Chapter 49: The City Breaks
Huaiyin was first taken by Zang Ba to the west gate, and then to the south gate Wu Dunbu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lu Bu entered from the north gate, and only the east gate was not taken. The defenders all crowded at the east gate, and they pushed Sun Guan and Wei Yue out of the city.
"Report!" The herald came to the county office and said to Lu Bu, who was sitting high in the hall.
"Speak."
"Zang Ba, Wu Dun, and Chen Yu killed from the three gates to the east gate, the defenders of the east gate knelt on the ground and asked for surrender, and General Zang sent his subordinates to ask the general for orders."
"The soldiers who participated in the defense of the city were all killed on the spot. The two of them were ordered to hand over the grain and grass to the Chen Palace for escort, and the two of them arrested the remnants of the whole city's families, regardless of age and age, and escorted them to the east gate, where the men were killed, and the women and children were degraded. Where there are men among the people, the whole family who participates in the defense of the city is reduced to slavery, and the people who do not participate in the defense of the city are exempted from taxation for three years, and the official provides cattle and seeds. β
Lu Bu sat on a high seat and gave an order. He just wants to announce to the world that those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will die, and once this preferential policy is implemented among the people of the world, the people will naturally know how to choose.
There are few people in Huaiyin, and there are very few people whose families did not participate in the defense of the city, only those families without men did not participate.
Lu Bu stood on the wall of the East Gate, looking at the families who were escorted to the East Gate one after another, a small Huaiyin had as many as hundreds of family children, and the Huaiyin Bu family was slaughtered all over the door, plus the thousand soldiers who surrendered to defend the city, all of them were slaughtered.
After the Pengcheng massacre and the Pengcheng fire, the name of Lu Bu's demon once again resounded with the big man, and everyone was terrified.
Wei Yue looked at Lu Bu on the city tower, and when he left Lu Heng's head, he squeezed the soldiers upwards and wanted to get closer.
"There are assassins!" Someone among the soldiers suddenly found that the people in front of them were desperately pushing them, approaching the main general on the city tower, wanting to kill them on the spot, but after being dodged by Wei Yue, they called the police.
"Kill!" The soldiers had just experienced a big battle, and the murderous spirit was still there, so they picked up the knife and beckoned to Wei Yue, who did not dare to make a dead move, and dodged while retreating.
"Stop!" Sun Guan, who was unsuccessful in fighting for Lu Heng's head, saw Wei Yue suddenly drop his head and run towards the city tower, and was so happy that he picked up the head, only to find that Wei Yue was besieged by soldiers, and hurriedly stopped.
Seeing that the steps of the city tower suddenly became chaotic, Lu Bu slowly walked down from the crowd, and saw from a distance that one of the soldiers was covered in blood, wearing a tattered hard armor, pants full of holes, and a bare foot.
"My lord! Is it really you? You're alive! Before Lu Bu arrived, the big man fell to the ground and cried so much that the sky was dark.
"Wei Yue? You're not dead yet? How is it here? Lu Bu listened to the voice and was so happy that he almost jumped. Wei Yue was a veteran who had followed him for nearly twenty years, and his loyalty to himself could be compared to Gao Shun. As soon as I was excited, I realized that something was wrong as soon as the words came out.
The soldiers saw that it was Lu Bu's cronies, and hurriedly got out of the way, Wei Yue ran over and grabbed Lu Bu and looked up and down, still looking incredulous, gritted his teeth and said: "Hate that Sun Guan, dedicated Xiao Guan to Cao thief, I followed the lord to seize the pass overnight, and Cao Bing fought all the way, unconsciously lost the direction in the melee, and it was already dawn when the thief was killed, and returned to Xiao Pass with the only few remaining soldiers, and found that the Cao thief pennant fluttered on Xiao Pass, and sent someone to inquire, only to know that the lord referendum went to Pi, and I knew that Pi was in the southeast direction, At that time, it was Cao Bing everywhere, and he didn't dare to inquire more, so he kept running in the southeast direction, and later... Later, I went to Yandu, only to find that it had already passed Xiapi, and at this time Huaiyin was cut off by Lu Heng, and I couldn't return, so I killed the Yandu County Commander and did it myself. This time, I received a letter from Lu Heng asking for help, saying that the lord was attacking Huaiyin, and I had heard that the lord was defeated, so I suspected that I took the men and horses to see what was going on. β
When Sun Guan heard that Wei Yue had framed him, he jumped up angrily, pointed at Wei Yue and said, "Thief, isn't it that if I take Lu Heng's head, you will hold a grudge and slander Yu XX?" β
These two don't know each other, Lu Bu knows it, otherwise Wei Yue wouldn't have accused Sun Guan in person. At that time, Zang Ba led the generals of Mount Tai to help resist Cao Cao because Lu Bu had ordered many times, and at that time, Lu Bu had many soldiers and a wide range of soldiers, and Zang Ba did not dare not come.
"Zhongtai doesn't need to be angry, this is Chen Deng's trick to me, at that time, Chen Dengyan Zhongtai wanted to sacrifice Xiao Pass, and then said to Gongtai that Cao Bing wanted to take advantage of the small road to seize the pass. What Wei Yue said about the melee with Cao Bing was actually that the two armies of Gongtai and I fought each other under Xiao Pass until dawn before we knew the plan. Then General Zang and General Sun led their troops north to attack Cao Cao's rear. Lu Bu and Chen Gong beside him turned red, it was because they didn't trust Taishan and the others that they were killed by Chen Deng's tricks, not to mention, after losing Xiao Guan, they also deceived Xiaopei Zhang Liao.
"Wei Yue is really a brave man, I appointed you as the chief of the guard to protect my safety. You have made a great contribution to the capture of the city this time, and you have been promoted to the captain of the right military academy. Lu Bu thought about it and gave Wei Yue a lieutenant position, Wei Yue was loyal and commendable, and his command was insufficient, so he asked him to protect himself in the future.
"Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and Wu Dun made great contributions to the capture of the city, worshiping Zang Ba Zang Xuangao as the general of Zuo Zhonglang, Sun Guan and Sun Zhongtai as the subordinate governors, and Wu Dun as the infantry captain. Chen Yu commanded well and received the Huaiyin order. Chen Gong and Zhang Liao's military exploits will be rewarded in the future. β
"Thank you for the thick seal, and the end will be the liver and brain."
"There is no need to be polite, you wait and go to count the soldiers who have made meritorious achievements, record them according to the first, second and third and hand them over to a certain person, and a certain person should personally commend them. If there is favoritism and fraud, it will not be forgiven. "On meritorious deeds, Lu Bu must hold it in his hands and fulfill his promise before the war, so that the soldiers will know who they are fighting for, and they will sacrifice their lives to fight in battle, and they will make great achievements in battle.
"Cao Thief is going south in a few days, does Gongtai have a way to transport grain and grass to Guangling?"
"Huaiyin is four or five hundred miles away from Guangling, and most of the water flow of Huaishui is bent to the east here, flowing into the East China Sea, and a small channel cannot transport hundreds of thousands of loads of grain and grass to Baima Lake along the Huai River to Guangling on the Yangtze River. The only way to do this was to send people to transport grain and grass by land from the Huaishui to Baima Lake, and then go south along the Huai River. β
"Father, we can block the river at one end of the East China Sea, and let the Surabaya Fenshui flow south into Baima Lake, and when the water level rises, we will be able to sail." Chen Yu looked at the Huai water injected into the East China Sea on the map and said.
"Clever plan, I have a unicorn." Chen Gong smugly touched his beard and laughed.
"Chen Yu is responsible for transporting grain and grass to Guangling, and Huaiyin affairs are handled first, and the transportation of grain is a matter of great importance. Xiao Xiong ordered 1,000 people to accompany him to protect, and Zhang Hu and Gao Chao followed Chen Yu to learn more. β
"The last general is willing to make a military order." Chen Yu fell to the ground and said loudly.
When several people were discussing the grain transportation route, a soldier came to report: "The Huai'an County Decree sent the county decree seal and household registration, begging for surrender." β
"Quasi-drop. Sun Kang went to receive Huai'an, treated Huai'an Decree and the obedient clans in the city, and posted a notice that he would be exempted from paying for three years, and that he would borrow seeds from the government, lease cattle, and use the excuse of grain with an interest of thirty to one. β
"The lord can't, so if you lose your taxes, what will the army eat?"
"The miscellaneous taxes are too heavy, and the people are miserable, so let's do this first. I will think of a way to get military rations, and after settling down in Guangling, let the soldiers be self-sufficient. β
"After the incident of the lord from Xiapi, his temperament has changed greatly, and he can be called benevolent, righteous and clear, I hope we can survive this difficult period, and after the people's harvest improves, maybe our crisis will slowly improve."
Zhang Liao and Wu Dun immediately reorganized their army and took Chen Fang to Guangling City. Once Guangling was captured, Zhang Liao quickly went north, and Wu Dun guarded Guangling. β
"Whoa." Wu Dun listened and bowed down to order.
"Guangling is the last foundation of the lord, it must not be lost, the last general is willing to be stationed in Guangling, and General Wu Dun led the army north to Huaiyin to reject the Cao thief." Zhang Liao loudly disobeyed. He was reluctant to entrust LΓΌ Bu's last inheritance to Wu Dun, fearing that Wu Dun would raise the city and surrender Cao Cao.
"I have heard that the ancient monarchs did not doubt and doubted people, and only then did they achieve great things. I am convinced that General Wu Dun is not Yin Li's generation, and I will go. β
"Think twice, lord." Zhang Liao was disrespectful, knelt on the ground and admonished loudly: "This is the last inheritance, once lost, we will fall into a desperate situation again, once the thief sacrifices the city, the attack of the city can reach ten thousand troops, the chariot is a lesson from the past, and the thief Cao should be lured by the position of the general..."
Without waiting for Zhang Liao to finish speaking, Lu Bu shouted: "Stand down." β
Zhang Liao didn't listen, and he wanted to persuade him again, Lu Bu asked the soldiers to drag him out, Zhang Liao shouted at Chen Gong next to Lu Bu: "Sir think twice, Mr. advises the lord..."
Zhang Liao's voice became farther and farther away, and Chen Gong asked Lu Bu, "Lord, can this plan make Wu Dun rebel against the enemy?" β
"If Guangling is defrauded, the family has not been weakened, and seeing that I and Cao Cao are deadlocked in Huaiyin, I must say that Wu Dun will descend, and the wealth will move the hearts of the people, so how can there be any reason not to rebel? Moreover, Yin Li rebelled against Cao, Wu Dun and Yin Li were friends, and they must have been afraid that I would be angry with him, and since there was another way to choose, I expected that Wu Dun would rebel. Just let Wen Yuan see if Gao Shun and Lingqi are properly prepared, if the two of them are not absolutely sure, let Wen Yuan garrison Guangling, and find an excuse to kill Wu Dun and Guangling Gong Cao Chenjiao. β
It turned out that this was a plan by Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Chen Gong to weaken the family, and it was also a plan to defeat Cao Cao. The family is a restless factor, not worrying if you don't get rid of it, but there is no reason to kill them will only put the people of the world in danger, surrender is also death, resistance is also death, and eventually they will be forced to join forces to resist Lu Bu, which is the last thing Lu Bu wants to see.