Leading the army out of the mountains.

The grain and grass promised by Xu Zhen were delivered in full, as well as minced meat and fine wine, so that they could have a full meal.

Then he told these soldiers the tragic situation outside Yuyang City, and how the high pavilion in Yuyang City was as stable as Mount Tai. The heavy city gate several feet high had never been opened at all.

Xu Zhen told this news in front of Qian Zhao, so the nearby lieutenants all fell into silence for a long time, looking down at the ground and refusing to look up.

They didn't know if their relatives were among them, but they could imagine what a hell of a world it was outside Yuyang City.

It wasn't until a long time later that someone raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want me to lead the army to attack Yuyang?"

The expression on Xu Zhen's face disappeared, "Do you want to attack?"

"Surrending one's loyalties and having enough food to fill one's belly is equivalent to living another life, and the king's use of troops makes people frightened, so he should be regarded as dead before and working for the king now."

"Yuan Xi of Youzhou acted rebelliously and was an enemy of the Emperor. He was not considered a wise master. We were trapped in the mountains and he did not come to rescue us. He drove the people away just to save their lives."

"This solid fortress in Yuyang was built by us, and I am willing to destroy it myself."

"Me too!"

"Me too!!"

For a moment, the crowd was excited, and the words of this man ignited the anger in their hearts. They joined the army and worked hard to earn money to support their families, and some just to become famous and gain money, so that they could start a family.

Now, when the family is gone, there is no need to talk about working hard. Yuan Xi behaves like this, which makes people despair.

Once they lose their value, they will be abandoned.

"Then, please do your best to break the city. My army will definitely follow and charge!"

Xu Zhen stood up, toasted the generals present with a bowl of wine, and finally pointed at Qianzhao and handed another bowl of wine in front of him.

Qianzhao immediately understood. After standing up, his expression was excited, his face was filled with anger, and his eyes were bright. He took the bowl of wine with both hands, glanced at the generals around him, and said loudly: "Everyone! Your relatives are separated, and your home is not safe! Why fight?

!?"

"Now it's time to resurrect! Make a contribution and surrender! In the future, you can build a home again. What you call home is nothing more than the people. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Yuyang City. If you capture Yuyang, you can get favorable political governance!"

"Drink this bowl of wine and go charge into battle!"

"drink!"

Xu Zhen raised the corner of his mouth, chuckled softly, and exhaled loudly: "Everyone, please drink! Although you are surrenderers, you are still regarded as dead soldiers. All 40,000 people will receive military pay! If you die, you will get double share for your family. If you survive,

Three servings!”

"If I see all your family members after I break the city, I won't dare to support them, but I will never let Youzhou suffer from starvation and ruthless officials again!"

"Here!"

Hundreds of generals, commanders, hundreds of men, etc. drank all the wine at once. After swallowing the wine, they threw their bowls boldly.

The sonorous sound suddenly echoed, causing the corners of Xu Zhen's mouth to twitch suddenly and the corners of his eyes to tremble continuously.

"Why are you throwing the bowl..."

These are all made by Tiangongyuan. The pottery craftsmanship is extremely high, and they are worth a lot of money when sold. There are more than a hundred bowls, and you are still smashing them with great vigor.

"No," after hearing Xu Zhen's words, Dian Wei looked down at the fragments at his feet in embarrassment, and whispered: "The atmosphere has reached this point. If I don't fall, I feel like something is missing."

Xu Zhen: "..."

…

The next night, after a night's rest.

After recovering a little strength and being quite healthy, he picked up the repaired finely forged iron armor and set out overnight with his troops.

Xu Zhen led the army behind, while Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu led the troops in front to surround Yuyang City.

Although this city has been built by Yuan Xi to be strong and difficult to enter, it has no mountains to rely on and cannot be defended based on danger.

Once it is besieged, it can be surrounded from all sides and occupy all the important roads.

However, Xu Zhen did not choose to surround the tower.

There was a wall left for Yuan Jun to escape. On that side was Xu Chu's 20,000-strong army of swordsmen, ambushing them in the remote mountains, forests, strategic roads, and broken bridges.

But on the first night, it was Qianzhao who attacked the pavilion.

This night, Yuan Jun's military morale collapsed.

Qian Zhao, his lieutenants, and his colleagues at the time were all working hard to attack and at the same time loudly persuaded them to surrender.

The soldiers guarding the south gate were unwilling to defend by force, nor were they willing to fight hard. Some people were even persuaded to surrender and wanted to open the city gate to welcome them in.

It's a pity that at the critical moment, Yuan Xi rushed to suppress and kill him, which stopped the turmoil in the morale of the army. However, after that night, Yuan Xi's military morale could no longer be boosted.

Then, after two or three days, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened the door for Qianzhao.

Once the gate of this tower is opened, no matter how high the walls are, they are useless.

That night, the furious Yuan Xi took advantage of Xu's army to enter the city and massacred tens of thousands of people, as well as thousands of wavered troops. They were like ghosts and gods, making the sergeants fearful and regretful. The man who opened the city gate

, the whole family died in front of them.

Yuan Xi showed no mercy and killed people before escaping from the north. He was accompanied by thousands of confidant cavalry. He had already asked his confidants to take away all the horses in the Yuyang Tower.

At this time, Yuan Xi has not collapsed yet, but is just a little crazy.

He fought his way out of Beicheng amidst crying and wailing. He reined in the reins and looked back at the top of the city. His eyes were already blood red.

He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "Xu Bowen, Xu Bowen."

"I'm not afraid of you, not afraid of you!"

"Let's see how long you can protect Youzhou. As long as I, Yuan Xi, don't die, Youzhou will never have peace!"

Once you get out of Lulong, you will be safe outside the fortress, and if Lulong fortress is not sufficiently defended, you can come back at any time.

Yuan Xi abandoned the city and left, not wanting any other city in this huge Youzhou, but he was followed by his close confidants, all of whom were orphans raised by Yuan's kindness.

He had no family members, so he had already given up his life to the Yuan family.

They could also go to hang out with Tadun outside the Great Wall. With Yuan Xi's thousands of elite cavalry, Tadun would be even more powerful if he wanted to unify the nearby clans.

You can still survive.

As long as Yuan Xi can still gain a foothold and does not die in the war, he can come back in the future, even if he robs people everywhere, so that Xu Zhen's so-called internal affairs of enriching the people will never be implemented.

This is the only thing he can do now.

After Yuan Xi left, the gate of Yuyang's tall city tower was immediately opened wide, and Xu Zhen led his army in. He lost less than 3,000 troops.

Those who died were all soldiers under Qianzhao's command. Today, there are more than 13,000 of these people left.

The rest were all given military pay, double for those who died and three for those who were alive. Xu Zhen did not break his promise.

Mainly food, five baht coins, gold, and cloth were distributed to everyone on the military register.

The remaining soldiers cried bitterly and hugged each other.

Since Yuan Shao's death, the reward for charging into battle has never been fulfilled. Now that the coach has changed, the money is really paid out, and it is paid out immediately after the war, without any delay.

Having wealth in hand will certainly boost military morale.

During this night of celebration, Zhao Zhao led people to pay homage to his dead brother, and then won Xu Zhen's hearts.

Therefore, these soldiers and horses were reunited and promoted to the throne based on their merits.

I have been busy for three days, slowly cleaning up the corpses and ruins outside the city.

Xu Zhen ordered a military report and asked Cao Cao to send troops and horses to take over the defense.

Another seven days have passed.

Cao Cao led the tiger and leopard cavalry, and Cao Ren's soldiers and horses slowly approached Yuyang City and stationed themselves outside. Cao Cao led the Chinese army into the city to settle down, and began to distribute food and determine policies for various places.

At the same time, people with both ability and political integrity were transferred to serve as governors in various counties in Youzhou.

Yuyang Yamen, in the main hall.

Xu Zhen was carefully checking the summary of aspirations from various places, as well as the petitions sent by officials, as well as the officials recommended by scholars themselves.

In front of him were three or four boxes of gold, jade, and cloth.

Xu Zhen put down the letter, then glanced at the gifts not far away, and shouted softly with a cold face: "This Youzhou Cheng family is no longer employed by the family."

"Send these three boxes of money back, and beat the person who sent them with ten military sticks."

"Here!"

Zhao Yun and Qian Zhao looked at each other and wanted to do it immediately, but then they were stunned for a moment at the same time.

Qianzhao quickly took half a step back.

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Take the captain with you."

"No, the general is just... shocked by the character of the monarch."

Xu Zhen glanced at Qianzhao and said, "Don't go, Qianzhao. You are the general of Youzhou. They are all familiar faces, so it's not easy to attack."

"So as not to arouse hatred, let Dian Wei go."
To be continued...