Chapter 40: A Trick to Attack the Heart

The next day, it was already dark.

In the various camps of the Jiang family army outside the Tianjin Acropolis, the desolate and distant horn horn sounded and spread all over the four fields.

Groups of black-clad and black-armored Jiang soldiers lined up from the various camps, and under the command of their respective commanders, they surrounded the four walls of Tianjin Wei.

In addition to the water gate, the four gates of the city were surrounded by more than 100,000 Jiang family troops.

At the same time, the horn of the bull in the city also sounded in preparation for battle, and a group of soldiers of the Dashun Army with nervous and frightened expressions also walked up to the top of the city wall under the scolding of various officers, looking at the two forces of the dark enemy phalanx below.

If it weren't for Liu Fangliang's forcible suppression, these people might have laid down their arms and surrendered at this moment.

Liu Fangliang, who had already put on his helmet and armor and was neatly dressed, pressed his sword with one hand, stood on the top of the North City Tower, and looked at the Jiang family army under the city with a deep expression, but his mind drifted elsewhere.

The queen mother, with the red lady, and a group of female dependents, escorted by a team of royal guards and some of their own personal soldiers, had already left quietly from the water gate in a boat behind the fourth watch. At the speed of the ship, it should be at least fifty or sixty miles away by now.

And judging from the current situation of the enemy's siege of the city, the enemy does not have a naval division.

Thinking of this, Liu Fangliang put his mind at ease.

His eyes crossed the huge and solemn military formation of the Jiang family army under the city, looked at the boundless wildness and void, and murmured: "Your Majesty, even if I, Liu Fangliang, die in battle today, I will not live up to your trust." ”

At this time, the Jiang family army outside the city had already completed the formation, and the black and solemn phalanx, hunting with banners, exuded incomparable power and evil spirit.

None of the more than 100,000 horses were noisy, and none of the horses neighed, just like hundreds of thousands of statues, Liu Fangliang had never heard of or seen the ability to govern the army.

Sure enough, is this the strong army that destroyed the Manchu Qing and defeated His Majesty? Liu Fangliang's heart was shocked.

However, there was a sense of pride in his heart, as a soldier, if he had to die on the battlefield, it would be an honor to die in the hands of such a powerful enemy.

Worthwhile death, and the ability to die at the hands of a respectable adversary, is this not the best place for a soldier?

The fear in Liu Fangxiu's heart suddenly disappeared, leaving only the tragedy before she knew that she was going to die.

Jumping out of the Jiang family's army formation, he rode his horse towards the city wall, and stopped a stone's throw away.

The man on the horse, dressed in silver armor, had a blood-red cloak behind him that was flying in the morning breeze, and the red tassels on the top of the helmet were as bright as blood, which was particularly conspicuous.

Liu Fangliang's eyes were firmly fixed on the man, and his hand unconsciously pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Laiqi spoke proudly: "General Liu Fangliang is here?" This king Jiangchuan, before the start of the war had a few words to say with the general. ”

Although the distance was not close, the voice of the person who came to speak was clearly transmitted to Liu Fangliang's ears.

Liu Fangliang was taken aback, he thought that this person was a general under Jiang Chuan, the king of Qin, but he didn't expect that Jiang Chuan himself would come in person, and he was surprised but admired Jiang Chuan's courage.

However, he is also a veteran of a hundred battles, and the other party, as the commander of the army, can not be afraid of danger, if he is afraid of the city, then the remaining morale will probably collapse soon.

And as a soldier, what he usually admires most is this kind of courageous and knowledgeable person, and the other party is still the world-famous Qin King Jiangchuan, which naturally aroused the pride in his heart, so he stepped forward and responded loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is really bold, Liu Fangliang of Dashun Kingdom is waiting for teaching!" ”

Jiang Chuan laughed and said loudly: "The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board knows the loyal ministers." Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops have been defeated by this king, General Liu knew that he would be defeated, but he still held the city, and the king admired his loyalty. It's just that General Liu is too selfish for the sake of his own loyalty. ”

Liu Fangliang instinctively felt bad, but before he could speak, he heard Jiang Chuan continue to say loudly:

"All the soldiers of the Great Shun army at the head of the city, this king will ask you, do you know that this city will be destroyed today, and you will be defeated, do you still want to be willing to die? If you die, no one will know your name, but what will happen to your family? Even if General Liu dies, at least he will be able to leave a name of loyalty, what about you? In the end, can only leave a pile of rotten flesh and a white bone? ”

Liu Fangliang was very anxious in his heart, and then he understood that His Royal Highness the King of Qin was simply here to play a trick to attack the heart, and shouted urgently: "You don't want to talk nonsense to deceive people's hearts, all the soldiers of my Dashun Army are loyal to Your Majesty, and they have no regrets in fighting to the death, how can they be provoked by you with one or two empty words?" King Qin, if you are really capable, let's do it with real swords and guns, why do you need to use your tongue to deceive people's hearts! ”

However, Jiang Chuan's words just now had already caused a buzz among the soldiers of the Dashun Army at the head of the city, and many people looked at each other, and they all saw the hesitation and hesitation in each other's eyes.

These people didn't have much fighting spirit and morale, if they hadn't been strongly oppressed by Liu Fangliang, they would have become deserters a long time ago. At this time, when I heard Jiang Chuan's words, I couldn't be moved.

And what Jiang Chuan said is also a heart-wrenching word, today's battle is a lice on a bald man's head - obviously, no matter how you look at it, it is a defeat.

As Jiang Chuan said, if these little soldiers die, they die in vain, and their families will not get anything. And even if Liu Fangliang is dead, at least people still have a reputation, and it can be regarded as seeking benevolence.

Liu Fangliang's remedial words were almost useless, except for the personal soldiers around him, the others were already obviously moved.

Jiang Chuan took all of this in his eyes, continued to increase his firepower, and said loudly: "Whether it is the Dashun army or the Jiang family army of this king, all the soldiers are the sons of the Han family. This king does not want to see the Han family's sons and daughters kill each other, and achieve the reputation of one or two people. The king can promise that if he is willing to lay down his arms and surrender to the king, the king will not be blamed for the past.

If you are willing to join our army, this king will not refuse to come. General Liu, this king is a person who loves talents and cherishes talents, if you are willing to open the city and surrender, this king will not only ignore the past, but also entrust you with important tasks. ”

Jiang Chuan's words were full of anger and sincerity, which definitely produced enough temptation for the soldiers of the Dashun Army at the head of the city.

His Royal Highness the King of Qin is right, everyone is Han, and they are not of a different race, so why fight to the death, it is obviously unnecessary.

In fact, these soldiers did not have much psychological burden for surrendering at all. Li Zicheng himself is a very bad example, he used to eat surrender and mutiny, let alone count on these soldiers.

Some of these people have already defected several times, so they don't care about another one. And everyone hopes to find a stronger backer, for example, the Royal Highness of King Qin in front of him is a good object.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan's words made the buzz in the city even louder, and many people looked at Liu Fangliang with wrong eyes, as if as long as he dared to stop it, he would cut off everyone's way of life.

Liu Fangliang felt the change in the atmosphere around him, and he was very angry and helpless in his heart, and he didn't know what to do for a while.