While Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao's martial prowess wasn't top-tier within the Imperial Guard, it was still considered above average.

The group, when combined, was even faster than Sun Jian and his men, who were fighting alone.

The entire Han army had a clear objective: Li Xiao.

Li Xiao never expected that in just a short time, his troops would be overwhelmed and scattered by the Fuyu New Army and the Yuyang cavalry.

The Imperial Guards cavalry from the rear also charged forward, dividing the Goguryeo cavalry into separate groups, each fighting independently.

At this time, Li Xiao was accompanied by less than five hundred personal guards, and the possibility of capturing the Han emperor alive had been completely lost.

Zhu Jun also ordered the remaining two thousand cavalrymen to charge into the battlefield.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and others also fought with all their might towards Li Xiao.

Seeing Cao Cao and his men rapidly approaching Li Xiao, Sun Jian also looked at Hua Xiong not far away.

"Zijian, let's join forces and charge in!"

"good!!"

Hua Xiong roared and immediately moved closer to Sun Jian, and together they charged towards Li Xiao.

The combined attack of the two fierce warriors quickly surpassed that of Cao Cao and his men.

Meanwhile, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also found Dian Wei, and the three of them joined forces to attack Li Xiao.

Seeing this, Liu Bei, who was in the midst of the battle, sighed inwardly and then turned to look at Cao Cao beside him.

"Mengde, Benchu, we can't compete with them anymore, so we might as well try to gain more real merit!"

Cao Cao nodded: "Not bad!!"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and their soldiers began to surround and kill the panicked Goguryeo soldiers.

The battle entered its final stage. A quarter of an hour later, Sun Jian, Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and others, all covered in blood, almost simultaneously closed to within ten meters of Li Xiao and surrounded him.

"Old Dian, go for it!!"

With a loud roar, Wen Chou swung his spear, which pierced Li Xiao's warhorse. The horse, in pain, threw Li Xiao off.

Dian Wei, who was standing nearby, also leaped off his warhorse and charged forward.

Sun Jian and Hua Xiong rushed forward to grab it, but Dian Wei had already reached them, grabbed Li Xiao, and tucked him under his arm.

"Haha~, Lao Dian did a great job!!"

Upon seeing Li Xiao captured alive by Dian Wei, Wen Chou burst into laughter, then looked at Sun Jian with a smug expression.

"Zijian, let's go!!"

Sun Jian showed no extra expression on his face, and then he and Hua Xiong turned around and charged towards the remaining Goguryeo cavalry.

Soon, with Li Xiao captured alive, the remaining Goguryeo soldiers stopped resisting and knelt down to surrender.

Thus, the Battle of Siping officially came to an end.

The Han soldiers drove away the surrendered Goguryeo soldiers and cleaned up the battlefield.

The medical team also began to gather the wounded on stretchers.

Under the envious gazes of the soldiers, Dian Wei accepted the military sword from the emperor's hand.

Liu Hong looked at Li Xiao, who was lying unconscious on the ground, his face calmer than ever before.

"Put him in a prison cart and take him with the army to the capital of Goguryeo!"

After giving the order, Liu Hong turned and left.

Soon, Huangfu Song, who had been pursuing them, also arrived with his army.

Looking at the silent battlefield, Huangfu Song was also stunned for a moment. He did not expect the battle to end so quickly.

After paying his respects to Liu Hong, Huangfu Song ordered that they set up camp there. Li Xiao, who had been put into a prison cart, was placed at the camp gate by Liu Hong for the soldiers to see.

As the sun set, Huangfu Song's seven thousand Yuyang Camp soldiers, who were stationed in the valley, arrived to join Zhu Yao and the Goguryeo prisoners.

As soon as they entered the Han army camp, Zhu Yao and the Goguryeo generals saw Li Xiao in the prison cart.

Seeing their king looking dejected and disheveled, Zhu Yao and the others couldn't help but sigh inwardly, feeling a sense of satisfaction.

Soon, Zhu Yao and the others were led to the central military tent. Upon seeing the Han emperor sitting at the head of the table, Zhu Yao immediately knelt down.

"Defeated general Zhu Yao pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty. May His Majesty live ten thousand years, and may the Great Han Dynasty live ten thousand years!"

The crowd following Zhu Yao also knelt down, chanting "May you live ten thousand years!"

Liu Hong glanced at Zhu Yao indifferently: "What official position did you hold in Goguryeo?"

Zhu Yao lowered his head and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the defeated general Tian has been appointed as the Grand General of Goguryeo!"

"As a high-ranking official of Goguryeo, why did you surrender?"

Liu Hong's words were calm, but they sent a shiver down the spines of Zhu Yao and the others.

Zhu Yao then hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have always admired the Han Dynasty, but Li Xiao offended the might of the Han Dynasty and killed its soldiers. As his subordinate, I had no choice but to follow him."

Now that Li Xiao has been captured by His Majesty, it is truly gratifying! The defeated general is overjoyed, only hoping that His Majesty will have mercy and allow him to atone for his sins through meritorious service!

"We beg Your Majesty's mercy, and grant us permission to atone for our sins through meritorious service!"

Zhu Yao and a group of Goguryeo generals kowtowed and begged for permission to serve.

Liu Hong's expression shifted, and he immediately said, "You may all go down first. After tomorrow, you will accompany the army to Sifang City!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yao was overjoyed. After bowing respectfully, he withdrew.

Not long after Zhu Yao and the others left, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others arrived at the tent with joyful reports of the battle situation.

"Your Majesty, in this battle, including the Buyeo New Army, our army suffered a total of 2,321 dead, 3,200 lightly wounded, and 300 seriously wounded."

They killed more than 34,000 enemy soldiers, captured 14,000, and seized 15,000 warhorses and 50,000 shi of grain.

The remaining weapons and armor, along with all the loot they plundered in Buyeo, amounted to approximately 5 billion coins (equivalent to five zhu coins).

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