Qiao Rui hurried to Xuchang day and night. The situation under Xuchang City has basically not changed, but the counterattack in the city has become increasingly high. After all, people outside the city cannot see the situation in the city, and can only shoot back and forth within the range by covering shooting.

However, the situation in the city is different. They can accurately see the enemy's position and even calibrate the shooting. In addition, the players' tenacious fighting will and flexible and changeable styles of play, sometimes they attack from the east and the west, sometimes they disperse and attack. After three days of battle results, he can only estimate the results of Yu She, but he can clearly understand his own losses. He lost more than 5,000 people and more than 2,000 equipment. This is a bit valuable.

Although Kong Yichang paid for it, isn’t Kong Yichang’s money Yuan Shu’s money?

After Qiao Rui arrived, he immediately conveyed Yuan Shu's order, took over Yu She's command in full, and ordered the seemingly meaningless long-range strikes to be temporarily stopped. The most welcome for this decision was not Yu She's long-range troops, but the players and residents in the city, and they could finally have a good sleep!

Although Yu She felt a little dissatisfied and wronged, there was nothing to argue about. This was a military camp. If you accidentally wear a big hat to disobey the military order, you will be unable to bear it. Then you will be in trouble! Moreover, Yuan Shu had directly raised his dissatisfaction and distrust with him through Qiao Rui's mouth. At this time, you should be a human being with your tail between your legs.

After resting for a night, Qiao Rui directed the siege again the next day. This time, Yu She was directly left to defend the camp. This is also a common practice. The general who was taken over the army could not go to the front line to cause trouble, nor could he be allowed to rob the merits. At the same time, it was also to avoid being said by others that the new coach took revenge and sent his opponent to the front to die. Therefore, Yu She was a little grateful to Qiao Rui.

Unfortunately, Qiao Rui's distrust and idleness in Yu She once again caused Qiao Rui to suffer a great loss. During these days, not only did Yu She use long-range troops to destroy Xuchang, but the people in Xuchang City are also making full preparations. Food and grass equipment may not be very good to be transported in, but it is not difficult to get in, not to mention that there are helpers behind this.

Needless to say, Cao Cao transported more than 10,000 paper talismans into Xuchang City. As an important bargaining chip for negotiation, if Xuchang is in the end, he will accept Cao Cao's protection. Announcing Xuchang's surrender to Cao Cao, Xuchang will do his best to hold back Qiao Rui and Yu She's going south.

So Qiao Rui, who was full of confidence, hit the iron plate and hit the iron plate. Unlike Yu She's care that day, Qiao Rui's carelessness directly caused 15,000 heavy infantry to be killed by Song Hufeng and Dian Wei for four or five thousand. Finally, he ignited the carriage on the city with a fire, and burned a lot of them to death.

In addition, the city was bombarded by paper talismans. Qiao Rui's offensive on the first day was a heavy loss! The shocked Qiao Rui finally understood that it was not Yu She's incompetent or Yu She's lying to report military information, but that there were really strong generals and tough army in Xuchang City. Unfortunately, Qiao Rui seemed a little too late to understand all this.

Qiao Rui retreated his troops back to the camp in disgrace. Although he was very embarrassed, Qiao Rui still invited Yu She to tell him about his crushing defeat today, and Yu She was speechless.

After taking a look, Yu She still has nearly 8,000 infantry, 40,000 infantry, and 20,000 cavalry in her hands, and she still has strength, but it is probably not possible to look at Xuchang, but this is exactly what Yuan Shu asked for.

Qiao Rui is also an experienced general. Now, I think it would be a good idea to see Yu She bombard Xuchang with a long-range bombardment that day, although that was also a helpless idea. However, Yu She could not do this, and Yu She could be said to be waiting for reinforcements. So what about him?

Qiao Rui is confused!

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"Everyone, now Yuan Shao crosses the river and goes south, trying to seize Mount Tai to suppress Qiao County, Yuan Shu sends his army south to reinforce Huainan. Our Qiao County is already attacked from three sides and is in danger! Instead of waiting for death, it is better to rise up and attack him. Now the war in Xuchang is in a state of anxiety. I have sent someone to reach an agreement with Xuchang to order Song Hufeng to support him in defense of Xuchang. They will do their best to delay the pace of Yuan Shu's army's southward advance and buy time for our army. And we will take this opportunity to take Huainan County in one fell swoop and completely break the Yuan clan's encirclement of me!"

"Please give an order, and we are willing to drive forward for the lord!"

"Please give an order!"

Cao Cao glanced at the generals at the stairs with satisfaction. Cao Cao had already asked the person to move the desk away. Now behind Cao Cao was a huge map. Cao Cao stood in front of the map and gave a passionate speech. On the other side of the map was the quiet Xi Zhicai.

Cao Cao pulled out the long sword on his waist with a clatter, took a step back, raised his sword and directly clicked on the map board!

"Here, Yicheng, the gateway to the east of Huainan County, has 20,000 defenders, and the generals are happy to visit, Xiahou Dun!"

Xiahou Dun calmly stepped forward and stepped out, staring at Cao Cao's sword tip with a burning look, with a high sense of fighting spirit in his eyes!

"Don't be here!"

"I ordered you to lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry to take it off!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

The sword in Cao Cao's hand made a "hissing" sound, moving horizontally along the map, and stopped at the next position.

"After taking down Yicheng, we will lead our army south to capture Xiquyang!"

"promise!"

Cao Cao nodded and moved his sword again.

"Xiahou Yuan!"

"exist!"

"I ordered you to lead 30,000 cavalrymen to bypass Ping'a and head south to attack Chengde, but only three days are given!"

"At the end of the time, we will take down the virtues, otherwise we will come to see you!"

"Li Dian!"

"Don't be here!"

"With this official, you will lead 50,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Ping'a, Cai, and encircle Shouchun!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

"Xi Zhicai! Cao Ren!"

"I'm here!"

"I ordered you two to station in Qiao County. Zhicai was in charge of the military and political affairs of Qiao County, so there must be no mistakes! Cao Ren is responsible for the southward transportation."

"promise!"

‘Knock!’ The sharp sword in Cao Cao’s hand pierced into the floor in front of his feet. Cao Cao leaned on the sword with one hand and clenched his fist with the other hand and waved it hard, as if he was about to smash something:

"Everyone, life and death are here!"

"I wish to die for the lord!"

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Cao Cao's preparations were done quite well, because he had a foresight of the situation early. Therefore, Cao Cao's troops quietly lurked to Longyou County in the southern part of Qiao County, and launched an attack without any preparations in the Huainan defenders.

The Cao army's raid was very smooth. On June 13, the second year of Guangxi, the defenders of Pinga and Yicheng had almost no decent resistance. They lost the city wall under the first round of siege. They were then attacked by cavalry and immediately collapsed. Local officials who had not had time to escape simply surrendered directly.

Then Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun divided into two groups and rushed to Xia Cai and Xiquyang. Xiahou Yuan went day and night to attack Chengde in the south of Shouchun.

On the third day after Cao Cao began to attack Huainan, Xia Cai and Xi Quyang were respectively lost. Cheng De was also easily taken by Xiahou Yuan who was rushing thousands of miles that night. Cao Cao's strategic deployment of besieging Shouchun from three sides was completed.

Liang Gang, who was stationed in Shouchun, and Le Ji, who fled back from Cong Yicheng, and Chen Ji, who fled back from Shangcai, had no idea. The order he received from Yuan Shu was to stick to waiting for assistance, but where were the reinforcements?

As soon as news came from Chengde, Chengde had already lost. Now there is Yangquan to the west. Although it is Zhu Jun's jurisdiction, there are not many troops there at all. Zhu Jun's troops are concentrated in the north of Runan, while Yu She and Qiao Rui, who were supposed to go south, are still patrolling around Xuchang. I heard that they were being tangled by Yi Ren's troops.

In fact, even if no one entangled them, at their current speed, they would have to leave at least ten days and half a month. Even if their cavalry arrived first, the number of people would probably be just a delivery of food to Cao Cao.

There are only two roads in front of the three of them now, so defend it! From the perspective of the city scale, Shouchun, a giant city (a second-level city), is difficult to break, not to mention that a large number of militias can be recruited. Shouchun City has more than one million people, and it is too simple to recruit more than one hundred and twenty million militias. However, the giant city also has the trouble of a giant city, that is, the city wall is too long, and even if more than one hundred thousand defenders are placed on the long city wall, it seems a bit thin. However, defending the city is always a relatively feasible method.

Another option is to retreat Xiangyangquan while it has not been surrounded yet, so as to make the future. Perhaps when Yu She and Qiao Rui's troops arrive, they can retake Shouchun?

Yuan Shu ordered to defend the enemy without hesitation, but Liang Gang and the other three had different opinions. It is okay to defend Shouchun, but Shouchun would become a burden, and Yuan Shu had to constantly invest his troops in Shouchun. These troops were originally intended to ensure the safety of Luoyang. If a large army headed south, what should the princes in the north do?

Also, from Luoyang, it was a long expedition for the long journey and long supply lines, which were all very unfavorable factors.

Therefore, instead of fighting with Cao Cao in Huainan, it is better to turn around and give up Shouchun, and then raid heavily in Qiao County to form a pattern of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao. In this way, it seems that he will be more proactive than being led by Cao Cao!

Unfortunately, the three people's suggestions were directly rejected by Yuan Shu, and the three people's suggestions were a timid excuse, and they ordered the three people to defend Shouchun to hold Cao Cao's main force, and sent troops to attack Qiao County.

Yuan Shu’s idea is also good, but where does the troops who sent troops come from?

Zhu Jun's troops could not move, and they were not easy to move. Needless to say, Kong Qiqiang's troops were useless at all. Yu She and Qiao Rui? These two guys were still calling for reinforcements. As for Ji Ling and Zhang Xun's troops, they wanted to protect Luoyang, Henan, Hongnong, how could they move?

Yuan Shu hesitated, but this was definitely a fatal hesitation. At this time, Yuan Shu's hesitation was a sign of weakness and incompetence. Yuan Shu was surrounded by wolves now. Cao Cao was the first hungry wolf to take action. Once Cao Cao succeeded and Yuan Shu showed a weak image, the hungry wolf around him immediately seized the opportunity and rushed forward.

Yuan Shu is in trouble!
Chapter completed!