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Chapter 116 Determination

Zhang Jiao's death was definitely a devastating blow to the Yellow Turban Army. Even the Yellow Turban Army, which was thousands of miles away, fell sharply after Zhu Jun deliberately put the news into Wancheng.

As the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, Zhang Mancheng and others would feel too sad about Zhang Jiao's death? No one knows. After all, at this level, personal feelings can never compare to interests, but for the Yellow Turban Army at the bottom, morale will still be a big blow.

Whether it is because he believes in the Taiping Sect, who is forced to join the Taiping Sect, as the nominal leader of the Taiping Sect, even Zhang Jiao is dead, then does the Taiping Sect have a future?

"General, Zhang Jiao's death caused the morale of the Yellow Turban Army to collapse. This is the time for us to break the enemy! Please give the order. The last general is willing to lead the way, capture and kill Zhang Mancheng!" Outside Wancheng, in Zhu Jun's tent, Sun Jian asked Zhu Jun for his order excitedly.

Zhu Jun did not answer, but looked at the generals in the tent and smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Cai Mao shook his head and said, "The last general thought that although Zhang Jiao's death would shake the morale of the army, the Nanyang Yellow Turbans are not Jizhou after all, and they may not be all believers in Zhang Jiao. On the contrary, Zhang Mancheng has more prestige. In addition, the weather is cold and the ground is frozen and heavy snow is hindered. If the city is attacked at this time, it may suffer heavy losses."

"Otherwise!" Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "No matter what, Zhang Jiao's death will have an impact on the morale of the bandits. The last general thinks that this is the time to send troops! If you delay, you will miss the opportunity to fight!"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "What the road says is right, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army should be shaken, but Cao thought it should be slowed down for a few days."

"Why?" Zhu Jun asked with a smile when he heard this.

"Moranna is one aspect, and the other is the hearts of the people." Cao Cao laughed and said, "It will be even colder after this heavy snow. Although the bandit army is numerous, there are not enough materials to help the soldiers keep warm. Although Zhang Mancheng has a general, I think this person is nepotistic, and the treatment of soldiers in the army will definitely be different. In this way, it is easy for people to disintegrate. Once the people's hearts are dispersed, our army can only make the bandits kill each other. Then it is the time when our army sends troops!"

"This plan is very good!" Yuan Shao smiled when he heard this.

Zhu Jun was also very satisfied with Cao Cao's plan. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Zhao who had been silent on the side and said, "Xu Ming once defeated the Liang Kingdom, the Yellow Turbans of Runan, and the veteran military commander. Why did he not say a word after joining my command?"

Ye Zhao stood up and bowed and said, "The general's tent is full of talents. At first, Meng De's ability is even better than the last general. It is better to hide his shortcomings than to show his ugly face. The last general will no longer show his ugly face in front of you."

"Xiu Ming's words are a bit humble!" Cao Cao pointed at Ye Zhao and said with a smile: "What are the plans? Tell me quickly, don't let me down."

"Meng De said it is right, but unfortunately, the army is not allowed to drink alcohol, otherwise it is necessary to punish alcohol!" Yuan Shao also echoed and smiled.

Zhu Jun waved his hand and signaled everyone to stop discussing, and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "I am now, I want to know if Xiuming has a plan to destroy the thief?"

"It's probably similar to Meng De." Ye Zhao thought for a while and said, "Meng De's strategy is already very proper, and there is no better strategy at the last general. However, there are many thieves in Wancheng. Although our army has the help of local tyrants, even if we break the city, it is difficult to annihilate all the thieves. I think that after breaking the city, in order to avoid the Yellow Turbans continuing to harm the Yellow Turbans, we should arrange heavy troops in Jingshan, Woniu Mountain, and Xihui, focusing on guarding, and controlling the thieves in Wancheng."

Ye Zhao pondered: "After this battle, the bandit army will inevitably split. At that time, we can instigate a bandit army to instigate each other to attack each other. Our army only needs to cut off the bandit army's retreat, but we cannot make the bandit army desperate. Then we will sit down and watch the success or failure. Even the bandit army that was instigated by our army cannot become big. We will send people to surrender secretly, remove the firewood from the cauldron, and gradually disintegrate the bandit army's vitality until the bandit army is unable to compete with our army, and then gather heavy troops to annihilate the bandit army in one fell swoop, and then Nanyang can be settled!"

"In short, in this last battle, it is not recommended to kill and stop killing, but to appease the main ones." Ye Zhao concluded at last.

"Xiuming's words are wrong. It is precisely because it is the last battle that he should give everyone in the world a warning!" Yuan Shu frowned.

"The heavy pressure will only usher in greater resistance. If the people have enough food and clothing, who would think of rebellion without any trouble?" Ye Zhao shook his head and said, "The road may not be as good as the world's fireworks, and do not know the suffering of the people, so this is what we say."

"What did you say?" Yuan Shu suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Zhao in a stern manner.

"Say what you want to say, what you should say." Ye Zhao said calmly: "A general asked, and the last general said, if the general thinks what the last general said is wrong, he will not accept the last general's words."

"Okay!" Zhu Jun had a headache. Every time Ye Zhao spoke, no good things would happen. It was a good thing to divide it into, but when Ye Zhao and Yuan Shu had arguing like this, the atmosphere immediately became awkward.

"The city is the first priority now. As for the others, let's talk about it after the city is broken." Zhu Jun stood up and glared at Ye Zhao with some dissatisfaction and said, "Since you all think what Meng De said is good, then go and prepare."

"Here!" all the generals responded in unison when they heard this.

"Xu Ming's words were too intense." After leaving the central army's tent, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Huang Zhong came forward and told Ye Zhao.

"In fact, after the war, what is needed is not killing, but appeasement." Ye Zhao looked at everyone and said, "At that time, we should focus on winning people's hearts, and the court should also regard it as kindness to the world. It is probably not a good thing to commit murder."

"The court will worry about these things. As generals, you and I can do their jobs well." Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "As you are so sharp, you may provoke many people and will be unfavorable for your career."

"Maybe." Ye Zhao looked at Cao Cao and said with a smile: "This sudden suggestion is a meritorious. After this battle, I will definitely be promoted. Zhao hereby wishes Meng De to be promoted."

"It hasn't happened yet, Xiuming said this too early!" Cao Cao said with a smile.

After a greeting with everyone, after each dispersing, Ye Zhao found Yuan Shao and said, "Benchu, the people you have installed in the city are available this time!"

"Xu Ming thought it was available at this time?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and he looked at Ye Zhao and said.

"Yes, although there will be wars in the future, this battle to break the city is crucial. Whoever can win Wancheng must be the first achievement. If I don't want it at first, then I will be disrespectful." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Hey, Xiuming is kind, how can you refuse? Besides, you have made great achievements in defeating Runan, Liang State, and relieving the siege of Changshe. The first battle in Nanyang is also counted on your Ye Xiuming. Let me leave this merit to someone." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Let me tell me quickly, how should I do it?"

"You can secretly notify Liu Pi that Gong Du settled the score with He Yi, attract the attention of the army in the city, attract Zhang Mancheng and others to one side, take the opportunity to open the city gate in the opposite direction, and our army can lead the people into the city, and then the major matter will be settled!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"This plan is very good, I'll make arrangements!" Yuan Shao thought for a while, nodded and agreed immediately, turned around and left.

Yuan Shao was quite eager to make achievements at this moment. Seeing that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was coming to an end, he did not have much merit. Needless to say, Ye Zhao was pacifying Liang Kingdom, defeating Runan, removing the siege of Changshe, and the Nanyang Battle were also Ye Zhaoli's main achievements. Cao Cao also made suggestions this time. Although Yuan Shu had been making small fuss, he accumulated a lot of merits. Only Yuan Shao, although he also had the merits to pacify Chenliu, anyone with discerning eyes could see that it was taking advantage of Ye Zhao. Ye Zhao had already fought almost, so he went to clean up the mess, but Chenliu's merits were all on his head, which made Yuan Shao very uncomfortable. Now, Yuan Shao would never want to hand it over to others in the battle to break Wancheng.

Yuan Shao was naturally happy that Ye Zhao was willing to plan for him, but although Yuan Shao was soft-hearted, he could not just listen to Ye Zhao's words. The contribution to destroying the city was quite good. Even if the two had a good relationship, Yuan Shao felt that Ye Zhao should not give up such great merits to help him. After saying goodbye to Ye Zhao, he returned to the camp and quickly attracted Feng Ji to discuss the matter.

After repeating Ye Zhao's plan, Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and said, "What do Yuan Tu think?"

After thinking for a while, Feng Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry first, this plan is feasible. Ye Xiuming is sincerely helping each other this time."

"This is a great contribution to destroying Wancheng! Xiuming is willing to give in to him like this?" Yuan Shao frowned.

"Benchu ​​should think about how many merits Ye Xiuming has now?" Feng Ji smiled and said, "Putting Liang Kingdom, breaking Runan, and releasing the siege of Changshe, the first battle in Nanyang. Although he distributed the merits to the fallen soldiers, he also gained greater reputation. If such merits are owned by Benchu ​​or the highway, and adding another merit to the city to break the city, Ye Xiuming can bear it, but after all, Ye Xiuming is not from a good family. This is a clever move. On the one hand, it can avoid being too sharp and jealous, and on the other hand, it can also make friends with Benchu. This is Ye Xiuming's favor. If Benchu ​​thinks that Ye Xiuming can make friends, he will accept his favor, and in the future, he can help one or two more."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly realized his head and shook his head and smiled, "I thought that this Xiuming only knew how to be strong and not restrained. Now it seems that there is a time to be cunning!"

"This person has talent, and often he has to force him." Feng Ji smiled and said, "Of course, Ji Guan is also a little arrogant in his heart. Otherwise, the roads have more advantages than Benchu. Those hidden lines in the city can also be mobilized. Why don't he help the roads, but Benchu ​​you? Instead, he is confronting the roads everywhere?"

Yuan Shao was very happy when he heard this, nodded and smiled, "Highway was so important that it was really a shame to keep such talented people from Xiuming out. Since that's the case, then let's follow our plan?"

"Good!" Feng Ji smiled.
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