Overlord!

Sun Ce fully agreed with Yu Jin's assertion.

But there was one thing that Sun Ce didn't quite understand, so he asked: "Even if Cao's army massacres Xiapi again, it will take some time. Our army is about to attack the city, so how will he have time to massacre the city?"

Although Cao Jun adopted the method of massacring the city, which was more time-consuming and labor-saving than relocating the people, the massacre of Xuzhou could not be accomplished overnight.

Cao Cao's army did not have many soldiers in Xuzhou. The two thousand soldiers that Cao Cao gave to Yu Jin were the defenders in the direction of Xuzhou.Yu Jin was able to form a partial division with Zhu Ling to go south, and also recruited a large number of Xuzhou defenders.It can be said that in this battle, Xuzhou used offense instead of defense, and used the Xuzhou defenders to cross the Huaihe River.

Although they achieved certain results, they attacked the city and defeated Yandu.

However, as the main force was destroyed and surrendered, Xuzhou in the rear was already very empty, so Wei Yan proposed to lead his army to counterattack and march straight in, directly to Qiapi.

Their defenses are slightly insufficient, so if they want to massacre the city, they may not be able to do it overnight.Cao Cao's last massacre of Xuzhou took several months.

"Is it possible that there are still people in Xuzhou defending to stop my king's army? General Yu is the commander-in-chief of the East Route. He can also briefly outline Xuzhou's defense deployment with Gu."

This is the most reasonable explanation Sun Ce can think of.

Moreover, as a general on the Eastern Route, Yu Jin was forced to lead his troops to surrender, and its greatest significance lies precisely in this aspect.

He was very familiar with the actual and actual defense and deployment situation in the Xuzhou area. After leaking the secret to Jiangdong, it would be a great threat to Cao's army.

Yu Jin also knew that as a surrender, he would inevitably be questioned and leaked secrets, so he sighed secretly, and then said: "The general is clear about it. There is indeed a force in Xuzhou guarding the border to guard against the general's northward attack."

"Is there still a good general in Cao's army in Xuzhou?"

Yu Jin nodded and said: "General Cao has appointed Chen Deng as the governor of Xiapi. The Chen family has more than [-] troops to guard Xiapi."

"Chen Deng is the governor of Xiapi?" Sun Ce frowned and asked, "Chen Deng is from Huaipu, Xiapi. How can he be the governor of Xiapi?"

Yu Jin explained: "In order to gain the support of the Chen family, a wealthy family in Xuzhou, General Cao made Huaipu and Haixi counties belong to Donghai County according to the old Guangwu system. He also merged Guangling County with Ling County to the north of the Huaihe River and classified it as Xiapi. Therefore Chen Dengke served as the governor of Xiapi. Therefore, the Chen family strongly supported Cao's army in occupying Xuzhou. They used their private troops to defeat the powerful forces several times. The heroes in the territory were intimidated and surrendered."

"Cao Cao went to great lengths to reuse Chen Deng!" Sun Ce gritted his teeth. This Xiapi Chen family was already a feud with the Sun family.

From the famous scholar Chen Heng assisting Liu Yao in guarding Jiangdong, to his cousin Chen Yu claiming to be the general of Zhendong and the prefect of Wu County, colluding with Jiangdong clan traitors, Shanyue rebellion, and then to Lu Bu's rebellion, Chen Yu stood on his side time and time again. opposite.

Now they are directly gathering private soldiers to fight against Jiangdong's army.

Sun Ce said with murderous intent: "Chen Deng is so optimistic that Cao Cao is a hero who can wipe out the world?"

Yu Jin remained silent. This kind of thing was not suitable for him as a general to comment on.

But when it came to this, Sun Ce was also particularly curious and asked about the ban: "It seems that there is no shortage of heroes in the Central Plains. They regard Cao Cao as the hero who can calm down the troubled times, and they all flock to him to help him conquer. As a general, Cao Cao looks at it. Where can we find peace in troubled times?"

This is really a difficult question. Yu Jin can't answer it in too much detail to show that he has Cao Ying's heart, but he can't answer it in too brief a way that would appear to be perfunctory.

Yu Jin thought for a while and said: "General Cao is like a hero in the world. He will definitely be able to establish a domineering power and inherit the achievements of Huan and Wen. Now the Central Plains is settled, and its power has been seen."

"He is also good at using soldiers, and his transformation is like a god. It can be said to be the magic of Lan Shen and Shang, and the unique strategies of Han and Bai. He can also appoint talents and appoint them based on their talents, and has the potential to strengthen Qin. Chi Chi of the Six Kingdoms, for Win Ruoji. Qin lost his deer, and the whole world is chasing after him. The talented ones will get it first."

"Now General Cao has taken the lead with his great talent, so he seems to be on the verge of bringing peace to the world."

The magic of Shen and Shang was adapted to the unique strategies of Han and Bai, that is, Cao Cao used the Legalist ideas of Shen Buhai and Shang Yang to control the territory, and used the military methods of Han Xin and Bai Qi to calm the troubled times.

In this way, Cao Cao did have the power of the tiger and wolf of the Qin Dynasty, or the power of poverty.

Are you saying he is poor?That must be very poor.

The hunger among the people is almost the highest in the world.The people under his rule suffered unbearably, and countless soldiers fled.

But if you want to say whether he is militarily strong or not, he is definitely second to none.

He lacked everything he needed for military purposes.Whether it is the abundant grain and grass harvested from a large number of farms or the large-scale recruitment of troops, they are enough to ensure the prosperity of his army.

The people may be starving, but his military strength is fully guaranteed.

As for cruelty to the people, perhaps it is not a big deal in the eyes of these generals and heroes.

When it comes to justice in the world, there is nothing better than King Qin to seek from the princes.As long as he respected the emperor, Cao Cao had the right to occupy the Central Plains.

Sun Ce then asked: "Since Cao Cao has great talent and righteousness, why did General Yu surrender in defeat? Gu Yi wants to wipe out the world. As General Yu sees it, which one will rule the world, Gu or Cao Cao?"

Yu Jin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "To save chaos and punish violence is called a righteous soldier. A righteous soldier is king."

"Those who have no choice but to raise troops when the enemy attacks us are called responding to the enemy. The one who responds with troops wins."

"Those who profit from people's land, goods and treasures are called greedy soldiers. Those who are greedy for soldiers will destroy them."

"This is not only a matter of human affairs, but also the way of heaven. The general uses the righteous soldiers as the king's division, and wins with the corresponding troops. If we are greedy for soldiers and advance rashly, we will definitely be defeated."

"As a general, I really don't know the general trend of the world. Which general will determine the world, the general or General Cao? I dare not make false claims. I only know that the general will win this battle."

This answer was very much in the style of Yu Jin, but it was very steady and not flattering.

Sun Ce smiled and turned around, preparing to return to the camp. Before leaving, he left his last words to Yu Jin, who was standing aside: "Since General Yu believes that this battle must be won alone, and he has faith in the general's majesty, then I would like to ask General Yu to Lead your troops to attack Xiapi for Gu, and kill Chen Deng. Gu believes that with the general's authority, wherever the flag reaches, Xiapi's defenders will all surrender to the city."

Zhang Feiyi released Yan Yan and ordered him to go to the pass into Sichuan and watch the wind and surrender all the way.

Sun Ce can't be inferior to Zhang Fei.

There are only more than a thousand people in the forbidden area and less than [-] cavalry.Even if they surrender and rebel again, it will have no impact on the situation.

He led his troops to surrender in Jin, received the seal of Jiangdong, and fully disclosed Xuzhou's deployment. Even if he defected back again, Cao Cao would not be able to use him to lead any army unless he killed him.

Not to mention leading an army alone, even the hundreds of soldiers in his headquarters cannot be saved.

Sun Ce, on the other hand, was very generous and allowed him to directly lead two thousand troops with the defeated generals and then go into battle.If this is the case, he still defected, I am really sorry for his talk so loudly today.

Of course, Sun Ce dared to use him to march into Huaibei, take over Pi and Pengcheng, and attack Chen Deng, not only because he was broad-minded, but also because he had the confidence to control him.

In Xiapi there are not only the upright soldiers of Wei Yan's army, but also Yu Jin's surrender troops along the way to persuade them to surrender, and there is also an auxiliary army of surprise troops!

The scale of this surprise army was extremely large, with tens of thousands of soldiers. They were the heroic tribesmen who rebelled against Cao Cao in Xiapi.These powerful sect commanders and rebel leaders all received Sun Ce's seal and were granted the title of various captains and captains.

Their fighting enthusiasm is much stronger than Yu Jin.

They had not returned to Cao Cao in the first place, they were just showing off their power. It can be said that a hero raised his arms and the people all rose up.

However, they were just commoners under Cao Cao. If they could drive away Cao's army and join Sun Ce's rule, then with the seals and ribbons Sun Ce would give them, they would become prominent in Jiangdong for a while.

Therefore, many heroes in Xuzhou gathered together to drive away the officials appointed by Cao Cao.

These heroes and celebrities gathered tens of thousands of righteous men and joined forces to assist General Jiangdong in the battle. The five counties of Xiapi, Pengcheng, Donghai, Langya, Taishan and even Peiguo all expressed the same voice.

With so many people, it was obviously not possible for all of them to be spontaneous rebels. Instead, there were people who secretly linked up with the powerful and formed a rebellion.

The person who contacted these people was Sun Ce's commander-in-chief, Xuzhou marshal Zhou Zhang.

Zhou Zhang was originally from Xiapi, and he rose to prominence by attacking the powerful Wubao in Wucheng County with Lu Meng.

He was a real soldier all his life. From the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he joined the Golden Rebels, and then moved to the Cai and Ru areas. His commander was killed by the powerful Li Tong of Runan, and he went to Huainan to seek refuge with thieves. , under the rule of the rebel Yuan Shu, he was familiar with a large number of bandits and bandits in Huainan.

In the end, because of Sun Ce's opening of warehouses to release grain, he defected to Sun Ce's rule.

He was like a fish in water when he was infiltrated in Guangling before.

Now when he arrived at his hometown of Xiapi, he was even more powerful. He gathered tens of thousands of rebels for Sun Ce, attacked counties and counties, expelled the officials appointed by Cao Cao, and moved the counties to the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, these local officials appointed by Cao Cao no longer have strong control over the local area. They can be said to be ignorant!
That's right, ignorant, that's the literal meaning.These officials stayed in the county government offices and county offices, and their eyes, ears, and sight were limited to one wall.

As the saying goes, it's the secret that makes it happen.But Zhou Zhangyin gathered so many heroes to launch a rebellion, so it was impossible for the news to escape completely. As for the level of secrecy, it was almost the same as Sima Zhao's intention, which was known to everyone on the road.

It is a well-known secret that they Xuzhou powerful people are plotting a rebellion.

But the problem is that even powerful people gather in a certain workshop in the city to build weapons and prepare for rebellion.Even though it was only a few hundred meters away from the county government office, no one informed the officials appointed by Cao Cao.

Dozens of county magistrates and county magistrates with powerful backgrounds gathered around the county king, showing their loyalty and vowing to defend the city with the county king. Everyone in the city was united and wanted to protect the city and fight to the death against the Jiangdong bandits.

There are even some people who vow to advance and retreat with the county king during the day.In the evening, he discussed with his clan brothers how to raise an army and kill the Cao thieves.

Under such circumstances, even if officials loyal to Cao Cao in various places knew that someone was plotting evil and preparing for rebellion, it would be difficult for them to find where the rebellious officials and traitors were hiding.

So when Wei Yan and Yu Jin led their partial troops into Xiapi territory, within a few days, rebels rose up, flags of rebellion were raised everywhere, and tens of thousands of people helped the army to besiege Chen Deng, the prime minister.

The Chen family assisted Zhou in his cruelty and acted as a helper to the tiger, and he has already exterminated himself among the scholars in Xuzhou.

But at the same time, Cao Jun's massacre became more and more intense.

General Cao Jun, Prime Minister Pengcheng, and General Wei joined the army. Cao Chun led [-] elite infantry and cavalry, as well as more than [-] soldiers and soldiers, and massacred the people of Xuzhou in Pengcheng and Xiapi. Every city he passed was killed. In the Qiu Ruins, no chickens or dogs were left.

The counties and counties in Xuzhou that had just achieved some success in recuperating were once again facing disaster.

Even the situation is not as good as the previous war. During the war, although Lu Bu's army looted the people, and all the cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, wine, meat and grain from the people's homes were looted, but Lu Bu's army did not mainly kill people. If the people could To meet the needs of the generals and commanders of Bingzhou, they were happy to let the people survive and loot again the next day.

But this was an organized massacre by Cao Chun. The purpose was to turn the entire Xuzhou into a ruins and empty the land of Peng and Xu.Even if Jiangdong gets Xuzhou in the future, it will not just be a white land, unable to expand its power.

Cao Chun is the younger brother of Cao Ren, the general of Cao's army. He leads Cao Cao's elite troops.

Man Chong was able to subdue more than [-] rebellious and powerful people in Runan with [-] moves. Cao Chun's men were ten times larger than Man Chong, and the heroes of Xuzhou could not resist them at all.

The only good thing is that the heroes of the Xuzhou rebellion and the people who suffered hardship can still escape.

Although Cao Chun tried his best to pull out a large-scale army, it was only assembled with the strength of the entire Xuzhou.

In fact, Xuzhou was already very empty. What Cao Chun could really rely on were the more than [-] soldiers who guarded Xuzhou and the hundreds of private troops under him.

The remaining thousands of people were said to be soldiers, but in fact they were just a group of young men gathered in the field.

Pengcheng and Donghai were both wiped out in previous massacres, so Cao Cao recruited refugees to organize farming in this area and supervised them with the army.

It mainly focuses on farming, and can only train for a few days at the turn of autumn and winter.The combat power is only slightly stronger than that of the rabble gathered by the heroes just now.

Use profit to drive them away and make them massacre and plunder, but they can still be used for one purpose.

If they are facing off against elite soldiers, a team of cavalry, with flags and trumpets, and a single charge can frighten these poorly trained soldiers into colliding with each other and causing them to die.

Not only did these rabble have no armor, they also had no bows, arrows, oars or shields. They only had more than a thousand halberds, hundreds of swords and axes, and no equipment or tents.

Therefore, their marching and combat capabilities were extremely poor, and they were unable to fight against strong armies, nor could they march quickly to chase down the fleeing enemy troops.

The powerful rebels in the Pengcheng area were defeated by Cao Chun, and they could not escape and flowed into Xiapi territory, which further strengthened the strength of the Xiapi rebel army.

There are tens of thousands of rebel men and women. This number is almost the result of Xiapi's rebellion!
There may not necessarily be tens of thousands of households in Xiapi County, including Yinhu.

Xiapi City, which serves as the county seat, even though it is a large city in the Central Plains, has only more than [-] people.

After all, there were only more than 20 people in Xuzhou after the war. As a result, the rebel army numbered tens of thousands. It can be said that they were able to fight back. Even the old, weak, women and children took up arms and drove away Cao's army.

Under the Xiangxiang City, the rebel flags stretched for more than ten miles, and one could tell the people's support at a glance. (End of chapter)