The stone bullets finally hit the city wall one after another, and some only hit the root of the city wall.
Although the bombardment could not reach the top of the city, Jiangdong generals could clearly feel the violent vibration when the city wall was bombarded.
Unlike the last time they saw a catapult, this time they not only saw it, but also clearly felt the power of such a catapult and such a huge stone bomb bombarding the city wall!
"Captain, you'd better go down and take shelter." Ding Feng held a shield in one hand and yelled at Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu tried his best to stabilize his body, "No need, they can't hit the city head. Only the soldiers can fight to the death if the capital is not there!"
"Besides, the city wall has been reinforced so many times and is three feet thick, so it won't collapse easily. No matter how powerful Liu Cong's catapult is, if it can't hit the city head, it won't pose much of a threat to us."
Outside the city, Liu Cong, Pang Tong and others were sitting on horseback, watching the stone bullets hitting the city wall.
"Well, Yuzhang City has been reinforced many times by Zhou Yu, so it may be difficult to demolish the city wall." Pang Tong frowned and said.
He led troops to attack Wancheng. It was because Cao Ren despised the enemy and did not receive the message and took precautions. Therefore, he was able to blow down the city wall unexpectedly.
But Yuzhang City is different. Even if it is a slightly reinforced city wall, it is not so easy for a trebuchet to collapse the wall. What's more, Yuzhang has been reinforced many times by Zhou Yu?
Liu Cong said helplessly, "Right now, there is little progress on the naval side, so I can only hope for it. Take your time, it will always collapse. Even if it doesn't collapse, it will still be able to deal a blow to the morale of the defenders in the city.
It will help us attack the city in the future."
Xuchang, in the study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Cao Cao was writing with Cao Rui. Since that day, he fell in love with his grandson more and more.
"Rui'er, why do you always write your name wrong?" Cao Cao grabbed Cao Rui's little hand holding the brush and guided him to write it on the paper, "This is right."
Cao Rui's hand holding the brush scratched his head and said, "Aweng, my name is too difficult to write. Can you change it?"
"How is this possible? Your name has been chosen since you were born, and it will accompany you throughout your life. How can you change it casually?" Although Cao Cao doted on Cao Rui in other matters, he was not strict at all when it was time to be strict.
Not soft-hearted.
"Keep writing. If you don't write the right name today, Aweng won't let you go back to play."
"Oh." Cao Rui was disappointed for a moment, then took the word Cao Cao guided him to write and looked at it carefully.
Cheng Yu hurriedly entered and took a military report, "Lord, the school affairs office just came to report that Liu Bei has attacked Xichuan and is now attacking Fucheng."
Cao Cao stepped forward, took the military newspaper and read it for a while, then smiled at Cheng Yu and said, "Liu Cong is attacking Jiangdong and Liu Bei is attacking Xichuan. This world is interesting."
Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao, "Master, should we also mobilize our troops?"
"That's right!" Before Cao Cao could speak, Cao Rui, who was writing on the desk behind him, shouted out one word.
Cao Cao looked back at him, "Then tell me why?"
"Last time Aweng took me hunting, the tiger was shot by General Xu Chu while it was hunting. This shows that while it was attacking other animals, its own back was not well-prepared. Therefore, Ruier felt that troops should be mobilized
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Seeing how serious Cao Rui was, Cao Cao laughed loudly and said, "Zhongde, you see, this is my Cao family's Qilin!"
"Congratulations, Prime Minister, with the young master here, the Cao family will be prosperous for three generations."
Cao Cao sat back next to Cao Rui, "Are the words written correctly?"
"That's right!" Cao Rui raised the paper high.
Cao Cao looked at it and happily kissed Cao Rui on the cheek, "Go to Xu Chu and ask him to take you riding. Just say it was Aweng who said it."
"Oh. Great, let's go riding!" Cao Rui happily jumped out of Cao Cao's arms and ran out of the study.
Cheng Yu looked at this scene and thought for a moment. Cao Cao has been taking Cao Rui with him when traveling recently. Does this mean that Mr. Cao Pi will be the one who will get the big position in the future?
"Zhongde, what are you thinking about?"
Hearing Cao Cao's call, Cheng Yu quickly raised his hands and said, "Prime Minister, Mr. Cao Rui is young and smart. He is right. The enemy's defenses are weakest when attacking. However, although Liu Cong attacked Jiangdong, he was still in Jingchu. There are 100,000 troops, and there are even 50,000 troops stationed in Wancheng. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us."
Speaking of Wancheng, this is the pain in Cao Cao's heart. From a strategic point of view, Wancheng can directly attack Xudu and threaten the security of the Luoyang area. From a personal perspective, Cao Ren's death in Wancheng will always be the pain in Cao Cao's heart. pain.
"What do you think?"
"What I mean is to make a false statement to attack the east and attack the west. It is a false plan to attack Guo."
"Oh?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up, "Tell me in detail."
"Issuing a proclamation, he said that he would attack Liu Cong. After gathering the army, he marched westward and attacked Hanzhong! Liu Bei occupies Hanzhong, which is a small area with few people. He will definitely use all his strength to attack Xichuan. If we attack Hanzhong, we will definitely It can be conquered in one fell swoop!”
Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "But will Ma Chao allow Gu's army to pass through his territory?"
"With Ma Teng in the court, Ma Chao has to listen to his father no matter what, right?"
"It makes sense. The fake Daoist conquests you are talking about are Ma Chao and Han Sui of Xiliang, right?"
"The Prime Minister is wise. After taking Hanzhong, our army will either advance to Xichuan or return to take over Xiliang. It's all under control!"
Cao Cao nodded, "Xiliang, it's really time to clean up."
After Ma Teng entered the court, Ma Chao became much more at ease. The court did resolve the threat to the west through diplomatic means. But in the final analysis, Ma Chao is still an independent prince. If Ma Teng dies one day, Ma Chao can still do this Are you at peace?
Besides, if you want to advance towards Xichuan, you must capture Xiliang, so that Xichuan will not become an enclave and the princes of Xiliang will not become a worry.
"Then during the meeting tomorrow, you will tell Minggu that he will go south again. You can go see Ma Teng in private and ask him to write a letter to Ma Chao to appease Ma Chao and let Guhao march to Hanzhong."
"promise."
"The Emperor has arrived! All the ministers are paying homage!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"All the ministers have a normal family."
After the worship was completed, the Huangmen servant next to Liu Xie shouted again, "If you have a foundation, you will start the memorial, but if you don't have a foundation, you will retreat."
After waiting for a long time, no one came out to say anything. Xiao Huangmen looked at Cao Cao, who had his eyes closed to rest, and said, "Back..."
"Your Majesty, I have this report!"
Xiao Huangmen quickly tightened his mouth, changed his face to a flattering one, and said to Liu Xie, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cao has written a memorial."
Liu Xie said expressionlessly, "Cao Aiqing, please speak."
Cao Cao stood up and cupped his hands to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Cong, the traitor of Jingchu, has raised his troops to attack Jiangdong, causing great loss of life. I would like to ask your Majesty to allow me to lead my troops south to attack Jingchu, and I will punish you on behalf of heaven!"
Didn't you get beaten badly enough last time? Do you still want to hit others? Fight, fight. What does it have to do with me whether you fight to death or alive? Liu Xie curled his lips and said, "The civil and military forces of the entire dynasty are at the mercy of the prime minister.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Cao bowed again, then turned around and ordered, "Chen Lin, write a memorandum for Gu to punish the thieves, saying that Gu will lead an army of 200,000 and go south again."