Chapter 480 Captured in One Day

In Ruyang City, the palace gate was closed, and the heavy gate was slowly lowered.

Feng Ji had just returned and went to Yuan Shao's side to take orders.

Seeing Feng Ji, Yuan Shao quickly asked: "Yuan Tu, why can't you defend Ruyang for half a day! Is the first fortified city in Runan a joke?"

Feng Ji's face was not very good, but he still replied very calmly: "Lord, a strong fortress is often broken from the inside. The city of Ruyang is indeed strong, but the civil strife in Ruyang continues, and there was another rebel attack last night.

The enemy had an opportunity to take advantage of the small southeast gate. I heard that someone reported to the Yuan Mansion last night, but they were suppressed."

"Is this happening?" Yuan Shao looked incredulous, "Why is there no news about me?"

As he said that, he looked sharply at his assistant.

When Yuan Shao glared at him, he was frightened. He knelt down and said, "My lord, someone did give a warning last night, but it was a fire, not a military disaster."

"Fire situation?"

"Before the thieves acted, they set fires everywhere. In order to prevent innocent people from being injured, they evacuated in advance. One of them reported the news to the steward of Yuan Mansion." Feng Ji explained.

Zuo Shi originally thought that this matter could be kept secret forever, but he didn't expect that it would be known to others in less than half a day.

"Lord, please spare my life. There are people setting fire to Ruyang City every night. How can I come to disturb you in the middle of the night for such a trivial matter?" Zuo Shi quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Yuan Shao was so angry that he could not listen and immediately ordered: "Right and left, drag this thief out of here!"

Watching the sergeant dragging the man away, Feng Ji stepped forward and said, "Mr. Yuan, since the city has been destroyed and there is no need for the front army to resist, why not order all the troops to withdraw to the palace for defense."

Yuan Shao glanced at Guo Tu, and Guo Tu nodded.

"Just follow what Yuan Tu said!"

I surrendered my hands at the right time and went to arrange it.

Yuan Shao left everyone behind and went to the business office with Guo Tu.

"The situation is very unfavorable for my lord!" Guo Tu's first words caused Yuan Shao's blood pressure to rise suddenly.

"Based on Gongzhi's opinion, is there any strategy to break the situation now?" Yuan Shao asked rhetorically.

Guo Tu smiled bitterly in his heart. If there was a way to break the situation, why wait until now? He sighed silently, not daring to make a sound. He shook his head and told Yuan Shao that he had nothing to do.

This palace wall may be strong, but even a city wall cannot stop King Bohai. How can a small palace wall stop him?

Seeing Guo Tu being so depressed, Yuan Shao suddenly felt that the situation was over.

Is it really so fast? The Yuan family's foundation was completely destroyed by him in just a few years?

Yuan Shao still found it difficult to understand that he had troops, money and food, and even Yangzhou.

He didn't understand why King Bohai could grab him by the throat and completely seal his retreat with one blow.

This is not a fight on the same level at all.

In fact, in Liu Qing's view, Yuan Shao had no chance since Huang Wan was completely disappointed with him. In Liu Qing's view, he was even inferior to Yuan Shu in some aspects, such as employing people.

Therefore, history, so many Hebei martyrs and Hebei warriors, could not lift up Yuan Shao.

Not to mention the abnormal development of Yuan Shao in this world.

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On the second day of the battle, Yuan's army in Ruyang City was completely defeated and fled back to the "Imperial Palace", while Gao Shun and Dian Wei took the opportunity to surround the palace.

On the second day, Cao Cao led his cavalry to arrive first.

Liu Qing personally greeted him at Yingkou.

"Meng Delai got there very quickly. Did he encounter Yuan Jun on the way?"

Cao Cao smiled and replied: "There are quite a few of them, but they are all forgotten and dealt with by Zixiao. Anyway, we arrived in time. We should be able to catch up with the siege."

Cao Ren was in command of the infantry and followed behind.

"Attack the city? Attack what city?" Liu Qing said with a smile.

"Ruyang!" Cao Cao pointed.

"Oh, Ruyang, Ruyang has been captured." Liu Qing said casually.

Before Cao Cao lowered his hand, his chin was there and his mouth was so big that an egg could be stuffed into it.

After a while, Cao Cao came back to his senses and immediately understood that King Bohai might be joking, "Although I'm late, your Majesty doesn't have to bury me like this."

At this time, Xu Shu said: "What the lord said is true. Ruyang was defeated yesterday, today the power in the city has been wiped out, and now all Yuan Shao's forces have retreated into the palace to fight against the trapped beasts."

Cao Cao frowned and glanced at Xu Shu.

"This is..."

"This is Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi. Yuanzhi has seen Yanzhou Mu."

Xu Shu quickly greeted him and said, "I have met the envoy."

Cao Cao smiled and returned the courtesy, while changing the subject to Ruyang.

"Um, Yuan Zhi, is what you said true?"

"Mengde, when have I ever lied to you?"

"That's right. Your Majesty has never deceived Cao. However, he captured Ruyang in one day. How did he do it?"

Liu Qing looked at Cao Cao, then turned his head and looked at Xu Shu. The meaning was self-evident.

Cao Cao also looked at Xu Shu. Xu Shu had an ordinary appearance. He was just an ordinary scholar, and he didn't look like a genius.

However, Cao Cao understood that people should not be judged by their appearance. If what King Bohai said is true, then it must be that Mr. Xu Yuanzhi had some conspiracy against heaven?

"Please sir, please help me clear up my doubts," Cao Cao said.

"There's nothing to say. I'll just create some chaos in the city and cooperate with the master." Xu Shu said simply.

It’s just that the inside should be in harmony with the outside.

They say it is light, but how to operate it is a matter of great knowledge. Cao Cao is not ignorant of military affairs. Knowing this matter, he will not make such an understatement.

In fact, it was not easy for Xu Shu to successfully raid the southeast gate. In order to succeed in one fell swoop, Xu Shu began to lead people to cause trouble, set fires, and occasionally attacked Yuan Jun, causing Yuan Jun a headache.

Scenes like this happened every day, so many times, Yuan Jun began to be indifferent to the changes in Ruyang City and indifferent to the fire. In this way, he prepared for the final battle.

In fact, Yuan Shao's assistant chose to ignore the warning in the end, which is also inseparable from the current situation of the fire in Ruyang City.

Everyone was careless and thought that today was just an ordinary day. Xu Shu suddenly rose up and cooperated with Liu Qing's army inside and outside. They broke down the door in one night and went down to the city in one day.

"Yuan Benchu ​​retreated into the palace. Is the false emperor Liu Chong also there?" Cao Cao asked.

"No, Liu Chong is still in the Chen Kingdom. Huang Wan, the shepherd of Yuzhou, has already set off for his trip. Liu Chong is not in the palace. This shows that his so-called emperorship is actually a rhetoric, but a fictional image created by Yuan Shao. Liu Chong

If he is willing to surrender, I will spare his life." Liu Qing said.

Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed with Liu Qing's statement.

"Everything is caused by the Yuan family. If Yuan Zhi's rebellion can be eliminated, it will save the trouble for others. Having said that, I, the Cao family, and the Yuan family still have some friendship. If it weren't for the great king and Wen Ruokai,

Foolishly, I am afraid that when I was in Jizhou in the past, I came back to join the heroes in the fight against Dong."

When talking about the past, Cao Cao also felt sad.

Cao Cao found that after he rejected Yuan Shao, his official career became extremely broad.

From a small cavalry captain to a Yanzhou shepherd, it can be said that it has reached the limit of human ministers. However, this happened in just a few years. This is because of the strong support of King Bohai.

Thinking about it, Cao Cao felt that he should do something.

"Your Majesty, since Cao Cao is here, how about leaving the palace to Cao Cao to attack?"

When Liu Qing heard this, he thought it was a good idea.

Today, Yuan Shao is a turtle in a urn, without any threat at all, and is more than enough for Cao Cao to deal with.

Liu Qing took the opportunity to return to Lujiang to arrange relief for Nanyang. In addition, he used the incident in Nanyang to explore Liu Biao's tone.

I believe that after the Yuan family is destroyed, there will be no so-called nobles who are short-sighted in the world, and the powerful people hiding behind various local governors will be Liu Qing's main target.

And Jingzhou is really a typical example.

Liu Biao controlled Jingzhou even faster than he had controlled Jizhou. The reason was that Liu Biao relied on powerful forces.

"Yuan Shao is already a grasshopper after the fall. He can't jump around for a few days. If Meng De wants this credit, I will give it to Meng De. I really have important things to do first." Liu Qing said seriously.

"Oh? Do you know anything about it?"

"An epidemic has appeared in Nanyang." Liu Qing said simply.

When Cao Cao heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

This disease is more terrifying than any banditry or rebellion, because once it spreads, almost every household will be wiped out, the township will be greatly reduced, and even the entire county will suffer heavy losses. And it happened in Nanyang, a city with a large population.

The harm is even more difficult to predict.

"I haven't heard of this thing for two years." Cao Cao muttered, "A few years before the Yellow Turban, it happened in Nanyang. Unexpectedly, it happened again. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Yuan Benchu ​​will be handed over to Cao. Your Majesty only needs to

Tell me, you have to die or you have to live."
To be continued...