Chapter 38 Destroyed

Although Gao Lan and Zhang Yun retreated in embarrassment, Cao Ying also suffered heavy casualties.This offensive and defensive battle was not easy, all the soldiers fell to the ground exhausted, barely beating the drums for a while, and they were really powerless to chase and defeat the army.As the remaining commanders, Cao Hong and Xun You were the most uneasy. After noon, there was no news from Cao Cao's side. If Yuan Shao could organize troops to continue the strong attack, the camp would be lost.When the two were planning to repair it, someone suddenly shouted: "Look quickly! There is black smoke!" Hearing this, all the generals rushed to the front of the camp to watch. At the beginning, when everyone was looking at each other, an envoy from Yuan Jun came to say that Zhang He and Gao Lan would surrender to Cao Jun, who had destroyed the siege.

Cao Hong was dubious: "The second general is my enemy, why did you surrender at this time?" Yu Jin hurriedly said, "Zhang He and Gao Lan are Yuan Shao's confidantes. They surrendered suddenly after half a day of fighting. They must have taken advantage of our unpreparedness to enter the camp. The general must not believe in this trick of false surrender!" Zhu Ling was wrapping his wounds at the side, and he couldn't help being furious after hearing this: "Yu Wenze, you think my Hebei general is too bad, don't you? Zhang Gao and Zhang Gao are righteous men in the army, how can they be willing to use such a trick to defile Fame, don’t judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.”

Hearing his impoliteness, Yu Jin immediately turned his face: "Zhu Wenbo, keep your mouth clean, who is a villain? Don't you know the truth that soldiers are not tired of deceit, I think of the soldiers of the three armies." "Hmph! You know who you are thinking about." Zhu Ling gave him a white look, "You are afraid that two more capable people will come to compete with you for favor!" "You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Xiu, Liu Xun, and Xian Yufu were all standing aside, and Yuan Jun's envoy was also waiting to be punished. Wouldn't it be a joke to fight in the nest at this time?Cao Hong became angry from embarrassment: "Shut up! When are you still bickering or talking nonsense, let me build the wall of the motherland!"

Xun You suddenly said: "General Cao, if you are late, you will have to change speed and descend." After working all night, he was sweating, but the wind and cold improved. "Surrender?" Cao Hong was in trouble, "How can I make decisions without my lord's presence? Besides, I don't know if they are surreptitious." "I expect that Zhang Gao and Zhang Gao must really surrender!" Xun You patted his chest, "I heard that Yuan Shao didn't accept Zhang He's plan, so the two generals must have come to surrender in a fit of anger. What doubts do the generals have? Quickly get out of the way to meet him. They come."

Yu Jin still couldn't help but interjected: "My lord doesn't know that these two men attacked my camp and killed my soldiers. It's still uncertain whether to agree or not. If it's against my lord's wishes, who will take care of it!" "I'll take care of it." Xun You gave Yu Jin a hard look.When he said this, Zhu Ling also followed suit: "I am willing to take the responsibility together with the military adviser." Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xiu, Xian Yufu, Liu Xun and other surrendered people spoke one after another, saying that they were all willing to take on this responsibility, and Yu Jin had nothing to say. said.

Cao Hong made a final decision: "Surrender!" The order was passed down to the wall to get out of the way, and after a while, the defeated generals slowly approached. General Zhang Gao dismounted, unleashed his sword, and entered the Cao camp with his head held high. .Zhang He and Gao Lan saw Xian Yufu, Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao and other old acquaintances, and nodded their heads in greeting. They also saw a general in his forties standing in front of the tent of the Chinese army. "The crime will come back late, I hope Cao Gong will forgive the crime." "I'm not Mr. Cao." Cao Hong shook his head, "My lord was out in a surprise attack and hasn't come back yet."

Gao Lan is a straight-hearted person, and he jumped up when he heard it: "Humph! Are you the goddamn master of the two of us surrendering? You even tricked me into paying homage to me. It's really abominable." Cao Hong was also an open-mouthed guy. Seeing how condescending he was, he immediately pulled out his sword: "Damn it, you must have made a mistake if you were allowed to surrender. Believe it or not, a defeated person dares to be so arrogant. I will destroy you with one sword!" Gao Lan wanted to scold again, but Zhang He quickly stopped him.At this time, I saw a little schoolboy jumping up and down from the back camp: "The lord is back! Return victorious!"

The generals cheered as if they had blown up the battalion, and whoever cared about Zhang He and Gao Lan all flocked to the rear battalion.Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Gao Lan grabbed Zhang Xi and complained, "I don't think Cao Ying's group are good birds, they are not much better than those in Yuan Ying. The old thief will come later, if things don't go well, Let's fight with them!" But Zhang He shook his head again and again: "What are you fighting for? Everyone has paid, no matter whether Coptis chinensis or honey water, I have to swallow it now..."

The two of them hadn't finished speaking when they heard a deep voice calling repeatedly: "Where are the two generals? Quickly lead the way!" Then they saw a general surrounded by people from Cao Ying and other stars. He is not tall, wears a pocket on his head and wears a battle armor, his face is covered with soot, so dirty that he can't even see his face!The second general was still in astonishment, but the man walked up to them, and said with a loud smile: "The two generals are here, and Cao's big event will be over!" Zhang He and Gao Lan looked at each other, and couldn't believe that this man covered in dust was Cao Cao, which was far from the majesty of an army commander.The second general has been following Yuan Shao for nearly ten years. In these ten years, all he has witnessed is Yuan Shao sitting in the central army and commanding the command, posing as a four-generation and three-king.Zhang He was quite moved - I am really a fool, if I had known that Cao Mengde was so resolute and courageous in leading the way, why would I have to go to Yuan Benchu's muddy water?It's really a ghost if this old man surnamed Cao can't win if he uses soldiers to make judgments!The two generals fell to their knees in unison: "I will fight against the king for the tiger's sake, and I hope that Duke Cao will forgive me for surrendering today."

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao wiped his dark face, and supported him, "In the spring and autumn of the past, Wu Zixu mistakenly saved Wu Wang's husband, but he was obsessed with it, and finally he was killed. How can it be compared with Weizi leaving Shang to Zhou, Is it wise for Han Xin to abandon Chu and return to Han? The two generals are better than their predecessors, get up!" Zhang He and Gao Lan felt much more at ease. When they stood up, they saw Xu You snickering not far away, and couldn't help feeling ashamed.But I heard Cao Cao say again: "The old man is serving the emperor to beg for disobedience, and submitting to the old man means submitting to the court. Since you two have abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, you will still be in command of the troops. I remember that the two names in Hebei are both captains of the Northern Army. , wait for me to present to the imperial court, promote you to generals, and give you the title of marquis of Ting!"

Not only was there no additional crime, but the official rank was also promoted, which is really incredible.Gao Lan was stunned for a while, then suddenly slapped his chest: "Ming Gong, we set fire to the Wuchao today and we surrendered. Yuan Jun has run out of food, and the hearts of the people are bound to be scattered. If you can trust me, I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard, break through Yuan's camp and kill him This disintegration is gone! I will show you Guo Tu’s old dog and Yuan Tan’s children’s corpses!” He is a rough man, and it is the grievances that Yuan Tan’s faction made him suffer all the time. Cao Cao restrained his excitement and said: "I'm not busy today, let Yuan Shao taste these two good news overnight, scare him out first, and send troops tomorrow to see how he will fight us!" Xun You and Guo Jia behind the crowd.The two nodded again and again—although Zhang Gao surrendered, he still couldn't fully trust him, and the besieged beasts were still fighting. Although the victory was sure, the soldiers were tired and suffered many casualties, so it was difficult to fight another tough battle.It would be better to allow Yuan Shao to linger for one night, and when the news of the lack of food makes everyone in the camp panic, the battle will be won without a fight. Sure enough, when Cao Jun approached Yuan Jun's company camp early the next morning, there was already a commotion inside.When the Hebei soldiers who were at a loss asked their lord for countermeasures, they found that the commander's tent was empty.Yuan Shao had a premonition that disaster was imminent, so he left his army and fled at night... Without a commander in chief, Yuan Jun had no choice but to close the gate of the village and resist spontaneously, but by this time, it was no longer a question of who he was loyal to, but to save his own life!The sound of war drums was rumbling, and Cao Jun's brigade hadn't attacked yet. Suddenly, a white-robed general flashed out from the crowd, holding a silver gun in his hand, and shouted loudly: "This is the end, we must crush Yuan Jun today! Follow me!" "Huba blew a sharp whistle, and rushed to the front with a dozen bodyguard knights braved the rain of arrows.More than a dozen big spears stabbed out at the same time, stuck the gate and lifted it forcefully, tearing the gate of Yuan Jun's village to pieces!As soon as the gate of the village was broken, the soldiers behind rushed in like an angry wave, and when they saw the enemy, they would kill wildly. "It's Zhang Xiu! It's General Zhang Xiu!" A sharp-eyed person called out. Zhang Xiu swung his spear like a silver snake out of its hole, leading his cavalry to rush forward, wherever he rushed, blood spattered corpses.Cao Cao patted his knees and praised repeatedly: "Good job! My good in-laws should at least be granted a thousand households!" Seeing this situation, Liu Xun couldn't hold back any longer. He urged his horse and scolded his soldiers: "Don't tell Zhang Xiu to take the lead, follow me!" Big, rushing in desperately as if seeing mountains of gold and silver.As the two teams rushed, Yuan Jun's final fighting spirit also collapsed. The camp was like a hornet's nest, and the gates in all directions were broken by themselves. The defeated army threw away their helmets and armor. Flee all the way north. Cao Jun was suppressed for nearly a year, and seeing this situation, all the grievances burst out.The generals of the Cao camp, who have always had a dignified military discipline, no matter whether Cao Cao has sent orders at this moment, they all rushed forward like lunatics with their soldiers, chasing and killing, seizing the village, and robbing things. The tiger and leopard riders couldn't hold back and rushed over.The fierce shouts of killing intensified, and then turned into earth-shattering cheers! This arduous war ended, and the situation in the Central Plains has since been rewritten.Cao Cao finally couldn't hold back his joy, he left the tumultuous battlefield and galloped wildly, laughing wildly on the wasteland...