"Can we take Yu Zhan'ao hostage and force his men to surrender their grain?" Yan Weichi asked.
Shangguan Xi shook his head. "If Qingli hadn't escaped, we might have had a chance. But since Qingli has left, he must have carried away Yu Zhan'ao's final, absolute order. That order likely dictates that Yu Zhan'ao's army is not to surrender a single grain of food, no matter the circumstances. Yu Zhan'ao is not afraid of death; he will never compromise. His soldiers are exactly the same."
Yan Weichi frowned. "So, have we reached a stalemate?"
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