When the pottery jar shattered, neither horse nails nor other murderous weapons flew out from inside. Instead, a lot of colorful small pieces of paper flew up. Some soldiers with quick eyesight and quick hands grabbed one of them.
A piece of paper was presented to Yuan Shao with both hands. Yuan Shao took it and looked at it. On it were written several large letters to inform the army and the people of Yecheng. These colorful pieces of paper were actually leaflets, listing Yuan Shao's crimes one by one, calling for
The soldiers and civilians in the city should not continue to work for Yuan Shao, and should abandon the dark side and join the bright side as soon as possible.
Yecheng is too close to Sili, and the headquarters of the research institute in Xiangyang has been moved to Chang'an. In particular, there are printing workshops in Chang'an and Luoyang. These leaflets were printed in Luoyang and sent to the front line overnight. In the past, battles
They pay attention to the reputation of their teachers and often publish propaganda messages. However, the number of hand-copied propaganda messages is extremely limited. How can they be distributed in large quantities like the Han army's leaflets.
After Yuan Shao read the leaflet, he was furious. He tore it into pieces in two or two times and said loudly: "Send the order, no one is allowed to read these things, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"
At this time, many black pottery pots had already flown into the city, and many more pottery pots fell directly on the roof. Leaflets were flying in the wind, flying everywhere, but how could they stop them. Although neither the soldiers in the army nor the city
Not many people here are literate, but many people still secretly hide the leaflets. This is because everyone knows that leaflets are "written" on paper, and paper is extremely precious in the four northern states.
After this round of pottery pots were thrown into Yecheng, the Han army made no further moves. The cavalry was still cruising outside the city gate, but the infantry had already begun to set up camp, as if they were going to trap Yecheng. In fact, this was not the case.
The reason why the Han army was unable to attack the city was not because there were not enough stone bombs, but because Xu Huang understood that after these leaflets were sent into the city, they needed to give some time for the soldiers and civilians in the city to "digest" the contents of the leaflets. At the same time, the Han army
And the troops never retreated, which not only put pressure on Yuan Shao, preventing him from using too much force to prevent the soldiers and civilians in the city from reading the leaflets, but also conveyed pressure to the soldiers and civilians in the city, letting them understand their situation.
As it got darker, the Han army outside the city finally withdrew its camp. Yuan Shao feared that the Han army was setting up an ambush and did not dare to send people out of the city to pursue him. However, he immediately mobilized his trusted soldiers to search the entire city for the whereabouts of the leaflets.
To stabilize the morale of the military.
Some people who hid the leaflets were found out and immediately taken to Caishikou and beheaded in public. However, more people hid the leaflets tighter. Some literate people also began to recite the contents of the leaflets privately. Yecheng was already
Undercurrent surges.
These people have been ruled by Yuan Shao for many years and are intimidated by Yuan Shao's reputation. Although they do not dare to rise up, it is inevitable for them to be passive and sabotage their work, and this is exactly the effect that the leaflets want to achieve.
Early the next morning, the first ray of light from the east shone on the city top of Yecheng. The city, which had been noisy all night, slowly became quiet. A group of jackdaws flew up from the ruins of the city tower that had been destroyed by the Han army's trebuchets yesterday. Maybe they
The nest has been covered under rubble. The defenders who saw all this couldn't help but feel palpitated. They didn't know whether the Han army would drop rocks or leaflets today. Of course, in their hearts, they still hoped that what would drop would be...
Flyers.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the city again, and the Han cavalry began to gallop around Ye City. Rows of Han army crossbowmen began to press down on the city. Standing on the top of the city and looking into the distance, you can see clearly
Suddenly, I saw the "big ladles" of the trebuchets, which were as long as arms, erected in rows. Seeing this, the defenders who had been very calm just now were suddenly panicked.
Sure enough, there was a loud "rumbling" sound, and the Han army's trebuchets launched another attack. Countless white things fell from the sky and landed on the city head and inside the city, making a dull sound. Several soldiers were unable to dodge and were struck by these
Something hit the helmet, and he immediately let out a scream. After the scream, he found that he was safe. Someone picked up the white things and saw that they were all white-faced steamed buns.
Yuan Jun's breakfast was very simple, only some barley paste, which was not enough to fill his stomach. Unexpectedly, the Han army would actually send them delicious steamed buns. Some people were so greedy that they were drooling. Some soldiers were still hesitant, and some were already
I couldn't help but bite it. Soon, there was a chaos on top of the city. Many people were fighting for the steamed buns that had fallen around. There were some fights about this. The captains shouted to stop them, but they couldn't stop them.
live.
Someone opened the steamed bun and unexpectedly found that there was also a leaflet inside the steamed bun, but it was to promote how the people in the areas ruled by the Han army were now well-clothed and well-fed. Steamed buns like this were their most normal breakfast. This news quickly spread to Yuan Jun who was guarding the city.
Word spread among the people that some people had begun to discuss surrendering to the Han army outside the city.
Wen Chou, who was patrolling the city, quickly discovered something was wrong. He raised his riding whip, beat the soldiers who were eating steamed buns, and ordered the soldiers to throw the steamed buns down outside the city. He had just eaten a large plate of roast mutton in the morning.
, naturally ignored these steamed buns, but how could they know the sufferings of ordinary soldiers.
Suddenly, there was another loud noise outside the city, and a white object was seen flying in the sky. However, the Han army only launched a trebuchet. Some soldiers saw the white object and thought it was a large steamed bun.
, all rushed over to fight for it. When the white object fell to the ground, everyone discovered that this time it turned out to be a cloth bag. There was still a trace of blood on the outside of the bag, but it had already turned dark red.
A school lieutenant had already walked over with a knife, driving the soldiers away. He picked up the cloth bag and wanted to throw it to the city. Suddenly he felt something strange. After hesitating, he opened the cloth bag and rolled out a human head.
Come.
Everyone was shocked. A brave man stepped forward, picked up the head and took a look at it. He couldn't help shouting: "Oh no, this is General Yan's head!"
Wen Chou and Yan Liang had always been good friends, and the two were considered brothers. A few days ago, Yan Liang led his troops from Liyang back to Yecheng to aid, but was ambushed by the Han army on the way. He has not been traced since, and Wen Chou was very anxious about this.
Now, when I suddenly heard the soldiers shouting, I couldn't help but be shocked. When I stepped forward to look at it, it was indeed Yan Liang's head. Although it had been dead for many days, the Han army had pickled it with lime, and his face was still lifelike, especially a pair of leopard eyes.
He will never die with his eyes in peace.
Wen Chou looked up to the sky and screamed, and suddenly fell to the ground. He hurriedly rescued him. He woke up after a long time and said bitterly: "Liu Xin, the hatred of killing my brother is irreconcilable. Wen must take your head as a sacrifice."
My brother’s spirit is in heaven!”
From the day he lost the news of Yan Liang, Yuan Shao already knew that Yan Liang was in danger. Now he heard that the Han army threw Yan Liang's head on the city wall, but there was not much surprise. He sighed and ordered his people to restrain themselves. Because there was only the head.
There was no body, so he had to have someone carve a fragrant wood carving to replace it.
Wen Chou burst into tears and asked Yuan Shao for orders: "My lord, please let the last general go out of the city to fight and avenge his brother!"
Shen Pei hurriedly advised: "General Yan died, and we are also saddened by it. However, the Jingzhou army is coming with a menacing force. We should temporarily avoid its edge. Please forgive us, General!"
Now that Gao Lan and Yi Jie have been imprisoned, Wen Chou has become the only support in Yuan's army. Yuan Shao did not dare to let him leave his side, so he could only wave his hand and said: "This is Liu Xin's trick. He wants to take the opportunity to cause chaos."
Our military spirit, generals, must not be fooled. I only defend the city, and I only have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. What can they do to me?"
Suddenly, bursts of shouting came from outside the city. If you listen carefully, you can see that someone is announcing that the four acropolises of Wucheng, Zhencheng, Jiuhou City, Pingyang City and the surrounding counties have been captured by the Han army, and Ye City has been conquered.
An isolated city will be destroyed sooner or later, so it is better to surrender early! The cry was chaotic and subtle at first, but gradually became louder and more orderly, spreading and being heard throughout the city.
Xu You listened attentively for a while and suddenly shouted: "No! This is a plan for the Jingzhou army to be surrounded by enemies on all sides. He must have made the sergeants disguise themselves. Please tell the three armies quickly, don't be fooled by them!"
It turns out that these shouts outside the city all have the accents of the northern states, Qing, Ji, You, and other states. Liu Xin's troops should have come from the south and northwest, but now they all have the accents of these four states.
, doesn’t it imply that the soldiers and civilians in the city have already captured those places by Liu Xin. There are still 360,000 Yuan troops in the city, but most of their family members still stay in the countryside. Who wouldn’t be worried when they learn that their hometown has been captured?
With the safety of our loved ones in mind, there is no time to worry about fighting. It is better to be in the city now. If we were to camp in the wild, I am afraid that many people would have fled.
When Yuan Shao heard the words "besieged on all sides", he suddenly realized it and quickly sent someone to pass on the order. In fact, it was better that he didn't pass the order. The soldiers were only skeptical of the shouts of the Han army outside the city. Once this order was conveyed, the soldiers'
The doubts only deepened. Listening carefully, one could tell that the accents of those shouting outside the city were very authentic and could not be imitated in a short time. Moreover, these shouts were not shouted by one or two people, but by thousands of people shouting at the same time.
Shout. If the Han army did not occupy those places, where would they find so many northerners?
In fact, the people who shouted were all surrendered soldiers of the Yuan Army. These surrendered soldiers of the Yuan Army came from the four acropolises. After they became prisoners, they lived a good life, with a full breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just now.
Several captains came and asked them to shout these words continuously. If they shouted well, they would stay in the Han army to eat and drink. If they shouted badly, they would be immediately deported back to their place of origin. None of these soldiers were willing to give up their current status.
On a good day, they naturally shout harder and harder. They are originally from the four northern states, and their accents when shouting are of course lifelike.
Seeing the garrison soldiers becoming more and more commotion, Yuan Shao felt anxious and killed several of them one after another, saying that they were disturbing the morale of the army. However, the movements in the other three sects became more and more loud, so he had to let Shen Pei, Xu You, and Xin Ping
They went to suppress the attack separately. At this time, the city that had been quiet for a moment became commotion again. When Yuan Shao looked up, a group of people came down from the city, carrying a white flag.