Chapter 747: Stay Alive!

Burnt out

On the second day after the Black Flag Army lined up in the north of the city, Fu Zhengnan felt that he had never been so anxious. Since he inherited the position of the city lord of Qingyuan City from his father, he has actually been living smoothly. He experienced the fall of the Great Shang and the founding of the Southern Yan Dynasty, none of which touched the Fu family's status in Qingyuan City. When it comes to the person with the most power in Nanyan, he can still rank in the top fifteen.

He even felt that he was lucky, when the Great Sui attacked the Shang Kingdom, he was still young, and he had not yet reached the position of the city lord, at that time his father was worried all day, because they all knew that Qingyuan City could not stop the Great Sui army, but luck was that the Great Sui did not continue to go south.

Then Nanyan founded the country, and Murong Yan did not dare to offend the local noble clans, because Qingyuan City was located in the northernmost part of Nanyan, and Murong Yan knew that the Fu family was even more popular, and the benefits of the Fu family were no less than others. It was precisely because he knew that Murong Yan would not dare to take him to the family, otherwise he would not blatantly intercept Murong Yongduo's spoils, because he knew that Murong Yan would only blame him for one or two sentences at most. Without them, who will guard the north gate of Nanyan?

But this time, he found that his luck was gone.

Fang Xie asked people to bring back a sentence of five killings, and then shot thousands of text messages on the city wall, which made the resentment of the people in the city boil. After hearing about the tragic destruction of the city wall by the stone throwing trucks, the people did not dare to go to the city to assist in the defense. In the past two days, some soldiers even took the opportunity of patrolling to take off their uniforms, lose their weapons, and run away, but no one could be found.

If this continues, it won't be long before the people start making trouble.

If things were really that simple, it would be over if he sent the people out of Pingshangdao, and he was happier than anyone else.

But he also knew better than anyone that this was Fang Jie's discordant plan.

"City Lord!"

A general ran in quickly and hugged his fists and said, "Let's go to the city wall and have a look." ”

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that the general's face was eager, Fu Zhengnan's heart also tightened.

"You...... It's better to see for yourself. ”

Fu Zhengnan was greatly annoyed by the appearance of the general who wanted to speak and stopped, but where did he have time to care about these at this time, and immediately put on armor and rushed to the city wall with people, the Black Flag Army did not attack in the past two days, but he was even more worried, busy dealing with the affairs of the people in the city, and he didn't close his eyes for the past two days.

When he arrived at the city wall, he took the clairvoyance handed to him by his own soldiers and looked out, Fu Zhengnan immediately scolded: "Fang Jie! You shameless! ”

About six or seven hundred paces outside the city walls, a procession of about a few hundred men stopped. At the front of the line was a table that looked like it was full of food and drink. The three of them sat around, pushing cups and changing lamps from time to time. And Fu Zhengnan saw at a glance through clairvoyance who was the person facing the direction of the city wall among the three people...... His younger brother, Fu Zhengming.

"It's the second master!"

A soldier lowered his voice and said in surprise: "The second master is eating wine with the general of the Black Flag Army!" ”

"And General Shi!"

The sharp-eyed soldier saw the other man clearly.

"You see, even the second master and Shi Dake have not been beheaded...... They're still drinking there, and it looks like the Black Flag isn't bad for our people at all. ”

"Yes, it is said that the Black Flag Army never leaves a living mouth, it seems that it is also a rumor, even the second master can be entertained with good food and drink, we will definitely not be killed, right?"

Soon, the soldiers began to talk.

"If you want me to say, people are deliberately making a show. I just want us to see that as long as you surrender, you won't be asked, and you will be entertained with good food and drink. In fact, there is another meaning, if you resist, no one will want to sit down and drink wine like the second master and General Shi. ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! ”

"I'm telling you, we're just pawns to die. The Black Flag Army wants the people of Pingshangdao, even if it is our Qingyuan City, do they have to kill all the people in Qingyuan City? If you really do that, who will dare to open the door and surrender in those big cities behind? ”

"Actually, it's not us who can't surrender, it's the city lord ......"

Someone lowered his voice and said cautiously: "Let's surrender, or be soldiers, it's a big deal to go home and farm, I heard that the Black Flag Army over there is dividing the land for the people!" Every family grows their own fields, not for those rich families! But if the city lord surrenders, can he still be the city lord? The city lord ordered to defend it for fear of losing their things, and we are just guarding the door to their house. Selling for other people's things...... Alas! ”

"I'm also thinking about it, if the Black Flag Army says that they want to slaughter the city, for the sake of our grandpa and our mother's relatives and family, even if we fight for this life, it's worth it, there's nothing to hesitate about. But now people say that as long as they return the people of Pingshangdao, they will not kill innocents indiscriminately, and even the city lord is unwilling to agree to this, is it worth our lives? If the city lord doesn't agree, when the time comes, after the Black Flag Army breaks through the city, no one will be left behind who will wear armor and weapons, who will harm us? ”

"Say no more! Be careful to be heard! ”

"At this point, who doesn't think about it!"

The voices of these voices are not loud, but they are everywhere. Not just the soldiers, but even the junior officers. And in the city, the streets are full of people, and the crowd is excited. If someone observes carefully, they will find that in every place where there are many people, there will be people who are excitedly talking about something, faintly pointing the finger at the city lord Fu Zhengnan. After arousing the emotions of the people, these people will disappear into the crowd and disappear.

Outside the city

Fang Xie glanced back at the city wall with a wine glass, then smiled and asked, "Two, you sit here like this and drink with me, I'm afraid that City Lord Fu will be very unhappy, right?" ”

Fu Zhengming and Shi Dake looked at each other, their faces were bitter.

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In the afternoon, a group of horsemen came from outside the city, and when they reached the bottom of the city, they reined in their horses, and the man at the head of them pulled out his bowstring and shot an arrow, which struck the tower with a bang.

"Tell your city lord that I won't return my Great Sui people before sunrise tomorrow, and after the city is broken, don't blame my general for being ruthless!"

The man turned around and left, and the defenders on the wall heard it clearly. When they saw that there was a letter tied to the feather arrow, they naturally understood in their hearts that it was written by Fang Xie to the city lord, and it must be a letter to persuade them to surrender. So they are beating drums in their hearts, will the city lord agree?

Someone climbed up and pulled out the feather arrow, not daring to read the letter, and sent it to the city lord's mansion intact.

Fu Zhengnan, who had not slept for two days, was just about to lie down and rest for a while when he was woken up, and came out with a piece of clothing, and his subordinates said that the enemy army outside the city shot up a letter, and it was written on the envelope in the handwriting of the general of the Black Flag Army. Fu Zhengnan took the letter and sat behind the desk to open it with a gloomy face.

"Fu City Lord personally Qi: I heard that Fu City Lord is erudite and knowledgeable, and today when I was drinking and chatting with Brother Ling and General Shi outside the city, I heard Brother Ling tell an interesting story about Nanyan. It is said that there is a common kind of old turtle on the shore of Nanyan, the small one is like a grinding plate, the big one is like a boat, and the ordinary turtle is different, the carapace behind this old turtle is not strong, although its shape is like a castle but it is broken when it is smashed. Whenever there is a risk, immediately shrink your head and feet into your shell, thinking that you can protect yourself. When the fishermen first saw this, they thought that the turtle shell was extremely strong, so they used the eggs to solidify it, and when they touched it, the eggs were intact and the turtle shells were broken...... Brother Ling didn't know what the name of this turtle was, I didn't know that I was anxious, Brother Ling immediately said, my brother is the most knowledgeable, should know what the name of this turtle is. Therefore, I personally wrote a letter to ask the city lord, what is the name of the turtle of Nanyan? I don't know how long this turtle lives? I don't know if this turtle is bold? I don't know if this turtle tastes fresh? I came to Nanyan to enjoy the mountains and rivers and tour the historic sites, and by the way, it is also a beautiful thing to catch turtles and turtles and boil soup and wine. Although I haven't seen it, I know that it tastes good, but it is drooling, which is really a loss. I hope that the lord of the city will not hesitate to give advice, and I thank you here. ”

"Fang Jie!"

After reading the letter, Fu Zhengnan's shoulders trembled, and he tore the letter apart like crazy. The clothes he was draping on fell off, but he didn't even notice it. Fu Zhengnan, who was angry, tore up the letter and was still angry, and kicked the desk in front of him over.

"I don't share the sky with you! If I don't kill you, I won't be a man!" ”

An angry roar came from the study, and the faces of the people outside were all confused and frightened. They didn't know why the city lord was so angry.

However, news soon spread. When the defenders on the city wall came down, they said that the Black Flag Army sent someone to send a handwritten letter from Fang Jie, which should be an ultimatum. When the sun rises tomorrow, if you don't exchange the people of the Great Sui, you will have to attack the city.

Then the second news also came out quickly, it is said that the city lord tore up Fang Jie's handwritten letter, and roared to fight to the death with Fang!

That night, some people were incited to gather outside the city lord's mansion, shouting for those Sui people to be released from the city, and Fu Zhengnan, who was furious, ordered the army to drive the people away, and many people were injured.

"The general has created an opportunity for us, if we are not good to use it well, how can we be worthy of the general's arrangement?"

In the middle of the night, several people gathered in the corner and discussed in a low voice: "Go to the place where the people of Pingshang Road gather, let them prepare tonight, and if you see the fire in the city, rush to the city gate and remove the stones that block the city gate!" ”

"A few of us went to incite the people in the city, let them besiege the city lord's mansion tonight, and force Fu Zhengnan to release them. There is a commotion on both sides, the defenders in the city will inevitably be contained, and the manpower in the barracks will inevitably be reduced sharply, and the others will sneak in and set fire, and then steal a few pieces of Nanyan soldiers' uniforms and put them on, and spread rumors in the barracks, saying that Fu Zhengnan will kill all those Sui people tonight, and will never return them to the Black Flag Army! ”

"When there is a commotion at the gates, they will be convinced! Then let's take advantage of the chaos to find a way to open the city gate, and if it can't be opened, we will burn him in the city. With such a mess, where do those defenders still have the heart to defend the city? ”

The leader lowered his voice and said: "If there is a fire in the barracks, Fu Zhengnan will definitely bring people to deal with it." I would have stabbed him with crossbow arrows in the crowd on the street, and I certainly couldn't kill him, but as soon as he ordered the assassin to be searched, our people would incite the people, saying that Fu Zhengnan was going to kill people and establish power, and they would kill all the people who gathered for him to let him go. ”

Several people were stunned for a moment, and they all knew that this matter was less auspicious.

"Group rate, you have to live well, we have insisted until the general comes with the troops, after the city is broken, we can go back, sleep well, and get drunk!" Let's talk about it, we have to go to the building together! ”

"Good!"

The group nodded vigorously: "Drink a pot of wine and go to a green building!" ”

He looked at the sky and waved his hand and ordered, "Let's do it separately, the sooner the better!" ”

Several people disappeared into the night, and before leaving, they turned around and clenched their fists: "Alive!" ”

"Alive!"

In the night, the voice was so soft, but so firm.