The northern city wall collapsed, as did the east wall guarded by Meng Huo. As more and more soldiers climbed onto the city wall, the Jingzhou army surrendered directly after suffering heavy losses. The southern barbarian soldiers were also on the verge of collapse. Meng Huo was hit by several arrows in the chaos.
, fell into a pool of blood.
"Sister, what should we do now?"
Now the top commander of the Southern Barbarians has asked Mrs. Zhu Rong's brother to bring the cave master, but he has no idea about bringing the cave master and doesn't know what to do now.
"what to do?
Surrender."
Mrs. Zhu Rong glanced at the city wall full of dead bodies, and a trace of tenacity that she had never seen before flashed in her eyes.
"Didn't you say that the Han people would not accept our surrender?
If we surrender now, won't we be completely finished?"
Hearing what Mrs. Zhu Rong said, she immediately felt stupid when she brought the cave master. When he had an army of 30,000, Yuan Shu didn't even look down on him and refused to accept his surrender. Now there are only these three melons and two dates left. If he wants to surrender, he may not even be able to surrender.
No one cares.
"No, it's different now,
It turned out that when we surrendered, there were still 30,000 soldiers and horses in the tribe. We said it privately. If Yuan Shu accepted it, it would mean that at least 30,000 soldiers and horses would return to the four counties of Yinan. This would be unstable for both Yuan Shu and Yizhou.
factor,
But now we only have more than 10,000 troops left, and we still surrendered openly on the battlefield. I believe that even if we are barbarians, the Jizhou Army will not massacre the prisoners.
Listen to me, if you want to save the last fire for the tribe, surrender now. Surrender is the only way to survive."
Mrs. Zhu Rong glanced at the barbarians beside her, and then looked in the direction of Yuan Shu below the city with piercing eyes. He became very interested in this man who was about to take over the world.
"Sister, are you sure they won't wantonly massacre our clan soldiers?"
The cave master was still a little skeptical about Mrs. Zhu Rong's words. After all, just one order from him meant that more than 10,000 southern barbarian soldiers would lay down their weapons and hand their lives into the hands of the Jizhou army.
"Then do you have any other options now?
If you don't surrender, the enemy will kill them all on this city wall. There is still a chance of survival if you surrender. Now every time you delay, one more clan soldier will die. There is no time to hesitate. Surrender immediately."
When Mrs. Zhu Rong saw that she was still hesitant to bring the cave master, she stared directly at her brother. If he was not a woman, it would not be his turn to lead the cave master now.
"Okay, I know."
The cave master who brought him felt frightened when he saw Mrs. Zhu Rong trying to eat someone. He also knew that now was a crucial time and there was no room for hesitation.
"Instruct the soldiers to surrender immediately."
After bringing the cave master to give orders, the Nanman army, which was already on the verge of collapse, immediately put down their weapons, knelt on the ground and surrendered to the Jizhou army that was killing them.
"General, the Southern Barbarian Army has surrendered, what should we do?
Should we continue to kill or surrender?"
Soon the news of the surrender of the Nanman people reached Yan Liang and Ju Yi, the commanders below the city.
"General Yan Liang, I suggest not to accept the surrender of the Southern Barbarians. Isn't it just for the long-term peace and stability of Yizhou that my lord has gone through such a big circle?
The Nanman people are the biggest source of trouble in Yizhou. Anyone who is not of my race will have a different heart. Now is the best time to seize the time and wipe the Nanman people off the map of the Han Dynasty."
After hearing the news, Ju Yi immediately put forward his own suggestion. He could accept the surrender of the Jingzhou Army, after all, they were all Han people, but he absolutely refused the surrender of the Southern Barbarians.
"Ju Yi, you are trying to force me to make a mistake. The Jizhou Army has never had any record of killing prisoners, regardless of whether they are foreigners from the north or barbarians from the south.
These are living people. It is absolutely forbidden to kill prisoners. Send my military order to accept the surrender of the Southern Barbarians. No killing of prisoners is allowed. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy."
Yan Liang glanced at Ju Yi and frowned. Although he understood that people who were not from my race would have different feelings, killing prisoners in the Jizhou army was the biggest taboo.
Of course I won't let you go if you hold a sword, but if you really want to swing a butcher's knife at an unarmed person waiting to be killed, Yan Liang can't do it, and Yuan Shu won't allow it.
"promise."
Yan Liang's order was passed directly to the city wall, and the Jizhou army on the city wall also completely followed Yan Liang's order. They did not kill the Nanman people who put down their weapons without permission, but only tied them up.
"Crunch."
The city walls on both sides were all controlled by the Jizhou Army, and then the city gate, which had long been blocked by the gate stone, was finally opened.
"Lord, the city gate is open. It seems that Mianzhu City has been captured."
Seeing the city gate open, Yuan Ye, the captain of the guard army, spoke directly to Yuan Shu.
"Well, I ordered the guards to lead the troops and enter the city."
Now that the city gate was open, Yuan Shu had no reason to hesitate and directly ordered the entire army to enter the city.
After hearing the order, the army outside the city quickly entered Mianzhu led by the guards, and a thorough sweep was carried out on the city wall. In the end, all the generals who attacked the city gathered in front of Yuan Shu.
"Thank you for your hard work. This battle of Mianzhu City was able to defeat Liu Bei's 80,000 troops in one battle. The battle of Yizhou is basically over."
Yuan Shu glanced at these generals and directly concluded that Mianzhu City had been defeated and the Battle of Yizhou was basically over.
"But, who can tell me, where are Liu Bei and Guan Yu?
Who can tell me?"
Although Mianzhu City was captured, the most critical Liu Bei was missing, which made him a little confused.
"My lord, not only Guan Yu disappeared with Liu Bei, but also the elite soldiers he brought back from Yanzhou. I asked the prisoners on the city wall. They seemed to have descended the city wall before the northern city wall fell and disappeared. I am sure they
A secret tunnel was dug in Mianzhu City, and the soldiers and horses must have evacuated Mianzhu City through the secret tunnel."
Gao Shun glanced at Yuan Shu. In fact, they had already searched for Liu Bei's main force when they took the northern city wall, but found nothing.
"Well, what Gao Shun said makes sense. The current situation is that even if Liu Bei has a secret passage or can grow wings, the key question is where will he escape to now?"
The disappearance of Liu Bei and Guan Yu shows that there must be a secret passage in Mianzhu, and this secret passage definitely leads to the outside of the city. The key now is not how Liu Bei disappeared, but where Liu Bei will flee to.
"There is no hope in Yizhou now. Liu Bei will definitely not stay here. I feel that he will pass through Wenshan County and move closer to the Qiang people in the west. After joining these Qiang people, he will fall silent and wait for the opportunity to counterattack again."
Gao Shun glanced at Yuan Shu and directly expressed his thoughts. Now there is no hope for Yizhou. If Liu Bei is committed to continuing to fight, he will definitely choose a place to make a comeback, and the most suitable place now is Yizhou.
The vast Qiang land to the west,
As long as the Longqiao, Boshen, Dazang and other Qiang people support him, he still has a chance to counterattack Yizhou again.
"Probably."
"I also think Liu Bei may go to Qiang land."
"The pursuer must not let Liu Bei run away."
The generals also agreed with Gao Shun's suggestion, and everyone agreed that Liu Bei must have fled to Wenshan County.
"You guys underestimate Liu Xuande too much. Although he is just a shoe weaver and seller, he also has his own pride and bottom line. He has always claimed to be a member of the Han clan. If he really dares to do the act of colluding with the foreign cholera man,
I am afraid that he would not dare to see his ancestors after all, so he will definitely not go to Wenshan County."
After hearing what everyone said, Yuan Shu shook his head slightly. Although Liu Bei was not as good as Cao Cao and Cao Mengde in terms of talent and strategy, he also had his own pride. He could not and did not dare to unite foreign tribes to counterattack the Han Dynasty.
"If he didn't go to Wenshan County, where could he go?
Going south through Shu County?
Go to the four counties of Yinan and become the barbarian king?"
Yan Liang glanced at Yuan Shu. If Liu Bei really didn't go to Wenshan County, where else could he go?
"He must have taken people to Dongguanghan County, to the Five Cities."
Yuan Shu glanced at the sky in the distance. Now Liu Bei can be said to be a bereaved dog. Mianzhu is lost and Chengdu is gone. He has no place to establish himself in Yizhou, so the most likely place to go now is Wucheng. After all, the three brothers also said
With the total death.
"Then I will immediately arrange for Meng Qi to lead the cavalry in pursuit."
Although I don't know if what Yuan Shu said is right, the five cities are indeed still in Zhang Fei's hands. If Liu Bei doesn't want to go to the Qiang land through Wenshan County, the five cities are indeed the only place he can go.
"No need, Liu Bei must have gone into the mountains now, and Meng Qi's pursuit may not be effective. Rather than arriving like this, it is better for the army to take a short rest and then head directly to Chengdu.
Although it is already occupied by Wenhe, if you get there earlier, the battle of Yizhou can be completed earlier. As for the five cities, leave it to Gongda and Gongtai.
In addition, Ma Chao and Yan Xing immediately led their cavalry to Wenshan County, believing that the prefect there would surrender without a fight, and then stationed troops in Pingkang. I was afraid that the Yizhou War would make the young Qiang people think that I was a weak man.
If you enter, Wenshan County will be in danger."
There is no need to think about it. He has tens of thousands of cavalry. As long as Liu Bei is not a fool, he will definitely not run wildly on the official road. The most likely thing is to get into the mountains and forests, cover by the trees, and go out day and night to the five cities.
In this case, it would be a waste to send Ma Chao to pursue him. Instead of chasing Liu Bei, it is better to go to Wenshan County, firstly to regain it, and secondly to prevent possible Qiang bandits. Since he is about to become the master of Yizhou, he will not
Maybe they just sit back and watch the foreign invaders and plunder the place.
Even if Liu Bei went to the five cities, it didn't matter. At best, he would just jump from one cage to another.
On the other side of Wucheng are the Jingzhou Navy led by Chen Gong, the Hengye Army, the Xuzhou Army, and Xu You's tens of thousands of troops.
If you really get to the Five Cities, if you don't take the road to heaven, you will have no door to hell. Then even if you can really get wings, you won't be able to fly out of the Five Cities.
"promise."
After hearing Liu Bei's arrangement, all the generals clasped their fists together.
A fast horse left Mianzhu directly and ran towards the place where Ma Chao ambush.
When Ma Chao received Yuan Shu's military order, he followed Yan Xing without any hesitation and galloped with his cavalry, leaving Mianzhu City and heading towards Wenshan County.
"Lord, someone wants to see you."
While the army was resting in Mianzhu, Yan Liang quietly came to Yuan Shu's side.
"who?"
When he heard that someone wanted to see him, Yuan Shu was also stunned. He couldn't think of anyone he knew in Mianzhu.
"My lord, she is the wife of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo. Mrs. Zhu Rong wants to see you."
Yan Liang thought for a moment and finally revealed the man's identity.
"Mrs. Zhu Rong?
Legend has it that she is a female hero who is not inferior to men. She wants to see me?
