The loud sound of drums came from outside the city. Wan Lei ran to the top of the North City and took a look. Oh my god, there was a huge crowd of people outside the city. It was estimated that there were at least 50,000 or 60,000 enemies coming. God knows how many follow-up troops were coming behind.
Come, when the defenders on the city saw it, their hands were trembling and their feet were weak.
The enemy was divided into two large square formations on the left and right and slowly approached the city gate. It seemed that the two camps were fighting together. The ones on the left were all light cavalry. Judging from their clothing, they were undoubtedly Tatars. The ones on the right were a mixture of cavalry and infantry, obviously.
Wearing bright armor, you can tell at a glance that these equipment were ripped from the corpses of the Northern Expeditionary Army. You can also faintly see the copper-yellow firecrackers shining in the sun. It seems that the Northern Expeditionary Army has really become the enemy's transportation.
Team.
The incoming enemy arrayed one mile away from the city gate, just outside the range of the small artillery on the top of the city. It can be seen that the incoming enemy was very familiar with the defenses of Beiping City, and perhaps learned a lot of information from the prisoners of war. In short,
This kind of enemy who knows himself and his enemy is not very aggressive.
The enemy array was well prepared, but they did not rush to attack. The sound of war drums suddenly stopped, and more than ten people from the enemy array were seen rushing to the top of the city on horseback. They were not attacking, but shouting. These guys shouted at the top of their lungs: "Your Highness, King Yan
I have been ordered to open the city gates and surrender as soon as possible, otherwise, when the city is defeated, they will be slaughtered without mercy!"
Tie Xuan was also supervising the battle at the top of the city. When he saw the enemy threatening to massacre the city, his face turned purple with anger. He was about to refuse sternly, but Wan Lei grabbed his sleeve.
"Pretend to ask for surrender, deal with them, and buy time to prepare." Wan Lei extinguished the anger in Tie Xuan's heart with one word. Tie Xuan was not a fool. He immediately understood and shouted below: "We were willing to surrender.
But I’m afraid you won’t keep your word, and if you invite me to surrender, I’ll kill you later!”
"The King of Yan made it clear that the city will be massacred if it is not surrendered!" Seeing that the garrison commander on top of the city had surrendered, the arrogance of those who shouted to persuade them to surrender escalated again.
"Your general did not go out in person to persuade people to surrender, but sent some unknown soldiers to come. He has no sincerity and how can he convince others. As the guard of Peiping, I am responsible for the safety of hundreds of thousands of residents. How dare I hand over the city to others hastily?" Tie Xuan continued.
He was lying, but Wan Lei was already flying down the tower, calling people to go.
"We are here to persuade you to surrender on the orders of His Highness King Yan. Our words are His Highness's oral instructions. If you don't open the city and ask for surrender, when my army breaks through Peiping, I will cut you into a pulp!"
"King Yan? Which King of Yan? I have seen so little and know so few people. I wonder if there is another King of Yan." Tie Xuan asked pretending to be stupid. He naturally knew that the Yan vassal had been eliminated by the imperial court, and the descendants of the late King Yan
Most of them were demoted to common people. The so-called King of Yan who appeared now was actually a remnant of the Yan thieves - Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of King Yan, was self-reliant and was not the real prince certified by the court.
"You dog officer, are you going to surrender or not?" The people shouting were a little impatient. They thought they had many soldiers on their side, so when they lined up in Beiping City and shouted again, the defenders in the city were frightened.
I was so brave that I opened the door obediently and accepted the surrender. But who would have thought that the garrison commander was stubborn and gave a lot of reasons why he would not surrender.
"It's not that I don't want to surrender, it's just that your commander refuses to come in person to persuade me to surrender. I don't dare to entrust the lives of the people in this city to someone who has no sincerity." Tie Xuan still said the same thing: Surrender is okay, but I'll let you guys go first.
The coach came out to persuade him to surrender.
Of course, this is just an excuse. Even if the so-called King Yan really ran to the city gate to persuade him to surrender, Tie Xuan would find other reasons to delay.
There is not enough preparation and it takes time.
"Well, you ignorant dog officer, since you are stubborn, don't blame us for being ruthless." Seeing that persuading him to surrender was in vain, the caller dropped his harsh words and rode back to the camp. Tie Xuan looked at their backs.
, pressed his sword with his hand, and sternly ordered to the defenders on the city: "Defend the city to the death, and those who dare to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
At this time, Wan Lei left and came back. Behind him were a few old men and a dozen kids. I don’t know where they got a bunch of bricks from. In short, they all moved a lot, and Wan Lei
Lei only gave those old men one order: "Block the city gate!"
The defenders at the city gate were dumbfounded when they saw it. Even the city gate was built. This clearly turned Peking City into an isolated city that could not be left or entered. All the soldiers and civilians in Peiping would be trapped in the city, or the enemy would be beaten.
If you retreat, you will either lose the city and be massacred. There is no other way out. The real death of people in the city is worse than burning the cauldron and sinking the boat.
At each city gate, a large group of old people and children were busy building the city gates. The enemy camp did not know this at all. Not long after the soldiers who shouted to persuade them to surrender returned to the camp, more than a dozen people from the enemy camp rushed out on horseback. The leader was
He was a bald monk, and he seemed to be here to persuade him to surrender.
"Buddha Infinite Life, I am the master of Jingnan. In response to the destiny of heaven, I have strong troops and strong horses. I have newly defeated the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops. Wherever the soldiers are pointing, they are looking at the scenery. If the people on the city care about the lives of the people, they will do it early."
Kaicheng, please surrender, our army will not harm anyone in the city."
The monk talked a lot, and Tie Xuan was naturally unmoved. He stood up and asked, "Who are you, the commander-in-chief of the First Army?"
Tie Xuan was asking questions knowingly. He knew without asking that the monk under the city was the most wanted criminal in the imperial court and the number one rebel among the remaining Yan thieves - Dao Yan. Of course, the reason why this demonic monk topped the wanted list was because
He was the military advisor of the Yan rebels, and it was he who constantly lobbied King Zhu Di of Yan to rebel.
"It turns out that Master Tie, this poor monk is being polite." Dao Yan clasped his hands together and said: "Our Jingnan Army attaches great importance to faith and promises thousands of gold. Anyone who complies with God's will will not be killed by our army.
Anyone who shares the same goals will be reused. Lord Tie, as the lord of a city, must be someone who knows the current affairs. As long as the city is surrendered, I will recommend you as the lord of Beiping City in front of His Highness King Yan."
"May I ask if the army on that side is also your army?" Faced with the temptation, Tie Xuan still refused to surrender. He pointed at the Tatar army's position over there and asked knowingly.
Tie Xuan certainly knows that these two armies are not in the same command system at all. One is the so-called Jingnan Army, whose mission is to overthrow the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty; the other is the Tatar Army composed of the Three Duoyan Guards, whose mission is to restore the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
It is their own responsibility. It is not known what secret terms this so-called coalition has in private, but one thing is for sure. The "Jingnan Army" is the one who lures the wolf into the house, and both sides are working together. I am afraid that the "Jingnan Army" has just opened the city gate and surrendered.
"The Tatar army marched into the city and slaughtered and looted it. At that time, I really wanted to cry but I didn't even have tears.
"Those are the friendly troops of our Jingnan Army, Lord Tie does not need to worry too much. But the ancients said: soldiers are dangerous weapons; wars are dangerous things. Therefore, the big is considered small, the strong is weak, and the court is careful.
There are treacherous ministers in the house, and the government is in a dark state. I, the master of Jingnan, obey the destiny of heaven and the will of the people. If I can get help from Lord Tie and other benevolent and righteous people, what can't be accomplished?"
"It's not that I don't want to surrender, nor that I can't trust you. It's just that the Tatars have no faith. I don't dare to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops in the city to the hands of tigers and wolves. Unless the Tatars swear not to harm the people or plunder people's wealth,
Otherwise, I would not dare to open the city and surrender." Tie Xuan still refused to say that he would not surrender, only that he did not dare to surrender.
Tie Xuan's helpless expression and almost pleading tone made people really think that he wanted to surrender but did not dare to surrender, so he was in a dilemma. Naturally, Dao Yan did not know that this was a delaying tactic and asked: "Master Tie Xuan"
How can we accept Kaicheng’s surrender?”
"As a parent officer of the people of Beiping City, I take it as my duty to protect the people. If you are sincere in persuading surrender, you should write an oath stating that you will not kill the people, plunder the people's property, and destroy the people's houses. The commanders of both armies must come to the city.
I swore an oath in front of the door and will never break my oath." Tie Xuan found another excuse. Of course, even after writing the oath form, he still refused to surrender. He said so much just to delay time.
At this time, the people who were busy building the city gate at the city gate had almost finished their work. Wan Lei saw it, smiled with satisfaction, and returned to the military camp to watch the training of the new army. As for Tie Xuan on the top of the city, he continued to follow the enemy.
Tread your tongue.
As long as they don't talk about collapse, the enemy will not attack the city for the time being, because they also want to capture the city without fighting. After all, Peiping is a big city. If they attack by force, their military strength will be damaged. And destroying the city head will not be conducive to their defense.
Cheng Tiexuan noticed this mentality of theirs and wore down their patience bit by bit.