Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Therefore, Chunyu Qiong also heard the shouts of "Chunyu Qiong, don't run away!", and his face turned red.

But Chunyu Qiong was only wearing a robe, without weapons or armor. To stand up and admit he was Chunyu Qiong would only be more embarrassing.

Immediately, Chunyu Qiong lowered his head, ignoring the voices, and rushed towards the west gate under the protection of his personal guards.

The defending soldiers in Liyang City had not seen Chunyu Qiong appear to stabilize the morale for a long time, and their morale collapsed almost visibly.

A large number of Liyang defenders began to flee or surrender on a large scale.

Under the continuous attack of Cao Jun, Liyang City, guarded by a full 10,000 soldiers, was completely captured and occupied in less than an hour and a half.

After capturing Liyang and disintegrating the last threatening force that Yuan Shao had left in the southern part of Ji Province, Cao Cao, centered on Bohai Commandery and Wei Commandery where Liyang was located, continuously swept through the entire southern part of Ji Province.

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The letter and jade pendant sent by Cao Cao arrived in front of Yuan Shao almost at the same time as the memorial of guilt sent by Chunyu Qiong.

Yuan Shao had not had time to digest the bad news of the attack on Liyang, when he saw the letter and jade pendant sent from Nanpi, he felt his eyes darken and almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Cao thief! How dare you do this?! How dare you do this?!"

"Ah! My son Yuan Shang! Nanpi!!!"

"Cao thief, I will never rest until you are dead!!"

Yuan Shao's reaction to this situation made the civil and military officials in the tent feel that something was terribly wrong.

Tian Feng saw Yuan Shao's appearance of being both furious and dazed, which was completely different from his previous imposing and high-spirited demeanor, and quickly stepped forward and said.

"Lord, even if Liyang is lost, why be so upset?"

Yuan Shao said sadly. "What I am saddened by is not Liyang? But Nanpi City has been breached by the Cao thief, and my wife and Shang'er and other family members have all fallen into the hands of the Cao thief!"

Immediately, Yuan Shao reluctantly explained the matter of Cao Cao's sneak attack on Nanpi.

What?!

In an instant, many civil and military officials in the entire tent changed their colors.

Nanpi was Yuan Shao's previous base. In order to show their favor to Yuan Shao and show their submission, or to take the initiative to get closer to Yuan Shao and seek progress.

Many of Yuan Shao's subordinates sent their family members to settle in Nanpi.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's words sounded like a thunderbolt to Tian Feng.

It was not that Tian Feng felt pity and worried about the family members in Nanpi City, but that he realized that once Nanpi City was lost, countless civil and military officials would inevitably be panicked.

Once the hearts of the people are lost, it is a sign of defeat.

"Lord, this is not the time to be sad. You should quickly withdraw your troops and return to Bohai Commandery, and recapture Nanpi City as soon as possible."

Tian Feng quickly said.

Yuan Shao said hesitantly. "But Shang'er is still in the hands of the Cao thief. If there is any change, I am afraid that the whole family will lose their lives."

If it was other sons who fell into Cao Cao's hands, Yuan Shao would be sad, but he would not hesitate so much.

"This son resembles me"

This was Yuan Shao's evaluation of Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang was undoubtedly Yuan Shao's most beloved son, and he had even secretly decided to make Yuan Shang his heir, so the importance was completely different.

Cao Cao's letter was full of greetings, but the content was full of threats, reminding Yuan Shao that if there was any change, the first to die would be Yuan Shang.

In addition to Yuan Shao, there were many others in the field who were reluctant to part with their families.

Guo Tu jumped out almost immediately and questioned angrily.

"Do you want to put the lord in a situation of being unbenevolent, unfilial, and unjust?"

"Now, those who have fallen into the hands of the Cao thief are not only Young Master Shang, but also a large number of family members of civil and military officials in Nanpi City. If the lord forcibly uses troops to force Cao Cao to kill the family members of a group of subordinates, wouldn't it make everyone resent the lord's ruthlessness?"

Suddenly, the hesitation on Yuan Shao's face became even greater.

Tian Feng was so angry that his face turned red, but he was not good at arguing because of his upright nature, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Ju Shou, who was standing aside and had not been under Yuan Shao for long, couldn't help but say.

"Guo Gongze is a bit short-sighted? Or is he ulterior motives? At such a critical moment, the lord should cut the Gordian knot quickly, which is the best policy!"

"Not to mention whether Cao Cao will raise the butcher knife in Nanpi City, even if Cao Cao really has the guts to do something that angers people, it will only arouse the unity of our army and the same hatred, and will never resent the lord."

Xu You sternly said. "Heh, it seems that Ju Bieja's family members have not been settled in Nanpi City, and Cao Aman's butcher knife can't cut Ju Bieja's family members' necks, so he speaks so hard."

"It's really using the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman!"

Ju Shou frowned slightly and said, then turned to ignore Xu You and bowed to Yuan Shao.

"Lord, what Tian Yuanhao said just now is good advice. Cao Cao's sneak attack on Bohai Commandery shows his ambition, and he must not have any other thoughts."

"And Cao Jun was newly defeated in Xu Province, and he raided several states to sneak attack Bohai Commandery. It is expected that he must be exhausted and his morale is low."

"If the lord abandons You Province and returns to the army with all his strength, and recaptures Nanpi City as soon as possible, and defeats Cao Jun again, without giving Cao Jun a chance to breathe and recuperate, he will be able to regain Ji Province like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves."

As for what the fate of the family members in Nanpi City would be because of this, Ju Shou did not say clearly.

But if you want to achieve great things, how can there be no loss?

Moreover, Ju Shou expected that even if Cao Cao secretly threatened Yuan Shao with those family members, he would definitely not carry out a large-scale massacre.

If Cao Cao really killed all the civil and military officials' family members in Nanpi City, it would only arouse the same hatred among Yuan Jun's subordinates.

At that time, Yuan Shao only needs to guide them a little, and the mourning soldiers in his hands will definitely be invincible.

"No, Lord!"

Xu You, Guo Tu, Chen Lin and others all spoke out to dissuade him.

Some, like Guo Tu, were worried about their family members, and some, like Xu You, were afraid of being raided by Cao Cao and losing their family property accumulated over many years. There were also people like Chen Lin who were worried that forcing Cao Cao would cause Cao Cao to massacre the city.

Cao Cao's name of being ruthless and tyrannical has already been far ahead in the entire Han Dynasty, even more so than the once notorious Dong Zhuo.

Massacring the city, Cao Cao really dared to do it.

No one would think that Cao Cao would not have the courage to kill people. Some people did not want their families to die under Cao Cao's butcher knife because of this.

For a time, Tian Feng and Ju Shou, who proposed to return to the army to fully attack Bohai Commandery, became a small minority.

Especially Ju Shou, who joined Yuan Shao's command as a former subordinate of Han Fu, has now become a thorn in the eyes of many people, who feel that Ju Shou is completely using their family members to exchange for his own wealth.

Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the upper position, listened to the crowd arguing below, and did not speak for a long time. In the end, he shook his sleeves and left with a sad and worried expression.

This made Ju Shou feel very disappointed...

Previously, Ju Shou was willing to switch to Yuan Shao, thinking that Yuan Shao was a great hero, but why is he so hesitant at this moment, and has not yet realized how critical the situation has become.

Qing Province is poor and Cao Cao has few soldiers. This is indeed the common perception of the civil and military officials of the entire Ji Province.

But once Cao Cao is allowed to delay and gain a foothold in Ji Province, then it will be extremely difficult for Yuan Shao to drive Cao Cao out of Ji Province.

In addition, a large number of family members of Yuan Shao's subordinates have fallen into Cao Cao's hands, and Yuan Shao should not delay any longer.

Even if Cao Cao is forced to kill all the family members, it is better than dragging on like this, allowing Cao Cao to use those family members to stir up people's hearts and carry out various dissensions.

"Alas..."

Ju Shou sighed, feeling quite confused for a while. (End of this chapter)