The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 486: Jiangxia Falls
In the dark night, in the hall of Fei's mansion, dozens of people had gathered together, led by a middle-aged Confucian scholar with an elegant appearance and bright eyes.

"Everyone, it's been many years." Fei Guan looked at the crowd with a smile. All the people present were from Jiangxia. Fei Guan said with emotion: "When I left Jiangxia, I was still a young boy. Now that I am back, Jiangxia has changed a lot."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that I would see Uncle Bin again." Huang Liu, the patriarch of the Huang family, also said, stroking his gray beard.

Huang Zu was dead, Huang Chengyan had left Jingzhou, and the Jiangxia Huang family was leaderless. Huang Liu took over the Huang family at this time, but the Huang family was already on the decline.

"The king has appointed me as the governor of Ba County. Wen Wei will soon come to Chang'an as a guest of the crown prince." Fei Guan introduced the young man behind him.

Everyone in the hall showed envy on their faces when they heard this.

Whether it was the governor of Ba County or the prince's guest, they were both high and mighty in front of everyone. Everyone also had other thoughts in their minds.

"My dear seniors, Cao Cao only has Wujun and Jiangxia left now. The king has already laid siege to the city. It is only a matter of time before Cao Cao is destroyed. Do you want to be buried with Cao Cao?" Fei Yi smiled and looked at everyone humbly.

Huang Liu and the others immediately showed unnatural expressions on their faces after hearing this.

Who would be willing to be buried with Cao Cao? If it was because of the Cavalry's policy towards the aristocratic families, people would not have been fooled by Cao Cao and opposed the Cavalry.

Now he was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do. He was unwilling to hand over the land and tenants, but if he did not, his fate would be extremely miserable. He might even be punished together with Cao Cao, and his family would be destroyed.

Who is Fei Yi? Seeing everyone's expressions, he immediately explained: "In fact, the king is implementing a policy of reducing rent and interest in the Central Plains, and paying rent and interest. For the land controlled by you, it is just a purchase of part of it."

Fei Guan also nodded and said, "In fact, if you want to get more land, you have the opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Li Tong opened his tiger eyes. He was tall and very strong.

In fact, Li Tong had a great reputation in Jiangxia and once dominated the county. Cao Cao once tried to recruit him, but he refused on the grounds of health. Li Tong gave up his troops, returned to Jiangxia, and became a local tyrant.

In fact, the current situation shows that Li Tong's original choice was correct. Cao Cao suffered defeat after defeat, and if Li Tong went to the battlefield, he might die.

"Your Majesty is young, and you are in your prime. Even if you unify the world in the future, you will not stop conquering. There are vast lands outside the Central Plains. These lands are completely different from the Central Plains. There are few Han people there. If you want to immigrate, you will be granted a lot of land. At that time, will you still be afraid of not having land?"

Fei Yi chuckled.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they nodded. If what Fei Yi said was true, then these aristocratic families would be able to obtain a large amount of land at that time.

"Okay, everyone, no matter what policies the king will adopt in the future, let's solve the current problems first! Jiangxia is in danger, Guo Jia is dead, and no one is watching us. Zhou Yu can't do it alone, and the opportunity is right in front of us." Li Tong's eyes flashed.

In any era, people have never given up the pursuit of land. They are eager to get more land. Any dynasty basically perishes due to land annexation.

When the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and finally have no land, it is basically the beginning of the demise of a dynasty. The easiest way to solve this problem is to use the sword in your hand to obtain more land for the dynasty. Fei Guan saw that everyone's expression was somewhat relaxed, and he was secretly happy. He continued: "Everyone, although Zhou Yu is now in Jiangxia City, he is alone, and Guo Jia is dead. Cao Cao's counselors are no longer as powerful as before. If we can unite with General Wei Yan, it will not be difficult to capture Jiangxia."

Li Tong's eyes flashed with a gleam when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "General Wei Yan is a fierce general under the king's command. If we can join forces with him, we will indeed achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, Zhou Yu is a man of extraordinary wisdom and strategy, so we must act with caution and not underestimate the enemy."

Fei Guan nodded in agreement and then said, "Brother Li is right. I have secretly contacted General Wei Yan. He is willing to support us outside the city and will lead his troops to attack the city as soon as we launch an attack from inside the city. By then, Zhou Yu will be attacked from both sides and will be hard to resist."

Huang Liu stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "This matter is of great importance. If we fail, we will be doomed. However, if we succeed, Jiangxia will be ours, and the king will look at us differently."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, with an eager look in their eyes.

Seeing this, Fei Guan struck while the iron was hot and said, "In that case, we will take action in three days. At that time, Brother Li will lead his troops to create chaos in the city to attract Zhou Yu's attention. Brother Huang and I will secretly open the city gates and welcome General Wei Yan into the city. As long as the city gates are opened, Zhou Yu will have no chance of recovery."

Li Tong slammed the table and stood up, saying proudly: "Okay! It's settled! Three days later, we will take Jiangxia in one fell swoop and make a great contribution to the king!"

Everyone echoed and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

As long as they can get benefits and keep their wealth, these people have nothing to be unwilling about. Fortunately, the Cavalry Army now has the advantage.

Even if Zhou Yu discovered their actions, it would not be easy for them to be captured in one fell swoop.

After thinking about it, everyone realized that this matter had potential and the chances of success were relatively high, so how could they give up such an opportunity?

It was Zhou Yu's bad luck, as fate was on Qin Shou. Zhou Yu had a fever, and although he struggled to patrol the city defenses, he lost Guo Jia's cooperation and for a while lost control of the situation in the city.

In addition, some of the defenders on the city wall were descendants of Jiangxia clans and families. Without Zhou Yu's suppression, the entire Jiangxia was full of loopholes. The information from Fei Guan and others soon reached Wei Yan.

It was only a matter of time before Jiangxia was captured.

Three days later, the night was as dark as ink, and Jiangxia City was completely silent. Li Tong led his men to move quietly, setting fires everywhere in the city to create chaos.

Upon hearing the news, Zhou Yu hurriedly led his army to suppress the rebellion. Although he knew that this was definitely an enemy strategy and that the noble families in the city wanted to cooperate with Wei Yan to seize Jiangxia City, he had no other choice. The only thing he could do was to mobilize his personal soldiers to suppress the rebellion.

At the same time, Fei Guan and Huang Liu had quietly arrived at the city gate and secretly opened it. The elite troops led by Wei Yan had already ambushed outside the city, and when they saw the city gate open, they immediately led their troops into the city.

That night, Jiangxia fell.

(End of this chapter)