Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Shouchun, the palace.

Shouchun was originally a big city, and it can be said to be the premier metropolis in Huainan. It has a population of more than 100,000 and vast arable land, which can be said to be the foundation of the king.

After Yuan Shu became emperor after proclaiming the emperor, he naturally wanted a decent palace, so Yuan Shu immediately recruited tens of thousands of people to build a palace for himself day and night.

Fortunately, Yan Xiang and others advised Yuan Shu that Shouchun will not stay for long, and that the capital will definitely be moved in the future, so there is no need to build the palace according to the scale of the palace, just according to the scale of the palace.

"Haha, don't run beauty, come in my arms."

"Your Majesty, don't..."

Yuan Shu smiled, and ran forward to save a beauty wearing a veil. The beauty was very thin, and several important places were vaguely revealed. The servants in the palace bowed their heads. Dare to watch.

And Yuan Shu laughed: "What is the shy beauty? I want to give you..."

"His Majesty!"

Ji Ling, wearing iron armor, looked cautious, and rushed in in a hurry, even too late to report.

Yuan Shu saw Ji Ling's heavy face and immediately sent away the beauty in his hand: "You go down first."

"Nuo." The beauty was also acquainted, and gave a gentle salute, and then resigned.

"General Ji, what's the matter?" Yuan Shu frowned.

Ji Ling didn't speak, but just looked around.

Yuan Shu waved his hand: "Go down."

"Nuo." The waiters, guards, court ladies and others on the left and right retired one after another, while Ji Ling said with a heavy tone: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao personally led an army of thirty thousand and has arrived outside Shouchun City."

"Cao Cao is here?" Yuan Shu's expression changed: "Where has his army arrived?"

"Cao Cao led his army to camp ten miles north of Shouchun City. The heavy rain has fallen in the past few days. Therefore, the roads outside Shouchun City are muddy and difficult to navigate. Therefore, Cao Cao is not in a hurry to attack the city." Ji Ling slowly said, "But Cao Cao used his troops. In terms of style, he will definitely attack Shouchun City in the near future."

Yuan Shu said anxiously, "How many soldiers and horses are still in Shouchun City? Is it enough to deal with the Cao thief?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, there are still 20,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, which is enough to deal with the Cao army. But..." Ji Ling was a little embarrassed.

"But what? But besides, there is no need to worry." Yuan Shu said directly.

"Heavy rain is falling from the sky, and the walls of Shouchun are damaged. Please temporarily use the people who built the palace to build the walls and strengthen the city defense." Ji Ling said.

"Um... okay." Although Yuan Shu was a little unwilling, if the city wall was gone, the palace wouldn't be able to keep it, so he had to agree to it.

The ancient city walls were mostly made of bricks and stones, but they would inevitably be mixed with soil. If it rains heavily, the city walls will be soaked in the rain for many days, and they will naturally collapse. Shouchun is located in Huainan. Now it is the rainy season and the heavy rains continue. This is good news for the defenders.

"You will be dispatched by you, the affairs of defending the city must be taken care of," Yuan Shu entrusted.

"Please rest assured, your Majesty! Cao Thief is no more than 30,000 soldiers. It is wishful thinking to capture Shouchun. Ji Ling must make them fall into the sand!"

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to attack the city but easy to defend. If the 20,000 troops cannot hold Shouchun, Ji Ling can simply wipe his neck and commit suicide.

After obtaining Yuan Shu's permission, Ji Ling was about to mobilize the tens of thousands of civilians who were building the palace to reinforce the city's defenses. Suddenly, Shouchun City was in full swing.

Outside the city of Shouchun, it was still rainy and rainy. At this time, Cao Junying was in the camp.

"Master!"

Xia Houyuan opened the tent door and walked in quickly, his shirt was already wet by rain, but he was still full of energy.

"It turns out that only seconds came back." Cao Cao smiled and said, "How about you going to check Shouchun City Defense?"

"Shouchun City is tightly guarded on all sides, and the defenders in the city should be more than 10,000 people. If it is attacked for a while, it may be difficult to capture." Xia Houyuan shook his head.

"Shouchun is where Yuan Shu's base camp is located. The city's defenses must be strong, and it is normal to be difficult to attack."

Xi Zhicai frowned and said, "However, it is stronger than Shouchun's defense, so X is more worried about the other thing."

Cheng Yu said in an interface: "Zicai said only this rainy season, right?"

"Not bad." Xi Zhi nodded: "A certain person has asked the local people who have lived for many years. The rainy season in Huainan lasts for more than a month. Once it comes down, it is almost endless, and the crops in the fields are often damaged. If this rainy season continues, our troops will inevitably be affected when they attack the city. The most important thing is that the roads near Shouchun are muddy and difficult to navigate. As a result, the transportation of grain and grass will be inefficient."

"Yeah." Cao Hong hummed, "I don't know when the rainy season is going to fall, my hands and feet are itchy."

The generals and counsellors were discussing, but Cao Cao didn't say a word, caressed his long beard, smiled, and seemed to be confident.

"Looking at the lord's appearance, it seems that I have already had a countermeasure in my heart. Why don't you tell me to wait and listen?" Le Jin asked curiously.

Seeing the eyes of the generals in the tent gathered one after another, Cao Cao said with a smile: "Don't worry, you guys, I'm afraid that this time we don't need our army to do it, this Shouchun City will be within easy reach."

"Shouchun is the capital of Huainan, and it is also where Yuan Shu is based. Would Yuan Shu easily give up Shouchun and fail?" Xia Houyuan wondered, "Even if Shouchun is given up, where can Yuan Shu go?"

"Yes, now the general, Sun Ce and our army besie Yuan Shu on three sides, even if Yuan Shu wants to escape, where can he escape?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Do you think our army is strong or the Liangzhou soldiers under Yuqing's command are better?"

"Zicai, what do you mean?" Cao Cao asked, turning his head to look at Xi Zhicai, who was sitting in the first place on the left.

"No need to say more." Xi Zhicai objectively said: "Although the lord has subdued the Qingzhou army and sits on Qingxu Erzhou, but the foundation is still shallow, and the general sits on Guanzhong, based in Yanzhou, looking at the Central Plains, and under the command of Xiliang, the tiger is worth RMB 100,000. Everyone, unless our army can fully rely on Yangzhou, or possibly contend with the general, in terms of current strength, it will be far behind."

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, and said frankly: "Zhicai's analysis is good, and the strength of our army cannot be compared with Yuqing now, and Yuan Shu thinks so too."

A flash of light suddenly appeared in Cheng Yu's mind: "So, the lord means that once the general defeats Zhang Xun and comes with the power of victory, Yuan Shu will be scared to give up Shouchun and flee?"

Cao Cao nodded slightly: "Yes, Shouchun City will be at your fingertips by then, so watch it."

"But the general sent one hundred thousand troops, and our army casually obtained Shouchun, when the general is angry, won't he attack our army?" Xia Houyuan worried.