Han Tao camp outside Wancheng.

Han Tao, Jia Xu and Ma Yuan gathered together and were discussing tactics against Yuan Shu.

"Lord, it's really a clever way to attack our attacks. Yuan Shu was already scared and mobilized a large number of troops to guard day and night, but our army stopped moving, which made him confused and dared not relax at all."

"According to this trend, in just ten days to half a month, Yuan Shu's subordinates will be exhausted and their morale will be disintegrated. At that time, we can take advantage of the situation to attack." Jia Xu said to Han Tao with some excitement.

"That's right, the boss's plan is good. Just scaring them to death." Ma Yuan also echoed Han Chong's words.

"Things are not as simple as you think. Nanyang is Yuan Shu's base camp, and he has invested a lot of effort in building Wancheng, and his defense is extremely strict. It is not easy for our army to approach Wancheng now. Just surrounding and not attacking, which has a deterrent effect, which can reduce his morale."

"But it is not that easy to capture Wancheng in one fell swoop. You still need to wait patiently for Liu Biao to intercept Sun Jian and form a joint attack on Yuan Shu with us, so that the chance of victory will be greater." Han Tao sat down to the two of them with a smile.

"By the way, boss, it's been so many days. There's no news from Liu Biao yet. I don't know how he's intercepting Sun Jian." Ma Yuan asked anxiously.

At this moment, Han Chong hurried in from outside, took a small bamboo tube in his hand, and said to Han Tao with joy: "Brother, the news about Liu Biao is here."

Han Tao said to Ma Yuan with a smile: "Look, this is what you say. As soon as you asked Liu Biao, his news came."

"Zishan, what's the news? Did Liu Biao intercept Sun Jian?" Han Tao turned to Han Chong and asked.

"Liu Biao's letter said that he had successfully arranged for Huang Zu to intercept Sun Jian. Sun Jian was shot by arrows and most of the troops he led were killed. Only his descendants, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others fled.

"Sun Ce ran away!" Han Tao frowned nervously when he heard the news.

"Lord, as far as I know, Sun Ce was seventeen years old. Although he was brave, he was still a young man after all. Moreover, there were not many soldiers left in Changsha. It was not easy for them to make a comeback. We can send a letter to Liu Biao and invite him to attack Yuan Shu together." Jia Xu suggested to Han Tao.

But Han Tao shook his head gently at this moment: "No, if Sun Ce does not die, it means that the grass is cut and the roots are not eradicated, and there will definitely be future troubles in the future."

"Send a letter to Liu Biao and ask him to send troops to attack Changsha immediately. He must eliminate all the Sun family and not give them a chance to rekindle." Han Tao knew Sun Ce's ability very well, so he must not let him turn the tables again, and immediately issued an order to chase him.

Although Jia Xu, Han Chong and others did not understand why Han Tao was so worried about Sun Ce and had to eliminate Sun's family, they knew that he had always had profound meaning in doing things. Since he was so nervous, there must be his reasons.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll go and reply to Liu Biao immediately, asking him to send troops to attack Changsha and eliminate Sun's family." Han Chong hurriedly agreed and walked out.

After Han Chong walked out, Han Tao pondered for a moment and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, it seems that we can't just scare Yuan Shu, it's time to dispatch troops to attack him."

"What the lord said is right. After Sun Jian fled back to Changsha, he would definitely write a letter to Yuan Shu, inviting him to send troops to attack Xiangyang and avenge Sun Jian."

"Our army attacks Yuan Shu at this time, which can restrain him, prevent him from sending troops to attack Liu Biao's retreat, and allow Liu Biao to eliminate Sun's family with peace of mind."

"I'll make arrangements immediately and launch an attack on Wancheng immediately." Jia Xu immediately understood Han Tao's intention and responded.

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In the prefect's mansion in Wancheng, Yuan Shu and Yan Xiang were discussing countermeasures.

They had just received a letter from Sun Ce's envoy, and the words in the letter were very earnest, hoping that Yuan Shu could send troops to support Sun Ce, attack Liu Biao, help him to avenge Sun Jian, and promised that after taking Xiangyang, the territory would be completely owned by Yuan Shu.

"I really didn't expect that Sun Jian, known as the tiger in Jiangdong, ended up with a sudden arrow. Mr. Yan, Sun Ce asked us to send troops to attack Liu Biao together. What do you think?" Yuan Shu solicited Yan Xiang's opinion.

Yan Xiang pondered for a moment and responded: "Liu Biao has not been the governor for a long time. I heard that he only had his own responsibilities, but when he first arrived, he could get the support of the major gentry in Jingzhou. He could mobilize troops to cooperate with him to intercept Sun Jian, which shows that this person has a strong appeal."

"If we let him go and let him become bigger, I'm afraid he will completely control Jingzhou in a short time. At that time, it will be more difficult for us to go south to deal with him."

"Now he just shot Sun Jian, and Sun Ce hated him to the core and would definitely do his best to attack. Our army could dispatch troops and horses to cooperate with each other, and watch the Changsha soldiers and horses kill Liu Biao. This once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity should not be missed, and the lord should send troops." Yan Xiang vigorously encouraged Yuan Shu to send troops to attack Liu Biao.

"Since that's the case, then go and summon Ji Ling immediately. I will give him 50,000 troops and let him lead troops to attack Xiangyang immediately!" Yuan Shu said to Yan Xiang.

As soon as Yuan Shu finished speaking, a soldier hurried in from outside and reported to him in panic: "Lord, it's not good. Han Tao dispatched the siege equipment and was preparing for the siege!"

"What, he wants to attack the city!" Yuan Shu was shocked when he heard the news.

For several days, he had been worried and cautious, for fear that Han Tao would attack Wancheng. But Han Tao had been siege and not attacking, which made Yuan Shu even more nervous.

However, he did not expect that he had just decided to send troops to attack Liu Biao, but Han Tao wanted to attack Wancheng.

"Hurry up, ask Ji Ling and the generals to go to the city to have a look!" Yuan Shu ordered the soldiers anxiously, and then walked out with Yan Xiang.

A moment later, accompanied by Yan Xiang and the generals, Yuan Shu climbed to the city of Wancheng and looked into the distance.

In Han Tao's camp, several catapults and crossbows were slowly coming out of the battle, advancing towards the deep trenches that had been built around the city outside the city, and stopped by the trenches.

Then, the catapult began to fire rock bombs with fire in the direction of Wancheng. However, because the distance was too far, the rock bomb fell from a very far distance from the city wall, and hit the ground and ignited the flames soaring into the sky.

Although this wave of attack did not cause substantial damage to Wancheng, it was full of deterrence. Both Yuan Shu and the soldiers guarding the city felt a little scared.
Chapter completed!