Lu Dynasty

Chapter 681
I thought it was because Guo Jia loved the people that he was a little repelled by strategies that hurt the people. In fact, Guo Jia was hesitant because he was worried that I would not accept his advice.I always show love for the people, which also caused a lot of trouble for Guo Jia.Just like Zhuge Liang in history, Liu Bei's clan status in the Han Dynasty not only brought him convenience, but also made him bear a lot of burdens.Besides, a good strategy is just empty talk if it cannot be implemented.Now that I have expressed my attitude, Guo Jia said with a smile: "Master, why don't you pour the water from the Zhang River into Yecheng, and when the city is flooded, even if the judge doesn't want to surrender!" Actually, I also know that Yecheng is flooded. However, I reject this strategy very much, because I know that water and fire are ruthless, and this flooding has caused the destruction of many families and the destruction of families.Now that Guo Jia proposed this strategy, I have to consider the feasibility of this strategy.As the saying goes: Kindness does not command soldiers. If you hurt your own soldiers for the sake of the enemy's people, this kind of benevolence and righteousness is an idiot!
After thinking about it carefully, I think the strategy of flooding Ye City with water should still be adopted.Perhaps the people of Yecheng in Dashui are very pitiful, and many people will die.But if the stalemate continues, the people of Yecheng will be unlucky.In addition to the last trial and allocation plan, the old and the weak in Yecheng have basically evacuated, so I stood up after hesitating for a while and said: "In this case, the strategy of flooding with water, Feng Xiao, you go down and make arrangements, and send them immediately." Troops to dig the river channel!"

"Don't worry, my lord!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "If you go like this, the judge will definitely send someone to stop it! We can first send a small group of people to dig with old-fashioned wooden lifts, and when the judge takes it lightly, we will increase the number by ten times." Force, use a shovel to dig, catch him off guard!"

I laughed and said, "This discussion is very good. Let's withdraw our troops first to prevent the flood from flooding our army!" After discussing with Guo Jia, I ordered the camp to be withdrawn. If you object, you will know what plan Guo Jia and I have.The withdrawal of our army made Shen Pei a little puzzled, but when he found out that our army was digging the Zhanghe embankment, he knew our army's plan.But the judge didn't care at all, because he found that our army was digging very slowly along the Zhang River, and the digging was very shallow. According to our army's progress, we don't know when the water will be drawn out!For several days in a row, the inspector found that our army's excavation speed was getting slower and slower, and there were even passive sabotage behaviors.Because on the second day, I should dig the dam and let the flood flood into Yecheng.Although Guo Jia was puzzled, he didn't want to ask me. Looking at Guo Jia's puzzled expression, I smiled and said, "Feng Xiao has forgotten, I asked the intelligence department to pick up Simpi's family, and there is no return yet. How could I let floods pour into Yecheng? If I don't kill Boren, but Boren dies because of me, how can I be worthy of George?"

Guo Jia patted his forehead and said, "If you don't tell me, my lord, I almost forgot about it! Xinpi's family members have all been brought out of Yecheng, and even Xin Ping's wife is in the hands of our army. I have arranged for them, but I forgot to tell my lord. It's done!" Guo Jia always reported the big things, handled the small things by himself, and didn't bother me about the good things.Now that Simpi's family members have been picked up, at night I asked Lu Bu to bring nearly 5 people to dig the Zhanghe embankment frantically with shovels.By daybreak, a large opening about two feet deep and three feet wide had been dug out of the Zhanghe embankment. The turbulent water of the Zhang River flowed into the city of Ye along the channel dug by our army, and the water in the city was chest deep.Originally, there was a shortage of food in the city of Ye. After being washed away by the flood, many food that could have been eaten could not be eaten.
Although Yecheng was suffering from hunger and cold, the trial and distribution still had no intention of surrendering.I don't know why, but the defenders of Yecheng seem to have the same thoughts as the judge.Yecheng is already on the verge of collapse. If it is a strong attack, it will not be in the interests of our army, but if it is not attacked, the longer the time, the more people will starve to death.Naturally, the trial and assignment will not let the soldiers starve to death first, and the unlucky ones are the common people.It was a headache for me to have a die-hard censor, dragging a whole city of people along with him, so I asked Xin Ming to take Yuan Shang's clothes, seals and other things to recruit the soldiers and civilians of Jizhou. Up and down the Xin family.It's a pity that the intelligence department was one step ahead, and the interrogator failed to catch the members of the Xin family, so he had to order people to shoot Xin Ming when he got close!Xin Ming is not stupid, and Yuan Jun's soldiers lack food and clothing, so the judge can only watch Xin Ming show off his power outside the city!Xin Ming surrendered for several days, but Yuan Jun didn't have many people who talked to him.Since this method does not work, I can only think of another idea.

In Yecheng, people starve to death every day.A few days later, when Xin Ming went to the city to surrender, even the arrows that were originally aimed at him disappeared, but there was still no movement in the city.With an idea, I asked someone to set up dozens of cauldrons under the city and boil broth. After a while, the smell of the food permeated Yecheng, and I saw all the defenders on Yecheng coming from the city. Looking down, he kept swallowing his saliva.The judge guarding on the top of the city looked at the soldiers' slander and cursed: "What are you looking at, even if you grab it for you to eat now, you dare not eat it, because it is poisoned!" The matching words are reasonable, it is impossible for someone to cook delicious food for the enemy.

When the rice was cooked and the soup was boiling, I took Lu Bu to the city and shouted at the city: "Brothers of Yuan Jun, you used to serve Yuan Shao as soldiers on food, but now Yecheng has run out of food. As long as you surrender, no matter what Young and old, all can enjoy the treatment of our soldiers. If those who do not meet the standards of our army, even if they are eliminated from the army, I will make arrangements for you to live a good life. If you have friends who have been to Sili, presumably I know what kind of life the people in my territory live! I think you are already hungry, as long as you surrender, you will have enough food, and our army’s food is already cooked!"

After I finished speaking, the defenders on the city began to whisper, and seemed to be a little moved. The judge was very anxious, and he scolded on the city: "Lu Baxian, are you so kind? You took all the food and grass of our army. Burn it all up, even if our army surrenders to you, what do you feed on, you will still have to kill in the end! Who doesn’t know that you are a murderer, you and your brother are killing gods, if you poison your food, you will starve to death What's the difference between poisoning and death?" When the judge shouted, Yuan Jun's soldiers suddenly remembered the number of troops in Yecheng. If they really surrendered, our army's rations would not be enough, and Lu Bu and I have always been cruel to the enemy. , They were also afraid that I would poison the food, and Yuan Jun, who was about to move, became quiet again. After all, they had been hungry for a long time and didn't want to waste their limited energy!
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