Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 125 Meng Yu!Your fucking righteous cannon! ?
Shouchun.

After Yuan Shu collected all the soldiers and horses, he no longer dared to go out to fight Cao Jun. He planned to rely on his remaining [-] elite soldiers to defend Shouchun City, and then Cao Cao withdrew his troops when winter came.

Or delay it for another year, let there be chaos behind him, maybe he can still survive.

Anyway, he understands one thing, the power of the Han Dynasty is almost exhausted now, that is, after Cao Cao welcomed the Han Emperor, he forced it to continue. After waiting for a year, when other princes found out... huh?Cao Cao, who usurped the Han Dynasty, couldn't deal with it at all, and no other princes responded!

Then there will be more and more self-reliant people.

Because of this, when it really came time to remove the name of the Han Dynasty, the emperor in Cao Cao's hands would be useless, and the rest of the princes must be kings everywhere.

Yuan Shu can also breathe a sigh of relief. At that time, there is still a chance to send a letter to Yuan Shao, asking him to help solve Cao Cao. Yuan can also pinch Cao Cao's territory, making him uncomfortable, and then annexing all Cao Cao's territories.

The land of the three prefectures in the Huaiyang area is enough, so the Yuan family can get most of the country and occupy all of the North and Huainan, isn't Yuan Shao willing? !

"He is definitely willing! But he never responded at all! And he is still hesitating, hesitating! With his current territory, he should have been self-reliant long ago! At least he can enter the throne, why didn't he enter!? Resourceful, courageous Small as a mouse!!"

Yuan Shu yelled at the high position. During this period of time, the Japanese had suffered successive defeats, and he was already in a bad mood. He didn't expect to be offended by Yuan Shao's high-handed ignorance after he came back, and he felt even more messed up.

But fortunately at this moment, his longevity is still solid, enough to last for more than a year, and he will definitely not let Cao Cao succeed.

At this moment, Yan Xiang was still in front of him, with a slightly rich body and a blank face, staring at Yuan Shu helplessly, before opening his mouth after a long time, he cupped his hands and said, "My lord—"

"Presumptuous!! Call me Your Majesty!!"

"My lord, I'm afraid the general won't have soldiers to help him. He collected Gongsun Zan's unrighteous land in the north, and it was time to raise the flag of righteousness. For him, the big banner of the Han Dynasty is enough to suppress Gongsun Zan's unjust act of beheading Liu Yu."

"Call Your Majesty!! Call Your Majesty!!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were blood red, he couldn't listen to anything at the moment, the long sword on the left side of the couch twitched and directly stepped down the steps to approach Yan Xiang.

However, the latter hardly retreated, only trembling slightly in disbelief, but his expression was only disappointment and no fear.

When the long sword fell on his neck, he immediately said: "Call me Your Majesty! You rebellious minister and traitor, you really don't want to obey orders!"

Yan Xiang remained silent, and confronted Yuan Shu with sincere eyes. When they were together at the beginning, he really didn't expect it to become the current situation today. He used to think that under the Yuan family's reputation, they were the masters of the Ming Dynasty. , Yuan Shu had a different ambition early on and put all his eggs in one basket. Who knew that a single move would put him in such a predicament.

And he, too, seemed a bit weird.

It was as if he was going to trap himself to death here.

"Yan Xiang! Are you calling me or not!? The reason why I have been confronted like this is because you and other courtiers have incomplete hearts! It is always caused by different opinions. If you are willing to entrust your life to take care of the great cause, how can you retreat steadily!!"

"Didn't I win in Xiapi?! I also defeated Liu Bei, Cao Chun and others! But why did I surrender one after another!"

"Probably because your mind is not pure, and you have never conquered people's hearts for me in the territory!! Both generals and schemers have two hearts, how can you not be afraid!?"

Yuan Shu was also suffering in his heart. When he said this, the tip of his sword was trembling. There was another very important reason why he didn't dare to send the general to lead the troops to fight.

If it was in Shouchun City, he could still let his trusted generals supervise the army, and those who disagreed could be killed to deter them, so as to ensure that there would be no mutiny.

If you are in the wild, you will not accept the orders of the foreign emperor. It is estimated that a large number of soldiers will surrender after the defeat, which is equivalent to continuously giving your own soldiers and horses to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao couldn't have all the soldiers and horses in the expedition. Although it is said to be [-], it is only [-] to [-]. What did he use to capture Shouchun City! ?
"Call or not!"

After hearing these angry shouts again, Yan Xiang leaned his neck directly towards the tip of the sword, his eyes already looked desperate, and sneered, "Scholar can die, he is not afraid, but since I came out of the mountain, my lord has not It is my sorrow to listen to a plan and not follow a word."

"If we hadn't usurped the Han Dynasty to stand on our own, and just took the land east of the river, maybe the one who crossed the river to Danyang and Lujiang now would be the lord."

"How can you take advantage of the kid from the Sun family? If he is sent out as a teacher, he can personally lead the army. Perhaps Liu Yao's merits don't have to be obtained by Sun Ce."

"However, it is not the fault of others, but I, Yan Xiang, are ignorant and ignorant. It is my fault to believe that Yuan's reputation is strong!!"

"With such a vision, I am ashamed of my parents and the emperor, ashamed of what I have learned all my life!! It is better to die early!"

When Yan Xiang said this, Yuan Shu, who was already trembling with anger, only had the tip of the sword in his eyes, suddenly stiffened his neck, let out a short drink, and slammed into the sword.

"what!"

Yuan Shu felt the weight of the sword sink, and quickly dropped the sword. It seemed that Yan Xiang's sonorous words were still in his ears, but looking at him now, there was a bloodstain on Yan Xiang's neck, but it didn't cut too much, so it wouldn't be hopeless.

Therefore, Yuan Shu's eyes sank, he withdrew his thoughts, and shouted to the left and right who were staring blankly: "Fork out!"

"Fork this man out!! Put him in jail, keep him under strict supervision, and don't let him seek death!!"

"Here!"

The soldiers on both sides were also loyal, dragged Yan Xiang out at this time, and after he left, Yuan Shu also seemed to be sweating profusely. After a great battle, he sat slumped on the steps of the main hall.

Arguing with others does consume one's energy, almost exhausting all of his physical strength, and Yan Xiang would rather die than call himself Your Majesty, and still call himself Lord.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Yan Xiang, it seems that I have never agreed to become emperor from the beginning to the end. Am I really going my own way?"

Yuan Shu suddenly thought of this, but at this time, everything was over, the edict had been announced to the world, and it could no longer be taken back. Even if the name of the throne was removed again, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses would not be able to retreat.

But from this day onwards, some rumors gradually began to appear in Yuan Shu's territory.

Yan Xiang was imprisoned, and the civil and military forces gathered in the city, panicking.

And the people in the city also felt that something was wrong. From time to time, there were mountain people who fled from the Longkang area. They thought that entering Shouchun City could save their lives from swordsmen, but they didn't expect that after entering the city, even food supply would be a problem.

The food hoarded in the city was first supplied to the army officers and soldiers to use as rations to defend the city, so starvation gradually increased, resulting in epidemic diseases. The solution to this problem in the city was also very decisive, and most of them were gathered outside the city and burned. Or throw it into the dug trench and bury it deeper.

As for the civil and military officials who came and went in the city, many important officials under Yuan Shu's command traveled in carriages and were well-dressed, and most of the big households in the city had minced meat to eat, so they were not affected much.

In this way, some rumors heard by the people of Longkang Mountain came out, saying that the Cao family had established an internal commandment two generations ago, and the internal rules should be thrifty and not extravagant.

Focus on generosity externally, distributing wealth to those who are in urgent need, so anxious for public good and righteousness, abstain from extravagance internally, and think noble.

After these rumors came out, they began to spread rapidly. From the mouths of the people in Longkang Mountain, they spread to the ears of the people in Shouchun. Then, like ripples, within ten days, most of them knew about it, even if the rest didn't know about it. , not too far away, they will know sooner or later.

As a result, the public opinion gradually became different, thinking that compared with the two, the emperor of the Zhong family was indeed not a benevolent and righteous king.

"They don't have such a prominent family background, but they have a lot of restrictions on the family, and they are very strict, but they are very generous to the outside world!"

"I don't know if it's true or not. Can there be such a person in this world?"

"Of course there is, but maybe it's an exaggeration. I haven't seen this kind of official."

"It's true. I've seen it with my own eyes. When I was in Longkang, I saw the eldest son of the Cao family. He was dressed plainly and wore straw sandals. He was also friendly. He gave porridge to the people along the way. He couldn't pretend that. He must be Kind young man."

"This kind of family tradition cannot be cultivated since childhood. I heard that Sikong from Xudu has always been very frugal. He wears many clothes for several years and mends them to save on fabrics. Relief for others."

"Hey, where is the fellow from? Doesn't the accent come from Yangzhou?"

"Oh, I'm a Longkang Mountain Man, and I worked as a merchant in the north, so I know a little bit about the situation."

Within a few days, Yuan Shu finally heard these rumors after repeated rumors. He was so angry in the harem that his hands and feet were cold, and it was difficult to calm down his anger.

It was only at this time that he was convinced that Cao Cao's spies and spies had infiltrated Shouchun City. These people must have infiltrated the people and entered the city together in order to spread rumors to alienate his reputation.

"Disgusting person."

After Yuan Shu knew about it, he was not afraid, because the mood of the people no longer needed such rumors to aggravate and deteriorate.

He has long understood that there is no trust at all between himself and the people, and he can only be suppressed by a harsh system. You never respected me at all, and you still want to rebel against me!

Such rumors can't shake my heart.

From Yuan Shu's point of view, these rumors that the officials said had to be guarded against did not move his decision, and the policy of sticking to it remained unchanged.

Two people even stood up and said, please be considerate of the current situation, and ask Yuan Shu to take out food from the court and distribute it to the people. Warm their hearts.

Maybe all the rumors can be quelled.

But Yuan Shu refused.

The general's military rations have always been firmly controlled, and they cannot be distributed to the people. He also ordered that the people be forced to recruit soldiers to defend the city bravely and resist Cao's army together.

One person needs to be drawn from each household registration, ranging from Pentecost to Chui Mao, and no one can be let go if there is no registration.

So the city wailed and cried loudly, but there was nothing they could do. In just a few days, they threatened each other with butcher knives, and soldiers bravely stationed as many as 7 people on the city.

Already crazy too!
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In December, after Cao Cao received Guo Yi's letter and discussed several times with Xun You and Guo Jia, he decided to quickly advance his troops and horses to Shouchun City, forming a siege trend.

However, in Shouchun City, the common people were used as shields, and volunteer soldiers and village braves were used to defend the city, so that their own elites could be behind to supervise the army, and if there was a gap, they would go up again.

Although there were more enemies killed on the ladder several times, they were all rookies with weak physiques, but they couldn't attack no matter what.

This was the case for three or four days in a row. Cao Cao gradually became anxious and ordered a strong attack several times, but they were all repelled. The moat dug by Yuan Shu was full of old corpses and was almost full.

But in order to avoid the arrows, you still have to bite the bullet, and someone has even found a way to dig the ground, planning to dig a passage from the bottom of the wall.

But the city is deep and the rocks are solid, and the excavation is endless, and the walls are high and thick, there are too many soldiers and horses, and the rolling stones are hanging down to smash them, but they can't decide to dig them out. Attacking, if you can't attack for a few more days, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken.

At that time, they will have no choice but to withdraw their troops back to Yangquan, and then make plans. Or, they can take Hefei first and occupy all parts of the county, leaving only this Shouchun.

In this way, it can be regarded as a severe blow to the traitors and rebels, and it can be weighed by the rest of the treacherous people.

But at this time, there was a news from the sentry cavalry. The sentry ran up the wooden ladder from the bottom of the watchtower, and then went up to the balcony to report: "My lord, I received the military report. The eldest son and General Guan have arrived in Beicheng. outside the city."

"Where is Meng Yu! Tell him to bring his cannon!" Cao Cao suddenly turned his head, frowning, and looked at the cavalry with dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you see Meng Yu! According to his appointment, it has been three days ! There is no sign of the army yet! Could it be that they are going to fight against orders! Could it be that they are talking big! Don’t dare to come and see!?”

Cao Cao was most afraid that Guo Yi would lose the chain at this time.

The so-called siege weapons are fine, but Guo Yi used them to boast about going to Haikou and claiming to attack. If he couldn't come, he would be criticized for delaying the military plan and lying about the military situation!

Then, the blame for being unable to attack for a long time can only be borne by him. Although Cao Cao also advocates attacking, there is nothing he can do to help.

There must be someone to punish, and at that time, Guo Yi can only be demoted to serve the public and show others.

"General Zhonglang, I haven't found it yet." The sentry cavalry hesitated, not daring to look up at Cao Cao.

Just at this time, another person came on horseback and shouted loudly: "Zhonglang is coming, according to the words, he will arrive at sunset!"

"Let him join us quickly!" Cao Cao shouted dissatisfiedly, and then immediately came down from the tall building. He saw the dust and the flag waving in the distance, and knew that he was coming soon. The road is difficult, and he may reach the army in half an hour.

He glanced at the city gate, and saw that there were already a large number of people on it, and the city gate was tightly closed, tall and thick and made of iron and stone, which was basically difficult to break through, and his heart was tormented.

Shen Sheng said angrily to the sentry cavalry: "Hurry up and urge Guo Mengyu! Hurry up! Bring me his righteous cannon here! Go! Hurry up!"

"Here!"

The sentry cavalry didn't dare to neglect, got on the horse and rode away, detoured around the trail behind, and went straight to the figure of Guo Yi's army horse.

I only regret not being able to regenerate limbs and legs, so I ran wildly to find them.

At this moment, arrows were flying from the city gate, and Cao Cao's catapult could not be moved because the horse's face was too thick and the city wall was too high.

Just when life piled up and weapons had no miraculous effects, the three armies would be even more exhausted. He squinted his eyes, feeling a sense of crisis in his heart for no reason.

Secretly sighed: "If you can't do it this time, I'm afraid it will really be delayed until next year."

"This is considered to be the loss of soldiers and the loss of generals. If you don't achieve great achievements, you will be defeated if you don't win. In reality, the loss is irresistible..."

Both sides are attrition, but Cao Cao is even more distressed about his family property, even Yuan Shu can't get over it, so why talk about Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)