Mid-June.
Zhang was reprimanded for besieging the city for nearly two months.
A large amount of rations had already been used up, so the Yuan army could only collect rations from the people.
On the city tower.
Xu You's eyes were filled with sadness.
Yuan Shao, who was in charge of Jizhou and had his eyes set on the Central Plains, attempting to become the overlord of the Central Plains.
In less than a year, he had become a stray dog and could only rely on this isolated city to save his life.
"Hey!"
Wen Chou sighed and said sadly," I don't know what's going on in Ye City. When we went out, we only left them with 2,000 soldiers. I heard that when Duchang City of Beihai was captured, Gongsun Changping used siege weapons. Why did he surround it without fighting?”
"Fight?"
"With what?"
Xu You's gaze was complicated." We have more than 30,000 main forces in the Rebel Army. Without 60,000 corpses, we can't break the city. Gongsun Changping is so good at fighting, so it's impossible to attack the Rebel Army. This was also Old General Lu's policy toward the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army. The price of attacking the city was too high!”
"Can we break through?"
Wen Chou frowned.
Xu You shook his head and said in a deep voice," Four city gates, forty thousand soldiers. Once the city gates are opened, arrows will rain down from the sky. The city gates are narrow roads after all, not vast plains. Even if we break through, only a few people will survive!"”
"Mister Zi Yuan!"
Wen Chou could not suppress the anger in his heart and questioned,"This won't do, that won't do. Are we just going to wait for death in the city?”
Xu You nodded and smiled bitterly." We don't have any external help. No one in the world dares to clash with Gongsun Changping, who is decisive in killing. Now, we can only wait for death in the city or surrender. But he wants the lord's life!”
"How hateful!"
Wen Chou looked at the Qing Zhou camp with a fierce gaze.
Xu You looked at the soldiers who collapsed under the battlements and said with a complicated expression,""Our army has already run out of food, and the food in the hands of the people has been requisitioned. We can only last for a month. If there is no turning point within a month, the people and soldiers will all mutiny!”
"Ziyuan!"
"Wen Chou!"
Guo Tu ascended the tower and said,"The Lord has called for a meeting!"”
Not long after.
In a mansion.
Yuan Shao had a head full of white hair, and his lion-like eyes were incomparably turbid.
"My lord!"
Xu You, Wen Chou, and Guo Tu said respectfully.
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said hoarsely," Gongsun has already taken Jizhou. We can only guard the memorial. We don't know what's going on in Ye City. Do you have any plans?"”
"This!"
Xu You looked at Xin Ping and Guo Tu.
He was already at his wit's end. He should have listened to Tian Feng back then.
"Break out of the encirclement!"
Xin Ping rubbed his face and smiled bitterly." Our army has no way out. We have suffered heavy losses in our infantry, and we only have three thousand cavalrymen under General Wen Chou's command left. If General Wen Chou can break out of the encirclement at night and head to Yanzhou and Yuzhou to ask for help, perhaps we can survive!"”
"We might be able to break through!"
"But, who dares to enter Jizhou now?”
Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with dispiritedness as he looked at the group of masterminds with anticipation.
He wanted an answer, a name that could come to their rescue.
Unfortunately, the civil and military officials present remained silent.
They had been defeated too miserably.
No one could say the answer, and no one dared to guarantee Yuan Shao.
If they were afraid of Gongsun Jing, the vassals would be afraid as well.
Yuan Shao did not have any benefits to bring to the other dukes, so why would others risk offending the Central Plains overlord who controlled two provinces to rescue a stray dog?
"Alive!"
"As long as we're alive, there's hope!"
Xu You gritted his teeth and said," We'll split into four groups to break out of the siege. General Wen Chou will lead all the cavalry to protect the lord. Although the chances are very small, this is our only hope!"”
"This!"
Xin Ping and Guo Tu were slightly startled.
This was to use them as bait to escort Yuan Shao out of the city alone!
"No!"
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said resolutely," Yan Liang is dead, Gao Gan is dead, Qu Yi is dead, Shen Pei is dead, and my two sons have also died in Gongsun Changping's hands. If you all die, what's the point of me breaking out of the encirclement alive?!"”
"I have another plan!"
Xu You's eyes turned cold as he spoke once again.
"Quickly tell me!"
Yuan Shao's eyes lit up as he said.
Xu You looked around and said resolutely,""Wait for an opportunity. When all the provisions in the city are exhausted and the anger of the people is aroused, we will drive them all out of the city gate and break through Gongsun Changping's blockade. Then, we will take advantage of the chaos and break out of the siege!”
"Ruthless!"
"How ruthless!"
Guo Tu, Xin Ping, and the others all shivered.
This plan was too vicious. If Gongsun Jing dared to shoot the civilians, it would definitely arouse the resistance of all the civilians in Jizhou.
However, this plan also cost the reputation of the Yuan family's four generations and three dukes. After breaking out of the encirclement, no one in the world would revere the Yuan family. The famous scholars and fierce generals would also not come to seek refuge with a duke who was not benevolent to the people!
"Pay the Yuan Corporation!"
Yuan Shao's body was trembling.
For Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, he was willing to bet the entire Jizhou.
However, he didn't dare to bet on the Yuan family, which had four generations and three dukes. This was a reputation built by generations of ancestors.
He had given He Jin the strategy to lure Dong Zhuo into the court, which had already weakened the reputation of the Yuan family. Fortunately, he had become the leader of the vassal states, which had saved some of his reputation. If he dared to use Xu You's plan this time, he would destroy the golden body of the Yuan family and completely become the object of disdain for everyone in the world!
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