Chapter 855: Easily Conquer Youzhou

The next day, after breakfast, I gave instructions to the people who had defected, and it was already past ten o'clock when we set off again.

The common people said goodbye to General Wang, carrying the General's instructions and good hopes for the future. They all carried weapons, and many of them wore armor that had been taken off from the corpses yesterday, and walked back together.

Most of these people's families are from Yuyang, Guangyang, Daijun, and Zhuojun. That is to say, because of the distance there, they have less influence from Liaodong. This is mainly because they don't dare to take risks. Even if they heard about Liaodong, they don't dare to make up their mind to defect. Furthermore, they can't leave just because they want to. They are all in the countryside.

The current Han Dynasty has only declined, but has not yet died. Furthermore, the three elders, pavilion chiefs, landlords, etc. at the grassroots level are not allowed to run around. It can only be said that the upper-level rule is almost gone, but it does not mean that the local rule has disappeared. If not, Liu Yu and his men, with all their virtues and abilities, could have mobilized tens of thousands of people to fight Wang Yan to the death. This was just a matter of unifying their thoughts from top to bottom.

This time, they will no longer be bullied when they return. Because from Youzhou to 14th and 40th, healthy and productive men are all recruited this time. And another characteristic is that people in a village are often together. So when they returned to the village, if anyone dared to force Lai Lai, they would definitely kill him without even thinking about it.

Huang Zhong also sent a signal corps to report the news last night. After receiving the news from Wang Yan, Huang Zhong directly led the attack and shouted the slogan of surrender three times as instructed. However, a battle still broke out and collapsed at the first touch. Huang Zhong finally stabilized the defeated troops. , did not let them wander around, and killed enemy generals and senior officers. Today, following the same actions as Wang Yan, the people who abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side were sent back to their hometowns, and marched quickly to Jixian County.

On Juyong's side, although it is closer to Jixian and has greater defensive power, the combat effectiveness of the sergeants may be higher. However, in comparison, Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang have 15,000 soldiers and horses, and they have more troops. The 20,000 to 30,000 people on defense are almost enough not to mention chopping melons and vegetables.

Wang Yan led his people to the front line and experienced the recruitment and surrender, which only lasted five days. The messengers who sent messages from the grassland to Zhoucang and Taishici rushed to Zhoucang's place at this time. Then Zhou Cang mobilized his troops, and it took him two days to reach Juyong, and three days to unite his troops to launch an attack.

So if nothing unexpected happened, when Wang Yan slowly rushed to the gate of Jixian County, he should have encountered the defeated troops defeated by Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang.

These small adjustments were made in line with the trend, and Wang Yan's previous arrangements were also given certain attention. Before the fight, no one knew what it was like. Although he will undoubtedly win, the price of victory is also different.

But things developed very smoothly. He just asked people to shout for surrender, and the army of more than 20,000 people collapsed without a fight, killing officers at all levels. Although this is not very consistent with his plan to tie people up and work them to death. But he also understood that it would be too difficult to capture him alive.

But no matter what, it felt so easy to defeat the enemy army without a single blow. It's just that this kind of thing will be difficult to deal with in the future, because it has already happened once, and others will pay special attention to it. There is nothing wrong with what the people want, but as long as the knife is in someone else's hand, what can they do no matter what direction they want? Even in the future, people from the south of Youzhou would have trouble coming north to surrender, so they could kill and establish their authority and put an end to the common people's thoughts.

It will not be easy to encounter this kind of defection in the future...

Wang Yan led his army and marched quickly to Jixian County. I didn’t even take a look at the cities along the way. The current goal is to capture Jixian and surrounding areas, because this is the seat of Youzhou. According to later reports, this is the provincial capital area, and because of his encroachment, most of the wealthy Youzhou families are hiding here.

He wants to seal off the Jixian area. No wealthy family that has escaped can even think of escaping, and all their wealth must be confiscated. As for other cities, it is basically easy to capture Jixian and surrounding areas. Send someone to shout to let the soldiers and civilians in the city know that Jixian County has been defeated, and they will most likely kidnap the county magistrate and present it to the city. There are still too few people who are stubbornly resisting.

In the previous battle, we met in the Lingzhi area, four hundred miles away from Ji County. Wang Yan led his army and marched hundreds of miles a day. Near dusk on the fourth day, he joined forces with Huang Zhong and camped directly under the city very arrogantly. He also dispersed his troops to patrol and blockade the surrounding areas.

The reason for this was not other than that the front line collapsed too quickly, all the officers were killed, and the defeated troops had not returned yet. Apart from a few thousand defenders, there were no other troops in the Jixian city.

Moreover, Wang Yan's estimate of the time was correct. When he arrived here, he encountered Juyong's defeated troops returning. If it were later today, Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang would come with their troops.

Not to mention that there were still three thousand soldiers and horses surrounding the four gates. Even if Wang Yan came to call the gate alone, they would not dare to leave the city. Being suspicious is not necessary for Cao Cao, people are suspicious. Especially now that people in the city have no way to control their own lives, they are even more afraid. At least there was food in the city, so they could hold on for another year and a half. Out of fear of death, they were naturally unwilling to take the risk of opening the city gate.

It was getting late today, and they were traveling at a fast pace again. Wang Yan did not have any instructions. He asked the sergeants to have a meal, arranged night patrols, and ordered the sergeants to rest early.

As expected, at midnight, a signal soldier came to report that Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang had arrived three miles north of the city. Wang Yan didn't see them either. He just asked them to seal off the village to prevent thieves from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, so he slept comfortably in the military tent until the next day.

After breakfast, General Wang didn't even wear armor. He was dressed as usual, wearing a green shirt, with his messy hair tied casually with a white jade hairpin. He wore an unknown number of different ones around his waist, each one getting more expensive. With the Eight-faced Han Sword, a man wandered to the foot of Jixian City and walked into the place of a single arrow.

He raised his head and shouted: "I am Wang Yan, and I am looking for Liu Yu to come out of the city to talk."

It was still early at this time, and the people in the city must not have slept well. Yesterday, Wang Yan came to the city with troops, and arrogantly camped directly outside the city to rest. The people in the city must have experienced a period of panic, and then they discussed countermeasures, and then they habitually shirked their responsibilities. A hundred thousand troops could not defeat Wang Yan, so he sent out troops. Within half a month, Wang Yan was cornered in the city, and they must have been scolding him in all kinds of ways.

After that, I spread my hands and cried out, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep all night.

Seeing someone on the city wall going to notify him, Wang Yan did not wait any longer. He continued to shout: "You, the soldiers guarding the city, must be from Guizhou Province like me. Do you know why a hundred thousand troops can't stop me for half a month? Is the army coming to the city today? We are all brothers of the same origin and fate. Since we are brothers, we will not use weapons to fight against each other. They understand the righteousness and are now returning to their hometowns. They are waiting for me to go to Ji County and settle down in Youzhou. rich.

People say that I treat people very well, but I feel that it is not enough, and I am often ashamed of it, all because what I do is not enough. You all certainly know our methods in Liaodong. Now let me say it again, those I killed were all unjust by bullying the people, bullying the people, and dominating the people. Who is the one who bullies the people, abuses the people, and dominates the people? Powerful and official. You, as soldiers, may engage in ruffianism and plunder the countryside. However, today I made a promise to you, but no one can tell me that you are fine. If the people tell me, they won't kill you, just work for a few years to atone for your sins.

You are all people outside the city, and your family and children are all under the hooves of our army, although I will not do anything about it. However, your family enjoys my kindness for a little while, but you are fighting in the city. What is the reason? You have never read or practiced, so you should understand such superficial things.

You, please spread what I have said to the city. It is appropriate to bind the unjust people in the city and open the city to surrender. I will pass through Youzhou as soon as possible, and you will enjoy happiness as soon as possible. Now that I have said it, you should think twice about it, so as to avoid the disaster of swordsmanship, keep yourself useful, and work with me to build a homeland and seek wealth together. "

At this point, Wang Yan's speech actually no longer needs to be inciting to have strong inciting power. This is due to his current status. For a person like him to go to someone else's city to shout alone, this in itself represents a strong sincerity.

What he said was not groundless, it was the policy he was implementing now, and it was a rumor these people had heard for a long time.

So the people on the city wall were confused. Wang Yan looked at a scolding officer on the city wall and just shook his head and smiled. The people on the city wall are in chaos, how long can the people inside the city wall last...

At this time, with a creaking sound, the suspension bridge outside the city gate slowly fell onto the moat. The heavy city gate also slowly opened, and three riders came out of the city.

The first one is wearing a splendid green robe, with a seven-inch long crown on top of his head. Both his hair and short beard are mixed with gray, his old face has many wrinkles, his eyes are still bright, but there are some dark circles...

This is Liu Yu and Liu Youzhou.

As for the two people beside them, they are wearing armor, five big and three thick, and they are very powerful. The armor he wore was also black iron fish scale armor, and he looked like a high-level general at first glance. Such a person, according to the current Liaodong standards, was basically dead. After all, good-style generals were rare at this time. Zhang Fei, who was also loyal and courageous, also liked to drink and scold. If they hadn't known each other earlier, according to Zhang Fei's original conduct, Zhang Fei would have been dead on the day they surrendered.

When the three of them dismounted, Wang Yan raised his hands and said, "I have met Liu Youzhou."

Liu Yu straightened himself up and returned the greeting: "I have met General Tianwu."

The old boy is still very considerate...

Wang Yan smiled and said: "Your three armies have been completely defeated, and all the soldiers who were forced to return home have returned home. Now that the army is approaching the city, there are soldiers and horses of our army within a hundred miles of Ji County. You are holding on to the lone city, even though the food supplies are rich and abundant. What can I do? I will besiege the city and seize all the territory of Youzhou, and you can take it for one year, maybe two or three years. I dare to ask Liu Youzhou, what do you mean now? You should tell me clearly. "

Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "The general's soldiers are strong and his horses are strong, and the momentum is unstoppable. A hundred thousand troops were defeated in less than half a month, and he besieged the city so quickly that we had no place to hide, and we were trapped in the isolated city. He dismounted from his horse to rule the world, and mounted his horse to lead the army. The general is truly a hero.

What the general said is true, and I should also tell the truth. The civil and military personnel in the city are not unwise, they are all people who understand the situation. The general's troops came to the city, and they really wanted to dedicate the city. However, the general's laws were strict, and they felt that they could not survive, so they had no choice but to defend and resist, which was really helpless to survive.

I have no fear, I consciously treat the people generously and do good to them. I am also very impressed by the general's actions. The previous general sent me a letter inviting him to surrender. I have made it clear that if we kill too much, we will eventually suffer harm. Today, Jixian County is in front of us, and the general has already reaped the consequences. I believe that everyone has a heart of repentance. If the general forgives me and ignores the past, I will take Youzhou today. General, think twice. "

"I heard that Liu Youzhou loves the people and cherishes talents, and can't bear to hurt the people brick by brick. Why are you interceding for them today? They treat the people like cattle, horses and dogs. They rob the people's fields and tyrannize the people's wives and daughters. They suppress the price of food in the good years and in the famine years. I raise the price of food and make the people slaves. They treat me like cattle and horses. I should treat them like enemies and bandits. Why not kill them?

Liu Youzhou said that I have eaten bad consequences now, but I don’t think this is a bad consequence. But those who are about to die will shine again. What can we do if we are trapped in a lonely city? One day does not make a year, and one year does not make ten years. They will surely die. Moreover, there are people and soldiers in the city who are all devoted to the light. Liu Youzhou thinks, how many days can they keep the soldiers and civilians alive?

Liu Youzhou is dishonest and calls himself a gentleman in vain. I am talking to you sincerely. Do you and my two generals want to kill me? "

However, the two generals who followed Liu Yu out of the city, listened to Wang Yan's words, their eyes were about to burst at this moment, they were already in a pincer attack, one after another, their hands tightly clenched the sword at their waist, and they were ready to take action.

General Wang showed no fear, his words were full of ridicule, his eyebrows were sideways, and he didn't even look at him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the enemy general in front of him shouted "Kill!"

The two generals didn't talk nonsense. They even ignored Liu Yu who was very close to Wang Yan. They roared twice, drew their swords out of their sheaths, one cut off his neck, and the other stabbed him in the waist, killing Wang Yan.

At this moment, both the enemy and our troops, both above and below the city, were watching what was going on here. Even so, they still ignored their integrity and wanted to simply kill Wang Yan while he was alone.

Today's disaster lies entirely with Wang Yan. As long as he is killed, everything will be easy. Although they disregard their faith and will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the future, they can still survive if Wang Yan is killed.

Their eyes were shining with excitement, as if the sword could take Wang Yan's life out of its sheath and they would survive.

General Wang was calm and composed, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth widened a little. This was actually the first battle since going south.

But when he saw the general approaching with a sword slashing his neck regardless of the sword behind him, he suddenly drew his sword across the gap with a clang. In an instant, a cry of pain was heard, and the sword in the enemy general's hand fell down. As the sword fell, there were four fingers and dripping blood.

It turned out to be the sword of the general Hegei. He was holding the hilt of the sword, and he swung the sword to slave, and the four fingers of the sword hit the blade of the general. The sword of the general was presented by the Mi family of the East China Sea. It was made from meteorite iron from the Nine Heavens and was forged by skilled craftsmen in four or nine days. It is extremely sharp and indestructible, making it a divine weapon. The enemy general carried a grudge and attacked mercilessly, leaving no room for three points. He was unable to close his momentum, and his four fingers hit the blade of the sword with great force, almost breaking off the entire blade.

The general kept moving, blocked the head sword, and kicked the enemy general away with one kick. Then he turned around and lightly lifted the enemy general. He used a soft force to sneak attack the enemy general's sword and deflected it in the direction, and then flowed elegantly. He stepped closer and with just a flick of his sword, he cut off the enemy general's hand tendons. He then kicked sideways and kicked the enemy general away, leaving him lying on the ground rolling.

The general held a sword in his arms, and flung a little blood onto Liu Yu's face. With a clang, he sheathed the sword.

"You dare thief, General, Huang Zhong is here to help." Only then did Huang Zhong's angry shouts ring out in the military formation, but his action was to suddenly rein in the horse that had only taken two steps.

The horse raised its front hooves high and neighed...

The people above and below the city were all captured by the general's martial arts, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Wang Yan smiled and held up his hands, and said to the confused Liu Yu: "I know this is not Liu Youzhou's intention. In fact, you are controlled by the powerful officials in the city. It is difficult for Liu Youzhou to decide whether Ji County will surrender or not. So I will not fight with him. Liu Youzhou is in trouble. These two people are dishonest and have committed serious harm to the people. I will definitely ask these two people to die and go back."

Liu Yu was a shepherd in Youzhou, and the two men he led out of the city didn't care about his life. Even Liu Yu had horror in his eyes just now. It can be seen that Liu Yu is no longer a problem in Jixian County.

In fact, Liu Yu was aware of this. If not, Shicai would not have said that he was not afraid, thus separating him from the people in the city. This was subconscious, and he could not help himself.

Originally, Liu Yu, a confused and smart man, was of little use, otherwise Wang Yan would not have let him go now, but would have arrested him directly. Once Liu Yu is captured, in less than ten minutes, none of Liu Yu's family members in the city will be alive.

Liu Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Finally, he let out a long sigh, turned around lonely, and walked towards the city without even riding a horse.

Regardless of Liu Yu's loneliness, General Wang drew his sword again, raised it high above his head, looked up at the city tower and shouted: "Why don't you take action? Are you really fighting against the powerful and powerful officials in the city? They are shrinking. There are plenty of fish and meat in the city, and you have beautiful wives and concubines. If you stick to the city, you may not get a lot of food, so why bother to die for them? , how to be afraid of him? Kill him!"

Liu Yu suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Yan, who was shouting loudly, and at the sergeant further behind who was about to make a move. He sighed again and staggered forward.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong from the rear turned to the messenger and said, "All the troops are shouting to kill!"

Then the flag was waved and the drums beat loudly. The sergeants waved their weapons and shouted angrily.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

There were less than a thousand soldiers at the south gate, and their murderous intent was loud and clear. It was their unyielding will.

The boss who was kicked in the eyes by the officer pointed by Wang Yan, and the officials and wealthy people on the city wall who were watching the situation from close range couldn't help but widen their eyes. They looked at the suppressed soldiers behind them who were clenching their swords and guns.

They felt the danger, and they couldn't help but began to yell and curse, and the curses sounded harsh.

Finally, a soldier with a gun became angry. His eyes were red and veins popped out on his neck, and he shouted "kill"!

This sound screamed out the centuries of humiliation and unwillingness of his ancestors. With a ferocious face, he clutched the spear in his hand tightly, stepped forward, and using the military stabbing method that he had learned from being beaten and scolded by the officers, he stabbed the gun into the stomach of the scolding official in front of him.

This shout and this stabbing finally awakened the sleeping people.

More shouts rang out, and more people died under the swords and guns.

The city was in chaos, and Wang Yan laughed with relief, looking at the open gate and the soldiers who threw their weapons at the gate and stood obediently against the wall. He turned around and looked at Huang Zhong riding his horse and leading his men to rush over, and he did not forget to kick the two thieves lying on the ground, who had already calmed down a lot, one by one, so that they continued to roll.

At this point, Ji County was broken! Youzhou was taken...

The rioting city was unbearable to watch, with blood and corpses everywhere.

The soldiers in the city killed the powerful officials, and they killed them one by one, from the seventy-year-old man to the child who was less than a month old, and no one was spared. They naturally learned what it meant to eradicate evil and root it out. If Wang Yan was in charge, he would at most leave young men and women to work until they died, and the rest would not survive.

As for killing young children, it is against the harmony of nature. Without a father or mother, no relatives or friends, it is difficult to grow up. It is hard to say when or where they learned about the past of the destruction of their family, and regarded General Wang as an enemy, vowing to kill him to avenge their hatred. Their small bodies have to bear such great pressure. Even if they grow up, they may feel more uncomfortable when they see the thief Wang living so comfortably and for so long. This should not be the case.

It seems better for them to die early so as not to suffer while alive. This may be an explanation of the great kindness that seems to be ruthless.

This is of course the most shameless, but the knife is in the hands of General Wang, and he is too lazy to even shed crocodile tears...

However, there are still many more innocent people who died in vain, such as some of the servants of powerful officials. There are also soldiers and thieves in the city who took the opportunity to cause chaos, rob money, and rape women. Or they were so angry that they could not control themselves and cut anyone they saw.

This was caused by Wang Yan, but there was nothing he could do. Liu Yu cannot control himself, the officials and powerful people in the city will certainly not surrender. If the soldiers do not rebel, the city will be trapped in an isolated city for one or two years, and the city will be even more miserable.

This is a real cannibalistic era, and that was the real tragedy of the world.

Now the control is also appropriate. At the first moment of the outbreak, Huang Zhong rushed to the north gate, opened the city gate and let Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang's troops enter the city. In a very short time, he controlled the four gates, with a group of twelve people as the basic unit, scattered throughout the city, and controlled the situation in the city. Now the city has been controlled.

Those who make trouble are either caught or killed. Those who are caught will not live long. Youzhou is not warm, and it is common to die of hunger and cold.

Wang Yan took his personal guards, rode a horse, and walked slowly in the city until he came to the most luxurious Liu Yu Mansion in the city.

This is not only Liu Yu's residence, but also the highest office in Youzhou, occupying a large area. The decoration is not magnificent, but it is absolutely noble and elegant, in line with the specifications of Liu Yu, a relative of the Han Dynasty and the governor of Youzhou.

And the windows here are all glass windows. This is normal. Youzhou is the closest to Liaodong and has the most frequent business exchanges. Naturally, it is the first to experience new things here.

After a tour, Wang Yan was still very satisfied. It can be used after a few changes, saving a lot of money.

In the front hall, Wang Yan saw the distraught Liu Yu, as well as the panicked Liu Yu family, servants and hundreds of others.

"I never thought I would see Liu Youzhou again so soon. Liu Youzhou has always been known for loving the people. Now it seems that officials are disrespectful and people are disrespectful. It's really hard to live up to it." Wang Yan smiled and sprinkled salt on Liu Yu.

Liu Yu sighed: "Now that I am a fish, don't ridicule me. You can kill me or cut me up. It's all up to you."

His words had a feeling of being tired and destroying it quickly. Because the current scene was indeed a big blow to him. What he was proud of before was all an illusion, and he suddenly felt boring.

Gongsun Zan held him hostage as a puppet, but he didn't even think about committing suicide. Now he doesn't want to live anymore. The complexity of human beings is fully demonstrated in Liu Yu.

"I won't kill you, and you are deceived by the traitors, so there is no harm. You are well-educated and like to talk. My Wenchang Pavilion is a good place for you. Go to Liaodong and live for a while, and wait until the new pavilion in Jixian is completed before returning to Youzhou. Your wealth is the blood of the people. I will give you some money to settle down in Liaodong, and your children will work as farmers. If you achieve something in the future, you can also join the army and become an official to benefit the people and redeem your stupidity.

Your servants will be dismissed after distinguishing the loyal and treacherous. You pack your luggage today and set off for Tuhe early tomorrow morning. Liu Youzhou, you should concentrate on learning and don't think about other things. I am not afraid, but I am worried about the lives of your whole family."

"I thank the general."

Liu Yu had already shed two lines of tears, bowed to Wang Yan, and took a group of wives and children to pack up.

Wang Yan also arranged a marching Sima to distinguish the loyalty and treachery of Liu Yu's servants. There are always people who bully others and act as accomplices to the tiger. Liu Yu's position is so confused, and there are definitely few good guys under his command, and they all have to be dealt with.

Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Zhou Cang and others are no longer in the city. Only 3,000 soldiers are left in the city, waiting for Wang Yan's order to clean up the mess. They are leading the army to attack the city and completely control Youzhou.

At this time, it is exactly half a month before Youzhou raises a 100,000-strong army to destroy Liaodong...

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