Gao Fei led his troops back to Yitao City, and all the rebels outside the city also retreated. What was left behind were corpses on the ground, including those of the rebels and those of the Han army. This offensive and defensive battle between the two armies continued.
Within half an hour, the battle ended under unclear circumstances.
Back in the city, Gao Fei made a statistics. Thirty-six people from Feiyu's troops were killed and 42 injured. Although they killed more than 400 thieves at the city gate, to him, it meant that
His strength has weakened again.
There are two thousand households in Yitao City. They usually hide at home during wars. Once the war is over, they will come out to comfort the soldiers and bring some delicious home-made meals to the wounded soldiers. Moreover,
, the doctors in the city also treated the wounded soldiers free of charge, so that the wounded received good care.
At dawn, when Gao Fei climbed up the city tower and looked at the bandit camp, the bandit soldiers did not retreat because of Zhang Niujiao's death. However, after a period of fierce fighting last night, the morale of the bandit soldiers became low. Zhang Niujiao died too much.
Suddenly, without leaving any last words, it is still unknown whether Chu Yan can serve as the leader of all the bandits. When there is no leader, people's hearts are often the most scattered.
Gao Fei called Zhao Yun and gave some instructions, and Zhao Yun happily went down from the tower. Later, when Zhao Yun climbed up the tower again, it was soldiers carrying small tables, followed by some soldiers holding wine.
They carried the meat up to the tower and held a banquet on the tower.
Gao Fei asked Zhou Cang to lead a group of people to level the slope where the loess was accumulated, dump all the loess into the moat on one side, and sent Bian Xi, Pang De, and Hua Xiong to squat on the city wall with archers as a warning.
cover.
So, an interesting scene appeared. The traitor soldiers stayed in the barracks with mournful faces, clutching their hungry stomachs, looking longingly at the soldiers on the Yitao City Tower drinking and eating meat, licking their chapped lips from time to time, and some even
While sucking his own hand, what's more, he treated his companion's arm as delicious meat and bit it in one bite.
Hunger is the most unbearable thing. Even if you drink water every day, you will have no strength if you don't eat. In addition, the rebel soldiers have spent too much energy on climbing the city slope made of loess at their own risk these days.
Almost all the edible wild vegetables and bark in the surrounding area have been eaten, and even wild beasts will not visit this ghost place. The hungry thieves, whose chests were pressed against their backs, could no longer bear the torture of hunger and looked at the city wall.
The Han soldiers who feasted and drank were extremely unbalanced and even began to have some doubts about the rebellion.
In the bandit camp, Chu Yan was sitting alone in the tent. He was still brooding over Zhang Niujiao's death last night, because among the more than 20,000 bandit soldiers, he only had more than 2,000 subordinates, and the rest
They all followed Zhang Niujiao. Now Zhang Niujiao has died without leaving a last word. Most of those tribesmen did not take Chu Yan seriously. He was thinking, how can I control these people under my control?
in hand.
"Gululu!"
Chu Yan's stomach growled. He covered his hungry stomach, poured a large bowl of water, and drank it down. Although he drank a lot of water, he still couldn't resist the torture of hunger. He sighed heavily.
In his tone, he said to himself: "Oh, if it weren't for that group of cavalry, Yingtao would have captured it long ago."
A man came in from outside the tent. The man was short and frail. When he saw Chu Yan, he clasped his fists and shouted: "Brother, we found out. The man who came to support Yitao City is called Gao Fei. He is the governor of Liaodong who was just appointed by the imperial court."
, General Fenwei.”
"Gao Fei? Is he the one who pacified the Yellow Turbans in Hebei?" Chu Yan asked curiously.
"Yes, that's him."
"No wonder this guy is so difficult to deal with. We had a brief fight with me last night. I used three of my most powerful killing moves in a row, but he dodged them all. Damn it, it's really unlucky to meet him here.
I have found such a person. Sun Qing, go and call Wang Dang." Chu Yan cursed.
That man was Chu Yan’s second sworn brother, named Sun Qing. Although his body looked thin, he was unambiguous when it came to killing people. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Chu Yan also recruited a small team to occupy the mountain.
As king, he later moved to fight in the mountains and forests between Changshan, Weijun, and Julu. Sun Qing and Wang Dang were the bandits he defeated. The three of them had similar personalities and became sworn brothers.
Sun Qing nodded and walked out of the tent. When he came back again, he brought a man who was even weaker than him. Judging from the appearance of the two of them, they were really hungry and skinny.
"Wang Dang, are the Han troops still drinking and eating meat on the tower?" Chu Yan looked at the man who followed Sun Qing in and asked.
Wang Dang nodded, pursed his lips, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and replied: "Brother, if this continues, we will all starve to death. Why don't we... why don't we attack in another county?"
"No, we have been besieging the city for five days. We must not give up like this. If we try hard again, I don't believe it. Ten or twenty thousand of us can't capture a small gall pottery city." Chu Yan said.
Sun Qing also hesitated and said slowly: "But brother, we don't have anything to eat. The food we grabbed from other places is not enough, so we will eat it in one meal. Although there are few Han soldiers, they have food and drink in the city."
, if this continues, I’m afraid all the brothers will starve to death.”
"That's right, that's right. Brother, let's go back to the village. Zhang Niujiao is also dead. His gang of people are all farmers. Apart from doing some hard work, what else can they do?" Wang Dang echoed.
Chu Yan insisted on her opinion and said slowly: "If it weren't for them, would the slope have been piled up? You can't retreat. Send an order to go down and attack again. This time, attack with all your strength. I want to avenge Zhang Niujiao.
…”
"Brother...it's not good, the people in Zhang Niujiao have surrendered to the Han army..." A bandit suddenly broke into the camp, pointed outside and shouted loudly.
Chu Yan was shocked and hurriedly took Sun Qing and Wang Dang out of the camp. When they came to the edge of the camp, they saw groups of Zhang Niujiao's men pouring in towards the south gate of Yingtao. Eight hundred
All cavalry, led by Gao Fei, guarded both sides of the suspension bridge. Everyone who passed the suspension bridge put down their weapons and entered Yingtao City in neat lines. There were still Han soldiers at the gate of Yingtao City.
Distributing steamed buns to everyone who enters the city.
Seeing this scene, Chu Yan was dumbfounded, and he saw that his men were lying half-dead beside the camp, their eyes filled with the shadow of food, their chapped lips constantly licking, and they eagerly looked at the weapons distributed by the Han army.
The steamed buns in his eyes were even more pitiful than those of a beggar.
"What's going on?" Chu Yan turned around and asked a soldier beside him.
The traitor soldier replied: "Master, they just announced that as long as they surrender, they will have food, so Zhang Niujiao's people rushed over and surrendered to the Han army one after another. Master, I'm hungry, let's... let's surrender too."
Bar?"
"Surrender? Surrender! No one in the army is good. How many times have I told you? This is a power plan. Their purpose is to undermine our military morale. You must not be fooled!" Chu Yan shouted loudly!
road.
"But...but the brothers are all very hungry..." Sun Qing said weakly.
At this moment, Zhao Yun was seen riding a white horse with a spear in his hand, galloping towards the barracks. Zhao Yun did not dare to get too close. He estimated the archer's range and stopped.
He shouted into the thief barracks and said loudly: "Chu Yan! I'm Zhao Yun. I'm from the same hometown as you. My lord respects you as a good man and has come here to tell you a message. If you know the current situation, surrender quickly. My family
The lord will naturally let you and your men drink heavily and eat large pieces of meat. Otherwise, we will show you the real rules with weapons!"
The thief soldiers in the thief barracks all turned around and looked at Chu Yan with pitiful eyes, as if begging for Chu Yan's mercy. Even Chu Yan's two sworn brothers, Sun Qing and Wang Dang, also
The same look.
Chu Yan's stomach growled again. When he saw the Han soldiers on the wall eating and drinking, and Zhang Niujiao's tribe all had steamed buns to eat, he covered his stomach, swallowed his saliva, and was silent for a while.
, then he used all his strength and shouted loudly: "You can surrender if you want me to, but you must agree to one condition!"
When Zhao Yun heard that Chu Yan was negotiating terms again, he replied: "Whatever terms you want, just say it!"
Chu Yan shouted loudly: "This group of my brothers rebelled in order to have a way to survive. If we surrender, you must ensure that everyone of us has food to eat. As long as you agree to my condition, I will lead me
My brothers surrender to you!"
After Zhao Yun heard this, he rode his horse back to Gao Fei, told Gao Fei Chu Yan's conditions, and asked: "Master, how should my subordinates respond to Chu Yan's condition?"
Gao Fei thought for a while, without saying a word, he rode the black dragon horse forward and shouted loudly to Chu Yan: "Chu Yan, listen to me. You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. If you surrender,
I should give you a way to survive. Judging from your current situation, you have only two ways to go. One is to surrender to me, and the other is to die. Whether to surrender or choose death, you make your own decision!"
After Chu Yan heard this, he looked at Sun Qing and Wang Dang and asked, "This Gao Fei is really domineering. What should we do now?"
Sun Qing and Wang Dang said in unison: "Brother, surrender. If you surrender, you will have food to eat."
Chu Yan looked at the people around him again and saw that they all nodded. The desire for food had occupied all his hearts. So, he gently closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and squeezed through the gaps between his teeth.
After a few words came out, I shouted with all my strength: "Surrender, let's all fill our stomachs together!"
Following Chu Yan's order, the last two thousand or so soldiers among the bandits opened the village gate, dropped their weapons one after another, and rushed forward, following closely behind the large team at the city gate.
, lined up five people in a row, and walked towards the city gate, everyone's face was filled with joy.
Gao Fei rode back to the formation and ordered Pang De, Hua Xiong, Zhou Cang, and Bian Xi to take over the rebel camp outside with their men, and asked Zhao Yun to bring Chu Yan with him.
Looking at Chu Yan, who was about 1.92 meters tall, and his sturdy figure, Gao Fei couldn't believe that such a heavyweight last night could actually be as agile as a bird, and even less so.
He injured him. He rode on the back of Wulongju, pointed the dragon gun in his hand at the tall Chu Yan, and said loudly: "From now on, you and your subordinates will follow me. I
You and your men will always have food to eat and no longer be hungry. However, this is a favor from my surrender to you. It is definitely not a compromise to the conditions proposed by you, because you do not have the capital to negotiate terms with me. Understand
?"
Chu Yan sounded a little confused, but no matter what, he and his brother would no longer be hungry. For him, he was still very happy. He immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Thank you, General. I, Chu Yan,
From now on I will follow the general, and as long as there is food to eat, Chu Yan will never rebel again."
Gao Fei put away his spear and said with a smile: "Get up and let Zilong take you to the city to drink and eat meat. I hope you will always keep your promise today."
Chu Yan raised his hand and swore: "I, Chu Yan, swear to God that from now on I will follow General Gao to the death and will never rebel as long as I have food to eat. If I violate this oath, I, Chu Yantian, will be struck with five thunderbolts and I will die without mercy."
Burial place.”
Hearing Chu Yan's swearing was so funny, Gao Fei smiled slightly and winked at Zhao Yun, who then brought the three leaders Chu Yan, Sun Qing and Wang Dang into the city. He saw Chu Yan
As he left, he thought slowly: "It seems that the Black Mountain Army will not appear in history in the future. Gongsun Du is dead, and now I am the only one left in Jizhou. Gaoyi City is where the governor is."
, there must be a large amount of grain stored in it, I must go to Gaoyi again, open a warehouse to store grain, lure more people who have fled into the mountains, and bring the people to Liaodong to increase the population of Liaodong."