Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 729 Dialogue at the Head of the City
Wu Yue ministers Yuan Dezhao, Shen Huzi, Luo Sheng and others all frowned after reading the surrender letter.

The conditions written above are simple, as long as they leave the city and surrender, they will not be held accountable, they will be treated kindly, and the people in the city will not be harmed.

If the resistance continues, the city of Hangzhou is likely to be devastated, and many people will die in the city.

"The new Lord Wu really came outside the city? Even Han Xizai, Xu Xuan and others in the Southern Tang Dynasty were attached to the army of Yang Wu Heiyun? It's unbelievable." The old prime minister Yuan Dezhao didn't believe it. The other party is fooling them.

"It's simple, we'll find out when we have a look at the city tower, and we can ask the other party to come out and ask questions." Tongping Zhangshi Shen Huzi said.

Qian Chu nodded and said: "Okay, let's see the situation first, whether the situation is true!"

The civil and military officials also agreed, so the next morning, Qian Chu led all the civil and military officials to stand on the south tower of Hangzhou City. When he looked outside, he saw the army of Heiyundu.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the spears are like a forest, and the weapons are shining coldly.

Seeing this scene, Qian Chu gasped.

Unexpectedly, there are so many troops in Heiyundu.

As the saying goes, when there are [-] soldiers, there is no border;

"Officials, look quickly. It's right in front of you. Under the umbrella of the yellow umbrella, there are hundreds of cultural relics and officials. The one in the middle should be the new Wu Lord Yang Ling."

"Yes, I saw it." Qian Chu stared straight ahead, and also spotted Yang Ling and the civil and military generals.

At this time, Qian Chu and others at the head of the city were also found in the army of Heiyundu.

Su Chen said to Yang Ling, Han Xizai and the others: "Emperor Qian Chu of Wuyue has shaken his mind to surrender, now he can send a lobbyist to the city to spread the word."

The phalanx is more than 100 meters away from the top of the city, and it is difficult to hear the shouting. At this time, there are no loudspeakers and microphones, so it is impossible to communicate directly.

Yang Ling'er nodded, and left this matter to Su Chen to direct.

Su Chen sent Xia Baosong, a scribe, without weapons, to ride his horse to the city of Hangzhou, lobbying Qian Chu and others.

"On the tower, is the official residence of Emperor Qian Chu of Wuyue?"

"It's really me, who are you?" Qian Chu looked at the literati in the city and asked.

Xia Baosong replied: "I am a scribe with the army. I am currently serving as Sima in the army. At this time, I am ordered by my lord to persuade you to surrender. At present, a hundred thousand soldiers are besieging Hangzhou City. The reinforcements from Huzhou and Suzhou in the north are all sent by our army. The ambush is eliminated, you no longer have the army of King Qin, and Wenzhou, Mingzhou, Wuzhou, Yuezhou and other places have also been occupied by our army. At present, only the city of Hangzhou remains in Wuyue territory!

"I advise all the kings, civil servants and military generals of the Wuyue Kingdom to think about the people in the city. They are innocent. Once they hold on to the end, the people in the city will inevitably die, and the city of Hangzhou will also be destroyed. Wu Yue's ministers will all be convicted.

"However, if we can leave the city and surrender at this time, not only will Qian Chu be canonized as King of Yue in Wu, but all the civil and military officials in the city will continue to be retained. It can be said that it is beneficial to fall early if it endangers family members and property."

This Xia Baosong, according to Su Chen's plan of persuading the surrender, announced it to the public again. It would be better if he could persuade Qian Chu and Wuyue officials to surrender if he said it in front of people. The main combat faction and the main descendant faction clashed, disintegrating the Wuyue court from within.

"This...you gentlemen, what do you think?" Wuyue Emperor Qian Chu had lost his mind at this moment.

He would like to hear what the officials think, whether there are more main battles or more main surrenders
Luo Sheng, the commander of Zhongzhi in front of the palace, said: "Officials, we are not at the end of our rope, so we must not surrender easily!"

Tong Pingzhang Shi Shen Huzi nodded: "That is, it was not easy for the former emperor to take down the country, how could he be so easily handed over to these rebels."

Doctor Guanglu Zhang Zhi said: "This statement is wrong. In the territory of Wuyue, more than a dozen states are occupied by soldiers and horses from Heiyundu. If we stay for half a year, our army will also be short of food and grass, and at that time, it will still be difficult to break the city."

Cui Renji from Zhongshushe said: "If you don't surrender, you will have to fight to the death. How many soldiers and people will be killed? If the enemy is angered, when they invade the city, they will definitely wash our Hangzhou city with blood. It will be too late to regret at that time." carry on."

Luo Sheng, the commander of the capital, said angrily: "Aren't you courageous at all? Survival with success, life in the world, who can survive, it's just the difference between early death and late death. Now the capital is trapped, there is no reinforcements, only four battles to the end, with the enemy If the army drags on, there is always a ray of hope, if you don’t live in the dark clouds, you will not have enough food and grass, so retreat first, or you may wait for the reinforcements from Song Dynasty.”

"The Great Song Dynasty can't take care of itself now. Although after defeating the Southern Tang Dynasty, there are still [-] troops staying in the south of the Yangtze River, but now they are divided into three groups, led by Cao Bin, Pan Mei, and Li Jixun, to attack the southern city of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Being blocked, I have no time to spare and come to rescue us.

"Unless troops are sent from the north of the Yangtze River and the Jianghuai area to cross the Yangtze River and rescue us, but it will take at least two months. If the Jianghuai reinforcements can come, we still need to resist for two months and defend the city. If not, we will We can only die together."

Doctor Guanglu Zhang Zhi and others said so.

Qian Chu listened to their argument, and some people agreed to surrender and stop fighting.

Some people also advocate that for the sake of integrity and the survival of the country, it is necessary to fight the enemy to the death without fear of personal life or death.

There are also people who feel that it is selfish to do so, and completely disregard the lives of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people for the sake of their so-called clean name.

At this moment, Huang Yijian, the judge of the Marshal's Mansion, suddenly urged Sima Deqing, the general who defended the city, to shoot the messenger with his bow and arrows, and gave up the idea of ​​surrender.

Whoosh!
The arrow shot down and almost hit Xia Baosong's head.

Fortunately, Xia Baosong had learned horse riding and archery. When he saw the cold arrow flashing towards him, he was ready to dodge.

He lowered his body, and the cold arrow hit the shawl on his head, and shot it off. His hair fell down in an instant, and he was a little embarrassed, but it didn't hurt his life.

Xia Baosong immediately turned the horse's head and urged the horse to flee for his life.

At this time, many Wuyue civil and military officials in the city were dumbfounded, unable to understand Huang Yijian and Sima Deqing's coquettish operations.

"Master Huang, General Sima, what are you doing? Why did you shoot the emissary coldly?" Qian Chu turned around and asked coldly.

After all, it is an ancient maxim and a basic etiquette that the two countries should not be beheaded when they fight each other. There is really no bottom line for shooting a scribe envoy in front of the two armies!
Sima Deqing, the lord of the city, replied: "Officials, the meaning of Master Huang and I is very obvious. This is to break everyone's resistance and vow to defend the capital to the death. Fight to the end with the rebellious army in Heiyundu, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive. Relief! The Wuyue Kingdom cannot perish, let alone surrender!"

(End of this chapter)