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The next day, King Yan really issued the order to attack the city as promised, and the 200,000 Yan army rushed towards Jinan like a black storm rising from the ground. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Shen Ruoyu was still the first time in his life, on top of a lonely city besieged by heavy troops; the roaring firearms, the earthquake-like city walls, the overwhelming arrows, the whistling cannonballs, the broken bricks; in a moment, he felt as if he had been deaf, and all he heard in his ears was a vague noise. All the people around him were shouting, but he could not hear what they were saying; The light of the gunpowder shone in all directions, but he could not hear the explosion. At first, he instinctively retreated to the top of the temple, trying to avoid the scattered stray shrapnel rubble, but because of his great restraint, he finally did not simply hold his head and run down the tower, running as far away from the city wall as possible. It was only a matter of moments before the rain of rubble and dust above his head made him realize that this cowardly escape was in vain, and that as long as it was above the walls, everywhere was just as dangerous. In addition, he was soon shocked by the artillery fire and lost his hearing, and he also settled down, and even felt that the danger seemed to have dissipated in an instant, and the powerful Yan army of 200,000 black pressure under the city was just a problem to be solved immediately, as for all the consequences, it seemed that it had nothing to do with him, he couldn't think of it, and soon he didn't have the heart to think about it. He saw Tie Hyun rush to him and shouted something; I only saw Lord Tie's anxious expression as the artillery fire under the city, and his facial features were excited as he spoke, but I couldn't hear what he said. Shen Ruoyu mechanically followed Tie Xuan to the edge of the female wall and looked down. Then, not realizing what he was seeing, he instinctively turned around and ran along one side of the wall, just as he saw two soldiers defending the city who had been shot by stray arrows and fell. He ran up and crouched down, but both of them were still alive. He looked up and found that the city wall on this side had no command in the first place, Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan were in other directions, and the wall was chaotic and disorderly. With no two people around him to ask and rely on, Shen Ruoyu calmed down instantly. He instructed Zhong Kexi to immediately carry the wounded down the city wall, while quickly organizing the panicked soldiers at the head of the wall, shouting that all the brothers defending the city should only listen to his orders, and at the same time, together with the third brother, he took the place of the two wounded soldiers, and shot over the two Yan soldiers who rushed to the front with one arrow.

Jinan's tall and heavy city walls exert endless power; The Yan offensive continued day after day, becoming more and more fierce but making no progress. Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan love the soldiers and protect the people, take the lead, and eat a pot of porridge with the people of the city. Shen Ruoyu didn't know that he also played a big role; The soldiers defending the city saw that even the generals abandoned the city and left, but the most favored Lord Shen of the Son of Heaven did not escape from the battle, and confronted his invincible father-in-law, King Yan, and he was like a god in archery, and the legend is still the number one master today, so his heart was much more steady; The soldiers assigned to him saw that he had no bad shelf, and that the assignment was also fair and reasonable, and they would rather go into battle to replace him than never let anyone be tired, and he didn't take care of eating for a few meals in a row, but he didn't let any of his men starve, and soon everyone listened to his command with peace of mind, without any objections.

The Yan army continued to attack for half a month. Shen Ruoliao and Sheng Yong, as well as all the southern troops defending the city, lived on the impregnable city wall of Jinan for half a month and never left an inch. Jinan seems to be staging a scene from last year's Beiping Campaign, in which the imperial court's 500,000-strong army besieged the isolated city of Beiping for two months, but as a result, not only could not enter the city of Beiping by half a step, but ended up losing 100,000 soldiers and retreating south in embarrassment. At present, 200,000 Yan troops are besieging the lonely city of Jinan, and they have been attacking for half a month.

At this time, the imperial court, which had not moved for half a month, finally couldn't hold it back, and sent a Shang Baocheng Li Decheng to Yan Ying to negotiate and ask King Yan to withdraw his troops.

The first thing Li Decheng did after entering the Yan camp was to take off the official uniform of the Yan envoy on his body, put on the clothes of the Yan army, and stayed in the Yan camp. The arrival of this person did not bring much value to Zhu Di, the king of Yan; There was no fresh information from his mouth, and it was far less useful than the eyeliner that King Yan had arranged in Jingshi himself. However, Shang Baocheng is also a person by the side of the Son of Heaven after all, and it is far better to keep him than to kill him. Yan Wang Zhu Di didn't speak, nodded and let the left and right take him down, wherever he wanted.

At this time, the 200,000 loyal elite soldiers under his command were still fighting to the death to attack the lonely city of Jinan with 30,000 defenders. Thinking that they had been attacking like this day and night for half a month, and there had been no progress so far, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who had always been old and calm on the battlefield, couldn't help but scold angrily.

Yao Biao walked into the big tent at this time, and couldn't help frowning when he heard King Yan cursing Tie Xuan and Shen Ruoliao's mother-in-law in Beiping dialect extremely ugly. When Zhu Di saw Yao Biao coming in, he immediately stopped, and instantly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile:

"Shude, what's the situation?"

Yao Biao said: "Your Highness, that Li Decheng, the minister thinks it's best to put it back." Keeping this man down, even if he doesn't do anything, is a waste of our military rations. ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said with a smile: "He is Shang Baocheng, the envoy of the Son of Heaven, who surrendered to my Yan army, and this is his credit." The court will be discouraged. ”

Yao Biao said: "The Son of Heaven just lost a Shang Baocheng, but he got your most favored Yibin Lang; Li Decheng has no talent, no strategy, and is useless, but Shen Ruoliao is a person who can shoot three arrows with one string and ten thousand. Does Your Highness think this is a good deal? ”

Zhu Di raised his head and glanced at him sternly. Yao Biao has always been cautious, and it was the first time that he poked King Yan's heart so directly, without any scruples.

"Shude, what is he thinking in his heart, do you understand?"

Yao Biao smiled bitterly: "If I understood, would the situation be like this?" ”

"Any news from the informant?"

"Not yet."

Zhu Di thought about it. "Don't panic; When Jinan is broken, I will find out from him. ”

Yao Biao said: "Your Highness, the minister is here for this." Does Your Highness think that if you continue to attack like this, what will happen? Can Jinan be broken? If it can be broken, how can it be broken? ”

Zhu Di raised two resolute dragon eyebrows, his eyes smiled, and he stared at Yao Biao deeply for a moment. Then, he instructed the guards around him to move a chair for Lord Yao.

After Yao Biao sat down, King Yan smiled and said:

"Shude, when you didn't come, Lone was thinking about this all the time. In the autumn and winter of last year, Li Jinglong's 500,000-strong army besieged the isolated city of Beiping. Judging from the current situation in Jinan, it is very similar to Beiping, it is easy to defend the city, but it is difficult to attack the city. What should I do so that I don't repeat the mistakes of Li Jinglong? Do you have any great ideas? ”

Yao Biao said: "Your Highness, the minister is not worried that we will repeat Li Jinglong's mistakes. His Royal Highness is not a mediocre talent like him who is jealous and jealous of the soldiers, and the forces of the imperial court are too scattered, and reinforcements are basically a hopeless thing. Chen is just worried that Jinan may be as solid as a rock like Beiping, after all, the city wall is high, and Tie Xuan is by no means idle. It is very likely that we will not be able to conquer it, and we will lose the fighting spirit of the army in vain. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "That's right; After attacking for half a month, it is time to change the strategy. - Someone, go and get Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan, and the second prince back for me. Tell them to stop attacking at once, just line up under the city. ”

The Yan army suddenly retreated, and rearranged the offensive position far below the city, but stopped the attack. Tie Hyun was vigilant and ordered everyone to keep a close eye on every move in the city in case of an emergency.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu, who was red-crowned and red-crowned, rode out of the military formation on a high-headed horse, jumped under the suspension bridge, and was facing the city tower, shouting loudly:

"Jinan City, listen up! Before the end of tonight, open the gates and surrender! As soon as the time passed, the city gate was not opened, and our army destroyed the embankment of the Daqing River, led the water of the Daqing River, and flooded your Jinan City! At this time, my army of 500 people is already on standby on the bank of the Daqing River, and when it is time to wait, we will dig the river and irrigate the city! If you Jinan city guards still know that they feel sorry for the lives of the people of Jinan, I advise you to open the door now to welcome the surrender! For the sake of your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and your love for the people, my father can also ensure that you continue to be the official of your parents in Jinan. Arrows! ”

He stretched out his bow and arrows, swished an arrow to the city tower, and then led the horse back to the military formation, and disappeared for a while, presumably returning to the Chinese army's tent.

Shen Ruoliao picked up the arrow and took down the letter of persuasion on it, which was the handwriting of King Yan.

Tie Xuan said: "Ruo Xiao, Commander Sheng, let's go down, go to the mansion, and everyone sit down and discuss together." It also allows the fighters to take this opportunity to take a good rest. ”

Shen Ruoliao and Sheng Yong left the city wall for the first time in half a month, and followed Tie Xuan to Jinan Mansion.

Tie Xuan put King Yan's handwritten book flat on the case, and said calmly:

"Digging the river and irrigating the city -- the water of the Daqing River will flood my Jinan city -- what countermeasures do we have?"

Gao Wei, a white-haired scholar, asked worriedly: "Wouldn't King Yan be a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, trick everyone down the city wall to find a way, and take this opportunity to attack?" Now there are no commanders on the walls, and the warriors are slack. ”

Tie Xuan shook his head and smiled, "No." It's been half a month, and King Yan is not a fool, and it can be seen that the strong attack will not have any effect. When he said digging the river, he came to the truth. Let's think about what to do. ”

"Even if you drown, you must not surrender." Gao Wei said.

"But all the people of the city will be afflicted." A young scholar who had been sitting in the corner spoke.

Tie Xuan beckoned to him and said, "Xianning, you can also sit down." Let's figure it out together. It's just that this time, King Yan won't eat your "Zhou Gongfu Becomes the King" set again. ”

Gao Xianning sat down at the side of the desk upright, looked at everyone with two pure and transparent eyes, and said:

"In fact, there has always been only one way to deal with the flood, which is called: 'The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth'. It's easier said than done. Even if it's a soil cover-up, how can it be covered? Is it necessary to build another waterproof wall within the city wall, but also high enough and strong enough. What's more, time is pressing, even if all the men, women, and children in the city go into battle to build a wall, it is really difficult to say whether such a huge project can be completed before the time. ”

Tie Xuan said, "Not only that. Even if such a wall is successfully built, the waterways in the city, such as Daming Lake, Pearl Spring, Wulong Pond and Baotu Spring, are all connected to the Xiaoqing River. The Yan army dug the embankment, and the water of the Daqing River rushed to the outside of the city, and it must enter the city through the moat of the Xiaoqing River, which would also flood the whole of Jinan. We also have to block all the waterways in the city that lead to the outside of the city. ”

"In this case, we shall build another rammed earthen wall along the wall before the hour, and at the same time block all the waterways leading to the outside of the city." Sheng Yong sighed and wiped the sweat from his head. The heat is unbearable; The thought of such a huge project, such an urgent deadline, and the grim consequences made everyone feel even more irritated.

"Lord Tie, you can arrange it, how to do it. When I said hello, none of my 20,000 brothers said a word. ”

Tie Xuan sighed: "I'm just afraid that as Xian Ning said, all the men, women, and children in the city will go into battle to build the wall, and it may not be able to be completed before the time of the child. ”

Shen Ruoyu cautiously spoke: "Perhaps, we don't need to make the project so big. ”

Tiehyun turned his head to look at him. "What's your idea?"

Shen Ruoyu said: "The reason why the flood can flood the city is not because the city wall is not high enough, and the water overflows the top of the city wall; Or not solid enough, water flows in through the brick joints. None of this is possible; This is especially impossible for the city walls of Jinan. Although the terrain of Jinan is low, it is far from being low to the point of Fancheng, and Guan Yu casually flooded the Seventh Army; It is only because there are gates and waterways everywhere on the city walls, and this is the entrance of the great water. We only need to plug these openings, and there is no need to build a complete city wall with four walls, which is time-consuming and laborious. ”

Tie Xuan pondered for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Makes sense." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "But even so, we can't guarantee that it will be completed before the time." After all, it's unitary time now. There are only three hours left, and I think it would be nice if we could get half of it blocked. King Yan has thought it through, and he won't leave us enough time to plug these openings. Therefore, I have to find a way to drag King Yan and delay time with him. ”

"Procrastinating?" Tie Hyun looked at him cautiously. "What do you mean—"

"Pretending to surrender and making false promises to him, but to negotiate conditions, not tonight, where is there a reason to drive the people of the city to the streets in the middle of the night to welcome surrender. Moreover, it is already very late today, considering the preparation of the people, all the work must be done tomorrow at dawn, so please King Yan will come to the city again at midday tomorrow to surrender. ”

Sheng Yong said worriedly: "Can this work?" I'm worried that King Yan will be able to see our true intentions at a glance. ”

Tie Xuan thought for a while, and slowly spoke: "Perhaps, what we have to do is not to be false and wrong, but to really open the door and surrender." ”

Everyone was slightly stunned for a moment, and then they all understood what Tie Xuan meant. Iron Lord will never say a real surrender. When he said it, he must have meant something else.

Gao Xianning asked: "What does Tie Gong mean is to trick King Yan into the city and then capture the anti-king?" ”

Tie Hyun didn't answer for a while. The crowd fell silent, anxiously waiting.

After a while, the Shandong Counselor raised his head and looked at everyone's faces.

"I'm not sure about the specifics. I only have vague ideas right now. I would like to use the method that I have said, on the one hand, we should hurry up and plug all the possible leaks in the entire city wall. On the other hand, persuade the king of Yan to accept the city at noon tomorrow. But the role of this surrender is not only to buy time, but also to try to use this opportunity to end the entire civil war. My idea is to open the city gate, put down the drawbridge, let the king of Yan in, and then capture him alive on the spot, then the Yan army will surrender, and the country will be decided. It's just that I'm afraid everything may not be as simple as expected. First of all, it is not easy to let King Yan not be suspicious and enter the city boldly with confidence. Moreover, when King Yan entered the city, how to capture him alive is the biggest problem. King Yan is surrounded by a cloud, and he will fight to protect him to escape. If he was not allowed to bring his men into the city, the surrender would be known to be a fake. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "If you want him to enter the city with confidence, you must allow him to bring his own people." For the prince, there must be a minimum of etiquette. You can ask him to retreat ten miles with his whole army and lead a thousand horsemen into the city. That sounds a lot more sincere. Moreover, King Yan has always liked to show his generosity, and he will not doubt it, as long as our invitation is sincere enough, he will agree. What's more, what King Yan really wants in his heart is an intact Jinan City, not a ruined city full of corpses and bones after flooding. He will be inclined to accept our terms. ”

Gao Xianning said: "Then he led a thousand horsemen into the city, wouldn't it be difficult for us to start?" ”

Sheng Yong said: "I'll do this." At the end of the day, an ambush will be placed on both sides of the gate where King Yan entered the city in advance. When King Yan entered the city gate, he pulled up the drawbridge and closed the city gate, so that no matter how many people King Yan brought in, they were all turtles in our urn. When the time comes, my brothers will have more than enough cavalry to deal with him. The crux of the matter is that we need to make sure that King Yan has no suspicion from the moment he crosses the bridge until he enters the city gate. Before the city gate was closed, if there was a slight disturbance, the thousand cavalry would immediately desperately rescue King Yan, and everything would be in vain. ”

Tie Xuan muttered, "How can we keep them from doubting? ”

Gao Wei said: "Or, let the people go to the city gate street, stand along the street, and pretend to welcome King Yan." ”

Gao Xianning said: "No; A thousand cavalry escorted by a thousand cavalry, and the people will definitely be injured when the time comes. ”

Tie Xuan said: "General Sheng, it is better to find some soldiers under you, disguise themselves as ordinary people, and stand at the city gate to greet King Yan when the time comes, and act according to the number." ”

Sheng Yong said: "Good idea; No problem, everything will be on me at the city gate then. ”

"One more thing," Tie Xuan looked at Shen Ruoyu and pondered for a moment. "If you are rare, I'm afraid I will have to wronged you."

Shen Ruoyu was a little surprised when he saw his eyes. "What Brother Keystone wants me to do, just ask."

Tie Xuan said slowly: "In the eyes of Yan Jun, you are a traitor to King Yan. Now that you are in my city of Jinan, if I don't tie you up and hand you over to them, I'm afraid they won't believe that we are truly surrendering anyway. ”

Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a moment and opened her mouth. Others were just as surprised. Gao Wei said:

"Delivery...... Give it to Yan Jun? I'm afraid that Lord Shen's life will not be guaranteed. ”

Tie Hyun asked solemnly, "Are you scared?" ”

Shen Ruoyu looked around a little helplessly, looked at Tie Xuan, and said hesitantly:

"As long as it can be done - I will."

Tie Xuan said: "You hesitated; You have to think about it. We must first hand you over to the Yan army, and the king of Yan will be willing to enter the city. That said, it doesn't necessarily guarantee that we will succeed; Moreover, whether it succeeds or not, whether the Yan army surrenders or not, you will definitely be broken into thousands of pieces first, in order to vent the hatred in your heart. You should want to get it. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed softly: "Brother Keystone, fortunately, no matter what the result, I am prepared." I do. ”

If King Yan was really captured alive, he would rather be cut by the Yan army with a thousand knives in order to apologize to King Yan.

Tie Xuan smiled, "Good job." How could I be willing to let you die for nothing. If you are small, tomorrow I will just use you as a cover. When the time comes, I will order someone to escort you to the prisoner car, and I will hold your autumn wind sword, and my seal of Shandong's participation in politics, together with the seal of the prefect of Jinan, stand at the gate of the city and wait for King Yan. ”

"The City Gate...... Mouth? ”

Tie Xuan said calmly: "There is still some distance from crossing the drawbridge to entering the city gate. From entering the city gate, you have to pass through the thick city wall and walk through the narrow gate, and the distance is longer. And in the gate, such a small space, it is impossible to set up ambushes, nor can it subdue the thousand cavalry, so they have to wait until the pass is passed before attacking. As distances and time lengthen, so do the variables, making it difficult to pinpoint. What's more, when the city is opened to offer the city, the officials guarding the city are holding the official seal, but they are standing far away inside the city gate, which is not very logical. I'm supposed to be standing at the gate. In this way, we will not be able to wait for King Yan to enter the city; As soon as they crossed the bridge, they had to pull up the drawbridge and start at the gates. ”

There was a moment of silence. Then, Sheng Yong questioned:

"However, this makes it less likely that we will succeed in an ambush. If I am in the city and close the gates, I am sure of victory. But at the gate of the city, just pulling the drawbridge, the possibility of King Yan escaping was greatly improved. ”

Tie Hyun said calmly, "Because of this, I think the purpose of our entire operation will change; It is not to capture the Yan King alive, but to eliminate the anti-king on the spot. I mean, arrange for the crossbowmen to lie in ambush behind the forts, and at the same time, prepare the heavy loads. It just so happened that there was a large rusty iron plate in the treasury, which was originally used as a cellar door, thick and strong, and it was used to ambush it. The moment King Yan walked to the gate of the city, the arrows and crossbows were fired in unison, and at the same time, the big iron plate was smashed down the city tower, ensuring that the anti-king was killed on the spot. If he wants to be captured alive, the anti-king is likely to get away with it; Only by destroying him at the first time of the attack is that it is truly foolproof. ”

All opened their mouths in shock. This terrible thought never flashed in anyone's mind. Tie Hyun has clearly made up his mind and cannot be changed.

Shen Ruoyu said tremblingly: "But...... Brother Keystone, the Son of Heaven has a saying...... Don't—"

"Don't kill your uncle's name." Tiehyun interrupted him, "Of course I do. But right now, the situation is critical, and we can't afford to save our lives and save our lives. Since King Yan raised his army, the imperial army has been defeated repeatedly, in the final analysis, it is because he reads this order of the Son of Heaven not to kill, he has scruples about King Yan, and he does not dare to kill him. There is no superiority or inferiority among the rebels; will be outside, and the main order will not be accepted. When I turn back, before the Son of Heaven, I will confess my sins. ”

No one said a word. Tie Hyun looked at everyone and asked, "If there is no other opinion, let's arrange it now." If there are few, you will draw 10,000 men from the soldiers who defend the city, and you will supervise them, and they will be responsible for the fortifications of the western wall. The western side is especially important near the upper reaches of the Daqing River, so you have to be careful to make sure you are not mistaken. I'll take 10,000 men with me to take charge of the north side. Commander Sheng, you take 10,000 people to take charge of the southern city wall, and at the same time arrange the ambush at the city gate tomorrow, thank you for your hard work. Xianning, Mr. Gao, the eastern city wall is the least risky, and it is necessary to take precautions, so I will leave it to you. Xianning, you go to my house and ask Liu'er to write notices and post them everywhere, calling on the people to join you to block the eastern city wall. ”

Sheng Yong said: "What should I do if I send a letter to King Yan?" Or you should write it as a scholar, King Yan likes what you write. ”

Tie Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't work hard; This time, I had to write it myself. You don't have to bother. Of course, if you don't have to, you won't need to shoot arrows anymore. and thou shalt go and stop the wall on the west side; I'll arrange these things for the prisoner car. ”