He Man didn't know at all, all his calculations were in Pei Qing's hands, and after getting the news from the scouts that the spies he sent had gone away after investigating in Xujiazhuang, Pei Qing immediately ordered that the army immediately assemble as a whole and kill back to the county seat with lightning speed.

A few hours later, He Man received news from the spies that Xujiazhuang had been razed to the ground, and the place that originally belonged to Xujiazhuang was now a piece of charred rubble.

"Oh? In this way, this Xu Chu was really attacked by Pei Qing? But he really has some ability, he was able to calmly retreat under Pei Qing's attack, anyway, Xu Chu doesn't even have a nest, and he has a common enemy with me, he will definitely take refuge sincerely, and I will be able to get the news of Cao Gong tomorrow, I know that Cao Gong is a person who loves talents, I believe that I recruited a warrior like Xu Chu for him, I will be happy in my heart, and at that time, I believe that I will also be rewarded for this. ”

Thinking of this, He Man's heart was very happy, because it meant that the capital he would surrender to Cao Cao would be greater, and the more he would be rewarded.

However, at this moment, I only heard the earth-shattering drum sound in the distance, followed by the earth-shattering shouts of killing.

"What happened?" He Man suddenly felt a violent shock when he heard this voice, and hurriedly asked.

Then I saw a small colonel running over, panting and saying: "No, it's not good, there is an enemy attack, Pei Qing led his soldiers to kill it again, and now the Han army is launching a fierce attack on the city." ”

"What? Pei Qing? He actually killed again? He Man's face changed greatly when he heard this, and then said: "Hurry, immediately go to the city to meet the enemy, there is no news from Cao Gong, we can't lose the county seat, in addition, order my personal army to immediately drive the people to the city to defend the city, since you want to come, then I still use this trick, if you cherish your feathers, then you can only retreat, if not, I would rather take these people to be buried with you!" ”

With a hideous look on his face, He Man said fiercely, and then immediately put on his armor and led the soldiers to hurry to the city to meet the enemy.

After coming to the city, He Man saw Pei Qing not far away, and shouted: "Pei Qing, didn't you retreat?" How do I come back again? Are you not afraid that your people will be plagued by this? ”

I only heard Pei Qing under the city say coldly: "He Man, I have repeatedly given you opportunities, but you are so wicked, and repeatedly mutilate the people, since you don't know how to lift, then I am not polite, you dare to mutilate a people, I will cut a knife on you after breaking the city, and cut two and two knives, if there is too much mutilation, I will not hesitate to give you a chopping punishment, cut you three thousand knives before you cry and die!" ”

"Haha, cut three thousand knives? Am I Homan scared? If you want to kill, just come, when the time comes, you will not be considered a hero, but before that, you need to collect the corpses of these people of yours, and collect the corpses of these people who were killed by you. ”

He Man had never heard of this kind of punishment that could cut people with 3,000 knives before, because in history, this kind of punishment of cutting more than 3,000 knives "Ling Chi" or "Thousands of Knives" first appeared in the Five Dynasties period, and it was officially included in the punishment in the Liao Dynasty, so he didn't care about it after hearing it, and he knew that Pei Qing cherished his feathers and didn't dare to attack the city seriously, as long as he could drag it out for a day and get the letter from Cao Cao, he would be Cao Cao's person, and at that time he was afraid that Pei Qing would do it to himself? If he dares to make a move, it will be difficult to deal with Cao Cao, and at the same time, it will be difficult to be with Cao Cao's ally Yuan Shao, this is the number one warlord today, doesn't Pei Qing weigh it?

However, I didn't expect Pei Qing to retreat this time, but he didn't attack the city, the soldiers under his command slowly made siege equipment, and at the same time filled the river with soil, and built a dirt mountain outside the city, Pei Qing always stood on the top of the mountain to observe the movement in the city, and pointed at the city.

Seeing this scene, He Man's heart was suddenly heavy, now that Pei Qing did not launch an attack on the city, of course the people would not be harmed, but what Pei Qing did caused him a lot of pressure, especially the most important point is that although there are 13,000 people in the city, what really reassures him is only the 5,000 people in his own headquarters, and the other 8,000 old, weak, sick and disabled may not be willing to help him at a critical moment.

Also, the common people were looted by his army before, and they already hated him extremely much in their hearts, and he didn't dare to relax in the slightest, for fear that the people would be unbearable and rise up, and at that time, he would be attacked by the people in the city and Pei Qing outside the city.

Therefore, He Man could only disperse his 5,000 troops and let them supervise the 8,000 old, weak, sick and disabled and tens of thousands of people, and at the same time, he had to pay attention to the movements of the enemy army at any time, in case Pei Qing really ordered the siege of the city, his troops would definitely not be able to resist, and once the time was not right, he had to flee immediately.

In order for himself to escape smoothly, He Man deliberately left Xu Chu by his side, in his opinion, as long as there is such a fierce general to help him, he will definitely be able to escape, if it is at a critical moment, where will he care if Xu Chu can live?

Time came to night in a blink of an eye, only to hear the sound of war drums outside the city suddenly sounded, and then found that there was a deafening shouting and killing sound from the city, He Man's heart suddenly shook, and immediately ordered the soldiers to meet the enemy, but he was busy for a while before he found that no one launched an attack, and then he realized that the other party was just bluffing.

At this time, I could only hear Pei Qing's laughter from the city: "I'm just joking with you, why are you so nervous?" ”

He Man was so angry that he trembled, the other party was so bored and made such a joke late at night, but he didn't dare to slack off, because he couldn't tell when, the fake drum sound would become a real drum sound, and the fake siege would become a real siege, Pei Qing could bluff, but as long as he was not careful, he might lose his life.

However, on the following night, Pei Qing actually beat the drum seven or eight times, each time it made him extremely nervous, but every time it was a false alarm, but He Man did not dare to slack off, and every time he ordered the soldiers to meet the enemy seriously, this night's tossing, even He Man's own personal soldiers could not hold on.

After dawn, the drum sounded again, He Man was tossed and weak, his whole body seemed to be scattered, he was nervous all night, he didn't sleep for a while, his body was extremely haggard, and he was exhausted He believed that this time Pei Qing must be also bluffing, so he ignored it, closed his eyes and prepared to rest for a while, but soon heard the soldiers around him suddenly say loudly: "Boss, it's not good, the enemy army is attacking, and the enemy army has really launched a siege!" ”