It is located dozens of miles north of Chenliu City. The city wall is not high, only about three feet. However, the city has a large population and it is a larger city near Chenliu.
On this day, the city gates of Xiaohuang County were closed tightly, and there were soldiers patrolling the city walls nervously. All kinds of comments were made in the city, making people panic.
Nothing more than that the capital of Wei, Daliang, was besieged by the Qin army.
The nearby Chenliu City fell into the hands of the Qin army in one day. How could such a situation not make the Wei people in Xiaohuang City worried?
In particular, someone from Wei who had fled into the city brought news.
It is said that a Qin army started to move north from Chenliu, and it seemed that it was heading straight for Xiaohuang.
Xiao Huangling stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.
There seems to be a black flag looming in the mountains and forests.
"What can I do? What can I do?"
He sighed, panicking and not knowing what to do.
Just then, someone shouted: "There are chariots! There are chariots!"
Xiao Huang was startled. He looked up and saw a four-horse chariot rolling towards him.
There is no flag on the chariot, but judging from the shape of the chariot, it must be the Qin people's chariots and horses.
"County Lord, do you want to shoot an arrow?" someone exclaimed.
Xiao Huang Ling hurriedly stopped him and said: "Wait a minute, the other party only has one car and two people. They are not coming to attack the city. Let's see what the man in the car wants to say first."
The chariot sped to a stop a hundred meters outside the city. The middle-aged man standing on the chariot took a look at the condition of the city wall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the opponent did not release the arrow rashly.
He slowly got out of the car and walked towards the city gate.
"Who is coming?"
"I am a drunkard of Gaoyang!"
Xiao Huangling was stunned for a moment. He knew that Gao Yang was a member of Chen Liu's family.
A Gaoyang drunkard, isn't he just a drunkard in Gaoyang?
However, the visitor spoke of Wei and was not from Qin. Even if he came in a Qin army chariot, the people on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief. In addition, the other party came forward alone, and the guards could not help but put down their bows and arrows.
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"What do you mean by this person?" Xiao Huangling asked knowingly.
Li Shiqi laughed and said: "I am here to save the life of the Duke, and I am also here to save the life of Xiao Huang Mancheng!"
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In the mountains and forests outside the city, thousands of Qin troops were sitting on the ground resting.
Three Qin generals stood on the edge of the woods.
After seeing Li Shiqi being hung on the city wall.
Zhao Tuo touched his palm and said, "It's done."
Yang Xiong still didn't believe it and said: "That drunkard who smells sour, can he really say that he will surrender to Xiaohuang City? If he fails to surrender, we will have to attack the city with these thousand people."
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "Brother Yang, don't be anxious, there should be no accidents in this matter. I didn't just listen to Na Li Shiqi's words and let you hurriedly ask for help from Chief Zuo."
"Before this, I also asked the Minions in Chenliu City. I know that this Xiao Huangling is indeed not a strong character. He has a character that loves money and cherishes life. Even the position of Xiao Huangling was obtained by bribery."
"How could such a person die for the sake of Wei State? I think Xiaohuang City can be conquered without a fight. If successful, this lobbyist can save the lives of many of my soldiers."
Yang Xiong nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"It's true. The Art of War says, 'The first step is to attack the enemy, then the second is to attack the enemy. The second is to attack the army, and then the second is to attack the city.' If we send the drunkard into the city, it can be considered as an attack on the enemy, and it is in line with the art of war."
Zhao Ben on the side also nodded.
Only those Qin soldiers in the woods who wanted to make meritorious deeds looked depressed.
Qin Shang's first achievement, if Xiaohuang City surrenders without a fight, they will have no military merit at all, which is equivalent to a wasted trip.
This is where the butt determines the head.
If Zhao Tuo only had the title of doctor or lower, he would definitely think about how to fight and kill, and gain military merit by taking heads.
But now Zhao Tuo, as well as Yang Xiong, Zhao Bi and others, who hold the title of Duke, unless they behead thousands of people in a battle and rely on profit theory to upgrade, simple heads are of little use to them.
When you reach the rank of doctor or above, if you want to upgrade your title as soon as possible, you should naturally conquer cities and territories quickly.
Zhao Tuo asked the military judge to calculate that Chenliucheng surrendered without a fight, and they could get some military credit. However, because all the food and grass in the city were burned by Wei Bao, the strategic purpose was not achieved and the credit was not much.
If Zhao Tuo and Yang Xiong want to be promoted to nobility on this basis, their thousand-man team must capture at least three cities like Xiaohuang alone.
Of course, if you attack a slightly smaller city, the credit will be reduced. If you follow a large army, the number of cities captured will have to be doubled.
Therefore, in order to achieve meritorious service and be promoted as quickly as possible, Yang Xiong asked for orders to attack the city, and Huan Zhao sent him to attack Xiao Huang.
Half a day passed quickly, and Yang Xiong became obviously impatient.
It was his first time on the battlefield and his first time leading an army, so naturally he felt anxious. After seeing him for a long time, there was still no response from the city, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Has the drunkard been killed? We are just sitting here, wasting time. If Xiao Huang Ling takes advantage of this time to recruit the young men in the city to defend the city, then we will have wasted the opportunity to fight."
Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes, Yang Xiong was still too impatient.
Even if they didn't send lobbyists into the city and directly attacked the city, they wouldn't be able to attack immediately. Even if they didn't have to build siege weapons, the time would be enough for the other side to prepare, so there wouldn't be much difference.
"It's open! The city gate is open!"
Zhao Ben called out and pointed to Little Huangcheng in the distance.
Everyone quickly looked over and saw that the small yellow city gate was wide open and someone came out with a flag.
At the same time, the Wei flag on top of the city was also removed.
Little Yellow City surrendered without a fight.
Yang Xiong slapped his thigh hard and shouted: "Hahaha, I, Yang Xiong, can take this city without spending a single soldier. I am so powerful!"
Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched.
He rubbed his thigh and wanted to say to Yang Xiong, Brother, next time you pat your thigh, can you pat your own? It really hurts.
However, Zhao Tuo was very pleased that he was indeed right.
This little yellow city was his touchstone for Li Shiqi.
Facts have proved that even if Li Shiqi entered the stage of history more than ten years in advance, his persuasive ability cannot be underestimated. Persuading a small town to surrender is like picking something out of a bag.
Xiaohuang City surrendered without a fight, although the soldiers at the bottom did not get any credit.
However, Zhao Tuo and Yang Xiong directly increased their experience bar by one-third without any loss of soldiers.
As long as they capture two more cities of this size on their own, they can be promoted to the rank of fifth official.
Even Zhao Bi, who was the Lord of Five Hundred, also received a lot of military merit and was getting closer and closer to the title of Duke.
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In Chenliucheng, when Huan Zhao received the military intelligence report from Xiaohuang City, his face was full of astonishment: "What? Then Yang Xiong sent a lobbyist to the city and let Xiaohuang surrender without a fight?"
Huan Zhao would naturally gain merit when his men conquered cities and territories, but the achievement in front of him now made him feel very uncomfortable.
You know, the cronies he sent out to attack the surrounding weak cities had not yet received any news. Then Yang Xiong and Zhao Tuo captured the powerful Xiaohuang City in one day.
This contrast makes people feel uncomfortable.
"Is it Zhao Tuo? That guy Yang Xiong definitely doesn't have such ability. It must be Zhao Tuo's idea!"
"You want to persuade me to surrender, right? Oh, since you have such ability, then I will give you another meritorious service and let you be promoted to the fifth doctor as soon as possible."
"Send someone to take over Xiaohuang, and at the same time send an order to Yang Xiong's troops to move eastward and capture Waihuang!"
"Hmph, Zhang Er, the foreign minister, is a famous scholar in Wei. I want to see if you, Yang Xiong and Zhao Tuo, can persuade him to surrender?"