In most cases, flying a white flag does not mean surrender, but rather a signal of truce or a sign that there is no hostility. Now that a white flag appears under Yecheng, it is obvious that it will only be the latter case, and some people want to say something to the people in the city, hoping that the people in the city will not release arrows for no reason.

Guo Tu poked his head out to take a look, couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Xinbi! ”

Xin Bi, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen were all born in the Yingchuan Shi clan, and they walked the closest on weekdays, and when they saw Xin Bi appear in the city, Guo Tu was still happy, but immediately thought of a possibility. Xin Bi had been sent by Yuan Shao to guard Handan, but now he appeared under the city of Yecheng, which can only mean that he has surrendered to Liu Xin. Guo Tu's face suddenly darkened, and he quickly shut up.

But Guo Tu was not the only one who understood standing on the head of the city, Feng Ji had already guessed this, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Qiqi, Xinbi has surrendered to the enemy, please send someone to take Xinbi's family to the city as soon as possible!" ”

Although Xin Bi went to Handan, his family members have been staying in Yecheng, in fact, they were taken hostage by Yuan Shao, and they were taken to the city at this time, so naturally they would not be allowed to come here to see the scenery, but they were afraid that they would be more auspicious.

Guo Tu hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry, don't worry, and listen to what Xin Bi has to say." ”

Feng Ji glanced at Guo Tu and sneered: "The lord still controls Xinbi's family first, so as not to let someone report the news." If Simbi hadn't betrayed his lord, it wouldn't be too late to let them go. ”

"There is some truth in what both gentlemen said. Come, go and invite the family of Xinbi to the city, remember to persuade each other with good words, and do not be rude! Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, came up with such a compromise solution, and said to the city, "George, you are not in Handan, but what are you doing here?" ”

Xin Bi put away the white flag, waved it deeply towards the city, and said: "Now that the four seas are flat, Yecheng is just a lonely city, how can we fight?" Xin advised the general, after all, the surname Yuan in this world is not good, the general might as well surrender early, and he can still save his wife, otherwise the day the city is broken, it will be too late to regret it! ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "Yuan Tu is right, the shaft really betrayed me!" You dare to confuse my army's heart, Yuan killed your wife first! ”

Xin Bi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The general is slow, what Xin said is from the bottom of his heart, imagine if the world is not peaceful, how can Xin be here?" ”

Yuan Shao came to his senses at this time, Xin Bi should have stayed in Handan in the north of Yecheng, but now that he appeared under the city, there were only two possibilities, one was that Handan was conquered by Liu Xin, and he had to surrender to Liu Xin, and the other was that he simply dedicated Handan to Liu Xin in exchange for glory and wealth. In either case, Handan must have been in Liu Xin's hands, and his way to retreat to the north had been cut off.

Although Xin Bi couldn't see the situation in the city clearly, he couldn't hear Yuan Shao's answer, he already had a plan in his heart, brushed the three short whiskers under his chin, and continued: "Not only Xin lost Handan, but Wei County, Qiqiu, Liang Period, Wu'an, Sheguo, and Luxian are also under the control of the Han army, but I am afraid that now You, He, and Qingzhou have all been lost, and as for the Xianbei reinforcements that the general is looking forward to, they are even more defeated, and the head of the leader will be sent here soon!" The general now has no way out, where to go, please think twice, Hugh will mistake himself and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city! ”

He didn't just say this to Yuan Shao, but also to the other defenders in the city. Feng Ji was already alert and shouted: "Nonsense! It is clear that you are a traitor seeking glory, no matter how powerful the Han army is, it is impossible to capture six counties in one night! ”

Suddenly, there was a "boom", and the trebuchet outside the city threw another thing. With the previous experience, the defenders were no longer too panicked about one or two attacks, and when someone picked it up, it was another cloth bag. The cloth bag was heavy, and when I opened it, there were seven bronze seals with golden light, which were the official seals sent by Yuan Shao to the seven city guards, including Handan, including the one in Xinbi!

The defenders, who had just been skeptical of Simbi's words, were in an uproar. There are only 60,000 veterans of the 360,000 army in Yecheng, and the rest are all recruits who have just picked up swords and guns for a few days, their hometowns are all in the northern states, who have no wives and children at home, and now they are all in the hands of the Han army, how can they not panic?

When Yuan Shao saw those copper seals, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and shouted: "Come on, release arrows, shoot him!" ”

"Lord, slow down!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Feng Ji's eyes, and he smiled cruelly, "Why don't you wait for Xinbi's family to get it, and let him see these people's heads fall to the ground with his own eyes!" ”

Yuan Shao was suddenly surprised: "Why haven't Xin Bi's family members got it yet?" ”

Guo Tu hurriedly said: "It's useless to kill Xinbi's family now......

Before he finished his words, the captain who had just run to arrest the Xinbi family ran over out of breath and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, there are only two house slaves left in the Xinbi family, and it is said that the other family members went to the house of Lord Xinbi yesterday as guests and have not returned yet. The subordinates led people to the mansion of Lord Xin Ping to inquire, and the family of Lord Xin Ping replied that no one was invited to visit yesterday. ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "What, you actually let Xinbi's family escape? Quick, send people to search the whole city, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they must be found! ”

Feng Ji snorted secretly and said, "Lord, there must be something strange about this matter!" ”

Guo Tu has been speaking for Xin Bi, and after listening to Feng Ji's words, he couldn't help but feel in his heart, knowing that Feng Ji was implicitly referring to something. In order to protect himself, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Lord, although Xin Bi ran away, Xin Ping is still there." ”

Yuan Shao has always been hypocritical and benevolent, not to mention that now that the enemy is pressing, it is the time to employ people, so he can't help but pretend to mutter: "Xin Bi is Xin Bi, Xin Ping is Xin Ping, how can it be generalized?" Rule, you lead a team of people to search the whole city, be sure to find his family! ”

Guo Tuwei promised and took hundreds of people down to the city, in fact, he had already planned in his heart, this search must have been in violation of the yang and yin, and it ended without a problem.

Watching Guo Tu leave, Feng Ji arched his hand and said, "Lord, Guo Tu has always been friendly with the Xin brothers, but I'm afraid that he won't do his best." ”

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Yuan forgive him for not daring!" It's Zhongzhi there, you have to take precautions, you can take someone to do it. ”

Zhongzhi is the expression of Xin Ping, Yuan Shao just said that he would treat Xin Ping and Xin Bi differently, and in a blink of an eye, he sent Feng Ji to monitor Xin Ping's movements, which shows how narrow-minded he is. It's just that before Feng Ji could turn around, Xin Bi had already started to persuade him to surrender loudly under the city. The defenders at the head of the city, especially those veterans, many of them knew Xin Bi and knew that he was a close confidant of Yuan Shao, and now that even he had surrendered, the morale of the army was even more chaotic.

Yuan Shao heard Xin Bi's persuasion, and the anger he had just pressed "soared" again, and he couldn't wait for Xin Bi to see the fate of his family with his own eyes, and shouted orders to release arrows. Of course, Xin Bi's family members had already withdrawn to a safe place under the cover of the phantom spy lurking in the city at this time, and Yuan Shao had no chance to threaten him.

A bowstring sounded over the city, and arrows flew like locusts. The group of soldiers who followed behind Simbi had already prepared, and quickly lit up a few large shields in front of Simbi, protecting Simbi and slowly retreating. However, the defenders at the head of the city were apparently also listless, and many arrows fell into the dust before they were far from where Simbi had been.

Wen Chou, as a fierce general, couldn't see the problem here, couldn't help but pick up the spear in his hand, and slammed those crossbowmen with the barrel of the gun, more than a dozen crossbowmen were beaten by his brute force, and the screams on the city were loud.

Yuan Shao frowned, and was about to speak, when a loud "boom" sounded outside the city. This time, it was not steamed buns, cloth bags, or colorful flyers, but genuine large and small stones.

A stone the size of a copper bowl came straight towards Yuan Shao with a sharp whistle, and Wen Chou, who was standing next to him, was taken aback, and hurriedly waved the spear in his hand and struck at the stone bullet. With a loud bang, the stone bullet flew out sideways, hitting the ruins of the city tower, stirring up countless dust.

Followed by. Countless stone bullets rained down from the sky and smashed into the city, many of which went straight over the walls and into the city, smashing a large hole in the roofs of some houses near the walls. Wen Chou didn't dare to stay any longer, and led a group of personal soldiers to escort Yuan Shao down the city.

Today's trebuchet attack by the Han army is obviously different from yesterday, and the whole attack lasted for more than an hour, and there was no sign of stopping. Dense stone bullets whistled past, and the soldiers defending the city all shrank into the corners, not even daring to raise their heads. Rao was still bleeding from time to time when he was hit by flying stones. As for the people in the city, they dragged their families and fled to the central area of Yecheng.

This time, the Han army not only concentrated all the trebuchets of the four major legions, but also mobilized 800 of the latest trebuchets from the research institute, and such a powerful "firepower" was no longer something that these defenders who had not trained for a few days could withstand. The already unstable morale of the army has become even more impetuous, and some soldiers are ready to move and want to open the door and surrender. The situation of the other three city gates is similar to here, and even more serious because there is no Yuan Shao in person.

Xin Ping was responsible for defending the north gate, and he had already learned the news of Xin Bi's surrender to Liu Xin at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly. From the bottom of his heart, he still wants to be a loyal minister, with the lord on one side and his younger brother on the other, which really makes him in a dilemma.

Seeing that the attack of the trebuchet outside the city was becoming more and more fierce, and the soldiers defending the city were all colorless, Xin Ping couldn't help but be very anxious, while drinking to calm the soldiers, while preparing to deal with the frontal attack of the Han army, but he heard a commotion at the city gate. When Xin Ping hurriedly looked, he couldn't help but cry out bitterly, the soldiers who had the original gate couldn't bear it anymore, opened the city gate, and ran towards the Han army position in a swarm.

Xin Ping hurriedly took a few personal soldiers and hurried down the city, wanting to send someone to block the city gate, but heard someone behind him sneer: "Xin Ping, you are so bold, you dare to sacrifice the city gate to the Jingzhou army, the lord is really not wrong!" ”