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Chapter 309 Liu Bei is a common man, how dare he offend me in Bohai? ! 【6000 words please subscribe please monthly ticket】

Xiu County.

This place belongs to Bohai County, Jizhou.

It is a town at the southernmost tip of Bohai County, located on the southwest corner, and borders Hejian, Qinghe, Anping and Pingyuan County of Qingzhou.

Although this place has the property of extending in all directions, the geographical location is too narrow. For Yuan Shao who owns the entire Bohai County, Xiu County really cannot be a part of his strategic center.

But even so.

This place also belongs to the territory of Bohai County, and it has been controlled both in name and in reality by Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai County. It has been a part that cannot be lost since ancient times.

But today.

However, a major event broke out here that shocked everyone in Xiu County. From the county magistrate to ordinary people, everyone felt terrified and panicked.

Someone led troops to attack the county seat!

"Da da da!"

At the moment, the county magistrate Yuan Zhen, led by several subordinate officials, ran up from the tower in a hurry.

"Quick, get out of the way! Let me see what's going on, and where did this enemy come from?!"

Following the order of the county magistrate.

The left and right officials immediately made way.

After Yuan Zhen came to the edge of the city wall, he just glanced down, and his whole body was shocked.

His eyes widened in an instant, his pupils contracted violently, and his face was full of shock that could not be concealed.

Even his heart, which was already beating a little fast because he climbed up the tower all the way, was beating violently "bang bang bang" at this moment, as if he was about to jump out of his chest and out of his throat.

"This...how many people are there?!"

……

Only at this moment.

The enemy troops outside the city are well-organized and neatly arranged in an offensive formation on the field.

All the soldiers in the team were full of energy and high-spirited. Although they couldn't see the specific faces clearly, they all raised their heads and looked directly at the direction of the city. There was no order from the general, and no one trembled lightly.

The flags are flying, and the north wind is howling.

On the flag flying high above the position of the Chinese Army, there is a big "Liu" character embroidered impressively.

Under the reflection of the daylight, the metal parts of the long weapons held by the soldiers reflected bursts of cold light, making the cold weather that had already entered the deep winter even colder and more chilling at this moment.

At least that's what County Magistrate Yuan thinks now, he just feels trembling all over.

I don't know if it's an illusion or what, but I always faintly feel that a strong murderous aura is rising from the enemy army outside the city, and I and the city where I stand under my feet will become the targets of the murderous aura.

And just after he made a half-questioning, half-generous voice.

The county lieutenant, who came to the top of the city earlier than him, immediately handed over his hands and reported to him.

"Honorable County, based on my experience and counting the people under my command twice, I can basically deduce that there are probably nearly 2000 enemy troops outside the city."

next second.

County magistrate Yuan Zhen's eyes darkened.

I felt dizzy, and if I hadn't grasped the crenels of the city wall tightly with both hands, I'm afraid I would have fallen to the ground.

……

2000 people?
It's a fart, just cast the city and forget it, there is no chance of winning anyway.

It's not that Yuan Zhen is more timid, nor is he timid and cowardly, but that there is a real disparity in military strength.

According to the current local standing force regulations of the Han Dynasty, an ordinary county town can have a standing force of 300 people, which is considered to be the sky.

Some small towns located in remote areas, or with few people, away from medium and large cities, have only a few dozen standing troops, which are only used to maintain law and order, or to guard against small bandits and thieves.

And Xiu County is not a big county, and it is located in the southwest corner of Bohai County, which is not taken seriously. Therefore, although Bohai County has a large population, it has not benefited this place.

The standing force in the city is only [-] people.

As for this, because Xiu County belongs to the southern border, and communicated with several parties at the same time, more allocations were made, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be no [-] people.

But anyway.

There are only [-] defenders in the city, and [-] regular troops outside the city. The ratio is almost ten to one, and there may even be more. This gap is too great.

Moreover, Xiu County is a small city, and the defense of the city wall is neither high nor thick, nor does it have any complexity.

The defenders in the city are just ordinary standing soldiers, and even in terms of individual soldier quality, they are inferior to the enemy.

What's more terrible is that this army came suddenly, and Xiu County is not a zone for war preparation. It doesn't guard against the enemy at all on a daily basis, and it doesn't store supplies for defending the city.

Without the resources to rely on for long-term defense, even if the people in the city are mobilized to participate in the defense of the city.

I'm afraid it won't last too long.

A level-[-] cutie in naked outfits, against a level-[-] boss with full equipment outside the city, his side is full of loopholes, like a rag bag with air leaking from all sides.

Is there any possibility of micromanagement?

…………

Just when there was a panic on the top of the city.

The troops under the city suddenly moved.

The originally tight-knit army formation was separated to the left and right sides, and then from the position of the central army, three mighty generals rode out on tall horses.

The first person wears a bunted crown, is more than seven feet five inches long, and has a face like a crown jade. He sits on a white horse.

This person's arms were long and slender, and when his hands were hanging down, he could even touch the belly of the horse. His ears were even different from ordinary people's, drooping straight down, as if they could touch his face.

This person is currently holding two long swords, and his appearance looks quite majestic.

And behind the man with big ears.

There are two strong men on the left and the right.

The person on the left wears a linen scarf, is eight feet long, has dark skin, a leopard head with ring eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, and looks quite wild and restless.

The man on the right is nine feet long.

His face was like a deep red jujube, full of blood, his red phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, scanning the people passing by, his eyes were full of arrogance.

A very conspicuous trio.

Anyone who has seen them will never forget their looks, and as far as Yuan Zhen, the county magistrate of Xiu County, although he has never seen these three.

But this appearance was enough to leave an extremely deep impression in his heart.

……

Just as Yuan Zhen was observing carefully.

The man with the big ears in the lead had already waved the two swords in his hands, and shouted loudly to the top of the city.

"The Yuan family has no morals and behaves inappropriately. The imperial court appointed him as the prefect of Bohai County. He guards one side. He should protect the environment and the people, make sure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, and let the governors of the counties and counties under his rule have long-term stability. This is a worthy of God's grace."

"However, since Yuan Benchu ​​took office, he only cared about his own self-interest and started wars recklessly. He repeatedly clashed with General Gongsun Bogui in order to plot the land of Jizhou, causing people to lose their lives and lose their homes."

"Such a person is in vain to be the prefect of a county. Liu Xuande, the county magistrate of Pingyuan, is now leading a righteous army to go north to attack Yuan Shao, in order to restore the stability of the people of Bohai County."

"People in the city listen carefully. If you are sensible, open the city gate as soon as possible. I will guarantee that the soldiers and horses under my command will not commit any crimes. On the contrary, if you want to help the evildoers and wait for the heavenly soldiers to enter the city, the leader will be punished with a felony!"

Such words.

Yuan Zhen was immediately dumbfounded.

He blinked blankly, and then patted his cheek lightly. After feeling the pain, he realized that he had heard correctly.

Which hair god is this Liu Xuande?

If you want to plunder Xiuxian County, everything is reasonable, but when you come up, you raise a big banner to show righteousness, saying that you want to crusade against your own lord, Yuan Shao.

Isn't this sick?

With only two thousand people, we are a small remote county town, so we can't afford to provoke them.

But this kind of person is just a fart to Mr. Yuanfu, what can you attack.

And even if there are inexplicable charges.

It's not your turn, a small plain county magistrate, to cross the border to enforce the law, come to Jizhou to question a county prefect, this kind of thing is a bit too nonsense.

Could it be that they just wanted to raise a high-sounding banner, but in fact they just wanted to rob the county seat?

……

Yuan Zhen felt that his last guess had a great possibility. Liu Xuande reckoned that he had spent all his money on raising soldiers, which made Pingyuan County unable to support himself.

So I want to come to myself to fight the autumn wind.

thought here.

Yuan Zhen immediately lay down on the tower and shouted loudly to the people below the city: "Magistrate Liu, you and I are both the heads of a county. Our two families are so close. It stands to reason that we should be friendly neighbors and help each other. .”

"Now that I think about it, it's probably because you encountered some difficulties. I'm not a person who cares about it. I just pretended not to hear what you said just now."

"As long as you are willing to withdraw your troops now, I am willing to give you a part of the food stored in the city, and I wish you the best of luck and the winter."

"What do you think?"

Yuan Zhen's idea is very simple.

Regardless of what kind of purpose Liu Bei has, whether he wants to rob, or really wants to be detrimental to his master, these have nothing to do with him in the final analysis.

The most important thing is to keep the city intact, and further protect the lives of people like yourself.

that is it.

Therefore, Liu Bei must be stabilized right now, even if it is worthwhile to say a few good words and take out some food.

Afterwards, report it to Lord Yuan, and there will naturally be heavenly soldiers to attack the big-eared thief, and they will return double the amount of food lost.

……

However, Yuan Zhen's purpose obviously failed.

What responded to him was just an arrow shot from below the city, and then hit the city wall because of insufficient height.

"call out!"

The sharp sound of arrows breaking through the air.

Yuan Zhen was taken aback.

"Whether there is food or not, I will only say it for the last time. Now that the city has surrendered and surrendered, there is still a chance of survival."

"Stubborn and stubborn, just like you, the county magistrate, you can't escape death!"

Accompanied by the man named Liu Bei in the city, he shouted in a clear and steady voice.

Yuan Zhen understood one thing.

That is today's battle, which cannot be avoided, and there is no room for reconciliation. The county magistrate of Pingyuan County is determined to make money for himself.

But to be honest.

If this battle is fought, there is really no chance of winning on my side, and there is a high probability that such a small number of people will not be able to defend the city.

and so……

Think about it here.

Yuan Zhen looked at the county lieutenant beside him, and then asked him in a deep voice.

"The enemy is coming fiercely, and the safety of the city is only at stake. What good ideas do you have?"

In the county-level administrative districts of the Han Dynasty, the top leader took full responsibility. Although the county magistrate and county lieutenant were the right and left hands of the county magistrate in name, they were actually subordinates.

Therefore, there was nothing unreasonable about Yuan Zhen speaking in such a tone.

……

And the county lieutenant after listening to Yuan Zhen's words.

Think about it a little bit.

I realized the deep meaning of it.

The leader of his own family seems to feel that he can't fight, and he is ready to surrender the city.

Right now the enemy is powerful, but our own is weak, so I choose to surrender to Liu Bei for the time being.

When Yuan Fujun sent troops to fight over, he turned around and surrendered back, saying that he was caught, so he had to adjust his position flexibly.

This is not a bad idea.

It's just that after the county captain thought about it, he finally shook his head at Yuan Zhen.

"Xianzun, although the enemy army is coming fiercely, but our army relies on the advantages of the city, if we want to defend it for a few days, it is still easy and achievable."

"And Nanpi County is not far from us, less than [-] miles in total. Send a person to rush to ask for help. If we set off today, we will arrive tomorrow evening at the latest."

"At that time, Lord Yuan will send troops to support us. We only need to send out cavalry, and the round trip will only take three or four days. If we guard well, these days will be more than enough!"

After a few words of reassurance.

The expression on Yuan Zhen's face was obviously relaxed.

Apparently this is still useful.

Seeing this, the county lieutenant continued to persuade: "If we surrender in Kaesong now, it will certainly ensure safety for a while, but it may be difficult to be good afterwards!"

"Liu Xuande's mere [-] men are not enough in front of the Fujun. Even if he has more troops in Pingyuan County, he will never be the Fujun's opponent. Therefore, as long as Nanpi County sends troops , the war here can basically be declared over."

"And at that time, the government lord knew that we had not even shot an arrow, and that we had surrendered without firing a single shot. With his temper, the county lord might not end well!"

……

The duty of the county lieutenant is to be in charge of the public security and military affairs of a place under the leadership of the county magistrate.

The fall of the city has a lot to do with him.

This is an inescapable responsibility.

Therefore, at this moment, he will try his best to persuade Yuan Zhen, hoping to continue to stick to it.

After Yuan Zhen heard this remark.

His face quickly became silent again.

Although he is the county magistrate of a remote county, there are only so many counties in Bohai County, even if it is a corner, it must be a person who knows the basics of Yuan Shao.

So for Yuan Shao's character.

Yuan Zhen can be said to be quite clear.

The master of my family is actually very generous, and he is quite enlightened.

But if anyone dared to betray him, or engage in small tricks in private, or violated his taboo, the end would be miserable.

Just like the county lieutenant said.

If I didn't do anything, I chose to surrender in Kaesong. Then when Yuan Shao's army came to fight, even if he turned back at that time, his life might not be saved.

That being the case.

So why not choose to fight it?

Anyway, as long as you stick to it for a few days, until the arrival of the Nanpi County army, all crises will be resolved.

After thinking about these joints.

Yuan Zhen immediately ordered in a deep voice to the county lieutenant: "You make arrangements immediately, let the soldiers in the city prepare to defend the city, mobilize the big households in the city, let them have people to send people, and have money to give money."

"Recruit some people, demolish some houses in the city, and let them transport all these bricks, stones, and buildings to the top of the city, and temporarily use it as a defense of the city. No matter what the cost, how long can it last!"

"I'm going back to the county government office now, to write a document with my own hand, and ask for help from the governor. You'd better make a noise on your side. When the time comes, hurry up and start from the north gate. Don't let the enemies outside the city go around to the north gate. !"

…………

Responding with the county captain's loud voice.

Yuan Zhen, the county magistrate, hurried downstairs, got on his horse and went straight to the county office.

And not long after he left the tower.

The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang outside the city launched an attack on the city impressively. Although the number of people attacking the city was a bit small, no matter the formation or the momentum, they could be said to be decent.

Especially when the war drums were beating and the horns were blowing, these elite soldiers shouted loudly.

It made the defenders in the city even more frightened.

Ladders, wood bumping, archer fire suppression, and even tower cars for observation and suppression from high places, the attack range equipment can be described as sophisticated and complete.

This made Xiuxian county lieutenant confused for a while.

I don't know how long this Liu Xuande has been preparing for, since when he started planning to attack the county, this means is too complete.

In short, under the command of the main force of the Chinese army.

Soldiers outside the city immediately launched a fierce attack on the inside of the city. A ladder was put up on the top of the city, and the barbs on the top hung firmly on the crenel of the city wall.

Ten times the difference in strength.

Let the defenders of the city feel the pressure from the beginning of the war like a mountain.

But the only thing to be thankful for.

That is, the enemy did not have the idea of ​​desperately attacking the city. Whenever it continued to advance, it was likely to cause a large number of casualties on both sides, and the attacking party would automatically delay the offensive.

It seems that Liu Beijun was unwilling to pay a lot of casualties for this, and wanted to use the smallest price to take this city down.

This also gave Xiuxian a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, with such an exaggerated gap between soft and hard power, I am afraid that the time to stick to it may not be as good as the county captain predicted.

And just two quarters of an hour after the war officially started, a messenger team composed of one man and three horses rode their horses and whipped their horses through the crack of the north gate quietly opened, and rushed straight to Nanpi County, the prefecture of Bohai County.

…………

Less than two hundred miles away.

Under the fast horse rotation, it only took more than a day to finish all the walks.

At noon the next day.

It was time for lunch, and Yuan Shao was no exception, enjoying delicious food in the mansion at the moment.

Holding a lacquer bowl in his hand, several delicate dishes were placed on the table in front of him. Yuan Shao ate with relish, obviously he was in a good mood now.

After all, Bohai County and the southern part of the Hejian Kingdom that he actually occupied have fallen into a long period of peace since the multi-party talks.

Then Cao Ang attacked Caozhong on five routes, and defeated all forces. He slapped Gongsun Zan in the face so hard that the barbarian from the north had to retreat to his lair.

As such.

This went on for several months.

Yuan Shao has been accumulating strength fiercely. Although Bohai County has only one county, it is the most populous county in Jizhou.

Nanpi County is even more densely populated.

With such a high-quality land, plus other scattered places, the growth of Yuan Shao's heritage is definitely not slow.

He has confidence.

As long as he continues to stack up, even if Gongsun Zan, who lives in the north, is strong in battle, he will not be able to compete with him in hard power in the end.

But eating happily in Yuan Shao.

While enjoying delicious food, imagine the future tense.

Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, and then I saw Xun Chen walking in from outside the house.

"Your Majesty, something happened to the south!"

…………

Suddenly heard this.

Yuan Shao couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

The bowls and chopsticks in his hands froze in place.

But in the next second, he reacted, and then asked with a slight frown.

"Where's south? What happened?"

Xun Chen first gestured behind him with his hand, and then reported to Yuan Shao.

"Yuan Zhen, the county magistrate of Xiu County, sent someone to report to you urgently for help. He said that Liu Bei, the county magistrate of Pingyuan County, is leading two thousand troops to attack the county seat."

"The enemy is numerous but few, and it may be difficult to defend the city for a long time, so I want to ask our side to send troops to rescue, so as to relieve the danger of besieging the city."

Following Xun Chen's report.

The names of people and places instantly appeared in Yuan Shao's mind, and a network of relationships was built.

Then he quickly locked on a word.

"Liu Bei?"

Hearing this person's name made Yuan Shao feel a little confused. What's going on?
Then Liu Bei is just a plain county magistrate, and he has at most two to three thousand people on hand. This is still an overestimate, and he has never regarded people in his eyes before.

But now he is so bold that he dares to go north to break the border. Is this guy's head broken?

"Is the news true? Are you sure it's Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, or is someone else impersonating you?"

Xun Chen bowed to Yuan Shao.

"The envoy sent by Yuan Zhen is waiting outside. You might as well meet him and ask for confirmation in person."

Yuan Shao nodded.

…………

Yuan Shao did not wait too long.

The people sent from Xiu County quickly rushed in from the outside, and bowed down as soon as they saw Yuan Shao, their mouths were full of respectful titles and words.

But Yuan Shao didn't care about these.

Just waving the right hand holding the chopsticks.

"You don't need to perform such an empty ceremony, just tell me what happened at that time."

The soldiers nodded one after another.

While taking out the letter written by Yuan Zhen from his arms, he handed it over to Xun Chen who was next to him.

At the same time, he opened his mouth and explained: "Reporting to the Lord, the enemy army suddenly appeared yesterday morning. The number is about 2000. They are all well-dressed and well-organized regular soldiers. They seem to be an elite group."

"The person in charge calls himself Liu Xuande, and is the magistrate of Pingyuan County, and he stated that the reason why he came to attack the county seat was not to plunder, but to crusade against the government lord!"

"Threatening that as long as Kaicheng surrenders, he will not commit any crimes. If he persists and does not retreat, after breaking the city, all the officials under the county magistrate will be killed!"

The information disclosed is thus stated.

It made Yuan Shao feel a little ridiculous.

It's fine to attack the city under his rule, and hold up the banner of crusade against him. It stands to reason that even if you want to make trouble, it won't be so outrageous.

thought here.

Yuan Shao immediately asked: "Then what does the man who calls himself Liu Bei look like, can you see clearly?"

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