When the Xuzhou Army captured Chenliucheng, the troops on the southern front commanded by Zhang Liao also achieved victory.

The news that Cao Ang led a large army to come to the rescue was not deliberately concealed, so Zhang Chao, who was located in Yongqiu City, quickly received the news that Cao Ang's main force had arrived.

This shocked Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao knew Cao Ang's abilities very well. He had only a handful of remnants, with less than 10,000 soldiers and no more than ten generals. How could he be Cao Ang's opponent?

Zhang Chao subconsciously decided to break out of the encirclement.

Chenliu County cannot be defended any longer. Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to break out and go south to join Liu Biao. With the reputation of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, their status will not be too low even if they are not reused.

The reason why Zhang Chao wanted to vote for Liu Biao was not only because Zhang Miao had a quarrel with Yuan Shao, but also because Liu Biao and Zhang Miao were brothers from Yanzhou.

However, Zhang Chao's subordinates were not willing to break out, so they all advised Zhang Chao to hold on and wait for the world to change. Maybe Liu Biao and others would come to help.

After hearing this, Zhang Chao showed painstaking expression.

"Today, the only one who is willing to come to my rescue is Zang Hong."

After everyone heard this, they did not agree. After all, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had a very close relationship, and Zang Hong was highly used by Yuan Shao. He would definitely not destroy his own future and come far away to face trouble.

Zhang Chao said: "Zi Yuan is a righteous man in the world and will never betray his principles. He will only be restrained by Yuan Shao and be unable to save me in time."

Despite everyone's opposition, Zhang Chao decided to break out.

Zhang Chao's idea was correct, but Cao Ang's speed was too fast. He broke through the city in three days, giving Zhang Chao no time to break out. By the time Zhang Chao was about to notify his brother to break out, Xuzhou's army had almost collapsed the walls of Chenliu City.

And because of the increase in troops, Zhang Liao directly moved the camp to the foot of Yongqiu City.

Zhang Chao was so frightened that he had to shut himself up behind closed doors.

Zhang Liao was also a man of many thoughts. Seeing that Zhang Chao did not dare to fight, he took the prisoners and sent all his troops to the city to call for him.

These people were calling their friends, calling them "three uncles" and "fourth uncles", which caused people in Yongqiu City to panic and find it difficult to feel at ease.

We are all relatives, so there is no way to resist.

Zhang Chao had no choice but to use cruel methods to kill the rebels and barely suppress the army.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao ordered people to set up artillery carts and bombarded Yongqiu City wildly. At the same time, he ordered people to shout the news that "Chenliu City has been destroyed".

Zhang Chao was frightened when he learned about this. He didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't believe it.

Zhang Chao knew that Chen Liu's troops were insufficient and was afraid of the stone bullet attack by the Xuzhou army. After much hesitation, he decided to break out of the encirclement immediately and rush to Chen Liu.

Although the situation was critical, Zhang Chao was unwilling to abandon his brother.

The two brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are more than ten years apart. Their parents died young, and Zhang Chao was raised by his elder brother Zhang Miao. Therefore, they have a close relationship, and their relationship is better than that of many flesh and blood brothers.

But this suited Zhang Liao's wishes.

Zhang Chao led the remaining troops out of the city from the west gate and headed north, where they were intercepted by several groups of Xuzhou troops. By the time they broke through the siege, their troops suffered 70 or 70 losses. In addition to being defeated, they were more likely to be disintegrated.

Seeing Chen Liu approaching, Zhang Chao couldn't help but be overjoyed, but at this moment, cavalry came out from both sides.

At this time, Zhang Chao had fought successive battles. The old soldiers of the division were exhausted and exhausted. They were rushed by Qian Yu Shengli's cavalry and were immediately routed.

At this time, Zhang Chao's subordinates advised: "Xuzhou's army is strong and it is difficult for our army to break through. The Ming Dynasty can put on soldiers' clothes, hide among the rebels, and run for their lives."

This was the only way Zhang Chao could escape, but Zhang Chao was very stubborn and would never escape until Chen Liu arrived.

Seeing that there were more and more Xuzhou troops around him, Zhang Chao couldn't help shouting: "Where is Cao Zixiu? How can he be forced to fight for his old friend?"

But no matter how Zhang Chao shouted, no one paid any attention to him.

Everyone was fighting and fleeing, and they met Colonel Hou Bin.

Although Zhang Chao fought hard, he was no match for his opponent. The two exchanged blows and couldn't get close to each other. Hou Bin fired a shot at him, but Zhang Chao couldn't dodge and it hit him in the chest and straight through his back.

Zhang Chao immediately fell off his horse and died unexpectedly.

Hou Bin jumped off his horse, cut off Zhang Chao's head and hung it on the horse's neck, while the rest of the remaining soldiers were wiped out.

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It was already afternoon when Cao Ang saw Zhang Chao's head.

Regarding the head of this old friend, Cao Ang had no fluctuation in his heart. After all, Cao Ang had even killed Zhang Miao, let alone Zhang Chao.

These two brothers can be considered heroes, but their vision is really poor. They feel distressed and have not put their minds straight. They are a pity.

In view of the past friendship, Cao Ang ordered two coffins to be prepared and sent to the front line of Puyang. As for the remains of the rest of the Zhang family, they were all sent to Shouzhang.

This time Cao Ang sent out troops under the banner of "avenging his father", so he naturally wanted to show his father the results of the victory.

However, Cao Ang also knew that although Cao Cao hated Zhang Miao's betrayal to death, the two had been friends for many years after all. Now that Zhang Miao's body was delivered, many things disappeared.

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In just a few days, Cao Ang killed Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao brothers, and finally put down the rebellion in Chenliu County. Although most of Chenliu County had not yet surrendered, it would not be a matter of time before they were put down.

Starting from Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Zheng Sui, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Ying Shao and then to Zhang Miao, Yanzhou, which can be said to be full of tribes, all the old princes were destroyed.

Chenliu County belongs to Yanzhou and is nominally Cao Cao's territory, but its location is so important that Cao Ang couldn't let it go for a while.

Langlangqu, Jishui, Pushui, Bianshui, Suishui and Honggoushui are all gathered here, with convenient transportation and extending in all directions. It has been known as the "Heartland of Zhongzhou" since ancient times.

Moreover, it is only more than a hundred miles from Changyuan in the north to Liyang, the southern gate of Jizhou. Whether it is to go west to Luoyang, to the north to attack Jizhou, or to the northwest to enter Hanoi, it is most convenient.

There are only a few strategic locations in the world, and it is obvious that Chen Liu is one of them.

Cao Ang was reluctant to give such a good place back to his father.

However, Cao Cao is not an outsider. If Cao Ang takes over by force, it will definitely damage the father-son relationship with Cao Cao. Although the father and son are very thoughtful, it is not easy for Cao Ang to do such a blatant deception.

At this time, Liu Ye suggested that he could nominally send people to Cao Cao's army to ask for the candidate for the governor of Chenliu County; but privately, he ordered General Zhang Liao to go north to select counties and garrison troops in Kuangting, so that the entire Chenliu County would be under his surveillance.

At the same time, the Tuntian Captain was appointed in Junyi to manage the farms and waterways in the name of preparing grain and grass for the crane-controlling army.

In this way, although Cao Ang does not appoint the governor of Chenliu County, the entire Chenliu County will act based on Cao Ang's face. It does not matter whether he is too high or not.

As for whether Cao Cao is willing, there is no need to worry too much.

Cao Ang annihilated Zhang Miao and pacified Chenliu County for him, which dealt a heavy blow to the strength and arrogance of the Yanzhou rebel forces, which relieved Cao Cao's urgent need. If Cao Cao were to continue to be obsessed with the ownership of Chenliu County, he would appear to be ignorant.
Chapter completed!