All right! When are you going to withdraw? Gao Gan asked.

I have already discussed with the military advisor, and I will withdraw tonight. I have already arranged for the soldiers who will be left to defend the city. Yuan Tan said.

Leaving tonight? What a hurry! I didn't prepare anything! High arterial road.

Brother, if you don't leave tonight, once Zhang Jie besieges the city, it will become a breakthrough if we leave again, and it is difficult to say whether the family can withdraw safely by then. Yuan Tan said.

All right! Then I will go down and prepare, and we will meet at the north gate when we are young.

Good!

Since Yuan Tan had sent some of his family members to Huang County a long time ago, there were not many left in the city, so they were assembled quickly. That night, Yuan Tan gathered his henchmen, a total of about 3,000 people. His Chinese ugly, Guo Tu and others brought their family members. As soon as the time passed, the north gate was opened, and retreated to Donglai and Huangxian.

And Yuan Tan escaped out of the city, although it was at night. But Zhang Jie's scouts outside the city still found out. And immediately report to Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie heard that a group of soldiers and horses had escaped from the city. Immediately asked: How many people ran away?

Lord, it's too dark to see clearly, the small one is estimated to be a few thousand! Mostly cavalry, and quite a few carriages.

Can you be sure that there are only a few thousand people? Zhang Jie asked.

The little one has been a scout in the army for many years, and he can guess it by listening to the voice. I dare to protect no more than five thousand people. If all cavalry were in the majority, it would have been about 3,000 men.

Zhang Jie said: Very good, you have made a meritorious service, you go down to receive ten gold as a reward.

Thank you.

After a while, Tian Feng came to Zhang Jie's account. Lord: Feng Gang heard that a troop of soldiers and horses ran out of the city, Feng estimated that Yuan Tan had escaped?

Zhang Jie said with a smile: Nine times out of ten, he ran away, Yuan Benchu's father gave birth to a dog! If Yuan Tan ran away, he only took a few thousand people with him. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the county town are still there. As long as these tens of thousands of people are recruited. Qingzhou can be determined!

Hehe, Brother Benchu, you gave birth to a good son! I'm a little bit unworthy for you.

Tian Fengdao: What if Yuan Tan runs away? Where else could he go? This Qingzhou has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jinan and Beihai. He gave up nearly 50,000 horses at once. What else can be done? Did you go to Jinan to meet Yuan Shang? Or go to Linzi to find Yuan Xi?

Zhang Jie said: No matter where he goes, as long as he gives up the tens of thousands of horses in Xixian County. We don't have anything to worry about. Well, whether Yuan Tan ran away or not is not for sure. Either way, we'll see tomorrow at dawn.

Well, what the lord said is also that Feng went down to arrange the night vigil soldiers to prevent the other party from robbing the camp. Tian Feng said.

Then it's fortunate that Yuan Hao will suffer. Zhang Jie said.

The next day, Zhang Jie didn't get up much, and saw Tian Feng, Jia Xu, and Zhang Liao coming to the tent.

Tian Fengdao: Lord, the head of the drama county has been branded with a white flag. Strangely, Kaejo did not surrender.

Oh! Zhang Jie said: So it seems that Yuan Tan should have run away last night. The general who stayed in the city was probably afraid that we would attack the city by force, so he simply put up a white flag, and perhaps he planned to negotiate the terms of surrender with me.

Hehe, it's kind of interesting, this general who defends the city is not stupid. But what Jay hates most is being coerced. If he wants to ask for a price, don't blame Jie for not leaving him a whole corpse.

Order the brothers to eat first. Yuan Hao, you sent someone to the city to shout and ask what conditions the other party has? It's all under the white flag, why haven't you opened the city and surrendered?

Not long after, the next person came to report and called Lu Xiang to the master, saying that he hoped that the lord would send someone to talk to him. He was willing to surrender Kaesong.

Zhang Jiedao: Lu Xiang? Where do you think you've heard of it?

Can Yuan Hao know this person?

Tian Fengdao: It seems to be Lu Kuang's younger brother, who surrendered in Tancheng last time. Now the main public account is under Sima.

Zhang Jie said: Then let someone find Lu Kuang, and Jie asked him to go to the city to have a look. Let's see what tricks Lu Xiang plays.

After a while, Lu Kuang came.

Meet the Lord!

Zhang Jie looked at this Lu Kuang, and didn't pay attention to it before, but now that he thinks about it, Lu Kuang followed Yuan Shang after Yuan Shao's death in history. He had killed Yuan Tan's general Cen Bi in several rounds. Later, he surrendered to Yuan Tan. After Yuan Tan surrendered to Cao Cao, Lu Kuang also joined Cao Cao's account. Later, when he led 5,000 troops to attack Xinye with Lu Xiang, he was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun in three rounds.

Zhang Jie said: Lu Kuang, someone just came to report that the city guard will now be your brother Lu Xiang, who just raised the white flag and wants me to send someone to negotiate the surrender. I guess Yuan Tan ran away last night. Now it's your brother in the city who has the final say.

My lord, if it were my brother, I would have persuaded him to surrender. Lu Kuang hurriedly said.

Zhang Jie said: After you listen to me, Jie has never been coerced since his debut. There is no possibility of negotiation between me and him. I didn't call you here to negotiate.

Instead, let you pass the word to your brother. Jay is never threatened. You tell Lu Xiang that Jie only accepts unconditional surrender. He is not in any position to negotiate conditions with me.

I asked Yang Hong to enter the city a few days ago to persuade Yuan Tan to surrender because I promised Yuan Shao not to hurt his son's family. That's why I asked Yuan Tan to surrender.

You tell Lu Xiang that I, Zhang Jie, never kill Han prisoners. As long as he surrenders. I promise that not a single soldier in the city will be killed! I won't give him any promises for the rest! You asked him to make the most of this opportunity. Don't regret it for life!

Promise! The last general immediately entered the city and informed Lu Xiang.

After Lu Kuang went down, Yang Hong said: Lord, why do you want Lu Kuang to surrender unconditionally? As long as he is willing to surrender, it is okay to promise him something!

Even Chen Gong felt that Yang Hong had some truth in what he said. After all, if someone brings 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city to surrender, they have to promise something!

Zhang Jie said: Jie is not a stingy person, if Lu Xiang can lead everyone to surrender, how can Jie treat him badly?

But he wanted to use the drama county as a bargaining chip. Tell Jay about the conditions. This is a suspicion of coercion, if Jie does not agree to his conditions, is he planning not to surrender?

Hum! Jay never came to accept threats from anyone. Besides, what qualifications does he have to negotiate with me? It's just whimsical.

After Lu Kuang entered the city, he saw Lu Xiang, and the two brothers hadn't seen each other for several months. They are all worried about each other.

Big brother, are you okay? Lu Xiang asked.

Lu Kuangdao: Everything is fine.

Second brother, how are you? Did Yuan Tan run away?

Lu Xiangdao: Yes, Yuan Tan ran away last night. Before leaving, leave the little brother behind to guard the city. The younger brother asked Zhang Jie to send someone to negotiate, hoping to find a future for the brothers.

Lu Kuangdao: Second brother, you think too much, there is no such thing as negotiation.

Zhang Jie asked me to tell you that he does not accept negotiations, only unconditional surrender.

What the? Unconditional surrender? You heard it right! Lu Xiang said.

Can't be wrong, Zhang Jie said that he was never threatened. The negotiations you are proposing are simply wish-fulfillment.

Second brother, Zhang Jie is not an ordinary person, how could he accept your so-called conditions? How can these tyrants negotiate terms with you?

Think about it, even if you get some benefits and surrender, what if Zhang Jie holds a grudge in the future? He can get you in trouble too. So second brother, don't mention any more conditions.