But after so many days of hunger, many people felt they should at least believe in the Tang army's propaganda. Because if they kept on like this, they wouldn't need the Tang army to torment them; they'd end up killing themselves.
So, immediately, a few voices echoed in the crowd: "Yes! We surrender! We have nothing left to lose!"
In the courtyard where many refugees had gathered, they finally found a white bedsheet. Before the Tang tanks passed the entrance, the sheet was hung outside.
Then, in the distance, from a window of a building, another white sheet was seen fluttering, held high with a stick.
No one knows who started it, but soon all the civilians opened their doors, walked out of their houses, raised their hands high, and silently watched the advancing Tang army soldiers on the street.
"Officer, it seems the battle is about to end; these Elf civilians are finally willing to surrender." A Tang army soldier reported to the officer beside him.
