This battle has been fought so far, and there is still no hope...
Marquis Naquyang of Chu State did come with his army, but he just huddled in the 'temporary palace' without showing his face, and there was no movement for more than 20 days in a row.
So the little hope that Qi Min had just emerged came to nothing.
The Yan army outside has not attacked. When will these miserable days end?
"Coming! Coming out!" Someone excitedly pointed at the Yan Army's camp and shouted.
The soldiers and civilians of Qi State on the top of the city rushed to look towards the direction of the Yan Army's camp... I wonder how the Yan Army would persuade them to surrender?
If they really put out a row of fine wine and roasted sheep with gongs and drums beating under the city... that would be like, tsk tsk...
I'm afraid there will be some weak-willed Qi people who can't resist the temptation and jump from the top of the city to 'surrender'!
Everyone looked at Tian Dan in the center of the tower... General Tian Dan looked as usual and seemed not to notice the commotion of the crowd.
General Tian, I'm sorry!
We have stayed in this unfortunate Jimo city for two years and suffered countless hardships. We can be considered worthy of the Qi State...
Anyway, the Jimo city wall is not high, I will jump down and run away in a moment!
In the commotion, the door of the Yan army camp was opened wide... What came out was not mountains of wine and tender mutton filled with oil... but rows of tied up Qi people.
The city was confused!
What kind of fancy job is this?
Suddenly someone exclaimed: "Second brother! Second brother, why are you tied up?"
Those who were tied up by the Yan army were Qi prisoners of war who had been captured by the Yan people in the battle... I saw a Yan general coming out in a car and shouting ferociously: "Qi people in the city, listen -"
"I, the Yan people, have besieged Jimo for two years and practiced benevolence and righteousness. I thought I could influence you. But you think that the Yan people are weak and dare to resist until now!"
"Now, I, Dayan, have exhausted my benevolence and righteousness!"
"If you don't leave the city and surrender, after the city is broken, General Qi Ji will kill you all!"
"These people...this is your fate!"
After that, General Yan pulled out the dagger from his waist, slashed it down, and cut off the nose of a prisoner of war in front of everyone... Blood foam spattered, and the prisoner of war screamed miserably and struggled violently...
Hundreds of prisoners of war were tied together, and no one could break free... The Yan State sergeant on the side smiled ferociously, and as the sword flashed, hundreds of them fell on their noses.
The screams echoed throughout the battlefield.
The Qi soldiers and civilians on the city were stunned!
Isn't it said that the people of Yan are kind and have always been frivolous in the land of Qi?
Didn’t it mean that the Yan people treated prisoners of war well?
All this... shattered everyone's beautiful illusions about the people of Yan!
The Yan general below roared majestically: "Today I will teach you a lesson... Previously, Lord Chang was kind-hearted and wanted to give you a chance, but you didn't cherish it... Now if you don't surrender, the general will slaughter the whole city." !”
After that, General Yan laughed and returned to the camp... The soldiers of Yan Army kicked and chased them back and took the poor noseless prisoners of war back.
On the top of the city, all the people in Qi turned pale.
The cloud of fear hangs over the whole city!
Suddenly someone screamed: "The Yan people are cruel! The Yan people are untrustworthy... Even if we surrender, we will definitely die badly!"
"Fight with Yan State!"
The shrill howling sound spread far and wide in the silent city, and everyone changed their colors.
yes! The Yan people said something about 'preferential treatment for prisoners of war' before, but today, they did such a shocking thing in public!
How can you trust them?
Fear quickly turned into indignation, then into deep anger, and finally the anger turned into a fighting spirit with no way out!
"Fight with the Yan people!"
"I will not surrender to the death! I will not surrender to the death!"
"Fight to the bitter end! I would rather die than drag a Yan State person on my back!"
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The shouts that broke out on the top of the city were earth-shattering. Everyone, men, women, old and young, clenched their swords and halberds, and strong fighting spirit soared into the sky.
Surrendering may also lead to inhumane treatment, so why surrender?
Might as well fight!
Tian Dan on the city tower watched countless civilians holding weapons in their hands and shouting in unison... He couldn't help but feel shocked!
The thing that worried him the most has been easily solved!
The fighting spirit of the people has been gathered! Now that there is no way to retreat, we must be a hundred times more courageous.
As the saying goes, 'If one person fights to the death, a hundred people will be unable to stop him; if ten thousand people die, they will run rampant in the world'! There are still more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians in the city. Although they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, they are enough to explode into a sky-high combat power in a desperate situation where they are sure to die.
What's more, there are Xiong Wuliang's 10,000 elite heavy infantry in the city, which is enough to catch the Yan army off guard at the critical moment...
The overall strength is enough to compete with Yan Jun!
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Listening to the earth-shattering shouts coming from Jimo City, Qi Jie's eyebrows wrinkled into a knot.
The operation was as fierce as a tiger. Not only did it fail to frighten Qi people into surrendering, but it seemed to boost the enemy's morale... Listening to this posture, how could it sound like the sound that only ten thousand people could make? Qi Ren was clearly extremely angry!
Qi Jie felt a little regretful, but mostly angry——
"Didn't you say that with just some intimidation, Jimo City would surrender?" Qi Jie asked coldly, staring at the prisoner disguised as a Green Feather Guard spy.
"Why did the people of Qi not only refuse to surrender, but their morale became stronger?"
The prisoner lowered his voice and said: "To tell the general - in my humble opinion, you didn't scare them enough!"
"We might as well use more ruthless means, we will definitely make Qi people surrender!"
Qi Jie raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "You mean... I will pull out those noseless prisoners of war again, kill them all, and rip out their hearts?"
The prisoner was startled, and thought that if such a trick was carried out, the evil done by labor and capital would be huge... He quickly shook his head, and then offered his advice: "If you tell the general, there is no need to do this, the villain has a better plan... All you need to do is..."
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The next morning, it was just dawn.
The Qi soldiers standing sentry on the city wall held their swords and stared angrily at the Yan army camp - wishing they could rush down and fight with them now.
For these Qi soldiers and civilians, this was a monstrous fighting spirit that had not been seen for a long time.
Grandma, it’s a good thing I didn’t surrender at first... The soldier on guard thought while subconsciously touching his nose.
Huh? There seems to be movement outside the city!
The soldiers' eyes widened - if the Yan army is dispatched, the sentries only need to shout loudly, and soon Jimo will be ready for battle... Grandma, come on! Killing one is enough to earn money, fighting two makes a profit...
After a while, the soldiers saw clearly the movements of the Yan people outside the city...
His eyes widened, as if he had seen something incredible.
Oh my god... people from the Yan country are...
The sentry felt like five thunders were hitting his head, and for a moment he could hardly see everything in front of him... He fell to the ground, and his eyes were filled with gray. I opened my mouth to shout something, but no sound came out...
After a lot of hard work, a shrill voice finally burst out of his throat - it sounded like a wild beast howling.
Big tears rolled down... A sharp howl tore through this quiet and peaceful morning——
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