Chapter 1660 Whether to fight or surrender needs to be discussed
In the Song Army's tent outside the city, King Jin, Feng Jiuxiao and others were studying the most effective way or wording to persuade Emperor Shu to surrender. It would be best to make Emperor Shu make up his mind to surrender immediately instead of hesitating and hesitating.
Undecided, he tried to take the opportunity to bargain, and even found excuses to delay the fight until reinforcements could fight to the end!
One careless move and you lose everything.
If the operation is not done properly this time, it is very likely that Emperor Shu will be indecisive and indecisive, and it is even possible that he wants to wait for reinforcements and have a bloody fight with the Song army!
If things really develop in this direction, then the blitzkrieg envisioned by Zhao Guangyi and others will turn into a war of attrition or even a protracted war, and the gains will outweigh the losses!
Everyone can completely imagine the tragic scene of swords, swords, flesh and blood flying everywhere!
From the beginning of the siege, the Song army encountered stubborn resistance from the Shu army. The Shu army either defended the city until the last man died in the battle, or retreated while fighting, consuming the strength of the Song army. "Every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of nature", no matter where.
In this situation, the battle will be extremely fierce and brutal!
Even though the Song Army has been advancing, and the battlefield extends from the city gate to the inside of the city, the form of fighting has changed from assault warfare to lane warfare, or even guerrilla warfare, which is quite detrimental to the Song Army!
The Song army is working hard to attack far away, while the Shu army is waiting for work, taking advantage of the geographical advantages and focusing on guerrilla raids. The Song army's cavalry advantages, firepower advantages, bow and crossbow advantages, and infantry coordination advantages will all be lost!
In addition, if there are some brave, resourceful and powerful people in the city who come forward and speak out at this critical moment, it is very likely that the people of Shu will be encouraged to join the fight against the Song army. As for the reason, what?
Loyal to the emperor, protecting the family, and defending the country, it’s just these kinds of things. Once the people of Shu join the war, the Song army will immediately fall into the quagmire of the whole people of Shu joining the war and be unable to extricate themselves!
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!
Those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world!
No matter how powerful the Song army is, it is impossible for them to wantonly massacre the people of Shu! No matter whether it is active or passive, as long as they attack the people, it is equivalent to massacre of the city! It is equivalent to digging their own graves and completely losing the support of the people!
Once the reputation of indiscriminate killing of innocent people is left, the enemy will either be frightened and immediately surrender! The enemy will either fight to the end and refuse to surrender! It is death anyway, so why not take advantage of it? Who can guarantee that Emperor Shu will definitely surrender?
For thousands of years, there are many cases where people would rather die than surrender, fight to the death or even turn defeat into victory!
Xiang Yu destroyed the Qin army in the Battle of Julu!
Chu and Han fought, and Han Xin defeated the Chu army in a last-ditch battle!
At that time, both of them faced the danger of being eliminated by an enemy several times stronger than themselves. In the end, they defeated the strong with the weak and the weak! In the eyes of anyone, these two battles were one-sided without any suspense.
Undoubted defeat!
But the reality is so incredible, both battles ended with the victory of the weak!
The key point is that Xiang Yu and Han Xin are both masters of leading troops and using sticks.
Xiang Yu is an unparalleled hero. He is not afraid of death and always takes the lead in battles. All the Chu soldiers are willing to follow him to the death. So he said to sink the ship, and the Chu soldiers sank the ship without hesitation. Xiang Yu told everyone clearly.
, the way back has been cut off, and only by moving forward can there be a chance of survival. The Chu army all followed.
Han Xin was a master at wielding power. He did not dare to take the lead, but he was definitely smart enough. He set up the so-called defensive position and deceived not only the opponent but also his own people. The result was that the Han army was "put to death".
Cut off their way of survival and force them to fight to the death!
Although one of them is a conspiracy and the other is a conspiracy, they reach the same goal by different routes. The ultimate goal is to stimulate morale and fight to the end!
Facts have proved that when morale is high, it can completely make up for the lack of military strength, and the overall combat strength will be
Therefore, the message must be both intimidating and warm. It must not only make the other party fear your own power, but also make the other party feel the hope of having a chance to live.
If the people in the city feel desperate, the Song Army will only encounter stronger resistance!
If the people in the city feel that the Song Army is weak, it will stimulate their ambition and courage, misjudge the situation, and blindly resist, which will also cause huge losses to the Song Army!
It was very quiet inside the Song Army commander's tent.
Because everyone is thinking.
The overall strategic direction has been set, and it is nothing more than optimizing the details.
It is necessary to show off the muscles and show the invincible power of the Song Dynasty's army, but also to show the Song Dynasty's open-mindedness and magnanimity, convincing the other party that resistance is a dead end, and surrender and dedication of the city is the only way out!
In short, I want to tell everyone that the Song Dynasty is confident and has the ability to unify the entire world, and will surely unify the world. Any force that splits the Central Plains and separates one side will be unpopular and will eventually fail. It cannot compete with the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is destiny.
Home!
In short, one hand is a carrot and the other is a stick. One hand is for culture and the other is for force. Both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong!
But it was completely the opposite inside the Shu Imperial Palace. It was not at all solemn and solemn as the power center of the supreme ruling body of the Shu Dynasty. It had become a market filled with noisy vendors, all talking and noisy.
Meng Chang, Emperor of Shu, sat on the dragon chair and covered his forehead with a splitting headache.
Prime Minister Li Hao had just offered to surrender, but Situ Zhao Jiliang immediately opposed him!
Zhao Jiliang yelled loudly: "Prime Minister Li! You are eating the emperor's life? But you are not loyal to the emperor. You are misleading the people and deceiving the emperor. This is simply treason! We should guard the city gate to repay the emperor's kindness. How can we encourage the emperor to surrender?"
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Zhang Qianzhao, Sun Hanshao and others immediately agreed and opposed Li Hao's opinion!
Li Hao sneered, glared at Zhang and Sun, and said, "It's all about others, but you two are worthy of mentioning the word "loyalty to the king"?
Zhang Qianzhao and Sun Hanshao's expressions suddenly darkened! Li Hao talked about their pain point!
The two of them were generals of the Later Tang Dynasty. They once led their people to fight a battle with the Shu Kingdom. The Tang army was defeated and they surrendered to Shu.
Meng Chang ignored the previous suspicion and appointed the two as commanders of Kuang Sheng Capital and commander of Peng Sheng Kong He Capital, becoming important generals in the army.
Li Hao's words are as sharp as a knife!
The implication is that you two were originally generals of the Tang Dynasty, but ended up becoming generals of the Shu Dynasty. You are surrendering factions yourself. How can you be qualified to talk nonsense about loyalty?
As soon as Li Hao finished speaking, Zhao Jiliang said angrily: "One moment and another! The two of them are now loyal to the current emperor. Don't change the subject!"
Li Hao's comrades were naturally not to be outdone. Xu Guangpu immediately jumped out and pointed at Zhao Jiliang and cursed: "How dare you be rude to the prime minister? What crime should you be punished for?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Jiliang's ally Gao Yanzhao jumped out and cursed Xu Guangpu: "You dare to be rude to Situ, what crime do you deserve?"
A mess.
Meng Chang looked ugly. These people in front of him, Wu Zhaoyi, Li Hao, Xu Guangpu, and Gao Yanzhao, were all promoted by him. Among them, Han Baozhen and Li Hao were his father-in-law!
We are all our own people, how can we compete with each other? We usually work with each other, so why are we all so red-faced today and insisting on competing for superiority? Do you really think that I am at the end of my rope and have no authority?
It's a pity that Wang Zhaoyuan is dead, otherwise who among these guys who only know how to talk would dare to talk?
At this time, Meng Xuanzhe suddenly said: "Stop arguing!"
There was silence in the hall for an instant!
"Whether it's war or surrender, we should sit down and study and discuss it carefully, instead of bickering like village women!"