Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Otherwise, what should we do? It is not enough for 40 troops to fight Hebei. Let's fight Chang'an again?

It's true that war doesn't cost money!

Patting Zhang Liao on the shoulder, Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Wen Yuan, left arm! Right arm! I can still tell the difference."

After Li Yi said that, Zhang Liao naturally couldn't continue to say anything, and bowed: "My lord has a heart, and my subordinates are not in case!"

Li Yi chuckled, and said, "Okay, you're holding the line here, and if you're evil, follow me to see if the eldest son is willing to make peace the most important!"

After all, Li Yi patted his mount lightly, and the horse obediently jumped out of the army formation and began to trot forward. Then Dian Wei followed with more than 100 personal guards, holding a big banner.

Now Li Yi's personal safety is basically not a problem, but the ostentation is equally important, not even inferior to the former.

On the tower at this time, Li Yi was seen coming on horseback. Although there were only a few hundred people in the area, the defenders above couldn't help being nervous, and there was a sound of swords and guns colliding.

Even Yuan Tan and Chun Yuqiong couldn't keep their composure, and there was even more confusion and panic in their eyes than ordinary soldiers.

Soon, Li Yi came to the front of the city and squinted his eyes. Although he had never seen Yuan Tan before, he could find Yuan Tan at a glance by observing the clothes of the people above him. Although I have met for the first time, but we have known each other for a long time, I wonder if the eldest son would like to go down to the city, and have a few glasses of water and wine with Li?"

Yuan Tan tightly grasped the parapet with one hand, but even so, his arm was still trembling a little, and he didn't know if it was from nervousness or anger.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Tan pointed at Li Yi and said angrily, "Hsianghou's benevolence is universal in the world, but what is the reason for this unprovoked invasion of Jizhou?"

Yuan Tan originally wanted to call Li Yi by his name directly, but in the end he still didn't dare, and still called Li Yi as Marquis Xiang.

Li Yi was not angry either, and said: "The eldest son doesn't know that Li is here to act according to the imperial order, and the eldest son keeps talking about Jizhou, but this is the plain, which is the boundary of Qingzhou."

At that moment, Yuan Tan's face turned red, and he was about to find an excuse to refute Li Yi, but Li Yi didn't intend to fight with him, and continued directly: "Jiang Qi was defeated with five thousand Jizhou elites first, and then the eldest son set up an ambush outside the city, then Four thousand soldiers and horses were also surrendered by me. Now the city's defenders are no more than six thousand, but I have an army of 40. With the wisdom of the eldest son, you should understand why you can't stop me in Pingyuan City, so instead of knowing it. It is not a wise man to do it for the sake of killing or wounding the soldiers in the city. Wouldn’t it be a good thing if the eldest son judged the situation and took the initiative to open the city gate? I can also guarantee here that I will never embarrass the eldest son or his family in the future However, if the eldest son is stubborn, the situation of the eldest son after breaking the city is different, but the six thousand soldiers and horses in the city are no longer ordinary people, but my captives. Think about those six thousand soldiers, how about it?"

Li Yi's words were not threats or intimidation, he was just telling the simplest truth. However, the more truthful the threat, the greater the threat. Many people in the city were secretly watching Yuan Tan, hoping that Yuan Tan would open the door and surrender.

Since Li Yi crossed the river, they have lost almost 1 people. It's really not that they don't want to work hard. It's really that they are facing a war that they must lose. Who is willing to fight?

On the top of the wall, Yuan Tan bit his lips tightly. He had never thought about the word surrender. He still had this kind of arrogance, and he also knew that Yuan Shao should be too busy to take care of himself. He probably couldn't point it out. Since In this way, for the sake of the overall situation, he will also drag Li Yi to the plain.

The two sides looked at each other for a few breaths, and suddenly, Yuan Tan grabbed a bow from the side, pulled the string and buckled the arrow, and said angrily: "Rebel, die!"

With a whoosh, the arrow pierced through the air, and Yuan Tan's arm strength was not bad. The arrow actually went towards Li Yi. However, Li Yidong didn't move. With a crisp sound, the arrow was bounced far away.

Li Yi's expression remained unchanged, he just shook his head, stopped talking, and turned his horse back. At the same time, a personal guard speeded up and went straight to the army formation, and soon, the rumble of war drums sounded .

On the top of the city, Yuan Tan also mustered up his courage, drew his long sword, and roared at the sergeants on the left and right: "Li Yi has become angry from embarrassment. After breaking the city, it will be difficult for you to survive. If you want to survive today, you can only follow me!" Fight to the death!"

Yuan Tan just shot an arrow, and he didn't expect to hurt Li Yi at all. He just wanted to anger Li Yi and prompt Li Yi to say a few harsh words so that he could use it to motivate the soldiers. However, Li Yi didn't even look at him, and directly After leaving, Yuan Tan was very disappointed and ashamed. Although his words were full of pride, there was very little fighting spirit in the eyes of the soldiers at the head of the city.

Chunyu Qiong was about to respond to Yuan Tan, but before he spoke, the sound of war drums came from the south and north of the city, which made the expressions of the two of them change.

If Li Yi concentrates a strong attack in one place, they will naturally gather soldiers and horses in one place for easy defense, but if Li Yi plans to bloom in all directions, the soldiers and horses in the city will not be enough at all.

The only thing that can make Yuan Tan feel lucky now is that Li Yi's arrival is too short, and he hasn't had time to build siege equipment. Otherwise, the small city of Pingyuan might not be able to last a day.

At this time, Yuan Tan couldn't care less about continuing to inspire the army. He was just waiting for how Li Yi wanted to attack the city. However, it doesn't look like a siege, but is preparing to charge.

Just when Yuan Tan was wondering about this question, the sound of war drums in Li Yi's formation suddenly stopped, and then the direction of the south gate and north gate also returned to silence, and there was no sound of killing after that, as if the previous war drum sound did not exist. .

The battlefield suddenly became quiet like this, but this kind of quiet could not bring people peace, instead, there was a kind of weirdness everywhere.

Suddenly, Chunyu Qiong's expression changed, and he turned his head to look behind him. Yuan Tan couldn't help but look at him and asked, "What's wrong with the general?"

Chunyu Qiong stood still for a moment, swallowed, and said with difficulty: "Ximen, why does there seem to be shouting from the direction of Ximen?"

Yuan Tan was startled when he heard the words, and was about to listen, but Dian Wei rode alone and came to the gate of the city again, pointed at Yuan Tan with a knife, and shouted: "Everyone on the top of the city listen, the guards at the west gate have abandoned the dark and turned to the light, open the door." City gate, welcome my lord's army into the city, Yuan Tan has already lost today, if you continue to be obsessed with obsession, you will be killed after entering the city!"

After all, Dian Wei rode his horse and ran around the city wall in an extremely arrogant manner. Countless soldiers on the city stretched their necks to look around, but none of them dared to attack Dian Wei.

Yuan Tan was even more stunned, and subconsciously said: "Impossible, Ximen's is Hua Yan, he is the most loyal to me, and he once saved my life!"

Dian Wei happened to turn his head at this time, and shouted again: "Don't believe me, think about it, how the four thousand soldiers and horses were captured alive by my lord, hahaha..."

Amidst the wild laughter, Dian Wei slapped his horse away, but Yuan Tan's mind suddenly became clear, connecting many things together.

When Wei Yan was doing business, Hua Yan said good things for Wei Yan.

It was Hua Yan's idea to ambush Li Yi.

This time asking for orders to defend Ximen, it was also Hua Yan who recommended himself.

Thinking of this, as if to tell Yuan Tan the truth, he also heard the clearer and clearer shouts of killing behind him.

Slowly, an extremely abnormal purple color appeared on Yuan Tan's face. He moved his body, as if he wanted to turn around to see what was going on behind him. He took a mouthful of blood.

"Eldest son!"

"Eldest son!"

……

Seeing this, Chunyuqiong and the others hurried forward, fearing that something might happen to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan let out a miserable laugh, and pushed everyone away with all his might. There was nothing wrong with his body, it was just that he was out of breath for a while. What really hurt him was his heart!

Looking at the people on the left and right, there are people around him with concerned faces, but more people are standing in the same place, although their faces are unbearable, their feet are indifferent.

Some people even seemed to want to stay away from him, as if they were avoiding the plague god.

With a miserable laugh, Yuan Tan had tears in his eyes. He flicked his hand and threw the sword far away from the city wall.

Then, Yuan Tan's lips moved, and he turned around and staggered down the tower. Although everyone couldn't hear Yuan Tan's words clearly, everyone knew that Yuan Tan had surrendered!

Chapter 772

There are ten times stronger enemies outside and rebels inside. Such a situation is a fatal blow to Yuan Tan, and he has to make a choice that he never even thought about.

However, for other people in the city, whether it is Jizhou soldiers and horses or plain people, they are all relieved, because this battle really cannot be fought.

Li Yi didn't have too many ideas. Anyway, this battle must be won. There is not much difference between Yuan Tan surrendering and not surrendering. The only advantage is to avoid street fighting and keep the city itself and its internal buildings intact to the greatest extent. Leaving the trouble of post-war reconstruction, those are Li Yi's burden.

Following Yuan Tan's surrender, after Xu Chu entered the city from the west gate, several other city gates were opened one after another. Li Yi's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses entered the city. Although some conflicts broke out from time to time, the scale was small and lacked organization. It was quickly wiped out by Li Yi's side with a numerical advantage, and gradually, the entire Pingyuan city fell completely under Li Yi's control.

Regarding the Jizhou soldiers in the city, although Li Yi said that he would not treat them as prisoners, Li Yi would naturally not break his promise, but it was impossible to give them freedom immediately. All these people had their weapons confiscated. They camped outside the city.

Li Yi took special care of the officers who led more than a hundred troops, and all of them stayed in the city, completely cutting off their communication channels with soldiers and horses, and minimizing the possibility of military chaos in Jizhou.

After everything was arranged and there were no hidden dangers, Li Yi just entered the city. However, when he passed the east gate, he suddenly remembered that Liu Bei had also served as a county magistrate here, and he said to Dian Wei: "Later Bring me the county annals, I want to see what happened to Liu Bei."

"Here!"

Dian Wei was puzzled, but he agreed without hesitation. Anyway, this kind of trivial matter, after explaining it, someone will naturally do it properly.