To the east of Baima City is the Confederate Army Camp.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Fang held the latest intelligence from the North Bank in his hand, with a sarcastic sneer on his young face.
Information stated that Yuan Shao had returned to Yecheng yesterday, leaving only Gao Lan and Shen Pei behind, leading an army of 30,000 to guard Liyang.
Yuan Shao¡¯s behavior is clearly a signal that he intends to give up the white horse.
"I never expected that Yuan Shao could be so cruel. Even his eldest son, whom he always doted on, would refuse to save him and give up on him."
Tian Feng shook his head repeatedly. He asked himself whether he knew Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's behavior still surprised him.
Yuan Fang sneered: "Yuan Hao, you still don't understand Yuan Shao. When he appreciates and favors someone, he first looks at his family background, and then his appearance and temperament. Otherwise, why do you think he prefers Yuan Shang?"
Tian Feng was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized.
The reason why Yuan Fang was not liked by Yuan Shao back then, apart from his humble status, was also because he was a cripple, which was far different from Yuan Shao's suave demeanor.
On the other hand, the three brothers Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are handsome in appearance and majestic. Which one of them is not a handsome young man.
Especially Yuan Shang, everyone said that Yuan Shang¡¯s appearance and temperament are most similar to Yuan Shao when he was young.
Several brothers stood together. As a cripple, Yuan Fang was obviously a head shorter and looked out of place.
But now, the majestic eldest son Yuan Tan had his arm cut off and became crippled. Then half of his face was burned off and he became ugly.
Such an ugly useless person. There is no trace of Yuan Shao¡¯s style!
"Yuan Tan is ugly and useless. Even if he is rescued reluctantly, he will only be resented by Yuan Shao and may suffer another defeat. With Yuan Shao's character, it is better to let Yuan Tan die here, so that he will Relieved, out of sight, out of mind.¡±
Guo Jia¡¯s words revealed Yuan Shao¡¯s intentions.
Wen Chou, Ju Yi and other old generals of Yuan Shao were all gnashing their teeth with hatred and scolding Yuan Shao for being heartless and unjust.
Yuan Fang¡¯s sword-like eyebrows are like blades. He said coldly: "Yuan Tan used his power to bully others and did all the despicable things. Now he is abandoned by Yuan Shao. He deserves it. There is nothing to sympathize with. You are all prepared. If the enemy does not open the city and surrender in one day, you will. Raze the white horse to the ground!"
"Promise!" The generals stood up suddenly and responded enthusiastically.
On the same day, Yuan Fang, under Guo Jia's advice, copied more than a thousand copies of the memorandum and shot it into the city with a hard crossbow.
During the appeal, Yuan Fang ordered Yuan Shao to retreat to Yecheng. The truth about abandoning the white horse was written on it, and he once again encouraged the soldiers in the city to capture Yuan Tan and surrender the city.
As soon as these more than a thousand messages entered the city. This immediately disturbed the enemy's already fearful military morale and became even more depressed. Everyone is in panic all day long.
Yuan Tan was furious, and immediately ordered the collection of the memorandum, and ordered that anyone who dared to hide it secretly would be killed.
Yuan Tan was also ruthless. In order to suppress the restless will of the soldiers, he actually executed several soldiers himself to establish his authority.
Baima City, prison.
In the dark cell, a middle-aged man with a ragged appearance sat sadly trapped in the cell.
That man was Yuan Shao's most trusted adviser, Jusao, whose ingenuity was unparalleled and even Tian Feng was ashamed of himself.
"Mr. Gongyu, please take a look at this proclamation."
Outside the cage, he opened his jaw and handed the silk book into the cage.
Jushou took it and examined it silently for a long time, then shook his head and sighed, saying with a bitter smile: "It seems that you and I are both abandoned by Yuan Benchu. I just didn't expect that he would even have the heart to abandon his own son. Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, you are so cold-blooded."
The sighs revealed deep disappointment and even resentment towards Yuan Shao.
"My lord, now Yuan Shao has abandoned us. Baima is an isolated city, surrounded by 70,000 to 80,000 enemies. There is no hope of defending the city, and there is no way to break through. What do you think I should do?" Zhang Jia said sadly and helplessly.
Jushou raised his head and stared at the open jaw. After a moment, he gave another helpless smile.
"Zhang Junyi, if you read this message to me, you must have decided to surrender to Yuan Fang, so why bother asking me again."
Zhang Jia's figure was shaken, and he sighed bitterly: "Yuan Shao is unkind, and don't blame me Zhang Jia for being unjust. Like Wen Ziqin, I was abandoned by his father and son of the Yuan family, and had no choice but to surrender to Yuan Fang. I am here today just to persuade him. My Lord, come out with me."
Jushou fell silent.
Seeing this, he opened his jaw and frowned: "My lord, Yuan Shao is so stupid that he listened to Xu You's slander and did not hesitate to kill a loyal minister like you."?, He treats you like this, do you still want to be loyal to him? "
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Jushou let out a long sigh and said silently: "Gong Yuan sent me to prison. Although there was a reason for Xu You's slander, it was indeed my mistake in judgment that made Duke Yuan angry with me. After all, he did not fail me too deeply. I Jushou How can you betray him like this?"
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He opened his jaw to persuade again, but Jushou waved his hand to interrupt and said resolutely: "You don't need to persuade me anymore. You and I have different paths, so there is no need to force it. I just hope that Junyi can take my face into account and don't be rude to the eldest son. Let Yuan Fang decide whether he lives or dies."
Seeing how persistent Ju Shou was, he had no choice but to open his jaw. He shook his head and sighed, cupped his hands and said, "I promise you, I will only open the city to surrender, and I will not do anything to Yuan Tan. You can take care of yourself."
After saying that, he opened his jaw and said nothing more, then turned around and left.
Jusue let out a breath, looked north, and sighed silently: "Yuan Benchu, this is the last time I will protect your son. I, Jusue, must have exhausted my kindness and righteousness to your Yuan family"
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At night, the Confederate army camped.
The cold sound of sharpening knives echoed over the camp. Thousands of Confederate soldiers were polishing their weapons in the tents.
?????????????????? Tonight is the deadline set by their lord for the enemies of White Horse. So far, there has been no movement in the city. It seems that they are not planning to surrender.
Tomorrow morning will be the beginning of an unprecedented siege. Their sharpened blades will kill all the stubborn enemies tomorrow.
In the inner tent, Lu Lingqi was helping Yuan Fang undress. Prepare to put him to sleep.
Yuan Fang's mood was very calm, not as excited as the soldiers. After a large-scale battle involving nearly 200,000 people from Lihu, how could he still worry about the siege battle tomorrow?
After taking off her armor, Lu Lingqi turned to him and untied the belt around his waist.
Yuan Fang's thoughts suddenly moved, and he stretched out his hand to take Lu Lingqi into his arms. He pressed his hands on her girdle waist and caressed her gently.
Those smiling eyes. Showing what he wants to do next.
"Look at your eagerness, I'll finish undressing you right away, please bear with me for a while." Lu Lingqi's face was dizzy, she complained softly, she pushed him away gently and continued to undress him.
At this moment, the voice of the soldiers sounded outside: "Your Majesty. Zhang Jia sent an envoy here, claiming that he surrendered the city. He has taken control of the east gate and asked the Lord to send troops into the city to respond."
Open your jaw and surrender at the last moment!
This unexpected good news instantly diluted Yuan Fang's "evil thoughts". Surprise suddenly appeared on the face full of evil smile.
Lu Lingqi was also greatly surprised. She was stunned for a moment and was busy putting on Yuan Fang's armor again.
After a while, Yuan Fang came out of the tent excitedly. He mounted his horse and raised his halberd, and headed straight for the camp gate.
Raise your eyes and look far away. Sure enough, the torches around the White Horse Gate were brightly lit, the city gate had been opened, and the suspension bridge had been lowered.
Not long after, all the generals who heard the news also arrived.
Yuan Fang laughed and said: "This Zhang Jia is indeed a man who knows the current affairs. He actually surrendered at the last moment. God helps me."
All the generals were also excited, but Gao Shun said: "My lord, it's hard to tell the truth from the lie in the dark. I heard that this jaw is quite clever. What if he faked his surrender?"
"Don't worry, I know Zhang Jaw, and he will definitely surrender this time." Yuan Fang was extremely confident, and immediately ordered Gao Shun to lead more than 10,000 troops to enter the city first to control the east gate.
Yuan Fang¡¯s confidence comes from his prophetic knowledge of history.
He knew that in the past history, Zhang Jia decisively chose to surrender to Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu, Wuchao was burned, and it was unfavorable to attack Cao Cao's camp.
History has proven that Zhang Jaw was not die-hardly loyal to Yuan Shao, and now in such desperate circumstances, his surrender is reasonable.
Although Gao Shun had doubts, he immediately got the order and led his troops out of the camp and went straight to the east gate.
Not long after, Gao Shun sent someone to report that the opening of his jaw was indeed true and that his troops had completely controlled the east gate.
Yuan Fang became more energetic and rushed out, leading thousands of troops towards the east gate of White Horse.
Just after crossing the suspension bridge, Zhang Jiao stood in front of the door and came forward to greet him. He knelt on the ground, cupped his hands and said, "Zhang Jiao, the guilty general, pays homage to the general."
Yuan Fang jumped off the horse, lifted Zhang Jia up, stroked his shoulders and said with a smile: "Zhang Junyi, I really have you, I will obey you at the right time."
"General, I" He opened his jaw and sighed bitterly, as if he had an unspeakable drink.
After all, as a general in Hebei, his family members are all in Yecheng. How much entanglement must be experienced to submit to Yuan Fang despite the threat of Yuan Shao's execution of his family members?and trade-offs.
"There is no need to say anything. I understand your difficulties. From now on, you, Zhang Junyi, will be my pillar general, Yuan Fang. You and I will fight side by side and achieve great things together." Yuan Fang said proudly.
Yuan Fang's magnanimity and understanding made Zhang Jia feel relieved, and his bitter and uneasy mood began to fade away.
"My lord's kindness cannot be repaid by death. I can only go through fire and water for my lord without hesitation." He opened his jaw and bowed deeply and said seriously.
Yuan Fang laughed, opened his jaw to appease him, and asked where Ju Shou was.
Opening his jaw, he shook his head and sighed, then told Yuan Fang truthfully about Ju Shou's previous attitude.
"This Duke Ju is indeed a righteous man. I, Yuan Fang, like people like this. Come on, take me to see him quickly." Yuan Fang said happily.
At that moment, Yuan Fang led his troops into the city and headed straight for the prison, but only sent other troops to capture Yuan Tan.
In Yuan Fang¡¯s view, Yuan Tan is just the turtle in the urn, and Jushou is the biggest treasure in the city. Of course, the first thing he does when entering the city is to go hunting for treasure.
The southern armies from all directions entered the city from all directions and planted Yuan Fang's flags on top of the city.
Yuan Fang rode his horse like the wind, killing enemy soldiers loyal to Yuan Tan all the way, and headed straight to the prison in the southwest of the city.
At this moment, in the prison, Yuan Tan was holding his cane and roaring at Jushou in the cage with a sad and angry expression.
"Jushou, you shameless Hebei traitors, my Yuan family treats you with great kindness, but you dare to betray me, I will kill you~~"