Li Jue looked at the two people in front of him angrily, enduring the pain in his thigh, and cursed angrily: "What do you two want to do?"
"Of course I'll trade you for my own life!" Li Huan glared at Li Jue fiercely. The ring-shou knife in his hand was still dripping with blood. It was he who swung the knife that hit Li Jue's thigh just now.
Li Jue turned to look at Li Ying and made a distressed look: "Brother Ying, why would you betray my elder brother? Are you going to join him and betray me too?"
Li Ying looked at Li Jue with some embarrassment and responded: "Brother? This is not our fault. Our sons died for you, but what did you do to us? We don't want to die in vain, we just want to live. Now only if we catch you, will we have a way to survive! Just think of it as repaying our son's life!"
Li Jue also tried to persuade Li Huan and Li Ying: "Brother Huan, brother Ying, you don't have to arrest me. You can break out by yourself. I will give you the tiger talisman of the Flying Bear Army. You can lead the Flying Bear Army to break out. You can leave How about I give up my life? We are brothers after all, and I have treated you well in the past!"
Li Huan sneered and pointed at his limping leg: "No? That's what you beat! We treat you as brothers and protect you sincerely. When we save you, you treat us as enemies and still You want to kill me! There is no benefit to us from following you, so we might as well capture you and collect the reward, at least you can avoid death first!"
Li Ying looked at Li Jue and said nothing, but he also completely agreed with Li Huan's statement.
Li Jue knew that he couldn't make sense anymore, so he became so angry that he started to curse: "You two bastards who cheated on everything, and you still say that you are not treacherous villains?!"
"You still have the nerve to tell us that you are treacherous. It's all because of you that we are like this!" Li Huan responded angrily to Li Jue.
Li Ying and Li Huan slowly approached Li Jue, trying to subdue him.
Li Jue was unwilling to surrender. He endured the severe pain in his thigh, sat up from the ground, and waved the sword in his hand, trying to prevent the two from approaching.
Li Huan was not merciful at all. Taking advantage of Li Jue's inability to move and waving his arms, he slashed Li Jue's arm with a knife.
Li Jue let out another scream, and the sword in his hand could no longer be held and fell to the ground.
Li Huan and Li Ying stepped forward and put their knives on Li Jue's neck.
"Tie me up!" Li Huan gave the order to his subordinates. Immediately, soldiers came forward, tied up Li Jue and dragged him up from the ground.
"Bandage his wounds. He can't die now! The enemy has entered the city. We have to take him to see Cao Zhang to avoid death!" Li Ying reminded Li Huan.
Li Huan nodded and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to simply bandage the wounds on Li Jue's thighs and arms to stop the bleeding, and then the group protected him and moved forward.
The group of people had not gone far when shouts of killing came from the front. Ma Chao, holding a spear, urged his horse to come with his men.
Ma Chao saw Li Huan and others from a distance and thought they were trying to escape. He immediately raised the spear in his hand and roared: "Thief, where are you going!"
Ma Chao urged his horse to wave his gun and was about to step forward to take action.
Li Huan knew Ma Chao's bravery and dared not fight against him. He immediately raised his hands and shouted loudly: "General Ma, we are not trying to escape, we are kidnapping Li Jue and going to sacrifice it to Mr. Cao!"
Li Ying hurriedly pushed Li Jue and shouted with Li Huan: "Master, please look, we have captured Li Jue!"
Ma Chao looked at the two of them coldly: "I see that you are obviously watching the army enter the city, and you want to use this method to avoid death, right? Shameless villain, take your life!"
Li Huan shouted anxiously: "Master Cao said that as long as Li Jue is captured before tomorrow's time, we can fulfill his promise! Before we took action, we had no idea that the general's army had entered the city, so we asked the general to make it clear!"
"Yes, Mr. Cao kept his word. We believed in his words and that's why we kidnapped Li Jue and surrendered!" Li Yingye shouted loudly.
Ma Chao hesitated after hearing what the two said. After all, Cao Zhang had indeed issued such a heavy reward, and the time had not yet come. He would definitely be able to kill Li Huan and others and capture Li Jue, but if the news If word spreads, it will have an impact on Cao Zhang's credibility.
Thinking of this, Ma Chao put down his gun and ordered to his subordinates: "Surround them up and report to Mr. Cao immediately! When he comes, he will decide how to deal with them!"
After receiving the order, Ma Chao's subordinates immediately stepped forward and raised their weapons to surround Li Huan, Li Ying and others. Then someone galloped away on horseback to report the situation here to Cao Zhang.
At this time, Cao Zhang, accompanied by Xiahou Ba, had entered Chang'an and was rushing towards the commander's mansion.
Ma Chao's messenger flew to Cao Zhang and reported: "Master Qi, my young general rushed to Commander Li Jue's mansion and intercepted Li Jue and others. Li Huan and Li Ying claimed that they had captured Li Jue alive and offered them to you in exchange. A heavy reward. My young general doesn’t dare to make a decision, so I’m here to report it to you.”
After hearing the report from the messenger, Cao Zhang hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll rush over right away!"
Cao Zhang understood that this was the result of his original alienation strategy. When the army broke through the city, Li Huan and others were unwilling to accompany Li Jue to death, so they captured him in exchange for their own lives.
Cao Zhang signaled to Xiahou Ba, and the two men, escorted by Li Jin and other personal guards, urged their horses to move forward quickly and rushed to the commander's mansion.
When Cao Zhang came to the commander's house, he saw Li Huan, Li Ying and others surrounded. He immediately dismounted and shouted excitedly to greet him: "Two generals Li, you have done a great job!"
Ma Chao and Xiahou Ba were a little worried when they saw Cao Zhang only stepping forward, so they quickly dismounted and followed him.
Although Cao Zhang had a smile on his face, his eyes were actually staring at Li Huan and Li Ying, wanting to see if they sincerely surrendered or if they had another conspiracy.
Li Huan and Li Ying were flattered when they saw Cao Zhang walking towards them alone. They hurriedly threw away the weapons in their hands and knelt down to Cao Zhang: "The sinner pays homage to the young master!"
Cao Zhang felt relieved when he saw the two men throwing away their weapons and kneeling down. He knew that they just wanted to survive now, and they must have sincerely captured Li Jue and surrendered.
Cao Zhang smiled and stretched out his hand to support the two of them: "Two generals, please get up quickly. You killed your relatives in a righteous way and captured the culprit Li Jue. This is a great achievement, so what crime is it?!"
Although Cao Zhang said this, Li Huan and Li Ying still did not dare to relax and just looked at him tremblingly.
"Don't worry, everyone. I, Cao Zhang, keep my word. Since you have captured Li Jue and come to surrender, I will fulfill my promise and give you a reward. Then I will also spare the officers and soldiers in the city from the death penalty!" Cao Zhang knew that the two of them were worried, so he hurriedly spoke to comfort them. them.
After hearing Cao Zhang's words, Li Huan and Li Ying felt relieved and quickly knelt down again: "Thank you, Master!"
Cao Zhang ordered Ma Chao and Xia Houba: "Take Li Jue back to the camp! And spread the news that Li Huan and Li Ying have captured Li Jue and surrendered. Anyone who surrenders now will be spared death!"
Xiahou Ba came forward with his soldiers and took Li Jue away.
Ma Chao's messengers immediately rushed to convey Cao Zhang's instructions.
Cao Zhang smiled and stepped forward to take Li Huan and Li Ying's hands and said: "Two generals, follow me back to the camp first and wait for the results of the battle!"
Naturally, the two of them did not dare to disobey, and they lowered their heads and followed Cao Zhang away...
The news that Li Jue was captured and those who surrendered were spared spread quickly. The Xiliang army had no intention of fighting. Before the news of Li Jue's capture came, many people had already chosen to surrender. Now they heard that Li Jue had been captured. After catching him, the remaining people simply dropped their weapons and gave up resistance.
As the Xiliang army all gave up resistance, Cao Zhang and the coalition forces of the Kansai heroes successfully captured Chang'an, and the annihilation battle against Li Jue ended with Cao Zhang's victory...
At noon the next day, Cao Zhangjun was in the Chinese army's tent.
After a night of fighting, Cao Zhang did not rush to gather everyone. Instead, he let everyone get enough rest and arranged to gather everyone in the afternoon.
"Yesterday's battle, you all worked hard. I will definitely record your achievements truthfully and report them to the Emperor and Sikong. I will reward you based on your merits and pensions for the dead soldiers will be issued soon." Cao Zhang came up as soon as he came up. , he first praised and comforted the princes of Kansai.
"Thank you sir!" Everyone was very satisfied with Cao Zhang's arrangement and responded in unison.
"Yuan Zhi, send a horse back to Xudu to report the success, saying that I have captured Li Jue within the time limit and regained Chang'an!"
"Yes, I will do it right away!" Xu Shu responded respectfully.
"Ma Shijun, please arrange to post notices immediately to tell the people in Chang'an and surrounding counties and counties that Li Jue has been captured by us, and there will no longer be insurgents to invade them. From now on, Yong and Liang Prefectures will be controlled by Ma and Han. With your envoy in charge, they can live in peace of mind and will no longer be disturbed by war!"
"Also, write on the notice that due to the recent siege of the city, if the people in Chang'an City encounter food problems, they can go to my camp to receive some military rations per capita. We must not let the people freeze and starve again. ." Cao Zhang said to Ma Teng.
"Don't worry, sir, I'll go and do it right away, and I will convey your concern for the people quickly." Ma Teng responded to Cao Zhang's instructions.
"Zhong Quan! You personally lead three thousand soldiers and horses, escort Li Jue and his family back to Xudu, and hand them over to the emperor!" Cao Zhang issued another order to Xiahou Ba.
"Yes, I'll get ready right away!" Xiahou Ba also accepted the order.
Cao Zhang smiled and said to Li Huan and Li Ying who were standing under the tent: "Two generals!"
When the two saw Cao Zhang greeting them, they hurried forward: "Here, please give me your orders, Master!"
Cao Zhang said to the two of them: "I will arrange for someone to escort you and the emperor's envoy Zhong Shizhong back to Xudu. I have written a letter in my own hand and handed it to Zhong Shizhong. He will give the letter to my father and ask him to follow my instructions. Your commitment will be rewarded!”
When Li Huan and Li Ying heard Cao Zhang's instructions, they both looked happy: "Thank you so much, sir, we will comply with your arrangements!"
After Cao Zhang arranged everything for everyone, he waved his hand to indicate that they could all act according to the instructions, and ended the meeting.
After all the princes and generals left, Ma Chao stayed and did not leave. He looked at Cao Zhang and hesitated to speak.
"Brother, you must have something to ask me when you stay here, right? There is no one else here, just us two brothers. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it..." Cao Zhang saw what Ma Chao meant and said to him with a smile. …
