Chapter 123: Choice
Gongsun continued to besiege the city on three sides, leaving only the north gate without besiegement, although this practice is to besiege three que, but it also exposes Gongsun Xu's psychology and strategic deployment.
Qiu Liju could see at this time that Gongsun Xu didn't want to kill him all, because he knew that Gongsun Xu wouldn't have much benefit if he did that.
The Wuhuan people of the three ethnic groups of them have a large number of people in Xiangping City, plus women and children even more than 40,000 people, once Gongsun Xu wants to kill them all, then these people will resist desperately, even if Gongsun Xu has nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command, they will not be able to kill these people quickly.
Once caught in this kind of battle, Xiangping City will be doomed.
If Gongsun Xu really wanted to kill him, after breaking through the south gate, the north gate would be blocked, leaving him no chance to escape, and he would not choose to let his soldiers slowly advance to the north of the city.
There are all kinds of indications that Gongsun Xu is not determined to kill him now.
Zhang Chun was the mastermind of this rebellion, and what the Han Dynasty had always proposed was to kill Zhang Chun, and from Liu Yu's attitude of negotiating with him, Qiu Liju had already known such a thing.
According to Liu Yu's thoughts, he will not storm Xiangping City, but will continue to put pressure on him, continue to give him benefits, and let him hand over Zhang Chun, so that Youzhou will be able to avoid the poison of war.
It's just that Qiu Liju didn't expect that Gongsun Zhan's son Gongsun Xu was born out of nowhere, and he actually made more than 10,000 men and horses, and the soldiers were strong and strong, and there were powerful siege equipment, so all his calculations and plans failed.
Qiu Liju didn't want to continue fighting with Gongsun at this time, because he knew that if he really did that, the clan of him, Wuyan, and Su Fuyan would perish.
Even if they don't perish, they will not become a big tribe of Wuhuan, but will become a small tribe that is bullied and dare not fight back, so Qiu Liju proposed two paths at this time and the small patriarchs of the tribes below.
Qiu Liju also knew in his heart that the two races of Wuyan and Su Muyan were very large, and they were no longer with him at this time, so he had to talk about the ugly things to the front, and as for what kind of decision these two groups made in the end, it was also something he couldn't control.
Before Gongsun Xu sent someone to his side to negotiate the terms, he must stabilize everyone under his command and let them know what he was going to do now.
Many Wuhuan people in the Han Dynasty have been farming and weaving for many years, and they are not willing to return to Wairong Karasuma to graze, and it is unlikely that they will be forcibly taken away, and in such a situation, they can also take the opportunity to bury some nails in Xiangping City.
While Qiu Liju was spinning these things in his mind, the small patriarchs of the various ethnic groups below began to communicate and discuss, and began to make their decisions.
"We are willing to return to the grassland with Lord Qiu, we want to return to the ancestral home."
"We are willing to return to the grassland with Lord Qiu, we want to return to the ancestral home."
At the beginning, only such a voice erupted from the place belonging to the Qiuliju people, and it was not very loud, and this situation did not last long before different voices sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
"We want to stay in Xiangping City, we want to return to our old homeland."
"We don't want to fight anymore, we want to live in peace."
"We want a new life."
"We're going to live."
The various decisions of the representatives of the various ethnic groups under the high platform kept shouting out, most of these Wuhuan people did not want to run away with Qiu Liju again, they wanted to have a stable life, not live in fear all day long.
Don't look at Qiu Liju, Wuyan, and Su Muyan, all of them are Wuhuan people in their ethnic groups, but it is obvious that most of the Wuhuan people don't want to continue fighting.
Especially the ethnic groups of Wuyan and Su Fuyan, these people have lost confidence in Qiu Liju.
Their patriarchs, the best warriors of their tribe have been defeated, and if they return to the steppe to develop, I am afraid that before they can develop, they will be wiped out, or the tribe will be occupied by other tribes.
The Karasuma side of Wairong is a vast grassland, and there are countless places for them to live, but they have left there for too long, and it is better to return there without horses and herds of cattle and sheep to make a living in the Han Dynasty.
On the side of the Han Dynasty, at least they can eat enough and raise their offspring, if they go to the Wairong side, this is really uncertain.
In the past, Qiu Liju, Wuyan, and Su Muyan were strong and strong, and even if they returned to the grassland, they could become a hegemon on the grassland, and they would not be easily swallowed up by other ethnic groups.
At this time, there is no one around Qiu Liju, can they still believe in Qiu Liju, and can they still believe that with the help of Qiu Liju, they can re-establish their power on the grassland.
If there is really a big clan on the grassland who wants to annex their clan, I am afraid that Qiu Liju will sell their clan as soon as possible.
At this time, they also guessed the thoughts of the Han army, and the Han army did not want to drive all the Wuhuan people out of Xiangping City.
Otherwise, there would never be any rumors in Xiangping City that General Gongsun Xu treated the Han people, Wuhuan people, and Khitan people...... The news that all are equal will not spread the kind of rumor that as long as they do not participate in the war, they will still be the people of the Han Dynasty.
Re-submitting to the Han Dynasty will lead a normal life, and once they choose to follow Qiu Liju to run around again, it is not known what kind of situation they will fall into in the future.
The Han Dynasty has always used virtue to convince people, especially in such a big matter of race, as long as the rulers of the Han Dynasty are not stupid, they will not make the decision to eliminate the race.
Qiu Liju left behind the patriarchs of the ethnic groups who advocated returning to the realm of Wairong Karasuma, and the other ethnic groups who were unwilling to flee with him, Qiu Liju directly asked them to return to the place where they lived, and let them wait for the surrender team from Gongsun Xu's side.
Sure enough, in line with Qiu Liju's thoughts, the Han army stopped the attack when it reached the northern side of Xiangping, and sent envoys.
When the messenger saw Qiu Liju, he handed the letter in his hand to Qiu Liju without humility or arrogance.
Looking at the letter given to him by Gongsun Xu, Qiu Liju almost sprayed a mouthful of blood directly into the messenger's face......