As Yuan Shu neared Fengqiu County, he heaved a sigh of relief. Now that he was defending the city, he had an extra support. Although Cao's army was fierce and their morale was high, it would not be easy to take over Fengqiu County.
However, the change in the situation of Fengqiu County gave Yuan Shao a huge shock!
"Yuan Gonglu, Yuan Gonglu, this time you came to invade our borders for no reason. Now that things have reached this stage, do you regret it? Hahaha … "
On top of the city gate of Fengqiu City, the flag had already been changed. Under the illumination of the torches, one could clearly see a large 'Cao' character fluttering in the night wind!
At the center of the city gate tower, there was a short and unprepossessing person who was wearing a full body armor. He was laughing proudly. Who else could this person be but Cao Cao?!
Fengqiu County had already been taken over by Cao Cao!
It turned out that when Cao Cao's army was defeated, Cao Cao had set up an ambush of 50000 elite soldiers on the southeast side of Fengqiu County. Not long after Yuan Shu's army left the city to chase after Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao led his army to attack Fengqiu County.
At that time, Yuan Shu was a little too proud and arrogant. After he personally led his army to chase after Cao Cao's army, Yuan Shu's army only had 10000 soldiers left to defend Fengqiu County. Most of them were ordinary soldiers.
With such a group of soldiers, when faced with Cao Cao's carefully selected 50000 elite soldiers, they naturally lost as quickly as they could. In less than an hour, Fengqiu County had already changed hands. And throughout the entire process, Cao Cao's army did not lose much.
When Fengqiu County changed hands. Yuan Shao and his troops hadn't chased them too far. They also did not encounter Cao Cao's ambush at the tributary of Ying River. However, Cao Cao did a good job of clearing the wilderness and did not let any news spread. Naturally, Yuan Shu did not know about this matter.
This was also the reason why Yuan Shu still retreated to Fengqiu County after being ambushed and did not know that the city had changed hands.
Regardless of the final result of the battle between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, the difference in the art of war between the two could be seen. In a situation where the overall military strength was not weaker than Cao's, Yuan Shu was completely defeated!
"Kill!"
"Kill …"
"Mo Jiao left, Yuan Gonglu …"
“.....”
While Yuan Shu was still in shock, Cao Cao's army of ten thousand pursuers had arrived at the south. Although there weren't too many of them, they had faintly sealed off Yuan Shu's path of retreat.
"Cao Cao, you scoundrel, you've played a good trick. Today's hatred will be repaid several times in the future!"
Yuan Shu was panicking. Seeing that Cao Cao's pursuers had arrived, he did not dare to delay any longer. He pulled on the reins of his horse and was about to escape from the southwest where there was no one.
"Kill!"
"Kill …."
"Capture Yuan Gonglu alive!"
“.....”
Before Yuan Shu could do anything, two groups of Cao Cao's pursuers arrived from the west and north. They surrounded Yuan Shu and trapped him in the center. To the east was Fengqiu County. There was no way out.
"Haha … Haha … Yuan Gonglu, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you stay and catch up with me? Mm. I wonder what you said you would return several times in the future? Haha … Hahaha … "
Seeing that all the pursuers had surrounded him, Yuan Shu seemed to have become a turtle in a jar. Just like the initial arrangement, he could be trampled on. Cao Cao, who was on the city gate of Fengqiu County, was pleased with himself. He loudly mocked and questioned Yuan Shu.
"This … What should we do?!"
The situation had taken a turn for the worse. Yuan Shu, who was originally unconvinced, mumbled softly. At this moment, his face was pale and he was completely panicking.
"How about it? Yuan Gonglu, are you willing to stay and reunite with me? Hmph … "Cao Cao said mockingly.
Seeing that the situation had been decided, Cao Cao was secretly pleased. With Cao Cao's background and starting conditions, although it was not bad, compared to Yuan Shu, who was the direct descendant of one of the three princes, he was still lacking.
Whether it was in the development of power or in the fight for territory, Cao Cao was completely at a disadvantage compared to Yuan Shu. It was under these circumstances that Cao Cao was able to defeat this opponent who was much stronger than him. He couldn't help but feel proud and wanted to ridicule Yuan Shu.
"Brother Mengde, the two of us used to be officials of the same court and have been familiar with each other for a long time. Right now, due to the appointment of the officials, there was a disagreement. The source of the disagreement was not the two of us. In the future, I will write a letter to the officials and allow them to re-appoint the Provincial Governor of Yan Province. It is just a misunderstanding, there is no need to be so serious …"
The situation was pressing. Just a moment ago, Yuan Shu was still able to say a few tough words. However, after Cao Cao's threats and ridicule, he actually gave in.
"Uh … Hehe … Hahahaha …"
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Cao Cao didn't react for a long time. It was as if he didn't expect Yuan Shu's words at all. After a while, he finally laughed heartily. He laughed for about a few breaths of time and only stopped when the people around him felt their hair stand on end.
At this moment, Cao Cao was very proud. Being able to defeat the direct descendant of one of the three princes, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao's dream had already reached the peak of his life!
As for chasing Qiao Mao out of his territory and taking over a large area of Yan Province, Cao Cao was also very proud of it. However, compared to the current situation, it was only natural. It was nothing!
He had been coveting Yan Province for a long time and had planned for it for a long time. When he went against Qiao Mao, he was in a completely advantageous position. This time, facing Yuan Shu was different. At the beginning, he was almost caught off guard by Yuan Shu. Naturally, the situation was incomparable.
Most importantly, how could Qiao Mao be compared to Yuan Shu?
"Soldiers, listen to my order. Capture this rebellious official who is disturbing the Han Dynasty — — Yuan Shu alive and await his punishment!"
After Cao Cao laughed for a while, he once again looked at Yuan Shu with pity. He seemed to be thinking and didn't say anything. When Yuan Shu thought that Cao Cao would let him go, he didn't expect that Cao Cao would directly give the order to capture him!
"Kill!"
"Capture Yuan Gonglu alive!"
"Kill …."
The surrounding soldiers of Cao Cao let out a deafening roar and rushed towards Yuan Shu at the center. Yuan Shu and his troops were suddenly in imminent danger.
"Soldiers, charge out with me. Everyone will be rewarded!"
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