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After Xu You and Ju Yi read the potter's proposal, they glanced at each other and agreed that Yuan Tan agree.

In Xu Yu's view, releasing more than 10,000 people can alleviate the pressure of grain and grass shortage, which may not be a good thing for continuing to persevere.

Because these more than 10,000 people who have no food to eat are equivalent to 10,000 powder kegs, if one day they are forced to be anxious and rebel angrily, will Liyang City not have civil strife.

Weighing the pros and cons, between shaking the morale of the army and civil strife, Xu Yu would rather choose the former.

Xu You patiently explained the stakes to Yuan Tan, and finally looked at Yuan Tan, hoping that he could make the right decision.

Yuan Tan's face was as gloomy as iron, and his deep-set eyes burned with resentment.

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Tan stared at Ju Yi and said coldly: "General Ju, you said that you caught two hundred people who fled again, right?" ”

"Yes." Ju Yi was stunned, and he didn't know why he suddenly asked about it.

Yuan Tan's eyes were already burning with a cold murderous intent, and with a wave of his hand, he shouted: "Pass on the order of this son, behead the pottery thief envoy and the two hundred Diao people, and hang their heads on the south gate of the city, that is the reply of this prince to the pottery thief." ”

Ju Yi was shocked, and everyone did not change color.

They never imagined that Yuan Tan would be so stubborn, not only rejected the potter's proposal, but also beheaded the potter's envoy and killed the fleeing people to demonstrate to the potter.

In front of everyone, the eldest prince of Yuan seemed to have fallen into madness, lost his mind, and became unreasonable.

"Think twice, the eldest prince, the benefits of releasing the people outweigh the disadvantages, and you must not be rash." Xu Yu was busy with persuasion.

Ju Yi also bowed his hand and said: "The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill the envoy, even if the eldest prince wants to refuse the pottery thief, he will not kill his envoy, so that the world will laugh at the eldest prince's lack of energy." ”

"What bullshit, to treat a despicable and brutal traitor like a pottery thief, this son doesn't need to have the strength!"

Yuan Tan Xie scolded loudly at the bottom, and said resolutely: "The pottery thief pretended to save that group of Diao people, just to win a good reputation of loving the people and benevolence, I just didn't let him get his wish, even if Liyang City is broken, I want those Diao people to accompany me to the funeral!" ”

Yuan Tan roared wildly, angry and violent, scared Xu You and the others into not daring to persuade them anymore, so they had to silently shut their mouths.

So, an order was handed down, and the butcher's knife of Sergeant Yuan was swung at his people again.

"The eldest prince's decision is certainly reasonable, but these more than 10,000 people have been cut off from rations, and if they are cornered, I am afraid that sooner or later things will change, and forcing them to stay in the city will only increase our burden." Xu You didn't dare to object to Yuan Tan, but he couldn't help but remind.

"How can this son let these people become a burden to us, I will keep them in the city, and they will naturally be useful in the future." The corners of Yuan Tan's mouth swept up a trace of coldness, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Pass the order, send a faction to closely monitor the movements of these Diao people, and those who dare to make abnormal moves will be killed in a hurry." ”

Listening to Yuan Tan's solemn order, looking at his shuddering eyes, Xu You faintly had a bad thought in his heart.

Outside the city, the Liang army camp.

In the Chinese military tent, the potter was drinking a little wine, waiting for Yuan Tan's reply.

The people in the city have become a burden to Yuan Tan, and it may become a hidden danger of civil strife in the future, in the eyes of the potter, the benefits of releasing the people outweigh the disadvantages, as long as Yuan Tan still has a trace of reason, and there is still a bit of humanity, he will not put forward his proposal.

"Liang Gong, something happened, go and take a look." Jing Ke hurriedly entered, his face solemn.

The pottery merchant's brows condensed slightly, and a hint of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart, and he immediately left the camp and led a group of civil and military forces to the south gate of Liyang.

Looking into the distance, the potter gasped.

On the city wall on the first line of the south gate, it has been densely hung with human heads, there are hundreds of them, and in the center of the city tower, the human head hanging in the highest place is the head of the messenger he sent out.

The potter's face was instantly gloomy as iron, and endless anger erupted from the eagle's eyes.

Those hundreds of heads, needless to say, must be the heads of the fleeing people, Yuan Tan was using such bloody means to demonstrate to himself, and openly rejected his proposal.

"Yuan Tan, a dog mongrel, just refuses her husband's kindness, and dares to kill our messenger, it's really hateful." Lu Lingji, who was beside her, scolded indignantly.

Fan Hao was also so angry that he scolded: "Yuan Tan, this puppy, he is impatient, when Lao Tzu catches him, he has to chop him into meat slices and feed the dog!" ”

The potter's eyes were full of fire, and he was angry, looking at the heads of the people all over the city, and said hatefully: "Pass the order, he will break the city in the day, and he must capture Yuan Tan alive, Lao Tzu, I must hack him to death with my own hands." ”

The potter was furious, unprecedentedly angry.

Before, he just wanted to kill Yuan Tan with a knife after the city was broken, but now, Yuan Tan dared to be so arrogant and openly kill his messenger, how could the potter easily spare him.

He has made up his mind to make Yuan Tan's life worse than death.

The potters were indignant, and the soldiers of the Liang army were all furious, and they couldn't wait to break through the enemy city and kill all the hateful enemies.

The potter immediately ordered to send another hundred heavenly thunder cannons to come, and to bombard the city day and night, so that Yuan Tan could not sleep at night, and there was no moment of peace.

At the same time, the potters ordered the people who had fled from the city to summon and incite the people outside the city day and night to persuade them to revolt against Yuan Tan's tyrannical rule.

"Liang Gong's methods should be to incite the people in the city to riot, but those people are hungry and powerless, even if they want to resist, I'm afraid they are powerless, and they may not work." Zhang Liang sighed.

Is there a weak heart......

"That's not necessarily, sometimes, the will of the spirit can inspire incredible power." The potter's tone was meaningful, and a trace of light quietly swept in his eyes.

Zhang Liang's words had already reminded him that he still had a trump card to use.

"System Elve, wake up, I've decided to use the 'human' vision right now."

……

The siege continued.

Under the double oppression of the Liang army's bombardment tactics and people's hearts, Yuan Tan and his remnants were almost in a desperate situation.

Half a month later, all the grain and grass of Yuan's army had been exhausted, and the soldiers, like the common people, were cut off from rations.

At this moment, Yuan Tan can be said to be in a veritable situation of running out of ammunition and food.

County capital.

There was a dead silence, only a wheezing sound, echoing in the hall like a ghostly sigh.

It was the sound of people gasping for breath because of hunger.

Up and down the hall, only Yuan Tan's face was as usual, and the rest of the civil and military, including high-ranking officials like Xu You and Ju Yi, were also pale and weak.

The food and grass of the soldiers were exhausted, and the rations of such high-ranking officials as Xu Yu could only last for a few days, and the entire Yuan army had already collapsed, and the collapse was imminent.

"The eldest prince, now the grain and grass are completely cut off, and the soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to hold on for another day or two, and they will all starve to death. Xu You gasped and admonished.

Ju Yi and the other civil and military officers gasped and agreed, looking at Yuan Tan with begging eyes, hoping that he would agree.

Yuan Tan, whose face was pale, pondered for a long time, but said coldly: "Sticking to Liyang was originally the only hope for my son to regain the trust of his father, but now if I give up halfway and abandon the city and flee, even if I can escape alive, what face do I have to see my father again." ”

In Yuan Tan's iron-blooded words, there was also a faint hint of helplessness and tragedy.

Xu You was about to cry, panting and persuading: "Liyang has been besieged for five months, the news has been cut off, and the lord has not come to save us for a long time, maybe he knows our predicament and wants us to abandon the city and retreat north, but the news can't be transmitted." ”

Ju Yi and other civil and military officers were busy and followed.

Yuan Tan sighed, pointed to the map and said: "Liyang is the gateway to Hebei, once Liyang is lost, the army of pottery thieves can drive straight into Yecheng, and nothing can stop his troops." The survival of Liyang can be said to be related to the survival of Hebei, how can my father give up, Xu Ziyuan, don't deceive yourself anymore. ”

Yuan Tan broke the facts, and Xu You was speechless.

"However, now that the food and grass are exhausted, the soldiers will starve to death in a few days, even if the eldest prince insists on guarding it, what will he use to defend it?" Ju Yi fought hard and said loudly.

Yuan Tan's body trembled and fell silent again.

In the face of cruel facts, any empty talk is a floating cloud, and the soldiers are dead, is it possible to call Yuan Tan, the commander of the light pole, to guard Liyang alone?

The civil and military forces suddenly joined forces, and all of them complained bitterly, and the hall once again set off a boom of breakthrough.

Looking at the noisy generals in the hall, Yuan Tan frowned, revealing a look of disgust, and suddenly shouted: "Shut up for me, whoever dares to retreat will be killed!" ”

In the lobby, it suddenly became silent, everyone closed their mouths, not daring to squeak anymore, but their dissatisfied eyes glared at Yuan Tan.

After taking a deep breath, Yuan Tan raised his hand and pointed out of the hall, his eyes burst with a fierce light like a beast, and said coldly: "There are mountains of grain and grass outside, are you still afraid that there will be no food." ”

Mountains of grain and grass?

Everyone was stunned, thinking that the eldest prince in front of them was stunned, and the grain and grass were obviously exhausted, not to mention piled up, not even a bag.

In Xu You's eyes, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed, as if he had guessed something.

"General Ju, how many people are still alive in the city?" Yuan Tan looked at Ju Yi.

Ju Yi was stunned for a moment, I don't know why he suddenly remembered to care about the life and death of the people at this time, he paused for a moment, and said: "In recent months, more than 5,000 people have starved to death, except for those who escaped and were captured and beheaded, there are about 4,000 people alive, but these people only have one breath left." ”

"Four thousand, that's enough......"

Yuan Tan nodded slightly, with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Do you remember that when my son said that it would never be a burden for us to keep these people in the city?" ”

The crowd grew more and more confused, not knowing what was going on in his mind.

Yuan Tan took a deep breath and said coldly: "Now, it's time for these Diao people to do their part for my Yuan family, so I will arrest them all and use them as military food to relieve the hunger of the soldiers." ”