"Little cousin, big cousin, when you were in Tao's camp, did Tao Ying's traitor whip you? Did he beat you with a stick? Did he threaten you with a knife and say that if you didn't kneel down and surrender, he would cut you?

Your noses and ears? Gouge your eyes or your hearts and livers?”

Chewing the exquisite pastries brought back by Sun Fu, Sun Shangxiang's cute little eyes looked at Sun Fu and Wu Fen with concern, and asked a series of questions with even greater concern. Sun Fu, who finally passed the political review and returned to Sun Wu's army camp

He smiled wryly with Wu Fen. It was the first time he discovered that this little sister had such a vicious heart. After smiling wryly, Sun Fu patted Sun Shangxiang's little head and said helplessly: "I'm sorry to disappoint you. Tao Ying is a traitor at all."

They didn't interrogate us and just released us. The Xuzhou bandit soldiers didn't torture us, they just tied us up all night."

"Really?" Sun Shangxiang was a little unbelievable. He looked Sun Fu up and down and said, "How could Tao Ying, the traitor, be so good and let you back without doing anything? Isn't he afraid that you will seek revenge on him in the future?"

"Yes? Yes? Why did the traitor Tao Ying just let you go?" Sun Kuang, Sun Lang and other Sun family juniors echoed the question. Sun Fu stopped talking, and Wu Fen on the side said gloomily: "Tao Ying

The traitor deliberately let us back in order to alienate the relationship between my father, my cousin and General Qiao, and to let my father and cousin know that General Qiao deliberately sent our team to death."

"Fen'er is right. The traitor Tao Ying deliberately let you back without An'an's kindness, so we don't need to thank him." Wu Jing's voice came from outside the door. Immediately afterwards, Wu Jing, the oldest member of the Sun Wu family

Jing, Sun Jing and Sun Bi walked in from the door side by side. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Wu Jing waved his hand to stop him and said: "We are all members of our own family, so there is no need for so many courtesy. Hey, why did you eat Xiang'er?"

This pastry was given to you by the traitor Tao Ying. What if it is poisonous?"

"What? This pastry belongs to the traitor Tao Ying?" Sun Shangxiang looked down at the pastry in his hand, his face suddenly turned pale, and said, "How is that possible? This pastry is obviously brought by my little cousin?"

"It was given to you by the traitor Tao Ying." Sun Fu said even more helplessly: "You little slanderer, when you saw that the package I brought was full of pastries, you picked it up and ate it without asking. You kept saying it was delicious.

, I saw that you ate deliciously, so I didn’t tell you who sent this pastry."

Before Sun Fu finished speaking, Sun Shangxiang had already thrown the cakes in his hand on the ground, and all the remaining cakes in the package on the ground. He raised his little feet and stomped on them, scolding himself for being slanderous, and even eating the killing brother.

The enemy's things. Sun Quan, the eldest of the Sun family over there, asked Wu Jing with concern: "Uncle, uncle, cousin. You went to discuss military affairs with General Qiao. What happened?"

Wu Jing didn't mind letting his nephews know about important military matters, and replied calmly: "Our troops are all organized into reserve teams. We will first maintain public security in the city and prevent Tao thieves and spies from causing trouble. In critical moments, we can go up to the city wall to join the battle. We still accept General Qiao's orders.

Direct command, so you kids don’t have to worry, it’s estimated that we won’t be in too much danger for a long time.”

"As my nephew estimated, General Qiao has to give you some compensation for your uncle. Otherwise, don't think that our army will work for him." Sun Quan nodded with a young and mature face, as if he understood these intrigues very well.

General. Then Sun Quan asked again: "My nephew, if you dare to ask my uncle again, I heard from the sergeant that the Huainan army is already starting to block the four gates of Hefei. Is it true? General Qiaorui really wants to completely block the four gates of Hefei?"

"It's impossible without blocking." Wu Jing sighed, and explained in detail to many of his nephews: "Yesterday's battle has greatly demoralized our soldiers and Huainan troops, and the morale of the army has also been shaken. If General Qiao Rui

If you don't block the city gates and let the soldiers have a chance, they will not dare to fight to the death on the city wall battlefield. Also, the Tao thieves are good at using traitors to attack the city. Shouchun and Quyang both fell because Xuzhou traitors made trouble in the city.

, blocking the four gates of Hefei will prevent the traitors of the Xuzhou rebel army from opening the city gates. Even if there are a small number of traitors making trouble in the city, we can still use a small number of troops to quell the rebellion. Do you understand this?"

"Understood." Sun Kuang, Sun Ling and other Sun juniors nodded one after another, keeping their uncle's careful advice in mind. Only the young and mature Sun Quan did not nod, and asked Wu Jing worriedly: "Uncle, blocking the four gates can reduce thieves.

The traitors in the army are causing rebellion - but in this case, what if the city of Hefei is invaded by the Xuzhou rebel army? Where should we retreat?"

"What should we do if the city of Hefei is captured by the Xuzhou bandit army?" Wu Jing was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other with Sun Jing and Sun Bi, and then he remembered a big question - why are the four gates of Hefei blocked by Qiao Rui?

It can enhance defense, but once the city of Hefei is captured, won't the Sun and Wu families, who have a bloody feud with Tao Ying, be taken advantage of by the Xuzhou army?

"I've lost my mind. I really shouldn't have approved the bridge to block the four gates of Hefei." Feeling regretful in his heart, Wu Jing could only forcefully smile and say: "Don't worry, Quan'er, the city of Hefei is high and deep, and the fortifications are complete and impregnable.

The troops defending the city are also very sufficient, and General Qiaorui is famous for being good at defending the city. The traitors Tao Ying will definitely not be able to attack Hefei City."

"But what if? What if it is breached?" Sun Quan insisted and asked: "Uncle, you often teach your nephew to take precautions when doing things, and to leave a retreat in everything. Now the Xuzhou bandit army is about to attack Hefei City, and the bridge

General Rui has blocked all retreats by himself, what if the Xuzhou rebels attack Hefei?"

Wu Jing had nothing to say at all, but Sun Quan continued to pester him and said: "Uncle, what General Qiao did seems fair, but in fact it is our Sun and Wu families who will suffer the most. Once the city of Hefei is destroyed

, the soldiers and civilians in the city have no way to go. Everyone, including General Qiaorui, can surrender to the traitor Tao Ying to save his life, because the traitor Tao Ying has publicly announced at the gate of Hefei that he will surrender to avoid death - but what about our Sun and Wu families?

What to do? The hatred of killing relatives is irreconcilable. In order to eradicate the roots, will the little thief Tao Ying continue to let our Sun and Wu families go?"

Wu Jing glanced at Sun Quan and began to look at his usually taciturn nephew with admiration. Sun Jing asked, "Quan'er, what do you think we should do?"

"In my nephew's opinion, it is no longer possible to persuade General Qiaorui to reopen the four gates of Hefei. He won't listen." Sun Quan replied calmly: "The best way is to prepare for a rainy day and borrow the help of my cousin.

Brother, I want to ease the relationship with the traitor Tao Ying over this matter, and send a confidant out of the city to contact the traitor Tao Ying secretly, on the pretext of thanking the traitor Tao Ying for his life. This will wipe out the previous grudges and leave us with the Sun and Wu families.

A way out."

Before Sun Quan finished speaking, everyone in the Sun Wu family including Wu Jing, Sun Ben and Sun Jing had angry expressions on their faces. Sun Shangxiang even rushed to Sun Quan and roared with his hands on his hips, "Cancel it all in one stroke? Cancel the revenge of killing my brother in one stroke?! Second brother

Are you crazy or stupid? The traitor Tao Ying first killed our eldest brother, killed countless of my father's old men, and yesterday killed our younger cousin. You actually want to say that you have written off the traitor Tao Ying? You will never take revenge again.

Yes? Are your surname Sun? Are you a descendant of our Sun family?!"

"Little sister, don't be impulsive, listen to what I have to say." Sun Quan said calmly: "The traitor Tao Ying has countless blood feuds with our Sun family, but a gentleman takes revenge, and it is never too late in ten years. In order to prevent this, we temporarily have to deal with this

The traitor made a false promise and left us useful. Are you afraid that there will be no chance for revenge in the future? "

"I won't listen! I won't listen! I don't have a second brother like you who is greedy for life and afraid of death! I don't have a second brother like you!" Sun Shangxiang covered his ears and shouted, and turned his back angrily. Sun Ben and Sun Fu over there also

He yelled angrily: "Shut up! We in the Sun family don't have descendants like you who are greedy for life and afraid of death! The hatred of killing relatives is irreconcilable. Even if it means death, we will never bow to Tao Thief!"

"I hope you can keep your word." Sun Quan muttered quietly in his heart. Then he turned his attention to his uncle Wu Jing and uncle Sun Jing. Unfortunately, Wu Jing and Sun Jing, who Sun Quan had placed high hopes on, also had angry faces. Sun Jing also

He scolded: "Quan'er, have you forgotten the oath you made in front of your father and brother's soul? Now that your father and brother's great revenge has not been avenged, you actually want to bow to your enemy and beg for mercy? Are you worthy of your parents?

Brother, no?!"

Sun Quan, who is still a low-key man now, lowered his head helplessly, muttering to himself: I finally understand why the traitor Tao Ying let the younger cousin and the elder cousin back - in the eyes of a traitor like Tao Ying, the younger cousin and the elder cousin

Cousin is worse than a fart! It doesn't matter whether you kill them or not. Instead of wasting your energy by killing them, it's better to use the waste and put them back to disgust Qiao Ruipifu!

While muttering quietly, Sun Quan suddenly caught sight of the exquisite pastries scattered on the ground from the corner of his eyes. He also began to be suspicious and said to himself: "Why did the traitor Tao Ying let his little cousin bring snacks to his little sister? There is no point in doing so? Little sister.

So young... Huh?! Could it be that the traitor Tao Ying has special hobbies and is interested in a pretty cute little girl like me? If that's the case, should I consider it...?"

……………………

In order to make it easier to deceive and deceive, Deputy Director Tao, who likes to deceive others and steal his reputation, always keeps his word and keeps his word in public. So in the early morning of the next day, he once again went to Xuzhou where he set up camp under Hefei City.

The army also faithfully fulfilled the promise made by Deputy Director Tao in public - to restart the siege! Sixty Xiangyang artillery continued to take the lead, taking turns to bombard the gates of Hefei where the buildings on the city were still preserved, while the infantry and crossbowmen

Under the cover of Shi Shui, Tao Ying continued to fill the river. At the same time, Tao Ying also abandoned the usual siege tactics of three ques and one siege for the first time. He also deployed an army outside the South Gate of Hefei on the south bank of Shishui, always ready to intercept the Hefei defenders who abandoned the city and went south.

The purpose is to further create psychological pressure on the enemy.

The biggest shortcoming of the orthodox siege tactics without any tricks is that it takes a long time, and the fortifications of Hefei City are quite complete and strong. It took the Xuzhou army three days to basically destroy the buildings on the east, west, and north gates of Hefei and fill in the gaps.

A section of the moat that was not too long opened up a siege road that reached directly to the city. Fortunately, the Xuzhou army still had plenty of time. The greedy and fearful little Yuan Sangong hid in Shu County and did not dare to send troops to contain and support. Liyang's

Zhang Xun and Chen Fen were also tightly restrained by Liu Yao on the bank of the Yangtze River. The Xuzhou army was not worried, so Tao Ying did not rush to launch an attack immediately, and chose to continue to fill the moat, determined to sharpen his sword and not miss the attack.

The woodworker's idea is to patiently attack the city.

During this period, Deputy Director Tao, who always liked to use heart attack tactics, naturally had to play a lot of tricks. Not only did the Xiangyang artillery, which was thousands of years ahead of its time, bombard the city of Hefei day and night, he also tried to use incendiary bombs made of kerosene and firewood bundles.

Hefei City. And successfully caused several fires in Hefei City, causing a lot of panic to the enemies defending the city and the residents in the city. In addition, Deputy Director Tao also had to send the previously captured Huainan soldiers and Sun Wu army soldiers to

At the gate of Hefei City, let them shout for the surrender of their companions and publicize the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners by Deputy Director Tao, a good lord in the Three Kingdoms era, so as to weaken the enemy's will to fight and shake the enemy's determination to defend the city.

Deputy Director Tao's psychological attack tactics have always been effective. At least after a few days of psychological attack, more than a dozen defenders sneaked down the city wall at night and surrendered to the Xuzhou army. This not only set a new surrender example for Deputy Director Tao, but also set a new example for Tao.

The deputy director brought three crucial pieces of information. First, Qiao Rui had completely blocked the four gates of Hefei. Second, Sun Wu's team was arranged by Qiao Rui into a reserve team and deployed inside the Hefei city. Third, he had taken the opportunity before.

The dozen Xuzhou Danyang soldiers who sneaked into Hefei City were not exposed and are still hiding in Hefei City!

After figuring out these three important situations, Deputy Director Tao's confidence in taking the city of Hefei naturally increased greatly. The generals in Xuzhou also repeatedly urged Tao Ying to attack the city as soon as possible to avoid exposing the internal forces in the city. Deputy Director Tao laughed and said: "

Don’t worry, our insider will never be exposed. It’s not like you haven’t experienced the Danyang soldiers’ temperament of hugging together for warmth. Your team has not been harassed by the Danyang soldiers who formed a gang? So even if they were harassed by the Danyang soldiers in Sun Ben and Wu Jing’s team,

The soldiers discovered something was wrong. As long as the accent and the location of their hometown are right, the Danyang soldiers in Sun Ben and Wu Jing's team would not betray them."

"Besides, it doesn't matter even if he is exposed." Having said this, Tao Ying was even more proud and said: "If our Danyang soldiers are exposed, whether it is Qiao Rui or Sun Ben and Wu Jing, they will definitely attack Danyang in Hefei City.

The soldiers carried out a large-scale investigation and purge. With the fiery tempers of my fellow villagers, how can I bear such an insult? Why don't we overthrow the entire city of Hefei when we get the chance?"

"My lord, what you said makes sense." Jia Xu said flatteringly: "If our secret agent is exposed, Qiao Rui, Wu Jing, Sun Bi and others will definitely conduct a thorough investigation of the Danyang soldiers in Hefei City. Such a big move cannot be hidden.

We can't get through the eyes of those soldiers who surrendered, so our internal agents must still be safe and hidden among Sun Ben and Wu Jing's army, publicizing our benevolent policies in Xuzhou for the lord." After hearing this, the Xuzhou generals were convinced and continued to wait patiently for the soldiers who were preparing to attack the city.

Don’t mention it when things are perfect.

Another seven days passed, when the moat at the north gate of Fei Fei, which was scheduled to be the main battlefield, was basically filled in, and the moats at the east and west gates of the auxiliary battlefield were also partially filled in. Deputy Director Tao, who was eager to capture Luoli and train her carefully, finally made his decision.

Determined to launch an siege, he dispatched more than 36,000 troops to the siege. Among them, 8,000 troops were deployed in each of the east and west gates, and were given to the command of Chen Dao and Hou Cheng respectively to contain and disperse the defenders. The remaining

More than 20,000 elite soldiers and generals were arranged outside the north gate of Hefei, and all 60 Xiangyang artillery were arranged outside the north gate of Hefei. Tao Ying personally commanded the siege!

Taking into account the solidity of the Hefei city and the expertise of the Qiao Rui, Tao Ying was not only mentally prepared for a protracted siege battle and a considerable cost of casualties, but also treated the entire army as a soldier when the siege battle was about to begin.

He delivered a mobilization speech, "Soldiers! Soldiers of Xuzhou! Have you seen it? Our target this time is the city of Hefei! According to the intelligence obtained by our army, the enemies in Hefei City have already captured the four gates of Hefei.

Blockade, determined to defend the city while the people are still there, the city will be destroyed and the people will die! Trying to drag the war in Hefei into a war of attrition, dragging the changes in our rear, dragging it until we ran out of food and grass and were forced to retreat! But————

—!"

Speaking of this, Deputy Director Tao suddenly waved his hand, as if he had returned to the demolition site of nail-biting households in the 21st century, and shouted loudly: "They have a wonderful idea! Who are we? What kind of team are we? We are upright.

The officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty! We are the invincible and invincible Xuzhou army! Yuan Shu, a common man, stole the jade seal passed down by the Han Dynasty, took advantage of the fire several times to invade our Xuzhou land, killed our Xuzhou soldiers and civilians, and plundered our Xuzhou city's money and food. His sins are heinous!

If we don't avenge ourselves, why are we human? We must use our swords and guns to cleanse the blood and shame that Yuan Shu and his men have brought us several times before! We must use our hatred and anger to burn all enemies to ashes! Xuzhou will win! I

The army will win!"

"Xuzhou will win! Our army will win--!"

Amidst the uniform thunderous shouts and the thundering drums, the first vanguard team consisting of more than 2,000 people, pushing and carrying various siege weapons, slowly approached the waiting Hefei city wall with murderous intent.
To be continued...