Fancheng.
Cao Pi was forced by Liu Mang and had to send Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to fight.
Once the Han army completes digging trenches and besieging the city, the Wei army will no longer be able to transport food into the city.
The Han army only needs to camp in the open land and wait for the flowers to bloom. The Wei army will run out of food and grass and surrender without a fight.
Zhang Liao simply explained the consequences to Xu Chu, and Hu Chi understood the seriousness of the matter.
However, the performance of the Han army disappointed Zhang Liao!
As soon as they saw the Wei army attacking, the Han army immediately killed the hozens and scattered them.
Even Gan Ning, who was usually the bravest and best at fighting, would turn his horse around and leave.
Fortunately, the Han army's trench strategy was not completed. Instead, the Wei army's morale was improved through several battles.
"It seems like Liu Changqing only has a few tricks at his disposal!"
Cao Pi sneered and looked at the snowflakes falling in the sky. As an emperor, he still couldn't help but pick them up.
"I think of the snow in Yecheng back then, and Zhen Mi was with me to enjoy it."
"It's a pity that now that I have become the emperor, she has already passed away."
Cao Pi sneered: "Liu Changqing, Liu Changqing, even if you can win the battle, how can you defeat Fancheng?"
"I have long known how powerful your catapults are! There are no more stones around Fancheng for you to use!"
Sima Yi stroked his beard and chuckled, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Liu Mang's revengeful karma will be wiped out by this heavy snow!"
When the snow fell, the Han soldiers knew that God was suffering for Liu Xie and Cao Jie.
They still didn't understand why the prince always told them to stay away from Cao's army instead of fighting bravely.
In order to avenge the Han emperor, the soldiers had long put their own lives and deaths aside.
Liu Mang's move was to calm everyone down.
He originally thought that Fancheng would rain heavily like his second uncle did in history, and he would imitate his second uncle's trick of flooding the seven armies and capture Cao Pi directly.
Unfortunately, God was not kind and it snowed heavily!
The Cao army in the city was shivering from the cold, let alone the Han soldiers fighting outside!
Just looking at the snow falling in the sky, Liu Mang suddenly thought of something.
"Come here! Prepare to be a catapult! Our army's chance of victory has appeared!"
Make a catapult?
The generals were very puzzled. It was clear that Cao Pi had cleared all the stones around Fancheng in order to avoid the power of the Han army's catapults.
If Liu Mang did this, wouldn't it be just to entertain the soldiers?
But Liu Mang was resolute, and everyone could only nod in agreement.
Liu Mang had already sent scouts to Chengdu to report Liu Xie's death.
With this kind of news, I believe Mr. Zhuge will make the right decision.
Cao Pi stood on the city tower. At this time, he was admiring the snow and watching the Han army move around like ants.
“The only way to create a forest by cutting down trees is to catapult the stone early.”
"I, for a moment, I don't know how to evaluate Liu Changqing!"
"It's snowing all over the sky, and he's still torturing the soldiers, hahahaha!"
Cao Pi looked at his group of men and said with a smile: "I have always been considerate of the soldiers, giving each of them a bowl of hot soup! Let everyone warm up!"
Every soldier of the Wei army drank hot soup, while the soldiers of the Han army continued to cut wood in the snow.
"Do you want to drink hot soup? Grandpa will give you a pee!"
"Liu Mang's son is nothing more than that. Why don't you surrender to me, the Great Wei, earlier!"
"Our Majesty is considerate of the soldiers, but your eldest son is just a sanctimonious person!"
The officers and soldiers of the Wei army stood on the tower and spoke nonsense to the hardworking Han army.
It's a pity that no Han army was affected by this.
Each of them is working conscientiously and acting according to Liu Mang's instructions.
They only know one thing, Prince Wang will never harm them!
Everything we do today is for the victory of the war.
Liu Mang is also betting big. According to his character, if he doesn't bring out the eighteenth generation of Cao Pi's ancestors, he will change his name.
It's just that he was afraid that Sima Yi would easily find out what he was thinking because of his outspokenness!
"Cao Pi, just smile in the city, sooner or later you will cry!"
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Xuzhou.
Cheng Yu, who was monitoring Zang Ba and guarding this place by the way, saw the battle report from the front line.
As Cao Cao's humerus counselor, he could also lead troops to kill the enemy, which can be said to be both civil and military.
"It snowed heavily in Fancheng, but Liu Mang built a catapult instead?"
"King Wei... did your Majesty send troops to stop it?"
Cheng Yu looked at the messenger, his eyes that understood the world were suddenly a little disappointed.
"Your Majesty... is taunting the enemy on the tower. The morale of the soldiers is high."
"Master Cheng, don't worry. With Sima Yi at your side, Your Majesty will be able to hold on to Fancheng..."
Cheng Yu waved his hand to signal the messenger to shut up.
"Your Majesty, don't you hear that the Emperor Wu built an ice city to defend himself against the enemy?"
After hearing this, the envoy smiled and said: "Sir, the defenses of Fancheng are strong enough, and there is no need to use ice to resist the enemy."
Stupid!
Cheng Yu glared at the other party and said coldly: "Ice can be used to defend the city, but it can't be used to attack the city?"
Seeing that the envoy was still puzzled, Cheng Yu said angrily: "It's snowing heavily, and the river will freeze soon!"
"If my prediction is correct, the Han army has already begun to use containers to freeze ice!"
"At that time, these ices can replace the stones and be used to capture our city!"
In the cold weather, the ice is as hard as a rock!
The envoy was shocked when he heard this, and Cheng Yu cursed angrily: "Now, hurry up and hurry up, we can get back to Fancheng in five days!"
"Why are you standing here? Why don't you go back and tell His Majesty!"
yes! yes!
The messenger fled in panic and quickly rode away.
Cheng Yu sighed secretly in his heart. He understood the reason why Cao Pi sent the envoy here.
It was to tell these veterans of Wei Wu that under their leadership, the Wei Dynasty would be more glorious than before.
As for him and Xun You, they are just products of the old era, so there is no need to talk too much.
"Emperor Wu, it's a pity that he has no intention of walking on the road you paved for His Majesty."
Cheng Yu stood with his hands behind his hands and looked at the situation in Xuzhou, "Zang Ba, he must not be honest!"
In Zang Ba's mansion.
At this time, a scribe was sipping tea and looked at the Taishan bandit leader from time to time.
"Lord Zang Ba, my Lord has made it very clear how to make a decision. I hope you will consider it carefully."
"Liao Li! Is Liu Mang serious about letting me continue to guard Xuzhou?"
"That's right! Lord Zang Ba, please rest assured, our Lord always keeps his word!"
Liao Li put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "By the way, I would like to remind Mr. Zang Ba that no one can refuse Wolong's deal!"
The chess pieces laid down before will finally come into play in this battle.
In order to put Cao Pi into a bitter fight, Liu Mango encouraged Zang Ba to rebel!
Now that Cao Cao is dead, Zang Ba no longer has to be timid.
It's just that Zang Ba, as a local snake in Xuzhou, is naturally unwilling to leave the territory easily.
Liu Mang knew his thoughts and directly appointed him as the governor of Xuzhou. At the same time, he would not use his family as hostages.
"Okay! I will raise an army to resist Cao Pi, and I hope the prince and Mr. Zhuge will keep their promise!"
On that day, Zang Ba of Xuzhou raised his troops, and the chaos in the Central Plains began!
