Lu Bu rushed into Xia Cai and saw Wei Xu who was dying from behind the city gate.

Wei Xu looked at Lu Bu entering, a happy smile appeared on his face, and shouted: "Fengxian, kill them all and take Xia Cai!"

After Wei Xu finished calling, he was unable to support him and fell to the ground and died.

When Lu Bu saw Wei Xu die in battle, he turned his head angrily and glared at Ji Ling on the side.

Ji Ling was already panicked when he saw Lu Bu entering the city. Not to mention that his arm is injured now, even when he is fine, he is not Lu Bu's opponent.

Ji Ling dared not fight, so he took his subordinates in panic to escape.

Naturally, Lu Bu would not let him go. He roared angrily, urged Chitu Horse, waved Fang Tian Hua Ji and chased after him.

The Red Tu horse rushed forward like a red lightning bolt, and in a flash it reached Ji Ling's side. Lu Bu raised his halberd and landed his halberd, stabbed Ji Ling, and assassinated him on the spot.

Afterwards, Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painting halberd and launched a massacre of Ji Ling's subordinates who were fleeing in the city...

Ji Ling was killed, and his troops were uncontrollable, and he was unable to resist the crazy Lu Bu and his troops. Xia Cai's city gate was quickly washed away and a large group of people rushed into the city.

Lu Bu was angry that Ji Ling had killed his best brother Wei Xu, and did not accept the surrender of Yuan Shu's soldiers at all. He launched a massacre, killed all Yuan Shu's subordinates, and seized Xia Cai...

...

A few dozen miles from Shouchun is Han Tao's military camp.

A few days ago, he had already led the army to come, but because of the continuous heavy rain and Yuan Shu dug countless trenches and deep trenches outside Shouchun City, it made it inconvenient for long-range siege weapons to operate, and did not launch a strong attack, and was waiting for the arrival of other troops from various groups.

Now, good news has been heard from the other four groups, and the troops sent by Yuan Shu to resist have been repelled.

Han Tao immediately ordered Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Lu Bu to speed up the march as soon as possible, arrive in Shouchun, and attack Yuan Shu together.

Cao Cao from Jiyang received the order from Han Tao to promote the army, but hesitated. From his original intention, he actually wanted to seize the territory of Yuzhou and did not really want to attack Yuan Shu.

"Fengxiao, our army has seized many places in Yuzhou, and the purpose of sending troops has been achieved. Continuing to attack Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, it is only helping Han Tao. Shouchun and other counties in Yangzhou have been defeated and will not fall into my hands. I mean to find an excuse to get out of here. What do you think?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jia about the plan.

"Lord, if it were Liang Gang, Le would not have been killed by our army, or if Yuan Shao was still continuing to attack Luoyang and Shangdang, it is understandable that we would not march to Shouchun."

"But now that Yuan Shao has retreated, our army has no obstacles in front of us, but we cannot postpone it, I am afraid it will not be reasonable."

"What's more, Yuan Shu's main force has been killed by all the people, and defending Shouchun is already at the end of his strength. Even if our army participates in the war, its troops will not be consumed too much. At most, it will consume food and grass. It is better not to provoke Han Tao at this time." Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao was still a little reluctant, he also understood that what Guo Jia said was reasonable.

Now Han Tao is in full swing. If he offended him because he did not send troops, he would give Han Tao a reason to attack him. Once Yuan Shu is defeated, he will become Han Tao's next target of attack.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao had no choice but to issue an order to send troops to Shouchun.

...

In the palace in Shouchun, Yuan Shu anxiously gathered civil and military ministers to discuss strategies to face the enemy.

"Shangshu Yan, dear ministers, all the four armies we sent were defeated, and all the generals died for their country. Yuan Shao was extremely hateful and refused to send troops to rescue him. Now the enemy has been dispatched in all directions and the troops are at the city. What should I do?" Yuan Shu anxiously asked Yan Xiang and others about countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the heavy rain is now making it difficult for the enemy troops outside the city to launch a strong attack, which is also considered to be God's help. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, and there is enough food and grass to support a year."

"We only need to keep deep ditches and high builds, and we cannot keep them out. When the weather turns cooler and winter, Han Tao's various people, food, grass and supplies are insufficient, and they will naturally retreat, which will relieve the trap of the siege."

"If Your Majesty is worried that this will delay too long, you can also write a book to Yuan Shao again, give up the throne of Zhong, and ask him to send troops to rescue him." Yan Xiang gave Yuan Shu an idea.

"The previous plan is feasible, but there is no need to give up the throne! I am the true dragon emperor, how can I give up the throne to Yuan Shao? This plan is absolutely not possible." Yuan Shu shook his head and refused.

"Your Majesty, now that our dynasty is at a time of internal and external difficulties, the first thing we need to think about is how to resolve the crisis. Even if we give up the throne to Yuan Shao, it is a temporary solution."

"When the crisis is resolved, we can recruit troops and accumulate strength. In the future, whether it is Han Tao, the Han emperor, or Yuan Shao, as long as we are strong enough, we can still wipe out one by one."

"Your Majesty, why bother to be confined to the moment? Please think twice and be cautious!" Yan Xiang persuaded Yuan Shu with great thought.

Although Yuan Shu was extremely unwilling to give up, he knew that this time was a time of danger, only by using the throne as a bargaining chip could he beg Yuan Shao to send troops. He could only nod in the end, agree with Yan Xiang's suggestion, and send someone to ask Yuan Shao for help again...

Outside Shouchun City, several people arrived one after another. Han Tao immediately issued an order to divide it into four directions, southeast, west and north, and surrounded Shouchun.

Afterwards, Han Tao issued an order to Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Sun Ce and Lu Bu to attack Shouchun.

Before using his direct power, Han Tao intended to let others attack and investigate the reality of Yuan Shu's defense power.

Although Cao Cao and others understood Han Tao's intention, they could not disobey his orders. They could only mobilize their subordinates and launch a strong attack on Shouchun in the heavy rain.

Facts have proved that Yan Xiang's plan is still very effective. After Yuan Shu's reinforcement during this period, Shouchun has become a strong city. With the blessing of continuous heavy rain, it is easier to defend and difficult to attack.

Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Sun Ce and Lu Bu commanded the troops to launch a series of strong attacks on Shouchun, but none of them achieved any results.

Han Tao understood that continuing to attack would only increase casualties without any effort, arousing dissatisfaction among all the people, so he ordered a suspension of the attack and began to think about strategies to break the enemy.

"Lord, I have a plan to conquer Shouchun, but this plan is a bit too cruel and may cause too many creatures to suffer. So if you want to implement it, please decide."

When Han Tao couldn't think of a solution, Jia Xu came to him and offered his advice.

After years of contact, although Jia Xu did not change his "poisonous warrior" thinking mode, under the influence of Han Tao, he also began to pay attention to his concerns about the casualties of innocent people. Therefore, when he offered suggestions, he first looked at the harm that the strategies might bring...

"Wenhe, are you suggesting to me that you should dig up the river channel and use water to attack the city during the heavy rain!?" Han Tao, however, without waiting for Jia Xu to speak, directly guessed his plan...
Chapter completed!