Chapter 1252 Cao Ang asks to surrender (Page 1/1)

Mrs. Ding looked at each other, feeling that she had heard it wrong.

"Zi Xiu, what are you talking about? In Yanzhou, why don't you ask Yuan Benchu ​​for help, but instead ask General Sun for help? What's going on?"

Cao Ang smiled bitterly. "Mother, aunt, don't worry, listen to me and say it slowly."

Shortly after the Battle of Rencheng, an epidemic broke out in Yanzhou. The situation was not serious at first. It was very common to have an epidemic after the war. The two battlefields in eastern Yanzhou were fighting for so long, and many corpses were not too late to be buried and eaten by wild dogs. It was normal to cause the epidemic. So Cao Ang didn't care at the time. He was busy restoring production, striving to replant crops, reducing losses, and preparing to fight again in the autumn. Who knew that the epidemic became more and more serious, and more people were sick, and there was a tendency to spread. Only then did he know that the situation was not good, so he immediately organized medical assistance.

After more than two months of struggle, the situation was just a little better. The Qingxu epidemic broke out, and many refugees flocked to Yanzhou, and the Yanzhou epidemic spread again. In the previous epidemic, Yanzhou's drugs had been almost consumed, and there were no more enough drugs to deal with this wave of epidemic. Cao Ang originally wanted to purchase from Yanzhou and Jingzhou through drug dealers, but a major epidemic also occurred in Yuzhou. Sun Ce transferred Nanyang's doctors and drugs to Yuzhou to control the epidemic and no longer sold drugs to the outside world. Yanzhou was immediately in a desperate situation.

Cao Ang also sent people to ask Yuan Shao for help, but Yuan Shao fought in Youzhou, and the news would take half a month. If it was delayed for a while, I don’t know when it would be delayed. Anyway, since the second outbreak of the epidemic, Cao Ang sent more than a dozen people to send messages to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao never returned. A few days ago, Xu You came to Changyi and brought him a message, and asked him about the epidemic in Yanzhou. The implication was that if the epidemic in Yanzhou could end within two months, Yuan Shao hoped that Cao Ang could reorganize his army and prepare for war and prepare for attack on Yuzhou.

After receiving this news, Cao Ang was very desperate. He said to Xu You, "You will repay the leader of Alliance Yuan. The epidemic in Yanzhou has been out of control and the people have exposed their bodies in the wilderness. It is not only impossible to reorganize the army and prepare for war, but may also affect the incoming people, including the army."

"Silly child, Yuan Benchuyi has always been conceited and cannot stand being looked down upon by others. Even your father dares to be at all presumptuous when facing him. Wouldn't you cause trouble to yourself when you speak to him like this? How can he help you?"

Cao Ang shook his head. "Mother, I figured it out too. Even if I respect him, he would not help me. I am just a knife in his hand. When it is useful, you can still grind it, apply some grease, and maintain it. Now Yanzhou is deserted, not only can it not help, but it may also drag him down. How could he still help?"

Mrs. Ding was speechless.

"Mother, do you think General Sun will help me?"

"General Sun is kind and filial, and is also very good to the people. He will not sit idly by and watch the people in Yanzhou die of illness. However, the epidemic in Yuzhou is also very serious. He is already exhausted to deal with it. It is really hard to say whether he can still have the energy to help you. And..." Mrs. Ding looked at Cao Ang with distress. Compared with the last meeting, Cao Ang was taller and thinner, with a dark face and a sad look. "If you ask General Sun for help, Yuan Benchu ​​will not tolerate you. Are you ready to break with him?"

Cao Ang bit his lip and shook his head. "At worst, I will give up Yanzhou and return to the fields. I heard that General Sun gave land to the people and I went back to Qiao County to study. Maybe I could still redeem my father's temple. In the future, I would serve my mother, marry and have children, and be an ordinary citizen under General Sun's rule."

Mrs. Ding sighed and touched Cao Ang's face. "You kid..."

Sun Ce strode into the atrium and looked at Mrs. Ding's sister sitting in the hall and Xiahou Ba and others at the steps. He was very surprised. He pinched Xiahou's little face with his hands and patted Xiahou Ba's head.

"Why are you back?"

Xiahou Ba shrank his head, bit his lips, and said nothing. Xiahou said stutteringly: "Yanzhou... Yanzhou is worse than Yuzhou, and he can't go."

Sun Ce frowned and looked at Mrs. Ding. He thought it was strange that Mrs. Ding would see him as soon as she returned to Pingyu. This was not very similar to Mrs. Ding's behavior. If she was polite to others, she would have something to ask for. Now, after hearing what Xiahou said, this matter may also be related to Yanzhou and Cao Ang. He came to the hall and looked at Mrs. Ding, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.

He knew that Yanzhou was not in good condition. To a certain extent, he had his contribution. He pushed the front line into Yanzhou to push the losses caused by the war to Yanzhou and reduce the losses in Yuzhou. Yanzhou had a small-scale epidemic after the Battle of Rencheng, which had gradually subsided. Later, the Yuzhou epidemic was severely affected. Although Yanzhou did not accept many refugees, Yanzhou's manpower and material resources were exhausted and there was no ability to prevent, so the epidemic spread again. Although it was not as serious as Yuzhou, Cao Ang did not have the manpower and material resources that Yuzhou could have, so the loss was not small at all.

This is the war. No matter how prosperous the place you are, if you fight for a few years, or a few more plagues and famines will be completely destroyed. This is the case in Yanzhou now, and Qingzhou and northern Xuzhou are almost the same. If it weren't for him seizing Yuzhou, Yuzhou would not be able to escape this disaster.

"Is the envoy Cao good?" Sun Ce took the seat at the main seat that Yuan Quan gave up, and at the same time gave Yuan Quan a wink. Yuan Quan smiled helplessly, quietly held Sun Ce's hand, and gently pinched it. Sun Ce held it with his hand and scratched it in her palm. Yuan Quan understood it, gave Sun Ce a blank look, looked around with guilt, and wanted to pull his hand back, but Sun Ce held it tightly and refused to let go.

"Not good." Mrs. Ding bowed and took out a letter from her sleeve, handed it to Xiahou Heng on the side. Xiahou Heng took it and delivered it to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce took it but did not look at it and placed it on the case in front of him. He quickly analyzed the situation. Cao Ang asked him for help, so he was naturally desperate. This shows that he was unable to get support from Jizhou. There has been no major war in Jizhou in the past two years, and there has been no epidemic. There should be enough medicine to support Yanzhou. Yuan Shao was not shy, it could not be out of stinginess, but the materials in his hands were of other use.

For example, when fighting, a large army needs a lot of supplies to go to fight, heal the wounds, treat the disease, prevent the epidemic and eliminate disasters. The drugs required are basically the same as those needed when the epidemic breaks out. Tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people go to fight. This type of drug is absolutely indispensable, even more important than food. It must be stored several months in advance. This is not a small action of hundreds or thousands of people, and can be extracted from the warehouse at any time.

If this is true, then he will not be able to help Cao Ang. He also needs drug reserves and prepare for a big battle.

"Madam, what did the envoy Cao say? Is this a letter of war, or is it a letter of surrender?"

"If the general wants to, it might as well be regarded as a letter of surrender." Mrs. Ding sighed: "Yanzhou is no longer sustainable. If General Sun is willing to rescue the people under his rule, Zi Xiu is willing to hand over Yanzhou. He is still in Jishi, and only if the general writes a handwritten order, he will come alone to ask for surrender, hoping that the general can save the people of Yanzhou in the upside down."

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