If Uncle Zhou did not change his mind temporarily and still launched a night attack on the city stolen according to the original plan, whether he could succeed successfully may be a matter of two things.

The reason is not that Wei Bao and the civil and military officials of the Wei army saw through Uncle Zhou's plan. It was about to night. A fire broke out in Anyi City because the people were not careful when cooking. Although the fired houses were quickly extinguished and did not cause much damage, this incident accidentally reminded Wei Bao, which made Wei Bao suddenly realize that the danger had not passed. Before the reinforcements arrived, there might be any accidents in the battlefield of Anyi. Therefore, Wei Bao not only carefully arranged night defense tasks, but also arranged secret sentries outside Anyi City, which increased the difficulty for the Han army to directly touch the city under the night cover.

Afterwards, Wei Bao returned to his temporary palace to rest with confidence. In order to vent his pressure, he pushed the maid who was changing clothes onto the couch. However, just as Wei Bao was tearing the maid's clothes like crazy, a gong suddenly sounded in Anyi City, and an alarm signal was issued. Wei Bao was shocked and could only hurriedly throw down the maid's clothes, rushed to the door and shouted: "Hurry up, order the entire army to get up and gather, prepare for the night battle!"

After the personal soldiers ran out, Wei Bao was busy dressing and armor, preparing to lead the troops to fight in person. However, what surprised Wei Bao was that there were no sounds of shouts and drums on the head of Anyi City, and the sound of drums could be heard vaguely. Wei Bao was confused, but to be cautious, Wei Bao still quickly put on his armor and hurried to the county magistrate lobby of the famous hall to command the overall situation. At the same time, the civil and military officials of the Wei army also rushed to Hou Ming one after another.

After a while, the defenders on the city finally sent a messenger to report the situation and said, "Report to the king, the Xiang Kang thief army suddenly sent a drum band to play music outside the South Gate of Anyi. They also sent an envoy to contact our South Gate of the Guards, saying that they wanted to return the captured General Bai Zhi. General Kong felt strange and put down a rope. Who would have thought that Xiang Kang's thief army actually released General Bai Zhi and asked General Bai to go up to the city, and then took the initiative to withdraw."

The whole hall was in an uproar, and all the civil and military officials of the Wei army were dumbfounded. No one did not suspect that he was in a dream. Wei Bao was also full of disbelief and asked repeatedly: "What? Xiang Kang's thief army took the initiative to release Bai Zhi? Where is Bai Zhi now?"

"Report to the king, you are outside the palace gate." The messenger of the South Gate said truthfully: "General He said that there are 100,000 urgent matters to see you immediately, so General Kong asked us to bring the General directly."

"Hurry Xuanbai to the palace." Wei Bao quickly gave the order, and then casually ordered the messenger of the South Gate: "Go back and tell you General Kong, tell him to be careful to defend the city, beware of the guards of Xiang Kang's thieves' army to come back."

The messenger from the South Gate left. Bai Zhi, the general of Wei who had been missing on the Dutai battlefield, was soon taken to the so-called hall. As soon as he met, he crawled in front of Wei Bao and cried loudly, sniffling and crying, whining with tears: "King, the general thought that he would never see you again. The general was guilty, the general was incompetent, and the general was defeated in Dutai, and all the main elites of our Wei Kingdom were lost. The general deserved to die!"

"You still have the face to come back!"

It would be fine if Bai Zhi didn't mention the big defeat in Dutai. As soon as he mentioned it, Wei Bao immediately became angry and roared: "How did I tell you before going to war? Tell you to be careful, be careful, have you ever heard a little? After such a big defeat, you still refused to commit suicide and apologize. You also wanted to be a prisoner of Xiang Kang's thieves. You lost all your face! The person came, push Bai Zhi down and beheaded!"

"Good king, please spare me! Good king!"

Bai Zhi cried wildly and begged for mercy. Fortunately, the civil and military officials of Wei were wondering why the Han army suddenly sent Bai Zhi back with gongs and drums, and then pleaded with mercy: "King, although the general is unforgivable, the Xiang Kang bandit army suddenly sent him back. There must be something strange about it. Please ask the King to ask the reason first and then make a decision."

It was still necessary for everyone to remind him that Wei Bao, who was angry, remembered this big event and hurriedly waved his hand to signal the guard who came forward to take the person to retreat, then quickly shouted to Bai: "Since you have become a prisoner of Xiang Kang's thief army, why would the Xiang Kang's thief army let you back? Say it quickly!"

"No, no." Bai Zhi agreed quickly and said, "Master, it was the man who Uncle Zhou who personally ordered the reincarnation of the sin. He asked the sin to bring you a few words to the king, saying that you should send someone to contact him today and ask him to ask you to ask Xiang Kang's children for a pardon. In fact, it was just a delaying plan. He wanted to delay time and wait for reinforcements from Zhang Han and the King of Henan. He had seen through it at a glance and would not be fooled by you."

Wei Bao's face turned pale and he asked again: "What else did Uncle Zhou say?"

"Zhou Shupinfu also said that he wanted to use the trick, pretend to be fooled, and in turn deceive the king, you will be careless, and then suddenly send troops to attack Anyi and catch you off guard." Bai Zhi said truthfully: "But after the night attack was ready, Zhou Shupinfu suddenly changed his mind, thinking that he was a Wei person after all, and he was the master of the master after all. If he used tricks to destroy the mother country, it would be too ruthless and unrighteous, so he asked the king, you just rest at peace and rest overnight. Tonight, he would never come to attack Anyi."

Wei's civil and military officials present were in an uproar again, and Wei Bao was even more sweating. Only then did he realize that although he was also wary of something, he never thought that Uncle Zhou was using a plan. On the contrary, Wei Bao's brother Wei You was calm and sneered: "Can Uncle Zhou be so kind? Could he want to use a long line to catch big fish? He used you to trick us into being completely careless, and then sent troops to steal the city in the second half of the night, right?"

"The sin will not be sure." After suffering enough losses, Bai Zhi was also not sure that Uncle Zhou, who was scheming, would do this, and said, "In addition, Uncle Zhou also wants the sin to bring a message to the king, asking you to open the city and surrender unconditionally before noon tomorrow. Otherwise, as soon as noon, he will immediately attack the city and attack and capture Anyi."

"I can't ask for it!" Wei Bao gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see if the mobs under Zhou Shupinfu can take over the Anyi City where I personally lead the army to guard!"

Bai Zhi was a little hesitant, but considering his wealth and life, Bai Zhi still bit the bullet and continued, "King, Shupin Zhou also understood that if we still refused to surrender when our reinforcements arrived near Anyi, and he could not take Anyi, then he would immediately withdraw his troops and return to Puban, and ignore the life and death of our Wei army. In the future, if you escape to Puban and surrender to him, you should not expect him to plead for you in front of Xiang Kang's children."

"What did you say?!" Wei Bao once again suspected that he had heard the wrong ears and asked in surprise: "Uncle Zhou threatened me by withdrawing troops to Puban? As long as our reinforcements arrived, he would withdraw his troops immediately and ignore the life and death of our Wei army?"

Bai Zhi nodded honestly and admitted that Uncle Zhou used these absurd words to threaten Wei Bao and the Wei army. Wei Bao and the civil and military officials of the Wei army looked at each other, and then all said, "Uncle Zhou is crazy? Is this a threat from that family?"

"King, this is exactly where the cruelty of the Zhou Shupinfu!" Bai Zhi said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, don't think about it. If Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi's reinforcements arrived, and Zhou Shupinfu deliberately withdrew his troops, how could Zhang Han's common men miss this opportunity to annex the Wei State in one fell swoop? With the strength of our current army, how could it be the opponent of Zhang Han's common men?"

A word woke up the dreamer. Wei Bao just thought carefully and immediately looked like a slight look. Then he finally remembered that after Zhang Han, Sima Xin and others surrendered Qin soldiers led by Zhang Han, Sima Xin and others returned to the battlefield of Anyi, if Zhou Shu really led the Han army to retreat and leave Anyi, Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi and other jackals and hungry tigers were very likely to take the opportunity to turn against him and take the opportunity to take away his territory and take advantage of the situation!

Bai Zhi observed his expression and saw that Wei Bao had already awakened, and then said, "King, Uncle Zhou's man said very clearly to the general of sin. Zhang Han and Sima Xin would never miss this opportunity. The reason is that Hedong is relatively rich. Just a salt pond can provide them with endless money and food. Second, Hedong is closest to their hometown in Guanzhong, and it is most convenient to find opportunities to go home in Hedong. Third, our Wei army is now seriously damaged and can be broken by a blink of an eye. Just like a child holding gold to the market, it is difficult for Zhang Han and his men to think about robbing."

Wei Bao was silent and asked after a while: "Did Uncle Zhou say anything else?"

"Yes." Bai Zhi nodded, and then continued: "Shupu Zhou also said that even if you take a step back, Zhang Han and his wife found out with conscience that if you don't take action to force your foundation, Sima Sei would never miss this good opportunity. Since ancient times, no king would think that his territory is too wide and his people are too many. And then Zhang Han and his wife would definitely have to blackmail you a large amount of money and food from you, and our Wei army will definitely not be Sima Sei's opponent."

"And," Bai Zhi added: "Shun Zhou understood again, please don't doubt whether he had the courage to withdraw troops without authorization. He deliberately let Zhang Han and Sima Se take advantage of the situation to take Anyi. As long as we can fight with Zhang Han and Sima Se and other men fight for the land in Hedong, he will be enough to explain to Xiang Kang's children when he returns."

Wei Bao slowly sat back on his so-called throne, but Wei You was extremely dissatisfied and said, "I don't believe that Sima Su and Zhang Han can have such courage. Are they not afraid that the princes and the king of Xichu will settle the score with them?"

"Wei Zongzheng, Uncle Zhou's common man has also considered this issue." Bai Zhi said carefully: "He understood that the King of Western Chu may not agree to the common man Zhang Han and Sima Sei annex the Wei State, but he would never want to force the common man Zhang Han and Sima Sei to Xiang Kang's side. Therefore, the King of Western Chu is most likely to choose to sacrifice the Wei State that we can't help him, and please Zhang Han and Sima Sei, who can help him a lot."

Wei You also closed his mouth, and looked worried like the civil and military officials present. He had to start weighing the consequences of attracting the wolf into the house. Wei Bao was even more upset and asked for a long time: "Does Uncle Zhou have anything else?"

"There is only the last part." Bai Zhi replied: "Shupu Zhou asked the general to tell the king that he was from Wei and that Chen Ping, the commander of the Han Dynasty guards who was trusted by Xiang Kang's children, was also from Wei. Thinking of the old love between the mother country, as long as the king opens the city and surrenders, he and Chen Ping will definitely plead for you in front of Xiang Kang's children, so that the king can get better treatment than Qin Wang Ziying. But if you don't even want the last chance he gives you, he and Chen Ping want to help you, and they don't have this reason."

The so-called hall was silent, so quiet that even the sound of breathing between them could be clearly heard. Many Wei civil and military officials who had long been unfaithful about the future of Wei State had a strange look, and they lowered their heads to just think about how to surrender and save their lives. The stubborn factions such as Wei Bao and Wei You were all confused. They were unwilling to hand over their power and status, but they did not dare to ignore the threat of Uncle Zhou. After all, Zhang Han and others who betrayed Qin, and Sima Sei, who betrayed Zhao State, had different personalities and would never mind this opportunity to forcibly steal Wei Bao's territory and foundation.

It was only after a long time that Wei Bao slowly asked everyone: "Your dear friends, you have heard what Zhou Shupinfu said? Tell me, should we stick to waiting for help or make other choices?"

Knowing that Wei Bao had not made up his mind yet, he was afraid that he would cause trouble if he said the wrong thing. All the civil and military officials of the Wei Kingdom present didn't say a word. Wei Bao asked again and again, and in the end, Wei Bao had no choice but to say this: "Since they can't make up their minds, let me leave and let me think about it."

The civil and military officials of Wei sang promises together and bowed to leave. Bai Zhi, who was almost cut by Wei Bao, also shrank and said goodbye to everyone. Wei Bao was too lazy to pay attention to him. He just crossed his legs and sat in a daze on the so-called throne, feeling worried, and couldn't make up his mind no matter what. He once thought about abandoning the city and fleeing to other places to make a comeback. However, considering the current reality, Wei Bao quickly gave up this idea-the nine provinces of China had been completely enfeoffed by Xiang Yu. No matter where Wei Bao, who had a small army, ran there, the owners there would never allow Wei Bao to recruit soldiers, collect taxes and raise food, and rebuild the Wei army.

That night, Uncle Zhou, who was kind and loyal, fulfilled his promise and did not send troops to attack Anyi City. However, Wei Bao still couldn't make up his mind, and the same was true for sitting alone until the morning. When it was clear, the defenders on the city sent people to report to Wei Bao, saying that Uncle Zhou sent people to the city to shout for surrender, and announced his mercy to the Wei army last night, and asked the Wei army to open the city gate before noon, otherwise the Han army would launch a frontal attack as soon as noon arrived.

Wei Bao ignored the report of the defenders and did not eat any breakfast, but this kind of ostrich mentality was destined to be useless. At the beginning of the Si hour, his clan brother Wei You came to report in person, saying that Uncle Zhou had personally led the main force of the Han army out of the camp and was coming to the south gate of Anyi. Wei Bao was helpless and could only ask Wei You directly: "Brother, what should we do? Should we defend ourselves? Or surrender?"

Wei You hesitated and said for a moment: "King, although the words of Shuppeufu Zhou are threatening, they really make sense. As for the current situation, even if we can persist until the reinforcements arrive, Zhang Han and Sima Chengppeufu will not let us go. They will only swallow us up with the belt and bones, and may not even leave a way out for us."

Wei Bao stopped talking, just struggling to get up, but after sitting for too long, his legs were already numb, and he fell back halfway through standing. Wei You hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and Wei Bao then ordered: "Tell the entire army to put down all flags, disarm all their armed forces, follow me out of the city, and surrender to the Han army."

Wei You's expression was obviously much relaxed, and he quickly loudly conveyed orders to Wei Bao. Wei Bao seemed to have put down a heavy burden, and his expression became extremely relaxed. The reactions of the soldiers of the Wei State were the same. After Wei Bao's order of surrender gradually spread, from commanding generals to ordinary soldiers, almost all of them were relieved. Fortunately, Wei Bao made the right choice so that he no longer had to worry about his life.

About half an hour later, all the Wei flags on Anyi City were knocked down. Then, under Wei Bao's personal leadership, the civil and military officials of Wei and the remnants of the three thousand Wei troops who were disarmed, walked out of the city and came straight to Uncle Zhou's flag and knelt down and surrendered. Uncle Zhou also presented his jade seal and seal with both hands. Uncle Zhou did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly got out of the car and helped Wei Bao up with his own hands, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, your elders have made a wise choice, since you have made a wise choice, the old ministers will definitely not let you down."

Wei Bao nodded, thanking him several times, but he didn't know what he wanted to say. As a result, a carriage carrying the Han army flag suddenly rushed out. While revealing his identity, the Han army officer in the car quickly ran to Uncle Zhou and said loudly: "General Zhou, the order of the King of Han!"

"Read it!" Uncle Zhou replied immediately.

"General, there should be no need to read it." The Han army official who came to pass the order smiled bitterly and said, "The Han king's order is to ask you not to have any scruples, and to cross the Yellow River and advance to Anyi. I didn't expect that the general's action was so fast that before the official sent the order to you, you had already taken down the King of Wei himself."

"What?!" Wei Bao heard something wrong and exclaimed: "General Zhou, listen to this tone. In this battle in Hedong, the King of Han has not yet issued a war order to you, so you fought without authorization?"

"The king is so sorry for the crime." Uncle Zhou nodded and said calmly: "In this battle in Hedong, the King of Han did not give his old ministers the order, but the old ministers decided to fight."

Wei Bao was speechless and whined in great pain for a while: "I am not unfair to defeat me at all! I have reached this point of being blind and expelled General Zhou, you, from the army. I deserve to be at this point!"

It would be useless to wail like this. After giving up the great talent of civil and military affairs like Chen Ping and Zhou Shu, the Wei State, which was short-lived in the chaotic times of the end of the Qin Dynasty, quickly reached the end of the road and became the first vassal state to be destroyed by Xiang Kang and the Han army. The old capital of Wei State, which had just been replaced with the flag of Wei, was forced to change to the red Han army flag to the first vassal city occupied by the Han army. Wei Bao gave all the princes in the world a bad head.

Two days later, more than 50,000 Qin army surrendered by Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi, they kept their promises to return to the vicinity of Zuoyi County, north of Anyi. However, Zuoyi County had already changed its flag and surrendered to the Han army, and Zhou Shu led another 20,000 Han troops to look at Dandan in Anyi. Zhang Han and others, who were short of military supplies, were afraid of being dragged into the war of attrition by Uncle Zhou. In order to save food, grass and military supplies, they left their spare energy to deal with the Zhao army, which had been severely damaged. Zhang Han and others could only quickly grab a hand outside Zuoyi City and turn around and go north to Taiyuan County, and did not dare to compete with the Han army for Hedong land.
Chapter completed!