Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 609: Yuan Family Exterminates
"Everyone, we are all ready. We should leave early to avoid any trouble."

Yuan Tan suggested to everyone.

"Yes, I think so. Although there is a saying in military strategy: 'surround three sides and leave one side missing', our lives are in Liu He's hands. It is too risky. It is better to leave as soon as possible."

As Guo Tu spoke, he kept looking around, as if he was worried that Liu He's troops would suddenly appear at any time.

"I wonder if the lord..."

Feng Ji was halfway through his question when Yuan Tan interrupted him: "Father is trying to put my fourth brother to sleep, so there's no need to disturb him."

"I see. Let's go then."

Everyone knew that Yuan Shao loved Madam Gao and the child she gave birth to the most, so they had no other thoughts about Yuan Tan's statement.

The three Yuan Tan brothers secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the truth was discovered by these people, it would be a huge trouble.

The three men mounted their horses and were about to set off when suddenly another soldier came running up in front.

Everyone felt that something was wrong and their hearts began to beat rapidly.

"My lord... a group of soldiers suddenly arrived from the north of the city, no less than 40,000 or 50,000 in number, and attacked the flags of Xu, Qian and Baibo. They also threw the heads of General Ye and General Geng from Handan City down to the city gate. Now the city gate is in danger..."

All four gates were surrounded, and everyone was now in complete despair.

"It's over, it's over... We are still one step too late. There is only one way out for us..."

Feng Ji staggered and almost fell off the horse.

Guo Tu instinctively moved closer to Yuan Tan: "Master, this...what should I do?"

However, Xu You's eyes flickered, and he looked around secretly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Yuan Xi said: "In the current situation, the only way is to break out with force. There are only about 10,000 soldiers and horses of Zhao Yun in the south of the city. If we gather the remaining troops in the city, we are not hopeless."

Among the three brothers, only Yuan Shang had never led an army in battle. Naturally, he was panicked by this situation and had no idea what to do. For a moment, he and Yuan Xi could only look at their eldest brother Yuan Tan. Even if they had much resentment towards him in the past, they could not care less now as their lives were at stake.

Xin Ping said: "Second Master is right. Breaking out from the south of the city, detouring to Wei County, and then heading to Qingzhou is the only way out now."

Yuan Tan bit his lip and gave the order: "Okay, tell the soldiers at the other three gates to continue guarding the city and not to relax. We will head to the South Gate immediately and prepare to break out!"

However, at this moment, a burst of wild laughter suddenly came from Yuan Shao's carriage.

“Hahahaha…hahahaha…retribution, it’s all retribution…”

Everyone was surprised: "Huh? It's the Lord."

The group hurried to Yuan Shao's carriage, while Yuan Tan and his three brothers stood there in panic.

"My lord?"

Guo Tu carefully pulled open the curtain of the carriage, but the scene before him shocked everyone.

Yuan Shao was seen sitting on a cushion, leaning weakly against the carriage, with Gao on his legs and the two children in his arms, staring blankly ahead, without any spirit at all.

The mother and son Gao had obviously been dead for a long time, and their faces looked extremely miserable.

"This...what on earth is going on?"

Everyone screamed in surprise.

Yuan Shao's eyes, filled with hatred, were fixed on Yuan Tan and the other two in the distance.

"Rebellious son... rebellious son... this is all retribution for me, retribution..."

Upon hearing this, Guo Tu and the others looked at Yuan Tan and the other two: "Master, this is..."

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Yuan Tan no longer concealed it: "Humph, yes, I killed this shrew and my fourth brother. I wanted to take them both away, but this shrew kept pestering me about her brother Gao Lan's death in battle, and she tore me apart in every way. Although I was heartbroken, I had to take action for the sake of the overall situation. I never expected that I would go too far and kill them both."

Guo Tu and others were such smart people, how could they not hear the many mistakes and omissions in Yuan Tan's words?
But because they are smart, they know better that their lord is doomed to fail. If they want to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, they will have to curry favor with the eldest son.

Guo Tu's expression changed instantly: "Not bad, not bad. The eldest master put the overall situation first. Although he was careless and killed the mother and son, it is understandable."

"That's right. Time is running out and we can't afford to waste any more time. It's better to leave as soon as possible."

"That's right, let's go quickly. We have wasted so much time here. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"It's too late!"

A voice that resounded throughout the night sky suddenly came, and Yuan Tan and others immediately changed color.

Afterwards, large groups of soldiers came quickly from both sides of the street and surrounded the group of people.

Everyone looked at the leader and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Liu...Liu He..." They saw Liu He riding on a strange black tiger and slowly coming to them.

He glanced at the people present: "Well, everyone is here, no one is missing."

Everyone stepped back involuntarily.

Yuan Tan swallowed his saliva and said with all his strength: "Liu He, what...what do you want to do?"

"Huh?" Liu He looked at him indifferently. Just this one look frightened Yuan Tan so much that he took several steps back and retreated all the way to the side of the carriage where Yuan Shao was.

Liu He smiled and said, "You and I are enemies. Now that the city has fallen, the more than 20,000 defenders in the city have all surrendered to me. You have no way to escape. What will happen to you? Do you need me to tell you?"

"You..." Yuan Tan was about to speak when suddenly a figure beside him rushed out quickly and knelt directly in front of Liu He.

"The general is invincible and brave. You had long advised my lord, oh no, he had long advised Yuan Shao not to be an enemy of the general, but he refused to listen. Now I finally get to see the general's golden face. I feel honored. I am willing to surrender and lead the general's horse and stirrups in the future. I have no complaints."

After seeing this person clearly, Yuan Tan could not help but get furious: "Xu You, you villain, you are unworthy of my master's trust in you in the past! This time, you were the one who urged my father to fight Liu He, and you were the one who shouted the loudest. How dare you say such things!"

Xu You looked a little uncomfortable, and he said with a specious reason: "I... I... I knew that our army would be defeated, so I deliberately came up with those plans. I expected that the grain convoy was fake, and I wanted to lure you into the trap."

He seemed very satisfied with the excuse he had made up, and looked at Liu He with a flattering face: "General, considering my humble contribution, can you spare my life?"

Liu He looked at him coldly, then waved his hand and said, "Take your family and go behind the army."

Xu You was overjoyed: "Thank you, General. Thank you, General!"

Seeing this scene, Guo Tu and others could no longer wait and rushed over.

"General, please spare our lives. We are willing to surrender..."

Liu He had no interest in them at all and just waved his hand as usual. These people then left happily with their families.

In the blink of an eye, only the Yuan family was left in the encirclement.

Yuan Shang gritted his teeth and was about to move forward when Liu He suddenly said, "You are all members of the Yuan family, so there is no need to surrender. Today, you will only die. If you know what's good for you, then end your life."

Xu You shouted at the back: "You young boys, facing the might of the general, dare you rebel? Why don't you kill yourself quickly to avoid dirtying the general's hands."

Yuan Tan and the other two looked at Xu You with anger: "Shameless man, you will never have a good ending!"

Liu He shook his head and waved to a group of soldiers behind him. They came over quickly with their swords in hand.

When the three brothers saw this, they hurriedly drew their swords and prepared for battle, but Liu He clearly saw that their hands were shaking.

At this moment, Yuan Shao in the carriage suddenly jumped up, holding his sword, and rushed out.

"The traitor shall die!"

Before Yuan Tan could react, the sword pierced his back, penetrated his heart, and came out of his chest.

“Ah…I…wu…”

Yuan Tan turned around with great difficulty to look at his father. The father and son looked at each other, but no one knew what they were feeling.

"Ah... run quickly..."

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang fled in a hurry, but were easily captured by several soldiers under Liu He who were walking over.

Yuan Shang was still unwilling to give up, and shouted hoarsely: "I want to see Xu Huang, I want to see Qian Zhao, they will save me, they will save me..."

Two figures walked out from the army. When Yuan Shang saw them, he was overjoyed: "Gongming, Zijing, I knew you would come to save me. Although Liu He bribed you, I don't blame you. As long as you save my life, I will give you whatever you want and I will never ask back!"

Xu Huang rode on his warhorse, looking down at him coldly: "What a fool you are. Don't you understand yet? We, the Baibo Army, have always been the general's men. All the soldiers of the Baibo Army were originally the troops of Yanmen in disguise. How could they be bribed? You are so stupid. No wonder Jizhou was defeated."

"What! How could this be? How could this be..."

Liu He had long lost his patience. With a wave of his hand, two soldiers raised their swords and slashed, killing Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

He looked at Yuan Shao, who was holding the dead child in his arms, and said, "Yuan Shao, I think you are also a local lord, so I will let you commit suicide."

Yuan Shao didn't even raise his head, but just spat at Yuan Tan's body, then hugged his little son tightly, got off the carriage and walked over.

"Stop..." Several soldiers were about to use force but were stopped by Liu He.

"No need to stop him."

Yuan Shao looked distraught and stumbled back to the governor's mansion.

Liu He watched him sit in the hall and chopped over the candlestick beside him with his sword. Suddenly, a raging fire broke out. In a blink of an eye, the tables, pillars and floors were all burned. After a while, Yuan Shao's heart-wrenching screams were heard.

(End of this chapter)