Chapter 1108: Father and Son Decide Life and Death
"That's not easy to say, the Tang soldiers came from afar, and they fought a vicious battle with Shi Chaoyi's soldiers and horses, the veterans of the division are tired, we can take the opportunity to send troops to beat them back!"
Zheng Jing, who had never been able to interject, also said his suggestion seriously, and Shi Chaoqing really slapped his thigh and applauded after hearing it.
"Yes, yes, what General Zheng said is very true, no matter how powerful the Tang soldiers are, as long as the emperor's soldiers and horses arrive, they will definitely be destroyed!"
After going around in a big circle, and then going back to the question of Shi Siming's return to the army, Shi Chaoqing finally seemed a little depressed.
"I don't know where my father is at the moment, and I don't know when my father will be able to return to the army to rescue Fan Yang!"
"Don't worry about the prison country, Your Majesty has the blessing of heaven, and he will definitely return safely!"
Zhang Yan's persuasion is quite reliable, he didn't say some exaggerated words, he always feels that a group of people are teasing Shi Chaoqing now, and Shi Chaoqing is like a child with an unopened mind, and he actually believes what he says.
Once a person's horizons are broadened, their ideas are completely different, Zhang Yan feels that the idea of assisting Shi Chaoqing in the past is simply stupid and ridiculous, such a person seems stupid and clumsy compared to ordinary people, and it is simply a fool's dream for him to provoke Yan Chaoliang.
Qiu Bai said a few perfunctory words, and then left in a hurry under the pretext that there was military affairs in the city, and Zheng Jing also left the palace of the king after him.
As soon as there was no one in the vicinity, Zheng Jing immediately put forward his own opinion.
"Chang Shi Jun said, Shi Siming is really back......?
What he meant was to take the opportunity to launch a mutiny to kill the hardcore loyal ministers of the Guangyan Dynasty, and then judge the situation, either refuse to defend the city, or burn Fan Yang with a fire, and leave an empty and abandoned city to Shi Siming!
In fact, Zheng Jing still has a fear of Shi Siming in his heart, after all, Shi Siming and An Lushan have been running Hebei for many years, and their prestige and popularity are incomparable to that of a dry Tang Dynasty.
When Qiu Bai heard this, after thinking for a while, he actually nodded in agreement. He knew that if the Shenwu Army didn't rush over at this time, it would only be like this, otherwise, once the news that Shi Siming was outside the city spread into the city, just a few of them would no longer have the ability to influence Shi Chaoqing.
At that time, the voice of welcoming back Shi Siming will become the mainstream, and they will not have any reason to oppose it, so the result can only be as Zheng Jing said, and it is inevitable to tear his face.
"This matter must be won suddenly, although the people in the city are panicked, but after all, there are still many people. ”
"Okay, I'll arrange this!"
The first thing was to discuss with He Chang, because the old Feng Changqing department that He Chang mastered was the most reliable force they could rely on, although they had lost nearly three hundred people in the previous battle out of the city, but the main force was still there, and the ability to turn Fan Yangcheng upside down was more than enough.
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The battle outside the city is still continuing, Shi Siming's elite guards have long held their breath, before the prince falsely sent the edict of the Son of Heaven to let them go to Raozhou to die, and now they finally have the opportunity to vent their evil anger, how can they be merciful?
Although Shi Siming's soldiers and horses are less than 30,000, when facing Shi Chaoyi, he will not be timid at all, but will become more and more courageous. A terrible battle began without warning.
Shi Siming's body was still very weak and he couldn't watch the battle on the war horse for a long time, so he ordered someone to build a cart, and sat on the cart and looked down on the entire battlefield from a high place, as well as Fanyang City in the distance. It was his lair, his foundation, and his son of great hope was in that city.
On the way north, Shi Siming was very worried for a while, he knew that Shi Chaoqing was a little cowardly, and he had never fought, so he must not be Shi Chaoyi's opponent. But when he led the army to the city, all his worries were put down, and Shi Chaoqing actually defended Fanyang City as if it were ironclad, especially the action of burning the stone cannons in the army of five hundred light horsemen and ten thousand horses, which made his blood gush.
This trick is extremely beautiful, and the most important thing is that it can make people use their lives so hard, regardless of life and death, is the quality that a handsome person or a monarch should have. At that moment, Shi Chaoyi felt that he had not chosen the wrong heir, and Shi Chaoqing really had the ability to inherit the foundation he had created.
Luo Yue rode up the high slope, and Shi Chaoyi asked without looking back:
"Did you send someone to negotiate in the city?"
"It's been sent out!"
"Let the city send troops to cooperate with the outside world and completely defeat the rebel Chaoyi!"
At this time, he was already victorious, and his hatred for Shi Chaoyi was naturally less, and even after defeating this rebel, he intended to save his life. After all, father and son are connected, and the son can kill Lao Tzu ruthlessly, but Lao Tzu may not be able to be ruthless.
However, those who followed Shi Chaoyi's rebellion, Shi Siming did not intend to let go of one, he wanted to treat them with the most cruel punishment in ancient times.
"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with the negotiations!"
"What's the problem?"
The city refused to open the door, nor did it accept the official letter sent by the general. ”
Shi Siming nodded, and actually praised:
"Yes, to be so cautious, it is worthy of my son Chaoqing!"
While speaking, Shi Siming took off a gold seal from his waist and handed it back to Luo Yue.
"Take the gold seal, as long as it is handed over to Chaoqing, the city will definitely send people out!"
Half an hour later, this golden seal was sent to Qiu Bai's hands, Zheng Jing carefully looked at the golden seal for a while, although he had never seen the golden seal of the Son of Heaven of Dayan, but he already believed that it was indeed true.
"It turns out that this is the seal of the Great Yan Tianzi!"
Jobber sneered.
"What a son of heaven, it's just a traitor and two thieves!"
As he spoke, Qiu Bai lifted the small gold and silver, raised it casually, and threw it along the city wall.
When he boarded, Zheng Jing was taken aback and almost reached out to pick it up.
"How, how did you throw it away?"
But he was really smart, and he immediately understood, and his body shrank back.
"Chang Shijun's plan is very good!"
With that, he commanded the soldier standing in the distance:
"Go and give orders to all the gates, the rebels pretend to be His Majesty to earn the door, and if you meet the one who calls the door, you will be killed immediately!"
Qiu Bai found that this Zheng Jing was sometimes deliberately pretending to be stupid, in fact, he was very smart, but it was a pity that the little cleverness was used in the wrong place, otherwise he could be regarded as a usable person, but it was a pity that this person was half-hearted, and he was not a person who could be trusted, and it was appropriate to stay by his side to do some innocuous errands, but he must not be entrusted with important tasks.
Eyes extended to the outside of the city, the melee of the two histories intensified, even if the sun was tilted to the west, there was no intention of stopping the war, it seems that Shi Siming was planning to defeat Shi Chaoyi in a battle, but unfortunately, the Shenwu army did not rush over in time at this time, otherwise it would take advantage of the fisherman, and the battle would be settled.
There was no nameless high slope outside Fanyang City, and Shi Siming was intuitively angry and cold-hearted. The envoys sent out to negotiate with the city were all shot under the city gates, and even the golden seal of the Son of Heaven was thrown out of the city like garbage.
Shi Siming, who has been in the whirlpool of power all his life, immediately understood that the situation in Fanyang City was very different from what he imagined. Shi Chaoyi, the rebel son who can sit down and kill his father and kill the king, who can guarantee that he will not be obsessed with Chaoqing, who has always shown a well-behaved face?
However, looking at the battlefield of the fierce battle, Shi Siming still knew the importance of the battle, and after he snorted coldly, he said:
"After cleaning up the rebel son, since the city refuses to send troops to help, we will clean up this rebel by ourselves!"
Luo Yue took the order and left.
Just when Shi Siming's anger was cold, Shi Chaoyi, who was not far away, was really panicked to the extreme. He thought that his father had been starved to death in the countryside of Yuanxiang, but who would have thought that the siege would see the light of day soon, but it turned out that his father, who thought he would die, disrupted all his plans and made him fall short.
At this time, Shi Chaoyi had already retreated, he knew that he was not Shi Siming's opponent, but now it was difficult to ride a tiger, if he was defeated and retreated, I am afraid that he would have to be wiped out by the whole army.
Shi Chaoyi, who has many years of experience in battles, knows very well that he now has 100,000 soldiers and horses, but once the army is defeated like a mountain, it is only a matter of an eye. Therefore, even if you die, you have to grit your teeth and hold on, as long as you repel this first wave of attacks, you will be much more relaxed when you withdraw your troops.
However, the bad news came one after another, first the Left Route Army collapsed on all fronts, and the former army was defeated in a hurry and withdrew from the original camp. Seeing Shi Siming's army coming straight to the Chinese army, Shi Chaoyi became more and more panicked, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.
"Where's Mr. Ding?
Although Ding Xiaoli is just a strategist, he has become the backbone of any decision he makes, and now he only hates not following Ding Xiaoli's advice and waiting until Shi Siming is dead before leaving. At that time, he only wishfully believed that Shi Siming, who was trapped in Tucheng, was already alone and could not turn over again, but it was this little fluke that he regretted it a lot.
He shouted for a long time before an attendant came in from outside.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ding rode out of the camp an hour ago, saying yes, saying that he was on a business trip on the orders of His Highness......"
Hearing this, Shi Chaoyi was stunned, what is the business trip? Shi Chaoyi was stunned for a while, and then he reacted, where is Ding Xiaoli on business, it is obvious that he saw that he was gone, so he ran away in panic with his tail between his legs. It's really a catastrophe to fly separately, at this time, Shi Chaoyi has already left his anger, but laughed loudly.
"Okay, very good, if anyone else wants to go, go, go, I won't stop you!"
Shi Chaoyi vented for a while, and staggered out of the Chinese military tent, but saw that the barracks had become a mess, and military flags and armor were thrown all over the ground.
"Someone, someone! Whoever runs away will be killed for the crime of escaping, and will be killed on the spot!"
However, no matter how loud Shi Chaoyi shouted, no one paid attention to his military orders. The news that Shi Siming led the army back to cover up and kill was enough to shake the hearts of his army, plus Shi Siming's army was like chopping wood and breaking bamboo, its momentum was unstoppable, and the army's spirit was scattered!