There were about dozens of Cao Ying generals in front of Xiahou Yuan, all of whom were from the Cao family and Xiahou family and belonged to the direct lineage of Cao Ying.
Because this operation was extremely secretive, Cao Cao's most direct descendants were used, and there wasn't even a general with a foreign surname among them.
What Cao Cao said before in Fenggao City in front of Le Jin, Yu Jin and other generals with foreign surnames actually concealed a lot of truth. Cao Cao actually did not want to negotiate peace with Liu Bei!
If you want to negotiate for peace, you have to wait until Liu Bei is cornered before you recruit him. In this way, the conditions that the other party can propose are extremely limited, and you might be able to recruit him!
So after everyone dispersed that day, Cao Cao stayed with Cheng Yu and changed his plan after discussion.
In this plan, not only the route of action has changed, but even the ultimate goal has undergone tremendous changes!
Xia Houyuan said to the generals: "Today's matter is very critical. It is related to Xuzhou's gains and losses, and even the general trend of the world in the future."
"If it succeeds, the Cao family will reverse the balance of power with the Yuan family."
"But if things fail, the Cao family will be in danger of collapse, and your Majesty will be no exception!"
"Since you have entrusted us with your life and property, you must lure that man out at all costs!"
After hearing this, all the Cao generals roared: "I will die to serve you!"
Seeing more and more people gathering at the gate of the north city, Mi Fang knew that the time had come. She immediately waved her hand and ordered the soldiers to open the door. As soon as the gate opened, the people immediately shouted and rushed out. The crowd caused a large-scale commotion, and then as expected, something happened
An accident.
Under the influence of uncontrollable forces, people finally lost their footing and fell to the ground. The next moment, his body was trampled by countless pairs of feet. He only let out a weak scream and died instantly.
The people in the crowd had no time to care about what they stepped on, and just rushed out of the city. The corpse under their feet gradually lost its original shape and turned into a flat sack covered with blood.
People kept tripping and falling to the ground, and then the fate of the previous person repeated, and then more and more people came, finally forming a crowd that was getting higher and higher, blocking the city gate.
When people saw it from behind, they tried their best to pull the corpse apart, trying to squeeze out of the city through the gap. The old, young, women and children were pushed to the ground by their strong bodies, and for a while they cried loudly.
A young child was sitting on the ground, desperately shaking the bodies of his parents in front of him. The panicked people behind him just raised their feet, but they were tripped by the young child. They both fell to the ground, and then were run over by the people behind them, and the two became mixed together.
Shapeless things, blood gradually covered the ground.
Mi Fang saw that people from all over the city began to flock to the north gate. She immediately returned to Mi Mansion, took all the slaves with her, asked Mi Zhen to get into the carriage, and the group of people fled to the south gate.
Mi Fang Street was completely out of control. He opened the curtain and said, "Brother, this is too chaotic. Shouldn't we first clear the four gates and let the people go out on their own, and then we leave?"
Mi Fang shook her head and said: "In this situation, we can only take care of ourselves. We may encounter dangers outside the city, so how can we have time to do this?"
Mi Zhen frowned slightly, "Brother, I am the governor of Donghai. Now that I have abandoned the city, it is difficult to explain to the envoy, even the people."
Mi Fang became more and more irritable, "My little sister is too pedantic. How can I defend the city if Guan Yu has taken away all the soldiers?"
"I have persisted until now and have exhausted all my benevolence. He, Guan Yu, relied on his relationship with the envoy to bully others too much. If there were soldiers, why would I do this?"
Mi Zhen whispered: "But after all, I left my post without permission, just in case I blame you."
Mi Fang's face was gloomy, "If you make me anxious, the worst is to break up!"
Mi Zhen couldn't help but sighed and lowered the car curtain.
When the motorcade arrived at the south gate, there were indeed fewer people waiting for it. Mi Fang immediately ordered the city gate to be opened, but he did not leave the city immediately. Instead, he waited for the nearby people to run over and leave the city. After half a moment, he took his domestic slaves and mingled with the crowd.
Get out of town.
Because the north gate opened first, most of the people crowded at the north gate, and there were far fewer people at the south gate.
Mi Fang followed hundreds of fleeing people and successfully left the city. She couldn't help but feel quite proud because she had figured it out for herself!
Common people are just like domestic slaves, don't they all use it for their own use?
While urging his slaves to follow the fleeing people, he looked at the direction of the escape. From the south gate, along the Huai River, just twenty or thirty miles southwest, there was a dock for crossing the river.
Across the river from the dock is the boundary of Guangling. Then you can get Yuan Xi's protection!
He was making calculations in his mind, and unknowingly he had walked seven or eight miles. As he was getting closer and closer to the dock, a commotion broke out in front of the team.
He suddenly felt something was wrong, and saw the spies he had sent out quickly escaping back on horseback, shouting, "Prefect, the ferry has been occupied by a large group of thieves, and they are coming this way!"
Mi Fang was shocked at first, then said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? They are just some bandits. Go over and kill them!"
The spy hurriedly said: "Prefect, you can't do it. Those people are extremely brave, and there are at least nearly a thousand of them. They can't fight with their strength!"
Mi Fang said in disbelief: "How is that possible!"
"Where did there come from so many people! They came out of nowhere!"
But he still had some luck. His servants were no worse than ordinary soldiers. They should be able to defeat them, right?
He was in a state of shock and confusion when he heard the sound of horse hooves, but dozens of cavalrymen dressed as bandits rushed over from a distance.
Seeing that there were not many of them, Mi Fang didn't take it seriously. He called the generals around him and said, "Take a hundred or ten people and go up and kill him!"
After hearing this, the general rushed forward with more than a hundred servants.
Mi Fang thought to herself that as a general, he was also proficient in martial arts. Seven or eight others were no match for him. He should be able to defeat them in an instant, right?
Hearing a sudden shout, he opened his eyes in disbelief. His general couldn't make a triple move, but was actually stabbed under the horse by the opponent's leader with a spear!
The leader shouted: "Hold them, the army will arrive in a moment, and none of them will be able to escape by then!"
Mi Fang panicked and shouted: "Quickly, everyone is going north!"
There is definitely something wrong with the bandit leader on the other side!
How can ordinary bandits have such high martial arts skills?
He looked at the other party's attire, gritted his teeth and said, "Taishan thief!"
It must be Yuan Tan, who wanted to take advantage of Yuan Shu's attack on Xiapi and occupy the East China Sea!
Mi Fang instantly felt that she had guessed the truth. Now the other party wanted to block the dock and prevent her from escaping south!
Now he can only escape in another direction. Although there may be ambushes in other directions, it is better than dying in the hands of the enemy now!
We can no longer go to Haixi. Now we can only go to Houqiu in the west or Ju County in the northwest!
Mi Fang fled in embarrassment and ordered her slaves to stop the bandit army behind her. Dozens of enemy cavalry chased them all the way. More than half of the 500 slaves were defeated. Only Mi Fang and more than 200 people escaped desperately.
When the chasing leader saw the direction in which Mi Fang was leading people to escape, he sneered and chased after him unhurriedly. He thought to himself that the prefect was really a loser, he couldn't even stop him!
But this is good, it saves a lot of trouble. Now just like chasing a rabbit, drive it to the target town and surround it, and you can complete General Xiahou's goal!
There was the sound of horse hooves from behind, and hundreds more people came. The leading general carried a sword on his back and said with a smile: "Mancheng is really powerful, I don't even have a chance to take action."
It was several hours later that Yuan Xi got the news of the accident in Qucheng.
After he came back overnight, he excitedly distributed the seeds that he regarded as treasures, packed them into small iron boxes, and then put them into heavy wooden boxes, and sent ships to Youzhou and Guangling overnight.
It was the time to plant cotton seeds. If you were late, you would miss a whole year. He wrote to Chen Gui of Jicheng and Chen Deng of Guangling respectively, asking them to be responsible for planting cotton seeds, and told them that this was the most important thing.
Don't make any mistakes.
After working for most of the night, he fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up in the morning, he learned of the chaos in Qucheng and the news that many ships had escaped from the docks.
At first, Yuan Xi didn't take it seriously, wondering how the enemy would come so quickly. It was probably Guan Yu's movement of troops that caused the popular feeling in the city to fluctuate.
Guan Yu was indeed too rigid in doing things sometimes, such as mobilizing troops with great fanfare, which Yuan Xi would definitely not be able to do.
Until this moment, Yuan Xi had not realized how things would develop. After all, in his opinion, Mi Fang just couldn't control the situation in the city. Even if someone really broke into the city, he could still take a boat and go south to ask for help.
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The two sides are separated by a river. Isn't it easy to get there?
But when news came that Mi Fang had escaped from the city and headed west, Yuan Xi smelled something bad.
There is absolutely no way Mi Fang is that stupid. Instead of asking for help, she ran in other directions. There must be something hidden in it!
He called for Ju Tuo Lu Xun and said, "What do you two think of this matter?"
Jushou said: "This matter is not that simple."
"Mr. Mifu didn't take the water route, which means he was forced to do so. It's probably because something happened at the dock."
"If you can control so many ships at the dock, I'm afraid Qu City has already been infiltrated."
"I guess that Governor Mi's escape may have been expected by the other party."
"Anyone who can plan such a plan must be very careful. I'm afraid that no matter where Mr. Mifu runs, he will never be able to escape from his opponent's grasp."
When Yuan Xi heard this, his face looked a little ugly. Qucheng, which is very close to Haixi, was penetrated like this. Yuan Xi also began to be alert. Thinking that Mi Fang might be in trouble, he said: "Both sides are the same party.
, I want to send troops to rescue, what do you two think?"
Jushou and Lu Xun said at the same time: "Let you think twice."
When Lu Xun saw Jushou signaling him to speak, he immediately said, "Although you have soldiers in your hands now, you have no generals."
"Besides, the other party's move may not be a trap. It is recommended to wait and see what happens."
Yuan Xi sighed: "Even if they are all killed?"
Lu Xun hesitated for a moment, "The other party shouldn't kill him before he achieves his goal."
"After all, no matter how you look at Mr. Mi Fu, he is not an opponent worthy of such effort."
"Now, sir, please calm down and send the general over, so that we won't mess up the situation."
Yuan Xi was horrified when he heard this: "Could it be that General Guan's departure last night was also a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
Jushou sighed: "That's not necessarily the case."
"I'm afraid that even if Yuan Shu's attack is real, Xiapi will not be able to escape, and Guangling may also be targeted."
"Master, do you want to recruit generals from Youzhou?"