Chapter XVII: Surrender
Daijun, Dangcheng.
Three days is not a long time, but Yan Jiangqing Qin feels like sitting on pins and needles.
The 70,000 elites of the Yan Kingdom roared into the Zhao Realm, and the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom were also gearing up, wanting to kill the Quartet.
Unexpectedly, the 70,000 elite army all stagnated in front of the small square city because of the boss's agreement.
Qing Qin obeyed his promise and did not attack Fangcheng for three days, and the defenders of Fangcheng Zhao were also very knowledgeable, and sent people to send wine and meat out of the city every day to comfort the Yan army.
In the face of the overtures of the Fang Cheng guards, Qing Qin could not postpone it, so he had to accept the wine and meat sent by the other party.
It was just beginning, and Qing Qin hadn't noticed anything wrong.
Two days later, he could clearly feel that the sergeant was a little slack, and he could vaguely hear some complaints.
What do you say?
It turned out that every time the Fang Cheng guards sent out wine and meat, they would make a big fanfare, shouting to come and reward the soldiers of the Yan army.
It's a pity.
There is neither more wine nor less meat, and it is simply impossible to give it all to the officers and men of the three armies.
In order to win over the generals under his command, Qing Qin simply gave all the wine and meat to the middle and senior generals.
Qing Qin's move certainly made these generals smile.
It's just that those Yan soldiers and soldiers originally thought that the Zhao people sent wine and meat, and they could also fight tooth sacrifices.
They didn't expect that the wine and meat were left by the generals to enjoy, and they didn't share it in their hands at all.
Do not suffer from few, but suffer from unevenness.
Although the soldiers of Yan Guo did not dare to ask the commander for an explanation, they all complained in private.
Originally, with the momentum of thunder, the 70,000 elite Yan army that could sweep through the entire northern part of Zhao was exhausted in this way.
Lecheng took his guards and patrolled the tent.
When he saw that the vast majority of the soldiers were in a state of laziness and disorder, he immediately became anxious.
However, Lecheng is only a deputy general, and he is not qualified to criticize Qing Qin at all, so he can only be secretly anxious.
"If you lose this battle, it will be Qing Qin's fault."
Lecheng gritted his teeth and thought.
Fangcheng, General's Mansion.
"General Li, after I break my promise tomorrow, how should I resist the attack of the Yan army?"
Li Mu, who was dressed in civilian clothes, heard this, but said in surprise: "Why do you want to break the promise? ”
Fang Cheng was stunned on the spot.
He shouted: "The general has come to aid Dai County by the king's edict, although 100,000 reinforcements have not yet arrived, we should also resist desperately, and wait until the reinforcements arrive." ”
"Could it be that General Li is really preparing to open the city gate and surrender to Qing Qin tomorrow?"
At the beginning of Handan City, because of Lian Po's recommendation, Li Mu was quickly appointed by King Zhao.
He ordered 100,000 old and weak Zhao troops, and handed over the soldiers and horses to the deputy general to lead the troops north, but he personally led dozens of elite horsemen to Fangcheng in the starry night.
On that day, the matter of letting the Fang City guard come forward and make a three-day covenant was planned by Li Mu.
Including these two days, Fangcheng saved money every day, and took out wine and meat to reward Yan Jun, which was also Li Mu's strategy.
Except for the Fangcheng guards, almost no one knew the news of Li Mu's arrival in Fangcheng.
The defender of Fangcheng originally thought that Li Mu's so-called three-day appointment was just to delay time and wait for reinforcements.
He didn't expect that Li Mu seemed to be really preparing to open the city and surrender, and he was a little dumbfounded.
Li Mu was not in a hurry, and asked rhetorically: "How much are the defenders of Fangcheng?" ”
"There are only more than a thousand."
Li Mu asked again: "The Yan army has 70,000 elites, if the other party attacks Fang City, how many days can it hold?" ”
The Fang Cheng guard was silent, and after a long time, he said, "At most, it won't be able to stay for three days." ”
Li Mu immediately smiled and said, "In this case, Fang Cheng has already dragged on for three days, why do you want to add casualties!" ”
The defender of Fangcheng was a little anxious, and said: "Up and down Fangcheng, everyone dares to fight, and they are never willing to surrender to Yan State." ”
Li Mu patted the other party on the shoulder and said, "I also know that Fang Cheng is determined, but there are too many casualties in the Zhao State in the Battle of Changping, and he will not be able to bear the huge casualties." ”
"Being able to save the lives of yourself and the people of Fangcheng is the best contribution to the Zhao Kingdom."
"If we break our promise tomorrow, even if we can delay it for three more days, it will inevitably completely anger Qing Qin."
"On the day the city is broken, the whole city will be slaughtered, and what is the result you want to see?"
Hearing this, Fang Cheng's guard showed a look of struggle on his face.
After a long time, he said unwillingly: "The last general would rather die on the battlefield than surrender in humiliation." ”
Li Mu gave the other party a hug, and then said: "In the battle of the whole country, you can't care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool. ”
"Tomorrow, you open the city and surrender, in order to buy people's hearts, Qing Qin will definitely allow you to command the people of the headquarters."
"After the general defeats the chestnut belly, then we will be able to join forces inside and outside and annihilate the elite of this Yan army."
"For the sake of victory in the whole battle, you must make compromises for the time being!"
Time passed, and the three-day appointment had arrived.
Li Mu took his personal entourage and left Fangcheng early.
The defender of Fang Cheng looked at the dense Yan army formation in the distance, but his face showed pain and struggle.
"The three-day period has arrived, why haven't you opened the city yet!"
Qing Qin stood on the chariot with a spear in his hand, and shouted at the defenders of Fangcheng.
"Open the gates!"
When the Fang Cheng guard heard this, he hoarsely screamed, and finally gritted his teeth to make Kaicheng surrender.
"General, no!"
"We'd rather die in battle than steal our lives!"
"Think twice, general."
"Surrender without a fight, lose the Zhao country, and lose the king, it is definitely not the work of a righteous man!"
The rest of the generals in Fangcheng didn't know the order given by Li Mu secretly, and after learning that the main general was really going to surrender, they all tried hard to advise.
Fang Cheng Shou took a deep breath, looked at the people with grief and anger on their faces, and said in a deep voice: "People do not stand without faith. ”
"Since the three-day covenant was made, and General Qing also kept his promise, how can we go back on our word?"
"And Fangcheng has few soldiers, and it can't stop the 70,000 elite army of Yan Country at all, rather than dying all over the city, it is better to leave a useful body and wait for the opportunity to move."
"If the general can break through the chestnut belly, he will definitely wave his troops north to destroy this Yan army, and we can also lead the people of the city back to Zhao."
Speaking of this, Fang Cheng Shou's voice became high.
"Ladies and gentlemen, opening the city and accepting the surrender is definitely not a greedy for life and afraid of death."
"I swear here, if the general can't break the chestnut belly, and Fang Cheng can't return to the Zhao State, a certain person should apologize for his crimes!"
When everyone heard this, their faces showed pathos.
They are also familiar with their superiors and know that the other party is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
Since the other party has made an oath, he will definitely be able to do what he says.
After being silent for a long time, the generals looked at each other, and then shouted in unison: "If Fang Cheng can't return to Zhao State in the end, we are all willing to kill ourselves to apologize!" ”
The sonorous sound echoed on the city wall, this is the cry of the brave, the declaration of the righteous.
Seeing this, Qing Qin, who was under the city wall, couldn't help but feel a little solemn, and felt more and more that he couldn't easily shake the Zhao people.
The city gate slowly opened, and Qing Qin finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
If the defender of Fang Cheng broke his word and gained weight, Qing Qin would really lose face, and he could only attack Fang Cheng in anger.
Although it is true that many things have happened in the past three days.
However, in the end, he was able to capture Fang Cheng without bloodshed, and Qing Qin was actually very satisfied in his heart.
"I should reward the defenders of Fang City and make them an example for the defenders of the Zhao Kingdom in the rest of the cities."
"In this way, I can't say that I will be able to easily seize Daijun in the future."