The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 124
In a blink of an eye, more than a month later.

It was late autumn, and the autumnal equinox was bleak, and every family became more leisurely. There were more streets and alleys, and many villagers went to the mountains together to hunt and cut firewood, preparing for the winter.

In the rest of this month, Sun Ce succeeded in a surprise attack on Yuzhang. Gan Ning was a step behind, but he seized several counties in northern Henan, and fortunately he captured Chaisang.

Chaisang is built along the river, with water villages and strong cities, it is the best place to guard Jingzhou and go down the river.Zhou Yu of later generations has been using troops here.

Because Chaisang was captured, Sun Ce had no choice but to set up a water village at the eastern end of Pengze Lake to prevent Zhang Xiu from going down the river.At the same time, they sent people to set up a water village at the lower crossing of Peng Ze Lake.

There is no way, Chaisang represents the initiative, and now that Chaisang is lost, only other places can build defenses.

As for Jingnan, Zhang Xiu asked Zhang Liao, Wei Yan and other generals with less meritorious service to exterminate them. Huang Zhong's meritorious service was outstanding, so he didn't need to deal with these small thieves and was responsible for guarding Xiangyang.

At this time, outside the study.

Looking at Lu Lingqi who was leaving, Jia Xu couldn't help frowning, and took two steps forward,

He bowed and said in a deep voice: "My lord, it's been half a year today, and my lord is all under Jing Xiang, and there are many suggestions from civil servants under his command, should we consider the matter of marriage?"

Hearing the sound, Zhang Xiu slowly put down the scroll, raised his head and pondered for a moment, it was time to marry a wife and take concubines, if he didn't marry a wife and take concubines, I'm afraid his subordinates and soldiers would not be happy.

Simply put, the more you marry, the better.

The more children you have, the better.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "Wen He's words are reasonable, but now it's autumn, it's not suitable for marriage, and I have already accepted Lu Lingqi, and I will lead the army to set off in three days."

"In this way, you will hire me from the Huang family, the Mi family, and the Cai family for me. After I return from Xuzhou triumphantly, I will marry them as a glory."

"Is it winter? Forget it, let me appease the Huang family and the Mi family. As for the Cai family, if I remember correctly, there seems to be only one young girl in the family, about ten years old. Could it be that the lord..."

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu suspiciously.

It's okay to marry at the age of ten, the point is to win over the Cai family, which is understandable.

"Uh, it's not her, it's Liu Biao's widow Cai, I want to take her as my concubine." Zhang Xiu coughed lightly without showing any embarrassment.

Many people married deceased husbands in this era, such as Cao Pi married Zhen Mi, Liu Bei married Wu, and both of them became queens as wives.

Jia Xu's eyes twitched, she glanced at Zhang Xiu and didn't say much, she just cupped her hands and said, "Since the lord has made arrangements, then Xu can rest assured, but the lord should be very cautious in this trip."

"Cao Cao is a hero, and Lu Bu is a fierce tiger. Neither of them is a good man. My lord can save this battle. As long as Cao Cao can't take down Xuzhou this year, my lord will not be in vain."

"Hmm, don't worry!" Zhang Xiu nodded.

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In a blink of an eye, three days later.

It's getting cooler at night, Xinye City.

At this time, five thousand cavalrymen quietly left the city with their horses wrapped around their hooves.

Out of the city, all the way east.

After running for more than half an hour, Zhang Xiu ordered to get off the horse and rest. There was no other way, people were not tired, but war horses were very precious. Although they were suitable for running, they had to stop and run.

Zhang Xiu looked around, it was pitch black, howling wolves could be heard from time to time in the night, it was so frightening, he probably ate some dead people somewhere else.

Grabbing the water bag at his waist, he raised his head and took a sip of white wine. Looking at Zhao Yun who was walking quickly, Zhang Xiu put the wine bag in his arms and said, "The autumn night is getting colder, drink some wine to warm up your body."

Zhao Yun took the water bag, and he was not polite, raised his head and poured a few sips into his mouth, the taste was slightly spicy.

Then, he frowned slightly, and said: "My lord, this is very far from Xuzhou. If our army crosses Runan, we may be spied out by Cao Ying."

Zhang Xiu nodded, "How does Zilong think he should proceed?"

Zhao Yun pondered, and immediately said: "My lord, Yun thought that he could transfer from Runan to Lujiang, then from Lujiang to Jiujiang, and then cross Xiapi diagonally. Although it is far away, it is not easy to be found."

"Well, let's go to Lujiang." Zhang Xiu nodded.

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Ten days later, outside Xiapi city in Xuzhou.

On the chariot, Cao Cao looked depressed and looked at the attacking army from time to time, feeling even more worried.

He has been besieging Xiapi for nearly two months, and there are countless casualties under his command. However, Xiapi city is still impregnable.

Thinking of this, he closed his eyes and rested his mind. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, the city of Xiapi is fortified. Our army has been fighting for two months and cannot be defeated. All soldiers in the army are exhausted. I intend to withdraw and rest. I will return in early spring." War, what do you think."

"Withdraw the army?" Guo Jia raised his eyebrows, and immediately said: "My lord, instead of withdrawing the army at this time, we must rush and attack violently. Otherwise, if the lord withdraws the army at this time, it can be said that all previous efforts will be wasted."

"At that time, how will the counties in Xuzhou treat the lord? When the lord attacks Xuzhou in the coming year, will the counties wait and surrender? I am afraid that when Lu Bu recovers, the lord will be even more difficult to defeat."

"It's hard to attack the Pi, how can we win?" Cao Cao said with a gloomy expression, frowning.

Guo Jia pondered for a while, and then said: "My lord, there is a plan that is too vicious and may harm innocent people, but this plan can help my lord break the city."

On one side, Xun You narrowed his eyebrows and said, "Feng Xiao wants to dig Si River and Yi River to irrigate the city?"

Guo Jia nodded, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, Xiapi is built on the Si River and Yishui River, surrounded by water on three sides, and its terrain is polar. My lord only needs to dig the embankments of the Si River and Yishui River before pouring Xiapi back."

"In this way, it only needs to be poured for more than a month, and Lu Bu's army will collapse without fighting. It's just that the city will be flooded, and the victims will be the people in the city. They are despised, so Jia has not mentioned it for a long time."

Cao Cao stood up, smiled brightly, and said loudly: "It's right that Feng Xiao didn't mention it before, but now it's difficult for our three armies to conquer Xiapi City, and Lu Bu is unwilling to surrender."

"I, Cao Cao, thought about the stability of the millions of people in Xuzhou, so I had no choice but to use this plan. If people blame the world, they can only blame Lu Bu's ignorance of current affairs, which caused the tragic death of the people in the city."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao drew his sharp sword backwards and shouted angrily, "Cao Ren, immediately cover the river embankment with soil, and prepare to break the embankment to divert water and flood this city of Pi."

"Promise!" Cao Ren clasped his fists in response.

"Hey, Xiahoudun, Mingjin withdraws troops and waits for the city to besieged." Cao Cao said again.

"The last general takes orders." Xiahou Dun responded with a drink.

"Xu Huang, I want you to lead more than ten Xiaoqi, and after the three armies have withdrawn, tell Lu Bu that I am going to flood the city, and ask him to surrender as soon as possible, otherwise, when the city is destroyed, no one will stay behind."

A coldness flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

On one side, Guo Jia couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly, it seems that his lord is going to kill someone!

If the soldiers and people in the city knew that Cao Cao was going to flood the city, and Lu Bu insisted on sticking to Xiapi, then the soldiers and people in the city would only hate Lu Bu, not Cao Cao.

At that time, even if Cao Cao does not attack.

Xiapi is also difficult to defend. After all, most of the family members of Xiapi city defenders live in Xiapi.Once the embankment is dug to flood the city, none of the people in the city will be spared.

You must know that the biggest problem in Yancheng is not drowning, but starvation, freezing to death, or even infection with the plague.

Unless Lu Bu led his army to fight Cao Cao in the field, but he led his army to counterattack several times earlier, and they were all defeated. If he dared to go out of the city, he had to stick to it.

Watching the generals leave, Cao Cao lost his irritability and said with a smile, "Feng Xiao, what's the latest news about Zhang Xiu?"

(End of this chapter)