The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 90 090 Surrender without a fight
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Zhang Yan survived by luck, and relying on the dark cloud riding snow horse under his seat, he quickly galloped out of the dangerous area.

More than a dozen cavalrymen from Xuzhou immediately came to protect them, while Tai Shici, Niu Jin and others breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry about the future, and became more brave. They rushed into Yuan Bing's team with the cavalry, and It's like a tiger in a flock of sheep.

For a while, there were screams on both sides of the road, and Yuan Bing could not resist. Seeing that he failed to kill Zhang Yan, Sun Ce ordered his troops to withdraw with a trace of regret.

Zhang Yan stayed in a safe area, and there was constant pain coming from his back. He looked at Sun Ce who was retreating, and his heart was full of hatred. At the same time, he admired Sun Ce very much. !"

Sun Ce withdrew, and Tai Shici and Niu Jin led the men to chase for a while, beheading more than a thousand ranks. They chased for more than ten miles, but they could not find Sun Ce's trace, so they stopped chasing and led their troops back to Zhang Yan's side. .

At this moment, Zhang Yan had someone simply heal the arrow wound on his back and wrapped it in a bandage, the bandage had already been stained red with blood.As long as he moved slightly, the wound would be painful. Fortunately, it was only a superficial wound and did not hurt any muscles or bones. Otherwise, Zhang Yan would have to rest for a few months.

Everyone returned to Zhuyi City together. When Chen Qun learned that Zhang Yan was injured, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked concerned: "My lord, you heard that you were injured. How is your injury?"

Zhang Yandao: "It's just a little skin trauma, it's nothing. However, I will always ask Sun Ce for this revenge."

Chen Qun said: "My lord, since Yuan Shu's army has entered Xiapi, our army also made a decision early on. There are few soldiers in Xiapi city, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist. Zhou Kui, the prefect of Xiapi, is even more duplicitous. Once he knows Yuan Shu If you lead an army to attack, it is very likely that you will surrender without a fight, the lord should make a decision early!"

Zhang Yan frowned, feeling a little worried about Zhou Kui.He said to Chen Qun: "I originally wanted to keep Yuan Shu's army out of Xuzhou, but now it seems that it is impossible. You quickly bring two thousand soldiers back to Pengcheng to garrison, and the rest of the people will all go down the river by boat and go down." Pi!"

Chen Qun said: "But the lord is injured, how can he stand up to such a toss, why not..."

"Such minor injuries, what are they? Besides, I have Tai Shici, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, Wang Bo and the others to protect me. What are I afraid of?"

After Tai Shici heard this, he said loudly: "Chen Taishou, don't worry, I will do my best to protect the lord, and I will never let the lord suffer any more harm!"

Hearing Tai Shici's words, Chen Qun felt relieved. He cupped his fists and said, "Since the lord has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. I'll take people back to Pengcheng to guard against Yuan Bing It's coming. But Yuan Shu has many soldiers and generals after all, my lord can't fight head-on with him, he should wait for the opportunity and move slowly."

"Don't worry about Changwen, I have my own measure." Zhang Yan said.

Chen Qun walked to Xu Sheng's side and whispered to Xu Sheng: "Tai Shici is very brave and very suitable to be a vanguard general. I am worried that the Lord will send him out to fight. If this happens, Tai Shici will not be able to protect the Lord. You follow By the side of the lord, we must protect the safety of the lord."

"Master Chen, don't worry, my lord gave me my life. Even if I risk my life, I will protect my lord." Xu Sheng said.

Only then did Chen Qun leave in peace of mind, cross Sui River with two thousand soldiers, prisoners and luggage, and return to Pengcheng.

Zhang Yan led 1 horse infantry, took a boat, went down the Sui River, and headed for Xiapi.

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In the prefect's mansion of Xiapi, Zhou Kui, the prefect, was flustered when he learned that Yuan Shu had led an army of more than 4 to capture Qulu and was coming towards Xiapi.

In Xiapi City, there are only one thousand guards, how can they resist Yuan Shu's army of more than 4?

After Zhou Kui thought about it, there was only one way to go, and that was to surrender.Only by surrendering can he survive and protect Xiapi from the suffering of war.

Having made up his mind, he immediately wrote a surrender letter and sent scouts to send it to Yuan Shu in advance to express his state of mind.

Yuan Shu led the army and was on the way to Xiapi at a rapid pace. It was less than a hundred miles away from Xiapi. Zhang Xun was in charge of the front vanguard. He could arrive at the city of Xiapi by noon, and Yuan Shu's army could arrive in the evening. .

After Yuan Shu captured Qulu, he looted some food and grass, and occupied many ships. In order to defend Zhang Yan, he deliberately left Liang Gang to garrison Qulu and blocked Sui Shui.

Seeing that he was about to go to Xiapi city, Yuan Shu was in a good mood and was very satisfied with Yan Xiang's strategy.

Yuan Shu rode on a fat yellow horse, proudly walking forward, when he saw Ji Ling coming from the former army with a look of joy on his face, he hurriedly asked, "What is so joyful?"

Ji Ling rode to Yuan Shu's side, handed a letter to Yuan Shu, pretending to be mysterious and said: "A happy event, a great happy event. My lord will know it at a glance!"

Yuan Shu reined in the horse and parked on the side of the road with Ji Ling, took the letter from Ji Ling, opened it, read it quickly, and burst out laughing.

"It's God helping me. It seems that Xuzhou is also a person who knows current affairs! I didn't expect Xiapi to surrender without a fight. It's really beyond my expectation!" Yuan Shu said happily.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was so happy, Yan Xiang, who was beside Yuan Shu, said hastily, "My lord, Xiapi surrendered without a fight. This is God's blessing on my lord. Xiapi has gathered a lot of money and food. If our army can gain a firm foothold here, we will be able to fight." Divide troops to attack various parts of Xuzhou. Zhang Yan has just taken office and people's hearts are not stable. All parts of Xuzhou will definitely surrender after hearing the news. Our army should speed up the march and have a good celebration after arriving in Xiapi!"

Yuan Shu smiled happily and said, "Hahaha...the order will be passed on, the army will speed up its advance, and after arriving at Xiapi, the whole army will start to rob for three days..."

After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Yan Xiang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty must not issue such an order!"

Yuan Shu asked suspiciously: "Why? Our army suffered heavy losses in Zhuyi City, and morale was low. After arriving at Xiapi, we started to rob for three days to stabilize the morale of the army. Isn't that bad?"

Yan Xiangdao: "My lord, when our army first arrived in Xuzhou, we carried out looting. What is the difference with bandits? Last year Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou because he massacred the city everywhere, so that hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people died tragically, and the people of Xuzhou hated Cao Cao even more. Once our army occupies Xiapi, then Xiapi is the lord's territory, and the people are also the lord's people. How can the lord let the soldiers plunder his own people? If the lord really wants to occupy Xuzhou for a long time, he must not do anything that harms the people of Xuzhou For things, we should adopt a gentle policy to appease and sympathize with the people who surrender to the lord, only in this way can the lord maintain long-term stability in Xuzhou."

Ji Lingdao: "My lord, although the general is just a rough man, the general also thinks that Yan Zhubo's words are very reasonable. If our army just came to Xuzhou, if the lord went all out to plunder, who would dare to submit to the lord in the future?"

Yuan Shu thought for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I don't order the soldiers to loot. In the opinion of Master Yan, what should I do?"

Yan Xiang said: "After our army enters Xiapi, my lord should treat the prefect of Xiapi who surrendered well, and you can learn from Emperor Gaozu when he entered Xianyang, and the three chapters of the law with the people. As long as there is no crime against the people, and the soldiers strictly observe military discipline, then as time goes by, The people of Xuzhou are willing to be driven by the lord."

"Okay, let's do it!"

As the sun was setting and the dusk was falling, Yuan Shu finally arrived at Xiapi City in the evening after a long journey with his army.

Outside the south gate of Xiapi City, Xiapi prefect Zhou Kui led his officials to wait at the gate of the city, while Zhang Xun led his soldiers neatly lined up on both sides of the road, quietly waiting for Yuan Shu's arrival.

Among Zhou Kui's many subordinate officials, Xiapi Cheng Chen Jiao was also among them. He stood there quietly, looking at Yuan Shu and others slowly approaching from a distance with deep eyes, like a sculpture.

Zhou Kui surrendered without a fight, Chen Jiao was very surprised by the news, but the whole city of Xiapi was full of Zhou Kui's confidantes, he was not enough to control major events by himself.If he refuted Zhou Kui, it would be a dead end. He, who has always been smart, chose to obey and follow Zhou Kui to surrender to Yuan Shu, but he hoped that Zhang Yan would lead his troops here soon.

Yuan Shu brought Ji Ling, Yan Xiang, Yuan Huan, Yuan Yin, Yang Hong and others to the gate of the city. Zhang Xun first introduced Yuan Shu to Zhou Kui, and then introduced Zhou Kui to Yuan Shu.

Later, Zhou Kui surrendered to Yuan Shu with his subordinates and presented the seal and ribbon of Xiapi prefect.

Yuan Shu accepted Zhou Kui's surrender, but he did not accept the seal of Xiapi prefect. Instead, he followed Yan Xiang's strategy and treated the surrendered Xiapi prefect kindly.

Zhou Kui was very happy, so he invited Yuan Shu into the city.

Surrounded by thousands of people, Yuan Shu drove slowly into Xiapi City, only bringing [-] soldiers into the city, but let the rest of the soldiers and horses be stationed outside the city, so as not to panic the people of Xiapi.

However, as soon as the three thousand soldiers entered the city, they were led by Yuan Yin to occupy all the gates of Xiapi City in the fastest time, and replaced the soldiers guarding the city.

That night, Zhou Kui held a banquet in the prefect's mansion to entertain Yuan Shu and others. Seeing Zhou Kui's sincerity, Yuan Shu was also very happy, and had a drink with Zhou Kui and others.

The next day, Yuan Shu asked people to post a notice in the city, stating that he had made three agreements with the people in order to calm the hearts of the people.After that, Yuan Shu asked Zhou Kui to present the roster of Shangxiapi Mansion Treasury, and then called [-] soldiers into the city again to replace important places such as arsenals, granaries, and treasuries.

In just one day, Yuan Shu occupied Xiapi without bloodshed.

Because of Yuan Shu's series of strategies, the people in Xiapi did not feel disgusted with Yuan Shu's army, so Yuan Shu transferred all the troops into the city and lived in the barracks.

In the evening, the arrival of a scout broke Yuan Shu's joy.The scouts brought the news that Zhang Yan led the army into Xiapi.

Zhang Yan led 1 troops down the river to Qulu, but Liang Gang, who was stationed at Qulu, was unable to resist and fled in defeat.And Zhang Yan didn't stop at the thought, and went directly to Xiapi.

After Yuan Shu heard the news, he laughed loudly and said, "It's just in time! I'm worried that I have nowhere to find him!"

Afterwards, Yuan Shu summoned all the civil and military generals and began to plan how to eliminate Zhang Yan.

(End of this chapter)