Chaisang in the north was attacked by Gao Shun, and Wang Xu's main army was intercepted in the south. Relying on the small amount of dry food that the soldiers carried with them when they set out on the expedition, they slowly retreated to Ai County in the west.

The dry food that can be carried when going out is originally prepared for the march, and it is only the amount of one meal, even if it is eaten evenly, it is enough for two meals at most, how can the tired soldiers maintain their physical fitness? Almost walking slower and slower, the soldier's face was full of vegetables, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were blank. or use their weapons to move forward on the ground, or support each other, and fall from side to side. Even so, by evening, it was no longer possible to move forward, and rested on a hill near the water, and was at a loss for what to do.

At this time, it was easy to capture Wang Mastiff alive, because as early as when his army was defeated and retreated to Chaisang, Guo Jia had ordered Zhao Yun to lead 7,000 soldiers to march west in advance, so as to wait for the opportunity to turn around and intercept Wang Mastiff's way. And he himself, together with Xu Sheng and Zhang Liao, led more than 7,000 other soldiers to clean up the battlefield. When he learned that the mastiff was retreating in the direction of Ai County, he followed from a distance of several miles. Therefore, Wang Mastiff is already intercepted in front and pursuers at the moment, and his seven or eight thousand remnants have been completely trapped, and the reason why he hasn't closed the net is just to wait for Wang Xu.

Of course, Wang Xu was not slow, since he got the news in the afternoon, he immediately led two thousand green dragon knights to set off, non-stop, and marched all night. Because of the small number of people he brought and the cavalry, he marched very fast, and arrived at the meeting point designated by Guo Jia in the second half of the night. And Guo Jia, Xu Sheng, and Zhang Liao, who were notified in advance, also quickly got up from their sleep and greeted each other. After greeting each other, they went to a big tree to discuss.

As soon as everyone sat down, Guo Jia couldn't help but take the lead in asking: "Lord, I heard that Shangyun almost lost, I don't know how the loss is?" ”

"It's not big, but it's not small either. The 1,000 green dragon knights who stayed behind were completely lost, plus the attrition caused by serious injuries, there were only more than 200 people left. When I rushed back to the Nanchang camp, the guard Su Fei was still in a coma. its specifics. Now I can't tell. Wang Xu shook his head and sighed.

Hearing the loss of the Blue Dragon Knight, Guo Jia suddenly sighed with self-reproach: "Hey! It's all a dereliction of duty on the part of his subordinates, and he didn't expect Wang Mastiff to have the courage to divide his troops. ”

Although Wang Xu was also very heartbroken, when he heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Fengxiao, you can't blame you for this." As you said before, the tide of battle is ever-changing. No one can be perfect. This Wang Mastiff uses soldiers, there is stability in the strange, and the courage is quite large, it is really a rare general, and he can do this kind of Cheng dù now, and he has lost the miraculous strategy you offered. Otherwise, how to win this big victory. So, you don't have to blame yourself so much. ”

Saying that, Wang Xu shook his head, and didn't want to talk about this anymore, so he asked instead: "What is the situation on Wang Mastiff's side?" Is there a possibility of surrender? ”

"Absolutely!" Guo Jia immediately smiled and said affirmatively: "If you try your best, but you can't let this king mastiff surrender, it will really sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in vain." Now this king mastiff has no way out. He is also a person of great affection. It was not difficult to convince him to surrender. When the lord arrived just now, his subordinates had already ordered someone to inform General Zhao Yun. Let him come back at dawn with his troops, and join us in the hill where the mastiff is. At that time, the lord only needs to step forward and shout, and he can be subdued. ”

"Oh? How to shout? Wang Xu frowned and asked.

Talking about the friendship of the Yellow Turban in the same year made him sigh. and blamed him for inadvertently and indirectly helping the thief Dong Zhuo, which made him feel guilty. At this time, it can be said that the Yuzhang-shaped shì makes him worried. Finally, it is feasible to say the will of the lord to help the world and convince him. Guo Jia smiled calmly.

Hearing this, Wang Xu thought about it and nodded heavily. "Hmm!"

Despite the loss of the Green Dragon Knight, Su Fei's serious injuries made Wang Xu very heartbroken, and even raised a killing intent against Wang Mastiff. But as the lord of Jingnan, he can't be emotional, he must have a broad mind. If Sun Ce hated Tai Shi Ci for beheading his generals and destroying his soldiers several times, there would be no later Eastern Wu general Tai Shi Ziyi. If Sun Quan hated Gan Ning for the death of the general Ling Cao, then there would be no later Gan Xingba hundred horsemen robbing Cao Ying. On the battlefield, there is no right or wrong, each for his own master, each for his own duty. Wang Mastiff is a general, and it is of course the best to be able to use it.

In the quiet night, Wang Xu lay on the open grass and couldn't sleep. I keep telling myself in my heart, I have to think from a different angle, I have to think with a different mentality, and that kind of contradictory psychology is really grinding. I finally persuaded myself, and I had to organize the next day to persuade myself to surrender, but I couldn't sleep. Before he knew it, the sky was already dark, and news came from Zhao Yun's side, saying that he had arrived at the designated location.

At this time, it was already ready to fly, and Wang Xu didn't have the time to hesitate, so he immediately took Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Xu Sheng, and Zhang Liao to gather soldiers and rush towards where Wang Mastiff was. The two armies were separated by only five miles, and for the well-trained soldiers, the rapid march was less than two quarters of an hour.

When a ray of dawn slowly pierced the sky and rose from the east, the converging army had surrounded the small hill where the mastiff was located, and lined up in a neat formation. Wang Mastiff didn't know that he was besieged by the other party, but he didn't dare to go down the mountain at all, the hungry and tired soldiers had no combat power, and they could barely resist with the help of the terrain of the hills, once they went down to the main road, it was a one-sided slaughter.

After the various departments were in place, Wang Xu patrolled around the hill, and then slowly patted the horse a few steps forward, and shouted in the east to the sun: "Wang Taishou, can you come out and talk about it!" ”

In the silence of the wild, the voice was particularly loud and echoed. Of course, Wang Mastiff also heard it, sighed, and walked quickly to the front of the mountain, and replied loudly: "General Wang, I haven't seen you for many years, and you really haven't lost your demeanor back then!" ”

At this moment, facing each other head-on, Wang Xu looked at it for a moment, and his impression of this Wang mastiff was also instantly profound. With a Chinese face, a high nose bridge, and eyebrows flying obliquely into his sideburns, he is actually outstanding, although he looks a little tired at the moment, but the momentum is still there. The torn armor and robes were stained with blood, and the broadsword in his hand was erected, and in the glow of the morning light, there was a sense of tragedy.

After a long time, Wang Xu pretended to sigh and said: "Wang Taishou, when the war chief society and the expedition to Xihua were in the past, you and I were also comrades-in-arms. At that time, who would have thought that there would be today, the world is really confusing! ”

"Don't dare! Back then, he was just an ordinary infantry captain, but the general was a general of the commander's battalion, not a comrade, only a subordinate to Xiaer! Having said that, when it comes to the past, Wang Mastiff's expression has also eased a lot.

Seeing this, the corners of Wang Xu's mouth suddenly pulled up his signature arc. What Guo Jia said is really good. Let the hostility ease first. The certainty of success is much greater, and judging from the tone of this Wang Mastiff, the chance of success is quite large. I thought so in my heart, but I was not slow in my mouth, and waved my hand proudly: "Eh! The difference between your Excellency and your words, fighting side by side is a comrade, how can you say that you are superior? Remember then. General Zhu Jun also repeatedly praised Your Excellency as a rare good general, at that time I had the intention to make friends, but the army was divided into two, I went north with General Huangfu, and Your Excellency went south with General Zhu Jun, and I have always regretted it! ”

After speaking. Seeing the look of memory on Wang Mastiff's face, he paused, but his voice changed, and he asked sharply: "But in just a few years, you have become an unfaithful, unrighteous, unkind, and unfilial person." Why is that? ”

Being covered by such a big hat, Wang Mastiff was stunned for a while, and only after a long time did he say angrily: "How am I disloyal, unjust, unkind, and unfilial!" ”

Wang Xu didn't hesitate, and his voice just fell. His face was already full of indignation. Step by step, he pressed and asked: "Dong Zhuo is in chaos, Your Excellency is a member of the country. But he doesn't want to serve the country, because he is disloyal. Gong Zang has the grace of cultivation and reinvention to you, and the princes from all walks of life also have many comrades back then, but Your Excellency has turned his back on them and dragged them back, which is unjust. It is unkind to indirectly help Dong Zhuo and let him harm the people of the world. It is unfilial piety to make your parents and elders follow your actions and be spit on by the people. I don't know if it's bad? ”

"Nonsense!" Wang Mastiff was furious for a moment, his long eyebrows were upside down, and he hurriedly retorted: "The princes are begging Dong, in the name of Kuang Fu Han Family, but in fact, they are not forcing Dong Zhuo to kill His Majesty? I hunted down and killed those who opposed Dong, and I also believed that His Majesty was safe. Where is infidelity? ”

"Joke!" This answer was completely expected by Wang Xu, who immediately pretended to sneer disdainfully, and continued: "Let me ask you, Yi Yin and Huo Guang are loyal ministers?" ”

Suddenly hearing this inexplicable question, Wang Mastiff didn't react for a while, and nodded reflexively: "It's a loyal minister." ”

Seeing Wang Mastiff in the set, Wang Xu suddenly laughed. "Hahaha! You also know that they are loyal ministers, so why did they do such a thing? ”

"Because that's for the world, for the country! Now that His Majesty is young, Dong Zhuo is in charge of the government, if Dong Zhuo is not removed, how can he support the Han family? As long as the Han family can prosper and the country prosper, why not individual sacrifices? Even His Majesty himself hopes that everyone will enter the army, and after being the ancestor, instead of living under Dong Zhuo's obscenity in humiliation, it is better to keep the Han family and live with dignity. Am I right? ”

"This ......" This is a fact that everyone knows, Wang Mastiff is not good at words, and when he was asked like this, he was speechless immediately, and a touch of guilt rose faintly. In fact, he also knew that what happened at the beginning was wrong, otherwise he would not have stopped hunting later.

Seeing this, Wang Xu knew that the material was heavy enough, so he immediately took advantage of the situation and continued: "Now, the court against Dong has failed, Dong Zhuo has gone against the grain, burning Luoyang, and His Majesty is like a puppet. As a result, the world is in turmoil, and the heroes and powers in various places rise together, and the lives are devastated. This general raised an uprising, intending to return the people to a peaceful and prosperous era, specially came to conquer, remembering the friendship of the past, and seeing that you are a good talent, I said this to you, I hope you can redeem your mistakes, why don't you descend early? ”

With the words, the mastiff who was isolated on the hill was silent, unable to speak for a long time, and the rising morning sun reflected the promoted body, pulling out a long oblique shadow!

Seeing this, Wang Xu stepped up his efforts and shouted: "Wang Mastiff, are you still obsessed?" Look at the soldiers around you, think about the people of Yuzhang, think about your relatives in the distance, do you still want them to suffer from the war? The prosperity of Jingnan, you must have heard of it, under my governance, the life of the people of Yuzhang will definitely be better than now. Do you really have to fight until the corpses are strewn all over the field and the blood is flowing like a river? What are you trying to do? ”

In fact, this is the key, when Wang Mastiff's feelings fluctuate, it points directly to his heart.

I saw that Wang Mastiff's body shook suddenly, and he looked at the soldiers beside him with some trembling, looking at their blank and desperate faces, and the eyes that were unwilling to fight, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed a long time, and put the big knife in his hand and fell to the ground with a "poof". He bowed loudly and said, "The king mastiff is willing to surrender!" I hope that the lord can be kind to the people of Yuzhang and the soldiers of Yuzhang! ”

With his move, those soldiers did not hesitate at all, instantly threw away the weapons in their hands, and wailed: "I am willing to surrender!" ”

"I'm waiting for my wish to surrender!"

Looking at the soldiers all over the mountains, kneeling and chanting one after another, Wang Xu finally couldn't hold back the joy in his heart and laughed slowly. The sound is getting louder and louder, more and more heroic, slowly spreading to every corner of the mountains, lingering in everyone's ears, for a long time...... (To be continued, if you want to know what happens, please log in to the http://www.biquge.info.)

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