He Man had no idea that all his plans were in Pei Qing's control. After getting news from the scout that the spies he sent to attacked and left after exploring Xujiazhuang, Pei Qing immediately ordered the army to gather immediately and return to Qiao County with lightning speed.

Several hours later, He Man got news from the spies that Xujiazhuang had been razed to the ground, and the place that originally belonged to Xujiazhuang has now become a piece of coke rubble.

"Oh? In this way, Xu Chu was really attacked by Pei Qing? But he really has some ability and was able to retreat calmly under Pei Qing's attack. Anyway, no matter what, Xu Chu has no longer even his nest and has a common enemy with me. He will definitely surrender sincerely. I will get news from Cao Gong tomorrow. I know that Cao Gong is a talent-loving person. I believe that I will be happy to recruit warriors like Xu Chu for him. At that time, I believe that I will be rewarded for this."

Thinking of this, He Man was very happy, because this meant that his surrender to Cao Cao would be more costly, and naturally the more rewards he would get.

However, at this moment, I could hear a sudden sound of drums coming from a distance, followed by a shocking shout of killing.

"What happened?" He Man suddenly felt a shock when he heard this voice and asked quickly.

Then a small school came over and said with a breath: "No, no, no, there is an enemy attack. Pei Qing led his soldiers to kill him again. Now the Han army is launching a fierce attack on the city."

"What? Pei Qing? He actually came back?" He Man's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and then said, "Hurry, go to the city to meet the enemy immediately. There is no news from Cao Gong yet. We cannot throw away Qiao County. In addition, we ordered my personal soldiers to immediately drive the people to defend the city. Since you are coming, I will use this trick. If you cherish your feathers, you can only retreat. Otherwise, I would rather bring these people to bury them with you!"

He Man's face had a ferocious look and said fiercely, then immediately put on his armor and led his soldiers to hurry up to the city to meet the enemy.

After arriving at the city wall, He Man saw Pei Qing not far away and shouted loudly: "Pei Qing, have you retreated? How can you come back again? Aren't you afraid that your people will suffer disasters?"

Pei Qing under the city said coldly: "He Man, I have given you opportunities again and again, but you are so unrepentant and have repeatedly harmed the people. Since you are ignorant, I am not polite. You dare to harm a commoner. After I broke the city, I will cut a knife on you, kill two or two. If I have been hurt too much, I will also kill you. Cut you three thousand knives before you can cry and die!"

"Haha, cut three thousand swords? Am I scared by me He Man? If you want to kill me, I will come. If you want to frown, I will not be a hero. But before that, you need to collect corpses for your people, and for these people who have been killed by you. Although Sui He Man is dead, it is worth it to reveal the true face of your Pei Qing's false kindness and righteousness."

He Man had never heard of this punishment that could cut three thousand swords before, because in history, the punishment that cut more than three thousand swords "Lingchi" or "cut into pieces" first appeared in the Five Dynasties period and was officially included in the Liao Dynasty. So he didn't care after hearing this. Moreover, he knew that Pei Qing cherished his feathers and did not dare to take it seriously. As long as he could delay for a day and get the trust from Cao Cao, he was Cao Cao's person. At that time, he was afraid that Pei Qing would attack him? If he dared to take action, he would be in a dilemma with Cao Cao, and at the same time he was in a dilemma with Cao Cao's alliance Yuan Shao. This is the first warlord today. Would Pei Qing not consider it?

However, he did not expect Pei Qing did not retreat at this time, but did not attack the city. His soldiers slowly made siege equipment, and at the same time filled the river with earth, and built a mountain of earth outside the city. Pei Qing always stood on the top of the mountain to observe the movements in the city, and pointed at the city.

Seeing this scene, He Man suddenly felt heavy. Now that Pei Qing has not launched an attack on the city, the people will certainly not be hurt. However, what Pei Qing did put a lot of pressure on him. The most important point is that although there are 13,000 people in the city, what really makes him feel relieved is that the 5,000 people in his headquarters are not willing to help him at critical moments.

Also, the people were looted by his army before, and they had already hated him very much. He did not dare to relax at all, for fear that the people would be unbearable and rose up. At that time, he would be attacked by the people in the city and Pei Qing outside the city.

Therefore, He Man could only disperse his 5,000 troops and let them supervise the 8,000 elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and tens of thousands of people. At the same time, he should also pay attention to the enemy's movements at any time. If Pei Qing really ordered a siege, his troops would definitely not be able to withstand it. If the time is wrong, he would have to escape immediately.

In order to escape smoothly, He Man specially kept Xu Chu by his side. In his opinion, as long as such a powerful general helps him, he will definitely be able to escape. If his life is critical, how could he care whether Xu Chu can survive?

It was night in a blink of an eye, and only the sound of war drums outside the city suddenly sounded, and then he found that the deafening shouts of killing came from the city. He Man was shocked and immediately ordered the soldiers to meet the enemy. However, he was busy for a long time and found that no one launched an attack. Only then did he realize that the other party was just bluffing.

At this time, Pei Qing's laughter came from the city: "I'm just joking with you, why bother to be so nervous?"

He Man was so angry that he trembled all over. The other party was so bored. He made such a joke late at night, but he did not dare to neglect because he couldn't say when the fake drum sound would turn into the real drum sound, and the fake siege would turn into the real siege. Pei Qing could bluff, but once he was not careful, he might lose his life.

However, the next night, Pei Qing beat the drum seven or eight times, making him extremely nervous every time, but every time he was a false alarm. However, He Man did not dare to neglect, and ordered the soldiers to face the enemy seriously. After all the troubles this night, even He Man's own soldiers could not hold on.
Chapter completed!