Huangfu Song is worried about the matter of Quyang, attacking for two days in a row, the army suffered heavy losses, and did not take Quyang County, the siege battle can not be delayed, if the time is long, the soldiers' sharpness is weakened, this city will be difficult to break.

Previously, Zhao Yi's method of internal and external attack was very clever, Liu Bei and Huangfu Song admired the strategy, but unfortunately the geology here is different from that of Changshe, the experiment was unsuccessful several times, Huangfu Song and others had to give up, Huangfu Song and others had to make the decision to mobilize the army, at this time, hearing that Cao Cao had a good strategy, he re-raised the light of hope, and asked Cao Cao: "What can Meng De do?" ”

"Attack the heart." Cao Cao said these four words and explained: "Since Zhang Jiao has forced those Yellow Turban Army into a desperate situation, as long as we give the Yellow Turban Army more hope for survival, it will definitely make the Yellow Turban Army disheartened." For example, persuade those Yellow Turbans to surrender and ensure that as long as they do not resist, we will never harm their lives. ”

The Yellow Turban Army under Zhang Jiao must be aware of the current situation, as long as it is the leader with a little brain, he knows that the current situation is very bad, the officers and troops are menacing, and it is only a matter of time before they fail to defend this lonely city.

Liu Bei nodded: "This plan is very good, if the Yellow Turban Thief Army's heart is fluctuating, it will be easier for us to attack." ”

Huangfu Song also thought that this plan was good, and beckoned his archers, tied the cloth with the words of persuasion to surrender to the feather arrows, and the archers shot it into the city.

After the Yellow Turban Army in the city saw this cloth, their determination to defend the city was somewhat loosened, in addition to Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang's direct soldiers, there were also many side generals in these Yellow Turban Army, and some of them were still rogues they subdued during the march.

These rogues are not from the Yellow Turbans, so they are naturally not used to being controlled by others, and they surrendered to the Yellow Turban Army because the Yellow Turban Army was too powerful, and if they did not submit to it, it was very likely that they would be annihilated by the Yellow Turban Army, and it was just an expedient measure to surrender at the beginning.

However, since the capture of Quyang, these people have changed from rogues to anti-thieves, and their grades have been sharply improved by several levels.

These people fought to the death against the officers and soldiers for their lives, but seeing the news at this time, a glimmer of hope rose in the desperate hearts of these people.

"Big brother, is it true what you said the official army said? We have been fighting with the officers and soldiers for two days, and we have a lot of blood on our hands, so won't they pay for their debts with blood? A young man asked cautiously.

The leader carefully wiped the blood oozing from the wound on his shoulder: "The officers and soldiers have been attacking for days and have suffered heavy casualties like us, and for us, the destruction of Quyang City is a matter of time, I want to see the sincerity of the officers and soldiers." "This leader wants to give it a try, anyway, it's all death, it's better to gamble, if the officials and soldiers will follow what the cloth says, and they are not to blame for the past, then whether they are officials and soldiers, or ordinary people, they have left a life.

"Yes, I heard that in the Battle of Guangzong, the official army captured tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers, not only did they not cut off their heads, but they were also incorporated into the army. Now Zhao Yi, who is the most famous in Youzhou, most of the brave and combative soldiers under his command are born in yellow turbans or are rogue in the mountains. ”

This man's words were like a reassurance to the leader, and the luck in his heart was even greater: "If that's the case, we should give it a try." Then he turned to his brother and said, "This matter is not too late, we will go out of the city tonight, and be careful to inform our brothers that we will not talk about it to outsiders." ”

This matter spread rapidly within the Yellow Turban Army, which made the Yellow Turban Army's determination loosen somewhat, and naturally this cloth was also delivered to Zhang Jiao by Zhang Jiao's cronies.

"Lord, this is the news that the archers of the official army have just delivered." The general gave a worried explanation.

Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang brothers had different reactions when they saw the words on the cloth, and Zhang Jiao's face not only became ugly, but the corners of his mouth actually had a hint of a smile. The general didn't know where Zhang Jiaoxi came from, which was obviously a disaster.

Zhang Liang's face became ugly, and his hand clutched the cloth tightly: "Can this matter spread in the army?" There was a deep sense of worry in his tone.

The general smiled bitterly: "The archers of the official army have shot in thousands of these feather arrows attached to the cloth, and this matter has now spread in the army," he explained to Zhang Liang, and then suggested to Zhang Jiao: "Lord, this matter has a great impact, the military spirit below has been a little fluctuating, and the soldiers have a lot of discussions about this matter, and the general thinks that this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that something big will happen." "These Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang's descendants have been following Zhang Jiao to fight in the north and south, but the rest of the Yellow Turban Army, especially some of the rogues who were subdued along the way, their hearts are not aligned with Zhang Jiao, and a large part of the reason why they followed the Yellow Turban Army in the first place is that the Yellow Turban Army is strong, and those people are attached in order to save their lives. But now that it is a time of life and death, since these people will return to the Yellow Turban Army in order to save their lives, they will naturally return to the imperial court in order to save their lives.

Zhang Liang stared at the general's eyes flashing: "Are you afraid of a mutiny?" Seeing the general's solemn nod, Zhang Liang's heart was raised, if there was really a mutiny in Quyang City, coupled with the rush of the officials and soldiers outside, wouldn't it be difficult to preserve Quyang City.

A little panicked, he asked Zhang Jiao: "Big brother, what should we do now?" "This matter needs to be dealt with quickly, before something big happens.

But at this time, where is there any good way, the fame and fortune that he promised those people have become a cloud of the past under the siege of the official army, and these people care more about their lives at this time.

The official army's hand was very desperate, so desperate that Zhang Liang had no way to stop it.

Zhang Jiao really didn't care: "Third brother, don't panic, this is a chaotic plan of the official army, and I already have a solution." Then whispered a few words in Zhang Liang's ear.

When Zhang Liang heard his eldest brother's plan, his panicked look suddenly converged, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Big brother, it's still your plan, if it can succeed, the officers and soldiers don't want to divide our military hearts anymore." ”

The general's words to his own leader were a little strange, for him there was little way to deal with the matter properly, and it was only a matter of time before the soldiers fled.

"Lord, if we abandon the city and run away, it is not difficult to break through the blockade of Huangfu Song with our strength at this time, as long as we travel fifty miles to the west, we will reach Taihang Mountain." If this matter cannot be solved, this method is indeed the only way for the Yellow Turban Army to survive, abandon Quyang, flee into the Taihang Mountain, and take advantage of the complexity of the terrain of the Taihang Mountain to entangle with the officers and soldiers.

Zhang Jiao glanced at the general with appreciation: "This plan is very good, our army is guarding Quyang at this time, like a dragon trapped in a shallow, if it escapes into the mountains and jungles, it is equivalent to a yellow dragon entering the sea." Zhang Jiao's voice changed: "But it's not yet time to take this step." Since the officers and troops can weaken our military morale, we can naturally take the opportunity to restrain people's hearts. ”

The general is strange, where does the Yellow Turban Army have the means to restrain people's hearts at this time, and use those words to motivate? Those inspiring words are not effective at all in the white silk and black words of the official army. The general was already desperate for the current situation, but since Zhang Jiao said so, maybe there was a way he didn't think of, so the general immediately bowed down and asked: "It seems that the lord already has an idea, and the last general will listen to it." ”

Zhang Jiao told the general about his plan, and then asked: "Does the general think this plan is feasible?" ”

"The lord's plan is very exquisite, and I don't expect that the officers and soldiers will not expect that their chaotic plan will bring us such benefits." The general's previous worries were swept away, and a smile was on his face.

Zhang Jiao looked at the sky and explained to the general: "If it's not early today, the general should hurry up and prepare." ”

The general bowed out, and just took two steps, he was stopped by Zhang Jiao: "This matter should be handled carefully, and soldiers who are loyal enough must be selected." ”

"Yes." The general nodded and walked out.

Zhang Jiao stroked his beard: "If it's good, we can watch a good show tonight." ”

At this time, in several dilapidated houses in Quyang City, the previous leader had reassembled his original subordinates, and the original brothers had lost nearly one-third of their original brothers in the continuous fighting, and most of the remaining people were wounded.

The leader did not have the slightest doubt about the loyalty of these soldiers who had followed him, and immediately said what he thought in his heart: "Brothers, instead of burying these Yellow Turban soldiers here, it is better to go to the official army." ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers under his command immediately talked about it, all saying that the Yellow Turban Army was not good, and it was better to be happy in the mountains. They all agreed with their leader's approach.

But he was a little worried: "Big brother, we were rogues before, and we have returned to the Yellow Turban Army, and when we get to the official army, will people value us?" ”

The leader chuckled: "We're just looking for a way to survive, if we don't do well in the official army, we can break away from the official army and start anew." ”

The soldiers under his command all felt that the leader was right, and asked when they would act.

The leader narrowed his eyes: "This matter will definitely alarm Zhang Jiao, if he seals the city gate, it will be difficult for us to get out again." We're going to do it tonight. Of the four gates, only the east gate is not guarded by the Yellow Turban Army, and we can pass from there. ”

Although Zhang Jiao once issued a military order, no one was allowed to enter or leave at will without his warrant. But this order was no more than a piece of cloth to the defenders of the east gate, and was of little use. Their generals here are also discussing what the officers and soldiers are saying. It's just that I was afraid that the officers and soldiers would not keep their promises, so they didn't take action, and now that they have someone to help them investigate, they naturally agreed very happily.

The generals and leaders called the brothers and said: "If the eldest brother goes well, he must send someone back to tell him, and I will lead the troops to surrender." ”

Naturally, the leader agreed, and led his more than 200 soldiers to leave here.

They had not walked more than ten miles before they came across a group of officers and soldiers, the general of which was a young man, and asked, "Who is it?" ”