Xuande

Chapter 156 Extreme Pressure
Originally, Lu Zhi planned to attack the city directly, and so did most of the generals.

At that time, almost all the generals became impatient and demanded to attack the city immediately and kill all the people in the city to vent their anger.

Especially the Liangzhou soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command were almost outraged.

But Liu Bei strongly advised Lu Zhi to wait a while and not attack the city immediately.

"Although there will be no reinforcements to rescue them, I guess that the defenders in the city should already be very chaotic and terrified. The army should put extreme pressure on them to cause them to collapse and civil strife. In this way, it may be able to get twice the result with half the effort The effect, all in all, the waiting these days is by no means meaningless."

Regarding Liu Bei's suggestion, most of the generals held a negative attitude. Everyone was tired of waiting, and they just wanted to start killing as soon as possible, and they didn't want to continue to ink.

Only Xu Xuan, the captain of Tunqi school who led the army to participate in the battle, was willing to support Liu Bei's opinion because he admired Liu Bei's fair and strict style of conduct.

Liu Bei expressed his gratitude to Xu Xuan, and then insisted on his opinion, and asked everyone to believe in him. Anyway, on the last day, everyone can get the complete Julu City without bloodshed, and everything in the city belongs to everyone.

If you can win without dying, why not do it?

Lu Zhi had never used the strategy of extreme pressure proposed by Liu Bei, and he did not appreciate it, but he vaguely remembered seeing similar battle examples in military books.

Liu Bei was speechless about this.

Liu Bei did not distribute any property to his subordinates, but distributed all the property to the main force that followed Lu Zhi all the way.

Not to mention whether Di Xin had ever set up a wine pool and meat forest, but how many generations of kings in his family had been passed down for many years before he was qualified to do so, and the country perished in the end.

"The last day, just one day, gentlemen, prepare for it. At this time tomorrow, if the city gate is not opened, the army will break through the city!"

After the main force got a large sum of property, there were no more complaints. Everyone smiled and praised Liu Bei for his understanding of righteousness, fairness and justice, and he deserved to be a disciple of great Confucianism.

Because Julu County surrendered voluntarily, Lu Zhi did not allow the city massacre demonstration proposed by some generals, but asked the officers to restrain the soldiers, strictly enforce the military law, and then ordered the Yellow Turban Army in the city to hand over all the military supplies, gold and silver treasures to the city. Come out, as a trophy.

Facing the demands of the generals and Dong Zhuo's awkward yet polite smile, Lu Zhi thought about it, stared at Liu Bei for a while, and decided to choose Liu Bei's strategy.

You, a guy who started a rebellion, didn't devote all your energy to training the army to enhance the strength of the strategic base camp, but you are actually busy enlightening these female believers?
You are such a little genius!

"Then bring the culprit and his family over here, and then open the city. I swear in the name of Bei Zhonglang General Lu Zhi, as long as you don't resist, the Han army will never harm you!"

So they could only choose to assemble the army and prepare for war, and wait, and then sighed, lamenting why their family ancestors did not have a scripture teacher who was good at writing, so that they could also enjoy the addiction of Confucian generals who allowed both writing and martial arts.

"Where is the culprit?"

After the Han army's ultimatum was conveyed to the city, that night, the people in Julu City finally couldn't hold back and civil strife broke out.

When the battlefield is almost cleaned up, the locals will be allowed to go home in batches, and the outsiders will be further screened.

Many places were on fire, and there was still the sound of fighting in the city. All the Han generals looked in the direction of Julu City in surprise, and looked at Liu Bei with a calm face in surprise.

Everyone is equal in position, but in terms of actual political status, there is a world of difference. Offending Lu Zhi and Liu Bei rashly is tantamount to the end of their official career.

However, it turns out that reading a lot is really meaningful.

All the Yellow Turbans in the city handed over their weapons, and Lu Zhi's personal soldiers entered the city to occupy the city. Then, at Liu Bei's suggestion, Lu Zhi handed over the distribution of the spoils to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei presided over the distribution of the spoils.

Lu Zhi believed that those who needed to be punished were those literate people in leadership positions. As for other blind followers who could not read, Lu Zhi believed that they should be appeased and deterred, and their lives should be spared.

Wang Meng, the "Envoy of the Central God" who occupied Julu County for more than a month, was dedicated to Lu Zhi, including those female believers who were brought into the house by him to "enlighten".

This step is to identify all the literate people who hold positions in Taiping Dao, distinguish them from the general illiterate believers, and cut off the connection between them.

Good guy, just now you have a bit of ability and can't wait to play in the wine pool and meat forest?

So Liu Bei naturally gained a wave of popularity.

Of course Lu Zhi was also speechless.

Dong Zhuo regained his previous enthusiasm, blowing rainbow farts to Liu Bei, blowing hard, wishing he could blow Liu Bei up to the sky, so that he could do anything.

Lu Zhi made his oath, the messenger couldn't believe it, and ran back to the city in a hurry. After a while, a bunch of men and women in white clothes were tied up and sent out of the city.

"I just ask the general to spare my life, and I am willing to surrender the city!"

Gold, silver, jewelry, brocade, satin and silk cloth and a large number of practical materials were all distributed by Liu Bei to the main force.

Is it really done? !
When it was daylight, the gate of Julu City opened a crack, and a messenger in ragged clothes and dirty face ran out, knelt down in front of Lu Zhi with a flattering face, and begged Lu Zhi to surrender.

Lu Zhi was dressed in military uniform with a majestic look on his face.

So the world is bustling with people, just for a few taels of silver, but this few taels of silver can relieve all kinds of worries in the world.

If there is money to take, the money is in place, and everyone's psychological expectations are met, everyone has nothing to say.

Liu Bei expressed great interest in the more than 30 female family members, so he asked how these female family members came here, and then he knew what Wang Meng had done during the period when he became the master of Julu County.

Lu Zhi was good at dealing with the aftermath of the war. He made many arrangements for Julu County, such as confiscating all the weapons and separating the strong men from the old and weak women and children. The strong men were outside the city, and the old and weak women and children were inside the city. The elite of the Han army entered the city to clean up the battlefield.

Liu Bei's suggestion was adopted.

So he ordered Wang Meng and the group of female relatives to be guarded and packed up later.

Even the most violent war maniacs are very willing to accept this kind of military exploits that are almost sent to their mouths to feed them.

Maximum pressure worked.

Except for everyone under Liu Bei's command, the other generals felt more dissatisfied, but considering the master-student relationship between the two and the status of the special Confucianism inheritance family, they are not willing to take the liberty to offend this Two distinguished persons.

"It has been bound by us, as long as the general needs it, offer it immediately!"

But in the final analysis, Liu Bei's persistence really allowed them to gain so many benefits without injury. All the officers of the Han army, including Dong Zhuo, all the resentment, dissatisfaction and suspicion disappeared at the moment when the gate of Julu County was opened. Two clean.

When Wang Meng was tied up and sent to Lu Zhi, he kept begging Lu Zhi not to kill him, and he was willing to give anything he wanted, only asking for his life.

Then Lu Zhi started to let those illiterate people start working, deal with some chores for the Han army, restore the county town to its original state in the city, etc., anyway, he did not give them a chance to stop.

During this period, Lu Zhi rectified his troops, collected and analyzed intelligence, and made plans for the next two advances.

He planned to let Dong Zhuo lead a team towards Changshan country, while he and Liu Bei led another team towards Anping country, and use both methods to wipe out the other two Yellow Turbans who were dying.

In this way, the main force of the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army will be eliminated.

(End of this chapter)