Chen Qing immediately ordered Ba Lisu to be released and gave him a horse. Ba Lisu got on his horse and urged the horse to run south of the official road.
Liu Cui smacked his lips and said with some regret: "This man is Wanyan Nianhan's most powerful general. It's not easy to catch him. It's a pity to let him go like this."
Chen Qing shook his head and said: "Yelü Mawu was also a strong soldier under Wanyan Nianhan, but he was so cowardly that he fell into the water and drowned. For me, catching him or letting him go back to Luoshui Road are all the same.
thing."
Guan Shigu also smiled and said: "The prince is right. As long as Ba Lisu is still in the trap, he will either die or be caught. There is no third way."
After a pause, Guan Shigu asked again: "Does the prince think Wanyan Nianhan will be captured without hesitation?"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "It doesn't actually matter to me whether he surrenders or not. If he surrenders, I will exchange him for important people. If he doesn't surrender, I will use his head to tell the world, and in exchange for my reputation in the world.
"
"I wonder what the prince wants to exchange for him?"
Chen Qing said calmly: "With Wanyan Nianhan's identity, it shouldn't be a big problem if one of the two emperors comes back!"
Guan Shigu felt awe-inspiring and whispered: "I'm just afraid that the Emperor of Jin won't do it!"
"The old emperor of the Jin Kingdom may not do it, but the new emperor will definitely change!"
Chen Qing said confidently: "General Guan, do you still remember the allusion of a thousand pieces of gold for a horse's bones? If the emperor of the Jin Kingdom wants to secure the throne, he must show the attitude of cherishing his heroes, not to mention that Wanyan Nianhan has become a pile of useless
Horse bones, his posture will be more sincere."
Guan Shigu sighed, "The king's move will only frighten the court. I don't know what to say about this humble position."
Chen Qing smiled slightly, "As long as he considers the interests of his descendants, General Guan will not be hesitant in his heart."
Guan Shigu nodded silently. If it were not for the benefit of his descendants, he would not work for Chen Qing.
In the big tent, Wanyan Nianhan was drinking alone. The fierce battle from last night to noon finally ended in a disastrous defeat. Not only did his strength drop to 12,000, but he also completely lost hope of breaking out.
, Wanyan Nianhan was indeed a little desperate.
He didn't know what to do, so he could only drink to numb himself.
At this time, there was a commotion outside the tent, and some soldiers rushed to the gate of the tent to report, "Report to the marshal of the capital, Captain Bali Su is back."
"ah!"
Wanyan Nianhan suddenly stood up and saw that Ba Lisu was not dead. He was surprised and happy and walked out of the tent quickly.
I saw Balisu leading a horse, with wounds on his face, and many soldiers surrounding him asking about the situation.
"Everyone go back!"
Wanyan Nianhan gave a sharp shout, and the surrounding soldiers retreated one after another. Ba Lisu stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "I am here to apologize for my humble position!"
Wanyan Nianhan looked at him for a long time and said, "Come into the tent and talk!"
Wanyan Nianhan went into the tent and sat down, continuing to drink. Ba Lisu knelt aside and told him about being injured and captured last night.
After a while, Wanyan Nianhan said coldly: "All three thousand black-armored cavalry were killed, but you were the only one alive. How did you face them?"
Ba Lisu said with a face full of shame: "It is not a pity to die for a humble job, but you are the sinner if you miss the important task of the marshal!"
"What's the big deal?"
Ba Lisu hesitated and said: "I met Chen Qing in my humble position."
Wanyan Nianhan nodded, with a look of pain in his eyes, "I knew he was here, and I really fell into his trap."
After a pause, Wanyan Nianhan said again: "Tell me! What did Chen Qing let you come back to convey?"
"He said there was no need to fight anymore. He wanted to use Marshal Du to exchange important figures with the emperor. Anyway, he wanted to let Marshal Du go back."
"Any letters from him?"
Only then did Ba Lisu remember that Song Jun had given him a letter before leaving. He hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to Wanyan Nianhan.
Wanyan Nianhan looked at the letter and found that it was indeed written to him by Chen Qing.
He looked over quickly, with anger in his eyes. Chen Qing actually sent troops to Pingyang Mansion?
He then sighed again. It was normal to attack his own lair. There was nothing strange about him. He would do it too. I wonder if the Jin soldiers in Taiyuan would fight back?
Ba Lisu tentatively said: "Marshal Du, Chen Qing also said something, and I think it makes sense."
"What?"
"He said that being captured and surrendering are two different things. A humble position means being captured, and there is no surrender to the opponent."
"okay!"
Wanyan Nianhan was unhappy to interrupt him, "I know it all in my heart, and he made it very clear in his letter. Stop talking and stand down!"
Ba Lisu wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't speak and had to retreat sadly.
When he was released, he was taken to see the defense of the Song army. He knew that it was impossible for him to break out of the siege, but the marshal would definitely not want to hear such words.
Wanyan Nianhan was pacing back and forth in the tent with Chen Qing's letter. Although Chen Qing said nicely that he would be captured without hesitation, it was actually surrender. Wanyan Nianhan had been in the world for thirty years. When had he ever surrendered to the enemy?
?
If he finally chose to surrender, how could he be worthy of the 38,000 soldiers who died in battle?
He will never surrender, even if he fights to the last man, he will never surrender.
It is better to die on the battlefield than to surrender and go back and be humiliated by the emperor.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The drums beat like thunder on the battlefield, and with a dull loud noise, the gate of Xichuan County, Pingyang Prefecture, was knocked open by a battering ram, and tens of thousands of Song troops from outside the city surged into the city.
Xichuan County in Pingyang Prefecture is Wanyan Nianhan's hometown, but there are only 6,000 defenders in the city. Facing the surging attack of 50,000 Song troops, the city was breached in less than half a day.
Captain Wanyan Qing led hundreds of soldiers to run wildly on the street. He was Wanyan Nianhan's family general and was originally a Khitan. He had loyally protected Wanyan Nianhan's family for twenty years.
At this time, several Jurchen soldiers rushed towards them in panic. Wanyanqing asked loudly: "Have you seen the second young master?"
A soldier pointed back and shouted: "General Xiebao is surrounded by hundreds of Song troops."
Wan Yanqing was shocked and turned pale. He urged his horse to run in the direction pointed by the soldiers. Less than a hundred paces away, countless Song soldiers suddenly appeared in front and on both sides of the street, thousands of them, holding crossbows and heading toward their room.
Wanyanqing and hundreds of Jurchen soldiers were unable to dodge and were shot dead by thousands of crossbow arrows. None of them survived.
At this time, Wanyan Nianhan's mansion was captured by the Song army, and Wanyan Nianhan's old mother, his wife Pucha and several daughters were taken out.
A group of wives and concubines were also escorted out, and one of them, a tall woman in gorgeous clothes, was brought to the front of the general Gao Ding by Song soldiers.
Although the woman is wearing Jurchen clothes, her appearance is delicate and she is a typical Han woman.
Her face was pale, and her eyes were timid and confused.
Gao Ding gave her a complicated look, opened the door and said, "Please come in! Your sister is waiting in Jingzhao."
This woman was Zhao Yingluo, the concubine of Shunde Emperor. Chen Qing specifically told Gao Ding that if he met her, he would take her back to Jingzhao and hand her over to his second wife.
When Zhao Yingluo heard the word 'sister', she thought of the legend that her sister Qiaoyun married Chen Qing. The fear in her eyes disappeared, she looked back at the Pucha family and asked: "Will they die?"
"
Gao Ding shook his head, "The prince does not kill women and children!"
Zhao Yingluo pulled off her beard from her head, threw it on the ground, and boarded the carriage resolutely. A maid behind her also got on the carriage.
The carriage, escorted by hundreds of Song Army cavalry, drove towards the camp outside the city.
At this time, a group of Song soldiers pushed Wanyan Xiebao up, who was covered in blood.
Wanyan Xiebao shouted: "I will never surrender, kill me if you dare!"
Gao Ding stepped forward and drew his sword against his neck, saying coldly: "If the county king hadn't ordered you to be captured alive, your head should be tied to my horse now. If you want to save the lives of your mother and grandmother, just
Shut up, and you will return to Shangjing with your father."
Wanyan Xiabao looked back at his mother and grandmother, lowered his head and said nothing.
Gao Ding waved his hand and said, "Take them all away!"
