The first day of the high night attack ended like this. There was no charge from the soldiers, no ladders, just a bombardment www.biquge.info of twenty catapults. In the final analysis, it is because Gao Ye's men and horses are too few, only 5,000 troops, and it is still a little difficult to take a fortified city like Runan. The most important thing is that he simply does not have the ability to surround the city. His biggest strategic goal this time is to turn the population of Runan to Yingchuan, if he can't do this, his dispatch of troops this time can be said to be more than worth the loss.

To tell the truth, the number of 5,000 people who want to achieve the task of capturing the population of Runan is still a bit thin. Not to mention Runan, 5,000 people can't even surround Cai County, if He Man hadn't escaped quickly, he might not have been able to gather 8,000 troops. Today's Runan City, I don't know how many times larger than Cai County, if the troops are divided to surround it, it will definitely not be able to defeat the city. If it is a concentrated attack, not only will it lose its troops, but it may also allow Liu Pi and Gong Du to escape with their men, and then what is the use of defeating Runan?

Therefore, the purpose of the first day's stone-throwing offensive was not to siege the city, but to give the Yellow Turban Army a deterrent in the city. Although catapults have been invented a long time ago, in the era of the Three Kingdoms, they were still a thing that was only recorded in books. During the battle of Guandu, only Liu Ye, a knowledgeable and talented guy, thought that there was such a weapon to fight back against Yuan Shaojun, and now these peasants who don't know a few big characters, how can they know? They only saw a few big guys pushed out of Gao Ye's camp, who could easily throw a boulder weighing hundreds of catties into the city, how could they not be frightened in their hearts!

However, the factor that really prompted Gao Ye to carry out such a psychological pressure offensive was that when Gao Ye was fighting under the city, he saw Zhou Cang beside Liu Pi and Gong Du. Gao Ye never had the slightest doubt about Zhou Cang's loyalty, not only because of the records of later generations about him, but also because in the current situation, Zhou Cang had no reason to oppose himself at all. But since he can follow Liu Bi and Gong Du, he must be deeply trusted by them, so that whether it is persuasion or external cooperation, it will become easier to come.

And that's exactly what happened. Seeing that Gao Ye collected troops and returned to the camp today, Liu Pi and a few people also hurried down the city tower. Liu Bi looked fine, except for his pale face, there didn't seem to be any other adverse reactions. That Gong Du was already quite unstable. Walking on the road, he still looks shaky. As for Zhou Cang, he secretly admired in his heart, the new lord he worshipped, he really had the ability, and he didn't know how he came up with such a powerful siege weapon. At the same time, I secretly rejoiced in my heart that I was wise, but I bowed my head that day, and now I am his retainer, not his enemy, and I am very lucky!

The three of them sat down, and Gong Du asked someone to bring him wine. It stands to reason that the big war is imminent, and the general generals will not drink, mainly because they are easy to make mistakes after drinking too much, which is why alcohol is usually forbidden in the army. But now Gong wants to drink, even Liu Bi didn't stop it, he knew that Gong Du was really frightened this time, and he definitely needed wine to suppress the shock. In fact, even he himself didn't think so? Among the three people present, only Zhou Cang's face was as usual, although he was also terrified of the power of this weapon, but when he thought that it was his own thing, the feeling of fear disappeared. It's all your own stuff, so what's there to be afraid of?

"Big... Big brother, let's surrender. Gong Du took a sip of wine, and then continued to repeat his words on the city tower, "That thing they launched today is terrifying!" I'm still scared to death, let alone others. This battle can't be fought like this, if we don't run, we might as well surrender early. ”

"Alas, I don't know ......" Liu Bi also took a big sip of wine, and then sighed, "It's just that if you want to surrender now, you still need someone to talk to Na Gao Ye, what kind of charter it is." Alas, I knew this was the case, and a few of us surrendered early, but now that we have been beaten like this, and then we surrender, I am afraid that they will be too guarded and will not look down on our brothers. ”

"It's all my fault, if I had listened to Brother Zhou's persuasion at that time, we wouldn't have to be scared at this time, maybe we would have gone to Yingchuan with Gao Ye to be happy." Gong Du was almost about to cry, and blamed himself loudly.

"Okay, don't blame yourself, it's all my fault, if I hadn't thought about breaking my wrists with him at night, we wouldn't be in such a situation now. Alas......"

Zhou Cang listened to it from the sidelines, these two people actually had the intention of surrendering, but now they are beginning to worry that if they surrender to Gao Ye, they will be cleaned up by Gao Ye. After all, both of them are Yellow Turban leaders, and they are used to orders. If you drop the high night and are demoted to a commoner by the high night, you will definitely feel uncomfortable. The most important thing is that Gao Ye is likely to worry that the two of them will gather again to make trouble and turn out of Yingchuan, so even if he kills the two of them, it is possible. Although Zhou Cang has no culture, he also knows that it is time for him to add fuel to the fire for the two of them at this time! Then he spoke: "I think it's okay for the two of you to take refuge in Gao Taishou now." ”

Liu Bi and Gong Du looked up at Zhou Cang together after hearing this, only to hear Zhou Cang say slowly: "You have great prestige in this Runan Yellow Turban. Since Gao Taishou wants to recover the Yellow Turban tribe and fill the population shortage of his Yingchuan, he must rely on the strength of his two elder brothers. The reason why he didn't attack the city today, I think, is mainly worried about the casualties of his men and the casualties of the yellow turbans in the city. If he wants to gather manpower, it is naturally as much as possible, if our brothers in the city suffer heavy casualties, his battle will be meaningless. That's why he's intimidating us today. ”

"Oh, Lao Zhou, I didn't expect you to have such knowledge." As soon as Gong Du heard what Zhou Cang said, he felt that it was reasonable, but Zhou Cang, whom he knew before, although he had some ability, was also limited in strength than him Gong Du. It's just that Gong Du suddenly found that Zhou Cang didn't seem to be frightened by today's stone-throwing equipment, and he couldn't help but think a little higher about Zhou Cang in his heart, and now after listening to Zhou Cang's analysis, he felt even more reasonable, so he praised it out loud.

However, Liu Bi on the side didn't think so, although this Zhou Cang was also somewhat capable in the Yellow Turban at that time, he was by no means a person with foresight and ability. Otherwise, in this Runan, there would not have been only a few hundred people gathered to occupy the mountain as the king. But today's words are quite insightful, and the most important thing is how he knows that Gao Ye values the population?

In fact, Zhou Cang's words really didn't come up with by himself, most of them were told to him by Gao Ye. After all, Gao Ye let Zhou Cang sneak into Runan City, although he Zhou Cang decided what to do, but his strategic goals must always be known to Zhou Cang first. In addition, Zhou Cang was easy to ask, so although Gao Ye left in a hurry, Zhou Cang basically understood Gao Ye's thoughts. Just because you can't think of something on your own doesn't mean you can't imitate it. As Gao Ye's subordinate, he understands what Gao Ye needs most now; At the same time, he is also a yellow scarf, so he naturally knows very well what Liu Pi and the others are worried about now, so when it comes to persuasion, it is naturally the head of the way.

"I saw Gao Taishou beside me today, followed by my brother Pei Yuanshao. Even Yuan Shao followed Gao Taishou and served left and right, it can be seen that Gao Taishou is quite friendly to my yellow scarf, since this is the case, I will wait for it to be reduced to the top as soon as possible. Zhou Cang continued. I saw that Liu Bi and Gong Du nodded frequently, and said: "Since my brother is with Gao Taishou, I am willing to go in person and go to the Gao Taishou to beg for surrender?" ”

Liu Bi glanced at Zhou Cang with a little meaning, and then smiled: "In this way, there will be Lao Yuanfu." Without further ado, please go quickly. ”

Zhou Cang arched his hand and left. That Gong Du was no longer scared just now, with Zhou Cang's analysis, and he was willing to surrender, this battle should stop soon. Since he couldn't die, the fear in Gong Du's heart instantly receded like a tide, and he immediately pulled Liu Bi to drink and celebrate.

Liu Bi looked at Zhou Cang's back, and couldn't help sighing: "Old Gong, you and I have underestimated this Zhou Yuanfu." ”

"Yes, I didn't expect that he Lao Zhou also had such courage and insight." Gong Du echoed on the side.

"I'm not talking about that. I mean, that Zhou Yuanfu, I'm afraid that he would have been a person of the night for a long time. Liu Bi looked at Gong Du from the side and said helplessly.

"Huh? It's impossible, isn't his cottage broken by Gao Ye! ”

"What's impossible, do you think that set of rhetoric can be thought of by him? How did he know so much about Gao Ye, and even knew so clearly about the lack of people in Yingchuan! Isn't it strange that you and I don't know about things in Tongdu Dayi like Runan, but he knows everything about Woniu Mountain? ”

"So...... He really ...... this week."

"But that's okay, you and I can't beat Gao Ye left and right, and with him Zhou Cang in the middle, it's easier for you and me to surrender. I'm thinking, if you and I really decide to defend the city and refuse to surrender, he Zhou Yuanfu will inevitably cooperate with Gao Yeli. You and I used to trust him so much, and now that I think about it, I feel chills all over my body. ”

"This Zhou Cang is really hateful!"

"Eh, but now it is with him that we can surrender so easily. Perhaps, Gao Ye asked him to come, mainly to persuade our brothers to surrender, otherwise, why teach him this set of rhetoric? Liu Bi smiled faintly on the side, his eyes seemed to have passed through the mansion, through Runan City, and until he saw the camp of the high night. He could even imagine how proud Gao Ye was now. The soldiers took Runan City without blood, and the record of collecting and surrendering 80,000 yellow turbans, no matter who it is, will be overjoyed.

"Report!" A small colonel hurriedly ran to the big tent in the high night, knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord Yu, there is a man named Zhou Cang outside the camp, saying that he is willing to beg for Liu Bi and Gong Du." ”