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Chapter 1410 Zhang Ji presents the city

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    Zhang ordered people to shoot arrows, but the sergeant hesitated. He rushed over angrily and wanted to execute the arrow himself.

    But when he looked down at the city, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

    Because, Zhang both recognized Xia Houchong under the city at a glance, and also recognized Zhang Yan based on the head.

    These two people have been getting along day and night, and they have become very familiar with each other.

    So Zhang Ji quickly stopped the soldiers from firing arrows to avoid accidentally injuring Xia Houchong who was under the city.

    "Ma Chao, what do you want?"

    Zhang Ji asked loudly.

    When Ma Chao saw him taking the initiative to speak, he patted his horse and walked forward slowly, stopping within a stone's throw.

    "My request is very simple. Open the door and surrender, and I can ensure the safety of the city and the prisoners such as Xia Houchong.

    If you persist in resisting, we will mercilessly wipe out all of you.  All soldiers will be buried with you!  "

    When Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but swayed and almost lost his balance.

    He understood that the other party was definitely not alarmist.

    Because the boulder attack just now has left a shadow in his heart.

    If the enemy wants to break the city, it only takes a few more rounds, and no matter how strong the city wall is, it will be defeated.

    Zhang Ji was accompanied by several people. When everyone heard this, they all whispered: "General, why don't we surrender?"

    "Yes, the enemy's thunder cannon just now was powerful, more powerful than the one invented by the king.

    The city wall cannot bear it at all, and it will only be broken down soon.

    Rather than bear the enemy's wrath when the time comes, it is better to open the door and dedicate the city now to ensure the safety of our soldiers.  "

    Several people took turns to persuade him, and they all wanted to surrender.

    When Zhang saw these people who were greedy for life and afraid of death, he was not angry at all.

    However, now that the enemy is approaching the city, it is understandable that everyone inside wants to surrender for their own safety.

    Zhang Ji even speculated that if he disagreed, he might be directly eliminated by other surrender elements.

    However, he was very worried about the safety of his general Xiahou Dun.

    The two had been friends for more than ten years. Now that they heard that they died tragically on the cliff, they felt extremely sad and angry.

    "Ma Chao, I just want to ask you, what happened to my General Xiahou? As long as you answer truthfully, I, Zhang Ji, will open the door and surrender!"

    Hearing this, Ma Chao had no choice but to tell the truth.

    "In fact, I just ordered people to say that Xiahou Dun had died tragically, just to damage the morale of the defenders.

    Since Zhang has spoken, he will no longer hide it.

    "General Xiahou Dun was forced to the Jingshui River by his own general. The general tried to persuade him to surrender, but he jumped deep into the Jingshui River.

    Now even the general doesn¡¯t know whether he is alive or dead.  "

    When Zhang heard this, he felt even sadder.

    He took another serious look at Xia Houchong, who was bound under the city.

    Xiahou Dun is dead. In order to preserve a trace of incense for him, I can no longer resist stubbornly.

    "Okay! General Ma, Zhang is willing to surrender, but I hope you will fulfill your promise and ensure the safety of Xia Houchong and others!"

    "Don't worry, this general is not a murderer. I will never kill prisoners!"

    After Zhang heard the words, even if he had doubts, he had to believe it.

    So, he finally made up his mind and led all his generals to the city.

    After a while, all the city gates were opened.

    Then I saw Zhang Ji and others walking empty-handed and walked to the outside of the city to surrender.

    However, Ma Chao remained vigilant and did not rush forward immediately.

    Instead, they first sent a team of soldiers and horses to rush forward and control these people.

    ¡° Then another group of men and horses entered the city directly. It was not until the entire Linjing City was taken over that he finally entered the city with confidence.

    The hall where Xiahou Dun issued orders and discussed military affairs was transformed into a gathering place for generals Ma Chao.

    At this moment, all the captured personnel in the battle were brought onto the field.

    The leaders were naturally Zhang Ji and Xia Houchong.

    Ma Chao smiled and said: "Two generals, now that you have surrendered, why don't you surrender to the light and serve your Majesty?"

    Xia Houchong was naturally unmoved and only wanted to avenge his father.

    And Zhang Ji flatly refused.

    Fortunately, he knew his situation and did not dare to speak harshly to avoid irritating the other party.

    Ma Chao saw that both of them refused, which was within his expectation.

      Therefore, he was not in a hurry to force the other party, but only temporarily detained him until all Cao Cao's forces were wiped out before making a decision.

    As for the captured Cao Jun, it was not up to them to choose.

    Ma Chao did not have so much food to feed the prisoners, and it was impossible for him to let them go and return them to Cao Cao's hands again.

    So I only gave him two choices.

    First, join Ma Chao's army on the spot and fight with them.

    Second, they will return to their hometown, but Ma Chao will not give them a grain of food or a weapon.

    It is conceivable that a captive without any basis may not be able to go very far before he will be in crisis.

    Therefore, most of Cao's troops chose to join Ma Chao's command.

    Ma Chao disrupted them all and joined the rear army.

    At the same time, in order to win over the hearts of these new sergeants, he specially arranged a celebration banquet that night.

    Big fish, big meat, delicacies and fine wines are all available.

    It made those prisoners of Cao's army who were accustomed to ordinary meals feel as if they had entered heaven.

    In fact, for these ordinary soldiers, they are forced to join the army just to make a living and survive in troubled times.

    So for them, as long as they can have enough to eat, it doesn¡¯t matter who they work with.

    Liangzhou was originally barren, and these people could only maintain subsistence and food, and all they ate were coarse grains.

    So Ma Chao conquered half of the army's morale with a meal of wine and meat.

    Then, coupled with Ma Chao¡¯s reputation in Xiliang, almost all of these people have heard of it.

    So some people were willing, and the atmosphere gradually became warm.

    As for Zhang Ji and others, they are not treated so well.

    He and Xia Houchong were locked in a cell together. Hearing the bustling sounds outside, he couldn't help but sigh.

    "General Zhang, the walls of Linjing are strong, why did you surrender so easily?"

    Xia Houchong has always been worried about Zhang Ji's surrender of the city.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that my mouth has been blocked before, and I can¡¯t stop it with words.

    Now that the two are locked together, they can finally have a good talk.

    Zhang saw this and sighed helplessly.

    "Alas! I don't know whether the general is alive or dead, and you are captured again. Even if I want to keep a trace of incense for the general, I can't watch you being killed by Ma Chao!

    Besides, Ma Chao had already attacked the city wall once before this.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know where they got the catapult from. It is so powerful that even the Linjing city wall may not be able to hold up for a moment.

    If I refuse, everyone will be doomed after the city is breached.

    Even for the sake of all the soldiers in the city, we have no choice but to surrender!  "

    Since Xia Houchong had never seen the power of the boulder's cannon with his own eyes, he was still a little skeptical.

    But after Zhang Ji¡¯s tireless explanation, I finally came to believe it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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