Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

"Yes, the big-eared thief is despicable and shameless. He can't attack my Nanpi, so he uses such despicable methods!"

"Father, I guess this must be Deng Mu’s trick!"

Yuan Xi also echoed Yuan Shao's curses.

The father and son cursed Liu Bei and Deng Mu incessantly.

"Lord, Liu Bei's method is despicable, but its lethality is huge."

"Now the people and soldiers in this city all have their own share, and all their hearts are shaken."

"If we really let it go, civil strife will break out in the city before long."

Wen Chou couldn't help but remind him, interrupting the chatter of the Yuan family and his son.

Yuan Shao shivered, and his anger turned into coldness.

The situation had reached such a predicament, and the officials and soldiers in the city still had some loyalty to him. He He knows best.

The human heart is the most unreliable thing.

When you are strong, everyone seems to be loyal and willing to go through fire and water for you.

When he is weak, everyone wants to abandon you immediately and leave. Looking for a way out.

At this time, Yuan Shao finally realized the desolation and despair of Gongsun Zan, who was forced to betray his relatives.

After pondering for a moment,

Yuan Shao had a cold look in his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Send the order, and immediately confiscate all the memoranda, and not even a single one of them will be left behind."

"Anyone who dares to hide it secretly, regardless of officials or civilians, will be killed without mercy!"

"No, they will all be executed!"

Wen Chou's figure trembled.

He knew that 22 Yuan Shao was completely forced to use the most bloody means to suppress all those who were ready to move.

This high-pressure and bloody method may seem effective on the surface, but in fact it will intensify the military and civilian Their dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao

"At this point, it seems that this is the only solution."

Wen Chou had no objection and could only shake his head and sigh.

He also understood Yuan Shao's difficulties. At this time, there was no other way.

"My lord, apart from the soldiers and civilians, Ji believes that the people who should be most careful about should be the generals."

"Please give an order, lord, to gather all the families of the generals in the city under house arrest and guard them with heavy troops."

"Only in this way can the generals be worried and not dare to have any dissatisfaction with the lord."

After Feng Ji rolled his eyes, he offered Yuan Shao a more ruthless plan.

Yuan Shao waved his hand without thinking:"This plan is very good, just do what you say. Wen

Chou was surprised and hurriedly objected:"Master, Yuan Tu's plan is absolutely impossible!""

"why not?"

Feng Ji frowned and glared at Wen Chou displeased.

"There is no harm in using bloody suppression methods on the common people and soldiers."

"But if it is used on the generals, it will be counterproductive. Not only will it not make the generals loyal to the lord and fight to the death, it will also chill their hearts."

"I think that at this time, the lord should use rewards to win over the generals, and should not use such threats."

Wen Chou analyzed it and spoke hard.

Yuan Shao was thoughtful and silent.

Feng Ji sneered, and a look of ridicule and disdain appeared on his face.

"How could the lord not know the way of giving both kindness and power?"

"But now that Nanpi is under siege, we only have one Bohai county left. What else can the Lord do to reward the generals?"

"Without the capital of rewards, the only way to force the generals to fight to the death is to use extreme threats, without daring to have any different intentions!"

"General Wen, you don’t understand this, right?"

Wen Chou was speechless.

He couldn't refute the reason of being disciplined.

If Yuan Shao controlled the four states, he would naturally have enough capital to reward the generals.

You can reward them with whatever you want, including land, money, silk, and official titles.

But now this kind of Trapped in a corner of Nanpi, what can you, Yuan Shao, do to reward the generals? If you reward the generals again, can you reward them more than Liu Bei?

Liu Bei has a big family and a great business, so he can just pick out a governor. Can you, Yuan Shao, do it if you, Yuan Shao, can lure a general who came to lure you to defect and surrender?

No.

Since you don’t have the capital, you can only use coercion and kindness.

Threatening your family is Yuan Shao’s only option.

"Yuan Tu makes sense"

"Just as you said, immediately put all the generals' families under centralized supervision."

Yuan Shao sighed helplessly, waved his hands and said.

Feng Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly raised his hands to comfort him:

"My lord, please be at ease. Cao Cao's 60,000 troops are already on the west bank of Zhang River."

"As long as we can hold on for a few months, with Cao Cao's military skills, we will be able to cross the Zhang River and fight Liu Bei to the death."

"If we hold on, we have hope!"

A glimmer of hope finally rekindled in Yuan Shao's gloomy eyes.

He stood up slowly, staggered to the outside of the palace, and looked outside Nanpi City.

He seemed to be able to see Liu Bei sitting there at this moment. There, Zheng looked at him with a sneer.

"Big-eared thief, do you think you can force me, Yuan Shao, to death with this despicable method?"

"As long as I have one breath left, I will fight you to the death!"

"I tell you, I will definitely be able to hold on until the day when Cao A crosses the river and fights with you!"

…

Four days later.

South of Nanpi City, Liu Jun’s camp is located.

Liu Bei already had a book of surrender in his hands.

The letter of surrender came from Zhang Nan, Yuan Shao's general.

Zhang Nan claimed that Yuan Shao had been driven crazy and used bloody methods to suppress the soldiers and civilians in the city.

Because of the so-called"private possession" of the proclamation, Yuan Shao executed thousands of soldiers and civilians.

There are countless people who have been implicated in genocide.

Nanpi City is now under the terrifying pressure of Yuan Shao.

So he, Zhang Nan, decided to sacrifice his family and surrender to Liu Bei, and promised to sacrifice the east gate to allow Liu Jun to advance into Nanpi when Liu Jun launched a large-scale attack on the city.

"Military advisor, as you expected"

"Your tactic finally worked."

Liu Bei was impressed and gave the secret letter from Zhang Nan to Deng Mu.

Deng Mu took the letter and searched for Zhang Nan's historical memories in his mind.

If he remembers correctly, Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu in history The two of them were supposed to follow Yuan Xi to guard Youzhou.

After the fall of Yecheng, generals Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan broke up the rule, expelled the Yuan brothers, and defected to Cao Cao.

From this, it can be judged that Zhang Nan was not Yuan. A die-hard loyalist to the family.

So when the Yuan family is in danger, it is reasonable to choose to abandon Yuan Lai.

"Yun heard that Yuan Shao had gathered all the family members of the generals in the city and took them as hostages."

"Then Zhang Nan, is he really willing to take refuge with his lord at the risk of his family being killed by Yuan Shao?"

Zhao Yun raised a question.

Before he finished speaking,

Yan Liang thought of something and said first:

"As far as I know, Zhang Nan’s parents have passed away and he still has no heirs. The so-called family members are just wives and concubines."

"Yuan Shao wanted to use these people to force Zhang Nan to be buried with him, but it was probably useless."(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Yan Liang revealed the details of this old colleague.

Zhao Yun's doubts were put to rest.

Deng Mu had no worries anymore. After receiving the secret letter, he handed over to Lao Liu Yi:

"Lord, there is no doubt that Zhang Nan will surrender."

"This is a good opportunity given to us by God. Please give the order, Lord!"

Liu Bei's face was filled with fighting spirit. He stood up and swept towards the generals.

"Generals, listen!"

The generals stood up suddenly.

Liu Bei's eyes were like blades and he ordered loudly:

"Yuan Shao has lost his heart and everyone has betrayed his relatives. How long will it take him if he is not destroyed now?"

"Three days later, the army attacked the city and rushed into Nanpi from the east gate to destroy the Yuan thieves!"

The blood of the fierce generals was burning wildly, and they suddenly received the order...

Three days later, at noon, the sky above Nanpi City was covered with thick clouds, and the sky was dark and the earth was dark.[]

Outside the south gate.

As the horn sounded, the camp gates opened with a bang.

Groups of Liu Jun officers and soldiers marched out of the camp like a torrent and began to gather in front of the South Gate.

Hundreds of military formations, large and small, were lined up in front of the city, with overwhelming momentum.

With such a formation, it was obvious that Liu Jun was going to launch an unprecedentedly fierce attack on the south gate of Nanpi.

In Nanpi City, the sound of gongs and alarms has long been heard.

Yuan Xi, Wen Chou, has rushed to the south gate tower at the right time.

More than half of Yuan's army was also driven to the city wall, and they immediately deployed their defenses in a hurry.

Yuan Shao was ill and unable to take charge of the overall situation in person, so Yuan Xilai could only take charge.

"Second Young Master, it seems that half of Liu Bei's troops are concentrated at the south gate."

"The south gate is his main attack direction."

"We must also concentrate our efforts and defend the south gate to the death! Feng

Ji frowned and judged.

Yuan Xi took a deep breath, and an unprecedented sense of mission came to his heart.

He understood that this matter was the life and death of the Yuan family. If they defended it, they would still have a glimmer of hope.

If defeated, Nanpi The city is broken.

Both Yuan Shao and him will be killed by Liu Bei, and the Yuan family will also be wiped out by the Che family!

He has no way to retreat and can only fight to the death!

"Yuan family officers and soldiers, listen to the order, the time has come for you to repay my father and son's kindness."

"I want you all to cheer up and fight side by side with me!"

"Anyone who dares to take even half a step back will be killed!"

Yuan Xi drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly.

The soldiers on the left and right of Yuan Xi could only cheer up and clenched their weapons uneasily.

"Boom boom!"

In Liu Jun's formation, the thundering drums sounded.

More than 30,000 Liu Jun soldiers moved towards the south gate of Nanpi like a torrent.

The siege began.