Long Xiang deliberately divided his troops into Yingyin, in order to lure out the soldiers of Xu Du.

At this time, Xiahoudun was seriously injured and defeated, and it was futile to try to lure the enemy with tricks, so Long Xiang did not rush forward after the battle, but rested enough and then slowly marched into Xudu.

30,000 Huainan soldiers came to the city, Long Xiang finally laid out the carriage and horses at this time, and all the flags hidden before were played, and he said that he had arrived.

The guards were all holding bows and arrows, and they were ready to fight, and everyone had a solemn expression on their faces.

Hao Meng and Cao Xing took turns to fight in front of each other, no matter how ugly the words of the two of them were, none of the soldiers in the city accosted them, and put on a posture of attacking the city.

Xun Yu gave a strict order to the guards of the four gates, and those who did not obey the order and went out of the city to fight without permission wiped out the three clans.

Xu Du Cao's army could not hold out, it was all expected by Long Xiang.

Seeing Hao Meng and Cao Xing returning from disappointment, Long Xiang smiled and comforted the two, and arranged for others to continue to fight and insult, with no anxiety on his face.

Long Xiang was not in a hurry, but Tai Shici did not hold steady, he frowned and clenched his fists and said:

"General Long, Xiahoudun is seriously injured in front, at this time the battle is in vain, they are like frightened birds, they will not go out of the city again in a short time, we either move elsewhere, or directly attack Xudu, there is no need to waste time here, Cao Cao's 300,000 troops are outside, if he can't force him to return to Xudu, Uncle Liu and General Guan will definitely be difficult"

"Haha."

Long Xiang smiled leisurely and comforted: "Ziyi doesn't have to worry, Xiahoudun's military level, Cao Cao knows better than you and me, if he knows that I will raise troops and make a mistake, he will definitely send a partial division back to help, before defeating this partial division, Cao Cao will not be able to withdraw the main force, and the transfer of 300,000 troops is not child's play." ”

"Since there are expected reinforcements, we should take Yingyin as soon as possible, and then use the water as a basis to block the attack, if we let Cao Cao's reinforcements cross the water, we will have no geographical advantage, and we will inevitably be inferior in troops, at that time in addition to retreating to Xinji, or withdraw to Huainan."

Tai Shi Ci is both wise and brave, and knows the terrain around Xudu well, so he hits the key point as soon as he opens his mouth.

Long Xiang stroked his beard, nodded in affirmation of Tai Shici's point of view, and then patted the other party on the shoulder and gave an explanation cordially.

"From the capture of Xinji to the defeat of Xiahoudun, it has not been five days before and after, and the messenger of Xu Du is afraid that he has not yet arrived at the front line, so it is useless to be anxious now, it is estimated that it will take at least half a month to see the shadow of Cao Cao's reinforcements."

"Even if there is still half a month, we don't have to spend time here, can't you think of other ways? For example, like the surprise attack on Wu County back then, let the inner Ying in the city wait for the opportunity to open the city gate, and you also installed the internal Ying in Xudu, right? ”

Hearing Tai Shici's suggestion, Long Xiang frowned and did not answer.

Seeing this, Xu Chu thought about it first, and then also hugged his fists and reminded in a low voice: "The last general thinks that General Taishi's plan is feasible, Luo Yicheng has been in Xu Capital for many years, and Xu Wei should also be in the city at this time, and the ability of both of them is not weaker than Yao Xuan, and they should be able to help the general achieve great achievements." ”

"Nope."

Long Xiang waved his hand and shook his head, and explained with a pout: "Xu Du's situation is not as good as Wu Jun, if you look carefully at the state of the defenders in the city, you will know how tightly defended, the two of them will inevitably be captured if they take risks, Wu Jun is like a throat to Sun Quan, but Xu Du is not the case with Cao Cao, he moved his family and officials to Yecheng, even if Xu Du really falls, it will not collapse like a withering and decaying collapse, and Cao Cao has an army of 300,000 and can fight back at any time." ”

"Is that so?"

Xu Chu scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Sure enough, it's not suitable for me to use my brain, so it's better to follow orders and act simply."

Tai Shi Ci saw Long Xiang's calm demeanor, thinking that the other party should have a plan in his chest, and out of curiosity, he stepped forward and hugged his fists to ask for advice.

"The general is thoughtful and has a long-term vision than us, I don't know how you can make a plan?"

"The opponent is still unknown, how can he make a plan to die in advance? But it's not unprepared."

Halfway through Long Xiang's speech, he suddenly turned his head to Xu Chu and asked, "Where is Qiao Jianguo now?" ”

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then pointed to the oblique rear and replied: "Gongzi Qiao led the craftsman battalion and was in the middle of the army, although he had no chance to participate in the battle, but he commanded the march decently."

"Take me to him quickly." Long Xiang raised his hand, turned around and explained to everyone: "You continue to take turns to fight, to give the defenders of Xudu a façade, we have no way to hold on to them, we can only shout and fight outside the city, so that the defenders can despise it." ”

"Yui."

As soon as Cao Xing heard that Long Xiang was going to act again, he was the first to stand up and respond.

He had an epiphany about Long Xiang's intentions, and said in his heart that you are really a trick to eat all over the world.

As soon as Long Xiang and Xu Chu hit their horses and left, Hao Meng saw that Cao Xing was still excited, so he asked curiously: "Why are you so happy?" Could it be that the general's intentions are clear? ”

"Isn't that obvious? The general asked us to feign weakness, which would inevitably be followed by other schemes. ”

Cao Xingyan spread his hands, as if to say that General Long understood it, why did he come to me again to ask?

Hao Meng smiled bitterly, shook his head and corrected: "I naturally know this matter, I am asking the general to find Qiao Gongzi, is there any other intention?" ”

"Bridge Boy? There must be."

Cao Xing didn't know the answer, so he hesitated and said: "After all, he brought 10,000 people, maybe he had to arrange for the transportation of grain and goods, or fill the moat of Xudu, after all, they were all craftsmen before."

"Really?"

"yes."

After listening to the dialogue between Hao Meng and Cao Xing, Tai Shici on the side seemed to have understood, and saw him holding his long hair and bowing his head slightly.

"Gongzi Qiao is good at building, General Long deliberately brought him and his craftsmen to Xudu, it is by no means as simple as transporting baggage, don't forget that there are a few boats of cement parked at Xinji Wharf, maybe to deal with the upcoming reinforcements, let Gongzi Qiao lead craftsmen to build war fortifications, I heard that Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry is invincible, if you use a concrete wall to block the front of the formation, the advantage of the opponent's cavalry is not in an instant."

"Ah, yes, yes, that's what I meant."

After hearing this, Cao Xing hurriedly hugged his fists and agreed, and Hao Meng smiled leisurely and looked behind him when he saw this.

After a while, Xu Chu took dozens of tiger guards, escorting Long Xiang and Qiao Ling to the north gate, and they pointed at the city wall as they walked, looking like they were going to inspect the four gates of Xu Du.

Seeing this, Hao Meng looked at Tai Shici next to him.

A trace of doubt suddenly came to his heart, General Long was patrolling the city with Qiao Ling at this time, did he have to set the battlefield nearby? Aren't you afraid that the defenders of Xudu will go out of the city to attack?

Tai Shici and the others guessed half right, Long Xiang took the bridge and the craftsmen on the expedition, and there must have been his military use, but it was not limited to constructing fortifications.

After looking at the north gate and east gate of Xudu clockwise, Long Xiang suddenly asked Qiao Ling a question.

"Jianguo, I look at the specifications of the city gate of Xudu, it should be slightly larger than Hefei New City, if the door is sealed with rubble concrete, how long will it take for your 10,000 people to be completed?"

"Huh? Lockdown gates? ”

Not only was Qiao Ling so shocked that he couldn't speak, but even Xu Chu on the side was dumbfounded, saying in his heart What kind of strange tactic is this?

Seeing that Long Xiang was solemn and not like a joke, Qiao Ling blinked and replied: "This amount of work alone is very easy for 10,000 people, if the materials are enough, there can be no harassment by the defenders, so it can be completed in two hours." ”

"I will let people cover the construction, you immediately arrange for craftsmen to prepare materials, the stones can be prepared by people, and the other city gates can also be used to seal the back, and the construction must start the morning after tomorrow."

"Uh, okay brother-in-law, I'll deploy right away."

Qiao Ling first agreed, and then asked curiously: "I have never heard of the door sealing tactic, I don't know what the intention of my brother-in-law's move is?" ”

Long Xiang smiled leisurely and asked meaningfully, "Do you know Gu?" ”

(End of chapter)