Chapter 213: Undercurrents are surging

The soldier standing on one side clasped his fist at the soldier general who was guarding the city and said:

"General, we can't just sit back and wait now! The subordinates think that we can first gather all the soldiers in the city at the city gate, and we will defend the city gate together, as long as we can hold on to the reinforcements sent by the emperor, then we don't have to be afraid of how strong the royal family's soldiers and horses are, so we don't want to lose this momentum even if we die in battle. ”

The soldier general who was guarding the city sighed:

"Alas! Do you know how difficult our situation is right now? Even if we pile up all the soldiers at the gate of the city now, then the little strength we have on hand will not last long, this is just a dying struggle, you know, the royal family has 50,000 soldiers and horses! If they launch a strong attack, it will be good if we can hold out until later tonight, which is simply an egg against a stone! You can see at a glance that there is no need to fight anymore, how can this be good? It will take at least two days for the reinforcements to arrive in Jiangfeng City, and now we must either hold on for a day, as long as we can hold out until noon tomorrow, otherwise we will really only have to consider surrendering, there is really no way, and now we have no way out. ”

As soon as the soldier heard their general speak like this, he also immediately said:

"General, even if we die in battle, we can't be traitors! We can't surrender to the royal family, besides, we have followed the Wan family to do so many hurtful things, even if we surrender to the royal family, the royal family will not easily spare us, once we surrender to the royal family, their royal family will not let us go, so, please think twice! ”

The soldier general guarding the city couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Although General Ben doesn't want to be a traitor and surrender to their royal family, but, the Wan family has committed the following crimes, and the people of the royal family have been so miserable, even if the prime minister temporarily becomes the emperor of Jinfeng Kingdom, then he is not considered the king of justice, and the so-called evil is invincible since ancient times, this general thinks that the royal family will definitely defeat the Wan family this time, even if we don't surrender, it can't change the result, the Wan family has indeed gone to the general trend, before, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses sent by the emperor to kill the royal family are also gone, I heard, The soldiers of the Great Britain Kingdom also rushed into our Jinfeng Kingdom, and all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding the border between the two countries were also annihilated, and now it is estimated that the emperor does not have many soldiers and horses left, so even if the reinforcements sent by the emperor can arrive here in time, it will not be able to stop the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the royal family outside the city. ”

The soldier was stunned and said:

"What the general means is that the emperor is really gone! There is no way out for us? If we surrender, our future life will not be easy! ”

The soldier general who guarded the city sighed:

"It is better to surrender to the royal family than for us to continue to defend the city and wait for death in this city, and besides, once the war starts, the people in this city will also be determined to suffer, therefore, General Ben thought about it again and again, or decided to surrender The advantages outweigh the disadvantages!"

The soldier suddenly looked entangled and said:

"General, we can't retreat no matter what, over the years, we have followed the Wan family to do no less benefits, and now if we surrender to the royal family, then it seems that we are too unrighteous, therefore, please also carefully consider the idea of surrendering to the royal family."

The soldier general who was guarding the city immediately looked puzzled:

"Now we have time to think about it! If the reinforcements sent by the emperor don't arrive here immediately, we will have this little force, let alone block the soldiers and horses of the royal family, if we are not completely annihilated by them, then we will also be Amitabha, you know, this time the royal family has a full 50,000 soldiers and horses! ”

The soldier said:

"General, no matter what, we can't surrender, only the soldiers were killed in battle, not scared to death!"

The soldier general guarding the city said seriously:

"Do you think General Ben is not as thoughtful as you think? The current situation is already very clear, if we resist hard, the result can only be the total annihilation, and moreover, it will cause the death of innocent people in this city, and cause this city to suffer heavy damage, is this a good result? Besides, even if the royal family wants to punish us for our crimes, the general will be willing to be punished, and as long as he can keep his brothers and the people of the city from harm, the general will be satisfied. ”

When the soldier general who was guarding the city said this, he immediately lowered his head and said:

"Since the general said so, then the subordinates will all listen to the general's decision."

The soldier general who was guarding the city nodded and said:

"Well, the result of surrendering is better now, and we, the soldiers guarding the city, really have no way to retreat."

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand, and he reported to the soldier guarding the city:

"General Qiyu, there is a letter from a flying pigeon!"

The soldier general guarding the city was taken aback and said:

"Oh, hurry up and bring it up to General Ben to see if it's the emperor's carrier pigeon."

The soldier with the carrier pigeon in his hand immediately stepped forward and handed the carrier pigeon in his hand to the soldier general who was guarding the city.

The soldier general who was guarding the city immediately took the carrier pigeon in the soldier's hand, and he immediately took the letter from the pigeon's lap, and then, quickly opened the letter paper, looked at it carefully, and was immediately surprised.

The soldier standing on one side asked:

"General, is it the emperor's carrier pigeon, is it that the reinforcements sent by the emperor are about to arrive?"

The soldier general guarding the city immediately handed the letter in his hand to the soldier on the side, and after the soldier read the letter, he suddenly looked happy, and said excitedly:

"General, what are your subordinates, the emperor will definitely not ignore us to death, no, the emperor can send reinforcements, let us fight for a while, as long as the reinforcements arrive, then we still have hope to resist the royal family's soldiers and horses."

The soldier general who was guarding the city sighed:

"Although, the emperor has now sent more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to help, but even with the troops sent by the royal family, our forces defending the city are only 20,000 soldiers! Compared with the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the royal family, our chances of winning are still not great! The key now is whether our current strength in the city can withstand the arrival of reinforcements! If the royal family launched an attack at noon today, then we would have resisted until the evening at most, that is to say, if the reinforcements have not been able to feel the city in the evening today, then we are still doomed to failure, if there is any way to delay for another half a day, I estimate that the reinforcements should be able to reach the city. ”

The soldier standing on one side said:

"General, it's really not good, then let's also send someone to negotiate with the royal family, negotiate with them, if they can give us another half a day, then as long as the reinforcements arrive, we don't have to be so afraid of their royal family."

The soldier general who guarded the city said:

"It's okay, now we can only do this first, if the royal family doesn't agree, then we can only resist desperately, and when reinforcements arrive, we can have a chance to breathe."

The soldier said:

"Well, what the general said is very true."

The soldier general who was guarding the city then said:

"By the way, immediately send people to transfer all the people in this city, and don't leave any people in the city, so as to avoid the sudden attack of the royal family, which will cause casualties among innocent people."

The soldier clenched his fists and said:

"Yes, General, my subordinates will do it."

With that, the soldier hurried out of the room.

The general of the soldiers guarding the city immediately called in two soldiers, and he immediately wrote a letter himself, handed them to them, and said:

"This is the general's handwritten letter, you two hurry out of the city to find the people of the royal family, give my handwritten letter to the first emperor or the crown prince, let them give the general another half a day to think about it, let them not force me to be in such a hurry, as long as they are willing to give another half a day to consider the matter of surrendering, the general is willing to give the first royal family a thousand taels of silver as a thank you!"

The two soldiers then clasped their fists and said:

"Yes, General."

The soldier general who was guarding the city handed a handwritten letter to one of the soldiers, and said:

"Go to the account office and take a thousand taels of silver, and bring them to the people of the royal family, as long as they are willing to promise to give us half a day more to consider and discuss the surrender of the city, then it is easy to say anything, if they do not agree, then you will say that the general and his soldiers will desperately defend the city."

The two soldiers clenched their fists and said:

"Yes, the subordinates must pass on what the general said!"

The soldier general who was guarding the city nodded and said:

"Very good, then you guys hurry up and go back!"

Then the two soldiers went out at a brisk pace, and then went to the account office, went to the account office, packed the boxes, and drove slowly in a carriage in the direction of the city gate. “

Seeing that noon was approaching, the royal family saw that no one in the city had come out of the city to inform the news, which made the prince feel very surprised.

The prince couldn't help but think in his heart: There is no reason why he should not send someone out of the city to give a letter! Could it be that they are really ready to defend the city gate and fight against our royal family?

In a short time the gate of the city was opened, and a carriage came out of the city, with two soldiers sitting on it, and a few boxes on the carriage behind it, and it came in the direction of the outer city.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the royal family's side immediately ran to the prince's tent and hugged their fists:

"Prince Qiqi, the gate of the city in front of you suddenly opened, and a carriage came out, with two soldiers sitting on it, and a few boxes in the back, I don't know what their intentions are? I came to report to the crown prince. ”