Chapter 237: Lou Fu Surrenders
In the palace of Shanwucheng Palace, a soldier quickly ran into the main hall, ignoring the Manchu Dynasty civil and military who were discussing, and immediately knelt on the ground and hurriedly said urgently. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hundreds of miles away, the main force of the Han army suddenly attacked, and the defenders in front were in a hurry. I beg the king, send troops to help."
"The Han army poured out, and our army has lost a section of the mountain range."
"Our reinforcements have rushed to recapture the lost land."
King Lou Fu listened to this series of battle reports and breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, for some reason, the sound of warning in the city was loud.
A soldier came in in a panic, and when he saw that King Lou Fu didn't have time to salute, he hurriedly reported: "King Qiqi, a Han army suddenly appeared outside the city and outside the city, and its number was no less than 100,000."
"Isn't the Han army fighting a foreign war hundreds of miles away? Why did you come out of the city?" King Lou was a little stunned for a while.
The soldier hurriedly saluted and explained: "If the king does not believe it, he can go to the city wall to watch."
"Will you go with the widows to the city wall to see." King Lou Fu thought for a moment, and looked at the hundred officials asking them.
All the officials bowed and saluted: "Obey the order."
King Lou Fu stood up and walked outside the main hall with hundreds of officials.
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Outside the city, countless servant armies poured towards the city wall like a tide, and the defenders on the city wall felt numb for a while.
In the rear of the Han army, Zhou Yafu and Huo Quzhi rode war horses and stood side by side watching the battle situation in front of them.
Huo Quzhi asked Zhou Yafu: "It's really boring to look at the strong attack in front of you."
"The strength of our army is far superior to Lou Fu, and at this time, coupled with the sneak attack, there are only 30,000 troops in Shanwu City, how can we stop our troops. If that is the case, why use those schemes." Zhou Yafu asked rhetorically at Huo Quai.
Huo Quzhi looked at the almost crumbling Shanwucheng in front of him: "At this time, persuasion may work wonders."
"Persuasion?". Zhou Yafu was stunned for a moment, and gradually fell into contemplation.
Huo Quzhi explained to Zhou Yafu: "While attacking, while shooting the persuasion silk book into the city, it may have a miraculous effect, but it may not be necessary. After all, judging from the situation at this time, the outcome is decided."
"Give the order to go down and shoot the silk book to persuade you to surrender." Zhou Yafu thought for a while, and immediately gave an order to the soldiers around him.
"No". One of the soldiers bowed down to receive the order, then ran forward.
Ahead, where the battle was fought, a platoon of archers tied silk books to the body of the arrows and fired them into the city walls.
On the city wall, a soldier untied the silk book on the arrow and ran to the direction where the king of Lou Fu was, and saluted respectfully to the king of Lou Fu: "King Qiqi, the enemy army shot the silk book."
"Silk book?". King Lou was puzzled, and he didn't know why the Han army on the other side of the matter would shoot silk books, so he immediately took it from the soldier's hand.
When the silk book was opened, King Lou Fu's face instantly turned blue: "The widow still has more than 300,000 male soldiers now, and the generals of the Han State dare to bully and spread the widow's will to fight to the death."
"Obey". The generals standing beside King Lou Fu bowed down to receive the decree, and then turned around to convey the decree.
Another soldier hurriedly ran over: "King Qiyu and the archers of the Han army have shot countless silk books into the city, and many soldiers are passing them on one after another."
"Spread the will of the widow, confiscate the silk books, but whoever dares to pass them on privately will not be killed." King Lou's face changed greatly, and he immediately issued an order without thinking.
At this time, there was a sudden loud noise, and several generals hurriedly ran over.
"The East Gate Keeper suddenly turned against him, and the East Gate was wide open."
"The West Gate guard has defected, and the West Gate has been wide open."
"The South Gate Keeper has defected, and the South Gate has been wide open."
"King Qiqi and the Han army are pouring into the city from the east, west, and south gates, and the people in the city are now in chaos."
King Lou was stunned, he never imagined that Shanwu, as the capital, would lose so quickly.
The hundred officials glanced at each other, and at this time they were already unable to return to the sky, so they could only all kneel on the ground: "Please give the king an order to surrender."
"There are 300,000 troops hundreds of miles away, and it is too early to surrender at this time." King Lou Fu was unwilling to look at the kneeling officials and asked them.
Listening to the sound of swords and soldiers getting closer and closer, the hundred officials did not dare to delay and immediately persuaded King Lou Fu: "But the Han army hundreds of miles away is not more than 300,000, and once the two armies are attacked, how can we protect our clan."
"It's ridiculous, I've annoyed the royal family for hundreds of miles, and I've raised you people who are greedy for life and afraid of death." A middle-aged man walked out, followed by a hundred soldiers of the Lou Fu Forbidden Army.
The eyes of the hundred officials all looked at the middle-aged man: "We are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but between extermination and surrender, we can only choose to surrender." At least we have not heard of the unprovoked massacre of the Xiongnu and Donghu people in the central steppes by the Han State."
"The son begs his father to fight to the death." The middle-aged man bowed to King Lou Fu, and his tone was loud.
King Lou closed his eyes slightly, constantly thinking about the situation, what if he escaped with all the officials? Thinking of this, he could only sigh, and his face instantly aged a little: "Come down, at least my Lou Fu clan can still live."
"Father". The middle-aged man shouted at King Lou Fu.
King Lou Fu didn't pay attention to his son, and looked around at the hundred officials: "Everyone, reorganize your clothes and open the north gate to beg for surrender."
"The king has a decree to open the north gate and beg for surrender." A voice rang out over the city walls, and then the north gate opened.
The sound of gold was heard from the rear of the Han army, and countless Han soldiers retreated like a tide.
Seeing this, King Lou Fu knew that the chief general of the Han army had learned the news, and immediately walked down with hundreds of officials. But as soon as he took the first step, he heard the sound of a sharp sword unsheathed.
Everyone was startled, and they all looked in the direction where the voice came from, only to see that the eyes of Prince Lou Fu and the hundred soldiers of the forbidden army were red.
King Lou Fu and the hundred officials thought that Prince Lou Fu and others were going to assassinate, so they immediately spoke out to stop them, but they were interrupted by a voice.
"Lou annoys the country to be destroyed, what is the use of this body, now it is only death." As soon as the words fell, Prince Lou Fu and a hundred soldiers of the forbidden army raised their swords one after another, swung them at their throats, and then died of anger.
When King Lou Fu and the hundred officials saw this scene, they closed their eyes slightly, and two tears passed through the corners of their eyes, and then turned around and walked under the city wall.
They are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but what does the current situation mean by blood alone. As long as the people can be saved, it is better to surrender than to exterminate the clan.
King Lou Fu came out of the north gate with hundreds of officials, and the scene just now seemed to have not happened. Seeing that the soldiers of the Han army were coming again like a tide, they all knelt on the ground: "I am annoying and begging for surrender."
"Since it is a begging surrender, I don't know how the army is hundreds of miles away, how does King Lou Fu plan to arrange it." Zhou Yafu and Huo Qubing came slowly on war horses.
King Lou Fu replied without thinking: "I am willing to immediately issue an order to let the 300,000 troops in front surrender and accept the reorganization of the Han army."
"The general can make the decision for the general, accept the surrender of you, and strictly order the soldiers not to enter the city and harass the people." Zhou Yafu immediately promised to King Lou Fu, and then looked left and right: "Take over the city defense."
"No". The soldiers of the Han army bowed down to receive the order, and then rushed into the city wall.
(To be continued.) )