Gao Fei nodded and said slowly: "Since Luoyang was burned down by Yuan Shu, most of the people have fled to other counties, and the eastern part of Sili has also become an ownerless land. Zhang Ji, who took refuge with Ma Teng,
Fan Chou stationed his troops in Hongnong, and it was reported that he received
Ma Teng has given instructions to send troops to Luoyang to rebuild the city. Ma Teng has been easing the Kwantung princes in the past two years and has achieved certain results. If Zhang Ji and Fan Chou really occupy Luoyang, then I can trick Lu Bu.
Fight for Luoyang."
"But is it too much to voluntarily give up half of Jizhou to Lu Bu?" Guo Jiada said.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "It's not an exaggeration at all. The longer Lu Bu's battle line is, the better. The longer his battle line is, the more dispersed his troops will be, and it will be easier for our army to deal with it."
"Lord, are you going to mobilize Qiu Liju and others' Wuhuan cavalry to help Jizhou?" Guo Jia asked.
"No need, bring up the 20,000 surrendered troops from Nanpi and the 30,000 surrendered troops from this city. It is enough to surround Yecheng. You must remember that the city is not important. What is important is to annihilate the enemy's effective strength. As long as
After annihilating the enemy's effective strength, no matter what kind of fortified city there is," Gao Fei explained.
Jia Xu, Xun You, and Guo Jia said in unison: "We have been taught!"
"Well, pass the order, assemble the whole army and march towards Yecheng!" Gao Fei ordered.
"promise!"
…
Yecheng.
In the hall of Zhaohou Mansion, Yuan Shao was drinking wine gloomily, holding a concubine in his arms, with a gloomy expression on his face.
The beauty's laughter did not arouse any desire in Yuan Shao. For him, the Battle of Julu was a victory but a defeat. He actually lost half of his 130,000 troops. Not only did he fail to capture Gao Fei, but he also made his own
The morale of the army was low and they had to retreat to Yecheng to recuperate.
A handsome white-faced boy wearing a silver armor and a silver helmet stepped into the hall. When he saw Yuan Shao holding his concubine in his arms while drinking, he angrily shouted: "Get out of here!"
When Concubine Ji saw the young man coming, they all dispersed in a hurry, the muttering stopped, and all the people in the hall retreated. In an instant, only Yuan Shao and the young man were left lying on the couch with a red face.
.
Yuan Shao was in a daze. When he saw the young man approaching, he hurriedly shouted: "Xianyi, what are you doing?"
This young man is none other than Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi is young and handsome. He is also very generous. He is more humble than his eldest brother Yuan Tan and more generous than his third brother Yuan Shang. Unfortunately, he
Because his appearance is too handsome, it makes people think he is a bit feminine, and there is no trace of masculinity in his body.
Yuan Xi walked straight to the slightly drunk Yuan Shao and shouted loudly: "Father, the morale of the whole city is low now. Instead of boosting morale, my father is drinking here. If the Yan army comes, what will we do to meet the enemy?"
The eldest brother is far away in Qingzhou, and the third brother is young
Crazy, all the counselors competed with each other for power. The only one who focused on the overall situation, Jushu, was imprisoned by his father as soon as he returned to Yecheng. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Han Meng, and Ju Yi were dissatisfied with each other. Although there were more than 80,000 people in Yecheng,
The soldiers are nothing more than a plate of loose sand!"
Yuan Shao was already slightly drunk. Hearing Yuan Xi say these words, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I, Yuan Benchu, sit on the river in the south, block the Yan Dynasty in the north, and conquer the desert, and go south to fight for the world. The battle of the small giant deer is just a small battle.
Five or six died
There are only ten thousand people, so why bother? I am just recuperating temporarily. When I recover, I will definitely lead a large army to attack Youzhou in the north and Bingzhou in the west. I will occupy the land of Qing, Ji, You, and Bingzhou. Who in the world would dare not not
from?"
Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Xi could only sneer. Seeing his father's appearance, he felt really sad. He looked closely and saw the military talisman around Yuan Shao's waist exposed. He had an idea and walked to Yuan Shao's side.
, pretending to help Yuan Shao up, took the military talisman over and held it tightly in his hand.
After receiving the military talisman, Yuan Xi bowed and bowed: "Father, please use it with care. I'll take my leave."
Turning to leave, he heard Yuan Shao say something, but he did not answer. Instead, he walked straight outside, and then said to the musician waiting outside the door, Concubine Ji: "Go in and serve the good Marquis well.
What a mistake, be careful if your head falls to the ground!"
The concubines and musicians all walked in in a panic and started playing the music again.
After leaving Yanhou Mansion, Yuan Xi immediately turned into an alley, looked around, and whistled when he saw no one was paying attention.
The whistle sounded, and a man came out from a corner. The man was about the same age as Yuan Xi, and it was Ju Hu, the son of Ju Shou.
Ju Hu hurriedly walked to Yuan Xi's side and asked nervously: "Did you get it?"
Yuan Xi took out the military talisman from his arms, held it up in front of Juhu, and whispered: "We have obtained the military talisman. All that is left is how to take you and your son out of the city. The one guarding the city gate is Shen Pei.
He hates you father and son so much. Now my father has promulgated martial law, no one is allowed to leave the city without authorization, and I am not very good at judging the pair. Is there any way you can get out of the city?"
Juhu thought for a while and said, "I don't know either, but you can ask my father. My father must have a way to get out of the city."
Yuan Xi said: "Well, as long as the Prime Minister is rescued from the cell, Yecheng will be saved. Maybe there is no need to leave the city. The Prime Minister can command the whole city with military symbols. I heard that the Yan army is about to attack.
We are already on the road, we must rescue the Prime Minister before the Yan army arrives."
The two of them decided to go to the cell immediately.
Yuan Xi and Ju Hu hit it off. Yuan Xi respects Ju Sue and is good friends with Ju Hu. When Yuan Shao withdrew his troops from Julu, Ju Sue was imprisoned by Yuan Shao due to the slanderous words of Guo Tu and the trial match.
The power also fell to Shen Pei and Guo Tu, who were in charge of the military and political affairs.
The two people arrived at the prison. When the jailer saw the second young master coming, no one dared to stop him.
"Open the cell door!" Yuan Xi ordered.
The jailer looked troubled and replied: "Young master, Mr. Shen, Mr. Guo has given orders, saying that except for the lord himself, no one can..."
"What? My words are not as good as the trial match, Guo Tu's?" Yuan Xi snorted coldly, suddenly changed his face, and cursed, "The trial match, who is Guo Tu? It's just two of my father's side
It’s just a dog, how can it scare you like this with just a few barks?”
"Master, I...I..."
Yuan Xi said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense and open the cell door!"
The jailer had no choice but to open the cell door and stand outside, bowing his head to Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi pulled Juhu into the cell, and was immediately hit by a foul smell that forced them to cover their noses and walk into the dark cell.
Under the leadership of the jailer, Yuan Xi and Ju Hu came to the cell where Ju Shou was imprisoned.
The floor of this cell is much lower than the ground outside, so it is very humid. There are only one or two small windows that can let in light. The windows are high and cannot be reached by the prisoners even with their hands.
.The little bit of skylight that filtered through the window was very weak. Even at noon, it was still there, making the place very dark.
The shackles and chains used to lock prisoners to prevent them from escaping are still hanging empty on the wall of the dungeon and have become rusty. There are still two gray-white bones left in the iron ring of a pair of shackles, which are probably human legs.
Bones, it can be seen that the prisoner not only emaciated to death in prison, but was also tortured into a skeleton.
The cell was dark. Yuan Xi and Ju Hu could not see anything in the cell, but they could smell a strong smell of blood mixed with fishy stench.
"Go get the torch!" Yuan Xi shouted to the jailer.
The jailer got a torch and lit up half the cell.
Only then did Yuan Xi and Juhu see everything in the cell: rats, cockroaches, and geckos crawling around in the dark corners. Bats built nests on the roof, rats dug holes in the walls, and centipedes crawled along the cracks in the walls.
Cockroaches were standing all over the roof, and the floor was filled with rat excrement, bat excrement, and cockroach excrement.
Jushou was lying on a pile of hay, with many marks on his back from being beaten by whips. The blood marks were closely connected with his clothes, and his skin and flesh were all torn apart.
"Father..." As soon as Juhu saw this scene, he rushed forward. Seeing Jushou lying there half-dead and passed out, he couldn't control his tears and burst into tears, holding Jushou in his arms.
He cried bitterly.
After Yuan Xi saw it, he felt sad in his heart. When he thought that the prime minister who had taught him his studies was beaten like this, he became extremely angry. He turned to the jailer angrily, stretched out his hand and slapped him, and shouted loudly: "Who is it?"
Did it? Who did this?"
The jailer covered his face with handprints and said hurriedly: "It's not...it's not me...just now...the third young master came here just now..."
"Third brother? How could the third brother attack the Prime Minister? Who else is accompanying him?" Yuan Xi said angrily.
The jailer said: "Shen... Mr. Shen came with us..."
"Matching!" Yuan Xi's teeth itched with hatred.
Ju Hu's cry alarmed Ju Sui. Ju Sui, who had fainted, opened his eyes, glanced at Ju Hu, and asked hurriedly: "You...why are you here?"
Ju Hu said: "Father, I will rescue you now. Let's leave here, stay away from the land of right and wrong, live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and never care about worldly affairs again..."
"Haha... What you said is easy. The world is so big and there are wars everywhere. Where can you live in seclusion?" Jushou coughed twice and coughed up some blood. He turned his head and glanced at Yuan who was standing there.
Xi, then smiled reluctantly, "So it's you. Thank you so much, Second Young Master."
Yuan Xi knelt down and said slowly: "Prime Minister, I have my father's military talisman, which can take you out of the cell. But how to get out of the city, please tell me how to get out of the city. Now Guo Tu has shared your responsibility for the trial."
Power, guard the city gate tightly, and don’t let anyone go.”
Jushu frowned and said hurriedly: "Second Young Master, please return the lord's military talisman quickly. If the lord discovers it, you will be implicated. I, Jushou, am incompetent. I set up a plan and let Gao Fei escape. I deserve to die."
, you all should go and leave here. According to my estimation, Gao Fei will almost attack Yecheng."
Juhu said: "If father doesn't leave, I won't leave either."
Jushu said: "Confused! I am a dying person. Even if the master will not kill me, Gao Fei will kill me. Instead of hiding with my life, it is better to die generously. You hurry up and leave!"