Chapter 409: Desperate Scheme
Princess Yanxia, who was kneeling on the ground, carefully told Liu Yu's true intentions, and after finishing speaking, this stunning beautiful girl raised her head and looked up at Liu Zhenglong, the son of heaven who was sitting on the dragon chair, with affection.
"You are very beautiful, and your eloquence is also very good, and you have convinced me." Liu Zhenglong didn't plan to kill Liu Yu at all, in his eyes, this was just a clown jumping off the beam, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
"It's a pity that the puppet Qi is not a country, it is a traitorous puppet regime, and Liu Yu is just a traitor, whether he is an emperor or not. You are not a princess, let alone married to the palace. Are you mentally prepared for your name? ”
Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, unfastened his belt.
"The slave family understands and hopes that His Majesty will have mercy." Princess Yanxia, who was so ashamed that her face was flushed, was taught by the old palace maids before she entered the palace, she knew what Her Majesty needed, and she knew what she should do, but when she saw it for the first time, she was still ashamed, so she had to close her eyes and kneel down slowly.
Princess Yanxia and Princess Xuexia, the two sisters, have the same experience, but the feelings are different, one is to feel the nightmare coming, and the other is endless enjoyment.
The speed of the Han Iron Cavalry attack slowed down, and the will of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty also came down, not allowed to attack Jinan Mansion, and to take Laiwu with all his might, because there were 30,000 Jin troops stationed here, for the Han Dynasty, after taking the 30,000 Jin Army, basically the battle of Shandong could come to an end, with Liu Yu's departure, other state capitals in Shandong would surrender one after another, and there was no need to kill them all.
Laiwu's Jin army was surrounded by 100,000 Han iron cavalry, and the Han army did not start the battle immediately, but chose to besiege Laiwu City.
The reason for the siege is because there has been very little food reserves in Laiwu City, and it needs to be supplied from the outside world, and this is also the only city where the Jin army is stationed, and the people in the city have already fled, this is a military city, and the food reserves in the city are less than half a month. On weekdays, there is external supply, and there is no problem. Now that the Han Iron Cavalry is besieging the city, the problem is immediately apparent.
The main general, A Chihu, is not in Laiwu at all, and has been in Jinan Mansion. Now the supreme commander of the city, Haig, is a brave and simple-minded guy. Now that the outside news has been blocked, he can't get in touch with Ah Chihu at all, and in this case, Haig really doesn't know what to do.
The hierarchy of the Jin Army is very strict, and Haig does not dare to call the shots without permission, so he can only keep sending carrier pigeons, and send people to break through if he does not listen.
Carrier pigeons, no matter how much you send them, Ah Chihu's head has long become Liu Yu's night pot, what can carrier pigeons do, destined to be made into roast pigeons.
Break through, hehe, break through in front of the big Han iron cavalry, that's how much you go out and die, besides, at this time, Achi Fox is already dead, and Liu Yu is also beginning to prepare to escape, in this case, what's the use of breaking through.
There is less and less food, and there are fewer and fewer options left for Haig.
The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty finally arrived in Shandong, accompanied by Yanxia and Xuexia, the two sisters. The two sisters communicate with each other, learn from each other, and eventually feel what it means to be wonderful at night, and they also start to become proactive.
Yanxia's wisdom gives advice to the Han Emperor during the day, and Xuexia's style is varied, and the night makes the Han Emperor wonderful.
To appease the army left behind by Liu Yu, at this time, Yanxia played an active role.
The reason why the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty came to Shandong was also to appease this devastated land. His arrival indicates that the battle of Laiwu is about to begin.
At the military meeting in front of the emperor, Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said: "The food in Laiwu City has been almost consumed, it seems that it will not take long to break through the city, and a bloody battle will be launched, generals, whether your opinions are unified, how to fight the next stop, I am only an audience, and I will not make any suggestions, but there is one point, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are incomparably expensive, and it is a success to take Laiwu City with the smallest sacrifice, everyone understands no." ”
It sounds very simple, but this condition is really difficult, how can there be immortals in war!
At this time, everyone's eyes were on Hua Rong, everyone knew that this was Hua Rong's last command of the battle, and the arrival of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty indicated that after the Battle of Laiwu, Hua Rong's Han King Cavalry would escort and would not charge into battle.
Before, the generals had a unified combat idea, that is, to lure the Jin army out of the city, use the powerful Han King cavalry to attack the Jin army's large array, and after scattering the Jin army, divide and encircle, and swallow it one by one. Now His Majesty's guideline is to reduce casualties, and it is clear that that plan is not the minimum number of casualties.
Hua Rong thought of a plan, however, that plan was a bit inhumane, to be precise, it was a bit unreasonable, but His Majesty said it, and this black cauldron could only be carried by himself.
"Dig trenches, seal the city, prevent the Jin army from breaking through, and trap it in the city."
"Very well, quasi-play."
A weird smile appeared on the face of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he didn't say anything anymore, the next meeting was presided over by Hua Rong, he was going back to pick his white roses and red roses now, how to fight the war was Hua Rong's business.
The 100,000-strong army dug trenches, and the scene was very spectacular. Of course, it is actually impossible for 100,000 troops to dig together, but despite this, digging three trenches five zhang wide and five zhang deep in a row is fatal for the Jin army in the city.
Haig, a simple-minded guy, is still slow to react, if Ah Chihu is here, he will definitely not be able to break through on the first day. Even now, when he saw the Han army digging trenches, he found the problem one by one, but this guy didn't see the crisis.
The reason why Haig is reluctant to break through is that he is not sure that 30,000 against 100,000, and second, he does not have the right to command the army, and he still needs Achi Fox to take the idea at the critical moment.
It was only after seeing the three trenches dug one after another that Haig realized that something was wrong, and at this time, he knew that if he didn't break through, he would be trapped alive.
Breaking through, the premise is to fill in the three trenches, Haig began to organize people to fill the trenches, but as soon as the Jin army left the city, it was greeted by the artillery fire of the Han army, crossbow arrows, which were very lethal, and had no effect at all.
If you can't break through, you will be forced to die, Haig thought of building a wooden bridge to break through, but it takes a certain amount of time to build a wooden bridge, which is obviously not a good way.
The distance between the three trenches is ten zhang, that is, the distance of thirty meters, but this distance is very uncomfortable for the cavalry, the cavalry can't get up at all, it can't impact the next trench, once the first trench is broken, then it will usher in the sky full of flying arrows.
This despicable and shameless idea was all thought up by the following ones, and the effect was really good, making Jin Jun feel uncomfortable, every time he charged, he was high-spirited, but every time he rushed to the front of the trench, he knew that it was a sinkhole, looking at the bodies of countless soldiers, Haige was full of courage, he was furious, but he was helpless, this is why this fierce general was the deputy general of Achi Fox.
What to do, I can't rush out, I can only wait for death in the city.
The Jin army has always been brave and good at fighting, there is absolutely no possibility of surrender, they are sprinting every day, but every time they die on the front line of the charge.
As time passed, the city ran out of food. Haig still had no way to stop the breakout, there was no food left in the city, and in this case he could only kill the horses.
Killing horses, for the Jurchen people, a nation on horseback, horses are an important part of life, killing horses is an extremely painful thing, this is a difficult choice, but between life and death, these golden soldiers have no choice, they kill horses with tears at the same time, they are also constantly sending carrier pigeons, hoping to ask for help.
Help, hehe, there is no Jin army in the entire land of Shandong, most of the puppet Qi soldiers have surrendered, and even the puppet Qi emperor Liu Yu has fled overseas, in this case, where will there be reinforcements?
There will be no reinforcements, but there will still be spies from the Jin Kingdom who know the plight of these 30,000 Jin soldiers, and they will do everything possible to spread the news to the Jin Kingdom, hoping that the emperor can send troops to the rescue.
The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.
Ask for help, the rescue of these 30,000 soldiers is destined to be a pit that cannot be filled, how to choose, it is up to Yan Yan and others to choose.
At this moment, Wanyan is still a puppet emperor, but at this time, he still has a certain amount of authority, at least when coordinating the contradictions between Wanyan Zongqi and Wanyan Zonggan, this emperor still has the dignity of an emperor, and his opinion is still very important.
Wanyan Zonggan and Wanyan Zongqi are the two powerful ministers, but Wanyan is the emperor after all, sooner or later he will grow up, and the cadres are arbitrary, at this time, the civil and military officials have gradually begun to accept this little emperor, after all, the two powerful ministers represent the present, and the little emperor represents the future.
When the puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu asked for help, Wanyan Zongbi wanted to send troops, and he encouraged Wanyan Zonggan to contact the generals to send troops, but in this case, he was jealous of the little emperor Wanyan, which caused unnecessary trouble.
Wan Yan has never been very taboo about Wan Yan Zonggan, and Wan Yan Zongqi and the two of them are very jealous of Wan Yan Zongbi, a war fanatic. After all, every time you go on an expedition, you take a large number of troops with you, and if you don't do it well, it's not good to force the palace.
Wan Yan received Han culture education since he was a child, and he is a treasure of the history of the Central Plains Dynasty. Especially impressed by the yellow robe of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, he is still young and does not need to rush to power. But it will never give anyone a chance to add to the yellow robe, which is why when Wan Yan Zongqi designed to frame Wan Yan Zonghan, this little emperor was not only not enough, but also added fuel to the fire.
In a word, whoever is in charge of peace, then Wan Yan will support whom, he is not afraid of Hebei, Shandong was taken away by the Han army, but he is afraid that when the emperor uncle finishes Yan Zongbi's expedition, will he be in a yellow robe.
Wanyan Zongbi's arrogance and arrogance deeply stimulated Wanyan Kang, who lost his father since childhood, and he would rather bet on Wanyan Zongqi's side than let Wanyan Zongbi go on the expedition on behalf of the Jin Kingdom too much.
Liu Yu's helper was still pressed on the desk, and Wan Yan Kang, with the support of Wan Yan Zongqi, resolutely opposed Wan Yan Zongbi's proposal to get the battle plan.
But now the situation is different, it is 30,000 gold soldiers who are trapped, and if there is no assistance, the consequences will be very large. In this case, Wanyan Zongbi took the initiative, but once the troops were dispatched, the situation was easy to get out of control, after all, now the Jin State no longer had the strength to start a war against the Han Dynasty, which was the most feared thing by Wanyan Zongqi.
Once Wanyan Zongbi led the troops to the battle, then it is likely to come back and directly purge the Taizong line, which is very clear to Wanyan Zongqi, in this case, he resolutely opposed, and united with the civil and military officials of the Taizong line to jointly oppose it, this time the opposition is the largest domestic controversy since Wanyan Yan ascended the throne, and it has almost risen to the point of fire.
For Wan Yan Kang, it is no longer a question whether to save the 30,000 Jin army, he is familiar with Han culture, he has already discussed with the strategists, this siege of Laiwu is actually a conspiracy played by the Han State, what is wanted is to force the Jin State to send troops, so as to take the opportunity to exterminate more Jin soldiers. Besides, the distance is so far, and before the Jin army arrives, Laiwu City may have been conquered long ago.
Although he doesn't care about the life or death of the 30,000 Jin army, it doesn't mean that Wan Yan can ignore this matter, after all, he is the lord of the country, and if he ignores the life and death of the 30,000 soldiers, it will cause controversy.
The strategist Chen Bin came up with a desperate plan, which can kill two birds with one stone, not only to eradicate the Taizong line headed by Wan Yan Zongqi, but also to attack Wan Yan Zongbi and Wan Yan Zonggan, and finally let Wan Yan Ji take power.
This strategy has a price, and one of the costs is Wanyan Zonggan's life, which makes the little emperor Wanyan hesitate a little.
Wan Yan did not make up his mind, which made Chen Bin very annoyed, and finally Chen Bin chose to run away and escape to Hebei. Chen Bin's departure made Wan Yan Kang make up his mind to achieve great things, how could he be indecisive, and finally Wan Yan Kang made up his mind to use Chen Bin's desperate plan.
After Yan Yan knew that this plan would bring great trauma to the Jin Kingdom, but he firmly believed that he was an emperor who made a difference, as long as he was in power, he could work hard, at most ten years, maybe less time, and he could return to his peak when he entered, and at that time he could drive the expedition in person, go south to destroy the Han State and dominate the world, create a prosperous era, and create a great achievement of surpassing Taizu and Taizong.
This plan is a bit shady, but Wan Yan Kang finally made up his mind, but at that time, Chen Bin only talked about the whole plan, and did not talk about the specific details, but this was enough to make Wan Yan Kang make up his mind.
In this case, with the support of Wanyan Zonggan, he overrode public opinion and agreed that Wanyan Zongbi would lead an army of 100,000 to rescue the 30,000 Jin army in Shandong.
Before Wanyan Zongbi set out on the expedition, Wanyan Yan personally feasted the fourth uncle, no one knew what the two of them discussed, but some bad things were spread to Wanyan Zongqi's ears outside, and the contradictions between the two sides were completely planned, and a big turmoil was brewing.