Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 518
At the head of Jinyang City, Simpi frowned as he watched the Hun soldiers fleeing in panic.

Hu Chuquan was a little embarrassed when he returned to the city. Although he didn't face Zhao Yun directly, when he ran away, he was afraid that the other party would catch up, so he galloped all the way fast.

Fortunately, the opponent did not pursue, otherwise Hu Chuquan would be worried about whether he could come back. The Central Plains military general's methods are too treacherous, and he can't fight anymore. I am afraid that my own tribe will also leave me.

Hu Chuquan, who had made up his mind, came to the city to meet Simpi as soon as he returned to the city.

"Sir, my son-in-law has suffered a heavy loss and needs to go back to recuperate. Please allow me!" When Hu Chuquan saw Simpi, he didn't talk nonsense and asked to leave directly.

In this battle, he originally planned to help Yuan Shao and plunder while assisting the battle. He could not only win Yuan Shao's favor, but also bring some benefits back. He didn't intend to fight any tough battles.

Unexpectedly, since the beginning of the war, he has lost the most to the Huns, and he hasn't snatched anything yet. This makes Hu Chuquan feel a little unbalanced, and he has secretly decided in his heart to loot well on the way back.

"Chanyu go slowly." Simpi nodded, without holding back, and let Hu Chuquan leave with the Xiongnu soldiers.

"Sir, why did you let them leave?" Guo Yuan frowned. In this way, their cavalry advantage will be lost.

Simpi sighed and said, "After today's battle, can the Huns still fight?"

With the pissing nature of the Huns, they were beaten so badly by the opponent this time, so how could they even think about fighting? The combat power of this Huns has actually been abolished.

"The last general will go out of the city to destroy the dam!" Guo Yuan gritted his teeth.

"No need!" Simpi shouted.

"Sir, if the enemy army is really allowed to intercept the river and store the water, so that Jinshui will flow back into Jinyang City, our army will be in danger!" Guo Yuan said anxiously.

"I prevent him from attacking Jinyang with water!" Simpi gritted his teeth after a moment of silence.

This is a difficult decision, pinning one's own safety on the enemy's kindness, but Simpi can't help it, just now he saw the fight between the Huns and the other side, no matter whether the senior officials or Guo Yuan came out, most of them would never return .

Sending troops is a dead end, and it will only make the city lose faster. He can only bet that Chen Gong will not really flood Jinyang City. Jinyang and even the hundreds of thousands of people who are too far away are his confidence where.

Guo Yuan and Gao Gan didn't understand this, they only thought that Xin Pi was crazy, and wanted to persuade him again, but Xin Pi interrupted him: "Someone seal the city gate and prepare for waterproofing, if a Jinyang city can be , Breaking the foundation of Chen Gong's great Confucianism is also considered a victory!"

The two were silent when they heard the words, and after a while, they nodded, bowed to Simpi, and went to prepare separately, driving the people to block the gate of the city.

On the other side, seeing Zhao Yun defeated the Xiongnu army, Chen Gong was also relieved, but the city did not send troops to attack for a long time, Chen Gong couldn't help but sink in his heart.

broken!

"Teacher?" Zhao Yun looked at the discolored Chen Gong suspiciously, wondering why the other party's discoloration changed.

"Zilong's quick victory is a good thing, but it may not be a good thing in the overall situation." Chen Gong sighed, looked at his disciples, and smiled wryly.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Yun asked puzzled.

"The victory was so straightforward that the enemy did not dare to send troops again. If the enemy does not dare to come until the dam is built, this plan may be ineffective!" Chen Gong smiled wryly and shook his head.

If the two sides fought fiercely, the defenders in the city might come to try again, but how strong is Zhao Yun's deterrent to the defenders in the city by directly destroying the Huns?It directly destroys the confidence of the person. If the opponent makes up his mind to retreat and defend the city, then this plan will not go on!
Although many Huns were killed in this battle, the main defenders of the city were not these Huns.

Zhao Yun was silent when he heard the words, and clasped his fists for a while and said, "It's my disciple's fault!"

"How do you count the victories?" Chen Gong patted Zhao Yun, indicating that he didn't have to do this. If the victories were counted, which of the three armies would still want to fight?Chen Gong comforted: "It may not be invalid, you go back and continue to guard the camp, I will try it first."

When Zhao Yun came here, he wanted to lure the enemy into attacking the camp and fight again at Ma Chao's place. Xin Pi did have this idea, but Zhao Yun's victory was too fast and too ruthless, which made Sim Pi lose his fighting spirit. There is also a trap at the barracks, so they dare not send troops again.

Zhao Yun bid farewell and returned to the camp, Chen Gong continued to build dams to store water, but Xinpi in the city did not send anyone to fight as Chen Gong worried about.

On the second day, the dam was repaired with the support of Chen Gong. Chen Gong led the army to the upstream and ordered the three armies to form a battle formation so that his voice could directly cover the entire Jinyang City.

"Xinbi, I have built a dam to store water. In a few days, Jinshui will flow back into Jinyang. At that time, the city will be destroyed. If you don't leave the city, do you want to burn everything!?" Chen Gong stood in the middle army, his voice passed through the battle formation , spread throughout Jinyang City.

In Jinyang City, countless people were terrified when they heard the words. Will the city be flooded?
Many people went out one after another to inquire about the situation, and some even wanted to open the city gate to escape, but were violently driven away by the soldiers guarding the city gate.

Chen Gong's words were uttered with the awe-inspiring air of a great Confucian, and had their own convincing power. After these words, the city fell into chaos for a while.

Seeing this, Simpi snorted coldly to make people form an array, then sank into his dantian, and shouted loudly: "Build your heart for the world, build your life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and bring peace to all generations. Chen Gongtai, what are you doing today?" It’s impossible to destroy your words of great Confucianism!?”

With the name of Chen Gong's great Confucianism, these four sentences have already been spread all over the world and are well known to the world. If Xin Pi dares to do this today, it is a bet on whether Chen Gong is willing to destroy his oath of being a great Confucian for a city of Jinyang.

Chen Gong was silent when he heard the words, looked at Xin Pi on the top of the city, and said after a pause: "So, you want to use the lives of the people in this city to bet on whether I really dare to attack the city with water?"

"Not bad!" Simpi breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, looked at Chen Gong, and sneered, "Do you dare!?"

"Don't dare!" Chen Gong's voice passed through the army formation and spread into the city.

Xin Pi was slightly taken aback, why did Chen Gong admit it like this?Isn't this slapping yourself in the face?
But immediately afterward, Chen Gong's desolate voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Gong used to make a statement for the people of the world, but if he releases water to attack the city today, he will destroy his oath. Gong dare not be like George." With the lives of the people as the bet, you win!"

Hearing this, Xin Pi felt that something was wrong, and frowned and looked in Chen Gong's direction.

"Our army represents the imperial court and is a teacher of justice. It is here to fight against rebellion and to protect the people. If we release water to attack the city today, it is contrary to our original intention. The people should not be victims of the war between us. I thought If you use this method to scare you into abandoning the city, but you threaten the lives of all the people, you have won!"

"Forbidden speech!" Xin Pi's complexion changed, and he finally knew what Chen Gong wanted to do. , with a big realm inserted, how can it be so easy to restrain.

"Since I ruled the southern part of Chu, I have always put the people first in governing. I dare not treat the people under my rule like nothing like you. Even if I let water break the city today, my lord will not allow it after knowing how I break the city. I, George, I lost this fight!"

After Chen Gong finished his last sentence, he immediately ordered people to tear down the dam.

"Sir, this..." Ma Chao was a little puzzled. The dam that was built with great difficulty can be demolished immediately?

Chen Gong didn't explain, and there was no trace of depression on his face after failure, he just waved his hand and said with a smile: "Retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he directly led the army to retreat. It didn't look like a defeat, but a victory.

On the other hand, on the city, Xin Pi's complexion was a bit ugly, obviously the enemy retreated, but Xin Pi's complexion was as if he had lost a battle, gloomy and frightening.

"First... sir?" Guo Yuan looked at Simpi with some puzzlement, obviously the enemy had retreated, why did Simpi look as if he had suffered a defeat?
"People's hearts... have moved!" Simpi looked at Gao Gan and Guo Yuan, and said bitterly.

Both of them are military generals, so they can't feel the public opinion. The city's green spirit is still strong, and there has been no change.

But the youthful energy comes from the transformation of public opinion, and it has become a force to defend the city. Even if the people's hearts change, the transformed youthful energy will not dissipate. As Simpi, who personally transformed public opinion into green energy, he feels very clearly The public opinion that Jinyang City belongs to them is rapidly dissipating.

Yes, the enemy is thinking about the lives of the people in the city, and would rather give up the opportunity to destroy the city than hurt the people at all. However, as the guardians of this city, they are betting on the lives of the people and regard their own children as their own. People's lives are worthless. In contrast to these two comparisons, many people who were originally full of fear of breaking the city began to reject the defenders.

In Chen Gong, you won, you won, and I lost. It seemed to admit defeat and admit that his strategy had failed, but in fact he took the opportunity to disintegrate the will of the people in the city.

The reason why Simpi was able to defend the city was because of the aspirations of the people. Now the people are gradually disappointed with the defenders, and it is difficult to get back the kind in a short time. He seems to have won the bet, but in the hearts of the people. Flat out.

"Get ready to withdraw!" After a long time, Simpi said in a low voice, "Our army has been defeated!"

"Sir, how can you say you're defeated before the war starts?" Gao Gan frowned and looked at Sim Pidao.

That's right, before the official fight, Chen Gong used a few words to disintegrate the hearts of the people. If you want to say that the most unwilling person here is not the senior officials, nor Guo Yuan, but Xin Pi.

Should it be said that he is a great Confucian?

Of course Xinpi wanted to defend Jinyang to the death and compete with Chen Gong, but reason told him that the people's support had been lost, and this Jinyang city... could not be defended for long.

He looked at Gao Gan, wanting to persuade him, but Gao Gan was extremely firm this time: "Sir, the governor of Bingzhou, Jinyang City is an important town in Bingzhou, and it must not be overlooked. The general must defend the city and wait for it." Don't blame me, sir!"

Then keep it up~
Simpi was also a little moved. Even if there is no support from the public, they still have an advantage in military strength, so they may not lose. In the end, he expressed his thoughts in silence...

(End of this chapter)