"Those who surrender to me, live!"
"Those who resist, kill!"
Cao Lie lifted Liu Qi up in the air and shouted like a thunderbolt.
On the ferry, the thousands of Jing State soldiers who hadn't boarded the ship were all shocked to the point their scalps went numb.
Pairs of terrified eyes looked at Cao Lie as if they were looking at a god of death.
"Hualala!"
The will of the Jing state army collapsed, and they fell to their knees.
Four thousand enemies surrendered without a fight!
Cao Lie sneered and shook his spear.
Another scream.
Liu Qi was thrown three steps away and landed heavily on the muddy ground.
"Cao Lie, Cao Lie ~~"
He gritted his teeth and wanted to get up, but he was too heavily injured to move.
At this moment, under the morning light, the Cao General Flag had already been raised in Fan City behind him.
Fan City was captured.
Wen Chou and Man Chong led the army to the ferry.
When he saw thousands of Jing State soldiers kneeling at Cao Lie's feet like ants, he couldn't help but feel terrified.
"General, he subdued thousands of Jing state soldiers with his divine might alone?”
Wen Chou and Man Chong secretly looked at each other.
"Can the fire in Fan City be extinguished?" Cao Lie shouted.
Wen Chou came back to his senses and hurriedly said," Reporting to General, the fire has been extinguished. We only managed to save a hundred thousand arrows. Most of the remaining military supplies have been destroyed."”
"How are the casualties of the commoners?"
Cao Lie shouted again.
Man Chong sighed." More than 200 houses were burned down, and more than 1,000 people were burned to death.”
Cao Lie's sword-like eyebrows narrowed slightly. He waved his hand and said,"Since Fan City has been taken down, these people are the people of my Cao family. Pass down the order to appease and treat them well."”
"Here!"
The two of them accepted the order, but their eyes were a little more subtle.
"This Young Master Zi Zhao is extremely cruel to his enemies, but he is quite kind to the people under his rule."
Man Chong nodded slightly.
"Liu Qi, I've already reminded you to buy a coffin first.”
Cao Lie looked back at Liu Qi on the ground with a mocking and cold gaze.
" Cao Lie!" Liu Qi gritted his teeth and said," Cao Lie, you're such a cruel person. I, Liu Qi, will never yield to you!"”
"Brutal?"
" Hmph!" Cao Lie snorted in disdain and said coldly," No matter how cruel I am, I didn't burn my own people. You don't deserve to call me cruel!"”
Liu Qi was at a loss for words. He was filled with anger, but he could not vent it.
"Besides, you're thinking too much. Do you think I need you to submit?”
Cao Lie's eyes were filled with ferocity as he shouted,""Men, erect a pole on the shore and hang Liu Qi to death!”
The order to kill was issued.
Liu Qi's body trembled, and the anger on his face was replaced by panic.
"General, this thief is Liu Biao's son. His identity is not ordinary. Should we consider sparing his life?”
Man Chong said in a low voice.
"Since this general killed Yuan Shao's son, Liu Biao's son naturally has to be killed as well. Otherwise, wouldn't people say that my actions were unfair?”
Cao Lie gave a reason in all seriousness.
Man Chong was speechless and could only leave with a bitter smile.
In the blink of an eye, a long pole was erected on the shore.
The white-robed personal guard dragged Liu Qi up, wrapped his neck around him, and slowly hung him up.
" General Pingnan, please show mercy. I am willing to persuade my father to submit to the Duke of Cao. Please show mercy, General Pingnan…"
Cao Lie had already turned around and rode his horse towards Fan City. No matter how Liu Qi pleaded behind him, he was indifferent.
The wails gradually died down. After Liu Qi tossed and turned a few times, he finally stopped moving.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for hanging Liu Qi and completing the Tyrant Quest. You have received 300 Zheng He's Treasure Ships.”
Cao Lie's eyes lit up.
He had actually obtained Zheng He's treasured ship.
This thing was the main warship of Zheng He's seven expeditions to the West. It was known as the pinnacle of shipbuilding in the Huaxia Dynasty!
"Alright, I was just worrying about not having a boat to cross the Han River. This is really a timely help!”
Cao Lie laughed out loud and rode away.
…
On the Han River.
Dozens of battleships carrying thousands of Jing State soldiers were leaving the north bank.
Zhuge Liang stood at the stern of the boat, looking at the north bank, hoping that Liu Qi would come and meet him.
He waited and waited but could not see them, but he could faintly see Cao Cao's cavalry arriving and killing wantonly.
"Look, it's the Eldest Young Master! Eldest Young Master has been hung up!"
General Wang Wei pointed at the shore and shouted.
Zhuge Liang's body shook and he looked closely. Indeed, he saw a person hanging on the ferry.
The boat was not far from the shore. He could clearly see that the person who was hanged was none other than Liu Qi!
"Phew!"
The feather fan in Zhuge Liang's hand floated down.
His body froze, and his eyes were dull as he stared at Liu Qi, who was hanging to death.
The sound of crying and grief could be heard.
"Cao Lie!"
Zhuge Liang suddenly woke up and punched the mast.
He could no longer maintain his calm expression. His eyes were spewing fire, and his face was distorted.
"Cao Lie, you cruel traitor, you dare to kill a Han clan relative? You're simply lawless!”
"I, Zhuge Liang, swear that if I don't enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and kill you, I swear that I'm not a human!!”
Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth, his calm demeanor was gone.
…
Xiangyang City.
"Eldest Young Master used the Crouching Dragon strategy to fight Cao Cao and secretly attack Xinye.”
"However, that Cao thief was cunning and actually saw through the plan of sleeping dragons, losing more than five thousand soldiers.”
Kuai Yue silently read out the battle report.
"That Zhuge Wolong is Shui Jing's disciple. I heard that he is a genius. Even he is not Cao Lie's match?”
Liu Biao sighed helplessly and frowned.
"I've said before that Qi 'er is a mediocre general. How could he be Cao Lie's opponent if he leads the army?”
Madam Cai took the opportunity to complain.
"Qi 'er has indeed disappointed me.”
Liu Biao nodded slightly, but said," Unfortunately, your three brothers have been killed by Cao Cao. Unless I lead the army myself, who else can I use if not Qi 'er?"”
Lady Cai gritted her teeth at the mention of the deaths of her three brothers.
She suppressed her anger and gave Kuai Yue a meaningful glance.
Kuai Yue then said,"My lord, the only way now is to order Huang Zu to quickly go north from Jiangxia to lead the troops and take charge of the overall situation."”
Huang Zu was from the four great clans of Jing and Xiang. In the eyes of Lady Cai and Kuai Yue, it was better for him to lead the army than for Liu Qi to be in power.
"Huang Zu is guarding Jiangxia to guard against Sun Ce from Jiangdong. If he goes north to Xiangyang and Sun Ce takes advantage of the situation to attack, who will stop him?”
Liu Biao said with concern.
Kuai Yue was speechless.
"Forget it. Send an order to Qi 'er to defend Fan City and not fight again.”
"He has Huang Zhong's assistance. I believe it won't be difficult for him to defend Fan City.”
"I don't believe that Cao Lie can break through Fan City with just ten thousand soldiers.”
Liu Biao's eyes reignited with confidence as he made a decision.
As soon as he finished speaking.
Yi Ji entered in a panic and cupped his hands."My lord, Huang Zhong defected to Cao Lie, and Eldest Young Master was forced to abandon the south of the city and retreat. However, he was intercepted by Cao Lie at the ferry and was hanged alive on the shore!”
Kuai Yue was shocked.
Lady Cai was surprised at first, but then her lips curled into a smile.
Liu Biao was like a stone statue, frozen in place.
The hall was dead silent.
"Qi 'er ~~"
Liu Biao suddenly shouted and spat out a mouthful of blood before falling to the ground.
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