Chapter 425 The Death of Zhang Yan

"What should the yellow scarf army do in front of Cao Gong?" After listening to Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others, Xia Houyuan did not quite understand, but Xia Houyuan was more interested in the current war.

"Since they can't go back to Qingzhou, I'll be more tolerant and take them into account." After seeing a smile on Cao Cao's face, he said.

"The Lord, the yellow scarf general came and said that he wanted to see the Lord." At this time, a soldier came to report to Cao Cao.

"Ha ha, they are finally here." Hearing the soldiers' report, Cao Cao's face showed a clear smile. Although Cao Cao also wanted to recruit these yellow scarf soldiers, it was impossible to accommodate them too much. Now the yellow scarf army took the initiative to see Cao Cao, which just paved the way for Cao Cao to subdue them.

"Do you dare to ask if this is Mr. Cao?" As soon as Cao Cao came to the front, he saw a burly man asking him with a fist. This person is not someone else, but Zhang Yan, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. Originally, Zhang Yansheng was a general with hundreds of thousands of subordinates. Even if he saw Cao Cao, he would not be so humbled. However, unlike the past, his hundreds of thousands of troops lost a lot in a month, which made Zhang Yan have to consider surrender to Cao Cao, but Even so, Zhang Yan still remains reserved. Once she can't talk to Cao Cao, Zhang Yan will vow to defend her faith and dignity to the death.

"Ha ha, yes, I'm Cao Cao. I don't know what to call this person?" As the winner, Cao Cao naturally looks complax, but he still has a good question to Zhang Yan.

"I'm under the yellow scarf, Zhang Yan." Zhang Yan arched her hand and reported her name to Cao Cao.

"It turned out to be General Zhang Yan. I don't know what General Zhang Yan said to me." Cao Cao showed a faint smile on his face. After slowly nodding to Zhang Yan, he asked knowingly.

"First of all, I want to thank Lord Cao for the gift of hundreds of thousands of yellow scarf soldiers, because Lord Cao's magnanimity gives them the opportunity to live a normal life. Secondly, Zhang Yan has a question to ask Lord Cao. Zhang Yan looked at Cao Cao and said solemnly.

"If General Zhang has anything to say, just say it directly. Don't hesitate like this." Seeing that Zhang Yan had something to say, Cao Cao said directly.

"If my brothers and I are willing to surrender, I don't know if Lord Cao can let us maintain our faith?" Zhang Yan looked at Cao Cao and finally said the words in her heart. As soon as she said this, it made Cao Cao's heart jump, and his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled with a bad feeling. Everyone knows that the reason why Zhang Jiao can have so many believers and caused such a big disturbance in the Han Dynasty is that a very important reason is because of the belief in the yellow scarf. Zhang Yan in front of him actually wanted to maintain the belief in the yellow scarf after surrendering to him, so it was possible to shake the foundation of Cao Cao's rule in Yanzhou, which Cao Cao knew very well.

"What if I can't agree?" With half a silence, Cao Cao asked.

"If Lord Cao can't allow it, please fight with us. We will use our lives to prove our loyalty to our faith." Hearing Cao Cao's question, Zhang Yan asked without hesitation.

"Okay, I promise you, but I also have a condition." Looking at Zhang Yan's unflinching appearance, Cao Cao frowned and suddenly said.

"Oh?" Obviously, Zhang Yan didn't expect Cao Cao to say this. She was shocked, but then said, "I don't know what the conditions Lord Cao has?"

"I can keep the faith of the yellow scarf warrior in Puyang City, but you must disappear." Cao Cao's face was calm and he said coldly.

"So that's it?" Hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhang Yan looked up and sighed, and then turned her head to Cao Cao and said, "Okay, I promise Mr. Cao, but please remember what he said." After saying that, Zhang Yan turned the horse's head and turned around and walked away. At the same time, Cao Cao also turned around and left.

The next morning, as soon as the sky lit up, I suddenly heard the sound of crying in Puyang City. Then a white tent was raised above the top of the city, which was obviously going to be a funeral. At the same time, the gate of Puyang City suddenly opened, and a soldier in filial piety came out of the city, and there was obviously an exquisite box tied around the soldier's waist. The soldier galloped straight to Cao's camp.

"To tell Mr. Cao that there is a yellow scarf soldier outside, saying that Zhang Yan's cronies have brought important things to see Mr. Cao." When a soldier came to Cao Cao's camp, a soldier immediately reported to Cao Cao.

"Cao Gong, be careful of fraud." Hearing the soldier's report and seeing the strange scene in front of him, Xiahou Yuan quickly came out to stand in front of Cao Cao and said with concern.

"Don't worry, Puyang City is already surrounded by our army, and I don't think Zhang Yan can do anything." Cao Cao patted Xia Houyuan on the shoulder and said carelessly. Then he saw Cao Cao wave his hand, and soon the soldier had brought Zhang Yan's cronies up.

"The little one has seen Mr. Cao, and the little one has something. My General Zhang told me to bring it to Mr. Cao. Please ask Mr. Cao to check it." When the soldier spoke, tears couldn't help falling down. He untied the box from his waist and handed it to Cao Cao's own soldiers.

As soon as everyone heard this, they quickly turned their heads to the side of the box. The soldier handed the box up. Immediately, a personal soldier went over and brought the box to Cao Cao Cao. Cao took a look at the person, but he still came to the box and reached out to open the box. As soon as the box was opened, there was a bloody atmosphere from the box. It came out from the son, and then Cao Cao saw clearly what was in the box. It was not someone else but a human head. After taking Cao Cao to take a closer look, he finally understood that this head was exactly Zhang Yan that Cao Cao had seen yesterday.

"Bold thief, what's the crime of that person?" Seeing the head in the box, Xiahou Yuan, who was beside Cao Cao, quickly dodged in front of Cao Cao and shouted harshly at the people coming.

"My marshal said that when he saw this thing, Mr. Cao naturally understood what my lord meant. My lord had completed the agreement, and asked Mr. Cao to follow the agreement and live up to the general under the yellow spring." At this moment, I saw the person suddenly stand up and say, as soon as the voice fell, the man just pulled out the knife around his waist immediately, and then a knife passed between his neck, and unexpectedly committed suicide in front of everyone.

"Cao Gong, what the hell is going on?" Everyone around Cao Cao was shocked when they saw this scene, and some questions were unclear.

So Cao Cao sighed and told what happened after meeting Zhang Yan yesterday.

"I wanted to see what kind of person Zhang Yan was, but I didn't expect that General Zhang Yan was really energetic. It was just a joke, but he went like this." Cao Cao sighed. Although Cao Cao was quite suspicious, he was also a talented person. If Cao Cao knew that Zhang Yan was such a person, he would not have forced Zhang Yan to commit suicide in this way.

"Cao Gong doesn't have to sigh. Whether Zhang Yan dies, hundreds of thousands of people of Zhang Yan must have joined our army. In the future, these people, whether they are for the people or soldiers, will be a huge force. With Zhang Yan's death, we can rest assured to use the people and horses he left behind, whether as people or soldiers. The problem." Seeing Cao Cao's regret, Cheng Yu arched his hand and said, but this was in Cao Cao's heart. If Zhang Yan lived in the world, then Cao Cao really couldn't use the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. He needed to be careful and be prepared at any time.

"People can't come back to life after death, and this is the only way." After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao's eyes flashed. Obviously, he had understood the benefits of Zhang Yan's death, but he did not leak his face, and he still said with a look of regret.

"It's just that Cao Gong promised Zhang Yan, but it's not easy to do." Seeing that Cao Cao was relieved by Zhang Yan's death, Cheng Yu said with a trace of hesitation on his face.

"Yes, the power of this belief is really difficult to do. If the existence of the yellow scarf belief cannot be tolerated, then the people in Puyang City can't stay." After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao showed a trace of fierceness on his face and said that he was obviously never soft about killing Cao Cao. The important thing is whether it was worth it or not.

"Cao Gong doesn't have to be in such a hurry. You should know that those who can stay in Puyang City at this time are really unyielding people who believe in yellow scarves. Since these people can be so loyal to yellow scarves, why can't we use this to turn them into a sense of identity with our army, as long as we can do this. I believe that these soldiers and horses will become another powerful brigade under Cao Gong. Just as Cao Cao was considering whether to kill all the yellow scarf Yu Party in Puyang City, Guo Jia, who was beside him, said something that surprised everyone.

"Is there really such a way in the world?" Before Cao Cao could make a sound, Cheng Yu took the lead in asking Guo Jia, as if he wanted to figure it out.

"Do you take this word of filial piety seriously?" At this time, Cao Cao couldn't help asking. The Yellow Turban Army has always been organized and scattered. Even the elite in the Yellow Turban Army is actually just as strong as ordinary officers and soldiers, but such a soldier can stay when he is defeated and sacrifice for his faith. Cao Cao wants to know that if such a soldier goes through a long period of hard training, it will be What kind of fighting power.

"I can't guarantee it, but I'm willing to try my best." Guo Jia smiled and came to Cao Cao and said slowly. Although it was just a try, although everyone could see that Guo Jia was really confident, otherwise he would not be so relaxed.

"What else does Fengxiao need me to do? Just say it." Seeing Feng Xiao's expression, Cao Cao nodded and asked Guo Jia generously.