After the arrangement was made, Qing Cang said: "Captain Zhao and Commander Zhang and I go to Nanpi City with me. I want to capture that city."

His words surprised the two of them.

Zhang Liao thought he had heard it wrong and asked, "What? Fight Nanpi City?"

Zhao Zilong said: "Commander! Nan Picuo may have heavy troops to guard it. The city with 100,000 soldiers must have a large number of soldiers!"

His guess is correct, and it is reasonable.

Qing Cang said: "Yes, they sent 100,000 troops. According to the surrendered Han army, there were only more than 10,000 troops guarding the city at this time, and they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. It was when we went to deal with them that you and the two of you followed me to take over Nanpi City."

The two should be behind, and Zhang Liao asked again: "Can we return in three days?"

Because after three days, all the soldiers sent out will return, and they will also rush back to Huaxia City, for fear that if they will miss the situation after a long time, then Huaxia City may be in danger!

His worries make sense. One more day, a lot of variables will be generated. The best way is not to go to war and wait for the return of the troops, but this is not Qing Cang's character. At the same time, he did not do anything unsure. He said: "Don't worry, you can definitely come back."

At the same time, he asked: "Do you two know why I want to defeat Nanpi?"

Zhao Zilong thought of a word at the first time and blurted out.

"threaten?"

"Yes, it's a threat. Nanpi's launch of so many soldiers this time must be a serious injury to its vitality, but it is always a considerable city with a population of about 300,000. If the Han court recruits another soldier, it can recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. It is a threat to us. If we occupy it, then aren't the recruited soldiers ours? Why not do it if it turns the threat into favorable?"

Zhang Liao continued, "Yes, the commander said yes. But when will we attack him?"

He asked the idea, and Qing Cang replied, "Just now! You two will follow me and count the soldiers. We will fight and try to solve them within three days! You two will prepare 100 catapults, 1,000 crossbows, and fifty rushing cars to get all the soldiers to bring food for three days. We will go on the road with light loads."

If everything is lightly installed on the road, the marching will be faster. Without the burden of food and supplies, you can reach a few dozen kilometers of roads soon. This time, he focused on the battle and took down Nanpi as fast as possible to smooth the road for the future salt road.

The two of them answered in unison "Yes!"

Then Zhao Zilong and Zhang Liao left the main city and counted the soldiers, because after a while, they were about to go out to attack Nanpi City.

On this trip, he brought 60,000 people away, leaving only more than 20,000 people to defend the city. At the same time, he trained some farmers to operate trenchers and crossbows to prevent sudden attacks. Of course, these people were paid. In winter, agriculture had stopped and they could only go out to hunt, and not every time they could catch prey, but what the Chinese army gave them was different. As long as they operated the machine, they had money to get it. When an enemy came to invade, there was more money. Everyone was willing to do such things.

The group of people rushed towards Nanpi City in a mighty manner.

As the next day, a large number of Chinese legions gathered three miles away from the south gate of Nanpi City. Although the 60,000 people were less than 160,000, they still looked very imposing.

When the sun shone above the city gate, a large number of soldiers appeared on the city tower on the south gate, and a white-bearded man, who must be the guardian of Nanpi City.

Qing Cang also saw this person, he picked up the loudspeaker and shouted, "Listen to the guard of Nanpi City, I am Qing Cang of China, and I will bring 100,000 Chinese troops to occupy Nanpi City. You can only survive if you open the city gate and surrender, otherwise there will be a dead end."

He deliberately exaggerated the number of people. In fact, it was only about 60,000, but the people on the city tower knew. Moreover, people had never heard the sound of the loudspeaker. Many people were obviously frightened by the sound and thought to themselves, which sound could be transmitted so far.

Qing Cang paused for a few seconds and said, "Tell you something, I have subdued 100,000 people you sent, and Pingyuan County has been occupied by me. The number of soldiers available in your city is less than 20,000. It is best to come out and surrender quickly if you know the truth. Otherwise, I will attack the South Gate and I will give you a stick of incense to consider it."

There are still a large number of catapults behind Qing Cang who are preparing completely. Once the order is accepted, they will inevitably attack. This is no joke. One hundred catapults operate at the same time, and the entire city wall is probably going to be seriously damaged.

Why did he have to be polite first and then soldiers? Because if he convinced the other party, he could kill fewer soldiers. This is very necessary for them. There are too many resources to train a soldier.

"Takes, crossbows, and rushing to the city car for two miles!"

He was not joking, and immediately commanded the three siege weapons to advance quickly. If the time for a incense stick and the opponent did not surrender, he would take the offensive method.

Soon, these weapons were pushed two miles away, and now they were less than one mile away from the South Gate. This was a distance that could be attacked and defended. At the same time, he also led the troops behind the machine.

The time for a stick of incense passed quickly. He held the telescope and saw the crowds of people on the city tower. It seemed that because of his arrival, these people were very anxious to discuss countermeasures.

"Listen to the person inside, now the time for a incense stick has passed, have you ever thought about it?"

As soon as he said this, the people inside did not seem to have a big reaction. He picked up the telescope and saw that the people on the city tower still looked anxious. These people seemed not to discuss anything, but were more like they were running for their lives.

He thought to himself, is this city guard trying to retreat without fighting? He even doesn't want Nanpi City?

Actually, this is not difficult to understand. The only thing is that they are too powerful. No one wants to have a face-to-face battle with them, and Nanpi City is also in it.

Zhao Zilong also saw the strangeness, and he asked, "Commander, is this?"

Zhang Liao suggested: "I think they want to retreat without fighting, so it's better for me to lead the troops in!"

Qing Cang said: "Wait a little longer, if they still do this, then they will attack fiercely!"

At the same time, he picked up the loudspeaker and said, "I count down dozens of numbers. If I don't open the city gate, then I will forcibly attack the city!"

"Ten, nine, eight..."

He counted down the numbers, and for each count, he could feel that the two commanders were excited. They held their weapons in their hands and were ready to lead their troops to attack at any time. Of course, if they did not encounter obstacles, it would be the best.

“Five, four…”

There were only three hours left, and there was still no movement in the city. This was strange. At least there was a letter to fight or not. However, there was no such thing in Nanpi City, which made everyone very puzzled.
Chapter completed!