A trace of firmness flashed in Shen Pei's eyes, and he bowed to Yuan Xi and said, "Lord, the Yang family army has such a powerful weapon in the siege. Xiabo City is in danger. I suggest that the lord should escape Xiabo City tonight and let General Wang escort the lord north to flee."

"What?" Yuan Xi was stunned when he heard this and said angrily: "Shen Pei, do you still want this marquis to escape north?"

Han Heng smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, Zhengnan is right. The Yang family army has such a powerful catapult. Most of our soldiers are new soldiers. Under such a blow, they will not last for a few days. The lord will keep a useful body and make a comeback!"

Yuan Xi's mood fluctuated greatly, as if he had suffered a heavy blow. He cursed without hesitation: "Bastars, they are all bastards. Now there are soldiers and horses in several counties in Jizhou? If you let this marquis make a comeback, where will this marquis go to recruit troops? Do you know that the marquis in this city are the last reliance of this marquis."

Shen Pei sighed and advised: "Lord, at this moment, the north bank of Zhang River has been captured by Yang Fan and Zhang Yan. Our army's current situation is dangerous, like a trapped beast fighting! Please calm down and listen to the following advice. I will sneak out of the city tonight and escape to Youzhou to seek the protection of the eldest son. The eldest son and the eldest son are of the same lineage. Now that the lord has no soldiers in his hands, the eldest son will definitely not harm the lord. The eldest son is stubborn and strong in character. With the lord's wisdom, it is not impossible to steal Youzhou!"

Yuan Xi sat depressedly on the ground and murmured: "You want me to swallow my anger again? Look at Yuan Tan's face?"

Han Heng advised: "Lord, Xiabo City can no longer be defended. If our army leaves the city and fights the Yang family army in the field, it will only be defeated faster! For the sake of this, we can only let the 30,000 soldiers in this city defend Xiabo City to the death and buy time for you. At that time, the Yang family army will focus on Xiabo City, so you can escape, lord, Oh my God!"

Shen Pei nodded and said, "Didn't Yang Piqi say a word? If you keep the green mountains there, you will not worry about not having firewood! As long as you are alive, you will not worry about not having a chance, and make a comeback!"

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and asked, "What do you mean is that Jizhou can't be defended?"

"Ah!" Shen Pei sighed, "Since the old lord was defeated in Guandu, our army could not defend Jizhou anymore! The Yang family army has been in charge for many years. Now, once we leave the pass, how can our army be their opponent? At that time, I thought the eldest son would think of his old love and send troops south. If we get help from the Youzhou army, our army might still have a glimmer of hope to defend Jizhou, but now... the Youzhou army has been missing for a long time... Alas!"

Yuan Xi looked hopeful and asked, "If this marquis retreated to Hejian Kingdom, I wonder if he could persist until the Youzhou army arrived?"

Han Heng shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly: "You lord, you know the character of the eldest son. If you let him know that you still have troops in your hands, he will definitely sit idly."

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "I let him fight alone and almost died. Now, he will be happy to see me trapped to death in Bocheng. Forget it, I will listen to your words and flee to Youzhou, and bow to him."

Shen Pei suggested: "Then let General Wang Sect and General Jiang Yiqu escort the lord and Zi Pei out of the city!"

Yuan Xi was stunned when she heard this and asked, "Zhengnan, aren't you going with us?"

Shen Pei shook her head and replied, "Lord, the three armies must not be without generals in one day. The two generals of Wang Sect and Jiang Yiqu are very brave and Han Heng is very talented. With them assisting the lord, you can accomplish things in the future! And I have had a feud with the Xin brothers. If I follow the lord north, I may implicate the lord. Instead of that, it is better to die in Xiabo City, which is also a loyalty to the old lord!"

Seeing that Shen Xi was about to die, Yuan Xi needed a high-ranking and powerful person to stabilize the morale of the army. He stopped persuading each other and asked the Wang Sect to go down to select the dead soldiers and prepare to leave the city at night. This shows that Yuan Xi was a cold-hearted person. Before leaving, he didn't even want to mention Shen Xi's words of comfort, for fear that Shen Xi would regret it.

Yuan Xi's actions made Han Heng and others feel cold, but at this time of crisis, staying to defend the city would be a life-and-death situation. Shen Pei could volunteer, and the rest of the people would naturally not say much to avoid any changes.

Just after Shenfu took over the military power, the second round of attacks of the Yang family army began.

The attacks of stones in the sky made Yuan Jun above the city not dare to show up at all. He either looked for cover to hide or hid under the walls and did not dare to show up.

Zhang He seized the opportunity and took advantage of the fact that Yuan's army could not look up, and led thousands of soldiers and rushed towards the city gate with a crash.

This crash is also a new product of the scientific research institute. It is supported by a huge wooden frame. There is a huge log in the middle as a "fire needle" connected by several iron chains. There are four wooden wheels below, which can be pushed and exercised.

‘Dong!’

The log hit the city gate, making a dull sound.

Shen Pei was shocked and quickly got up and looked down at the city. He was so scared that his souls were all hiding. He quickly asked the soldiers to demolish the nearby houses in an attempt to block the city gate.

After the city gate was blocked, Zhang He could not capture it for a long time, and with the use of stones, Zhang He had to retreat temporarily.

In the evening, in the Gaoshun Army camp, the leaders and generals of all the battalions were present.

After attacking for a day, Xiabo City was shaky, but it was still standing stubbornly. In order not to increase casualties, Gao Shun had to order the Jinjin to withdraw his troops and wait for the subsequent armament to arrive.

Zhang He sighed, "Oh, Shen Pei is so powerful that he actually demolished the houses in the city and blocked the city gate. In a hurry, even if our army captured the city, he would definitely suffer heavy losses."

Xun Chen gritted his teeth and said, "I just received the news from Youzhou that 30,000 Youzhou troops left Ji County half a month ago and were rushing south. According to their route, they are probably rushing to the Fangcheng area of ​​Zhuo County. If our army delays the process outside Bocheng, they will definitely meet Youzhou troops in Hejian Kingdom."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "If you don't worry, it's just right for Youzhou Army to come."

Xun Chen said anxiously: "Our army should speed up the capture of Xia Bocheng, then go north and block the Youzhou army north of the Liaohe River. Only in this way can our army truly take over Jizhou!"

Li Ru followed and advised: "That is, now the three counties of Wei County, Zhao State, and Qinghe have sent officials to govern the local area. If Jizhou continues to fight, the people will be unstable and the military will be unstable!"

Gao Shun thoughtfully and asked, "With the two of you, what should our army do?"

Xun Chen suggested: "After the slashing machine, the south wall has collapsed in a corner. Tomorrow, the city will be siege. If the trap camp acts as the vanguard, we will definitely be able to fight down!"

Li Ru nodded and said, "Yes, the Youzhou army suddenly moved south. Our army not only wanted to capture Jizhou, but also resist the Youzhou army. The Liaohe River is the best geographical advantage, and you should not give up the Youzhou army!"

Gao Shun smiled and said, "What you said is reasonable, but you seem to have forgotten Guan Yu who is in Yanmen!"

"General Guan?" Xun Chen was shocked when he heard this and analyzed: "Is it because the lord decided to let General Guan attack Youzhou? If the Dongdaying sent troops, then it would be better for these 30,000 Youzhou troops to cross the Liaohe River!"

Li Ru's frowning brow also stretched out and said with a smile: "Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated. In addition, a few years ago, the foundation of Youzhou was squandered by Gongsun Zan. After Yuan Tan took over Youzhou, his command was only 50,000 or 60,000 troops under his command. At this time, 30,000 troops were sent south to help Jizhou. If General Guan sent troops to Youzhou, Yuan Tan would definitely not be his opponent. From this point of view, it would be better to let the Youzhou army continue to move south!"

Everyone reached a unified opinion. After a few days, Gao Shun's army only went outside Xiabo City to invite battle every day, and did not attack the city, waiting for the logistics and military personnel to arrive.

However, what Gao Shun didn't know was that it was because of their intention that Yuan Xi had the opportunity to take advantage of it and escape.

On this day, the army was delivered, and Gao Shun was preparing to capture Bocheng, leaving no more opportunities for Yuan Jun.

The powerful material and military equipment of the Yang family army was fully reflected on this battlefield. It was either the projectile of a catapult or the impact of a car. The far and near method made Shen Pei exhausted from dealing with it.

After the stones were used up, the south wall of Xiabo City was already ruined, and the city was even more damaged. Before Yuan's army could react, several waves of arrow feathers attacked. The Yang family's arrow formation, imitating the Qin Dynasty, covered the Qin Dynasty, and continuously attacked the Yuan army. It suffered a heavy blow, and many soldiers did not dare to walk to the top of the city again.

In desperation, Shen Pei had to bring out several boxes of gold, silver and wealth. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. However, the test of military equipment in the siege was extremely important. In the end, the Yang family army successfully attacked Xiabocheng with its advantage in equipment.

Some Yuan soldiers who got the money fought hard, but still seemed a little pale and powerless. As the Yang family army team entered the city, the battle was coming to an end.

In the county government, Shen Pei's hair was disheveled and her eyes were scarlet. She had been worried about the past few days and had no sleep. This made his body reach its limit. At this time, he was trapped in a heavy siege, which made him feel like he fell into an ice cave.

Gao Shun and the future came to the front of the people and saw Shen Pei alone, he was very anxious and quickly ordered to find Yuan Xi. However, no matter how the Yang family army searched, he still could not find Yuan Xi's trace. Shen Pei then laughed and said, "You still want to find my lord?"

Gao Shun's heart skipped a beat and asked, "Shen Pei, where is Yuan Xi?"

Shen Pei smiled and said, "My Lord has left Xia Bo long ago, and I'm just a waste of effort!"

Guo Jia analyzed: "It seems that Yuan Xi must have run away while the chaos!"

Zhang He said in confusion: "There are all our whistle cavalry around Xiabo City. Even if Yuan Xi runs away, he should not run far. The last general asks to go and chase after him!"

Xun Chen shook his head and said, "Yuan Xi must have run away a few days ago! When he was chasing him, he didn't even know where the person had run. How could he chase him?"

Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that we all underestimated that boy Yuan Xi. This man is extremely courageous and is willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of Yuan troops to delay time for him!"

A cold light flashed in Xun Chen's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's better to let the people from Diting Camp take action! Yuan Xi is a little scared, and this person is absolutely impossible to keep!"

Gao Shun looked at Shen Pei and whispered: "Shen Zhengnan, are you willing to surrender to our army? My lord will definitely be used for you!"

Guo Jia said angrily: "Zhongyun, it's useless to say that since Shen Pei is willing to stay and defend Bocheng to win time for Yuan Xi, he will definitely not surrender!"

As expected, as soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Shen Pei shook his head slightly and replied: "My goodbye, how could he surrender to others? He was defeated today because of his lack of strength and could not blame others. Now that the city is broken, the young master will leave safely. Mai is worthy of his lord who is in the underworld!"

Yan Luo, Shen Pei slowly drew out the sword and placed it between his neck. After seeing this, Gao Shun and others were silent and watched quietly.

Suddenly, the sword fell and the man died. The famous scholar Shen Pei of Jizhou committed suicide by killing himself into Bocheng.
Chapter completed!