Although he knew from the beginning that there was no possibility of subduing Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the others, Chu Yi couldn't help but sigh when he saw the two of them risking their lives and seeking death.
Yuan Shao was able to win over Yan Liang, and Wen Chou was so willing to die that he could be regarded as a heroic figure.
The long sword in Huang Zhong's hand slashed out, and the sharp sword light swept across the sky and drowned Yan Liang, who was the first to take action. As for Wen Chou, Gan Ning and Zhang Fei stopped him.
As for the thousands of Yuan Shao's soldiers below, they were completely overwhelmed by the slain army.
With Yuan Shao's death, Hangu Pass was in ruins. Although some generals relied on their strong cultivation to save their lives in the face of natural disasters, those soldiers did not have such ability. As Hangu Pass collapsed,
At least half of the hundreds of thousands of troops in Hangu Pass were killed or injured, and it was still a chaotic scene.
In addition, Yuan Shao immediately escaped with Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Even though there were more than 100,000 soldiers among the ruins, no one could gather these soldiers at this moment.
Some princes were lucky enough to escape, but they could only gather a part of their own bodyguards. As for the chaotic and broken troops everywhere, naturally no one could use them for their own purposes.
What's more, at this time, groups of soldiers and horses had already rushed into the ruins, shouting slogans of surrender without killing. These soldiers, who had been frightened by the terrible destructive power caused by the earth dragon's turning, were already in a state of despair.
It was even more impossible to have the will and thoughts to resist, so as the army came to kill, almost all the soldiers instinctively dropped their weapons and honestly chose to surrender.
But it is said that Chu Yi used the power of the imperial seal on the high altar to collapse Hangu Pass, causing Hangu Pass to be reduced to ruins. The hundreds of thousands of troops that Yuan Shao had spent so much effort to assemble collapsed in one fell swoop.
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Almost a few miles away from Hangu Pass, a group of people were watching in disbelief as Hangu Pass collapsed completely as the earth shook and the mountains shook.
Gongsun Zan almost pulled off his beard and opened his eyes wide, looking at the billowing smoke and dust and the shaking sound coming from the ground beneath his feet.
Only a few miles away, Gongsun Zan's position was obviously affected. Many war horses behind him were neighing. If these horses had not been tamed long ago, this wave of silence might be enough to scare Gongsun Zan's cavalry.
It was a mess.
"How is this possible..."
Gongsun Zan exclaimed and looked at Hangu Pass in the distance in disbelief. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that in the blink of an eye, the indestructible Hangu Pass had been turned into ruins.
Gongsun Zan was naturally not as rich as Yuan Shao and other aristocratic families. He obviously did not understand what method Chu Yi used to use the power of heaven and earth to raze Hangu Pass to the ground.
Hangu Pass has existed for thousands of years. Even though it has been attacked countless times, it has never been razed to the ground like it is today.
However, Chu Yi did it, and such a majestic pass disappeared into smoke. No matter how unconvinced Gongsun Zan was, seeing Hangu Pass turned into ruins, the unhappiness in Gongsun Zan's heart suddenly disappeared.
Guan Jing, who was standing next to Gongsun Zan, looked even pale, and there were faint beads of sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that Guan Jing was frightened by the scene of Hangu Pass collapsing instantly.
After a while, Guan Jing came back to his senses and bowed to Gongsun Zan and said: "General, everything is over. Please make plans early, otherwise..."
Gongsun Zan also reacted at this moment, glanced at Guan Jing, frowned and said: "Chief Guan, please tell me what should I do."
To be honest, Gongsun Zan himself was a little confused. When he came in response to Yuan Shao's call, he didn't expect Chu Yi to be so difficult to deal with. Now, it's good that hundreds of thousands of troops disappeared with a majestic pass. He didn't dare to think about it.
What happened to the emperor and Yuan Shao in Guguan now, but just looking at the situation, Gongsun Zan didn't think that Yuan Shao and Liu Xie would be able to escape easily.
Seeing Gongsun Zan's absent-minded look, Guan Jing gritted his teeth and said: "General, this defeat has proven that the destiny of the King of Chu lies with the king of Chu. The general must obey the destiny."
Gongsun Zan stared at Guan Jing and said, "What do you mean, the chief official, want me to vote for that traitor Chu Yi?"
Guan Jing took a deep breath, nodded and said: "For the present plan, does the general have any other options? Is it possible that the general will lead the three armies to die without mercy?"
Gongsun Zan frowned and asked him to die. Of course he refused, but he refused to surrender to Chu Yi.
After all, he had always been on Chu Yi's hostile side and had been against Chu Yi for so long. Gongsun Zan naturally couldn't accept it when he was suddenly asked to surrender to Chu Yi.
This made Guan Jing seem to see that Gongsun Zan just couldn't save his face for a moment. He stroked his beard and said as if he was thinking about Gongsun Zan: "The general didn't think about it. Back then, the King of Chu had the opportunity to severely injure or even kill the general.
, but he spared the general's life and spared his life. Doesn't this prove that the king of Chu values the general? If the general is willing to lead the army to surrender, my subordinates can guarantee that the king of Chu will not treat the general badly."
Hearing what Guan Jing said, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but hesitate. He couldn't help but remember that when Chu Yi broke into the coalition camp to take Guan Yu away, Zhang Fei was indeed merciful to him.
Guan Jing raised his hands to Gongsun Zan and said, "My subordinates are willing to step in for the general and show His Highness the King of Chu that the general has given up the secret and surrendered to the bright side."
After pondering for a long time, Gongsun Zan was hesitating when he suddenly heard a long roar coming from the direction of Hangu Pass. The roar came, and Gongsun Zan and others heard it very clearly.
"The rebel Yuan Shao has been killed. All officers and soldiers who surrender will be innocent!"
"The rebel Yuan Shao has been killed. All officers and soldiers who surrender will be innocent!"
Hearing this voice, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but tremble, and Guan Jing even shouted in a deep voice: "General, you should not continue to suffer the chaos!"
His clenched fist suddenly unclenched, Gongsun Zan stared at Guan Jing and said, "I'll leave everything to the chief official."
Hearing that Gongsun Zan finally made the right choice, Guan Jing was relieved. He could indeed choose to surrender, but if he went to surrender to Chu Yi himself, he would definitely be looked down upon by others, but if he could persuade him to surrender
If Gongsun Zan takes all the credit, then he will definitely be valued by Chu Yi.
When he thought that he would be favored by Chu Yi in the future, Guan Jing became energetic and said to Gongsun Zan: "General, just wait for the good news from your subordinates."
Zhao Yun stood aside, watching this scene in his eyes, but said nothing.
It wasn't until Guan Jing was gone that Zhao Yun finally said, "General, do you really want to surrender?"
Gongsun Zan sighed slightly and said: "Yuan Benchu is dead. Hundreds of thousands of troops died and surrendered. It can be said that the situation is over. With this great victory, Chu Yi can already dominate the world. If we insist on not surrendering,
, I am afraid that I will become the target of Chu Yi to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."
Gongsun Zan was naturally not a simple figure who fought with Yuan Shao for several northern states at the end of the Han Dynasty. Guan Jing's persuasion was only part of the reason why Gongsun Zan chose to surrender. More importantly, Gongsun Zan clearly realized that with this battle
The end has come to an end, and the general trend of the world has been decided.
As for Liu Yan of Yizhou and Han Sui of Xiliang, they are just clowns. Once Chu Yi sorted out the Chang'an rebels, he would definitely take action against these local forces.
When that time comes, who in the world can compete with him? No matter in terms of righteousness or strength, who can compare with Chu Yi, who is in full swing.
Gongsun Zan can guarantee that if he insists on not surrendering, Chu Yi will send an army to destroy him soon. Faced with life and death, Gongsun Zan made a choice very conscientiously.
At this time, Chu Yi was in a temporary tent listening to the reports from the people below.
Xun Yu stood there and said to Chu Yi with a serious look on his face: "Your Majesty, the rebels suffered a total of 130,000 casualties in this battle, and surrendered a total of 280,000 soldiers. There were also hundreds of generals and several counselors.
ten……"
Xun Yu paused slightly and said: "The false emperor Liu Xie died in the collapse of Hangu Pass and was crushed by a huge boulder..."
After Xun Yu finished his report, Chu Yi nodded slightly and said: "All the surrendered soldiers will be forgiven for their sins. As for the generals and scribes who were captured, I will arrange for people to go and persuade them. Those who know they have returned after being lost, I will not hesitate to use them. If
However, those who do not repent will be reported to the imperial court for the crime of treason and will be punished accordingly."
Everyone responded with a roar.
At this moment, Xun Yu took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi: "I don't know the body of the false emperor Liu Xie..."
It involves the royal family, especially Liu Xie, who is the son of the late emperor. Nowadays, even if the emperor's younger brother is dead, he cannot take it lightly, so Xun Yu naturally wants to ask Chu Yi to come up with a way to deal with it.
Chu Yi thought for a moment and then said: "Chenliu King Liu Xie was forced by the rebel Yuan Shao. Although his circumstances are excusable, his crime cannot be punished. But since he is dead, let's bury him with the rites of a prince!"
After all, he was the son of the late emperor, so even if he died, he could not be buried hastily. For some important officials of the Han Dynasty, Chu Yi's arrangement certainly won the favor of some important officials of the Han Dynasty.
Just when everyone was about to disperse, they saw a messenger asking for an audience outside the tent.
Chu Yi quickly summoned Guan Jing into the big tent. Under the gaze of all the civil and military officials, Guan Jing's heart suddenly became nervous. He bowed to Chu Yi respectfully and said loudly: "Guan Jingfeng."
On the orders of the Grand Administrator Gongsun Zan, I have come here to ask for surrender, and please give permission to Your Highness."
Chu Yi looked at Guan Jing who bowed down and raised his brows: "Oh, you mean Gongsun Zan is willing to surrender?"
Guan Jing said respectfully: "My general was originally forced by Yuan Benzhu's rebel traitor. Now His Highness the King of Chu has killed the rebel traitor and brought order to the chaos. My general is naturally very happy. He should obey the imperial court and be loyal to the emperor."
Guan Jing then said: "My general is very loyal to the imperial court. For this reason, he specially led his men out of Hangu Pass in order to find an opportunity to help the imperial court and defeat Hangu Pass together. Unexpectedly, His Highness received help from heaven.
, easily killed the traitor Yuan Shao, my general was so happy to hear that, he specially ordered me to come and report to His Highness, and beg His Highness to allow my general to surrender to the imperial court."
Many people present looked at Guan Jing with strange expressions. Maybe they didn't understand what it means to be eloquent and confuse right and wrong, but now everyone understands it deeply.
Guan Jing was really telling lies with his eyes open and he didn't panic at all. They even believed him.
Chu Yi looked at Guan Jing with a half-smile but not a smile. Guan Jing's heart was pounding at the sight. Just when Guan Jing was panicking, Chu Yi slowly nodded and said: "I never thought that Gongsun Zan would actually
Being so loyal to the court, if Chu refuses to agree, wouldn't it hurt General Gongsun's sincere heart? In that case, go and send a message to Gongsun Zan, saying that I accept his request to surrender."
Guan Jing's heart suddenly dropped when he heard this. He bowed to Chu Yi excitedly and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will go and report to my general now."
Seeing Guan Jing's figure disappearing from the main tent, Taishi Ci couldn't help but mutter: "What a sincere villain!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
With Gongsun Zan's surrender, the last established elite of the Chang'an court finally disappeared.
The gate of Chang'an City was opened, and the army marched straight in. Within a few days, tens of thousands of vanguard troops appeared under Chang'an City.
At this time, the news of the defeat at Hangu Pass had already spread to Chang'an City. The officials who stayed behind in Chang'an City thought that the battle would take at least a year and a half before the outcome could be determined, but they never thought that it would take until now.
In just a few days, the results of the fighting between nearly a million troops from both sides were already known.
If Chu Yi lost, everyone would be happy, and the Chang'an court would be able to stand on its own, but the result was so unbelievable.
Many aristocratic families in Chang'an City learned that the dragon in Hangu Pass collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of troops were instantly dispersed. General Yuan Shao and Emperor Liu Xie died. Many aristocratic families felt as if they were mourning their heirs.
Among these aristocratic families, there are existences that have been passed down for hundreds of years. Just by association, you can imagine that the scene of Hangu Pass collapsing due to the power of heaven and earth is so similar to the battle of Kunyang and the meteorite falling from the sky. How can it be different?
Don't know what's going on here.
The city of Chang'an is indeed extremely strong. If the aristocratic families in the city are willing, they may not be able to gather 100,000 elites to defend the city. However, with the experience of Hangu Pass, even a fool can realize that as long as Chu Yi is willing, not to mention Chang'an.
Such a strong city, even ten or a hundred of them, cannot stop Chu Yi's footsteps.
Above the imperial palace of Chang'an City, people from aristocratic families gathered together. In addition, there were also ministers who stayed behind in Chang'an City, such as Zhong Yao, Fu Wan and others.
These aristocratic families who chose to support Yuan Shao all looked mournful, as panicked as ants on a hot pot.
Everyone's eyes turned to a white-haired old man sitting there.
