Three Kingdoms: I, Yuan Shu, Loyal Officials of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 152 General Who Conquers the North, Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, Xiahou Dun
"The three armies must not panic! Do you still remember when Xu Sheng shouted that Yue Jin had been defeated?"

General Yue was clearly not defeated, yet he shouted such things to disrupt the morale of our army. This shows the cunning of Yuan's army.

Dian Wei's words were echoed by the soldiers' shouts. After he finished speaking to Cao Cao's army and saw that the morale of the army had been somewhat stabilized, he then spoke.

"Xiahou Ba is the nephew of Xiahou Dun, a traitor who betrayed his master. The two are birds of a feather and have no loyalty or righteousness. He must have betrayed General Yue and come here to deceive us on his uncle's orders."

Gentlemen, do not trust him; you have already fallen into the villain's trap.

Seeing that his words made sense, Cao Jun's morale was stabilized, and he continued to fight against Yuan's army. Unexpectedly, Xiahou Ba suddenly sneered when he saw this.

"General Dian, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

"Le Jin has indeed surrendered. Since General Dian doesn't believe my words, then please let General Le Jin come and speak to you personally."

What! ! !
Dian Wei was startled, his heart filled with horror and his expression changed. At this moment, even his eyes couldn't help but show a hint of fear.

He was truly afraid, afraid that Yue Jin would also ride up and shout that he had surrendered to Yuan's camp and would try to persuade him to surrender as well.

At that moment, Dian Wei felt his breath catch in his throat; he couldn't even imagine what would happen if such a scene actually occurred.

What a devastating blow this would be to himself, to his 15,000 Cao soldiers, to his lord, and even to the entire Cao camp.

In the battle against Yuan's army, every general sent there surrenders. Who will our lord dare to send to fight in the future, and who will dare to fight against Yuan's army?
Fortunately, the thing that Dian Wei feared most did not happen.

Le Jin did not arrive on horseback; he was escorted here!

Upon seeing Dian Wei, he cried out in a hoarse voice, "General Dian, don't worry about me!"
With Yuan Jun's entire force now less than five thousand, the time is now to annihilate the old traitor Xiahou Dun!

I, Le Jin, swear I will never surrender!
General Dian! Act now!
Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves!!!

Three shouts: Kill the traitors!
However, his desperate shouts were drowned out by the Yuan soldiers around him who were repeating his words.

Just like Xiahou Ba and Dian Wei before him, if General Yue's words were to resound across the battlefield and convey orders to the three armies, the soldiers would also need to shout them out on his behalf.

But his words, shouted by the soldiers, became:
General Dian, surrender immediately!
Yuan's entire army has arrived at the battlefield and will annihilate Cao's army in no time!

Even I, Yue Jin, have surrendered!
General Dian! Why haven't you surrendered yet?

Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!

They were shouting at the top of their lungs!

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers around him, Yue Jin's eyes showed an unprecedented look of fear.

How can the voice of one person be equal to the cries of millions?

Only at this moment did he truly feel his own insignificance and the terror of Yuan's camp.

Once you enter Yuan's camp, it's like entering a deep sea; from then on, your fate is no longer in your own hands.

He can speak, but his tongue will no longer be his tongue, but Yuan Gong's tongue.

He can walk, but his hands and feet are no longer his own, but Yuan Gong's.

At that moment, as he looked at the soldiers around him shouting for him with all their might, he seemed to see behind the layers of curtains in Yuan's camp, a man sitting high on the dragon throne, holding the imperial seal.

His lowered face, shimmering and inscrutable in the flickering candlelight, held a slight smile as countless cunning threads of power wove together in his hand, manipulating fate like a puppet.

Once heroes and outstanding figures of the world fall into his trap, they will only be entangled in interests and struggles. The more they struggle, the deeper they will sink, and from then on, their fate will be out of their control.

What does it mean that "all under heaven are subjects of the king"?
This is the meaning of "Under the whole heaven, all are subjects of the king!"

If you don’t want to be a minister, then you are a minister!
When Yue Jin appeared, his shouts of persuasion to surrender were echoed by the soldiers, resounding throughout the entire army.

The Cao army was in uproar! The three armies were still fighting to the death, so why did their commander surrender first?
Of course, a small number of intelligent people noticed something amiss.

Dian Wei was one of them.

He looked at Yue Jin's ferocious face, saw him staring blankly and fearfully at the soldiers shouting around him, and realized that he was being held hostage and escorted by the people around him.

In this situation, Dian Wei could hardly believe that what Yue Jin was shouting was a surrender.

However, as one after another, Cao Cao's army on the battlefield began to lay down their swords and surrender, and to flee in disarray, the overwhelming tide of the war could no longer be stopped.

Dian Wei and the few clever individuals who sensed something amiss were utterly incapable of swaying the majority of Cao Cao's army to follow suit.

With things having come to this, Dian Wei took one last deep look back at Yue Jin, whose eyes were filled with fear and who seemed unaware of his presence. He sighed, rallied the remaining Cao army, and sounded the retreat!

In any case, Yue Jin has already been defeated, and Cao Cao's army is now powerless to fight again.

Feeling utterly helpless, Dian Wei gazed wistfully northward; it was time to return to Luoyang.

In this battle, Cao Cao's army, led by Yue Jin, marched in with 30,000 troops. They wasted time and supplies, and ended up losing 15,000 men. General Yue Jin surrendered, and Xiahou Yuan's second son, Xiahou Ba, also surrendered.

They returned empty-handed without achieving anything.

Watching Dian Wei lead his troops away, the high command of Yuan's army also cleaned up the battlefield and did not pursue them.

There was no other reason than that, just as Yue Jin had previously shouted, with a mere camp, they had fought against 30,000 Cao troops to this day, and Yuan's army had also suffered more than half its losses, with the entire army numbering less than 5,000, and they were exhausted.

If we pursue them, and Dian Wei becomes ruthless and leads his men in a counterattack, without the advantage of fortified positions and terrain, we might end up ruining our excellent situation.

Fortunately, this battle not only defended Yingchuan without losing a single city or piece of land, but also captured Cao Cao's general Yue Jin alive and sent him to the Golden Terrace, which was an enormous achievement.

From then on, Yuan's army fought two battles in Yingchuan, one in which Cao's commander-in-chief Xiahou Dun surrendered, and the other in which Cao's commander-in-chief Yue Jin surrendered.

Furthermore, Yingchuan is currently surrounded by fortified camps, making it an impregnable natural stronghold. I ask you, which member of Cao Cao's camp would dare to attack?

When the battle report reached Liang, Yuan Shu was overjoyed and said:

"General Zhenbei, you are truly the man Heaven has sent to defeat Cao Cao!"

To repay my special treatment, General Zhenbei willingly endured great humiliation and even dressed in women's clothing as a reward to deceive Cao Cao's army, which led to the great victory at Xu County.

Such a great achievement deserves a reward. I will immediately issue an imperial edict to Luoyang, requesting the emperor to appoint him as General Who Conquers the North and confer upon him the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness!

Furthermore, Taishi Ziyi did not disappoint me, and Shuzhi and Wenxiang were brave and skilled in battle, and did not bring shame to their father.

Details were sent to Shouchun, where Yan Xiang compiled a list of those who had distinguished themselves in the battle, and all those involved were promoted and rewarded.

As Yuan Shu was giving his orders, he suddenly noticed a comment from Yang Hong on the military report:

Xiahou Ba, nephew of the General Who Guards the North, is a very capable man and can be of great use.

Yuan Shu and Yang Hong, understanding each other implicitly, naturally grasped his deeper meaning, and with a light laugh, said:

Xiahou Ba is skilled in archery and horsemanship, possesses both wisdom and courage, and is adept at adapting to changing circumstances. He persuaded Yue Jin to surrender, and can be my fourth adopted son.

When Yuan Shu finally saw the information about Yue Jin, Yang Hong did not offer any suggestions in the military report, clearly waiting for Yuan Shu to make his own decision.

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, then laughed loudly.

"To have Yue Wenqian is like King Zhao of Yan having Yue Yi!"

"He has been appointed General Pingdong by imperial decree and requests to come to my side immediately to assist me in pacifying the Liang Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)