Chapter 278 on paper

Tang Lang's envoy stayed in Xiangcheng for five days. But he didn't get any news, and at first there would be generals to appease him, but later, the court gradually fell into disarray, and the messenger knew that the matter was hopeless, and in disappointment ordered his entourage to pack his luggage and prepare to go back to his life.

But before leaving, someone stopped him and said that General Shen wanted to see him. The messenger thought that Shen Yuanfeng had changed his mind, and was overjoyed, and immediately followed the person to Shen Yuanfeng.

The envoy that Shen Yuanfeng received in the study.

As soon as the envoy entered the study, he saw a large map hanging opposite, the terrain of the map was very familiar, and when he looked closely, he was shocked, isn't this the map of the five important towns under the jurisdiction of General Tang?

In front of the map, there is a square wooden table, which is a very peculiar model, like a miniature three-dimensional topographic map, and it is also the appearance of the five important towns, towns, roads, and mountains. Rivers, canyons, and even woods are all vividly stated. The messenger was very surprised, and couldn't help but walk over and take a closer look.

Shen Yuanfeng stood up next to the model drawing, propped up the table, lowered his head, and looked at the model drawing in front of him with all his attention, as if he hadn't seen the messenger coming. But as soon as the messenger approached, he cried out, "Does the messenger know what this is?" ”

The envoy's heart jumped slightly when he heard Shen Yuanfeng's sudden voice, but then he calmed down again, he looked at the model map and replied: "This seems to be the topographic map of the five important towns under the jurisdiction of General Tang!" ”

Shen Yuanfeng straightened up, looked at the envoy, and said with a faint smile: "Yes, this is the topographic map of the five towns of Zhoucheng. As he spoke, he pointed to Zhoucheng, the largest town in the model, and said: "Although Zhoucheng is not like Huicheng, it is a major transportation point in the south, and such a strategic city is a battleground for soldiers!" This city is now in the hands of Tang Jianjun, and General Tang used this as a base to expand around, and the surrounding four major towns were successively included in his control, and General Tang deserved to be an experienced veteran! ”

When the envoy heard his words, his face showed a smug expression, and he said: "Our five towns are dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After the general took over, he put a lot of thought into the city defense, and there were no hundreds of thousands of heroes who were afraid that they would not be able to break through easily! When he saw that there was a map hanging in Shen Yuanfeng's study, he knew that Shen Yuanfeng had the intention of attacking the five towns, so he said such a thing, implying that if the other party wanted to solve this matter by force, he was afraid that it would be a lose-lose move.

Shen Yuanfeng smiled slightly, walked along the table to the envoy's side, and said lightly: "Hundreds of thousands of male masters? No, believe it or not, I only need 50,000 troops to take Zhou City. ”

The messenger's face was horrified, "Five...... Fifty thousand?"

"Not bad!" Shen Yuanfeng was full of confidence, he pointed to the model map, and said slowly: "I have ordered two generals to lead 20,000 troops to attack Yangcheng and Jiangcheng respectively, no need to say, the envoy should know that Yangcheng is the granary of Zhoucheng, and Jiangcheng has Lintian Lake, which is the confluence of rivers, not only rich in fishery, but also rich in fertile land. As long as I control this lake, there will be consequences, and the messenger will surely understand! ”

The envoy's face turned slightly pale, he wiped the cold sweat on his head, and stammered: "These two towns are the key defense locations of our generals, how can there be...... So easy to break? Especially Jiangcheng, which is only a day's journey away from the Acropolis, as long as General Shen's troops are under the city, the Acropolis can send troops to help......"

Before the words fell, Shen Yuanfeng raised his head and smiled proudly, and then looked straight at the envoy, his eyes shining, "This is what General Ben is waiting for!" He pointed to the map, and said: "The Acropolis reinforcements must pass through this mountain gorge, if I personally lead 10,000 troops to ambush here, I don't know how many reinforcements can be left?" As for the siege method of our army, I think the envoy has already heard of it, and I don't know that the city defense of Yangcheng and Jiangcheng is comparable to that of the southern city and Xiangcheng occupied by the upper coalition army? These two cities were easily breached by our army, not to mention your small Yangcheng and Jiangcheng? It's easy! ”

Shen Yuanfeng looked at the envoy and smiled faintly, the latter was covered in cold sweat and his face was pale!

But Shen Yuanfeng didn't give him a chance to breathe at all, and continued to approach: "As long as I take Yangcheng and Jiangcheng, half of the other two towns will fall into my pocket, and then I will take the surrounding four cities, Zhoucheng will be a lonely city, how long can I survive under my heavy army?" ”

The envoy looked at the model map and felt dizzy and confused, unable to say a word.

Shen Yuanfeng suddenly restrained his smile, sank his face, and said coldly: "Lord Envoy, take this model diagram with you, and then tell your general my words word for word." If it is ten days or the like, your general comes to vote, and after the lost land is recovered, he should be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and the marquis will worship the prime minister, and the glory and wealth are just around the corner, if there are other greedy thoughts, I Shen Yuanfeng will not give in, and then I will take down the rebellious ministers and thieves even if I fight to lose some people! ”

"General......" The messenger shouted in a panic

Shen Yuanfeng sneered, "I'm going to say this, I think of General Tang and I as the same Tang people, I don't want to kill each other, but I won't let anyone take what I want!" At that moment, he waved his long sleeves and said loudly: "Send off!" ”

***

Zhou Cheng

Tang Lang and his subordinate generals looked at the topography model map of the five towns brought back by the envoy, and listened to the envoy's retelling of Shen Yuanfeng's strategic strategies, and their scalps were numb. Only then did I realize that Shen Yuanfeng's achievements were not a fluke!

Tang Lang and a group of generals carefully analyzed the strategy of Shen Yuanfeng, trying to find out the flaws during the period, but the more they analyzed, the more frightened they became, and in the end, Tang Lang felt like a gambler who gambled in the dark. I watched the chips in my hand lose point by point. What made him most uncomfortable was that he still couldn't cope and change knowing Shen Yuanfeng's strategy.

Look at the generals around him who have been born and died for many years, they are brave and good at fighting and are not afraid of life and death on weekdays, but now their faces are all dead gray. Tang Lang understood this feeling, no matter how difficult the situation was, everyone could hold on to a glimmer of hope and do their best, but now Shen Yuanfeng only needed a model map and a few words to destroy their confidence, even if he really planned to fight to the end, everyone's hearts were clouded with the shadow of failure. The result is also a sure defeat!

Tang Lang let out a long sigh, his previous ambitions were shattered at this moment, and his whole body was depressed, as if he was ten years old.

He was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "That's it, there are talents in the country, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, the era that belongs to me has passed, and now Shen Yuanfeng is sharp and can no longer match it." "He has such a foundation, how can he be willing to fight with Shen Yuanfeng!

He touched the model map in front of him and sighed: "This model map alone is already the pinnacle, which is breathtaking!" Shen Yuanfeng's intelligence is not comparable to ordinary people! ”

The envoy said: "General, the lower official saw that this model was exquisite, and made some special inquiries before leaving, only to find out that this model was not made by General Shen, but what Mrs. Anwar wanted. Including the clever weapons that broke through Nancheng and Xiangcheng before, they were all from the hands of Madame Anwar! ”

"Lady Anwar?" Tang Lang and the soldiers were shocked, no one could imagine that those ingenious and unbelievable ingenious weapons were actually from the hands of a woman!

Tang Lang was stunned for a long time before he said: "There is such a smart woman in the world, no wonder General Shen cherishes her ...... so much" and thought that even if his daughter really entered the palace as a concubine, I am afraid that she is not the opponent of this Mrs. Anwar. Thinking of this, it is even more exciting!

At this time, his advisers glanced at him, as if he had something to say, Tang Lang understood what he meant, and sent everyone around him down.

After taking all the people down, the strategist said: "Shen Yuanfeng has already said something to the general, but I am afraid that the general will not be reused even if he votes...... That's a big deal. The general may get a share of the southern lands! ”

Tang Lang smiled and shook his head: "I, Tang Lang, am not pedantic, but if Mr. can think of it, how can Shen Yuanfeng not think of it?" He piled 40,000 troops, not only to threaten me, but also to prevent me from throwing myself into the Jinren, just afraid that if I make a slight move, then Shen Yuanfeng will no longer have any scruples, and go all out to take the five towns! This is the scourge of destroying the family and destroying the family for 10,000 years, and this road is not feasible! ”

The counselor looked ashamed, "It's foolishness." ”

Tang Lang shook his head again and said softly: "Sir, draft a letter of surrender for me, sooner rather than later!" ”

Three days later, Tang Lang led the army to surrender and handed over the Great Seal of the Five Cities, so far, the important towns in the south are under the control of Shen Yuanfeng!

On the day of surrender, Shen Yuanfeng said to Tang Lang: "The general can rest assured, since the general handed over the big seal, the past will be written off, Shen has never asked others to be blindly loyal, as long as the general has made great contributions since then, it is not an empty word to pay homage to the marquis!" ”

With Shen Yuanfeng's words, Tang Lang's doubts were gone, and from now on, he will be loyal and give his best for the recovery of Datang!

***

When Shen Yuanfeng mastered the south, the generals began to think about restoring the emperor. Only by establishing the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible can we recover the northern rivers and mountains in the name of justice.

Shen Yuanfeng knew from the beginning that everyone had the intention of supporting him as the king, but at that time he felt that it was still a very distant thing, so he didn't take it to heart, he just thought that as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't let the country fall into the hands of foreign races, and let the people be bullied by foreign races, he just wanted to contribute his own strength to the cause of recovery.

So when the officials proposed to him to enthrone him as emperor, he hesitated.

When he came back in the evening, he talked to Ah Xing about it, "You know me, I have always liked a leisurely life, where can I stand this constraint?" I still think that after the recovery of the north, I will take you and Lin'er to travel north and south of the river and live a free life. But now...... Alas, I really don't know what to do! ”

He hugged Ah Xing in his arms, "Since we became married, we haven't had a few years of leisurely life, first the rebellion of the three princes, then the invasion of Tang by the coalition army, and then you were arrested by Burtai, and finally came back, I am busy with affairs and don't have much time to accompany you, Ah Xing, I really don't think I'm a good husband!"