Chapter 75: He just started to grow and then died.
Under the city of Guangzhou, 70,000 to 80,000 troops dug trenches and encamped, completely surrounding the city. It had been two months since the siege, and the battlefield situation was undergoing subtle changes.
Although the Qing navy had already scoured the surrounding people before entering Guangzhou, and there was no shortage of supplies in the city. However, after two months of fighting, morale was very low, and it was impossible to break the encirclement.
On the third day of December, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy army had just arrived and their foothold was not yet stable, five thousand troops were dispatched from the city to attack and sneak into the camp at night. Unexpectedly, Jing Haijun in front of them was well prepared and returned with a heavy defeat.
At the end of December, taking advantage of the opportunity when the New Year was approaching and the enemy might relax, they went out of the city to attack at night. As a result, the Ningyuan army in front of them was well prepared and returned with a heavy defeat.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, this time without waiting for the Lantern Festival, the defenders also left the city during the day and were defeated by the mighty troops from Fujian in the north of the city. Just yesterday, the defenders left the city for the fourth time and failed again, losing more than 2,000 soldiers and horses.
After losing consecutive battles, morale is low, and almost no one is willing to sacrifice their life.
Today is the second day of February, the Spring Society Festival. Even in the land of Lingnan, which has always lacked Wang Hua, this festival is now very popular. It is one of the most important festivals in the year. Everyone lives and dies in this broken city.
Is it difficult to predict whether I will feel aggrieved or not?
As a result, the sergeants were clamoring non-stop from morning to night. After a while, they asked for wine and meat, and Liu Yin sent someone to deliver it.
After a while, there was another reward, and Liu Yin overcame all difficulties and sent it.
In the evening, some people were crying again, saying that they had eaten wine and meat and received the rewards, but they were dying for it.
This man's cry made the others feel sad. After a while, there was a gloomy cloud everywhere, and the warriors were full of resentment, blaming Liu Yin for bringing them into this desperate situation.
Liu Yin was having dinner with his family when he received the news.
His family knows his own affairs, and he is very aware of the current situation: the building is about to collapse.
But there is still a thought in my heart: Wait, wait! When the rainy season comes, the soldiers who besiege the city will collapse without a fight. No matter how powerful the warriors are, how powerful is God?
It rains heavily for ten days and a half or even several months at a time. The enemy troops in the outer city have hair growing on them. How can we fight?
In the past, the imperial court was prepared for Nanzhao, not against spring, not against summer, not against autumn, but against winter. There is no other reason. Winter is the most comfortable season in the Wuguan area, and it is also the most suitable season for war.
As long as we survive this winter, all problems will be solved and a comeback is not impossible.
Because of this idea, he never gave up the last bit of his will to resist. Even if the situation was exhausted, even if the morale was low, and even if the battle was losing in a row, I had "General Yu" and "General Xia" to help me, and I did not reach the final step.
But then again, who can be sure about what happened on the battlefield? The 20,000 defenders who fought hard to defeat them looked so dignified and so arrogant that Liu Yin really didn’t have much confidence in them.
. He doesn’t find it strange at all if you say you want to break the city tonight.
Now it’s all about gambling, gambling on luck, gambling on life!
A martial artist who dares not risk his life is not a good martial artist, but also a down-and-out martial artist who deserves to live without wealth.
Liu Yin was very proud of his gamble and killed his "quasi-father-in-law" Tan Hongqi, and finally obtained a wealthy vassal town like the Qing Navy, which he thought was the foundation for Liu's descendants.
Since his grandfather moved south from Shangcai County in Huaixi Province, three generations of the Liu family have worked hard and finally achieved their current status. How can they be willing to give it up so easily? "Alas!" Liu Yin put down his chopsticks and said nothing after eating like a champ.
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The rules in his family were still very strict. He refused to eat. His wife and children also stopped and looked at Liu Yin with fear in their hearts.
"What are these looks?" Liu Yin glared at the young man and said angrily: "I'm not at the end of my rope yet, you continue to eat and leave me alone."
The wife and children did not dare to say anything and continued to eat. "Alas!" Liu Yin sighed again.
Don't look at his harsh words, but if he says he's not afraid, that's a lie.
When there was no one around, he once imagined that if he offered his land to the court like Wang Shenzhi, he wouldn't have to worry about it, right? One was a guest and the other was a prisoner. What a huge difference!
Even, like Zhong Kuang, he surrendered when there were still two states.
It can also have a good ending.
The army has already reached the city. Although they can still surrender, they will definitely lose all their official titles, they may not be able to obtain pardon, and their family property will not be protected. This is even more unacceptable.
People are so contradictory.
When the four armies came to besiege him, although he was panicked, he felt that he still had the strength to fight. After several battles, he found that he had overestimated his own strength, and the speed at which the battle situation developed was astonishing.
As long as the Qing navy retreated, it would fall immediately without any resistance, allowing the Xia people to easily occupy it.
Liu Yin once studied the war situation in the Central Plains. He found that even if the battle failed and the main force was annihilated, the local states and counties would seem to spontaneously recruit soldiers and carry out desperate resistance. But this kind of thing did not happen in the Qing Navy. Each one of them stood in front of him or patted their chests to ensure that
, or the generals who cried blood and wrote letters, or swore to resist until the last soldier, all changed their flags, it was so fast that people were stunned.
Now, he only has the city of Guangzhou left. "Alas!" Liu Yin sighed for the third time.
"Brother!" The second brother Liu Tai walked in. After seeing Liu Yin, he bowed and saluted, and then saluted Liu's wife. "Didn't you go to patrol the camp? Why are you here again?" Liu Yin looked up and down.
Brother, I have something on my mind. Liu Tai was about to speak but stopped.
"Just say what you want to say, I can still hold on." Liu Yin sighed for the fourth time today, waved his hands and said.
"Brother, why don't you—" Liu Tai paused, unable to say anything, but when he thought of all the things he had seen, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you surrender?"
Liu Yin sat still.
There was no rage as imagined, no sadness after being betrayed so far, only calm, extreme calm. Liu Tai felt a little uncomfortable.
His brother's power has long been deeply engraved in his heart, and he does not dare to have any disobedience.
"Has the envoy sent to Changsha returned yet?" Liu Yin asked.
"It's probably impossible to come back." Liu Tai said helplessly: "The west is full of Xia people, and those scoundrels have turned their backs now and won't give our people convenience. The envoy may have arrived in Changsha, but most likely he won't be able to come back.
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"Will Ma Yin send troops?" Liu Yin asked.
Liu Tai hesitated for a while, then shook his head after a long time and said: "It's probably difficult. The Xia people have been fighting with them on the Dongting Lake line for a long time, and Ma Yin is also under great pressure. Now Jiangxi and central Guizhou have been lost again, and they are surrounded by enemies on all sides. I feel,
Ma Yin might have to surrender first because this is a fatal situation."
These five words, "surrender first," struck Liu Yin's heart like bells and drums.
He suddenly stood up, walked to the door, and looked outside without saying a word for a long time. "Why did you come to persuade me to surrender?" Liu Yin suddenly asked.
"My brother inspected the camps and found that there were many voices of ridicule and sorrow in the army." Liu Tai reported the truth: "There are also people sneaking around and connecting with each other, which is probably not a good thing. I tried to arrest the noisy sergeant, but no one responded.
.I felt something was not good in my heart, so I came to consult with my brother."
Talking? Liu Yin smiled bitterly.
When you came up, you persuaded me to surrender in Kaicheng. Is this a negotiation?
Thinking of this, my heart is full of sadness. Even my younger brother, who has been very obedient since he was a child, is scared and wants to surrender. You can only imagine the attitude of others.
"Brother, it's not too late to surrender." Seeing that his brother was not angry, Liu Tai was encouraged and continued to persuade: "Guangzhou has a household registration of 200,000 yuan, which is five famous towns. The population is densely populated, business is prosperous, and there is a market.
The shipping department, the transshipment yard, as well as the shipbuilding workshop and many skilled craftsmen, I heard that Da Xiazi is most concerned about such things. I feel that if my brother can offer these in full, he will not be guilty."
Liu Yin remained silent for a long time.
Liu Tai was a little discouraged and didn't know what to say. "Keep talking." Liu Yin turned his back to him and said softly.
Liu Tai was overjoyed and said: "There are still many treasures in the city's treasury, including 230,000 pieces of money, 900,000 bolts of silk, 200,000 pieces of grain, porcelain, incense, coral, pearls, and gold.
There's no point in waiting for silverware. If that doesn't work, let's add some more, or ask the wealthy businessmen in the city to send donations to gather more wealth. We can even raid the homes of those big food merchants, and we should still be able to get a lot of money. Yes.
This money can be used to bribe the besieging army, and you may be able to gain some respect." "Is that all?" Liu Yin asked.
"Brother, the matter has come to this, so we can't stop doing it." Liu Tai said: "Didn't Wang Shenzhi ask for his son's eldest niece to marry him the year before last? Why don't you send an envoy out of the city and go straight into the mighty army camp and say
My brother is willing to marry his daughter to a nephew of the Wang family, and it will be a good marriage between the two families. If you give me a larger dowry, it may be possible."
Liu Yin turned around, shook his head and said: "Wang Shenzhi is a smart man, it will be impossible to get married, and no amount of dowry will work. However, the things you mentioned earlier can have some effect.
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"Brother, do you agree?" Liu Tai said happily.
"So what if you don't agree?" Liu Yin said with a wry smile: "The Qing Navy only lasted for seven months before it was uprooted. Now that the matter has come to this, what else is there to say?"
Liu Tai also smiled bitterly and sighed.
"Surrender, everything is left to fate. The world is about to change." Liu Yin sighed: "I took advantage of the opportunity and thought I would have a century-old foundation for the Liu family. But now it seems that the time has not come. If I can escape this time,
I, the Liu family, am not at a disadvantage, at least I am much better than my father and grandfather."
"Brother is more open-minded..." Liu Tai said.
"What if you can see it, but what if you can't?" Liu Yin said helplessly: "We have selected people who are reliable and close to us and sealed the treasury. Anyone who approaches without permission will be killed without mercy. All the wealthy businessmen in the city have invited them to my house and let them
Let's spit something out. My Liu family has raised them for so many years, and it's time to get through the hard times. As for those big-food Hu merchants, you can watch and deal with them. After everything is completed, we will open the city and ask for surrender."
"As ordered." Liu Tai responded.
The foundation of the Liu family in Guangzhou has only been ten years, and it was gone as soon as it started. Alas!