Yuan Shao was a very important part of the plan to attack Jizhou.

Liu Xie believed that he had a thorough understanding of Yuan Shao and had the ability, but his nature was very impetuous. The two previous defeats forced Yuan Shao to calm down and seek development and accumulate strength. In the past two years, Yuan Shao's performance was not outstanding, but it was also in line with the rules. If he attacked Jizhou, Liu Xie would be confident to conquer it, but it would last for a long time and would have a great loss to people's livelihood. Therefore, Liu Xie chose to attack the heart.

No matter how disappointing Yuan Shao's previous performance was, it was ultimately a banner of Jizhou and the backbone. As long as Yuan Shao lost his calmness, then guiding Yuan Shao's behavior will become possible next.

Therefore, the secret guards lurking everywhere in Yecheng took action under the order of Liu Xie. A terrorist attack caused Yuan Shao to lose four beloved sons in one day, and Yuan Shao's reaction was exactly what Liu Xie wanted.

Yecheng, Guo Mansion.

"Sir, it's really a clever idea!" Guo Tu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him excitedly and smiled: "Now Xinping, Xinpi has indeed not stopped him."

"It is related to family interests, so they naturally don't pay attention to it. However, many of these vendors' wealth are in their pockets." The middle-aged scholar shook his head and smiled.

Guo Tu also breathed a sigh of relief, but it was not just Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others. Why didn’t he? Therefore, Guo Tu strongly opposed the reason why Yuan Shao released the vendors. The benefits were quite large. Those big vendors could lose money and avoid disasters. Yuan Shao returned them later, and he had some benefits. As for the treasury, they would not lose them. At most, they would spit out the things they had swallowed before.

Looking at the middle-aged scholar, Guo Tu hesitated for a moment and smiled and said, "Sir, great talent, after this battle, Tu will recommend it to you."

"I'm working." The middle-aged scholar did not have any fluctuations on his face, but he just smiled and nodded, but sneered in his heart. If he wanted to recommend talents, Yuan Shao was at the time of using people. At that time, is Jizhou still there after this battle? As Guo Jia said, Guo Tu was a person with a narrow aura and could not tolerate others. Before he made any requests, Guo Tu had already begun to guard against himself. It was really ridiculous.

"Fortunately, the lord lost his awareness because of his beloved son this time, otherwise, this matter might not have been accomplished!" Guo Tu looked at the middle-aged scholar and changed the topic a little awkwardly.

The story goes back to yesterday, when the middle-aged scholar suddenly came to the door to ask for a meeting. Yan Jushu wanted to ask Yuan Shao to release the detained vendors.

Guo Tu was a little stunned at that time and let it go. What does this have to do with him?

But immediately afterwards, the middle-aged literati took out a bunch of copywriting, which clearly told the story of Guo Tu and his family taking the opportunity to fill their pockets when Yuan Shao seized vendors everywhere. Even Guo Tu had a rough valuation of how much Guo Tu had collected. Even Guo Tu himself did not figure it out, and Guo Tu was sweating coldly at the time.

Then the middle-aged scholar told Guo Tu about the fate of the vendor's release. If it were normal for him, it would be fine, but the money would have to be returned from Yuan Shao's treasury. Yuan Shao would not feel sorry for him at all. If Guo Tu had a full pocket at this time, what would Yuan Shao think? Even if he didn't kill him, heavy bleeding was necessary. Not only would the greedy people had to hand over, but he might have to pay a large sum of money.

Although Guo Tu's understanding of Yuan Shao may not be as mysterious as the middle-aged literati said, but...what?

The middle-aged literati gave him some suggestions, but Guo Tu kept it in his heart, but did not express his opinion. Until this morning, he suddenly received news that Yuan Shao's four sons had three of them, which scared Guo Tu. With his understanding of Yuan Shao, if he hadn't been this matter, even if he knew about it, he would turn a blind eye to him. But at this time, it was really unsure. Therefore, after Ju Su really wrote to persuade Yuan Shao to release him, Guo Tu finally persuaded Yuan Shao not to release him, and was even more ruthless than the middle-aged literati, and directly suggested that Yuan Shao kill him and make it his best.

Outside the north gate of Yecheng, there was already a crying sound. A vendor named who was either in absent mind, in pain, or insulted, was pushed to the edge of the moat. The captain responsible for the execution waved the order flag with a cold expression. Rows of people were beheaded to the ground, and some people rolled into the moat.

The knife and axe driver who was responsible for the execution was already numb. During this day, just because of Yuan Shao's words, thousands of heads fell to the ground in Yecheng alone. In the entire Jizhou area, under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction, there were tens of thousands of innocent vendors who were beheaded on this day. Some people came to drag the bodies away and piled up together, waiting for the execution to burn them together.

In Yecheng, the crying voices of the people who lost their families permeated the entire city. The soldiers walking on the road patroled the city were the most intuitive to feel the anger and hatred of these people. In two days, nearly a hundred soldiers patrolled the city disappeared for no reason during the patrol. Soon after, the bodies of these people were found in some remote corners, so that the soldiers patrolled in Yecheng had to walk together even if they were relieved.

Yuan Shao, immersed in the pain of losing his son, did not feel anything wrong. In other words, Yuan Shao had no mind at this time, and Shen Pei asked for a meeting several times, but was blocked by Yuan Shao's guards.

"Tell the lord quickly that Huang Zhong's army has entered Anping. The emperor personally led the army and will arrive in Yecheng soon. If the lord does not come out, then this Jizhou will be over!" Shen Pei stared at the two guards at the door. He had lost his patience. If these guards continued to block them, he would lead people to break in directly.

"This..." Looking at Shen Pei's unkind gaze, the two guards looked at each other. It was of great importance, and they did not dare to stop them as before. After hesitating for a moment, one guard bowed and said, "Sir, wait a moment."

Seeing the guards who ran to inform Yuan Shao, Shen Pei couldn't calm down. Since Yuan Shao ordered the massacre of vendors, public grievances have arisen in Jizhou. Not to mention the approaching of the imperial army, in the past few days, there have been people in several county towns who have killed officials and rebelled, and even two aristocratic families were directly slaughtered by the angry people.

It’s okay to kill officials and rebel, but the Tumio family has touched the sensitive nerves of the family. It was not until this time that Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Feng Ji and others realized that something was wrong, and Shen Pei regretted it even more. He did not firmly stop Yuan Shao at the beginning, causing a disaster. Although those vendors were not many as the people of Jizhou, the impact caused was beyond everyone’s imagination. In recent days, there have been constant people in Jizhou that have fueled the fire, which has ruined Yuan Shao’s reputation. In fact, there is no need to be corrupted. With the death of those vendors, Yuan Shao’s reputation among the people has only been infamous, but the fuel caused by these people has directly caused mobs in Jizhou.

What's even more terrifying is that Liu Xie chose to send troops at this time. Huang Zhong led his troops into Anping. Liu Xie personally led the army and forced Yecheng to arrive soon. Even if Yuan Shao cheered up now, could he really block the imperial court's military attack?

Shen Pei suddenly felt that his efforts over the past two years have become ridiculous. The court just killed Yuan Shao’s three sons, which revealed Yuan Shao’s nature, who was originally more restrained, and a decision made Jizhou fall into an absolute passive situation.

Mobs were everywhere inside, and the court was eyeing him. Before the battle began, Yuan Shao had already lost half of it. As for his other half, Shen Pei was not very optimistic about it.

"You said... the court sent troops?" A quarter of an hour later, Yuan Shao recruited Shen Pei and said in a stern manner.

"Not bad." Shen Pei nodded after hearing this.

"I ordered the summoning to mobilize the troops and prepare for the battle!" Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said in a stern manner.

"This..." Shen Pei smiled bitterly: "Lord, Huang Zhong has led his army to attack Anping, and the general has led his troops to Anping to resist this morning."

"Without the Order's order, how dare Qianzhao send troops without authorization?" Yuan Shao shouted sternly.

"The Lord is angry. If you don't fight in time, Anping will be out of danger at this time." Shen Pei said bitterly.

Yuan Shao was silent after hearing this, and after a long time, he said hoarsely: "How many soldiers can there be fighting in Yecheng now?"

"There are still 30,000 troops to be mobilized, but we still have to divide our troops to suppress the people in the city. In fact, there are probably only 20,000 troops to be mobilized!" Shen Pei said in a stern voice.

Before, Yuan Shao had been fighting more soldiers to attack Liu Xie, but this time, it seemed that he had transferred one by one. Liu Xie had more soldiers and more generals, but Yuan Shao had few soldiers.

"Suppress the people? Why?" Yuan Shao was slightly stunned and frowned.

"Just because the lord slaughtered the vendors, many of these vendors' families were resentful and angry with the lord. Therefore, in the past few days, hundreds of soldiers have been secretly beaten to death by the people." Shen Pei said in a stern voice.

"Why don't you check?" Yuan Shao couldn't help but say angrily when he heard this.

"There is no way to check, and even since yesterday, deserters have appeared in the city." Shen Pei said: "Lord, the enemy is in front of you. You can only comfort the people at present, and not too intense. Otherwise, not only will the people be resentful, but the soldiers in the army will also be resentful. You must know that most of the soldiers in the army come from the people. The previous killing of vendors has caused many soldiers to feel resentful."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he looked at Shen Pei in a daze. Although he was still sad, his thoughts were awake at this moment, and naturally he understood the cause and effect. He patted the handrail hard and scolded, "Guo Tu misled me!!"

When Shen Pei heard this, he was a little anxious. This time, it was not the time to shirk responsibility. He bowed and said, "Lord, at this moment, we should put comfort first in our army. Do not force our efforts to do it, and there should be no more twists and turns. Let everything be decided after retreating from the imperial army."

When Yuan Shao heard this, although he was angry, he could only suppress it and nodded in a depressed manner, "Prepare to defend the city and fight."

As for fighting out of the city, Yuan Shao never thought about it. In the previous two battles, Yuan Shao had an absolute advantage in military strength, but was beaten by the court. Now that his troops are less than Liu Xie, what is the difference between fighting out of the city and seeking death?
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