Chapter 178: Yuan Shao's Death (I)

Seeing the soldiers and horses of the Cao army rushing towards him like a tide, Yuan Shao's face became ugly.

Jiang Yiqu and Gao Gan were killed one after another, leaving the 60,000-strong army in a dilemma of no one to command.

The Cao army seized this opportunity very well, and continued to attack the interior of the Yuan army's army in a penetrating trend.

"Stop them!" In the face of this strong pressure from Cao Jun, Yuan Shao could really feel that his life was about to be threatened. At this time, he didn't care about any victory, and the top priority was to save his life.

"Whoever takes the head of Yuan Shaoxiang will be rewarded with 500 gold and sealed a thousand households!" Cao Cao's voice sounded on the side of the battlefield.

Hmph, simple things like bounty incentives are not only you Yuan Shao can do, but also Cao Cao.

Those who take Yuan Shao's head will be rewarded with 500 gold and sealed thousands of households? When Yuan Shao heard this, his face turned green with anger.

Yuan Shao was not angry because Cao Cao offered a reward for himself, but because the price of the reward was too low.

I just said that those who kill Cao Cao will be rewarded with thousands of gold and sealed ten thousand households. However, Cao Cao's reward for himself was only 500 gold and a thousand marquises.

The bonus is reduced by half, and the knighthood is directly reduced from the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households to the Marquis of Thousand Households, doesn't this mean that his value is much lower than that of Cao Cao!

In fact, Cao Cao thought exactly what he thought in his heart. Although the reward of the daughter is rich, it is not difficult for Cao Cao to come up with a thousand gold, and as for the Marquis of Wanhu, it is a matter of his words.

But in that case, doesn't it mean that Yuan Shao is on the same level as himself? If time were rewind a few more years, maybe Cao Cao would not belittle Yuan Shao so much, but Yuan Shao's performance has proved that he is not enough to compare with himself, and if he rewards him with rewards of the same specifications, wouldn't it be an insult to himself?

Although the scale of the reward taken out by Cao Cao was much lower than that taken by Yuan Shao, it was still a heavy reward not to be missed for the soldiers, and it could also greatly boost morale. In this battle, the morale of Cao's army was already extremely strong, and at this time, Cao Cao was so encouraged, and everyone's eyes were even more shining, full of desire to kill the enemy.

If Cao Jun's morale value was eighty points before, now it is a full hundred points.

Under the strength of Cao's army, in the Yuan army's formation, the trend of rout has gradually emerged.

Having lost the commander of the army, Yuan Shao could only personally command the Chinese army. But seeing that the distance between Cao Jun and himself was getting shorter and shorter, Yuan Shao's heart was occupied by hesitation and uneasiness, and he couldn't do any effective command at all.

If Yuan Shao, as the commander, could have more courage at this time and lead the whole army to fight back as a soldier, maybe Yuan Jun could support him for a little more time and add more trouble to Cao Jun. But Yuan Shao has never been a hot-blooded person, and now he is middle-aged, and there are more factors in his personality that are greedy for life and afraid of death. At this time, seeing Cao Jun coming towards him step by step, Yuan Shao was a little timid.

Now, he can't help but regret a little, why didn't he follow Guo Tu's advice and surrender to Cao Cao.

He was born in a famous Yuan family, and the treatment he suffered after surrendering could not be too bad, even if he was destined to lose his current position as a general and Duke Ye, but no matter how bad it was, he would definitely be able to be crowned a Jiuqing.

Even if Cao Cao is confined to Xuchang, the material life will never be bad, no matter how you say it, it is better than losing your life.

"Lord, retreat. As long as you can withdraw to Yecheng and defend the city, there is always a glimmer of hope. "The battle has developed to such a point that it is impossible to win, Guo Tu can only persuade Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops.

Yecheng is an important town in Jizhou, the city is high and deep, and it is not easy to break, which is the foundation of Yuan Shao's foothold in Hebei. If he can defend Yecheng to the death, it will still be difficult for Cao Jun to break the city.

Of course, there is another option, that is, Yuan Shao immediately surrendered to Cao Cao.

However, surrendering in battle is no better than surrendering before the war, and surrendering before the war, although it will also damage the reputation, but at least it can maintain a minimum degree of dignity. But surrendering in battle is different, and if you do that, you may even ruin Yuan Shao's reputation.

Moreover, Cao Cao had the upper hand at this time, and victory was his low-hanging fruit, so in this case, whether he would accept Yuan Shao's surrender was another matter.

Yes, Yecheng, as long as the troops can be withdrawn and returned to Yecheng, there is still a glimmer of hope. Hearing Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

Yuan Shao had forgotten that Tian Feng had suggested sticking to Yecheng before in order to try to retreat Cao's army. It's just that at that time, he naturally rejected Tian Feng's proposal.

At that time, Yuan Shao was still stupidly holding on to the expectation that he would not lose to Cao Cao three times in a row.

Well? Yuan Jun wants to retreat? Seeing that the movements of Yuan's rear army were a little abnormal, Cao Cao quickly guessed Yuan Shao's purpose.

Hmph, do you want to escape? Do you think I'm going to let you escape?

"The whole army is pressing, be sure to kill Yuan Shao!" Cao Cao raised his arms and shouted.

I also had a friendship when I was young, and I disregarded the old feelings so much, Cao Agui, you are ruthless! Listening to Cao Cao's words of being sure to kill, Yuan Shao was furious in his heart.

But Yuan Shao ignored that when Guandu had the advantage, he didn't want to use all means to put Cao Cao to death, but he didn't succeed.

Cao Jun rushed up, trying to kill Yuan Shao himself while defeating Yuan Jun.

Zhao Yun's spear flickered, leaving behind a series of bright red and gorgeous afterimages.

Guan Yu's big knife danced wildly, and each knife would dissipate a good head.

Gao Shun led the team to rush forward, and the screams of the camp were endless.

Zhang He led the troops to forge ahead, and the halberd of the halberd warrior was always reaping his life.

Huang Zhong's bow and arrows shot continuously, and the sound of the bow and arrow breaking through the air was like a horn of death.

Yuan Shao wanted to escape, but the offensive of Cao's army was too fierce, and the front army was no longer able to resist. In a few moments, they will be attacking the Chinese army.

Just push it up and buy me some more time! Be sure to hold on! Yuan Shao shouted in his heart.

Hope is always good, but the reality is mostly cruel.

No, it seems that the front army has been completely defeated. Yuan Shao originally planned to retreat first with the rear army, and then retreat with the Chinese army, but now it is impossible to look at the situation.

If you don't retreat, you will most likely be killed.

In that case, let's run alone! With his life at stake, Yuan Shao couldn't care about anything else at the moment, waved the whip in his hand, and ran to the rear with his war horse.

When everyone saw this, they were all dumbfounded.

The commander of one army and the lord of one side actually ran away on his own when the two armies were fighting!

If Yuan Jun's morale value was only thirty points, then seeing this scene now, it was completely reduced to zero points.

Everyone had no intention of fighting, and some soldiers even simply threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Yuan Shaojun, big rout!