The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 598 Yuan Cao's End
Yuan Shang's army was in a hurry to attack Guandu Tucheng. After several days of consumption, Cao Jun's strength had been almost worn down by Yuan Jun.In terms of overall strength, it is no longer able to match Yuan Jun.

In the north of Guandu Tucheng, Yuan Jun used the catapult and bed crossbow improved by Ma Jun to bombard Cao Jun so hard that he could barely lift his head.

The chief general in the north is Xu Huang, the general of the Cao army. Among the generals with other Cao surnames, Xu Huang is the only one who can be called a good general.

After waiting for the slingshots and crossbow attacks to stop, countless ladders began to rush towards Guandu, and countless Yuan Jun began to climb up, like long lingering dragons, sweeping towards Guandu City.

Xu Huang wiped the blood off his face with his hand, and strode up to the top of the city. The top of Guandu Tucheng is not high, and the people on the ladder quickly climbed to the wall. The leader, a general, climbed the city on foot , Mishanded a sharp sword, rushed out from the crowd, rushed straight at Xu Huang.

The speed of the opponent was extremely fast. When Xu Huang came back to his senses, the general had rushed in front of him, raised his hand and stabbed out with a sword, aiming at Xu Huang's throat, Xu Huang was startled, and hurriedly raised his hand The big ax blocks and parries.

"Boom!"

As the iron objects intersected, and then accompanied by a piercing loud noise, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel pain in his tiger's mouth from the shock, and stepped back three steps in a row.

Xu Huang was already exhausted at this moment, he managed to stabilize his body, looked up, and saw that the other party was a handsome, fair-looking young man with sword eyebrows and handsome eyes, he could not be described as heroic alone, he could be said to be beautiful .

Xu Huang's heart trembled, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are you?"

The handsome general let out a hey, shook his head and said, "You don't even know me? How dare you serve as a general in the army?"

After finishing speaking, he raised the long sword in his hand and went straight to the big ax in Xu Huang's hand.

Xu Huang's big ax is a sharp weapon on horseback, and it is very powerful when swung to slash and smash. However, it is extremely disadvantageous when it comes to fighting on foot. On the contrary, the handsome general's long sword is dexterous and sharp, tricky and weird. Xu Huang was scratched all over his body, making Xu Huang, who was already extremely tired, miserable.

Seeing that his main general was injured, the six personal guards behind Xu Huang rushed out and went straight to kill the heroic general.

The man sneered, he was not afraid, and his figure swayed, facing the wolf-like guard of Cao Jun, instead of retreating, he rushed into the crowd, his sword was like frost and snow, and he was as fast as lightning. Huang's five guards fell into a pool of blood.

Xu Huang could see clearly, he was startled and angry, his eyes turned blood red, he screamed strangely, and went straight to kill the handsome general.

Even if there is some disadvantage in weapons, if Xu Huang is in good condition, he may be able to compete with the opponent, but now, his physical strength is too exhausted, so he is still the enemy's opponent.

After fighting for only a dozen rounds, Xu Huang made a careless move and was severely slashed on the breastplate by the opponent's sword. Blood sprayed out immediately, and he staggered back a long way. Before he recovered, the general flew He rushed forward, the long sword in his hand was like a spirit snake, ready to pierce Xu Huang's throat with one blow.

Seeing that Xu Huang's life was about to be taken, someone behind him yelled: "Son, stop! Don't kill him!"

Hearing this, the handsome general was stunned for a moment, drew his sword and retreated. Looking back, he saw the old general Ma Teng climbed up to the top of the wall and squeezed out from Yuan Jun's crowd.With a smile on his face, old man Ma Teng raised his voice and said, "Son, don't take his life! Catch him alive!"

This heroic general is Ma Chao, Yuan Jun's number one fierce general.

Ma Chao may not listen to others telling him to stop, but Ma Chao dare not disobey his father Ma Teng's orders.

Ma Chao put down the sword in his hand slowly, and asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to catch the alive?"

Ma Teng stroked his white beard on his chin, and said with a smile, "This man is Xu Huang, a rare good general among generals with other surnames of the Cao family. My lord once said that among the generals with other surnames of the Cao family, the bravest are Dian Wei and Xu Chu. , the most talented ones are Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, and now that Zhang Liao has surrendered, if we can take in Xu Huang again, it will undoubtedly be even more powerful to our army."

Hearing this, Ma Chao glanced at Xu Huang, who was already on the ground, and said, "Cao Cao has been kind to him, so who can guarantee that the lord will be able to subdue him?"

Ma Teng nodded with a smile, and said, "Although that's the case, everything has to be decided by the lord."

Hearing this, Ma Chao rolled his eyes, snorted, turned and walked away.

Following Xu Huang's capture, Cao's army retreated faster to the north of Guandu. When Cao Zhi came to the north under the protection of Xiahou Dun, almost the entire northern city wall had fallen, and the scene was already one-sided.

Cao Zhi got off his horse, looked up at the battle situation in the field, couldn't help but sighed, and then ordered people to beat the drum to stop the battle!He also raised the flag and waved the flag language, asking Yuan Shang to come out and answer.

Cao Jun's movement was quickly reported back to Yuan Jun. When he was young, he saw Yuan Shang leading a group of Yuan Jun generals to the field separately, and Cao Zhi also came to the front of the battle.

"Prime Minister Cao, we meet again!"

Watching Yuan Shang appear, the guards and generals around Cao Zhi ran to his side one after another, protecting Cao Zhi's left and right sides, each of them looked nervous as if they were facing a big enemy, and their eyes swept Yuan Shang and the generals around him vigilantly.

Cao Zhi looked at Yuan Shang steadfastly, and suddenly showed a smile, and said, "General Yuan, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your complexion seems to be good."

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "Brother Cao, you have been stubbornly resisting, making me unable to sleep day and night, tossing and turning every day, and I can't sleep. I think about you, you know? Do you want to be like me? , very hard."

After hearing this, everyone in Cao Jun rolled their eyes and almost fainted.

Cao Zhi smiled and said nothing.

Yuan Shang was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Prime Minister Cao came to see me before the battle today, is there something important?"

Cao Zhi shook his head and said, "I can't say anything important, but I want to bother the general with a small matter. I don't know if the general will give me some noodles?"

Yuan Shang's heart suddenly moved when he heard the words, his Adam's apple grunted slightly, and he said in a low voice: "What's the matter, Prime Minister Cao?"

Cao Zhi took a deep breath, remained silent for a long time, and finally said: "I, Cao Zhi, would like to surrender today."

Saying a word, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, exploded in the north city of Guandu with a 'bang', not only surprised everyone in Yuan Jun, but also everyone in Cao Jun was a little dumbfounded, tongue-tied and unable to react for a long time.

Yuan Shang was expressionless, but he still felt that a big rock was falling heavily in his heart. He looked at Cao Zhi fixedly and said, "Brother Cao is an outstanding man of his generation, dominating one side, is it so simple that he is willing to admit defeat?"

"Yes." Cao Zhi nodded, and said, "I am willing to admit defeat, the dispute between Yuan and Cao is enough."

"Oh?" Yuan Shang slightly raised his eyebrows.

Cao Zhi looked at him resolutely, and said: "The dispute between Yuan and Cao has been going on for more than ten years since the fourth year of Jian'an, and it has not only involved the two generations of Yuan and Cao including you and me, but also Thousands of generals, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and millions of civilians were involved. Too many people died because of the Yuan-Cao dispute. It is time to end it. Now that the Cao family is gone, resistance is useless... ..."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhi paused, and said, "And I have no responsibility to continue fighting with you."

Yuan Shang was sad for a long time after hearing the words, and said: "Although Cao's power in Zhongzhou has been defeated, with Cao's family background, it is not impossible to make a comeback or use other forces to compete with me, revenge and hatred."

What Yuan Shang said is correct, Liu Bei is an obvious example, and now Cao Pi is following this path.

Cao Zhi nodded and smiled, and said: "I know, but I've had enough. Winning is winning, and losing is losing. It's meaningless to fight entangled with shameless faces. It will only hurt the peace and increase casualties. Losing is losing." , I am convinced that I lost, and I don't want to and don't want to use the lives of my relatives and subordinates to compete with you for the so-called supremacy."

Yuan Shang couldn't help heaving a long sigh when he heard the words. It seems that Cao Zhi really understands his position. To be honest, Cao Zhi is a benevolent person. In Yuan Shang's heart, he can find many qualified positions in this world. Whether it is a literary hero, or a poet, or even a wealthy businessman, a famous official, etc., Yuan Shang thinks that Cao Zhi is competent and can do a good job, but this tyrant is not suitable for him.

"Prime Minister, think twice before acting!" Beside Cao Zhi, Xiahou Dun and other generals fell to their knees, but were interrupted by Cao Zhi raising his hand.

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to say more!"

Yuan Shang took a deep look at Cao Zhi and said, "After surrendering, I can grant you one wish. What request do you have?"

Cao Zhi cupped his hands lightly, and said: "Your enemy, from the beginning to the end, is only me. What you want to kill is me, not all the soldiers under Cao's family. My life must be killed or cut. It is at your discretion, I just ask you to spare the Cao clan, the Xiahou clan, and the Xuchang ministers."

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "What kind of request are you asking for? How do you know that I will kill you?"

Cao Zhi was amused when he heard the words: "How do I know you will let me go?"

Yuan Shangchang sighed, and said: "I remember that I once promised you that I would not kill you. I will do what I say. This is not a requirement. I will definitely do it. You can change it."

Cao Zhi felt relieved when he heard the words. Although Jia Xu had promised Yuan Shang would not kill him, Cao Zhi had no idea, but after seeing Yuan Shang's expression now, his heart finally, really fell slowly.

After being silent for a while, Cao Zhi suddenly raised his head and said, "If it's a wish, then I really have one right now."

Yuan Shang was shocked when he heard the words, and said, "What wish?"

"In the battle of Cangting back then, you and my father singled out the winner, and ended up tragically. Today, I surrendered. After everything is settled, I also want to fight a single duel with you. Although we are opponents, it seems There has never been a one-on-one contest before."

After hearing this, Yuan Shang couldn't help being stunned.

Cao Zhi, want to fight him one-on-one?
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(End of this chapter)