Shu Yuan held a machete in each hand and rushed along the long street towards the middle city.
When encountering the Han army that came to block it, Shu Yuan only focused on defeating it and was not willing to fight.
His intention was obvious, which was to control the East City as quickly as possible to prevent the foresighted enemy generals from taking advantage of the gaps between their battles to cover the people of the East City and escape into the West City through the two collapsed stone bridges in the middle city.
When Shu Yuan rushed to Zhongcheng in a hurry, he saw a scene that made him laugh and cry.
The guards in charge of the Central City didn't know what was going on, so they shot bows and arrows at the people who lived near the Central City and wanted to flee to the Central City when they heard about the military disaster, preventing them from escaping into the Central City.
Both Luo Youdu and Shu Yuan overestimated the foresight and adaptability of the Northern Han generals.
Shu Yuan spat "Bah", the Northern Han Dynasty was like this, even if it didn't die, there would be ghosts.
Shu Yuan immediately ordered to appease all the people and persuade them to return home to ensure their safety.
Shu Yuan did not approach the central city, but took advantage of the surrounding terrain and houses to form a defensive position to prevent the defenders of the central city from coming out.
As for the remnant soldiers in the East City who are still resisting, someone will take care of them.
Liu Jiye rushed up to the Zhongcheng tower in three steps and two steps at a time. Seeing the guard looking nervously at Shu Yuanbu in front of him, he grabbed his front and roared: "Why don't you open the door!"
The guard general's name was Miao Lin. Seeing that Liu Jiye was like a hungry tiger eating people, he was quite frightened and said tremblingly: "The situation is not clear yet. We opened the city gate rashly and the middle city fell. Who will be responsible?"
Miao Lin may not know what the fall of Dongcheng means, but rather than taking risks to turn the tide and become a hero, most people prefer to protect themselves and not make mistakes.
Liu Jiye couldn't say a word, turned around angrily, rushed to the palace city, and asked Liu Chengjun for orders to mobilize troops to recover the east city.
Liu Chengjun's response was unusually decisive: "The six cities before and after Jinyang City and the east city will be lost. The best strategy is to stick to the remaining five cities. If Guo Rong's soldiers besieged Jinyang in the past, we should not attack rashly..."
Liu Jiye was depressed and vomited blood. How can these different situations be compared with each other?
When Guo Rong attacked Jinyang, he really stopped at Zhongcheng and retreated in defeat.
But before the fall of Dongcheng, they moved the people of Dongcheng to Zhongcheng and Xicheng.
When these people defend the city, they are ready to fight.
In order to survive and for their homeland, they are willing to risk their lives to fight against the enemy.
Now that the common people are in the hands of the enemy, without their support, do you expect those merchants, well-off families, and even wealthy merchants and nobles from Xicheng and Xincheng to go up to the city walls to kill the enemy?
Without recapturing the east city, Luo Youdu would not need to continue attacking the four gates. Then he would follow the example of Xinzhou and Daizhou and move the 50,000 people in the east of the city.
What else is there in Jinyang City?
Do you really expect the old man to go to the fields to grow food, raise silkworms and weave cloth?
The entire city's operating system will collapse. It will take just a few months, not a year, for Jinyang City to collapse on its own.
Compared with the nobles and nobles, ordinary people really have nothing to worry about in these troubled times, and they are even less valuable than livestock.
But a city without its common people is like a house without its foundation, and it will naturally collapse.
Liu Jiye said loudly: "Your Majesty, the thieves are mainly focusing on the East City now. There may be an opportunity. I am willing to lead two thousand people from the city to fight and win the last chance for our country to defeat the enemy."
Liu Chengjun was very angry and shouted: "The thieves have already invaded the city, and they still want to attack? Don't you think that I, a big man, are not chaotic enough? Stick to your post and don't move rashly."
He ignored Liu Jiye and walked away.
Liu Jiye walked out of the imperial city in a daze. Seeing that the enemy had not yet invaded the West City, the New City, where the dignitaries and nobles lived, was heavily defended. It was far better than the Central City and the West City. He smiled bitterly and led his two thousand troops with a ruthless heart.
Went directly out of Xicheng.
Without full support, Liu Jiye knew that with only the two thousand troops under his command, it would be difficult to defeat the Central Plains soldiers who broke into the city in the streets.
The only hope now is to defeat the bandit commander's camp in the south of Jinyang City.
Liu Chengjun's attitude has been made clear, and he will not agree to fight under any circumstances.
Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take a chance and survive in death.
Liu Jiye's unauthorized action was a sign of tiredness for the Northern Han Dynasty, a surrender to Liu Chengjun, and the final reward for his kindness to Liu Chong, the Taizu of the Northern Han Dynasty.
His enthusiasm reached the ears of the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty, and it undoubtedly became a different version.
Liu Jiye surrendered!
This brave general of the Northern Han Dynasty, the most powerful general, took advantage of the darkness to leave the city and surrender. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale of the Northern Han Dynasty.
The first time he learned of Liu Jiye's surrender, Miao Lin, the defender of Zhongcheng, had an example and chose to surrender. He sent an envoy to find Shu Yuan, who was on guard.
At this time, in addition to the people in the east of the city, the shops, restaurants and warehouses on both sides of the Fen River in the middle city also fell into Luo Youdu's hands.
When he learned that the Central City had also fallen, Liu Chengjun was even more frightened and decisively sent his confidants to take over the defense of the West City.
Most of the people living in Xicheng are the families of soldiers in the city. If Xicheng is lost again, Jinyang City will really be in trouble.
South of Jinyang City.
Luo Youdu had been listening to the battle reports coming from the east of the city. He learned that in addition to Jinyang East City, Zhongcheng had also unexpectedly surrendered. He was determined, stretched out, and said with a smile: "I can have a good sleep tonight."
Just as he was talking, Li Chuyun, who was in charge of the defense, strode closer: "Your Majesty, there are enemy traces in the surrounding area. We don't know the number of enemies. They wanted to surprise our army, but they were forced back by crossbows and arrows!"
Luo Youdu perked up and said: "Compared to others, this Liu Jiye is more courageous. Remove the antlers in front of the camp and give him a chance to enter the camp. Let the party advance and Hu Yanzan be prepared."
Now in his camp, the only two people who can compete with Liu Jiye are Dang Jin and Hu Yanzan.
Obviously, Liu Jiye didn't like this method of inviting you to the urn. Liu Jiye didn't attack him for a whole night.
In fact, Liu Jiye himself was also very depressed.
He was determined to open up the situation with a death wish.
But there is still a small difference between dying and seeking death.
What Liu Jiye is best at is finding the enemy's flaws. With his powerful martial arts, he can infinitely amplify the flaws and win.
But under the cover of darkness, he circled three times and still couldn't find a place to eat.
It is a huge camp. Wherever the cavalry can pass, there must be obstacles blocking the way. There are also three sentry towers in the shape of a Chinese character to keep watch.
No matter how powerful the shooter is, he cannot take out all three sentries at the same time.
Liu Jiye was forced to have no choice but to send a group of soldiers and horses to make a tentative attack to see if they could lure the defenders out of the camp and let them move away the horses.
As a result, the opponent calmly fired a wave of arrows, forcing them back and ignoring them, as if they didn't exist.
Not long after, the other party not only cleared away the horses, but also made way for a passage.
Liu Jiye secretly went crazy, did he look like a fool?
Until dawn, Liu Jiye still didn't find a chance.
The frustrated Liu Jiye planned to return to Jinyang City, but unexpectedly found that he could not go back.
"Liu Jiye, you have collaborated with the enemy and treason, and now you want to gain access to Jinyang City. This is extremely abominable."
Wang Yin angrily cursed at Liu Jiye, "If you come any closer, don't blame me for being rude."
He said, directly calling the archers to prepare to shoot anytime and anywhere.
Liu Jiye could only retreat.
Jinyang Imperial City.
Liu Chengjun was sitting on the throne, listening to the bad news one after another, and slumped on the throne in frustration.
Looking at the noisy civil servants and generals in the hall, I listened to the words of surrender one by one.
It’s not like there were no surrender factions before. They thought that a small country was not strong enough to resist the Central Plains army. They should follow the example of Jiangnan and Bashu, remove the title of emperor and claim the title of Lord of the country, and regard the Central Plains as Zhengshuo.
But this is only a minority. There are still some people who are unwilling to compromise and are determined to stick to Jinyang and wait for help.
But today, someone actually said, "Hedong has always belonged to the Central Plains, and the Central Plains should be respected."
"The Khitan wolves are greedy. Half of the taxes and taxes of our Han Dynasty fell into the hands of barbarians, making the territory miserable. It is better to respect the Central Plains, be benevolent in the Central Plains, and not ask much from the vassal countries. Our dynasty will have more money and development
People’s livelihood within the territory.”
Some people not only changed their words, but also praised the Central Plains.
The most important thing is that Liu Chengjun found that he was not angry at all.
You must know that Zhongyuan has a grudge against them for killing their father.
Now he has a feeling that the person who forced my father to death was Guo Rong, who had nothing to do with Luo Youdu.
Liu Chengjun's limbs were so weak that he could never imagine that his only support would be to capture two cities overnight.
"Could it be that God will kill me as a big man?"
This thought flashed through Liu Chengjun's mind.
Guo Wuwei, the instigator of all this, had a look of sorrow on his face at this moment, "Your Majesty, all the mistakes I made are all my fault. It was my fault in making arrangements. I mistakenly believed in the ambitious Hou Barong and actually arranged for him to help defend Dongcheng.
As a result, I, a great man, was put to death. I am ashamed to face Your Majesty and face Your Majesty speechlessly..."
He was so excited that he bumped into the stone pillar in front of the temple.
He hit Zhao Hua, who was also the prime minister, and knocked him to the ground.
Liu Chengjun was frightened when he saw this, and hurriedly came down from the palace, helped Guo Wuwei up and said, "Why did my husband say this? I think of Hou Barong as a brave man, so I promoted him as an exception. It has nothing to do with my husband."
He took all the responsibilities on himself, looked at Guo Wuwei pitifully and said: "Everyone in the court is discussing surrender, what do you think?"
Guo Wuwei sighed and said: "The people of Dongcheng and the merchants of Zhongcheng have all fallen into the hands of thieves. The big man has no labor for farming, and has lost his daily groceries. There is no supply of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. Even if he tries hard to support himself, he is just hanging on.
, It's all in vain." He hesitated before speaking, and whispered in Liu Chengjun's ear: "If you persist, your Majesty may not survive. If you submit now, you will at least have the capital to negotiate terms and preserve your wealth."
Liu Chengjun pulled Guo Wuwei and said: "Only my husband is still thinking about me at this moment, no matter what! The strength of the great man has been exhausted, and I have a weak virtue but a high position, so I am in today's predicament. The emperor of the Central Plains has always had a reputation for virtue. I don't think so.
Thank you for waiting. Who is willing to make this trip for me and express my intention to the Emperor of Central Plains?"
Guo Wuwei said nothing, hiding his merit and fame.