Wang Hong here spoke with great enthusiasm, but Ding Yuan, the leader, was noncommittal.
At this time, sitting on the bed, looking at the Taiyuan civil and military officials below, he suddenly slowly began to tidy up his scattered hair, and he still had time to straighten his jade belt.
Then Ding Yuan coughed and was about to speak, but the corners of his mouth opened and closed again. After a while, he opened his mouth again, and this time he finally said out loud:
"Your Majesty is righteous. But it is not enough to have this intention. The enemy has tens of thousands of troops. What can you, Wang, do even if you have thousands of servants and rush to fight? Rather than leaving the city and losing your life, it is better to stay in the city and do your part. .”
Wang Hong opened his mouth to say more, but Ding Yuan ignored him. Instead, he turned his head to Wang Yun and said:
"Now that the Kansai army has been overthrown and the situation has reversed, as the governor of a state, I should report the situation of the state annexation to His Majesty and the Grand Master so that they can decide on the war and defense plan as soon as possible. Since your brother said that Taiyuan has a strong city and more than enough territory to defend, then I will I entrust you and Mr. Pei to take charge of the army, and Mr. Pei will take charge of the people. With your two abilities, the city will be well defended, and Taiyuan will be safe. After I return to the capital and report to your majesty, we will launch the attack on the same day. There is nothing to worry about when all the armies come to our aid.”
Wang Yun blinked, almost unable to believe his ears. He also glanced at Pei Ye opposite him and saw that he nodded to him, so he was sure.
At first there was panic, then anger, and finally there was a hint of joy.
Before Wang Yun could react, someone walked out of the crowd below and cursed loudly:
"Wang Prefect, now that Mount Tai is pressing down on our territory, I, Bingzhou, are in dire straits. As the governor of a prefecture, you are actually the patriarch, and should have been stationed in Taiyuan. But now you want to abandon your land and run south. How can you deal with the people of Bingzhou? How? Can it stand up to the countless soldiers who have died in battle?”
Ding Yuan, who was in charge, felt guilty after seeing this man. He did not dare to refute and remained silent.
It turns out that this old man is the clan elder of the Yangqu Guo clan. It can be said that in order to support Ding Yuan, he really sent the entire clan to the front line.
At that time, the results of the battle outside Shiling Pass were reported to Yangqu in the rear area. The old clan leader withdrew to Taiyuan with the only remaining clan, so he did not know about the battle. The Guo clan soldiers surrendered in an organized manner, so there were no casualties. big.
So when the old patriarch said these words, he was full of anger and hatred.
And when the Guo family finished speaking, the head of the Linghu family over there also came out to persuade:
"Don't you know, Duke Ming, that if you run away, the hearts of Taiyuan will be scattered? Wouldn't you abandon the mountains and rivers of Bingzhou to the thieves? By then, all the tombs of Zi in our hometown will be reduced to thieves' soil. How can we see our ancestors under the spring after death? The Qi Ming Company is stationed here, and everyone in the city is doing their best to alleviate the national crisis."
After saying this, the man knelt down.
As soon as he knelt down, all the powerful people in Taiyuan imitated his example and shouted:
"The Qing Ming Company is stationed here, and everyone in the city is doing their best to alleviate the national calamity."
Ding Yuan's face was expressionless, and he had expected what was happening in front of him.
Before, he wanted these people to actively shout surrender, so that he could surrender. But these people insisted on fighting to the death, especially Wang Hong, who said that everyone in the family would die together.
So what can Tatin do? Since you don't give yourself a chance, and you don't give him a chance, Ding Yuan, then he can only find his own chance.
Therefore, Ding Yuan decided to abandon Taiyuan and fled back to Chang'an.
Although he no longer has the power he has now after leaving Bingzhou, it is acceptable to go to Chang'an and become a rich man compared to death.
At this time, he stopped pretending and directly broke his face and said to the silent Wang Yun:
"Your Majesty, I am giving you a chance to make amends. Will I believe your brother's words that he wants to fight to the death in full force? Your Prince's Division did not live or die with the army outside Shiling Pass that day. Now you are returning to Taiyuan. Now, we are going to live and die together?”
Then Ding Yuan sneered:
"I don't care what you two brothers are thinking or what medicine you want to sell in the gourd. I will leave Taiyuan to you later. If you are capable, take them to guard it together. The court will reward you when the time comes. If the city falls in the end, if you can be loyal, then you can be considered worthy of the Han Dynasty. I wouldn't be surprised if you surrendered to the thief. After all, you can't be said to be very loyal if you try your best to become a thief, but I can't tell you that you are wrong. But I advise you not to run away, otherwise your reputation will be ruined. , it’s still inevitable to visit Chang’anxi City.”
Ding Yuan's words were so unpleasant, it could be said that he threw the reputation of the great celebrity Wang Yun directly to the ground.
And what kind of person Wang Yun is, he can be said to be extremely strong.
Being humiliated at this moment, he jumped up and stood on the steps and scolded Ding Yuan:
"It is indeed the fault of my prince's division that I fell into the Shiling Pass. But let me ask you, when I did not avoid the attack on the Yangqu front line, where were you, Ding Yuan? When I led the army to the expedition, you narrowly escaped death. At that time, what were you doing, Ding Yuan? What have you done in this battle? You are still my Bingzhou general. I think even a dog sitting in your position would do better than you. Are you worthy of being our governor of Bingzhou?”
Then, Wang Yun directly faced the powerful people and military officials below and said sadly:
"I, Wang Zishi, fled back to Taiyuan. Every day I didn't regret it. Why didn't I die in Yangqu? Why did I have to come back alive? But now I don't regret it. Since Ding Yuan wants to leave, let him go. I, Wang Yun, am willing to take him with me. Everyone, stay in Taiyuan. I swear that even if I, the prince, are attacked with axes and axes, I will not abandon the people of Taiyuan.”
As a result, all the military officials and powerful people below cheered.
Then Wang Yun turned around and asked Pei Ye next to Ding Yuan:
"Pei Jun, now Na Ding is going to abandon the country's important territory, give up these millions of people, and live on. What do you think, Grand Administrator Pei? Do you want to follow him and become a sinner who will be infamous in history, or will you follow me and become a hero of the Han family?" ”
Pei Ye sighed, facing this question, he was also tangled in his heart.
Although he is the governor of Taiyuan, he is from Hedong. During ordinary times, he needs to rely on the local power to show off his power. It can be said that I have suffered a lot of hidden losses from the people below in the past.
Later, when Ding Yuan moved to Taiyuan, he respected Pei Ye very much. It was precisely with Ding Yuan's support that Pei Ye relaxed a lot of the majesty that two thousand stones should have.
So he relied on Ding Yuan in his heart, but the current situation was indeed what these people said. So he pondered for a while and said:
"In my opinion, Taiyuan can still be defended. This city has been an important town in the north since ancient times, controlling the mountains and rivers, sitting on the back of the world, and being the foundation of Hedong. Therefore, all dynasties have built this place. Today's Taiyuan is actually The two cities are in a two-city layout, with Jinyang in the west and Taiyuan in the east. The two cities span the Fen River and echo each other from a distance. , Even without reinforcements, I, Taiyuan, can still hold on for more than half a year.”
"Within half a year, I will be fine in Taiyuan. Half a year later, if the Taishan Army is still stationed here, the situation in the world will inevitably change. When the time comes, I will stay here and wait for the opportunity."
At this time, Pei Ye saw that Ding Yuan's face was already ugly, so he finally added:
"But Ming Gong's words are not unreasonable. After all, we still need to report the situation here to His Majesty. And when Ming Gong leaves here, he can coordinate the battle situation in the rear and dispatch troops to replenish. And here are Wang Yezhe and I, With all the virtuous and powerful people present, Taiyuan has no worries.”
Pei Ye's words are still very convincing. Moreover, the people present actually thought Ding Yuan was an eyesore, especially Wang Yun who wished Ding Yuan would run away.
Because he knew that what awaited him would be a brilliant victory.
Therefore, everyone was silent for a while.
But Ding Principle took advantage of the situation and made a decision:
"The matter is settled like this. Tomorrow the Japanese prince will lead his troops to break out. You will hand over the situation as soon as possible."
In the end, Ding Yuan sincerely promised Wang Yun that he would definitely lead an army to relieve Taiyuan.
Wang Yun hummed softly, closed his eyes to rest, and said nothing again.
……
Before the next day, there was already a commotion outside the governor's mansion that night.
Ding Yuan's servants loaded all the property that the master had accumulated in the past two years onto the cart. After all, whether he was going to Chang'an for reinforcements or becoming a rich man there, he would not be able to do it without money and silk.
Because it was a breakthrough, Ding Yuan rewarded all the copper coins from the shogunate to the pro-army and servants. After winning people's hearts, he loaded the Shu brocade and gold collars into the cart. Taiyuan is prosperous, and it can be said that Ding Yuan has accumulated a lot of good things in the two years he has been here. At this moment, there is a rush to pack the boxes and it is a complete chaos.
There are more than a dozen cars in this motorcade, all drawn with curtains, and inside are Ding Yuan's concubines.
The emotional Ding Yuan couldn't bear the humiliation for them here, so he decided to take them with him.
He also knew that it would be a burden to bring these things with him when breaking out, but Ding Yuan was reluctant to part with them, so he had to temporarily decide to leave in the middle of the night.
Ding Yuan's change of heart caused great pain to the shogunate's staff. Some people who live close to the shogunate are lucky enough to come here with their families after hearing the noise here, while some people who live far away are still waiting for tomorrow.
But despite this, the outside of the shogunate was becoming more and more crowded, because some local wealthy families also secretly had their convoys approaching, and seemed to want to go together.
As a result, the traveling team grew larger and larger.
When there were more people, the originally orderly team became more and more confused. Some people were reluctant to part with their belongings and continued to pile them on the cart. Some people who had no cars or horses could only walk, but when they saw that there were still empty seats in the cars of Ding Yuan's concubines, they didn't know where they got the courage to climb up and climb on them.
Seeing such a terrible scene, these concubines burst into tears.
At this time, Ding Yuan was dressed in military uniform and personally organized his servants to carry the Shu embroidery in the shogunate.
These items were truly priceless, and after being sold, they could form a new army of 5,000 people, so Ding Yuan regarded them as capital for his future comeback.
At this moment, you will hear the cry of the concubine behind you, your eyes will turn, and you will shout angrily:
"Where is Xie Jun?"
With that said, a warrior stood out from the crowd and said:
"The end will be here."
Ding Yuan raised his halberd and gave an order to those who dared to offend his concubine:
"Kill me!"
Jie Jun cupped his fists to accept the order and ran to the back without saying a word.
When Xie Jun rushed over, the situation was already a bit out of control. Some people were just jockeying for a spot, but then they suddenly saw a group of beautiful concubines. Their minds suddenly became confused and they wanted to drag these concubines out of the car.
As soon as Xie Jun came, the ring-shou knife in his hand was like a cold light, and he chopped off three heads in an instant.
As soon as they were smoked by the bloody smell, the concubines cried even harder, but no one dared to step forward.
Silently looking around at the retreating staff and relatives, Xie Jun did not go on a killing spree, but drew his knife and went back.
Xie Jun is not an ordinary person, but a lonely ghost who survived the bloody battlefield in Hebei.
He was from Youbeiping and originally belonged to Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong. Before following Gongsun Zan into the nightmare battlefield of Zhongrenting, Xie Jun's life had been good.
Like many Baima Yicong, Xie Jun is also a son of the border army. His father and grandfather were warriors in the border areas. Later, he inherited his father's business and fulfilled his duties in the border areas.
Whenever he was called upon, he always took the lead, and his reputation as a fierce and strong warrior soon spread, so he met the man who changed his destiny, Gongsun Zan.
At that time, Gongsun Zan was only a captain of the Liaodong Kingdom, but he had grown into a new generation of famous generals in the North. What Gongsun Zan said when he recruited Xie Jun was:
"You can make the nameless bricks and tiles for the Han Dynasty and build the Great Wall."
Therefore, Xie Jun later joined Baima Yicong. Wherever there were police in the border areas, they were everywhere.
But the side affairs were resolved one after another, and the number of Yi Cong continued to decrease, but they were still just a private tribe that only belonged to Gongsun Zan, without any structure at all.
If it hadn't been for that stormy sea that allowed the Youzhou Tuqi to go south to the mainland, they might have been just like their fathers, forever unknown in history, with no trace left behind.
But Jie Jun would rather not leave his name like this. To this day, he often dreams back to the bloody Zhongren Pavilion at midnight.
There, Gongsun Zan, who was always the pillar of all righteousness, fell.
Their proud white horse Yi Cong also ended in that battle.
Later, Jie Jun, Wang Men and others went to avenge Gongsun Zan, but in the end, only he survived and was taken out of the battlefield by his mount.
He suffered eight injuries in that battle, and it took him a long time to recover in the countryside. And when he went out again, the entire Hebei Province already belonged to the Taishan Army.
So, he could only run along the tunnel to Bingzhou, because the Bingzhou Army was as famous as the Youzhou Army, and he would definitely be able to avenge Gongsun Zan there.
But unfortunately, walking on the road at this time, looking at Ding Yuan who bent down to inspect Shu embroidery, Jie Jun sighed.
When Xie Jun came over, Ding Yuan turned around and said happily:
"Xiaojie, you came just in time. You will lead the charge with the tooth soldiers in a moment. Let's go through the south gate and fight our way out."
After saying that, he was busy with other things, but suddenly remembered that Ding Yuan bent down and picked up a piece of Shu embroidery and gave it to Jie Jun:
"It's for you. But don't take it with you on a horse, or you won't be able to carry it."
Jing Jianjun was still stunned, Ding Yuan said doubtfully:
"Why, I don't know where to put it? Why don't you put it here first?"
After saying that, without waiting for Xie Jun to nod, he took it back and put it in its original place.
Looking at Ding Yuan who was busy with the goods in front of him, Jie Jun sighed.
Soon, the team set off, heading south in the night.
That night, countless wealthy people in the city stood on the walls of their houses and looked south.
But the strange thing is that there is no sound of fighting there, as if there is the mouth of a giant beast, swallowing everyone up.
Just like that, a sleepless night.
The next day, Wang Hong led 300 clan members and 600 guests, totaling less than 1,000 people, out of the east gate.
They are going to get a share of great wealth.