Chapter 382: The Beginning of the Southern Expedition to Jizhou (Two in One)
In the big tent of the Yanzhou Army, Liu Gui had already fallen asleep, but he heard the proclamation of the guards in a daze.
Liu Gui shook his head, intending to sober himself up, and then asked: "You mean to catch a spy outside the camp tent?" Was he trying to infiltrate the barracks? â
The guard arched his hand and said, "No, he seems to be a messenger in the city..."
"A messenger from the city?"
Liu Gui rolled out of bed, "Does General Yan know about this?" â
"Someone has been sent to report it!"
Liu Gui nodded: "Press this person to the big tent and gather all the generals to go to the big tent!" â
"Yes!"
Brother Song looked at the generals who were eyeing him inside and outside the tent, and his liver trembled carefully, but he still puffed up his chest a little and secretly cheered himself up.
I said to myself in my heart that although it was a surrender and a sacrifice of the city, it must not fall into the reputation of the Liaodong family.
Liu Gui sat on the main seat with a golden knife, and Pu Fan's big palm slammed on the desk, and the sound was like a huge thunder: "Where did the thief come from, don't kneel down quickly!" â
"Plop!"
Brother Song's knees weakened, and he knelt directly in front of Liu Gui, his body trembled like chaff, and he couldn't even speak, "Little... The villain is... It was Song Youqing, the head of the Song family in Liaodong, who came to surrender the city! â
"Surrender?"
Liu Gui and Yan Nan glanced at each other, and they both saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
Yan Nan was not a person who beat around the bush, and asked directly: "Why do we believe that you are telling the truth?" â
Song Youwen took out a silk book from his arms with trembling hands, and held it above his head respectfully, "This is a signed letter from the heads of the thirteen families in Liaodong City, which is enough to prove our sincerity..."
Then Song Youwen hurriedly explained: "Don't hide it from the general, that old thief has Puyangchuan personal protection, and we really can't do it, so we can only open the city gate to welcome the king." â
"I only hope that your army will forgive our sins for the sake of our surrender of the city!"
Yan Nan touched his chin, and there was a thoughtful look on his face: "If this is the case, General Liu and I will definitely wait for you in front of the lord..."
Song Youwen didn't get an accurate answer from Yan Nan, and he was very uneasy, but his life should have been saved, which also made Song Youwen breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as the ancestral hall is kept, it is stronger than anything else.
"And when are you going to open the gates?" Liu Gui asked.
Song Youwen hurriedly replied: "The North City Gate is in our hands tonight, and the usual city defense mobilization is all formulated by Zhang Lao Thief, and we don't know about it at all..."
"In that case, please go to the back tent to rest first!" Yan Nan waved his hand and ordered someone to take Song Youwen down to rest.
Song Youwen also knew that he shouldn't talk too much at this time, so he obediently followed the soldiers out of the camp.
Liu Gui asked, "Yannan, is this surnamed Song credible?" â
Yan Nan was also a little hesitant, "Look at this situation, it is true that it is above eighty, after all, the families are a group of snobs, and now Liaodong City is in danger, and it will be broken by us in a few days, and when the city is broken, how can these families have good fruits to eat?" Now surrender is still a way out, and it is possible to leave them with a dog's life! â
"But we can't help but be wary that they might surrender." Yan Nan finally added.
Liu Gui rolled his eyes, "What you said is better than what you didn't say, what is so much nonsense, in this way, let me bring people over directly, you lead the troops to take care of it in the back, no matter what happens, there should be a chance to make up for it and act when the opportunity arises!" â
Yan Nan looked at Liu Gui, nodded slowly, and a word popped out of his mouth: "Okay!" â
Song Youwen was brought to the big tent again, Liu Gui didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "Tonight, you will send a message to ask them to open the north city gate, but Mr. Hard will stay in the army all night." â
Song Youwen hurriedly bowed down and said, "This is as it should be..."
His head was already covered with sweat, obviously frightened, but now that he finally had a result, the heart hanging in his throat was finally relieved.
By the time Liu Gui had assembled his army, it had reached the ugly time, that is, from one to three o'clock in the morning, which was the time when people were most sleepy.
But the heads of the families of Liaodong City were still in good spirits, lying on the head of the city, staring at the darkness in the distance.
Suddenly, a flash of fire flashed in the darkness, only a small size from a distance, but this light excited all the families.
"It seems that Brother Song has succeeded!" One person said happily.
"Don't talk nonsense, quick, open the gates and welcome the army into the city!"
"Yes, yes! Open the gates! â
There was a scramble at the head of the city, but then, there was a loud noise at the gate, which was opened directly by the guards of the city.
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The head of the Zhang family, who had already slept in the mansion, suddenly got up, and his forehead was already sweating profusely.
The concubine beside her was also awakened, and asked in a daze, "Master, what's wrong?" â
Master Zhang kneaded the softness of the concubine's chest vigorously, and the pain in his chest made the concubine scream.
Master Zhang gasped and said, "It's okay, I just had a nightmare... Keep sleeping! â
"Yes..."
"Sir! Master! â
Outside the door, there was a sudden anxious knock on the door from the housekeeper in the house, and the old man Zhang who had just been lying down sat up in shock.
The housekeeper has been with him for decades, and he will never disturb his rest for no reason, is something wrong?
Something bad instantly came to mind in Master Zhang's mind!
With only one coat on, he opened the door of the house, looked at the anxious housekeeper and Pu Yangchuan who was standing at the door, and asked, "What happened?" â
The butler said anxiously: "Master, someone in the city has opened the city gate and let the enemy army into the city!" â
Master Zhang's eyes went black directly, and his body collapsed.
Pu Yangchuan grabbed Master Zhang, who was about to fall, and said, "Lord, now I can only escape!" â
"Run? Where else can I escape? Master Zhang's face was pale, his legs were weak, his whole body was leaning on the Puyang River, and he muttered in his mouth.
Although Pu Yangchuan is a little disdainful of such a cowardly lord, he is not the kind of person who betrays the lord and seeks glory, "Lord, let someone take you out of Nancheng, as long as you leave Liaodong City, you can go anywhere!" â
Only then did Master Zhang's eyes exude a hint of brilliance: "Yes, that's right!" The Zhang family also has industries in other states, as long as they leave Liaodong City, they will soon be able to make a comeback, go to Nancheng, and go from the sea! â
Master Zhang didn't care about the concubine who was still lying in the house, he casually put on a piece of clothing and left the mansion under the escort of Puyangchuan.
Seeing that the elder ignored him, the housekeeper stomped his feet vigorously, got into the house, and said to the concubine who was shrunk in the quilt: "Xiaofeng, I can finally take you out of this ghost place!" â
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"Get out of the way!"
Pu Yangchuan scolded, the big axe in his hand flew up and down, and cut several family members to the ground, this writer Ding is all those who have rebelled against the family, and Pu Yangchuan and Master Zhang's heads are also the most important props for them to be loyal to Liu De.
When he arrived at the South City Gate, what Pu Yangchuan didn't expect was that even the South City Gate had been replaced with the banners of Yanzhou Mu and Che Cai Generals, as well as the flags of several generals.
For example: Xu!
Xu Huang blocked the gate of the city, looking at Pu Yangchuan without saying a word.
"Phew!"
Pu Yangchuan knew that he couldn't escape, so he simply fought a good fight, and compared himself with the strong man in front of him who also made an axe!
"Look at the axe!"
Pu Yangchuan's legs hit the war horse's abdomen hard, and the war horse neighed and killed Xu Huang.
Xu Huang's wrist reversed, dragging the big axe towards Puyangchuan.
The two axes slammed into each other with a loud roar.
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The sky has turned white, the night of chaos has finally passed, and Liaodong City has been fully controlled by Yan Nan and Liu Gui's troops, and the city has fully implemented military management to arrest those hooligans and gangsters who take advantage of the chaos to do evil.
In the battle between Pu Yangchuan and Xu Huang, the war horse stumbled, Pu Yangchuan was killed by Xu Huang, and the head of the Zhang family was also captured.
Liu Gui and Yan Nan then summoned all the families who had surrendered, and asked them to gather all the clan soldiers and collect their weapons.
Later, he also reassured these families, telling them that they would report their merits to the lord and wait for the lord's military order, but before that, he asked the lord to return to the palace and wait.
This is the equivalent of house arrest.
These families are also quite helpless in their hearts, the army has been confiscated, and now it is really a man for the sword and I for the fish.
I had to go back to the house and wait for it to fall.
In order to dispel the family's doubts, Liu Gui and Yan Nan did not send soldiers to take care of the mansions, but only strengthened their vigilance and sent a few people to monitor.
The soldiers of the various families have already collected their swords and have been concentrated in the barracks to take care of them, so Liu Gui and Yan Nan are not worried that the family will be in the zĂ o fÇn, they no longer have the capital to do so.
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And Uncle Yang and Yang Tiantian, who were facing each other under Changyang City, had a gap, and in addition to the disagreement between the two on the siege of the city, the two quarreled several times and broke up unhappily.
It's only strange that Yang Tianlong did not appoint the final commander of the two armies at the beginning, so although Yang Tiantian served as a general, he could not command Uncle Yang and his soldiers and horses.
To put it simply, Uncle Yang doesn't bird Yang Sky very much.
This made Yang Tiantian very annoyed, he was the emperor's younger brother, the general of the dynasty {General Zhao Guo}, Uncle Yang was so faceless, what a damn bastard!
An adjutant general tiptoed into the big tent, and Yang Tiantian glanced at it, "What's the matter?" â
The deputy general didn't dare to come out, for fear of angering the irritable Yang Tiantian, and arched his hand and said: "General, there is news from the spies in Liyang City, saying that there are rumors..."
"Rumors? What a rumor, Hugh has to swallow and spit out! â
The adjutant general raised his eyes and glanced at Yang Tiantian, and said boldly: "There are rumors in the city that General Yang Shuzi wants to unite with Liu De and plot to usurp the throne!" â
Yang Tiantian looked like this, and said viciously: "General Ben knows that his Uncle Yang is definitely not at ease!" â
The adjutant general trembled and persuaded: "General, this is a rumor, not necessarily credible, do you want the spies to investigate." â
Yang Tiantian waved his hand and said: "What else is the investigation, Uncle Yang originally served as a city guard in Liyang, and when it came out of Liyang, he must not leave ten!" Take the pen over, this general wants to refer to his Uncle Yang, and he has a bad plot, a big rebellion, and wants to rebel! â
The adjutant general hurriedly responded: "Yes!" â
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Liu De finally arrived in Changyang City, and 5,000 soldiers and horses camped in the south of Changyang City, forming horns with Changyang City to share part of the pressure for Changyang City.
And the Yang army didn't know what the purpose was, maybe it was afraid of the soldiers and horses of Changyang City, or maybe there were other hidden secrets, and they didn't send troops to harass them, so Liu De set up the camp without hindrance.
Liu De appointed Xu Chu as the main general and Liu Tang as the deputy general to stay in the camp, and then took Dian Wei to Changyang City.
Guan Yu led the generals to hurriedly come to worship.
Liu De picked up Guan Yu, who was kneeling on one knee, and asked, "What is the situation of the enemy army now?" â
Guan Yu said: "Lord Qiqi, the enemy's main general Yang Tiantian originally led the army to attack several times, but when Uncle Yang's army arrived, he stopped the attack and has been stalemate until now, I don't know what happened?" â
Liu De nodded, and took all the generals directly to the city to take a look at the enemy's military situation.
Guan Yu pointed to the military formation outside the city and said: "Yang Tiantian and Uncle Yang are both generals who can recruit and fight well, the camp layout is very tight, there is almost no chance to take advantage of it, the last general wanted to sneak attack at night, but he couldn't find any flaws..."
Liu De laughed and said: "Although the enemy's military formation is flawless, I learned early that Yang Tianlong and Uncle Yang have a discordant relationship, which is why Yang Tiantian will no longer attack the city after Uncle Yang led the army over. â
"I have asked Bai Qi to lead the cavalry to come over quickly, and when the cavalry arrives, it will be the death of Yang Tiantian and Uncle Yang!"
"But now!"
Liu De pointed outside the city, "Let's try what the strength of the enemy army is?" â
"The last general understands!"
Guan Yu had already understood what Liu De meant, and seeing that Liu De was so confident, Guan Yu's generals were also full of confidence, especially Guan Yu, who was even more ashamed.
"Let the last general personally understand the enemy's ability!" Guan Yu asked for battle.
Liu De directly led the generals out of the city gate, Yang Tianlong and Uncle Yang got the news, and also led the soldiers and horses to quickly leave the camp and came to Changyang City.
Guan Yu took the lead in the battle, looking at the neatly arrayed Yang family's army formation in front of him, Guan Yu shouted and scolded: "The traitor Yang Tianlong dares to usurp the emperor, it is simply arrogant and ignorant, the ancestors of the Yang family have served the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty for generations, and they are loyal, and now they see that their descendants are not filial, I am afraid that they will not be blind!"
If you put down your weapons and kneel on the ground and surrender, you may be able to avoid waiting for death! If you are still stubborn, look at the hard knife of a certain person, or you are still waiting for a dog's head to be hard! â
"Phew!"
Yang Tiantian was furious, and scolded angrily: "My eldest brother is following the will of heaven, the Great Zhou Qi has been exhausted, God wants my eldest brother to be the emperor, how can ordinary people stop it?" It's just a mantis arm as a car! â
"Mantis arm as a car?"
Guan Yufeng's eyes opened slightly, and his murderous aura overflowed, and the Qinglong knife slowly slashed across the ground, leaving a scratch on the ground, "Arrogant and ignorant thief, who dares to come to fight with someone!" â
"I'm here to fight you!"
From behind Yang Tiantian, a general came out, holding a long knife, and the cloak behind his back was rustling, majestic, as if he was invincible.
This person is a powerful general in the Praetorian Guard, and he may have heard of Guan Yu's reputation, but he is conceited and brave, and he doesn't care at all, and wants to take Guan Yu's head as a vote for his promotion.