Just when Li Jing's main force of Yuan Shao fell into the water and the troops approached the city of Jinan, Yuan Shao's old nest Jizhou was also divided between Cao Cao, Ran Min, and Gongsun Zhan.

Cao Cao personally led Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Wang Yanzhang, Wen Ping, Le Jin, Li Tong generals, and supervised 50,000 soldiers at the foot of Yecheng, using Guo Jiawei's strategy of three deficiencies and one, and blocked the eastern, western, and southern gates of Yecheng to attack, leaving the north gate for the trial match, Yuan Xi and others in the city to escape.

Just when Cao Cao stormed Yecheng, Xiahou Yuan, Li Tong and Cao Chun, who were known for their rapid marches, led 30,000 troops all the way to the east, and beheaded Han Meng, the main beam in the "Hebei Four Court Pillars and One Zhengliang", swept the three counties of Qinghe, Yangping and Pingyuan, and advanced the battle line to the territory of Bohai County.

Cao Cao's brothers Cao Bin and Cao Hong led 20,000 troops to march north, facing the weak defense of Yuan Shao's rear, all the way like a bamboo, Lianke defenders only three or four thousand people Julu, Zhao State, Anping three counties, the land and wealth of Jizhou swallowed two-thirds.

The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, taking advantage of Li Jing's 200,000 army to trap Yuan Shao's main force, Ran Min, who had eased up, and his ally Gongsun Zhan marched from north to south, trying to get a piece of the fat Jizhou territory.

Ran Min ordered Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er to guard the area of Yanmen, to prevent Xiahou Dun from waving his army to the north, leaving Gong Du and Pei Yuanshao to guard Shanggu and Daijun, and he and Jia Xu, Guan Hai, Liu Pi and others led 30,000 troops to the south to break through Changshan and Zhongshan all the way, and formed a confrontation with Cao Bin and Cao Hong in Anping County.

And Gongsun Zhan left his brother Gongsun Fan, his son Gongsun Xu, and the general Tian Yu to guard Yijing, Jixian and other places, and personally took his son-in-law Luo Cheng, Yan Gang, Shan Jing, Tian Kai, Zhang Yan and other civil and military forces to lead 30,000 troops to leave Youzhou and enter the territory of Jizhou. After a month of fierce battle. Dozens of county towns in two counties, including Nanpi and Hejian of Bohai County, marched into Leling to confront Xiahou Yuan.

So far. In the middle of March of the first year of creation, more than a dozen counties under Yuan Shao's rule. More than 100 county towns were lost. Yuan Shao's forces are like a dying man who is about to fall into the ground, and he only has his last breath left.

In mid-March, Jizhou was stormy, and the water level of the Zhanghe River rose.

Cao Cao poured the water of the Zhanghe River into Yecheng, causing the river to overflow, many adobe houses collapsed, the grain was soaked and moldy, and the diet of the defenders in the city gradually became urgent.

At this moment, there are still fifteen thousand people in Yecheng who are demoralized. The demoralized defenders, everyone still didn't know the news that Yuan Tan and Yan Liang were killed, and Jinan was surrounded by Li Jing, and Yuan Shao's main army on the other side of the Yellow River became the last hope to support the Yecheng defenders to continue fighting.

"Mr. Zhengnan, Cao Junshui attacked Yecheng, I'm afraid that the city wall will be collapsed in three or two days, let's take advantage of the fact that Cao Jun has not yet surrounded the city, and abandon the city from the north gate, right? Along the way, I went to the hills, pavilions, and Gaotang, and crossed the Yellow River to Jinan to round my father, right? ”

Yuan Xi, who is not yet twenty years old. Together with Yuan Shang, who was only fifteen years old and was only fifteen years old, he proposed to the judge. Subjected to the fierce attacks of Cao's army every day, the psychological defense line of these two young men almost collapsed, and they broke through to the east to meet their father. became the only way out in their hearts.

The judge's face was grim, and he didn't say anything, but he sighed in his heart: "There are eggs under the nest?" The lord's men and horses are lonely and poor. was trapped by Li Jing's 200,000 people in Jinan, Mount Tai and other places, but I'm afraid that life is not much better than Yecheng, right? ”

looked at Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang with a confused face. The heart of the trial is like a knife, and the lord entrusts his two sons to himself. But he can't protect their safety, and he can't turn the tide when the building is about to collapse, which is really a trust from the lord.

"That's it, that's it, it's death in the city, and maybe there will be life when you go out of the city! Even if the two sons are going to die, let them meet the lord before closing their eyes, and they can be blinded under the nine springs! ”

The judge made up his mind in his heart, and finally nodded and agreed; "Since the two sons miss the lord very much, then the trial will give you half of the men and horses, and go out of the city from the north gate to the east to the lord!"

"Aren't you leaving, Mr. Jeonnan?" Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang brothers were taken aback, and their tones were full of dependence and reluctance.

The judge had an expression of looking at death as if he was at home, and resolutely bowed his head: "The two sons will go out of the city immediately after dark, and the trial will swear to live and die with Yecheng!" When the city is broken, it is the time when I will judge the blood-spattered city tower and die a clear will! ”

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang had worried expressions: "Cao's army is powerful, and it has already captured all the counties of Jizhou, if there is no Mr. Zhengnan to command the team, my brother is afraid that he will not be able to break through the defense line of Cao's army!" ”

The judge smiled miserably and said: "Don't worry, the two sons, I recommend a warrior to you, he can not only command the army but also excel in force, not losing to the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, with him protecting the two sons to break through, he will definitely be invincible and cross the Yellow River unharmed!" ”

"A warrior who doesn't lose to Yan Liang and Wen Chou? What is the last name? Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang brothers were surprised and delighted, and asked in unison.

"Come on, summon Charucci over and see the two sons!" The judge did not directly answer the words of the Yuan brothers, but ordered his guards to summon Xia Ruqi over.

After a while, under the guidance of the guards, a strong man about thirty years old with a height of eight feet five inches, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a majestic face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and about thirty years old, strode in front of the Yuan brothers and the judge, and bowed down to salute: "Xia Luqi meets the two sons and the don't drive the lord!" ”

The judge returned the courtesy: "Bangjie doesn't have to be polite, I recommend you to the two sons in time, and you will escort them out of Yecheng and go to Qingzhou Jinan to meet the lord!" ”

As he spoke, he turned to the Yuan brothers and said, "This strong man's surname is Xia Luqi, a native of Qingzhou. Last year, I went to the plains to make an inspection, and saw him performing on the street, and a spear made him wonderful, so I recruited him to his command. This year, I know that he is not only skilled in gunnery, skilled in arching and horsemanship, but also proficient in the way of using soldiers, but unfortunately our army is gone. Now that the sheep are mending, it is not too late to hope, and I hope that after the two sons see the lord, they will recommend Bangjie to the lord, and tell him that Bangjie's martial arts are not inferior to Yan and Wen, and the ability to command the troops is slightly better. ”

Xia Luqi saluted the Yuan brothers and said: "Thanks to the love of Lord Beijia, I awarded Lu Qi the position of captain, and I am willing to serve the two sons of dogs and horses!" ”

The plan was stopped, and 7,000 soldiers and horses were allocated to Xia Luqi, and Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch were ordered to accompany him. After the sky was dark, he opened the north gate, escorted the Yuan brothers and Yuan Shao's wife Liu, as well as the concubines, and walked more than ten miles to the north first, and then ran east in the direction of Qiuqiu.

The news of Yuan's army leaving the city was quickly detected by Cao Jun's scouts, and Cao Cao, who had coveted Yecheng for a long time, did not want to wait any longer. The combined forces of Ran Min and Gongsun Zan were approaching step by step, and only by taking Yecheng early could they concentrate their forces to keep the enemy troops from Youzhou out of the jurisdiction.

With Cao Cao's order, Dian Wei, Le Jin, Li Tong, Cao Zhen and other generals each commanded nearly 10,000 elites, carrying ladders, pushing the city car, and holding bright torches, and launched the strongest attack on Yecheng overnight.

Yuan Shao's general trend has gone, Yecheng has become Zeguo, and food is scarce. In the evening, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang led their troops to abandon the city, and the remaining 6,000 soldiers were already discouraged and had no fighting spirit. In the face of nearly ten times the Cao army, it only resisted slightly, and was soon put on the top of the city by Dian Wei and Le Jin, and the elite of the Cao army behind rushed up and gradually gained the upper hand on the city wall.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, the nephew of the trial Rong opened the south gate and fell off the suspension bridge, shouting: "Duke Cao, please lead the army into the city, and the trial Rong is willing to surrender!" ”

Seeing the city gate wide open, Cao Cao was overjoyed, holding the claw Huang Feidian under the crotch of the Heavenly Sword in his hand, urging the army to pour into Yecheng like a tide. Li Tong and Cao Zhenliang rode their horses in front, and tens of thousands of horses entered Yecheng in one fell swoop.

On the top of the city, Dian Wei carried a pair of eighty pounds of iron halberds, as if evil came to regenerate, and the gods blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas. There was no enemy everywhere he went, the heads in front of him were rolling, the corpses were piled up, and he rushed towards the trial and killed him, "The trial is not fast to descend, when the head lands, it will be too late to regret!" ”

"Haha...... Tonight, there is only the trial of the severed head in the south, and there is no trial of surrender! With the sword in his hand, he laughed loudly, "It's a pity that my trial family is a traitor, and I can't clean the portal with my own hands, and I can't turn a blind eye!" ”

As the words fell, the judge sword killed himself, and a cavity of blood gushed out of his neck, and he fell to the head of the city like a kite with a broken string.

Cao Cao got his wish and took Yecheng, while leading Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Dong Zhao, Liu Fu and other ministers to go out to settle the people, maintain order, eliminate stagnant water, repair the damp collapsed houses, and on the other hand, ordered people to protect Yuan Shao's family mansion, no one was allowed to trespass without permission, but unfortunately it was a pity that people went to the mansion, and Yuan Shao's wives and concubines all went out of the city with the Yuan brothers.

Charuqi carried a spear, rode his horse to open the way, and led 7,000 men and horses to rush in the direction of the Qiuqiu, walking for more than 20 miles, when suddenly a drum sounded, and a team of 6,000 soldiers and horses were killed and arrows were fired together: "Wen Ping is in the name of Cao Gong, and he has been waiting here for a long time!" ”

The two armies fought in a scuffle, and Xia Luqi took the lead, fought bravely to the death, tried his best to kill the ambush soldiers hired by Wen, and broke through to the east, but lost nearly 2,000 people.

The army was panicked, like a lost dog, and walked five or six miles, Xu Chu led three thousand iron horsemen to kill: "Yuan Jun is leaving, Xu Zhongkang is waiting here for a long time!" ”

"Qingzhou Charuqi is here, I don't care who you are, and those who stand in my way will die!" Xia Luqi had already killed the red eyes, protected the Yuan brothers and moved forward bravely, riding horses and guns to take Xu Chu.

"Charucci? What's the broken name? When you hear it, you are a lowly person! Since you are begging for death yourself, Xu Ye and I will fulfill you! In response to Charuqi's call, Xu Chu fought back at Mai Mang's with a needle, and fought with Charucci with a sword. (To be continued......) R1292