Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Seeing that Gongsun Yuan had no strength to resist, Gan Ning shouted:

"Take him back to the camp and hand him over to the Prime Minister for punishment!"

The Han army acted upon hearing the order and quickly tied Gongsun Yuan up.

Under the fierce attack of the Han army, the personal guards under Gongsun Yuan fell to the ground and died one after another, and no one survived.

Afterwards, Gan Ning took the captured Gongsun Yuan and rushed towards the Han army camp.

...

In the Han camp, the central army tent was brightly lit.

"Your Excellency, General Gan requests an audience."

A personal soldier walked into the tent and knelt on one knee to report.

Xiao Fangzheng was sitting in the tent, thinking about the battle situation. After hearing the report from his personal army, he nodded slightly:

"Send Xingba in."

The tent curtain was slowly lifted, and Gan Ning, escorting Gongsun Yuan, strode into the tent.

He knelt on one knee, clasped his hands and said:
"Prime Minister, when I was on patrol, I encountered Gongsun Yuan sneaking into Xiangping, and I captured him alive. I have come to report to you."

As he spoke, Gan Ning waved his hand and the soldiers brought Gongsun Yuan in.

At this time, Gongsun Yuan's face was ashen, and his eyes revealed a fearless yet desperate look, as if he was still making his last struggle.

Xiao Fang looked at Gongsun Yuan who was brought in, and couldn't help but feel delighted, and praised:

"Good! Xingba, you have done a great job in capturing Gongsun Yuan this time."

Gan Ning bowed again to express his gratitude, then stood aside.

Xiao Fangze stared at Gongsun Yuan and began to wonder how to deal with this key figure of Liaodong Kingdom.

Whether to kill or keep him, or have other plans, all of this requires him to think carefully before making a decision.

"Prime Minister, it is easy to kill this thief. Why think too much?"

Ma Su bowed slightly and spoke.

Xiao Fang frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said slowly:

"However, if we can persuade the enemy to surrender, Xiangping City can be quickly pacified. In this way, the people in the city can be freed from suffering sooner."

A gleam of light flashed in Ma Su's eyes, and he quickly bowed and said:

"Prime Minister, why don't you let me go and try my best to persuade that fellow to surrender."

Xiao Fang's mind moved, and he thought that if he could take Xiangping without bloodshed, it would naturally be the best strategy.

At that moment, he put away his strong killing intent and nodded slightly:

"Well, then let's do as you say and give it a try."

After that, Xiao Fang ordered Gongsun Yuan to be imprisoned in a prison tent and handed over to Ma Su for punishment.

...

After a while, the atmosphere in the prison tent became depressing and solemn.

Ma Su folded his hands in front of his chest, a sneer on his lips, stared at Gongsun Yuan with cold eyes, and said coldly:
"Gongsun Yuan, you are now a prisoner. Why don't you follow the trend and surrender to the Han Dynasty?"

Gongsun Yuan held his head high, his eyes revealing an unyielding and proud look:

"I, Gongsun Yuan, am not a coward. It is absolutely impossible for me to surrender to the Han Dynasty!"

Ma Su's face darkened and he said in a stern tone:
"Your father Gongsun Kang was a cruel and inhumane man. He was so cruel that he used the people as military rations. Don't you feel a bit ashamed to have such a father?"

Gongsun Yuan was struck by lightning, his body shook violently and his face turned pale.

"Father did that because he was forced into a desperate situation by you. I will never betray you!"

Gongsun Yuan clenched his teeth and spoke firmly, but there was a hint of hesitation in his voice.

Seeing this, Ma Su stared at Gongsun Yuan and continued to question:

"Gongsun Yuan, your father is cruel. Today he may eat the people for his own survival, but tomorrow he may sacrifice you to save his own life!"

"Are you still going to be so stubborn?"

Gongsun Yuan shuddered and felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

He knew that his father Gongsun Kang had indeed resorted to all means to defend Xiangping.

Then it is not impossible to sacrifice him in order to survive.

Thinking of this, the faith in his heart began to gradually disintegrate.

Ma Su saw Gongsun Yuan's expression change, so he struck while the iron was hot:

"Surrender, save the people of Xiangping from the dire situation, and give yourself a chance to survive!"

"Otherwise, you will bear eternal infamy and end up dead and disgraced!"

Gongsun Yuan's body shook again and he fell into deep thought.

The tent was completely silent, with only his heavy breathing echoing in the air for a long time.

Gongsun Yuan sighed and said helplessly:

"Well, for the survival of the people of Xiangping, I am willing to surrender to the Han court!"

Ma Su was overjoyed and rushed out of the tent to tell Xiao Fang the news.

Xiao Fang was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Gongsun Yuan would choose to surrender.

Not long after.

The tent curtain was gently lifted, and Gongsun Yuan entered the tent again.

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, bowed, and said respectfully:
"Gongsun Yuan, I pay my respects to Prime Minister Xiao."

Xiao Fang raised his hand to signal him to stand up, and said with a smile:
"Gongsun Yuan, it is not easy for you to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Get up!"

Gongsun Yuan stood up silently, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

After a pause, he said:

"My father has gone mad. To be honest, I surrendered this time only to save the people of Xiangping."

Xiao Fang nodded slightly and said approvingly:

"Fortunately, you have some kindness and left a trace of blood for your Gongsun family."

"Don't worry, the emperor will give you a rich and prosperous life!"

Gongsun Yuan hesitated for a moment, then bowed again and said:
"Prime Minister, I dare to put forward a small condition!"

Xiao Fang's face darkened, and murderous intent emerged again:
"Why, at this time, you still dare to negotiate terms with me!"

Gongsun Yuan bowed his head and said:
"The Prime Minister has misunderstood. I just want to return to Xiangping and persuade my father to surrender!"

Xiao Fang pondered in silence.

"Prime Minister, why not let him give it a try?"

Ma Su said with a bow.

Xiao Fang glanced at Gongsun Yuan coldly, then said after thinking for a moment:

"Okay, I'll give you one chance, you must seize it and don't ruin your own life!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Gongsun Yuan knelt on the ground, then bid farewell to Xiao Fang and hurried to Xiangping City.

At this time.

Gan Ning, who was standing by, had a worried look on his face and said,
"Prime Minister, if Gongsun Yuan pretends to surrender, what should we do?"

Xiao Fang waved his hand domineeringly and snorted coldly:

"Even if he surrendered falsely, I can still conquer Xiangping, and then I will make him regret it!"

Seeing Xiao Fang so confident, Gan Ning stopped trying to persuade him.

...

In Xiangping City, Gongsun Kang was surprised and happy to hear that Gongsun Yuan had returned, and he hurriedly summoned him into the hall.

Gongsun Yuan walked into the hall and everyone looked at him expectantly.

Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and bowed:
"Your son greets his father."

Gongsun Kang did not wait for him to stand up and asked impatiently:
"When will Gao Shangwu lift the siege of Xiangping?"

Gongsun Yuan sighed and said helplessly:
"Gao Shangwu promised to send troops to rescue, but he has been slow to do so.

I had no choice but to rush back to Xiangping."

When Gongsun Kang heard this, all hope in his heart instantly collapsed.

There was silence in the hall.

"If Goguryeo doesn't save us, we will die without a burial place if we continue to defend it!"

Liu Yi cried out in grief.

Gongsun Kang gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing endless anger and despair.

The generals were in panic, not knowing what to do.

Seeing this, Gongsun Yuan bowed again and said:
"Father, if Goguryeo does not come to our aid, Xiangping will surely be destroyed. Rather than waiting to die, it is better to surrender to the Han Dynasty!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall. Everyone was shocked and looked at Gongsun Yuan.

There was no shock or anger in their eyes, but rather a hint of recognition.

In this desperate situation, the only way out was to break out, except to surrender to the Han.

But the hope of breaking through is extremely slim, almost tantamount to suicide.

Surrendering to the Han is their only way to survive. (End of this chapter)