HLnovel Chapter 358 Siege and Reinforcements! Ye City Falls! Lady Liu Wants to Surrender?
Chapter 358 Siege and Reinforcements! Ye City Falls! Lady Liu Wants to Surrender?
Several days after Cao Cao's army besieged the city
More than ten miles outside Ye City
Yuan Xi and his Youzhou reinforcements were ambushed by Cao Cao's army!
"kill!!!"
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci and other generals of Cao Cao's camp, like several sharp blades, instantly broke through Yuan Xi's formation!
Within minutes, five of Yuan Xi's generals had been beheaded!
It was clear that there was no way to reverse the situation.
Yuan Xi sighed and hurriedly fled towards Youzhou with a small number of personal guards.
The main theme is "where you come from, you go back to."
Cui Yan even staged a "surrender on the spot" right in front of the two armies!
This kind of defection is undoubtedly the most fatal.
In addition, Cui Yan was originally from the Cui family of Qinghe, and was undoubtedly a high-ranking member of the prominent families in Jizhou.
It's easy to imagine that Yuan Shang and the others inside Ye City would be furious upon seeing this scene!
The funny thing is...
From beginning to end, Yuan Shang never dared to lead his troops out of the city to cooperate with Yuan Xi in the battle.
But you can't really blame him for that.
Around Ye City, Cao Cao personally commanded tens of thousands of elite Cao troops, who were eyeing Ye City with predatory intent.
As long as Yuan Shang dares to leave the city to support Yuan Xi, he will immediately be met with a fierce attack from Cao Cao's army!
Yuan Shang, however, remained an observer.
This ultimately led to Yuan Xi's crushing defeat, as he fled back to Youzhou with only a few hundred remaining soldiers.
The reinforcements are gone!
Hope was shattered!
For the next period of time, Ye City fell into a deathly silence.
In order to further demoralize the troops within Ye City.
Su Yu even thoughtfully suggested to Cao Cao that they release the "great news" that "Wang Ling refused to send troops"!
Upon hearing this "great news," the morale of Yuan's troops inside Ye City completely collapsed.
Even the phrase "collapsed and crumbled" cannot describe their feelings at this moment!
after all.
Yuan Xi has already lost.
Wang Ling is unwilling to send troops, so how many reinforcements can Gao Gan bring?
Tens or twenty thousand?
It wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of Cao Cao's 90,000 elite troops outside the city!
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Yuan Shang's Residence
In the study
Shen Pei bowed to Yuan Shang and said:
"My lord, you should escape."
“Escape to Youzhou, then escape to Tadun.”
"In short, don't die in Ye City."
Yuan Shang asked in confusion:
"Why do you say that, Mr. Shen?"
"I'm leaving, what will you do?"
"What about the soldiers in the city?"
Shen Pei laughed bitterly:
“Shen has already planned everything that follows.”
"In short, I, Shen, will not allow Cao Cao to obtain Ye City!"
Yuan Shang stared blankly at Shen Pei.
In fact, Yuan Shang is far too young now.
Within a year, the country experienced the Battle of Guandu, the death of Yuan Shao, the separation of Yuan Tan from Yuan Shao, and the fall of Ye City.
It seems that Yuan Shang doesn't have many choices left.
He was like a puppet on a string, without his own thoughts or judgments.
a long time.
Yuan Shang sighed and accepted Shen Pei's proposal.
He planned to take his family, Han Meng, and a few trusted confidants to Youzhou to meet up with Yuan Xi.
Shen Pei is about to carry out the next step of the plan: burn down Ye City!
As night falls
Shen Pei, accompanied by several hundred guards, arrived near the granary where oil and timber were stored.
The granary was opened, and the distribution plan was swiftly set ablaze with all the grain and trees, causing the Red Lotus Inferno to engulf Ye City.
Looking at the oil in front of him, Shen Pei closed his eyes slightly.
He was ready to face the final moment of Ye City!
but……
Something strange happened!
The kerosene seemed to be malfunctioning; it couldn't ignite the grain and trees at all!
"This, this, this..."
"How could this be?"
Shen Pei was greatly alarmed.
Confused, he looked up at the sky.
"Could it be that Heaven thinks my sins are too grave and is preventing me from committing further evils?!"
For a moment, Shen Pei's brain CPU almost overheated!
But the next moment.
Suddenly, a great deal of shouting and killing arose outside the city.
Ignoring why the kerosene had failed, Shen Pei, accompanied by his personal guards, hurriedly climbed the city wall.
Juhu had already arrived at the city tower by this time.
When Shen Pei arrived, the fire in the city had not yet started, and Ju Hu looked puzzled.
"Uncle Shen, weren't you going to light the fire?"
"Could it be that you've given up on the idea of burning down Ye City?"
Shen Pei's face turned ugly as he said:
"For some reason, all the kerosene became ineffective."
Upon hearing this, Ju Hu was equally bewildered.
How could perfectly good kerosene suddenly become ineffective?
Unless, this kerosene has been tampered with!
Who did it?
What about the powerful families of Ji Province within Ye City who intend to surrender?
Or perhaps it was the intelligence corps under Cao Cao's command?
But obviously.
Juhu's confusion was beyond resolution.
Because shortly after Shen Pei and Ju Hu met up, the city gate on the east side of Ye City was suddenly opened from the inside!
The two stared wide-eyed, inwardly exclaiming, "Oh no!"
That's exactly what happened.
The scene of Yuan Xi's army being almost completely annihilated also shocked the opportunistic Jizhou aristocratic families inside Ye City!
Most people have realized that times have truly changed!
Once upon a time, the Hebei army under Yuan Shao and Ju Shou was known for its strong soldiers and powerful horses!
After defeating Gongsun Zan, Yuan Jun even developed a strong illusion that "we are invincible in the world"!
Until they encountered Cao Cao's army at Guandu, Yuan's army suffered a crushing defeat amidst internal and external troubles!
Perhaps, at this moment, the most valiant soldiers of Cao Cao's army outside the city are Zhang He and the elite Yuan army troops who surrendered to Cao Cao at Guandu!
Meanwhile, most of the powerful families of Jizhou within the city, realizing that the situation was hopeless, also began to consider surrendering.
Although their head of household was imprisoned by Shenpei.
But that doesn't mean they won't choose to "sacrifice the pawn to save the king"!
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"
"What a bunch of bastards!"
Shen Pei laughed and cursed as he walked step by step to the edge of the city wall.
Watching the Cao army soldiers file in, Shen Pei roared and fell to his death from the city wall!
Juhu also drew his sword and committed suicide.
Compared to the Jizhou aristocratic families who surrendered, these two were undoubtedly more courageous.
Therefore, these two men will be portrayed as "loyal and righteous men" in later generations.
Little did they know, the two had absolutely nothing to do with loyalty and righteousness.
The main reason is that I'm fighting for myself.
Besides, it was their own status and the glory brought by their family background that made them unwilling to surrender.
……
Upon learning of the deaths of Shen Pei and Ju Hu, Cao Cao ordered them to be given a grand funeral.
"Oh? Yuan Shang and Han Meng have already escaped?"
"Where is the guilty woman, Liu?"
Cao Cao asked the servants at Yuan Shang's residence.
Soon.
Liu was brought over.
It wasn't that Yuan Shang didn't want to take Lady Liu with him, but rather that Lady Liu disliked the harsh climate of Youzhou and was unwilling to flee with him.
Left with no other choice, Yuan Shang had to abandon Lady Liu and leave her in Ye City.
He's a devoted son, it's not like it's the first time he's done it.
Practice makes perfect, and Yuan Shang is just that kind of "filial son"!
But Liu, that vicious woman, actually had a very simple plan.
Cao Cao, well, those who know, know all about his quirks.
With just a little effort, Liu could become Cao Cao's bedmate, and then she would be on the path to wealth and glory!
Moreover, she is not yet forty years old, and is still very attractive.
Perhaps, she could even give Cao Cao another son or daughter.
If he raised his son with Cao Cao to be the heir to Cao Cao's camp, wouldn't he be able to lie back and enjoy a life of ease?
That's exactly what Liu was thinking.
In the original history, it was she who personally handed Zhen Mi over to Cao Cao and his son, thus preserving her wealth and status.
Now, without Zhen Mi, Liu herself is a full six years younger than in the original history.
With her personally taking charge, how could Cao Cao not fall at her feet?
Unfortunately, this time, that wicked woman Liu was truly wrong!
……