Under the night, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
The two armies faced each other from a distance, filled with smoke.
The two sides faced off for a quarter of an hour, but neither made a decision to start a war.
After all, neither Qin Yuan nor Gongsun Zan thought about having a decisive battle tonight.
No matter which side it is, no one is fully prepared.
Gongsun Zan only brought a part of the combat troops with him.
At the same time, the power of the Black Wolf Emperor Cavalry and Qinglong Yulin Army beside Qin Yuan had just easily defeated the 50,000 Youzhou Assault Cavalry.
He even captured Gongsun Yue alive, which made Gongsun Zan feel a little troublesome.
At this time, Gongsun Zan was not even completely sure that he could completely wipe out the rebels in Pingyun County.
Buzz buzz.
Suddenly, there was a vibration on the ground.
Huge fighting beasts are coming from a distance.
Silver level siege tank.
Bronze level sling chariot.
Especially the siege chariot, as a type of heavy siege equipment, can not only be used to siege cities, but the power it can exert on the battlefield is very terrifying.
The siege chariot is surrounded by gears formed by sharp blades. The high-speed rotation can cut off the body or armor of any soldier. It only needs to run rampant on the battlefield to cause huge casualties to the enemy.
Not to mention the repeating crossbow and giant crossbow in the middle, as well as the huge metal pendulum hammer, which can cause huge damage to enemies within range. Even military generals cannot withstand such an attack.
Hundreds of siege tanks were approaching slowly like giant war beasts.
Under the dark night, the enemy could not see the full picture of the siege chariots, but they could see monsters seven or eight meters high approaching, bringing them
A huge sense of oppression.
"Gongsun Zan, if you want to fight, fight, don't let your mother-in-law do it!"
Qin Yuan looked directly at Gongsun Zan.
The arrival of the siege chariots made Qin Yuan full of confidence.
Before, what Qin Yuan was most afraid of was the cavalry charge of the white horse Yi Cong.
Even a shield wall defense line composed of strong shield warriors may not be able to stop them.
Once they break through the defense line, no matter how many troops you have, it will be useless.
Qin Yuan often led the Black Wolf Emperor Cavalry into battle, and he knew very well how much destructive power an unrestricted cavalry could cause.
This is also what Qin Yuan is most afraid of Gongsun Zan.
But now, hundreds of siege tanks formed an invincible front that was both offensive and defensive.
Even if an elite like Baima Yicong dares to hit a siege chariot head-on, he will definitely be cut to pieces by the sharp blade.
No matter how powerful Baima Yicong is, he is still made of flesh and blood.
Siege chariots are machines made of heavy metals such as fine iron, fine steel, and black iron.
The fine iron required for manufacturing alone requires 10,000 units.
Not to mention anything else, the entire siege tank alone weighs hundreds of thousands of kilograms. This tonnage is not something that cavalry can shake.
"General, be careful of fraud!"
The generals around Gongsun Zan all looked surprised and suspicious.
After all, these siege tanks have weird shapes and are really unique.
But it has to be said that such huge siege machinery is extremely rare.
As for war weapons such as chariots, their lethality is even more terrifying than that of cavalry.
Before the appearance of siege tanks, they might have a 50% chance of choosing to go to war.
Even if they can't win, they don't worry about causing too many casualties.
The dark night and flat plains were favorable to them.
But when the siege chariots appeared, even Gongsun Zan began to retreat.
"Qin Yuan, I, the general, have been ordered by the imperial court to put down the rebels in Pingyun County no matter what!"
"Although you are a bandit, you have never done anything serious. Even when you occupied the city, you never took anything by force or oppressed the people!"
"You are still young. I will give you a chance to surrender. I will report it to the court for pardon and innocence. I can even let you follow me and put you to good use to make great achievements!"
"Being a rebel will definitely lead to a bad end. Think about it!"
Gongsun Zan shouted to Qin Yuan. "Today, although I have only 50,000 cavalry under my command, it does not mean that I only have these troops. If you are still stubborn, you will face an army of 500,000! Don't think that you can rely on it."
With hundreds of thousands of troops under your command, you can fight against this general and the Han Dynasty!"
Gongsun Zan suddenly persuaded him to surrender, which surprised Qin Yuan.
Recruitment to the imperial court may be a good thing.
In Qin Yuan's previous plan, he had thought of accepting recruitment from the imperial court or the government.
It was a pity that Gongsun Fu rejected Qin Yuan's proposal at that time.
Unexpectedly, before the decisive battle started, Gongsun Zan took the initiative to raise the issue of recruitment to Qin Yuan.
This is not like Gongsun Zan's character.
Moreover, even though he suppressed the rebellion in Pingyun County, his achievements would be greatly reduced, and there would even be no reward from the court.
There may be two reasons for Gongsun Zan to change his mind.
One is his cousin Gongsun Yue who is in the hands of Qin Yuan.
He valued Gongsun Yue's life and death more than his military exploits.
If Qin Yuan is forced into a hurry, there is no guarantee that he will kill Gongsun Yue.
The other is Qin Yuan's military strength, which is indeed beyond Gongsun Zan's expectations.
Whether it was the Green Dragon Forest Army, the Black Wolf Emperor Cavalry, or these war machines, they all made Gongsun Zan feel fearful.
It is not impossible to capture Qin Yuan, but it requires paying a huge price.
Because of all these reasons, Gongsun Zan temporarily changed his mind.
As for Gongsun Zan possibly deceiving Qin Yuan, it is unlikely.
In this era of the Han Dynasty, commitment and loyalty were very important.
Since Gongsun Zan dares to say it, he will definitely do it.
This does not mean that any of Gongsun Zan's promises will be fulfilled.
But compared to solving a Qin Yuan, it is not worth Gongsun Zan's ruining his own credibility.
Once this thing is gone, it will be difficult to establish it again. In the future, famous generals and advisers will basically not seek refuge with Gongsun Zan.
Even the generals in the army would doubt Gongsun Zan's character, integrity and prestige.
"Master Qin, I think Gongsun Zan's proposal should be carefully considered!"
At this time, the top brass of the player force showed surprise.
If they accept the imperial court's offer of peace, this is undoubtedly the best retreat for them.
After all, although the current imperial court is weak, it is still dominated by the Han Dynasty.
There will definitely be no good end if you mess with the imperial court.
As Gongsun Zan said, he did not only have 50,000 cavalry under his command.
Once there is a head-on battle with Qin Yuan, if 50,000 cavalry is not enough, then 150,000!
If 150,000 is not enough, then half a million!
Even if Qin Yuan completely defeated Gongsun Zan, the imperial court would not sit idly by and might even mobilize troops from various states and counties, or even the Central Army directly under the Central Government, to quell the rebellion!
The longer this battle lasts, the greater the impact will be.
Unless Qin Yuan can have the strength to fight against the entire Han Dynasty, he will eventually perish one day.
Even the Yellow Turban Rebellion that swept across eight states was eventually suppressed by the imperial court.
Of course, they may not be able to fight against the entire Han Dynasty, or when Youzhou sends troops from various counties, it may be over.
Therefore, surrendering to Gongsun Zan is the best choice.
After all, in the future, Gongsun Zan will be a prince, and when he is the most powerful, his territory will spread across the four northern states.
Even if the players want to join these princes now, they may not accept it!
"Yes, Lord Qin, behind Gongsun Zan is the imperial court, we cannot be his opponent!"
"There is no point in continuing this battle!"
"Not as good as."
Man Tianxing and others looked at Qin Yuan.
Among these armies, one hundred thousand are from the player alliance.
Qin Yuan has not expressed any attitude yet, but these players are eager to take a position.
Moreover, if it were not for the alliance with Qin Yuan, if Gongsun Zan had issued an invitation to the players, the players would have fallen into Gongsun Zan's arms.
But now, we still have to respect Qin Yuan's decision.
"That's what you all think?"
Qin Yuan looked at everyone coldly.
I didn't expect these players to be so weak.
Of course, they can't blame them, after all, everyone knows that continuing to be a rebel will not end well.
It's just that their attitude changed too quickly.
If Qin Yuan were not confident that he could control the troops under his command, it is estimated that these players would immediately rebel once he raised objections.
No wonder Gongsun Zan is able to know the movements of the players' coalition forces very well.
Every one of these players is a loser.
It is estimated that many players have secretly taken refuge with Gongsun Zan.
"Master Qin, tell us what you think and let's discuss it together. After all, we are all allies!"
Guild Leader Guanghui said, "We have hundreds of thousands of troops under our command, and they will definitely advance and retreat with you!"
It seems that he respects Qin Yuan's decision.
In fact, it contains a threat.
An army of hundreds of thousands may not be a match for Qin Yuan's army.
But once he rebels, it will deal a heavy blow to Qin Yuan.
On the other side, Gongsun Zan's lips turned up involuntarily.
He originally only wanted to recruit Qin Yuan, the force of Qingfeng Village.
He has no intention of letting the player coalition go.
After all, recruiting Qin Yuan is a sign of respect for Qin Yuan's strength, and Qin Yuan has indeed not committed any serious crimes.
The cities captured by Qin Yuan did not cause large-scale bloodshed, and even took the initiative to accept nearly a million refugees when the rebellion broke out.
Gongsun Zan had collected this information through his intelligence network.
On the other hand, this player's alliance can be said to be doing all kinds of evil, burning, killing, and looting.
In order to search for money, no matter whether they are rich businessmen or ordinary people, they are not spared.
It can be said that the two important classes, the gentry and the common people, have been greatly offended.
Countless lives have died at the hands of players.
Most of the refugees are caused by the alliance of players.
If we talk about rebels, these players are all big devils and their crimes are unpardonable.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan can let Qin Yuan go, but he will never let go of these players.
Because of the crimes they committed, and because Gongsun Zan did not let go of his military exploits in quelling the rebels, each of these players is a walking meritorious person.
Of course, although Gongsun Zan didn't originally mean this.
But when he discovered that his words might even cause Qin Yuan to break with the player group, he did not go out of his way to explain this.
"The rebellion in Pingyun County was not caused by Qingfeng Village!"
Qin Yuan ignored the players and looked at Gongsun Zan. "All this is because of the government!"
Even inside, I am completely disappointed with these players.
Even though it's a recruitment, let's at least hold some negotiations first.
Even before the talks started, the internal strife started.
It's simply unusable.
"I can accept the imperial court's offer."
"However, I also have three requests!"
"First, Pingyun County remains the same and is managed by the original county magistrate!"
"Second, our troops from Qingfeng Village become the county soldiers of Pingyun County and shoulder the heavy responsibility of public security in Pingyun County!"
"Third point, in exchange, I am willing to let General Gongsun Yue go, so as to resolve the grievances between us, just treat it as a misunderstanding!"
Qin Yuan said.
"This is impossible!"
Gongsun Zan refused without even thinking about it.
If Qin Yuan's conditions were followed, wouldn't it mean that Pingyun County would become Qin Yuan's territory?
On the surface, Pingyun County was still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in fact, Qin Yuan became the local emperor of Pingyun County.
The territory of Pingyun County and the army of Qingfeng Village are all under the jurisdiction of the Gongsun family.
Moreover, Pingdong is from the Zhang family in Yuyang, not the Gongsun family, so it is impossible for him to continue to be the county magistrate.
Especially the military power cannot be left in the hands of Qin Yuan, and must be reorganized by Gongsun Zan.
"There was a rebellion during the tenure of the former Pingyun County Magistrate, which resulted in the death of countless people. This is a crime of dereliction of duty. This general will send him back to the court for trial!"
"As for Pingyun County, the imperial court will send a new county magistrate to manage it!"
"And you follow me and become my lieutenant. This is the importance that the general attaches to you. Not just anyone can be my lieutenant!"
"In addition, lead another 10,000 troops. If you achieve military exploits in the future, you will definitely be rewarded heavily!"
Gongsun Zan stared at Qin Yuan.
In this way, he can firmly control Qin Yuan.
Following Gongsun Zan not only values and cultivates him, but in fact he also monitors Qin Yuan.
After Qin Yuan plundered the Yun family's caravan before, he treated Yun Chong, a master, by letting him stay by his side to prevent him from leaving his side and doing something unpredictable.
"I can't possibly agree to your request!"
Qin Yuan sneered, "My conditions are these three, I will never give in!"
"Then there's no need to discuss it!"
A sharp look flashed in Gongsun Zan's eyes, and a terrifying murderous aura erupted from his body.
He was a fierce general on the battlefield.
Being able to talk to Qin Yuan so much today is already a great honor to Qin Yuan.
In the past, when we fought against foreigners outside the Great Wall, the only people we could treat against foreigners were butcher's knives.
"I see that you are not ready to fight tonight. Tomorrow at noon, I will have a decisive battle with you here!"
Qin Yuan said, "If you don't come, I will hang your brother's head on the wall!"
"Okay, okay, it's been many years, no one has made me so angry!"
"Tomorrow will be the day when your head falls to the ground!"
Gongsun Zan held the gallbladder tightly in his right hand, and with just a slight wave, there was a burst of explosions around him.
After saying that, Gongsun Zan led the army and quickly disappeared into the night.
"What a mistake, Master Qin!"
"There is no need to completely break up with Gongsun Zan!"
"We can talk slowly!"
Seeing Gongsun Zan leaving angrily, all the players blamed him one after another.
"If you want to talk to Gongsun Zan, then catch up and talk slowly. I will never stop you!"
"Otherwise, don't be as annoying as a fly!"
"I always swat flies to death!"
Qin Yuan swept across a fierce and fierce light.
Suddenly, a terrifying coercion enveloped all the players. They felt a mountain-like coercion on their shoulders. The words they were about to say suddenly stopped, and cold sweat broke out from behind.
When they came to their senses, Qin Yuan had already led the army and left.
