Chapter 33 The Alliance's Siege Failed

Tonight, Yuan Shu did not attend the Allied military meeting. After a fiasco, how can Yuan Shu still be in the mood to attend the military conference? In the joking words of Cao Junjun Shi Xunyu: Yuan Shu's failure to attend the military meeting shows that he is in pain and tears while eating.

Xun Yu has always been rigorous and calm. He said such sarcastic words with a solemn expression, which immediately caused a loud laugh, especially Cao Cao, who laughed on the throne.

As a distinguished guest, Tai Shici was also amused by Xun Yu, and Tai Shici laughed without scruples. At this time, Yanyun Siqi rushed to Taishici's side from the allied camp in the north of the city. They were also honored to kneel at the bottom of Taishici.

When everyone laughed, Xun You, who joined the army, brushed his beard and said solemnly, "Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are half-brothers, after all, they are flesh and blood. In the face of the same fiasco, it is estimated that Yuan Shao's mood in the north of the city is also rainy weather at this time - cold and humid..."

When Cao Cao heard the words, he laughed indulgently. He covered his stomach with one hand and swayed to the crowd with the other hand and said, "Gentlemen, stop it, I can't stand it anymore... Ha ha."

Although the military information report in the north of the city has not yet been conveyed to the coalition camp in the east of the city, the four riders of Yanyun who returned from the north of the city reported the war in the north of the city to everyone in great detail.

According to Yanyun's four cavalry, in today's siege in the north of the city, Yuan Shao's side was also half of the casualties, and the ratio of defending the city was one to two, that is to say, for every Xiliang soldier killed, Yuan Shao's side hanged two soldiers.

The battle between the two sides in the north of the city is as fierce as the siege in the east of the city. The soldiers under Yuan Shao showed enough courage and fearlessness. However, after a siege battle, the Xiliang soldiers mastered the operation of the stone-throwing machine and the bed crossbow overnight, learned the step-by-step attack, and the mesh blocked the front position, which greatly improved the lethality of the stone-throwing machine and the bed crossbow.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who helped in the battle at that time, also worked hard enough. However, Xiliang's soldiers organized a shield regiment to surround the soldiers who controlled the stone-throwing machine and the crossbow, which made the long-range arrow attack of the super fierce general lose its target. In particular, Xiliang soldiers control stone throwers and crossbows more leisurely.

As a result, the Yizhou soldiers who died under the stone-throwing machine and the crossbow were more than 10,000, and the Yizhou soldiers lost more than 10,000 in the cruel close battle of the city. Finally, the angry Yuan Shao ordered the army to be withdrawn and hastily ended the siege.

When everyone's happy mood calmed down, Tai Shici smiled and said, "Cao Mu, ladies and gentlemen, the two brothers of the Yuan family suffered failures and setbacks on the same day. They are really worthy of being brothers. Good friends in trouble..."

"Ha ha, General Taishi, what do you don't know? If Yuan Shao knew that most of the soldiers who died in the east of the city were his direct soldiers, I guess he would bite Yuan Shu to death..." Cao Cao heard Taishi Ci mocking the Yuan brothers, and he was very satisfied and happy.

Since the siege in the north of tomorrow's city is presided over by Man Gao, the leader of Rongdi, and there is no Youzhou Gongsun Zan, Taishici and Yanyun Siqi can continue to stay in Cao Jun's camp. Their purpose is one: to see the actual lethality of the continuous stone thrower with their own eyes.

Such a request is naturally a small matter for Cao Cao, who favors Tai Shici.

"Oh, how can Yuan Shu do such a thing?" Tai Shici asked in surprise.

"Ha ha, Yuan Shu himself doesn't have 50,000 troops, at best only more than 20,000... Those dead soldiers are almost all Yuan Shao's own soldiers!" Cao Cao smiled and explained to Tai Shici.

Speaking of the dead soldiers, Cao Cao suddenly seemed to think of a lot. He said with a slightly worried face, "It has been two months since our soldiers left their hometown, and the cold winter is coming. I sincerely hope that I can capture the city of Chang'an overnight tomorrow... Otherwise, there will be many dreams at night..."

Cao Cao's excessive words aroused the vigilance of Chang Shi Xun Yu. He coughed gently and interrupted Cao Cao's words. After Cao Cao was looking at Xun Yu, he raised his glass and drank happily with everyone, and changed the previous topic by drinking.

Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu was worried that he would lose more words. Especially when you are in a happy mood and easy to relax your vigilance. This is not an important reason for Cao Cao to change the topic. The reason why Cao Cao changed the topic is that he saw that the doubts on Tai Shici's face were not deliberately disguised. This real doubts show that Sun Zan, the herdsman of Youzhou, did not tell Tai Shici the core secret.

And only a few people know this core secret, which is one of the few. Obviously, Tai Shici is not among these few people. Since Gongsun Zun couldn't tell Tai Shici the core secret, why did he have to do this? In case of any accident, Cao Cao himself can't bear the responsibility.

This is the intention and intention of Xun Yu to dissuade Cao Cao.

And Tai Shici is confused: Cao Cao's so-called long night dreams, where to start? What worries does Cao Cao have? Why does he have this concern?

Of course, Tai Shici knew that there was a separation between Cao Cao Cao and the Yuan brothers. After all, Cao Cao's scribes and staff, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others, defected from Yuan Shao's account to Cao Cao's side... But at present, both sides are standing in the same position as the king of Qin. What are the senior management of Cao Cao's side worried about? Tai Shici was very confused.

Early the next morning, more than 20,000 Yizhou soldiers appeared in any direction. These soldiers supplemented Yuan Shu's damaged army in time, keeping Yuan Shu's army at 50,000.

When Cao Cao saw this situation, his eyebrows began to tighten. His subordinate staff and generals also looked worried. Taishi Ci, who was in the Cao army's camp, was very puzzled to see that the Cao army had such a reaction to the behavior of adding troops to the Yizhou army.

Just in the face of such a strange scene, there is no one in Cao Jun, and it is not easy for Tai Shici to ask questions. After all, it is about military secrets. As an outsider, is it necessary for Tai Shici to know?

Of course, Tai Shici was also surprised by the more than 20,000 Yizhou troops that emerged overnight: Why did these Yizhou troops come so fast? Where do they usually hide... What tricks are the Yuan brothers playing?

Of course, Cao Cao realized the doubts and puzzles of Tai Shici. When Cao's army gathered, Cao Cao whispered to Tai Shici, "General Taishi, if Ben Mu's expectations are good, the soldiers damaged by Yuan Shao in the north of the city will also be made up overnight... These soldiers are not the officers and soldiers of Yizhou, but the members of the large families of Yizhou rich family..."

"Oh, that's it..." Tai Shici responded with some understanding. But Cao Cao only explained the situation to him, but still did not explain the reason why he was worried.

Cao Cao looked at Taishi Ci, who had pure eyes, and said heroically, "The success or failure of King Qin's rebellion is in today's siege battle. Our safety is in this way... General Taishi, let's wait and see!"

Cao Cao's words immediately shifted the focus of Tai Shi Ci's thinking. Tai Shi Ci arched his hand and said to Cao Cao, "Cao Mu, the last general is willing to work for the siege of the city!"

"Haha, it's so good!" Cao Cao laughed, reached out and patted Tai Shici on the shoulder and said. Although Taishici has not taken the initiative to surrender, his willingness to take the initiative to participate in the siege of the Cao army is enough to make Cao Cao happy.

In the face of Cao Cao's intimate behavior, Tai Shici showed full of vigor. In addition to this performance, what else can a general do in the face of the affirmation and favor of his superiors?

Under the personal arrangement of Cao Cao, Taishi Ci and Yan Yun Siqi were incorporated into the camp led by the fierce general Cao Ren. In today's siege, the formation arrangement of the Cao army is different from that of the first day: in the first day of the siege, the Cao army did not arrange a team to attack the city, but all the people and horses were controlling the continuous stone-throwing machine. In today's siege, only half of the Cao's troops were controlling the continuous-type stone-throwing machine, and half of the people and horses had super fierce generals Cao Ren and Xia Hou respectively. Chun led and formed two camps to attack the city.

And Cao Cao himself is bathed in the morning sun and the slightly chilly morning wind. Under the protection of the bodyguard Dian Wei and the guard camp, he is passing through the suspension bridge on the moat.

At this time, Yuan Shu, another commander of the Allies, had just come out of the door of the camp, accompanied by a group of civilian generals. Although the lost troops have been made up, Yuan Shu himself still looks miserable. This kind of misery can't be disguised: because Yuan Shu's two eyes are swollen like peaches.

Yuan Shu's miserable appearance also proves that Cao Jun joined the army and Xun You's guess last night was extremely accurate: Yuan Shu was indeed sad and bitter all night. As for the reason for suffering, outsiders also have different opinions.

When most of Cao Jun's soldiers saw Yuan Shu's appearance, they felt sympathetic and thought that Yuan Shu was sad and painful for the dead soldiers. Cao Cao and Xun Yu had a deep understanding of Yuan Shu's character. They knew that the reason why Yuan Shu was sad and cried was entirely because of failure. How could they take it? What about the fiasco of yesterday's siege? What's more, it is bound to win and grasp the great siege?

The judgments of Cao Cao and Xun Yu are in line with the real situation: after all, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are young, and a person's temperament is "three years old"; and Xun Yu and Xun You have served under the command of Yuan Shao in Yizhou for many years. Through daily contact, the two people who are good at observation also deeply understand Yuan Shu's temperament and temperament. In their eyes: Yuan Shu is a collection of the second generation of officials and the rich second generation. Jin Yu's external failure is in it, and the glitz is in vain.

The best living environment may not be able to create real imperial elites. For example, the second generation of officials such as Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan are strange and extremely rare. Once you become a talent, you must be a talent and a standard imperial elite.

No matter what Yuan Shu's character and temperament are, he really broke his heart by yesterday's siege failure and ruined his spirit. In front of his staff and generals, he burst into tears and cried bitterly.

Wen Chou and Gao Lan here want to comfort Yuan Shu, but they don't know how to say it. After all, Yuan Shu is not their master, but their superiors. The relationship is not so close.

Of course, they are also complaining about Yuan Shu: most of the soldiers who died in the siege were their own soldiers, not Yuan Shu's own troops. They are worried: How to explain to the master Yuan Shao in the future?!

As the commander of a party, Yuan Shu is not worried about the death of the generals. The lives of ordinary soldiers are grass mustard in his eyes, and it is worthless and not worth mentioning. Although Yizhou has no secret weapons, there are soldiers who charge and fight. On the way back to the barracks, Yuan Shu had sent his confidant generals to a secret place to mobilized troops.