Liu Bei was fifty-three years old and in his prime. Since he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he has learned from the strengths of others, absorbed everything, and become increasingly proficient in military use. He knew that close combat was not his strong point, so in recent years when fighting Cao Cao, he no longer blindly pursued a decisive victory in field battles, but used detours, confusion and other methods to shake the enemy's morale. Therefore, although there was a small defeat, it was not a collapse. In the end, there was a great victory in defeating Hebei and then encircling Linzi.
It was now the critical moment for him to capture the thieves and take revenge. Due to his continuous battles and victories, everyone said that the emperor's military skills were so great that he could rival the Prime Minister. Unexpectedly, he was accidentally hit by an arrow and fell into a coma. The soldiers of the three armies were all sad, and the people of Henan were also grieved. But after the emperor was hit by an arrow, where should the army go?
Although Linzi has been besieged for a year, the Dongren in the city should be able to hold on for several months or even longer. If the emperor is seriously injured and dies during this period, the government and personnel will inevitably change on a large scale. By then, the morale of the army will be scattered, and the army may not be able to maintain it. But if we just retreat, a year of hard fighting will be in vain. Will we just watch Cao Cao escape again? All the generals were extremely unwilling to think about this. Under this situation, the generals of the Western Dynasty gathered for military discussions, and it turned out that it was difficult to decide whether to fight in the tent. Finally, Fazheng said: "General Guan Yu is still in Muling to be wary of Sun Quan, but he can wait for him to make up his mind."
Guan Yu received the news a little later. When he rode up, it was already dusk and all the generals were planning to rest. However, he dismounted without taking off his armor and forcefully summoned all the generals to come forward. After everyone was seated, he glanced around and said decisively: "My brother has been raising scholars for many years, and all he does is mix things up and revive the country. To this end, he has exhausted all Kansai and Hebei, and he will not hesitate to withdraw. What if we withdraw our troops? Tell the world! I have already thought about it on the way here, and we must not withdraw our troops now! When Yide leads his army to join us, we will withdraw the weirs and dams, and we will take Linzi within ten days!"
After that, the generals were only obedient, which made Guan Yu deeply dissatisfied. He straightened his back and shouted solemnly: "Generals, listen to the order!" The generals were frightened and stood up straight. Then they heard Guan Yu loudly say: "The embankment will break tomorrow." , attack the city the next day, I and Chaqi (Zhang Fei) will be the first to attack, each attacking the north and south, General Zuo (Huang Zhong) and General Fujun (Zhao Yun) will follow, attacking day and night, former general (Yuan Tan) and Chen Bing To the east of the city, to prevent the east bandits from breaking out, the general behind the scenes will keep the camp stationary and be ready for war at any time!" Then he slowly said to Fazheng: "As for injuries, illnesses and food shortages, I have to rely on the Zhongshu Supervisor to worry about them. "
So, the plan has been decided. When the cavalry general Zhang Fei arrived the next day, the dam had already been emptied of water. Zhang Fei first visited Liu Bei in his tent for a while. Seeing that Liu Bei still had a high fever, he couldn't help but cry bitterly. Then he heard that Guan Yu was preparing to launch a general attack. He was overjoyed and cursed angrily at Linzi in the distance: "Thief Cao! I will cut you to pieces with a thousand swords!" He then ordered all his subordinates to kill anyone who dared to fight.
Soon the day of siege came. Before dawn, all the troops had already advanced to the city in accordance with Guan Yu's request. At this time, the east wind was blowing in the sky, and all the armies held high their torch flags. Accompanied by the wild dancing sounds of the flags and the sound of hunting, the soldiers surrounded the city into a sea of sparks. Looking from the top of the city to the bottom of the city, they did not hear a single man or horse. The neighing sound made the Eastern people guarding the city feel even more terrifying.
At this time, many generals came to ask Guan Yu when to attack, but Guan Yu was not in a hurry, but ordered his people to shoot countless rewards into the city first. It was claimed that the Western Army was about to launch a general offensive. If the Dongren surrendered now, they would be exempted from the crime; if they captured and killed the Dongren's colonel and returned, they would be rewarded with ten gold coins; if they captured and killed the two thousand stone ministers of the Dongren, they would be rewarded with a hundred gold coins. If you kill Cao Cao, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be granted the title of Marquis within the pass.
This continued until the afternoon, when the wind slowly stopped and the gray clouds in the sky were low, as if they were trying to counteract the Western Army below the city and were about to destroy Linzi. The soldiers of the Western Army looked at the city wall not far away and could vaguely see many cracks caused by soaking in Zishui.
Guan Yu finally ordered the drums to be beaten, and tens of thousands of Western troops shouted loudly and swarmed towards Linzi City like dense ants. At this time, the Linzi city wall was already riddled with holes. Even without climbing the city wall, one could still find many cave-ins that could allow one or two people to climb in. The Easterners could not make up for it and could only guard the city with lanterns. However, the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, and the Westerners were full of anger to avenge the emperor. The siege lasted almost only an hour, and the Western army opened gaps in the north and south at the same time. Zhang Fei personally led his troops to seize the city first. Go down to the north gate.
As the city gate opened, the Western troops poured into the city like a flood, which had been soaked for more than a year. The Eastern troops in the north were immediately routed. They knelt on the putrid and silty mud, throwing away their long swords, knives, and bows. On the ground, I asked the Western Army officers and soldiers to surrender. After Zhang Fei heard about this, he ordered Sun Zi to select several military commanders with higher official positions and torture them about Cao Cao's whereabouts. The Easterners were all frightened when they saw Zhang Fei's bloodshot eyes and shaggy beard and hair. They immediately said, "The marshal is in the highest attic in the city. You can tell at a glance."
So Zhang Fei left these people behind and asked Sun Zi to tie up the prisoners and lead them outside the city, while he led his followers and continued walking into the city. Soon I saw a four-story attic standing in the street, which should be where Cao Cao was. Seeing this, he couldn't help but gallop his horse a little, and soon he ran into a group of Dongren who were guarding downstairs, holding a large yellow snake flag and many small tiger head flags. They were obviously the last tiger soldiers under Cao Cao's command.
The leader was none other than Wen Ji. When he saw Zhang Fei coming from far away, he immediately shouted and rushed forward. However, the city was besieged for a long time and he lacked food. In the past, he could have caused some trouble to Zhang Fei, but at this time, he could not do anything at all. He was no match for him. When Zhang Fei saw this, he just held the sword with one hand. Before Wen Ji could stab him, he hit his waist with the sword pole. Wen Ji immediately screamed in pain and was knocked to the ground by him. I wanted to get up but I was sweating. It was obvious that I had broken bones and could no longer fight.
The other tiger soldiers also wanted to fight to the death, but were stopped immediately. Zhang Fei followed the voice and found that it was Cao Cao talking upstairs. Cao Cao first ordered the tiger soldiers to disarm, then slowly walked downstairs, smiled at Zhang Fei and said: "To put it bluntly, these people are just pawns, Zhang Cheqi doesn't need to care about them."
But Zhang Fei was not polite to him, and immediately asked his followers to tie him up aggressively, pinned him to the ground, and cursed at him: "It's really an eye-opener for the heavens to see you today! Back then, my brother treated you with all his heart, but you betrayed your trust. In turn, repay kindness with hatred! My brothers and people have been injured and injured countless times. An old eunuch dog also wants to spy on the artifact? If it falls into my hands today, I will teach you that your life will be worse than death!"
After saying that, he immediately stepped forward and broke Cao Cao's legs with a stick, and used the short knife he brought with him to cut three cuts on Cao Cao's face. The blood flowed profusely for a while. When the tiger soldiers around him saw it, they all wanted to He was angry and fought for his lord. But Cao Cao's expression did not change. He waved his hands to silence his subordinates. Then he endured the severe pain and said hoarsely: "Zhang Junhou, everyone supports his master. Why are you angry? The rise and fall are unpredictable. If you succeed by chance today, are you going crazy? ?”
Seeing that Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, he smiled and said: "You said kindness to me, how could you say these words to Emperor Xiaosi under Jiuquan?" Then he concluded: "You and I are fighting on the battlefield, a showdown. Regardless of victory or defeat, I still consider you a hero. If you are so impetuous and shallow, I think your brothers probably won’t like it either!”
Zhang Fei was filled with anger, but when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned for a moment, but then he regained consciousness and looked at Cao Cao with a frown. Cao Cao obviously knew that he was about to die soon. He was wearing a green and white robe, neatly dressed, and looked calm, without any fear of death. When Zhang Fei saw this, the anger in his chest actually dissipated a bit. He thought to himself, this man is still a man, so there is no need to humiliate him too much. Then he remembered that because of the Xiahou family, the two of them were related. Therefore, although his face was still gloomy, he still told his men: "Take him to the camp and wait for brother to deal with him."
One of his subordinates asked: "Why don't you kill such a traitor who has harmed the country?" Zhang Fei frowned and said, "It is precisely because he is a giant bandit and a thief that he must clarify the canonical punishment and uphold the country's law." After that, he let him They took Cao Cao away, tied up the remaining tiger soldiers, and handed them over to Sun Zi. They also ordered Sun Zi to say: "These people have been following Cao Cao's thieves for many years, and they have just surrendered. It shows that they are not sincere." Didn't the thieves like to build a Jingguan in those days? They tied up all the people in the city and took them outside the city to behead them one by one. We also built a Jingguan here!"
Sun Zi was shocked when he heard this, and he boldly asked: "Junhou, has the general agreed to this?" Zhang Fei's eyes suddenly widened and he cursed: "You talk too much! I avenge the emperor, so what if I massacre the city?" ? Can the general say no? Go and do it quickly!" Sun Zi did not dare to disobey, so he had to gather the prisoners and drag them outside the city like a herd of sheep, and then took hundreds of them to behead them.
Generally speaking, soldiers wail loudly during massacres. But the Dongren here are probably as Zhang Fei said, either unwilling to surrender, or they have seen through their own fate. When they are being killed or waiting to be killed, they rarely cry. If it weren't for the bright red blood that bleeds out after they were beheaded, the executioner probably thought he was beheading a corpse. However, in just two hours, Sun Zi executed about five thousand people, and the smell of blood could be smelled ten miles away.
Only then did the news reach General Guan Yu. Hearing that Zhang Fei broke through the city and captured Cao Cao, Guan Yu ordered all the generals to line up in front of the camp, conduct a grand viewing ceremony, and announced that the entire army would be celebrating that night. Guan Yu was hosting a banquet when he suddenly heard that Zhang Fei's troops were massacred in the north of the city. He immediately changed his face, scolded Zhang Fei as "confused", and then personally rode to the north of Linzi City to stop the matter. When he arrived, the north of the city was littered with corpses, with only more than 2,000 prisoners left alive, and Sun Zi was still building the terrifying Jingguan in front of the city gate according to Zhang Fei's order.
Upon seeing this, Guan Yu immediately ordered Sun Zi to burn the body and bury it on the spot without publicizing the matter. He also sent all the remaining prisoners to the army and kept them under strict supervision, planning to escort them to Luoyang in the future. As for how much impact this matter will have on the rule of the Western Dynasty, we can only wait until later. What everyone is most concerned about right now is when the emperor will wake up. The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thanks
