A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 877: Biancheng has been trapped for a long time, and the road is full of bones. The teammate who scored twice is a pig

April of the first year of Baoying (the third year of Shangyuan)
Bai Jing still led his troops to besiege Bianzhou. The rebel general Nan Dexin vowed to never surrender and led 20,000 rebels to hold on stubbornly for nearly a year.

A general suggested to Bai Jing that the Bian River be used to flood the city, thus destroying the city wall of Bianzhou.

Bai Jing rejected this plan on the grounds that it was too detrimental to the peace of the world, and threatened that although the rebels had captured Luoyang, they only occupied a corner of Hebei and would not be able to hold Luoyang for long and would retreat soon.

Without the help of the Luoyang rebels, could Bianzhou last?

So the siege continued.

As for whether Bianzhou would surrender due to lack of food, Bai Jing could only say that it was impossible.

Bianzhou was a key point on the Grand Canal, and the food stored in the city was enough for the rebels to hold out for more than three years.

If Xu Shuji, the governor of Bianhua, had not surrendered the city, the rebels would not have been able to wreak such havoc in Henan.

Therefore, Bai Jing cursed Xu Shuji in public more than once, saying that he was a traitor and that anyone should kill him.

On April 5, Bai Jing inspected the camps and checked the defense lines as usual to prevent Nan Dexin from leaving the city for a surprise attack.

In order to capture Bianzhou as soon as possible and prevent any problems, Bai Jing once again moved his flag closer to Chenliu Camp, not far from Bianzhou, and commanded the various military governors outside the city of Bianzhou.

After inspecting all the camps, Bai Jing, dressed in military uniform with silver hair fluttering in the wind, sat upright on his warhorse and slowly returned to Chenliu under the escort of a thousand personal soldiers.

The warhorse he sat on kicked its iron hooves comfortably as he looked at the desolate trees on the roadside and the white bones that could be seen everywhere.

"Alas." Bai Jing could do nothing but sigh.

The war is intense now, and there is no one to bury the bodies just now. You know, he also serves as the ambassador of corpse burial.

"After the war, I will let you rest in peace." Staring at the white bones on the side of the road, Bai Jing said secretly in his heart.

"Gee!" The sound of horse hooves came from the front, stirring up clouds of dust.

"Form a battle line and protect the envoy!" The officers on both sides shouted loudly, and the cavalry formation, which was originally somewhat scattered, immediately formed an extremely tight battle line with Bai Jing as the center.

Not far away, two small battle formations were looking at the cavalry in front of them eagerly, ready to charge at any time to delay time for the central army.

"It's the young commander."

An officer with good eyesight saw the flag carried by the newcomers, which turned out to be Bai Ming's personal guards of more than a hundred people.

Bai Ming rode his horse to Bai Jing, dismounted and handed him a secret letter, saying, "Father, urgent news from the west."

Quickly open the envelope, take out the letter inside and read it carefully.

After a moment, Bai Jing said "good" three times and laughed to his left and right, "Hurry up and return to the camp. The war is about to end, the war in Henan."

After saying this, he rode away to Chenliu.

The next day, Bai Jing came to Bianzhou again, but this time he did not patrol the camp. Instead, he sent an envoy into the city to hand over a letter to Nan Dexin.

"Shi Siming has been killed by Shi Chaoyi. The general is defending Bianzhou. May I ask, is it for Shi Siming or for Shi Chaoyi who murdered Shi Siming?"

The rebel generals in Bianzhou city were shocked when they heard this, and Nono didn't know what to say.

Only Nan Dexin's eyes were uncertain. He slammed the table and stood up, pointing at the messenger and angrily cursed: "You bastard, you have deceived me. Everyone knows that King Huai is the eldest son of the saint and is always by his side. How could he kill his father and establish himself as the emperor?"

The messenger sneered: "Since Shi Siming loves Shi Chaoyi so much, why is the position of crown prince not him but Shi Chaoqing, and the governor of Hebei not him but Shi Chaoqing."

"Besides, do you rebels still respect the teachings of Confucius and Mencius? If that were the case, An Lushan would not have died at the hands of An Qingxu."

"How dare you!" "You bastard!"

"General, he is just a messenger. Killing him will also teach the people outside the city a lesson and let them know that we are not made of clay."

"Yes, if you dare, go to the city."

The messenger's words made the rebel generals present very angry. For many years, no scholar dared to insult them, the military generals, in this way.

They all shouted to beat him to death.

However, the messenger remained unafraid, as if he was looking at a group of clowns.

Such an attitude added fuel to the fire, and a general stepped out and grabbed the envoy. Seeing that Nan Dexin had no intention of stopping him, the envoy could not help but shouted:
"General, the one outside the city is Envoy Bai, not Envoy Li. If you kill me, there will be no turning back."

"stop."

As the general grabbed the messenger's collar, Nan Dexin finally spoke.

Faced with everyone's doubts and confusion, Nan Dexin had to explain: "The one outside the city is Bai Jing, the young master of the Bai family, who is different from the killer Li Guangbi."

"Kill Li Guangbi's envoy and pay him some gold and silver. Bai Jing is different. He is stubborn."

"What this guy said is right. If we really kill him, Bai Jing will definitely fight us to the death."

After saying this, he said in a slightly arrogant tone: "How can one man compare to the lives of our 20,000 brothers?"

After hearing this, the general who was holding the messenger by the collar snorted coldly, threw him to the ground, and returned to his position.

Nan Dexin walked down from the main seat and came to the messenger. He said coldly, "I still cannot trust you so much. You can't just ask my 20,000 brothers to tie their hands and be killed just because of your words."

The messenger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking he had miscalculated. This group of people were real killers with mental problems and were not easily angered.

So he slowed down his tone and said, "General, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to Luoyang to verify it. Our army will open the door. Three people is the limit."

Nan Dexin stared at the messenger for a long time and said, "Okay, I will trust you for now and wait for Chenghui."

"The end will be here."

"Take two people with you and go to Luoyang to see if the saint is still alive. If the saint is indeed dead, do not hesitate and come back immediately."

"Order."

As the scouts sent by Nan Dexin entered Luoyang, they soon received the news that Shi Chaoyi had announced the death of Shi Siming.

He visited several good friends among the rebels and finally got accurate information. He immediately returned to Bianzhou and informed Nan Dexin of the result.

Nan Dexin sighed deeply upon hearing this. He captured more than 20 rebel generals loyal to Shi Chaoyi in the city, beheaded them, and then surrendered the city to Bai Jing.

Bai Jing personally accepted the surrender and wrote a letter to the court as deputy marshal.

The court appointed Nan Dexin as Jiedushi of Shanzhou and Duke of Bohai County because of his willingness to surrender.

Just as Bai Jing was preparing to attack Luoyang and join forces with the imperial army to attack the rebels, another piece of news came, forcing him to stop.

The retired emperor Li Longji passed away, and the sage Li Heng was seriously ill. All important affairs of the court were in the hands of Empress Zhang.

According to the information from Bai's secret agents in Chang'an, Empress Zhang was afraid that Li Yu would be too powerful to be controlled, so she secretly summoned Prince of Yue Li Xi to the palace, preparing to depose Li Yu and make Li Xi the crown prince.

The reason why Li Yu had made great achievements was that he had always been the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, and was considered the superior of Li Guangbi and Bai Jing. If there were any crimes, they would be held responsible, and if there were any merits, Li Yu would be held responsible.

"It's not over, right?"

Bai Jing was so angry that he threw the secret letter in his hand on the desk. He was so angry that he kicked the desk over.

Bai Wen and Bai Ming, who heard the noise, entered the tent and were speechless.

He really felt tired. First it was Yu Chaoen, then Xing Yanen, and then Yu Chaoen again, and now Changan had made another mistake.

Whenever the rebels were about to be wiped out, the royal family would make some charming moves to give them a chance to catch their breath.

He sat in the command seat with lifeless eyes, and was about to quit.

"Father."

Bai Jing waved his hand: "Nothing."

"The Prime Minister, the military inspector Cheng Yuanzhen wants to see you."

Hearing the report outside the tent, Bai Jing rubbed his temples. He knew what Cheng Yuanzhen was here for.

"Bai Ming, go tell him that I have caught a cold and cannot see any guests. If he wants to return to the capital, please do so. I'm sorry I can't see him off, but I think it's not appropriate to change the commander right now as the rebels have not been wiped out yet."

(End of this chapter)