noffsinger Chapter 355 Guo Jia robbed the Ju family's grave? Shen Pei: My lord is in the north, it's
Chapter 355 Guo Jia robbed the Ju family's grave? Shen Pei: My lord is in the north, it's
"Soldiers on the city wall!"
“Zhang was originally your colleague, and we really can’t bear to go too far.”
"But Zhang wants to tell you..."
"If you continue to follow Han Meng in this stubborn resistance, your ancestral graves may not be safe!"
Han Meng: "???"
Juhu: "???"
The soldiers on the city wall: "???"
In an instant, long-buried memories were unveiled.
Cao Cao's camp had a professional tomb raiding team.
Even Ju Shou's ancestral graves were almost destroyed!
Ju Hu remembered this matter very clearly.
Ju Shou, the father, was so angry that he sent Gao Lan with 10,000 troops to search for Cao Cao's tomb-robbing team in Ji Province.
But that Cao Cao's tomb-raiding team was just too sneaky!
They actually chose to disband their troops on the spot and escape back to Cao Cao's camp in batches!
Even now, the thought of this incident still makes Ju Hu furious!
Han Meng was also terrified.
Although the Han family of Wei Commandery could not be considered a prestigious family, it was still a large clan.
If the ancestral graves are robbed, the elders of the family must point their fingers at him and berate him.
The other soldiers also mostly wore expressions of fear.
There's no way around it, I have to be afraid!
In this era that values filial piety, being unfilial will make one a target of public condemnation.
The most unfilial thing is to have one's ancestral graves robbed!
In fact, this matter takes precedence over getting married and having children.
An atmosphere of despair enveloped the city walls of Liyang.
Like a victorious rooster, Zhang He swaggered back into his formation under the protection of the shield bearers.
Subsequently, Cao's army did not rush to attack the city, but set up camp just three miles outside Liyang.
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Su Yu's Camp
Guo Jia was eager to get started.
This time, he is determined to find the real ancestral tomb of the Ju family!
The once invincible tomb raider suffered his only defeat at the Ju family's ancestral tomb.
To this day, this incident still makes Guo Jia feel humiliated!
The best way to wash away the humiliation is to rob the Ju family's ancestral graves!
I've arrived at the Ju family ancestral graves!
Seeing Guo Jia's energetic appearance, Su Yu decided to give him a good help.
The next five days.
Cao's army did not rush to attack the city, but instead focused on besieging it without attacking.
But Cao Cao's camp sent Tiger Guards with megaphones every day to try and sow discord among Yuan Shao's soldiers outside the city!
Five days later.
Thanks to the in-depth investigation by Cao Cao's intelligence corps, the exact location of the Ju family's ancestral tombs was finally discovered!
Guo Jia personally took charge and excavated it in the shortest possible time.
On Su Yu's side, upholding humanitarian concern, he informed Ju Hu of the exact location of the Ju family's ancestral graves through a loudspeaker!
As Ju Shou's eldest son, Ju Hu naturally knew where his family's ancestral graves were.
When he heard the correct address of the Ju family's ancestral grave from Su Yu, his mentality instantly collapsed!
"Plop!"
Juhu fainted on the ground.
Fortunately, Han Meng, who was standing nearby, helped him up.
Otherwise, Ju Hu would probably have performed a "falling from the city wall" act for all of Cao Cao's soldiers on the spot!
Even so, the blow to Juhu's heart could not be erased in a short time.
With Ju Hu fallen, the other soldiers of Yuan's camp on the city wall were instantly filled with dread!
So, they'll stop at nothing to win?
More and more of Yuan's soldiers were considering defecting.
Most of Yuan's elite troops had been lost in the Battle of Guandu.
At this moment, the 80,000 soldiers surrounding Ju Hu and Han Meng were hardly loyal.
That night, a mutiny broke out in Liyang.
Cao Cao quickly seized the opportunity and led his 90,000 elite troops into the city.
Countless people surrendered.
Han Meng, along with Ju Hu and a small number of personal guards, fought desperately and barely managed to escape from Liyang.
Of the 80,000 troops, nearly 75,000 deserted Yuan's camp.
The defeat at Liyang also tolled the death knell for Yuan's camp!
Liyang, a crucial gateway protecting Yecheng, was lost in just a few days.
Is Ye City far away?
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Hejian County
When Yuan Shang arrived at this point, he was just about to order his soldiers to rest on the spot.
Suddenly, a scout came running from afar, looking flustered, and reported to Yuan Shang:
"Reporting to my lord, Cao Cao's army has captured Liyang!"
"Mr. Juhu and General Han Meng were defeated and fled; the two have retreated to Ye City."
"Why is this happening?"
"Doesn't Liyang have a full 80,000 troops?"
"Eighty thousand troops couldn't even hold out for half a month?"
Yuan Shao grabbed the scout's collar and questioned him fiercely.
But what can a spy know?
He was just a messenger.
Feng Ji, who served as Yuan Shang's military advisor, said in a deep voice:
"My lord, I do not know what method Cao Cao's army used to capture Liyang."
"But for now, we can only retreat to Ye City."
"At the same time, we will ask General Gao and the Second Young Master for reinforcements."
"After defeating Cao Cao, Liyang can naturally be reclaimed."
Yuan Shang nodded, agreeing with Feng Ji's analysis.
But Yuan Shang didn't notice.
When Feng Ji said this, he himself lacked confidence.
Throughout Cao Cao's campaigns, he has never given up any city he has captured!
Moreover.
Cao Cao's 90,000 elite troops were all veteran soldiers who had fought well in battle.
Not to mention the second- and third-tier troops under Yuan Shang who were just there to make up the numbers.
Even if Yuan's elite troops were to be resurrected, they might not be confident of defeating Cao's army.
Furthermore.
With Liyang fallen, the people's hearts are restless.
While reminiscing about the Celestial Dragons, the members of the Jizhou aristocratic families also felt a sense of confusion and hesitation about the future.
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Ye City
Ju Hu and Han Meng fled here without stopping.
Shen Pei's face turned ugly as he said:
How could you two be so incompetent?
"With a full 80,000 troops, plus the fortified Liyang, you couldn't even hold it for half a month?"
It would have been better if this hadn't been mentioned, because the mere mention of it instantly reminded Ju Hu of the theft of the Ju family's ancestral graves.
Before he could even reply to Shen Pei, a violent wave of dizziness swept over his entire body.
The reviewer was speechless.
You, Ju Hu, are at least Ju Shou's son, how can your mental fortitude be so trash?
But the examiner didn't even think about it.
It was precisely because Ju Hu was far inferior to Ju Shou that Shen Pei had the opportunity to rise to become the new leader of the aristocratic families of Ji Province.
Compared to Ju Hu, Han Meng had a better mental fortitude, and he explained the whole story to Shen Pei.
After listening, Shen Pei stroked his beard, a deep despair appearing in his eyes.
It appears that Cao Cao's camp used underhanded tactics to cause the morale of the garrison in Liyang to collapse.
But the core reason is that the internal strife within Yuan Shao's camp during the Battle of Guandu was too fierce.
Almost one in ten veterans has survived.
The soldiers lost faith in Yuan Shao's camp and were naturally more worried about Cao Cao's "tomb raiding activities".
Once confidence is lost, winning a battle becomes truly difficult!
But will Shenpei back down?
of course not!
Just as his famous saying has been passed down through the ages:
"My lord is in the north; I only wish to die facing north!"
Well, on the surface, Shen Pei's lord is Yuan Shang.
In reality, Shen Pei's master was himself.
After years of hardship, we've finally turned the tables and become the boss. Who wants to surrender to your Cao camp?
I, Zheng Nan, swear I will never surrender!
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