Cao Pi looked at the map and pointed to Huaiyin, Huaipu and Haixi lines, saying: "According to the scout's report, the enemy army should have retreated to this line, and the troops are not very strong, and the main force has been secretly transferred."

He glanced at Sima Yi and said, "The opportunity is rare now. We should move forward at full speed to avoid being too cheap, Liu Bei's big-eared thief!"

Sima Yi looked at the map and nodded thinking.

At this time, a messenger ran in and reported to Cao Pi: "The second son, the 200,000 army led by Liu Bei has arrived at the city of Shouchun and is attacking."

Cao Pi was surprised and frowned and said, "Liu Bei's big-eared thief is so fast!" Then he said to Sima Yi: "Sir, send the order immediately, and the troops will set out immediately!"

Shouchun, an important town in Huainan and a famous city in the world, was caught in a war again before it could be quiet for a few days.

After Liu Bei knew that Liu Xian was dead, the main force of Liu Xian's army in Huainan was secretly returning to Luoyang with Liu Xian's coffin, he gathered almost all the troops under his command to go out to Hefei to attack Shouchun.

Liu Bei's strategic purpose is very clear, which is to seize Shouchun first and then attack Yanzhou when Liu Xian suddenly died.

According to the plan of Xun Yu and others, if this battle progresses smoothly, they and Cao Cao's coalition forces can recover the vast area east of Hulao Pass in one fell swoop, and the entire strategic situation will inevitably undergo a fundamental change.

Liu Bei immediately looked over the city under Shouchun City, and saw the defenders on the city facing a strong battle and were quite surprised.

He couldn't help but frown and said, "According to the detailed report, Zhao Yanran and others have already taken the main force to secretly escort Liu Xian's coffin away. Why is the military appearance in this city still so prosperous?"

Liu Feng and others were also surprised and started to talk in a low voice.

Xun Yu smiled. When everyone saw this, they were very surprised. Liu Bei asked, "Why are you laughing?"

Xun Yu clasped his fists at Liu Bei and said, "Lord, there is a way of saying that 'the real is real and the real is empty'. Zhao Yanran is a famous general in the world. How could he not understand this principle?..."

Liu Bei's heart moved and said, "Sir, what he meant is..."

Xun Yu pointed to the army on the top of the city and said, "If the enemy in this city is really strong, will the enemy be exposed to us like this? Showing the enemy is weak is the best strategy.

Now we have seen the scene of a prosperous military appearance, which only shows that the previous information is completely correct. There are no more troops left in Shouchun City!

Moreover, I see that the military outfits on the city are mostly officers and soldiers wearing ordinary armor, and there are no heavy armored sharp soldiers. It can be seen that they are all Cao's troops who surrendered before!"

After hearing Xun Yu's analysis, everyone felt worried and felt relieved. Everyone had the urge to take down Shouchun in one fell swoop. Liu Feng clasped his fists to Liu Bei and said, "Entertainment Father, it's not time to go, let's attack!"

Liu Bei nodded, pulled out his double sword and raised it high and shouted: "My men of the Han Dynasty, today is the time for us to defeat the rioters and support the Han Dynasty! Attack!"

The sound of war drums rumbled, and Liu Xian's officers and soldiers rushed towards the city walls with shouts, and a magnificent wave seemed to be set off on the ground!

Many arrows flew down from the city soon, but almost all of them hit Liu Bei's shield!

In a blink of an eye, Liu Bei's army rushed to the moat. The shield hands quickly formed a shield curtain and spread along the moat. The crossbowmen occasionally shot arrows on the top of the city behind the shield, while other infantrymen used dustpans and other objects to carry soil and rocks to continuously throw soil and rock into the moat!

Liu Xianjun on the top of the city used a crossbow to shoot Liu Bei's army under the city. However, the arrows shot from the crossbow were basically blocked by the shield curtain, and they could not cause much damage to Liu Bei's army at all.

Seeing this, the guard general Le Jin urgently ordered his officers and soldiers to push the three-bow bed crossbow to the front. The officers and soldiers lifted the back of the crossbow so that the bed crossbow could aim at Liu Bei's army by the moat!

With Le Jin's order, the crossbows were fired on the top of the city, and a sharp roar of wind came from the air, and hundreds of guns and arrows flew straight towards the shield curtain by the moat!

In the blink of an eye, guns and arrows hit the shield curtain heavily. The indestructible shield curtain just now was suddenly knocked out of countless gaps, and there were only tragic scenes of the shield cracking and falling down at the scene!

After some guns and arrows broke through the shield curtain in front of them, they continued to fly forward without decreasing, and then knocked Liu Bei's army behind the shield to the ground.

The Liu Bei's crossbowman behind the shield immediately raised his crossbow and fired a wave of arrows on the top of the city. The Liu Xian army officers and soldiers who controlled the three-bow bed crossbow were shot down before they could dodge!

...

Before we knew it, the sun had set in the west. After almost a whole day of fierce fighting, Liu Bei's army had filled a moat of more than twenty feet.

Dangdangdangdang...! The golden bell of Liu Bei's army sounded loudly at this time, and the attacking troops immediately stopped attacking and retreated in an orderly manner.

Le Jin stood on the top of the city and looked at Liu Beijun who was slowly entering the camp, frowned tightly, looking extremely worried.

Outside the city, Liu Bei's army's tent.

Liu Bei took off his cloak and handed it to the personal soldiers beside him, strode to the top and turned around, and said with joy: "Mr. Wen Ruo's judgment is completely correct, and the enemy is the strong on the outside and the middle! In just one day of fierce fighting, our army filled a moat of more than twenty feet!"

Everyone looked excited, and Liu Feng said excitedly: "Today, a moat of more than 20 meters has been filled, and a strong attack will be launched tomorrow! I think as long as nothing unexpected happens, it will only take one day to defeat the enemy and occupy Shouchun!"

Everyone agreed.

At this time, Mi Fang quickly came and presented a book of flying pigeons, saying, "Your Majesty, our fine works from Luoyang to deliver the letter of flying pigeons!"

Liu Bei's heart moved and quickly took the letter and opened it to read it. Then he laughed and said, "Dong Yuan has ordered martial law in the whole city of Luoyang, and has also ordered most of the troops arranged in Sanjiangkou to return to Luoyang immediately!

Now Liu Xian's court has become a mess, and the whole of Luoyang is in chaos!”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Xun Yu smiled and said, "Liu Xian's sudden death must have exceeded everyone's expectations. This is normal! If Luoyang is still very calm, I would doubt whether Liu Xian is really dead!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Bei put down the letter, thought for a while, and said to everyone: "Everyone goes down and have a good rest. We will attack Shouchun with all our might tomorrow morning and strive to go down in one go!"

Everyone agreed and immediately came out one after another.

"Wenruo you stayed." Liu Bei said suddenly.

Xun Yu immediately stopped, stood there, and stood with his hands down.
Chapter completed!