Xun You chose the time to abandon the city during the darkest time before dawn. He did not do this to avoid attracting the attention of the Han army. [Now, the Han army attacks the city day and night, no matter what time he chooses.
Even if you abandon the city, you will not be able to escape the eyes and ears of the Han army. Therefore, Xun You's defense is not the Han army, but his own people.
The people in Puyang City were complex, including Cao Cao's direct descendants, the young emperor Liu Xie and a large group of former ministers, as well as many wealthy families in Yanzhou.
Many of Cao Cao's trusted generals went with him to attack Hulao Pass, but their families were still in the city. If they heard that Xun You was abandoning the city, they would definitely cry and clamor to escape with Xun You and the others. Not to mention
It is said that Xun You knew that he could not hide it from the Han army. Even if he could hide it from the Han army, with so many men and women, old and young, following him, his whereabouts would be exposed immediately.
Liu Xie was definitely going to be taken away together. But there were so many old ministers from the former dynasty who had different intentions. If they knew about it, they might do bad things. However, Xun You still planned to take them with him for another purpose.
As for the wealthy families, Xun You was even more uneasy. A few days ago, Xun You issued an order, notifying these wealthy families to send their servants to the city. These wealthy families were quite dissatisfied. Now if they knew that they were going to
News of the abandoned city might lead to an immediate counterattack.
After nightfall, the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Puyang City began to become more frequent. It has been like this for the past few days, and the people in the city did not think it was strange.
At the second watch, the old ministers of the former dynasty who lived in Puyang City received orders from Liu Xie one after another and summoned them to the palace to discuss matters. In order to show their integrity, these old ministers insisted on only obeying Liu Xie's orders, but they did not know that Liu Xie was only Cao Cao.
How could he make his own voice when he was a puppet under his control? Hearing that Liu Xie had summoned them, these old ministers of the former dynasty all came to the hall obediently. They waited until the third watch. They were all sleepy and tired, and Liu Xie did not come out.
At the fourth watch, Yu Jin put on his helmet and led a group of tigers and wolves into the hall, surrounding all the old ministers of the former dynasty. The ministers were frightened and started making noisy noises. Yu Jin ignored them and waved his hand to let the soldiers
They put all the ministers into carriages. These carriages originally belonged to the ministers' own homes, but now they have been requisitioned by Yu Jin's troops. Of course, after the requisition, these ministers were still allowed to ride.
Seeing the ministers being put into carriages and walking toward the east gate surrounded by soldiers, Yu Jin suddenly woke up and blurted out: "Is everyone here?"
His soldiers quickly pulled up the last carriage, opened the curtain, asked a few questions to the ministers sitting in the carriage, and then handed over their hands and replied: "Return to the general, everyone is here, except Kong Rong.
"
Kong Rong is the direct descendant of the great sage Confucius, a staunch supporter of Liu Xie, and a famous contemporary. He couldn't help but feel upset that such a person was omitted from the ban. A general like him should not have committed such a crime.
The mistake was just a moment of negligence because he was in a bad mood.
This time Xun You decided to abandon the city and leave. Except for Liu Xie and his former ministers, he only took Cao Cao's family members with him. Not to mention the other civil and military family members who followed Cao Cao were kept in the dark, not even the family members of Yu Jin and Chen Qun.
Taking Yu Jin away, Chen Qun and Chen Qun were naturally dissatisfied. However, as the person in charge, Xun You, his own family and his uncle Xun's family were all left in the city. What could they say? But Yu Jin knew in his heart that as long as they left,
, the fall of Puyang City is only a matter of time, and he really can't imagine what kind of treatment their family members will receive by then.
Now that he thought about this, it was already too late. Yu Jin gritted his teeth and stopped caring about Kong Rong. He picked up his gun and mounted his horse, escorting the vehicles out of the east gate and towards Juancheng.
In fact, supporters of the former dynasty like Kong Rong would not dare not go after being summoned by Liu Xie. However, since the last grain smuggling transaction with Mi Fang, most of the Kong family has already
After being bribed by Mi Fang, many phantom secret spies were installed. These phantom secret spies stayed in Kong's mansion. Firstly, they could use Kong Rong's reputation to cover their actions. Secondly, they could also protect Kong Rong from Cao Cao.
Kong Rong actually vaguely knew the identities of these people, but his wife and children were now being held hostage in Xiangyang, so he could only turn a blind eye.
When Liu Xie's decree reached the Kong family, Kong Rong had already fallen asleep. The disciple who received the letter was a phantom secret agent. After asking for instructions from the leader, he suppressed the decree, so Kong Rong was still there.
In his deep sleep, he had no idea that there was such a decree. However, the phantom secret agent had secretly passed on the news that Liu Xie had summoned the ministers late at night through secret channels.
After receiving this news, Zhang Liao quickly judged that Cao Jun wanted to abandon the city, and his plan of surrounding three but one was finally effective. He immediately led an army to set up an ambush outside the east gate.
The attack and defense at the west, south, and north gates of Puyang City were still as fierce as ever, but there was silence outside the east gate. Yu Jin and his soldiers were all wearing titles, their horses were bound, and they didn't even light a torch. It was so quiet.
March quietly.
After traveling for more than ten miles, the sky became darker and darker, and suddenly there was the sound of rapid horse hooves behind them. A large group of cavalry swept over the smoke and dust. It was Zhang Liao who arrived leading the army.
Most of Yu Jin's men were infantry, and there were only a few 200 cavalrymen. However, as one of the few generals under Cao Cao, Yu Jin did not panic. He immediately organized his soldiers to form a formation to fight back, and fought with the Han army. Yu Jin even shot and killed him personally.
When he entered the Han army, he rushed from left to right and killed more than ten people in a row. He was extremely majestic for a while.
Zhang Liao abided by Liu Xin's rules and did not have to charge into the battle himself, but when he saw how brave the enemy general was, he couldn't help but be moved. He shouted loudly, stepped forward with his sword, and blocked Yu Jin's path.
The two horses crossed each other, and with a "dang" sound, the two weapons collided fiercely. Zhang Liao and Yu Jin both secretly admired the strength of the other side. Before the two armies came to the formation, they could not be careless in the slightest. No matter what famous general you are, you are in the ditch.
It is not uncommon for ships to capsize. Zhang Liao and Yu Jin did not dare to be careless. They each steeled themselves and showed what they had learned in their lives, and fought a fierce battle among the rebellious troops.
Although Yu Jin was brave, his soldiers were far from the match of the Han cavalry. After several rounds of charges, Yu Jin was left with only a dozen cavalry following him. However, the fighting spirit of Cao's soldiers was not inferior to that of the Han cavalry. Although they
Defeated, but no one surrendered.
At this time, the Han cavalry had already lit distant pine oil torches, illuminating the area as bright as day. Listening to the loud shouts of killing outside, the former ministers huddled in their carriages, not even daring to come out.
While Zhang Liao and Yu Jin were fighting fiercely ten miles east of Puyang City, Xun You and Chen Qun led a cavalry group and escorted a group of vehicles out of the east gate of Puyang, and after a short distance, they turned onto the north road.
In addition to Liu Xie, there were also Cao Cao's family members in the convoy. As for the other family members, they had long since abandoned them. There was a shortage of horses in Puyang City, and the horses ridden by this bodyguard of more than 300 people had been raised from wealthy families.
The last horse was conquered. Although it could not be called a war horse, it was still much stronger than two legs. Yu Jin and the former ministers were simply abandoned.
Yu Jin knew his mission very well. He was a bait to buy time for Xun You and others to escape. Although his men were gradually losing all, he gritted his teeth and fought with Zhang Liao for more than ten rounds to see how time was delayed. It was almost done, so he feinted a shot, jumped out of the circle, and shouted: "General, stay!"
Zhang Liao held down the knife and sneered: "You have no way to escape, surrender!"
Without Zhang Liao, a strong opponent, Yu Jin might still be lucky, hoping to fight his way out, but now, he definitely does not dare to have this extravagant hope. Although Cao Cao valued him very much, Yu Jin had his own He is a person who understands current affairs and does not want to follow Cao Cao into darkness.
The reason why he fought desperately with Zhang Liao just now was, on the one hand, to complete his final mission and repay Cao Cao for his kindness, and on the other hand, it was also to show Zhang Liao his martial arts so that he could be reused after joining Liu Xin's camp.
Hearing Zhang Liao's sneer, Yu Jin no longer hesitated, abandoned his gun, dismounted his horse, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "The general is willing to surrender. Please save the lives of my family, general."
Zhang Liao was worried that he was cheating, so he waved his sword and asked his left and right men to come forward and tie him up. Then he said: "Now that you have surrendered, it is up to your majesty to decide what to do. Let me ask you, are there Liu Xie and Cao Cao in this convoy?" Family members?"
Hearing Zhang Liao directly ask the key, Yu Jin hesitated again. There were only old ministers of the former dynasty in this convoy, and there were no women or children. Naturally, there could not be any family members of Liu Xie and Cao Cao. As long as Zhang Liao sent someone to check, he would know the answer. It was impossible for him to hide anything in this matter, and Yu Jin hesitated whether to tell Xun You's plan in full.
As the core figure who stayed in Puyang, Yu Jin participated in the planning of the whole thing from beginning to end. And Xun You also completely trusted Jin. He not only told Yu Jin where he would go after leaving Puyang, but also repeatedly told Yu Jin that he must find a way to break out of the siege and go there. Join them. Therefore, Yu Jin knows very well where Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family members are now.
However, Yu Jin was still undecided whether to tell everything he knew. If he told the news, it would be tantamount to completely declaring a break with Cao Cao, because with the strength of the Han cavalry, it would not take long for the Han army to pursue him. Go to Xun You and the others. If he doesn't tell the news, the Han army will get the news sooner or later, and then he will be even less likely to gain Liu Xin's trust. Yu Jin is now in a dilemma.
After thinking for a long time, Yu Jin finally made a choice and struggled to say: "Back to the general, Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family members are not in this convoy. They went to Dong'a."
Dong'a is more than a hundred miles away from Puyang, and now Xun You has walked at most twenty or thirty miles. If Yu Jin had said that Xun You had waited until the war started here before leaving, Zhang Liao would have been able to catch up. But Yu Jin left behind a In his mind, he did not say when Xun You and the others left, so that even if the secret was exposed in the future and he met Cao Cao, he could find an excuse to shirk responsibility.
"You said they went to Dong'a County?" Zhang Liao frowned, then laughed and said, "This is an advantage for Ziyi, and he made a great achievement in vain!"