Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1872 People's hearts, loyalty

  Fei sneaked away, but Cao Cao still needs to clean up the mess left behind. It's like after a couple quarreled, smashed the utensils and things at home, and then one of them walked away, and the one who was more reluctant to pay more for the family stayed silently to clean up the mess.

  If the young crops are damaged, they need to be replanted in time, and if they can be restored, they must be restored. At this time, the affairs around Yuzhou are more important, and the affairs in Jizhou are inevitably a little lax.

  Yecheng is also a mess, and the situation is more serious than Yuzhou.

  Cao Jun has been besieging Yecheng for a while. Cao Jun not only built sentry posts in all directions, but also set up beacons, built fences and ditches, and surrounded Yecheng like an iron barrel...

  Of course, even if it is an iron bucket, it is nothing more than an iron bucket from the Han Dynasty. There are still some differences between ancient iron and iron in later generations, just like many people think why crossbow arrows can penetrate iron armor in the Han Dynasty but are fanned aside by iron armor in later generations. After all, things like atoms have different deconstructions and different effects. , although it is not as different as graphite and diamonds, iron, which is thousands of years away from the mature metallurgical technology of later generations, is after all a lot worse.

  So, there is still a chance to break through...

   This is not the first time Feng Ji has advised Yuan Shang to break through. Last time, Fengji said that he could take people out and contact the surrounding areas, so that Yecheng would not become an isolated city. Later, Fengji said that he could contact Hussar General Bingma. This time, there was only one way left...

  『My lord! If you don't break through again! They are all powdered! 』

  Yuan Shang hesitated habitually, with his palms tucked into his sleeves, "This...Zhengnan also said that Yecheng has no worries, and you can still stick to it..."

  Feng Ji said in a low voice: "My lord... let's look at the city of Ye...is it as glorious as it used to be?" 』Because the whole city of Ye was under siege for a long time, the situation in the city is getting worse and worse. Not only the necessities cannot be replenished, but also the excrement cannot be discharged. Although there are special purposes such as "golden juice", but How much to store is also an issue. Yuan Shang, who used to be furious in fresh clothes, is now also unkempt. Feng Ji just said that Yecheng would not return to its old outlook, which was already somewhat saving some face for Yuan Shang.

  Yuan Shang was a little moved, but still hesitant. After all, not everyone can have the full determination to give up and leave. It can be said that Yuan Shang grew up in Yecheng, so he naturally has deep feelings for Yecheng. At the same time, Yuan Shang is familiar with everything in Yecheng. If he leaves Yecheng , How many hearts will have a kind of fear for the future.

"It is so-called that it is difficult to do it alone, and Yecheng...is the same..." Feng Ji took a step closer and said in a low voice, "If my lord doesn't make a decision early... I'm afraid it will be too late... Now the city still has the power to fight, and it will be too late." General Youwen can command the three armies, and Cao Jun is a little slack, which is the perfect opportunity to break through the encirclement! My lord, be quick! 』

Regarding the matter of breaking through, there was actually a disagreement from the very beginning, but at that time such a disagreement could still be suppressed to some extent, but now, the disagreement has become more and more obvious, and it has become a recurring issue between Fengji and Trial Matching. The focus of the outbreak of conflict.

  Feng Ji advocated breaking out of the siege, breaking out to the Shangdang area of ​​​​Taihang Mountain. As long as they entered the mountain, Cao Jun would generally not pursue them any more.

  However, the judge disagreed, saying that Yecheng could still be defended. If Yuan Shang just gave up on Yecheng, it would mean that the Yuan family had no hope of turning the tables...

On the one hand, Yuan Shang was afraid, and on the other hand, he also felt that he would be sorry for his dead father Yuan Shao, so at the beginning, he was more inclined to support the trial and match, but Feng Ji's proposal was put on hold again and again, until now it has been rejected by Feng Ji again. Ji brought it up again.

  Of course, the judge wants to stay in Yecheng, not exactly what he said verbally, it is all for the foundation of the Yuan family, and more importantly, the judge is from Jizhou...

  However, Fengji is not.

  Feng Ji is from Nanyang.

In fact, no matter whether it is trial and match, Fengji, or even Guo Tu, who has never expressed his opinion, he knows in his heart that the Yuan family is over. There is also no good next home. Regardless of whether it is the Han Dynasty or later generations, naked speech requires a certain amount of courage.

In any case, Feng Ji still can't handle things like the seller's pursuit of glory, so if Feng Ji abandons Yuan Shang to lick Cao Cao now, he feels more or less uncomfortable. Therefore, in comparison, Piao, who has a relatively low hatred value Cavalry General Fei Qian is undoubtedly a better next home.

  『Some...you have to think about it again...』 Yuan Shang still hid his hands in his sleeves, kneading them into balls.

  Feng Ji frowned, let out a long sigh, and then could only urge, "My lord, you should stop quickly!" Don't miss this opportunity! After taking two steps back, Feng Ji turned his head again, as if he wanted to say something more, but out of the corner of his eyes, he saw the figure of Shen Pei in the distance, and he backed away sullenly.

The judge came back after patrolling the city, walked in front of Yuan Shang, saw Li, then turned his head slightly to look in the direction Feng Ji left, "Dare to ask the lord... Just now, Feng Yuantu smacked his lips and waved his tongue again, falsely speaking to break through the encirclement." thing? 』

  Yuan Shang froze for a moment, then nodded involuntarily.

  The decree lines of the trial match are deeply sunken, like ravines, "This person is timid and afraid of fighting, and he confuses the crowd with evil words, and shakes the morale of the army. He should be executed according to the law!" 』

  Yuan Shang stared wide-eyed, wondering why the judge suddenly became so angry.

  Sometimes, the pressure is like inflating a balloon. If it cannot be vented continuously, one day it will burst due to a tiny needle. The same is true for the judge, the continuous pressure made him exhausted, but Feng Ji once again proposed to break through, which is like rejecting his efforts all the time, how can the judge bear it?

However, Yuan Shang, who had no decisive power, hesitated again. No matter how much the judge emphasized the harm of Fengji, Yuan Shang still had to "consider it" in the same sentence, so that the judge was helplessly defeated, but the judge was on the spot. The demand to kill Fengji caused a storm in Yecheng, which was already extremely tense...

  『Brother Gongze! This matter is urgent! ”After nightfall, Feng Ji, who heard the news, found Guo Tu and said eagerly, “The old thief who is a trial partner wants to harm you and me!” 』

Guo Tu stretched out a hand, shook his sleeve, and said: "Yuan Tu, please be safe, don't be impatient, I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding on this matter..." The judge was probably speaking out of anger, but there was no guarantee that the judge had really done something wrong. The idea of ​​celebrating the anniversary, but it has nothing to do with Guo Tu himself, so it is somewhat indifferent.

  Other people’s affairs, most of them are just stories.

  Feng Ji also understood this, so he quickly said: "Brother Gongze, did you forget the old thief's words about trial and assignment?" If a certain body falls under the blade, can brother Gongze be kind alone? 』

Shenpei's violent temper actually had a quarrel with Guo Tu. At that time, Shenpei openly declared that "Guo Tu, the murderous minister, pretended to be a snake, flattered his rhetoric, and promiscuously married", etc., and now Fengji directly calls Shenpei. The behavior of the assigned name is the same, almost pointing at the nose and cursing. When Feng Ji mentions it, Guo Tu's face naturally looks a little ugly.

  Among Yuan Shao's political group, Guo Tu is actually a generalist with many talents. When Guo Tu first appeared on the stage, he was just a planner, and what's interesting is that Guo Tu and Xun Yu can be regarded as "same family".

"Nanyang Yinxiu is the prefect of Yingchuan, and he takes the virtuous and talented as his duty. He elevates the five senses to punish Zhang Zhongfangzheng, inspects the merits of Cao Zhongxu, the chief secretary Xun Yu, the chief secretary Zhang Li, the thief Cao Duyou, Xiaolian Xunyou, and the official Ji Guo Tu is an official, with the light of the country. Yin repair official at least mansion. 』

In other words, during the period when Nanyang Yinxiu was the prefect of Yingchuan, Yinxiu promoted many people, including Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Guo Tu, etc., who were able to be promoted at the same time as this group of people. Tu still has some ability in administration, which is also a relatively strong proof. Later, Guo Tu participated in many important events of Yuan Shao. Basically, whether it was the defrauding of Han Fu in Jizhou, or the subsequent military operations against Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao, Guo Tu was there. To some extent, Guo Tu is actually not that bad.

Guo Tu's biggest problem is not in strategy, but in nature. Most of the time, Guo Tu thinks first for himself, and then for the overall benefit. He said plausibly that while other people in the group gain benefits, they should not harm the interests of individuals, and then he forgot why he himself became the opposite of other people in the group?

  So Guo Tu said that he wanted to kill Fengji, and Guo Tu didn't feel any pain, but if he said that it was possible for the judge to kill Fengji, and took the opportunity to kill himself, then it would not work.

  Guo Tu frowned, pinching his beard, trying to figure it out, if it is said that the judge is dedicated to serving the public, it is not always true, if the judge uses a false name, and then he really can't stand it...

  『What do you think? Guo Tu looked at Feng Ji and asked.

  Feng Ji moved closer to Guo Tu and began to talk in a low voice. The bean-like light and shadow swayed, pulling the shadows of the two people to look like humans for a while, and ghosts for a while...

The next day, near dusk, great chaos broke out in Yecheng. Fengji and Guo Tu held Yuan Shang hostage, and at the same time, in Yuan Shang's name, let Wen Chou command Yuan's remaining soldiers and horses, and Shenpei waited for Jizhou. There was a head-on conflict between the soldiers, and before the judge had fully reacted, he opened the gate of Yecheng and rushed straight to the direction of Taihang!

Cao Ren, who was in charge of the siege outside the city, came after hearing the news. After observing for a while, even though he launched an attack on Yecheng, he did not go all out to chase and kill Yuan Jun's troops who broke through the encirclement, because it is very simple, Yecheng is more meaningful to Cao Cao. As for whether to kill Yuan Jun who broke through the siege, that was a lower level goal.

The trial match was also helpless, and it could only be fought with Cao Ren, but because of Yuan Shang's breakthrough, morale collapsed. Even the Jizhou soldiers who stayed behind in Yecheng lost the courage to continue fighting. In the end, Cao Ren attacked Into the city of Ye, caught the judge...

On the other hand, Yuan Shang and others took the veteran private soldiers of the Yuan family left behind by Yuan Shao, and under Wen Chou's frenzied killing, they broke through Cao Jun's defense line and gradually entered the mountainous area. He wanted to pursue the soldiers, but was ambushed and defeated by Wen Chou. After that, he gave up the action of continuing to chase and kill, and began to focus on dealing with the final matters in Yecheng and its surrounding areas, so as to make a complete ending for Cao Cao's attack on Jizhou.

   Speaking of it, Yuan Shang was a little confused. Even after he broke out of the siege of Yecheng, he still felt a little like he was still in a dream. He broke out so easily? Wouldn't it be better if he broke through earlier? But in fact, Yuan Shang didn't realize that breaking out this time was tantamount to Feng Ji and Guo Tu joining forces to sell the trial allocation...

  If it weren't for the trial match becoming the biggest bait to attract Cao Ren, Yuan Shang's breakthrough would not have been so smooth. As for the interrogation and the Jizhou people who are still in the city, Feng Ji and Guo Tu can only express their apologies. For the people from Jizhou who are among the people in Jizhou and Yecheng, protecting the interests of Jizhou is the most important thing, so it is impossible for people from Jizhou to abandon Yecheng, but for Guo Tu and Fengji who are not from Jizhou, in fact At the beginning, the position was a little different from that of the trial, but under the pressure, irreparable differences finally arose, which became a kind of necessity.

After getting rid of Cao Jun's pursuit, they gradually walked into the mountains. Feng Ji and Guo Tu compared the map and identified the direction, and they also breathed a sigh of relief. For the two of them, assisting Yuan Shang is also a second-class goal. , and more importantly, how to sell Yuan Shang for a good price...

  Of course, when the offer was sent to the Zhen family, it was equivalent to having already handed it out, but it was just that the general Hussars had not waited for a response.

   Just when Feng Ji and Guo Tu felt that everything was under control, a sudden change caught them off guard!

  Wen Chou said in the early morning of the next day after killing Cao Jun's pursuers that he didn't want to go any further.

  『General Wen! Guo Tu asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?" Want to betray the lord? 』

Wen Chou was not wearing armor, but was wrapped in some blood-stained bandages. Obviously, the previous battle was not easy. He only held a sword in his hand, as if he was playing with it. He was not nervous when facing Guo Tu's questioning. On the contrary, he was in a somewhat relaxed state, smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "What should be done... I've done it..."

  『What’s the end? Guo Tu couldn't understand, "My lord still needs to be guarded by General Wen!" 』

  Wen Chou twisted his neck, then looked up at the sky, and said after a while: "My lord... a certain lord, there is only one person in this life..."

  Guo Tu's complexion immediately turned ugly, and even Feng Ji beside him frowned. These words were simply too ugly.

  『The lord entrusts the safety of the third son... 』Wen Chou still looked at the sky, "Now the third son is out of danger... The lord's responsibility has been fulfilled... You are here to join the hussars?" 』

  Guo Tu glanced at Yuan Shang quickly, and then said with a serious face: "How can you say the word "tou"?" As a last resort, I will send it to you for the time being, in order to seek follow-up...」

  Wen Chou laughed loudly, then shook his head, and said, "Temporary post...hahaha... Hussars killed a certain elder brother, there is a sworn hatred... How can a certain one vote for him? ! If you wish to go, just go straight! Forgive me for not following it! 』

  『Bold! Feng Ji couldn't bear it, pointed at Wen Chou with his halberd, and shouted loudly, "Even eating Yuan's salary and retreating from fear in the face of danger, this is unrighteous!" If you don't obey the order, you don't believe it! Walking away from the Lord is disloyalty! General Wen! Make no mistake! 』

  Wen Chou was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud. The laughter echoed in the mountains, causing many birds to circle around, "Hahahaha...Wen has been upright in his life, and he never thought that he would end up in the name of unrighteousness, disbelief and disloyalty!" Ha ha ha ha…"

  『Ah, this...』Yuan Shang stepped forward, trying to smooth things over, 『This matter...is it better to discuss it later? How about starting first? 』

  Wen Chou raised a hand, pointed at the collapsed mountain not far away, and said, "Does the third son know this place?" This is where brother Yan died! 』

  『Will military strategists fight without injury? Guo Tu glanced at it, and immediately said, "A man in troubled times should be able to stretch and bend... why should General Wen care about it..."

  Wen Chou stared at Guo Tu, and then shook his head dumbly for a long time: "That's really good...It's a pity that this is just a rough man, a martial artist, not a real man...I just want to be with Brother Yan..."

Feng Ji was a little impatient. Although he had entered the mountain, on the one hand, he was not sure whether Cao Jun would send the second batch of pursuers. On the other hand, he didn't know how long this mountain road would take. Going down, he pointed at Wen Chou and shouted: "General Wen has suffered from hysteria!" Come on! And take General Wen first! 』

  Wen Chou drew out his saber and shouted: "Who dares to do it!" 』

  Guo Tu hurriedly protected Yuan Shang and retreated again and again, and then waited until the guards had protected himself and Yuan Shang before shouting: "Wen Chou! Do you want to assassinate the lord? ! If you don't put down the knife, you will be caught without a fight! 』

  The surrounding soldiers hesitated, not knowing what to do.

  『That’s all! That's all..." Wen Chou shook his head and smiled wryly, "Brother Yan! A certain man originally wanted to build a grave for his brother here, but...forget it! Then use the sky as the cover and the earth as the coffin, where in the world is not a place to support the bones! Brother Yan! Someone is here to find you! After finishing speaking, he put the saber backhand around his neck and killed himself.

  Birds are flying around in the mountains and forests, and there seems to be old crows screaming...

  (end of this chapter)