"Second brother, uh, King Yan, I have found Yuan Shao's hiding place, and I have asked the brothers to block all the retreats." With an excited look, Ma Chao rode his horse and galloped over and said to Ao Lie.

Ao Lie groaned slightly, turned his head and said to Huang Zhong: "Old general, I bother you and the two generals Xu Sheng and Chen Wu to clean up the mess here and collect the surrendered army and materials. "Huang Zhong is old and serious, and his mind is more detailed, let him clean up the mess, Ao Lie is more relieved. Huang Zhong knew Ao Lie's thoughts, nodded and agreed.

"The rest of the people, come with the king." Ao Lie waved his hand, and with a group of generals, under the leadership of Ma Chao, rushed to Yuan Shao's hiding place.

Coming to the outside of a wide alley, Ao Lie's gaze looked past Tiger Lux and looked inside. At this moment, Yuan Shao still has a little bit of his usual demeanor? The golden helmet on his head had long been shot down by the shrapnel of the Heavenly Maiden's scattered flowers, and the hair that had lost the shackles of the helmet was scattered, and it had long lost its former luster, covering half of Yuan Shao's face; The other half of his face was stained with traces of gunsmoke and a trace of blood; The luxurious gold armor on his body is already scattered, and even the cloak behind him is only half of it, how embarrassed and embarrassed it is.

Ao Lie came out of the crowd, not afraid of the generals and guards guarding Yuan Shao's side, rode his horse to a place only ten steps away from Yuan Shao, and said loudly: "Brother Benchu, don't come to harm?" ”

Looking at the bright image of Ao Lie's white horse and golden armor, the corners of Yuan Shao's mouth flashed a trace of bitterness, at this moment, in front of Ao Lie, Yuan Shao seemed to be a flower child, compared with Ao Lie, he was like a cloud. With a sour tone. Yuan Shao opened his mouth and said, "Ao Mohan, you won this battle. There will be only one request, let go of so-and-so's son, and so-and-so will be at your disposal. ”

Ao Lie smiled lightly, glanced around left and right, and said teasingly: "Yuan Benchu, it seems that you haven't figured out the situation yet, do you think you still have the qualifications to bargain?" This king really can't understand, why do you Yuan Benchu always look high? Is it because you have a prominent family background? So what? Today. Isn't it inevitable to escape the fate of being imprisoned? ”

Yuan Shao's eyes. Radiating a heartfelt pride, he retorted, "Not bad! I, the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, have a prominent reputation, and they are more noble than you pariahs. Even if you defeat so-and-so. It can't change the law that the nobles are nobler than the untouchables! ”

"Untouchables?" Ao Lie chuckled and said, "What is honorable? What is Meanness? Honor and humility are prescribed by men. And the one who has the right to make dignity and humility will only be the victor! The winner is the king, and the loser is the villain, this is an eternal truth. Today. If this king defeats you, this king can modify this regulation, but you, Yuan Benchu, do not have this qualification! You open your eyes wide and see clearly, there are many foreign warriors in this king's army, most of the sergeants are from poor backgrounds, they are all untouchables in your mouth, but they are the ones who defeated the invincible Yuan Benchu! For what?! Because you and your subordinates will only lie on comfortable beds, sucking the wealth created by the poor people, you have degenerated into moths in this world, don't forget, your life of fine clothes and food is created by them little by little, without the hard work of the vast number of poor people, where do you get the fine clothes and jade food? I'm afraid you don't even know how to make a fire and cook! ”

Ao Lie's words, Yuan Shao was speechless, but Yuan Shang, who was hiding behind Yuan Shao, couldn't listen to it anymore, and couldn't help but stand up and say: "It is a matter of course for untouchables to serve noble people, it has been like this since ancient times, and it is understandable!" ”

Yuan Shang's words made Ao Lie laugh angrily, turned his head to look at Yuan Shang, and Ao Lie sneered: "Understandable? Unalterable principle? It's funny, so that a person with a high status can order someone with a lower status than him at will? Well, this king is the king of Yan who was personally crowned by the Son of Heaven, and his status is three levels higher than your father's chariot general, and this king now makes your father kneel on his knees and kneel to cook a meal for this king, which is also a natural and understandable thing? ”

Yuan Shang's face was flushed by Ao Lie's words, and he pointed at Ao Lie and said angrily: "Ao Lie, don't be too arrogant, you just took shit luck and got the favor of the Son of Heaven, how can you compare with the fourth and third princes of my Yuan family?" Why do you command my Father? ”

"The wood of the hug is born in the end of the millennium. The fourth and third dukes of your Yuan family also started from the first generation of ancestors, and your Yuan family can be the fourth and third dukes, why can't we do it in the Liu family of Youzhou (Ao Lie's original surname is Liu)? Don't forget, the starting point of this king is much higher than the ancestors of your Yuan family. On the other hand, is your Yuan family inherently noble? Before the fourth and third dukes, wasn't it the same as facing the loess with their backs to the sky and working in the farmland? As the descendants of the Yuan family, you don't think about the hard work of your predecessors and create a great foundation, but instead act as a prestige and blessing, destroying the foundation founded by your ancestors, what face do you have to argue in front of this king? Who gave you the cheekiness to shout that you are the fourth and third princes? Aren't you afraid of dishonoring your ancestors? Ao Lie reprimanded Yuan Shang with a strong voice, saying that Yuan Shang was the same as his father Yuan Shao, speechless.

Yuan Shao's proud look, under Ao Lie's reprimand, gradually dispersed, with a little shame, a little loneliness, sighed and said: "What King Yan said is right, the wealth is empty, after all, it is just a dream of Nanke." Then, Yuan Shao raised his head and looked directly at Ao Lie, and said loudly: "This is the first time that a certain person has called you King Yan, and a certain Zhilu Dao has no chance to fight with you again, I hope you don't embarrass the generals and people of Jizhou, even if it is to make up for your previous mistakes." You're ready to go. ”

Ao Lie stretched out his hand and pulled out the Chixiao Divine Sword and threw it in the direction of Yuan Shao, Chixiao flew to Yuan Shao's feet like lightning, rubbing Yuan Shao's boots impartially, and inserted it into the ground at his feet. At the same time, Ao Lie's voice sounded again: "Originally, this king wanted to cut off your head with his own hands to avenge the brothers who died in the first battle of Shaxian, for the sake of what you said just now, this king gave you a chance to cut yourself, this sword, you shouldn't have forgotten it, right?" Your younger brother Yuan Shu also killed himself under this sword. ”

Yuan Shao Muran pulled out the Chixiao Divine Sword, stretched out his hand to stroke the body of the Chixiao Divine Sword, and muttered to himself: "The Chixiao Divine Sword, behead the faint monarch above, behead the ministers below, our Yuan family brothers all died under this divine sword." Is this really a fate? Is it true that God does not allow my Yuan family? Or is it really just a dream of Nanke? ”

No one could answer Yuan Shao's question, and Yuan Shao didn't want to know the answer, so he raised Chixiao and wiped it on his neck, and the sharp blade immediately cut through Yuan Shao's flesh and blood vessels, and then with a splash of blood, he fell down holding Chixiao. The sunset hanging on the horizon is like a spectator waiting for the ending, and at the moment when Yuan Shao killed himself, it also fell into the sky with the end of the curtain. All that was left was a golden-red afterglow.

"Father!" Yuan Shang's heart-rending cry sounded. But there was no response. The generals and guards who were guarding Yuan Shao's side had fallen into confusion, and they didn't know where they should go next.

Five days later, Ao Lie sat in the governor's mansion in Yecheng. Looking at the map on the table in front of him. Since Yuan Shao's death. His army of 250,000 fell apart. There was no obstacle in front of the Yan army, and they were able to drive straight into Jizhou and capture the city. The four elites led by Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Gan Ning are the mainstay. Supplemented by a certain number of ordinary sergeants, they marched in different directions at the same time, and in three days, they conquered Anping, Julu, Qinghe and Yecheng one after another, and took most of Jizhou into their pockets, only Wei County fell into the hands of Cao Cao.

The reason why Yan Jun went so smoothly was also thanks to that careerist Liu Bei. According to Ao Lie's original plan, Zhuge Liang spread a lot of news in Jingzhou in the south shortly before Cao Cao defeated the trial, falsely claiming that after Cao Cao won the trial, he would march into Jingxiang, and then include Jingzhou in the territory. Originally, Zhuge Liang had two sets of plans, and spreading rumors was only one of them, because Zhuge Liang knew Pang Tong's ability and knew that Pang Tong would never be easily fooled, who would have thought that since he got half of Jingzhou, Liu Bei's ambition has risen sharply, and it has become intolerable, and it is often difficult to listen to the advice, especially after a conflict broke out with Pang Tong, the trust and dependence on Pang Tong has dropped significantly, and he has turned a deaf ear to Pang Tong's loyalty, and he blatantly sent Guan Yu to lead 50,000 Jingxiang troops to raid the three counties of Jingzhou controlled by Cao Cao. Guan Yu also did not live up to Liu Bei's high hopes, in Nanjun and stationed there Cao army general Xiahoudun had a hard-fought duel, Xiahoudun in the chaotic battle, was shot in the left eye by a stray arrow, turned into a one-eyed dragon, seriously injured, Xiahoudun was unable to control the situation, sent a signal for help to Yanzhou.

Xun You, who stayed in Yanzhou, hurriedly mobilized tens of thousands of troops, handed them over to Yu Ban, and asked Yu Ban to lead troops to Nanjun to rescue Xiahou Dun, who expected Guan Yu to take advantage of the terrain on the way to Ban, and reserve a large amount of water in advance, and wait until Yu Ban entered the garrison, Guan Yu ordered to let go of Shuiti, and came to a good show of flooding the Seventh Army, drowned all the tens of thousands of troops of Yu Ban, and also captured Yu Ban alive.

Two big victories in a row made Guan Yu powerful in the Central Plains, and Cao Cao did not dare to stay in Jizhou, lest Guan Yu take advantage of the emptiness of his nest and attack Yanzhou. Only Cao Hong was left to guard Wei County, and he rushed back to Yanzhou with other soldiers, and then rushed to Nanjun non-stop, which repelled Guan Yu and kept the three counties he owned in Jingzhou.

When Cao Cao stabilized the situation in the south and looked back to the north, he suddenly found that except for Wei County, the southernmost county, the rest of the counties in Jizhou had fallen into Ao Lie's hands. And Ao Lie also wrote to Liu Xie, asking Liu Xie to seal Zhuge Liang as the new Jizhou pastor, Liu Xie was not ambiguous, and immediately approved Ao Lie's request, although the official appointment letter has not yet arrived in Jizhou, but it is only a matter of time. After Zhuge Liang officially took office, he could justifiably order Cao Hong to withdraw from Wei County and let the Yan army take full control of Jizhou.

Cao Cao is not a fool, things have developed to this extent, he has woken up, Liu Bei is making trouble behind him, it must be Ao Lie who is making trouble in secret. It's a pity that there is no evidence, and Cao Cao can't openly turn against Ao Lie, so he has to swallow this breath. However, Cao Cao was not without gains in this joint battle to exterminate Yuan Shao, harvesting half of Qingzhou in Yuan Shao's hands, and taking the northernmost three counties in Jingzhou, which can also be said to have gained a lot.

Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei is much more pitiful, because he listened to the rumors and rushed to send troops, not only did he not get any practical benefits, but also set up Cao Cao such a strong enemy, I believe that Cao Cao will definitely point his troops to Jingzhou after a year or two of recuperation and rectification. Thinking of this, Liu Bei's teeth hurt with hatred, and like Cao Cao, he also saw that it must be Ao Lie's people who spread rumors, but unfortunately Liu Bei had nothing to do with Ao Lie, who made himself stupid and fell for Ao Lie? After this incident, Liu Bei regained his respect for Pang Tong, and he was more obedient than before, because Liu Bei knew that if he wanted to survive in adversity, he could only rely on Pang Tong's wisdom.

And Pang Tong did not disappoint Liu Bei, he proposed a new direction: to march into Yizhou. Yizhou is fertile for thousands of miles, the country is rich and the people are rich, but it is a treasure land. And Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang was mediocre and weak, and was admitted to the neighboring Zhang Lu for many years, and his majesty was lost, which was a good time for Liu Bei to take the opportunity to seize Yizhou. At this time, I don't know what the reason is, Liu Zhang actually sent someone to send a letter to Liu Bei, asking Liu Bei to see the affection of the same clan and send troops to help him resist Zhang Lu. Faced with the fat delivered to the door, Liu Bei of course readily agreed, immediately reorganized the military horses, and prepared to send troops on a certain day. (To be continued......)