Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 573 Take advantage of me?

Taishi Ci and Guan Yu each led a navy and attacked from two directions of the Shouchun moat. They defeated the few remaining warships of Yuan Shu's navy and took full control of the river.

The boat bridges were set up on both sides, and Gao Shun led the trapped camp to push the flat cart, with arrows and wood on their heads, and slowly approached the city gate.

The weapon they brought with them this time was not a circular saw, but a specially cast city-breaking cannon. Its rear end was retracted, and its front section was like a half-iron pot filled with gunpowder, with nail holes on the edge for fixing.

This kind of city-breaking cannon can only be fired once. The front end is nailed to the city gate, and then the gunpowder inside is detonated. It uses the principle of later armor-piercing bullets and uses the directional shape of the warhead to form a jet in the specified direction, thereby in The small area selected in front creates an impact several times more powerful, thereby destroying the city gate.

Gao Shun was still dozens of steps away from the city gate, but he found that the city gate suddenly opened, and a soldier inside shouted: "We are following General Qin Yi's order to open the city to welcome you, please do not kill or hurt!"

Gao Shun just responded, but on the bridge of Guan Yu's ship over there, Zhang Fei passed quickly with dozens of horses, looking at the city gate and rushing toward him. Gao Shun saw this and quickly ordered the soldiers to give way. Zhang Fei didn't even look at it and led the way. A whirlwind rushes into the door.

Seeing this scene, Gao Shun's men were a little indignant and muttered: "Isn't this too eager to grab the credit?"

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "Be silent, follow behind, and cooperate to eliminate the enemies who are still resisting!"

Zhang Fei led his army into the city and passed three city gates. He saw a man dressed as a general leading his army to block the city and shouted, "Do you want to die?"

The enemy general was Ji Ling. When he saw Qin Yi opening the door, he hurriedly went down to the city and mounted his horse to resist, but he was too late to stop him. He raised his spear and said, "I am Ji Ling, the general of Duke Zhong!"

"I am ordered to defend the city now. Those who know the situation will retreat quickly, so that you can survive!"

Zhang Fei laughed out loud, raised his eight-foot-long snake spear, and roared: "Seeking death!"

His loud shout was like thunder, and everyone who heard it was frightened. Even the horses under Ji Ling and others stepped back. Ji Ling's courage weakened by three points.

Seeing this, Zhang Fei took advantage of the situation and rushed forward on his horse. He thrust his spear straight into Ji Ling's face. Ji Ling pulled out his spear and managed to keep the spear tip away.

Zhang Fei was unyielding and used his eight-foot-long snake spear like the wind, and his moves never left Ji Ling's vital points. Ji Ling's momentum was taken away, and he lost his first move. As time went by, he was overwhelmed and surrounded by dangers.

When his subordinates saw it, they surrounded him tremblingly, but were blocked by Zhang Fei's subordinates, who were so anxious that they could not help at all.

The two fought for more than ten rounds in an instant. Zhang Fei had completely suppressed Ji Ling's spear. He roared and smashed the snake spear on his head. Ji Ling tried his best to block it, but Pei Ran's unrivaled force knocked down the spear. On the ground.

When he subconsciously wanted to retreat on horseback, Zhang Fei's snake spear arrived early and pierced Ji Ling's throat.

Ji Ling clutched his neck, blood gushing out from between his fingers like a waterfall. He staggered a few times, then fell under the horse and died.

As soon as Ji Ling died, his men fled and surrendered. They were no longer able to resist. Zhang Fei raised his snake spear high and shouted: "Come with me. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

As Zhang Feijun rushed into the city, Qin Yi, who had been hiding behind the city gate to watch the battle, looked at Ji Ling's body on the ground and couldn't help but lower his head.

He and Liu Fu had always been on good terms. Liu Fu had surrendered in Hefei before, so he followed Yuan Xi's wishes and wrote a letter, which was brought to Qin Yi by the spy who had sneaked into Shouchun.

After Qin Yi got the letter, he was still hesitant at first, but as Yuan Yao went against the grain, a purge began in the city, and Qin Yi, who had a close relationship with Liu Fu, was also implicated.

So tonight there was civil strife between the Yuan family and Qin Yi in the city, and he simply opened the city gate to welcome Yuan Xi's army into the city.

He did not expect that Ji Ling would not surrender and died on the spot in the end.

Qin Yi knew that he could no longer turn back. If he did not open the city, the casualties on both sides would be several times greater, and the final result could not be changed.

At this time, Gao Shun came in with the trapped camp. Qin Yi saw it and went up to say a few words. Gao Shun nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, general. If you don't want to be enemies with the previous subordinates, you can ask the soldiers to hand over their weapons and wait aside. "

Qin Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, general."

While he was talking, Guan Yu had already led a cavalry army, rushed through the door, and headed straight towards the city guard's mansion.

When Gao Shun saw it, he couldn't say anything. He knew that Guan and Zhang had previously guarded Xiapi to resist Yuan Shu's army's attack, but were cut off by Cao Cao and had to withdraw in a hurry. Xiapi city was captured by Yuan Shu's army.

The city they had worked so hard to build was robbed by Yuan Shujun, causing them to lose their base camp, so of course the two of them hated Yuan Shujun deeply, and they were afraid that they would definitely take the opportunity to vent their anger when they entered the city this time.

Yuan Shu's army in the city was divided into two factions, and they were confronting each other. Unexpectedly, the news of the city's destruction hit them stupidly like a bolt from the blue.

They reacted later and failed to catch up!
Now that Yuan Xijun has entered the city, if they don't express their position in time, they might even die without knowing how!But now that there is chaos at night, even if you go out to surrender, who knows if you will be regarded as an enemy by the other party?
The most important thing at this time is to save your life!

So the officials tried their best to hide or take the opportunity to escape. The soldiers on both sides had just fought for a while, but they were rushed out by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who didn't know where. Total chaos.

The shouting of killing lasted for a full night. Although Liu Bei came to stop Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, many people still died in the chaos. Although most of them trampled on each other to death, Liu Bei saw a place where The tragic situation is unbearable.

So when Yuan Xi entered the city the next day, Liu Bei waited specially to express his apology to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi dismounted his horse and supported Liu Bei and said: "You are so polite, the two sides are fighting, casualties are inevitable, not to mention the situation is so chaotic, no one can There is no foolproof solution.”

Yuan Xi had heard Qin Yi talk about Ji Ling's affairs before, and thought it was a pity. It's not that Yuan Shu didn't have loyal subordinates, but it was a pity that he didn't know how to employ them.

Moreover, when Yuan Shu became emperor, many of his subordinates were also opportunists. Once the situation was unfavorable, it would evolve into the current situation. These people are indeed talented, but they must be carefully placed. It is best to disperse them to various places first to avoid causing trouble to themselves.

At least he led everyone and walked slowly down the street. There were broken walls and ruins everywhere. Hundreds of black smoke spiraled up in the city, covering the sky and the sun. The blood on the ground had not dried up, and there was a burning smell mixed with it. It blows in the face with the wind, making people sick to hear it.

Yuan Xi glanced at Lu Lingqi behind him and said, "This battle is finally over. We can go back."

Lu Lingqi shook her head, "Husband, don't worry about me. Besides, where can I say the fight is over?"

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly. Lu Lingqi was right. He only controlled half of Lujiang and half of Jiujiang now, and there were dozens of large and small cities in the hands of Yuan Shujun.

Sun Ce at the rear was not honest either. He heard that he had entered Wancheng, but he took some precautions in advance. It depends on whether Sun Ce is thick-skinned or not.

Everyone entered Yuan Shu's palace and saw that almost all the officials and generals were detained inside.

Yuan Xi saw it and said: "The Yuan clan members come out."

Everyone looked at each other hesitantly, and finally walked out uneasily.

Yuan Xi spotted a familiar face and said with a smile, "Sir, it's been a long time."

That face was none other than Yuan Yao. He was now disgraced, but his situation was stronger than others, so he had no choice but to bow his head and say, "I've seen you, your envoy."

At this time, how dare he be brave? This fierce tiger is basically a smiling tiger. What if he has a grudge against himself and finds an excuse to kill him?
Yuan Xi ignored him and said, "You, Xiang, helped Yuan Jiujiu stand on his own initiative and plot rebellion. Today, you are ordered by the Emperor to fight against the thieves and rebel. You are guilty and guilty. I will report to the Emperor to make a decision."

As soon as he said these words, everyone present panicked and quickly knelt down and said: "Please forgive me!"

Seeing that the purpose of shocking everyone had been achieved, Yuan Xi said to the officials and generals who were not from the Yuan family: "You are not the main culprits in Yuan Gongdao's independence this time. You are only guilty of coercion. Logically speaking, I can take action on my own."

"Of course, if any of you think you are in a leading position in this matter and are guilty of serious crimes, you can also tell me."

After hearing this, all the officials quickly denied it. They were not fools. Yuan Xi's words were obviously giving them an opportunity. Would they still stand up and seek death?
When Yuan Xi saw it, he said to Jushu: "I will allocate some manpower to Mr. Gongyu, and also ask Mr. Gongyu to screen the identities of these officials and generals, and then make a decision."

After hearing this, Jushou led a large group of anxious officials to the side hall to talk.

Yuan Xi turned to the remaining members of the Yuan clan, "Because of your status as the Yuan clan, you cannot easily excuse yourself, so you will leave Shouchun in the next few days and go to Huaicheng, the place where the Emperor of Heaven rides, to wait for the Emperor's fate."

"Now there are two roads. One is to cross the Huai River and enter Sili from Yuzhou."

"But there are still wars on this road and it is not safe, so the other way is to go north via the Huai River, enter the Yellow River from the sea, then rest via Yecheng, and then go to Sili."

There were still a few ignorant people among the Yuan family's children, but the smart ones suddenly realized that Yecheng was Yuan Shao's base camp, and they were both Yuan family members. As long as they showed enough loyalty, Yuan Shao would definitely protect them when they arrived in Yecheng. Why do I need to go to Sili again?
But on the other hand, if they behave disobedient at this time, they may take another road to Huaicheng. Not only will no one protect them, but they may also be killed to scare the monkeys!
The meaning of the other party's words is very obvious. The person who now holds the power of life and death of the Yuan clan is this smiling and fierce tiger. Now he is waiting for them to express their stance!

The children of the Yuan family were not stupid, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy. Yuan Xi pointed at Lu Xun with his hand and said, "This is my sworn brother. He will talk to you one by one."

"The final result depends on your sincerity!"

Watching each of the Yuan family's children follow Lu Xun to the side hall, Yuan Xi felt happy.

Do you really think that the money from my Zhen Family Chamber of Commerce is so easy to get?
That's all the money I've saved. If it was really a loss-making business, would I be so generous?

Eat mine and spit it all out!

(End of this chapter)