Pei Sheng did not rest in Yanjiabao, but returned to his Wubao overnight.
It was already Yinzheng time, Pei Sheng jumped off his horse and ran around all night. He was tired and exhausted, and he was staggering when he walked. Pei Sheng went to the hall, but Pei Bo was still waiting for news.
When he learned from his son that Yan An would accompany him to Yanshi City tomorrow, Pei Bo frowned and said, "Both of them are going to Yanshi. What if they are left behind by the Qin people?"
Pei Sheng said nothing, knowing that his father and father-in-law had their own thoughts. My father went to Yanshi City to find out the news, and he would act according to the opportunity. If things were unavoidable, he would surrender and get the upper hand. His father-in-law wanted to go with him, which was similar to his father's thoughts.
After stroking his beard and pondering for a moment, Pei Bo ordered: "Send someone overnight to deliver a message to Wubao who is attached to us. See what these people are planning. Chenchu will report the situation to me."
After Pei Sheng left, Pei Bo summoned his second son Pei Qiang and explained in a low voice. Half an hour later, Pei Qiang led more than 400 tribesmen to leave Wubao and head north toward Shouyang Mountain.
The sky was turning white. Pei Bo, who had not slept all night, felt physically and mentally exhausted. He forced his younger brother Pei Jin to prepare three thousand stones of grain, one hundred cattle, two hundred pigs and sheep each, as well as dried meat, wine and other items to prepare for the trip. The labor force in Yanshi City.
In Yanjiabao, after Pei Sheng left, Yan Ke asked: "What does my brother-in-law mean by coming here? What are my father's plans?"
Yan An pondered for a moment and said: "Ke'er, the Qin army is afraid that it will be a disaster. For the sake of the people in the fort, my father has to make preparations for surrender."
When Yan Ke heard his father say the word "surrender", his eyes filled with tears and he said angrily: "I will never surrender until I die."
Yan An sighed: "Ke'er, take the people in the fort who don't want to surrender and leave first, maybe leave some seeds for the Yan family. Go quickly, it won't be good if He Jie sees him after dawn."
Yao Chong sent Jia Xuanzhi to the Pei family, and the Yan family sent He Jie, the former county magistrate, to recruit them.
Yan Ke knelt down and kowtowed three times to his father respectfully. Both father and son knew that they might never see each other again.
Half an hour later, Yan An's eldest son Yan Hong came in and reported: "The third brother took 500 people out of the north gate and left."
Yan An said dejectedly: "When a disaster strikes, you should each bear the burden of life, death, misfortune, blessings, and blessings. I hope Ke'er will be fine."
He mustered up his energy and ordered: "Hong'er, please ask people to prepare food and livestock. My father will go to Yanshi City with Brother Pei tomorrow morning to reward the army."
Yan Hong advised: "Father, the people of Qin are cruel. Why put yourself in danger? Why don't you go ahead? Otherwise, what should I do if my father is trapped in the city?"
Yan An said solemnly: "As a clan leader, how can we shrink back from the great difficulties. As my father goes to Yanshi, Wubao will be under your control. Remember to adapt to changes."
Jia Xuanzhi stayed up all night and heard the people in Wubao shouting. He finally reached Maozheng and hurried to the guest room to find Pei Bo.
There was a long queue of oxen in the Wubao. Jia Xuanzhi was convinced that Pei Bo intended to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, otherwise what would he do with so many things?
Thinking of Qi Gong Yao Chong's promise before leaving the city, or if he could successfully persuade the Pei family in Hedong to surrender, he could be used as the guard of a county.
From the ninth-rank county magistrate to the fifth-rank county magistrate, this is a step to the sky. Jia Xuanzhi realizes that he has met the master of the Ming Dynasty, how can he not sacrifice his life.
Seeing Jia Xuanzhi, Pei Bo said: "I plan to go to Yanshi to work for the army, and I hope the Prime Minister of Jia County will introduce him to him."
After clapping their hands, a maid held a plate of gold ingots and placed it in front of Jia Xuanzhi.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Jia Xuanzhi smiled from ear to ear. He was promoted and made a fortune during this trip. It seems that the Qin army coming east is a good thing, a big good thing.
The long convoy stretched for several miles, with hundreds of oxcarts loaded with grain, wine, dried meat, cloth and other items. Some people drove pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks toward Yanshi City in a chaotic manner.
Jia Xuanzhi and Pei Bo were sitting in a car together, listening to the bustling sounds outside, and said with a smile: "Pei Gong is so generous. Offering so many things to Qin Master, maybe it will please Qi Gong and turn a disaster into a good thing."
Pei Bo smiled bitterly and said, "I just want to protect my neighbors, and I am willing to go bankrupt."
Jia Xuanzhi felt contempt in his heart. In the past, Pei Bo asked him to help the victims, and at most he was given three to five hundred stones of food to send to the government. This time when the Qin army came, he was trying to please and flatter him. How was it any different from him?
Thinking of the blood of Shan Chang and others outside Yanshi City, Jia Xuanzhi made up his mind to pull Pei Bo to surrender. If he was in the mud and dragged more people into the mud, he would not feel dirty.
Pei Bo was depressed. Instead of being taken away by the Qin army, it would be better for him to offer it himself and still get a good result. He hoped that this disaster could be resolved.
Five miles outside Yanshi City, Yan An has led people to wait here, and the two families move forward together.
Outside Yanshi City, the Qin army's camps were connected together. A few miles away, a sentry Qingqi came over to ask questions. After learning the reason, he led the convoy into the city.
Pei Bo looked at the Qin soldiers carefully. They were all wearing leather armor and holding sharp swords. They were exuding evil spirits. They were indeed not comparable to his own Wubao tribe. Even the officers and soldiers he saw when he arrived in Luoyang were not comparable. .
Yao Chong was very happy to learn that the Pei family from Hedong and the Yan family from Xihe were coming to work for the army, and he personally came to greet them outside the county government office.
The oxcart stopped far away. Pei Bo and Yan An got off the car to dress, came to Yao Chong, bowed deeply and said: "Pei Bo (Yan An), a grassroots man, has met Duke Qi. When he heard that Master Qin was coming from the east, the Pei and Yan families I'm here to help you."
"Hahahahaha", Yao Chong burst into laughter, lifted up Pei Bo and Yan An with his left and right hands, and said: "No need to be polite. If you are willing to submit to the Qin Dynasty, you are one of your own family. Maybe you will become a minister in the same court as Yu in the future. There is no need to be outside the door." The place for narration is inside please.”
Pei Bo and Yan An looked at each other with worried expressions. Yao Chong's words revealed the intention of surrendering the two of them. If they didn't surrender, they would be in trouble.
In the lobby of the county government office, Yao Chong said with a smile: "I have long heard about the county magistrate of the Pei family in Hedong. The 'Eight Pei and Eight Kings' have produced outstanding figures in large numbers. The Pei family is as famous as the Langya royal family. The Pei family in Hedong will surrender to our Great Qin and they will definitely get The emperor reuses it."
Yao Chong talked to himself and did not give Pei Bo and Yan An a chance to explain.
Mu Ping began to ask how many people there were in the two families, how many young people there were, how many cattle, sheep and supplies they had, etc.
Pei Bo responded: "I am willing to donate all the Pei family's wealth to Qi Gong, just to protect the people in the fort."
Yao Chong looked at Jia Xuanzhi and shouted: "Jia Xuanzhi, didn't you tell Mr. Pei that after your surrender, you would move your family to Qin?"
Pei Bo was shocked and said: "It's hard to leave my homeland. I'm old and aged. I would like to bury my bones here."
Yan An also said: "The Yan family has lived in Pingbai Valley for a long time, and the tombs of their ancestors are all buried here. How can we leave lightly."
When Jia Xuanzhi was shouted at by Yao Chong, he turned pale with fright and stammered: "After the Pei and Yan families moved to Da Qin, Qi Gong promised to set aside two thousand hectares of fertile land for resettlement. Pei Gong and Yan Gong, don't make any mistakes. .”
Yao Chong softened his expression and said: "Pei Gong and Yan Gong, as long as you two are willing to lead your tribe and people to move to Daqin, the high officials, generous salaries, fertile land and pastures can just ask."
Pei Bo and Yan An looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The Qin people's purpose was for the people, and they were surrendering themselves to the tiger's mouth.
Seeing Pei Bo and Yan An lowering their heads and saying nothing, Mu Ping said angrily: "If we don't surrender, no chickens or dogs will be spared wherever the sword points."
Yao Chong asked: "Is there any other fort near Yanshi City?"
"There is Zhoujia Fort ten miles northeast of the city, and Shajia Fort eight miles southeast." Mu Ping had already sent people to explore the Wubao surrounding Yanshi City, and said: "There are about four to five hundred households in the two Wubao. Two to three thousand people.”
"Mu Ping, send the order, let Xiaolong and Shi Zhen each lead 2,000 troops to recruit these two forts to surrender. If they don't surrender within half an hour, they will be slaughtered by me." Yao Chong said coldly and authentically. There is murderous intention in it.
Mu Ping promised loudly and turned to leave.
Yao Chong said with a smile: "We have a banquet. I want to entertain Duke Pei and Duke Yan."
When the banquet was served, Pei Bo and Yan An didn't want to eat and drink. They knew that Yao Chong's order was to kill the chicken to show the monkeys. They were both worried about the two Wubao. They didn't know how many days the two Wubao could last.
Zhoujiabao and Shajiabao were both forts attached to the Pei family. Pei Sheng told his father before dawn that neither of these two forts had any intention of surrendering.
Pei Bo had been to these two forts as a guest and knew that they were quite strong. There were more than 300 forts in each fort, many of whom were hunters in the mountains. They were skilled in archery. He hoped to be able to stop the Qin army. Outside the fort.
Before the hour was up, people outside were shouting, and Pei Bo's heart was in his throat, and he wanted to get up and leave the table to watch.
After a while, two big men stepped into the lobby. Their armor was stained with blood, and the smell of blood was strong.
The two came to Yao Chong's banquet, crossed their hands and saluted, saying: "Xiaolong (Shi Zhen) is here to give orders."
Xiaolong was a bald man with blood stains on his oily head. He was the first to report: "If the Zhou family fort does not surrender, the general will lead his men to break through the fort and kill 2,260 people."
Shi Zhen said loudly: "The heads of the 1,860 people in Shajiabao have been brought and piled outside the lobby."
Pei Bo couldn't believe his ears. How long had it been since then that the two forts were gone? From the figures reported by the two men, there probably wasn't even a single person left alive.
Yao Chong laughed and stood up, saying: "Give me some wine."
An attendant offered wine, and the two drank it down in one gulp.
Yao Chong said to Pei Bo and Yan An: "My sons have taken the heads of both Wubao. You two can go out with me to have a look."
Pei Bo and Yan An followed Yao Chong out of the lobby in fear. Eight Jingguan were piled up in the empty space in front of the lobby. Blood gathered from under the Jingguan and flowed to the stone steps of the lobby. superior.
Pei Bo felt dizzy. Those men with ferocious faces were still living people an hour ago.
Staggering down the steps, Pei Bo was distraught. In the capital, he saw Zhou Pu, the master of the Zhou family fort, Sha Cheng, the son of Sha Zhen, and many familiar people.
A small human head fell from the Jingguan and rolled to Pei Bo's feet. Pei Bo lowered his head and looked at the head. It was a child of about three years old.
Pei Bo sat down on the ground, held the child's head in his arms, and cried bitterly.
Yao Chong stood on the high platform, laughed wildly and said: "You Han people say that you should be kind and fearful, but it seems that if you don't kill a few, some of you are still lucky."
Mu Ping threatened: "Pei Bo, Yan An, if you two don't surrender, Zhou and Sha Fort will be your fate."
Pei Bo placed the child's head on the ground, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and said more loudly: "Yu Yuan will lead the Pei family to surrender. Please work together to bury these dead and let them rest in peace."
Yan An said dejectedly: "The Yan family is also willing to surrender and obey Qi Gong's arrangements."
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