Yang Lie took out a letter and handed it over: "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter written by Guo Li to you, and it was brought by that Song Bing!" ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Junsheng took the letter and opened it to read, there were two pages in total, full of writing, Guo Li's posture was very low, and he said a lot of flattering nonsense in the front, and then he talked about wanting to lead troops to sacrifice the city.

Because there were not only Guo Li's soldiers and horses in the city, but also Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang's two soldiers and horses, and his strength was not enough to eliminate Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang's two soldiers and horses, so he could only open the city gate within the agreed time, let the cadres enter the city, and then attack Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang's soldiers and horses together with the cadres, so as to control the whole city.

In the end, Guo Li said in his letter that if the cadres accepted his surrender, they could enter the city through the east gate in the middle of the night two days later, and when the time came, they would raise torches, and if the torches on the city tower shook three times and the city gate was opened, the cadres could quickly enter the city and launch an attack.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a moment after reading the letter, and looked up at Yang Lie, "Have you read this letter?" ”

Yang Lie said: "The minister has already seen it!" ”

"How much sincerity do you think this Guo Li has? Did he really want to surrender to our army and sacrifice the city, or was it just a trick played by the Song army to lure our army into the city and then ambush it? ”

Yang Lie said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is a possibility that the defenders in the city have a sincere intention, as for whether Guo Li is credible or not, it is difficult to say, the minister does not know this person!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment, and ordered the imperial guard next to him: "Come here, Xuan and the ministers and generals will come to discuss matters!" ”

"No!" One of the royal guards stepped forward and clenched his fists in agreement before leaving.

Zhao Junsheng said to Yang Lie again: "After the ministers and generals have arrived, you go and bring that Song soldier, I have something I want to ask him!" ”

"No!"

It didn't take long for the ministers and generals to come outside the tent, and everyone gathered outside the tent, and then lined up once and walked into the tent on both sides.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Flat!" ”

The ministers and generals stood up.

Zhao Junsheng took out the letter and said: "Last night, the rangers found a Song soldier outside the East City Gate, who said that he was sent by the Song general Guo Li and brought me a letter!" Guo Li was afraid of my Tianwei and our army's prestige in the letter, so he wanted to surrender the city, but his troops only accounted for 30% of the city, and it was very difficult to defeat the other two soldiers and horses, he wanted to open the city gate to lead our army into the city, if I wanted, I could lead the troops to the east city gate tomorrow night, once someone on the city tower raised a torch and shook it three times, the city gate was opened, and our army could enter the city! This is the letter of the Song general Guo Li, and the princes can pass it on to each other! ”

The letter was sent to Dongfang Chen by Kang Yide, and Dongfang Chen quickly read it and handed it to Li Song, who read it and passed it to the next one.

A moment later, the letter was taken back and placed on the royal case.

Zhao Junsheng glanced at the ministers, "All the secretaries have read Guo Li's letter to me, let's talk about it, how much credibility does this Guo Li have when he writes this letter and says that he wants to surrender?" Is he sincere, or does he want to lure our army into the city, and then make another move to close the door and beat the dogs? ”

At this time, Dongfang Chen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, can the minister interrogate the Song soldiers who sent the letter?" ”

"Yes! Someone, did the Song soldiers who delivered the letter bring it? ”

"Your Majesty, bring it!" After Yang Lie's voice fell, he walked in with a Song soldier.

"That's the man!"

Song Bing looked very frightened, trembling, since he walked into the tent he was frightened by the atmosphere in the tent, trembling all over, when he saw Zhao Junsheng sitting on the main seat of the big horse golden knife, he knew that this was the Emperor Daqian, and he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Villain Wu Jinbao to meet Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Wu Jinbao, who are you Guo Li?" Why did he trust you so much that you came to me with a handwritten letter? ”

Wu Jin raised his arm and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the villain is General Guo's personal soldier, the most intimate kind!" ”

"Oh? Well, I ask you, does Guo Li really want to surrender, or is this just a trick? ”

Wu Jinbao was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, "Your Majesty, my general really wants to surrender to Your Majesty!" ”

"In that case, why didn't he just lead the troops out of the city, why did he still bring the troops into the city?"

This question is obviously beyond Wu Jinbao's cognition, he scratched his cheeks, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "The villain remembers that my general said, just leading troops out of the city to surrender will definitely not attract Your Majesty's attention, Tou Cheng should have a letter of nomination, the villain thinks that the name of my general is to dedicate the entire city of Chengdu to His Majesty, if the general leads the troops out of the city to surrender, the city gate and city wall will be controlled by Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang's soldiers and horses, Your Majesty still can't get Chengdu City, but if my general opens the city gate, Your Majesty will lead the army into the city again." In a moment or three, Your Majesty will be able to control the whole city! ”

Zhao Junsheng touched his chin and said to Dongfang Chen: "National teacher, you come and ask!" ”

"No!"

Dongfang Chen made a joke and turned to face Song Bing Wu Jinbao: "Wu Jinbao, Poor Dao asks you, what is the situation in the city now?" ”

Wu Jinbao immediately told him what he knew about the situation in the city.

After listening to this, Dongfang Chen asked: "Do you know what the attitude of the officials and generals in the city is, do they advocate surrender or hold on?" ”

Wu Jinbao said: "Returning to the country, the villain only listened to my general, Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang advocated sticking, and the other officials were vague, but these people should all advocate surrender, but these people are cunning and cunning, and they don't want to say their thoughts easily, the people have run away, they can actually run, but they will be held accountable by the imperial court, if they surrender, they can get official positions on the side of Qianguo, they didn't run away with the people because they also want to surrender to Your Majesty with a letter of nomination!" ”

Dongfang Chen said again: "Wu Jinbao, what kind of person do you think your general is?" ”

This can be embarrassing Wu Jinbao, an outsider asked him to evaluate his master, isn't this embarrassing for him?

Yang Lie warned beside him: "Wu Jinbao, you'd better tell the truth, if there is a sentence that is wrong, be careful of the head falling to the ground!" ”

Wu Jinbao was so frightened that his body trembled, cold sweat broke out all over his body, he swallowed his saliva, and decided to tell the truth: "Returning to the country, the villain tells the truth, my general has a fierce temperament, but he is afraid of the soft and the hard, he is good at drilling camps, speculating, slapping horses, and meeting the wind and rudder, he was born as a grass people, if it weren't for these means of welcoming and patting horses, he would not be able to be the master of an army with his ability!" But he is not bad to the villain and other cronies, he never lacks food and clothing, and often rewards some goods and cloths and the like! ”

Dongfang Chen nodded, turned to Zhao Junsheng and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister has finished asking!" ”

Zhao Junsheng instructed the imperial guard next to him: "Take Wu Jinbao down and wait, get him some food and drink, and let him have a good rest!" ”

"No!" The two imperial guards hugged their fists and agreed, and left with Wu Jinbao.

Zhao Junsheng looked at Dongfang Chen: "National Teacher, how is it?" ”

Dongfang Chen bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister can't see the flaw!" ”

"You mean that Guo Litoucheng's credibility is very high?"

Dongfang Chen said: "The credibility is more than eighty percent!" Your Majesty also heard it just now, if it is under normal circumstances, Wu Jinbao must be a strong praise for Guo Li in this environment, after all, he is Guo Li's cronies, he must defend Guo Li and try his best to promote this matter, Guo Li is rich and noble, he can ascend to heaven! But not only did he not say good things about Guo Li, but instead told all of Guo Li's character flaws, which shows that this person was really scared just now, so he told the truth, of course, he didn't forget to say a few good words to Guo Li in the end, this is also human nature, Guo Li is kind to him after all! ”

"If Wu Jinbao says good things to Guo Li, how loyal and brave he is, how brave he is, how friendly he is to his colleagues, how loyal he is to his boss, and how benevolent and righteous he is to his subordinates, then there will be a problem, and I can't believe this Guo Li!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, agreed with Dongfang Chen's analysis, and said after a little thought: "Well, tomorrow and night, I will lead troops into the city to seize the whole city!" ”

"Your Majesty, you must not!" Li Song shouted loudly, and immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the people of the world can't have the heart to harm others, and the heart to prevent people is indispensable!" Your Majesty has already set a strategy to sweep away the cities of Sichuan and Shu first and then map Chengdu City, so why bother? Since this Guo Li has the intention of surrendering, His Majesty will let Wu Jinbao go back and tell him, let him lead the troops out of the city to surrender early tomorrow morning, we are not in a hurry to seize Chengdu City at this time and a half, this Chengdu city wall is not tall and strong, there will always be a day to break it, why should Your Majesty take the risk yourself, Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand gold, please think twice! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it and shook his head: "Li Qing thinks about my safety, and I understand it!" It is not an easy task to break through the city of Chengdu, and the casualties can range from thousands to tens of thousands! If you can take Chengdu City without bloodshed, it is worth taking this risk! ”

Li Song insisted on Zhao Junsheng, and immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are soft-spoken, knowing that they can't dissuade Your Majesty, if Your Majesty must send troops into the city, please also ask Your Majesty to send a general to lead the troops into the city first, you don't have to take the risk yourself, and it is not too late for Your Majesty to enter the city after the situation in the city is stable. ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at the generals in the tent and saw that they all had a look of longing on their faces, so he had to agree: "Okay, I won't personally lead the troops to capture the city." Nie Feihu, I will give you 1,000 infantry and 2,000 co-enlisted troops, and after entering the city tomorrow, I will attack Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang's soldiers and horses together with Guo Li's soldiers and horses, and seize Chengdu City! ”

Nie Feihu finally waited for an opportunity to fight, he was in high spirits, stood up and hugged his fists and promised: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

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