Over the next few days, eight thunderbolts adjusted their positions and smashed into a city.

However, the effect is not very obvious, and it is still a bit of a fool's dream to try to penetrate the blue brick city wall with this impact.

After two days of smashing, only a layer of rammed earth was smashed, and a gap could not be smashed after all.

Moreover, even stones are not an infinite resource, and counting the first two days, the Thunderbolt has consumed thousands of boulders.

These are not recyclable, and the surrounding area of the right size has long been dug up by the sergeants, and for a time the thunderbolt has become an ornament.

"Smash! Why don't you smash it! Do you want to send you some more stones, master! ”

"There is an endless supply of tung oil in the city, and those who are not afraid of death can come in and get it!"

After a few days of grievance, the defenders, who knew that Lu Bu's army had exhausted their donkey skills, suddenly felt that the clouds were open and the moon was bright, and began to scold them generously.

"It's still Gong Jin who is right, as long as he survives these few days, Lu Bu's tung oil can't keep up, and now even the stones are gone, see how they attack the city." Huang Gai pressed the sword on his waist and looked coldly at the sergeants who could only scream blindly under the city gate.

"Although this battle is a wretch, Lu Bu has nothing to do, and it is only a matter of time before he retreats."

Cheng Pu bowed his head in satisfaction, looked around at the thunderbolts, and thought that he would grab a few when they retreated.

failed to vent their anger on the sword soldiers, and the generals inevitably felt a little depressed in their hearts, but thinking that this battle was their own side having the last laugh after all, their hearts calmed down a lot.

The soldiers were cheering, mocking, and venting, and only Sun Ce was holding the city without saying a word.

In the past few days, in the face of the wanton bombardment of thunderbolts, in fact, the real loss was more than 300 sergeants, of course, there were more than 200 wounded soldiers, and it should have been worth celebrating to hold a county at such a cost.

But Sun Ce couldn't be happy.

"Lord, are you still sad about Youping's affairs?" Zhou Yu asked with a sigh.

Sun Ce lowered his head, the pathos in his heart was raging, "I'm not Cao Cao Lu Bu, the fierce generals under my command are like clouds, and I don't feel distressed when I die, it's not easy for Jiangdong's brothers to follow me, and I feel a lot when I die."

Do you remember, when fighting Wu County, Yan Baihu sneaked up on the flank of our army, and I didn't have time to rush back to the rescue, and Youping took 300 people to block his onslaught of 2,000 soldiers and horses for three hours.

If there was no Youping, Wu Jun would not have been able to get it so smoothly, but I."

Sun Ce paused, raised his head and didn't want the heat in his eyes to flow, "I haven't even been able to recover his body"

The team is growing day by day, but there are only a few trustworthy people around them, except for the veterans who followed Sun Jian at the beginning, that is, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu.

When the four major families exerted pressure, the internal pressure could only turn into war and plunder, and this was the reason for suppressing Shanyue, and these brothers shared too much of Sun Ce's pressure in this regard.

Starting from Sun Jian, the style of the Sun family has always been to address them as ministers but not to get along with them as ministers, and they are like family generals.

In public and private, Sun Ce couldn't accept Zhou Tai's death.

"My lord."

Zhou Yu sighed lightly, and stood side by side with Sun Ce in the city, "Whether it is a change of dynasty or a halt to the wolf's smoke, it has always been filled in with human lives.

If the lord wants to achieve great things, bloodshed and death are inevitable, this is the case today, and so is he every day, since ancient times, it has been a lonely cold place in a high place, and the road of the king is not only overcoming thorns and thorns, but also endless loneliness."

Endless loneliness.

Sun Ce was stung by this sentence.

He understood what Zhou Yu meant, Zhou Tai was not the first brother to leave him, and he would not be the last.

If you want to dominate in troubled times, you can't just rely on the overlord gun in your hand, but also the lives of countless people.

This road is destined to be lonely.

Five days later, Zhenrong finally rushed from Haixi to the front line of Guangling, accompanied by more than 30 carriages.

"Xiaguan Xia Pijun Cheng Rong, meet Wen Hou!" Zhen Rong respectfully made a salute, and he played with his heart as soon as he met.

When he was in Lujiang, Lu Bu personally said that he would be promoted to the county prince, but after he returned to Haixi, he never waited for the following, which was a reminder to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu still had this thought now, frowning and asking, "How is the matter that Yunwen asked Ling to do?" ”

"Don't dare to delay Wenhou's big event, all the things have been brought, and now they have been placed in the baggage camp." Zhen Rong said seriously.

Hearing this, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, "I can't imagine that you helped a lot at a critical time, I will remember this matter." ”

You have to really remember, in terms of integrity, you are not as good as Brother Yunwen Xian, Zhen Rong smiled gratefully, nodded again and again: "In fact, I also yearn for the generals under the command of Wen Hou to make contributions to the main battlefield, but unfortunately in the following military is not enough, I can only do some logistics supplies, fortunately Yun Wenxian Brother appreciated, but I reluctantly did my best for Wen Hou."

I have to say that Brother Yunwen Xian is really talented. ”

"That's right, even the bamboo strips used to wipe the butt have their own uses, and Yunwen can always use them just right." Lu Bu couldn't hear him talking nonsense.

"Wen Hou's metaphor is really first-class." He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Okay, you come from afar, go down and rest first."

Lu Bu waved his hand, and there was a sense of déjà vu when he lifted his pants and turned his face and didn't recognize people, "All departments go back to rectify the soldiers and horses, and fight Guangling again tomorrow!" ”

"Whoa!"

When everyone retreated, Zhen Rong frequently glanced at Lin Mo.

I know, I know, do you want to ask for a few good words, Lin Mo followed.

"Brother Xian, it has been two months since Lujiang was separated, as the saying goes, if you don't see each other for a day, Brother Yu has opened up the Jingzhou trade road in Haixi according to your deployment, and Yizhou is also in the middle of the activity.

Although I didn't have time to sleep, I still always cared about my brother, and now I see that my brother is healthy, and the dust is dispersed all the way, and I feel refreshed. ”

Every time he listens to him, Lin Mo always has the urge to laugh.

How did he put such shameless words in a serious way, you are more than Doron.

"Okay, let's do without polite words between us, what's the matter?" The sun was fierce in the middle of summer, and Lin Mo just wanted to go back to the camp and lie down.

"Yes, there are some, the craftsmen you want over there in Pengcheng are ready, you can absolutely trust them, their families are all raised in my house, people will definitely not be able to run, and the sea sand you want has also been transported."

Zhen Rong talked eloquently, trying to streamline it as much as possible, "But the purchase of iron is too difficult, and I can't buy it after transporting two ships from Jingzhou, I hope there will be more on the other side of Yizhou." ”

Salt and iron are strategic materials, and in addition to the control of the imperial court, the princes of various places also control these resources very strongly.

The annual output is limited, and the loss of building ordnance and agricultural tools is huge, so the amount of private procurement is indeed not too large.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work."

Saying that, Lin Mo punched Zhen Rong in the chest, "I'll go back and discuss with Lord Yue, Langya's position can't be empty all the time." ”

"Hey, how do you say this, it's as if the foolish brother is doing all this for the official position, even if he gets nothing in the end, with the feelings between our brothers, it won't delay things." He smiled and couldn't close his mouth.

Lin Mo himself is just a master bookkeeper, but his father-in-law is the lord of Xuzhou, and a casual sentence is enough to make Zhen's mouth water.

After all, the Taishou has the supreme power to control the life and death of a county, and as long as he has the ability, the position of the Taishou is enough to dominate the party.

Not to mention Yan Baihu, Wu Jing, Wang Lang, and even Yuan Shao, who owns the four states, started from Bohai Taishou.

But what the virtuous brother said was a little vague, what does it mean to get things done, his affairs seem to have never stopped.

It feels a bit like painting pies.

"By the way, there's another thing."

Seeing that Lin Mo was about to leave, Zhen Rong hurriedly grabbed him, "You asked me to find out what you asked me to check, that maid named Zhao'er really wasn't arranged for you by the Lu family, it was indeed bought by Zi Jing casually."

Her father was Guo Yong, the Taishou of Nanyang in the early years, who was framed and killed in the struggle for power in the Jingzhou family, and then she fled with the displaced people all the way to Xuzhou.

There is nothing else to be suspicious about. ”

Guo Yong

Surname Guo, Guo Zhao?

The name sounds familiar.

Queen Guo!

Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered, Guo Zhao is not Queen Guo, Cao Pi's queen, no wonder she looks pretty good.

Ah, this, this can also cut off the beard.

Originally, I asked Zhen Rong to check her, because she was worried that Lu Su would put eyeliner on her side, and it seemed that she was really careful.

Now that I think about it, it may be that after the death of her parents, she has been displaced all the way and has no fixed place, which has caused her to be quite sensitive in her heart, after all, it is not an easy task to live in the homeless pile, God knows how much she has suffered.

When she was about to escape with Xu Sheng, she saw that she was crying movingly after she went and returned, just because she didn't want to be abandoned anymore.

After thinking about it, Lin Mo nodded, "Then it seems that this girl doesn't need to be changed." ”

"No, no, no problem, the virtuous brother can enjoy it with peace of mind." The smiling.

Lin Mo glanced at him, what is this called, what kind of person are you and me, Lao Tzu reads Spring and Autumn!

After the autumn harvest, Xuzhou will be attacked, and with the busy farming of summer planting, no one in the Cao family can be idle from top to bottom.

The soldiers pushed the Quyuan plough to open up a large area of wasteland, and the efficiency was outrageous, and they only hated the lack of ploughing cattle.

The implementation of the tuntian system has also increased their enthusiasm, after all, the achievements are achievements, not only counting a military merit, but also getting a relative subsidy.

Compared to these manual laborers, the strategist Wenchen was not easier than them.

Fighting a war is very money-burning, and every item of grain and grass, ordnance, baggage, and military expenses is open to Cao Cao to swallow gold.

Therefore, it is time for the heroes of the family to contribute.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan, and Du Xian, who occupied the central position of the imperial court, all returned to their hometowns to become lobbyists, so that the major families could give support in terms of money and food.

Even generals like the Xiahou brothers were sent out.

Usually at this time, as long as your strength is strong enough and the chance of winning the war is more than seventy percent, they are still relatively happy, which is an investment.

Judging from the situation in front of them, Cao Cao and Lu Bu, no one with a little brain would think that Cao Cao could lose to Lu Bu, so they were very happy when they took out their pockets.

In the early days of this day, sixteen-year-old Liu Xie wore a black python robe and a nine-bead crown, sitting on the dragon chair that symbolized the pinnacle of power in the world.

After the chamberlain shouted to the hundred officials to go to court, the officials above eight hundred stones walked up the jade steps in unison, and began to take off their shoes and untie their swords at the entrance of the hall, only Cao Cao strode forward and did not stop for a moment.

The sword goes to the palace, the court does not trend, the praise is not named, and the court Sikong enjoys Xiao He's treatment.

After the court's ceremony, the Minister of Culture and Military Affairs began to report the contents of the court.

This is also a rule, it's not that you can say whatever you want, it's usually about military affairs first, for example, Yuan Shao beat Gongsun Zan in Youzhou and can't go out now, for example, Lu Bu and Sun Ce are still stumbling in Guangling, and Yuan Shu's subordinates have four mutinies this month.

Then there is the issue of income, taxes from all parties, and the support given by the family.

In the end, there is the problem to be solved, where there are mountain bandits, where there are floods, where there are locust plagues, and so on.

In this process, Liu Xie seemed to be submissive, and every time the minister finished the report, he looked at Cao Cao cautiously and said, "What do you think?" ”

The pillars of the imperial court, of course, are more tired.

More tired than the Son of Heaven.

While the hundred officials were playing the report, a sergeant holding the word 'urgent' command flag shouted from afar, "Three hundred miles urgent!" ”

The Han military system is divided into three gears in three gears, 800 li, 600 li and 300 li.

In addition to the 800 li used for the border emergency, the battle on the inner side of the city is usually 600 li, and the basic condition for the use of these two military reports is that the war has burned.

The three-hundred-mile rush is an important military report transmission, not necessarily a war, or an external situation that urgently needs the imperial court to make instructions to deal with.

However, no matter what kind of urgency it is, it is possible to enter the Golden Palace without hindrance.

After the sergeant quickly ran into the golden hall, he knelt down on one knee in front of Cao Cao, and before he could speak, he met Cao Cao's eagle-like gaze.

After being stunned for a while, the herald reacted and hurriedly bowed to Liu Xie, "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu's arrogance and lasciviousness in Anfeng City made his subordinates mutiny, and the Japanese soldiers in the city are fighting every day, and now Yuan Shu has escaped from Anfeng with more than 8,000 remnants of the army under the protection of Zhang Xun."

According to the captured Huainan Army, Yuan Shu was ready to go north from Jingzhou to Yuan Shao! ”

Yuan Shu, who can be regarded as a generation of heroes, actually fell into such a field, and for a while the Golden Palace was full of emotion.

Liu Bei, who was kneeling and sitting, stood up, walked to the middle of the golden palace, and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu usurped and rebelled, if he was allowed to leave, it would damage the royal authority, and the courtiers should not let Yuan Shu go north."

From Anfeng to the north and the state, must pass through the Nanyang area, the previous minister with the Sikong expedition Zhang Xiu had been to that area, there is a lot of understanding there, the minister is willing to lead the troops to intercept and kill Yuan Shu! ”

Liu Xie, who had been in a panic all day, showed a hint of joy for the first time.

Liu Bei is his own family, he can take a piece of the song away, and he has foreign aid.

Secretly happy to be happy, but he can't be the master, he can only praise, "Aiqing's ambition is commendable, I don't know what Sikong means." ”

Cao Cao squinted, fiddling with his short beard and kept looking at Liu Bei.

Yuan Shu must be killed, let him slip away from his eyelids and ignore it, this matter is not good.

The question is, can you let Liu Bei go, Cao Cao will not be able to make up his mind for a while.

When he hesitated, Cao Cao subconsciously looked at his team, Xun Yu, who was the leader, shook his head very decisively to refuse, Cheng Yu was also shaking his head, Xun You and Guo Jia both lowered their heads and couldn't see their expressions, either they didn't think about it, or they agreed with it.

Others don't say it, Xun Yu's opinion Cao Cao will naturally be tilted, but when he thinks of the battle of Wancheng, Liu Bei saved Cao Ang and Dian Wei, and Cao Cao feels that his loyalty should be no problem.

If you are too vigilant, it is easy to discourage people who secretly return to their hearts.

After thinking about it for a moment, in the end, emotion prevailed over reason.

A man who is willing to risk his own son and his favorite guards is trustworthy.

"How many people does Xuande need?" Cao Cao asked intently.

"I only need 4,000 people in my headquarters."

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth were slightly outlined, "Yuan Shu is already at the end of his rope, the dire dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, I will help you with another 6,000 people, and make up enough for an army." ”

"Thank you, Sikong!" It's still an old routine, the power of the army is not in his own hands, and the name of helping the war is actually surveillance.

Liu Bei's face was full of ancient wells, but his heart set off turbulent waves.

The same way but not the same situation, this time with the army, there is no Xiahoudun by his side.

Liu Bei couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, the battle in Wancheng seemed to be the right bet.

This time, I'm going to fish into the sea and the dragon to ascend to heaven

(End of chapter)