"Did I hear correctly?"

Gongsun Zan took out his ears and asked again.

"You said you won't attack?"

Wen Du nodded, and then added, "We are stationed here, but we are not attacking."

"I don't understand. Now we are only in danger of this city. As long as we capture it, we can occupy the entire western Liaoning area and then push straight into Liaodong."

Seeing Gongsun Zan complaining so much, Wen Du asked calmly

"How many people are there in this city?"

Gongsun Zan didn't understand why Wen Du asked this question, but he still answered him:

"No matter what, it should be twenty or thirty thousand."

"Then how many troops and horses do you have at your disposal now?"

"Sixty-five thousand people"

"Okay, let me analyze it for you. Among the 65,000 people, 50,000 are troops borrowed from Yuan Shao, right?"

“That’s right”

"As for the remaining fifteen thousand people, I think they returned from Yuyang and other places, right?"

"Yes, two days ago"

"These more than 10,000 people had been fighting before. After the Yellow Turbans were completely suppressed, they hurried over to participate in the siege. It can be seen that they did not stop to rest at all. This was already a tired army.

The remaining 50,000 people are foreign aid. If there are too many losses, Yuan Shao will definitely not be happy. I think General Gongsun doesn’t want to have too much trouble with Yuan Shao, right?"

Gongsun Zan nodded in response to Wen Du's question. Wen Du then spoke again.

"You have also seen that they have already prepared for defense. Not to mention that the quality of the soldiers on both sides is almost the same. In the siege battle, the defender has the advantage. But now the city is already as solid as a rock. To put it bluntly,

To put it bluntly, even if all the more than 60,000 people under your command were to smash in, they still wouldn't be able to capture this city. In addition, there is another big problem. You should also know that winter has arrived. Looking at the weather, I believe this

It may snow in a few days. Do you think it will be a good time to attack the city during the heavy snowfall?"

"This...is indeed the case"

Seeing no one around him to refute, Wen Du spoke again.

"That's why I proposed not to attack for the time being."

"Then I have a problem"

"Mr. Xuande, please speak."

"If we don't fight now, when will we wait? If we just delay it, it will only do us harm."

Hearing Liu Bei's question, Wen Du fell into deep thought, and then asked

"General Gongsun, how good is the water warfare level of Gongsundu's army?"

After asking, Wen Du realized that there was no need to ask this question at all. If the northern soldiers were also powerful in water warfare, the Three Kingdoms would be over by the time of the Battle of Chibi...

But Gongsun Zan didn’t know what was going on, so he just answered honestly:

"Hmm... very average, but rather, northern soldiers are basically not good at water warfare, and most of them are landlubbers."

Even though he already knew the answer, Wen Du still nodded as if he suddenly understood.

"That's it, it's a great piece of information."

"Why do you ask?"

“Of course it’s to enter Liaodong.”

When the conversation reached this point, Guan Yu, who had been listening beside him but never spoke, also caught the blind spot.

"You mean, attack from the waterway?"

"What Elder Brother Yun said is absolutely true. Since you can't get through this way, why don't you just find another way?"

"But, I also said just now..."

Gongsun Zan wanted to talk about something, but

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He was interrupted by Wen Du.

"General Gongsun, I know your problem. Don't worry, I have other ways. You just need to trust me."

When it comes to this, Zhang Fei can see clearly. He was afraid of Wen Du's shoulders, and then said to the others

"Big brother and second brother, it's not like you don't know whether Seti's brain is good or not. Since he is so confident, what reason do we have to doubt him?"

Zhang Fei's words were approved by Liu Bei.

"Indeed, if I don't believe in Brother Seti's resourcefulness, then why would I go all the way to invite him here?"

Then, he turned around and preached to Gongsun Zan

"Senior brother, as things have come to this, let's do what he said."

"Since you said so, then just follow his arrangements."

"Thank you, General, for your trust."

"Then what are we going to do next?"

Gongsun Zan asked what should be done next, while Wen Du touched his belly.

“I’m hungry, let’s eat”

As soon as these words came out, Wen Du instantly felt that all the eyes of Gongsun Zan and others were focused on him.

"Why are you looking at me? There is nothing else to do now. If you are hungry, shouldn't you eat? Food is the most important thing for people."

"Hahaha~ Brother Seti is still as outspoken as ever. Let's go, let's come together to help him."

Zhang Fei put his arm around Wen Du's shoulders and walked towards the camp. Facing the invitation, Wen Du got vaccinated in advance.

"Speaking of which, I can't drink."

"I understand, I will prepare good tea for you."

…

Seeing that the two of them had gone further and further away, and there was nothing else to do here, the rest of the group followed them back to eat. Although at this time, lunch had already been eaten, and dinner had not yet arrived.

……………………

On the other side, Xiahou Dun's army, which had withdrawn from the front line, finally returned to its camp.

"Report to the lord, the vanguard general Xiahou Dun is in Jin, and Bao Xin is asking for an audience."

"Let them in"

"promise"

………

"Xiahou Dun pays homage to his lord"

"Meet the Lord in Jin"

"Bao Xin pays homage to the Lord"

All three of them knelt down and worshiped, while Cao Cao stretched out his hands.

"Three generals please arise"

"Thank you, Lord"

After the three of them stood up, Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"You three came back so quickly. It seems that this Taishan bandit is just a name in vain. He only has the numbers but no elite soldiers or generals to use."

Obviously, Cao Cao was very confident in his own strength.

"That's not the case. We retreated on our own initiative and failed to capture the city."

Xiahou Dun's words made the smile on Cao Cao's face disappear instantly, and then it was replaced by surprise, and even his mouth became "O" shaped.

"Is it because the trebuchet doesn't work?"

Cao Cao had some doubts about the ability of the trebuchet, but Xiahou Dun continued to explain to him.

"No, the trebuchet is very effective. With just a few more waves of attacks, the city will definitely fall into our hands. But there is one thing we did not expect."

"What's up?"

"Not all Taishan thieves are inside the city, there are also people outside."

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"You mean, you are being attacked from both sides?"

"It doesn't count as being knocked down by front and rear pincers. After all, the thieves in the city have been beaten to the point where they dare not come out."
To be continued...