When Lu Bu arrived outside the city, someone immediately came in and reported to Shi Yi and Shi Wu.
"Idiot, why don't you open the city gate, follow me immediately to greet General Lu Bu, and prepare a banquet."
When he heard that Lu Bu was back and the soldiers were still wondering whether to open the door, Shi Yi immediately got up and walked directly out of the city.
"Why don't you open the city gate?"
Lu Bu stood outside the city gate, looking at the closed city gate. All kinds of thoughts came to his mind for a while, but what he was most afraid of now was that the news of his defeat had spread to Jiaozhou, and the scholar brothers had rebelled and wanted to surrender.
Yuan Shu, then you will be in danger.
"Crunch."
The suspension bridge was lowered and the city gate slowly opened. The two brothers Shiyi and Shiwu led a group of generals out and walked toward Lu Bu.
"Shiyi, Shiwu, what do you mean?"
Seeing the two people approaching, Lu Bu also breathed a sigh of relief. Their coming over proved that they still regarded him as an ally.
"General, please calm down. I was preparing a banquet just now. General, please come into the city."
Shi Yi directly clasped his fist at Lu Bu and asked him to calm down, while explaining that he was preparing a banquet in the city.
"Okay, let's go into town."
After hearing Shi Yi's words, Lu Bu didn't say anything. He just waved to the soldiers behind him and entered the city.
Fifteen thousand Lu Bu's army stationed in Fuchuan City to fight back. Now there are 115,000 troops in Fuchuan City, which can be regarded as a slight resistance.
A fast horse rode south to Guangxin and entered the city directly.
"Sir, Master Shiyi's people are here, and they are waiting outside."
The servant quickly reported the news to Shi Xie.
"Let someone come in quickly."
When Shi Xie heard that Shi Yi's people were coming, he immediately asked someone to come in for a meeting.
"Sir, something is very wrong."
When the scout entered, he knelt down on one knee and saluted Shi Yi with his fists clasped.
"What's wrong?
say clearly?"
Upon hearing the scout's words, Shi Xie stood up immediately and rushed to the scout's side.
"Lü Bu led an army of 70,000 troops to sneak attack Yingdao City, but unexpectedly he was ambushed. The 70,000 troops suffered heavy losses. Master Shiwu suggested that Lu Bu be captured and handed over to Yuan Shu, and then surrendered to Jiaozhou.
However, Master Shiyi disagreed. He believed that if we did this, Yuan Shu would mistakenly think that we are duplicitous people, and would instead wield a butcher's knife against the Shi family.
It’s up to you to decide how to decide.”
The scout directly expressed the differences between Shi Yi and Shi Wu.
"Shi Yi is right. Surrendering now is tantamount to seeking death. Yuan Shu will definitely not accept us. What else can Shi Yi say?"
Shi Xie is not a fool, he naturally knows what is the right thing to do now. If he really follows what Shi Wu said, then the Shi family will be completely ruined, so he believes that Shi Yi must have something to say.
"Lord Shi Yi said, there is only one thing we can do now, stick to Fuchuan, resist Yuan Shu's army, and arrange for Shi family members to board the ship from Hepu County and leave the Han territory, which may ensure the survival of the Shi family line."
The scout was Shi Yi's chosen confidant, and he directly stated his response strategy.
"Now it seems that this is the only way."
Shi Xie nodded to the scout. Now it seems that what Shi Yi said makes sense, and it is the only choice he can make now.
"The little one will go down."
After saying that, the scout clasped his fists and left.
"Lu Bu, Lu Bu, you really missed my Shi family and my Jiaozhou. I really regret cooperating with you."
Shi Xie, who was left alone, looked at the sky in front of him and sighed for a while, then stared at the sky in a daze.
He really regrets now, regrets, regrets listening to Shiwu's words, regrets what he has done for the children of the Shi family,
If I had known earlier, I should have just said what Shi Yi said, giving up the temporary glory in exchange for the continuation of the entire Shi family. Now it's better. Once Jiaozhou is lost, I'm afraid the Shi family will be exiled overseas forever.
"Here comes someone."
After the scouts left, Shi Xie shouted directly to the door.
"grown ups."
The guards outside the door came directly to the house and saluted him with clasped fists.
"Recruit people to come over immediately."
"promise."
Soon Shi Xie's son Shi Qian heard the news and came to Shi Xie's house.
"Father."
Shi Qian directly cupped his fists and saluted Shi Xie.
"You go to Hepu immediately. As soon as you hear the news that Yuan Shu has conquered Fuchuan, you will immediately take his people to sea. You will not be allowed to return to the territory of the Han Dynasty as long as you live."
Shi Xie glanced at Shi Qian and told him his arrangement.
"Father, what does this mean?"
Upon hearing Shi Xie's words, Shi Qian's eyes widened and he didn't know what he meant.
"Now our Shi family has reached a critical point of life and death. Yuan Shu is coming with the great power of Huanghuang. There may be no eggs in the nest. When the time comes, you will leave, which will be the last hope of our Shi family."
What time is it now? Shi Xie didn't hide anything and directly told Shi Qian about the current situation.
"Father, since Yuan Shu and Huang Huang are coming, why should we go against the trend, seek death, and choose Third Uncle's strategy?
Why not surrender to Yuan Shu?"
Shiqian looked at his father dumbfounded. Since he knew that Yuan Shu was the general trend, why did he still fight against it?
"You don't understand, you don't understand. Our family has been in Jiaozhou for too long. We can disobey the emperor's orders in Jiaozhou, but we can't disobey our orders. Therefore, Yuan Shu will never let us stay in Jiaozhou.
And after leaving Jiaozhou, will the Shi family still be the original Shi family?
Will the glory and wealth you enjoy now still exist?
Moreover, now that the Shi family has become arrogant and extravagant, trouble will inevitably arise if they go elsewhere, and the entire Shi family may be uprooted by then."
Facing his son, Shi Xie could only express all his thoughts.
"Then father, why didn't you go to Hepu?
You are the foundation of our family and our mainstay, and your life should be more suitable than my life."
Although what Shi Xie said made sense, Shi Qian still raised his own questions.
"It's not that I don't want to leave, it's that I can't leave."
Shi Xie glanced at Shi Qian and could only shake his head dejectedly.
"Why?"
Shiqian once again fell into doubt. Since he knew that Jiaozhou might be lost, why couldn't you leave.
"My family has been prestigious in Jiaozhou for many years, and my prestige is at its peak. If I don't die, it will always be a big problem for Yuan Shu.
If I take people away, he will definitely not give up the pursuit. The blood of the Shi family may not be preserved.
On the contrary, if you take people away, they are just insignificant shrimps to Yuan Shu, so as to ensure your safety."
The so-called old men and horses are old and slippery. Shi Xie has lived for most of his life. How could he not see through these things? He can leave now, but Yuan Shu will never let him go.
On the contrary, if I die in Jiaozhou, the prestige of the Shi family for so many years will disappear with my death.
The threat of the Shi family to Yuan Shu was not that big, so Yuan Shu did not need to kill all the Shi family.
"Then I understand. I will get up immediately and go to Hepu. Father, please accept my three bows."
Shiqian knelt down on his knees and kowtowed heavily at Shixie three times.
"Okay, okay, okay, if you can accept three bows from my child, Shi Xie is enough. Please leave quickly."
Shi Xie simply accepted the three-bow ceremony from Shi Gan. As the head of the Shi family and Shi Gan's father, this was what he should receive. And Shi Gan's ability to kowtow to himself three times also proved that he had accepted it.
of this fact.
"promise."
Shiqian left directly, then took a carriage and drove directly towards Hepu.
"Sir, Mr. Shiqian has boarded the carriage and headed for Hepu."
An old servant came to Shi Xie's side, looked at Shi Xie who was lost in thought, and told him the news of Shi Qian's departure.
"Let's go, let's go. Send someone to call Shisong."
Shi Xie glanced at the old servant beside him and asked him to bring his other son over.
"promise."
Not long after, Shi Xie's other son Shi Song also came to Shi Xie's house.
"Father, you called me."
Shi Songsheng was so majestic and now served as the patrol general of Guangxin City. He glanced at Shi Xie and directly saluted him with cupped fists.
"How many soldiers and horses are there in Guangxin City now?"
Shi Xie glanced at Shi Song and directly asked him about the situation of soldiers and horses in Guangxin City.
"Father, there are currently 20,000 soldiers and horses in Guangxin City who have been trained, and another 20,000 strong soldiers are undergoing emergency training and can go into battle at any time."
Shi Song glanced at Shi Xie, he was responsible for these things, so he opened his mouth without hesitation.
"Immediately lead the reorganized 20,000 troops and horses, and there are 10,000 more capable troops to go to Fuchuan to support the battle."
When Shi Xie heard that so many soldiers and horses had been organized in such a short period of time, he also nodded.
"Leading troops north to Fuchuan?
There are two uncles, three uncles and Lu Bu's hundreds of thousands of troops there. These soldiers and horses like mine are just new soldiers. We can defend Guangxin, but if we really want to go to Fuchuan, it seems to be of no use."
Hearing Shi Xie's words, Shi Song was stunned. Now asking him to lead people to Fuchuan, this logic does not work.
"It was not necessary before, but now it is necessary to go. Lu Bu led 70,000 troops to sneak attack on the camp road. As a result, someone plotted against him. He was beaten and lost his armor and troops. So now you must lead your troops to Fuchuan immediately.
Otherwise, once Fuchuan is lost, Jiaozhou will be finished."
Shi Xie directly told the news about Lu Bu's defeat at the camp road. In his opinion, Fuchuan is now much more important than Guangxin. Only by defending Fuchuan can there be hope. Once Fuchuan is lost, Guangxin will not be able to defend it.
, will surely be defeated.
"I understand. I will take people north immediately to support Fuchuan."
Hearing that Lu Bu was defeated, Shisong knew that the situation was critical, and he directly clasped his fists and accepted the order.
"Master, Mr. Shiqian is gone."
After a while, the old housekeeper came to Shi Xie again.
"Go and confine Shi Hui and never allow him to go out. In addition, send someone to summon all Shi Yan and Shi Di back."
