Chapter Eighty-Nine: Joy and Sorrow
Ma Boss says:
"Now there is a lonely city in Jiangling, and there are officers and soldiers stationed outside, according to the opinion of the below, it is better for the general to go out of the city and surrender as soon as possible, and stop being a chaotic minister and thief."
General Tiangang was stunned for a while, and it took a long time before he reacted, and then slowly asked Squire Yan on the side
"What does General Yan think?"
Squire Yan, who was sitting next to Boss Ma, squinted his eyes and stared at General Tiangang with bated breath, his gaze could almost freeze people.
He didn't answer General Tiangang immediately, but waited for a while before saying:
"I'm here today with Boss Ma to find a way out for my benefactor."
When General Tiangang heard this, he did not sharply accuse the two of rebellion, and then asked the guards outside the door to drag the two out and behead them for public display.
It was what he was supposed to do, but he didn't do it now.
General Tiangang hung his head and thought for a long time, and asked leisurely:
"I've already followed the Heavenly King, can I let me live now by surrendering to the Righteous Demon?"
Boss Ma said with a smile:
"For example, today, the king is attacking the Quartet, the momentum is flourishing, and the southwest of Dazheng is eroding, but the imperial court has not even recovered a city and a place, at this time, the general surrendered to the imperial court, which can not only save Jiangling from military rebellion, but also vote for the favor of the imperial court, so that the king has the reputation of winning without a fight. In this way, not only will the general be allowed to live, but the court will definitely reward the general, and the general will be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth in the second half of his life. ”
General Tiangang hesitated and said:
"But the Heavenly King is my fellow clan, and more than a dozen members of my whole family have risen up with the Heavenly King, how can I surrender now?"
Ma Boss says:
"It is precisely because the general's entire sect is in the anti-thief army that the general's surrender to the imperial court is even more important. In today's peaceful and prosperous times, I, the Taizheng Imperial Court, chased Nuo Nuo to the north, and the Dongping pirates, who is willing to rebel at this time? But it is just the arrogant act of a handful of fanatics to hold the ignorant people hostage, and it will not last long. Since the Heavenly King is the whole sect's uprising, he can kill the whole family without a sentence to destroy the nine clans on the day of defeat, and the general is surrendering now for the sake of his own hundred mouths and leaving a bloodline for his ancestors. ”
General Tiangang leaned his forehead on the table and pondered for a long time, feeling irritable and wanting to jump off the stairs and fall to his death. His head was actually spinning, and he couldn't figure out why the Heavenly King wanted to keep him here, let alone why the Heavenly King sent someone to lead the troops to fight Jiangcheng. Now the two people who can rely on him persuade him to surrender, how should he decide?
After half a sound, General Tiangang breathed a sigh of relief before saying:
"The two generals, please come back first, let me think about it again."
At this time, Squire Yan suddenly said:
"Now that the official army is close outside the city, once the city is attacked, the people of the whole city will become chaotic ministers and thieves! The matter is urgent, there is no delay, where is there time to wait for the general to think again. ”
General Tiangang was urged like this, his head finally sobered up, and he barely lifted his spirit and said:
"Two generals, please come back, as a Heavenly King clan, I can't easily surrender to the righteous demon, both of them are people I trust, as long as we work together and stick to Jiangling, the Heavenly King's reinforcements will arrive soon." When great things are achieved in the future, the two of them will be heroes.
Two generals, you must not mess with yourself in times of crisis. “
Hearing Tiangang say this, Boss Ma and Squire Yan glanced at each other, nodded, and then Squire Yan said:
"The two of us were originally for your own good, and here I tried to persuade you to take the right path, but I didn't expect you to rebel when you died.
If you want to be a thief, that's your business, and we don't have the heart to accompany you. “
General Tiangang heard that the voice was wrong, so he took a breath and asked sharply:
"What do you want to do?"
Before the words fell, the squire gave the two attendants behind him a look,
said that it was too late, and then quickly, one of them walked to Tiangang's side with an arrow and pressed the person on the table.
The other took out a short knife hidden on his body and walked to the door, and with a knife in his hand, he cut the two guards who rushed into the house after hearing the news from outside the door into four pieces. Then he took out the arrow and shot it in the sky, and in an instant, Ding Zhuang, who was commanded by the two gentry, poured into the mansion like a tide, and the reincarnation army who had just heard the movement and came out to watch was beaten and disarmed without much resistance.
Although the remnants of the reincarnation army in the city still had sporadic resistance, but the number was too small, and the incident happened suddenly, and they died without resisting a few times, and they surrendered, but after a while, the city of Gangneung was controlled by the two squires.
General Tiangang was pressed on the table, and although he knew that the general trend had gone, he still struggled and scolded:
"You two ungrateful dog thieves have rebelled!"
Boss Ma snorted coldly:
"Obviously you're rebelling but you want to scold me? Why did I rebel against the thieves for the court? “
General Tiangang scolded:
"You are ungrateful, I saved your life, but you want to harm me!"
Ma Boss says:
"The two of us just pointed out the way to you and you don't go, then don't blame me for being rude. As for saving my life. My family is living well in the city, and you thieves come here to burn and loot, and many people in the family have died under your swords, and now you are still telling me something about saving your life. If it weren't for the fact that someone in my horse valued love and righteousness, for the sake of you saving my life from the knife, you would have led the crowd to surrender, and the big guy would have eaten you alive. “
Then Boss Ma roared:
"Tie up this thief and send him to the camp outside the city immediately."
Seeing General Tiangang being escorted out of the door, Squire Yan smiled and said:
"This kid is too young, he didn't even notice it after talking about it for so long."
Ma Boss says:
"I thought there would be some resistance in the house, but I didn't expect this kid to really treat us as outsiders. Young! “
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In the big tent outside the city, Lan Ziyi was wrapped in a quilt and trembling around the fire.
Although the dysentery stopped, his body was too weak, the cold was very serious, and he was still alive all the way, and Lan Ziyi felt a little unbelievable.
I have been stationed outside the city for five days, and I originally heard that Gangneung is rich and there are many shops and residents outside the city, but now all that remains is a ruin, and the people have either fled or been robbed by the main force of the reincarnation army, and the rest have been robbed into the city before the arrival of the official army.
Lan Ziyi and they have been living in tents for the past few days, although the rain is much lighter, but it is still cold and abnormal, and Lan Ziyi's illness is even more serious after this toss.
Now Lan Ziyi began to wonder if he poured his three buckets of cold water before he went out to do so.
Suddenly, the curtain of the tent door was lifted, and Tao Zhulu poked into his head and said:
"There is a fire on the walls, and the time has come."
Lan Ziyi nodded when he heard this, cheered up and stood up with the help of Tao Zhutu, walked out of the tent and walked with Tao Zhulu to the big tent in the army.
Ever since coming outside Gangneung City, Momo Zhulu has been trying to get in touch with the city. There are not many reincarnation troops in the city, and now the main force defending the city is the strong men who have been forcibly pulled up the city wall, and the people in charge are two squires who have been quickly promoted.
As soon as the two squires came into contact with the people who were chasing the deer, they said that they could deal with the thieves themselves without the help of the king's division, but they needed to prepare for a few days in order to catch all the thieves in the city.
And the appointed time is tonight
The generals in the army were already waiting in the big tent, and when they saw Lan Ziyi, they got up and made a move.
Wei Qionglou nodded and said:
"Is Wei Hou okay?"
Lan Ziyi replied in a hoarse voice:
"It's not good, but you have to hold on."
Then Lan Ziyi said:
"What does this thief who guards the city think, the new strong man is matched with the local gentry, even if we don't come here, it still makes people rebel."
魏qiong楼 says:
"Leave him alone, just save us business."
Everyone waited in the tent for a while, and someone went outside the tent to report:
"General! The two gentry in the city, Ma and Yan, arrived with the thieves. “
Wei Qionglou snorted and said:
"Please!"
Then Boss Ma and Squire Yan led people to escort General Tiangang to the tent, and the two of their men were stopped outside the tent, only the two of them and the bound General Tiangang were escorted into the big tent by the sergeant.
As soon as they came in, Boss Ma and Squire Yan all bowed to Wei Qionglou under the tent.
Wei Qionglou waved his hand and said:
"As an official of the imperial court, we failed to arrive in time, causing the people of Gangneung to suffer.
The two of them saluted, and they would have been very ashamed! “
Ma Boss says:
"The general traveled thousands of miles to save the people of Jiangling from fire and water, and I am grateful! Where do you dare to ......"
Wei Qionglou didn't let Boss Ma continue, and directly interrupted and asked:
"This kid lying on the ground is that Tiangang general?"
Boss Ma smiled:
"Exactly!"
Wei Qionglou nodded and said:
"The two are wise and brave, loyal to the country, and it is really a great achievement to stabilize Gangneung with their own strength. I have prepared a recital, with two meritorious deeds, and I am waiting to be rewarded. Congratulations, two adults! ”
As soon as Ma and Yan heard this, they knew that they were expected to take this opportunity to become officials, so they hurriedly thanked them.
Then Wei Qionglou asked:
"I'm waiting day and night, and I've lost a lot along the way, is there any extra grain and grass in the city for me to supply?"
Squire Yan hurriedly said:
"In order to defend Jiangling, the thieves looted a lot of grain and grass and piled it up in the city for military funds."
Wei Qionglou nodded, and just wanted to continue speaking, when suddenly the soldiers outside the door rushed into the tent and said:
"General Qiyu! Emergency military intelligence! “
Then he glanced at everyone present, and stopped talking.
魏qiong楼 says:
"To put it bluntly, it's all your own people."
The herald then said:
"Jiangcheng is too anxious, Xiangcheng has been attacked by thieves!"
The generals in the tent were shocked when they heard this, and Lan Ziyi was even more shocked and stood up directly from the horse.
Wei Qionglou walked next to General Tiangang, kicked the person over, and asked:
"Say! What's going on?! “
General Tiangang said in a panic:
"It can't be! The King of Heaven is obviously taking people to fight the tomb! How could it be that Xiangcheng was breached? ”
Wei Qionglou roared:
"Xiangcheng is still guarded by the forbidden army, this has been broken, what the hell are you fighting!"
As he spoke, he planned to draw his knife and chop General Tiangang.
Lan Ziyi was dizzy, he got up too violently just now, and he couldn't stand the sudden change in form too quickly, and he was about to faint, but fortunately, Peach and Peach came to support him.
However, Lan Ziyi still puffed up and said:
"Then it's useless for him to get angry, he's just an outcast!"
Wei Qionglou also understood what he heard after hearing this, put the knife into the sheath, and let go of General Tiangang, who was so frightened that his face turned white.
Then immediately the order:
"Someone! Order the whole army, one man and two horses, to go to Xiangcheng quickly! “
The sergeant asked:
"What if there aren't enough horses?"
魏qiong楼 says:
"I didn't let the whole army go, only half of the people were picked, and the ones who were in good health were picked. The rest is left in Gangneung for repair! “
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