Shouchun City, Imperial Palace.
"Cao Aman, you eunuch, you killed my beloved son!”
"I swear that I will tear you into pieces!”
Yuan Shu slapped the table and shouted at the bottom of his voice.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. We must take revenge for the Crown Prince, but protecting Shouchun is the most important thing.”
Yan Xiang urged.
" As long as we can hold out for a month or two until Lu Bu and Sun Ce's army arrive," Qiao Rui also advised." We can turn the situation around by messing up the situation in Huainan."”
Yuan Shu's anger gradually subsided.
After a long while, he said to himself,"Cao Cao has surrounded the city from all sides. Tell me, how do you defend Shouchun?"”
"Shouchun City's walls are tall and thick enough to withstand the bombardment of catapults.”
"Although there are not many soldiers in the city, there are still five thousand. If we use them well, we can still fight.”
"I believe that Your Majesty should quickly take all the resources in the treasury and reward them generously. Only then can the morale of the army be stabilized and the soldiers will fight to the death for Your Majesty.”
Qiao Rui said.
When Yuan Shu heard that he was going to take money from the treasury, his heart ached.
After hesitating for a while, Yuan Shu said reluctantly,""Alright, I'll take out ten million to reward the soldiers. No more.”
Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief and said," If that's the case, please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have the confidence to protect Shouchun City for Your Majesty."”
Yuan Shu heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment.
Yan Xiang reminded," The soil around Shouchun is loose. I'm worried that Cao Cao will dig a tunnel and sneak into the city. We have to be careful."”
Qiao Rui smiled and said," Minister Yan, you worry too much. I have already ordered more than a hundred large vats to be buried around the city. I have ordered the soldiers to monitor them at all times. If Cao Cao's army digs a tunnel and there is any movement underground, we will be aware of it.”
"Good, good, good!"
Only then did Yuan Shu feel relieved. He praised," Qiao Qing, you are indeed well-guarded. With you guarding the city for me, I can rest assured."”
"Even so, I'm afraid that the legendary hermit behind Cao Cao will come up with a plan to destroy the city. We can't guard against it."”
Yuan Shu snorted coldly." Let's not talk about whether there is such a person. Even if there really is such a person, I don't believe that he has remarkable abilities and can break my Shouchun!"”
Although Yan Xiang was worried, he couldn't think of any other flaws.
"Qiao Rui, your two daughters should have recovered from the cold. When will you send them to the palace?”
After Yuan Shu relaxed, his lecherous heart immediately returned and threw the pain of losing his son to the back of his mind.
Qiao Rui frowned. She was defending the city loyally for Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was thinking about her daughter. It was too much.
"Your Majesty, my daughters, they, they…"
Qiao Rui was in a difficult position, not knowing how to explain.
Suddenly.
Outside the palace, drums and gongs sounded like thunder.
Yuan Shu's expression changed." It must be Cao Cao's army attacking the city," he shouted." Quickly follow me to resist the enemy!"”
He immediately forgot about Qiao Mu and rushed to the top of the city wall.
Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered the Yuan Army of each battalion to immediately board the north gate and set up defenses.
It was already night time and most of the Yuan soldiers had fallen asleep. However, they were awakened by the drumbeats outside the city and yawned as they were chased up the city wall.
Yuan Shu climbed up the city wall and looked into the distance.
It was dark outside the city, and he couldn't see Cao Cao's army clearly, but the sound of drums and gongs made his scalp tingle.
" Cao Aman," Yuan Shu said disdainfully," you want to attack at night, right? Come and try if you have the guts!"
The Yuan Army was ready for battle.
The Cao army's war drums had been beating for a full two hours, but there was still no attack.
Suddenly, the sound of drums and gongs stopped.
Shouchun City regained its peace.
Yuan Shu rubbed his ears and looked out of the city, his eyes full of doubt."Cao Cao, what are you doing? Why aren't you attacking the city?”
After another fifteen minutes of vigilance, the outside of the city was still as silent as death.
Yuan Shu thought it was a false alarm, so he heaved a sigh of relief and returned to the palace.
Yuan Shu had just taken off his dragon robe and was about to sleep.
All of a sudden, the sound of the drum rang out in his ears again.
"Your Majesty, Ximen Cao's army is beating the drums. It seems like they are attacking the city!”
The Royal Guards shouted.
"West Gate? Could it be that it was just a feint and Cao Cao really wanted to attack the west gate?”
Yuan Shu came to a sudden realization. He could only put on his night armor again and go straight to the west gate.
When they reached the top of the city wall, Qiao Rui, Yan Xiang, and the others had already arrived.
The Yuan soldiers who had just crawled into their beds were once again chased up to the city wall in a daze and were ready to fight.
"All of you, raise your spirits and give that Cao thief a head-on attack!”
Yuan Shu pulled out his sword to boost the morale.
Yuan Zhou's soldiers could only chase away their sleepiness and reluctantly prepare to fight.
The war drums beat for another two hours, but the Cao army still did not attack.
Suddenly, the drumming stopped.
At this time, the sun had already risen in the east, and the sky was almost bright.
It was another false alarm.
The entire Yuan army was exhausted and at a loss. They did not know what Cao Jun was doing.
"Thief Cao, what kind of evil scheme are you playing?”
Yuan Shu hit the battlements angrily and cursed angrily.
"Your Majesty, I guess this is Cao Cao's harassment tactic!”
"He actually doesn't want to attack the city. He only wants to use this method to make our army run for their lives so as to break down our morale.”
Yan Xiang came to his senses and saw through Cao Jun's intentions.
Yuan Shu suddenly understood and waved his hand,"Since that's the case, the Cao army will continue to beat the gong and drum and ignore them!”
"No!"
Yan Xiang immediately denied it and said in a deep voice,"Perhaps Cao Cao's army is feigning an attack and suddenly attacks for real. Our troops can't defend the city in time. Isn't that taking the opportunity to break the city for Cao Cao's army?"”
Qiao Rui also said," Minister Yan's words are reasonable. I think it's better to divide the soldiers into two teams and take turns to guard."”
"Yes, that's a good idea."
Yuan Shu nodded slightly but sneered,"Cao Aman, do you think that you can harass me with such despicable methods? I'll deal with all changes without changing. Let's see how you jump up and down!”
After the plan was decided, Yuan Shu relaxed and returned to the palace to enjoy himself.
On that day, the Yuan army in the city was divided into two teams and took turns to guard against the Cao army's harassment tactics.
…
Seven days later, Cao Cao's camp.
Late at night.
After the Cao soldiers had gathered, their blood boiled.
"Yuan Shu, the game is over. Tonight, I'll play with you for real.”
Cao Cao sneered and shouted,"Show me the tunnel!"”
Cao Ang immediately gave the order, and the soldiers moved one of the tents away. A tunnel entrance about ten feet wide came into view.
"Eldest Young Master's plan is truly brilliant. Yuan Shu was indeed deceived and didn't realize that we had already dug a tunnel that led directly to the city.”
Xi Zhicai could not help but praise Cao Ang.
Cao Ang's eyes were filled with shame as he looked at Cao Cao.
The father and son smiled knowingly.
Only the father and son knew that this plan was Su Yi's masterpiece.
"Lejin, let's go!"
Cao Cao shouted.
Le Jin accepted the order. With his saber in hand, he was the first to jump into the tunnel.
Cao Cao turned his horse around and shouted,""Once Le Jin takes the city gate, the army will charge into Shouchun and capture Yuan Shu alive!”
…
Shouchun City, the palace hall.
Yuan Shu set up a banquet to enjoy himself.
When he was 70% drunk, Yuan Shu looked at Qiao Rui and smiled.""Qiao Qing, it's rare for me to be happy tonight. Bring your two daughters into the palace and have a few drinks with me.”
This was the second time he had been pressing him.
" Your Majesty," Qiao Rui said helplessly." Yesterday, my two daughters ate something bad and had to rest in bed. I'm afraid..."
"Qiao Rui!"
Yuan Shu smashed his wine cup and said angrily," It's a favor to your Qiao family that I took your daughter as my concubine. Yet, you keep evading me. Do you still have me in your eyes?!"”
Qiao Rui's brows furrowed. She clenched her fists and remained silent.
Yuan Shu jumped up and shouted sternly,"Men, quickly go to the Qiao residence and bring Qiao Chu into the palace!”
Qiao Rui's body trembled. She did not expect Yuan Shu to be so rude and want to take his daughter by force.
He was shocked and furious, not knowing what to do.
At this moment.
The door was pushed open and Yan Xiang barged into the hall with a heavy expression.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Cao army has taken the north gate and is charging into the city!”
Yan Xiang's voice was hoarse as he knelt before Yuan Shu.
"What?"
Yuan Shu's face changed, and his fat body fell to the ground.
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