If Uncle Zhou hadn't changed his mind temporarily, and still launched a night attack to steal the city according to the original plan, whether he could succeed or not might be a matter of two theories.

The reason is not that Wei Bao and Wei Jun Wenwu saw through Uncle Zhou's plan, but when it was about to fall at night, because the people in Anyi City were careless when cooking, they accidentally caused a fire, although the burning houses were quickly extinguished and did not cause much loss, but this incident inadvertently gave Wei Bao a wake-up call, so that Wei Bao suddenly realized that the danger had not passed, and before the arrival of reinforcements, there might be changes in the Anyi battlefield, so Wei Bao not only carefully arranged the night defense task in person, but also arranged a secret post outside Anyi City, which added a lot of difficulty for the Han army to directly touch the city of Anyi under the cover of night.

After that, Wei Bao was relieved and boldly returned to his temporary palace to rest, in order to vent the pressure in his heart, he also pushed the maid who was changing his clothes to the couch, but when Wei Bao tore the maid's clothes like crazy, the gong suddenly sounded on the city of Anyi, and an alarm signal was issued, Wei Bao was shocked, and he could only hurriedly throw down the disheveled maid, rushed to the door and shouted: "Quick, order the whole army, all get up and assemble, and prepare for the night battle!" ”

After the soldiers rushed out, Wei Bao hurriedly dressed and armored, ready to lead the troops into battle in person, but what made Wei Bao strange was that there was no shouting and killing and war drums at the head of Anyi City, and the sound of drums could be faintly heard.

After another period of time, the defenders of the city finally sent a messenger to report the situation, saying: "King Qiqi, Xiang Kang's thief army suddenly sent a drum band to play music outside the south gate of Anyi, and also sent a messenger to contact our defenders at the south gate, saying that they wanted to return our captured general Bai Zhi, General Kong He felt strange, so he put a rope down, who would have thought that Xiang Kang's thief army really released General Bai Zhi, let General Bai go up the city, and then took the initiative to withdraw. ”

The hall was in an uproar, Wei Jun was dumbfounded, no one did not doubt that he was in a dream, Wei Bao was also full of disbelief, and asked repeatedly: "What?" Xiang Kang's thief army took the initiative to release Bai Zhi? Where is he now? ”

"Returning to the king, just outside the palace gate." The messenger from the south gate said truthfully: "The general said that there are 100,000 urgent matters to see you immediately, so General Kong asked us to bring the general directly." ”

"Hurry up and go straight to the temple." Wei Bao hurriedly ordered, and then casually instructed the messenger at the south gate: "Go back and tell you General Kong, tell him to guard the city carefully, always be on guard, and prevent the comeback of Xiang Kang's thief army." ”

The messenger from the south gate sang a promise and left, and Bai Zhi, the general of Wei who had disappeared on the battlefield of Duitai, was quickly taken to the so-called hall, and as soon as they met, he crawled in front of Wei Bao and cried loudly, wailing with a handful of snot and tears: "King, the last general thought that he would never see you again." The last general is guilty, the last general is incompetent, the last general is defeated in the stack, and he has lost all the main elite of our Wei State, and the last general deserves death! ”

"You still have the face to come back!"

Bai Zhi didn't mention the defeat of the platform, but Wei Bao immediately became angry and roared: "Before the expedition, what did the widow tell you? Tell you to be careful, be careful, have you ever listened to half of it? After such a big defeat, you still refuse to apologize for your crimes, and you still have to be a prisoner of Xiang Kang's thief army, and the face of the widow is simply lost by you! Come on, push Bai Zhi, the horseman, down and cut it off! ”

"The king spares his life! The king spares his life! ”

Bai Zhi cried frantically and begged for mercy, but fortunately, Wei Wenwu was wondering why the Han army suddenly sent Bai Zhi back with gongs and drums, so he pleaded one after another: "King, although the general's sin is unforgivable, but Xiang Kang's thief army suddenly sent him back, there must be something strange in it, and please ask the king to ask the reason first, and then make a decision." ”

Still had to be reminded by everyone, Wei Bao, who was angry, remembered this important event, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal the guards who stepped forward to take people to retreat, and then hurriedly shouted at Bai: "Since you have become a prisoner of Xiang Kang's thief army, why did Xiang Kang's thief army let you come back?" Say it! ”

"No, no." Bai Zhi hurriedly agreed, and said: "The king, it was Uncle Zhou's puppet who personally ordered the sin general to be released, and he asked the sin general to bring a few words to the king, saying that the king you sent someone to contact him today and asked him to ask Xiang Kang Xiao'er for a forgiveness edict, in fact, it was just a delaying tactic, and he wanted to delay the time and wait for Zhang Han and the king of Henan to send their reinforcements, he had already seen through it at a glance and would not be fooled by you." ”

Wei Bao's face turned pale, and he hurriedly asked, "What else did Uncle Zhou say?" ”

"Uncle Zhou also said that he originally wanted to make a plan, pretend to be fooled, and in turn deceive the king to take you lightly, and then suddenly send troops to attack Anyi and kill you by surprise." Bai Zhi said truthfully: "But after the night attack was ready, Uncle Zhou suddenly changed his mind, thinking that he was a Wei person after all, and he was a minister with you after all, if he used tricks to destroy the mother country, it would be too ruthless and unjust, so he asked the king to rest in peace and spend the night, tonight, he will definitely not come to attack Anyi." ”

The Wei Wenwu who was present was in an uproar again, and Wei Bao even broke out in a cold sweat, only to find that although he was also on guard, he never thought that Uncle Zhou was planning to do something. On the contrary, Wei Bao's brother Wei You was calmer, and said with a sneer: "Uncle Zhou can be so kind? Could it be that he wants to cast a long line to catch a big fish, first use you to deceive us completely, and then send troops to steal the city in the second half of the night? ”

"Sin will not be certain." Having suffered enough losses, Bai Zhi was also not sure that the scheming Uncle Zhou would come to such a hand, and said: "In addition, Uncle Zhou will also bring a message to the king, asking the king to open the city and surrender unconditionally before noon tomorrow, if not, as soon as it is noon, he will immediately wave his army to attack the city and take Anyi." ”

"The widow can't ask for it!" Wei Bao gritted his teeth and said: "The widow wants to see if the rabble under the command of Uncle Zhou can take the Anyi City guarded by the army led by the widow himself!" ”

Bai Zhi hesitated, but considering his net worth and life, Bai Zhi still stubbornly continued: "King, Uncle Zhou also made it clear that if we still refuse to surrender when our reinforcements arrive near Anyi, and he fails to take Anyi, then he will immediately withdraw his troops and return to Pusaka, and then ignore the life and death of our Wei army, even if you flee to Pusaka and surrender to him in the future, don't expect him to intercede for you in front of Xiang Kang Xiao'er." ”

"What did you say?!" Wei Bao once again suspected that his ears had misheard, and asked in surprise, "Uncle Zhou threatened the widow with the withdrawal of troops and return to Pusaka?" As soon as our reinforcements arrive, he will immediately withdraw his troops and retreat, and then ignore the life or death of our Wei army? ”

Bai Zhi nodded honestly, admitting that Uncle Zhou was using these ridiculous words to threaten Wei Bao and the Wei army, Wei Bao and Wei Jun looked at each other, and then said: "Uncle Zhou is crazy? Is this a threat? ”

"King, this is where Uncle Zhou's viciousness lies!" Bai Zhi said with a sad face: "Why don't you want to think about it, king, if the reinforcements of Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Fei's puppets arrive, and Uncle Zhou's puppets deliberately withdraw their troops and retreat, how could Zhang Han's puppets miss this opportunity to annex Wei in one fell swoop?" With the strength of our current army, how could it be the opponent of Zhang Han's gang of puppeteers? ”

Wake up from the dream, Wei Bao just made a careful calculation, and immediately his face was as pale as earth, and he finally remembered that after the Qin army led by Zhang Han and Sima Xin and others returned to the battlefield of Anyi, if Uncle Zhou really led the Han army to retreat and leave Anyi, Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Peng, the wolves and hungry tigers, were very likely to take the opportunity to turn their faces with themselves and take advantage of the situation to snatch their own territory and inheritance!

Bai Zhi observed his words and looks, and saw that Wei Bao had woken up, so he said again: "King, Uncle Zhou's puppeteer is very clear about the crime general, Zhang Han and Sima Xin, these puppeteers, will definitely not miss this opportunity, the reason is that Hedong is relatively rich, just a salt pond can provide them with an inexhaustible supply of money and food, second, Hedong is the closest to their hometown in Guanzhong, and it is most convenient to find an opportunity to go home based in Hedong, and third, our Wei army is now seriously injured and can be broken with a snap of a finger, just like a child holding gold through the market, It is difficult for Zhang Handpifu and them not to have the mind to snatch. ”

Wei Bao was silent, and only after a while did he ask again: "Did Uncle Zhou say anything else?" ”

"Yes." Bai Zhi nodded, and then continued: "Uncle Zhou also said that even if he took 10,000 steps back, Zhang Handpifu and their conscience found that if they didn't take action to rob the king of your inheritance, Sima Wei's husband would definitely not miss this good opportunity, since ancient times, no king would think that his territory was too wide and his people were too many. And when the time comes, Zhang Handpifu and they will definitely have to extort a large amount of money and grain from you, the king, and our Wei army will definitely not be Sima Wei's opponent. ”

"And." Bai Zhi added: "Uncle Zhou's puppet also made it clear that you don't have to doubt whether he has the courage to withdraw his troops without authorization, and deliberately let Zhang Han and Sima Wei take advantage of Anyi, as long as we can fight with Zhang Han and Sima Wei for the land in Hedong, he will be enough to explain to Xiang Kang Xiao'er when he goes back." ”

Wei Bao slowly sat back on his so-called throne, but Wei You was extremely unconvinced, and said: "I don't believe that Sima Wei and Zhang Han can have such courage, aren't they afraid that the lord of the princes' alliance, the overlord of Western Chu, will settle accounts with them?" ”

"Wei Zongzheng, Uncle Zhou's puppet has also considered this issue." Bai Zhi said cautiously: "He made it clear that the overlord of Western Chu may not agree to Zhang Han and Sima Wei to annex the Wei State, but he is definitely not willing to force Zhang Han and Sima Wei to Xiang Kang Xiao'er, so the Western Chu Overlord is most likely to choose to sacrifice the Wei State that we can't help him with, and please Zhang Han and Sima Wei, who can help him a lot." ”

Wei You also closed his mouth, and his face was as melancholy as Wei Junwenwu who was present, and he had to start weighing the consequences of luring the wolf into the house, Wei Bao was even more upset in his heart, and asked for a long time: "Does Uncle Zhou have anything else to say?" ”

"There's only one last paragraph." Bai Zhi replied: "Uncle Zhou asked the guilty general to tell the king, saying that he is a Wei person, and Chen Ping, the captain of the Han State Protector who has won Xiang Kang's trust, is also a Wei person, thinking of the old feelings of the mother country, as long as the king opens the city and surrenders, he and Chen Ping will definitely intercede for the king in front of Xiang Kang Xiaoer, and the guarantee can let the king get better treatment than the prince of Qin." But if you don't even want the last chance he gives you, he and Chen Ping just want to help the king, and there is no reason for that. ”

The so-called hall is silent, so quiet that even the sound of breathing between each other can be heard clearly, many Wei Wenwu who have long been not optimistic about the future of Wei have strange eyes, hanging their heads just thinking about how to surrender and save their lives, Wei Bao and Wei You and other diehards are all in a state of confusion, neither willing to hand over their positions of power, but they also dare not ignore Uncle Zhou's threat - after all, Zhang Han and others who betrayed the Qin State, as well as Sima Wei who betrayed the Zhao State, are indeed not very good in character, and they will never mind this opportunity to forcibly take Wei Bao's territory and foundation.

It was only after a long time that Wei Bao slowly asked everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard what Uncle Zhou said?" Say, should we stay on the ground or make another choice? ”

Knowing that Wei Bao hadn't made up his mind yet, he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and cause trouble, all the Wei civil and military forces present were silent, and Wei Bao asked again and again, and finally Wei Bao had no choice but to say: "Since you can't make up your mind, let's disperse and let the widow think about it for himself." ”

Wei Guowen and Wu sang a promise together, saluted and retired, Bai Zhi, who was almost cut down by Wei Bao, also cowered and followed everyone to say goodbye, Wei Bao didn't bother to pay attention to him, just crossed his legs, sat in a daze on the so-called throne, his heart was full of sorrow, he couldn't make up his mind no matter what, and once thought about abandoning the city and fleeing, and going to other places to make a comeback, but considering the current reality, Wei Bao quickly dispelled this idea - Huaxia Kyushu has been sealed clean by Xiang Yu, and Wei Bao, who is outnumbered, runs there no matter what, The masters there would never allow Wei Bao to recruit troops on their territory, collect taxes and raise grain, and rebuild the Wei army.

That night, the affectionate and righteous Uncle Zhou fulfilled his promise, and sure enough, he did not send troops to attack Anyi City, but Wei Bao still couldn't make up his mind, and he sat alone until the early morning. And when it was all dawn, the defenders of the city sent someone to report to Wei Bao, saying that Uncle Zhou had sent people to the city to shout for surrender, announcing his mercy to the Wei army last night, and asking the Wei army to open the city gate and surrender before noon, otherwise the Han army would launch a frontal assault as soon as noon arrived.

Wei Bao ignored the report of the defenders, and did not eat any breakfast, but such an ostrich mentality was destined to be useless, and at the beginning of the time, the clan brother Wei You still came to report in person, saying that Uncle Zhou had personally led the main force of the Han army out of the camp and was coming to the south gate of Anyi. Wei Bao was helpless, so he could only ask Wei You directly: "Brother, what do you say we should do?" Is it stubborn? Or surrender? ”

Wei You hesitated, and only said after a while: "King, although Uncle Zhou's words are a threat, they really make sense, in the current situation, even if we can hold out until the reinforcements arrive, Zhang Han and Sima Wei will not let us go, they will only swallow us with the belt bones, and it is very likely that they will not leave us even a way to live." ”

Wei Bao stopped talking, just struggled to get up, but after sitting for too long, his legs were already numb, and he fell down again after only standing halfway, Wei You hurriedly stepped forward to help, and Wei Bao also ordered: "Order the whole army, put down all flags, disarm all arms, go out of the city with the widows, and surrender to the Han army." ”

Wei You's expression was obviously much more relaxed, and he hurriedly conveyed the order loudly for Wei Bao, and Wei Bao seemed to have put down a thousand catties of burden, and his expression became extremely relaxed. And the reaction of the Wei soldiers was the same, after Wei Bao's surrender order gradually spread, from the commanders to the generals and ordinary soldiers, almost all of them were relieved, and they were all glad that Wei Bao made the right choice, so that he no longer had to worry about his life.

About half an hour later, first all the Wei flags on the city of Anyi were put down, and then under the personal leadership of Wei Bao, the remnants of the Wei army and the three thousand Wei troops who had disarmed themselves walked out of the city, and went straight to the front of Uncle Zhou's banner to kneel and surrender, and Wei Bao also offered his jade seal and seal with both hands. Uncle Zhou didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got out of the car and picked Wei Bao up with his own hands, and said very sincerely: "Don't worry, the king, since you have made a wise choice, the old minister will definitely not fail you." ”

Wei Bao nodded, thanking him, and wanted to open his mouth to speak several times, but he didn't know what he wanted to say. As a result, at this time, a carriage with the banner of the Han army suddenly rushed to the near exit, and the Han army official on the car quickly ran in front of Uncle Zhou while identifying himself, and said loudly: "General Uncle Zhou, the order of the King of Han!" ”

"Hurry up!" Uncle Zhou replied immediately.

"General, you shouldn't have to read it." The Han army official who came to deliver the order said with a wry smile: "The order of the King of Han is to tell you not to have any scruples, rest assured to cross the Yellow River and march into Anyi." I didn't expect the general to move so fast, and before the lower official could deliver the order to you, you had already taken down the King of Wei himself. ”

"What?!" Wei Bao heard that something was wrong, and exclaimed: "General Zhou, listen to this tone, in this battle in Hedong, did the King of Han not give you a battle order, and you fought without permission?" ”

"The king forgives sins, indeed." Uncle Zhou nodded and said very calmly: "In this battle in Hedong, the King of Han did not give an order to the old ministers, and the old ministers decided to fight it themselves. ”

Wei Bao was completely speechless, and only after a while did he wail in great pain: "The widow is not unjust at all!" has reached this point, and you have expelled a talented soldier like General Zhou from the army, and you deserve to come to this point! ”

It's useless to wail like this, after having no eyes and beads to give up such civil and military talents as Chen Ping and Uncle Zhou, the short-lived Wei State in the chaotic times at the end of Qin quickly came to the end of the road, becoming the first vassal state to be wiped out by Xiang Kang and the Han army, and the old capital of Wei, Anyi City, which had just been changed back to the banner of Wei, was forced to hang the red Han army flag in less than a month, becoming the first princely capital occupied by the Han army, so that Wei Bao brought a bad head to the princes and kings of the whole world.

Two days later, more than 50,000 Qin troops led by Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Fei surrendered, but they kept their promise to return to the vicinity of Zuoyi County in the north of Anyi, but Zuoyi County had surrendered to the Han army, and Uncle Zhou led 20,000 Han troops in Anyi. did not dare to compete with the Han army for the land east of the river.

Sima Wei is the same, he just received the news of Wei Bao's surrender, and after weighing the pros and cons a little, Sima Wei also immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army to reinforce Hedong, as for the reason, of course, Sima Wei was unwilling to fight with the notoriously difficult Xiang Kang, and cheapened the other princes in vain, and gave Zhao Xie, the old lord of Zhao State, the opportunity to find himself to settle accounts. Xiang Yu didn't think about centralizing power to divide the kings, and the evil consequences of reversing history gradually surfaced little by little.