There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

These two people are famous generals in history, they are famous generals of Cao Wei, with extraordinary abilities.

The city of Puyang is tall, similar to Xuchang City, but Tao Shangjue, with Cao Ang's ability and appeal, it is absolutely impossible to reach the level of Xun Yu.

But it turns out that the potter was wrong.

He sent Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, Ji Ling, and Zang Ba to attack Puyang City, but the reply he got was that the city had not been defeated.

According to Zhang He's report, the city seems to be more difficult to attack than Chen Liu, which Cao Ren guarded.

The potter was really a little unhappy this time.

The city guarded by Cao Ren is difficult to attack, he can understand.

But how old is Cao Ang?Even if Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang were assisted, so what?

It's too bad that they can't even take care of them.

"What are you playing here?" The potter said dissatisfied, "You can't even take care of Cao Ang? Are the soldiers of my Jinling Army already in this state? I'm so disappointed."

Several generals blushed one by one.

Zhang He cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, please forgive me. Although the last general is not doing well, the enemy army is indeed quite powerful. We have indeed tried our best."

Gao Lan said with a sad face: "Prime Minister, you don't know that Cao Jun's defense is tight, and the defensive tactics are quite strong. We have also changed a lot of siege methods, but we just can't beat it!"

The potter frowned when he heard the words: "Is Cao Ang so powerful? Or are Cao Xiu and Xiahou still as capable?"

Zhang He heard the words and said: "Back to the Prime Minister, the general sent someone to inquire about this matter. It is said that although Cao Ang and others are the main generals in the city, the person in charge of the city defense is a young general. I heard that he is called Hao Zhao. Responsible for the defense of all the current cities, and I don’t know if the enemy’s city is so strong, it will have something to do with this person.”

783 Chapter Mou Xun Yu

After hearing Zhang Yun's words, the pottery merchant had nothing to say.

When it comes to defensive ability, Hao Zhao is really good at defending the prime minister of Shu Han in Chencang, leaving Zhuge Liang helpless against him.

Such a person actually appeared beside Cao Ang now?

It seems that the city cannot be attacked, but it can be said that it is barely reasonable.

It's not that Zhang Xi and the others didn't work hard, they did encounter a very powerful general who was good at defending.

"You guys have worked hard, go down and rest first." The pottery merchant told them.

When I was young, the four generals passed the order, and the potter looked at Chen Deng who had been sitting below: "Xun Yu and Cao Ren are quite powerful, and it is a bit tricky to guard these three cities tightly, and they all have a little wrist. .”

Chen Deng stroked his beard and said: "Chenliu, Xuchang, and Puyang occupy the main roads of the Central Plains. If we want to occupy the Central Plains, we must conquer these big cities. The three cities hold the main road like a thorn in the throat, and we can't hold the land of the Central Plains securely."

The potter closed his eyes, lightly tapped his fingers on the table and said, "But you have to choose a breakthrough."

Chen Deng thought about it for a while and said, "For the three cities, we still focus on the most difficult and important ones to open up the situation."

Tao Shang said: "In your opinion, which city is the most important?"

Chen Deng said very calmly: "Xuchang City, Xun Yu!"

"Why?"

Chen Deng said with a smile: "The Xun family in Yingchuan has a well-known reputation and resounds throughout Yuzhou, and Xun Yu himself is even more outstanding. Now it seems that not only Yingchuan's people are attached to him, but even the people in the Central Plains are mostly attached to Xun Yu. So breaking Xuchang and taking Xun Yu is the top priority right now."

Tao Shang lightly rubbed the bridge of his nose with his hands, and said, "What you mean is that we must find a way to subdue Xun Yu and Xuchang City first?"

Chen Dengdao: "That's why, didn't the prime minister make some arrangements for Xun Yu back then?"

The pottery merchant said slowly: "That's the truth, but the problem is that if you want to subdue Xun Yu, you have to separate the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu. The relationship between these two people is like a monolith. It didn't make Cao Cao completely give up on Xun Yu, so can he succeed in such haste?"

Chen Dengdao: "The prime minister asked me and Guo Jia to handle the matter back then. Over the years, I have also paid attention to the matter between Xun Yu and Cao Cao. In fact, Cao Cao was suspicious of Xun Yu back then, but for the sake of The background and ability of the Yingchuan family behind him gave up the power, but in fact, Cao Cao has been guarding against him over the past few years."

The pottery merchant pondered for a while, and said, "Back then, I used a little trick to separate Cao Cao and Xun Yu. How many years have passed since then. Could it be that Cao Cao still has doubts in his heart?"

Chen Deng thought to himself, do you call it a little trickery?What a loss you had back then!

Chen Dengdao: "According to what I have known about Cao Cao for so many years, this person is a hero in the world with a lot of thoughts. He may not think about what happened back then, but as long as we operate well, it will certainly arouse his suspicions back then. What's more, my subordinates have been sending people to investigate Xun Yu's actions these years, but in fact, there is a knot in his heart."

The pottery merchant actually knew what the knot in Chen Deng's mouth was. He pondered for a while, and then said, "If that's the case, let's try it."

The soldiers and horses of the pottery merchants did not move this time, but stayed in Puyang City, and attacked Puyang City from time to time.

After all, Tao Shang has many soldiers and generals under his command. Even Cao Ang is assisted by Hao Zhao, but facing such an offensive, he is still under great pressure.

During the offensive and defensive battles between the two armies, there were several dangerous situations in Puyang City.

The situation in Puyang City was naturally reported to Xun Yu and Cao Ren, but neither of them took any action.

After all, when the three of them were stationed in the three important cities, they had agreed that no matter what happened in the middle, they would not rush to help each other's cities. .

This is the only thing Xun Yu can do now.

But soon, things developed in a direction beyond his imagination.

The special envoy of Emperor Liu Xi rode in the special envoy's carriage and led the guard of honor to the city of Xuchang.

They came to do a very simple thing.

The emperor has an edict, and Xun Yu opens the city to receive the edict!

This incident hit Xun Yu's spirit like a bolt from the blue, and it could not be calmed down for a long time.

Although there are two emperors in the world today, they are all considered orthodox emperors in a sense.

Xun Yu never admitted which one was orthodox, but he never dared to deny the status and existence of any one of them.

Is this city gate open or not?

Open it, how can I explain it to Cao Sikong when I look back?

not open?

That was the imperial edict of the Han emperor, the eldest son of the first emperor!

He represents the Han Dynasty, although only half of it.

What made Xun Yu even more anxious was that the envoy sent by the emperor this time was actually his brother Xun Chen.

Is the gate open or not?

Will the emperor's edict be accepted or not?

Xun Chen was not in a hurry either, he just asked people to build a simple tent for the envoy of the emperor outside the city gate for shelter, and quietly waited for Xun Yu's reply.