On the tenth day of the siege, the Allies suddenly ceased to besiege the city.

From this day on, Shouchun City was unusually silent, and an indescribable aura enveloped the huge city.

The soldiers defending the city were exceptionally quiet, there were few pedestrians on the streets and alleys of the city, and tens of thousands of people in the city closed their doors and stayed quietly at home, not daring to show their heads.

The whole city was immersed in an atmosphere of stasis that had never been seen before, oppressive and calm, as if it were the silence before the storm. Every qiē is brewing in silence, spreading in brewing, gathering strength in spreading, and waiting for a violent outbreak in a certain moment.

This eerie calm lasted for two days.

For two days, the Allied troops stationed outside Shouchun City did not make the slightest move, and all of them stayed in temporary tents, and they could not even see the figures moving. This situation is quite a bit of a knife and gun storage, horses put into the Nanshan, so that the defenders are puzzled, I don't know what kind of ghost the allies are playing, and what new tricks they want to play.

In contrast, the defenders at the head of the city were heavily defended. One by one, their waists were straight, their eyes were open like copper bells, and they didn't dare to blink, for fear that if they were not careful, the allies would suddenly attack, and they would be unjustly killed, and they didn't know how to die.

However, the defenders hiding behind the battlements were whispering to each other, talking about the letter of surrender that had come out of nowhere last night.

"Look, the team leader quietly went home last night, and when he came back in the morning, he couldn't give up and didn't say a word?" A bow and arrow pointed at the leader of the team ten paces away (the leader of the squad with fifty men), and muttered to his "teammates" next to him.

"Teammates" after hearing this. Stretched out two fingers to make a silent gesture, and whispered like a mosquito and a fly: "You still need to say that I have seen it a long time ago." I heard that there were three watches last night. There were many letters of persuasion from the north and west gates, which were then confiscated by the generals. However, it is said that the generals did not give these letters to the lord, but hid them privately, and then passed them on to the generals of the battalions, and we also had a share of them. ”

"I see. It's no wonder that when I see the generals today, I always think that their eyes are very strange, and everyone looks like thieves. It turned out that they all had a letter of persuasion in their hands. The archer muttered to himself in hindsight.

Then he turned his head to his companion's ear and whispered, "What does the letter of persuasion say?" Do the brethren know about it? ”

"I've probably heard of it. It is said that this time the general led the army to besiege Shouchun City. The sin lies with Yuan 、、、 the lord alone, and has nothing to do with others. If we open the city gates, reward thousands of gold, and seal the marquis of ten thousand households, the other soldiers who defend the city will not be blamed for the past; If not. Zhu San、、、 is not right. Punish the nine clans, throw 、、、 corpses in the wilderness! After speaking, the archer's "teammates" trembled and trembled, and their mouths spat with great difficulty, and they seemed to be terrified and afraid.

"Ahh Punish 、、、 nine clans! The archer was frightened and stammered.

"Isn't it?" The companion affirmed: "It is said that General Li Li has always done what he said. Never break his word, and this time is no exception. What's more, the Xiliang Army is famous for its bravery and good fighting. Countless killings are all devils who kill people without blinking. If the generals insist on resisting to the end, I am afraid that on the day the city is broken, the Xiliang army will kill and even slaughter the city. "Obviously, the archer's companion is psychologically better than him, as if he has read, can read, and speaks in an orderly manner, not like an illiterate reckless man.

The archer was completely panicked at this time, perhaps it had something to do with the fact that he had learned the news too late, so that he was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and trembling in the cold.

It took a long time for him to hold back a sentence: "Do you think we can still hold the city?" How many days can you keep 、、、? ”

"It's hard to say 、、、. If there was no persuasion from last night, it is estimated that it would have been able to keep it for ten days and half a month, but now?????? Just look at the face of the team rate, I'm afraid I can't hold it. ”

“??????”

Two days passed quietly, and the people in the city survived two days and nights in this extremely depressing atmosphere.

As the first rays of dawn pierced the sky, Shouchun City ushered in a new day, and this was also the fourteenth day of the siege of the city.

Outside the south gate, the camp of the Xiliang Army.

In the tent of the Chinese military marshal, Lu Lingqi brought a pot of fragrant tea that had just been boiled, and Li Li and Guo Jia sat opposite each other, and after breakfast, they tasted tea leisurely.

"Lord, tomorrow is the half-moon period, but at the moment, there is no movement in Shouchun City. It's rare that the lord can still sit calmly, but Weichen pinched a cold sweat for you. For a long time, the lord has always said what he says, and he has never made a mistake, but this time he is afraid that he will make an exception. Guo Jia looked at Li Li with a hippie smile as he spoke. Although he said that he was worried about Li Li, in fact, he was insincere, and he meant something else, which was tantamount to waiting to see Li Li's jokes.

This is why Guo Jia dared to talk to Li Li like this, and changed others, even if he ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Li Li.

However, after Li Li heard this, he smiled indifferently, "Fengxiao is deliberately squeezing me, and there is no temptation in it." You're trying to say that it's been two days since the letter of surrender was sent to the city, so why hasn't there been any movement, right? ”

Li Li likes this straightforward way of talking, and Guo Jia is a free-spirited and uninhibited person, shrewd and wise without being bound by vulgarity, which suits his appetite the most. It is because he and Guo Jia have been together for the longest time, and they have been taking him with them in recent years, and the two of them sit together to drink and drink tea in their spare time, and they talk freely and happily.

Over time, Li Li has regarded Guo Jia as a confidant in his life, treating him like a brother, speaking freely, and saying whatever he wants. And Guo Jia is very measured, although he and Li Li are very close and have an excellent relationship, but this is only when he and Li Li are alone, that is, in private. In front of the public, or in the presence of others, he scrupulously abides by the duties of a courtier, is courteous and thorough, never exceeds half a point, and maintains Li Li's prestige everywhere.

At this moment, there are only two people in the big tent, he and Li Li, because he is unrestrained, straightforward in his words, and completely regards Li Li as a brother or confidant and friend, rather than the Lord. But one thing has not changed, that is, he has always honored Li Li as the lord. Maybe. He deliberately reminded himself not to be pampered and arrogant, no matter when and where, never forget the difference between respect and inferiority, and don't lose proportion. He forgot his duty as a courtier.

"In the words of the lord, this is exactly what Weichen meant." Guo Jia nodded in response.

This is Guo Jia's cleverness. As a minister, you have something you don't understand, or you still have doubts in your heart, and you are anxious to know the reason or the answer. At this time, you can't ask the Lord directly, because the first way of a man is to share the worries of the Lord. It is to share the worries of the Lord. How can you let the Lord solve your doubts, is this a share of worries? And Guo Jia undoubtedly knows this. Therefore, he does not ask directly, but knocks on the side. Ask questions tactfully, so as to find answers from Li Li and solve the mystery in his heart.

Li Li admired Guo Jia's sincerity very much, and immediately did not sell Guanzi. said frankly: "In fact, whether the letter of persuasion works. Whether it can achieve the desired effect, to be honest, I am not 100% sure of myself, and I still have doubts. However, everything has to be tried to know whether it is feasible and whether it can be successful, if you are worried about failure and do not try, it is not a chance at all, let alone successful. These words were indeed Li Li's heartfelt words, and he said them extremely frankly. It's almost unabashedly revealing of the heart. This kind of treatment is not available to Li Li's cronies and close ministers, so far. Only Guo Jia is alone. Even Li Li's women could hardly hear him reveal his heart unreservedly.

Speaking of this, Li Li's tone paused, and then the words changed: "I really didn't know the bottom in my heart before, and I was worried that the defenders in the city would resist stubbornly and fight to the death. But the city has been unusually quiet in the last two days, and the defenders at the head of the city are obviously a little absent-minded, and even afraid of our allies. This situation reassures me. This shows that the letter of surrender has begun to work, creating a great deterrent to the defenders, forcing them to carefully consider the future and fate of themselves and their families. It is a matter of life and death, and it also implicates the family, so they cannot be imprudent, reflect deeply, and then make the most correct choice, which is also the only choice. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li had a bright smile on his face and said with a smile: "A person can only calm down and think when he is quiet, and thinking means that his heart has been shaken. As the defender of the city, his vacillation means that the people's hearts are scattered and the army's hearts are in turmoil. In this way, the huge Shouchun City is dangerous, and it is no longer the impregnable No. 1 fortified city in Huainan, but a dangerous city full of loopholes. So we don't have to rush, give them some time and let them weigh the pros and cons and finally make the right decision. ”

Guo Jia nodded as he listened, and then looked at Li Li and smiled. Then he sighed thoughtfully: "It's really a word to wake up the dreamer." The lord is far-sighted, and his speculation on people's hearts has reached the extreme, and Weichen admires him very much, and he is ashamed! ”

After sighing, Guo Jia continued: "After the lord's order, Weichen expects that the day of breaking the city is just around the corner, maybe today and tomorrow. However, Weichen still has one more thing to ask the lord, once Shouchun is broken, I don't know how the lord is going to deal with Yuan Shu? ”

"Oh?" Li Li groaned in a little surprise, a hint of realization flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "Fengxiao's words are quite meaningful, I don't know what you think about this?" ”

Guo Jia nodded when he heard this, and said with a solemn expression: "Now, the forces under Yuan Shu's command have fallen apart, most of the soldiers and horses have been lost, and there is no possibility of a comeback, because his life and death have nothing to do with the overall situation." However, the foundation of the Yuan family is in Huainan, although the people of Huainan have hated Yuan Shu to the core, but the family scholars in the Jianghuai area are still biased towards the Yuan family, because most of their ancestors or family children are protégés of the Yuan family. This is where the profound heritage of the Yuan family lies, and it is the intertwined personal relationships accumulated by the ancestors of the Yuan family little by little, and it cannot be divided and disintegrated overnight.

If the lord wants to completely occupy Huainan, he can't let Yuan Shu die in the hands of my Xiliang army. However, in order to avoid the resurgence of Yuan Shu's power, and it is impossible not to get rid of it, it is necessary to fake his hands and borrow the hands of others to get rid of Yuan Shu. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's tone paused slightly, and after seeing Li Li nodding slightly, he continued: "In this regard, Weichen has a countermeasure. At present, Lu Bu and Sun Ce both want to break through Shouchun, and they are eager to win the first credit, not only to make a name for themselves, but also to win people's hearts. In that case, why can't the lord fulfill them? Yan Ming killed Yuan Shu, Fang made the first contribution to this battle, and promised heavy benefits. This is a plan for the two tigers to compete for food! I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”

Li Li laughed loudly when he heard this: "Guo Fengxiao, he is really a ghost!" Hahaha??????"

―――――― To be Continued ―――――――――――――― (To be Continued......

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