King Wuyou shook his head outside the city and said, "Brother Huo, do you and I have to fight each other with swords?"
Huo Yuan said: "Your Majesty is in the State of Qi and has invaded our land from afar. As a general of the Vietnamese army, I naturally have to protect my family and the country. I advise Your Majesty to stop the army and return home. From now on, there will be no more wars between Qi and Yue. This is not a good thing!"
King Wuyou said: "The king of Yue is unruly and harms loyal people. Why should Brother Huo sacrifice his life for him?"
Huo Yuandao: "What the prince said is wrong. You and I are each our own masters. The King of Yue is the master of our country. As soldiers, we naturally have to be loyal to the emperor."
King Wuyou nodded and stopped trying to persuade him. He just said, "Brother Huo, just wait in the upper city. I have an army of 100,000, so I can naturally surround you."
Huo Yuan burst out laughing and said, "My lord, please don't lie to me. Your Qi army is running out of food and grass. Can you survive this winter?"
King Wuyou also laughed and said, "Okay, Brother Huo, let's make a bet. I will break through the city and capture you within three days. What will you do then?"
Huo Yuan smiled and said: "I'm afraid I can only hold on to the food and grass for three days. Your Majesty, I bet you will retreat within three days. I, Huo Yuan, can still defend the upper city for a while. If your Majesty breaks through within three days, I bet you will retreat." I will lead the army to surrender to the prince; but if the prince cannot break the city in three days, what should I do? Should I just sneak away quietly?"
King Wuyou replied: "If we can't break the upper city in three days, I will personally come to your tent to listen and make your decision!"
Huo Yuan took an arrow from the tower and said: "You and I swear, if we violate this word, we will shoot this arrow." After saying this, he broke the arrow shaft.
King Wuyou nodded, clapped his hands, and said, "I share this agreement with you."
After saying this, King Wuyou returned to the formation. The Dali army and the Qi army, under the leadership of their generals, began to set up camp and tightly surrounded the upper city.
Huo Yuan also walked along the city wall and carefully observed the deployment of the Dali army and the Qi army outside. He saw that the soldiers outside the city were in good order, arranging deer antlers and branches, and erecting fences and walls. Huo Yuan also ordered the Vietnamese army to hurry up. Strengthen the city defense and prepare rolling stones to prevent the Qi army from attacking Dali troops.
The day passed in the intense busyness of both parties.
At nightfall, Huo Yuan had no time to rest, so he still patrolled various parts of the city with his soldiers. The Qi army outside the city seemed to be actively preparing. Huo Yuan expected that the Qi army was already short of food and could not delay it for too long. As long as he After holding the upper city for three days, the Qi army will inevitably retreat.
At midnight, Huo Yuan had just laid down in the commander's tent when he heard countless arrows suddenly ringing out in the city, followed by shouts of killing. Huo Yuan got up with a wheel and hurried outside, only to see people inside the city. Fires were everywhere, and the sound of killing was loud. At the same time, shouts of killing were also heard outside the city. Huo Yuan was startled, and hurriedly ordered the guards to dress him up, mount his horse, pick up a gun, and stand outside the commander's tent to observe the situation. .
Soon, soldiers came to report that a large number of Qi troops, no less than 20,000 to 30,000, had appeared in the upper city. They had attacked the city gates and walls. Almost all the Vietnamese troops were under attack. The Qi troops and Dali troops outside the city had also begun to attack. The attack was coordinated with the Qi army inside and outside the city, and a large number of people poured in from the city gates and walls. The Vietnamese army had suffered heavy casualties and could not resist it.
After hearing this, Huo Yuan realized that he had been fooled: King Wuyou had already ambushed the army in the city, and deliberately gave up the upper city, allowing himself to abandon the pass camp, enter the upper city, wait until late at night, and then cooperate inside and outside, trapping himself in the city. Huo Yuan couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, he was defeated. He looked at the chaotic running of the Vietnamese soldiers and horses in front of him, and then listened to the gradual shouts of killing, he could only smile helplessly. Then he called a few pro-soldiers and told them to hurry up. The government government protected Princess Huo and sisters Li Ling, while he led hundreds of soldiers to fight the Qi army to the end.
Not long after, the defeated Vietnamese army gathered in front of Huo Yuan's commander's tent. The Qi army and the Dali army also surrounded them from all over, and the lights and torches illuminated the surrounding area as bright as day.
King Wuyou and Prince Duan walked over on horseback. On both sides were Zhang Yankun, Lu Zheng, Ye Xing and other generals from the Qi army and Dali. The Qi army behind them also set up their positions, and the crossbowmen aimed their bows and arrows at the people surrounded in the middle.
of the Vietnamese army.
King Wuyou looked at Huo Yuan from a distance and asked: "Brother Huo, do you still remember the oath you made today? I broke the upper city today and you have been surrounded by me. I advise you to lead your troops and surrender to me."
country, otherwise I give the order and you stand like this under the crossbows of our Qi army, fearing that you will only increase your casualties."
Huo Yuan took a look and knew that what King Wuyou said was true. The crossbows of the Qi army were the sharpest among all countries. Almost all of the approximately 10,000 Vietnamese troops gathered by him and his subordinates were exposed to the fire of the Qi army's crossbows. Once the arrows rained down,
When they fly, almost all of them are targets for arrows. Although he is loyal to the death, nearly ten thousand soldiers under his command have to sacrifice their lives. It is really unbearable. Huo Yuan was thinking about it when the generals around him also asked: "General Huo, you
Let’s see what we should do?”
Seeing that Huo Yuan was still hesitating, King Wuyou waved his hand and asked someone to bring Princess Huo and Li Ling over. Princess Huo was supported by two maids, and Li Ling was also supported by Li Long and the maid.
Princess Huo looked at Huo Yuan and cried sadly: "Yuan'er, do you still want to work for the King of Yue? Do you know how your father died? He was called to the palace by the King of Yue, and he bled to death when he came back.
, he was clearly killed by the King of Yue. Look at Li Ling, my daughter-in-law. She was actually captured by the third prince and tortured to death like this. This unscrupulous and unscrupulous king who brutally and cruelly harmed the loyal and good, you protect him.
What!"
Huo Yuan's heart was moved by Princess Huo's words. The officers and soldiers of the Vietnam Army had already heard that Prince Huo died unexpectedly, but now he saw Princess Huo saying it herself, and the way Li Ling stood in front of the battle.
Some soldiers shouted: "We will not protect such a coward, and I will not sacrifice my life for such a coward!" After saying this, they threw down the weapons in their hands. Someone took the lead. The Vietnamese troops in front threw away their swords and grabbed them, and those behind were also slow.
Slowly throw the weapon to the ground.
Huo Yuan saw that in the end only he and a few generals around him were still holding weapons, so he smiled miserably at the generals and said: "Generals, I, Huo Yuan, have no courage to fight anymore, so you will surrender with me."
Come on!"
The generals were tired of fighting. After hearing what Huo Yuan said, they each threw their weapons to the ground, dismounted one after another, and walked forward with Huo Yuan. When they arrived in front of Princess Huo, Huo Yuan suddenly knelt down on the ground and said: "My child
If you are not filial, you cannot protect your father's safety. Now that the army has been defeated and surrendered, it is also unfaithful. The child is already a person who deserves death. I beg my mother to forgive me, and the child has gone to follow the father."
After saying that, he drew out his sword and was about to kill himself. Several generals around him quickly snatched the sword away. Princess Huo also stepped forward, hugged Huo Yuan and cried: "My child, my Huo family still counts on you. I and I
My daughter-in-law is counting on you so much, how can you die like this? If the king of Yue is innocent, don't you secretly want to avenge your father? Why do you bother to stick to your foolish loyalty and stubbornness for the sake of a foolish king? "
There were soldiers shouting on one side: "If you rebel against the Hunjun, we are willing to follow the general to attack the Hunjun." At that moment, the Vietnamese troops shouted: "Crunt against the Hunjun!"
Huo Yuan stood up and looked back at the soldiers behind him. With tears in his eyes, he gave a deep salute. Then he walked quickly to King Wuyou, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Huo Yuan has surrendered. He is like a veiled page and never abandons it. Huo Yuan has surrendered.
I am willing to lead this army to lead the battle for you and go straight to Fucheng!"
King Wuyou had already dismounted. When he saw Huo Yuan coming, he hurriedly helped him with his hands and said: "Brother Huo, please don't say that. Xiao Wang, I have always admired Brother Huo's talents. Now Brother Huo can clearly see the face of the King of Yue and lead his army to surrender to me."
The State of Qi is a blessing to the world, and I sincerely welcome you."
After that, he pulled Huo Yuan to stand in front of the army and said loudly: "Today, General Huo and I stopped fighting and made peace. General Huo and his soldiers also surrendered to our Qi State. From now on, we are one family. When we fight,
Fucheng, if we capture the Yue Prince and his son, and then avenge Prince Huo, I guarantee that we will definitely bring peace to the people of Yue."
After hearing this, all the troops cheered, and the Qi army and the Vietnamese army in front of them also hugged each other.
The war ended like this. Huo Yuan led more than 30,000 Vietnamese troops and surrendered to King Wuyou. Those Vietnamese soldiers who did not want to join the army anymore were paid by King Wuyou and sent home.
Wang dealt with this and asked with some worry: "We could have followed the Vietnamese army without knowing it. I could have attacked first and captured several city defenses on the west line of Fucheng. Now that these defeated soldiers are sent back, they will be overthrown."
Once the army gets the news, if they try to capture it, they will suffer more casualties."
King Wuyou smiled and said: "General Huo is too worried. Now that you have joined our army, our army will become even more powerful. I just want to kill Fucheng with Brother Huo and capture the Yue King and his son!"
Huo Yuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty, since you said so, I would like to ask for orders to lead the troops to charge in front for Your Majesty."
King Wuyou shook his head and said: "Brother Huo, don't worry about anything. Capturing the city defenses along the way is just a piece of cake in my opinion. Now you have just met your aunt, and Li Ling needs to be taken care of, so you should stay with them more. Then
Your army needs to be reorganized and trained. I will be the one to attack the city and fortress in front of you!"
After hearing this, Huo Yuan was deeply touched by King Wuyou's righteousness and trust. He raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, your kindness in knowing me and your life-saving grace for my mother and Ling'er. I, Huo Yuan, will definitely remember that Huo Yuan will serve as the king's best friend in this life."
labor!"
King Wuyou quickly supported him and said: "General Huo, you are serious. We brothers still have to fight side by side to unify the country and usher in a peaceful and prosperous age for the people as soon as possible."
The news of Huo Yuan's defeat and surrender to Qi soon spread to various cities in Yue and also to Fucheng. After hearing this, the King of Yue was furious and was about to send people to kill all the members of the Huo family. However, the third prince stopped him and said: "
Now there are only a few servants left in the Huo Mansion, and killing them is useless. I think it is better to send Li Guogong to make peace with the Qi army. We give up the country of Yue, as long as this Fucheng, like the deposed emperor in Dadu, has a garrison left,
Just live in this blessed city and return all the land of Yue to Qi."
After hearing this, the King of Yue could only sigh and ordered people to send Duke Li Guo to him.
Li Guogong also got news in his palace. He knew that Huo Yuan had surrendered to the Qi Dynasty, and that Li Ling and Li Long were reunited with Princess Huo. He felt relieved. He and his wife hugged each other and cried. When he heard that the King of Yue was going to send
He went to the Qi army camp to negotiate peace, then quickly dressed up and went to the palace of the King of Yue.