(Today's third watch)

As soon as Wancheng was broken, Liu Xie first let a vanguard army enter the city, firstly to check whether there was an ambush, secondly, to distribute food to the people in the city, and to notify the upstream soldiers to open the sluice gate and release water into the city.

Recruit and appease the Wancheng soldiers, and press the captured Cao generals into the camp, only to see dozens of large and small generals tied up in the camp, because there are too many people, they can only be shelved in the open space of the camp.

Liu Xie asked the soldiers to put their hands around and not to walk, and let the soldiers untie the generals later.

Zhao Yun said: "Your Majesty can't, Cao Jiang will resist stubbornly, if he doesn't accept the king, if he unties, the minister is worried that they will die and resist stubbornly, for fear of hurting Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie said: "It's okay, even if it's loosened." ”

Cao will be loosened one by one, and Liu Xie said: "I could have surrendered you, but I didn't, do you know why?" ”

Zhong Cao will look confused, for some reason. Liu Xie said: "Because I am afraid that once you surrender, your family in Xuchang will be persecuted by Cao Cao. He can do such a thing as forging an edict and establishing Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, as a puppet emperor, what can't he do? But I cherish your lives and can't bear to kill you, so I have no choice but to besiege Wancheng for February, and when you are hungry and thirsty, and lose your morale and combat effectiveness, I will try to capture you alive, so that Cao Cao has no reason to embarrass your family, alas, I hope Cao Cao can do this. ”

All Cao generals sighed, and Liu Xie said: "I heard that Cao Cao organized a group of tomb robbers to do some work of digging people's ancestral graves?" ”

Cao Ren said: "There is no such thing, it is purely a rumor, it is a rumor arranged by Yuan Shao, has my father-in-law never done this?" ”

"Oh? Yuan Shao's rumors? Liu Xie asked, "That Zijian, are you sure that Cao Cao has not robbed the tomb?" ”

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "No." ”

Yu Ban shouted: "Yes is yes, no is no, Zijian, why do you lie?" ”

"Wen Ze," Cao Ren cried, "how can you betray the Lord and help this little emperor speak?" ”

Although Cao Ren was still not obedient, he no longer called Liu Xie a puppet emperor.

Yu Ban said: "A certain person does not speak for anyone, a certain person only speaks for the facts!" There is indeed an army of diggers under Cao Gong's account, whose name is Captain Jin, Yuan Shao did not lie, it was Zijian who lied. ”

Liu Xie said: "Wen Ze is really an upright and cheerful person, generals, I hate two kinds of people the most, one is the rebel who steals the country and rebels, and the other is the tomb robber who destroys people's families and digs people's ancestral graves." Unfortunately, your lord, you have both. With such a lord, I wonder why you still follow?

"Today, the city is broken, you are captured, I don't remember the old evil, I persuade you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, are you willing to surrender?"

Yu Ban knelt down and said: "The sinner is willing to surrender!" ”

Subsequently, Li Dian, Lejin and others all knelt down and said that they were willing to surrender.

The generals surnamed Cao and Xiahou are still standing and unwilling to surrender, Cao Cao's ancestor was originally surnamed Xiahou, so this Cao surname and Xiahou surname are Cao Cao's common group, no wonder the generals with these two surnames are unwilling to surrender.

Huang Zhong shouted: "If you don't want to surrender, you will be killed, and everyone will be punished for the rebellious ministers and thieves." ”

Liu Xie said: "Hansheng don't be impatient, and listen to me." Generals, I know that you are Cao Cao's clan, so I am reluctant to surrender, but I want to tell you a secret, Cao Cao's ancestors are not surnamed Xiahou, and Cao Cao is not a descendant of Cao Shen, they are all lies made up by him, in order to win you over and die for him. ”

Xiahou Yuan shouted: "You are talking nonsense! ”

The reason why Liu Xie said this is also well-founded, and his basis is from the small dictionary.

Wen Yin stood up and said, "Are you stupid? You and Cao Cao are relatives who can't beat with eight poles, why bother to work for this three-in-one person of thieves, tomb robbers and liars, and bear the eternal infamy of a chaotic minister and thief? Today, the general trend has gone, do you think Cao Cao can make a comeback? Do you think your descendants will have a good life in the future? The spit of the people can drown them! You died for Cao Cao, are you really loyal ministers? King Hongnong is a puppet emperor who was held hostage by Cao Cao! If he is really the emperor, Cao Cao can put him under house arrest, so why not worship him respectfully? Think about it! ”

Wen Yin's words will bow his head and be speechless.

Wen Yin was disgusted and said: "That is, Your Majesty is generous and benevolent, cherishes your talents, and can't bear to kill you, if someone else is the emperor, no matter how many you are, you will be beheaded a long time ago!" ”

Cao Ren finally knelt down and said, "The sinner is willing to surrender." ”

The main generals all surrendered, and the rest of the generals knelt and said that they would surrender.

Seeing that so many generals had been recruited, Liu Xie was also happy in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Everyone, please hurry up." In order to try to ensure that your family members are not persecuted by Cao Cao, you can only be wronged. I will send someone to take you back to Luoyang and lock you up. In this way, Cao Cao will think that you would rather die than surrender, and your family can be saved. I don't know what objections you have? ”

Cao Ren said: "But it depends on Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie said again: "But don't worry, although you are imprisoned, there is enough good wine and good food, just wait for Cao Cao to break it, and then reuse you!" ”

After that, he ordered the soldiers to take the generals into prison and take them to Luoyang overnight.

Wen Yin said: "For the sake of these stubborn guys, Your Majesty really has good intentions." ”

Liu Xie shook his head: "No way, I'm so tired." Okay, everyone, wait a minute, and get ready to go into town. ”

After the vanguard entered the city, it was determined that there was no danger and came back to report, and Liu Xie led the army into the city. The people of the city rejoiced and welcomed them.

After two months of siege, the entire Wancheng was depressed, and Liu Xie issued an order to recall the people scattered nearby, return to Wancheng, and rebuild their homes.

And issued an order, the whole army and the city rest for three days, and then go north to Xuchang. In the past three days, the city wall was rebuilt, the river was renovated, the grain was opened, the people were pacified, and a number of free medical points were set up in the city to provide free medical treatment and medicine for the people.

Liu Xie was also very busy, and led people to inspect everywhere in the city during the day, and everywhere he went, a large number of people spontaneously came to bow down and praise the emperor Mingjun.

On the first day of breaking the city, at the party, Liu Xie convened the generals to discuss the next move. There are generals who advise Yuan Shu to conquer Yuan Shu, because we have carefully investigated Yuan Shu to prepare the dragon robe and jade seal, and sooner or later he will rebel and become the emperor.

There are also those who oppose this practice, thinking that Yuan Shu is not enough to worry about, and it will be broken in the near future.

Liu Xie said: "This Yuan Shu is dizzy and incompetent, although sooner or later it will be reversed, but once I go, I can also turn it over, so I don't have to worry about it." After resting for three days, he went to conquer Cao Cao, and ordered Lu Bu and Yuan Shao to attack. After taking Cao Cao, he then Tulu Bu Yuan Shao. As for Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and Sun Ce, when I pacify the north, it's not too late to figure out! ”