…… Could it be that the second master was too arrogant and beheaded the messenger?

I don't know who this idea came from, and then he secretly looked at Guan Yunchang, one after another.

So the second master, who realized it later, was angry, "My brother is bent on begging for thieves but suffers from this great disaster, do I still have any intention to entangle with him!" ”

"Did the two generals send a letter......

"It's useless to send a letter." She spoke suddenly.

The captains under Guan Yu's command, as well as Zhang Liao, Xu Shu, and Tai Shici, looked at her together.

"Someone is better at writing and delivering letters than you are." Lu Xuanyu said, "Yuan Shu has already received the letter, he must have thought that Cao Cao was here to save him from fire and water." ”

In the depths of the splendid Shouchun Palace, among those beautiful women who can only wash their faces with tears every day, Yuan Shu must be confident and even ecstatic.

He has gone through a very difficult time, and there is even a phenomenon of cannibalism in the city, and he will not be able to supply the defenders with food and rice, and he is almost at the end of his rope.

But he is indeed the man to whom destiny belongs! Just when Liu Bei was about to trap him, Cao Cao's reinforcements swept through most of Xuzhou with a thunderous force, not only relieving him of his crisis, but even turning the offensive! Almost immediately, he was about to exterminate the Xuzhou soldiers and horses that he hated to the core!

Although there are still more than 10,000 people in the city, so what?

With General Cao Ren's reinforcements, Guan Lu can't advance, and he can't retreat, they are in a desperate situation! They are the ones who are truly on the road to despair!

If Yuan Shu still can't sleep at night, he can sit up from the exquisite bed, lift the layers of soft silk quilts, and take out a small box inlaid with gold and jade from the secret compartment under the bed.

There were tortoise shells and bamboo slips in the box, and those vague proverbs were full of the glorious future that God had promised him.

But what this middle-aged man, who was already a little nervous, relied on was a letter from the top of the box.

The letter was not deferential, it could even be said to be a little harsh, but it was inexplicably cordial.

He does have an old relationship with Cao Mengde, and his brother also robbed the bride with Cao Mengde, how can Cao Mengde discard such a friendship!

Yuan Shu religiously and carefully guarded the letter, as well as the box of broken tortoise shells and broken bamboo slips, just as he was reverently and carefully guarding his established future.

After she had finished painting such a picture, there was a brief silence in the room, and everyone was silent, some were contemplative, some were touching their beards, some seemed to want to say something, and some just stared at her.

For example, Guan Ping, on the young general's childish face, his two eyes were staring at her in a daze.

It wasn't until his father coughed that the boy quickly withdrew his gaze.

…… It seems that the second general muttered, "Following Xiapi Chen is to be able to do learning, and the hanging fish has really grown."

"It has nothing to do with learning," she said, "and since Yuan Shu has never sent an envoy out of the city, he must be determined to defend it." ”

As for what Cao Cao wrote in his letter, it didn't matter at all.

The important thing is that the current situation is so difficult, Yuan Shu can't sit back and watch Guan Yu attack Cao Ren, that is not in line with his interests, he will definitely join the battlefield at a certain point.

But Shou Chun ......

It is a fortified city built by Yuan Shu after sucking the blood of the two counties of Runan and Huainan.

The walls are so thick that you can see them as long as you pass under them. It is impossible to attack such a large city without casualties, and even how long it will take is unknown.

Besides, Cao Ren was squatting behind the Huai River, not behind the Maginot Line, if Guan Yu and Lu Lian went to fight Shouchun, could he still sit idly by?

"I've heard," Xu Shu said suddenly, "Yuan Shu has always been extravagant and presumptuous. ”

“…… Everyone knows it. ”

Xu Shu touched his beard, "He is extremely willing to himself, I don't know what to do with the defenders?" ”

She glanced at him suddenly.

So Xu Yuanzhi immediately received that gaze, turned his face around, and smiled at her secretly.

It has been more than half a year since the siege of the city, and it is unknown what the situation is outside the city.

"I can give it a try," she looked at Guan Yunchang, who was still trying to decipher the sentence, "I met Lu Ziheng once when I was in Chaohu. ”

The idea is simple, just the "last cake", or the "last straw".

If Shouchun hadn't been besieged by Guan Yu for so long, her plan would have been useless;

If the soldiers under Yuan Shu's command were not born thieves, but elite troops who were desperate, this strategy would be useless;

If Yuan Shu usually treats the soldiers well, no matter the gold, silver, grain and grass, he is never stingy, this strategy is useless.

Because she did not hide her identity at all, she rode on a horse, took with her two hundred carefully selected soldiers, all of them with weapons, set out from the camp, and slowly passed outside the city of Shouchun, and walked over like this.

She only drove out all the pigs and sheep brought by the baggage convoy, and these ate all the grass, so that the fat cattle were driven by the soldiers through this long-barren land, and occasionally a sheep did not obey and ran away quietly, and the soldiers had to scold loudly and chase it with whips.

The lamb was very naughty indeed, and ran all the way down to the city, leading the ewe with him.

So the soldiers in charge of driving the sheep panicked, kicked and beat the two sheep back again.

This scene is not unusual, but in the eyes of the defenders at the head of the city, it has a different meaning.

So one by one, their heads crept out from behind the women's wall, and they watched greedily almost desperately as the herd of cattle and sheep slowly passed under their noses.

"Captain, Captain! That's only 200 people! ”

"We opened the gates of the city and robbed those cattle back, what can we delay?"

"If we eat meat, we don't have the strength!"

"The people of Xuzhou have food to eat, but we don't have anything to eat! How can this be kept? ”

"Let's open the city gate quietly, quietly...... Okay?! ”

"Son of Heaven? When has the Son of Heaven ever been to the city! ”

The group of pigs and sheep did not go far, and when it was less than five miles, the suspension bridge at the head of Shouchun City was slowly lowered, and the sound of hinges and ropes caused Lu Xuanyu to turn his head and look at the ruined royal city.

Who would have thought? Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, who was born in the fourth world and had hundreds of concubines, was able to let his defenders steal the city gate for a group of pigs and sheep. She sighed a little, "Is this because he's too stupid?" 】

What do you think? 】

【…… It's not right,] she thought for a while, and suddenly it dawned on her, [In his eyes, there will never be the life and death of a little person in his life, this is not stupidity, but arrogance. 】

But the fall of Shouchun originated from a group of pigs and sheep, and this matter is indeed true.

Chapter 246

Just as the drawbridge was lowered and the defenders ran out to grab the cattle, the cavalry that had been lying in ambush outside the city rushed out.

This cavalry had eaten a full meal of wine and meat last night, and the horses had been taken care of by the people, so they got up in good spirits early in the morning, and were a little impatient until now.

When the scout received the signal and reported it to Zhang Liao, the military general from Bingzhou took the horse lance from his side and gave the order to attack.

Like the cold wind of a winter night, this cavalry appeared on the wasteland outside the west gate of Shouchun in a moment!

The soldiers who rushed out to grab the pigs and sheep were terrified, some wanted to run back, some shouted to close the gates, some shouted to wait, the pig he was holding was not so obedient, he was going to pull it into the city, he would drag it into the city, and he would not let the beast run away.

Other soldiers were in utter despair, and a more relaxed look appeared on their faces, they were caught between the front and back, and they no longer wanted to return to the city to take up arms and continue the battle, so they chose to flee in all directions, although it would be better if they could lead a sheep away.

The scene became very chaotic for a moment, and this confusion might have caused a little loss to Lu Xuanyu's property—with her two hundred soldiers, it was indeed impossible to keep an eye on all the cattle—but it was no longer important to the situation of the war.

Because after Zhang Liao's cavalry rushed into the city, Yuan Shu's army melted and collapsed silently and quickly like a snow-capped mountain under a clear spring sky.

Everywhere there were soldiers who threw down their weapons and surrendered, everywhere there were officers who tried to whip the soldiers and force them to fight for themselves, and when these soldiers who were forced to fight were trampled by the cavalry that rushed into the city, there were people who immediately began to rebel against their officers.

With his teeth, with his fists, and even with the ring-headed knife in his hand, he turned the direction of the knife.

The scrawny, scarred soldiers' eyes were wide open, and their throats were whistling, as if they could no longer hear the judge's scolding or feel the pain of the whip on their bodies.

They are desperate to find a way to survive, since the Xuzhou army is entering from the west gate, can they, can they come out from the east gate?!

The overseer Qiao Rui hurriedly ran out of the mansion, he took more than a hundred personal soldiers, roared loudly, wanted to turn the tide, wanted to prove that he was just a careless mistake in the battle of Guangling, he was still a brave general, he can drive the enemy out of Shouchun! He can make immortal achievements! He!

When he stood in front of the eastern gate, gathered more than a thousand remnants with great difficulty, and reorganized a line to advance westward, the enemy finally came to him.

The military general at the head rode a pitch-black war horse, but what his age and appearance were, Qiao Rui couldn't see it clearly, because the war horse had already attracted all his attention!

It seemed to hide a dark cloud of thunder, and in an instant it enveloped all his vision, and before he could react and decide, the war horse had already tore through the loose line and leaped in front of him!

The horse lance with a hidden thunderous light also came to him, and with a burst of exclamation, a scream, his whole body floated up because of this sudden tremendous force.

Blood gushed out, vigorous and brilliant, staining the eyes of the last general in Shouchun City who was still resisting, and after the rest of the soldiers trembled, they saw the general on the black horse raise his horse lance!

And Qiao Rui's head that is still spewing blood!

The task of catching pigs and sheep was assigned to a lieutenant by Lu Xuanyu, and she herself led two hundred relatives to ride through the chaotic crowd and slowly towards the city.

After she deceived the city gate and Zhang Liao tore open the defenders' defense line, in addition to her soldiers and horses, Guan Yu's partial army entered the city to be responsible for clearing the defenders...... This was Xu Shu's idea.

The second master is a very upright person, and if he wants to lose his temper, he will have a seizure in front of him, but it is difficult to say what the soldiers think.

Shouchun besieged the city for more than half a year, and finally she came down the mountain to pick peaches, and those soldiers worked hard for more than half a year without military merit and awards, and it was difficult to be happy. It just so happened that her soldiers had already been rewarded enough in the first battle of Chaohu, so it was not bad to rotate like this.

But since these soldiers are under her control, then she also has to remind these soldiers - it is okay to rob the defenders, that is not called robbery, it is called to seize the spoils of war, but do not attack the people in the city, especially not to kill people and set fire to bully men and women.

However, when she rode into Shouchun City, she found that she was still thinking too simply.

The exterior of this city has been damaged by the war, but it still has a majestic atmosphere, which makes people feel awe-inspiring.

But as she passed through the gates, took hold of the reins, and let the horses walk slowly down the street, she saw someone poking their heads out of the empty window holes, looking at her cautiously.

Fingers like chicken claws carefully pressed against the window, and then poked out the skull-like head, which was almost no flesh under the skin, swaying gently in the wind, so that the eyes of those people were very large, and the eyeballs seemed to bulge out slightly.

But they had not yet breathed, and they still looked secretly, as if they wanted to see what this army that had entered the city looked like.

When they saw that she had not led her troops to plunder, the men were a little more daring, and quietly moved to the door, leaning out half of their bodies. So their ragged clothes and the ribs that could not be concealed were all reflected in her eyes.

There are more men, fewer women, almost all of them are young and middle-aged, few children, and no old people.

Little by little, with the light of a beast in their eyes, they moved from the window to the door, and from the door to the street, and then these people, who could hardly be called "people," gathered there in groups of three or five, squatting there, sitting there, kneeling there, looking at her in amazement, watching the soldiers and horses enter the city.

There was no fear or uneasiness on their faces, only a dull numbness, and a twisted madness and euphoria, which spread behind the torn curtains, in the deserted houses, and in the streets that smelled of corpses.

…… This is a lonely city that has been trapped for more than half a year, and its dilapidation and withering are indeed excusable, she explained to herself like this, thinking that she was too naïve to think about it before.

But Shouchun's palace immediately broke the established concepts related to the siege in Lu Xuanyu's mind.

She had been to Luoyang and Chang'an, but at that time she was only the most insignificant Qiantou, so she had no chance to see how magnificent the imperial palace was in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But after that, she still went to some places, such as Cao Cao's Juancheng, Liu Bei's Xiapi, and Kong Rong's drama city. The mansions of these princes were usually built in large and modest manners.

These princes are ambitious, and some are at ease with what they encounter, but they are not luxury-loving people, and they do not need to confirm their identity by building gorgeous manors, so the most luxurious mansion she has ever seen is Liu Xun's Lujiang Taishou.

But Yuan Shu's Shouchun Palace was completely beyond her imagination, and even more beyond her imagination of the limits of manpower and material resources in Runan and Huainan counties.