"What should I do? If I knew what to do, could I still stand here?"
Yuan Shao looked at the frightened soldiers around him. He knew very well that any further resistance would be futile and there was no chance of winning.
Looking at the black iron pipes on the black flagship facing him, he knew the power of these things.
But Yuan Shao was unwilling to surrender like this.
So he looked to one side, where Jia Xu was in a state of despair.
"Wen He, what do you think our army should do now? Should we continue to fight hard to defeat the Cao thieves, or... surrender?" Yuan Shao asked.
Jia Xu didn't look at him and kept his head lowered!
After a dull moment, he took a deep breath and said calmly: "What's the difference between fighting and not fighting? The matter has come to this, and any more resistance will just kill more people, and the result will be the same."
"..."
Yuan Shao suddenly felt mixed feelings in his heart. Although these words didn't sound good, they were true.
At this time, Yuan Shu came over and reminded him, "Cousin, what Wen He said is also what I want to say, but we don't only have these two paths now."
"What do you mean?" Yuan Shao looked at him curiously.
Yuan Shu smiled evilly: "We brothers are forced to surrender now and there is nothing we can do about it. But as long as we get out of trouble, do you think Cao Cao's men and troops can do anything to our brothers?"
"You mean to pretend to surrender?"
"No, no, no, if we plan a war, the best we can do is put it to death and survive."
"..."
Yuan Shao took a deep breath: "Cousin, fortunately you and I are in the same camp today."
"Haha...my cousin is so impressed!"
Yuan Shu smiled slightly and said nothing more.
Here, Yuan Shao hesitated again and again, and finally reluctantly came to the front of the two armies, dropped his sword, clasped his fists, and knelt down on one knee.
"My troops are willing to surrender!"
"I'm waiting for you!"
Yuan Shu followed closely behind!
Under the leadership of the Yuan brothers, the remaining defeated soldiers took the initiative to put down their weapons and knelt down to wait for arrangements.
This scene deeply touched Shi Xiaoxiao on the boat.
She looked at Cao Ning's back thoughtfully!
In just a short time, he had already used the same method to force the strongest princes in the six directions to surrender. Such a military legend must be beyond the reach of even Sun Wu and Sun Bin.
"This guy...is interesting!"
Shi Xiaoxiao couldn't help but reveal a smile of appreciation on his face.
"Very good. I'm very satisfied that you can abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. In that case, I will let go of the past as agreed. You all will stay here and wait for your fate."
After Cao Ning stood on the bow of the ship and made a victory speech, he asked Zhang Fei and Cheng Yaojin to take all the remaining troops back to Dingjun Mountain to make other arrangements.
As for the Yuan brothers, Cao Ning asked them to return to their own territory to gather the remaining troops under their command and come to listen to the emperor's orders.
The Yuan brothers were very surprised by Cao Ning's decision.
This is equivalent to saying that Cao Ning took the initiative to let them go back. Although they lost the less than ten thousand troops in front of them, they could still reorganize the remaining troops and continue to fight after they returned.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Cao, for being so magnanimous and not caring about past grudges. We will tie a grass ring to repay Mr. Cao for his great kindness."
After saying some high-sounding empty words, the Yuan brothers were ready to leave.
However, Cao Ning stopped them: "I told you to go back and gather the troops, but I didn't tell you to take the others back."
"Well, that guy who is dressed in rags and looks like a beggar, you can keep him here."
Jia Xu looked at his clothes and pointed at himself blankly: "You mean me?"
"Yes, yes, it's you. I still need a chamber pot pourer, so I think you're a good fit." Cao Ning said with a smile.
"Ye...thief Cao, don't bully others too much!"
Jia Xu was very angry with Cao Ning!
In any case, he is also a "poisonous man" of the generation, and now he is so insulted by Cao Ning.
My uncle could bear it, but my aunt couldn't.
Anyway, he has been abandoned by Dong Zhuo now and has no worries anymore. Even if Cao Ning has murderous intentions, he is not afraid.
"Hey, he's not a good person, he has a bad temper...Old Zhang, take this guy back to me and keep an eye on him. He must be trained and trained when I get back."
"Okay, Brother Ning, just take a look!"
Zhang Fei was not merciful. He grabbed Jia Xu's clothes, lifted them up for him, and carried them aside.
"Let me go, let me go, you idiot..."
"This Lao Zhang is still so impatient... I hope this guy doesn't hold grudges."
Cao Ning muttered twice and noticed that the Yuan brothers were still watching eagerly, so he shouted: "What are you two looking at there? Go back early and don't delay me from the business."
"yes!"
Hearing what Cao Ning said, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not dare to stay for fear that Cao Ning would suddenly regret it.
Seeing the two people running away in panic, Shi Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid that they will change their minds after they return?"
Cao Ning raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Do you think they will be honest if I don't let them go back?"
"So what is your intention?"
"Of course it's for these people!"
Cao Ning looked at the remnant army below that had been divided into several teams, and said solemnly: "What I want is a large number of prisoners of war, not the princes who are playing tricks on me."
"Since they will rebel sooner or later, I might as well give them a chance. At least for now, these prisoners of war no longer have to serve as cannon fodder."
After hearing what Cao Ning said, Shi Xiaoxiao understood Cao Ning's intention.
She smiled and joked: "It turns out that you have been thinking about this person for a long time."
"hehe..."
Cao Ning smiled slightly and did not make any rebuttal.
...
After solving the Yuan brothers, Cao Ning did not stop and immediately asked Zhao Hai to turn the wheel and head straight to Humen Pass.
At present, the six most powerful princes in the spiritual realm have all begged to surrender. Now as long as Dong Zhuo is eliminated, the remaining small princes will surrender one by one.
However, the current situation at Humen Pass is not optimistic.
After Dong Zhuo learned that the troops on the opposite side were insufficient, he immediately ordered the entire army to launch a fierce attack. In the blink of an eye, the hill on the left had been completely occupied by Dong Zhuo's army.
The remaining military formation on the right is also in danger!
"Report, General, all positions on the left have been lost!"
"Report, general, the enemy's ballista is approaching the front of the formation!"
"Report, General, all the arrows we brought have been used up!"
"Report..."
Bad news came one after another, and Zhao Yun had no choice but to gather all the remaining soldiers with silver spears.
He will rely on the weapons in his hands to make a last stand against Dong Zhuo's army.
However, thinking that Zhao Xiaotuan was still on the battlefield, Zhao Yun immediately found her.
"Miss Zhao, we can no longer defend this place. You must follow Yun closely later and never leave my side for even half a step."
At this moment, Zhao Xiaotuan was playing with a mortar, but she didn't take anything Zhao Yun said to heart.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, what a big deal, isn't it just those guys attacking... Hehe, I have this big treasure here, what else is there to be afraid of?"
"..."
Seeing Zhao Xiaotuan's heartless look, all Zhao Yun could do was sigh.
Not to mention how much he regrets now!
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have rescued her from the roof. She was still too young after all.
