Chapter 565: Reunion in Jinyang (5)
Yang Ye was on the southeast corner tower, covering his forehead with his palm, frowning and looking at the fierce scene over there. I couldn't see the scene clearly, the smoke was too big, and it was too far away. However, after a while, the soldiers sent back to report the military situation.
Looking at the avenue in the city, the men and horses of the formation are trotting and mobilizing, constantly reinforcing the southern city. Looking at this scene, you can see that the battle on Feng Jinke's side is very tense!
It is not only Yang Ye who is always paying attention to the war, but the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty in the imperial city is also about to hear a report with a stick of incense.
The defense area that Yang Ye is now inspecting is very weak in attack, and there is no threat at all. Occasionally, a horse would come and shoot an arrow, but it was quickly counterattacked; However, Yang Ye did not go to the most tense south of the city, which was the area where Feng Jinke was ordered to supervise the battle.
At this moment, I saw several rangers galloping on horseback, all of them armed with bows and arrows...... After all, melee cavalry is useless, and at the bottom of the city wall more than ten steps thick, no matter what heavy cavalry it is, it can't break through no matter what. As soon as he rode forward, he galloped past twenty or so paces under the city wall, and shot an arrow sideways, pulling the string until the arrow was released without pausing, so he did not aim at all.
The arrow was a white mass of things, and it flew up the city wall. The soldiers knew at a glance that it was something like a "letter of persuasion", so they hurriedly picked it up and sent it to Yang Ye, the highest military rank.
Yang Ye unfolded it in public, and it was covered with the seal of the Privy Council of the Great Zhou, as well as a scribbled comment that seemed to be the emperor Guo Shao himself: Emperor of the Great Zhou. He looked at the content again, and it was written that the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty would tie up Zhao Kuangyin and several other important people out of the city; In the future, after the city is broken, ensure that the life of the Northern Han Lord is worry-free and enjoys wealth!
Yang Ye was stunned for a moment, and what he felt difficult was how to deal with this letter...... Yang Ye's father divided Linzhou and made a history of assassination, although it was a small place, he still saw a lot when he was a child; So I reacted all at once.
If you show this letter to the generals, it will damage the morale of the army, because the content is that "after the city is broken", if you dare to talk to Zhou Guo, then you will not admit in front of the soldiers that Jinyang will be breached? What are you fighting for!
But if you ruin this letter, first of all, you will be suspicious if you can't get rid of it; Secondly, if the content is explained, what is the (Northern Han) emperor's mind, who can guess? It's okay to cut off the emperor's way to live!
Yang Ye weighed it for a while, immediately left the city, and hurried back to the palace on horseback. At the gate of the imperial city, he met Zhao Kuangyin...... The two looked at each other. Yang Ye didn't know what Zhao Kuangyin meant, and I'm afraid Zhao Kuangyin didn't know that he was holding something that sold him in his hands; But Yang Ye felt that he was not selling him, and the decision-making power was not in his hands.
Yang Ye hurriedly walked into the imperial city, only to see the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, as if he had never left.
…… Liu Jun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, sat there, his palms in his sleeves were sweaty.
The huge cannon sound of "Boom Boom Boom ......" made the palace seem to tremble, and the only reliable barrier, the city walls of Jinyang City, seemed to be destroyed at any time! In addition, there are reports of emergencies and losses from the front from time to time, and Liu Jun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, even if he does not care about specific defensive tactics, he also feels that the situation is not good.
"Boom! Rumble! Every thunderous cannon sound seemed to hit Liu Jun's heart.
"Your Majesty......" The voice of the eunuch next to him brought him back to his senses, and the eunuch whispered, "General Yang got something, and the slave maid handed it to you." ”
Liu Jun unfolded it and took a look, then looked at Yang Ye below, and then looked back at the ministers near the left, and said, "General Yang thinks this thing is credible?" ”
"It should still be credible," Yang Ye said cautiously, "Besides, you can send an envoy out ......of the city to ask for a check." ”
In fact, what Liu Jun wanted to ask was not credible, he hesitated for a while, and passed the letter of state to the ministers present. An official immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has only one word. Since ancient times, many people have died of violent illness......"
Suddenly, someone scolded and cursed.
Liu Jun didn't care about the official's "blunt words", and pretended not to hear it.
Yang Ye pondered for a while, the emperor showed the emperor of Zhou a private message to the public at this time, and there were only two possibilities: either he was ready to lead his ministers to surrender; Either be prepared to refuse the conditions of self-preservation. The former is unlikely, Yang Ye didn't see the emperor's intention to surrender at all, he didn't say much, after all, he was a military general, not a civil official who specialized in giving advice.
But immediately someone saw what the emperor meant, and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the lord of Zhou has taken the initiative to negotiate the conditions, it is better for me to bargain, change the conditions, and replace people with an armistice...... That Zhao Kuangyin is actually useless, he has said a lot, and every one of them is not right! What didn't happen to blow up the city wall, why didn't he mention the cannon outside? ”
When Yang Ye heard this, he was even more silent, he had no prejudice against Zhao Kuangyin, but he was also a military general, and it was not good for him to be harmed behind his back. Yang Ye will not break the rules.
However, the minister's intention was immediately approved by several people. Everyone doesn't want to lose the country, and life and death are at the hands of a strange superior.
Someone immediately chimed in: "Then Zhao Kuangyin himself also said, now we only need to hold Jinyang City, and wait for foreign aid from the Liao army, we can break the siege." Procrastination is the best policy, since the lord of Zhou has an enmity with Zhao Kuangyin, he really wants to get this person; At a time when the country is in crisis, it is not inappropriate to let Zhao Kuangyin sacrifice himself for the country. ”
"Yes, a month of armistice? I'm afraid that Lord Zhou doesn't want to agree, and they also know our plans; Zhao Kuangyin is not as important as Jinyang City! How about a half moon? ”
Liu Jun thought so, and immediately got the secondment of everyone, so he ordered to find an envoy to bring a letter out of the city to negotiate.
…… Guo Shao first saw the letter that night, and immediately passed it on to several civil officials around him.
Unexpectedly, Wang Pu, who has always been public-minded, said without hesitation: "You can talk." ”
Guo Shao said: "Breaking through Jinyang City, Zhao Kuangyin can't run." This kind of truce affects the overall situation, why does the king make the king? ”
Wang Pu said: "Not fifteen days, three days!" ”
"A three-day truce is useless, right?" Guo Shao groaned, "The Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty is willing? ”
Wang Pu said calmly: "People are not things, since a person can be sold, he has no weight in the heart of the Northern Han Lord." It can be sold in fifteen days, and it can be sold in three days! Tomorrow, the Great Zhou army will increase the intensity of the siege and put pressure on the Northern Han lords, and the ministers think it is feasible. ”
Guo Shao reviewed Zuo You.
Zuo You said: "If the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty can really promise to tie people up in three days, it will have little impact on the war, and the Great Zhou army can also take this opportunity to repair and replenish supplies a little." ”
Guo Shao gritted his teeth when he thought of Zhao Kuangyin hating him somewhere, this person is a figure who can be the founding emperor, not comparable to ordinary people. I can't wait at the moment, I want to get Zhao Kuangyin as soon as possible!