slapped his thigh, causing ripples on the surface of the water, and the fish that had just gathered dissipated instantly.

Xu Shu shook his head and sighed: "The fish slipped away." ”

Liu Qi laughed and said: "Although you lose a small fish, you get a big fish, if you get this person's help, it is a plot in Hanzhong, and it is not impossible." ”

"Hanzhong?" Xu Shu was taken aback, and thought about it: "If you get Hanzhong, you can take Longdong in the north, and Xichuan in the south." When there is chaos in Guanzhong, we can't wait for a piece of the pie......"

"Let's go, go back and discuss with Kong Ming immediately!"

Suddenly opened his mind, Liu Qi couldn't sit still anymore, threw down the fishing rod and ran to the bow of the boat.

This Yang Song is a real villain, dividing Ma Chao and Pang De, the two tiger generals surrendered to Cao Liu, and later betrayed the lord to seek glory, and really wanted money and did not want to die.

If such a character is not used, it is simply a waste of talent.

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When the glacier thawed, the Cao army in Wuguan couldn't wait to send troops and empty the obstacles on the road.

Xu Huang led the troops again, made sufficient preparations, set up three large camps outside the pass, and ordered the three armies not to stop, and captured the Wuguan in one go.

On Wuguan, Wei Yan was not idle this winter, stepped up the training of men and horses, and transferred the equipment to defend the city from Nanyang, and was well prepared.

The Jingzhou army was in full array, the bows and crossbows, the defenders were densely packed, standing at the juncture, rolling stones, ash bottles, and sassal wood were stacked in piles, and boiling oil and boiling water were still burning at the foot of the wall.

With the drums in the Cao army's camp shaking the sky, the flags fluttering in each camp, people shouting horses and neighing, Cao Jun set up ladders, rushed cars, and began to attack the city.

Xu Huang personally supervised the formation, guarding the two wings with cavalry, pressing the infantry and suppressing the defenders of the city with archers in the center.

At the same time, dozens of tall wells and catapults also slowly moved forward, and the rushing cars lined up in a long line, moving forward in turn.

Cao Jun has been fighting with Yuan Jun in Guandu for many years, and he is full of experience in offensive and defensive warfare, and the improvement of equipment also ranks first among the princes.

More than 2,000 Cao troops carried the ladder forward, and gradually pressed in with the well and the catapult.

Amid the earth-shattering drums, flags fluttered, archers on the wells suppressed the defenders of the city, and catapults began to creak and start.

In the blink of an eye, stones the size of a basin flew up to the city with a roaring roar, some smashed on the city walls, some fell into the city, and a round of stone rain fell from the sky.

Although adequate preparations were made to erect obstacles with planks, cooked cowhides, linen cloth, etc., some soldiers were hit by falling rocks, some were killed on the spot, and the wounded screamed.

Wei Yan watched the battle coldly with a big sword, indifferent to the screams around him, Cao Jun had sufficient equipment, and it was really extraordinary.

However, the catapult was only to disrupt the defenders' formation, and once the Cao army charged, the catapult would be useless, and the well was the real threat.

Sure enough, the stones ran out after two rounds of attacks, and Cao's army was busy with stones in the rear, and the siege soldiers carrying the ladders began to sprint, and the archers on the well began to release arrows.

"Shoot the arrows!" Wei Yan's expression was grim, and when he saw that Cao Jun was twenty or thirty steps away from the city wall, he gave an order in a deep voice.

The arrows in the sky were like spring rain about to fall, and the Cao army fell one after another, and in the first round of charge, only a few people rushed to the city, and there was not a cloud ladder on the city wall.

But Cao's army did not flinch, and the rear army, which had already been assigned an order, immediately followed, rushing over in waves, trampling on the corpses of his companions, and rushing towards the city.

In the blink of an eye, a river of blood has been formed under Wuguan, scarlet and pungent, and the blood water flows down the cliff to the absolute stream, looking at it from a distance, the cliff is red, like hell.

Amid the sound of drums and trumpets, the screams were incessant, and many of the defenders of the city fell, and the archers of the Cao army pressed towards the city walls, and the soldiers on the wells were the most threatening.

Wei Yan was targeted and shot a few arrows, but was blocked by his own soldiers with shields, Wei Yan was furious, took a bow and arrows and shot at the soldiers on the well, but the strength of one person was limited after all, and the effect was little.

After a few rounds of charges, the Cao army in the rear went forward one after another, and finally someone rushed to the city wall, on the ladder frame, but no one could climb up.

The chosen Cao army could only grit their teeth and rush forward, and behind them, stood a row of overseers armed with steel knives, and anyone who dared to hesitate or retreat was immediately beheaded.

In a desperate battle, you can make meritorious service when you go to the city first, and you may be promoted once you have a battle merit, and you will never have to charge into battle in the future.

If you unfortunately die in battle, the imperial court will also issue a pension to ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing.

If you dare to retreat, even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will be punished, and it is the same crime of killing your head.

Boom Boom –

Under the cover of the archers, while the infantry charged, Cao's charging car slowly moved forward, like a moving fortress, to the gate.

The chariot was huge and heavy, the wings were protected by steel plates, and the soldiers could be hidden underneath, pushing the cart towards the city gate.

Bang –

The car slammed into the city gate, and the entire city wall trembled, but the gate was also made of pig iron, and it did not move.

Xu Huang gritted his teeth with hatred, this gate was still the iron gate that Cao Cao replaced together when he built Tongguan, but today he pit himself.