13. Qi encircling the Hanging Gourd City

When the bloody infighting was carried out in Runan City, the official army continued to forge ahead, and it did not take much effort to capture Caigang, Xingqiao and other fences in Shangcai County, and joined forces with Tang Deng Suijiedu to envoy Yu Di's soldiers and horses, and at the same time, the officers and troops in the south also came together, and camped twenty miles south of Runan City, and the north and south lines could be freely connected - Wu Shaoyang and the remnants of Cai Thief's army completely retreated to Runan Hanging Fortress City and could not be held.

At the Ququ place, where Gao Yue's shogunate camp was located, he received Wu Shaoyang's envoy: Qi Shiliang, the spear general of the mule army.

Qi Shiliang was originally guarding the bridge gate, but now he no longer has this duty, so he was sent out to act as a messenger.

In the tent of the camp, Qi Shiliang humbly bowed down under him, Gao Yue was the Zhongshu squire Lang Pingzhang, Du Huangshang was sitting on the side, and the other officers and generals were lined up in turn, and the strength of the formation was very stark.

At this moment, Gao Yue and Du Huangshang knew that Huaixi had killed each other internally, "Where is the head of Yuan Evil Wu Shaocheng and Li Yuanping?" Gao Yue asked.

"Please also ask Ji Gong Panhuan, as long as the war in Caizhou subsides, he should present his head to Ji Gong for the triumphant Jingshi and the Jietai Temple."

"Runan City, is this going to be submitted?"

However, before the end of the general's departure, Chu Shuai once explained that as long as the Huaining army is still there, as long as the imperial court can pick up the snow and forgive the remaining soldiers, Huaixi is willing to cede Shenzhou and Guangzhou, leaving only Caizhou, and enlarged half of the soldiers to return to the farm, leaving only 3,000 soldiers. In addition, every year without the supervision of the imperial court, the marshal is willing to pay the full amount of the upper part according to the law of two taxes, and the court of each county under the jurisdiction will send county orders, county officials, and county lieutenants at will, and the marshal will never ask to interfere. In the end, the imperial court had a conquest, and the prince was willing to lead the tooth army and let it be dispatched. ”

"Shenzhou and Gwangju are already in the imperial court, why are they still used as bargaining chips for peace? Now that this way is not only beheading Dong Chongzhi, how can he pardon Wu Shaoyang alone, Dong Chongzhi is Wu Shaocheng's son-in-law, is Wu Shaoyang not his righteous brother, can he get away with it? Gao Yue's wording was very harsh.

Seeing that there was little hope for negotiations, Qi Shiliang cried and kowtowed, "Please Ji Gong is complete, please Ji Gong be tolerant of Shen Guangcai's 400,000 people!" ”

"This move is to save the people of Shenguang Cai from fire and water, if you can be appeased this time, let you wait for the glue to be coiled and revived, then the blood that flows in the west of Pinghuai will be in vain."

Qi Shiliang asked to retreat from the others, and only talked to Gao Yue and Du Huangsheng.

Then in the tent, Qi bowed to Gao Yue again, took a step forward, knelt down again, and begged: "As long as Ji Gong condescends to agree, he can forgive the generals and colonels of the Huaining Army in Runan City, and the last general will go back and let them tie up Wu Shaoyang's entire clan and dedicate it to Ji Gong." ”

Gao Yue laughed, and then his eyes were sharp, and he pointed at Qi Shiliang and said:

"Therefore, it is not difficult to remove Li Xilie, Wu Shaocheng, and Wu Shaoyang, but it is difficult to eradicate you and other Cai thief gangsters! Since you have already worshiped Wu Shaocheng and Wu Shaoyang as flag puppets, then once the temple is burned, you fox squirrels should also accompany his brothers to be burned to death. ”

Qi Shiliang raised his face at this time, and his words were full of intimidation, "Since Ji Gong is relying on the world and trying to eradicate my Caizhou, how can he know that the hearts of the people in this world are all under the control of Ji Gong?" Now that Caizhou is about to die, he will also be splashed with blood for five steps, leaving you with a big calamity. ”

"What do you know? After the fall of Runan City, if you have a soul after death, you will see how the Wu brothers and you and other murderers have left a stench for thousands of years, and how this way has turned Caizhou upside down! ”

Seeing that Gao Yue's attitude was so resolute, Qi Shiliang scolded in his heart, and then raised his hand to say goodbye and rode away.

"Don't be fooled by Wu Shaoyang, wait until the next supply comes, and all the soldiers and horses will gather and enter the Hanging Fortress City in Runan." After Qi Shiliang left, Gao Yue said this to Du Huangsheng in a resolute tone.

At the sub-city of Runan, Wu Shaoyang looked at the southeast, northwest, and northwest, and there were dense camps of the officials and soldiers like beehives and ant nests, and then walked down the city wall, came to the pavilion, and cheered up the generals who came to see it: "It is the middle of winter, and the officials and troops have been recruiting our Huaixi for a year, and the food and money of the imperial court are all exhausted. ”

But ten days later, Gao Yue's fleet in Huainan, with the strong support of Yu Damiang and Han Huan, transferred a total of 300,000 stone of dry rice from Xuanrun and Xuan, and took 100,000 stone of rice from Wang Haichao in the backyard of Yang Ziliu, a total of 400,000 stone of grain, carried by 500 Qianhu boats, starting from Yangzi, out of Shanyangdu in Chuzhou, and then tracing Huaishui to Shouchun, entering Yingshui for 500 miles, and turning into the Dawei River in Nanton, and sending it to Yuncheng.

Almost at the same time, Wang Shao, the envoy of Gaoyue's grain and grass supply, also traveled from Hedong Hezhong to 70,000 stone of corn and wheat, boated from Heyin, to Zhongmu to Caishui, and then from Yingshui to Yuncheng.

Gao Yue immediately instructed Wang Shao to distribute grain to all armies fairly, and ordered the locals of Yuncheng, Xiping, Wufang, Langshan, and Shangcai counties to enlist, carry grain to various camps, and requisition their cattle, mules, and donkeys without compensation.

This group of locals was ruthlessly bloodied because of Saga Township, and they all lost their hearts, and they absolutely did not dare to disobey the errand assigned by Gao Yue.

Soon, the officers and troops of all walks of life were well fed and began to approach the front, and they all advanced their camps to within ten miles of Runan City.

"Tell Wu Shaoyang that this road has a wrist, and after the beginning of spring, this road can still transport another 500,000 stone rice from Xingyuan, Xiangyang and Jiangling. The army of the imperial court, piling up the rice bags, can directly climb up to attack the head of his Runan city. ”

Gao Yue's words were written into a document, tied to an arrow, and shot into the fence of the Huaixi Army in the north of the city with a crossbow, and Cai Bing was desperate and frightened when he saw it.

In the pavilion set up in the sub-city, Wu Shaoyang's beard was unkempt, and he said to the generals: "Don't be afraid, Runan City is surrounded by tributary lakes of Rushui, and a strong fence has been erected at the dangerous point, guarded by soldiers, and the water gate in the city is connected with boats and boats for supplies, and it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to cross this moat." In terms of food, Gao Yue and they can eat enough, and we can also eat enough, and the grain stored in Runan is enough to last for a year. ”

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yue sent a message to let Yi Shen and Wang Yi of Jingnan come to see him.

"Widow regret (Yi Shen table character), Kun Wu (Wang Yi table character), Runan City is surrounded by water lakes on all sides, in your opinion, is it cheapest to attack with a big boat?"

Yi Shen and Wang Yi both replied: "What Ji Gong said is very true, it is difficult to perform foot riding in this terrain, but the sailor can do his best. ”

"How many flyships are there that you are waiting for?"

"Eight ships were driven from Jiangling Mansion in Jingnan, one was stranded and burned on the way, two more were destroyed by the wind in Kipshi, and five were well preserved."

"How did you come to Runan from Shouchun?"

"Ji Gong, you can directly enter Rushui from Huaishui, from south to north, and reach the city of Runan."

"Da Miao, immediately use a flyship to carry soldiers and cannons, and attack and sweep the grates on the lake outside Runan City."

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