Yi Jingcheng's resistance was not as fierce as Yuan Shao imagined. Shortly after the city was captured, a large number of Yi Jing's troops began to surrender. Although there were still resistance, experienced people could see that the battle of Yi Jing was over at this time.

The wind and snow were still raging. Yuan Shao looked at his left and right and said, "All the soldiers, follow me into the city!"

"Here!"

Under the escort of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others, Yuan Shao brought the last troops into the city. The defenders in the city had begun to quickly occupy important places. Some people began to post a list of people to restor the people. Yuan Shao did not make things difficult for the surrender of Youzhou soldiers, but led his men and horses to Gongsun Zan's mansion in the posture of a victor.

Gao Lan rode his horse and ran from a distance. He soon came to Yuan Shao, turned over and got off the horse and said, "Lord!"

"Where is Gongsun Bogui?" Yuan Shao was quite energetic at this moment. The confrontation between him and Gongsun Zan had lasted for several years. At the beginning, Gongsun Zan almost suppressed him. Thinking about the embarrassment at that time, Yuan Shao felt an unspeakable sense of joy in his heart at this moment.

"Return to the lord..." Gao Lan shook his head and said, "When the Mo General arrived, the Gongsun Mansion had fallen into a sea of ​​fire. The Mo General had asked several surrendered soldiers. After the city was broken, it was Gongsun Zan who asked them to surrender to our army, so there was no fierce resistance in the city."

"What a pity." Yuan Shao said with some regret when he heard this: "Although Bo Gui competed with me, it was an alliance in the past, alas."

After looking at the direction Gao Lan came over, the sky-sky fire, Yuan Shao shook his head and looked at everyone and said, "Bo Gui is also a hero. Please put out the fire quickly and let him be buried in peace."

"Here!"

The generals agreed and quickly sent people to start extinguishing the fire. With snow all over the sky, the fire was quickly controlled.

When Yuan Shao came over with Ju Su and Yan Liang and Wen Chou, he was about to meet Zhang He who came back to report his life.

"Lord, capture Yan Gang, the general under Gongsun Zan, and ask him to leave." Zhang He led several soldiers to escort Yan Gang to Yuan Shao and bowed.

After Gongsun Zan issued the order to surrender, Guan Jing, Wangmen and the last few generals surrendered one after another. Only Yan Gang still led his troops to fight to the death, and was eventually captured by Zhang He who rushed over.

"Yeah." Yuan Shao nodded silently when he heard this, but ignored it. He just looked straight at the collapsed Gongsun Mansion. Through the collapsed courtyard wall, he was seeing corpses all over the ground, but that was not the most important. Everyone's eyes fell on the center of the courtyard, the body that committed suicide.

Gongsun Zan committed suicide by committing suicide, maintaining his posture before his death, kneeling westward, like a devout believer.

"Master!"

Yan Gang let out a heart-wrenching roar, struggling to pounce on it, but was pressed to the ground by several soldiers, unable to escape at all, but just twisted wildly. After knowing that he could not break free, he frantically touched the ground with his head.

Bang bang bang ~

There was a muffled sound, and Yan Gang's forehead was quickly bruised and bloody, but there was no sign of stopping.

Behind Yuan Shao, Guan Jing, Wang Men and others who had already surrendered, looked at Yan Gang who looked crazy at the moment, and felt a little confused.

"Let him go!" Yuan Shao frowned and waved his hand.

"Here!" Zhang He bowed and waved his hand. The four soldiers let go of Yan Gang, untied the rope on his body, and then Yan Gang rolled and crawled to Gongsun Zan, and knelt on the ground.

"It's a righteous man!" Looking at Yan Gang, Yuan Shao sighed. Originally, he looked down on the few people under Gongsun Zan, so he surrendered and refused to surrender. Yuan Shao ignored it. But at this moment, looking at Yan Gang, he felt a little bit of recruitment and said loudly: "Yan Gang, no one can be resurrected. Brother Bo Gui knows that he will definitely be grateful for your loyalty and righteousness. But now Gongsun Zan has been destroyed, why bother to be foolish? If you are willing to surrender, I can grant you the position of general."

"Ha~" Yan Gang picked up the sword that fell beside Gongsun Zan when he heard this.

Seeing this, Yan Liang and Wen Chou quickly took a step forward and protected Yuan Shao.

"If my lord had not left a large number of elite troops in Gaoliu and guarded against Hu'er, why would he be bullied by you and others so far!" Yan Gang sneered, and in the shocked eyes of Yuan Shao and others, he placed the sword in front of his neck, let out a desolate laugh, and said loudly: "Where is righteousness, even if you die, you will be fine, your lord will wait!"

"Let's go!" Yuan Shao couldn't help shouting when he saw this. However, Yan Gang had already pulled the sword hard, and a blood splashed out, falling all over the ground. The body that had lost its vitality fell to the ground with a loud bang, and then no longer felt silent.

"This person has ambition to live and die, so lord doesn't have to feel sorry for him." Ju Su shook his head and sighed.

"Gongsun Bogui, there is such a loyal man. Even if he dies, he will die without regrets." Yuan Shao sighed with regret.

When the generals heard this, they looked at Yan Gang with a little more respect. No matter how capable he was, in this world, those who could face death so calmly were worthy of admiration. In comparison, the surrendered generals such as Guan Jing and Wang Sect became a little unbearable.

"What this person said before his death..." Yuan Shao nodded, but remembered another thing, turned his head and looked at Ju Shu.

"It has been found out before that the most elite group of soldiers under Gongsun Zan, all of whom were stationed in Gaoliu. From beginning to end, they had never participated in the war. I have always been worried about this team, so I arranged a unit to prepare for defense. But now it seems that I am too concerned." Ju Su nodded with a wry smile.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he didn't know what it felt. In other words, from the beginning to the end, the most elite group of people under Gongsun Zan had never participated in the battle, but guarded the gateway to the north. Looking at Gongsun Zan's body, Yuan Shao sighed and said in a complicated manner after a long time: "Burn it with a grand funeral!"

...

When the news of Gongsun Zan's defeat officially reached the court, it was already two months later.

Not only Gongsun Zan, but also the soldiers who stayed in Gaoliu City. After learning about Gongsun Zan's defeat, a group of people chose to surrender to Yuan Shao, but there were two or three thousand people who did not surrender to Yuan Shao, but launched a death attack on the surrounding Hu tribes.

The so-called death attack means not wanting your life or my life. It is cruel to the enemy and even more cruel to yourself. According to the war report sent back, the Xianbei tribes in western Liaoning, more than a dozen tribes, were about 10,000 people, but after this battle, it was gone.

Although Liu Xie had received information about Gongsun Zan's defeat before, when Yuan Shao sent the detailed process and documents requesting the court to relieve Gongsun Zan of his crimes to the court, including Liu Xie, the civil and military officials in the court did not speak out for a long time.

If Gongsun Zan died unyieldingly in the battle with Yuan Shao, no matter how heroic he died, his crime would not be forgiven. But in fact, Gongsun Zan did not throw himself into the battlefield from beginning to end. Even if the building was about to collapse, the thousands of soldiers were still nailed to Gaoliu City by Gongsun Zan, and the Hu people had no chance to take advantage of the war in Youzhou and go south to rob.

"Gongsun Zan is arbitrarily killing the emperor's uncle, and his crimes are unforgivable!" After a long time, Liu Xie put down Yuan Shao's official documents and looked at the civil and military officials in the court: "But for the big festival, Gongsun Zan never forgot the important task of guarding the border until his death. He never let the Hu people take half a step south during his lifetime, and even missed the opportunity for war. This is the only point, I think his crimes should be forgiven!"

Sighing, Liu Xie looked at the civil and military officials and said, "Now that he is dead, no matter how serious the crime is, with Gongsun Zan's death, it has disappeared, but his contribution cannot be ignored. What do you think?"

"What Your Majesty said is very true!" Yang Biao nodded slowly and bowed and said, "Although the merits and demerits cannot be compared, the death of Gongsun Zan's family is enough to repay his crimes. He has the majesty of the Han Dynasty, but his merits in the Han Dynasty cannot be ignored."

"I will reconsider!" Ding Chong, Sima Fang stepped forward and bowed.

"I'm going to discuss it!" Lu Bu stepped forward and bowed.

"Okay!" Liu Xie said loudly: "I passed on my edict that Gongsun Zan would not forget the country's kindness until his death. His crimes had been eliminated. His merits should be rewarded. He posthumously named Gongsun Zan as Marquis of Yi and ordered Yuan Shao to be buried with him. His clan members should not be treated harshly!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" After hearing this, the court officials bowed quickly.

The matter of Gongsun Zan came to an end, but Liu Xie was not happy. The death of Gongsun Zan also means that Yuan Shao's power will be further. Although he is not a northern overlord, the situation in Youzhou will definitely be tense in the Central Plains next. Qingzhou can be considered as facing pressure from the three parties at this time. If Yuan Shao is preparing to get involved in Qingzhou next, it will be a bad thing for the court.

"Your Majesty, Shouchun is urgently reporting!" Just as Liu Xie was about to retreat to the court, a palace lieutenant stalked in, bowed to Liu Xie, and presented a letter with both hands.

Shouchun?

In the hall, Yang Biao frowned slightly when he heard this.

Wei Zhong had already taken the letter and trotted to Liu Xie.

"It must be that the Grand Marshal has news." Liu Xie smiled and took the letter, spread it out, and smiled at the ministers.

But when the letter paper was spread out, Liu Xie's eyes swept over the letter paper, his expression gradually became serious. A depressed aura above the hall, as Liu Xie's expression became ugly, and the ministers couldn't help but be solemn. Liu Xie rarely showed such an expression.

"Ba~"
Chapter completed!