Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 488
Qinghe County.

After Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were defeated in the battle near Jieqiao, they retreated angrily.

On the way back, Yuan Tan's face was very unsightly.

He really didn't expect that Yuan Shang's army was so tenacious, and even under the unfavorable situation of being raided, he could defeat himself.

This trip didn't bring much benefit, and the loss of soldiers caused Yuan Tan to hold back his anger under depression.

But this is also his own fault. If he brought out Zhang Liao and Wei Yan's cavalry, he would definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shang.
After returning to Qinghe City, Yuan Tan found that the gates of Qinghe City were closed, and the silence was a little strange.

"Now there is no big enemy outside, why close the city gate?" Seeing this, Yuan Tan was very puzzled, so he ordered his soldiers to call for the gate.

A soldier with a loud voice ran under the city wall and shouted: "General Wei is back, open the city gate quickly!"

After shouting for a while, there was still silence.
"Quickly open the city gate!" The soldier put his hips on his hips this time, using all his breastfeeding strength.

But after screaming for a while, the city gate was still silent.

Yuan Tan felt that something was wrong, and there was a hint of ominousness in his heart as he frowned!
Just when Yuan Tan was about to turn around and withdraw his troops, the city gate suddenly opened.

However, the scene in the entrance of the city gate frightened the soldier named Gate to the ground!
"kill!!!"

There was a sudden cry of killing in the city gate!
"Catch Yuan Tan alive!"

Not only inside the city, but also outside the city, there were thunderous hooves of horseshoes!
Simpi suddenly appeared at the top of the city with the sound of killing, and he shouted loudly to Yuan Tan, "Qinghe has now belonged to Prime Minister Cao! Yuan Tan, come down!"

"Yuan Tan, dismount and surrender, spare your life!!" Zhang Liao's voice came.

"Yuan's vitality is exhausted, Yuan Tan will be captured before he dismounts!"

"Xinpi! You actually colluded with Cao Cao to take my inheritance!!!"

"Zhang Liao! Wei Yan!!!"

Yuan Tan's eyes were about to burst, although he hated to eat Simpi's flesh and drink Simpi's blood, but he couldn't arouse the slightest desire to fight Zhang Liao and Wei Yan.

The strength of Cao Jun has already cast a heavy shadow in Yuan Tan's heart that cannot be touched.

Yuan Tan hurriedly dispatched his soldiers to cut off the rear, but he himself fled under the protection of his personal guards.

The pursuers of Zhang Liao and Wei Yan were intercepted by Yuan Tan's soldiers and personal guards for a while, but they still failed to catch up with him. It has to be said that Yuan Tan ran really fast.

Yuan Tan fled, and Cao Jun captured all of Yuan Tan's army.Excluding those who died in battle, Yuan Tan's army was captured more than [-] people.

Yuan Tan fled all the way to Bohai County and fled to Nanpi before he finally felt relieved.

Bohai County was the place where Yuan Shao raised his troops back then. Their foundation here is also deep, and there are also generals who are loyal to Yuan Tan stationed there. Yuan Tan can finally take a breather.

Yecheng risked his life to fight, but fell short at the last moment.

Yuan Shang was defeated and fled, panicking like a bereaved dog along the way.

After retreating to Handan, Yuan Shang calmed down a little, but Handan was far from the strong foundation of Yecheng, and could not resist Cao Cao's army at all.

The southern part of Jizhou has been completely occupied, and there is no danger to defend the northern part, and the troops are exhausted.

In the huge Jizhou, Yuan Shang had nowhere to go. Under Guo Tu's suggestion, Yuan Shang finally chose to go to Youzhou to join his second brother Yuan Xi.

Shenpei's nephew Shenrong, in order to save his uncle Shenpei and also to protect himself, according to the agreement with Cao Cao, he was going to open the south gate and surrender.

However, there are still many diehards in the city, and Shen Rong still has to be cautious enough.

The appointed hour is at hand.

To be on the safe side, Cao Cao personally led the army to garrison the south gate of Yecheng.

Tai Shici led [-] Beiwei troops in front, and Guan Yu's [-] swordsmen were behind, preparing to seize the city gate to ensure that the army could enter the city unimpeded, and also to prevent the envoys from judging the honor from cutting off the army's retreat.

When the time came, Cao Cao immediately raised the torch.

Shen Rong, who was watching anxiously from the top of the city, was overjoyed suddenly when he saw the flames outside the city. He hurried down from the top of the city and ordered his men to open the gate.

The soldiers guarding the city had been secretly replaced by Shen Rong's own men. After hearing the order from Shen Rong, they immediately opened the south gate.

"Crench!"

The city gates opened and the drawbridge fell!
Tai Shici and Guan Yu, who had been waiting for a long time, led the army and swarmed in from the south gate!

The city gate guards were pushed aside by Cao Jun, and they dared not say a word in fear. The south gate of Yecheng was instantly controlled by Cao Jun. Cao Cao immediately pulled out the Yitian Sword and shouted: "March! Occupy Yecheng!"

Feng Ji is inspecting the city defense, and his psychology is very complicated now.First, his loyalty to the Yuan family made Feng Ji unwilling to surrender easily, and secondly, he was too deeply tied to the Yuan family. Even if he wanted to surrender, he didn't know how Cao Cao would treat him.
"Oh, it's hard." Just when Feng Ji was worried about his future, someone suddenly came to report that Cao Jun had already entered Yecheng.

Hearing that Cao Jun had finally entered the city, Feng Ji felt relieved, and then sighed softly, "I, Feng Ji, can be regarded as worthy of the Yuan family. Now that the Yuan family is doomed, surrender is a last resort, that's all."

There are still some diehards in the city who are stubbornly resisting, but under the iron and blood suppression of Cao Jun, Yecheng quickly calmed down.

After the army entered the city and occupied Yecheng, the big stone in Cao Cao's heart finally fell to the ground. The most difficult first step was finally taken firmly!

Yecheng, in the residence of the General.

Feng Ji and other newly surrendered civil and military officials stood in a row, waiting for Lao Cao's lecture, but they first waited for the escort who was escorted up.

The judge had disheveled hair and a withered face, but after seeing Cao Cao, he started cursing again, still looking full of anger.

When Shen Pei got tired of cursing, Lao Cao took a look at Shen Rong standing next to him who was hesitant to speak, and decided to give Shen Pei another chance and said: "Shen Pei, now Yuan's strength is exhausted, you still don't want to surrender? "

"Bah! Thief Cao! Don't you understand the reason why a loyal minister does not serve the second lord?! Either you kill me today, or I will kill you one day!"

The words of trial made the faces of the old Yuan family who surrendered in the back a little hot.

Lao Cao sighed and said: "The famous minister chooses the master, why do you have to die for the Yuan family?"

Shen Pei turned his head away and stopped looking at Cao Cao. He was born a minister of the Yuan family and died a ghost of the Yuan family. His mind was obviously extremely firm.

I don't know what kind of soup Yuan Benchu ​​poured into this guy to be so loyal.

Cao Cao was angry in his heart, so he asked, "You are the judge who claims to be unparalleled in the country, and wants to die for the Yuan family. But do you know who opened the city gate?"

In fact, the trial match had already expected someone to open the city and surrender, and he even guessed Feng Ji and others.

At this moment, the judge really wanted to know who opened the city gate, "Who is it?"

Cao Cao chuckled and said, "The one who opened the city gate was none other than your nephew Shen Rong!"

The judge suddenly widened his eyes, staring at his nephew.

(End of this chapter)