Five hundred and twentieth chapters fifteenth from the military expedition, eighty to return
In Yecheng.
All of Yuan's soldiers were almost desperate. Looking at the water in the trenches under the tower, their moods rose to their throats.
Speaking of which…
Liu Bei was best at hiding his mind, but Cao Cao was very good at attacking his mind. He knew that one of the main reasons why the Yecheng defenders were able to survive was that they were still loyal to the Yuan family.
In this case, Cao Cao took the "heart attack" mentioned by Yu'er to the extreme!
He sent troops to display the captured seals, ribbons and official uniforms of Yuan Shang outside the city, and rewarded the two generals Ma Yan and Zhang Wei who surrendered under Yuan Shang. These two demonstration effects were so terrible that they almost completely destroyed the defenders of Yecheng.
collapse.
"call…"
With a long sigh, Shen Pei, who was stationed in Yecheng, felt even heavier than the defenders.
However, as a general, he cannot let his emotions leak out. Even if the sky is about to fall, he must face it calmly.
"Your lord is finished."
"Why are you still holding on?"
"Who are you fighting for? Surrender as soon as possible. Cao Jun treats the prisoners well!"
Under the city tower, Cao Jun's messengers shouted continuously.
The faces of Yuan Jun's soldiers on every city tower were not good-looking.
Shen Pei's will was really unusually strong. He took a deep breath and loudly mobilized towards all the defenders.
"Now Cao's army is exhausted to the extreme. The reinforcements sent by Second Young Master Yuan Xi from Youzhou are already halfway there. We don't have to worry about being without our lord!"
"Hold on! Hold on."
"You must not forget, who is Cao Cao? He has always 'surrounded and surrendered without mercy', even if he surrenders? Can you survive?"
Yuan Jun doesn't know whether their lord Yuan Shang is dead or alive?
The judge simply changed the concept secretly and said that the support of the second young master Yuan Xi was coming soon.
Logically speaking, these words are very unreliable, out of tune, and all based on imagination... let alone morale, it is a luxury for the soldiers to listen to them.
But...these words were different when they came from the mouth of the judge.
He has always been a man of action. During the days when he was defending the city, he ate, slept together, worked together with the soldiers every day, and was on the front line. He held a very important position in the hearts of the Yecheng defenders.
It is precisely because of him that the entire Yecheng city is still holding on.
Never thought...
The judge's words just came out of his mouth.
Cao Jun's shouts sounded again from below the city tower.
However, this time the slogan was very special. It was not a plea to surrender, but countless soldiers sang Jizhou folk songs.
"I joined the army at the age of fifteen and returned home at the age of eighty. When I met a fellow villager, I asked: Who is there at home?"
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"The rice is cooked for a while, but I don't know who it is. I go out and look east, and my clothes are stained with tears."
This is the folk song "Fifteen Years in the Army" from the Han Dynasty Yuefu. It describes the tragic scene of a veteran who joined the army at the age of fifteen and returned from the army at the age of eighty on his way back home and after he arrived home.
original…
This song is nothing special, but it is sung in the local dialect of Jizhou, and the sound fills the sky, just like the old days when the Chu and Han Dynasties were "embattled on all sides"!
Suddenly...all the defenders realized that this was the call from their compatriots.
Stop fighting...
Stop fighting!
There are still 400,000 Yuan troops surrendering in Cao's camp?
Why do we have to fight to the death?
call…
call…
The defenders kept shedding tears, and at the end of the song "Fifteen Military Expeditions", Cao's army shouted in unison, "We are all compatriots, and those who surround us and surrender will not be killed! Only those who fight to the death and resist will be buried in Jiuquan!"
This is the essence...
It doesn't matter if you don't surrender, I won't kill you!
But if you fight desperately, the sword has no eyes, and there is nothing we can do!
This is like a different kind of persuasion to surrender. The good kid who comes first gets candy and fights to the end. The naughty kid who tries his best to make trouble will have to be beaten to pieces!
Psychological warfare…
Undoubtedly, the psychological warfare used by Cao Cao achieved excellent results.
People say that Lu Ziyu attacks the enemy's heart...
But Cao Cao's mind attack skills are equally amazing!
People are very realistic, and the situation is here. The lord of the Yuan family doesn't want them anymore, who are they still fighting for?
"call…"
At this moment, Shen Pei clenched his fists and his brows almost formed an inverted figure.
The so-called "Second Young Master Yuan Xi's reinforcements are coming soon." Now...he is the only one who believes this kind of lie, right?
But...he never gave himself a reason to give in.
He wanted to hold on to the firmness and straightforwardness in his bones until the last moment of his life.
"Pass the order!"
The judge said every word in a sonorous tone. "If anyone attempts to defect, he will be killed without mercy. The nine clans will be implicated!"
Well…
All the defenders looked at each other, and no one answered. It was like a silent resistance.
It seems that at this moment, all the morality in the hearts of the defenders has been buried by the desire to survive... They just simply want to live. This is the "instinct" of being human!
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Cao Jun's military camp in Yecheng.
In the Chinese army's tent, barbecue was burning on the stove, and Cao Cao was receiving Yuan's surrendered generals.
These surrender generals came from various counties in Jizhou to surrender, and some of them were originally Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan's confidant general...
It seems...the current situation in the Northern Expedition is very good!
After a long talk and a meal, Cao Cao sent the Tiger Army to resettle them... and sent generals to the counties to take over the city.
As the siege of Yecheng lasted longer and longer, more and more Jizhou governors and county magistrates' psychological defenses were broken, and they chose to surrender one after another.
In fact, this is a good choice. On one side are the Yuan brothers who brought trouble to Xiao Qiang, and on the other side are Cao Cao who is growing stronger and attacking the enemy's heart!
Coupled with Cao Cao's classic saying "Those who surrender after encirclement will not be pardoned!"
Anyone who has not been kicked by a donkey in the brain can easily make the right choice, right?
After sending off a group of generals, it was already late at night, but Cao Cao did not feel sleepy at all. He stood outside the tent and raised his head and looked at Yecheng not far away.
"There are flashes of fire on the city tower. I guess Shen Zhengnan is on patrol!"
Cao Cao asked with great interest.
"That's right." Xi Zhicai on the side opened his mouth and said, "If it weren't for Shen Zhengnan, I'm afraid the gate of Yecheng would have been opened long ago!"
"What a great Shen Zhengnan!" Cao Cao nodded, his eyes narrowed, and he seemed to have noticed something. "The scouts came to report that Shen Zhengnan rarely patrols the East City Gate! I wonder why this is?"
"This..." Xi Zhicai didn't know these details.
"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed heartily and said, "Because the person in charge of guarding the east city gate is Shen Zhengnan's nephew Shen Rong!"
Speaking of this...Cao Cao paused and continued to add: "Lu Ziyu mentioned that Shenrong is our breakthrough point to capture Ye City!"
Hmm…
Xi Zhi was stunned, this was the first time he heard this.
Before he could ask, Cao Cao asked questions one after another.
"Zhongkang? How many days has the siege lasted?"
"Counting tonight, it's ninety-nine days." Xu Chu replied without thinking.
precisely…
As soon as the answer "ninety-nine days" came out, Cao Cao's face suddenly became much more serious.
"Secretly order the generals of each battalion to besiege the city for a hundred days tomorrow and break through the east gate late at night!"
Well…
Xi Zhicai didn’t understand a bit.
"Is the Prime Minister going to attack at night from the east city gate? Attack by force?"
"No!" Cao Cao waved his hand, but his tone suddenly softened. "Ziyu said that during the day, the city gate where Shen Zhengnan's nephew Shen Rong is stationed will be opened!"
Ah...ah...
Xi Zhicai was stunned.
this…
His eyes rolled.
This is too exaggerated. Lu Yu predicted this a hundred days ago?
You must know that soldiers have no permanent momentum, and water has no permanent shape...
The battle situation is changing rapidly. The most important thing is that Lu Yu is not in Yecheng?
With a "gu dong" sound, Xi Zhicai swallowed subconsciously. He felt that this matter was mysterious!
Of course, it's not that he doesn't believe Lu Yu, after all, Zhuyu is first, and this is not the first time!
But he admired Cao Cao even more. Lu Ziyu's words, Cao Cao's night attack, one really dared to say it, the other really dared to do it, it was just like a joke!
"Shen Pei? Shen Rong? East City Gate?"
Looking at Cao Cao's walking back, Xi Zhicai lowered his head and thought...
"Could it be that... long before the siege, Ziyu deployed a chess piece in Ye City that will be used a hundred days later?"
"Yes...that's right, it seems...then Sima Zhongda didn't come back from Jizhou at all!"
Suddenly, Xi Zhicai seemed to have figured out something.
His eyes narrowed and he looked at the east gate of Yecheng. Tomorrow evening...will there be a breakthrough there? Most likely...it will be!
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Yecheng, East Gate, inside the official office.
In the dead of night…
There was a sound at the window of Shen Rong's residence, and a man used a knife to pry open the window and jumped in.
"who?"
Shen Rong suddenly stood up from the bed, covered in armor. He had never taken off his armor these days when he was stationed in Yecheng.
The sensitive nerves on his forehead also forced him to dare not take off his armor.
"Brother Shen, it's me!"
A familiar voice came out from the darkness, and Shen Rong immediately put away his sword. This voice was too familiar to him. It was Xu You's son Xu Yuan.
In the impression, wasn't he rescued from Yecheng after his uncle Xu You defected to the enemy?
certainly…
Shen Rong and Xu Yuan were both well-known "second generation officials" in Yecheng. Although the relationship between their parents was not very good, their relationship was not bad. They both had a deep friendship from visiting brothels together.
"Xu Yuan? How dare you come back? My uncle is looking for you all over the city. If he finds out, you will be dead!"
After all, they are brothers who went to prostitution together... There is so much care in one sentence!
"I escaped, but I came back again, and this time I came back to interrogate you, brother!"
"I?"
Facing Xu Yuan's voice, Shen Rong looked shocked.
You know, the relationship between the Shen family and the Xu family is not good... His uncle Shen Pei and Xu Yuan's uncle Xu You are political enemies. Even when the Xu family was raided, Shen Pei collected evidence and ordered it.
"Brother Shen, what is the current situation? Can't you see? There are not many people who can save you!"
Xu Yuan's voice came out again...
Shen Rong's heart thumped.
He seemed to know the purpose of Xu Yuan's coming here at once... And at this, Shen Rong lowered his head first and bit his lip, but he seemed to think of his uncle's serious cheeks.
"You...what are you talking about."
He tried hard to make his tone cooler, but...but he didn't have the confidence after all.
His uncle Shen Pei wants to die? But he is still young... If he dies, what will happen to so many young ladies in the brothel? Shen Rong still wants to live!
etc…
Suddenly, Shen Rong thought of a question. "Xu Yuan, you? How did you get here? The east city gate is heavily guarded... There are also many soldiers outside my official office!"
"hehe."
At this moment, a cold voice came from outside the door.
With a "bang", the door was pushed open, and a man with sharp eyes like an eagle walked in. Behind him, there were many East City Gate defenders standing.
"...There are so many soldiers, right? Is Mr. Shen overestimating himself?"
"Haha, master often teaches us that in the face of life, loyalty is never so reliable!"
Step on... step on...
Shen Rong seemed to realize something, his legs staggered and he fell to the ground...
He kept mumbling: "Who are you? Who...are you?"
The person who came just groaned softly.
"Sima Zhongda, a student under Commander Lu of Longxiaoying Camp and a close disciple of Commander Lu!"
It's not Sima Yi, the Hanoi Sima clan, but Sima Zhongda, Lu Yu's close disciple...
Once upon a time, Sima Yi had put this title on his lips, and this status made him extremely glorious.
With his sharp eyes, Shen Rong felt that every part of his body was trembling, trembling violently.
"Zhongda..." Xu Yuan groaned, but Sima Yi waved his hand to stop him.
His voice continued. "The defenders at the East City Gate are very knowledgeable. In fact... there are only two paths before Master Shen and all the soldiers. One is 'A good bird chooses a tree to roost, and a good time chooses the master to serve'."
The other option is to hold your head high and be like your uncle, who wants to die!"
Gudong…
Shen Rong felt his heart tremble suddenly.
Sima Yi walked toward him step by step and stretched out his hand to pull him up. "The Shen family is considered a famous family in Wei County, right? Your uncle Shen Zhengnan wants to die. Are the Shen family going to follow him and perish?
"
Well…
After saying these words, Shen Rong's original feeling of guilt suddenly turned into an infinite sense of mission.
yes…
The uncle can wish for death, but...but the family cannot be ruled out in his generation?
He...he must live! Even if he is alive, as long as he continues to live, there will be hope for future generations of judges.
"I...I..."
Shen Rong's tone was hesitant.
Sima Yi still stretched out his right hand: "Don't panic, choose slowly!"
He seemed very confident and calm...as if everything had been settled early in the morning.
You know, before Cao Jun went north, Sima Yi received a letter from Lu Yu, asking him to contact Shen Rong after Yecheng was besieged for a hundred days...
If history develops according to its original trajectory, Shen Rong will be the first to collapse among the generals guarding Ye City!
Shen Pei wanted to die, but Shen Rong's thoughts were completely different from his. Life was better than death!
Of course, Sima Yi would not know this. He just felt that his master Lu Yu had no plans left. Since he proposed it in advance, he just had to do it!
There will never be any mistakes!
call…
The sound of heavy breathing continued.
After a long time... Shen Rong slowly raised his head. He reached out and took Sima Yi's hand. With the help of Sima Yi's strength, he stood up.
At this moment, Shen Rong gritted his teeth and lowered his head...
A word murmured from his mouth.
"Uncle, I'm sorry, Wei Jun's family can't stop here in Yecheng! Uncle...yes...I'm sorry!"
Still the same sentence!
In troubled times, every individual takes their family very seriously!
Many times, for the sake of the continuation of their family, they can betray or sacrifice some people!
"That's right!" Sima Yi nodded... and patted Shen Rong on the shoulder. "Brother Shen Rong was the first to conquer Yecheng. Wei Jun's family will be crowned with glory!"
just like…
Sima Yi is also very good at attacking the mind, and his mind-attacking skills are equally amazing!
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Xu Ducheng, School Affairs Office.
The lights went out, and the faint moonlight shone through the cracks in the window and fell on the ground, like white frost sprinkled all over the ground.
Lu Yu was still in the school affairs office. After attending classes at Imperial College during the day, he stayed in the school affairs office and listened to the reports from the school officials...especially about the situation in Yecheng.
The most critical moment has been reached!
but…
In Guo Jia's opinion, Lu Yu should not go home in the middle of the night...
You must know that in Baimahou Mansion today, there are Princess Liu Xue of ten thousand years, two ladies, Xia Houjuan, the daughter of Xiahou Mansion, and two concubines, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, not to mention... the most talented woman in the world, Cai
Miss Yan is among them!
This should be the rhythm of lingering, right?
It's a bit weird that Lu Yu didn't go home in the middle of the night!
"Ziyu, have you been in poor health lately?"
Guo Jia was the first to joke...
"Body?"
Lu Yu suddenly raised his head with a confused look on his face. "What? Is something wrong?"
"Two wives and two concubines? Can't you let Ziyu go home?" Guo Jia asked simply. "If this spreads out, it will inevitably make people think about it. If it is not guaranteed, there will be rumors that Baimahou's body has been
There are rumors that the two ladies of a prince's house are empty of money and no longer dare to return to the house!"
"Oh…"
Guo Jia's words directly gave Lu Yu Dou Le.
"Say something serious!" Lu Yu changed the subject.
"Aren't the two wives serious?" Guo Jia asked with a smile...
"Ahem..." Lu Yu coughed lightly, "Come on, what day can't we see the two wives? But now that Yecheng has been captured, there will be no store like this after passing this village."
oh…
Guo Jia nodded and followed Lu Yu's words and said with emotion: "It turns out that Ziyu is thinking about Yuan Benchu's two wives!"
certainly…
Lu Yu could tell that the two wives of Yuan Benchu mentioned by Guo Jia were not women. To be precise, they were two forces.
Henan!
Hebei!
"Feng Xiao, I don't know when the battle report will be sent. Let's talk about the two 'masses' of Yuan Benchu!"
Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "Guo also has this intention!"
"Where do we start talking?" Lu Yu asked.
Guo Jia's eyes narrowed slightly. "We can only start talking about the Battle of Guandu!"
Speaking of this, Guo Jia asked Lu Yu with a smile. "Ziyu, if I said that in the Battle of Guandu, even without you, Lu Ziyu, Prime Minister Cao could defeat Yuan Shao with less and defeat Yuan Shao, would you believe it?"
"Of course!" Lu Yu nodded.
They are all smart people...the content of the conversation does not need to be too detailed, just talk in general terms, they all know it.
"Yuan Shao, Guo Tu, Xun Chen, Chun Yuqiong, Xu You, Feng Ji, these are all from Yuzhou! Those south of the Yellow River are considered to be from Henan!" Guo Jia started.
Lu Yu took over. "Ju Sue, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, and Zhang He are all from Jizhou! Those north of the Yellow River are from Hebei!"
"So..." Guo Jia continued: "Yuan Shao brought a group of Henan people to live in Hebei. This is the territory of the Hebei people, but among the Henan people is the lord Yuan Shao! The two factions in Henan and Hebei are fighting openly and secretly, and they are evenly matched!"
"It just so happens that Jushou from Hebei, Tian Feng made a great contribution in defeating Gongsun Zan. If he defeats Cao Cao again in the battle of Guandu and makes a great contribution, then the power of Hebei people Yuan Shao will be unstoppable! Even Jushou can use 'Yuan Shao' to order
It’s the North Country!”
Guo Jia deliberately stopped talking here.
"That's why." Lu Yu continued what he said. "Yuan Shao wanted to divide Ju Shu's military power a long time ago, but he couldn't say it clearly. This requires Guo Tu to speak out on behalf of Yuan Shao and spread it... The villain Guo Tujin slandered Yuan Shao and said that he did not distinguish between right and wrong. In fact, it was all Yuan Shao's plan!"
Guo Jia nodded and agreed. "The military power was divided into three parts. Guo Tu, Chunyu Qiong, and Jushu each had one share. At that time, in order to help the Henan people establish their authority, Yuan Shao sent Chunyu Qiong and Guo Tu to fight against the white horse, but he was afraid The appearance was too ugly, so he sent Yan Liang from Hebei as a general! Then came Ziyu's plan to attack the east and attack the west! Yuan Shao transferred Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong back to Yanjin, leaving only Yan Liang to continue the attack on Baima!"
Speaking of which…
Guo Jia paused.
"Jushou proposed that Yan Liang should not be the general alone. This was the protection of the Hebei people from the Hebei people. The two Henan people left, leaving one Hebei person to lead the army alone. The boss of Hebei was anxious and said that something would happen to Yan Liang alone. Yuan Shao But they pretended not to hear! This is because the Hebei faction is too strong. It is not a bad thing to weaken it a little. Moreover, this is an offensive war. If you can't defeat it, can you still run away? Without losing the territory!"
"And Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong are from Henan, and they will not save Yan Liang, so Yan Liang is left alone! In fact, Ziyu's strategy of attacking from the east to the west is far from clever. Guo Tu may also be able to see through it, but he I don’t want to lose my consciousness! After all, isn’t it just for those rights?”
So much for "conspiracy theory"...
Lu Yu rolled his eyes and suddenly moved closer to Guo Jia.
"Brother Fengxiao? Could it be that when you left Yuan Shao, it was not because Yuan Shao was not useful, but because you felt that the battle between Henan and Hebei was destined to lose both sides?"
"hehe…"
Guo Jia smiled. He stood up slowly and walked to the window. "Is this important?"
"Compared with this, it seems more interesting that people from Hebei are now guarding Yecheng, Guo Tu from Henan is guarding Nanpi, and Ziyu is besieging Yecheng. For Henan and Hebei, Ziyu is probably not planning to 'surround Wei and save Zhao'. But we should destroy 'Wei' first, and then 'Zhao', right?"
"When it comes to strategizing, Ziyu and I are ultimately inferior!"