In the early winter, the cold wind outside Quwo City was gusting, and the yellow sand swept up by the wind covered the sky, and with the lingering strong smell of blood, it became more and more desolate under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Tang army in charge of the south gate lined up a hundred meters outside the city, Fang Li took the lead, and the faces hidden under the helmets could not see any expression.

Cao Cao followed, with a representative smile on his face, and the bright yellow flag representing the Tang Kingdom was erected high in front of him, and from a distance it looked like it was blending with the flagpole.

Followed by Gongsun Yan and Zhang Liao, the two with the highest official positions, and the rest of the generals were stationed behind the horse, Fang Li had already decided to reward him according to his military merits after the end of this battle, and his position may change dramatically in the future.

In the end, it was the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Tang State who were the real heroes of the battle to destroy the Jin.

These soldiers who have followed Fang Li's southern expedition to the north since the founding of the country are full of killing at this time, with bows and crossbows facing downward, swords into sheaths, and looking at the somewhat vague city in the distance with their heads held high.

No one spoke, but everyone, including Fang Li, was already clamoring in their chests.

This battle alone is enough for the soldiers of the whole army to blow to future generations for a lifetime!

The fiery red flags of the hunting and flying on Quyang City have been lowered, and the city tower is empty everywhere, and there is no one in sight, and under the oppressive silence, only the broken walls are showing the bloody battle that took place not long ago.

The heavy city gate wrapped in pig iron slowly opened, and there were still mottled blood marks inside and outside the door panel, and the piercing squeak was the last cry of this ancient vassal state.

Two columns of Jin army foot soldiers walked out of the city with the banner of the king of the Jin state, and stood in line on both sides of the city gate, they were neatly armoured, the military face was solemn, and the young faces were full of blanks.

Immediately after the soldiers appeared in front of the Tang army, it was the civil and military bureaucrats of the Jin State, although they were wearing mourning clothes that symbolized surrender, they were all brightly washed, their heads bowed, no matter what they felt in their hearts, their faces were extremely sad.

In the end, he appeared in front of Fang Li's eyes with bare feet, holding two lambs, kneeling down in front of the city gate, his forehead heavily buckled on the yellow earth that no longer belonged to the Jin Kingdom.

Originally, according to the etiquette of surrender, Wei Zhu should have recited the national letter aloud at this time, confessed his sins, expressed his willingness to step down from the throne of the king, dedicate the land of the Jin State to the Tang State, and prayed for Fang Li's forgiveness of the people of the martial arts.

The words had already been prepared, Wei Zhu closed his eyes tightly, his eyelashes felt the coldness of the yellow sand on the ground, and when he opened his mouth, what was vented became a wail, and he couldn't calm down his emotions for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.

Although there is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is natural for the winner to be the king, but this situation still made Fang Li feel a little compassionate, and he didn't want to be too embarrassed, so he took the initiative to step forward and looked down at the head of the treacherous Zhu condescendingly.

Yu Guang saw the horse's hooves that appeared in front of him, Wei Zhu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart, and hissed and howled: "Tang Gong, the Jin Kingdom is willing to surrender!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the civil and military officials outside the city gate, as well as the thousands of soldiers waiting in the city, pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar at the same time, and knelt down in the direction of Fang Li.

It was only at this time that these people, who were dissatisfied with the reluctance to surrender a few hours ago, really felt that the Jin Kingdom, which had stood for hundreds of years in the troubled times since King Wu of Zhou was divided, had died!

Fang Li stared indifferently at these ministers of the fallen country, took the letter of state from the hand of the prime minister of the Jin State who stepped forward, suddenly turned the horse's head, and the thousands of troops and horses facing him were raised high, a breath of turbidity puffed out in his chest, and shouted: "Soldiers of the widows, the Jin Kingdom, have surrendered!" ”

For a moment, everyone forgot the scars of months of hard fighting, and the cold of attacking the city in single clothes under the harsh winter sun, and the 30,000 generals suddenly let out earth-shaking cheers, and vented their long-lasting depression with high-spirited shouts:

"Ten thousand years of the lord!"

"Ten thousand years of Datang!"

"Ten thousand years of the lord!"

"Ten thousand years of Datang!"

Cao Cao and Liu Bei were in the midst of it, although they were calm by nature, but at this time, they were also infected by the heartfelt cheers of the soldiers of the three armies, and they couldn't help but draw their swords and join in.

Fang Li was stationed under the city of Maquwo, with thousands of loyal horses and thousands of troops in front of him, and behind him were the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom who bowed their heads, and they actually had the feeling that the world was in my hands.

The feeling of destroying the country turned out to be so hearty.

Bathed in the reverence that the soldiers roared from the bottom of their hearts, Fang Li turned around, motioned to the subordinates and the ministers to wait aside, laughed and galloped into the city, and the generals behind him hurriedly followed, until he entered the center of the city and saw the Jin soldiers and civilians kneeling on the side of the road tremblingly, Fang Li calmed down a little.

The matter of treacherous and subordinate ministers can be put aside first, but the pacification of the people cannot be delayed, Fang Li turned his head and commanded in a condensed voice: "Gongsun Yan, the matter of pacifying the people will be handed over to you, and the soldiers of the widow will be requisitioned with you, and if anything goes wrong, you are the only one who asks!" ”

This is a harbinger of reuse, Gongsun Yan was overjoyed when he heard this: "The minister receives the order!" ”

Fang Li looked at the back of the team again: "Where is Xu Huang?" ”

Xu Huang jumped forward with a long axe: "The minister is here!" ”

"Take people to collect all the remnants of the Jin army, gather them in the barracks to register, and then dispose of them separately."

Xu Huang clenched his fists: "No!" ”

"Where are Ju Yi and Yan Liang?"

"The minister is here!"

"Order the two of you to lead a team of soldiers and horses to be responsible for the security of the city, and anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to commit adultery will be immediately killed!"

Ju Yi Yan Liang looked at each other and smiled, his heart was full of surprise, and he hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "No! ”

After arranging everything in the city, Fang Li regained his high-spirited smile, although the palace of the Jin State was not as splendid as the Chu State, nor as magnificent as the Qin State, it seemed to be full of a flamboyant atmosphere.

"It turns out that this is a good mouthful." Fang Li stopped in front of the palace gate and looked at Cao Cao who was following him with a smile, "Meng De, you go to see our Jin Gong, just say that the widow is waiting for him above the main hall." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "The lord really doesn't spare any mercy." ”

"The inside is gone, what else do you need to save face?" Fang Li waved his hand indifferently and led the generals all the way into the main hall, and the guards and attendants in the palace all consciously gathered together, waiting for the Tang army to come and deal with it.

The news of the surrender of the Jin State will still reach the ears of Yan and Zhao for a while, before that, presumably Xian Zhen and Bi Wan will continue to resist desperately, before that, Fang Li and the others must carefully calculate how to distribute the three kingdoms in order to grab the greatest benefits for the Tang State.

At Fang Li's suggestion, Wei Zhu and his wives and concubines were all sent to Luoyang to be with the Son of Heaven, still enjoying his glory and wealth.

These people can't be killed, after all, Wei Zhu is also a great monarch, so it's better to put it under his nose.

As for those civil and military ministers who surrendered, Fang Li threw his brains to Cao Cao, and asked him to watch and do it, use what can be used, and give a house to live in for a long time if it can't be used.