Huang Zhong's army had also arrived before the Shouchun Palace. Before coming here, Huang Zhong had been thinking about how the situation would go if Cao Cao held the palace to the death.

Before that, Jia Xu analyzed Huang Zhong's possible strategies for Cao Cao.

The first is that Cao Cao abandoned the palace, led his soldiers and horses to rush to the north gate, and fought with Ma Chao, the siege force of Liu's army, who was attacking the north gate. With the eagerness of Ma Chao to attack the city, Cao Cao's move may have a surprise effect. Once Cao Cao succeeded, then Cao Cao would flee Shouchun and go to Huainan, and surround Shouchun with Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan outside Yuzhou, forming a counter-encirclement situation. This is the best policy.

It's just that there are too many necessary factors to have for this strategy. The first thing is to break through Ma Chao. Most of Ma Chao's subordinates were Xiliang iron cavalry, and most of Cao Cao was infantry, so it was almost difficult to break away.

This is also the reason why Xun Yu did not propose this strategy to Cao Cao.

The second is that Cao Cao marched into the west gate, killed out of Yuzhou, divided the soldiers and horses into countless parts, and ordered Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and other Cao army generals to hide their troops in the dark, constantly harassing Liu Jun, and cutting off Liu Jun's grain route. And Cao Cao himself secretly returned to Shouchun and took command. It's a bit like guerrilla warfare.

One of the biggest problems is whether Cao Jun's troops can withstand Liu Jun's counterattack and temptation.

The last strategy, Jia Xu felt that Cao Cao would not choose this strategy, because it was the next strategy. The next step was to defend the palace and wait for reinforcements. Judging from the current situation, Jia Xu felt that if Cao Cao chose to defend the palace, he would really be waiting for destruction. But Cao Cao chose this strategy. Even Jia Xu couldn't understand it.

Before Huang Zhong arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw that the only remaining Cao soldiers on the palace wall were trembling and preparing to face the battle, and he was a little puzzled.

As the striker, Lu Bu had already persuaded him to surrender for a long time before the palace, but Cao Jun was unmoved.

Lu Bu came to Huang Zhong's side and said helplessly: "Father-in-law, Cao Jun was scared by us, and now he is a turtle with a shrunken head. No matter how much you scream and persuade you to surrender, there is no response at all. ”

Huang Zhong rode a war horse and slowly came to the place of the palace, and Jia Xu and others hurriedly followed. Huang Zhong wanted to confirm whether Cao Cao was really in the palace.

As if in response to Huang Zhong's needs, Cao Cao appeared at the right time with Guo Jia and others.

"Cao Mengde is really still in the palace!" Jia Xu was a little puzzled.

"Does this Cao Cao really choose to fight to the death?" Huang Zhong said secretly in his heart.

Huang Zhong saw Cao Cao appear, turned his head and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, what do you think?" ”

"Cao Cao's move is not understandable. But Cao Cao is still in Shouchun, so the Cao army of the Shouchun Puppet Palace will continue to fight to the death, which is very unfavorable to our army. Jia Xu said worriedly.

Liu's army has already invaded Shouchun City, but this battle is not over yet. As long as Cao Cao is here for one day and Liu Xie is for one day in Shouchun, then this war will continue. By the time of the attack on the Shouchun city wall, Liu Jun's losses were already a bit large. If he suffered huge casualties again in the Shouchun Palace, it would be a little difficult for Liu Jun.

After taking Yuzhou, Liu Jun also had to defend Yuzhou to avoid any accidents. After the war, the whole of Yuzhou will become depressed. Don't say anything about Liu Junnai, the situation in Yuzhou will not be so serious. It's the same as dragging your pants and farting. Since ancient times, swords and soldiers have been together, and it is the people who suffer. Cao Jun and Liu Jun were not in contrast in terms of strength, and in order to be able to compete with Liu Jun, the defenders in various parts of Yuzhou chose more ways to die together. The situation in Yuzhou can already be described as the withering of people's livelihood and the need to be raised.

The next thing in front of the Shenwu Imperial Court is how to restore Yuzhou. No matter how vigorously the Shenwu Imperial Court restores Yuzhou, this is a later story, and it must be based on the situation that Liu Jun can stabilize Yuzhou and avoid a rebellion similar to the Yellow Turban. If Liu's army loses too much troops, the basic strength to stabilize Yuzhou will be weakened, and the risk will become even greater.

That's what Jia Xu has to think about now.

"It's also a big problem." Huang Zhong also thinks so.

"Father-in-law, Mr. Wenhe, I have an idea!" Lu Bu said with a smile.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Huang Zhong thought that there was no perfect way for a talent like Jia Xu, how could Lu Bu have it. But since Lu Bu has a way, he might as well listen to it.

Jia Xu also wanted to hear what Lu Bu had to say, but his expectations were not very great. Everyone knows that Lu Bu's IQ is not very high, and the method he thought of is probably a very ordinary method. Jia Xu didn't want Lu Bu to think that he was sarcastic, so he put on a posture of listening.

Lu Bu said: "Father-in-law, there are a large number of officials and families of the Jian'an Imperial Court in this Shouchun City, these people are not welcome to be seen by His Majesty, if the father-in-law gives them a chance to make meritorious contributions, they must definitely go to the soup and fight the fire." ”

Jia Xu and Huang Zhong's eyes lit up. Lu Bu is so right! So many families and officials in Shouchun City seem to be quite quiet, and they don't seem to have directly helped Cao Cao, so it can be seen that they are not optimistic about Cao Cao. And that's a good thing. But problems also arise. Wang Shi has been in Shouchun for so long, and none of these officials and families have come out to greet Wang Shi. If these people and their men were used to attack the palace and use them as cannon fodder, then Liu Jun would have lost a lot of losses, and he could also realize the role of killing people with a knife.

It's a perfect strategy. Huang Zhong and Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu differently, Lu Bu grew up too fast.

But the fact that these families and officials have not appeared now reflects their thoughts.

It's not that these families and officials don't come out to greet Wang Shi, but they have really been shocked by Cao Cao for a long time, and even the spirit of adventure is almost gone. After Liu Jun entered Yuzhou, Cao Cao, in order to prevent the emergence of some leading parties, killed some suspicious elements with a big knife in his hand. Cao Cao, like Liu Yu, is not soft on dealing with the family. Even Cao Cao is now defeated and retreated from the palace, except for a few families who have already emerged, everyone else is waiting at home in peace. The merit is good, but it has to be enjoyed by life.

"Hmph, these people are all grass on the wall, and they obviously don't come out until the end." Huang Zhong immediately saw the intentions of these families and officials.

Lu Bu sneered: "Father-in-law, some people eat hard rather than soft, wait for the son-in-law to bring some soldiers and horses over, have a good exchange with them, and bleed a little blood." ”

Force is the best truth, and Lu Bu has always used this set. As long as he brought the soldiers and horses, Lu Bu believed that no official or family would refuse. The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and if someone dares to refuse, Lu Bu will be happy. After attacking Yuzhou for so long, Lu Bu's side has not captured a lot, and the rewards for the soldiers have not yet been settled. Lu Bu just took this opportunity to work for the benefit of the soldiers!

For this suggestion, Huang Zhong has to think about it.

Jia Xu saw the opportunity and said: "General, General Lu's strategy is very good, and it is worth a try." ”

Lu Bu's suggestion is very much in line with Jia Xu's appetite, anyway, this Shouchun family and officials, His Majesty is not waiting to see it now, and in the end, it will be disposed of. It's better to take advantage of this opportunity to make good use of waste. And these people don't come out to greet Wang Shi now, it is clear that they are disrespectful to the imperial court, and they have bad intentions towards His Majesty today, and they should shed some blood.

"Then you can go first." Jia Xu's suggestion made Huang Zhong make up his mind.

But at this time, Liao Xin, Su Ren, and Ge Hui came outside the formation of Liu Jun's army. These three guys were originally going to attack the palace. However, seeing that Cao's army had more and more troops, they temporarily hid, and in the name of temporarily avoiding the edge. In fact, it is greedy for life and afraid of death.

When Huang Zhong's army arrived, they thought that the opportunity had come, and they came out immediately.

Typical wall-to-wall style.

"What's going on!?" Huang Zhong saw that a large number of soldiers and horses were coming from the west.

Hou Cheng quickly came to report, came to Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, and Jia Xu, and said: "Back to the general, there are people outside the formation who call themselves Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui, leading their families to escort and come to serve the general. ”

"Su Ren, Liao Xin, Ge Hui? Could these three people be the heads of the Su family, the Liao family, and the Ge family in Shouchun City? Huang Zhong said suspiciously.

"General, these three people are the heads of the Su family, the Liao family, and the Ge family!" Jia Xu knows some things in his hands.

"Oh? It seems that Feng Xian does not need to set off. Someone has already sent it to the door. Huang Zhong said with a smile.

When Lu Bu heard Huang Zhong's words, he obediently stood beside Huang Zhong and remained motionless.

"Let them come!" Huang Zhong made up his mind to let these people from the family attack Shouchun later.

Huang Zhong's military order was immediately transmitted to Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui, who sorted out their clothes and strode towards Huang Zhong's Chinese army.

Waiting outside the formation just now, the murderous aura exuded by the soldiers of the Liu army made Su Ren, Liao Xin, Ge Hui and their subordinates extremely frightened. Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui can be regarded as having seen the world, and they have also seen the power of Cao Jun. Now it seems that Cao Jun's power is a bit out of the table compared to Liu Jun.

"No wonder Cao Cao can't defeat the imperial court, with such a powerful army, who else in the world can stop them." Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui thought at the same time in their hearts.

It is normal for Liu Jun to have such a murderous aura, so many unknown people suddenly appeared, and he did not launch an attack on him, which can be regarded as the luck of Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui.

After receiving Huang Zhong's military order, the murderous spirit of the soldiers of Liu Jun weakened a little, which made Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui breathe a sigh of relief.

"Xiaomin Su Ren, Liao Xin, Ge Hui! See the Great Shogun and the Generals and Your Excellency! Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui said in unison.

"What are you waiting for the three of you, mobilizing the army, bringing weapons, what are you here for!?" To deal with these three little people, it was naturally Hou Cheng who came out to ask.

It wasn't for Huang Zhong to ask, Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui didn't dare to be dissatisfied, they knew that their identities were not enough in front of Huang Zhong.

"Back to the general, I have long had the intention of correcting, and I have never had a chance. Knowing that the general led the royal division to come, we immediately led the family to protect the courtyard and contribute to the imperial court. We were supposed to kill the east gate, but unfortunately the Cao thief was treacherous and had already set up an ambush. I'm invincible, so I'll take a detour for the time being. After reorganizing the soldiers and horses, I came to serve the general! Liao Xin, who was more eloquent among the three, immediately said.

This is also what the three of them said before.

"Nonsense, I followed General Lu to attack the East Gate, but I didn't see any trace of you. Dare to ask for credit here!? "Hou Chengcheng is strange, he followed Lu Bu to attack the east gate before, but he really didn't see these soldiers and horses.

Huang Zhong knew that Lu Bu and Hou Cheng were attacking the East Gate, so he believed Hou Cheng's words, and his face became cold.

Liao Xin hurriedly defended: "This general, I was ambushed by the Cao army as soon as I started my army. Sima Boda can prove this. ”

Originally, Liao Xin didn't want to tell Sima Lang, so as not to be shared. Now that he is suspected, Liao Xin has to tell Sima Lang to prove his innocence.

"Sima Boda? Are you related to him? Where is he now? Huang Zhong finally opened his mouth.

Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and it was still Sima Lang who played a big role.

"Back to the general, Boda and I marched together before, but because Boda had other important matters, he left temporarily. I don't know where Berta is. Liao Xin said what he had prepared before.

Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui had prepared their rhetoric before, what should they say if they mentioned Sima Lang. They also resolutely concealed Liu Xie's affairs, lest Huang Zhong think that they were incompetent.

"I see! Since you are the people of Berda, the great general does not doubt you. Your loyalty, this general will definitely report to His Majesty. With cannon fodder, Huang Zhong also had a smile on his face.

Jia Xu and Lu Bu can also know that these are the cannon fodder that Sima Lang found, otherwise, Sima Lang would not have left.

"Thank you, General!" Su Ren, Liao Xin, and Ge Hui said happily.

Being able to get Huang Zhong's approval is more useful than any Sima Lang.

Jia Xu took a look at these stupid shortcomings, there was no city government at all, and he would know the sadness later.

Huang Zhong looked at Liao Xin and asked, "Your loyalty is commendable, but I don't know how many soldiers and horses you bring?" ”

"We were ambushed by Cao Cao for a while, lost some manpower, and now there are more than 1,000 soldiers and horses!" Ge Hui said first.

Ge Hui said more, there are less than a thousand on their side.

Liao Xin was very dissatisfied, Ge Hui was brushing his existence.

Hearing that there were only a thousand people, Huang Zhong was a little disappointed. At most, such a few soldiers and horses will launch a round of attacks on the Shouchun Palace.

"You are all loyal to the court, the old man has a task I want to give to you, I don't know if you are really willing to serve the court." Jia Xu walked out with a smile on his face, he didn't care about the less than a thousand people.