Chapter 2898: Civil strife and scattered army spirits, Cao Ren was forcibly surrendered (final)


    Chapter 2895: Civil strife and scattered army spirits, Cao Ren was forcibly surrendered (final)


    Looking at the messy crowd below, Cao Ren knew that if he didn''t come up with an explanation and convinced these people, he might not even be able to get through today''s level, so he said in a deep voice: "Give me peace of mind."


    Cao Ren still has a strong prestige in the army, otherwise Cao Cao would not have let him lead the army.


    Hearing Cao Ren''s words, the generals subconsciously shut up and wanted to hear what Cao Ren would say next.


    At this time, whether the traitors who had contact with the Black Ice Platform or the Cao generals who had never contacted them, most of them hope that Cao Ren would take the initiative to surrender. After all, there is no food or grass now, so you can''t go to the battlefield hungry. Unfortunately, Cao Ren''s words still disappointed them.


    "Although the Qin army sent people to burn grain, our army did not suffer much loss because of the timely rescue of our supervisor. At present, the food and grass dug up can be eaten for a month, and there is still more food that has not been dug out yet, so you don''t have to worry about food and grass at all."


    As soon as Cao Ren said this, he naturally felt an uproar. After all, they are not blind. It would be fine if such a big fire is put out. Can he save so much food?


    You Cao Ren is afraid that you are not fooling us like fools!


    Cao Zhen naturally didn''t believe a word about what Cao Ren said, but he was originally a thorn in Cao Ren''s eyes, so he naturally did not dare to openly stroking the tiger''s beard to give Cao Ren a chance to clean up himself. So he gave Linghu Shao, who was also a traitor, and asked him to act as his own mouth to question Cao Ren.


    After Linghu Shao understood, he couldn''t help but complain in his heart, but he still stood up with a tough bullet and questioned openly: "Governor, it''s not that the generals of the United States do not believe you, but that the treasury is not easy to catch fire. Once the fire catches, it will be difficult to extinguish it. But the Governor not only extinguished it, but also saved most of the food and grass. This is really hard to convince people."


    As soon as Linghu Shao said this, many generals who thought it was reasonable nodded and echoed: "Yes, yes."


    Seeing that public opinion began to turn to Linghu Shao, Dong Zhao immediately spoke, "Everyone, please listen to the Grand Governor''s words. I believe that I will not lie to us in such matters."


    Dong Zhao was both literary and martial, and became the prestige of Chenliu. His prestige was also not low. What he spoke for Cao Ren also made everyone naturally feel more trustworthy.


    Cao Ren stared at Linghu Shao with his tiger eyes, making the other party secretly complain and feel irritated, but he still looked at him without retreating at all, which also made Cao Ren even more alert.


    Linghu Shao has only two thousand troops in his hands, which is not much, but his reversal shows a major trend, that is, the morale of the army is unstable and the hearts of the people are fluctuating. If Cao Ren cannot stabilize the situation, the reversal will definitely become more and more tired, and he will completely unable to control the situation.


    As soon as he thought of this, Cao Ren could not reveal his cowardice in his heart. He put his hands behind his back and said calmly:


    "General Linghu, you only know that underground food and grass are equipped with fire prevention, so it is not easy to catch fire, and once it catches fire, it is not easy to extinguish it, but you can know that there is a one-time and for all fire extinguishing method."


    As soon as this statement came out, not only Cao Zhen and Linghu Shao, but also Zheng Hun and He Kui were shocked.


    Especially Zheng Hun, Chenliu’s underground granary was designed and built by him. How could he, a designer, not know about this kind of fire-fighting method?


    Cao Ren did not deliberately cheer everyone up, and immediately told the generals that he had dug up the grain warehouse to destroy the fire once and for all.


    After hearing what Cao Ren said, Cao Zhen, Zheng Hun and others were all stunned. Obviously, they didn''t expect Cao Ren to come up with such an amazing way to put out the fire, but someone soon raised questions, and the person who stood up this time was Cao Yun.


    "But extinguishing the fire on the ground and digging the underground warehouse, this is not a small project. I''m afraid the fire last night had been burning for so long. Even if you rely on digging the underground warehouse to extinguish the fire, can you really have so much food and grass left?"


    Cao Yun is Cao Bin''s father. He has always been a loyalist in Cao Wei before, but now he has stood up to question Cao Ren, which shows that his position has also been shaken.


    What Cao Yun said was naturally reasonable, and Cao Ren did not give the generals a chance to further question himself. He immediately explained: "The generals don''t know that the grain and grass in the granary in the basement are reserved separately. Even if part of it is ignited, it will not be burned in a short period of time.


    Faced with the fire last night, the governor dispatched a total of 30,000 troops to put out the fire on the ground in two hours and dug up the trough in three hours, thus barely saving most of the food and grass.


    If you don’t believe it, you can go to the new grain and grass to check it out, and you will know the authenticity. ”


    Cao Ren''s words were actually not convincing. Although the generals didn''t know how to manage underground granaries, they knew that in five hours, how could they not even burn half of the food and grass?


    But Cao Ren openly asked someone to check it out, which obviously scared all the generals. He thought that although Cao Ren''s words were exaggerated, they must have saved a lot of food, and in fact there would be no risk of food being cut off in a short period of time.


    Under Cao Ren''s leadership, the generals moved to the new grain warehouse one after another. With the previous lesson, Cao Ren arranged a large number of troops to garrison this time, and surrounded the new grain warehouse.


    After opening the hatch door, what caught my eye was the sacks piled up like a hill, and even the aroma of rice and wheat burned by fire was filled with the fragrance of rice and wheat. If it was really full of food inside, Cao Ren did not lie.


    Cao Zhen naturally felt suspicious when he saw this, but he did not dare to go to check it in person, so he quietly shook Linghu Shao and prepared to let him verify it.


    After Linghu Shao understood, he suppressed the urge to curse in his heart, then pulled out the sword from his waist, stepped forward and stabbed three sacks, and what was exposed inside was indeed food.


    Linghu Shao wanted to stop there, but after turning his head and seeing Cao Zhen''s eyes, he could only bite the bullet, move away from the outermost point, and poke five more sacks, but the food inside was still there.


    Just as Linghu Shao was confused about this, Cao Ren''s sinister voice appeared in his ears.


    "How is it, General Linghu, are you relieved now? Are you disappointed that this governor has saved so much food?"


    Hearing this, Linghu Shaoduns broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "No, no, the last generals are just careful, so that all the generals can rest assured. After all, digging ground to save food is unprecedented, and the Grand Governor has created a pioneering move."


    Linghu Shao was also smart. His words not only cleared his suspicion, but also photographed Cao Ren''s big and small horses.


    Although Cao Ren wished to chop off Linghu Shao immediately, it was definitely not the most important thing to comfort the generals now.


    After taking the generals out of the granary, Cao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. If Linghu Shao had just been asked to move a few more layers in, Dong Zhao''s plan to use sand to fill grain might be exposed, because there were all sandbags inside, but he finally got it temporarily fooled.


    Before leaving, Cao Ren looked at Dong Zhao specifically and asked the other party with his eyes whether he would take this opportunity to take Cao Zhen down first, but Dong Zhao shook his head at him, telling him not to alert the enemy.


    Even if Cao Zhen was killed, Cao Bing would immediately take over his military power. In addition, Cao Youwen and Cao Youwan''s troops would only lead to a defeat.


    Under Dong Zhao''s reminder, Cao Ren was calm and did not take action, but he had a vague premonition in his heart that if Cao Zhen was let go this time, he would never get the other party''s chance.


    After Cao Zhen returned to his camp, he immediately summoned his son Cao Bing and Cao Youwan, who had broken his arm, and said with anger: "The Black Ice Platform failed. Cao Ren dug up the grain warehouse and wiped out the fire in the underground warehouse. The food he rescued was enough to support the defenders for one month."


    "What?"


    Cao Bing and Cao Youwan first exclaimed, and then they all showed horror. After all, if Cao Ren could hold on for a month, he would definitely deal with them during this period, and they might not be able to hold on for a month. "Dad, what should I do now?"


    Cao Bing was still young after all, and couldn''t help but say, "Why don''t we just turn the other way. Losing name is better than losing one''s life."


    Cao Zhen was furious when he heard this and immediately scolded: "Silly, a tree is alive and a person is alive. Yu Qian, the prefect of Liaodong in the Great Qin Dynasty, even wrote a poem: You are not afraid of being broken, you must keep your innocence in the world;


    Bing''er, you have remembered it as your father, name is much more important than life. ”


    Cao Bing knew that his father was a person who regarded his reputation as more important than his fate. Seeing that his father was angry, he naturally did not dare to refute it and could only bow his head and admit his mistake.


    Seeing this, Cao Zhen let his son go and said, "Although Cao Ren saved a lot of food, it is not enough to completely win back people''s hearts. After all, there are always times when food and grass are eaten. What should we do in a month?


    After burning the grain this time, even Cao Yun was shaken, let alone other people. The most urgent task should be to win over more people to stand on our side. Cao Ren naturally did not dare to take action when he was afraid of the rat. ”


    Hearing this, Cao Bing said excitedly, "Dad, you are going to fight Cao Ren head-on."


    Cao Zhen nodded. He was indeed going to face Cao Ren head-on. He must have not had the courage before, because that was seeking death, but Ren Qianxing''s list gave him confidence.


    Hei Bingtai has helped him pave the road. With such a big advantage, if he still can''t defeat Cao Ren, he would be a bit incompetent.


    At the same time, outside Chenliu City, in the Qin army camp, Bai Qi, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Li Cunxiao and other senior Qin army leaders gathered together to listen to the information sent back from the city.


    "What? You said Cao Ren used to dig a depot to put out the fire and save most of the grain in the granary?" Bai Qi asked in surprise.


    "Yes."


    As soon as this statement came out, all the generals present were surprised. It was very common to dig water to extinguish fires, but Cao Ren was the first to do this by digging the ground to extinguish the fire.


    "Military advisor, did you think Cao Ren would use this method to put out the fire before you made a plan?" Li Cunxiao asked jokingly.


    Jia Xu shook his head with disbelief, and then said, "Cao Ren''s strategy is average, but he is still a bit quick-witted at the critical moment, but that''s all."


    "Oh? What does this mean?" Li Cunxiao asked in confusion.


    "He pretended to have saved most of the food and grass, which must be a lie. After all, the fire burned for five hours, and even if it could be saved, it would not be able to save so much food and grass."


    At this point, Jia Xu sneered at the corner of his mouth, "If I expected it was not bad, Cao Ren would have used sand and soil to fill grain to fool the generals of the Cao army, thus achieving a temporary soothing effect.


    Next, Cao Ren will definitely kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and the best target is Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen, thereby intimidating the generals in the army. ”


    Bai Qi nodded and immediately ordered: "Immediately send a message to Mrs. Aqing to remind her not to fall into Cao Ren''s plan, and to undermine Cao Ren as soon as possible. I hope that Cao Ren can personally go out of the city to surrender before His descend."


    The showdown between Cao Zhen and Cao Ren was unfair from the beginning.


    With Jia Xu and Hei Bingtai as their backers, Cao Zhen can be said to have all the initiative and advantages.


    In contrast, Cao Ren was like a hard-working craftsman, constantly repairing this broken ship that was destined to sink.


    Cao Ren wanted to force Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen out of the military camp in the name of righteousness, but both of them knew that they would not come back as soon as they went out, so they naturally would rather fight than go out. At the same time, they also sent people to win over some shaken generals, which directly split the Cao army into two camps.


    Under the slander of Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen and the promise of a lot of money, most of the Cao army generals fell to them, and even Cao Yun chose to surrender and decided not to help each other when the two of them fought.


    At this point, Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen have already mastered 80% of the troops in Chenliu City, and are only one last step away from completely slashing Cao Ren.


    On the fifth day after burning the grain, Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen took Cao Youwan, Cao Bing, Cao Can, Yang Xun, Yan Ming, Linghu Shao, Zheng Hun, He Kui and others to force the prefect to enter the prefect''s office because of insufficient supply of food and grass, and forced Cao Ren to the palace.


    "Grandmaster, you have deceived everyone with sand and soil as a food." Cao Youwen said with a sneer.


    Cao Ren didn''t even look at Cao Youwen, but looked at Cao Can, Yang Xun, Yan Ming, He Kui, Zheng Hun and other generals behind him with disappointment. Obviously, he didn''t expect that these people would betray him.


    Cao Ren knew that his people had lost all their hearts and the situation was hopeless, so it was meaningless to continue to resist, so he immediately prepared to draw his sword and commit suicide in order to win the final decency for himself.


    Cao Zhen and others were shocked when they saw this. After all, Cao Ren could not die. Jia Xu''s plan to kill himself failed, but it was too late to organize.


    But as soon as Cao Ren''s sword was pulled out, it was interrupted by the person behind him, and the person who interrupted him was his eldest son, Cao Tai.


    Cao Ren looked at his son who was unbelievable, while Cao Tai could only smile bitterly and said, "Dad, the child doesn''t want to die yet."


    Now Cao Ren was completely desperate. He didn''t want to fight with his own son, so he did not resist and let everyone rush forward and tied himself into rice dumplings.


    Cao Zhen and Cao You were completely relieved when they heard that Cao Ren was captured alive. After all, Cao Ren was not weak. If they really fought to the death, they might not be able to capture him alive.


    After Cao Zhen asked someone to take Cao Ren down, he said to Cao Tai: "Nephew, I''m sorry for you this time, but you have to take the order to open the city and surrender instead of your father."


    Cao Taimo nodded. His father Cao Ren could not give this order himself, but the effect of giving as his eldest son was the same.


    Whether Cao Ren surrenders or not, he must be "surrendered" because only if he gives surrender orders and lets Cao Ren take everything, can others not bear the infamy.


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    (This chapter ends)