Although there were many soldiers on both sides of the confrontation, the entire battlefield was silent!
It was Xu Shu who was the first to break the silence. He smiled and said with cupped hands: "Sikong is a guest from far away. I should have opened the four doors and swept the couch to welcome you, but... such a battle, it is indeed a bit unpredictable for me! I wonder why Sikong is here? "
Looking at Xu Shu who was calm on the city wall, Cao Cao first smiled and nodded, then looked at Cao Ang aside and whispered: "This kind of magnanimity should be learned from me!"
Looking at the young figure on the wall again, Cao Cao smiled and said: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, Yuan Zhi has matured a lot, but..." Cao Cao put away the smile on his face, his eyes gradually sharpened, and he stared at Xu Shu: "We broke up a few years ago. At that time, your prince once said that he would like to find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to spend the rest of his life, but now he is separatist here. To be honest, Cao came all the way this time, firstly to clear up the chaos in the northwest, and secondly to invite King Hongnong returns to his fiefdom!" As he said this, his pair of thin eyes shot out two invisible cold rays of light, almost trying to choose someone to devour!
As a powerful man in the world, Cao Cao's words and deeds had their own power. His sharp eyes made Xu Shu's back glow, but his face remained calm.
He nodded first, and then said slowly: "Why did Cao Sikong say this? Wudu is close to Qishan Mountain, and next to it is Tianshui Lake, which is known as 'spring never dries up, summer never overflows, and the four seasons are gentle'. It's not right. Is it the beautiful mountains and clear waters that His Highness said?
As for eradicating the chaos in the northwest, it is even more nonsense. What is chaos? Did Cao Sikong encounter any bandits when he came with his army? However, as soon as Cao Sikong arrived, he teamed up with Li Thief to coerce the people to attack the city and seize the territory, causing trouble for one party. I would like to ask a question here..."
Xu Shu paused, his voice became louder and louder, and he said in a sonorous voice: "Who is the rebel? Is Cao Sikong doing this for my Han Dynasty, or for your selfish motives? Cao Cao wants to be the third Can’t two Wang Mang make it?!”
At this point, both sides had no room for maneuver. Cao Cao had a dark face and drew his horse back to the formation. Cao Ang, Xia Hou brothers, Le Jin, Li Dian and others around him asked for orders to attack the city, but Cao Cao frowned and remained silent!
'I always feel like something is wrong! Although Xu Shu is young, he is on par with Guo Jia in terms of strategy. His words are so fierce, could he be using the method of stimulating generals? Xu Rong was not seen among the people in the city just now, and the appearance of Duan Xuan was also very strange. Seeing that Xu Shu was confident, could there be an ambush? Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but secretly said that he was lucky. Fortunately, he was careful, otherwise he, the eagle, would have been easily fooled by Xu Shu, the house sparrow!
"Although time is tight, we are not in a hurry... Pass my order. Le Jin and Li Dian will guard both sides of the team, and send out scouts to see if there are ambushes around. In addition, some scouts will be sent to high places to observe the movements in Wudu City! The rest camped in place, buried pots to cook, and waited for orders!"
Half an hour later, war drums were beating outside the city. Xiahou Dun took the lead in ordering his men to attack the city, and the target was the city wall where Xu Shu was. For a time, arrows were flying all over the sky, and there were shouts and wails!
Looking at the soldiers attacking the city in front, Cao Cao smiled and said to Cao Angxu next to him: "Xu Shu knew that his father wanted to fight quickly, so he would divide his troops to besiege the city, and ordered Xu Rong's troops to ambush outside the city until they attack. When the city was at its fiercest, they attacked our army from both sides! It’s just that Xu Shu is still too immature and doesn’t understand the principle of doing too much and not doing enough, so the original method of motivating the generals has become superfluous, and the dog’s tail continues the failure of the mink!!”
Hearing this, Cao Ang on the side also nodded in agreement and repeatedly praised his father for his wisdom!
At this time, Xu Shu, who was on the top of the city, took one last look at the enemy's arrangement. His heart dropped to a huge stone, and he immediately retreated from the city wall, leaving Yang Ang in charge of defense!
Originally, Cao Cao's early appearance really caught Wudu off guard. There were less than 10,000 combatable soldiers in the city. If it was defended on all sides, the defenders on each side would only have a little over 2,000 troops, which would be unable to deal with Cao Cao's 200,000 troops. Fortunately, Xu Shu was cautious. In advance, they were prepared that Xu Rong would not be able to come back. On the one hand, they piled up the west, south, and north city walls into dummies with stones or straw, and only sent a small number of wounded soldiers to walk around to give people the impression that there were enough soldiers in the city. Illusion! On the other hand, Xu Shu sent Liao Hua and Zang Ba to ambush in the distant mountains and forests in advance, and hung a wooden stake behind all the horses to move around from time to time, making people think that there was an ambush outside the city!
Due to these preparations, Xu Shu's previous words of ridicule were revealed. Although Cao Cao was sinister and cunning, he was suspicious by nature. The sight of Duan Xuan made him suspicious. The provoking method he used made Cao Cao completely I doubt Xu Shu’s motives!
As expected, Cao Cao sent a sentry to inquire about the news, and the information returned by the sentry also confirmed Cao Cao's idea. Looking from a high place, the other three sides of the city were densely populated, and only the east gate where Xu Shu was located had relatively few people! In the dense forest far outside the city, there was a lot of smoke and dust, and it seemed that there was a large army hidden, and there should be an ambush!
Of course, all this is based on the fact that Cao Cao did not expect that Xu Shu would be so bold. Even with his own troops suppressing the situation, he would dare to take risks, send troops to rescue Lu Bu and intercept and kill Han Sui!
Soon, two hours passed, and the siege continued. As time went by, under the command of Xiahou Dun, regardless of casualties, although Xu Shu had put all his troops here, due to the gap in strength, Still gradually falling behind.
At this time, Yang Ang was under a lot of pressure, and his ability to command troops was not as good as that of his brother Yang Ren. Furthermore, unlike Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, and others of the same age who had experienced hundreds of battles, this battle was considered the first time that Yang Ang had faced such a huge enemy. The enemy naturally seemed to be at a loss. If this continues, I believe Wudu will be defeated within an hour or two. When he was anxious, he suddenly felt that the opponent's offensive suddenly shrank, and the pressure suddenly dropped. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Ang tentatively stuck his head out of the city wall. , but saw that Cao's army had retreated at this time. Just as he was facing a powerful enemy, he looked to the northwest. Looking along the line of sight, Yang Ang felt happy and saw a team with about an unclear number of people not far away appearing on the road. From the side, looking at what he was wearing, it was Xu Rong who had gone out to rescue Lu Bu earlier!
At this time, Xu Rong was not in a hurry to rescue. Instead, he set up a battle in the mountains and forests about five miles away. It was this move that forced the suspicious Cao Cao to postpone the attack on the city and instead sent his general Xia Houyuan to lead the army. Fifty thousand men and horses under his command were ready. At this moment, Yang Ang finally had a chance to breathe, and immediately ordered people to carry the wounded down for treatment. The other soldiers collected their arrows, reinforced the city wall, and waited.
After receiving the news, Xu Shu immediately climbed up the city wall and looked thoughtfully at Xu Rong's actions. At this time, a soldier hurriedly came to Xu Shu, presented a letter and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, someone at the west gate just shot this message on top of the city!"
'Simon…Simon? ? 'Xu Shu opened the letter and looked ecstatic after reading the contents in his heart!
After giving Yang Ang a few instructions, he followed the messenger to the west city wall. A quarter of an hour later, a troop appeared quietly outside the city. Because Cao Jun was attracted by Xu Rong at this moment, he did not notice it immediately. The situation here makes it impossible to tell the identity of the visitor just by looking at his clothes!
Xu Shu was also cautious, fearing that it was Cao Cao's suspicious plan, so he did not immediately order the city to open. As the opponent approached, when Xu Shu finally saw the two leaders clearly, he immediately clenched his hands and leaned forward tremblingly, almost falling. Get off the city wall! Only then did he realize his gaffe, and said tremblingly: "Hurry! Open the city gate!"
