Chapter 1452 Dead end
Jizhou.
On the gate of Bohai City.
Zang Hong slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How can someone who has no morals serve you! No, no! Kill the envoy and throw him out of the city!"
Several guards of Zang Hong took orders and retreated immediately. Poor that unlucky emissary, he was beheaded before he could even make a long laugh.
"Zang Lingjun..." Bohai''s master frowned and said, "Now the city has been trapped for many days...the warehouse is already empty, and it may last ten days, after ten days..."
Yuan Shao was ill. Although the army arrived in a hurry, they did not attack the city, but besieged Bohai County in groups.
Bohai has been besieged for many days, and many livelihood problems have been exposed. The most important thing is the lack of food. After all, when the shortage of food is not available, there is not much food in reserve because of Yuan Shao''s several calls. Many ordinary people in the city can only rely on going outside the city. Only woodcutters can barely survive, but now that the city is besieged and there is nowhere to get food, the problem is naturally serious.
Yuan Jun outside the city also knew this, so Yuan Jun did not attack the city, but sent envoys to persuade him to surrender, but Zang Hong beheaded him directly.
Zang Hong is now nearly fifty years old, with dark skin, thin face, and wearing a Gebu robe. After hearing the report from the master book, he said, "What do the big households in the city say?"
"...this..." The master hesitated for a moment, then said, "Everyone refuses to see Yu...and even has something to say.
"Bastard!" Zang Hong was furious, and said in a deep voice, "Anyone who has no way, everyone will punish him! How can we protect ourselves at home and regard benevolence and morality as nothing evil!"
The master is silent.
"There is still some food and grass in a certain mansion, let''s take it and distribute it to soldiers!" Zang Hong waved his hand and made a decision.
The master raised his head, looked at Zang Hong, and said, "Lingjun! Someone who knows that Lingjun is a loyal person. Now the world is dark, people''s hearts are in turmoil, and the king is rebelling against Yuan. Considering the family...Even if you can''t do anything, you have to leave some blood..."
"You!" Zang Hong was angry at first, then gradually calmed down, and said with a sigh, "If you don''t have loyalty in your body, you are no different from insects! A certain Zang family should look up to the world without shame, and there is absolutely no one to live !"
"Lingjun!"
The master wanted to persuade him again, but was sent away by Zang Hong. In desperation, he had no choice but to follow Zang Hong''s order and take the poor food from Zang Hong''s house.
Zang Hong was wearing a Gebu robe, more like an old farmer than a county magistrate, leaving the city gate to inspect the city defense. When the Bohai soldiers saw Zang Hong, they saluted one after another.
Since Zang Hong came to office, he has never confiscated any of these big-headed soldiers. Not only that, but also tracked down all the moths in the army and beheaded them in public, which immediately cleared up the rot in the army. If it weren''t for Zang Hong, there would be no What commanding general, with Zang Hong''s morale in the army, maybe he can give it a go.
The lower the people are, the more simple they are. Because these people’s needs are the simplest. If they have a stutter, have clothes to wear, and have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, it is considered a happy life. After Zang Hong arrived in Bohai Sea, these are the first things that Zang Hong pays attention to. Naturally, Zang Hong It has been supported and loved by the most grassroots people.
As for the big households in the city...
hehe.
The class itself is like this, the interests are tilted in one direction, and naturally there will be less in other directions, just like undergraduate students with six kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, anyway, if you give them too much, it will let these people play with pesticides all day long, which is of little use None, it''s better to give it to foreign students, after all, foreign students have more heavy learning tasks at night...
However, these big households in the city can''t say anything for a while. After all, state affairs are the most important thing, um, the overall situation is the most important, um, benevolence and justice are the most important...
Anyway, it’s almost the same, that’s what it means.
Therefore, Zang Hong has a high reputation in Bohai, but the big households in the city are not very cooperative.
"Don''t worry, please!" One of the soldiers shouted boldly, "As long as you have a certain amount of energy, you will definitely give up your life to protect your safety!"
"Haha..." Zang Hong smiled with a smile on his face, and he didn''t think that there was anything against the etiquette of the soldiers. "It''s not to protect the safety of a certain person, but to protect the righteousness of the world! We are mortal, but the loyalty of the world cannot be destroyed!"
The surrounding soldiers heard the words, all solemn and dignified. These people may not know what loyalty is, but they believe that following Zang Hong is a kind of loyalty, even though they know it is a dead end...
Zang Hong was not unclear, but after all, he still had a longing. The longing was like the Suanzao League, when loyal people gathered to resist Dong Zhuo''s atrocities. Now that the Yuan family has no way, perhaps there are loyal people who will gather in the Bohai Sea...
It is obviously unrealistic to resist Yuan Shao in the Bohai Sea, but if all regions respond, Yuan Shao will naturally be defeated, just like Dong Zhuo back then!
However, what Zang Hong did not expect was that the current situation is completely different from that at that time.
The siege continued day by day.
Food and grass are consumed little by little.
The so-called loyal men that Zang Hong was looking forward to finally did not come, and what was waiting was Yuan Shao''s angry order, forcing the besieging soldiers to attack the city immediately, otherwise the leader of the Chinese army would be killed!
Yuan Jun began to attack the city, and in Bohai City, the food and grass were basically exhausted.
The battle situation has been in a deadlock from the very beginning, without any hope.
Zang Hong saw that he couldn''t wait for foreign aid, and the original look in his eyes gradually dimmed. Finally, during the siege of the city one day, he summoned the soldiers and generals and said: "The Yuan family has no way, and the plans are not right. How can Jiqing and the Qing Dynasty all come together?" General, due to the power of lust, no one came to help... Hong Yu Dayi had to die... Now you have nothing to do with this disaster! The city will be destroyed soon... You can take your wife out at night when the city is not defeated. Let''s run for our lives!"
Everyone immediately talked about it. Some people are terrified, some people are at a loss, but there are also people who shouted: "Your Majesty seeks righteousness, and you are fearless about life and death. We are like ants. Is it difficult to abandon the lord of the mansion, just to survive? Originally, I will live and die with the lord of the mansion!"
Although Zang Hong and his soldiers mourned and forgot their lives, but the gap in strength and the shortage of food and grass, Bohai City was not able to hold for long after all, and was finally broken by Yuan Shao''s soldiers, and Zang Hong died under the sword...
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Zang Hong was not alone in the deadlock.
Yuan Shu stood up with his clothes on, his forehead dripping with cold sweat. He had a nightmare. Although most of the details have been forgotten now, he still remembers the icy cold blade that cut his head.
"My lord, what''s the matter?" The guard sleeping in the corner of the big tent also woke up, got up and walked over, lighting a candle.
"...Nothing..." Yuan Shu glanced at the guards, and his chaotic mood calmed down a little. Yuan Shu stood up, put on his cloak, and walked out of the tent, the guards quickly followed.
The cold moonlight scattered down, reflecting Yuan Shu''s somewhat pale complexion.
"Is there still no news about Bofu?" Yuan Shu asked his confidant guard.
The guard is silent.
"How long has it been since the messenger was sent?" Yuan Shu asked again.
The guard replied: "It''s almost twenty years old..."
"Twenty days..." Yuan Shu frowned and muttered, "Bofu...hehe, Sun Bofu!"
After a while, Yuan Shu asked again: "Have the people who went to Chen come back?"
The guard hesitated for a moment, then said, "Back... I''m back..."
"Huh?" Yuan Shu turned his head and glared at the guard, and said, "Since you''re back, why didn''t you report it quickly?!"
The guard bowed his head and said: "When I came back, the lord had already rested... My lord has been busy with affairs recently, and I haven''t had a rest for days, so... I asked him to postpone, and I hope to report to the lord again in the morning..."
"Bastard!" Yuan Shu yelled angrily, but soon calmed down, patted the guard''s shoulder, and said, "I know you are a good intention, but the affairs of the military and the country should not be delayed, let him come and report quickly!"
The guard bowed down and took the order, and returned with the people who went to Chen Guo after a while.
"What does King Chen say?" Yuan Shu immediately asked when they met.
The envoy bowed to the ground and said in a low voice: "King Chen...King Chen...has a lot of disrespectful words, which will make people come out...I am incompetent, I have failed to accomplish my work, I am guilty, I am guilty..."
Chen Wang, Liu Chong. Liu Chong is the great-great-grandson of Liu Zhuang, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and the son of Liu Cheng, King Chen Xiao. After the death of his father Liu Cheng, he inherited the title of King Chen. Liu Chong is extremely brave and good at using bows and crossbows, so there are thousands of strong crossbows in Chen Guo!
Of course, when Emperor Hanling was alive, someone once exposed Liu Chong''s disobedience, but although Emperor Hanling would order a thorough investigation, after receiving many benefits from Liu Chong, the Zhongchang servant said that Liu Chong was just pursuing Huang. It was just an old elixir, and he had no intention of rebellion. In addition, Emperor Han Ling had just killed a prince surnamed Liu at that time, so he had to take the royal family''s face into consideration, so it was nothing.
But basically anyone with a discerning eye knows that if a person who wants to seek the longevity of Huang Lao most, will there be thousands of crossbows in the county?
Therefore, at the time of the Suanzao League, all the prefectures and counties raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, and Liu Chong also led the army of the prefectures to invade and occupy the territory.
This time Yuan Shu called himself the Zhong family, and felt that among all the opponents, Cao Cao, the eunuch, was the most disgusting, and he was the central force of the entire opposition. Once Cao Cao was defeated, the rest of the forces would naturally dare not act rashly, so he personally led the army , with generals Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang, and Le Jiu, claiming 300,000, came to conquer Cao Cao.
However, due to drought or insect disasters in the past two years, Yuan Shu didn’t have enough money and food, so he thought of this Chen Wang Liu Chong, and wanted to ask him to move some food and grass for use, but was flatly rejected by Chen Wang Liu Chong...
Yuan Shu frowned and did not speak. Instead, his eyes fell on the map on the table inside the big tent, and he took the ruler on the side, measured it, and then threw the ruler on the table, making a "pop" sound. With a crisp sound, he said, "Did the **** Cao act recklessly?"
"Report to my lord, Cao...the eunuch, the men and horses are still in Yuzhou, and they have not acted..." said Yang Hong, the long history on the side.
"Hmph!" Yuan Shu said coldly, "Forgive the eunuchs and don''t dare to mess around!" Yuan Shu is short of money and food here, but the same is true with Cao Cao, so Yuan Shu thinks this is also an excellent opportunity, and he must seize this opportunity , it is necessary to solve the problem of money and food on Chen Guo''s side first.
Chen Wang is unwilling to borrow, so there is only one way left.
"Come here! Call Zhang Duwei!" Yuan Shu said in a deep voice, and then seemed to see the unlucky messenger kneeling on the ground, and waved impatiently.
The unlucky messenger lowered his head and didn''t dare to look up, but peeked at Yang Hong who was at the side, and found that Yang Hong gave a slight signal, and quickly retreated out of the big tent as if he had been pardoned.
Zhang Kai came not long after, and bowed his hands to greet Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu motioned Zhang Kai to sit down, pondered for a moment and said, "If you are allowed to see King Chen, can you kill him?"
Zhang Kai was taken aback for a moment, but said almost immediately: "If you make someone within five steps of King Chen, you can kill him!"
Among the Three Kingdoms, there have never been fewer assassins and the like, or in most historical times, there will always be a place for these people.
Yuan Shu didn''t think of using assassination methods to deal with the **** Cao Cao, but Cao Cao was heavily guarded, and he was either guarded by the Cao family or the Xiahou family when he went in and out, so Yuan Shu never found any chance.
Now Chen Wang and Liu Chong are unwilling to borrow food, so the first thing Yuan Shu thought of was this method of physical elimination, which is simple and effective.
"Good!" Yuan Shu made a final decision and said, "After dawn, I will send another envoy, prepare generous gifts, and meet King Chen!"
Zhang Kai understood, nodded and said, "I will live up to my lord''s order!"
Yuan Shu smiled and said: "It''s time to work. After the work is done, I will give you a big reward! Chen Wang''s concubine, it is said that she is stunning, and you can choose one to accept at that time!"
Zhang Kai was overjoyed and bowed again, and then retreated to prepare.
Yang Hong hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth, and seemed to want to say something, but after looking at Yuan Shu, he swallowed it back without saying anything.
"Sun Bofu''s place..." After dealing with Chen Wang and Liu Chong''s problems, Yuan Shu picked up the ruler on the map, tapped on the table and made a "popping" sound, and said, "Send some people there too... If... I cut it off!"
"My lord!" Yang Hong was startled, and subconsciously called out, then looked at Yuan Shu''s cold gaze, and quickly explained, "Sun Bofu...or the messenger was delayed on the way..."
"I know, so I just sent people to check one or two first, and didn''t directly order to kill..." Yuan Shu treated Sun Ce very well, but it was like some people treat cats and dogs at home, and they would also wear brand-name clothes. Hanging four or five brand-name watches does not mean that cats and dogs can stand up and become masters.
What to do with disobedient cats and dogs?
Yang Hong twitched one corner of his mouth, lowered his head, and did not continue to say anything. Although Yang Hong also knows that Yuan Shu''s actions are really not on the stage, and it is very provoking to be hated...
After all, the Yuan family was born in the world. Under the management of four generations of the Yuan family, no one knows how many families, how many officials, how many rangers, and how many assassins have received Yuan''s favor. Under the moral standard, even though Yuan Shu had some unreasonable demands, these knight-errant assassins who had received Yuan''s favor would probably use it as a way to repay their kindness.
Yuan Shu used the hand of Sun Jian to kill the prefect of Nanyang, occupied Runan, and used the hand of Zhang Kai to kill Cao Song, so that there was no room for peace between Tao Qian and Cao Cao. Certainly works, but this means...
Who would like to live carefully every day?
While setting up a dead end for others, Yuan Shu actually completely sent himself into a dead end...
(end of this chapter)