Three Kingdoms

As soon as Cao Pi said something, he subconsciously glanced at the faces of Cao Cao and Cao Ren. Cao Ren smiled and nodded, expressing encouragement, while Cao Cao frowned, as if to express that he thought what Cao Pi said was like farts.

Is there something wrong again?

Cao Pi couldn't help but hesitate a little, but remembering the situation when he was scolded by Cao Cao a few days ago, he continued to glance at Cao Cao's face cautiously, and said: "If you can't advance, just be tired and disorderly, and when he is disordered, you can You can hide in."

Cao Cao frowned, "How can we get into chaos when we are tired? How can we cover up and advance?"

Cao Pi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, racked his brains, and even sweated slightly on his forehead, "You can pretend to attack the wilderness. If you come out of the city, you can attack it. If you don't come out, you can also eat here..."

Cao Ren smiled, nodded, and said, "This is a good strategy!"

Cao Cao opened his brows a little, nodded and said: "It's a plan... So, you will take some soldiers and horses to the surrounding areas to prepare military supplies..."

Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, then reacted under Cao Cao's stern gaze, bowed his head and accepted.

After watching Cao Pi retreat, Cao Ren couldn't help but said to Cao Cao: "Brother, you may be treating him too harshly..."

"How can a jade be made into a weapon if it is not polished?" Cao Cao waved his hand and immediately said solemnly to Cao Ren, "Zi Xiao, I will entrust you to Yecheng!"

Cao Ren nodded and took the order.

Although the strategy of exhausting the troops was adopted inside Ye City, it was not good for Yuan Tan and Xia Houyuan outside to be prepared, and it was even worse not to be prepared. However, the soldiers in Ye City also ran several times, and their strength was also exhausted. A lot.

Not long after Wen Chou lay down, he heard the sound of war drums again, so he turned over and sat up. Then with the help of his guards, he put on his armor and prepared for the next attack.

This time it's for real. All the soldiers, including Wen Chou, will be divided into groups of fifty, carrying fire, rush out of the city, and burn the half-built archery towers and sentry towers.

By this time, the wind had stopped, and the drums were rumbling on the top of the city, but the four gates were tightly closed. According to the previous agreement, Wen Chou led the troops out only after the drumming stopped.

Wen Chou stood at the foot of the city, looking up at the Yuan family's flag on the city wall. He looked at the flag "Yuan" that looked a little wrinkled because it was hung low. It seemed to have shrunk into a ball, looking lonely and small. There were many people around it. The flags also lowered their heads as if resigned to their fate.

It was almost dusk, and the sun was hidden among the clouds, making it even more chilly.

The drums stopped.

Wen Chou was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He silently took the sword handed over by the guard on the side, walked forward, and gathered quietly under the city gate. Then when the suspension bridge was lowered and the city gate opened, he started making noises. With a sound, they swarmed out!

The civilian workers who were digging trenches on the opposite side suddenly let out a shout, dropped the tools in their hands skillfully, and ran back with a huff. Some even ran faster than Wen Chou and others. They seemed to be used to this kind of going in and out. retreat mode.

Wen Chou led his troops and rushed to the trench, killing a few who escaped slowly or whose feet were weak and unable to escape. He was about to order the soldiers to light fire when he suddenly felt a little weak under his feet. He tilted and almost fell. fall.

"Why is this ditch surface so loose?"

Before Wen Chou could figure out what was going on, a guard beside him shouted: "General, there is an order from the top of the city asking us to set fire..."

"Okay! Set fire!" Wen Chou shouted, waving his sword.

The soldiers threw the fire starters they carried onto the half-built sentry towers and arrow towers in front of the trench, then lit them on fire before slowly retreating.

On the top of the city wall of Yecheng, Yuan Shang laughed heartily as he looked at the fires that were lit everywhere. He praised his wife a few more times, then walked down the city gate tower with a happy heart and returned to the government office.

"Master Shen Ling... are you going to attack tonight?" The military prince on top of the city saw that Shen Pei seemed to be in a good mood, so he boldly stepped forward and said, "After these days, the soldiers are also tired... …”

Shen Pei looked at the sentry towers and arrow towers outside the city that were lit like huge torches. He stroked his beard, nodded and said: "We won't go out tonight, and we will repair it..."

…（=vwv=）……

Far away from Yecheng, Cao Jun camped.

Xia Houyuan looked at the sky, then looked back at the sentry tower and arrow tower burning under Ye City, and then said: "Are you going to take action tonight?"

Cao Ren also looked into the distance, and his eyes seemed to be beating with the firelight of the sentry towers and arrow towers under the city. "That's right! If these arrow towers are burned in the city, they must be relaxed. Tonight, the clouds are thick and the stars are dim. That's right. Perfect timing!”

Xia Houyuan nodded and said: "Then tonight!" After another moment of silence, he said, "Also, I have been wondering, why doesn't the lord directly attack the city? I also saw the soldiers in the city, and it was just like that. It can be defeated even with a strong attack..."

Cao Ren looked at the dark outline of Ye City in the distance and said: "You also know that it is a forced attack, right? It is not difficult to attack the city, but the difficult thing is not to lose the soldiers! If we really attack by force, the boys over there will probably be very happy... Besides, if the losses in Yecheng are too great, then what remaining power will be left to control other places? What if..." Cao Ren swallowed the second half of the sentence and stopped talking.

Xia Houyuan suddenly realized, "I see, you are so considerate..."

"It's not what I thought, it was what the lord thought..." Cao Ren patted Xia Houyuan's shoulder, "Let's go and get ready together..."

…（⊙?⊙）……

Wen Chou nodded silently, handed over the order, then turned around and descended from the city wall. He originally wanted to tell Shen Pei about the abnormality in the trench outside the city, but Shen Pei didn't seem to have much desire to talk to him. Even the orders were given by the military marquis. Wen Chou hesitated for a moment, but finally said nothing. .

Under the city wall, the soldiers who had not yet taken their turn to be on duty were in groups, either sitting or standing, talking in a hurry, and the faint sounds came all the way and penetrated into Wen Chou's ears.

"Aren't we all brothers? Why do we have to fight? A lot of people died last time, right? This time again? When will this day end?"

"Stop fucking saying a few words! Is this the kind of thing you can fucking say?"

"Bah! You've done it all and you still don't want anyone to talk about it? You're a naive kid. If you had known that labor and management wouldn't have saved you back then in Yijing!"

"I don't know what to do? You idiot! It's like this now, what's the point of saying it? Why don't you save some energy and sleep on it!"

"Shut up! The general is here..."

"..." Wen Chou walked over indifferently, as if he didn't hear what these guys were talking about.

Brothers, we are all brothers...

As Wen Chou walked, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart. Brother Yan, how are you doing under the Nine Springs?

Returning to the temporary garrison, several guards saw Wen Chou coming. They went up to remove Wen Chou's armor and asked, "Are we still going to attack?"

"No need," Wen Chou sat down, reached out and grabbed a spoon, poured two or three spoonfuls of paste into the soup pot set above the campfire, and said while drinking, "Everyone, tonight Have a good rest..."

"Haha, great!"

"Well, it's not like we don't have to fight tomorrow..."

"Let's just take it one day at a time. Anyway, I have a rest tonight! Let's go to bed!"

Because Wen Chou let Yuan Tan run away last time, although he was exempted from the death penalty, he still had to deal with the living penalty. In addition, this time Yuan Tan made a comeback, Yuan Shang was even more dissatisfied with Wen Chou, and Wen Chou knew it well, so he stayed with the ordinary soldiers for a period of time, eating and living with him like a big-headed soldier.

Wen Chou drank two bowls of paste, licked the wooden bowl, and then threw it aside. He took the wet wipes brought by the guard, wiped his face casually, and lay down on the hay mat nearby, smelling the smell of sweat. The smell was mixed with the smell of hay, and some smell of smelly feet, etc. It was quite irritating to the nose, but I didn't know why but my mood calmed down.

Charge, victory, retreat, failure, scenes from the previous battles emerged in my mind, and then gradually faded away. Isn't it life and death? That's it...

If you are alive, you will repay your benefactor. If you die, you will go see your brothers.

Others, I can't control even if I want to, so let him do whatever he wants.

Wen Chou closed his eyes and sighed silently, this is his life, his own life.

……(￣,￣)……

In the night, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan looked at each other, nodded, and then waved.

The gate of the camp opened quietly, and the soldiers who had already lined up filed out. Looking at the number of people surging in the dark night, they turned out to be in full force!

That’s all for the trained soldiers. It’s more difficult for the civilians who have not received much training to understand and remain silent. Therefore, each of the civilians following the soldiers is tied with a piece of paper, uh, a title. , some are even tied too tightly, causing saliva to flow all the way, hahaha...

In the past few days, Cao Jun seemed to be lazy, being chased around like a rabbit by the defenders in Ye City. In fact, he had secretly moved a lot of hands and feet, changing his soldiers' uniforms into The civilians loosened a lot of soil where the trench was originally dug.

On the surface, the trench is not deep and does not look good. In addition, the inspector has been paying attention to the conspicuous watchtowers and watchtowers, thinking that these watchtowers and watchtowers are the focus of protecting the trench excavation. However, these watchtowers Hejianlou is actually a cover...

According to the original plan, each group of soldiers led a group of civilians, carrying baskets, shovels, picks and other tools, along the trench, and began to dig up all the loosened soil under the cover of night.

The crackling sound suddenly continued outside Yecheng, like thousands of mice digging holes in the corner, which was a bit creepy.

"What is this sound?"

The soldiers guarding the city of Yecheng threw several torches on the battlements and lit them in all directions. There seems to be nothing where the light reaches, and the distance is hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see clearly.

"Do you want... to report?" the soldier asked.

The military lord on duty was hesitant, but finally decided to send someone to the city to report. Compared with the crime of disturbing the nobleman's sleep at night, if something really went wrong, the head on his neck would be unsafe.

Martial law has already been enforced in Yecheng, and no one is allowed to run in the streets after nightfall. The soldiers responsible for conveying military information rushed all the way from the city gate, and the sound of footsteps broke the originally peaceful night.

The streets and houses near the city gate have all been requisitioned by soldiers and horses. At this time, there are also many soldiers lying down in their uniforms. They heard the hurried footsteps of the messengers. Some of the soldiers who were awakened stretched out their heads to take a look. Of course, Even if more soldiers heard it, they just turned over, muttered and cursed twice, and then fell asleep again.

In the past few days, the tactics of exhausting troops have been adopted. In fact, these soldiers who took turns to fight were not easy at all. They finally did not attack tonight, so they naturally had to sleep in the dark.

The messengers walked along the street and went straight to Shenpei's mansion.

"Who is coming?!" Outside the Shen Pei's residence, there were heavy guards. When they saw someone running towards them, they immediately shouted in a deep voice.

"Little, little, there is an urgent military situation!" the ordering soldier responded.

The escort guard was startled, and while holding fire, he stepped forward to check, and asked secretly: "But the city is under attack?"

The messenger took a breath and said, "That's not true..."

Hearing that there was no attack on the city, the guards could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. As for the specific military situation, they did not dare to ask more, so they collected the weapons number plates of the messengers, and then sent people to inform them while guarding them. Walk inside the government office.

In the government office, Shen Pei had gone to bed early.

In the past two days, the judge has been on the city. For a person who is over fifty years old, staying up late is already very hard and consumes a lot of energy. Today, the sentry tower and arrow tower at the front were burned. After feeling a lot more relaxed, I returned to the yamen. Halfway through the bath, I couldn't help but doze off. I ate some casually and then fell asleep.

"Hey! Mr. Shen just fell asleep..." Shen Pei's confidant who was on duty outside the inner courtyard looked at the soldiers who came with some annoyance, but he couldn't say a report. He could only frown and sigh, and then took the order. The soldier's number plate dropped the sentence, "Waiting!"

After turning around the corridor and arriving outside Shen Pei's residence, the close guard knocked on the door first, and then shouted in a low voice: "Mr. Shen...Mr. Shen...there is an urgent military situation..."

I called again, and the somewhat hoarse voice of the judge came from inside, "Come in..."

The judge didn't have time to put on his crown, so he came to see the ordering soldiers with his hair loose and a big cloak. Pi Tou asked: "But they are here to attack the city? How many troops and horses are there? Who is the general?"

"Uh..." Xiaobing hesitated for a moment and said, "The report to the judge...and there is no attack on the city..."

Shen Pei exhaled and immediately frowned, "Since there is no attack on the city, what's the military situation?"

The messenger trembled and told some strange noises he heard on the city wall.

"Weird noise?" The judge thought, turned around and asked, "When is it?"

The guard looked at the water leak on the side and said, "It's been three minutes since we were ugly..."

"Send the order! Guard the city gate!" the judge ordered. "Throw out the torch and inspect the city river and the suspension bridge! The rest will be discussed at dawn!" Normally speaking, the judge's decision was not wrong at all. Sending troops is indeed not a safe move. It would be less risky to wait until dawn to see clearly before making a decision. But Shen Pei doesn't know that his current opponent is no longer the normal Yuan Tan, but Cao Cao, who likes the abnormal and does not follow the ordinary path...