Zhao Fei held a banquet in honor of Han Qiong, but he obviously didn't get what he wanted. -" Han Qiong was just a temporary reinforcement of Yuan Jun, and had no idea how Yuan Jun's troops were arranged. Zhao Fei felt very helpless about this.
But he could only lament his bad luck, and who could blame him?
Now Zhao Fei can still comfort himself, but when a soldier came to him very suddenly and said something softly to his side, Zhao Fei's expression turned sideways. The soldier said nothing else.
It was Yuan Shang's breakthrough.
Even if he didn't know the identity of the people who broke through, Zhao Fei could obviously guess it. Those hundreds of people were powerful and well-equipped. Moreover, they had no intention of fighting and were determined to break out. It was obvious that these hundreds of Yuan Jun soldiers were protecting
Yuan Shang broke through.
Zhao Fei immediately ordered Zhao Yun to lead the soldiers of the White Horse Yi Cong to pursue them quickly. Although Zhao Fei knew that the possibility of catching up was very slim, he at least had to hold on to a glimmer of hope if he could really catch Yuan Shang and his counselors.
If so, then the next battle will be much better.
Taking Yecheng means that Cao Jun has taken the entire Jizhou. No one in Jizhou can be Cao Jun's opponent, then the next battle is bound to be smooth. Of course, this premise is that Yuan Shang is captured. If Yuan Shang is still there
If there is trouble outside, Cao Jun will still encounter some trouble.
Just as Zhao Fei expected, the hundreds of Yuan troops disappeared instantly after escaping into the mountains and forests. Although there were white horse Yi Cong chasing along the road, nothing was found. After all, the north of Yecheng was still Yuan Jun's territory, and Cao Jun
Although powerful, it is difficult to use them all.
When the news reached Zhao Fei's ears, Zhao Fei was naturally very helpless, but now that the matter had come to this, it was obviously of no use to think about it anymore. What's more, Yuan Shang's escape was of great help to Cao's army in conquering Ye City.
The lord has abandoned the city, so what do the other soldiers in Ye City think?
"Pass my order to have a day's truce tomorrow. After the soldiers have recuperated their strength, we will attack Yecheng!" Zhao Fei gave the order.
Zhao Fei's move has two functions. First, it allows Cao Jun's soldiers to have a good rest for a day, so that they can recharge their batteries and perform better when they attack the city. Second, Zhao Fei wants to take this opportunity to tell Ye
The soldiers and people in the city, Yuan Shang, the lord of Jizhou and the leader of Yecheng, abandoned the city and fled yesterday.
The next day, Cao Jun's army made a truce, which made Yuan Jun's soldiers breathe a sigh of relief. The threat of Cao Jun's catapults was huge, which had always frightened Yuan Jun's soldiers on the walls of Ye City these days. Now that there is finally a truce, they can rest at least.
For a moment.
Although the soldiers thought so, they were also smart enough to know what Cao Jun meant by this move. Obviously, Cao Jun under the city was ready for a strong attack. After today, the war will probably be even more brutal.
In the whole Ye City, the most worrying thing is the trial match. Firstly, he has to worry about whether Yuan Shang has escaped the pursuit of Cao Jun. Secondly, he has to worry about how long Ye City can survive given the current situation.
Zhao Fei had people prepare thousands of pieces of cotton cloth overnight, indicating that Yuan Shang abandoned the city and fled, and then asked a catapult to throw these cotton cloths into Ye City.
Seeing the message on the cotton cloth, the people in Yecheng suddenly panicked. They didn't know whether the message written on the cotton cloth was true. If this was really true, then what should they do.
Of course, even though the people were in some riots, they were not as violent as the major clans. He sent out all his private soldiers to help Yuan Jun defend the city. But what is going on now? Yuan Shang actually abandoned the city and fled. His move was obviously to
I can't do it myself.
Outside the city, Zhao Fei hated the nobles and was known as the killer of the nobles. Now that Zhao Fei was given such a good opportunity, how could he let go of all the clansmen in Ye City. Thinking of this, all the clan leaders in Ye City panicked.
.They want to find out whether Yuan Shang really abandoned the city and ran away.
If Yuan Shang really abandons the city and escapes, then the major families will have to find a way on their own. Either fight stubbornly or abandon the city and surrender. Otherwise, just like Yuan Shang, organize some elite soldiers to escape from Yecheng.
Escape from Yecheng may have some impact on some big gentry, but for the gentry who depend on Yecheng for their survival, they do not have the courage to escape from Yecheng. After leaving here, there is no place where they can survive.
The clan leaders surrounded the general's mansion. They hoped that Yuan Shang could come out to prove that he did not abandon the city and escape. Hearing the news, Shen Pei suddenly showed a helpless smile. He expected that Cao Jun would use this trick, and Shen Pei obviously
I am also very afraid of this trick.
But the only good thing is that Cao Jun never caught Yuan Shang. Otherwise, how could Cao Jun miss such a good opportunity.
After leaving the general's mansion, Shenpei looked at all the clan chiefs with a slightly helpless expression. The chiefs were all human beings. When they saw that only Shenpei came out, they immediately knew what had happened. It was obvious that
, Cao Jun did not deceive everyone, Yuan Shangzhen had abandoned the city and fled.
"I think you already know that what Cao Jun said is right, the lord broke out yesterday!" Shen Pei said, obviously not hiding anything.
After hearing the news, everyone suddenly fell silent. The major clan leaders are all persons of status. Now that they know that the matter has become a fact, there is nothing that can be undone. What can be done now is to see what solutions the trial team can come up with.
, after all, there is only one think tank like this in the whole Yecheng.
To be honest, what can Shen Pei do at this time? He is already prepared to live and die with Yecheng. When the city is destroyed, he will die.
However, for Yuan Shang's sake, Shen Pei obviously hoped that Ye City could sustain itself for a longer period of time. He looked at the people in the city, and then said in a deep voice: "The reason why my lord broke through the encirclement is to ask for help from the Third Young Master of Youzhou."
Obviously no one believed what Shen Pei said. It was just asking for help. Did Yuan Shang, as a general, go there in person? If something unexpected happened during the breakout, Yuan Jun in the city would not be able to do anything to rescue him.
However, Shen Pei said this, and everyone was smart enough to listen to it. They had lost confidence in the Yuan family, and for the sake of the family, they had to adapt and think of a way out.
The situation now is quite clear. Cao's army is so powerful that it is a sure thing to capture Yecheng and even Hebei. The major aristocratic families have great interests, and if they want to run away now, it is probably too late.
Moreover, even if they run away, everyone can run there. After taking Hebei, Cao Jun will become the largest prince in the world. By then, both in terms of military strength and financial resources, Cao Jun will surpass other princes. At that time, the entire
I'm afraid the whole world belongs to Cao Cao.
He could hide for a while, but he couldn't hide for a lifetime. If Cao Jun really wanted to destroy his family, it would be useless no matter where he ran. The only thing he could do now was to make peace with Cao Jun.
The reason why Zhao Fei killed all the aristocratic families in Xuchang City was because these aristocratic families rebelled together and rebelled. If this premise was not there, even if Zhao Fei wanted to take action, he would have to consider the consequences first.
Offending all the aristocratic families in Hebei has never been something Cao Jun could afford. If Cao Jun wants the entire rear area to be stable and prosperous, he obviously needs the support of the aristocratic families sitting in the rear area. Everything that the major aristocratic families control is far beyond others' imagination. If
The two sides really became enemies, and Cao Cao obviously didn't want to see it.
With this idea, the patriarchs of the major aristocratic families knew how to deal with the situation at hand. As the saying goes, since the Yuan family is in danger, they will not spare no effort to help the Yuan family.
Shen Pei made a long speech there, hoping that all the major families would work together, but he obviously didn't know that each major family already had its own counterpart. No matter what he said, it would be in vain.
The patriarchs of the major families dispersed one after another, and Shenpei suddenly seemed quite desperate. I thought I could have a peaceful night today, but I'm afraid things would be hard to say tomorrow. Shenpei sighed slightly, then turned around and walked in
to the General's Mansion.
There were a lot of things that Shen Pei wanted to check. At night, all the major clans mobilized their private soldiers. Shen Pei was obviously helpless, but he still had a hand. During this period, all the soldiers guarding the city were
The private soldiers of the major clans, and among these private soldiers, Shen Pei also used his tricks to secretly leave many strong men behind.
The major aristocratic families are the most dissatisfied, but at this critical juncture, they obviously don't want to cause trouble. Let's see what happens tomorrow. If it is determined that Shen Pei cannot be defended, then the major aristocratic families will unite, open the city gates, and welcome Cao Jun into the city.
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The next day, Cao Jun's army set up a formation under the city of Yecheng. They did not build trebuchets, but were sharpening their knives and preparing to storm Yecheng.
At this time, the soldiers of Yuan's army on the city wall were somewhat panicked. They thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, but they were faced with such a situation. Cao's army attacking Yecheng by force was obviously more dangerous than a trebuchet.
After all, there is still a sense of luck in preventing catapults, but when facing Cao Jun's soldiers, there is no such luck.
With the sound of the war drums, Cao Jun's storming of Yecheng finally kicked off. Cao Jun's soldiers roared, and then groups of soldiers rushed forward with sandbags. If you want to conquer Yecheng, the first thing you must solve is
It's a moat problem.
Zhao Fei originally thought that he would not use catapults to fill up the moat in front of Ye City, but this was obviously a wishful thinking. In the end, Zhao Fei relied on manpower. Although it would consume a lot of soldiers, he still supported this strategy.
However, one thing that is gratifying is that the Yuan army on the city wall obviously has no fighting spirit. The soldiers of Cao army broke through the shooting range of Yuan army for a long time before a sparse rain of arrows came down.
This is definitely a good sign for Zhao Fei. The more Yuan Jun is like this, the smaller the loss of Cao Jun will be. At this time, Zhao Fei seems to be able to see that Cao Jun can conquer this powerful city without any use.
Zhao Fei was obviously very excited about conquering such a majestic place. He squinted his eyes and stared at the battlefield.