Meanwhile, in the encampment of the besiegers.
Ma Teng, Han Sui, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and the others sat together. Everyone looked happy.
Although the siege on the first day had failed and they had lost a lot of soldiers, the losses were lower than they had expected.
It was not easy to besiege a city. Although Xuchang was not as advantageous as Jiangxia in terms of terrain, it was still a city that was easy to defend and difficult to besiege. With the high morale of the defenders, it was indeed difficult to besiege the city in one day.
"Just as Mr. Kongming said, we have been besieging the city for almost a day, but there are still no reinforcements."
Ma Teng laughed out loud.
Han Sui stroked his beard and said happily, "That Cao Pi is too greedy.
"This traitor Cao is too ambitious. Jiangdong is so far away from here, but he still dares to go to war when his foundation is not stable."
"He's biting off more than he can chew!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "General, we just need to besiege the city.
"Generals, we only need to surround the city like this. From the looks of it, Xuchang will definitely fall in less than three days."
"I just didn't expect that Cao Pi would dare to stand on the city wall as a soldier. Otherwise, with the current situation in Xuchang, how could the soldiers have any morale?"
"Today, after our army has recharged, we will continue to besiege the city. We will win this battle!"
Ma Teng slammed the table when he heard this.
"Good! We will do as you say, Military Advisor! "
After that, they raised their glasses and drank together.
Just as they finished the wine in their hands, they heard hurried footsteps.
"A spy has come to report!"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang and the others quickly put down their glasses. The soldier passed the spy to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang squinted and read carefully. Then, his eyes widened and he muttered,
"Impossible! When did he know that we were going to attack Xuchang? "
Ma Teng and the others were puzzled and came forward to ask,
"Military Advisor, could it be that reinforcements have arrived?"
Zhuge Liang nodded. Han Sui quickly said,
"How many people are there?"
"If I'm not mistaken, there are about five thousand of them."
Zhuge Liang said coldly as he waved his feather fan.
Ma Teng immediately laughed out loud.
"There are only five thousand reinforcements. Why are you so flustered? When I saw the Military Advisor's expression just now, I thought that there would be tens of thousands of people. "
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and looked at Ma Teng.
"Don't underestimate these mere five thousand people. These five thousand people should have rushed all the way here from Jing Province. They are all elites of the Ferocious Cavalry. Although our army is large in number, the commander of these Ferocious Cavalry is Bai Feng."
"Bai Feng?"
Before Ma Teng and the others could speak, Liu Bei stood up.
Why was he here?!
Ma Teng and Han Sui were puzzled when they saw the two of them looking at them as if they were looking at a god of plague.
Who was this Bai Feng to make Wolong and Liu Xuande react in such a manner?
Zhuge Liang whispered.
"There's a change in the plan. Since the Ferocious Cavalry is coming here, they must be here to save Xu Chang. We should end the battle quickly and take over Xu Chang as soon as possible!"
Although they didn't know why Zhuge Liang was so anxious, it was clear that this wasn't a joke.
Ma Teng also seemed to have sensed the seriousness of the situation. He quickly stood up and walked out of the door to gather his troops and prepare for the second wave of attacks.
At the same time, on top of Xu Chang's city wall.
Cao Pi, who didn't know Bai Feng had arrived, gritted his teeth and changed into a new set of clothes. He ordered a few people to carry buckets of water and distribute them to the soldiers.
"Soldiers, you've worked hard. Today's bandit army will definitely be fierce. For the sake of our homes, we must not retreat even half a step!"
Cao Pi personally poured water for the soldiers as he spoke passionately.
"Young Master is righteous! We will defend the city to our deaths! "
"Young Master was also injured yesterday. You should rest early. Leave this to us!"
"That's right, Young Master. Your life is more important than ours. If anything happens to you, how can we fight bravely?"
"…"
Hearing the words of the soldiers, Cao Pi was quite moved, but he still said:
"If I can't fight together with the soldiers, I won't be at ease! Xu Chang is the place where I was born and where my father made his fortune. Without Xu Chang, I wouldn't be who I am today, and I wouldn't even be Prime Minister Cao today. "
"For the sake of our home, I will also take the lead and keep the bandit army a thousand miles away!"
Just when the morale of the soldiers was high, Xun You walked over and called out to Cao Pi in a low voice.
"Mr. Xun, what's the matter?"
Seeing this, Cao Pi followed Xun You to a secluded corner and asked.
"Sigh, Young Master, the spies have just reported that the bandit army has begun to prepare for the second wave of attacks. At this time, they are attacking the north gate with the full force of the army. They are no longer besieging the city!"
"What?"
Cao Pi was shocked.
If they weren't besieging the city, it could only mean one thing.
Liu Bei was anxious!
If they only focused on one place to attack the city, they could indeed break through the city faster, but it wouldn't be as easy as besieging the city. If the soldiers from the other four places came to fight in the streets, it would definitely be inferior to besieging the city.
Unless someone was pressuring Liu Bei!
But at this time, there were no reinforcements at all. What made Liu Bei choose this strategy?
Cao Pi really couldn't understand, but now the situation was urgent, and he was afraid that the north gate couldn't be defended.
"Young Master, you'd better go back first. The enemy is fierce and will break through the city. If Young Master dies here, how … how can I explain it to the Prime Minister?"
Speaking of this, Xun You was really anxious.
That was all the information brought by the spies. That was to say, it was very likely that there were no reinforcements. It was just that Liu Bei was afraid that the Prime Minister would come overnight, so he wanted to enter the city first.
"Could it be that Liu Bei wants to slaughter the city?"
Cao Pi thought for a long time and narrowed his eyes.
Xun You shook his head.
"Liu Bei has always put the people first. He also used the name of benevolence to recruit the World Pacers. I'm afraid it's Ma Teng's idea."
"Liu Bei only has 30,000 soldiers, while the Western Liang Army has more than 100,000 soldiers. It seems that Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the others can't wait."
Speaking of this, a shout suddenly came from the top of the city wall.
"The enemy is coming. Get ready to fight!"
Cao Pi was shocked and hurried to the top of the city wall.
Xun You wanted to stop Cao Pi, but he couldn't keep up.
"Mr. Xun, there's no need to say more. Right now, we must defend the city with our lives. You go and summon the guards of the other three gates to the north gate."
"If the north gate is breached, try to ensure the safety of the people. Evacuate the people first and get ready for a street battle!"
With that, Cao Pi quickly left.
Looking at Cao Pi's back, Xun You somehow thought of the battle between the Prime Minister and Yuan Shao.
"Young Master, be careful!"
Xun You cupped his hands and quickly turned to walk into the city.
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