Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2542 Lian Po cleverly instigates internal troubles, and the Hebei army is forced to surrender to Jin.

Logically speaking, at this point, the enemy army would have already begun to deploy its troops for the siege, and their archers would naturally be firing arrows.

However, once they start firing their arrows, the people in Jizhou won't be able to hold them back.

It should be noted that, at least in terms of numbers, the troops on the Jizhou side are twice the size of theirs.

Therefore, if an internal conflict breaks out and causes a backlash from Ji Province, it could be a matter that could cost them their lives.

But if they don't fire arrows, the Jin army will easily scale the city walls.

Therefore, it would be impossible for Wang Liao and Huo Jun, as frontline commanders, not to feel troubled.

Given the current situation, no matter what they choose, it will ultimately be a mistake; they have no choice at all.

"General, what should we do? Should we fire the arrows or not?" Tai Luan asked Huo Jun from the side.

As for Huo Jun, he didn't answer the question at all.

No one dared to issue this order. If it were given, it would likely provoke the hatred of the Jizhou army, and the two sides would probably start fighting each other very soon.

In particular, once he issues this order, the Jin army might easily provoke them into internal strife.

If they start fighting each other, how can they continue to defend their position when they are already weak?

"What are you still doing?"

"Shoot the arrows!"

At the crucial moment, it was Liu Xuanchu, a civil official, who issued this order!
The Han army had actually been prepared for a long time, but there had simply been no one to give the order.

When the person who gave the order appeared, the soldiers immediately released the bowstrings from their hands.

In a short time, the civilians who had been pushed to the front of the battle line fell down like rice being harvested, resulting in a large number of casualties in a short period of time.

"That's enough, let's retreat!" Li Xiucheng, who was remotely directing operations from the rear, gave the order.

Lian Po had given instructions that these people should not all be allowed to be wiped out.

Since the enemy has already ordered the arrows to be fired and has caused some casualties, the desired effect is sufficient; there is no need to let all of these people die here.

As for Liu Xuanchu, he had already made preparations for the aftermath when he gave the order to open the door.

There's nothing more to it than providing an outlet for pent-up frustration in Jizhou.

And the outlet for this venting is, of course, the life of the person who gave the order.

In other words, when he gave that order, he was prepared to risk his life.

Although resolving this issue in this way will still leave some potential problems, it is still better than remaining stuck here in a dilemma and waiting for the Jin army to attack.

"Many righteous men have emerged from Qinghan!"

Yuan Hongdao, a strategist from Jizhou, couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

None of those people below had his family. Given his nature, he certainly wouldn't care about the lives of a group of commoners. His only regret was that Liu Xuanchu had sacrificed his life for Qinghan.

If Jizhou had as many virtuous and righteous people as Qinghan, Nanpi wouldn't have been lost so easily.

You have to understand that with such a small number of people in the opposing team's floating house, even if their main force leaves, if they are united, it shouldn't be a problem to protect Nanpi.

Unfortunately, starting with Cui Hao, a large number of officials adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Jin army. Although they did not surrender directly, they also did not put up any strong resistance, but simply watched coldly as Nanpi fell into the enemy's control.

However, even though Liu Xuanchu risked his life, his method was only a temporary solution.

Even though he sacrificed his life, it only eased the hatred on the Jizhou side. From that moment on, a rift, an irreparable rift, was completely created between the two armies.

Moreover, this method is only useful once and cannot be used indefinitely.

Even if those soldiers below are easily swayed and lack knowledge, they shouldn't be treated as complete fools.

Sure enough, the Jin army used the same tactic again the next day.

At this point, some of the soldiers from Jizhou could no longer contain themselves and rushed to the city walls, wanting to open the gates and reunite with their families.

However, before they could even reach the city gate, they were chopped into pieces by the Qinghan soldiers guarding the gate.

This fighting not only failed to suppress the situation, but also risked triggering further conflict between the two sides. If it weren't for the forceful suppression by generals like Pang Nuan from the Hebei army, the two sides would probably have actually come to blows.

Ultimately, Liu Bingzhong made a decisive decision to cut his losses and save himself, and decided to abandon the Jizhou army.

These soldiers from Ji Province, their families and elderly members are now in Lian Po's hands. If they continue to stay in the city, they will not only be of no help to them, but will also become a threat to them.

Since that's the case, let's just let them go.

However, we certainly cannot open the city gates and let them leave. If we do open the city gates, the Jin army outside the city will likely take the opportunity to rush down.

Therefore, the only option was to lower them down one by one using ropes.

This is a huge undertaking, and there are so many Jin troops watching from below. However, if these Jizhou troops want to leave, this is the only way they can do it.

Otherwise, the knives from Qingzhou are not to be trifled with.

These soldiers from Jizhou, having found a way to survive, eagerly followed it even though it was fraught with problems.

However, the Jin army, which was originally preparing to attack the city, did not stop them after discovering this scene, but instead watched coldly. They stopped the attack and watched as the soldiers of Ji Province were hung up one by one.

Qinghan has only a small number of soldiers on the plains. Without the help of the Jizhou army, how long can the enemy hold out?

On the contrary, if they continue to attack the city at this time, it will cause a lot of casualties to the Jizhou soldiers who are looking for their relatives, and may force them back to Qinghan again.

Therefore, it's better to remain a bystander at this point.

It can be said that Lian Po relied on this method to directly dismantle half of the defensive forces of Pingyuan City.

After this ordeal, only about three thousand Jizhou soldiers remain in Pingyuan City.