In the following time, Xiahou Yuan led his troops out of the city to attack Taishi Ci's crossbow archers, but he did not get any advantage. He was shot by the crossbow arrows and was crushed by the flying bear cavalry. He did not achieve any goal at all. He could only lose his troops and generals in vain.

Taishi Ci and Ju Su's army continued to shoot unscrupulously on the Xuchang city walls, which was like a routine. After using crossbow chariots, catapults, and crossbows to shoot on the city walls for half an hour or an hour, the army retreated, and did not specifically attack the city walls with long-range weapons. This could only deter the Cao army soldiers, and would basically not cause any harm to the Cao army soldiers in the future. After all, Cao army soldiers also knew that the Lu Ning army would not attack the city, but just shoot arrows. When the Cao army soldiers saw Taishi Ci's army coming, they immediately found a place to hide. Wait until the Lu Ning army left before returning to the city wall. This kind of offensive and defense had long been accustomed to the soldiers on both sides.

Half a month later, Tian Chou and Guo Jia's army finally arrived at the city of Xuchang and met with Taishi Ci and Ju Su's army successfully. They surrounded Xuchang City in an instant. The four gates of the southeast, west and north are defended by Lu Ning's soldiers. The purpose is to completely surround the Cao army in the city and not allow one to escape.

After the three armies converged, they were completely besieged Xuchang City; with reliable information, I could last for a month and a half; in this case, there was no need to attack, just wait for the shortage of food and grass in the city, which could reduce the casualties of soldiers.

Half of the three armies under Sanlu Ning were used to besiege Xuchang City, and half went to expedition to the uncaptured Cao Cao's jurisdiction; they completely shattered Cao Cao's fantasy, and Cao Cao without territory could not make trouble no matter how powerful he was.

In order to be on the safe side, Guo Jia ordered his soldiers to dig three Haogou several meters deep and about ten meters wide around Xuchang City. There were countless mechanism traps next to Haogou. Behind the three Haogou were high arrow towers, used to shoot or wait and see the Cao army who wanted to knock out of the city. Then a formation consisting of crossbows and catapults was used to strike the Cao army soldiers who knocked out of the city on a large scale. At the end were crossbows and archers. With such a stance, even a fly in Xuchang City would probably not be able to escape from the city, let alone people.

Of course, these alone are not enough. Now the Lu Ning army no longer shoots archery on the walls of Xuchang, but instead shoots letters, Notices of the people and the letters of the people to the Xuchang. The purpose of the officers and soldiers is to destroy the resistance consciousness of Cao's soldiers in Xuchang City and to instigate the civilian rebellion. Specifically, there are issues of resettlement of the people, resettlement of soldiers, and resettlement of officials. Of course, detailed surrender letters to Cao Cao are indispensable.

There were many discussions in Xuchang City, and many soldiers gathered to secretly read the content of the letters that Lu Ning's army shot into the city, and argued from time to time. The people in the city were relatively calm, and they knew that Lu Ning's army would never treat the people badly. Lu Ning was the best person to the people and had a guaranteed life under Lu Ning's rule.

Cao's soldiers watched Lu Ning's soldiers excavate fortifications on the walls of Xuchang. They felt very uncomfortable. Isn't this going to be a besieged? It's too immoral. Who dares to rush out such fortifications with strong defense capabilities? It's obvious that they are seeking death when rushing out.

In more than a month, although Lu Ning's army surrounded Xuchang was trapped, basically no war occurred, and it seemed very peaceful; the food in the city was getting less and less, and the food was about to be out of stock; not only Cao Cao was anxious, but also the officials under his command were also anxious; if it could not be resolved, civil or mutiny could occur at any time. Such things could easily happen after food shortage and were not easy to control.

In the Lu Ning army's tent, Guo Jia said: "Zi Tai, Zhengping, and the information sent by Xuchang showed that the food and grass in Xuchang City were only enough for a few days. It was time to persuade Cao Cao to surrender."

Ju Shu said: "Wangxiao, Cao Cao is extremely treacherous. The current situation is beneficial to us. Why not do this in one move? It will be completely eliminated after a few days. Besides, Cao Cao's generation of heroes cannot be convinced."

Ju Su has always looked down on Cao Cao's origin and thought that Cao Cao was a family of eunuchs, and only had a dangerous country, and was a despicable villain. Therefore, after Ju Su was captured by Cao Cao in history, although Cao Cao was very fond of Ju Sheng's talent, he also sent countless people to explain in detail. Cao Cao himself convinced him himself, but Ju Su just refused to surrender to Cao Cao. In the end, Cao Cao was worried that Ju Su would cause trouble to him after he escaped, so he endured the pain and killed him.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "Zhengping, the lord admires Cao Cao very much when talking about Cao Cao. He said that Cao Cao is a man of great heights, both in commanding operations, military strategy, and local governance. If such a talent can make good for the people of the world, it will be a blessing for the people of the world. Cao Cao is about to perish, so I think he should be able to surrender."

Ju Shu said: "Yongxiao, but Cao Cao is too sinister and vicious, and he is also very cunning."

Tian Chou said: "If you can convince Cao Cao, it will be a good thing, and you are afraid that it will be difficult to succeed."

Ju Su said: "Fengxiao, Zitai, if Cao Cao surrenders, how will the lord prepare to resettle Cao Cao?"

Tian Chou said: "Zhengping, I heard from my lord about this matter. If Cao Cao really can surrender, then let Cao Cao go to the military academy to teach students. Cao Cao has his own unique insights in his life fighting, which is also a good thing for the students of the military academy."

Ju Shu said: "If this happens, if Cao Cao is in charge of real power, there will be big trouble."

Guo Jia said: "I decided to go to Xuchang City in person to see if I could convince Cao Cao."

Tian Chou said: "Fengxiao, how can you let such a thing be done? Besides, this is not your strength!"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm going to take Xun Yu into the city to convince Cao Cao; if I can convince him, I can avoid a decisive battle, and there will be fewer casualties."

Ju Shu said: "Wangxiao, this is not good! What should you do with your safety? Cao Cao is a vicious person. What if he commits a crime? There is no need to let you take such a risk."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Zhengping, Cao Cao is a wise man, and the current situation is very obvious; if Cao Cao dares to kill me at this time, then Cao Cao has to consider the fate of the Cao family; is Cao Cao willing to let the Cao family disappear? The Cao family is also a big family, and the Xiahou family should have a population of thousands or even tens of thousands!"

Cao Cao was destroyed, but Cao Cao would never be willing to let the Cao family suffer a terrible disaster. This is certain; as long as Cao Cao promises, Cao Cao can ensure Guo Jia's life, and Cao Cao will certainly not bet on the family's life.

Tian Chou said: "If Mr. Xun Yu had accompanied him, there shouldn't be any major problem. At most, it would be just a matter of not having any cages."
Chapter completed!