Since the destruction of the city of Linji is already an inevitable thing, it has become the best choice to surrender before the city is breached―――――― it is better than being looted by Yan Shao after the city is broken, right?

The family has always valued its own interests more, and even the emperor is not as important as the survival of his own family. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Wang Xuan is also an acting county guard, not even their kings, and there is no loyalty to speak of. To be reasonable, these families betrayed Wang Xuan, and there was really no psychological pressure at all, and before Yan Shao's soldiers and horses arrived in Linji, they had already begun to send people to contact Yan Shao.

Yan Shaozhi doesn't really need the support of these families, although Linji is the seat of Le'an, but looking at the entire Han Dynasty, it is just an ordinary city, which is a relatively large scale, and it is not a steep male city.

If he dispatched all his military strength to attack the city regardless of the cost of casualties, Wang Xuan would most likely hold out for no more than seven days.

It's just that...

"The so-called is not to go against the world's families, but it is just a last resort, and now that I have come to surrender to sincerity, it is not impossible to let go of a horse..."

No matter how disgusted he was with this kind of family, Yan Shao had to admit that the influence of these guys was really amazing. Especially in the late Han Dynasty, it was the time when these families expanded at their worst―――――― of course, losing the support of the imperial power was also their most vulnerable period.

The family that was once extremely prominent in history, and in the end, the only thing that can survive is the South Zhang and North Kong. Their ability to survive to modern times is not because of their own strength, but because of their political influence that no one in power can ignore their existence, let alone kill them, unless they turn a blind eye to the stability of the country.

Yan Shao has many fierce generals, even if he looks at the world, he is a strong prince, but if he competes with the family, he still needs some accumulation of strength...

At least, before the unification of most of China, it is not time to talk about this...

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Dong Zhao was also relieved.

If Yan Shao is really crazy enough to attack the whole world's family, Dong Zhao will probably choose to leave. First, he knows the strength of these families very well, and more importantly, he is a member of the family himself, otherwise he would not be raised as filial piety at a young age.

"So General Guan can rest assured, it won't be long before our army can break through this city, and then the general wants to teach Wang Xuan a lesson, wouldn't it be easy?"

Guan Hai muttered a few sentences, but he didn't speak...

The reason why he wanted to go up was that he wanted to teach Wang Xuan a lesson, and secondly, he hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, and his hands were a little itchy. If he really threw Wang Xuan in front of him and let him teach him a lesson and reason, he might not have the interest...

Looking at Guan Hai's appearance, how could Yan Shao, who loved him, not know, laughed secretly, and ignored him.

"But if there is already an internal response in the city, why let the soldiers attack the city?" Pei Yuanshao next to him asked strangely.

He didn't wonder why he didn't know about this matter, he had just defected to Yan Shao not long ago, and it was not possible to enter the decision-making level in a short period of time. What's more, regarding Guan Hai's position by Yan Shao's side, Pei Yuanshao has figured it out during this time.

Maybe Guan Hai's ability is not the strongest one under Yan Shao's account, and he can't even rank in the top five. However, as the one who has followed Yan Shao for the longest time, he is Yan Shao's most trusted general, far more trusted by Yan Shao than Huang Zhong and Gan Ning.

Even he didn't get the news, let alone him Pei Yuanshao?

In fact, Pei Yuanshao thought about this too much, the reason why Yan Shao didn't tell Guan Hai was purely because it was useless to tell him, could he expect Guan Hai to come up with something for him?

Instead of expecting Guan Hai to give him some ideas, it is better to simply not tell anything, and it is more efficient for him to discuss what he wants to come with Dong Zhao, Cheng Yu and others behind closed doors.

Of course, this also has something to do with Guan Hai himself, and from a certain point of view, Guan Hai is somewhat similar to Zhang Fei. However, whether it is undoubtedly or resourceful, Guan Hai is more than a star and a half worse than Zhang Fei, and in terms of martial arts, Guan Hai can only barely reach the first-class level. In terms of resourcefulness, Zhang Fei can come up with a little strategy, but Guan Hai is a pure rough man, who can only charge and kill the formation, but he has no hope in this regard.

This is also the reason why Yan Shao did not focus on cultivating Guan Hai, anyway, by his side, there would never be a lack of Guan Hai's official position, so why did he have to force him to learn any military books?

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Hearing Pei Yuanshao's confusion, Dong Zhao explained with a chuckle. "The general doesn't know, although this family plans to cooperate with us inside and outside, but after all, there are still some soldiers and horses in the city who are loyal to Wang Xuan, especially in critical places such as the city gate, which are guarded by Wang Xuan's cronies, and it is not so easy to take."

"Besides, this Wang Xuan is also the lord of a county, and there are always some strategies, if we just wait outside the city, no matter how stupid Wang Xuan is, he will react to the problem, and always show him some dramas to attract his attention, so that it is convenient for the families in the city to act, right?"

No matter how bad Wang Xuan is, there are still some cronies in the city. Otherwise, there is no need for Yan Shaobing to come to the city, I am afraid that he has already been tied up by those families and his subordinate officials and sent to Yan Shao, why should Yan Shao bother so much?

In other words, Yan Shao didn't need to go to great lengths to attack the city at all, as long as he was ready and waited for the family in the city to dedicate the city.

It's just that after knowing this, Pei Yuanshao's heart was filled with some bitterness.

If everything has been calculated, what are the soldiers who are now besieging the city? What's more, all the people who are leading the army to attack the city now are the soldiers of the Yellow Turban.

Seeing that the brothers who are also yellow turbans are like cannon fodder, how can Pei Yuanshao not feel bitter in his heart? It's just that these are unspeakable.

Yan Shao saw these in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. Some things are so cruel that in order for more people to survive, they can only choose to let some people die.

Although after the Yellow Turban surrendered himself, he was equivalent to a soldier under Yan Shao's account, and Yan Shao kept saying that he did not discriminate. But at the end of the day, it's okay to say that you don't treat everyone equally, but it's not so easy to do...

At least for now...

On the one hand, there are old brothers who have followed him for many years, and on the other hand, there are pawns who have just surrendered.

Moreover, if you don't let the rabble who just surrendered do it, do you want the elite under your command to do it? This is probably something that no slightly shrewd monarch would do.

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The guards held torches beside them to light the way, and Wang Xuan lifted his cloak and walked up to the city step by step.

The walls of the city have long been in shambles by the daytime blood station, and the blood stains left by the dead and wounded can be seen everywhere. Although the corpses had long been removed by the sergeants, looking at the mess at the scene, one could still imagine the brutality of the battle during the day―――――― although Yan Shao was a little biased in many things, but he was not too biased in terms of ordnance.

Before setting out for the expedition, Yan Shao allocated a part of the ordnance stored in the army to the newly surrendered soldiers. Later, when several cities along the way were breached, there was indeed not much food in the official treasury, but there was a lot of ordnance in it. Add them all together, and you can also equip a team of three or two thousand soldiers and horses, and Yan Shao is not stingy.

Especially today's siege, the armament is distributed.

In addition, the armament of Le'an County is not very strong, and the soldiers and horses are even more sparse, and the Yellow Turban who has just surrendered is a chess opponent, even if there is an advantage in defending the city, it is still a lose-lose battle.

Looking at the sergeants who were resting in the corner, Wang Xuan's face was expressionless.

During this period, some sergeants saw Wang Xuan coming, and some stood up, but most of the sergeants only pretended not to see. For this incompetent monarch, they really don't like it very much, especially for Wang Xuan's provocation of Yan Shao, and they are even more unhappy.

Wang Xuan didn't mind, just walked to the position of the city wall and looked down.

I saw that not very far from Linji, there was a large battalion, the camp was full of lights, like a star, during which there were sergeants patrolling the camp, such as a long dragon in the night, just a glance, it was already terrifying...

"This Linji City, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold it...", he said secretly in his heart, Wang Xuan began to think about retreating.

In these years, I'm afraid there are few people who really regard death as home, not to mention that Wang Xuan is not the kind of heroic character. If it were Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, it would be impossible to bow their heads in the face of no matter how difficult the desperate situation was, but Wang Xuan was different.

After all, he only got the position of the county guard by luck, if it weren't for the fact that the imperial court didn't have time to send a new county guard, he would have been made a mess by Dong Zhuo, he would have continued to be his petty official a long time ago, where would there be so many things now...

It's just that...

Just let him admit defeat, and he was also very unwilling.

It is difficult to give up the taste of power after tasting it, and so does he.

One person is above ten thousand people, making him an ordinary official again, but it is difficult for him to accept. Wang Xuan's heart struggled endlessly, because he didn't know whether he wanted to take his own life for the position of county guard, or...

Wang Xuan walked back and forth on the city wall, struggling in his heart.

On the one hand, he thought that if he would simply open the city and surrender, he would not want Yan Shao's life, and it was better to be a farmer than to lose his life.

On the one hand, they want to gamble, maybe a few other county councils will help? Moreover, Linji is also a fortified city, the city is fully armed, and the grain and grass are sufficient, as long as the city is not broken, it is not difficult to hold on for two or three months.

Of course, the other soldiers on the city wall didn't know about Wang Xuan's entanglement, most of them were holding weapons and sleeping in clothes. A small number of people who hadn't fallen asleep were also looking at Wang Xuan with blank eyes, not knowing what they were thinking.

For them, everything they experienced on the battlefield during the day was like a nightmare, and they didn't want to think about anything else anyway...

Of course, Wang Xuan would not care about the thoughts of the sergeants under his command, just like any superior.

It's just that...

Just when Wang Xuanzheng was hesitating in his heart, he suddenly saw some firelight coming in his direction on the road in the city. At first, Wang Xuan didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it was a sergeant patrolling the city. But when the firelight was getting closer and closer to this side, and the number was increasing, Wang Xuan was suspicious in his heart.

"How could so many people come to the city wall so late at night?" Wang Xuan hurriedly pushed the guard beside him, and the guard was also a very clever person, so he immediately understood what Wang Xuan meant, and ran to the side to call the general in charge of the city gate here.

The general was one of Wang Xuan's few cronies in the city, and he felt strange when he saw the fire in the city, so he hurriedly went down the city wall to the location of the city gate, and shouted to the fire in the distance. "Stop now!"

Of course, those people did not stop, but instead of stopping, they advanced a little faster, especially the one who was at the head shouted in the direction of the city gate. "We are here in the name of the lord, don't panic!"

There is no need to panic to have a ghost, Wang Xuan is on the city wall behind this, which lord did these people order?

At this time, the general knew that there was something wrong even if he thought about it with his ass, and before he could even send someone to the top of the city wall to make a notice, the general drew his saber from his waist and shouted at the oncoming people. "Keep moving forward, shoot or kill!"

This time, the gang didn't even open their mouths, but just rushed forward.

The general did not hesitate, and immediately gave the order, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the city gate raised their swords to meet them. Late night is the kind that is very quiet, especially in ancient times there was not much nightlife, basically as long as it is late at night, it will become extremely quiet, at this time even the slightest sound will attract the attention of others.

In fact, this is true not only in ancient times, but also in modern times. If you don't believe it, you can go and see those battlefields in the Middle East, even the cities, as long as they are silent in the middle of the night.

No way, it's already a miracle to survive there, don't expect nightlife. Especially in some special periods, there are no lights―――――― the reason for no lights or the power plant is blown up, or it is to avoid becoming a bombing target.

In the 21st century, the so-called bombing basically does not need lights to guide it, but in most cases it will still turn off all lights.

It was the same right now, it was the middle of the night, and everyone was resting, when suddenly there was such a sound from under the city walls. One by one, the sergeants, who were nervous from the day's fighting, woke up from their sleep, and if it weren't for the obvious sound coming from under the city walls, they would have bombed the camp.

Even so, there was chaos on the walls, and only a small number of sergeants were ready under the command of the officers.

By the time the city walls were finally ready, there were already sounds of murder below.

Those who came to attack at night were not well equipped, and many of them did not even have armor on their bodies, but this did not prevent them from having contact with the soldiers at the city gates. Especially after these soldiers have gone through the bloody battle during the day, one by one it is when people are sleepy and tired, and it is conceivable who is more advantageous.

"Damn, what the hell are these people!" Seeing the soldiers under his command being killed by those thieves who came out of nowhere, Wang Xuan was annoyed.

Until one of the generals who had been by his side squinted, as if he saw something. "I'm afraid these people are..."

It seemed that he had thought of something, and he saw that the general's face changed. "Not good!" After that, he looked around, and saw that in addition to the location of the city gate, there seemed to be fires coming in this direction on the other two ends of the city wall.

The general immediately said to Wang Xuan. "Lord, go quickly, I'll cut off!" After that, he pushed Wang Xuan, who didn't understand what it meant, and began to beckon the soldiers and horses on the city wall.

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There are three main parts of the soldiers and horses in Linji City, one is the soldiers and horses under the command of Wang Xuan, which is about more than 2,000 people, and it can be regarded as the main force to defend the city. However, Wang Xuan also knew very well how embarrassing his position in Linji was, so the city gate and several other important positions were almost all guarded by cronies.

The second part is the soldiers and horses obtained from the family, and there are more soldiers and horses in this part, and there are probably more than 2,000 people. Wang Xuan has always used this part of the soldiers and horses to guard the section of the city wall, and part of the security in the city is also handed over to these people.

It is not surprising that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the hands of these families is not very good, but it is no problem to guard the city wall. In addition, many industries in the city actually belong to major families, so for the sake of their own interests, these people have to find a way to keep the order in the city.

The last part is the young man mobilized by Wang Xuan from the city, which is also the most ineffective, but also the most numerous. Their task is also very simple, just help the Northern Navy during the siege of the city, such as throwing stones or rolling logs underneath, and boiling hot oil.

When necessary, you can also pick up some weapons to fight the Northern Navy on the city wall―――――― but the result of this is that these casualties are also the heaviest.

Many sergeants have no training at all and do not know how to defend themselves on the battlefield. It's okay to change it to usual, but in such a place, it is easy to bring them irreparable damage.

But now is not the time to talk about this...

Almost at the same time that Wang Xuan was escorted down from the city wall by personal guards, the firelight from several other directions also rushed over. The general in charge of the broken war soon fell into a bitter battle, and there were fewer and fewer sergeants around him. Many of the sergeants had already thrown away their blades and surrendered without even engaging the incoming enemy.

Looking at the direction in which Wang Xuan left, the general regretted a little, why didn't he follow Wang Xuan just now...

He slashed the general with a single sword, pulled the knife out of the corpse, and looked around the battlefield to see the man in the lead frowning. "Search for me, is Wang Xuan here..."

However, the results of the search were very none, and when he heard the news, the man's face was a little ugly, but he still ordered. "Open the city, welcome Yan Beihai into the city!"

At this point, the battle was over not only on the walls, but also below the walls.

Since the families in the city have decided to turn their backs on Wang Xuan, it is impossible not to inform their own soldiers and horses on the city wall, with the cooperation of these people, plus the troops hidden by several families in private, it is easy to break through the city gate.

Listening to the man's words, several blood-colored generals hugged their fists.

"No!"

A quarter of an hour later, the originally closed city gate was opened, and looking at the firelight coming from the direction of the city gate, Yan Shao, who had already been prepared, smiled slightly and ordered.

"Into town!"

Mmmm, I'm sorry, I'll make up for it right away!!

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