There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

He swayed back and forth beside the potter, and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, you just let the trebuchets and crossbowmen attack from a distance, when will it be our turn to attack the fortified army, the hands of the last general are itchy! "

The pottery merchant glanced at him, and said with a smile: "It should be none of your business tonight, why don't you go back to catch up on sleep first, and I will send someone to greet you if necessary."

"What?" Xu Chu was stunned when he heard the words: "When attacking the city, you actually let us sleep in the rear. You are not lying to us, Prime Minister, are you?"

On the other side of the pottery merchant, Xu Rong said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, you only let the catapults and well curbs attack, at most it will only drain the morale of the enemy army, and it is useless for attacking the city."

"The city is not in a hurry to take it down. What I want is to consume the morale of the enemy army and their supplies for defending the city. It's been a long time. I see what Cao Hong can do to maintain the city defense. In addition, in this way, the variables in the city will also increase. .”

Chapter 793 The Curse

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless boulders and arrows slammed on the top of Xuchang City, like dark clouds, and the soldiers of Cao Jun couldn't lift their heads.

Cao Hong ordered the soldiers to strike back at the well fence with arrows, and shouted angrily: "Damn Tao thief, it doesn't matter if you attack the city during the day, and then attack the city at night. He really treats our soldiers as a bully?"

The lieutenant beside Cao Hong hastily remonstrated: "General, the enemy did not directly attack the city, but just bombarded the city wall with catapults and well rails. If this continues, the casualties may not be large, but the morale of the three armies may be high."

"Fight me back! Where are our trebuchets? Put them on the top of the city, and shoot them with arrows and crossbows. His surname Tao has a powerful weapon. Don't we have it?"

The deputy general hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "General, we really don't have one."

"What?" Cao Hong couldn't help becoming angry when he heard the words: "Why not?"

The deputy general said in a low voice: "The defensive equipment in Xuchang City and the current support for the three armies have always been donated by the gentry and gentry in the city. When Duke Xun was in charge of the military administration, the people in the city also took the initiative to assist in the defense. , just now"

Cao Hong gritted his teeth angrily, but he couldn't attack.

"Is the Xuchang city surnamed Cao or Xun?"

The deputy general said in a low voice: "Mr. Ruo has a very good reputation in Xuchang, and he also has the reputation of the Yingchuan Xun family. In addition, he has been in power for many years and built the city without partiality. He is respected by the common people in the city. It is to recognize that Mr. Xun is better than Sikong."

This is a bit too much.

When you say that Xun Yu wins the hearts of the people, you say that Xun Yu wins the hearts of the people. How can you compare him with Cao Cao?

Isn't this a scam.

Sure enough, Cao Hong's face was instantly flushed with anger, and his blood pressure rose directly to [-].

"Asshole, Xun Yu really didn't have any good intentions from the beginning."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a flying stone flying towards Cao Hong's head.

The deputy general was startled, and hurried to Cao Hong's side, protecting Cao Hong with the iron shield in his hand.

"boom!"

With a heavy muffled sound, the guard and Cao Hong fell to the ground, and the flying stone fell slowly along the city after hitting the iron shield.

Cao Hong was knocked to the ground by the powerful force of the flying stone, his chest hurt, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

If the guard hadn't come to block him with a big shield, Cao Hongshi would have died, his head would have been smashed to pieces.

Cao Hong touched the blood on his lips, stood up, and shouted towards the outside of the city: "Tao merchant! I'll go to your mother! I'll go to your Tao family for a hundred generations!"

The Jinling army was in the rear, and the potter sneezed hard.

He looked up at the starry sky, and muttered to himself: "It's too cold today."

At the same time, Cao Hong shouted from the top of the city that the lieutenant general ordered him to order troops, and that he would go out of the city to fight the potters head-on.

The lieutenants tried their best to dissuade him, but Cao Hong refused to listen.

It was at this time that Cao Pi came to see Cao Hong.

Seeing that Cao Hong was so irritable, Cao Pi hurriedly persuaded him, saying that the potters attacked the city in such a way that they were attacking their own morale and forcing them to go out of the city to fight, so that Cao Hong must not fall for the tricks of the potters.

After a lot of persuasion, Cao Hong calmed down.

He gritted his teeth and said to Cao Pi, "Then what should we do in this situation?"

Cao Pi pondered for a while, and told Cao Hong carefully about meeting Xun Yu in the cell just now.

After Cao Hong listened to it, it was like a thunderbolt.

"These unrestrained bastards, rioters! When Xun Yu was in power, they assisted in defending the city and provided property. Now that Xun Yu is in prison, they are all shrinking back? This is clearly looking down on me, the Cao family. Middleman!"

Cao Pi said worriedly: "To defend the city right now, we must recruit all the gentry and common people in the city to support us with all their strength, just like what Xun Yu did in the past. Only in this way can it be possible to protect Xuchang City."

Cao Hong slammed the wall with his fist, and said angrily, "After tonight, I will discuss with the gentry in the city and ask them to pay for it quickly. If it is too late, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After one night, the Jinling Army finally withdrew slowly, and the soldiers of Cao Army finally breathed a sigh of relief on the city wall.

Many soldiers were limp on the ground like mud.

This night's offensive and defensive battle was really exhausting and exhausting.

And the materials for defending the city are basically consumed.

Cao Hong was also very tired, but he didn't rest, and immediately sent people to summon the leaders of the gentry in Xuchang City, and asked them to come to see him collectively.

As a result, after the order was issued, few of the gentry leaders came at all.

Only a few insignificant people came, some sent family members to come instead of themselves, and some simply complained of illness and refused to come.

If it was Xun Yu, in such a situation, he must pay equal attention to kindness and power, and start playing Tai Chi with these gentry.

The gentry leader didn't really want to come, but just wanted to take some initiative.

After all, they also knew why Cao Hong was looking for them, and they could guess it with their toes.

In fact, for the leaders of the gentry, it doesn't matter if they donate things or donate money or people, but what they want is Cao Hong's promise.

Xun Yu dealt with this aspect very well, every time he would not lose his majesty, but at the same time he would give comfort.

In the tug of war between the two parties, they can often get what they want.

There is neither love nor hatred for no reason in the world. The Xuchang gentry had their reasons for supporting Xun Yu.

Because they got along very comfortably with Xun Yu, and they didn't get tired of doing things.