I wish you well outside the county town.

Xiahou Dun took Cao Cao and came back again.

This time Cao Cao led an army of 30,000 from Xuchang to attack Yuan Shu. In fact, these 30,000 troops were already the largest number of troops that Cao Cao could mobilize.

Regardless of the fact that Cao Cao now occupies Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and the three Sili states.

But in fact, he could not mobilize as many troops as Yuan Shu.

Because both Yanzhou and Yuzhou have been raging at war, and Sili has just recovered, the population has dropped sharply, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be recruited is really limited.

What's more, even if he could recruit enough soldiers and horses, Cao Cao couldn't actually support that many troops with his current economic strength.

In addition, Cao Cao commanded a large territory and naturally needed more troops to guard it. Therefore, the only people who could be mobilized to attack Yuan Shu were only 30,000 regular troops, plus tens of thousands of cartmen transporting grain.

But with such a team, Cao Cao would usually raise a hundred thousand troops to attack Yuan Shu.

The number of people who can really use it is only 30,000 at most.

Just like the Chibi Battle between Cao Cao and Sun Liu in history. Cao Cao actually had an army of less than 200,000, but he claimed to have an army of one million. He just wanted to brag to make his opponents afraid.

Although there were only 30,000 troops, 30,000 troops were arranged in formation. When they stood outside Zhuxian City, the powerful momentum and majestic state still made Yuan Yao on the city tower feel a little bit scared.

This was the first time he saw so many people, and they were also enemies.

The flags fluttering in the wind below the city tower, the well-trained soldiers, and the neighing of horse hooves from time to time all told Yuan Yao how powerful Cao's army was.

A war can break out at any time.

I wish the defenders on the upper floor of the county town no longer had the joy of victory in the first battle. Instead, everyone had a trace of solemnity on their faces. Even though no one said the word "fear", they were still

The enemy's army was several times larger than our own, and we only relied on this small city.

It is still extremely difficult to block the opponent's attack.

"Is the guard on the tower here?"

Cao Cao, accompanied by Xu Chu, walked a short distance towards Zhu County.

Originally, Cao Cao's personal bodyguard was Dian Wei. Unfortunately, in the Battle of Wancheng half a year ago, that loyal and highly skilled bodyguard died in Wancheng together with his legitimate son Cao Ang.

Fortunately, in this battle of Wancheng, although Dian Wei died, there was another man named Xu Chu who stood out from the rebel army.

When Xu Chu followed Cao Cao to conquer Zhang Xiu, he served as a vanguard and killed thousands of people. He immediately became famous and directly served as Cao Cao's bodyguard, fully responsible for Cao Cao's safety.

Cao Jun besieged the city, so Yuan Yao and others naturally boarded the tower early.

At this moment, he heard the shouts from below the city, and Yuan Yao quickly poked his head out from beside the battlements and took a look at the bottom of the city tower.

Soon I saw Cao Cao under the city.

Cao Cao's body is not strong, not that burly, but he is not thin either. He should be considered a powerful and proficient martial artist.

He is over forty years old, has a beard that is not short, and has thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is somewhat outstanding and can be distinguished among the crowd at a glance.

"Sir, this person is Cao Cao."

Qiao Rui followed Yuan Shu relatively early, and also participated in the battle between the eighteen princes against Dong, so Qiao Rui met Cao Cao when the eighteen princes gathered for an alliance.

Now on the city tower, you can recognize Cao Cao at a glance from a distance.

Qiao Rui's reminder made Yuan Yao's guess more certain.

Then he nodded, indicating that he understood.

"He is the famous Cao Cao, and he doesn't look very good either."

Yuan Yao had already met Lu Bu. Compared with Lu Bu, Cao Cao was indeed less imposing, but the city power revealed on Cao Cao's face was more profound.

"Cao Mengde, you led a large army to besiege our county. Do you want to declare war with our army?"

Yuan Yao knew the other party's intention, but he still pretended not to know anything and asked Cao Cao.

In fact, this can delay time a little, and at the same time, you can question Cao Cao's purpose. They all say that the division has a reputation. If Cao Cao can't give a reason, such a battle to raise troops will not be popular among the people.

Cao Cao looked solemn and seemed to be in no hurry to attack the county.

Perhaps it was because he knew that Yuan Shu's son was in the county, so a direct attack was not as effective as besieging the city to persuade him to surrender.

"Are you Yuan Yao?"

He did not directly answer Yuan Yao's words. Instead, he asked Yuan Yao a question first.

Without waiting for Yuan Yao to answer him, Cao Cao continued to speak.

"Your father, Yuan Gongluo, and I are old friends. When we were young, we often hung out together in the capital. Later, the world was in chaos and Dong Zhuo was in chaos. Your father and I formed the Eighteen Routes of princes to attack Dong Zhuo."

"Speaking of which, these things have been going on for seven or eight years."

Yuan Yao on the tower frowned as he listened to Cao Cao talking about these old things. He didn't know what Cao Cao meant by these things.

"I thought that even if Yuan Gongluo had some small ideas of his own, he would not be a traitor who conspired to usurp the throne, but he disappointed me so much."

"You actually want to be the emperor yourself. Naturally, everyone will punish such a rebellious and traitorous traitor. As the Sikong of the imperial court, I have the important responsibility of assisting Your Majesty and supporting the Han Dynasty. Naturally, I will lead troops to attack him!"

"I heard that you are his son, my dear nephew. If you turn your back on the dark side now and no longer help the evildoers, I would think highly of you."

"If you intend to surrender, I will definitely inform Your Majesty to make you the Marquis of Huainan and take over your father's post as General Zuo. As for your father's treasonous and unethical behavior, it has nothing to do with you. I will also ask Your Majesty to pardon all guilt. Xian

What do you think, nephew?"

Cao Cao was not ashamed of his words and tried to persuade Yuan Yao.

Although Cao Cao himself did not believe that these few words of his could persuade Yuan Yao to surrender.

But the purpose of doing this is nothing more than to let the defenders in the city understand.

As long as they surrender, they can forget about it and all guilt has nothing to do with them, giving them a way to survive.

Yuan Yao on the tower listened with a sneer on his lips.

He's really good at talking nonsense with him.

He didn't even need to think, he shouted directly to Cao Cao below the city.

"Cao Aman, you are so arrogant and full of farts!"

"You said my father rebelled? Do you have any evidence? What kind of rebellion did my father rebel? And what emperor are you loyal to?"

"Does the emperor you are loyal to have a jade seal in his hand? If he doesn't even have a jade seal, can he be the emperor? Or is he just a puppet in Dong Zhuo's hands, or a puppet in your hands?"
Chapter completed!