In this way, Xu Yi settled down in Liu Jian's camp, of course, in order to prevent the disclosure of his surrender, those people in Wancheng who had previously assisted Xu Yi out of the city were currently stationed, and he also told Liu Jian for the first time.

And the rest of the things will naturally be handed over to Liu Jian.

And in this regard, Liu Jian's army can naturally handle it easily, and deal with these people who accompanied Xu Yi out of the city cleanly, leaving no one behind.

Then Liu Jian began to order his sergeants to continue to attack Wancheng as quickly as possible.

Recently, the attacks launched by the imperial army have been stronger and much larger than the previous ones.

Now the attack on Wancheng, the northern army will no longer have the slightest reservation.

Liu Jian then launched six more large-scale attacks on Wancheng, of which the number of large-scale sieges reaching more than 50,000 people reached three.

For ten consecutive days, the entire city wall of Wancheng was beaten to ruins, and there were corpses everywhere, Wancheng had never been under such tremendous pressure, and the soldiers in the city were almost in a state of collapse mentally.

Black clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy it.

These battles really made Yuan Xi scorched, and he couldn't hold on to it at all, so in desperation, he had to ask Yuan Shao to come out and sit in charge in person.

Although Yuan Shao is not in good health now, in the face of this unprecedented pressure, he has to personally bring his illness to the city to stabilize the morale of the army.

At the same time, he sent the troops in the city out of the city and stationed them nearby to echo Wancheng, strictly preventing Liu Jianjun from cutting off the connection between Wancheng and the surrounding areas and completing the blockade of Wancheng.

It's just that the officers and men of the three armies are exhausted after several major battles, and even if Yuan Shao goes out in person, he can only stabilize his morale.

Of course, Liu Jianjun's pressure is also very high.

But at this moment, it is time to fight for the endurance of both sides, and whoever takes a step back first will lose in the momentum and the next initiative.

Ten days later, Liu Jian asked more than 30 generals and lieutenants of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Sima and Zhao Yun to launch an unprecedented fierce attack on Wancheng.

Yuan Shao and Gao Gan, as well as a group of capable ministers under him, climbed to the top of the city and personally commanded the soldiers to defend and counterattack, and even Yuan Xi, his own son, began to come to the front to direct the soldiers to kill the enemy at the head of the city, which shows the tragedy of this attack and defense.

The battle lasted from day to night, and did not end until sunset.

The people of Hebei withdrew, but all of this is really impossible to look at.

The walls of Wancheng were painted red by a patch of blood, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, many soldiers squatted in place and wailed, and there were constantly dead soldiers who were pulled down, and the corpses and wreckage were endless.

And the scattered flames are still burning, as if predicting the tragedy of the war.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Yuan Shao held on to the battlements of the city gate on the city wall, taking advantage of the inattention of others, then lowered his head and coughed vigorously at the corner of the wall.

After coughing, Yuan Shao sent people to shine Yuan Xi, Gao Gan, and Kuai Yue and others to his side one after another.

"How much will we lose after this war is over?"

The senior cadre on the side arched his hand at Yuan Shao and said, "Lord! The losses cannot be counted for the time being, but with the current situation, we only need to make a rough estimate to know that there are more than 10,000 wounded sergeants who cannot continue to participate in the war. ”

"As for the apprentices and porters who assisted in the defense of the city by the major families in the city, countless people were damaged."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.

His body tilted back slightly.

Yuan Xi's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly stepped forward, quietly stretched out his hand to support him, and said, "Father, how are you?" ”

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and looked up at the sky, then shook his head lightly and said, "It's okay for my father, don't worry." ”

"The opponent's offensive in the past few days is too fierce, and it doesn't take into account its own casualties at all, if it continues like this, the losses are too great."

"There are not enough people to help defend the city."

Yuan Xi said on the side: "Now that Liu Jian is attacking so wildly, father, does this also mean that Liu Jian is also in a hurry?" ”

"Isn't he going to be able to hold out for much longer?"

"After all, so many soldiers and horses are in Nanyang County, and he can't take care of the war in the rear now."

"The war between the northern border and the western Liang border, he did not completely win, especially the Liangzhou border, although Zhang Fei currently has the upper hand, but after all, Liangzhou belongs to the great border trouble that has not been solved by the Han Dynasty for several generations, how can this matter be kept in Liu Jian's heart, I don't think he can always delay with us in Nanyang."

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao, whose heart was like ashes, suddenly felt clear in his heart.

He thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's exactly the truth. ”

"So father, as long as we can hold out for this period of time, when Liu Jian retreats, Nanyang County will naturally return to stability, and then it will be time for my father to take power."

"As long as we learn this lesson, train our soldiers and horses well, and then start hoarding grain and grass, we will have a way to compete with Liu Jian in the future."

"And I also heard that Sun Ce's soldiers and horses are now wandering on the border of Nanyang County, although there is no direct conflict with Liu Jian's soldiers and horses for the time being, but it is only a matter of time before they come to rescue us, which is a great thing for us."

Hearing Yuan Xi say this, the tightness in Yuan Shao's chest eased somewhat.

"Son, you're right, this time period is the time for Liu Jian to launch a final attack on us."

"In this way, as long as Liu Jian's last attack can be repelled, Nanyang will be safe."

"It's just that these few attacks have caused a lot of losses to our Wancheng's manpower, if we want to completely block Liu Jian's attack. It still needs careful planning. ”

Gao Gan coughed lightly, and then gestured to Yuan Shao with his eyes.

Yuan Shao understood what Gao Gan meant, he had something to say to himself, but there were representatives of the wang clan such as Kuai Yue next to him, so it was not convenient to say it.

So he didn't say anything, but just led these people to visit a section of the city wall, and then let them go their separate ways, but only left Yuan Xi and Gao Gan.

After the representatives of the noble clan left, Gao Gan said: "My lord, at this time, we can no longer have reservations about these noble clans. ”

"The lord has now ordered them to pour all the apprentices and servants of the family to come to the city wall to support."

"In this way, it will be possible for us to hold Wancheng and delay until after Liu Jian retreats his troops and horses!"

Yuan Shao nodded suddenly, he understood why Gao Gan wanted to wait until Kuai Yue and the others were gone.

After all, it is the big families of the Kuai family who want to make a contribution when they turn back.

If they get the letter first, they will be prepared when they go back, but I am afraid that Yuan Shao will not come out when they ask for someone to ask for something.

"Alas, what you say is very true, but if you ask them to ask for people and things, it is really difficult, to be honest, among these noble families, it is really the Xu family who gives Yuan a certain face, and handed over all the grain and people at the beginning, and according to the information I have obtained, Xu You does not seem to be hiding his mind this time, and he does support me wholeheartedly to defend the city."

Yuan Xi said on the side: "Xu Yu wants to atone for his sins, if it wasn't for his father who reminded him and wanted to punish him for his crimes, where would he be so well-behaved and obedient?" ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

It was the first time he had a smile in a long time.

It seems that this period of time has really depressed him.

"Come on, come on, if the Xu family is really willing to do their best to help Yuan survive this catastrophe this time."

"Then Yuan will pardon Yu for his innocence when he turns around, which can be regarded as giving him a face and repaying him for his dedication this time."

Yuan Xi and Gao Gan listened to Yuan Shao's words, nodded vigorously, and praised Yuan Shao, saying that he was broad-minded.

But what they didn't know was that at this moment, Xu You was already ready to start an incident in his mansion at any time.

He let all his servants and apprentices go to the city to help defend the city, in addition to helping Yuan Shao defend the city, more importantly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to understand the layout of Yuan Jun, and at the same time, he could also let these people in his house have a good relationship with the defending generals of the city through the defense, so that they can not only understand the defense of Wancheng, but also know when and where to move!

And after this period of defense, several of Xu You's cronies have passed one war after another, and have established a good relationship with those generals who defend the city in Wancheng, and even many captains and officials.

The Xu family is now more able to be recognized by the Wancheng garrison in terms of assisting in defense, everyone is a comrade-in-arms, and the relationship is very harmonious.

So. Xu You learned about the situation in Wancheng, and he also began to formulate a detailed plan, preparing to complete the capture with Liu Jianli.

"If, as you say, opening the north gate to welcome the imperial army into the city is the most convenient and possible thing for us, right?"

Listening to Xu You's questioning, one of his cronies hurriedly said: "If you go home, I have been waiting for these days, and I have been following the birth and death of the generals of various departments, and I have won their trust, and the north gate is an important place where our Xu family is responsible for assisting in defense, and the defenders there are now very close to our Xu family, as long as the time is right, we will definitely be able to open the city gate!" ”

"Of course, it will take some time to open the city gates."

"And if the gates are opened, the outside will enter the city at once."

"Otherwise, with the military strength in the city and the reaction of the generals of the Yuan army, we will definitely quickly kill to the north gate, wipe out all of us, and then close the door again and pull up the drawbridge, and then our plan will not be realized."

Hearing this, Xu You slowly stroked his goat's whiskers, squinted his eyes, and pondered carefully.

"When I asked my nephew to go out of the city before, I had already agreed with him on the method of internal and external communication, and now he has secretly told me a few days ago that he and Prime Minister Liu Cheng have met, and Prime Minister Liu Cheng has accepted our Xu family."

"During this time, Prime Minister Liu Cheng desperately launched an attack on Wancheng, just to make Yuan Shao focus all his attention on the outside and relax on the inside, so as to create the best opportunity for us."

"I have to say that Prime Minister Liu Cheng is indeed a master of military tactics, and there are few people in the world who can think of Xu Mou."

When he said this, Xu You's face couldn't help but show a little smugness, and he sighed: "Hey! A useless person like Yuan Shao who has spent half his life is really a waste of time, but fortunately he was put under the command of Prime Minister Liu Cheng in time, from now on, Xu can also be regarded as the master, our Nanyang Xu family, and whether it can have the glory of the past, but it is bound to be the Nanyang clan in the future, you can rest assured. ”

A group of people under Xu You immediately patted Xu You on the back again and again, praising him for his insight into heroes.

……

In the next few days, Xu You's men secretly contacted Xu Yi according to Xu You's instructions, and explained the time of the siege and the way they were preparing to open the city.

Xu Yi hurriedly reported the news to Liu Jian.

The first day of the next month is the time for a big siege!

The Nanyang Xu clan will open the city gate in the middle of the night and put Liu Jian's army into Nanyang Wancheng.

When the time comes, the important town of Wancheng will be surnamed Liu.

After ten days of agreement, Liu Jian immediately began to make precise arrangements, this time, he wanted Yuan Shao to completely lose Nanyang County, and from now on he would no longer be able to fight against him.

……

Late at night.

It was a dark and windy night, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and even the moon and stars were obscured by dark clouds.

And with the level of dark clouds in this night, it won't be long before it rains.

The moon is dark and the night kills.

And this season is also the time when there are a lot of mosquitoes, plus it is so hot, Wancheng City is full of mosquitoes.

The soldiers defending the city kept waving their hands and swatting at the mosquitoes.

Many of the soldiers on rotation were also unable to sleep because there were too many mosquitoes.

During this time, it was also the time when Liu Jian's daytime attacks were most frequent, resulting in many soldiers defending the city being tired and almost unable to support the vigil.

Many people fell asleep almost leaning against the city.

This also gave the people of the Xu family a lot of good opportunities.

Originally, by jointly defending Wancheng, they had already won the trust of the captain of the North City Gate, the gate guards and the soldiers.

Today, under the courtesy of the Hui people, the captain of the gate guard allowed them to take turns on duty with his own sergeants.

In this way, the soldiers have more time to sleep, which can guarantee that they will be able to sleep a little longer and recuperate.

But it is precisely because of the negligence of this time that there will be a major event at the north gate of Wancheng today.

This is not far from the north gate of Wancheng, and an elite army of soldiers and horses is quietly lurking in the woods, carefully observing the movement of the north gate.

The leader is the general Wen Chou under Liu Jian.

He and his soldiers didn't even dare to breathe at the moment, just stared closely at the north gate of Wancheng, until the signal came from there, they would immediately rush over, occupy the north gate of Wancheng, and then receive the army behind them into the city in a steady stream.

In order to prevent this last critical moment from being destroyed, they did not even move, and even though the mosquitoes were biting them and stinging, they resolutely did not move.

"General Wen!"

"How?"

"It's a signal!"

(End of chapter)