Chapter 3309: Divide the cold pork and win-win together
Chapter 3308: Divide the cold pork and win-win together
Facing Wei Yan's roar, Cao Ying trembled, but did not flinch, but pushed back.
"You can't attack the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yecheng!" Cao Ying said directly, "And outsiders have no way of knowing the defenses in the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
"Whether you can go in or not is my business!" Wei Yan was also unambiguous, "Just having this outer wall for defense is of no use!"
"Didn't you say before that you didn't want to enter the city?" Cao Ying asked again.
"Whether you want to do it or not and whether you want to do it or not are two different things," Wei Yan said.
"You..." Cao Ying was speechless for a while.
Now that Wei Yan had stopped scowl, he picked up half of the Yecheng defense map with a smile and looked at it carefully, "Tsk, tsk, is there something there... I don't know who arranged this city defense?"
"Chen Changwen." Cao Ying replied.
"Who?" Wei Yan asked.
"Chen Qun and Chen Changwen." Cao Ying said.
Wei Yan said oh and nodded.
Cao Ying glanced sideways at Wei Yan, feeling somewhat embarrassed overall. After coughing, he said: "Chen Changwen has led his troops to Qinghe..."
Wei Yan put down the scarf in his hand and squinted his eyes, "Does this mean...you want me to kill Chen Changwen?"
"No, no!" Cao Ying waved his hands repeatedly, "We have agreed to stop fighting, how can we add more killings?"
"Say yes?" Wei Yan keenly grasped the key point, "Master Cao County, who did you make a deal with?"
"This..." Cao Ying rolled his eyes a few times,
Wei Yan originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect that he actually swindled something. He immediately stared at Cao Ying and said, "Let's talk! Now that we are here, what else can't we be honest with you about?"
Cao Ying was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Has the general heard about Ju Guang Ping?"
"I've heard of it too," Wei Yan said.
"Ju Guangping has a son..." Cao Ying whispered, "I found the Zhen family..."
Wei Yan suddenly felt that this matter was becoming more and more interesting, and he chuckled, "Hey, tell me in detail, tell me..."
The manor where Wei Yan is currently located is a property of the Zhen family, but it is named after someone else.
It is a very common method in Chinese officialdom. The seven aunts and eight aunts can always get some properties.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Wei Yan is somewhat relieved to rest here.
After all, in Chang'an, Wei Yan also heard more or less about what happened between Zhen Mi and Qiao Qi. Anyway, Wei Yan didn't know if there was such a thing, but he knew that Mrs. Huang didn't like Zhen Mi, so...
But no matter what, Wei Yan can't blatantly live like this, right?
It's okay if Chen Qun doesn't come to Qinghe. If he really comes here now, if he checks carefully, I'm afraid he can't hide it. So whether it's Cao Ying or the other Jizhou friends who "cooperated lovingly" with Wei Yan during this period
Everyone was a little restless, hoping that Wei Yan would leave as soon as possible, so they had this "half copy" of Yecheng city defense map. But they couldn't sell it too thoroughly, otherwise they would really be sorry for their own archway. This is like
Some people are selling tea. You said that the top is exposed and the bottom is exposed. Are they really selling tea? Some people just say that they are really selling tea...
So everyone gathered together and could only sell Cao Pi, oh, no, Yecheng.
On the one hand, the Jizhou gentry did not have much favorable impressions of the Cao family's regime, let alone loyalty or disloyalty. On the other hand, Cao Cao was on the front line, and Cao Pi did not do anything decent in Yecheng.
That one was going to be messed up for a while, which once again lowered the patience of the Jizhou guys. Under such a situation, all parties quickly negotiated peace. Even Chen Qun sent his son Chen Tai to lobby around, including the neutrals, conservatives, radicals, etc.
Wait until a consensus is reached——
Jizhou must completely stop the war and resume production.
To finally achieve this goal, the two most critical people are involved, one is Wei Yan and the other is Cao Pi.
Half of the Yecheng city defense map is freshly released.
The meaning contained in it is thought-provoking.
The less important people are Chen Qun, Cui Yan, Cao Ying and a large group of people who want to get some benefits from this incident and get a share of the pie...
Anyway, how about sharing the pork? This is a rule set by the sages, and everyone who participates has a share.
As for who produced this meat and whose body it was cut from, that is a question not worth mentioning at all.
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Yecheng.
Every huge city is inseparable from the effective operation of various nodes in it. Any problem in any one of the nodes will lead to chaos.
This is a large town that Yuan Shao began to build.
Originally, Yuan Shao wanted to build it as a base camp for his family to ascend the throne, but he did not expect to make it a wedding dress for Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao took control of Jizhou, he also used this place as an important stronghold and built the Prime Minister's Palace on the basis of Yuan Shao, which was actually the inner city of Ye City.
Yecheng's city walls are towering, solid and majestic. The walls are all made of blue bricks, which are neatly arranged and elegant. The city is surrounded by a wide moat. However, nowadays, there is a severe drought, and most of the moats have dried up, exposing some cracks.
From the bottom of the ditch, it somewhat disfigures the scenery. Otherwise, on weekdays, the river water is clear, reflecting the shadow of the city wall, and the flags are fluttering. It is simply a first-class majestic city in Hebei, a popular place, and the center of politics and trade.
There is a huge stone plaque inlaid above the city gate, with the words "Yecheng" written on it. The writing is strong and it is said to be the handwriting of Cao's old classmate, which further shows the importance of this place to the Cao family.
The gate of the city is closely guarded by soldiers, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians and caravans coming in and out. Even if there is a drought, the dignitaries in the city still want to eat, drink, sing and dance, so all kinds of commodities and supplies are still indispensable.
As soon as Chen Qun left, there was no backbone in Yecheng. Everyone ignored everything and reported all problems to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Cao Pi was upset and confused. After getting angry several times, Cao Pi also knew how to get angry.
It's useless, there are still a lot of things to do, I can only grit my teeth and resist, and then I understand the importance of having a good subordinate.
Not only is the political situation chaotic and complicated, but also more and more refugees have poured into the city in the past few days.
According to the usual unspoken rules, these refugees will be stopped early at the station... uh, ahem, bah, at the checkpoint, and then swarmed to other towns and villages. Under no circumstances should these people be allowed to pickpocket.
It stained the eyes of dignitaries.
But this time, no one paid attention to this matter.
Of course, from a certain perspective, these refugees are also Han people. After being hit by a disaster and having no food to eat, they came to Yecheng to take refuge. What's the problem?
Chen Qun left Yecheng and took a political break.
Cao Pi was extremely busy and living in the prime minister's palace, so he naturally didn't know much about what was going on in the streets.
Some petty officials noticed that something was wrong. When they wanted to mention the issue of dealing with the refugees, they were interrupted by some compassionate and compassionate people...
Aren’t these living beings? How can they be so unloving and unkind?
In the face of such righteousness, who can bear it?
Ever since, the last time checkpoints were set up everywhere to intercept refugees was the last time.
This time it was like there was no such thing as a checkpoint.
When there are more refugees, there will naturally be more problems. Especially in Yecheng, there are many places where people are feasting and singing every night. And what is very interesting is that every time there are natural disasters or man-made disasters or weapons approaching, the more people there are.
They will be immersed in these narcotics like walking zombies, completely ignoring the changes in their surroundings, and regardless of what will happen to them after the building collapses.
On one side, human traffickers select and sell them like pigs and dogs, and on the other side, there is a scene of wine, food, singing and dancing, which seems to form an absurd and long-lasting picture.
In Ye City, pedestrians are rushing on the streets in the city. Everyone seems to have endless things to do. Everyone seems to be saying in their hearts that it would be great if they can only take care of themselves. Who has left the Han Dynasty?
it's the same.
In the restaurants and theaters on the cross streets, literati and poets still talked loudly, and poems and songs were endless. What they talked about were not all the suffering of the people in the country, but many of them were arguing about which brothel's women were more enchanting and which garden's flowers.
It blooms more beautifully.
In the Prime Minister's official residence, everyone is busy, but no one knows what they are busy with. Perhaps for these officials, what they are busy with is fighting for power and profit, and scheming. They argue loudly in the official residence, but no one mentions it.
And how to resist foreign enemies and how to save the lives of the people. In their eyes, there is only power and wealth. The rise and fall of the Han Dynasty and the rise and fall of the Cao family do not seem to have much to do with them.
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Refugees outside the city came like a tide, more and more, they were displaced, hungry and cold, but the dignitaries in the city lived a life of luxury and luxury, as if the war between Fei Qian and Cao Cao was far away from them, and they were the only ones in front of them.
of peace and enjoyment.
Smart people have long found various reasons and excuses to run away, but aren't those who are left just living in a state of intoxication?
But the drunkenness of these guys has once again stimulated the hungry and cold refugees.
A conflict that I don’t know was intentional or deliberate broke out suddenly...
As for the reason why the whole incident broke out, maybe it was just a fight for a bloody steamed bun.
Under the feasting and feasting, when dignitaries throw one or two pieces of steamed buns and let the refugees fight for them like dogs, isn't it also something that makes these upper-class nobles feel happy?
Look, these dogs were beaten to pieces for that little bit of steamed bun!
Ha ha ha ha!
But when the blood flows out, who remembers that no matter whether you are a high-ranking official or a lowly person, the blood is actually red, and you will die if it bleeds dry...
who knows?
Who cares?
Near Yecheng, there is a guard camp set up near the city, specifically responsible for guarding Yecheng.
Now, seeing the fireworks rising and the commotion in Yecheng, the warning gong was immediately sounded in the guard barracks. The soldiers in the camp did not know what was going on, and then waited around, but did not wait for the commander's order!
The reason is very simple. The camp commander was drunk, and then he hit his head on a pillar and fell unconscious...
This camp is close to Yecheng, and it is always peaceful inside. Therefore, the chief officer in the camp needs daily social activities, food and drink, etc. to get closer. After all, someone who only immerses himself in military affairs and training cannot be the chief of the camp here.
As a result, now that he was drunk, injured and unconscious, he couldn't hear any loud warnings at all, and it was impossible to give any orders to the defenders in the camp.
Without orders, they cannot be dispatched. Even if they send out troops without permission, even if the riot is suppressed, they will not be able to kill people when they come back. So when the riot gradually broke out in Ye City, the camp that was supposed to take emergency action suddenly did not have any
Reaction!
In the streets and marketplaces of Yecheng, riots began gradually. Fires shot into the sky, and people were running away in chaos. Everyone was panicking. Only the leaders at the lowest level in the city were still trying to control the situation.
According to the situation, let your soldiers close the city gate, go up the city wall, put on armor, and look for weapons...
Well, that's right, you have to receive armor and weapons. Shandong soldiers must implement a system of separation of armor and men when resting. The swords and guns must be kept together and cannot be carried with them, in case the recruits have any emotions.
What should I do if I get up in the middle of the night and stab someone?
As a result, those outside the city did not move, while those inside the city were looking for this and that. The orders were issued in many and mixed voices, and every middle-level official seemed to be shouting at the top of his voice, eager to give orders.
Others know what to do, and you only need to prove that you have given instructions under such circumstances.
When making decisions, ask your superiors for instructions.
It needs to be processed and waiting for research.
To deal with it, we are in a meeting.
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When Wei Yan saw such a situation, he couldn't help but wonder if it was a trap?!
How could it be so smooth?
Oh my God, if he had known that Yecheng was such a virtuous person, wouldn't he have just left Taihang Mountains and killed him in Yecheng?
But in fact, there is a saying that it is better to come early than to come wisely.
What has contributed to the current situation is the right time, right place, right people, and both are indispensable.
First of all, the Hussar General must have gained a great strategic advantage, and this advantage of the Hussar General must be just enough to make the Jizhou nobles feel the crisis instead of reaching a desperate situation!
In the face of crisis, they will kick their companions in the car to ensure their own survival, and in the face of desperation, they will probably promote their unity. The reason why I say most is because some of them may feel that it is better to simply surrender.
other side?
This is why Wei Yan came all the way from Qinghe. Even if someone discovered Wei Yan's traces, they turned a blind eye, because what was betrayed was only the interests of the Cao family, but what was gained was the favor that fell into his pocket!
If one day Qiao Qi really takes control of Jizhou, this favor can be said to be worthless, but it is not an exaggeration to say it is worth thousands of gold!
In addition, Cao Pi really failed to win over the loyalty of the nobles' children, so why should he fight to the death for the Cao family?
What?
What if Cao Pi is caught or killed?
Didn’t Cao Cao have other children?
Anyway, it’s not the first day that Cao Cao’s child died...
Moreover, the descendants of the Jizhou gentry heard that Cao Zhi was more proficient in scriptures than Cao Pi.
If Cao Zhi couldn't do it, wouldn't there be Cao Chong?
So what's the big deal?
Under such circumstances, what was placed in front of Wei Yan was almost a big gap created intentionally or unintentionally by all parties!
If it hadn't been for the severe drought in Jizhou, if it hadn't been for Wei Yan's whimsical ideas to hook up with the gentry and natives of Jizhou, if it hadn't been for Cao Pi forcing Chen Qun to lead his troops to leave the garrison, if it hadn't been for the low impression Cao Pi left on the gentry in Jizhou, etc., any one
If there were any missing links, the current situation would not be possible!
Wei Yan stared at Yecheng closely and licked his lips subconsciously.
"General, do you want to do it?"
Lao Ma Tou asked eagerly beside Wei Yan.
The situation before us is either a great opportunity or a desperate trap.
Wei Yan did suspect that it was a trap at first, but after rushing all the way from Qinghe, he realized that if it really was a trap, he didn't have to wait until Yecheng to start...
What's even more outrageous is that these Jizhou natives happened to be "robbed" of a group of war horses by Wei Yan!
Can you believe this?
There were not many war horses, thirty or forty, enough to launch a charge.
As long as you successfully rush through the city gate, the people who follow you can naturally rush in after you.
If it works, it will shock Hebei!
Defeat means death in the city!
"Do it!" Wei Yan gritted his teeth, "Fight in!"
Of course, Wei Yan and others did not carry any siege equipment, but now that there was a commotion inside and outside the city, there was no need for any siege equipment. As long as they could rush into the city, they would surely be able to stir up wind and thunder in Ye City!
Once Wei Yan and others started to move, it was like pouring a ladle of cold water into hot oil, and it suddenly exploded!
In Ye City, there were originally four to five thousand defenders, plus three to four thousand auxiliary troops, and four to five hundred cavalry. They were originally intended to suppress the forces of Jizhou. If Chen Qun and Cui Yan were all in the city,
Not to mention the two or three hundred people brought by Wei Yan, even if there were thousands of people, they might not be able to conquer Ye City.
But even the strongest fortress cannot withstand the collapse that occurs from within.
Cui Yan has been reluctant to go north, even if he was given military power, he still had to send a supervisory army...
Chen Qun was thrown out by Cao Pi again and took away the 3,000 defenders of Yecheng. The combat strength of Yecheng was immediately reduced by half. In addition, there was no chief officer in charge, and now he had to go to various parts of the city to fight.
Firefighting and suppression. Originally, this was not a problem. After all, even if there was a problem within the city, there were military camps outside the city that could provide rescue. But for no apparent reason, the chief officer in the military camp outside the city was drunk!
When Wei Yan made the save, there was a huge uproar both above and below the city!
"The hussars are coming!"
"Crazy! The Hussars are really coming!"
The officer on duty at the gate of the camp was so frightened that he trembled and ordered the gate to be closed tightly!
As long as there is no problem with the gate of the camp, then he has no responsibility. As for the gate of Yecheng...
He is not the gatekeeper of Yecheng, so go to hell!
On top of the city, everyone seemed to be shouting and running wildly to express the intense emotions in their hearts, but they didn't know how to deal with this sudden change. They were just ordinary soldiers of Cao's army who worked for a day and received a pay day.
, the elite Cao army, led by the Central Guards, were all stationed at the Prime Minister's Mansion in the inner city.
The shouts in Ye City are getting louder and louder, more and more fires are rising, and the whole city is in chaos!
The three-color flag was once again unfurled under the city of Yecheng, brilliant and dazzling!
Wei Yan's voice was like a thunderbolt, and he shouted out a sentence he had been holding back for a long time: "This is Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang of Yiyang! Today I will fight against thieves, and anyone who stands in my way will die!"
