Three Kingdoms

Pang Youwen in Wancheng is like a child who has been spoiled since childhood. He cannot accept the slightest blow from social reality. After venting his anger, he fell into complete autism.

Tired and no longer in love.

Just do what you have to do!

After yelling angrily, he closed his eyes, closed himself off, lay down and let himself be slaughtered.

Pang Shanmin stared at Pang Youwen who was lying on the ground. After a long time, he shook his head and gave up communicating with him. Then he waved his hand and asked people to take him down. He would then use his head to sacrifice a flag or do something else. Things depend on need. After Pang Youwen held a knife against Pang Shanmin, to Pang Shanmin, Pang Youwen was no longer a person, but could only be regarded as an object.

After all, Pang Shanmin is just Pang Youwen's cousin, not his parents.

How to use this Pang Youwen specifically...

For example, using Pang Youwen's men to lure Cao Jun?

Pang Shanmin shook his head slightly. This is not easy to operate. It is better to use it to quell the resentment of ordinary people in Wancheng after the war...

However, it is still necessary to prepare in advance for Cao Jun's arrangement.

After Huang Zhongbei went out of the city gate to arrest Zhu Ye and Deng Long who had fled, but there was no follow-up, Pang Shanmin directly proposed this idea to Huang Zhong. It's not that he couldn't catch it, but it would take a lot of effort, so Huang Zhong just sent out a small team to follow the footsteps, but Huang Zhong himself returned to Wancheng to take charge.

"Cao Jun will not miss this opportunity. Huang Zhong nodded and said, "In that case, it's just a show." 』

Although Huang Zhong always had a calm expression and a smooth aura, he was actually full of disgust for Cao Jun in his heart. Comparatively speaking, in terms of being promoted out of the grass and treating his own young hussars, in Huang Zhong's eyes, Cao Jun Lao Cao basically did nothing good and did a lot of bad things...

Liu Biao didn't do anything good, but he didn't do anything bad either. At least during the years when Liu Biao was in charge of Jingzhou, Jingzhou was relatively peaceful. But after Cao Cao came, Jingzhou's situation deteriorated. Even if Xiangyang issued notices every day to say that the economy was stable and everything was normal, the actual life of the people still remained unclear. Do I need a government notice to prove it?

Therefore, Huang Zhong didn't mind giving Cao Ren and Cao Zhen a lesson in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, letting them know that not everything can go as they wish. As for whether it will lead to more and greater revenge from Cao Jun, on the one hand, Huang Zhong's family records have been transferred to Chang'an, and on the other hand, Huang Zhong is also sure that Pang Youwen's rebellion is inseparable from Cao Jun.

After all, the direction of the smoke outside the city is already very clear.

Pang Shanmin nodded, "I am going to assemble the small officials in the workshop to maintain order in the north city, put out fires and provide disaster relief. The general will be in full charge of the rest of the military affairs." 』

Huang Zhong cupped his hands and responded, "You can rest assured!" 』

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In fact, Cao Jun also did a lot of robbing the city.

After defeating Yuan Shao that year, most of the county towns in Jizhou were directly captured. It is similar to the game where the leader of a force dies and no heirs are left with all white flags, and then two soldiers can occupy a city.

Cao Zhen came with Xinye's soldiers and horses, intending to grab whatever he could. After all, if there was really civil strife in Wancheng, then Wancheng would be equivalent to a city with a white flag. Whoever takes it first will naturally belong to him.

Therefore, the cavalry led by Cao Zhen rushed to the southern suburbs of Wancheng near dusk.

Naturally, those who arrived early were all cavalry and did not have any siege equipment. Whether they could successfully seize the city all depended on whether the civil strife within Wancheng could open the city gate.

"City gate!" The city gate is open! 』

A sharp-eyed Cao Jun cavalry screamed with uncontrollable ecstasy.

Everyone, including Cao Zhen, was in high spirits!

That's right, Wancheng Gate was opened, and there were still some vague corpses near the gate. It was obvious that they had gone through a desperate battle.

However, it is said that the city gate is indeed open, but it is not fully opened, but only a crack is opened to accommodate three people walking side by side, or two horses driving together, trying to swarm in, obviously there is something wrong.

As Cao Jun arrived, someone shouted loudly near the city gate. Immediately, the noisy shouts of many people rang out in Wancheng. Even the fireworks above Wancheng seemed to be strong. A few minutes...

From a distance, Cao Zhen seemed to be able to hear some shrill cries in Wancheng, as if the arrival of Cao's army suddenly brought greater chaos to Wancheng.

Cao Zhen tightened his grip on the sword.

His heartbeat quickened.

When he came to Wancheng, he did think that if he was lucky, he could get Wancheng for nothing! But at the same time, he also admitted that it depends on luck...

What counts as luck?

Like when you go out and bump into a dead dog? Or was pooped by a bird under a tree?

Or is it like this now, before arriving in Wancheng, I found that the door was open?

I don't know why, Cao Zhen suddenly felt uneasy, but he didn't know where this uneasiness came from.

The fighting at the city gate seemed to have become weaker. The soldiers at the city gate seemed to have retreated into the city in panic because of the arrival of Cao Jun. However, those "friendly troops" at the city gate were rushing towards Cao Zhen and others. The man shouted something and waved, and then followed him into the city gate.

Through the gap in the city gate, you can see a small piece of sky in Wancheng.

Dark, filled with black smoke, the sky is about to sink into the night.

"General!" 』

The surrounding guards and soldiers were looking at Cao Zhen. They didn't know the reason for Cao Zhen's hesitation, but they were also waiting for Cao Zhen's order, and even seemed a little anxious because of the slight wait.

The fighter plane disappears in an instant.

If we really want to wait for all the "friendly" people at the city gate to die and the defenders inside the city to close the city gate, then we have to wait for the infantry of the subsequent large forces to catch up and build siege equipment before attacking the city. , or you can only go back to Xinye in a gray state...

However, Cao Zhen held the sword tightly, as if trying to draw power from the handle of the sword.

Finally, Cao Zhen raised his sword and pointed it at Wancheng, shouting sternly: "March!" Seize the city! 』

No matter what, you should give it a try.

If you pass by, you can't miss it.

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At this moment, most areas in Wancheng have actually been pacified.

The process of calming down is very simple and ordinary.

But the price paid is often blood, and many of the soldiers responsible for stabilizing the market are covered in blood.

Most of these blood are not rebels, but thugs who don’t know the so-called.

In other words, a practitioner of zero-yuan shopping.

No matter when and where, as long as order is disrupted, there are always some people who want to fish in troubled waters and buy for zero dollars.

This is not just Hei Ge's tradition. This phenomenon can be found in most areas with chaotic order, and the more people are uninformed in the area, the more serious this phenomenon is.

Indifference to the law, thinking that the ignorant are innocent, and that the law does not hold everyone accountable may be the reason for most zero-dollar purchases.

Wancheng is no exception.

In Wancheng, merchants obviously have more money than ordinary people, and the repressed envy and jealousy in them, which are usually just all kinds of gossip after dinner, have now turned into hatred, and when greedy desires arise, they also There's just not much sense in looting and destruction.

In the hearts of these guys who take advantage of the situation, other people's lives are worthless, only money and goods are the most important. The more chaotic it is, the happier these guys will naturally be. As for the conflict between Pang Shanmin and Pang Youwen, or what will happen if Cao Jun comes, they will not consider it. They just want to get money and goods right before their eyes!

Therefore, in the early stages of the chaos, it was the outlaw rebels who caused the damage, and as the chaos continued, more problems were caused by the damage caused by these thugs.

These "thugs" may not be vicious on weekdays, and may even be kind. At most, they may be resentful and hate unfairness. However, under certain circumstances and conditions, there is nothing unusual about these people. , maybe at a certain moment, either due to temptation or losing control of oneself, he will suddenly transform into a "thug".

It's just that such "thugs" will be defeated quickly when they are suppressed by regular soldiers. Because these guys who buy for zero yuan have loose hearts, and they are even less likely to join forces to resist. When they encounter soldiers coming to suppress them, the first thing they think of is that they will die as Taoist friends but not as poor Taoists.

Some ran away, and some were immersed in greed and failed to escape in time.

The resisters were killed on the spot, and the remaining ones were captured and taken to the Cross Street at the gate of South City.

Huang Zhong stood on the crossroads and signaled that groups of people who had been arrested for zero-yuan purchases were driven into the street. At this time, these "thugs" suddenly turned into sheep, bleating, and completely lost their previous ferocity in robbing property and goods.

"General!" "A soldier looked at the flag erected on the top of the city and said, "The forward of Cao's army has arrived! 』

Huang Zhong nodded and waved his arms.

The soldiers formed an array and began to press forward against these zero-yuan purchases.

When the swords, shields and spears began to work on the previous tormentors, these tormentors immediately began to wail loudly, weeping bitterly, and kneeling down to pray for different reasons.

The military academy in the formation looked back at Huang Zhong. Seeing that Huang Zhong showed no expression and his face was expressionless, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward, stabbing to death a Ling Yuan Gou who was kneeling in front of him and wailing for mercy.

This Zero Yuan Gou stared wide-eyed, as if he couldn't believe his ending.

Didn't he just rob something? Why did he lose his life?

The other zero-yuan purchases around the dead person suddenly burst into loud shouts, as if the knife had not only struck the dead person, but also struck them.

Subconsciously, these people began to follow the direction that Huang Zhong's soldiers deliberately gave way, and tried to escape along the long street. However, they soon discovered that the surrounding intersections and alleys were either blocked, or were shot directly by soldiers with long guns. After stabbing him back, the wailing sound rose up along with the smell of blood, resounding throughout Wancheng's South Street, and then headed along South Street towards the South Gate...

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Cao Zhen led a large group of cavalry and approached the south gate of Wancheng.

The fireworks in the city seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and the color of the burning flames also reflected the Wancheng Gate as if it was stained with a layer of blood.

Near the doorway, a lot of corpses were lying in various directions, and a little blood gathered under the corpses to form a small puddle.

There was still a commotion in the city, and it was getting louder and louder.

Cao Zhen still felt something was wrong in his heart, but he looked up at the Wancheng wall. The flags were crooked, and although the figures were shaking, no soldiers showed up, and no archers shot an arrow at him...

Even though he didn't encounter any danger along the way, the closer Cao Zhen got to the gate of Wancheng, the more uneasy he felt, as if the entrance of the cave was not filled with light of meritorious deeds, but the mouth of an evil ghost.

At this moment, the firelight and figures were shaking in the south gate, and it seemed that many people were coming towards the city gate, as if a group of soldiers were coming to block the city gate!

"You lead the team!" Grab the city gate first! ” Cao Zhen grabbed the military academy next to him and ordered, “Break the road! Seize the city gate! 』

Cao Jun's military academy nodded excitedly, shouted loudly, and then led the vanguard into Wancheng.

For some reason, Cao Zhen suddenly felt that his heartbeat was not beating so fast...

However, Cao Jun Military Academy didn't think so much. He just rushed towards the center of Wancheng regardless. As soon as he rushed out of the gate of Wancheng, he bumped into many people who looked like ordinary people in Wancheng. However, Cao Jun's cavalry ignored them and just galloped forward. Regardless of whether these civilians were armed or not, they cut down or knocked them down mercilessly and refused to stay for a moment. The military academy who rushed at the front even He was still shouting in anxiety, but he kept urging his men to go faster, and faster!

However, how can we avoid these zero-dollar purchases for a while?

After repeated collisions, the speed of Cao Jun's cavalry slowed down unconsciously. The war horse had been galloping for a long time, and Cao Jun had no time to blindfold the horse, so the war horse instinctively slowed down.

As soon as Cao Jun's cavalry slowed down, a congestion immediately formed on Wancheng South Street.

The soldiers of Cao's army shouted vigorously in the crowd, driving away and killing the zero-yuan purchases around them. However, how could these soldiers of Cao's army sprout three heads and six arms in a short time and kill all the panic-stricken zero-yuan purchases? Exhausted?

Cao Zhen was outside Wancheng and was shocked when he saw that the soldiers inside the city gate suddenly slowed down!

This shouldn't be the case!

Cao Zhen suddenly thought of something, turned around and looked at the corpses near the city gate, and found that those corpses were indeed corpses, but there was not much blood!

Even though the light is gradually dimming, under the shining firelight in the city, you can clearly see that there is no blood splatter around the corpse caused by the killing!

At this moment, Cao Zhen realized what he had forgotten!

He forgot that he originally had scout teams deployed around Wancheng, but now those scout teams have disappeared! There was a buzz in Cao Zhen's head, and he quickly turned around and looked around, only to see no other people around Wancheng except the ones he brought with him!

Those scouts were supposed to be here!

At least he should come and join him after seeing him arrive in Wancheng!

And now...

Cao Zhen grabbed his horse and shouted loudly: "The whole army retreats!" Retreat! 』

After all, war horses are not humans and can be turned in at any time. When there is a crowd on the long street or at the city gate, it is undoubtedly very difficult to move and turn around quickly.

As Cao Zhen discovered something was wrong and wanted to evacuate, an order came from the city gate. Suddenly, many defenders with bows climbed up on both sides of the battlements. Without saying a word, they headed towards the city. snapshot!

Huang Zhong from Wancheng was good at bows and arrows. Naturally, these Huang Zhong's soldiers were also good at archery. Under their heads, arrows fell like rain from the sky, piercing deeply into the bodies of the soldiers and horses around Cao Zhen!

Huang Zhong's strategy is simple but effective.

Just like those who buy for zero yuan, not everyone can be clear-headed when faced with temptation. If they are not paying attention, they will fall into the fatal abyss.

If Cao Zhen had been a little more cautious and checked the surroundings before marching, or if he saw the Wancheng gate open, he still contacted the scout teams that were supposed to be near the gate before making the next decision... …

Blood splattered near the city gate, and screams shook the sky!

Even if Cao Cao's cavalry is wearing armor, they may not be completely immune to such a close-range arrow fire. In addition, in order to speed up, Cao's cavalry cannot choose to wear heavy armor and drive long distances. Therefore, when facing the rain of arrows, Suddenly there were heavy casualties!

"General, be careful!" 』

Cao Zhen's guards were loyal and kept their shields and bodies almost close to Cao Zhen. They tried their best to cover Cao Zhen one after another, completely ignoring that they were exposed to the arrows.

The desperate actions of these guards made the archers on the top of Wancheng City even more excited. They all turned around and fired furiously in the direction of Cao Zhen!

Don’t ask, this must be a big fish!

The guards used their lives to protect Cao Zhen's men, but they could not protect Cao Zhen's horses!

The arrows flew away, and soon hit the butt and body of Cao Zhen's war horse. It suddenly let out a wail, and instinctively rushed away from the threat without hesitation. It could be regarded as trying to squeeze out a way out, but it soon fell due to force. Exhausted and fell to the ground!

"The general has fallen!" 』

Cao's army was in chaos. Several guards rushed forward like human shields. They yelled and blocked the arrows before they missed him. Then they just grabbed Cao Zhen and fled in a hurry while protecting him.

Huang Zhong and his men in the city chopped down the Cao soldiers who rushed into Wancheng like a melon and a bamboo. However, due to the obstruction of the corpses and the struggle and collision of the horses before their death, Huang Zhong climbed to the city gate. When he went upstairs, Cao Zhen had already escaped under the protection of his guards.

"Han Sheng still kept his hand..." Pang Shanmin didn't know when he arrived at the city gate. Watching Cao's army retreat with most of the casualties, "The people of Wancheng may not understand Han Sheng's compassionate heart..."

"Huh..." Huang Zhong let out a long sigh, "If Wancheng is really destroyed... I won't be able to bear it..."

Pang Shanmin was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine." Teach Cao Jun a lesson, but...Cao Jun will definitely not be able to give up..."

Cao Jun's memory is not very good. He remembers eating but not beating. It is not that he has tried and offended before, but he can't remember it, or he feels that the past is the past and now he can take revenge. However, he was still beaten with bruises and swollen face, and howled miserably. Again and again.

Huang Zhong patted the battlements and said, "In this world, Wancheng is not the most important place." This battle or defeat cannot be decided by Wancheng alone. If Cao Jun is so stupid, he deserves to be defeated. 』

Pang Shanmin laughed and said, "What Han Sheng said is true!" In this way, I went back to the government office to deal with the affairs of the city. General Han Sheng might as well gather some of the wounded and captured soldiers of Cao's army around here and send people to Xiangyang to see if they want to redeem them..."

Huang Zhong also laughed, "If you don't want to redeem it at a high price, then let's destroy its morale again!" 』

Pang Shanmin smiled and nodded, then turned and went down to the city.

Huang Zhong ordered his subordinates to handle the relevant matters, while he stood on the city wall, looking at the faint sunset on the horizon and the darkness that was about to envelop, and sighed deeply, "The long night is coming..."