061 Surrender
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After Zhang Yan ordered the army to clean up the battlefield, the scout came to report that Yu Jin had led the remaining troops to Changyi.
Zhang Yan made a quick decision. After some planning, he decided to lead the cavalry to attack Changyi alone, and sent Chen Ying to attack Kangfu, Xu Sheng to attack Juye, Mi Fang to attack Rencheng, and divided the troops into four groups, and captured the dangerous land in the eastern part of Yanzhou with a speed of thunder and abdicated Cao Cao's retreat route from Xuzhou.
After the order was issued, Zhang Yan gathered all the cavalry and went to chase Yu Jin at Xingye. Once Yu Jin arrived in Changyi, Changyi would be on guard and it would be much more difficult to attack again.
He took this opportunity to not only capture Yu Jin, but also occupy Changyi.
Changyi is a big city in Yanzhou. It is not only the county town of Shanyang County, but also the capital of the governor of Yanzhou and a place where money and grain are gathered.
Now Cao Cao has all his strength to attack Xuzhou. After Cao Ren was defeated, the rear of Yanzhou was empty, which just happened to make Zhang Yan cheaper.
That night, Zhang Yan led the cavalry to the forefront, heading west from Gaoping County, and followed the horseshoe marks left by Yu Jin.
Zhang Yan stayed asleep all the way, and Yu Pingming arrived at Fangyu County. There were not many soldiers in the county. Facing the sudden arrival of Xuzhou soldiers, Fangyu County had no power to resist. Fangyu County surrendered without fighting.
He had a short rest in Fangyu County, had a beautiful meal, and then found the county magistrate to ask about Yu Jin's news.
After learning that Yu Jin did not stay here, Zhang Yan led the cavalry to continue chasing.
When they arrived in Dongqiang County, the magistrate of Dongqiang County waited early at the city gate and prepared wine and food for Zhang Yan to enjoy.
Only then did Zhang Yan realize that Yu Jin had stayed in Dongqiang County and had just left shortly afterwards. He also informed him that there were pursuers behind him, so that the magistrate of Dongqiang County would entertain pursuers like this to avoid injury to Dongqiang County.
The magistrate of Dongqiang County was very aware of the current affairs. He not only brought wine and food, but also surrendered voluntarily.
After using alcohol and food, Zhang Yan set out again to chase Yu Jin. He worked his way and got closer and closer to Yu Jin.
Yu Jin led the remnants of troops to gallop all the way from Gaoping County, and then came to Changyi. When night fell, Yu Jin finally arrived at the city of Changyi.
The soldiers on Changyi City were nervous when they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the city, and the archers also set off their bows and arrows, waiting for the battle.
When the arrival of the cavalry came to the city, there was a faint light of fire. The guards on the city wall saw that they were cavalry wearing Cao's clothes, and then they relaxed their vigilance.
"The commander of the army has arrived. Open the city gate quickly and let us in. The Xuzhou soldiers are about to arrive..." A cavalry of Cao's army came to the city and shouted at the city.
The guards on the city wall were surprised when they heard this. How could Xuzhou soldiers get here?
A military Sima hurriedly said: "The night is dark and I can't tell you clearly. I have no right to open the city gate. Please wait. If you are young, please inform me and ask the prefect to decide!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard took off the city tower. After a while, a man in an official uniform appeared on the city tower. The man was burly, with a serious face, bright eyes, a big mouth, and a small goatee on his jaw. It was Lu Qian, the prefect of Shanyang under Cao Cao's tent.
When Lu Qian saw about 200 cavalry under the city, one of the leaders wore helmets and armors, covered in blood, but because the sky was dark, it was impossible to identify who it was. He immediately said, "It is hard to tell the night. Please take a few steps forward!"
Yu Jin walked forward a few steps, raised his face, and shouted at Lu Qian on the city tower: "Premier Lu, quickly open the city gate and let me in. Xuzhou soldiers are behind me, and they will arrive in a while..."
"Didn't Yu Duwei follow the lord to attack Xuzhou? How could he appear here?" Lu Qian interrupted Yu Jin's words and asked.
Yu Jin said: "The lord sent me to Gaoping County to help the battle with Li Feng's captain Cao Ren. However, General Cao Ren easily advanced and was ambushed by the Xuzhou soldiers in Guangqi County and surrounded by the Xuzhou corps. When I arrived in Guangqi County, General Cao Ren had been wiped out, and even General Cao Ren was captured alive by the Xuzhou soldiers. I took the cavalry and wanted to rescue General Cao Ren, but I was outnumbered and almost surrounded by Xuzhou soldiers. My subordinates were killed and injured, so I had to lead the remaining troops to retreat. Changyi is filled with money and grain. Now the troops in Yanzhou are empty. I thought that Xuzhou soldiers would definitely come to attack this place, so I came here without stopping to inform the news..."
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves rolling like thunder came from the darkness, and with an inspiring shout, interrupting Yu Jin's words.
Lu Qian suddenly became nervous and hurriedly made the archers ready.
Yu Jinji shouted: "Prefect Lu, Xuzhou soldiers are chasing us. Open the city gate quickly and let us in. I will help you stay in this city..."
In the darkness, Zhang Yan's thunderous voice suddenly came out, interrupting Yu Jin's cry: "Emperor Yu Du, since he can't make money open the city gate, it's fine. Anyway, with Changyi's troops, it can't resist me for long! However, this time, I will still be your first priority. Then I will give you a few good words in front of the envoy Tao."
Lu Qian stood on the city tower and listened carefully, but saw his face turned pale, and fierce lights appeared in his eyes. He directly grabbed a large bow from an archer, drew an arrow, aimed at Yu Jin, and shouted loudly: "Yu Jin! Your lord has always treated you well, but I didn't expect you to sell your owner and ask for honor and take my arrow!"
With a "swoosh", the arrow left the string and flew directly towards Yu Jin.
Yu Jin was shocked. He never expected that Lu Qian would shoot himself with an arrow. When he realized that he was in danger, the arrow had already flown in front of him, leaving him with no way to avoid it.
At this critical moment, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out from the darkness and collided with the arrow shot by Lu Qian, but the force was extremely rapid. It actually divided Lu Qian's arrow into two, but its strength did not diminish at all, and it flew towards Lu Qian again.
Lu Qian opened his eyes wide and watched the arrow shoot at him. He was extremely surprised and even more convinced that Yu Jin was a traitor.
He hurriedly avoided the arrow, looked gloomy and said to his subordinates: "Shoot the arrow! Anyone who is close to the city wall will be killed without any reservation!"
With a command, arrows on the city wall shot towards Yu Jin and others like rain.
Yu Jin hurriedly waved his spear and pushed away the arrows that were shooting, but more than 100 subordinates were shot to death.
"Lu Qian! I serve you as the lord, and I have no grudges or grudges. How can you conclude that I sell my boss and seek honor based on just the words of others?" Yu Jin was very upset. While waving his iron spear to block the arrows shot, he shouted loudly at Lu Qian on the city tower.
Lu Qian believed that Yu Jin was a traitor, and was indifferent to Jin's words. He shouted at the archers beside him: "Everyone shoots arrows for Chao Yu Jin, and shoots those who die of Jin, and there are many rewards!"
After hearing this, the archers suddenly became energetic and regarded Yu Jin as a living target, aimed at Yu Jin, and fired arrows towards Yu Jin.
Yu Jin suddenly became the target of public criticism. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he was helpless.
He hurriedly rode his horse and ran away. As soon as he walked forward, the arrow shot on the land where he was standing. If he had taken one step later, he would have been shot into a hedgehog.
Unfortunately, all the cavalry under Yu Jin were shot to death by arrows, and none of them survived.
Yu Jin roared to the sky, roared loudly, threw the iron spear in his hand to the ground, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted loudly: "The world is so great, but Yu Jin has no place to live, what's the point of living?"
After saying that, Yu Jin waved his sword and wanted to commit suicide.
It was a sudden moment, and soon, a phantom suddenly rushed out of the darkness and quickly passed by Yu Jin. It turned out to be Zhang Yan riding on a snowy horse on a dark cloud.
Zhang Yan shook his wrist, raised his iron spear and knocked Yu Jin to fly the long sword in his hand. He stretched out his long arm and directly kidnapped Yu Jin over, placed it on the horse's back, and disappeared directly into the darkness.
Seeing this, Lu Qian on the city tower spat and cursed again at Jin.
Zhang Yan took Yu Jin to a forest. After strangling the horses, he threw Yu Jin directly to the ground.
The Xuzhou soldiers rushed up with a rope and wanted to tie Yu Jin up, but Zhang Yan stopped him.
Zhang Yan jumped off the horse's back and saw Yu Jin sitting on the ground feeling distracted and distracted, and said, "Emperor Yu Du, you worked hard for Cao Cao, but in the end you end up like this. Are you willing to do it?"
"It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been like this!" Yu Jin raised his head and looked at Zhang Yan fiercely.
Zhang Yan said: "Master Yu, you should thank me. Cao Cao has a lot of talents, not more than you, not less than you. Although you have a lot of talents, you have never been valued by Cao Cao. Instead of following Cao Cao in obscurity, it is better to follow me. I can make you a lieutenant and a general, and you can also make you famous all over the world! Even if I let you go now, you will not be able to go back to Cao Cao because I have sent people to spread the news of your surrender to me..."
"You are so despicable!" Yu Jin said angrily, "My wise and powerful, I will definitely be able to see through your tricks!"
"Hahaha... Even if Cao Cao believes in you, do you guarantee that Cao Cao's subordinates believe in you? If they really believe in you, Lu Qian wouldn't have shot you just now because of my words..."
Yu Jin frowned tightly, his face dimmed, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
"You think about it carefully, I'll give you an evening."
Zhang Yan asked Yu Jin to take good care of him, but he went to rest himself. After a long run of day and night, the army was trapped and exhausted, so he hid in a dense forest outside Changyi City to rest, raising his energy and waiting for dawn.
Yu Jin was extremely distressed at this time. He had not been in the past few years in his resignation to Cao Cao. If he had made great achievements, he would have gained a lot. However, Cao Cao did not seem to trust foreign surnames very much and handed over all the power to Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and others. Some of these people were Cao Cao's brothers, while others had in-laws with Cao Cao. It was very difficult for outsiders to gain trust.
Yu Jin thought about it all night, but finally decided to leave Cao Cao and follow Zhang Yan, who valued him.
At the time of the Ming Dynasty, under the leadership of Xuzhou soldiers, Yu Jin came to Zhang Yan and knelt down on one knee and said, "The defeated general Yu Jin will be willing to serve under the general's tent from now on. I hope the general will be able to achieve it!"
Zhang Yan was extremely happy and immediately helped Yu Jin up and said hurriedly: "It is really my blessing to have a general like you under my tent. I will appoint you as the Martial Arts Captain. I hope you can do your best to serve me."
"General, Changyi is the place where Cao Cao hoards money and grain. If he captures Changyi, he can cut off Cao Cao's food route. As long as the general gives me five hundred troops, I can capture Changyi and present it to the general. It can be regarded as a meeting gift for me to serve the general! I just don't know if the general is willing to believe me?" Yu Jin asked.
Zhang Yan said: "Don't doubt people, no doubt people. Since I decided to use you, I will never doubt you. Not to mention five hundred soldiers, even a thousand soldiers, and even all the subordinates I am leading now can be dispatched by you."
"General, five hundred people are enough, but if there are too many people, it will be easy to cause bad things."
Zhang Yan really gave Yu Jin five hundred soldiers, and they were all cavalry.
Seeing that Zhang Yan had no doubts about his surrender, Yu Jin was very moved. He took the 500 cavalrymen given by Zhang Yan. After breakfast, he said goodbye to Zhang Yan and took them out of the woods.
Chapter completed!