Seven days later, Wang Xuan arrived at the west of Guanggu City under the escort of the Dongping Prefecture's soldiers, and then boarded the camp on the mountain to pay a visit to the commander-in-chief Yang Chen.
This mountain is named Yao Mountain, and there is a temple for King Yao on the mountain. It is said that King Yao came here on a hunting expedition, so it got its name. There are too many Yao Mountains all over the world, including Henan, Hebei, and Guanxi.
Yang Chen's big tent was set up near the temple of King Yao.
When Wang Xuan went up the mountain, he found many traces of the battle that had not been cleaned up. According to Yang Quan, who took him up the mountain, there were more than two thousand demon thieves on the mountain and they were very stubborn. The governor mobilized the Yang family tribe and Hebei County soldiers to
The Yinqianzhong camp was cleared repeatedly, and it took ten days to kill all the thieves.
Wang Xuan looked left and right and sighed secretly.
Fighting in the mountains is indeed not as effective as on the plains. Just hide and seek will take several days.
After some information, Wang Xuan successfully entered the big tent, but saw that most of the generals and generals from the camp were gathered here.
Those with higher status, such as Xi Jian, Jin Zheng, Zhang Shuo, Shao Xu, etc., have seats, while those with lower status, such as Yang Quan, Liu Xia, Gao Jiang, Liu Bi, Liu Ling, Duan Pixi, Duan Wenyang, etc., can only stand.
It’s on.
Yang Chen was commanding and deploying, and he only heard him say: "The soldiers and horses on the ground are watching the spot. When the city god was attacked, there were many casualties, and there may be resentment in his heart. How to arrange it will be discussed in detail after the meeting. This matter——"
Yang Chen glanced around and said, "Where is Liu Ling, the foreign soldier?"
Liu Ling's status was so low that half of his body was standing outside the door. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and roared like thunder: "Great Governor, the last general is here."
After saying that, he squeezed Duan Wenyang next to him, glared at him, and then looked at Yang Chen.
"You have to keep it in mind. After the military meeting is over, you can stay." Yang Chen nodded, and then said the next thing: "There are more than 20,000 people who have surrendered, and they will be taken to Jinan in batches for guarding. This matter will be handled by Bohai High Mansion
You are responsible and will handle it as soon as possible without any delay."
"As ordered." Gao Jiang responded as he came out of the queue.
"Since the launch of the army, all the troops have been fighting hard, but they are still on the verge of death." Yang Chen said again: "However, the supervisors flew to report that many camps were disturbing the people, why?"
Speaking of this section, Yang Chen was a little angry, and his words became rude: "Can't you control that thing in your crotch? Liang Palace is short of servants. If it happens again, just stop using it and enter the palace."
All the generals laughed.
In fact, it was all a trivial matter, and they did not let it go unchecked, killing many people. However, the army had a large number of personnel with varying qualities, and the crimes they committed were not only rape, but also robbery. Those who were caught and beheaded were just unlucky people.
A lot of fish slipped through the net.
Duan Pixi and Duan Wenyang blushed and were a little frightened.
Among all the military disciplines, the Xianbei soldiers were the worst. They were repeatedly accused by the supervisors, and there were even officers who committed crimes and were arrested and executed on the spot by the supervisors with hundreds of guards.
This kind of thing hurts their prestige very much.
For ordinary soldiers, I gave up my family's livelihood, brought my own horses and equipment, and threw my life and blood to fight for you. I don't even have money, and you still keep on violating military discipline. Isn't it too much?
But Duan Pixi and Duan Wenyang really had troubles that they couldn't tell.
To put it bluntly, if it was Yuwen Xianbei and Murong Xianbei who fought for Liang Gong and were wronged and felt unhappy, they would be the opposite, because they still have a lot of room to maneuver, but Duan Bu does not.
When the supervisors come down to arrest people, what do you do? Hard-core them? Or even kill the supervisors? That would be the same as rebellion.
The consequences of this rebellion are very serious. There is nowhere to run, and there is no room for maneuver, unless you seek refuge with the Murong and Yuwen families. But when you have come to this point, you might as well hold your nose and surrender to the Shao thief.
The leaders of the Duan family were caught in the middle, receiving anger from both sides and feeling very aggrieved.
Zhang Shuo, the commander of the Silver Spear Central Camp, looked indifferent.
His army recruited soldiers, and they were regularly distributed food and silk. His family was also allocated about thirty acres of land. He had sufficient confidence to strictly enforce military laws and rarely disturbed the people. After killing a few people, the entire army was in awe.
"I know you are in trouble." Yang Chen, after seeing everyone's expressions, promised: "The wealthy families in Qi will collect some money and silk. After capturing Linzi, Linqu, Beihai, Donglai and other places, there will still be some wealth in the treasury.
.No matter what I say, I will ask for a reward for my sons. Liang Gong is wise and will do what he does best. Therefore, military discipline must be maintained, so don't slack off."
"As ordered." The generals replied in unison.
"There are deep ravines to the east of the city and south of the city, and Mount Yao to the west of the city, but there is only a narrow road in the north of the city, which has been filled up for me." Yang Chen then went on to the next military discussion: "Eighty thousand people besieged the city, and everyone ate horse chews.
, Countless amounts of money and food are spent every day, you can’t just watch it, right? Where is Xi Daohui?”
"The general is here." Xi Jian stood up and saluted.
"From now on, we will step up our offensive and respond to Nancheng and Dongcheng."
"As commanded."
Yang Chen lowered his head, flipped through various materials on the case table, and suddenly said: "Today, the scouts came to report and smelled the aroma of meat in the city. I thought about it. This is Cao Yi's move to inspire the army. He may leave the city tonight to rob the camp.
, you all need to be on guard. If something happens to someone’s defense area, I won’t be merciful, do you understand?”
"Understood." All the generals responded in unison again.
Yang Chen continued to discuss one item after another, and did not stop until lunch time.
After the generals bowed and dispersed, Liu Ling and others stayed behind.
Yang Chen motioned for them to wait outside the tent and asked Wang Xuan to be invited in.
"Yang Gong." Wang Xuan bowed and saluted.
Yang Chen stood up and bowed in return, then sat back down and said, "My sister is here on a long journey. Is there something urgent?"
"Liang Gong has decided on the strategy of appeasement." After saying this, Wang Xuan briefly explained what Shao Xun meant.
Yang Chen listened and nodded. In an instant, a letter of persuasion to surrender had been written.
Wang Xuan glanced at it and praised: "Yang Gong's calligraphy is truly outstanding."
"Your father's running script and cursive script are not bad either." Yang Chen said with a smile.
After laughing, he called an aide, asked him to find someone to copy several letters to persuade him to surrender, and sent the knights to shoot into the city at night.
"Is Mr. Liang still in Lu County?" Yang Chen asked after the staff left.
"Exactly." Wang Xuan didn't know what he meant and replied cautiously.
"Do you still have other things to do?" Yang Chen asked again.
"Inspect the counties, meet with the elders, and appease people's hearts." Wang Xuan replied, "This is what Liang Gong has to do. I don't dare to slack off."
Yang Chen hummed and waved his hand to retreat.
Wang Xuan bowed and left.
Yang Chen was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and asked the soldiers to call Liu Ling and others in.
****
The night attack did happen as planned.
Cao Yi ordered 3,000 men, went out from the north gate, followed the trench filled by Shao's army, smashed the earthen walls, and headed straight for the camp.
But I don’t know what happened, but the other side seemed to be on guard. The soldiers who attacked at night fought fiercely for half the night, and finally came back defeated.
Cao Yi personally counted the troops at the city gate, but less than a thousand came back, and he almost shed tears.
They were all old men who had been with him for many years! It was very painful to lose them in a battle.
When all the generals saw him, they also shed tears.
A group of grown men cried and cried for most of the night. Finally, Lao Cao sadly returned home and slept in his clothes for an hour. Then he got up silently. He didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so he dressed up neatly and began to patrol the city.
Guanggu is his hard work.
From the beginning of the construction, we started to keep an eye on it, and no corners were cut. Later, a large number of people were recruited, and a lot of materials, money and food were consumed, and finally it was completed.
Someone once suggested expanding it to include Guangxian County in the southwest, but he ultimately rejected it.
Today's Guanggu is of moderate size. It can not only station a considerable number of sergeants, but also store more than half a year's worth of supplies - if there are fewer people, it can even last longer.
If the old city of Guangxian County was included, it would be a little too big and would add to the trouble.
Therefore, he is very satisfied with the current Guanggu City. If he insists on defending it, he can theoretically hold on for a long time and kill a large number of people on the attacking side - until now, Shao Jun has only cleared out the outer fortresses and filled in part of the city.
, they barely reached the bottom of the city wall and did not launch a large-scale attack.
But he had confidence in the city itself, but not so much in the people who defended it.
He trusted the soldiers who were scornfully called "monster thieves" by the Jin court, but what about the soldiers and horses of the wealthy families? Their loyalty was very questionable.
In addition, there are also temporarily recruited servants from rich families, young men from the city, etc. Even if these people are loyal, they cannot be beaten. In many cases, they will even cause trouble and cause huge headaches.
Therefore, every morning and evening, he would patrol the city with his trusted generals and staff, checking for leaks and filling in the gaps. He was very diligent. After the failure of the camp robbery last night, he did not dare to slack off, for fear that someone would steal the city one day.
Door, head moving.
After spending half an hour touring the entire city, Cao Ni led his people down the tower. At this moment, an aide came over holding a letter of persuasion to surrender, not knowing what to say.
When Cao Yi saw it, he was a little suspicious. After reaching out and grabbing it, he took a rough look at it. Then he kept this action unchanged for a long time.
"Ming Gong." Pengpi came over during the Dongge sacrificial wine ceremony and called softly.
Cao Yi woke up from a dream and subconsciously put away the letter of persuasion to surrender, but then he thought of something and asked: "Last night, we were fighting in the north of the city for half the night, and we ignored other directions. Who is coming -"
The general stepped forward and bowed in salute.
Cao Yi ordered: "Immediately lead people to visit the camps and collect this letter. There must be no mistake."
"Nuo." The general took the people away.
Cao Yi was not a fool. He knew very well that this letter would not be the only one to persuade him to surrender.
Since the staff can pick up a copy from nowhere, God knows how many letters have been picked up by officials, generals, wealthy families and even soldiers.
Thinking of this, he hesitated and handed the surrender letter to Fengpi.
After reading it with a solemn expression, Fengpi handed it to others.
Everyone circulated it one by one, and in the end they were all silent.
With a straight face, Cao Yi no longer stayed on the street and headed towards the shogunate. Everyone quickly followed behind him.
As soon as he entered the house, Cao Yi stopped, turned around and looked at Fengpi who was nearest to him, and stopped talking.
Feng Pi bowed and gave a big salute, as if he was risking his life, and said with emotion: "Mr. Cao, the matter has come to an end. There is no doubt that I will surrender. In this way, the people of Guanggu will be saved from a catastrophe, and Gong Cao can also save his family."
Cao Yi remained silent for a long time.
Chapter completed!