Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 407 My Master is in the North
In November of the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Jun besieged the city for five months.In Yuan Shang's absence, Shen Pei relied on his personal ability to use both kindness and power, both hard and soft, to block Cao Cao's attack externally and resolve several rebellions internally.

There is not enough spiritual food to fill the stomach, and hundreds of people in Yecheng die every day.Trapped in the dead city with no way out, many people began to hate Judao.Cao Cao's bulletin was shot into the city, and the content of it has been spread. Most people are dubious. The judge said that it was Cao Cao's trick, and Cao A's insidiousness and cunning could not be believed.All the people who kept and commented on the list were killed by the judge. The people in Yecheng did not see Cao Cao's violence, but they saw the ferocity of the judge.

Yuan Xi's reinforcements have not yet arrived, and many people already know that there are no reinforcements, and they have been abandoned by Yuan Shang.

Shen Rong was already dissatisfied with the trial assignment, and even more dissatisfied with Yuan Shang.Regardless of the stability of Hebei, Yuan Shang sent troops to attack Yuan Tan, causing Cao Cao's army to overwhelm the country. After the accident, he only cared about fleeing by himself.The disaster was not as good as his family, but the judge was ruthless. He beheaded all Xin Ping's family who did not agree with him, and asked 10 people in the city to be buried with him for his so-called fame. If this continues, the whole city will die. The family is also dead.

No, the judge still has descendants, and his son is still in Cao Ying!Thinking of this, Jurong was extremely angry.

No one is willing to die, and no one is willing to die indistinctly, and no one will be buried for others needlessly when there is a bright road in front of them.

In the dead of night, Shen Rong took advantage of the opportunity of patrolling the city to tie the letter to the arrow shaft and shoot it in the direction of Cao Ying.

Early the next morning, some patrolling soldiers found this letter and reported it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao opened it and read it, and found that it was written to Simpi.Cao Cao summoned Simpi, handed him the letter and asked, "Who is this person? Is it credible?"

Simpi carefully distinguished the handwriting, and said with certainty: "This man is Shen Pei's nephew, named Shen Rong. He has a bad relationship with Shen Pei, but has a good relationship with our brothers. I think it is credible."

Shen Rong's father, Shen Lun, was the previous head of the Shen family. After Shen Lun's death, his younger brother Shen Pei took the position of patriarch.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and ordered Zhang Xiu to lead 5000 people as the vanguard, and seize the city gate as soon as the city gate opened; Cao Hong and Le Jin each led 1 people, rushed into the city to collect the crowd and wipe out the rebels; Cao Chun led tigers and leopards to ride in the city. Patrol outside to capture the fugitives; Han Hao and Shi Huan lead the Chinese army ready to enter the city; Xu You and Xun You are ready to appease the people.

For several days in a row, Shen Rong led his confidants to move the stones from the lower gate of the city to both sides, and cleared a path in the middle.

One dark and windy day, a few cremations were lit at the east gate of Yecheng, and the city gate opened wide.Zhang Xiu took the lead in rushing into the city, and after occupying the city gate, ordered the soldiers to remove the stones to clear the passage.Cao Hong and Le Jin led the army into the city, Cao Hong was led by Shen Rong to capture Shen Pei, and Le Jin led the army to surround the defenders of Yecheng.

The defenders patrolling the city had been handed over to Zhang Xiu by the judge, and the others were still asleep. According to the officer, they would not be hungry if they fell asleep. Le Jin almost took down all of them without bloodshed.These defenders are all yellow and emaciated, walking shaky, they can only eat two meals when defending the city, usually only one meal.

In the morning, Cao Cao patrolled the gate of the city for a long time and led the army into the city. Xu You stood aside, acting like no one else. He wanted to follow Cao Cao and get ahead of the crowd, but Xu Chu bumped him aside, causing everyone to laugh.

Cao Hong escorted Shen Pei to see him, and when Shen Pei saw Shen Rong standing beside Cao Cao, he spat: "Zhu Zi, how dare you surrender to the enemy!"

Xin Pi stepped forward and grabbed Shen Pei, "Shen Zhengnan, you have today too!"

The judge glanced at Simpi contemptuously: "Shameless people, what's there to show off, I dedicate myself to the Lord, and I deserve to die!"

"Assessment! If you are willing to surrender, I will spare your whole family and let your father and son reunite. How about it?" Cao Cao asked with narrowed eyes.

"Cao thief, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Don't talk too much, and the trial will not surrender! The survival of my family depends on your thoughts, so why bother to act."

Simpi cried and bowed to the ground: "My lord, please avenge my elder brother's family!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, motioning Cao Hong to push the judge to behead him.The trial partner strode out with his head held high, and met Xu You who had just rescued his family from the prison. The two just glanced at each other and went their separate ways like passers-by.

On the execution ground, the trial partner stood up and did not return. "My lord is in the north, and I will die facing north." After saying that, facing north, he bowed his neck and died.

Xin Pi abandoned Shen Pei's body in the wilderness, and Xu You recruited Shen Pei's confidants to his side.Xun You was very disdainful of Shen Pei's character, why bother to toss Yuan Shao's great foundation to pieces, and let tens of thousands of people be buried with him just to gain a heartfelt reputation for himself.Cheng Yu thinks that Shen Pei has a strong character, even more than Chen Gong back then.Guo Jia chuckled, picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Cao Cao ordered Xun You and Cheng Yu to distribute food to the people in the city, and he himself took Han Hao and Shi Huan to appease the people in the city.When passing by General Yuan Shao's mansion, Han Hao said softly: "After Yuan Shao died, his wife, Mrs. Liu, executed all her concubines, and Yuan Xi took her to Youzhou. When the city was broken, Mrs. Liu and Yuan Shang's wife threw themselves into the well for fear of being humiliated. Suicide, the mansion is empty."

Walking around the city, Cao Cao was very satisfied with Yecheng. Whether it is strategic location, geographical location, geomantic omen, or city size, Cao Cao decided to make Yecheng his fiefdom in the future.

The surviving [-] defenders in the city had enough to eat and drink enough to fill up the siege trenches, and then all moved to Handan to be reorganized by Zhang Jai.

Before Cao Cao, there were four options: one was to temporarily suspend his troops, the other was to conquer Yuan Tan, the third was to send troops to merge the state, and the fourth was to attack Youzhou.Guo Jia advised Cao Cao that Yuan Tan's rebellion had been revealed, and he should be eliminated before he was conscious.

According to Guo Jia's plan, Cao Cao decided to use troops in winter, which caught Yuan Tan by surprise.He first ordered Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang brothers to pretend to surrender to Yuan Tan to attack the plains and take away Yuan Tan's old nest.He also sent someone to send a letter to Yuan Tan, saying that he was going to send troops to Youzhou to pursue Yuan Shang, and asked Yuan Tan to march together.

The envoy sent by Yuan Tan to the Lu brothers has never returned. Although the two said they were willing to defect to Yuan Tan, they needed to find an opportunity to capture Li Yang. Yuan Tan was suspicious.Hearing that Cao Cao had broken through Yecheng and beheaded the judge, Yuan Tan was shocked, fearing that the plot would be revealed.

At a time of panic, Yuan Tan received a letter from Cao Cao asking him to send troops to attack Youzhou together. Yuan Tan put his heart into it. At least the Yuan brothers did not betray themselves. It may be that he wants to see whoever has the advantage in the battle between himself and Cao Cao, so he can take refuge in whomever.

Zhang Yan of his Secret Order made preparations and selected [-] elite soldiers to attack Cao's army when he met Cao Cao.

(End of this chapter)