Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3308: Sharing cold pork and working together for a win-win situation

Faced with Wei Yan's roar, Cao Ying shuddered, but did not retreat, but fought back.

"You can't attack the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yecheng!" Cao Ying said directly, "Besides, outsiders have no way of knowing the defenses in the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"Whether I can get in is my business!" Wei Yan said bluntly, "This outer wall defense is useless!"

"Didn't you say before that you didn't want to go into the city?" Cao Ying asked again.

"Aren't wanting to do something and doing it two different things?" Wei Yan said leisurely.

"You..." Cao Ying was speechless for a long time.

Wei Yan had put away his anger by now, and with a smile he picked up the half of the Yecheng defense map again and looked at it carefully. "Tsk tsk, there is something here... I wonder who arranged this city defense?"

"Chen Changwen," Cao Ying replied.

"Who?" Wei Yan asked.

"Chen Qun, Chen Changwen." Cao Ying said.

Wei Yan said "oh" and nodded.

Cao Ying glanced at Wei Yan, feeling somewhat awkward, and after coughing, he said, "Chen Changwen has led his troops to Qinghe..."

Wei Yan put down the towel in his hand and squinted his eyes. "Does this mean... that you want me to kill Chen Changwen?"

"No, no!" Cao Ying waved his hands repeatedly, "We agreed to stop fighting, how can we add to the bloodshed?"

"Agreed?" Wei Yan grasped the key point, "Mr. Cao, who did you agree with?"

  "This..." Cao Ying rolled his eyes a few times.

Wei Yan had only asked casually, but he actually got something out of it. He immediately stared at Cao Ying and said, "Speak now! We have come to this point, what can't we be honest with each other?"

Cao Ying was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "General, have you heard about Ju Guangping?"

"I've heard of it, too," Wei Yan said.

"Ju Guangping has a son..." Cao Ying whispered, "We found Zhen..."

Wei Yan suddenly found this matter more interesting, so he laughed and said, "Oh, tell me in detail, tell me..."

The manor where Wei Yan is currently located is actually a property of the Zhen family, but it is registered under someone else's name.

It is a very common method in the Chinese officialdom that one can always get some assets listed by the relatives.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Wei Yan felt a little relieved to rest here.

After all, in Chang'an, Wei Yan had heard something about the affair between Zhen Mi and the cavalry. Wei Yan didn't know whether it was true or not, but he knew that Madam Huang didn't like Zhen Mi, so...

  But no matter what, Wei Yan can't just live there so blatantly, right?

It would be fine if Chen Qun didn't come to Qinghe, but if he really came here and checked carefully, I'm afraid he couldn't hide it. So whether it was Cao Ying or other friendly people in Jizhou who had "cooperated wholeheartedly" with Wei Yan during this period, they were a little impatient, hoping that Wei Yan would leave as soon as possible, so that they could get this "half" of the Yecheng defense map. But they couldn't sell it too thoroughly, otherwise they would really be unworthy of their own memorial archway. This is like the tea sold by some people. If you say that this thing is exposed on the top and bottom, is it really tea? Some people will just say that they are really selling tea...

So everyone decided to sell Cao Pi, oh no, Yecheng.

Firstly, the Jizhou gentry did not have much good feelings towards the Cao regime, let alone loyalty or disloyalty. On the other hand, Cao Cao was on the front line, and Cao Pi did not do anything decent in Yecheng. Instead, he wanted this and that, which once again lowered the patience of the Jizhou people. Under such circumstances, all parties quickly made peace. Even Chen Qun sent his son Chen Tai to lobby everywhere. The neutral faction, conservative faction, radical faction, etc. reached a consensus.

Jizhou must completely stop the war and resume production.

In order to finally achieve this goal, two most critical people are involved, one is Wei Yan and the other is Cao Pi.

Half of the Yecheng city defense map has just been released.

The meaning contained therein is thought-provoking.

The secondary people are Chen Qun, Cui Yan, and Cao Ying and a bunch of other people who want to get some benefits from this incident and have a piece of the pie...

Anyway, it's about sharing the pork. This is a rule set by the sages, and everyone involved gets a share.

As for who the meat came from and from whom it was cut, that is a question that is not worth mentioning at all.

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Yecheng.

Every large city cannot do without the effective operation of various nodes stacked in between. Any problem in any of the nodes will lead to chaos.

This was the large town that Yuan Shao began to build.

Originally, Yuan Shao wanted to build it as a base for his ascension to the throne, but he didn't expect that it would end up helping Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao took control of Jizhou, he also used this place as an important stronghold and built the Prime Minister's Mansion on the basis of Yuan Shao's, which was actually the inner city of Yecheng.

The walls of Yecheng are tall, solid and majestic. The exterior of the walls are all made of blue bricks, which are neat and tidy, showing extraordinary style. The city is surrounded by a wide moat. However, due to the severe drought, most of the moats have dried up, revealing some cracked trench bottoms, which is somewhat unsightly. Otherwise, the river water is clear on weekdays, reflecting the shadow of the city walls, with flags fluttering. It is simply a first-class city in Hebei, a romantic place, and a center of politics and commerce.

There is a huge stone plaque inlaid above the city gate, with the words "Yecheng" inscribed on it in powerful strokes. It is said to be the handwriting of Cao's old classmate, which further shows the importance of this place to the Cao family.

The city gates were closely guarded by soldiers, and pedestrians and caravans were constantly coming in and out. Even in drought, the dignitaries in the city still had to eat, drink, sing and dance, so all kinds of goods and materials were still indispensable.

As soon as Chen Qun left, Yecheng was like a city without a leader. No one cared about anything and reported all problems to the Prime Minister's Office, which made Cao Pi very upset. After getting angry a few times, Cao Pi realized that getting angry was useless. There were still a lot of things to deal with, so he could only grit his teeth and endure them. Then he realized the importance of having a good subordinate.

Not only are the political affairs chaotic and complicated, but more and more refugees have poured into the city in recent days.

According to the usual unspoken rules, these refugees would be stopped early at the station... uh, cough, bah, at the checkpoints, and then rushed to other towns and villages. At all costs, these filthiness must not be allowed to pollute the eyes of the dignitaries.

But this time, no one cared about it.

  Of course, from a certain perspective, these refugees are also Han people. They came to Yecheng to seek refuge because they suffered a disaster and had no food to eat. What's the problem?

Chen Qun left Yecheng, and the government came to an end.

Cao Pi was extremely busy, and as he lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he naturally didn't know much about what was happening on the streets.

Some minor officials sensed something was wrong, and when they wanted to bring up the issue of how to deal with the refugees, they were interrupted by some righteous people who showed compassion for the world...

Aren't these living beings? How can they be so heartless and without kindness?

Who can stand up to such a great cause?

So, the last time checkpoints were set up everywhere to intercept refugees was the last time.

This time it was as if there were no checkpoints at all.

With more refugees, there are more problems, especially in Yecheng, where there are still many places full of lights, wine and women, and music and dance every night. And what's interesting is that whenever there are natural disasters or man-made disasters, and when war is approaching, more people will be immersed in these narcotics like zombies, completely ignoring the changes around them and what will happen to them after the building collapses.

On one side, people are picked and sold like pigs and dogs by human traffickers, while on the other side, people enjoy fine wine and delicious food, singing and dancing, as if forming an absurd and timeless painting. In Yecheng, pedestrians are in a hurry on the streets of the city. Everyone seems to have endless things to do. Everyone seems to be saying in their hearts that it is good enough to take care of themselves and survive. In the Han Dynasty, it will be the same without anyone.

In the restaurants and theaters on the crossroads, scholars and poets were still talking and talking, and poetry and songs were heard everywhere. What they talked about was not only the country and the suffering of the people, but also many people were arguing about which brothel had the most charming women and which garden had the most beautiful flowers.

In the prime minister's official residence, everyone was busy, but no one knew what they were busy with. Perhaps for these officials, they were busy fighting for power and scheming against each other. They argued loudly in the official residence, but no one mentioned how to resist foreign enemies and how to save the lives of the people. In their eyes, there was only power and wealth. The rise and fall of the Han Dynasty and the rise and fall of the Cao family seemed to have little to do with them.

Refugees outside the city poured in like a tide, more and more. They were displaced, hungry and cold, while the dignitaries in the city lived a life of luxury, as if the war between Fei Qian and Cao Cao was very far away from them, and all they could think of was peace and enjoyment.

  Smart people would have found all kinds of reasons and excuses to run away long ago, so wouldn't those who stayed behind be living a life of drunkenness and dreams?

However, these guys' drunken life once again stimulated the hungry and cold refugees.

A conflict that was not sure if it was intentional or deliberate suddenly broke out...

As for the reason why the whole incident broke out, perhaps it was just a fight over a blood-stained steamed bun.

Amid the feasting and revelry, dignitaries would throw one or two steamed buns to the refugees, who would scramble for them like dogs. Wasn't that something that made the upper-class nobles feel happy?

  Look, these dogs are fighting each other for that little bit of steamed bun, and their heads are broken and bleeding!

Hahahaha!

But when the blood flows, who remembers that no matter whether you are a noble or a commoner, your blood is red and you will die if it bleeds dry...

  who knows?

Who cares?

Near Yecheng, there is a guard camp set up by the nearby city, which is specifically responsible for protecting Yecheng.

Now seeing the smoke rising and the commotion in Yecheng, the guard barracks immediately sounded the warning gong. The soldiers in the barracks were confused and waited and waited, but no order came from their superiors!

The reason was simple. The camp commander got drunk and bumped his head against a pillar, falling unconscious...

This camp is close to Yecheng, and it is usually peaceful, so the chief officer in the camp needs to socialize every day, eat and drink to get closer to each other, after all, someone who only knows how to do military training cannot be the chief of the camp. As a result, now he is drunk and injured, and can't hear any noise or warning, so it is impossible for him to give any orders to the guards in the camp.

Without orders, they could not go out. Even if they quelled the riot without authorization, they would still be killed when they returned. So when the riot gradually arose in Yecheng, the camp that was supposed to take emergency action did not react at all for a while!

The streets of Yecheng and the market town were also gradually becoming chaotic. Fires shot up into the sky, and people were running away in all directions. Everyone was in a panic. Only some of the lowest-level leaders in the city were still trying to control the situation, ordering their soldiers to close the city gates, climb the city walls, put on armor, and find weapons...

  Yes, that's right, you have to collect your armor and weapons. Shandong soldiers must follow the system of separating people from armor when they are resting. Swords and guns must be kept together and cannot be carried with them, in case a new recruit has any emotional fluctuations and gets up in the middle of the night to stab someone.

As a result, those outside the city did not move, while those inside the city were in a mess, looking for this and that. The voices of orders were numerous and diverse. Every middle-level official seemed to be shouting at the top of his voice, eager to let others know what to do, and they only needed to prove that they had already issued the order in such a situation.

To make a decision, consult your superiors.

Needs to be processed and awaits research.

We need to take action and are in a meeting.

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When Wei Yan saw this, he couldn't help but wonder if it was a trap? !

How could it be so smooth?

  Oh my God, if he had known that Yecheng was like this, wouldn’t he have just come out of Taihang Mountains and attacked Yecheng directly?

But in fact, there is a saying that it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.

The current situation has been brought about by the right time, right place and right people.

  The first thing is that the General of Cavalry must gain a great strategic advantage, and this advantage of the General of Cavalry must be just enough to make the Jizhou gentry feel the crisis, but not reach a desperate situation!

In the face of crisis, they will kick their companions off the car to ensure their own survival, and in the face of desperate situations, they will mostly promote their unity. The reason why I say "mostly" is because some of them may think it is better to just surrender to the other side?

This is also the reason why Wei Yan came all the way from Qinghe. Even if someone discovered Wei Yan's whereabouts, they would turn a blind eye, because what he was betraying was only the interests of the Cao family, while what he gained was a favor that could fall into his own pocket!

If the cavalry really takes control of Jizhou one day, this favor can be worthless, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth a fortune!

In addition, Cao Pi really failed to win the loyalty of the children of the gentry, so why should he fight so hard for the Cao family?

  what?

What if Cao Pi was captured or killed?

  Doesn’t Cao Cao have other children?

Anyway, it’s not the first time that Cao Cao’s child has died…

Moreover, the sons of the Jizhou gentry heard that Cao Zhi was more proficient in the scriptures than Cao Pi.

If Cao Zhi is not capable, isn’t there still Cao Chong?

So what's the big deal?

Under such circumstances, what lay before Wei Yan was a huge gap created intentionally or unintentionally by all parties!

  If there had not been a severe drought in Jizhou, if Wei Yan had not had the ingenious idea to connect with the native gentry of Jizhou, if Cao Pi had not forced Chen Qun to lead his troops to leave the garrison, if Cao Pi had not left too low an impression on the Jizhou gentry, and so on, if any one of these links had been missing, the current situation would not have been possible!

Wei Yan stared at Yecheng closely and licked his lips subconsciously.

"General, will you do it?!"

The old horse head asked anxiously beside Wei Yan.

The current situation is either a golden opportunity or a fatal trap.

Wei Yan initially suspected that this was a trap, but after rushing all the way from Qinghe, he realized that if it was a trap, there was no need to wait until Yecheng to start...

  What's even more outrageous is that these Jizhou natives happened to have a batch of war horses "robbed" by Wei Yan!

Can you believe this?

There were not many war horses, only thirty or forty, enough to launch a charge.

As long as they successfully rush into the city gate, the people who follow can naturally follow in.

Success means to dominate Hebei!

If you lose, you will die in the city!

"Fuck!" Wei Yan gritted his teeth, "Charge in!"

Wei Yan and others certainly did not bring any siege equipment, but now there was chaos inside and outside the city, so there was no need for any siege equipment. As long as they could rush into the city, they would surely be able to stir up wind and thunder in Yecheng!

Once Wei Yan and others started moving, it was like pouring a bucket of cold water into hot oil, and it exploded violently!

There were originally four to five thousand defenders in Yecheng, plus three to four thousand auxiliary troops and four to five hundred cavalry. They were originally there to suppress the forces of Jizhou. If Chen Qun and Cui Yan were both in the city, let alone the two to three hundred people brought by Wei Yan, even if there were thousands of people, they might not be able to take over Yecheng.

However, no matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot withstand the collapse from within.

Cui Yan has been reluctant to go north, and even if he is given military power, he still needs to send a military supervisor...

  Chen Qun was thrown out by Cao Pi again, and took away the 3,000 defenders of Yecheng, which reduced the combat strength of Yecheng by half. In addition, there was no chief officer in charge, and now they had to go to various parts of the city to put out fires and suppress the rebellion. Originally, this was not a problem. After all, even if there was a problem in the city, there were still barracks outside the city for rescue. But inexplicably, the chief officer in the military camp outside the city got drunk!

When Wei Yan rushed out, there was a great uproar inside and outside the city!

"The Cavalry is coming!"

"This is crazy! The Hussars are really coming!"

The officer on duty at the camp gate was so frightened that he trembled and ordered the gate to be closed tightly!

As long as there were no problems with the camp gate, he would not be responsible. As for the gate of Ye City...

He is not the guard of Yecheng city gate, so let him die!

On the top of the city wall, it seemed that everyone was shouting and running around, expressing the intense emotions in their hearts, but they didn't know how to deal with this sudden change. They were just ordinary Cao army soldiers who worked day by day and received day's salary. The elite Cao army's commanders and guards were all in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the inner city.

  The shouts in Yecheng became louder and louder, more and more fires were lit, and the whole city was in chaos!

The tricolor flag was once again unfolded under the city of Ye, gorgeous and dazzling!

Wei Yan's voice was like thunderbolt, and he shouted out the words he had been holding back for a long time: "I am Wei Yan, the chief of Yiyang! Today I am going to fight against the enemy, and anyone who stands in my way will die!"