After the fierce battle, the sun began to set westward. The Chu army, which was originally facing the light, took advantage of it because the Wei army, who could hardly open their eyes to the sun, needed to spend at least 30% of their energy to dodge the metal light reflected from the swords and guns on the opposite side.

The situation is now changing, and the Chu army has to squint, while the Wei army can see clearly. Fortunately, the light is no longer so eye-catching, and the impact is minimal. However, the battle situation is becoming more and more intense. Most of the city walls on the south and north have been destroyed. If Mu Fan had not organized the people to build a second low wall in the inner city in advance, the current Kuragata would have been lost.

Despite this, he knew that he could not hold on. The power of the thunder cannon was beyond imagination. The world's strong city had completely become a useless embroidered pillow. Kuragaki could be thrown away, but he would be taken back in the future. However, the more than 15,000 soldiers living under his command could not all die here.

Breakthrough has become the only choice.

However, in the desperate situation of heavy troops siege, how to break through is very intensive. Mu Fan's method is very simple, but it is very effective. He directly opened the city gates on all sides and drove tens of thousands of Han people in the city to the camp of the Chu army. Women, children, young and old, young and young, and young, and young, and young, and allowed to bring their own fine and soft and cattle, sheep and animals. Those who dared not hesitate to the former, beheaded in public and cut off their hearts, and those who remained motionless would kill their son, force their mother, force their son, and force their father. The extremely bloody killing methods completely broke down these despicable Han people who usually make cattle and horses for Xianbei people. The heart-wrenching crying sounds were tragic, and then they went crazy and staggered, as if the majestic mud current pouring from the top of the mountain were wrapped around each other, rushing towards the Chu army in despair.

They didn't know if the Chu army would stop attacking with the same lineage of the Han people, but now it is obvious that they will die if they stay. There may be a way out when they rush out. For these poor people who cannot determine their destiny, it is already a rare blessing for God to survive in troubled times.

After receiving the report, Xu You ordered the entire line to stop the attack without hesitation. The troops attacking the city made way out of the city, and used naval boats as cover to continuously suppress the Wei army at the top of the city with strong bows and crossbows. Then the infantry and the army distributed personnel to help the Han people who escaped from the city to leave the battlefield in an orderly manner.

But after all, there were more than 100,000 people, and they were in a state of complete fright. They did not obey orders and ran around randomly. They almost dispersed the defense line of the Chu army several times. The complaints of the chief officials at all levels in front came up like flowing water. Most of them advocated blocking three gates and opening only one gate for the Han people to escape. Otherwise, the troops would not be used in a concentrated manner, and the Wei army would definitely take advantage of the situation to break through, and they might let the tiger return to the mountain.

The three gates and one gate may be the best strategy for the outcome of the war, but for the people, it is also a catastrophe. Tens of thousands of people rush out of one gate, and they will die if they step on it, and they will not know how many people will die if they are crowded into the water. If you don’t have such a victory, it’s better not to have it!

Xu You said coldly: "What kind of tiger is Mu Fan? The troops in the garrison are not Baibaoxianbei of the Northern Wei Dynasty, so what if they are all let go? But for the sake of fighting for military achievements! I will pass on the order that those who dare to hurt the people will deprive all the merits of this battle and hand them over to the military for justice!"

The central army had a huge structure and involved the foundation of the court, which was the focus of all parties. Therefore, Xu You did not rush to reorganize the central army in imitating the Cuiyu Army. The military law was still under the jurisdiction of the military commander, and there was no other supervisory department.

But without the Supervision Department, the control of the army would not be as strong as the arm and fingers, and there would be no way to brainwash and unify the mind. If the Cui Yu Army led today, Xu You's previous orders would be firmly and thoroughly implemented, and it would not be as strong as it is now.

The messenger was about to leave, but Tan Zhuo called him and said to Xu You: "I'll go there in person!" He was worried that the people below would become resistant or disobey him, and that he would hurt the people too much, which would cause Xu You's thunderous anger.

It doesn't matter if the marching law kills people, but who are the generals of the central army have no complicated network of relationships? Maybe a small military marquis sits behind a certain important minister in the court. If Xu You wants to revitalize the Great Chu, he needs strong support from all parties. He cannot be an isolated minister or a straight minister. Therefore, the offending matters should be done by Sima, the Sima of the General's Mansion.

Xu You thought for a while, and his face cleared a little, and said, "It's better to go and have a look! Cang Chu, take the 100-man team to follow Sima, don't make any mistakes!"

"promise!"

Cang Chu responded in a muffled voice, lifted the giant axe in his hand, and said, "Sima Tan, please!" Although he was only the eighth-rank general Wu Lie, Xu You's most confidant person, and even Tan Zhuo dared to be arrogant. He politely owed his body and led everyone away.

Tan Zhuo's ability was beyond doubt. With him, he quickly came up with a solution to the countermeasure. He first lined up shield soldiers in two rows, put a gun on them, and left a feasible passage for the three of them. Anyone who did not obey the orders was tied up and threw them behind to guard them. Thousands of people were arranged to preach the policy of follow-up. Those who obeyed the orders could survive, while those who did not obeyed the orders were born from heaven. The effect was immediate, not only became orderly, but also much faster.

But Liu Qu, the general Jianwu who was in charge of the North Gate's main attack, was responsible for the family's family and was disdainful to obey Tan Zhuo's orders. When the messenger left, he spitted and said, "Sima? Dog Sima! Block the North Gate for me, let alone people, even pigs and sheep are not allowed to come out." As a result, his subordinates killed many people, and were encouraged by the Northern Wei spies who were mixed in the crowd, and said, "It's a difference that the Hu people don't let us live, we can't blame them. But the Han people don't let us live, are you willing to do it? Anyway, it's a death, and the birds are facing the sky. Why don't you rush over with me and see if they can kill them all?"

The will to survive that burst out from a desperate situation can surpass everything. The defense line at the north gate was broken by the tens of thousands of escaped people. It’s not that they are stronger than the Wei army. After all, they are of the same root and species. Many soldiers finally retreated after killing a few people. This is not the enemy, but the black-haired and yellow-skinned comrades, the crying of women, and the blood and tears of young children. How can they do it?

Mu Fan, who was waiting in the city, quickly noticed the changes outside the northern city, and did not hesitate anymore, leaving five thousand dead soldiers to cut off their rears, and took 10,000 cavalry to throw away all the food, grass and supplies, and ran out of the north gate.

The steps against the cavalry are all set up in advance. The north gate, which was chasing by the escaped people, is difficult to resist the power of the ten thousand cavalry. If you look down from a high altitude, you can see that the Wei army is like a black sharp arrow, moving forward and drilling northward.

Liu Qu was so anxious that his eyes were covered with blood. He drew his sword to supervise the battle and even cut off a few soldiers who were timid, but he was still weak and was shot by the enemy. Hundreds of people were killed and killed. Besides, how could he chase the four legs with his legs? He could only watch the Wei army break through the layers of encirclement and disappear from a distance.

The Battle of Cangyuan lasted for more than three hours, and the number of troops in the turn of attack reached 80,000. Xu You still held a reserve team of 20,000 in his hand. After the war, the number of casualties was counted. The Chu army died 1,100 people and injured 3,600 people. The Wei army died 1,100 people, mainly five thousand people who were left as cannon fodder by Mu Fan, and more than four thousand people who were injured and killed when he broke through. In other words, only more than two thousand people were killed and killed in the city were killed and killed. This was under the advantage of the Chu army's weapons and equipment being crushed in all directions. The Wei army lost its fighting spirit and gave up street fighting. This shows how difficult it is to siege the city.

The Yuzhou Governor's Mansion became a temporary hall of generals. There were dozens of generals who had not yet taken off their armor standing on the left and right. All were covered in blood, covered in dust and murderous aura. There was no joy of celebrating the achievements at this moment. Everyone looked heavy and silent.

Xu You looked at Liu Qu who was kneeling in front of the hall and said, "Do you know your guilt?"

After letting Mu Fan go, Liu Qu knew that he had done anything, but the reason was that Xu You was ruthless and insisted on gathering those fence-like people, which made him miss the opportunity to fight?

He turned his head and said angrily: "I know my crimes at the age of 1990s, but I am not effective in the fight, so I let the Suolu escape!"

"That's not your fault. It's a plan for tens of thousands of people. Mu Fan's life and death are insignificant. He just led the remnants to flee to the wading platform. We just received the good news from Qi Xiao. The wading platform was defeated, and he was also sent to death if he went there. Your sin is that you do not listen to Sima's orders, indulge your subordinates in a excessive amount of abuse and killing, and arouse civil unrest, causing loopholes in the defense line of the North Gate, giving Mu Fan the opportunity to take advantage of..."

Liu Qu was stammering his neck, very dissatisfied, and directly interrupted Xu You's words, "Tan Sima is in trouble! In front of the two armies, there is no tolerance for the heart of the Bodhisattva. If you are afraid of killing, don't wear this military uniform. Just go to the temple to be a monk..."

"Is that true?" Xu You's calm eyes were filled with a cold light, and he said, "Tan Zhuo is my general order. Are you saying that I'm also in trouble?"

Liu Qu's mouth trembled, and he was about to answer yes, but he was kicked to the ground from behind by General Guangwu Zhou Shiting, and scolded: "Liu Qu, don't you shut up? Let the general admit his mistake, and I guarantee that there will be no next time. The general will not care about you!"

General Zhe Chong Cao Qing also quickly said, "Yes, yes, even if Mu Fan ran away, he couldn't cross the Yellow River. When the brothers chased him, wouldn't he rub it as much as he wanted? Liu Jianwu has always been brave, and we all know that. Please give him another chance to make meritorious service."

These two people have a good relationship with Liu Qu. They risked the anger of Xu You and spoke up to smooth things over. Liu Qu stopped doing it. He stood up and said angrily: "I'm right! Ye Ye is the legitimate child of the Liu family. I think who dares to frame Ye Ye..."

Xu You said lightly: "Please give me a scepter!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. How could the general's scepter move lightly? If he moves, he will kill people. Zhou Shiting and Cao Qing knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately: "God General! God General!"

The others looked at each other. Liu Qu's family background was prominent and he was arrogant when he was with his colleagues. He had no other confidant except Zhou Shiting and Cao Qing. But this situation was forced by the situation. If the general did not plead, the general might not really want to kill people, and then he would be hated by Liu Qu.

"Please be kind to the general!"

Everyone knelt down one after another, and Xu You's voice was like an ice skate and stabbed the people's hearts, saying: "This Western Expedition, our purpose is to attack Liang and fight with the Wei army. It is both a means of using the way and also to cure your fear of Wei! Since the failure of the three northern expeditions of the former emperor, the army has been afraid of Wei for many years, and even said the bullshit words of "southern people are not as good as northerners". So, I brought you to Yuzhou to see that the Wei people are still flesh and blood, and will run away, fear, and die - die under your knife!"

He stood up, took the scepter handed over by Qingming, and walked slowly to Liu Qu, saying, "This is one! Second, Wei regarded Xianbei people as respected and Han people as inferior. The lives of three young and strong Han people were not as good as a cow, let alone those women and old people. For more than a hundred years, these Han people have been obedient and allowed the Xianbei people to ride on their heads to act as a mighty and blessed, exploited and enslaved. Xianbei people are used to it, thinking that Han people are born with lowly people, and will not resist or be angry..."

Many people in the hall clenched their fists, and their eyes spurted wild flames, as if they were going to burn the Hu people to pieces. However, Xu You was talking, and they didn't dare to make a sound, and they were holding their anger tightly.

Xu You raised his scepter, bowed to the south for three times, stood up, glanced at everyone, and said, "There are six million households in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with a total population of 30 million, of which only three to five million Xianbei people, and the remaining more than 20 million Han people were bleeding the same blood as us. The reason why they fell into such a humiliating hell was because the former Wei defeated them, the officials were foolish, civil servants were greedy for money, and military generals were afraid of death, so they handed over the north of the Yellow River to the Solu. Today we come to tell these poor abandoned people clearly: Great Chu did not forget the national humiliation for a hundred years; the Chu army was a righteous and righteous army! We do not for fame and fortune, nor for military achievements, but just to save the people from water and fire, and to drive out the Soluo to restore the rivers and mountains!"

Since Lu Shen in Shenzhou and his clothes were crossing south, An Shi was more and more difficult to maintain half of Jiangdong with his defeated generals. So many years have passed, everyone knows that Chu and Wei are the enemy of life and death, but as time goes by, Wei, as the country established by the Hu people, has gradually been accepted by the Chu people. Even after the failure of the Northern Expedition, defending Jianghuai and dividing equally seemed to have become a tacitly established national policy. No one cares about the tens of millions of Han people in Jiangbei, and no one shouts to restore the orthodox Chinese clothes. Xu You's words are the first time in recent years that a major official of the court has clearly proposed a strategic goal for Wei, that is:

Save all people from water and fire, drive away the enemy and restore the rivers and mountains!

Zhou Shiting knelt on the ground, and felt excited when he heard it. He raised his head and shouted loudly: "I wish to follow the general to kill all Hu Gou!" The generals followed and shouted: "Kill all Hu Gou, and restore my country!"

Liu Qu was dumbfounded, feeling the respect and obedience of these comrades to Xu You, and suddenly they were sweating profusely, without any rebelliousness, and they did not dare to move slightly.

Xu You and others were slightly relieved and said, "Kill Hu Gou, there will be opportunities in the future, but this time it won't work. Yes, this time it won't work! Yuzhou, Luozhou, Jeju, the land and cities you have lost blood and sacrifice will still be taken back by the Wei army, or they will take the initiative to withdraw because of peace talks... This is not cowardice, nor incompetence, but because we are not ready yet. Now is not a good opportunity to fully expedition... But, next time, next time, we will definitely stand on all the land north of the Yellow River again, no longer merchants, messengers, spies, prisoners or invaders, we will be the real masters of this wonderful river and mountain!"

"So, I will use the Western Expedition to sow the seeds of kindness here, so that the people can see the difference between the Great Chu and the Solu. When this seed slowly sprouts in their hearts, on the day of the real Northern Expedition, they will eat pots of slurry to welcome the king's army. At that time, we can get supplies on the spot, get troops, get tips, and get whatever we need. At that time, we can defeat the powerful cavalry of the Solu without any effort, we can conquer cities and territory, and drive horses into Lanjing... Do you know what kind of war is destined to be won? That is what the people want..."

"However, Liu Qu is arrogant and respectful. He does not obey the general's orders and kills the people indiscriminately, and destroys my plan. I will spare him, but the military law must not be spared!" Xu You handed over the scepter to Qingming, returned to the main seat, and said solemnly: "Liu Qu, General Jianwu, the prefect of the county, has a rank of 2,000 stones. Because he violates the military law, he asked for the scepter to kill him. The person who came was dragged out and beheaded for three days. He was a warning to those who despise the military law!"

Liu Qu's mind was hot, and his body collapsed on the ground. When two guards grabbed his arms, he woke up from a dream and begged for a sarcastic voice: "General, please spare me. I will never dare to do it again, I will never dare to do it again! Please make meritorious for me, and make meritorious for me..."

Xu You looked calm and watched Liu Qu struggle and be taken outside the governor's mansion. He cut down with a knife and stopped wailing. All the generals in the hall were frightened and dared not exceed the rules any more.

After the church was over, Tan Zhuo smiled bitterly and said, "It was because I was not thorough enough to get to the current situation, which made the general embarrassed!"

Xu You rubbed his temples and said, "There is no difficulty. Kill Liu Qu, can Liu Ning dare to turn against me?"

Lu Bozhi said worriedly: "But Liu Qu is the prefect of Qixing County after all, and our dynasty has never had a precedent for the commander of the governor to kill a prefect of a county without reporting. Will the lord and Xie Pushe side?"

"How can this group of arrogant soldiers and generals in the central army be able to suppress them if they don't kill people? Although the lord does not know the soldiers, he has insight into the truth. Don't worry. As for Xie Xiwen..." Xu You gently touched the scepter with his hand, and a faint chill came from the bronze parts, saying: "If the people who killed Liu's family are only secretly happy and will not cause trouble. I am just upset. The words just now should have been told by Wang Shibi. Before going to the expedition, they all heard of them. How could such mistakes be made?"

The Supervision Department has now developed a mature brainwashing procedure, first explaining the righteousness, then building ideals, and then connecting the individual's future with the future of the country and the nation, so that the army knows why and how to fight, so that the overall situation can be taken into account and not drag down the overall strategic situation due to tactical needs.

Xu You said resolutely: "When the Western Expedition is over, the reform of the Central Army must be put on the agenda. You two must know what you think. The Central Army must use a big knife and offend many people. However, no matter how much resistance it encounters, you must refer to the examples of the Cuiyu Army, standardize the training system, improve the military laws and regulations, and destroy the old habits of these children of the clan..."
Chapter completed!