Chapter 200: Kaesong Surrenders
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Li Shuliang and Dou Liang both stomped their feet in a hurry, but Liang Shi and Pang Yu regretted the escape with Zong Luohu, and then led their troops to follow.
"Although King Qin is an elite cavalry, he still can't shake the opponent's roots, and he needs quick support!" Li Shuliang hurriedly said.
"Yes, you can't let King Qin make a mistake!" Dou Liang also wiped a cold sweat, Li Shimin's intentions were too right, and ordinary people couldn't persuade him.
Although Zong Luohu was lucky to escape from the encirclement, but the current situation is not good, the war horse has not drunk water for several days, and he is restless, and the sound of the hooves of the pursuers behind him can be heard clearly, so he didn't dare to stop and rest when he passed by several rivers.
The elite cavalry led by Li Shimin was faster than Zong Luohu's after all, and after a day and a night, they finally caught up, and it was another battle. It's just that at this time, the troops led by Zong Luohu had no intention of fighting, and they were either easily killed or surrendered.
Looking back at his subordinates, there were only ten people left, all of them grizzled and dejected. Zong Luohu sighed, and Xue Renguo, who heard the news, had already run out, "It's good that the general is back, it's good that the general is back!" ”
"Holy Lord, all the tens of thousands of brothers under his command," Zong Luohu couldn't cry, but howled dryly, without tears, because there was no excess water in his body.
Xue Renguo hurriedly sent someone to fetch water, and everyone drank a large bucket, more than four thousand milliliters, Xue Renguo cried sadly for the first time, which was evident. A few days ago, something terrible must have happened to these soldiers.
"Zong Jiangjun, it's my fault, I can't help you wait!" Xue Renguo bowed his hand deeply.
Zong Luohu and the others were terrified. Hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "It's all incompetent, and it has nothing to do with the saint!" ”
Junchen hugged his head and cried, the scene was incendiary, but no matter whether Xue Renguo sincerely admitted his mistake at this time, it was too late. A deep hatred has been forged. If you want to redeem it, it's easier said than done!
The group returned to the court, and Xue Renguo was so anxious that he didn't even bother to bring the crown. Throwing it aside, before he could say a few words, news suddenly came that Li Shimin's cavalry had arrived at the city.
Xue Renguo was so shocked that his face was bloodless. The head became a paste. Looking at the lifeless court, he was so angry that he wanted to drag these people out and cut them down. But if you cut it again, there will be no one, Xue Renguo held back his anger and said: "Li Shi's militia is coming to the city, what is the response of the princes?" ”
Still no one spoke, Zong Luohu was still holding a piece of cold meat in his hand at this time and gnawed it heavily, of course, this is also a privilege under special circumstances. Normally, no one would dare to do that.
"Holy Lord, the Li Shi militia is only two thousand. As long as it causes approach, kill it with a bow and arrow first, and then I will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses out of the palace to meet him, and let him go and never return! Zong Luohu wiped his mouth and said with a whin.
"Hmm." Xue Renguo nodded, and just wanted to agree, but the adjutant general stood up, didn't speak, knelt down first, and solemnly saluted, which made Xue Renguo stunned: "Why is the general like this?" ”
Only then did the adjutant general get up and said: "Your Majesty, forgive Weichen for his courage, the current trend has gone, and it is not appropriate to fight again, it is better to surrender in Kaecheng, so that there is a glimmer of life." ”
Before Xue Renguo could speak, Zong Luohu was annoyed, and he couldn't care about eating the meat, so he threw it on the ground, grabbed this person's neck and said: "In this battle, you haven't fought a single person, and you are here to bewitch the army's heart, do you really not want to live?" ”
The adjutant general remained silent, "Holy Lord, General Zong, please listen to me." ”
"Let go, let go, let him speak." Xue Renguo smashed his head and said.
"Although Li Shimin only has 2,000 cavalry, they are all elite of the Tang Dynasty, and they have the ability to be ten with one, and there are a large number of reinforcements behind him, and the palace is in danger." Said the adjutant general.
Zong Luo was stunned for a moment, it was indeed such a reason, but he still said disdainfully: "The day before yesterday, I fought with Liang Shi, Pang Yu and others, although the situation was sinister, didn't I rush out and kill it?" If the Tang army breaks through the national capital, I can save the life of the saint to the death, and I will make a comeback in the future! ”
"Yes, yes, how can we fight so hard that we can't surround it?" Xue Renguo had the guarantee of Zong Luohu, and his waist began to straighten.
The adjutant general sighed slightly and said: "I know the great general's divine might, but the saint doesn't know how powerful Li Mi of Wagangzhai was in the past, and he was sharpened by that Wang Shichong, how can he still have the power to parry." Fortunately, he was interested in taking refuge in Li Tang, but instead he was given the post of Xing Guogong, and he also got rid of the notoriety of Caokou. The army is pressing, although the saint can escape, but the remaining troops are not as good as Li Mi, how easy is it to make a comeback! If he is chased and killed by the Tang army all the way, he is afraid that his life will not be guaranteed. It is precisely for the sake of the saint's long-term consideration that he made this decision! ”
As soon as the words fell, the lifeless court began to become active, and the ministers echoed one after another, so let's not fight.
There was a one-sided situation, and Xue Renguo also moved his mind, but Zong Luohu gritted his teeth and resolutely could not surrender. In the past, Li Shimin was defeated, but Xue Renguo killed many of his soldiers, how can this kind of hatred be erased by surrender?
Just when he was hesitating, news came that Li Shimin was demagogic outside, and many people and soldiers tried to break through the city gate and wanted to get out.
Xue Renguo was furious, got up suddenly, pointed outside, and just wanted to order a batch to be killed, but in the end he endured it again, sitting on the dragon chair and sulking.
"Holy Lord, I am willing to lead the troops ......" Zong Luohu just wanted to insist on his point of view a little longer, he didn't want to be flustered for a while, his face was sallow, his burly body swallowed slowly, his stomach was cramping, and he was sweating like beads.
Xue Renguo panicked, now there is only one hope left for him, there can be no more mistakes, and even Xuan Imperial Doctor came to diagnose and treat. In fact, you don't need to look at it to know that not drinking water for several days has long caused electrolyte imbalances in the body, coupled with overeating, of course, there will be serious gastrointestinal problems.
"Holy Lord, I, I, lead the soldiers......"
Zong Luohu wanted to struggle to get up, but the adjutant general glanced at the imperial doctor and said, "Don't carry General Zong down for good treatment!" ”
"I'm not sick!" Zong Luohu argued loudly.
The imperial doctor understood, and also said that Zong Luohu's physical condition was very dangerous, and if he didn't treat it, as long as he ended up with a rotten stomach. Xue Renguo was so helpless that he had to order someone to carry the unwilling Zong Luohu down.
Having lost the only minister who advocated war, the rest of the people relaxed and demanded the surrender of Kaesong.
Xue Renguo was quite hesitant at first, but there were reports of the people and soldiers escaping over the wall, and the adjutant general said: "Holy Lord, if you don't vote at this time, wait until the people and soldiers and Li Tangli should join forces, then Your Majesty can only be reduced to a prisoner, please think twice!" ”
"Think twice!" All the ministers knelt down together, Xue Renguo's brain was no longer enough, think about it, when the Tang army attacked, he would be arrested or escorted by the anti-ministers to invite merit, it was better to surrender himself.
So, under the urging of the ministers, Xue Renguo finally made up his mind, held the jade seal, opened the door of the palace, and walked out with heavy steps.
Li Shimin's two columns of troops were immediately displayed on both sides, Xue Renguo looked into the distance, the reinforcements had not yet arrived, and secretly regretted in his heart, was this step wrong?
The cheers of the people and soldiers in the city were deafening and resounded in the sky, and everyone cheered to pass on the good news, which was even more lively than the New Year.
Xue Renguo was completely wilted, and after seeing Li Shimin, he originally wanted to say a few words to him to express his sincerity, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to even look at him, and led everyone into the palace.
The people welcomed them, and some of the older ones burst into tears with excitement, all of them heard that Tang Jun was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and finally got rid of the nightmare and ushered in a new life.
And Zong Luohu, who was still lying on the bed, came to his senses, and the first news he heard was that Xue Renguo opened the palace door and surrendered, so angry that he suddenly stood up and scolded the emperor for being mediocre, this is self-defeating!
I felt a tingling pain in my chest, and then the fishy sweetness was in my throat, and Zong Luohu vomited blood, almost angry. Not long after, more than a dozen Tang soldiers came in, tied him up and took him out.
A group of ministers respectfully greeted the arrival of Li Shimin and others, and Li Shimin did not sit on Xue Renguo's dragon chair, but asked another chair to come in.
After sitting upright, Li Shimin said loudly: "Bring Xue Renguo, Zong Luohu and others up!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the two people who were tied up like zongzi were pushed up, and Xue Renguo shouted unwillingly: "Li Shimin, I surrender sincerely, is this how you treat your subordinates?" ”
Oh? Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then may I ask, how should I treat you?" ”
"Li Mi's bereaved dog can reward the Duke of the Kingdom, why is he so rude to me?" Xue Renguo struggled in annoyance.
"You're the lost dog!" Yuan Ziyan interjected disdainfully, "Compared with Li Mi, one of you is heaven and one is earth, one is a dragon, and the other is an insect. If he's a syrup, you're a piece of shit! ”
Xue Renguo was stunned by the scolding, and when he looked up, he saw that it was a beauty with bright eyes and bright teeth, and asked in a daze: "Princess Qin, why are you hurting people!" ”
fainted to death, this is the second time Yuan Ziyan has been called a princess. In fact, it's no wonder that there were no female officials in that era, most of the people who could follow the prince on the expedition were handmaidens and the like, and those who were arrogant and domineering like Yuan Ziyan must be daughters-in-law, either wives or favored concubines, and they were called princesses.
"Don't be noisy!" Li Shimin didn't explain this, and said with a cold face: "Xue Renguo, you are cruel and unscrupulous, the people are miserable, today's disaster is to blame, and you can't blame others!" ”
"Hey, plead for me!" Xue Renguo looked at the deputy general closest to him, he tried his best to make himself surrender, why didn't he say a word at the critical time!
Zong Luohu also saw this scene, recalled the connection before and after, sighed slightly, and knew that something was wrong! (To be continued......)