Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 236: There are only beheaded generals, but no surrendered generals! (Thanks to my wealthy monthly ticket support~)

Yan Yan thought he could barely suppress the enemy's attack.

However, they didn't expect that the enemy's messenger just howled a few times, and the enemy's morale suddenly soared, and they approached the city wall as if they were risking their lives!

Even though the catapults and archers on the city wall were firing at full power, the soldiers below were not afraid at all.

The soldiers who climbed up the earthen ladder pushed the ram forward frantically. When the ram was close to the city wall, they suddenly opened the mechanism at the base of the ram.

In an instant, the thick wolf-head siege wood came out of the slot and hit the city wall like a bell!
Countless spider-like cracks suddenly appeared on the already damaged wall.

The soldiers who did not climb the earthen ladder carried the siege ladders, crossed the moat filled with mudslides, and quickly came to the bottom of the city wall and set up the siege ladders!
Facing the crazy attack of 15,000 troops.

Yan Yan, who had held out for two hours, looked at a corner of the city wall that was suddenly knocked down by the battering ram, and finally realized that he could no longer hold on.

The general on the side urged:
"General Yan! The enemy's attack is too fierce, we can't hold on any longer!"

Yan Yan's gaze seemed to be selecting someone to devour, and the general who was trying to persuade him did not dare to say another word.

But Yan Yan is not a fool, and he knows that under the current circumstances, he can no longer defend the city.

He had heard that the soldiers of Lu Bu's army were extremely ferocious, but he didn't expect them to be so fierce!

Of course, the main reason for this defeat was that the enemy used mudslides to cause serious damage to the northern city wall.

Even the moat was filled.

The city's defenses were greatly reduced, and coupled with the small number of troops, it was actually quite good that it could hold out for so many days.

But Yan Yan was unwilling to leave when he thought that if he gave up the gateway to Ba County, the cities behind would be even more difficult to defend.

At this time, the general could not help but advise again:

“Yufu County and Qu County in the rear are both strategically located cities, and it would be very difficult for the enemy to capture them.

"But if something unexpected happens to you here today, I'm afraid the entire Ba County will be lost!"

After hearing this, Yan Yan finally realized the seriousness of the problem, so he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the defenders of the East Gate to retreat.

However, of the 1,500 defenders at the East Gate, only more than 400 were left after Zhang Liao's attack.

When Yan Yan withdrew from the South City Gate, there were less than a thousand people left behind him.

Yan Yan looked at the enemy troops chasing them in the city, sighed helplessly, and hurriedly fled westward to Yufu County with the remaining troops!
Wei Yan, who had chased out of the South City Gate, looked at the enemy's fleeing figures in a panic, but did not pursue them. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"Let's go back to the city and wait for good news from General Wen Pin and General Huang Zu!"

As he spoke, Wei Yan laughed heartily, seeming particularly happy because he had captured Wucheng.

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Yan Yanzheng was fleeing rapidly toward the west with a thousand remaining soldiers, but he always felt something strange along the way.

The enemy troops behind us did not choose to pursue us, and their evacuation process was a little too smooth...

Since the enemy's strategists were able to use the ingenious strategy of mudslides to destroy walls and build earthen ladders.

Didn't they expect them to escape through the South Gate and stop them?

While Yan Yan was wondering, a cavalry of a thousand men suddenly rushed out from the bend of the stream ahead!
The leader wore a square hat and a parrot battle robe, and held a long-handled sword in his hand, stabbing Yan Yan's face.

It was Huang Zu, Liu Biao's former general and now a captain under Lu Bu!
Faced with the sudden attack of the enemy, Yan Yan and his men were horrified.

Yan Yan hurriedly raised his knife to block Huang Zu's long-handled sword and was forced to fight with the enemy.

Soon, Yan Yan realized the enemy general's strength and calmed down immediately.

But before he could organize an effective counterattack, a cannon shot suddenly sounded from the rear!
Another team of a thousand men rushed down the mountain and attacked them from behind!

Yan Yan recognized the bronze sword in the enemy general's hand at a glance. It was the fierce general who had fought with him and injured him the night before!
Under the joint attack of Wen Pin and Huang Zu, Yan Yan's soldiers were killed in an instant!
Wen Pin ignored those small fry and rushed straight towards Yan Yan, chopping Yan Yan's back with the sword in his hand!
The sharp blade instantly cut through the fragile armor, leaving a hideous wound on Yan Yan's back!

Yan Yan felt pain and his body instinctively spasmed forward. Huang Zu seized the opportunity and stabbed him in the shoulder with a sword, knocking him off his horse!
Upon seeing this, Wen Pin immediately jumped off his horse and pressed the struggling Yan Yan under him.

He took the rope thrown by Huang Zu and tied up the injured Yan Yan!

When Yan Yan's men saw that Yan Yan was captured, they wanted to rescue him, but they were surrounded and killed by Huang Zu's army.

The remaining hundreds of people had no choice but to surrender...

Wen Pin and Huang Zu returned with a great victory!

When they returned to Wucheng, Zhang Liao had already been waiting for them at the city gate. Seeing that they had successfully captured Yan Yan alive, Zhang Liao hurried over and bowed respectfully to Yan Yan:

"Old General, I'm offended."

The angry Yan Yan suddenly spat at Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao quickly turned his head to avoid it.

Zhang Liao's smile faded slightly, but considering the opponent's ability and whether he could take over the entire Ba County in the future, he still smiled and said:
"Don't be angry, old general. You are an expert at commanding troops to defend a city and fighting on the battlefield!
"Now that Liu Yan is dead, his sons are fighting for power. Since you have been defeated by our army, why don't you surrender to us?

"This way, you don't have to worry about which team to stand on!"

After hearing Zhang Liao's heart-wrenching words, Yan Yan fell silent for a moment.

However, driven by his dignity, he still snorted coldly:

"Who to stand on is my Yizhou family business!
"How can you seize my prefectures and counties without any reason?! In my prefectures and counties, there are only beheaded generals, how can there be surrendered generals?!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao was impressed by the other party's loyalty and could not bear to behead him.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to surrender for the time being, Zhang Liao ordered his men to put him in jail, have military doctors treat his injuries and treat him well.

Then Zhang Liao bowed respectfully to the middle-aged counselor behind him:
"This victory is due to your great contribution! Can you tell me your name?"

The middle-aged counselor smiled and bowed:

"My surname is Xun, my given name is You, my courtesy name is Gongda, and I am just an unknown person.

"Due to Dong Zhuo's rebellion, I have been taking refuge in Shu."

Upon hearing this name, Zhang Liao's body was shocked!
"Xun You?! Are you the nephew of Xun Yu, Cao Cao's strategist?!"

A look of surprise appeared on Xun You's face:
"General, have you heard of my name?"

Zhang Liao nodded solemnly:

"I often hear my master mention your name...

“I thought you were still in Yingchuan, but I didn’t expect you to come to Shu.

"My lord, I often feel that if Cao Cao had your help, he would not have been defeated so many times by Liu Bei!"

Hearing that Lu Bu actually spoke so highly of him, Xun You curled the corners of his lips calmly.

"Speaking of which...Mr. Gongda, when you arrived in Shu, why didn't you serve Liu Yan, or go to your cousin?"

Facing Zhang Liao's doubts, Xun You said tactfully:

"I came to Shu just to seek refuge, not to be an official..."

The implication is that there is no one in Yizhou worthy of his loyalty.

"As for Cao Cao... I wanted to go there, but my cousin wrote to me and asked me to go to Liu Bei.

"I think Liu Bei already has someone of high caliber to help him. It would be difficult for him to realize his ambitions there, and he would even be at the mercy of others.

"As for Cao Cao, it is difficult for him to regain his power... so he simply stayed in Shu and prepared for the rest of his life.

"I never thought that I would see the brave and skilled General Wei Yan in Beijing City, who took Beijing City overnight.

"Marquis Wen can command such a powerful general, so he must be a wise ruler.

"Moreover, Marquis Wen killed Dong Zhuo and supported the Han Dynasty, which fulfilled my wish.

"I thought about going to Wen Hou's camp and offering my little help to him!"

Zhang Liao clapped his hands and laughed happily:
“If the lord knew that Mr. Gongda had joined our army, he would be so happy that he would not be able to sleep!
"Wait for a letter from me to cheer him up!"

While Zhang Liao was talking, Chen Wu arrived holding a jade seal:
"General Zhang, we found the seal of the governor of Ba County on Yan Yan!"

Xun You looked at the seal, his eyes lit up slightly:
"With this seal, our army can take over Ba County without bloodshed!"

Zhang Liao was immediately surprised and hurriedly bowed and said:

"Please give me some advice, sir!"

(End of this chapter)