Dali.

The west side of the castle town of Seokjo is a new chobe.

The Xinding tribe was a small tribe and was not included in the list of the thirty-seven tribes. In the territory of the tribe, there is only Xinding City, which seems to be a somewhat lonely city.

Xinding Castle is surrounded by mountains, and its magnificence is far from being comparable to that of a large city like Iokjo County.

Since Liu Zhuwen and others led the army to take Shicheng County a few days ago, they only rested in Shicheng County for two days, and then continued to advance towards the Dali Imperial City. Now it's outside the city of Xinding.

Looking at the mottled earth city wall of Xinding City, which was only a few meters high, Liu Zhuwen and the others didn't pay much attention to it.

The ruined city walls and the dilapidated city gates, under this sunset, really make this new Ding city look dull.

It is impossible for such a city to stop the Great Song Forbidden Army.

Although it was close to dusk at this time, Liu Zhuwen and the others had no intention of letting the army camp outside. In Xinding City, just having the three special forces of Tiger, Shending, and Shenlei in the army is more than enough.

The army slowly stopped more than a thousand meters outside the city.

Liu Zhuwen and the others all raised their binoculars to look at the city wall.

There is no room for people on such earthen walls. Only many of the defenders of the new Ding tribe emerged from the earthen wall exposed.

They are still defending the city in the most primitive way.

Except for bows and arrows, fire oil, stones, etc., it is impossible for such a tribe to even thunder.

Liu Zhuwen looked at Miao Cheng and Zhang Hongwei next to him with a smile, and said, "Commander Miao and Commander Zhang, why don't we send special forces under our command to attack the city and see which force can take down the city lord's mansion in Xinding City first, how about it?" ”

He didn't say who would break the city first. Because it didn't seem difficult to him.

"Okay!"

Miao Cheng and Zhang Hongwei both nodded.

They are both commanders of the forbidden army, and although they have a good relationship, they don't mind the soldiers under their command competing with each other. And even quite enthusiastic about it.

Because soldiers can only have momentum when they compare. And with momentum, we can make great progress.

It's as if you're in the army. A benign competition will have a promoting effect on every forbidden army.

Just as the three of them were about to give the order, the slightly thin wooden gate was suddenly opened from the inside.

There are burly generals wearing battle robes, helmets, and hairpins on the top of their helmets to take the lead in coming out of it. He had a beard on his face, a round waist, and a shy smile on his face.

Behind him, there were many civil officials wearing official uniforms and wearing five-beam Jinxian crowns followed him out of the city gate.

Behind them, there are generals in armor. They wore swords at their waists, but they had no weapons in their hands.

This made Liu Zhuwen and the others slightly stunned.

The plan to send special forces to attack was naturally put aside for the time being.

Wang Ziqian, who was on the march with the army, also saw these people with a telescope, and he gently drove his horse to Liu Zhuwen's side, and said, "Commander, this leader is the city lord of Xinding. ”

said that he was the lord of the city, but in fact, he was naturally the leader of the Xinding tribe. It's just that his influence in Dali is far less than that of those big tribes, so he was not "crowned king".

Liu Zhuwen chuckled lightly and said to Zhang Hongwei and Miao Cheng: "Commander Zhang, Commander Miao, it seems that our quick breakthrough of Shicheng County still has some effect." ”

The city lord of Xinding took these civil officials and military generals out of the city, and his motive was already obvious.

Zhang Hongwei and Miao Cheng both chuckled.

Everyone didn't immediately step forward to greet them, just like this, they watched the Xinding City Lord lead his subordinates slowly approaching.

It wasn't until they arrived before they won the army that Liu Zhuwen glanced at Wang Ziqian.

Wang Ziqian understood, patted his horse to the front of the army, looked directly at the Xinding City Lord, and said, "Du City Lord, it's been a long time. ”

Xinding is a tribal name, and of course this city lord cannot be surnamed Xinding. His surname is Du and his name is Du Yongchang.

Although Wang Ziqian did not lead the army in Shicheng County when he attacked the Song Dynasty, he also saw this Du Yongchang when he was in the national capital. It's because the two of them know each other.

The moment Du Yongchang saw Wang Ziqian stepping forward, his eyes were already slightly surprised.

He had heard about Wang Ziqian's defection to the Song Dynasty, but he didn't think that in a blink of an eye, Wang Ziqian would follow the Song army to attack the land of Dali.

This transformation is too fast.

When he heard Wang Ziqian call him, his face returned to normal slightly, and he arched his hand at Wang Ziqian and said, "Marshal Wang, it's been a long time." ”

Wang Ziqian waved his hand and said, "Lord Du is polite, but I haven't seen him for a few months, so I can't see him for a long time." Moreover, Wang is no longer a marshal, but a staff general in the Great Song Tianxian Army. ”

There was no embarrassment on his face.

He's not a layman like that.

I don't feel that I can't stand anyone's place in Song.

The idea of Tou Song has been hidden in his heart for many days.

Du Yongchang showed a slight look of astonishment, and then turned his head to look at the Great Song Army.

Seeing him like this, Wang Ziqian chuckled and said, "City Lord Du led the crowd out of the city, but he wants to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Du Yongchang groaned, and finally gave up: "Du Yongchang wishes that in the future, only the head of the Great Song Dynasty will be the first to look forward to it, and he will be dispatched by the Great Song Emperor." General Wang is invited to introduce Liu Zhuwen and other army commanders on his behalf. ”

He knew that Liu Zhuwen and others were in the army, but he actually saw Liu Zhuwen and others. Only Liu Zhuwen and the others didn't come out to see him, but he also understood what Liu Zhuwen and the others meant.

Although there was a slight anger in his heart, he was more helpless.

The situation is weaker, and he has no choice now.

Liu Zhuwen and the others were obviously close at hand, but they didn't come out to see him. This is obviously to give him a disgrace and let him recognize the situation at this time.

This is him, Du Yongchang, who came to beg Song Jun to surrender. It was not the Song army that asked them to surrender.

Although it may seem similar, the difference between the two is actually quite large.

Song Jun asked Du Yongchang to surrender, and Du Yongchang was happy to have room for bargaining. And he begged Song Jun to surrender, which meant that he was completely subservient to the Great Song Dynasty.

He is not qualified to talk about any more conditions.

And just now Du Yongchang said that asking Wang Ziqian to introduce him means that he has already made a choice.

With nearly 30,000 forbidden troops from the Great Song Dynasty coming, he was too short to see the new Ding Department. He had no choice, and only unconditional surrender could keep the integrity of this new Dingbu.

"Wait."

The prince said two words lightly, patted his horse and returned to the army.

He went to Liu Zhuwen and said to Liu Zhuwen: "Commander, this Du Yongchang plans to sacrifice the city and surrender to Cheng. ”

Liu Zhuwen nodded lightly, and his eyes swept over the earthen walls on both sides of the city gate again, before patting his horse and heading forward. Fourteen swords and horses followed him.

In front of Du Yongchang and the others, Liu Zhuwen held his head high, looking very imposing, and said: "This general is Liu Zhuwen, the commander of the Song Tianxian Army." ”

He didn't intend to be too polite to Du Yongchang and others.

To put it mildly, people like Du Yongchang are just warlords in Dali. Even, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a powerful bandit.

What these people are best at is bullying. Being too polite to them will inevitably make them take themselves too seriously.

Liu Zhuwen didn't come out to see them before, and gave them a horse. If you're too enthusiastic about them now, it's almost as if you have a fever in your head.

But Liu Zhuwen can be polite, but Du Yongchang and others don't dare.

Du Yongchang hurriedly bowed his hand to Liu Zhuwen and said, "Du Yongchang of the new Ding Department has seen Commander Liu. ”

The crowd behind him also hurriedly saluted.

Liu Zhuwen's eyes swept over the earth city, and he said: "Since the city lord Du plans to surrender, why is the city gate closed, and there are so many soldiers arranged on the earthen walls on both sides?" ”

"This ......"

Du Yongchang's face was a little sneering.

Liu Zhuwen obviously asked knowingly.

The reason why he is preparing for defense is not that he is worried that Liu Zhuwen and others will not accept his surrender?

And right now, Liu Zhuwen clearly meant that he would completely give up the idea of resisting.

Only where does he Du Yongchang have a choice?

From the moment he told Wang Ziqian that he wanted to surrender, he no longer had any initiative in this "game".

After a little silence, Du Yongchang looked back at the generals behind him and said, "Let the soldiers abandon their weapons and go out of the city." ”

The general hurried into the city.

Du Yongchang looked at Liu Zhuwen again, "Commander Liu, Du is willing to raise a new Dingcheng to the Great Song Dynasty, and also ask Commander Liu to accept it." ”

He tried his best to show some eagerness in his eyes. I also feel that I should have done enough etiquette.

I didn't think about it, but Liu Zhuwen looked at him faintly, and said slowly: "City Lord Du is willing to lead the crowd to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty, and he will be happy to see peace between the two sides." There is only one sentence, but he has to say it to the city lord of Du first. ”

He arched his hand in the direction of Changsha: "I have a grand plan for the emperor to depose the aristocracy in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and you should know about the city lord Du." And Du City Lord, although you don't have a noble title, you are no different from a nobleman in this Xinding territory. If you vote for Song, I'm afraid you have to make a plan to give up the position of the city lord in advance, but I don't know if the city lord Du has already made up his mind? ”

Du Yongchang suddenly changed color.

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