In most cases, flying a white flag does not mean surrender, but is just a signal of truce, or to show that one is not hostile. [Now that a white flag appears under Yecheng, it is obviously only the latter case. Someone wants to attack the city.
What did the people on the city say? I hope the people on the city will not shoot arrows for no reason.
Guo Tu stuck his head out and took a look. He was shocked and said, "Xinpi!"
Xin Pi, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen were all from the Yingchuan gentry clan, and they usually walked the closest. Guo Tu was initially overjoyed when he saw Xin Pi appear outside the city, but then he thought of a possibility. Xin Pi had been captured by Yuan Shao.
He was sent to guard Handan, but now he appears at the gate of Yecheng, which can only mean that he has surrendered to Liu Xin. Guo Tu's face suddenly dimmed, and he quickly fell silent.
But Guo Tu was not the only sensible person standing on the top of the city. Feng Ji had already guessed this and couldn't help but raise his hands and said: "My lord, Xinpi has surrendered to the enemy. Please send people as soon as possible to escort all Xinpi's family members to the city."
head!"
Although Xinpi went to Handan, his family members stayed in Yecheng. In fact, they were taken hostage by Yuan Shao. Now that they were taken to the top of the city, they would not be allowed to come here to see the scenery, fearing that it would be bad luck.
Less.
Guo Tu hurriedly advised: "My lord, don't be impatient, and listen to what Xin Pi has to say."
Feng Ji glanced at Guo Tu and sneered: "My lord, it is better to control Xinpi's family members first to prevent anyone from tipping off the news. If Xinpi has not betrayed my lord, it will not be too late to let them go at that time."
"What both gentlemen said makes sense. Come, please invite Xinpi's family members to the city. Remember to persuade them kindly and not to use force!" Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, came up with such a compromise, and said to the city.
, "George, you are not in Handan, but why are you here?"
Xin Pi put away the white flag, bowed deeply towards the city head, and said: "Now that the world is level, Yecheng is no more than an isolated city. How can we resist? Xin advised the general, after all, there will be no one named Yuan in this world. General
It is better to surrender early and still save my wife, otherwise it will be too late when the city is destroyed!"
Yuan Shao said angrily: "Yuan Tu is right, Shu Zi has indeed betrayed me! You dare to make nonsense words to deceive our army, Yuan Mou will kill your wife first!"
Xin Pi was taken aback and said hurriedly: "General, wait a minute. What Xin said is from the bottom of his heart. Just imagine if the world is not at peace, how can Xin be here?"
Only then did Yuan Shao realize that Xinpi was supposed to stay in Handan to the north of Ye City. Now that he appeared at the city gate, there were only two possibilities. One was that Handan was captured by Liu Xin and he had no choice but to surrender to Liu Xin. The other was that he simply surrendered Handan to Liu Xin.
Gave it to Liu Xin in exchange for glory and wealth. No matter what the situation was, Handan would definitely be in the hands of Liu Xin, and his way to retreat to the north had been cut off.
Although Xin Pi could not clearly see the situation at the top of the city, he could not hear Yuan Shao's answer. He already had a plan in mind. He stroked the three short strands of beard under his chin and continued: "Not only did Xin lose Handan, but also Wei County.
Qiu, Liangqi, Wu'an, Sheguo, and Luxian are also under the control of the Han army. I'm afraid now You, Bing, and Qingzhou have been lost. As for the Xianbei reinforcements that the general expected, they were defeated like a mountain.
The head of the leader will be sent here soon! The general has no way to go now. Where to go? General, please think twice and don’t let yourself and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city suffer!"
What he said was not just for Yuan Shao, but also for the other garrison soldiers on the city. Feng Ji was already alert and shouted loudly: "Nonsense! You are obviously a traitor seeking glory. No matter how powerful the Han army is,
It’s impossible to capture six counties in one night!”
Suddenly, there was a "boom", and another object was thrown from the trebuchet outside the city. With the previous experience, the defenders were no longer too panicked about one or two attacks. Someone picked it up and saw another cloth.
The bag was heavy. When I opened it, I found seven golden copper seals inside. They were the official seals sent by Yuan Shao to guard the seven cities including Handan, including the one from Xinpi!
The garrison soldiers who had doubted Xin Pi's words just now were in an uproar. There were only 60,000 veterans in the 360,000-strong army in Ye City, and the rest were recruits who had just picked up swords and guns for a few days. Their hometowns were all in the northern states. Who could
There are no wives, children or children in my family, and now they are all in the hands of the Han army. How can I not panic?
When Yuan Shao saw those copper seals, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and shouted sternly: "Come here, shoot him with an arrow!"
"Lord, wait a minute!" Feng Ji said with a cruel smile in his eyes, "Why don't you wait until Xin Pi's family members get it, and let him watch these heads fall to the ground with his own eyes!"
Yuan Shao suddenly asked in surprise: "Why haven't Xin Pi's family members gotten it yet?"
Guo Tu quickly said: "Killing Xinpi's family members now will not help..."
Before he finished speaking, the captain who had just gone to capture Xinpi's family ran over panting and said loudly: "My lord, there are only two slaves left in Xinpi's family. It is said that the other family members went to Xinpi yesterday."
I was a guest at Lord Ping's house and I haven't returned yet. My subordinates went to Lord Xin Ping's house to inquire. The family members of Lord Xin Ping replied that no one came to visit yesterday."
Yuan Shao said angrily: "What, let Xin Pi's children escape? Hurry, send people to search the whole city, even if you dig three feet into the ground, we must find them!"
Feng Ji snorted secretly and said, "My lord, there must be something fishy about this matter!"
Guo Tu had been speaking for Xin Pi. Hearing Feng Ji's words, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He knew that Feng Ji had a hidden meaning. In order to protect himself, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "My lord, although Xin Pi ran away, but
Xin Ping is still here."
Yuan Shao has always been hypocritical, let alone the enemy now. It is the time to hire people. He can't help but pretend to be thoughtful and said: "Xinpi is Xinpi, Xin Ping is Xin Ping, how can we generalize it? Gongze, you lead a team of troops to search the whole city.
Be sure to find his family!"
Guo Tu was obedient and took hundreds of people down to the city. In fact, he had already calculated in his heart that the search must have been carried out in a treacherous manner and ended in vain.
Watching Guo Tu leave, Feng Ji held up his hands and said, "My lord, Guo Tu has always been friendly with the Xin brothers, but I'm afraid he won't try his best."
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Yuan Mou forgives him for not daring! But Zhongzhi has to be on guard. You can take someone to take care of it."
Zhongzhi is Xin Ping's cousin. Yuan Shao just said that Xin Ping and Xin Pi should be treated differently. In the blink of an eye, he sent Fengji to monitor Xin Ping's movements, which shows how narrow-minded he is. But Fengji didn't have time to turn around.
Xinpi had loudly begun to persuade him to surrender at the foot of the city. Many of the soldiers on the city wall, especially the veterans, knew Xinpi and knew that he was a close confidant of Yuan Shao. Now that even he had surrendered, the morale of the army was even higher.
It's chaos.
When Yuan Shao heard Xin Pi's plea to surrender, the anger he had just suppressed surged up again. He could no longer wait for Xin Pi to see the fate of his family with his own eyes, and repeatedly ordered him to shoot arrows. Of course, Xin Pi's family members
At this time, under the cover of the phantom secret agents lurking in the city, they had already retreated to a safe place, and Yuan Shao had no chance to threaten him.
There was a sound of bowstrings on the top of the city, and arrows were like locusts. The group of soldiers following Xinpi were well prepared, and quickly lit up several large shields in front of Xinpi, protecting him and retreating slowly. However, the city
The defenders above were obviously shooting listlessly, as many of the arrows were still far away from Xinpi's position just now, and fell into the dust.
As a fierce general, Wen Chou couldn't see the problem here. He couldn't help but pick up the spear in his hand and whipped the crossbowmen with the barrel of the gun. More than a dozen crossbowmen were beaten to pieces by his brute force.
Suddenly, screams could be heard from the top of the city.
Yuan Shao frowned, and just as he was about to speak, there was another loud "rumbling" sound outside the city. This time, what was thrown over was not some steamed buns, cloth bags, or colorful leaflets, but genuine goods of all sizes.
of stones.
A stone as big as a copper bowl came straight towards Yuan Shao with a sharp whistling sound. Wen Chou standing next to him was shocked. He hurriedly waved the spear in his hand and struck the stone bullet. There was a loud "" sound, and that
A stone bullet flew out sideways and hit the ruins of the city tower, stirring up countless dust.
Immediately afterwards, countless stone bullets fell from the sky and banged against the city. Many of them went directly over the city wall and fell into the city, smashing big holes in the roofs of some houses close to the city wall. Wen Chou did not dare to stop.
He made a stop, led a group of soldiers, and escorted Yuan Shao down to the top of the city.
The Han army's trebuchet attack today was obviously different from yesterday. The entire attack lasted for more than an hour, and there was no sign of stopping. The dense stone bullets whizzed past, and the soldiers defending the city huddled in the corners, not even daring to raise their heads.
Even so, his head was still bruised and bloody by flying rocks from time to time. As for the people in the city, they dragged their families and fled to the central area of Ye City.
This time, the Han army not only gathered all the trebuchets from the four legions, but also mobilized 800 of the latest trebuchets from the research institute. Such powerful "firepower" was no longer something that these defenders who had not undergone several days of training could withstand.
The already unstable military morale became even more impetuous, and some soldiers were already ready to open the door and surrender. The situation at the other three city gates was similar to that here, and even more serious because there was no Yuan Shao personally in charge.
Xin Ping was responsible for defending the North Gate. At this time, he had learned the news of Xinpi's surrender to Liu Xin, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly. From the bottom of his heart, he still wanted to be a loyal minister, with his lord on one side and his younger brother on the other. This really made him
Dilemma.
Seeing that the trebuchet attacks outside the city were becoming more and more fierce, and the soldiers guarding the city were all pale-faced, Xin Ping couldn't help but become extremely anxious. While ordering the soldiers to calm down, he was preparing to deal with the upcoming frontal attack by the Han army, but he heard a loud noise at the city gate.
There was a commotion. When Xin Ping hurriedly looked at it, he couldn't help but scream in pain. It turned out that the soldier guarding the gate couldn't bear it anymore, opened the city gate, and ran towards the Han army's position in a swarm.
Xin Ping hurriedly led a few soldiers down to the city gate and wanted to send people to block the city gate, but he heard someone behind him sneer: "Xin Ping, you are so brave, you dare to offer the city gate to the Jingzhou army."