Cao Cao's army fell into chaos, not only because they underestimated the power of Yuan Shu's counterattack before his death, but also because of the appearance of the golden cupping cannon. The generals of Cao Cao's army who were familiar with this weapon fell into an inexplicable tremor.√∟ top novel,

Without him, it's just because the Golden Cupping Cannon has made so many great achievements in Li Shushi's hands. It can be said that it has become Li Shushi's biggest signature together with the Corpse Qi.

Even because Li Shushi's family is the only one in the world who uses this golden cupping cannon, to almost everyone, the golden cupping cannon is the only one with no other branches. It is Li Shushi's exclusive item, and its appearance must be related to Li Shushi.

As a result, Yuan Shujun, who showed his golden cupping cannon for the first time, got an advantage.

Perhaps Yuan Shujun's counselors wanted exactly this effect.

Even though the golden cupping cannon arrived in Yuan Shu's hands intact, it wasn't until Yuan Shu got this "divine object" that he was shocked to realize that it was really worthless to him.

What is the meaning of this statement?

It is true that Yuan Shu once served as a knight-errant who traveled around the world. He was very happy with the five-flowered horse and the golden fur. However, this does not mean that his level of commanding the army is high, nor does it mean that he became a prince. He is also willing to lead troops into battle.

The most important point is that he will not switch to the light artillery profession like Li Shushi in order to be able to control this golden cupping cannon, but he will not feel reassured enough to hand over this golden cupping cannon to others, even his close associates. , so it was naturally put away in a high cabinet.

It can be said that if it had not been at the end of the rope, our Yuan Jiujiu would still have placed this treasure in his treasure room, even if it was covered with dust.

Anyway, this treasure ended up in his hands instead of his brother who was born as a concubine but was lucky enough to inherit Yuan Chengyifang.

In fact, even if Yuan Shu really changes his profession to the light artillery profession, it is impossible to play the golden cup cannon to the level of Li Shushi, because Li Shushi's golden cup cannon is a replica of the Noble Phantasm summoned through the treasure illustration. Even if it is powerful It is the same as the original product, but it always makes people feel like a fake. But to a certain extent, this result allows the golden cupping cannon summoned by Li Shushi to be used in a wider range than the original product, and can even become Li Shushi's The golden signboard.

This is not because Li Shu is really showing off that he has a female ticket who is good at research, but because the golden cupping cannon is a treasure after all, completely different from those ordinary wooden or iron trebuchets. It cannot be split into Each standardized module component means that if you want to transport the golden cupping cannon to the front line for combat, you can only transport it to the front line little by little by people pulling it on a vehicle.

That's why it is said that if there is no wind wheel to match it, then just the golden cupping cannon is an incomplete treasure.

Li Shushi, on the other hand, does not have these troubles and worries. When he does not need to use it, he keeps the golden cupping cannon in his "Treasure Book" and summons it when needed. It can be said that as long as there are shells, he can fire them anytime, anywhere, 360° all-weather. Dead corner.

When Li Shushi developed the super function of using bean bags as mustard seeds, even the problem of cannonballs was solved.

Therefore, due to various reasons, the golden cupping cannon was in Yuan Shu's hands. Only when the main city was threatened now did he have such a pitiful opportunity to appear.

Of course, if the leader of Cao Cao's army can be killed as a result, then the treasure will not be completely covered in dust.

But can Yuan Shujun really do this?

Although it now seems that Yuan Shujun's careful preparations did give Cao Cao's army a big "surprise", he probably also knew the predicament of several other guns at this time, so the golden cupping cannon was probably pulled to the north gate or east gate for execution.

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This gave Cao Cao's army an opportunity.

On the one hand, there is no hot liquid metal of the golden cupping cannon, but the rockets using animal fat or rosin from the tower can also cause damage to the bridge deck, but not as violently as before. Without the golden cupping cannon,

A precious phantom that was almost the same as Li Shushi's signature hung above his head. The original anxiety and uneasiness in the hearts of Cao Cao's generals were somewhat calmed down.

At least the thinking circuit can return to normal levels.

"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly! Bring up the wood. As soon as the fire reduces, send people to break away the debris blocking the door. Lieutenant Zhang, with 500 people, suppress those guys on the tower.

, tell them not to cause trouble to us!"

After reacting, Li Dian immediately began to give orders. Although everyone was still a little panicked due to the previous influence, seeing Li Dian's calm and composed appearance, Cao Cao's army gradually calmed down their original panic and began to be orderly with their backbone.

By this time, Li Dian had also reacted.

The golden cupping cannon on the tower should have nothing to do with Li Shushi.

It's not that Li Dian thought Li Shushi wouldn't join forces with Yuan Shu or anything. With Li Dian's hatred for Li Shushi, he never minded thinking about Li Shushi's behavior in the worst possible way. Even if the two sides fought side by side, such malicious speculations would not be dispelled.

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But this time, no matter how you explain it, you can't come to the conclusion that Li Shushi is in Shouchun City.

Unless Li Shushi has the ability to teleport, or is really free and runs into the Shouchun City alone, there is no way to explain why Cao Cao's army's scouts are conducting probing outside, and Cao Cao's army's agents are working hard to find out all kinds of things in the city.

However, there is still no trace of Li Shushi. After all, how can a person who does not exist find traces of him?

Although I don’t know why Yuan Shu also has the golden cupping cannon, it only proves that Yuan Shu has something of the same level in his hands.

In any case, Li Dian did not believe that Li Shushi could give the golden cupping cannon to Yuan Shu when he was not in Shouchun City - let alone borrowing, lending this kind of precious weapon was only a small amount for the two military groups.

The result is that the meat bun beats the dog.

Therefore, Li Dian himself felt a little embarrassed about his first reaction after discovering the trace of the golden cupping cannon.

Shaking his head slightly, he threw away those messy thoughts. What Li Dian was most concerned about now was the situation in the city.

What is Cao Cao's current state, whether he is injured or killed...

One possibility after another flies through my mind, and the path hidden behind each possible option is completely different.

This fact also made Li Mancheng, who was originally quite calm and composed, begin to waver.

"General Mancheng. Send someone to inform the main camp and ask them to prepare for the entire army to attack."

"What?" Although he was a little stunned, Li Dian quickly reacted and looked at Man Chong, who had a solemn expression next to him.

"The lord is now trapped in Shouchun City, and there is no point in thinking about holding the camp. If the lord is safe, then we can make a comeback. If something goes wrong with the lord, then it will not matter to us if the camp is lost.

In any sense.”

"Yes, the most important thing now is the Lord's safety!"

Although the future is likely to turn into a situation that Li Dian least wants to see, until Cao Cao's life or death is confirmed, he, Li Mancheng, is still a servant of the Cao family and will still be loyal to the Cao family, even if this is the last one.

Even though he is on duty, he has to stand still!

But just as Murphy's Law predicts, misfortunes never come singly.

"Report to the general. There are enemy movements in the southwest, suspected to be the main force of Yuan's army!"

The performance of the scouts was conscientious, but Li Dian would rather these guys not be so dedicated, at least it would allow his brain to think about less problems. With the processing power of his brain's CPU, it is now almost reaching its limit, even if it can be overclocked occasionally

For a while, but after a long time, the only possibility is to burn out the motherboard.

what to do!

Of course. In fact, the most critical issue is that although Li Dian has shown extraordinary abilities since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He has repeatedly performed outstandingly, and even though he is not the helmsman of the Juye Li family, he still wins the favor of Cao Cao.

It's just that because of this background, Li Dian has always appeared as a fighting general before, and the coordination of these tasks was handled by Li Dian's uncle Li Qian and Li Qian's son Li Zheng. Until this father and son duo

Both died at the hands of Sun Ce, which allowed Li Dian to fully control the power of the Li family. He gradually became a general under Cao Cao who could be appointed to lead the army independently.

But after all, I still have too little experience.

Cao Cao once believed that the current Li Dian and Li Mancheng "can defeat thousands, but not ten thousand. If there are thousands, there will be no enemy, and if there are ten thousand, they will be mediocre." In other words, if the situation goes well, if the situation goes well, it will be natural if Li Dian hands these more than ten thousand soldiers to Li Dian.

He can complete the task very well. But if he encounters such a big scene as now, Li Dian's ability will be somewhat insufficient.

In fact, this is probably a common problem with Cao Cao's direct lineage today.

It can be said that apart from Cao Cao, the boss, the only two people who can lead the army independently are Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Dun is actually capable enough, but this team is not much worse than Li Shushi in being naturally idle and distracted. Li Shushi still has strong generals around him.

It would be fine if the adviser asked him to be a mascot occasionally, but Xiahou Dun did not have such a good environment.

Now Cao Cao not only has to withstand the threat from the Yuan family's children in the north and south, but Xuzhou in the east also needs to dispatch strong generals to prevent Yuan Shao from infiltrating Xuzhou. Xiahou Dun is just right in the direction of Xuzhou - he has high force, strong strength, and can quickly

Exterminate those who intend to rebel; the internal affairs are good, they are good at farming, and they can organize Xuzhou to resume production.

As a result, even though Meng Xiahou asked for battle again and again, it was a pity that he still had no part in this southern expedition.

If Cao Cao had not planned to entrust all future affairs in the south to Cao Ren, it is estimated that Cao Zixiao's sledgehammer would not have been needed to kill Yuan Shu. Unfortunately, the chicken's death struggle actually pecked Cao Cao hard.

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In addition, Cao Hong and Cao Zilian are also a young man worth looking forward to in Cao Cao's army. In addition to his impatient personality, Cao Hong has quite good potential in terms of army commanding ability and resourcefulness. However, like Li Dian, he still has great potential.

It takes time to accumulate.

"General Mancheng, we should ask General Zixiao at the North Gate to give up the siege and move closer to us as soon as possible."

After thinking about it, Man Chong still put forward his proposal.

The relationship between Li Dian and Cao Ren is not very harmonious, which is not a secret in Cao Cao's army.

There is no unsolvable hatred between the two people. On weekdays, at most, they just have no personal advice and deal with official matters. Naturally, Li Dian is because compared to Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan, who are not deeply involved in Bingzhou, Cao Ren is really

He was born in the Zhengbingzhou Army, and even though he did not participate in Li Shushi's attack on the powerful Yanzhou family, the imprint of the Bingzhou Army on him was extremely profound.

Cao Ren's attitude towards Li Dian was completely derived from Li Dian, given Cao Ren's status in Cao Cao's army. How could he take the initiative to use his face to stick to someone else's cold ass if Li Dian didn't dump him.

But under the current circumstances, Li Dian still nodded and agreed to Man Chong's proposal, even if the result of doing so was that Cao Ren, who came from the north gate, would definitely seize Li Dian's command and make Li Dian the leader under his command.

An ordinary general.

Because as I said before, the two of them have no personal relationship, but it does not affect official business.

Although Li Dian did not like Cao Ren, who was born in the Bingzhou Army, he greatly recognized Cao Ren's ability, and he also knew that in this case, Cao Ren, a general who was much higher than him in terms of ability and status, would be in charge of the overall situation.

It was more appropriate, so even with a bad face, Li Dian agreed to Man Chong's suggestion and quickly sent someone to contact Cao Hong from the camp and Cao Ren from the north gate.

"Bo Ning is temporarily commanding the troops for me. I will lead the people to clear the way forward as soon as possible to find the lord."

It's a pity that Li Dian still couldn't lose face after all. Not long after the messenger left, he approached Man Chong and asked for a shift change.

To Li Dian's request, Man Chong could only agree with a wry smile.

If you think about it carefully, Li Dian is indeed more suitable for opening the way than him - if Cao Cao is trapped in a tight siege, Li Dian's force can help him defeat Cao Cao's army faster and more effectively. After that, Li Dian's force can also guarantee

Better escort Cao Cao to escape.

So what's going on with Cao Cao in the city now?
To be continued...