The Nanmen clan is a big clan with a face in the Chu State, although it is not a prince, but it is undeniably a great nobleman with a long heritage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is said that when the state of Chu was first established, this clan lived near the south gate of the capital of Chu at that time, so it was named the Nanmen clan.

In the same way, Dongmen, Beimen, and Ximen, the reason for the emergence of these three strange surnames is also this reason.

It is precisely because he is a great nobleman that although the Xiangcheng guard Nanmen Chi wants to save the two brothers Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai under the city, he does not dare to do so.

After all, if he took Xiangcheng in order to rescue the two clan brothers, the king of Chu would definitely not be able to spare his Nanmen clan.

Therefore, he could only watch as the two brothers were killed.

However, what surprised him was that after subduing the remnants of the Chu army under the city, the generals of the Wei army did not rush to kill them all, but actually drove out of the war horse.

"Nanmen Jue, Nanmen Huai, so far, haven't the two of you surrendered?"

……

Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai gritted their teeth and looked at the Wei general.

To be exact, it was a Wei general from their Chu State, a general of three thousand people under the command of Xiong Tuo, the former monarch of Xuancheng, Yan Mo!

"Yan Mo, you betray the country and join the enemy, you can't die well!" Nanmen Jue scolded.

Hearing this, Yan Mowan smiled, then shook his head, and said very deeply: "I only turned my back on the Xiong clan, I didn't turn my back on my compatriots!" ”

Hearing this, Nanmen Jue sneered: "You defected to the Wei State and killed many Chu people, which is still called not turning your back on your compatriots?" ”

Hearing this, Yan Mo suddenly showed a serious look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "On the battlefield, whether it is the Wei people or the Chu people, they all fight for the beliefs in their hearts, and the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their beliefs are worthy of respect, although Yan killed them, he respected their beliefs. ”

Listening to these righteous and awe-inspiring words, Nanmen Jue was suddenly speechless.

After all, this is an era in which benevolence and righteousness are higher than life, Yan Mo said that the Chu army that died in battle was to seek benevolence, and their death was a matter of righteousness, and Nanmen Jue could not refute it.

In fact, even the Chu troops below the city, who had gritted their teeth at Yan Mo and other Yanling army soldiers earlier, gradually retreated from the hatred in their eyes at this moment, as if they had become warriors who could understand each other.

It's an incredible time.

At this time, Yan Mo glanced around at the Chu army under the city, and shouted loudly: "Yes, I, Yan Mo, am also from Chu, but now I have defected to the Wei State." But that doesn't mean I've turned my back on my countrymen. …… His Royal Highness King Su of Wei said that the country, that is, the people, the people, is the most important thing of the country. …… Why is it that the court of Wei only tithes the taxes of its people, while my Chu state is as high as sixty percent? Why did the imperial court of Wei use the vast majority of their taxes for military spending, water conservancy, and reclamation, while my Chu State and the Xiong clan took these taxes and spent them extravagantly? …… It is not me Yan Mo who has turned his back on the Chu State, but the Xiong clan, they are moths, and they will gnaw at the huge Chu State......"

"Let it go...... Licentious! Nanmen cried out in horror.

But around, there was no one to echo them, and even when Nanmen Huai scolded Yan Mo, there was a faint sense of inexplicable weakness.

At this time, Yan Mo glanced around at the nearby Chu soldiers again, and said in a deep voice: "Yan is just a small person, he can't save the entire Chu State, all I can do is save my compatriots ......" Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand towards Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai, and said: "I, like my compatriots who defected to Wei, have settled in Yingshui County of Wei, where I and my compatriots have our own houses and fields, and only need to pay a negligible tax to the court of Wei every year. In that person, we Chu people have the same status as the Wei people, and are protected by the Wei state. …… This is the country! …… Ladies and gentlemen, isn't it because the Xiong clan is in this situation? Do you still have to serve the clan that sucks the blood of your fellow citizens? ”

After that, Yan Mo enumerated the treatment of the soldiers of the Yanling Army and the soldiers of the Shangshui Army in the Chu State and the Wei State respectively, and also listed the various loose policies of the Wei State towards the people, so that even the most determined Chu soldiers around Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai also put down their weapons one after another.

Perhaps these Chu soldiers are beginning to think about a question: Are we shedding blood for the Chu State, or are we shedding blood for the Xiong clan? If it is the former, there is no hesitation, but if it is the latter, then why shed blood for a clan that squeezes the blood and sweat of its compatriots?

"Dangchang."

A Chu soldier dropped his weapon.

Immediately, the Chu soldiers in this vicinity also discarded their weapons.

Even with Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai, their eyes also flickered.

After all, Yan Mo had already hinted at them in Fang Cai's words, as long as they defected to the Wei State, the Wei State could guarantee that they could still enjoy the status of nobility, just like those Chu nobles in Yanling City.

In that case, why do you have to die for the Xiong clan?

After all, when people die, then everything is over.

But having said that, Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai did not open their mouths to beg for surrender, because there was still their clan brother Nanmen Chi on the upper floor of Xiangcheng City.

So, they looked at Yan Mo and didn't speak.

Fortunately, Yan Mo is also a thoughtful person, seeing the attitude of these two people, he guessed that these two people had scruples in their hearts, so he subconsciously looked at the south gate Chi on the city wall, and said with a smile: "General Nanmen in the city, Yan Mou's words are also told to you. …… Why don't you open the gates of the city and submit to our army? ”

On the city tower, Nanmen Chi frowned and looked at Yan Mo, not speaking.

It is undeniable that Yan Mo's words are equivalent to leaving him a path, and once the war situation is not good, he can still take refuge in the Wei State.

This seems to be a good thing, but the question is, when a person has a way out, will he still fight hard?

I have to say that Yan Mo quietly dispelled the will to die of the Chu soldiers in the vicinity and disintegrated their desperate thoughts.

Of course, this alone could not convince Nanmen Chi to defect to the Wei army.

However, Yan Mo was not in a hurry at all, because he had already heard that Qu Cheng had already sent someone to tell him that his Yan Ling army pursued Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai to attack Xiangcheng this time, but it was just a feint, and the real killing move was still the three thousand-strong teams of Xiang Li, Zhang Ming, and Ran Teng of the Shang Water Army.

And what Yan Mo had to do was to use Xiang Li, Zhang Ming, and Ran Teng of the Shang Water Army to launch a night attack on Xiangcheng to persuade the defenders of Xiangcheng to defect, so that the merit would naturally go to the Yanling Army.

No, at the east gate of Xiangcheng, there was already a faint sound of fighting.

Seeing this, the face of the Xiangcheng guard at the south gate changed greatly.

But just when he was about to make a move, Yan Mo under the city said with a smile: "General of the South Gate of the city, don't be surprised, Yan Mou has said a long time ago that this Xiangcheng cannot stop the footsteps of His Royal Highness King Su...... Hmm, calculate the time, it's time for Yan to attack. …… So, did you take the initiative to open the city gate and go to meet His Royal Highness King Su with me, or did you also go to meet His Royal Highness King Su as a defeated and captured prisoner of war? ”

Hearing this, Chi Chi's face changed at the south gate on the city tower, and he hurriedly came to the inner side of the city wall and looked at the direction of the east city gate.

Sure enough, I saw noisy people in the direction of the East City Gate, and there were several fires faintly.

On weekdays, the South Gate would have sent troops to support it immediately, desperately defending the city.

But after listening to Yan Mo's words, he couldn't help but hesitate.

"Xiangcheng...... Can you hold it? Nanmen Chi asked the confidant lieutenant general beside him in a low voice.

I saw a hint of embarrassment flashing in the eyes of the adjutant general, and said in a low voice: "The 40,000 soldiers of General Jue and General Huai seem to have been wiped out, with only one or two thousand soldiers in the city, if the Wei army has not yet entered the city, it can hold for a while, but now the Wei army has entered the city...... It's not easy to keep. After a pause, he said even quieter: "For today's plan, there are only two ways. Burn the grain stored in the city, retreat to the Hun River, and reorganize the position there......"

It was clearly said that there were two ways to retreat, but the adjutant general only said one.

But Nanmen Chi had already understood the meaning of the lieutenant general, and couldn't help but ponder.

In his opinion, the Wei army has entered the city, and this Xiangcheng may not be able to be saved, so as Yan Mo said, is it better to meet the King Su of Wei as a general of Toucheng, or as a defeated and captured prisoner of war?

The former, of course!

Thinking of this, Nanmen Chi turned around and walked to the outside of the city wall, and shouted at Yan Mo: "General Yan, can your words be counted?" ”

Yan Mo showed a slight smile on his face when he heard this, and said confidently: "Yan is not talented, and he is currently serving as the deputy general of the 20,000 Yanling Army......"

A Chu man can actually serve as the deputy general of 20,000 troops in the Wei State?

A hint of surprise flashed in Nanmen Chi's eyes, and then, with a cautious thought, he asked, "Who is the commander of your Yan Ling Army?" ”

"Nai Qu Cheng, General Qu!"

Bend? Qu's?

Nanmen Chi's eyes widened in astonishment, after all, Qu was a noble surname second only to the Xiong family in the Chu State.

Thinking of this, Nanmen Chi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate!" ”

After a while, the north gate of Xiangcheng slowly opened, Yan Mo smiled slightly, turned over and dismounted, pulled Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai, and walked into the city gate together in the flattered eyes of the two.

Immediately, the Yanling army entered the city without blood.

It didn't take long for the three thousand-strong generals of the Shang Shui Army, Xiang Li, Ran Teng, and Zhang Ming, who were the three thousand-strong generals of the Shang Shui Army, to find out in horror that the city had been controlled by the Yan Ling Army from time to time.

The nearly 20,000 Chu troops in the city actually surrendered to the Yanling army under the order of Nanmen Chi.

This...... What's the situation?

The three merchant and water armies of thousands of people will look at each other.

However, it didn't take long for them to meet a thousand-person general of the Yanling army, who told them very indifferently that Xiangcheng was already in the bag of their Yanling army, the merchant army? Love goes wherever it goes.

"Fuck it!"

Thousands of people angrily slammed the blades in their hands to the ground.

Beside him, the faces of Xiang Li and Ran Teng, the two thousand-person generals, were not very good-looking.

For no other reason, the Yan Ling army skillfully took away the military exploits that should have belonged to their merchant army.

And it's the battle exploits of Keyicheng! (To be continued.) )