Song Jian was in Caohan, and finally panicked. For many years, he has been the king and hegemon here in Caohan, and he has a good reputation. But deep down, there is still a deep fear of that powerful dynasty. Dong Zhuo is the leading big brother on the ground in Liangzhou, and he was majestic for a while, but now he has turned into ashes. He responded to every call in Caohan, but he didn't dare to provoke Han Sui, who was close at hand and entrenched in Jincheng. Not to mention Ma Teng in Longxian and Li Dao in Chiyang. None of these people he could afford to mess with. Now the Han army, which has destroyed Han Sui and Li Dao and collected Ma Teng, is here. Let Song Jian not panic.

The troops he sent out before came with bad news one after another. Several times the ambush failed, and the Han army continued to capture the city, and now it has arrived at Didao. What should I do? Isn't it time to think about retreat?

When the soldiers entered Didao, Zhang Xiu was also making plans. He still knows a little bit about the character of the people of Liangzhou, and he only knows his fists. In the case of obvious strength gap is too large, it will admit defeat. Song Jian will admit defeat, but he will not surrender. Because since ancient times, rebellions have not been successful, and they have not ended well. So Zhang Xiu thinks that Song Jian is very likely to run. So Zhang Xiu sent Ma Dai out, and asked him to quickly lead his troops to attack Caohan and stare him to death, no matter what, Song Jian couldn't be allowed to escape. Ma Dai rushed away. Zhang Xiu was in Di Dao, set up a siege position, and then began to persuade him to surrender: "The rebel Song Jian, the arrogant river head, is stubborn and disrespectful." Therefore, the king reorganized and drove westward. Today, the troops will enter Long, and you will surrender as soon as possible, so that you can avoid the death penalty! If you are still attached to the end of the road, you will not return. The day the city is broken, it is the time for you to see it! ”

The army outside the city pressed the border, and the city was in a panic. What else can be done, let's go down. Didn't you see what the Han army outside the city said, no matter how obsessively he worked for Song Jian, the day the city was broken would be the time for the whole family to be punished. Everyone is a smart person, and they know that with the power of the whole city, it is really difficult to resist the Han army. When a catastrophe comes, a small life matters. Power and wealth are only like floating clouds in front of life. After everyone agreed, soon the gates opened. Under the leadership of the officials, the gentry of the city came to welcome Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu entered the city, and he was indeed very trustworthy and did not kill them. In this way, the anxious hearts of the officials finally fell into their stomachs. However, on the second day, Zhang Xiu gathered them, saying that his army had too little food, and asked them to provide food for the army.

A gentry cautiously asked Zhang Xiu: "I don't know how much food the general is short of?" ”

Zhang Xiushi opened his mouth: "There is a shortage of millions of stone grain in the army. You can make up for it quickly. ”

Everyone is stupid, and it is natural to give you some benefits, after all, you are the winner. But blackmail isn't what you do. You're not blackmailing, you're knocking on the bones. Everyone looked at each other, thinking that this might be Zhang Xiu's sky-high asking price, and then waiting for their side to land and repay the money. So someone said: "Di Dao is poor, the land is barren, and our family resources are short, so we can't supply millions of stones of grain." Gritting his teeth and squeezing it, Wanshi still has it. The crowd echoed.

Zhang Xiu suddenly smiled and asked the one who said that there were only ten thousand stones: "Is it really only ten thousand stones?" ”

This person looked at Zhang Xiu's smile and felt a void in his heart, but in the end, he still had the upper hand with stinginess. Xiang Zhang Xiuchang said: "It's not that the villain is unwilling to help the army, his ability is really limited, and I hope the general will forgive his sins." ”

Zhang Xiu looked at this man's fat figure, sank his face, and shouted, "Come on!" Take this man down and cut him down with me. The left and right armor soldiers were like wolves and tigers, and pounced on this person, grabbing a chicken and dragging this person to the ground, and before the person in the seat could react, he only heard a short scream outside, and after a while, the soldier put this person's head in a plate and carried it in.

When the officials and gentry saw this, their legs were soft and their faces were as earth-colored. Someone suppressed his fear and asked in a trembling voice: "The general once forgave us for my crimes, why is he killing people indiscriminately today?" ”

Zhang Xiu laughed and shook the roof tiles: "That's right, I am the sin of Shuer and others." It's just the sin of rebellion against Shuer. Now I want to fight against the rebels, but this man is neglecting military affairs, and it seems that the heart of rebellion is not dead. So there is only the law of marching. Do you have any comments? ”

Everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to say anything. They knew that as long as they didn't have half a word between their teeth, Zhang Xiu would happily cut them clean. At this time, no one resisted, and obediently agreed to supply the army with millions of stone grains. Zhang Xiu sent people to everyone's mansions and collected their troops and private soldiers cleanly. The reason is also very good, the imperial court does not allow private soldiers to accumulate troops, otherwise it will be regarded as a rebellion.

Now it's okay, and you can only let others slaughter it. After nearly 20 years of looting, as soon as Zhang Xiu came, they returned to decades ago overnight. I thought I could be a rich man at home, but now it seems that this willingness is so far away.

Di Dao went over again, and Cao Han was not far away. Song Jian really wanted to run as Zhang Xiu guessed. Because even if he surrenders, he will not end well. Powerful as Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were both dead. Not to mention a little person like him. It's just that he wants to run, and his ministers and concubines also want to run. There are more people who want to run, and the wealth accumulated over the years is reluctant, so it takes more time. By the time Song Jian wanted to get out of the city, there was already a cavalry waiting for him outside the city.

Ma Dai did not besiege the city either, but let the cavalry scouts guard the northwest. Zhang Xiu is coming from the east, and he has himself from the south. Song Jian wouldn't be so stupid to throw himself into the net, apart from fleeing to Jincheng from the northwest and two directions, what other way did he go?

Baishi and Heguan, these two roads are guarded, and Song Jian is the turtle in the urn. In order to flee for his life, Song Jian sent troops to deal with Ma Dai. It's a pity that Ma Dai was not fooled, and only stared at Song Jian. Song Jian's cavalry came out and was mostly routed by Ma Dai. Song Jian's foot soldiers came out, but they couldn't catch up with Ma Dai's cavalry speed. After dragging on and delaying, Song Jian hadn't come up with a good way, but Zhang Xiu's army had already arrived. As soon as the two armies converged, they besieged the city of Caohan.

Song Jian couldn't help it, so let's do it desperately. He took out the money he had saved up in the palace for many years, gave it to the soldiers, and said, "If you can protect me to go to the golden city, there will be another reward!" ”

When the soldiers saw the money, they were naturally bold. So they shouted and shouted, escorting Song Jian and his party, and they were about to break through to the west gate. As a result, as soon as he left the city, he encountered the Han army, arrows, swords and guns, how Song Jian's soldiers and horses were the enemies of the well-equipped Han army. As soon as they made contact, they retreated again and again, and after more than 100 people were killed and wounded, they collapsed. Song Jian had no choice but to retreat to the city.

I can't escape, I can't escape, and I can't bear to die. So what can be done? Then let him go with him. For the next few days, Song Jian hid in his palace, indulging in sensuality and enjoying himself. Who knows if the Han army will attack in the next moment? The army surrounded and attacked for several days, and the defenders of Caohan suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that it was almost over, Zhang Xiu issued a notice, except for Song Jian and the hundred officials he placed, the rest were not investigated. and shot arrows into the city. Suddenly, the soldiers in the city, who were already desperate, mutinied.

The Han is restored.