If they couldn't defend the city this time, it would mean the end of their entire family.
Wouldn't this agree with the principle of the mournful army inevitably being victorious?
On their side, they have won consecutive battles, and everywhere they go, they are welcomed with open arms. With the soldiers' morale high and their guard down, wouldn't that make them an arrogant army?
Therefore, Zhou Qing was not optimistic about the success of persuading the enemy to surrender this time.
The outcome was indeed as he had predicted.
The messenger went to the city gate to persuade, and when the defenders on the city wall heard it, there was indeed some commotion.
But those who were disturbed were mere ordinary Yue people who had been temporarily conscripted. The Qiang soldiers did not waver at all.
Even when they saw the commotion among the Yue people, the Qiang soldiers simply drew their swords and started slashing. In just a short moment, they had suppressed the disturbance.
