Chapter 384: Kill or Not to Kill?
The defenders of the city had no fighting spirit, except for those who were able to flee in all directions, a few stubborn ones were killed, and the rest of the people surrendered. Zhuang Shaoyou led people to kill in front of the City Lord's Mansion, and the entire City Lord's Mansion was already in flames.
Finally sent someone to extinguish the fire, the house was in a mess, many charred corpses emitted a foul smell, some soldiers went in to identify it, found Yuan Shao's sword, and then looked at the size, and Yuan Shao was no different.
Zhuang Shaoyou hung in front of Yuan Shao's corpse for a while, desperately wanting to kill Yuan Shao back then, but now that he is dead, he has no happiness in his heart.
"Bury him well! According to the three public examples! β
A scout Pegasus reported: "General Qiyu, you have escaped two groups of men, one to the east and the other to the north, General Taishi has sent people to pursue!" In addition, the Yuan clan has caught a lot, General Le and General Bao dare not make a judgment, so they have come to ask the general to decide! β
Zhuang Shaoyou pondered for a moment and said, "Order Chen Qun to come to Yecheng and preside over the interrogation of the Yuan clan!" All according to the law! β
In the third year of Han Jian'an, in the 17th year of AD, on the tenth day of the fifth month, Yuan Shaocheng, a powerful man in Jizhou, broke his self-immolation and was 40 years old.
Subsequently, Zhuang Shaoyou's army was divided into various counties and counties in Jizhou, and he was invincible everywhere he went.
On May 15, all the territory of Jizhou was decided, and only Zhang He, who was entrenched in Qinghe County, did not move. Zhuang Shaoyou's Jizhou Department of Intelligence sent Zhang He's case record, and he was immediately relieved to find that there were no big bad deeds.
On 10 May, a team of 500 soldiers escorted more than a dozen old and weak women and children to Qinghe County.
The defenders at the head of the city were very nervous, and a chief stepped forward and asked, "Who is coming?" β
A taxi about thirty years old rode on a small donkey-like horse, stepped forward and replied: "In Xia Sun Qian, I am ordered by my lord to escort General Zhang's family to this point, please give up!" β
Then he asked, "Who is your father-in-law?" Who is General Zhang you are talking about? β
Sun Qian smiled: "The head of my family is General Zhuang Shaoyou, and these dozen people behind me are the family members of your General Zhang Hezhang." β
When Nashi Chang heard this, he was immediately startled, thinking that this matter was not something he could manage at all, so he hurriedly reported it level by level.
Soon, Zhang He came to the city in military uniform, his face was full of haggard and fortitude, forcibly boosted his mind, glanced at the city, and suddenly his heart trembled.
Sun Qian said loudly: "Doesn't General Zhang plan to invite me into the city for a cup of tea?" β
Zhang He reined in his mind and hurriedly said, "Open the city gate!" After saying that, he went down to the city to meet him.
Zhang He was relieved to see that his family was having fun, but then he became melancholy, the lord was dead, Jizhou collapsed, what should I do now? Just like that? Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters! If you continue to resist stubbornly, you can't see any hope, and it is inappropriate to let the 20,000 brothers in your hands die in vain, and it is difficult to have both loyalty and righteousness! Alas!
Sun Qian looked at Zhang He, whose face was uncertain, and seemed to guess the entanglement in his heart, took a sip of tea and said: "General Zhang, my lord has always admired the prestige of the general, but he can't bear to embarrass the general, so he specially ordered his subordinates to send the general's family here, and the general can decide whether to stay or not." β
When Zhang He heard this, he secretly complained in his heart, if Zhuang Shaoyou cut down his family, or used him as a hostage, then Zhang He would have to break the kettle and sink the boat. But now that Zhuang Shao has played such a beautiful trick, it is pushing Zhang He into a dilemma! Whether to descend or not to descend will provoke tongues.
Sun Qian saw that Zhang He couldn't speak for a long time, so he continued: "There is a way to do it. β
When Zhang He heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly asked, "What is the high opinion of the gentleman?" But then he was stunned, as if he realized his gaffe.
Sun Qian glanced at Zhang He with deep meaning, and said: "General Zhang, my generals have always paid attention to democracy, and this matter is not only about the safety of the general, but also the life and death of the 20,000 soldiers below, why don't you let the soldiers decide for themselves to stay, how about it?" If you are willing to surrender, my general will welcome you; If you don't want to surrender, you can leave by yourself, and my general promises not to stop you! If you still want to fight again, no problem, my general can fight a fair battle with him! How is it? β
At this moment, a strong man from outside the hall was shocked, and the man was covered in bandages, and blood was constantly oozing out, looking very hideous.
"Are you Zhuang Shaoyou's person?"
Zhang He was startled when he saw this, worried that the person who came would be unfavorable to Sun Qian, so he quickly got up and said, "Ugly, what are you doing?" β
Sun Gan got up without fear and said: "Under Sun Qian, a pawn for General Zhuang!" β
Chou snorted coldly: "You go back and talk to Zhuang Shaoyou, as long as he can take the head of Lu Bu's villain, the lives of my Chou and his three thousand men and horses are his Zhuang Shaoyou, if you want to kill or chop, you will never frown!" β
When Sun Gan heard this, he was immediately a little puzzled, and after asking carefully, he learned about the events of the day, it turned out that Lu Bu wanted to kill Yuan Shao and thought that he was in the name, but he was stopped by Yan Liangchou, so he attempted, Yan Liang died because of this, this Yan Liang is an ugly sworn brother, like a brother, in public and private, ugly to find Lu Bu for revenge, and his hatred for Lu Bu is even more than Zhuang Shaoyou.
On 10 May, all 100 cities in the 13 counties of Jizhou posted wanted notices.
On the day that Yecheng City was broken, the three passages to Taihang Mountain were all blocked by Zhuang Shaoyou's heavy troops, and there was no possibility of slipping through the net, and according to the reports of his subordinates, Yecheng escaped several groups of people that day, all of which were to the east or north, not to the west and south. Tai Shi Ci then also sent iron cavalry to chase after him, confirming that no large number of enemy troops had fled.
Lu Bu and Zhang Yan should still be in Jizhou!
Changshan County, Jizhou.
Lu Bu dragged his tired body, with scars all over his body, and walked on the country road with difficulty, suddenly looking back, there was no one behind him.
The evening breeze blew, with a bit of depression.
"Is it really the end of the road?"
Lu Bu muttered to himself, looking at the afterglow of the sunset on the horizon, he couldn't help but feel sad.
"Hahaha~~~~~"
As if he had lost all his strength, Lu Bu fell to the ground on his back, and the past flashed one scene after another.
More than 20 years ago, the high-spirited young man, worshipping a famous teacher, learned a body of martial arts, invested in the state army, and fought on the grassland for more than ten years, step by step, starting from a small soldier, to a chief, to a centurion, he made miraculous achievements, was appreciated by Ding Yuan, and was accepted as righteousness.
Then followed Ding Yuan into Luoyang, saw the prosperity and complexity of the capital, became a master, trampled others under his feet, no longer looked up to anyone, and in the end, everything was empty!
Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Zhang Yang, Yuan Shao, Diao Chan! Zhuang Shaoyou!!
"Take a break, just take a break, just take a break!"
Slowly, I closed my eyes and fell asleep, never so sweet, and never so relaxed.
Two hunters passed by and saw a man and a horse lying on the ground, and came forward curiously.
The young hunter walked over curiously, leaned down, and saw Lu Bu's tattered armor, bloodstained body, and a war horse foaming at the mouth and losing his breath, and couldn't help but say, "Fourth uncle, there is a military master here!" β
The older hunter hurriedly scolded: "Tiger, don't be too troubled! I heard that there is a war going on in the south, and I don't know what the situation is, so hurry up! β
The young hunter was a little unwilling, and began to churn on Lu Bu's body, and took it out of Lu Bu's arms for a long time, but he didn't get anything, and scolded with some dissatisfaction: "Poor ghost! Not a single one! Hey? This weapon seems good and should be worth some money! β
As he spoke, the tiger walked over and wanted to pick up Lu Bu's Fang Tian painting halberd, but he didn't even lift it, he was pulled and stumbled, and almost fell: "Damn it!" So heavy! β
The older hunter also came over, and when he saw that the tiger was struggling to carry Fang Tian's halberd with both hands, he couldn't help but praise: "To say the least, there are seventy or eighty catties!" This man should be a general! Ordinary people can't use this kind of weapon! Hey? Why is this person so familiar? Looks like I've seen it somewhere! β
The young hunter couldn't help but sneer: "Fourth Uncle, it won't be your commander back then!" β
When the fourth uncle heard this, he was so angry that he glared, ten years ago, the fourth uncle also served as a soldier, and he had a yellow scarf, and he was a chief at that time, but he was injured later, and he was old, so he returned to his hometown to resume his old business.
"This man! This person is a wanted criminal on the painting of the county gate! β
When Hu heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but say, "It's really true!" Get rich! Get rich! Fast! Cut off his head to claim the reward! Hahaha, get rich! β
The fourth uncle has been a soldier for many years and has rich experience, as soon as he heard this, he hurried forward, touched Lu Bu's nose, ran out of breath, and listened to Lu Bu's chest again, and exclaimed: "It's still a little angry!" Dog's day, with such a serious injury, the average person would have died several times! β
When the tiger heard this, he was still alive, and he was immediately timid, if this person suddenly woke up, he could stab himself to death with one shot!
"Fourth uncle, what should I do now? Do you want to ......?"
The tiger gestured with his right hand as he spoke, of course the fourth uncle understood, the reward was the same as life and death! It is certainly safer to die than to live.
The fourth uncle hesitated, but still said, "Tie it up first!" Tie strongly! β
The next day, Zhuang Shaoyou saw Lu Bu, who was tied up by five flowers, in Yecheng, and two famous doctors in Yecheng hurriedly treated him.
Yecheng, Zhuang Shaoyou discussed with the generals how to deal with Lu Bu's affairs.
Sun Gan led the killing of LΓΌ Bu and used LΓΌ Bu's head to persuade Zhang He and Chou of Qinghe to surrender.
But Tian Feng is opposed, because as soon as Lu Bu dies, the Shangdang will inevitably be in chaos, and the Shangdang is deep in the hinterland of Taihang Mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Lu Bu is killed, the Shangdang will definitely resist to the death, it is better to surrender. And Zhang He and Chou of Qinghe are the best if they can surrender, but if they can't, they will inevitably be defeated if they are surrounded for several months.
Chen Qun, on the other hand, advocated handling it in accordance with the law. It makes no difference to kill Lu Bu this root, Lu Bu has made too many mistakes in Sili over the years, when Luoyang was short of grain, Lu Bu took the lead in plundering, and hundreds of thousands of people in Sili were devastated, it was simply innocent!
After discussing for a long time, there was no result, and in the end, Zhuang Shaoyou had to make a decision in person:
"For the human master, Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, betrayed Dong Zhuo, killed Zhang Yang, and murdered Yuan Shao, which is naturally an unfaithful and unrighteous traitor! And for Lu Bu, who pursues independence, it is not a big deal! However, Lu Bu plundered the troops in Sili, and the people of Sili were devastated, and he also had bad deeds in Chang'an and Shangdang. Therefore, judge according to the law, and punish the canon! β
On May 23, after Chen Qun's personal trial, Lu Bu was judged to be guilty of a serious crime, and his crime was extremely heinous, and he was beheaded according to the law to show the public!
A generation of heroes is at the head of the gang.
The world was shocked when the news came, because there were not a few princes in the original region who were destroyed by Zhuang Shaoyou, but his Tao Qian died of illness, Yuan Shu set himself on fire, Yuan Shao committed suicide, Liu Bei died in front of the battle, and the death was still decent, but Lu Bu, who was a prince, was executed by Zhuang Shaoyou in public, and the princes of the world were terrified.
As soon as Lu Bu died, Zhang He and Chou of Qinghe surrendered immediately.
Song Xian and Hou Cheng of LΓΌ Bu's old department went out with LΓΌ Bu and died on the battlefield. Gao Shun, who stayed behind in the party, heard that Lu Bu was killed, and immediately announced that he would avenge Lu Bu, raise 8,000 soldiers of the party, and kill Yecheng.
Zhang Liao, nowhere to be found.
Hebei Pingding, Hebei, and, You, Yan, Henan, Qing, Xu Qizhou are all owned by Zhuang Shaoyou, with 20 million people under his command and 400,000 armor! The situation in the world is becoming clearer.
Witnessing the end of several heroes in troubled times, the thirty-one-year-old Zhuang Shaoyou was in a heavy mood and led his relatives to return to southern Liaoning to cultivate his self-cultivation.