"According to what the spies just said, they will send some secret sentries to observe our camp to prevent us from going out of the city to attack."

"If we lead an army to charge this time, we will definitely be discovered by the enemy in advance, and then quickly return to the city and block the city gate tightly. We will never have such a good opportunity again."

Xia Houyuan nodded after hearing this, and asked:

"I don't know what the general's plan is, let's talk about it and discuss it."

Cao Ren nodded after hearing this, and continued:

"We don't want to send too many people this time. We only need to send a few thousand people like the few spies just now, pretending to be corpses, lying near the city gate. After they open the city gate, I will directly lead the army to kill them."

"Even if the enemy finds out, I'm not afraid. At that time, my nephew and Miaocai will be lurking at the gate of the city. If they find that I am leading an army to charge and want to return to the city, you can lead your troops and kill these thousands of people. All the soldiers stopped outside the city, waiting for me to lead troops to support them."

Cao Zhang listened to Cao Ren's strategy, and after thinking about it for a while, he felt that although it was a bit risky, it was safer than what he said to Xia Houyuan just now.

As long as he and Xia Houyuan led thousands of troops and lurked at the city gate, they would not be afraid of closing the city gate. With the force of the two of them, it was enough to support Cao Ren and his army to kill them.

So Cao Zhang said directly:

"Uncle, I think this plan is feasible."

Xia Houyuan nodded in agreement, and then heard Cao Ren continue to say:

"You attack the city as usual tomorrow, don't show any flaws, attack the city with all your strength, although it will cause serious casualties to the brothers, but the more corpses outside the city, the safer you can hide."

"You must not be discovered by the enemy. If anyone is discovered, you will be killed immediately. I will always order people to pay attention to your movements."

When everyone heard that Cao Ren had ordered them to attack the city with all their strength, using the lives of their brothers as a cover, they were a little unhappy. They only heard Cao Zhang say:

"Uncle, I don't think this is good. Let the sacrifices of the brothers cover us. I am so sorry for the brothers. I can't do such a thing."

When Cao Ren heard Cao Zhang's words, he smiled and said:

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details. If we don't do this, all our plans will be in vain if the enemy in the city sees our flaws. As long as we can win the city, no matter how much we sacrifice, it will be worth it."

"Those brothers who died in battle, I, Cao Ren, will not let them die in vain. At that time, I will tell my lord and give them double the family allowance, so that their children will have no worries in their lives."

When everyone heard Cao Ren's words, although they understood the truth, they were still reluctant to do so. At this time, Xia Houyuan said:

"Miaocai, we have been attacking for two days, and there are already enough corpses in the city. If so many brothers are being sacrificed, how should we explain to the brothers below."

Cao Ren waved his hands after hearing this, and said:

"Have you ever thought about it? If we don't have the opportunity tomorrow night, we still have to do our best to attack the city, don't we? If we can't attack tomorrow, we will continue to attack the day after tomorrow. If it goes on for a long time, won't there be more brothers killed or injured?"

"Have you ever thought about this? If we delay for a long time, Kong Rong's reinforcements arrive, and we have Yuan Shao's vicious tiger staring at us behind us. If the time goes on, we will only die and injure more brothers." .”

Everyone was speechless after being stunned by Cao Ren's two words. They heard it clearly, and they knew it clearly in their hearts.

If there is no such great opportunity this time, even if they attack the city with all their strength tomorrow, they may not be able to capture Pingyuan County. If things go on like this, they will definitely lose more brothers.

Moreover, Kong Rong would definitely not let such an important city go unnoticed, and Yuan Shao would not keep looking at it like this.

If Yuan Shao finds that there are fewer and fewer troops on his side, and he can't take down the city due to the long-term siege, the morale of the soldiers will definitely be hit.

At that time, if Yuan Shao sends troops directly to us, we will attack from both sides, even if a few of them can escape with their lives, the 20-odd army will be gone.

My lord can't afford to lose these more than 20 soldiers and horses.

Everyone thought about it, and they could only nod in agreement with Cao Ren's statement. The plan had been discussed, and Cao Ren saw that it was almost dawn, so he told everyone to go down and take a good rest, and then ordered the soldiers to take a good rest.

Cao Ren didn't plan to attack the city tomorrow morning. He planned to let the soldiers rest well, eat and drink enough, and then go to attack the city in the afternoon.

Even if it is death, so many people will not die in one afternoon. As long as the generals defending the city see such a desperate siege, they will definitely not have any doubts. Good plan.

Cao Zhang, Xia Houyuan and the others were a little happier after learning about Cao Ren's plan, because they also knew that not too many brothers would be killed or injured in just one afternoon.

Wouldn't it be better for the people in the city to relax their vigilance by asking for gold and withdrawing troops in advance at that time.

Everyone bid farewell to Cao Ren and went back to their military tent to rest.

When Cao Ren and others went to rest, Kong Rong, who was far away in Beihai, was resting with his concubine in his arms, when he heard someone shouting:

"Report, my lord, there is an urgent report from Pingyuan County!"

This was something that Kong Rong had arranged early on. As long as there was a war in Pingyuan County, no matter what he was doing, he should be informed as soon as possible.

Kong Rong was woken up by this cry in the middle of the night, and was about to get angry, but after hearing what the person outside the door said, he couldn't get angry, so he hurriedly put on his clothes, and then hurriedly opened the door.

When Kong Rong saw the soldiers coming non-stop in the starry night, he asked:

"How is Pingyuan County now? Did Cao Cao's army come to kill him?"

The soldier who delivered the letter didn't dare to be negligent when he heard his lord's inquiry, and replied:

"My lord, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Zhang and others to lead an army of 25 to attack our Pingyuan County. Now the general is fighting to the death with Cao's army."

When Kong Rong heard what the soldier said, he almost fell down. This Cao Cao was crazy, and he sent so many soldiers and horses to attack him at once.

Kong Rong couldn't care about anything now, and hurriedly asked:

"How long can Pingyuan County last?"

The soldier said:

"When the little one came, the general had already explained that the general and the brothers in the city would swear to defend the city, and the little one didn't know how long it would last."

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