Chapter 770: Chen Liu’s fall
It is said that Cao Pi led his army to attack the city very early. It happened that Zhang Liao, Wu Zhi, and Zang Ba were drunk and unable to wake up. Chen Liujun did not receive the order to surrender, so he naturally resisted desperately.
Cao's army was determined to win and launched a fierce offensive. There was a tragic scene above and below the city. Zhang Liao was finally shaken awake by the sergeant. He was shocked when he heard this and quickly grabbed Wu Zhi. The two of them rushed to the top of the city on horseback. They must prevent the situation from deteriorating further as soon as possible.
The top of the city had turned into a pot of porridge. Zhang Liao was so angry that he ordered the defenders to stop. Cao Jun took the opportunity to rush to the top of the city. Wu Zhi saw at a glance that among the attacking Cao troops, the vanguard general Liu Ruo, who was wearing a bunt, was among them. He hurriedly lined up the crowd and said: "General Liu Ruo, listen to the order!"
It's a pity that both sides were jealous of the fight. Where could they stop, Liu Ruo suddenly saw military advisor Wu Zhi with his head covered with bandages, shouting and screaming among Chen Liu's army. He thought he was calling for him to go to the rescue quickly, so he yelled and waved his sword towards Wu Zhi. Killed everywhere. When Liu Ruo took the lead, Cao Jun immediately followed him and rushed into Chen Liujun's group. The two sides fought again. Wu Zhi was so angry that he grabbed a waist knife and was about to charge forward. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao had already drawn his sword and rushed forward, but while pushing away the crowd, he ordered: "All soldiers at the top of the city, immediately retreat to the city and form a formation!"
The soldiers on the top of the city were immediately in an uproar, but they did not dare to disobey the general's order. The troops at the rear gradually retreated along the corridor. Gradually, the top of the city was filled with Cao's troops. Finally, even a small group of Chen Liujun who struggled to resist, They also retreated. At this time, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and other generals, whose faces were red with blood, gathered around and formed a formation behind Zhang Liao. Although everyone still drew their weapons and stood ready, they knew something was going to happen and they all waited for Zhang Liao's order.
Wu Zhi saw Zhang Liao rushing forward, and gradually only Cao's army was climbing up the city. For a while, he was unable to convey that Zhang Liao had intended to surrender. At this moment, Liu Ruo had rushed in front of Zhang Liao and raised his knife to chop him. Zhang Liao originally just wanted to talk, but he couldn't wipe his hands and was invaded by the blade. He felt a burning sensation on his shoulder. He quickly raised his knife to meet him. There was a clang and blood flowed immediately. It flowed down the right shoulder, but fortunately it was just a skin irritant.
As soon as Liu Ruo succeeded, he was even more unwilling to let go. He used all his abilities to chop at him one after another. The Cao soldiers behind also came to assist, and Zhang Liao had no time to talk to him, so he had to resist to save himself from being hacked to death. When the six generals Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng saw that Zhang Liao was injured, their eyes turned red, and they all rushed up to fight. The six generals were superior to Cao Jun in martial arts, and the two groups fought again. It was a tie.
Cao Xing didn't understand why Zhang Liao wanted to withdraw his troops. He just felt that the more he beat Cao Xing, the more soldiers he would fight. As he fought, he shouted: "The whole army comes to the city to fight!" Upon hearing the call, Cao Xing's direct descendants turned around and rushed forward. , was about to join the melee, Wu Zhi felt that something was going wrong, so he had no choice but to fight his way through the jungle of swords and shouted: "Liu Ruo, stop quickly! Zhang Liao has surrendered to Cao!"
Zhang Liao's martial arts skills were superior to Liu Ruo's, but he didn't want to hurt Liu Ruo, and he was surrounded by Cao's troops, so the fight was miserable. Seeing that the six generals behind him were also fighting, he was afraid that things would get worse again, so he used all his strength to sweep away Liu Ruo in his busy schedule, and then did a high somersault, and was about to leave the battlefield, but unexpectedly, he saw under the body of the somersault A long iron arrow flew past, grazing his shirt.
Zhang Liao's eyes instantly glared at the boss, but how could he use his strength in the air? His body involuntarily passed by the iron arrow. When he landed on the ground, he watched helplessly as the iron arrow shot into Liu Ruo's throat.
This happened out of the blue, and both sides were stunned for a moment. By the time Liu Ruo's men reacted, Liu Ruo was already bleeding profusely and fell backwards. Wu Zhi, who rushed forward, stood there in a daze for a moment. He turned around and saw that the long strong bow in Cao Xing's hand had already been equipped with another long arrow, aiming at his back.
Zhang Liao was petrified in an instant and was stunned on the spot. He only heard Cao Xing yelling angrily: "Cao Jun has listened! If anyone takes one more step forward, I will destroy your military advisor!"
Zhang Liao had already realized that something was wrong, and his feet felt like they were nailed to the ground, unable to move any further. Wu Zhi did not dare to move. He looked at Zhang Liao and shouted, "General Wenyuan! What does this mean?"
Hearing this, Zhang Liao felt chaff all over his body. He turned around and saw that Cao Xing was still holding up his strong bow, with the sharp tip of his arrow pointed directly at Wu Zhi. He was horrified, slapped him in the face and said, "Cao Xing, how dare you disobey my military order!"
Zhang Liao had already issued a military order not to carry out hidden arrows against generals and above in Cao's army. Unexpectedly, when Cao Xing saw Zhang Liao retreating, he thought Liu was going to hurt Zhang Liao, so he eagerly picked up his eagle bow and drew an iron arrow in one go, shooting an unparalleled arrow. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao was not only ungrateful, but also slapped him in the mouth. He couldn't reverse this psychologically. He was so angry that he froze on the spot, his face turned red, and the iron arrow in his hand almost came out, looking fiercely. Looking at Zhang Liao's eyes, the implication was that he wanted an explanation.
Zhang Liao was so anxious that he beat Cao Xing in full public view. Now everyone could see clearly and finally vaguely understood Zhang Liao's intentions. At this time, the mature and prudent Wei Xu came over, slowly took Cao Xing's bow and arrows, and said in public: "Wen Yuan, if you have any orders, please tell them now."
Zhang Liao wanted to say something about the surrender of the front line, but he couldn't say it for a while. It was still unknown whether Cao Xing and others would be willing. This time Cao General Liu Ruo was killed, and he didn't know what to do.
Seeing that Cao Xing's bow and arrow had left his hand, Wu Zhi finally threw away his sword and slowly walked over. At this time, he only heard a loud rumble, but there were no defenders on the top of the city. Cao's army's siege vehicles had already arrived outside the city gate. , began to bombard the heavy city gate. This loud noise shocked everyone, and Wu Zhi shouted loudly: "General Wenyuan! Life or death is only a matter of your thoughts!"
Zhang Liao couldn't hold himself any longer, glanced at the brothers behind him, finally knelt down on one knee and said: "Wenyuan is willing to surrender!"
Seeing Zhang Liao kneeling down and all the Bingzhou generals behind him staying in place, Wei Xu was the first to react and also knelt down and said: "I wish to surrender!"
Then the sound of weapons falling to the ground gradually became louder, and the Bingzhou army fell to their knees with a huff, leaving Cao Xing standing there stupidly and at a loss. Wu Zhi pulled up a white flag and said: "Blow the surrender horn quickly!"
Wu Zhi took the white flag and waved it at the battlements to signal that Cao's army, Chen Liu, had surrendered. Cao's troops below the city are still attacking the city intensively, and no white flags can be seen anywhere. The trumpet of surrender was blown, and Wu Zhi ordered Liu Ruo's men to take custody of all the surrendered generals except Zhang Liao. Only the injured Cao Xing was tied up, and then ordered to be taken to disarm all the defenders and take over. Liu Ruo's subordinates wished they could kill Cao Xing, but under Wu Zhi's stern words, they did not dare to make a mistake, so a few secret beatings were unavoidable.
Seeing the chaos in the city, Wu Zhi ordered people to clear the road and open the city gate to welcome Cao's army into the city. Immediately, the army poured in, and they went straight to the houses and started killing people and setting fires. This was the practice of Cao Cao's army and the rules set by Cao Cao. Any city that did not surrender and resist would be massacred after breaking through. Unfortunately, Chen Liu was not spared.
Zhang Liao saw that the people in Chenliu were in ruins, and his eyes almost bled. He was upset that the meal had ended like this. He was so regretful that he wanted to commit suicide to apologize. It's a pity that Cao's army is like a wolf and a tiger. Without the army, how can he resist? Fortunately, Wu Zhi tried his best to stop them, and some intact buildings were preserved, where the fleeing Chenliu people were resettled, and a lot of food and supplies were saved.
After such a dark day, the news of Chenliu's surrender finally reached Cao Pi's ears. Cao Pi was overjoyed. He rode with Sima Yi under the red umbrella and walked into the city gate. A group of generals were kneeling beside the city. Cao Pi was the first to see Wu Zhi with his face bandaged. He stepped forward and said, "Is the military advisor okay?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
