After shaking his head and smiling, he turned over and got on his horse and walked quickly towards Xuchang with the two of them.

……

The next day, Tian Feng, a general under Yuan Shao, came to the west tower of Xuchang early in the morning, and kept looking to the west, his face full of worry.

Not long after, Zhang Xun of Yuan Shujun also rushed here, and after seeing Tian Feng, he immediately stepped forward and asked:

"Tian Beijia, do you have any news?"

Yesterday, Tian Feng and Zhang Xun were responsible for leading troops to attack Xuchang, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu led troops to encircle and suppress Cao Cao.

According to the plan, after the battle, the two armies should meet in Xuchang.

Strangely, Xuchang has been captured for a long time, but Er Yuan, who is responsible for chasing Cao Cao, has never shown up, which makes Tian Feng and Zhang Xun quite worried.

No, just after dawn, the two of them came to the city tower to inquire about the latest situation.

Although Tian Feng came one step earlier, since none of the spies replied, he didn't know what was happening, so he could only open his mouth and sigh:

"Alas! There was no news. If there is no news after an hour, I will take the troops on a trip and find out for myself. ”

"It's been all night, why hasn't there been any news yet? Alas! But don't let anything go wrong......"

As soon as Zhang Xun's words fell, a soldier of the Yuan army ran upstairs out of breath, knelt on the ground and said:

"General Qiyu, a large number of enemy troops have suddenly appeared west of Xuchang and are rushing towards us."

As soon as he heard that an enemy army appeared, Zhang Xun showed doubts on the spot, frowned and confirmed:

"Enemy troops? Have you read carefully? Could it be that the lord is back? ”

"Back to the general, the last general can see it clearly. Although they did not carry the flag, judging from the military uniforms, they should be Gao Shunjun and Yang Biaojun who left before. ”

"What? Are they coming? Yes, how many troops are there? Zhang Xun said a little nervously.

"About ...... Forty, fifty thousand. ”

"What? Just this little bit of people, dare to run and shout? ”

After hearing the number of soldiers on the other side, Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief on the spot, and his face also showed contempt:

"Where is Deputy General Zhang Chong? Quickly order 70,000 troops and go out of the city with me to meet the enemy! ”

……

An hour later.

Seeing that the enemy army was approaching the city, Zhang Xun gave an order and ordered the deputy general Zhang Chong to be the vanguard and lead 10,000 troops to fight the enemy.

But after walking for more than ten minutes, Zhang Chong ran back with 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xun was puzzled by the scene:

"Vice General Zhang, why did you come back so soon? Isn't it true that the enemy has been scared away by you? ”

"General Zhang, this battle ...... I can't fight! After dismounting, Zhang Chong said with a look of embarrassment.

"Can't fight? What do you mean? Zhang Xun was even more puzzled.

"Alas!"

After a long sigh, I heard Zhang Chong explain:

"The lord is in the other party's hand, and he still has a big knife around his neck, how can he fight this? Oh yes, and they asked me to convey to you that within an hour, if you don't surrender, they will be the lord ...... Five horses split into corpses! ”

As soon as he heard that the lord was in the hands of the other party, Zhang Xun lost his mind on the spot, and subconsciously looked at Tian Feng on the side.

After hearing this bad news, Tian Feng quickly felt a sense of foreboding, and said with a worried face:

"Vice General Zhang, what about my father-in-law?"

"Alas! It's the same! ”

Zhang Chong sighed, nodded and said:

"He's also tied up in front of the battle, waiting for us to rescue him."

Knowing that the two lords had been arrested, Tian Feng immediately sighed.

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he had vaguely guessed that the fruits of this victory would not be saved.

After a brief discussion with Zhang Xun, they decided that they still wanted to go forward to investigate in person, so they slowly walked towards the opposite side with an army of 70,000.

When they were about thirty meters away from the enemy, Yuan's army stopped.

At this distance, Tian Feng and Zhang Xun quickly confirmed the identity of the prisoners of war, and it was their lords, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted as soon as he saw Zhang Xun and Tian Feng arriving:

"Zhang Xun, quickly let the soldiers lay down their weapons and surrender on their knees! In addition, you send someone to Xuchang and tell the guards to retreat quickly, and there must be no mistake! ”

Hearing that the lord not only asked the soldiers to surrender, but also asked them to give up Xuchang, which was fought with great difficulty, Zhang Xun was inevitably unwilling, and his face also showed hesitation:

"Lord, it cost us so much to take Xuchang, so let's let it go...... Isn't it, isn't it a bit ......?"

"There's a fart!"

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Shu:

"I'm the lord, are you the lord? You don't listen to me? Want to rebel or not? Do you believe it or not, one word from me now can make your head fall to the ground? Want to be someone in your position...... There's a lot of people here! Surrender quickly, or I want you to look good! ”

Although Yuan Shu is a prisoner temporarily, for tens of thousands of Yuan Jun, he is still the lord of everyone, and his influence is great.

Zhang Xun didn't dare to challenge the authority when he came, for fear that if Yuan Shu gave an order, someone would really jump out to replace him;

Second, if he shows his disloyalty now, it will be difficult for him to survive in Yuan Shu's army in the future.

Therefore, for the sake of the present and the future, Zhang Xun finally put down his weapon and knelt on the ground according to Yuan Shu's request.

Seeing that Yuan Shujun had surrendered in large numbers, as the supreme commander of Yuan Shaojun's army at the moment, Tian Feng also looked at Yuan Shao, wanting to see what his lord meant.

And Yuan Shao, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to have no soul at the moment, and his face was full of frustration.

After saying "down" to Tian Feng helplessly, he never raised his head, and his mood was extremely low.

Seeing that the lord said so, Tian Feng only sighed.

The military order was issued on the spot, and the soldiers of Yuan Shao behind him also laid down their weapons one after another......

After capturing all the soldiers and horses of the two Yuans, Huaxing released Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and their generals from this place according to the agreement.

It sounds like a tiger has returned to the mountains.

But in fact, after this battle, the Yuan brothers, who had lost nearly 200,000 troops, were greatly injured.

Even if they are given a few more years, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover.

Therefore, in Huaxing's view, whether Er Yuan is alive or dead at the moment is no longer important.

The former Yuan family has officially withdrawn from the stage of history after this war.

……

The next day, Cao Cao, who finally defeated Er Yuan and recaptured Xuchang, decided to hold a grand celebration banquet, and the venue was set in the conference hall in the center of Xuchang City.

Due to the large number of participants, Cao Cao ordered people to set up tables and chairs in and outside the hall.

As far as the eye can see, at least 1,000 people have come to participate, and the scene is very lively, and everyone's face is filled with the joy of victory.

Of course, senior generals such as Cao Cao, Huaxing, Gao Shun, and Yang Biao were all seated in the hall.

After seeing that everyone had arrived, Cao Cao took the lead in raising his glass and expressed his deep respect to Huaxing, Gao Shun and Yang Biao with heartfelt words that lasted for more than five minutes.

After finishing speaking, he bowed to the three of them, looking full of sincerity.

Huaxing and the others immediately raised their glasses in return, and as they drank all the wine in their cups, today's banquet officially began.