The battle outside the city had ended, and the last five hundred White Horse Cavalry were annihilated by the Beiwei Army.
Tian Yu, along with two surrendered generals, Zou Dan and Shan Jing, is reorganizing the troops and clearing the battlefield.
Dong Xian led 1,200 cavalrymen from the Beiwei Army to withdraw from the battlefield, bypassing Yi County and pursuing the soldiers who had escaped from the city.
Meanwhile, the battles within the city were nearly over.
After Zhang Liao led the Beiwei Army into the city, they captured a section of the south gate. Guan Jing was trampled to death by the chaotic horses, and a thousand soldiers at the south gate surrendered.
Immediately, Qian Zhao led five hundred Zhuojun soldiers into the city, swept along the main road, and captured the Yi County government office.
Gongsun Fan, who was holding out here, was captured alive, and his thousand men surrendered.
When Liu Wei led the Seventeen Riders of Yanyun and Murong Ping into the city, Yi County had already been pacified, and the other two gates, seeing that the situation was hopeless, surrendered.
In this battle, Liu Wei's 2,500 cavalrymen faced Gongsun Zan's 2,000 White Horse Cavalry and 6,000 infantry.
The plan was to annihilate the enemy who came out of the city in a field battle outside the city, but unexpectedly, they also captured Yi County.
After entering the city, he went directly to the county government office to wait for the battle reports from all sides to arrive and for the generals to return and report their orders.
Zhang Liao was the first to return and report on the process of capturing the city.
After all, Zhang Liao was in charge of the entire battle against Gongsun Zan, and Liu Wei was just helping him with some cleanup work.
When Liu Wei learned that it was Zhang Fei and Guan Yu who had chased down Gongsun Zan, cut down the drawbridge, and performed a great feat, he asked, "Where did those two go?"
"This... after they stormed into the city, those two were engaged in a chaotic battle within the city and disappeared without a trace. They must have gone after Gongsun Zan." Zhang Liao looked around.
"Yan Da, you and Murong Ping, go and find these two."
Liu Wei gave the order, and the seventeen riders of Yanyun and Murong Ping turned to leave and were about to mount their horses when a series of thunderous sounds came from outside the county government office:
"Run! Run! You were so cocky on the city wall this morning!"
Judging from that voice, who else could it be but Zhang Yide from Yan?
Liu Wei immediately waved his hand, telling Yan Da and Murong Ping not to go.
He also got up and went outside the yamen to greet them.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, one on each side, pushed and shoved Gongsun Zan as they approached from a distance.
Gongsun Zan's face was extremely ugly. He didn't say a word, but his eyes were blazing with fury as he looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Liu Weili stood on the steps of the county government office, smiling as he waited for the three to approach.
Zhang Liao and Yan Da stood on either side, while Murong Ping and the sixteen riders of Yanyun surrounded them like stars around the moon.
When Gongsun Fan, who had surrendered, saw Gongsun Zan being captured alive, he turned away with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
However, he quickly realized what was happening.
He had tried to persuade Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan insisted on going his own way and opposing Liu Wei, so he had no one to blame but himself for this outcome.
"My lord, my third brother and I have captured Gongsun Zan and have returned to report!"
Guan Yu stepped forward and bowed.
"Commander Guan single-handedly killed ten guards, cut down the drawbridge, allowing the army to breach the city, and captured Gongsun Zan. He deserves the greatest credit for this battle!"
"Military merit officer, note this down for now, and reward us together after we defeat the rebels and recover Youzhou."
Liu Wei said loudly.
He deliberately made this pledge with Guan Yu, making Guan Yu mistakenly believe that Liu Wei was worried that he would consider Liu Bei's influence and let Gongsun Zan go, thus arousing Guan Yu's determination to capture Gongsun Zan alive to prove that the three brothers were loyal and had no other intentions.
"I am ashamed to say that I do not deserve this credit; it should belong to General Zhang!"
Guan Yu's face turned even redder.
He knew he had only single-handedly killed a few guards, and in order to save Zhang Fei, he had a quick idea to cut the drawbridge.
Moreover, it was only thanks to the timely arrival of Zhang Liao's cavalry that this was accomplished.
Liu Wei actually gave him the credit, which made him feel very ashamed.
From beginning to end, it was only after Zhang Liao's two thousand cavalry gained the upper hand on the battlefield that a series of other chain reactions were triggered.
"Our lord has spoken with his golden words, declaring that the greatest merit belongs to Commandant Guan, and that is well-deserved."
Congratulations, Captain Guan!
Zhang Liao stepped forward to offer his advice.
Back then, he and Lü Bu broke out of the ruined city to seek reinforcements.
Lu Bu went to Yanmen Pass, and in a mysterious way, he came to Shanwu, met Liu Wei, and asked for eight hundred elite cavalry.
Anyone else would have kicked him out long ago.
Liu Wei lent him troops without hesitation, and after relieving Ding Yuan's siege, he resolutely bid farewell to Ding Yuan and joined Liu Wei's army.
Liu Wei did not appoint him as a colonel because of his youth, and put him in charge of an army.
He was later promoted to General of the Central Army, in charge of the Henan region, and commanded 13,000 troops.
He is where he is today entirely because of Liu Wei, his mentor who recognized his talent!
In his view, no matter how great the contribution, it was something a subordinate should do.
"Obey commands, be capable of winning battles, and have excellent conduct!"
These were the principles of generalship and combat guidelines that Liu Wei gave him, which Zhang Liao regarded as inviolable.
"Let's not discuss this matter any further. Commander Guan has worked hard; please rest for a while!"
Liu Wei waved his hand, signaling Guan Yu to step back.
"My lord, how should I calculate this?"
When Zhang Fei saw that Liu Wei only rewarded Guan Yu, he became anxious and started shouting.
"Commander Zhang, since you and Commander Guan captured Gongsun Zan alive, I will accept the loss and spare your ten lives!"
"Don't forget, you still owe me fifteen heads of alien races."
Liu Wei had already anticipated that Zhang Fei would bring it up, so he immediately spoke up.
"Excellent! Thank you, my lord!"
Zhang Fei cupped his hands in thanks, "Fifteen alien heads will be obtained quickly!"
After saying that, Zhang Fei stood happily to the side.
Everyone secretly sighed, realizing that Liu Wei's methods of managing his subordinates were becoming increasingly sophisticated.
The two brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, were treated equally. Guan Yu received a reward, while Zhang Fei received nothing. Instead, he was overjoyed, as if afraid that Liu Wei would change his mind.
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