Chapter 175 Surrender
The sun was shining brightly at noon the next day, but no matter how warm the sun was at this time, it could not illuminate the anxious and uneasy hearts of many people in Chuzhou City.
Man is a being with strong adaptability. This adaptability is not only the natural environment, but also many, many other aspects.
Yesterday, the king's head and battle flag dispersed the spirit of the people in the city. However, just when everyone was preparing to bury their heads and accept this change of status,
in the city Yan Jun,
He actually left the city.
Moreover, it was done extremely thoroughly.
This makes the people and dignitaries in the city feel extremely complicated. They have been changing positions continuously for the past few days, and everyone can't stand it.
Wen Sutong and Liu Sicheng stood on the tower, looking at the Yan army that was forming neatly and continuously leaving the city below.
Wen Sutong was a little better. The old man had seen too many storms after all. At this time, wearing his official robe, he showed a sense of leisure as he took advantage of the warm winter sun to go out and relax.
Liu Sicheng's face looked slightly gloomy.
Some people can only become pawns on the chessboard. They don’t know how big the sky is outside the chessboard, and they just do their jobs down-to-earth.
He killed those who deserved to be killed;
Knelt to those who deserved to be knelt.
Liu Sicheng is such a person. All the high spirits in the past few days have been blown away by the rain and wind as the Yan people left.
"Master Wen, you already knew that the Yan people would leave, right?"
Wen Sutong nodded.
"Then, I dare to ask Mr. Wen, what should we do?"
When the invaders leave, the puppet army will naturally panic, precisely because they know what they are. Only if you are good enough can you be such a loser.
"Let's see." Wen Sutong remained calm and composed.
"Xiaguan, Xiaguan, in Xiaguan's heart..."
Wen Sutong smiled and said:
"How does it feel to take revenge?"
Liu Sicheng's brother , was dismissed from his post because he offended a powerful man in Chuzhou City, and died of illness on the way to his assignment.
Now, that powerful family has been wiped out by Liu Sicheng's butcher's knife two days ago.
The worried look on Liu Sicheng's face dissipated slightly,
said:
"Chang Kuai."
"It's over if you have fun."
"This ………”
Wen Sutong stretched out his hand, patted Liu Sicheng's shoulder, and said seriously:
"Now that you have made a decision, don't hesitate anymore. The worst result is that Master Wang comes in again in the future. You When General Liu was wiped out and his whole family was wiped out, I, the Wen family, were with you and the Liu family. Let’s get on the road.
No matter what, you’re not at a big loss, right?”
“That’s the truth, oh no, no, no, that’s not what the official meant, no…”
Wen Sutong waved his hand nonchalantly,
Said:
"In the coming days, please ask General Liu to do a good job and replenish his troops, even those who are just making up for the loss. The dignified Chuzhou City must be prepared no matter what." superior Is it true that only ten thousand soldiers deserve to have such a tall city wall?”
“Xiaoguan understands.”
“Although I advise you to believe the Yan people, even I feel this way. Something weird , but now we are no longer qualified to be pretentious.
In this city, we have killed too many people and offended too many people, even those who have received our favor. Smiling and flattering, but if the news goes wrong in the future, they will be the first to stab us in the back. The more miserable we die, the cleaner their cowardice today will be.
Alas, isn’t it funny to say that the pigs and dogs in the city are obviously greedy for life and fear of death. They didn’t bark at all before, but when the time comes, they will bite people the hardest. "
Said,
Wen Sutong raised his head slightly, stretched his old arms and legs that had been standing for a long time, and said with emotion:
"But , we are worse than pigs and dogs. ”
………
The army left the city.
This time, the marching speed was not as exaggerated as when they continuously crossed the three border defense lines of Qianguo. It can be said to be quite leisurely.
For one thing, there are still plenty of battles to come, so there is no need to tire yourself out.
Secondly, it is also convenient to wait for the armies on the three sides of Qianguo, leaving them some room to pursue.
Zheng Fan didn't know whether the blind man became the groom last night, and neither did the other demon kings.
It's very unfair that the blind man can "peep" on everyone else, but others can't peep on him.
Even if you want to sneak to the tent at night, you can't escape the blind man's detection.
However, it is inevitable for men to make dirty jokes when walking together.
Xue San rode alongside Zheng Fan and whispered:
"My lord, according to my subordinate’s experience, the blind man must have done nothing last night. That little lady I’m walking quite normally this morning.”
Zheng Fan smiled and said:
“I can’t say that the blind man is like a toothpick and you are a mace.”
“Hey, hehehe!”
Xue San smiled like a A fool in his early years,
I just think what the Lord said is really sweet!
After the army was far away from Chuzhou City, a military order came from Li Fusheng, ordering Zheng Fan's troops to monitor the Qingshan County army.
The capture of Chuzhou City provided the entire army with abundant supplies, but the Yan army would not be so bored as to capture every city in the south. Therefore, during the march of the army, some Qianguo cities would also be left alone. exist.
However, in order to ensure that the army is not disturbed during its march, a separate group of troops will be sent to keep an eye on the movements of the city. One is to warn the troops in the city not to move randomly, and the other is to provide cover for the army.
The Yan people are basically cavalry, so they can be so willful and arrogant. He is obviously a robber walking in the master's house, but he can still warn the master not to act blindly.
This job has always been done by each department in turn, and the monitoring personnel are allocated according to the number of guards in the city.
This time, it was Zheng Fan's turn.
After receiving the military order, Zheng Fan led his 2,500 cavalry to leave the army directly and galloped thirty miles to the west to the outskirts of Qingshan City.
In yesterday's war, Qingshan City almost became a decisive point, because after realizing that something was wrong, Zu Dongcheng ordered his troops to move closer to Qingshan City.
To be honest, once this army enters Qingshan City, even if the city wall of Qingshan City is not very high and the city defense facilities are not very complete, no matter how crazy Li Fusheng is, it is impossible to actually order his Zhenbei Army. The soldiers went to attack the city.
When the Cuiliu Fort cavalry appeared in the sight of the Qingshan City defenders, gongs and drums sounded loudly in the city for a while, and more and more people could be seen running up to the city wall, and the entire Qingshan County was as if they were coming. Enemy!
The leader of the enemy,
Zheng Shoubei,
had already sat down, holding a piece of peach cake in his hand, eating and drinking water.
Beside Zheng Fan, the blind man and Siniang sat.
The military order is only responsible for monitoring the city to prevent the city's defenders from sending small groups of troops to cause harassment. It is not for them to attack the city, so Zheng Shoubei is in a very relaxed mood now.
"Qingshan City should have received the news about the defeat of Ganjun yesterday," the blind man said.
"This is natural." Zheng Fan clapped his hands, and Siniang thoughtfully turned the water bag downwards for her master to wash his hands.
Qingshan City is so close to the battlefield, and after the victory, the Yan army retreated to Chuzhou City to rest and recuperate. No matter how stupid the officials and guards in Qingshan County were, they would not be so stupid as to go out of the city to check the situation. None of them are sent.
It is impossible to hide the traces of tens of thousands of people fighting and the plains littered with corpses. Besides, in yesterday's battle, although most of the Gan army was annihilated, there were still a few Some of them were lucky enough to escape. There must have been deserters in Qingshan City as well.
“Actually, based on the merits achieved by the Lord, he should have been promoted to the rank of Senior General a long time ago.” The blind man said.
"Why are you so anxious? The key is Marquis Jingnan, he is deliberately suppressing me."
If you want to be a general, you can just join the Marquis of Zhenbei.
However, Zheng Fan was not dissatisfied with Jingnan Hou's suppression, because he could see that Tian Wujing's intention to promote him was that he hoped that he could accumulate a lot of experience.
“It’s best if your lord can think for himself. My subordinates feel that Jingnanhou’s intention is to arrange an errand for the lord in the future that he can take charge of alone, at least one that can be said to be the best in one county. General.
So, we still have to earn more military merit, which is related to the position we can be assigned in the future.
It would be most comfortable if it could be directly assigned to Chuzhou City. ”
If the war in Yan goes smoothly,
Qian Kingdom will either be destroyed directly or be defeated into the Southern Dynasties.
As long as the three armies of Qian Kingdom can be mobilized, Eat it,
The entire northern part of the Qian Kingdom will be reduced to the Yan Kingdom's sphere of influence, and those cities that have not been removed can only be reduced to isolated cities. Isolated cities are actually very easy to fight
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For a long time to come, it should be expected that a general would lead his subordinates to guard a town and defend one side, which is the so-called military control.
This situation will continue until Dayan digests the newly occupied territory, and then the governance power will be taken back from the generals to the court.
Throughout the ages, this has always been the case when dynasties change.
Zheng Shoubei was very open to this and said with a smile:
"It is not difficult to make meritorious service. Although I have no clue, but for some reason, I may have memorized it too much in my previous life. This time I have been really lucky in my life, and all my achievements are like rushing into my arms.”
"Hehehe." The blind man and Siniang both laughed.
"Don't laugh, I'm serious."
"I am happy for the Lord. The Lord is blessed with great blessings and luck." The blind man flattered me.
At this moment,
a group of cavalry rushed from the formation towards the city wall of Qingshan County. This was hundreds of cavalry led by Liang Cheng. They did not want to attack the city, but just Go for a horse race when you are bored, and put some pressure on the other side.
The city wall also reacted and released arrows early.
Liang Cheng did not get too close to the city wall and led his army back outside the shooting range of the city wall guards.
After returning, Liang Cheng dismounted, took the initiative to walk up to Zheng Fan, and said:
"There are quite a few defenders on the city wall, and the armors are also a little different. I guess these The city attracted a lot of deserters yesterday, and also mobilized the people in the city to help defend the city.
Zheng Fan was not surprised by this. After this, it would be a bit too much to take the city by rushing through the gate, just like the different situations he encountered when he attacked Mianzhou City twice.
Ganren's armament is useless, but not all Ganren are mentally retarded.
After eating, Zheng Fan sat cross-legged and began to circulate his qi and blood.
His strength has been stuck at the eighth level for some time, but he really has no idea how to continue to improve.
Of course, it’s normal to have no clue. After all, Zheng Shoubei’s strength has improved at an alarming rate.
No one will disturb the Lord at this time. After all, the Lord is not only practicing for himself, but also for all the demon kings.
The blind man went to a farther place and sat down and began to read the files obtained from Chuzhou City, which recorded many things about the Qianguo court.
A soldier squatted next to the blind man, delivering hot water to him from time to time.
Fan Li and Xue San were together, and they began to wander around, looking for small holes to see if they could dig out hibernating snakes.
A Ming and Liang Cheng sat together,
A Ming took a sip of the water bag and handed it to Liang Cheng to take a sip.
Neither of them spoke a word, just letting the cold winter wind blow the bangs on their foreheads.
Half of the Cuiliu Castle cavalry were resting, while the other half began to ride horses freely at a safe distance under the city wall. They changed shifts every once in a while.
Qingshan County also fell into silence after the initial panic.
Time passes slowly,
Xue San and Fan Li actually caught a snake and were making a fire for barbecue.
Zheng Fan opened his eyes at this time, and the energy and blood in his body had not changed.
"My lord, there is no need to be in a hurry. You have to take your time in practicing this kind of thing." Siniang, who was sitting far away before, saw Zheng Fan open his eyes and got up and walked over.
“I don’t care much about this.”
I can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry. Moreover, in this world, although there is a so-called strong man, it is possible to have more soldiers and more generals. offset the shortcomings of one's own strength.
"By the way, Siniang, next time you disguise yourself, be a little more rude."
After hearing this, Siniang was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
During the march, she always disguised herself. Although she disguised herself as a man, she was too delicate. In addition, the Lord knew her identity and had a "skin-to-skin relationship" with her, so she was watching When looking at the handsome male face after his disguise...
The Lord is afraid that something will happen to him, so he is taking precautions.
"The slave family knows."
"My lord, can you eat the roasted snake skin?"
Xue San came over with the roasted snake.
Zheng Fan waved his hand and said: "You can eat it yourself."
"Okay, my lord."
Zheng Fan looked up at the sky and said:
"It's almost time."
Zheng Fan pointed at Liang Cheng, who was still "sitting for two" over there,
"Hey!"
Liang Cheng listened. To shout, look here.
Zheng Fan raised his hand and turned around in a circle. Liang Cheng understood and began to order the troops to gather and prepare to leave.
The large army should have gone far by now. There is no point in seeing Qingshan County. The most important thing is for everyone to pack up their things and catch up with the large army and continue southward.
The blind man also came over at this time and said:
"My lord, my subordinates discovered that the Yan army going south seems to be much smaller than we imagined."
After skipping the three northern counties of Qian State, go all the way south. The most direct and nearest route is to pass through Chu County, Beihe County, Xishan County and then go straight to Bianzhou County where Shangjing is located.
If an army of 250,000 people really goes south, this road cannot be so loose. At least, there should be an endless stream of sentries from other towns.
But for such a long way south from Chuzhou City, it seems that the only town is Li Fusheng.
“Isn’t this very similar to your guess?” Zheng Fan asked.
"The Lord is joking, everything is under the control of the Lord."
"Stop putting gold on my face." Zheng Fan shook his head.
In fact, the highest-level military plan has never been fully revealed. Even now, there are still many details that have not been announced.
For example, how many troops and how many people will go to Shangjing City, and where to choose to ambush the returning reinforcements from the three countries.
However, even if the people above don’t say anything, there will still be clues to tell.
Starting from Chuzhou City to the south, it is obvious that the scale of the Yan army going south is shrinking.
This means that the main force of the Yan army should have stayed at the boundaries of Chujun.
The blind man arranged so much in Chuzhou City that he even "sold" himself and married a girl from the Wen family.
If after a while the reinforcements from the Qian Kingdom come back, capture the city of Chuzhou, and behead the entire Wen family, wouldn't all the blind man's arrangements be in vain?
"Your Majesty, the troops have been organized." Liang Cheng came over to report.
The Cuiliu Fort Cavalry seemed to have done a winter field team building, and now they finally gathered and prepared to leave.
Zheng Fan got on his horse and breathed a sigh of relief.
The blind man rode beside Zheng Fan.
"That little lady knows how to ride a horse?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Yes." The blind man replied.
"It's impossible to ride for too long."
"It'll be fine if you wear off the calluses."
"She is your wife." Zheng Fan reminded .
If Siniang's thighs were calloused from riding horses for a long time, Zheng Fan would definitely be in pain.
Fortunately, Siniang has good skills and can take care of herself, so there is no need to worry about this kind of problem. But Yuexin is different. Even if he can ride a horse, where does a lady like this get the chance to grow up? Time is galloping?
"We are at war now, and my subordinates know the importance."
"Oh, I understand, you are afraid that you will get emotional, right?" Zheng Fan said with a smile.
“All men want to sleep with beautiful women, and all men like smart women.”
The blind man did not hide it at all and continued:
“She is very beautiful and very smart.”
“Forget it, I won’t worry about your affairs. You can definitely handle it yourself anyway. Okay." With that said, Zheng Fan pointed to Qingshan County in front of him and said:
"Blind man, Chuzhou City, let's I don’t have extravagant hopes. It is estimated that at least a town’s general soldier is qualified to guard it. However, Qingshan County is also quite good. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Not to mention the scenery, it is also the main transportation road between the north and south of Qian Country. If we can be in Qingshan County in the future. It would be a suitable place for development if we set up here."
Liang Cheng said:
"The Green Mountain hides the Crouching Dragon. As the name suggests, it is a suitable place to start a business."
Zheng Fan was a little surprised and said:
"A Cheng, can you read Feng Shui?"
A Ming, who was next to him, joked:
“He has been buried too many times.”
Everyone laughed immediately, Zheng Fan raised his riding whip and said:
"Wolong, I don't dare to think about it. I don't think I have such a destiny. Besides..."
"Squeak..."
At this time,
the city gate of Qingshan County was opened.
The city gate must have been blocked with something before, so it couldn't have been opened accidentally. Someone inside must have cleared the blockage before opening the door.
Inside the city gate, three riders came out. The leader was wearing a civilian official robe and was tied into a rice dumpling.
Liang Cheng immediately sent someone to check. After a while, the cavalry came back and whispered something to Liang Cheng. After hearing this, Liang Cheng looked a little weird, but he still rode back to Zheng Fan.
Hands over:
“My lord, the defenders in the city have tied up the county magistrate and surrendered to us in Kaicheng!”
"..." Zheng Fan. (End of this chapter)