NOVEL WEB Chapter 53
Gongsun Zan was yelling and cursing all the way, but Taishi Ci ignored him and rushed out of the battlefield with him.
"Tie him up and take him in!" Taishi Ci handed Gongsun Zan to the deputy general in the rear.
"Yes, General!" After receiving the order, the deputy general took out an iron chain from behind and tied him up with the iron chain.
"Yellow Turban thief!" Gongsun Zan cursed the Yellow Turban thief at the end, and then his mouth was blocked.
Seeing this, Taishi Ci ignored Gongsun Zan and turned around to fight back on the battlefield.
As soon as Gongsun Zan entered the city, he was picked up by Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.
After fighting for about an hour, the county soldiers no longer had much desire to fight after losing Gongsun Zan. Without their backbone, they naturally had no desire to fight again.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!" Taishi Ci shouted loudly.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!" All the soldiers shouted in unison.
At this moment, the soldiers who were still alive breathed a sigh of relief, and without any hesitation, they threw away their weapons and chose to surrender.
Fu Cunshen also counted them. In the end, less than 10,000 soldiers surrendered. Apart from those who died in battle and fled, these were the remaining ones.
"It's not bad. Let's go back to the city!" Taishi Ci nodded. This result was acceptable. At least the soldiers who died in our army could be replenished.
Zhang Guiba and Suo Chao were responsible for cleaning the battlefield, so they, the main generals, did not need to worry about it.
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"Go and clean the city. Now that the lord has not returned, you can take those surrendered soldiers to take down all the cities in Liaoxi County!" Xi Zhicai smiled.
"Yes, military advisor!" Fu Cunshen and Taishi Ci took the order. After a day of rest, Fu Cunshen and Taishi Ci set off with the army.
Dian Wei accompanied Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai to continue to torture Gongsun Zan. Although Gongsun Zan did not say a word, his brows were furrowed, and he was obviously annoyed by them.
However, due to the fact that his body was tied up with iron chains, he could only eat, drink, defecate and urinate in this small area. The cloth in his mouth had never been taken off except for eating and drinking.
On the other side, Zhang Fu saw Shi Qian on his way back.
"My lord, Gongsun Zan has been captured. Now General Taishi Ci and General Fu Cunshen are going to attack the city!" Shi Qian said.
Zhang Fu nodded. He did not expect Gongsun Zan to be defeated so quickly. This was a bit beyond his imagination.
Then Shi Qian recounted the entire battle situation. Zhang Fu understood that Gongsun Zan was a little arrogant.
If they had gone to war without fighting, it would have been impossible to lose in one battle.
"Well, you go back first!" After Zhang Fu arranged for Shi Qian to go back, he turned around and changed direction with the army. He also wanted to attack the city.
The biggest resistance in Liaoxi County was Gongsun Zan and Qiu Liju. Now one was captured and the other surrendered, so everything went very smoothly.
It took more than 20 days to capture the entire Liaoxi County.
During this period, Gongsun Zan was also stubborn and refused to surrender. At the same time, the people under his command did not choose to surrender. They were all loyal to Gongsun Zan.
"My lord will be back in a few days. Does Brother Zhicai have any good ideas?" Guo Jia asked.
Guo Jia had no good way to deal with this stubborn guy. He had said everything in the past 20 days.
As a result, Gongsun Zan did not say a word. If Gongsun Zan had not scolded him directly, he would have thought that Gongsun Zan was a mute.
"This is the letter sent by Zhongde. Take a look, Fengxiao!" Xi Zhicai handed a letter on the table to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia was silent after reading it. This Cheng Yu really has no bottom line.
"Are you going to use this method, Brother Zhicai?" Guo Jia always felt that if he did it this way, even if Gongsun Zan finally chose to surrender, it would not be sincere.
"There is no doubt that this is the most effective method. I have asked Ziyi and others to do it. According to the time, Gongsun Zan's family will appear here tomorrow!"
Xi Zhicai knew about Guo Jia's worries, but this was the only way to subdue Gongsun Zan at the moment.
As long as Gongsun Zan surrendered, and waited for a long time, then Gongsun Zan would naturally see that the Yellow Turban Army was better than the current Han Dynasty.
"It seems that I have to learn from Brother Zhongde. My bottom line is still too high!" Guo Jia sighed.
Xi Zhicai did not say anything. Guo Jia was now in the period of learning and growth. If he could learn half of Cheng Yu's abilities, he would surely become a world-famous strategist in the future.
The next day, Taishi Ci brought Gongsun Xu, the son of Gongsun Zan, andSun Zan's wife, Hou, and a letter prepared by Cheng Yu in advance.
Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia first looked at the letter. The content was very simple, and they both felt that Cheng Yu was really a guy with no bottom line.
The above content was roughly about Gongsun Zan's father-in-law, Hou Yong, the former governor of Zhuo County, because he supported Gongsun Zan to control the military power.
It affected the interests of the local noble families and some important officials in the court, so they joined forces to frame Hou Yong, causing Hou Yong to be exiled to Rinnan County.
On the way, they even sent a death squad to kill Hou Yong halfway.
At the same time, a lot of evidence was listed. These evidences combined with the above content made Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia feel like it was true.
But the bad people didn't find out what was going on here. Could Cheng Yu do it? The two shook their heads. This must be a fake by Cheng Yu.
But they had to admit that this fake was very real, because the noble families in it had been confiscated and exterminated.
Therefore, if Gongsun Zan wanted to find out the truth, he could only join the Yellow Turban Army, then enter Luoyang City, and arrest those important officials in the court for questioning.
"Brother Zhongde is very courageous. He has fabricated the facts and put them on Yuan Feng, Yuan Wei, and He Jin, and even the eunuchs."
Guo Jia now really admires Cheng Yu. He can really accomplish many things without any bottom line.
"These are just suspicions. It is clearly written above that it is suspected that their interests are involved, plus these letters they exchanged with the Youzhou family."
"Tsk tsk tsk, there is really no flaw. If I were Gongsun Zan, I would definitely choose to believe it!" Xi Zhicai laughed.
Guo Jia nodded. He would do the same. After all, the content was too real. There was evidence and suspicion. In short, all kinds of factors were included.
"Hello, military advisors. I am willing to persuade my husband to surrender to the Yellow Turban Army, just to avenge my father!" Hou had obviously chosen to believe the contents of the letter.
"Of course, everything we do is for the people of the world, and you are one of them!" Xi Zhicai smiled.
"Thank you, military advisor!" Hou bowed deeply.