Wang Ding asked Gao Shun to rest first, and then asked Zhang Liao to come over and take charge of the city defense at night.
The soldiers who had just fought also went to rest and were replaced by another group.
Wang Fang has been killed. Wang Ding is now curious about how Li Jue and Wang Fang got in touch and whether there are still Li Jue's people in the city.
He can't just purge the Xiliang army that surrendered before just because the king rebelled.
If so, I'm afraid Li Jue will be happiest.
The Xiliang army in the city just surrendered some time ago, and now is a sensitive period.
Wang Fang's sudden rebellion has made many Xiliang soldiers panic.
What Wang Ding can do now is to strengthen precautions. The surrendered Xiliang army must be on guard, but it cannot be ignored.
Now the main force defending the city still relies on these Xiliang troops who surrendered.
That night, Wang Ding didn't sleep either. He stayed on top of the city with the soldiers.
Fortunately, except for Wang Fang, no other Xiliang army rebelled tonight.
Wang Fang was quickly suppressed. Even if there were still some people who secretly contacted Li Jue and Guo Si, it was impossible to take action again at this time after knowing that Wang Ding was on guard.
Outside the city, Li Jue, Guo Si and other generals, as well as Jia Xu, also gathered together and stayed up all night.
Jia Xu was also surprised by the result of tonight's sneak attack.
The defenders in the city were more cautious than he expected, and the generals guarding the city were not weak.
If the defenders of the city were replaced by Lu Bu or Li Jue and Guo Si, and with Wang Fang cooperating in the city tonight, it shouldn't be difficult for them to break the city.
Jia Xu still doesn’t know who is responsible for guarding the city tonight.
But he understood that after tonight, their hope of breaking the city would become even slimmer.
"Wen He, what should we do now?" Li Jue pinned his hope on Jia Xu.
Jia Xu said: "If we don't have enough time, we will either surrender or evacuate overnight and return to Liangzhou."
Li Jue said: "How do you choose?"
Guo Bang said: "I am willing to surrender."
The Central Plains is prosperous, and he doesn't want to go back to the remote and desolate Liangzhou.
What's more, if they go to Liangzhou now, they may not be able to gain a foothold.
Ma Teng and Han Sui have the final say in Liangzhou now, and the relationship with them is not good.
Zhang Ji and Fan Chou also nodded and said: "Wang Yun has been dismissed, we surrender, there should be no fear for our lives."
Li Jue asked Jia Xu again: "Sir, do you think it is better to surrender or return to Liangzhou?"
Jia Xu was not optimistic about these people. For the sake of his own wealth and life, he said: "Return to the imperial court."
Li Jue said: "Okay, I will write a letter now and have it delivered to the city."
As for what I said before, if you want to avenge Dong Zhuo, it has been ignored by several people.
Everyone is dead, so why take revenge? The best choice is to protect your own interests.
Wang Ding stayed at the top of the city all night. At dawn, some soldiers came to report: "General, there are enemy troops below the city."
Wang Ding, who was yawning, regained his energy and asked: "How many people?"
The soldier said awkwardly: "There is only one person, and he seems to be holding a letter in his hand."
Wang Ding came to the city wall and saw a Xiliang soldier in front of the city gate, holding a letter in his hand and shouting: "My general, I have a letter to give to General Wang."
"General, do you want to open the city gate?" Zhang Yu, who was following Wang Ding, asked.
Wang Ding raised his head and glanced at the military camp in the distance, feeling a little worried. This was another plot by Jia Xu.
He tricked him into opening the city gate, and then other Xiliang troops suddenly came in to cover him up.
It's just that except for the military camp in the distance, there is a wide open space outside the city gate, and it is impossible to hide soldiers and horses.
Even if Wang Ding opens the city gate now and waits for Li Jue to come out of the military camp with his soldiers and horses to attack him, Wang Ding can still have the city gate closed again.
To be careful, Wang Ding still did not open the city gate and said: "Just find a basket and pull him up."
Zhang Yu quickly found a basket, tied it with hemp rope, and then put the basket down.
The soldiers below the city climbed into the basket and were then pulled up by the soldiers on the wall.
In the distance, Jia Xu, Li Jue and others stood at the entrance of the camp and watched.
Li Jue said disdainfully: "This person is as timid as a mouse."
Jia Xu believed that Wang Ding was cautious and there was no small matter on the battlefield. Only those who are cautious can be defeated.
Li Jue was disdainful, but Jia Xu believed that Wang Ding was much stronger than him.
With such a cautious guard, it is normal that they cannot capture Chang'an City.
On the city wall, Wang Ding had already opened the letter in the hands of the Xiliang soldiers.
Li Jue's handwriting is very ugly, crooked, and has many typos. However, it does not affect Wang Ding's understanding.
After Wang Ding read it, he said: "Go back and tell Li Jue that since you want to surrender, you must show sincerity."
Wang Ding did not believe what Li Jue said in his letter that Jia Xu was in the enemy's army. He was not sure whether this was another vicious plot by Jia Xu.
Wang Ding doesn’t dare to gamble.
Be careful and there is no fault.
After Wang Ding released the people, he called Gao Shun and others and handed them Li Jue's surrender letter.
"Look, did Li Jue really surrender or was he pretending to surrender?" Wang Ding asked after everyone had seen it.
Gao Shun said: "It should be true. They don't have enough food and grass, and their sneak attack failed last night. If they don't surrender, they will have no choice but to return to Xiliang."
Zhang Liao and Xu Huang also agreed with Gao Shun's statement.
Even though the three of them thought that the possibility of Li Jue's surrender was very low, Wang Ding still had no plans and just opened the city gate and let Li Jue into the city.
Outside the city, Li Jue was very angry.
He has already submitted a letter of surrender, and Wang Ding still wants him to show his sincerity.
"Xi's sincerity is not enough, what else does Wang Ding'er want from X?"
Jia Xu said: "This person is acting cautiously. The general was unwilling to surrender last time. Today Chang'an City was not captured. Now I offer a letter of surrender. The king will not accept it. It is just because he is worried that the general will pretend to surrender."
Li Jue said: "If this is the case, what should we do?"
Jia Xu said: "If you want to win Wang Ding's trust, it is very simple. All you need to do is go in person and leave the army outside the city."
Li Jue didn't even think about it and said flatly: "No."
Wang Ding doesn't believe him, and he doesn't believe Wang Ding either.
Entering the city alone, he was afraid of being killed by Wang Ding.
Jia Xu stopped talking.
His current status is not high. He has already spoken, and it depends on whether Li Jue is willing to do it.
Li Jue looked at the other people and said, "Everyone, who is willing to take a trip?"
Guo Si didn't say anything. Li Jue looked at Zhang Ji and Fan Chou again.
If he wanted to win Wang Ding's trust, he could only choose from the four of them to enter the city. The status of the others was too low, so even if they were sent, it would make Wang Ding even more suspicious of their ulterior motives.
Li Jue saw that Zhang Ji and Fan Chou didn't speak, so he said: "Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, you two are willing to go."
Now the army is mainly in the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, while Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's status is slightly lower.
Fan Chou was a straight-tempered person. When he saw Li Jue directly calling his name, he could only clasp his fists and say: "I accept my order from my humble position."
Seeing that Fan Chou had already agreed, Zhang Ji couldn't resist, so he had no choice but to go with Fan Chou.
The two of them tidied up a little and rode their own horses straight to the city gate without any guards.