He had already sent men to urge Zhang Xiu to surrender time and again, and now his patience had reached its limit. If Zhang Xiu still refused to surrender, he would storm Wan City, then slaughter the entire city as a warning!
"Yes, my lord!"
Dian Wei answered in a deep, muffled voice, stowed his twin halberds on either side of his horse, and rode alone to the foot of Wan City's walls.
"Zhang Xiu, listen! My lord has been commanded by imperial decree to punish the disloyal. Your defeat is certain! Come out of the city and surrender at once!"
"If you have not surrendered within a quarter of an hour, our army will storm the city!"
"The day the city falls will be the day its people are slaughtered!"
Dian Wei's voice was thunderously loud. Every soldier on the walls heard his proclamation clearly, and each could not help paling.
As Cao Cao listened to Dian Wei's proclamation, he turned to the two younger men beside him and asked with a smile, "Zixiu, Anmin, do you think Zhang Xiu will surrender?"
Cao Anmin replied, "Our army has surrounded the city. Zhang Xiu is nothing but a turtle in a jar. What choice does he have besides surrender?"
Cao Ang agreed, "Anmin is quite right. Zhang Xiu is no fool. Knowing he is outmatched, he will not defend the city to the death. He will surely surrender to you, Father."
Just as the two were speaking, Wan City's gates suddenly opened.
A middle-aged man in brocade robes emerged from the city, ropes binding his body. Behind him followed a group of civil officials and military officers, all trussed up tightly, their expressions dispirited.
Coming out of the city bound was a gesture of surrender!
At the sight, Cao Cao