Chapter 53 Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and became the third king. Nanye sent troops to Xiliang (13

Yin Feng didn't know that he had been prevented by Nan Ye, so he wanted to find an opportunity to escape back to the city. But before he found the opportunity, Jiang Xu set the fire, and he had to put out the fire with Nan Ye first.

Just as the generals of Cao Ying believe that Cao Cao is the first prince in the world, Nan Ye's subordinates also believe that Guanghua Guoshi is the first in the world. However, none of the soldiers who have seen Nanye's methods and Jiaozhou's prosperity are not convinced of Nanye, and only they really understand Nanye's strength is not as simple as it seems.

As a general in Nanye's camp today, Yin Feng also saw the power of Nanye. Whether it is using fire belts to extinguish fires or summoning white elephants, it fully demonstrates Nanye's wisdom and strength. Especially at the last moment, Nan Ye used his Vulcan skill to rush into the sea of fire with the soldiers to put out the fire, which deeply shocked Yin Feng. He somewhat understood why Nan Ye was called a saint of the road. At the same time, he also admired Nan Ye and no longer felt that Cao Cao was the best in the world. Yin Feng began to struggle in his heart and didn't know whether to really surrender to Nanye.

Nanye, who was dedicated to fighting the fire, did not know that Yin Feng was succumbed to the power he showed. After the fire was extinguished, Nanye sent troops to clean up the fire to avoid the resurgence of the ashes. By the way, he collected some burnt beast corpses to make meat and improve the life for the soldiers. After doing all this, Nanye continued to build a Thunderbolt car.

Wei Kang, Jiang Xu and others have been paying attention to the fire in the city. When they saw Nan Ye sending troops to try to put out the fire, they didn't care. Instead, they hoped that Nan Ye would be burned to death instead. But unexpectedly, Nanye really saved half of the mountain forest. For Nanye, half of the trees are enough to build a Thunderbolt car, which is no different from saving the whole forest. This shows that Yang Fu's plan to set fire to the mountain also failed.

Jiang Xu also wanted to repeat his old skills and set a fire when he went out of the city to burn the remaining trees. Nanye strengthened his precautions and sent troops to block the four gates of Jicheng, making Jiang Xu unable to leave the city.

A few days later, a Thunderbolt car was erected outside the East Gate of Jicheng. This siege equipment appeared in Cao Ying during the Battle of Guandu, but at that time, Nanye's drawings for Cao Cao were not perfect, and the range and power were not as good as the Thunderbolt car Nan Ye now uses, and the operation was more complicated.

Wei Kang and others in the city have also heard of the Thunderbolt car of Guandu, but they did not expect that one day they would face this weapon. When the huge stones hit the head of the city with the wind, the generals in the city knew how powerful the rumored Thunderbolt car was. Personal strength seems insignificant in the face of the boulders falling from the sky. There are no other means of defense than dodging, let alone with shields, even the roof can't stop the boulders from smashing.

The killing power of the boulder thrown by the Thunderbolt car is limited, but it has caused an extremely serious blow to Cao Jun's morale. After a round of shooting, no one dared to guard the city. If Nan Ye hadn't shown mercy and were unwilling to hurt the people more, the boulder would have hit the city and brought a greater blow to Cao's army.

Nan Ye had a Thunderbolt car to help him, and he was not in a hurry to order the soldiers to attack the city, but let the soldiers collect boulders everywhere as ammunition for the Thunderbolt car. For Nanye, every Jiaozhou soldier is very valuable, and the problem that can be solved with stones must not be filled with human life. Even if it takes more time, Nanye also admitted it.

Several days of boulder bombardment caused several collapses on the eastern wall of Hebei, and the gates were completely destroyed. Wei Kang had to order people to block the East Gate with a huge stone to prevent Nanye from leading troops into the city. At this time, all the people in the East Gate of Jicheng had moved away, and the troops were no longer stationed on the East Gate, so they were bombarded by Nanye.

Pang Tong observed for a few days and saw that there were no soldiers at the head of the city and advised Nan Ye, "Cao's morale was so low that everyone dared not go to the city. Why didn't the national division take the opportunity to attack the city?"

Nan Ye said, "The Thunderbolt car keeps throwing stones, and Cao Jun naturally refuses to go to the city to be beaten. Once our army begins to attack the city, Cao's army will return to the head of the city. Even if it can capture the city, I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle. I want to send troops to attack after the wall completely collapses.

Pang Tong shook his head and said, "I know that the national teacher is considerate to the soldiers, but I don't know when the city wall will be completely destroyed. What's more, there are not many boulders available for Thunderbolt cars, so I'm afraid that the city wall will not be destroyed and the boulders have been exhausted first. Will there be no harm in the competition between the two armies? Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Nan Ye frowned and said, "Is there no clever plan other than a strong attack?"

Jia Xu said aside, "I see that Cao Jun's morale is low. Why don't the national division send people into the city to persuade him to surrender? If you can succeed, you can take this city without spending a single soldier.

Pang Tong said, "There are a lot of soldiers in Jicheng, and I'm afraid they won't surrender easily."

Nan Ye also knows that it is easy to say and difficult to do without fighting, but he still hopes that the soldiers will not take Jicheng with blood, so he said, "I think Mr. Wenhe's plan can be tried, and even if it is not successful, it will not be damaged by me. In case of luck, many soldiers and horses will die. I just don't know who can persuade him to surrender in the city?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "I recommend someone, can I see it as a national teacher?"

Nan Ye asked, "Who do you recommend?"

Jia Xu said, "What did the national teacher think Yin Ci had?"

Nan Ye was shocked when he heard the words and said, "This person did not really surrender. How could he persuade me to surrender when he entered the city?" I'm afraid it won't come back!"

Pang Tong clapped his hands and smiled, "Mr. Wenhe's plan is very good! If you want to break Jicheng, you are still falling on this person.

Nan Ye said strangely, "What does Shiyuan say?"

Pang Tong explained: "Yin Feng is an old general of Cao's army in the city. No matter whether he really surrenders or not, the Cao army in the city will not kill him. It's better than sending people into the city for adventure at will. If Yin Feng fraudulently surrendered and did not return it, he would definitely inform Wei Kang and others about the national teacher riding the white elephant to put out the fire as a precaution. Cheng *shi had no morale because of the Thunderbolt car. How dare they fight again if they listen to the national teacher? Perhaps it is not necessary for Kaicheng to surrender instead.

Nan Ye's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and then he realized that it was false to send Yin's advice to surrender, and it was true to publicize that he was strong. Yin Feng does not surrender, which does not mean that the rest of the generals in the city are unwilling to surrender. As long as one person is timid and weak, it will be much easier for Nanye to enter the city. However, Nan Ye had another concern and asked, "What if Yin Feng comes back?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Yin Feng will have a speech when he returns. If he sincerely surrenders, his words will not be flawed, and the national teacher will listen to it, and there will be no need to take precautions in the future. If he pretends to surrender but returns, it must be given to him by the city, or make him lead the national division into the siege and attack it, or make him to respond to the outside. I just need to take more precautions to seize the city.

Nan Ye was overjoyed when he heard that Yin Feng's possible actions were calculated by Jia Xu and Pang Tong. So he ordered Yin Feng as an envoy to enter the city to persuade him to surrender. If Yin Feng received this order a few days ago, he would definitely take the opportunity to escape back to the city, but after seeing Nan Ye's power, his heart was full of contradictions and he didn't know what to do.