At dawn, the trumpet sounded again.

A large number of soldiers came out of the barracks, put on their armor, and gathered together. On the other hand, there is the devastation of the plain city opposite. The continuous siege of the city for many days has made this not very majestic city dilapidated, and the morale of the defenders in the city has fallen to the extreme.

In this regard, since these days, the defenders of the city have only passively defended the city, and it can be seen that there is no action at all.

Everyone knows how passive it is to be trapped in a city. Food, grass, and drinking water all had to be obtained from outside the city. If nothing else, drinking water alone was not enough from a few wells in the city, which used to be obtained from the rivers outside the city. These days, the defenders of the city are almost hungry and hungry.

"Lord, Zhang He has been forced into a corner by us..."

Looking at the banner hanging at the head of the city, Huang Zhong whispered beside him.

Yan Shao nodded noncommittally when he heard this.

Anyone can see that Zhang He has been forced into a corner. However, what Yan Shao was really worried about was where the 3,000 cavalry they brought down were now. As I said before, three thousand cavalry, not much, but it is not a force that can be underestimated, and if used well, it is even enough to reverse the trend of a war.

Since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Yan Shao has been very smooth along the way.

At least compared with some other princes, especially unlucky people like Liu Bei, it was much smoother. Even so, he didn't dare to underestimate any prince in the world, especially Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei who even Cao Cao had surrendered to for a while.

"How many people did we send to find Wen Chou and the whereabouts of the judge?" After staring at the city in front of him for a while, Yan Shao turned sideways and asked Huang Zhong beside him.

"About thirty teams of scouts..."Huang Zhong replied.

"In the threefold increase, I must find out the trial of them..."

After Huang Zhong received the order to go down, Yan Shao muttered. "Where will these three thousand horsemen hide..."

Three thousand cavalry, not too much, no less, all in all, is definitely not a number that can be easily hidden, but so many cavalry have suddenly disappeared, and they can't be found.

This is like a sharp sword hanging over his head, if he doesn't find this cavalry, Yan Shao's heart will always hang.

Unlike Yan Shao, who was always worried about the thousands of cavalry, the defenders in the opposite city were almost desperate. After all, at the moment, they are almost isolated, and no reinforcements appear in their field of vision, and all of them are the shadows of the Qingzhou army.

Those dense camp tents, and even the siege equipment outside the city wall, made them feel heartily desperate.

If it weren't for Zhang He's deep prestige in the city, and Xu You has been by his side to assist and help, I'm afraid the defenders would have been unable to hold on a long time ago.

"General, it's better to break through..."Above the city, a general looked at the Qingzhou army outside the city and admonished Zhang He.

"Yes, General—" The other general couldn't help but speak. After holding on for so long, there were few soldiers and horses left in the city, and reinforcements from the north had not yet arrived. I'm afraid it won't take a few days to go on like this, and the plain won't be able to hold it. Instead of burning the jade, it is better to rush out of the city while we still have some strength in our hands, I see that the Qingzhou army outside is only surrounded on three sides, and the remaining side is not well guarded, although it may also be a trap, but it is better than sitting still and waiting to be killed..."

He didn't know when reinforcements would come, but he could see the situation in the city.

If you wait like this, I'm afraid it will take three or two days, and the city won't be able to hold it. Rather than coexist and die with the city at that time, he hopes to rush out with the soldiers and horses immediately while there are still some soldiers and horses in his hand...

If you go out now, you might be able to find a way out, but if you wait...

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He doesn't want his wife and concubine to be cheaper than others after he dies...

Some of the other generals either spoke up for it or kept silent, and only a few opposed it. It's not surprising, after all, no one wants to throw away their little life inexplicably.

In the face of the words of his subordinates, Zhang He closed his lips tightly and remained silent.

Of course, he knew that the words of his subordinates were also correct, and if he continued like this, the probability that he would not be able to bear it was almost 100%. And before the city was breached, the possibility of reinforcements arriving, he never had it in his heart...

This kind of behavior of pinning one's fate on others has never been what Zhang He likes...

Can...

Ironically, at the moment, Zhang He has to pin his hopes on this...

As a leading commander, he knew all too well the importance of Plains City right now. This is not only the bridgehead of the Jizhou army's erosion of Qingzhou, but also an important city to resist the incoming Qingzhou army. The loss of this city also means that the Qingzhou army that crossed the Yellow River will completely gain a firm foothold. It also means that they will no longer be able to do anything to Qingzhou until they recapture Plains City...

This is extremely disadvantageous in terms of the battle situation...

If they really listened to what their subordinates said and abandoned Plains City, even if they could break out of Plains City alive, Yuan Shao would never spare them, but would have to punish them heavily. So unless Zhang He wants to change the object of his allegiance, the only way to continue to persist in the plains and wait for the situation to change is the only way...

The generals below these truths are by no means ignorant, but they are all desperate...

Because they're so worried, they probably won't be able to wait for this day...

However, what was unexpected was that the day came so quickly, and almost that night, they were awakened by the light of the fire in the distance...