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After Huangfu Song finished speaking, everyone quieted down, as if they were all thinking of a plan. Only those war horses would wave their heads and tail to chase away the mosquitoes on their bodies. Everyone knew the weight of this battle in their hearts. If they won, they would be rewarded for their meritorious service. If they lost, their reputation would be ruined, and they would suffer for thousands of years. For a long time, no one said a word.

Seeing that no one spoke, Huangfu Song was unavoidably anxious, Lu Zhi's fate was extremely shocking, although he had already defended Lu Zhi and pleaded for Lu Zhi to stand up for him, in truth, wasn't he still leaving a path for himself? In his heart, he was more anxious than anyone else, and he couldn't help but look at Yuan Shao who was the closest to him.

He had to admit that Yuan Shao was born to be a good person. No matter what standards he had, Yuan Shao was always considered to be a beautiful man, with a delicate face, valiant looks, and well-dressed clothes. He was truly handsome and mighty, and the current Yuan Shao, who was not even thirty years old, was the idol of all the middle-aged women. In the end, he was still a disciple of the Scholars and Wealthy Classes. His demeanor and temperament made him look like a nobleman. Seeing Huangfu Song's eyes, Yuan Shao knew that it was time for him to show off.

"There are many ways to fight: those who are good at using troops will be forced to fight, not fight, and they will be pulled out of the city of men and not attack it." Now that there were two hundred and fifty thousand people gathered in Yellowtowel rebel, they had to guard the lone city for a long time. As long as my Imperial army surrounding Wan City, Zhang Mancheng will not be able to fly to the sky, once he runs out of food, he will definitely surrender. "

Huangfu Song's face did not reveal any expression, he just stared at the walls of the Wan City and slowly listened to Yuan Shao's story. After waiting for a moment, a bitter smile appeared on Zhang Xuan's face.

"You're right, there will definitely be a day when Zhang Mancheng can't hold on for much longer. But Zhang Mancheng robbed all the counties in Nanyang, so the grain stored there could last for as long as a year. Could it be that we still need to surround the entire place for a year? "

Yuan Shao's fair face blushed a little, as if he was rubbing rouge on it. He turned his face away resentfully, looking at the clouds in the sky. The weather was very good today. The clouds were thin, drifting back and forth in all sorts of shapes. There wasn't the slightest hint of quietness.

Yuan Shu, who was standing not too far away, felt Huangfu Song's gaze sweeping over him. He was a little nervous, his skinny little face couldn't help but twitch a few times. Knowing that he would not be able to escape this trial today, he coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and told his of his plan.

"The walls of the Wan City are tall and sturdy. Furthermore, there are many people guarding the city, making it difficult for ordinary siege equipment to work. I thought that it would be better to dig the soil and build a wall to attack the city, and the ants will follow along to snatch the Wan City. "

He never thought that Yuan Shu would have such a high skill. It was impossible for him to be a fool if he became a tyrant, digging out the soil and building the dike, and then sending his soldiers to swarm over. It seemed like he had even talked about military strategy before. Of course, Huangfu Song knew that this was a good idea. He looked at Yuan Shu and smiled faintly.

"It's a good idea, but how long will it take to build an earthen wall that goes directly to the city wall, and how many men will it take to recruit?" We can afford to wait, but the Emperor can't. Without waiting for us to finish building the dike to break through the Wan City, the ministers of the imperial government would probably attack us to the point of nullification. "

Hearing Huangfu Song's evaluation of his scheme, Yuan Shu was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not express it on his face. He turned his head, and just saw a group of birds flying towards him, he seriously counted, and realised that one of them seemed to be injured.

Needless to say, Cao Cao was next. Obviously, while Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were talking, Cao Cao was also thinking. Amongst the few generals of the younger generation, Cao Cao was the one who was slightly older, and also seemed to be more mature, with complete confidence in his abilities. When Huangfu Song looked over, Cao Cao cupped his fists and bowed towards Huangfu Song.

"Lord General, the walls of the Wan City are sturdy, it is easy to defend but hard to attack. I thought I could use the tactic of tiring the enemy. I divided the army into groups and attacked the city on a daily basis. Wait till xanthopanax is tired, then take advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack, and destroy the enemy in one go. "

This was truly a high-leveled move. In any case, the power to attack was in the hands of the government. If they wanted to attack, they could attack; if they wanted to rest, they could. As long as they were attacking the city, the Emperor would probably not say anything. Whether they attacked or not was a matter of attitude, while whether they could attack or not was a matter of ability. Huangfu Song nodded for the first time, as if he was satisfied with Cao Cao's suggestion.

"This idea is not bad, we can let go of three sides and only attack one. If the xanthopanax has a chance to escape, we will definitely not defend, maybe we will have a chance. And you guys, tell me about your methods as well. "

Huangfu Song raised his head and coincidentally saw Sun Jian. Sun Jian was frowning, staring at the Wan City walls, as if he was thinking about something, and did not notice that Huangfu Song was looking at him. After a moment, perhaps thinking that no one was speaking, he realized that everyone was looking at him, and his face reddened slightly.

"Lord General, I am wondering, can we dig a tunnel and enter the city? Digging a few tunnels, would not take long, and would not take many people. If they were to suddenly fight their way out of the city, it would definitely catch Yellowtowel rebel off guard. "

It seemed like there was a way to do it, but digging was much faster than building a dike. Since ancient times, there had been many battles that had succeeded. However, digging a tunnel was not something that could be done in a day or two, and there were many ways to break the tunnel. Huangfu Song also nodded, showing his agreement with Sun Jian's idea.

"It's also a good idea. I just wonder if there are any experts in the xanthopanax who knows how to deal with the tunnels."

Huangfu Song seemed to be comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these ideas, he muttered to himself for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Yang Lin.

What, even I have to come up with an idea for you? I'm not your man, and I have no obligation to think of a way for you. Besides, it gives me a headache just thinking about attacking a city wall. In this era of cold weapons, such a high city wall can only be torn apart by humans. It doesn't have any technology at all. I have to think of a way to get the xanthopanax out of the city, then my cavalry will have a place of use.

"Lord General, my brothers are all hunters. They know how to deal with their prey. If you surround the prey too tightly, they stay in their lair. If you go further away and hide at the side, and he thinks there's no more danger, he'll come out and look for food. Then, if you suddenly come out again, you'll definitely be able to catch him. "

There was no other way around it. Facing such a high wall, Yang Lin had no other choice, and felt too embarrassed to discuss it with the strategists. He could only come up with this idea. Who knew that after Huangfu Song finished listening, his expression would change.

"Hehe, hehe, Lord Yang's method is indeed a good idea." If we retreat, would the xanthopanax still stay in the city? However, this idea cannot be used right now. We'll just have to attack for a few days. "

It's none of your business whether I use it or not. Yang Lin really could not think of any other methods, in his memories, it seemed like Zhu Jun took many months to break through the Wan City, and now it would be difficult for him to do so in a short period of time.

Huangfu Song quietly looked at the city walls, pondering over the ideas of several people. He did not speak for a long, long time. After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Jun walked forward and said a few words to Huangfu Song in a low voice. Huangfu Song nodded, and then gave the order to everyone.

"Master Yang, you will bring the cavalry to hide in the Essence Mountain. We will start our attack on the city after three days, if we do not succeed within five days, the Imperial army will take the chance to withdraw. If xanthopanax comes out of Wan City, you guys can attack them. " After Huangfu Song finished arranging the missions, he brought Generals back to the camp. Where could he hide in this vast Fuyoshan? Yang Lin hurriedly asked Nanyang Grand Guard Qin Jie for help. Unexpectedly, this fellow had only just transferred to Nanyang and seemed to be completely clueless about Fuyoshan.

Yang Lin had no choice but to arrange for Yang Hu and Yang Bao to look for a few guides in the mountain. That afternoon, they found four guides for the common people who were familiar with the terrain of the Fuyoshan.

"Greetings, milord."

From their accents, Yang Lin could tell that these four were from the Nanyang. He invited them to enter his tent and invited them to sit down, but they didn't dare do so as they stood straight. Yang Lin did not persist, and nodded to them.

"Do you know of any remote places in the Fuyoshan that can hide our cavalry? It's also convenient for us to leave the mountain at any time."

Obviously, Yang Hu and Yang Bao had asked them before, and they had also discussed this before. Seeing Yang Lin asking questions, the other three looked at the older one who wanted to say something but hesitated. The older one hesitated for a moment, then cupped his fists and took a step forward.

"Master, the Fuyoshan is a mountain with dense forests. There are tens of thousands of people hidden there. However, in terms of convenience, you can go to Wang Family Shan Chong, which is about one hundred li away from there. With a sparse amount of people, you can guard the best way to get in and out, which allows you to hide your army and also makes it easy to leave the mountain. "

It wasn't too far away, and it wasn't too far away for xanthopanax's exorcism to enter. The moment xanthopanax left the Wan City, he would be able to kill his way back in a day. It was indeed an ideal place.

"That's good. Tonight, you two will lead us to the mountain."

After quietly cleaning up the tents, the cavalry of Youzhou followed the four guides into the mountains. In order not to alarm the people along the road, the horses' hooves were wrapped in linen. Fortunately, the moon was shining, and the journey was quite smooth. However, it was difficult to walk on the road after entering the mountain. There were some roads that even horses could not ride. When dawn arrived, all the riders had already entered the Wang Family Shan Chong.

There were more than twenty villages scattered around Wang Family Shan Chong, each with a few dozen families. There was only one mountain path that cut across the north and south, leaving sentries in the north and south of Wang Family Shan Chong. The entire Wang Family Shan Chong was isolated from the rest of the world.

The village Yang Lin's janissaries stayed in was at the side of the mountain road. When the villagers woke up in the morning and discovered that there were so many cavalrymen, they were startled and immediately closed their doors. However, after waiting for a long time, these cavalrymen did not provoke them. Only then did they gradually calm down. However, the young girls still did not dare to go out.

Later on, the citizens realized that these cavalry soldiers were originally Youzhou Army, and they treated others rather well. Other than being unable to leave the Wang Family Shan Chong, everything else was the same. In any case, the mountain people rarely came out of their mountains, and as long as these cavalry soldiers didn't harm them, they wouldn't go anywhere in the mountains.