When Huangfu Kai saw Yang Hu camping in a plain land, he was a little worried and said to Yang Hu: "The people of Wu have always been deceitful and deceitful. The governor needs to prevent him from surrendering. It is better to set up camp here from the last general. The governor retreats ten miles behind and goes to the camp to ensure that there is no danger."

Yang Hu smiled slightly and said, "Now that the Wu people are in a desperate situation, everyone is betrayal of their relatives. Even if Tao Huang is willing to cheat, no one is available. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. I believe Tao Huang is also a smart person and can see the general situation clearly. Therefore, this time the Wu people really surrendered, and there may not be any fraud."

Yang Hu looked confident that after the Battle of Mashuihe, the Wu army had suffered heavy damage. At present, the Wu army had less than 10,000 soldiers available in Jiaozhi. Moreover, the four battalions of the Wei army on the other side of the 100,000 mountains were eyeing the troops and could launch a fierce attack at any time, and the Wu army was unable to arrive at all.

Under such circumstances, unless it is a deadly soldier who is loyal to the Wu Kingdom, anyone who has a little desire to survive will no longer have any ideas. Even if the Wei army set up camp in the plains, the Wu army would probably not have the courage to come and attack. After all, in terms of field combat, the Wu army is no match for the Wei army at all. The infantry battalion is 15,000, which is enough to crush the Wu army.

As long as Tao Huang's mind is not in the water, he will definitely not be able to do such a moth flying into the fire. During his previous exchanges with Jianjie, he accidentally revealed that surrender was actually Tao Ji's last wish before his death. In other words, Tao Ji had already judged the situation and made arrangements before his death. This was not only to avoid the people of Jiaozhou from the war, but also to the Tao family's incense.

If the Tao Huang brothers insisted on fighting against the Wei army to the end, it is likely that the Tao family and his family would be facing the tragic disaster of extermination, which is probably something Tao Ji was unwilling to accept until his death.

So Yang Hu concluded that Tao Huang's surrender was a real surrender. They had reached the end of their lives. Is it necessary to continue to struggle?

Such a futile act would not have been done by anyone with a little brain. Tao Ji's life in the world may be a bit unlucky to make him surrender. However, Tao Huang, as a young generation of the Tao family, had a weak relationship with the Wu family, and there was no psychological burden to surrender to the Wei State.

To take a step back, even if Tao Huang is really a little bit small, with the strength of the Wei army, are you still afraid that he will use any conspiracy? In the face of absolute strength, any tricks and tricks are nothing more than clouds.

On the agreed day, the city gate of Longbian was opened. The Lord of Wu Sun Feng tied a carriage and accompanied by the Grand Sima Tao Huang and General Tao Jun, he led dozens of ministers out of the city to ask for surrender to the Wei camp.

At that time, on September 18, the fifth year of Xing'an, Wei Dynasty, Wu was destroyed.

Yang Hu personally went out to greet Sun Feng, untied the ropes, burned the carriages, and joined them into the city. He ordered the Wei army to take over the city defense of Longbian, posted an announcement on the Anmin, and at the same time ordered Ruan Du and He Yuan, who were stationed in Jilong Mountain, to let them put down their weapons and surrender to the Wei army.

After receiving the order, Ruan Du and Heyuan knew that Sun Feng and Tao Huang both surrendered, so they naturally had no need to stick to it, so they opened the gate of the village and surrendered to Wenqin.

After Wen Qin received the surrender, he led his troops south, crossed Jilong Mountain, went straight to Longbian, met with Yang Hu, and Jiaozhou was settled.

On the one hand, Yang Hu arranged surrendered ministers and generals from Jiaozhou and appeased the people of Jiaozhou, and wrote memorials on the other hand, and reported the process of pacifying Jiaozhou to the court in detail, and requested the court to appoint officials to govern the local area.

After taking Panyu, Yang Hu made a statement to the court. The Ministry of Personnel also appointed the new governor of Jiaozhou and the prefects of six counties, including Nanhai, Cangwu, Hepu, Yulin, Zhuya and Gaoliang. At that time, due to the urgent war, Yang Hu led his army to the west before the new governor of Jiaozhou took office. Now the governor of Jiaozhou and the prefects of six counties were both in office and each performed their duties.

After pacifying the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan, Yang Hu continued to ask the court to request a new prefect to come.

As for the next military operation of the Central Army, Yang Hu still needs to wait for Cao Liang's order. Before Cao Liang issued an order, Yang Hu could only hold his troops unmoved.

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After the Battle of Xiling, Cao Liang moved to Jiangling, but most of Du Yu's right army troops remained in the Xiling area and posed a threat to Yong'an, and could launch an attack on Yong'an at any time.

In fact, this is exactly what Cao Liang asked for. The Battle of Xiling was just a front-line battle. The ultimate goal of the Wei army was to enter Xichuan and capture Chengdu. Yong'an, as the gateway to the east of Shu, had a geographical location of vital importance. If the Wei army wanted to attack Shu from the east, Yong'an was the only way to go, and there was nothing else to do.

After the Battle of Xiling, large-scale wars were gone, but some small-scale battles were extremely frequent. After evacuating from Ma'anshan, the Shu army still blocked Xinling, Zigui, Wuxian and other places, trying to delay the pace of the Wei army's advance westward.

These places are all in Jianping County, which is the location of Wu Gorge among the Three Gorges. Wu Gorge is beautiful and deep, and is famous for its beauty. Its gorge is deep, with strange peaks and abrupt peaks, with clouds and fog surrounds, and the river flows and turns, making it the most dangerous place of the Yangtze River.

Of course, Jiang Wei did not expect to be able to stop the Wei army by relying on Wuxia. The Shu army's defense focus was still on Yong'an. The Shu army had been operating in Yong'an for many years, and there was a solid defense line there. Although Xinling, Zigui, Wuxian and other places were dangerous, they had always been territory controlled by the Wu army. The Shu army lacked management here, so naturally Jiang Wei would not set these places as key defense areas.

However, it is a good idea to send a few soldiers here to block the Wei army's attack. Between these mountains, ridges, dangerous peaks and valleys, it will be very difficult for the Wei army to move forward.

Even if the Wei army can take these places and reach Yong'an, they will have to peel off even if they don't die. As long as the Wei army pays some price, even if the Shu army will suffer corresponding casualties, it is worth it.

The Wei army did encounter a lot of resistance while advancing westward. The Shu army took advantage of its terrain and retreated. The two sides fought for more than three months in Zigui alone. The Shu army fought until the food was exhausted and the assistance was exhausted, so they had to retreat.

It was not until early September that the Wei army finally conquered Wu County, the last county in front of Yong'an City, and pushed the front line to the bottom of Yong'an City. It took eight months from the end of the Battle of Xiling in the first lunar month to the capture of Wu County. Although the scale of the war was not large, the battle was indeed quite hard.

And this is just the beginning. If you want to conquer Yong'an and enter Shu Kingdom, there will be even more difficult battles waiting for them.
Chapter completed!