Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Chapter 69: (Xingyang Battle III)

(Xingyang Houcheng)

At the gate of Houcheng, He Ying was guarded by the guards, and his troops were confronted by Shangguan Yin Feng's troops and a part of the noble army...

Now both sides have stopped their offensive and are resting on their own so that they can continue the fight later...

"Lord, it seems that the enemy army is going to fight to the death, it is better to take them down now in one go, so as to prevent future troubles..."

Shangguan Yin Feng was covered in blood, what he smelled in his nose was not fresh air, but blood, the cloth shoes on the feet of the sergeant on the ground had been wet with blood, and the ground was a little sticky: "He Ying, you are now surrounded on all sides, surrender, I can not kill you..."

At this moment, there was a commotion behind him, Shangguan Yin Feng looked back, it was Gongsun Long riding a horse under the protection of the guards to the back city, Shangguan Yin Feng saw Gongsun Long, very respectfully saluted Gongsun Long and said: "King, the whole city has been taken, now the enemy general He Ying has been surrounded by us in the back city, there is no way to escape, just wait a few moments, you can take him..."

Gongsun Long also respectfully returned the salute like Shangguan Yin Feng: "The king of the east has worked hard, can this king talk to He Ying?" ”

"Yes..."Shangguan Yin Feng didn't figure out what kind of medicine Gongsun Long was selling, but since he opened his mouth, he couldn't say a word: "The shield array is in front, protect the king..."

Gongsun Long dismounted and came to the front of the battle, and around him were the brocade guards arranged by Shangguan Yin Feng, who were guarding Gongsun Long with shields, just in case: "General He, Gu Nai Sun Longye, the prince of Changsha, can you talk to me in front of the battle?" ”

He Ying heard that it was Gongsun Long, and his subordinates also dissuaded him, but he was not a villain who was greedy for life and afraid of death, since he was stubbornly guarded like this, what else did he dare not talk to them: "He Ying, the general of the Southern Expedition, the king of Changsha, what do you have to say to so..."

Gongsun Long slowly stood forward, and seemed to see He Ying, who was also heavily protected, in the gap of the shield array, and said with a smile: "General He, the Ming people don't say dark words, before coming here in person this time, I just want to persuade the general not to resist stubbornly, put down his weapons, and focus on the overall situation, this is the best policy..."

"Joke, I have no intention of offending the king of Changsha, but the king, without the permission of the imperial court, you took troops out of your fiefdom without permission, and united the princes of the world to attack Xingyang, which I defended, isn't this a rebellion?" He Ying is right, from the point of view, Gongsun Long has no reason...

Hearing this, Gongsun Long smiled disapplausively: "General He, your words are wrong, you He Ying is also the mainstay of our dynasty, if you use one person to describe it, I am afraid that only the pre-Qin Zhang Han can be compared, in this way, doesn't the general feel that there is no difference between the situation at this time and Zhang Han?" The traitor in the court is in charge, the saint is young, the lonely is the eldest son, how can he Jing be allowed to control the government and annihilate the dynasty, this princes' gathering is the side of the Qing monarch, this is the obligation of the lonely, and the world of my grandson's family, how can the He family control, the subjects of the world have been obedient, and the four seas enjoy peace, if the general insists on changing his life against the sky, I am afraid that future generations will bear the infamy of the ages, the general is a loyal person for the country, He Jing sent the general to conquer the south and the Marquis of Xingyang, wouldn't it be overkill, if it wasn't for He Qing to lead the army to escape, how did the general end up like this, such a villain, why did the general shed his blood for it? Saying that, Gongsun Long looked at Chai Shang behind him, and continued: "General, General Wei Chai Shang has been attached to me, you and General Chai are both heroes and heroes, why desperately protect the power of traitorous ministers, this is a great evil, the general's reputation shocked the northwest, why died here, the general is a loyal and righteous person, presumably what Gu said before must be able to understand, please think twice about the general..."

Gongsun Long's words caught Shangguan Yin Feng a little off guard, in his opinion, this Gongsun Long made it clear that he wanted to recruit He Ying, and he led people to fight desperately to block He Ying in the back city, but at this time, he let Gongsun Long pick up a big bargain, and he was very unhappy, and the words of scolding his mother came out of his mouth directly, and the surrounding soldiers looked back, however, except for some words that scolded his mother, the rest, they had never heard of it: "Deng Yu..." Shangguan Yin Feng tilted his head and whispered to Deng Yu who was standing on his right side: "You go to Huang Wei immediately, you and him organize soldiers and horses, and wait for me ten miles outside the southern city..."

Although Deng Yu didn't understand Shangguan Yin Feng's intentions, he didn't dare to disobey, and after responding in a low voice, he turned around and got on his horse and walked out of the city...

"General, what the king of Changsha said is not unreasonable, our army is now trapped and killed in this back city, and there is no way to advance or retreat, and the soldiers have fought all night, and they have long been sleepy and tired, if we continue to fight, I am afraid we will die here, general, for the sake of the overall situation, let's surrender the general..."

"yes, it's down..."

"General, stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood..."

"General, think twice..."

The last line of defense in He Ying's heart completely collapsed, he originally planned to burn the jade with Xingyang City, however, the current situation was no longer controllable for him, he turned his head and looked at the soldiers behind him, none of them were not injured, the blood on his face had dried out, and most of the generals under his command were dead, and now these generals who persuaded him were also not lightly injured, if they continued to fight, I am afraid they would all die here, not to mention that there are thousands of lives in his hands now, which is more important, you can see at a glance...

Seeing the situation, Gongsun Long said again: "General He, if you can turn against him, this king will definitely reward him, everyone listen, from now on, the lone king will appoint He Ying as the hussar general, the king of Xingyang, and the envoy to the west, all of you must obey the dispatch of General He..." It was also a very wise choice for everything that followed him...

Seeing this, He Ying also had to choose to surrender, not for the official position he promised Gongsun Long, but for his subordinates who have been desperately protecting his subordinates until now: "Order, everyone, put down your weapons..."

He Ying threw away the weapon in his hand as soon as possible, and the rest of the soldiers followed to throw away the weapon in his hand, although it was shameful, but at least he saved his life...

Seeing this, Shangguan Yin Feng finally understood Gongsun Long's intentions, in fact, just now, recruiting He Ying was originally what Shangguan Yin Feng wanted to do, but he killed this commander-in-chief of soldiers and horses halfway, and he was also the chief official of this expedition against He Jing, although he was the king of the east, compared with Gongsun Long, it was much less weight...

By the way, in ancient times, although the king with a different surname was also a prince, it was different from the kings with the same surname who were sealed by the emperor, and the king with the same surname was at the level of a prince, and the rights he had were much greater than those of the king with a different surname, and the soldiers and horses were naturally more than the king with a different surname, which was also Shangguan Yin Feng and his princes and kings who claimed that they could only be 'this king', but could not be called 'lonely', and 'lonely' could only be called a prince second only to the emperor, otherwise it would be a violation of etiquette and law, and the consequences would generally be more serious; 'The king' or 'the prince', the marquis is called 'the prince' or 'the marquis'...

Seeing this, Shangguan Yin Feng took advantage of the conversation between Gongsun Long and He Ying, and asked Jia Fu to gather the soldiers in the city, and quietly led people out of Xingyang City, ten miles outside the southern city, followed by Shangguan Yin Feng came to Gao Chong, in this battle, Shangguan Yin Feng lost a total of 21,428 soldiers, plus He Ying's sneak attack before, in addition to the 20,000 people led by Qian Menglong, there were only more than 10,000 people left, and the total was only 30,000 people; Gao Chong's losses in this battle were also relatively serious, the leaders of each battalion were basically killed, and there were only 11 generals under him, with nearly 20,000 dead and wounded, and the rest was only 30,000; In this battle, Shangguan Yin Feng and Gao Chong's troops suffered the largest casualties, and the rest of Gongsun Long and Yuan Huan suffered no more than 10,000 casualties...