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After Xu You and Ju Yi read Zhang Yuan's proposal, the two glanced at each other and agreed that Yuan Tan agree.

In Xu Yu's view, releasing more than 10,000 people can alleviate the pressure of grain and grass shortage, which may not be a good thing for continuing to persevere.

Because these more than 10,000 people who have no food to eat are equivalent to 10,000 powder kegs, if one day they are forced to be anxious and rebel angrily, will Liyang City not have civil strife.

Weighing the pros and cons, between shaking the morale of the army and civil strife, Xu Yu would rather choose the former.

Xu You patiently explained the benefits and disadvantages to Yuan Tan, and finally looked at Yuan Tan, hoping that he could make the right decision.

Yuan Tan's face was as gloomy as iron, and his deep-set eyes burned with resentment.

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Tan stared at Ju Yi and said coldly: "General Ju, you said that you caught two hundred more fleeing Diao people, right?" ”

"Yes." Ju Yi was stunned, not knowing that he would suddenly ask about it.

Yuan Tan's eyes were already burning with a cold killing machine, and with a wave of his big hand, he shouted: "Pass on the order of this son, behead the envoy of Zhang Thief and the two hundred Diao people, and hang their heads on the head of the South Gate, that is the reply of this son to Zhang Thief." ”

Ju Yi was shocked, and everyone did not change color.

They never imagined that Yuan Tan would be so stubborn, not only rejecting Zhang Yuan's proposal, but also beheading Zhang Yuan's envoy and killing the fleeing people, in order to demonstrate to Zhang Yuan.

In front of everyone, the eldest prince of Yuan seemed to have fallen into madness, lost his mind, and became unreasonable.

"Think twice, the eldest prince, the benefits of releasing the people outweigh the disadvantages, and you must not be rash." Xu Yu was busy with persuasion.

Ju Yi also bowed his hand and said: "The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill the envoy, even if the eldest prince wants to refuse the thief, he will not kill his envoy, so that the world will laugh at the eldest prince's lack of energy." ”

"What bullshit, to treat a despicable and brutal traitor like Zhang Thief, this son doesn't need to have the strength!"

Yuan Tan Xie scolded at the bottom, and said resolutely: "Zhang Thief pretended to save that group of Diao people, just to win a good reputation of loving the people and benevolence, I just didn't let him get his wish, even if Liyang City is broken, I want those Diao people to accompany me to the funeral!" ”

Yuan Tan roared wildly, angry and violent, scared Xu You and the others into not daring to persuade them anymore, so they had to silently shut their mouths.

So, an order was handed down, and the butcher's knife of Sergeant Yuan was swung at his people again.

"The eldest prince's decision is certainly reasonable, but these more than 10,000 people have been cut off from rations, and if they are cornered, I am afraid that sooner or later things will change, and forcing them to stay in the city will only increase our burden." Xu You didn't dare to object to Yuan Tan, but he couldn't help but remind.

"How can this son let these people become a burden to us, I will keep them in the city, and they will naturally be useful in the future." The corners of Yuan Tan's mouth swept up a trace of coldness, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Pass the order, send a faction to closely monitor the movements of these Diao people, and those who dare to make abnormal moves will be killed in a hurry." ”

Listening to Yuan Tan's solemn order, looking at his shuddering eyes, Xu You faintly had a bad thought in his heart.

Outside the city, the Zhou army camped.

In the Chinese military tent, Zhang Yuan was drinking a little wine, waiting for Yuan Tan's reply.

The people in the city have become a burden to Yuan Tan, and it may become a hidden danger of civil strife in the future, in Zhang Yuan's view, the benefits of releasing the people outweigh the disadvantages, as long as Yuan Tan still has a trace of reason and still has a bit of humanity, he will not reject his proposal.

"Zhou Gong, something happened, go and take a look." Zhuzhu hurriedly entered, with a dignified face.

Zhang Yuan's brows condensed slightly, and a hint of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart, and he immediately left the camp and led a group of civil and military forces to the south gate of Liyang.

Looking into the distance, Zhang Yuan gasped.

On the city wall on the first line of the south gate, it has been densely hung with human heads, there are hundreds of them, and in the center of the city tower, the human head hanging in the most important place is the head of the messenger he sent out.

Zhang Yuan's face was instantly gloomy as iron, and endless anger burst out from his eagle eyes.

Those hundreds of heads, needless to say, must be the heads of the fleeing people, Yuan Tan was using such bloody means to demonstrate to himself, and openly rejected his proposal.

"Yuan Tan, a dog mongrel, just refuses her husband's kindness, and dares to kill our messenger, it's really hateful." The even title rouge beside him scolded indignantly.

Li Dingguo was also so angry that he scolded: "Yuan Tan, this puppy, he is impatient, and when Lao Tzu catches him, he has to chop him into meat slices and feed him to the dog!" ”

Zhang Yuan's eyes erupted with fire, and he was angry, looking at the heads of the people all over the city, and said hatefully: "Pass the order, he will break the city in the future, and he must capture Yuan Tan alive, Lao Tzu, I must hack him to death with my own hands." ”

Zhang Yuan was furious, unprecedentedly angry.

Before, he just wanted to kill Yuan Tan with a knife after the city was broken, but now, Yuan Tan dared to be so arrogant and openly kill his messenger, how could Zhang Yuan easily spare him.

He has made up his mind to make Yuan Tan's life worse than death.

Zhang Yuan was as indignant as fire, and the soldiers of the Zhou army were all furious, and they couldn't wait to break through the enemy city and kill all the hateful enemies.

Zhang Yuan immediately ordered that another hundred Heavenly Thunder Cannons should be sent to bombard the city day and night, so that Yuan Tan could not sleep at night, and there was no moment of peace.

At the same time, Zhang Yuan ordered the people who had fled from the city to summon and incite the people outside the city day and night to persuade them to revolt against Yuan Tan's tyrannical rule.

"Zhou Gong's methods should be to incite the people in the city to riot, but those people are hungry and powerless, even if they want to resist, I'm afraid they are powerless, and they may not work." Lees sighed.

Is there a weak heart......

"That's not necessarily, sometimes, the will of the spirit can inspire incredible power." Zhang Yuan's tone was meaningful, and a trace of light quietly swept in his eyes.

Li Si's words had already reminded him that he still had a trump card to use.

"System Elves, wake up, I've decided to use the 'All Together' vision right now."

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The siege continued.

Under the double oppression of the Zhou army's bombardment tactics and people's hearts, Yuan Tan and his remnants were almost in a desperate situation.

Half a month later, all the grain and grass of Yuan's army had been exhausted, and the soldiers, like the common people, were cut off from rations.

At this moment, Yuan Tan can be said to be in a veritable situation of running out of ammunition and food.

County capital.

There was a dead silence, only a wheezing sound, echoing in the hall like a ghostly sigh.

It was the sound of people gasping for breath because of hunger.

Up and down the hall, only Yuan Tan's face was as usual, and the rest of the civil and military, including officials like Xu You and Ju Yi, were also pale and weak.