Yuan Shao fainted with a wit to avoid the dilemma on the city.

It's a pity that Su Zhe's torture of him has just begun.

After the camp was completed, Su Zhe ordered his soldiers to cut down trees and make hundreds of trebuchets.

Fifteen days later, nearly 500 trebuchets were erected outside Yecheng City, and they bombarded Yecheng day and night.

After nearly a month of bombardment, all the houses near the side of the city wall were destroyed, and tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers could only shiver under the city wall, enduring the fear of falling from the sky.

The bombardment of the trebuchet was just a prelude to the attack on Yecheng.

At the same time as the bombardment of the city, Su Zhe ordered you to copy tens of thousands of copies of the "Confession to the Military and Civilian Letters of Yecheng" to shoot arrows into the city.

In his letters, Su Zhe counted the crimes of the Yuan family and his son, and declared that he attacked Yecheng this time only to destroy the Yuan family and his son, and as long as the soldiers and civilians in the city were willing to capture Yuan Shao and his son alive and surrender the city, they could be forgiven.

On the contrary, if they help Yuan Shao and continue to support Yuan Shao, after the city is broken, they will be severely punished.

As soon as this article came out, people in Yecheng were naturally panicked, secretly complaining about Yuan Shao's father and son, and the rebellious trend of thought was surging like an undercurrent.

Yuan Shao was helpless about this.

After being stunned by Wen Chou that day, Yuan Shao's condition began to worsen again, and he could only stay in bed all day long, and the matter of defending the city had to be handed over to his second son Yuan Xi again.

Although he was extremely disappointed in Yuan Xi, by this time, he had no one to use except for this uncompetitive son.

Yuan Xi was already weak, and seeing that the hearts of the people in Yecheng were fluctuating, and the Soviet army bombarded the city fiercely, he soon lost the belief in holding on.

So, after some discussion with Xu You and others, he made up his mind to abandon the city and go to meet Yuan Shao.

Military government.

In the dimly lit room, Yuan Shao lay on the couch weakly, looking at the ceiling in a daze.

Liu, the stepwife on the side, sighed beside her and wept secretly.

The more Yuan Shao listened, the more unhappy he became, and scolded angrily: "What are you crying about, the old man is not dead yet!" ”

Liu was startled, so he had to put away crying, and said aggrievedly: "The concubine just remembered Shang'er and felt sad." ”

At the mention of the dead third son, Yuan Shao's heart became angry, and he gritted his teeth and said: "That Su thief, kill me Shang'er, this revenge, I will make him pay for his blood debt sooner or later." ”

The voice fell, and the soldiers outside came to report, saying that Yuan Xi Xu Yu was outside asking to see.

Yuan Shao reluctantly sat up and ordered the two to enter and talk.

A moment later, the two men cautiously entered the room, their faces gloomy and their spirits low.

Yuan Shao felt a hint of foreboding, so he said in a deep voice: "If there is any bad news, just say it." ”

Yuan Xi wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes looked at Xu You, and he even made a look.

Xu You had to cough dryly, and arched his hand: "Lord, the Su thief has made despicable means to disturb the minds of the people in the city, and the morale of the soldiers is getting lower and lower. ”

Yuan Shao frowned, and asked, "What about Gao Gan and Tan Er, why haven't they received reinforcements yet?" ”

Xu You sighed with a bitter face: "General Gao originally planned to lead the army to Yecheng, but who expected that Dong Zhuo suddenly sent a large army into Hedong and attacked our state in a big way, General Gao was dragged by Dong thieves, so he had no time to divide his troops to rescue the city." ”

Dong Zhuo attacked and merged the state!?

Yuan Shao's face changed, he sat up, and said angrily: "Dong Zhuo, this idiot, why didn't he attack the Su thief and attack me and the state instead, doesn't he understand the truth of cold lips and teeth!" ”

Xu You said helplessly: "The Su thief has heavy troops in the first line of Luoyang, and there is the danger of Hangu Pass, and most of the Dong thieves have no confidence in attacking the Su thief, so they took advantage of the weakness to attack me and the state, and wanted to share a piece of the pie with the Su thief." ”

"Short-sighted, Dong Thief is really short-sighted!"

Yuan Shao scolded angrily, and asked again: "What about Tan'er, why didn't Tan'er's Youzhou soldiers arrive?" ”

Xu You said with a bitter face: "The eldest prince sent a letter, saying that Cao Cao was about to move, and it was difficult for him to divide enough soldiers and horses to come to Yecheng for a while, so please insist on it again." ”

"Useless thing, didn't he pat his chest and promise that he had the ability to keep Youzhou and send troops and horses to Yecheng, why can't he do it now, he is really still a waste-"

Yuan Shao was deeply disappointed and scolded Yuan Tan again.

Xu You and the others didn't dare to squeak, so they could only let Yuan Shao vent their anger.

When Yuan Shao scolded until he was unable to breathe, Xu You said cautiously: "Lord, the people in the city are in turmoil, and the reinforcements outside have been delayed, so it is inevitable to repeat the mistakes of the past, I think that we might as well ......."

Without the following words, Xu Yu was difficult to say and did not dare to say it.

"What's not as good as what!" Yuan Shao shouted in a deep voice.

Xu You swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice: "It's better to abandon the city and not leave." ”

Abandon Ye City!

Yuan Shao's eyes suddenly exploded, and a stomach full of anger surged in an instant, and he was about to scold Xu Yu when he saw it.

Yecheng is the core of Hebei, where his capital is located.

If the capital of a country is lost, it means that the country will also be destroyed, and the blow to people's morale will be so fatal.

Even if he still retains his strength, in the eyes of the entire Hebei Shimin, he is equivalent to annihilation, and who will support him anymore.

The scolding came to his mouth, but Yuan Shao swallowed it back stiffly.

He still retains a trace of sanity, knowing that the internal and external situation facing Yecheng is indeed at a dead end.

Staying and sticking to it is only a dead end.

The anger gradually extinguished, and Yuan Shao fell silent, already weighing the pros and cons of Xu Yu's words.

Xu You breathed a sigh of relief, and took advantage of the situation to persuade again: "Compared to Yecheng, the lord is everything, as long as the lord can successfully withdraw from Yecheng and take care of his body, he will be able to make a comeback in time, recapture Yecheng, and drive the Su thieves out of Hebei." ”

Yuan Shaochang took a long breath and said silently: "Then where do you say we should retreat?" ”

Xu Yu was overjoyed and said busily: "Bingzhou is being attacked by Dong Zhuo, and there are few poor people, which is not enough to feed my tens of thousands of troops. ”

Yuan Shao was silent again.

After a long time, he sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "That's it, you should quickly make preparations, choose a good time, and abandon the city and retreat north." ”

Yuan Xi and Xu You glanced at each other, and their eyes were all relieved, and they saw a glimmer of life.

At this time, Xu You said: "At present, the Su thieves have surrounded Yecheng on all sides, as long as our army breaks through, he will definitely block it with all his might, so if the lord wants to successfully break through, I am afraid that he will have to sacrifice." ”

"Sacrificed?" Yuan Shao frowned, "What kind of sacrifice method?" ”

Xu You took a deep breath and said silently: "There must be a general who leads some soldiers and horses to feint against the enemy camp and induce the Su thief to transfer a large army to block the attack. ”

Yuan Shao nodded slightly: "What you said is extremely true, but who will sacrifice it?" ”

As he spoke, his gaze glanced at Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi shuddered with fright, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to face Yuan Shao, for fear of being chosen by Yuan Shao.

Xu You coughed a few times dryly, and said with a wry smile: "Whoever takes on this important task knows that it will be a life of nine deaths, but I am afraid that no one will take the initiative to ask for help, but I am afraid that the lord will have to hide the truth a little and use some means." ”

Yuan Shao was thoughtful, and after a while, he waved his hand and said, "Go and call Gao Ran." ”