Guanggu City has been surrounded.
Perhaps because they were worried about the defenders breaking through, the first thing the besieging army did was to build an earthen siege outside the city, which they built to a triple level.
What's the matter of surrounding three buildings? Let's stop doing it!
This posture made it clear that they would not give the defenders in the city a way to survive, and they would kill them all in one fell swoop.
Cao Yi also saw the intention of the besieging army, and his face suddenly turned pale.
To be honest, he is still confused until now.
Shao Xun's tactics were a bit similar to the Huns' invasion of Henan. A large number of cavalry moved around to expel Cao's cavalry, scouts, and intercepted messengers, turning them deaf and blind.
Cao Jun also made changes.
The messenger tried his best to take mountain roads to escape the pursuit of Shao Jun's cavalry, but in this way, the efficiency of delivering orders was greatly reduced. Later, as the situation developed, Qingzhou's wealthy families abandoned Cao Yi one after another, and the messengers could not even walk on mountain roads.
Too dangerous.
So at this moment, Cao Yi was not very clear about the news from the outside world. He didn't even know that the four counties of Jinan, Changguang, Donglai, and Chengyang almost surrendered without a fight. Maybe he knew some fragmentary things, but it was difficult to get a glimpse of them.
Get the whole picture.
At this moment, Mr. Cao, who was standing at the top of the city, even had a glimmer of extravagant hope in his heart: Are the county and county officials still fighting to the death for him?
After all, he has always been polite to the scholars in the past and treated them more tolerantly. People are all conscientious. He has given you huge power that even the Jin Dynasty refused to give you. How can you bear to carry me away at the critical moment!
But how can I put it, boiling sheep is useless.
In the past, the Qingzhou gentry had no choice but to hang on to you, make excuses, and enjoy the power you gave them with peace of mind, but it did not prevent others from riding donkeys and looking for horses.
When Shao Jun, who is extremely powerful, comes to attack you, they are not even willing to give you a good guy card. This is the reality.
In this world, there are only a few people who really stand out. It was not easy for Mr. Liang when he was a wolf warrior. But fortunately, he has stood out, and now someone else will lick him.
"Xu Miao, is there no news about Gaoliang yet?" Cao Yi looked around and asked.
All the officials on the left and right avoided his eyes and did not dare to answer his words.
After a long time, while offering wine in the east pavilion of the shogunate, Beihai Fengpi answered bravely: "Ming Gong, please look to the south of the city."
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, calmed down and looked towards the south.
To the south of Shenjian, soldiers of Shao Army drove a large group of prisoners to arrive.
The prisoners cried and screamed, their lamentations shaking the heavens.
There were knights on the left and right carrying the captured flag. The words "Xu" and "Gao" almost stung Cao Yi's eyes.
Flags and prisoners, aren't they enough to explain the problem?
Cao Yi put his hands on the parapet to steady his body, because he found that his legs were a little weak.
We are all old people, why should we lie to ourselves?
Feng Pi sighed and looked at the endless Shao army camps outside the city, feeling worried.
Feng Shi actually rebelled and dedicated Beihai County to Liang Gong, but he did not rebel. It was not that he did not want to rebel, but that his family was in Guanggu City and could not rebel.
Fortunately, Cao Yi was not a crazy person. He did not do anything to him, and he did not even touch his official position.
Perhaps, he also knew that killing him would not help the situation. On the contrary, it would make people's hearts even more scattered and out of control.
It was precisely because of this kind thought that Feng Pi wanted to do something for him and did not want Cao Yi to end up in the end. To be fair, Cao Yi had been in Qingzhou for several years and had not done many bad things. On the contrary, he knew how to cherish the people's strength.
They are much better than their predecessors Gou Xi and Gou Chun.
"Ming Gong." Feng Pi cleared his throat, pointed at Shao Jun in the distance, and admonished: "The world has been in a state of chaos for more than twenty years. Fang Bo invaded, barbarians looted, Li Yuan was exhausted, and not a single one of them survived.
Minggong has been in Qingzhou for many years, treated his elders with courtesy, and cherished the people's strength. How can he bear to watch the people of Qingzhou wandering through the ravines and being ruined?"
After that, he pointed to the sergeants outside the city who were building a bridge to pass through the deep stream, and said: "The attacking army from Shedu is called 'Shao soldiers', but they are actually the people of Qingzhou. The harder they fight, the faster Qingzhou's vitality will dissipate.
.Ming Gong is also from Qingzhou, can you really bear it?"
"Fengpi!" Some people couldn't stand listening anymore and shouted: "How can there be no death in a war? Now the city has enough food and equipment, and there are no less than 10,000 soldiers. We have not yet reached the end of the country. What do you mean by this? Do you mean that?
Want to surrender?"
"I'll kill you first, you wolf-hearted thing!"
"Thief Shao killed so many of my Paoze followers, and you still want to surrender?"
"Kill him!"
The generals and generals who gathered behind Cao Yi were noisy and their eyes were about to burst.
Feng Pi seemed not to have heard anything and continued: "Ming Gong, I heard that Shao Xun is generous and benevolent. He always keeps his promise and never breaks his promise. If he can promise Ming Gong to a wealthy family, it is not a bad idea to surrender. It is better to do something like this."
It is better to sit in the city of sleep and sorrow now."
Feng Pi's words made the generals and heavenly masters even more angry, and they started clamoring and wanted to kill him.
Cao Yi was silent for a long time, then waved his hand and said, "Shut up! Shao's soldiers haven't attacked yet, and you are making a big fuss. How can you behave like this?"
After saying that, he turned around and walked down the city, saying: "Guanggu is a strong city that I have worked hard to build. If you defend it well, don't slack off."
Looking at Cao Yi's retreating figure, Fengpi sighed.
He knew that Cao Yi had not completely given up and turned the corner. Even now, he still placed his hope on Jiangdong, hoping that Sima Rui could send troops north to break the siege of Guanggu.
It’s hard to give up until the last minute!
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After receiving the news that Guanggu City was besieged, Shao Xun moved his position and went north from Pei County to the State of Lu, still keeping one eye on the line of the Huaihe River.
Many staff from the General's Mansion arrived one after another, requisitioned a manor outside Lu County and started working on the spot. It was already the tenth day of May.
The largest noble family in the Lu State was the Jia family. Yes, they were the descendants of Jia Chong.
There are still some county officials with different surnames in the country.
For example, Wang Shen was granted the title of Duke of Boling, Duke of Leling of Shi Bao, Duke of Gaoping of Chen Qian, Duke of Jibei of Xunxu, Duke of Lu of Jia Chong, Duke of Julu of Pei Xiu, etc.
At this point, most of the clan kings who used the county as their country had ceased to exist in name only, certainly not the county princes.
After the death of Jia Zhan, the last Duke of Lu County, the country was eliminated. Now the State of Lu should be called Lu County.
Of course, the Jia family still has clan members, but no one speaks for them anymore, and Shao Xun can no longer grant them a kingdom. Therefore, Yang Liang and Yang Changxuan (the son of the former chariot rider Yang Yao, who once served as Dahonglu, and later retired and returned home) were originally
Di became the prefect of Lu County.
Shao Xun now lives in Jia's Manor.
It's a pity that Wang Jingfeng is not here. She was the mistress of this manor and should have lived there for a while.
Shao Xun thought that the earth was shaking for her.
After shaking his head to dispel the yellow waste in his mind, Shao Xun stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time.
The staff walked slowly when entering and exiting, for fear of disturbing him.
Zhang Bin, who had just been given the title of military adviser in the general's palace, sat behind the desk and carefully read the military newspaper.
Because of his highest status, Yang Chen has been appointed as the Grand Governor of all the troops in Qingzhou, taking charge of all the troops.
Zhang Bin had no objection to this, but after looking at it for a long time, he still saw some interesting things.
Mr. Liang is also very conflicted!
There were footsteps outside the door, and after some negotiation, Wang Xuan was let in.
"Ming Gong." Wang Xuan bowed and saluted.
Shao Xun turned around, took his hand and sat down, saying, "Meizi, how was your trip to Runan?"
"Although Mr. Fei is old, he is very ambitious." Wang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Some natives of Runan criticized him as the 'Fei Po Family'."
After hearing this, Shao Xun chuckled.
Runan has never been peaceful. However, after relocating a large number of Kansai refugees, the situation is slowly improving. If Gan Zhuo had not gone north to plunder from time to time, conquered counties and villages, and plundered people, it would have been easy to deal with the local wealthy families.
"How is the land cleared?" Shao Xun asked.
"It's difficult, it's too difficult." Wang Xuan sighed: "The planners recruited locally were disobedient and uncooperative. If Ming Gong hadn't transferred more than a hundred martial arts students from Liang County, I wouldn't even have enough people to settle accounts and write accounts."
Shao Xun nodded and said: "The key to this matter is perseverance. It was also like this in Xiangcheng County back then. It will get better slowly."
Except for a few of the martial arts students who graduated at the beginning of this year and were assigned to the silver spear, black and mule armies to fill the vacancies of officers, the vast majority were transferred to civilian positions to fill the vacancies of lower-level officials in the Liang Kingdom.
After the more than one hundred martial arts students finish their work in Runan, they will be assigned to the counties of Liang State to familiarize themselves with government affairs and lay a solid foundation for the future.
For this reason, he did not recruit new soldiers last year. The main reason was that finance did not allow it, and the secondary reason was that there were not enough officers.
Next year, the first batch of students from Xuchang Martial Arts School will be put to use. By then, the manpower will be much more abundant, and the finances should be much better, so that another group of new soldiers can be recruited.
In addition, a group of Liangxian martial arts students were transferred to Bianliang this year to serve as teachers and prepare for the Bianliang Martial Arts School, which will officially enroll students early next year.
Without these people, Shao Xun really would not have been able to gain an upper hand in bargaining with aristocratic families because of the lack of officials.
"The reason why I am summoning my sister this time is actually about Qingzhou." Shao Xun changed the subject and said.
Wang Xuan listened quietly. In fact, he had guessed it before he came.
Qingzhou wealthy officials surrendered on a large scale, and it was time to appease people's hearts. The Langya Wang family came forward, and the effect was much better than Shao Xun himself.
"You can go to Guanggu City for me." Shao Xun continued: "If Cao Yi is willing to surrender with dignity, I will ensure that his family is safe, and his wife will not take anything from his property. I also have a house in Bianliang City, but
Give it to Cao Yi as a place to live."
Wang Xuan understood.
This is to give Cao Yi the status of a rich man, at the cost of moving to Bianliang and keeping tabs on him nearby.
To be honest, this condition is very good. If Cao Yi doesn't want to die, he will definitely agree.
"If Cao Yi is unwilling to surrender, we will announce that we will only kill the first evildoer and never ask for threats." Shao Xun said again: "Those who kill Cao Yi have meritorious service and are not guilty. They will be promoted to eight ranks for free. Those who have official status will be promoted to three."
Level. I keep my word and will never break my promise."
Shao Xun has always carefully maintained political credibility.
So far, he has always been a man of his word.
The more lasting and strong this persona is, the greater its role will be in the future.
Who doesn't like people who keep their word? It's much harder for politicians to keep their promises than for ordinary people, because it involves complex interests.
If I promise not to touch you, I will really not touch you. There will be no such thing as settling scores after the fall.
Now that the conditions have been announced, it’s up to you to believe it or not and weigh it yourself.
"Ming Gong is really generous." Wang Xuan sighed: "If Cao Yi still doesn't know what to do, I don't know what to say."
"Go quickly." Shao Xun nodded and said.
Zhang Bin put down the military newspaper in his hand.
The "generousness" mentioned by Wang Xuan may refer to the generosity of Liang Gong to Cao Yi.
But he felt that Liang Gong was really generous to the people of Qingzhou.
If he was unwilling to recruit Cao Yi to surrender, what do you think would happen to the people in the counties of Qingzhou? The young and old would farm the land, the healthy women would be transferred to other places, and all the young and strong men would be recruited to fill in the ravines and attack the city.
Although this move may lead to a rebellion in Qingzhou, doesn't Liang Gong know? Of course he knows, maybe he is waiting here.
This is a warrior who hides the devil in his heart but tries his best to suppress it.
He is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either.
Cao Yi's one thought may have determined the fate of many people.
Chapter completed!