All the Han soldiers were stunned on the spot, looking at each other one by one. No one stood up and expressed their dissatisfaction with surrender. They wanted to leave directly, but they were afraid that Cao Cao would have any conspiracy traps.

Just when everyone was hesitating, a few people suddenly stood up.

"We are willing to surrender..."

As soon as the sound came out, all the Han soldiers were furious and looked at them accordingly, wanting to see which bastard was so boneless.

However, when they saw the faces of these people clearly, they were no longer angry.

The visitor was none other than General Gao Shun and General Ge who was shot in the arm by Xiahou Yuan with an arrow on the battlefield outside Ximen.

At this time, he was supported by two other generals in the army and the commander of Gao Shun's personal guards, and slowly walked out.

Several people came to Cao Cao and knelt down on the ground: "We are willing to surrender General Cao."

Although Cao Cao didn't know them, he could tell that he was a general in the army, not an ordinary soldier, especially Deputy General Ge and the personal guard commander. The armor and weapons of these two were obviously better than other generals.

"You have trusted Cao so much, and Cao will never let down his love. Please get up quickly."

He quickly stepped forward and reached out to help them up in person.

The many Han soldiers around looked at them with disappointment and resentment.

"General, you...how can you be so unconscionable..."

"You guys have been deeply favored by Your Majesty and General Gao. Deputy General Ge, you were just a refugee back then. You have to give your Majesty and General Gao a lot of suggestions to have the glory you are now. General Huang, you were originally a surrendered general captured by Zhang Niujiao at Yanmen. Not only did your Majesty not discriminate, but he was highly valued. General Gao even ordered you to command the five thousand personal guards. How trust is this? You...you are simply..."

For a moment, condemnation and reprimand for these people were everywhere. However, despite this, Deputy General Ge and others remained calm and looked at them with a sarcastic look on their faces.

"As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Why did we join the army back then? There is nothing else, one is to survive and the other is to make contributions, that's all. Now General Cao is wise and powerful. Whether we ask for survival or continue to make contributions, we have to surrender one way and there is no other way."

However, they said this so beautifully, but Cao Cao suddenly discovered that the personal guard commander named Huang was hiding behind Deputy General Ge and was secretly winking at the Han army around him.

Although he was very cautious, how could Cao Cao hide such a trick?

"Well? Could these people be trying to surrender to me, so as to wait for an opportunity to rebel, and even intend to assassinate me?"

Cao Cao suddenly felt suspicious and stopped immediately when he was about to walk towards several people.

Guo Jia also came to his ear and reminded him: "Lord, these people are all Gao Shun's confidants. The ordinary soldiers did not surrender, but they surrendered together. I am afraid that they have some intentions, so it is better to be careful."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and believed in their deceitful surrender plan in his heart, but he still smiled on his face without any strangeness.

"Haha, all the generals are injured, so I'd better recover first. As for the reception banquet, it's not too late to hold it tomorrow. Miaocai, please take them down and take good care of them. If there is a gap, you will only ask."

Although Xiahou Yuan was not as familiar with Cao Cao's intentions as Guo Jia, he still knew the meaning of this sentence very clearly.

"Don't worry, lord, I will do my best to take care of all the generals."

At this time, Deputy General Ge hurriedly asked: "General Cao, since they are unwilling to surrender, they might as well let them out of the city early. We have been with them for many years. Please do not let them go."

Seeing that he looked a little anxious, Cao Cao became more and more suspicious.

"Hey, since Cao agreed to this matter, how could he regret it? But it was too late today, and more than 100,000 troops in the city would register the surrendered one by one, which was not possible in just a few hours. As for those who did not want to surrender, even if they were allowed to leave tonight, there would be many inconvenience in the darkness of this night. With Cao's intention, he aggrieved them all night and placed them in the city and in the camps outside the city. I ordered the army to send food and water to do this matter early tomorrow morning. What do you think?"

"this……"

Deputy General Ge and others looked a little embarrassed.

General Huang said, "It's better to let some of them go first to show General Cao's sincerity. The rest will wait for the release tomorrow, how about?"

The more he said this, the more Cao Cao was wary: "I am so anxious to leave the city, can I go and bring reinforcements? Although Zhang Yong has been blocked by me, it is difficult to guarantee that Liu He has no other backup plan. I am still cautious."

He stroked his beard and said kindly: "Hey, the other cities closest to this place are also fifty or sixty miles away. Walking on foot will take at least one day and one night to arrive. Besides, you will definitely be exhausted if you fight hard for a day. If you leave the city late at night and meet tigers and leopards, wouldn't you be in vain?"

Guo Jia also said: "My lord is sincere and I am all for you, so please do not doubt it."

Deputy General Ge and others looked at each other, looking very helpless.

"Hey, since General Cao has made such a decision, I can't say anything more."

"Haha, okay, that's great. You are famous generals in a hundred battles. I have your help, and I will be like a tiger with wings."

Cao Cao laughed loudly, but the sad expression on the faces of Deputy General Ge and others was already obvious.

Somewhere in Chenliu County, in a village, when it was late at night, there were few lights in this village, but by a small river at the north entrance of the village, there was a manor of some size, which was brightly lit.

Although this manor is far inferior to those large mansions in Luoyang, it has towering walls and looks like it is a wealthy family.

In this courtyard, a strong man was naked, holding a huge rock high, and then gently put it down.

Just looking at his strong muscles and his arms as thick as ordinary people's thighs, you can tell that he is a brave man.

He was practicing when a noisy sound suddenly came from outside the door.

When the strong man heard this voice, he immediately became alert: "It's the sound of horse hooves, has an army entered the village?"

He immediately walked to the side, took off a pair of iron halberds from a weapon stand, and was about to walk out, but he heard someone calling him behind him.

"Second brother, what are you doing with your weapons?"

The strong man looked back and said hurriedly: "Brother, there is an army coming from the village. I may want to plunder the village. I am guarding you so that you will not hurt the villagers by these guys."

Although the person who came was his brother, he was thin and dressed in coarse linen clothes, which was incompatible with his second brother.

The elder brother hurried over after hearing his answer: "Second brother, don't make a fuss. Now that the prefect Zhang has resigned and went to Luoyang, there is Cao Cao fighting with the emperor in Chenliu. No matter which side of the visitor, you and I can't afford to offend you and I. quickly put down the weapons."

The strong man was indifferent: "I can't afford to offend me. In the past two years, I have practiced hard day and night, and my martial arts are even more serious. This time, the prefect Zhang Miao suddenly surrendered to Liu He from Luoyang. I don't want to follow me. The prefect gave me gold, silver and cloth to send me back to my hometown. Even if I left the army, I never slacked off at home. No matter who he came, as long as I dared to be disrespectful, I cut off his head and hung it at the entrance of the village to see who dared to provoke us in the future."

After saying that, he walked straight to the gate.

"Hey, second brother... second brother, don't do anything wrong..."

The elder brother followed him, but he was not as quick as a strong man walking, which made him anxious.

However, before the strong man walked outside his door, the noisy sound outside stopped abruptly, and then a knock on the door sounded at his door.

"Tu tuk...tuk tuk..."

At the same time, a voice came in: "Do you dare to ask if there is a master in the hospital? We have passed by Guidi and lost our direction. We came to ask for directions, and we have no malice."

Just as the strong man was about to open the door, his elder brother finally caught up and grabbed his hand.

"Second brother, you heard that they are just here to ask for directions. You are so fierce and may have a conflict and cause trouble to the whole village. Please avoid it, brother foolishly will deal with it."

The strong man curled his lips, obviously not very willing, but he was his brother after all. Now that both his parents have died, the elder brother is like his father, even if he is the head of the family, the strong man has to retreat as he says.

Seeing that he was obedient, the elder brother breathed a sigh of relief, tidied up his clothes and opened the yard gate.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still very frightened when he saw the troops outside the door.

There was no invader in this army, all of them were cavalry, and they were riding on black horses, wearing black armor, and carrying black walls. If it weren't for the moonlight and fire, I'd be afraid that it would be difficult for them to see them in this dark night.

Standing at the door of their house were two military generals who seemed to be about thirty years old. They had already got off the horse and looked at them with kindness.

Seeing this situation, the strong man's elder brother hurriedly bowed: "I have met you all generals. The villain is the lord of the house here. His surname is Dian, his name is Kang, and his name is Boyan. I don't know what you come to my village and ask. The villain must know everything he knows and will never dare to deceive."
Chapter completed!