The continuous siege of the city reduced the number of Cao's army to 40,000, and Cao's army alone died under Shanyang City, with 20,000 of them alone.

"Lord, Shanyang City is high and deep, if the Jingzhou army is bent on holding it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through, Yuan Shu occupies Yuzhou and cuts off the retreat of the Jingzhou army, you might as well inform the people in the city of this news, after the family in the city learns of this situation, they definitely don't want to live and die with the Jingzhou army." Joking.

Cao Cao nodded, Shanyang's guard Wen Ping is a cautious person, before Cao Jun also tried to contact the family in the city, wanting to break Shanyang from the inside, who knew that he was discovered by Wen Ping twice in a row, which also caused the family in the city to dare not move, in front of the bloody butcher knife of the Jingzhou army, they would also be afraid.

Although Wen Ping tried his best to control the news of Yuan Shu's capture of Yuzhou, under the efforts of Cao Jun, it was still known all over the city, and the family's mind came alive in the face of such news, Yanzhou was Cao Cao's before, and Jingzhou Army was an outsider, and they were also helpless, and they also succumbed to the Jingzhou Army, as long as they could help Cao Cao seize Shanyang, not only would they be guilty, but they would also be Cao Jun's benefactors.

The family thinks more often about their own interests, especially in troubled times, what they think about is how to retain their strength and let the family continue, as for who is in charge of the state and county, as long as it does not affect their vested interests, they will not object, when the Jingzhou army is strong, they will be heart to Jingzhou, and when the Jingzhou army is at a disadvantage, they will also betray, which is also a naked reality.

Three days later, Cao's army ran out of food, and the generals in the army gathered outside Cao Cao's tent, before Cao Cao said in front of everyone that Cao's army had half a month's grain and grass, why three days later, the army ran out of food.

Facing the menacing generals in the army, the quartermaster was full of helplessness.

Cao Cao understood that he had to give an explanation to the soldiers of the three armies, otherwise the Yanzhou army would mutiniate before the families in the city seized the city gate.

"The matter of grain and grass in the army, the official is also clear, and there is only one thing that can be solved at present." Cao Cao said.

The quartermaster does not know why "My lord, although he said bluntly, as long as he can do it in a humble position, it is incumbent on him." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Your family, this official will take care of it, and only your head can extinguish the anger of the soldiers of the three armies." After speaking, Cao Cao drew his sword and cut off the head of the quartermaster.

The quartermaster did not understand until his death why Cao Cao suddenly drew his sword and killed people.

Cao Cao lifted the quartermaster's head, walked out of the big tent, and shouted: "The quartermaster is greedy for grain and grass, which has caused the army to cut off food, and has been killed by his own officials. ”

When the generals in the army heard this, they were angry at the same time, but they also gave birth to the determination that they must capture Sanyang, if they could not capture Sanyang, the army could only starve to death.

After the generals brought back the news, the soldiers talked a lot, and under the guidance of the generals, the soldiers aimed their hateful eyes at the Jingzhou army in the city, and it was this group of people who made them unable to return home.

Wen Ping was surprised to find that the offensive of the Cao army was more fierce than before, and many soldiers of the Yanzhou army attacked the city wall, and the current Cao army can only be described as fearless of death, and in the eyes of the soldiers of the Jingzhou army, the Yanzhou army has gone crazy.

The city wall was in danger, and Wen Ping had to transfer all the troops in the city to the city to resist the attack of Cao's army.

When the gates of Shanyang were opened, the Yanzhou army swarmed in, killing the soldiers of the Jingzhou army when they saw them, and under the stimulation of hunger and hatred, they exerted far more combat power than usual.

Seeing that he couldn't do anything, Wen Ping led the soldiers to withdraw from Shanyang.

The defeat of the Jingzhou army did not stop there, after Cao Cao recaptured Shanyang, he immediately led a large army to pursue the Jingzhou army.

The battle made the Jingzhou army afraid of the Yanzhou army, and the scene in Shanyang City was vivid, how could they not be afraid in the face of such a group of madmen.

Wen Ping led the Jingzhou army to retreat, while the Yanzhou army was advancing vigorously.

The battles in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou gradually subsided as Cao Cao recaptured Yanzhou, and the biggest beneficiary of this battle was Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu had a county in Jingzhou, most of Yangzhou, the whole territory of Yuzhou, and a county of Xuzhou, and became the strongest among the surrounding princes.

The strength in his hands is strong, and with a fierce general like Hua Xiong under his command, Yuan Shu's mind is alive again, and the jade seal in his hand makes him a little unbearable.

Although there is no emperor today, no one dares to disobey the shackles of the Han Dynasty and those who are not surnamed Liu cannot be kings, not that they don't want to, but they don't dare.

Yuan Shu convened the ministers and generals under his command to discuss the matter, "Now the Liu family has declined, the Han Emperor died and the chaos of the army, the sea is boiling, the fourth generation of the Yuan family is an important minister in the court, the people are attached, the official wants to uphold the will of heaven, conform to the will of the people, ascend the throne and call the emperor, I don't know what the monarchs want?" ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and Yan Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, stepped forward and said: "In the past, the Zhou people from their ancestor Houji to King Wen accumulated merit, and they were two out of three in the world, and they were still cautiously the courtiers of Yin Shang; Although you have been a high-ranking official for many years, you are not as good as the Ji family; At present, although the Han family is in decline and the emperor is unknown, it is necessary to support the Han family. ”

Yuan Shu had no choice but to give up when he heard this, but he was very angry in his heart.

The generals in the army are good to say, they are supportive of Yuan Shu, but the civil officials are not so easy to fool, the literati cherish themselves more, Yuan Shu said that if the emperor can succeed, it is fine, if it fails, their identity will change from the Han courtiers to the chaotic ministers and thieves, and endure the infamy through the ages.

Yuan Shu has always believed that the surname Yuan came from Chen, Chen is Shun, after Shun, with soil to bear the fire, it has to be the time of the season, and it is widely spread in the surrounding counties of Yangzhou "Acting for the Han Dynasty, when Tu Gao also." ”

On the battlefield of Youzhou, the state army obtained the greatest benefits, Zhang Yan also got a lot of benefits from Yuan Shao, although the Yellow Turban of Montenegro is numerous, not afraid of Jizhou to send troops to come, but compared with Yuan Shao, the background of the Montenegrin army is too poor, such as Yuan Shao's first deceased, breaking the white horse righteousness, is already famous all over the world, received the messenger sent by Gongsun Chan for help, Zhang Yan did not have impulsiveness, Yuan Shao will not fall twice on the same thing, the most important thing is that he is not optimistic about Gongsun Zhan.

Faced with such an opponent, Zhang Yan had to think carefully, and then he thought of Mrs. Guo, who had been a guest in the Montenegrin army.

The strength of Bingzhou made Zhang Yan have the idea of going to Bingzhou, Guo Tai is the Yellow Turban Army, and Bingzhou can accept it, it is also the Black Mountain Army of the Yellow Turban, and Bingzhou will definitely not be hostile, the most important thing is that Zhang Yan and Bingzhou have a common enemy.

(End of chapter)