Cao Hong's thunderous means immediately shocked many families and leaders of the noble clan in Xuchang City.

They were very angry at Cao Hong's behavior like a bandit, but they couldn't help but obey.

Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, who makes them all soft bones?

Since Cao Hong has already killed someone, everyone naturally doesn't dare to fight against him in this situation, save their lives first, and talk about the future later.

Under the threat of the bloody human head, the leaders of the scholars of Xuchang City changed their tune and expressed their willingness to donate three times the original amount to provide Xuchang City with money, food, craftsmen, iron tools, wood, and even manpower.

Seeing that they were so honest after being frightened, Cao Hong scoffed at their actions even more.

Such a group of soft bones, it's ridiculous that Xun Yu had to discuss with them what he was going to do, it's ridiculous!

Grandpa kills a person, isn't this all solved? What are you doing with that!

After intimidating the leaders of the Shi clan, Cao Hong began to recruit ordinary people in Xuchang City in large quantities, acting as people's husbands, carrying materials, and repairing the city walls.

Originally, this was a matter of duty, but Cao Hong's approach was a little too much.

In order to punish the people for refusing to take the initiative to help him before, he lost face compared with Xun Yu, so he recruited the people to be people's husbands, but he didn't even provide food, and each family took care of himself!

Isn't it exactly the practice of tyrannical Qin that it occupies productive forces and uses coercive means?

For a time, the people of the whole city were miserable, and the resentment in their hearts deepened.

The city defense of Xuchang City was quickly repaired and perfected, and Cao Hong felt very satisfied and a sense of accomplishment.

But in such a move, he lost the hearts of the people and the hearts of the scholars.

All that was left for him was the hearts of the animals in the city, and there was nothing left.

The strong city wall is only the surface, and the inside of the city wall is already in a state of fragmentation and disintegration.

……

Xuchang, Tianfu.

When the Tian clan of the Xuchang clan learned that the Jinling army was coming to attack the city again, and all the Cao troops in the city went to the four gates of the city wall to defend the order, the Tian clan secretly found several leaders of the Shi clan who had a good relationship with him and discussed in the secret room in his mansion.

"Cao Hong's deception is too much, not only put Wen Ruogong in prison, forced the people in the city to repair the city for him, but also killed Boshen Gong, threatening us to fund him with money, food and iron tools, such a fierce and impersonal violent tiger wolf, how can he be our Xuchang guard? The purpose of inviting you here today is to discuss a countermeasure...... Either I die or he dies! ”

Tian Chang, the leader of the Tian clan, slapped the table angrily.

The rest of the clan leaders, you look at me, I look at you, and they didn't speak for a while.

Tian Chang looked at it, raised his eyebrows, and said, "What?" Could it be that you all think that what the old man said is wrong? Well, since you are willing to be Cao Hong's meat, and the old man will not stop you, you should go to Cao Hong to denounce the old man now. ”

Zheng Yu of the Xuchang clan hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Tian Gong and the others are all wang clans, how can we be in the company of Cao Hong's narrow-minded murderer who doesn't know etiquette?" In fact, in the following view, the Jinling potters support the Son of Heaven, for the prime minister of the Han family, is the orthodoxy of the world, leading the royal army to the Central Plains, we are all Han people, the ancestors also received more grace from the Han Dynasty, should have surrendered, returned to the king...... If it weren't for Xun Wenruo's face, what would it have to do with his Cao rebellion! ”

The rest of the clan leaders nodded one after another, "Not bad! ”

"That's right!"

"The taxes we pay every year have gone into Cao Cao's treasury, and not a single cent has been handed over to the Son of Heaven, what is this picture?"

"If it weren't for my friendship with Xun Yu, I would have moved my family to Jinling a long time ago, and I would still be suffering here!"

"When the potters break through the city and find us to settle accounts one by one, then we will be like Cao Cao, a rebel of the Han Dynasty!"

"I haven't been happy to be involved with him for a long time, and I thought that they would actually kill people!"

When Tian Chang heard this, he slapped the table and said, "Then what are you hesitating about?" ”

Zheng Yu hurriedly said: "The words are such words, and Li'er is also such a reason, but we are going to dedicate the city now, how can we dedicate it?" After all, the four gates are all in Cao Hong's grasp, and we don't have a relationship with the pottery merchants. ”

Tian Chang stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry, as long as you have one heart with the old man, we will definitely have a way!" ”

Everyone hurriedly said: "Tian Gong, you are highly respected, shrewd and deceitful, may I ask what tricks you have to resolve this situation?" ”

Tian Chang smashed his mouth and frowned, a little unpleasant.

The word deceitful and shrewd...... Why doesn't it sound like you're praising him?

"Ladies and gentlemen, our urgent task at the moment is to contact fellow believers first, and see which other prominent families in the city are credible and can stand by us."

When everyone heard this, they lowered their heads one by one and began to calculate.

"Then, let's collectively go to Cao Hong to ask for help, saying that in order to assist in the defense of the city, we are willing to send domestic slaves, servants, and men from various families for Cao Hong's dispatch."

Zheng Yu was puzzled: "Will Cao Hong agree to us?" ”

Tian Chang nodded and said: "Definitely, although the old man Guan Na Cao Hong is narrow, irritable and irritable, but also greedy and arrogant, as long as we show weakness and fear, as if we are shocked by him, he will not be confused, and it will not help his arrogance and majesty." ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded: "Reasonable." ”

Tian Chang continued: "As long as Cao Hong agrees to let our people go to the city, hehe, we are all hundred-year-old families, who hasn't raised some dead soldiers at home?" Let these people mingle with ordinary domestic slaves to see the opportunity, and when the time comes, it will not be difficult to contact the potter! ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize, and they all gave Tian Chang a thumbs up and said, "High! That's high! ”

……

The Jinling army has been attacking the city for three consecutive days!

Xuchang City can be described as a bloody storm.

"Prime Minister, haven't you noticed that the city defense of Xuchang City seems to be much stronger than before." Xu Rong stood behind the potter and admonished him.

The potter nodded and said, "I can also see that in Xuchang City, there may be variables." ”

Xu Rong stared at the potter with one eye and said, "What variables?" ”

The potter smiled lightly: "If my guess is correct, either Cao Hong released Xun Yu, or Cao Hong himself used some means against the scholars in the city." ”

Xu Rong said in a low voice: "Then which one do you think is more likely?" ”

The potter squinted his eyes and looked at the city wall in the distance: "I can't say, but the first guess is not good for us, and the second is very good for us...... Let's go back and see the situation, by the way, it's almost done today, Mingjin! Let the officers and men of the three armies evacuate and clean up the battlefield. ”

"No!"

The potter's soldiers and horses were withdrawn again, leaving behind a mess of Xuchang City.

About half an hour later, Pei Qian Pegasus galloped to the potter's side.

"Prime Minister, there is a situation!"

The potter raised an eyebrow: "What's the situation?" ”

Pei Qian handed an arrow to the potter and said, "Prime Minister, this is an arrow shot from the city!" ”

The potter said suspiciously, "What are you doing for me with the arrows shot in the city?" What do I want it for? Is it a-stirring stick? ”

"No, Prime Minister, look at it, there's a letter!"

Tao Yi looked at it and saw that there was indeed a letter on the arrow.

"I'm sorry, my eyes have been a little dry lately, and ......I've been looking far away."

The potter took the arrow, took the letter, and read it carefully.

When I was young, I saw a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Xu Rong saw that he was laughing weirdly, and couldn't help but say, "Prime Minister, why are you laughing?" ”

"The scholars in Xuchang City have surrendered, and they are willing to respond to the situation and agree to open the city gate for us tomorrow night, which is a good opportunity."