Of course, the main reason why so many people can gather is that Yuan Shao's territory is very compact and the transportation is convenient (the Yellow River these days is a natural food transportation channel because of its stable golden embankments and calm water conditions), so his people are not If you need to set up a special post, the entire central team can be brought with you.

In fact, at the same time that Yuan Shao officially launched his troops, the families of many of these people also moved to Yecheng with Yuan Shao's family members.

However, despite all the professional responsibilities of Zhang Jia and Xu You, there are also special missing characters here:

For example, Cheng Yu, although he accepted the position of Zhonglang General, he only sent his eldest son Cheng Wu and the local powerful Xue Fang to lead the army here on the grounds of old age and illness... This is of course understandable. Cheng Zhongde is really over fifty, and according to these days, he is really old, so no one has expressed much. However, Cheng Yu is still responsible for guarding Cangting in his hometown, which is Qingzhou, and Yanzhou leads to The famous passage in Hebei is regarded as a transportation point and also has the meaning of maintenance and logistics, so it is not idle.

Correspondingly, the absence of uncles and nephews Gongsun Fang and Gongsun Du seems a bit deliberate... This is not to say that Yuan Shao killed the donkey before. On the contrary, these two people were reused at that time, and they all jumped into the role. With two thousand stones, Gongsun Fang became the Prime Minister of Jibei and went to settle down in Jibei; Gongsun Du became the Zhonglang General, but went to Beihai to lead the former Yellow Turban captives to preside over the farming!

All in all, the official offers are not small, the rewards are sufficient, and practical duties are given, but they are far away from Pingyuan and Hebei.

Of course, there is also the issue of the positions of Ju Shou and Cui Yan, and this assignment seems a bit absurd, but it is natural.

The reason is very simple. Before Yuan Shao and Xu You decided to launch an army to separate the country, they had discussed their future strategies in detail. Yuan Benchu ​​himself knew very well that Gongsun Xun was ahead, so if he wanted to quickly sweep the place, he needed to gain the support of local powerful factions. support, and if you want to gain local support, you can only 'treat others with leniency'!

Therefore, most of the troops and horses in his department are local strongmen leading the troops and horses from various places, and there is a vague attitude of some soldiers being generals.

As for Jushou and Cui Yan, although they were from aristocratic families and were famous for their wisdom and knowledge, they were also local representatives, so they were still allowed to serve as generals, each leading troops and horses - Jushou plus Zhonglang General, who led Wei Half of the 10,000 soldiers in the county were killed, and Cui Yan also joined the Zhonglang general after the death of his clan brother. The one he led was the Qinghe recruits who had been reorganized after the Jiudu war that day.

But no matter what, back to the present moment, at this moment, under the afternoon sun, Yuan Benchu ​​braved the scorching sun and climbed onto the temporary and solid general platform. Looking around, he saw that there were really clouds of generals, woven advisers, and even more powerful troops. Listed, the armor is dazzling...

how to say?

With Handan City in front, Qing, Yan, and Ji Nineteen Commanderies behind, and an 80,000-strong army in hand, Yuan Benchu ​​became arrogant, and the anxiety of being left behind by Gongsun Xun finally disappeared without a trace.

Got it!

For some reason, Yuan Shao even felt a sense of empty satisfaction, as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

"What's the situation in the city?" Yuan Shao raised his knife and looked around. It took him a long time to calm down. Then he sat on the captain's chair in the middle of the general platform and asked about business.

"Report to Duke Ming." Chen Gong still did his duty and came out to tell the truth. "There are 10,000 local guards from Zhao State in the city. After Guan Yu returned from Chaoge, another 3,000 soldiers came here... As for the people in the city, it should be

There are ten thousand households, about thirty to forty thousand."

"Didn't Guan Yunchang return to the north with his people?" Yuan Shao was confused for a moment. "How come there are only thirty or forty thousand people in the city?"

"Except for the military dependents, all the soldiers brought by Guan Yunchang have been relocated to the north of Xiangguo County." Chen Gong continued to report calmly. "It is said that even the thirty to forty thousand people in the city will be old."

The weak ones were sent to the rear...the ones left behind are all those who can help defend the city."

"In other words, Shen Zhengnan has already been prepared to be besieged, so the city will not be crowded or lack of food?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly.

"It's not just that." Even though he was reporting back in public, Chen Gong couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head. "He also built a camp on the west side of the city to serve as a support force. At this time, Chief Guan Yun was leading three thousand people.

The soldiers were stationed, half of the camp was covered by the city wall, and the other half was surrounded by ten layers of antlers!"

"..." Yuan Shao was silent for a moment.

"Ming Gong!" Upon seeing this, Ju Shou also came out directly. "Although the other side was fully prepared, they didn't see our military might at that time, so they could still give it a try... Anyway, there is no time to attack the city today.

"

In fact, Yuan Shao was still immersed in that strange sense of satisfaction, so he naturally nodded hurriedly.

Following Yuan Shao's nod, a young scholar behind Ju Shou also immediately stepped out.

"Tell your uncle," Yuan Shao looked at this person and repeated what he had said to him that morning on the road in as sincere a tone as possible. "I know that he, Shen Zhengnan, is a loyal man, and I have no intention of ruining his reputation.

Festival, but at this time our army is gathered, resistance will only increase casualties, and after the city is broken, there will be unspeakable things; and if he can offer the city and is willing to stay, I have him here as a lieutenant general, with soldiers and horses

If you are still under his leadership, if you are willing to leave, I will allow him to lead the entire army to retreat calmly, and will never pursue you without authorization... Anyone who violates this oath will be punished by both humans and gods!"

"Ming Gong is too generous!" Just after Yuan Shao finished speaking, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Ju Yi and others raised objections in public.

"I think it's okay." Without Yuan Shao's words, and without the words of Ju Shou, who was obviously the leader in persuading the surrender, Chen Gong blocked these arrogant generals back with a dark face. "If we really want to attack the city, we can certainly attack it."

, but how many lives are needed to fill it?!”

The generals chatted for a moment, but had no choice but to sit back and watch the young scholar, Shen Pei's nephew Shen Rong, go to the city.

A moment later, everyone on the general stage saw clearly that a man wearing armor and a high crown appeared on the city gate tower. He seemed to be Shen Zhengnan, a famous scholar from Hebei who had been famous for more than ten years and a confidant of General Wei.

Shen Pei looked at it for a moment, then waved his hand, and then a basket was hung from the city gate tower. Shen Rong went to the city safely and talked with his uncle face to face.

"More than half a month ago, before Yuan Shao arrived in Yecheng, I wrote a letter asking you and your father to bring your family to Handan. Why didn't you come?" When Shen Pei saw his nephew, he asked. "Instead, you are here now?"

"Reply to your uncle." Shen Rong bowed respectfully and replied. "It was because my father and the others were thinking about the family business..."

"Family property, family property!" The judge couldn't help but quip. "The most indispensable thing in the world is you short-sighted people! If we throw away those family properties today, will my king be so stupid that he ignores them? In the future, he will only

Ten times the compensation! Why don’t you understand?”

"Then you have to live to enjoy it!" Shen Rong retorted with all his strength. "Although it is a bit wrong, but now it seems that it is not the right thing not to enter the city? Uncle, have you ever thought that a hundred thousand people would come to surround you?

You have one city for one person? Outside the city, Ju Gongyu, Chen Gongtai, Feng Yuantu, Xin Zhongzhi, Xun Youruo, these people are as talented as my uncle, and there are countless brave men who lead the army..."

"So, you are here to persuade us to surrender today?" Shen Pei finally became impatient. "Yes or no?"

"Yes!" Shen Rong quickly leaned over again.

"How much gold and silver are Yuan Benchu ​​going to use to buy me?" Shen Pei sneered slightly.

"Mr. Yuan is very sincere, and he is not using gold and silver to humiliate your uncle." Shen Rong immediately stepped forward, explained Yuan Shao's conditions in detail, and then made a sincere request. "Uncle... Mr. Yuan knows that you are a

Loyal man, I have even considered your honor and integrity. You are going to lose today and you just don’t want to stay. Why don’t you lead your troops north and wait for the return of General Wei? It will also save you the unbearable things to say, let alone you.

I'm a blood relative!"

Shen Pei raised his head and let out a long sigh, then held the knife and shook his head solemnly: "I knew you were incompetent before, but I didn't expect you to be so incompetent!"

Shen Rong felt helpless. How could he not know that this trip had failed?

"That's Yuan Benchu ​​and his staff, generals?" Shen Pei looked around, but suddenly pointed to the high platform facing the city gate tower, hundreds of steps away.

"Exactly." Shen Rong was puzzled for a moment.

"The sky is clear and the sun is clear." Shen Pei sighed. "I want to ask you one last time, since you have entered the city, would you like to defend the city with me?"

Shen Rong lowered his head and said nothing.

"I understand, you get on the basket now!" Shen Pei held his sword and simply pointed at the bamboo basket hanging on the city wall.

Shen Rong felt helpless and did not dare to stay any longer. He could only bow his head and retreat, then simply got into the basket.

After a while, as the Zhao soldiers on the city wall gradually lowered some ropes, and after calculating the length, Shen Pei, who had been holding the handle of the knife, suddenly drew his sword and cut the rope dragged on the city wall in two... and then ignored him.

Hearing the screams from under the city, he grabbed the knife and went downstairs.

Handan is an ancient capital with a city wall that is five feet high, second only to Chang'an and Luoyang's seven-foot ritual system. Although Shen Pei left some leeway and let it go halfway before cutting the sword, he fell down from a height of two to three feet, and Shen Rong was also on the spot.

Broke two legs!

And just as Shen Zhengnan said before, the sky is clear and the sun is clear. Therefore, those who saw this scene from a distance above Yuan Jun's general platform, including Yuan Benchu ​​and below, were all silent.

"Command the entire army to prepare to attack the city!" After a while, Yuan Benchu ​​was the first to react, but he walked away directly, leaving many generals looking at each other.

————I am the dividing line between broken legs————

"In the early days of Jian'an, Yuan Shao surrounded Handan with hundreds of thousands of people, and he tried to guard the city. His nephew Rong recommended himself to the city to persuade him to surrender. After hanging the basket, Shao and others thought they were about to surrender, so they gathered all the generals to watch from a distance. However, Rong didn't say a few words.

, and he was driven down by his companion. The basket was hanging on the ground for more than three feet. He pulled out his sword and cut off the rope, but Rong fell and both his legs were broken. Shao was furious and abandoned everyone and returned to the camp.

He wanted to kill him in honor. Xin commented: "If you humiliate your uncle, you will kill your nephew. If you humiliate Ming Gong in front of others, why do you do it more? If you want to kill Ming Gong, how can you do it again? Honor should be rewarded and not punished!" Shao Shao

"More and more embarrassed." - "Shishuo Xinyu". Speech Chapter

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