Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3358: Big Problems with Small Choices

"Pei Wenheng, what do you want to do?!"

Not long after Pei Ji and his men lined up at the gate of Anyi City, members of the Pei family who heard the news in the city came in large numbers and, relying on their numbers, loudly rebuked Pei Ji.

When there are a lot of people, especially when mixed in with other people, one can use one's own name to forcibly represent the will of others.

As long as other people don't talk...

"Where are you going? Open the city gate?! You are trying to kill us!"

"How could the Pei family have a child like you? In the face of a disaster, instead of working together, you want to separate and run away?!"

"The Pei family was born in Wenxi and grew up in Anyi. Now that you, Pei Wenheng, are leaving, the family is going to be divided?!"

"This is disloyalty and unfilial!"

"Pei Wenheng, you are so bold! The head of the family is still dead, and you don't want to show your filial piety to him, but instead want to split the Pei family!"

"If the door is open and the enemy army takes advantage of the situation and sneaks in, what will we do? ! The Pei family is based on this, how can we let this ignorant child ruin it?"

"Ancestors, please forgive me for being so senior and asking you, Pei Wenheng, are you going to abandon your clan?"

"The way of heaven is clear. How can we allow such a person who has no king or father to be so rampant?"

"..."

There was chaos in the city.

"boom! 』

"Boom boom!" 』

There was a roar outside the city.

Many of Pei's children, young and old, still had powder and lipstick on their faces.

That’s right, cosmetics were originally used by men, and later by women as well.

Pei Ji had never thought there was anything wrong with these nobles putting on makeup, after all, it was a popular thing in Shandong...

The Hedong region had influenced the Central Plains for a while. For example, the Lin Zongjin style was imitated by the sons of the gentry all over the world. But it was unknown when the sons of the gentry in Hedong began to imitate the orchid fingers, white faces, and willow waists of the Shandong region.

And Lin Zongjin, who was not afraid of wind and rain, was thrown into the garbage dump.

Pei Ji watched and listened to the shouting and cursing of these guys without saying a word. He just raised his head and stood in the street, blocking the men and guards who were silently preparing behind him.

Mixed in with the roar of artillery, the shouting and cursing seemed somewhat weak and their continuity was easily interrupted, making Pei Ji unable to help but want to laugh.

  Is this the member of the Pei family that my father has always been protecting and preserving?

Is this the member of the Pei family who has been fighting on the city walls, battling for life and death and surviving?

  It’s better not to keep it!

Pei Ji stared at everyone with cold eyes, and those who were stared at by Pei Ji shrank back involuntarily, as if being in the crowd could give them great courage and replenish their energy, so these people soon stood up again in anger and began to point fingers at Pei Ji.

Seeing that Pei Ji didn't move, he became more daring. Not only did he point his fingers in the air, he even poked them in front of Pei Ji, and some even poked them directly on Pei Ji's body...

"Clang!"

Pei Ji drew his sword.

There were still traces of blood on the sword that had not been completely wiped off.

  Everyone couldn't help but shrink back!

Soon there was even louder shouting and cursing, resounding through the sky, and seemed to rival the sound of artillery fire outside the city, but no one dared to step forward. They just stood at a distance, spitting angrily.

Pei Ji remained unmoved by the scolding, and didn't even look at him for a few more times, until he saw Pei Hui's figure in the crowd.

"Second brother, why are you here too?"

Pei Ji put away his sword, a hint of bitterness showing on his face.

The crowd moved away slightly, making way.

Pei Hui is rather thin, and perhaps because he reads too much, he is somewhat nearsighted, which makes his eyes a little distracted.

Pei Hui walked forward, his face also showing some helplessness and bitterness, "I don't want to come either."

So much for the old-fashioned conversation.

When Cao's army attacked the city before, a shortsighted person like Pei Hui was certainly not suitable for defending the city.

After all, swords and guns have no eyes. If Pei Hui forced himself into battle, he might accidentally stab himself. Therefore, he has been doing logistics coordination work in the city. Because of this, he has become more friendly with the Pei family members in the city and the wealthy families in Anyi.

Now that he heard that Pei Ji was going to open the city gate and go out, he was pulled by his clansmen and had to come.

"My suggestion is to leave this place as soon as possible." Pei Ji looked at Pei Hui and said, "We can't stay in Anyi any longer... The Hussars will only open a road, they won't enter the city! The Hussars didn't use their cavalry! What does this mean, you can't fail to understand... Now is the best opportunity, we should leave as much as we can, otherwise... You know the current situation in the city..."

Pei Hui was silent for a moment, "Can't we wait a little longer? The outcome will definitely be determined by waiting..."

"Win or lose?" Pei Ji sneered and shook his head, "Do we need to wait? There are signs of soldiers moving in Cao's camp. If we go out now, it will be considered as a small help to the cavalry! If we really wait until the victory or defeat is determined, what will it be? What else can it be?"

"..." Pei Hui remained silent.

There is nothing difficult to understand about this simple truth, so the important point is not to know the truth, but what to do after knowing it.

When the Cavalry Army arrived, Cao's army immediately retreated and hid in the camp.

The Cavalry only commanded part of the troops in Linfen, Hedong and Yinshan in the north, but they were able to overwhelm Cao's army and make it helpless.

Yes, it is undoubtedly the safest approach to wait until the winner is determined before putting the chips on the table. However, does such "safety" really meet Pei's needs?

Pei Hui did not hold an important position under the cavalry, in fact, it was because of the previous "undecided victory or defeat". When Pei Hui was in the Shoushan Academy, after Sima Yi left, he won the first place in the competition, but Pei Hui did not join Fei Qian's official structure like Wang Xiang, but felt a little isolated.

Being outside is, of course, a more relaxed causal chain. You can lean to the left or right at any time, or stay in the middle and ride on the wall...

Pei Ji looked back at the dilapidated Anyi city wall and said, "The wall is about to collapse... If we don't leave now, do we really have to wait until it collapses before making a decision?"

The outcome of the battle between Guanzhong and Shandong has indeed not been determined at the moment.

Pei Mao was the boss of the Pei family before. Pei Mao was old, and of course he hoped for stability and harmony, and nothing would change. Even if he had great ideals when he was young, when he got older, few people could still maintain a youthful mentality and vigorous enterprising spirit.

"Brother has already gone to the North..." Pei Hui said with a frown.

"I'm not going to the North!" Pei Ji said.

"So you're going to Guanzhong?" Pei Hui asked.

Pei Ji still shook his head, "Second brother, don't you think that the Northland, Hedong and Guanzhong may seem like different places, but in fact... they are not that far apart? I am going to take this opportunity to request a transfer to the Western Regions!"

"Western Regions?!" Pei Hui was very surprised.

The crowd listening on the side were also in an uproar.

Isn't it too far to divide the Western Region?

That’s right, diversified investment is a traditional practice of aristocratic families.

In fact, it is not just the Pei family. The same is true for the aristocratic families originally in Yuncheng, Hedong.

Watch and wait.

They bet on multiple parties. As long as there is a winner, they will be the winners, which means they have a long-term vision and accurate betting. Anyway, they have more capital.

As for those from poor families, or even worse than poor families, they can only hold the only chips in their hands, place a bet, and then soon they will lose all their wealth in the process of opening the market again and again, and have to leave the game.

  If an unexpected event occurs, such as an outsider flipping the table, most of the noble families still have one last trick, which is the all-round spiral kneeling and licking style... (For details, please refer to the kneeling and licking teachings of Confucius's family.)

This is the custom of the Shandong gentry, but the Hedong gentry, who have always followed the footsteps of the Shandong gentry, have also been infected with this habit. Since it is a habit, some people will think it is a problem, while others will think it is a good policy, and there is no way for the two to communicate with each other.

"We can ask the cavalry..." Pei Hui paused, as if he was considering the wording, "We can ask the cavalry to come into the city and jointly defend Anyi..."

"Second brother, don't you understand this?" Pei Ji smiled bitterly.

Not only did Pei Ji understand it later, but Pei Mao also understood it before he died. However, for Pei Mao, he was already very old, which inevitably led to Pei Mao being unable to leave Anyi, and it was unlikely that he would venture out into the world at his age...

Therefore, only the younger Pei Ji can go ahead!

Pei Hui was silent again.

I don't know when the gunfire stopped, and then shouts of killing were heard.

Pei Ji looked back outside the city, but his view was blocked by the city wall.

"Brother, time is running out..." Pei Ji looked at Pei Hui, "Are you still going to stop me?"

"The city is now..." Pei Hui paused, "I can't give you anything... Once you leave..."

While their parents are still alive, brothers and sisters are still brothers and sisters.

Once parents leave, brothers and sisters each have their own home.

No matter how close you are when you are young, you will gradually become distant as you grow up...

"No need, I will follow the Cavalry Army..." Pei Ji whispered, "We, the Pei family, have stayed in Hedong for too long, and we have almost forgotten how big the world is..."

Pei Hui was silent for a moment again.

He is now equivalent to the "heir" of Pei's family in Anyi City, so it is even more impossible for him to abandon everything and go out to explore the world. Family property is wealth, but it is also a burden. Once you carry it, you can't let it go easily.

I don't know when the crowd stopped cursing.

Because everyone already knew that Pei Ji had made up his mind, and no amount of abuse would change anything, but would be in vain. Not all of these people had bad intentions, some were kind, and some were full of bad intentions, but most of them were short-sighted, narrow-minded, or used their own old experiences to measure the new situation.

The reason why you feel these people are irritable and noisy is that your will is not strong enough.

Just like now, when everyone understood that Pei Ji was determined to leave and could not be shaken, no one spoke.

"Whatever..."

Pei Hui waved behind him, and someone came forward holding a brocade box.

"This is... the family tree file..." Pei Hui took it and handed it to Pei Ji personally, "Today I will hand it over to you, my third brother... No matter where you are, remember... you are still a descendant of the Pei family..."

Pei Ji's eyes felt sore and he bowed quickly before accepting it.

It's not that Pei Hui had anticipated the separation of the family and had copied the genealogy in advance, but how could there be only one copy of something like the genealogy that represents family inheritance and glory? Of course there is a backup. Now Pei Hui gave this backup to Pei Ji, which means that Pei Ji's departure was not expelled from the family, but separated from the family.

There were constant roars outside the city, as if congratulating Pei's new life.

From then on, the Pei family of Wenxi was divided into three families.

……

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The camp of Cao's army besieging Anyi was hit continuously by artillery shells, the gaps became bigger and bigger, and finally collapsed in large areas.

Although the generals of Cao's military academy shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to take wooden bars, wooden fences, earthbags and other things to block the gap, in fact, few Cao's soldiers took action.

Especially after seeing a few fools actually go up to block the gap and then being blasted into pieces by artillery fire, they just shrank their heads and howled, turning a deaf ear to all the orders from the Cao army's military academy generals.

"Come on! Come on!"

The Caojun military school shouted.

"I can't hear you! I can't hear you!"

Cao's soldiers said that the noise of the cavalry artillery fire was too loud and they suffered temporary deafness.

Amid the roar of artillery fire, Xu Chu commanded the infantry to advance from both sides until they reached the trenches at the edge of the camp and began to deal with the trenches and deer horns.

Logically speaking, the trench and the antlers were within fifty steps of Cao's camp, which was the best shooting distance. At this time, Cao's archers should have climbed up the wall and shot at Xu Chu's infantry. However, under the threat of artillery fire, the wall in this area was shaken and collapsed, and many Cao's soldiers who were originally stationed on the wall in other places hurriedly fled the wall.

A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, so a villain will definitely not stand in a dangerous place.

  Only a fool would go!

Cao's army is obviously full of smart people.

To deal with gullies, cavalry can either jump, go around, or have the horse in front of them but not in their mind. As for infantry, they have more tricks, not only can they touch, but also can grab, and even pull down...

It looks professional at first glance.

The infantrymen led by Xu Chu were all strong and sturdy. They were so busy in the Cao army ditch that their hands moved at a speed of 250. Suddenly, there was a lot of noise...

At the same time, the wooden planks and ladders transported from the back were also delivered to the front line in time.

The ditches outside Cao's barracks were quickly dug, paved, filled and clogged.

From time to time, shouts from Cao's army could be heard from behind the wall, but only sporadic arrows were shot from the wall.

In the face of artillery suppression, perhaps only elite troops can fight under the threat of death. Are the elite troops of Cao's army in the Cao army camp that besieged Anyi?

Obviously not.

Under the bombardment of artillery, the wall of Cao's army basically collapsed.

In some places, only half of its height remains, while in others it has completely collapsed but is still shaky.

It's not that Cao's army did a shoddy job here, but because the main defense direction of the Cao's army camp that besieged Anyi was originally towards Anyi. Even if the Cao's army barracks tried to "repair both inside and outside", it could not be built very solidly.

On the other hand, the main defense system of Cao's army was built within the main camp of Cao's army. For example, this side camp under Anyi City was not the focus, so it was naturally impossible to build a very thick wall.

For example, the activity area of ​​Cao's soldiers on the wall of the village is not mainly based on the thickness of the wall, but on the passage planks nailed to the wall. The strength of this kind of planks is sufficient under normal circumstances, but in the face of artillery fire, it is just a little brother.

Although the Cao army officers in the camp kept shouting orders, the Cao army soldiers near the wall were slow to move. One step forward and three steps back, the sporadic arrows were not enough to cause any damage to Xu Chu's infantry.

Although artillery was not used in many wars, humans' innate sensitivity to warfare was enough to allow Xu Chu to create a small combination of infantry and artillery.

The artillery opened the passage and the infantry followed up to fight.

This unprecedented combat mode has appeared on the land of China today. It may be an instinct or an evolution.

The 6.6-pound shells roared forward, overwhelming everything they hit, whether it was a wooden stake or a human body, shattering and flying all over the sky. The dust that was stirred up swirled high in the air, refusing to fall.

  When the roar of artillery gradually died down, Xu Chu's infantry had already filled up two trenches, built a wooden bridge, quickly passed through the dangerous area, and rushed into the Cao army camp!

At this time, the commander of the attacked Cao army's camp was still undecided.

The twin rabbit flags were shaking so hard that they were about to break. However, in the Cao army camp not far away, there was still no movement, as if they had not seen or heard the roar of the artillery fire at all, and they remained motionless.

"what to do?"

The commander of Cao's camp was at a loss.

  He didn't know whether Xu Chu was really planning to use the infantry to charge the camp or was just using it as a cover to clear the way for the following cavalry!

If it is really an infantry attack on the camp, then many fortifications will be useless!

After all, a chevaux de frise is just a chevaux de frise, and it is impossible to instantly turn it into a barrier to keep people out. Moreover, some small traps dug in the passage are very effective against short-sighted war horses, but they are almost negligible for people...

"Damn it! Should we prepare to defend against infantry or cavalry?!" The commander of the partial camp shouted, "Why didn't General Zilian reply? Why didn't the lord give any orders?! Ahhhhh, what should we do?"

"General!" The Cao army soldiers under his command also shouted in panic, "Qiuqi, Huqi, charge, charge in! !"