The Yuan army on the three routes was all defeated, and Chen Xu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Liao led the troops to besiege Yecheng. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yecheng, the mansion of King Yan, Yuan Tan's hair was scattered, his eyes were full of blood, and his face looked a little hideous.

"Father, we have been defeated, we have been defeated, and we will never have a chance to turn over!"

Yuan Tan knelt in front of Yuan Shao's spiritual seat, unable to bear the grief in his heart any longer, and wept bitterly.

Yecheng has been besieged for half a year, and although Yuan Tan has repeatedly defeated the siege of the Guanzhong army, he has also suffered heavy casualties, and the morale of the defenders in the city is very low.

During this time, Chen Xu kept sending people to persuade him to surrender under the city, hoping to capture Yecheng as soon as possible and reduce unnecessary casualties.

There are also many officials in Yecheng who are loyal to the Yuan family, and even if they are exhausted, they are still willing to live and die with Yecheng.

It's just that although these people are full of loyalty, they also have their own families and relatives.

In the half year that Chen Xu besieged Yecheng, he had already divided his troops to conquer the rest of the counties in Jizhou, and Yecheng had become an isolated city.

As a result, many of the families and relatives of the officials in the city have surrendered.

Chen Xu adopted Sima Yi's strategy, and only then did he use the strategy of attacking the heart and sent the relatives of the officials in the city to recruit these officials under the city wall.

Some officials were shaken because of their clansmen, while others remained loyal to Yuan Tan.

But after Chen Xu used this trick, people in Yecheng immediately panicked, and Yuan Tan was also suspicious of many of his generals.

However, suspicion is suspicion, but Yuan Tan did not do anything excessive.

Because he knew that his defeat was decided, and there was no way to turn the tables anyway, he was already a little disheartened.

The reason why Yuan Tan is defending the city is just a trapped beast.

Yuan Tan's eyes were hazy with tears, staring at Yuan Shao's spiritual position, thinking of the glory of the Yuan family, and remembering his father when he was the leader of the princes' alliance to crusade against Dong Zhuo.

In the past, the Yuan family had two heroes, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao occupied the north and south respectively, and their prestige was like the sky, and the heroes of the world were attached to each other.

Even the heroic Cao Mengde at that time was once attached to his father.

But now, he has been forced into a desperate situation by Chen Xu, a mountain farmer, and the Nuoda family may also fall apart.

Yuan Tan was extremely unwilling in his heart, but in addition to being unwilling, he also had deep guilt.

"Father, I failed to keep the family foundation, the once incomparably brilliant Yuan family may usher in a catastrophe, but what should I do?"

Yuan Tan thought of the sad place, and couldn't help crying, his face couldn't help but be covered with tears.

"Tuk Tuk!"

There was a knock on the door, Yuan Tan hurriedly wiped away his tears and asked, "Who?" ”

"Brother, it's me."

Hearing this voice, Yuan Tan's face looked a little better, he tidied up his clothes, tried to make himself look calm, and then walked towards the door.

"Crunch!"

The door was opened by Yuan Tan, and when he saw the figure standing at the door, Yuan Tan forcibly squeezed out a smile on his face.

"Amai, what are you looking for me?"

The person at the door was Yuan Tan's youngest brother Yuan Mai, and he was also the smartest of Yuan Shao's sons.

However, when Yuan Shao died, Yuan Mai was still young, so he didn't think about it at that time, and passed on the position of the lord of Jizhou to Yuan Mai.

Yuan Tan is not a mean person, except for being very ruthless when he treated Yuan Shang, who had fought with him for power, he was very kind to the rest of his younger brothers.

Especially this youngest brother Yuan Mai, Yuan Tan has high hopes for him and is ready to reuse him in the future.

Yuan Tan deeply knows that in this troubled era, the growth of the family's strength is very important, and if he wants the Yuan family to develop and grow, he must reuse his own people.

"Now that Yecheng can't hold it, can my brother have a way to deal with it?"

Facing his younger brother, Yuan Tan did not hide it, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Youzhou and Yanzhou were lost successively, several gentlemen also died in the chaos, and Zhang He was also captured by the Guanzhong army. ”

"Now Yecheng is besieged by the Guanzhong Army, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken, and it is also a lack of skills to return to heaven for a brother."

Yuan Mai also knew a lot about the current situation, but when he heard Yuan Tan's words so discouraged, a look of disappointment still flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that Yuan Mai was silent, Yuan Tan suddenly said: "The foundation of Jizhou can be lost, but my Yuan clan cannot perish." ”

Yuan Mai raised his head suddenly, stared at Yuan Tan with his eyes, and said, "The matter has come to this, if Yecheng City is broken, how can Chen Wenzhao let my Yuan clan go?" ”

For those illustrious families, the battle for world domination is a double-edged sword.

For example, big families such as Hongnong Yang and Yingchuan Xun.

They have a high prestige among the world, as long as they do not participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world, even if the auxiliary lord is defeated in the end, at least the clan can be preserved.

But a family like the Yuan family, once they participate in this whirlpool of dominating the world, it will be very difficult to protect the family after the defeat.

Because with the prestige accumulated by the Yuan family for generations, coupled with the influence that has been dominant in the north for so many years, I am afraid that no monarch can let the Yuan family continue to exist.

A look of determination flashed in Yuan Tan's eyes, and he said, "If Ama kills me and surrenders to King Qin with my head, at least he can save his life." ”

Yuan Tan is the current head of the Yuan family, and if Yuan Mai kills his brother as a younger brother, his reputation will be ruined.

Even after Yuan Tan's defeat, those old subordinates who still have their hearts set on the Yuan clan will no longer be loyal to Yuan Mai, but will hate him deeply.

In this way, this person no longer has any threat to Chen Xu, Chen Xu has a reason to let Yuan Mai live, and the Yuan family can also be preserved.

Yuan Mai was horrified when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Brother definitely doesn't have this kind of thought!" ”

Yuan Tan stepped forward to help him up and said, "I know that Amai doesn't have this kind of thought, but for the sake of the family's continuity, you have to do this." ”

Outside Yecheng City, Chen Xu rode on a war horse, and there was a trace of fatigue on his face.

Since being assassinated and poisoned by an arrow, Chen Xu's health has not been very good, especially after learning the news of Cheng Yu's death, his physical condition has deteriorated.

After fighting abroad for so long, Chen Xu felt deeply tired.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch!"

Suddenly, there was a shout of killing in the city, and the gate of Yecheng, which had been closed for half a year, was suddenly opened.

Yuan Mai took a group of people and horses, carrying a bloody human head in his hand.

He rushed out of the city and shouted: "Yuan Tan does not know the mandate of heaven, and he has been beheaded by me to resist the imperial army. ”

"I am willing to dedicate Yecheng to the command of the King of Qin, and beg the King of Qin to spare the people of the city."

"To avenge the king, Hugh is leaving, Yuan Mai!"

At this moment, a shout of killing came from the city, but it was Yuan Tan's cronies who were chasing and killing Yuan Mai.

Yuan Mai shouted at Chen Xu from afar: "Please also ask King Qin to enter the city quickly and help me clear Yuan Tan's minions!" ”

Chen Xu was shocked when he saw this, but he was unwilling to let go of this opportunity.

He immediately sent Zhao Yun to lead his troops to kill in the city, and ordered Pang De to answer behind him to prevent fraud.

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Today, my sister's family came over, and I took the child with me, and I couldn't calm down the code word, and the network cable was broken, and I had to run out to upload it if I wrote a little, so there were only 2,000 words today.