Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Scoundrel
Li Jinglong's army rushed to the city of Beiping against the rising sun, and when he entered Wanping, the Lugou Bridge over the river aroused his interest.
This stone bridge built in the Dading period of the Jin Dynasty, from east to west has a total of 11 holes, and on the 280 pilasters between the guardrails on both sides of the bridge, there are carved small lions in various postures, which is very beautiful.
When Li Jinglong crossed the river on horseback, he also ordered the army to stop here for a long time and carefully look at this famous bridge. "The faint flying bridge is separated by smoke, and the fishing boat is asked on the west side of the rock. Li Jinglong couldn't help laughing and said: "This bridge is not only a good place to watch, but also a place that must be defended, but now there is no Yan soldier, the general knows that their city is empty, and there are no soldiers to send!"
Li Jinglongzhi smiled proudly, but no one echoed his laughter. Because when he arrived in Texas, Li Jinglong issued a military order, what "Fu Gong drum Jin Duo, so Wei'er, banner banner, so prestige, prohibition and punishment, so prestige." The ears are mighty in the sound, and they must not be clear, the eyes are in the color, and the heart is in the punishment, and they must not be strict. ”
The generals who listened to his lecture exchanged words inexplicably, Li Jinglong changed his face, and quickly grabbed a thousand households surnamed Xu out, saying that he was gambling in the military camp, and without saying anything, he invited Shang Fang Baojian to come out, kill chickens and show monkeys, and remind those veterans who despised him. However, this Xu Qianhu was very wronged, he didn't gamble for money, but once he got drunk and said some gossip about Li Jinglong, the boss.
Since Li Jinglong gave the order, the soldiers also obeyed his command, came to the city of Beiping, lined up, and prepared to attack the city - but before the artillery could face the tower, he saw that the guards on the main gate of Li seemed to be buzzing, and soon a white flag was erected and waved leisurely.
Li Jinglong couldn't help but be surprised, he ordered not to attack the city first, and sure enough, someone on the city gate shouted downward: "Don't fight, we have to negotiate and negotiate!"
Li Jinglong squinted his eyes and looked at the city tower, and sure enough, he saw that the figures had shrunk, and several soldiers were not even in their armor, and the white flag waved for a while, and the soldiers under it said: "Those from the south, what about you, you send someone to talk to us." ”
Soon, the soldiers who looked at Changyi Gate and Anding Gate came back to report that the two city gates also raised white flags at the same time, which was not an unauthorized decision of the guards of one city gate, but should be the meaning of Gao Chi, the prince of Yan Wang, who is now sitting in Beiping City.
"Can't negotiate!" Qu Neng immediately said, "This must be a fraud!"
Li Jinglong snorted coldly, and said slowly: "What kind of fraud? In their city, there are only a few thousand old, young, sick and disabled, and the imperial army is pressing the border, how long can they carry it? Even if it is a fraud, the general will only send one person to explore the truth and the truth, so what is the loss to the army? If he dares to deceive, our army is like a popular grass, invincible, and in a moment, let him Beiping City, the city of people and the city die!"
Li Jinglong believed in his own judgment very much in his heart, and he thought that the battle of the imperial court to destroy Yan would be easy, and he could have 500,000 soldiers in his hands! Geng Bingwen was defeated before, but he was old and mediocre, and the king of Yan was lucky for a while, how could he be lucky! He came to Yandi, and at the Lugou Bridge, he firmly believed in the judgment that Beiping was now empty, and the king of Yan went to the aid of Yongping and took away the elite, and those who stayed in the city were either old and weak, or women, and these people were not immediately tied up against the 100,000 troops of the upper court? And he also knew that Yan Shizi, who was defending the city, was high-spirited, with a fat body, and he was not as far away as King Yan without a battle formation.
Moreover, he thinks that in the art of war, attacking the city is the bottom and attacking the heart is the top, if he can surrender the soldiers without a fight, then his achievements this time can not be compared with the famous generals of the ancients?
"General," Qu Neng couldn't help but say: "When the last general attacked the city yesterday, he was still stubbornly resisted by the traitors, and he didn't have the slightest intention of surrendering yesterday, so why did he have to form an alliance under the city today? There must be something strange in this, and I hope the general will see it!"
Li Jinglong looked very calm, but said in his heart, you are just a striker, how can you compare with this general? Yan Jun surrendered to me, but not you, a person who only knows how to blindly attack cities!
"If you want to talk, you Yan Jun can send someone down," Qu Liangcai said to the people in the city: "It's best for Yan Shizi Zhu Gaochi to come in person, so it seems sincere, isn't it?"
The head of the city shook for a moment, and then a loud voice said: "Fuck you, mother, damn - let's talk to you sincerely, you eggless turtle grandson, dare to be so shabu-shabu!"
Qu Neng's father and son were furious, but Li Jinglong laughed and said: "There are many of us, they can't resist it, and if there is no one who wants to die, it is normal to talk!"
As he spoke, he also said to the head of the city: "The general will send one person to go, and if you dare to cheat, you will be called Beiping City, and you will be turned into powder overnight!"
Not long after, the southern army camp really sent a person, this person came to the Lizheng gate, the Yan army guard shouted to the southern army to stay away, and then carefully hung a thick rope from the city wall and tied this person up.
Before this person's feet were glued to the city, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, and he was pushed and shoved and brought to Gao Chi.
"Luo Xian, the secretary of the army," this person seemed to recognize Gao Chi's identity, and also saluted politely: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan." ”
Gao Chi was very gentle, and even had a reassuring smile on his face: "You are the secretary of the army, you have traveled thousands of miles, and you have worked hard. ”
"If you can eliminate the military disaster," Luo Xian said: "The minister is willing to go to the soup and fight the fire." ”
Gao Chi comforted, to Luo Xian's surprise, Gao Chi also asked about the physical condition of the emperor and the queen mother, without the slightest disrespect, and even very humble in his words, still calling the Son of Heaven "Lord", which made Luo Xian feel that the general's judgment was correct, even if King Yan was rebellious, but in the Yan realm, there were many people who were not the same heart as King Yan, and the Yan Shizi in front of him seemed to be a person who understood righteousness, otherwise he would not have decided to surrender to the court.
"In the past, when the lord was the grandson," Gao Chi fell into the memory: "I read with the grandson in the main hall and listened to the lectures day and night. The class of the great Confucian Liu Benzhan is my favorite to listen to, and it is also my grandson's favorite to listen. Taisun Renming filial piety, for Emperor Gao's will, since the throne, the world has returned to the heart. ”
Luo Xian didn't know what Yan Shizi meant by these words, but he listened respectfully, only to see Gao Chi say: "It's just that the lord is the same age as me, and he has to devote himself to learning and deal with government affairs, and everything is complicated, so he has to rely on the assistance of the courtiers on the left and right." Among these courtiers, there are sages left behind by Emperor Gao, but there are also many untruthful people, who talk about the lawlessness of the clan in front of the lord every day. It is difficult for the Lord to discern, and the period of one year will bring disaster to the five kings. My father was the most important to his relatives, but he was also the most persecuted. ”
"Rebellion and rebellion are clan relatives, and the crime is unforgivable," Gao Chi said: "If you are not forced to have no way out, how can Yan Jing dare to be a disobedient people? ”
Luo Xian immediately said: "The minister naturally understands that the Son of Heaven tastes the soldiers and does not want to bear the charge of killing his uncle, which is also the kindness of King Yan. ”
Gao Chi avoided the important and light, and suddenly talked about several meetings with Li Jinglong, and praised Li Jinglong for being proficient in the art of war and having the style of a father. Luo Xian accompanied Gao Chi and said for nearly an hour, without cutting into any topic, and Gao Chi ordered someone to entertain Luo Xian, but he left on the grounds of fatigue.
Luo Xian was inexplicably poured wine and left in the city to stay, so that a day and a night passed, but he never saw Gao Chi again.
He asked to see him twice, but no one answered him, and when he was in a hurry like an ant in a hot pot, he suddenly heard two people at the door laughing at him, and he couldn't help asking, "What are you laughing at?"
The two Yan army guards said: "You are really funny! Li Jinglong sent you, why are you here?"
"Naturally, it is persuasion. Luo Xian said.
"Yes, persuade you to surrender," the guard said, "Everyone knows that you are here to persuade you to surrender, but what about the conditions, what are the conditions for persuasion, what should the soldiers defending the city do? What about the third division of King Yan? What about the old and young members of King Yan's family? Do you dare to guarantee that when you enter Beiping, you will not be disturbed, you will not be taken captive, and you will not commit any crimes in autumn?"
This series of questions made Luo Xian stunned. He quickly understood the flaws of his mission, and immediately said, "Quickly report to the world and send me back!"