Volume III, Chapter 617
The military meetings of the Jin State have always been held quickly, and the decisions can be finalized in a few words, and the participating generals of the new Red Army did not even seize the opportunity to interject, and the meeting ended.
The reason why this is the case is that Lin Haotian has always been straightforward and decisive in doing things, and secondly, it is also because there are many talents in the Jin Army, and the commanders of all armies are all good generals who are in charge of their own affairs, and many decisions do not need Lin Haotian to bother at all, and the commanders of the following armies have already helped him think of it.
When the Jin Army and the New Red Coalition Army were preparing for the attack on Jiankang, an episode occurred, and Li Wei commanded the Huwei Army to rescue Jiankang from the south.
Hearing the news, Guan He immediately stood up and expressed his willingness to lead the Seventh Army to meet the battle.
The Seventh Legion is a heavy cavalry, and they can't intervene in the siege battle, and now the Huwei Army of the Red Kingdom has come to the rescue, in Guan He's opinion, this is the last battle of his own army.
Lin Haotian also thought that it was most appropriate to send the Seventh Legion to meet the enemy, but Wang Han objected, the Seventh Legion and the Huwei Army were the most elite cavalry corps, and it was a pity to fight any damage on either side, and the best way was to persuade Li Wei to surrender.
If Li Wei can be persuaded to surrender, it will of course be the most perfect ending, but Lin Haotian does not think that Li Wei is willing to surrender to his side.
In this regard, Wang Hanmao recommended himself and proposed to Lin Haotian that he was willing to try and persuade Li Wei to lead the entire Huwei army to defect to the Jin State.
Hearing Wang Han's recommendation, Lin Haotian hesitated.
He has some understanding of Li Weiqi people, although this person is dissatisfied with many of Shi Huai's actions, but he is very loyal to Chi Guoke, let Wang Han go to persuade him to surrender, in case there is no negotiation, wouldn't it be a meat bun beating a dog, and there is no return. If Wang Han has three longs and two shorts, it will be too late to regret it by then.
Thinking of this, he shook his head secretly, and said with a smile to Wang Han: "General Wang Han still don't take risks, this matter will be handled by the Seventh Legion!"
Guan He nodded his head beside him. Rub your fists and grind your hands, eager to try.
The Seventh Legion defeated so many cavalry in the Red Country, and the only one who has not fought against the Huwei Army, if this time can defeat the world-famous Huwei Army, then the face of the Seventh Legion can be revealed, in the future, no one in the world knows the Seventh Legion, who does not know the name of his Guanhe?
Wang Han insisted: "My lord, the last general has a good relationship with General Li Wei. Even if the persuasion fails, I believe he will not embarrass the last general, my lord, let the last general try, if it can really be done, wouldn't our army be as good as a tiger with wings and an additional main force?!"
"This ......" Although Wang Han's words are very reasonable, they also make Lin Haotian's heart move. But he was still reluctant to let Wang Han take the risk.
Seeing Lin Haotian's hesitation, Wang Han said again: "The last general is very sure of this trip. If you don't feel at ease, the last general can make a military order!"
Seeing that Wang Han was Wang Ba and wanted to go, Lin Haotian had no choice but to agree, and when he sent Wang Han out of the camp, he repeatedly told Wang Han. The matter of persuading Li Wei to surrender can be done, if not, it must not be forced.
In Lin Haotian's mind, the Tiger Power Army is very good. It is very precious, but the weight of the whole army added together is not as important as Wang Han alone.
After all, thousands of troops are easy to get, but one will be hard to find!
Wang Han can also understand the importance that adults attach to him, and he is grateful, but it also strengthens his determination to persuade Li Wei to surrender.
Let's say that Bai Rong in Jiankang City, according to Yin Liang's explanation, in the early morning of the next day, he walked out of the bedroom, went to the courtyard, sent out all the idle people around him, leaving only his henchmen and guards, and then opened the package that Yin Liang gave him, took out the silk cloth from it, unfolded it, and spread it in the center of the courtyard.
It wasn't long before he heard the sound of an eagle chirping overhead.
He hurriedly looked up, only to see a small black dot swooping down in mid-air, the small black dot was getting bigger and bigger, getting closer and closer, and when it flew closer, everyone around was startled.
This falcon, the whole body is pitch black, two yellow eyes shoot out a thief light, the body is huge, the wingspan is one and a half meters long, when it falls, with a whistling sound, it really looks like a monster falling from the sky, but after landing, it retracts its wings and becomes about the size of a rooster.
"Look, general, the eagle's legs are tied with strips of cloth!" a guard pointed to the falcon that landed on the silk cloth and said to Bai Rong urgently.
"Go and take it off!" Bai Rong fixed his eyes to see that there were indeed strips of cloth on the eagle's legs, and he shook his head and shouted to the guards on the left and right.
One of the guards walked forward with courage, carefully untied the strip of cloth from the eagle's leg, and then quickly retreated to Bai Rong's side and handed the strip of cloth to him.
The latter took it and quickly unfolded the strip of cloth, with a few numbers on his face: tomorrow morning, our army will make a feint, and we will wait for the good news of General Bai. There is no payment below, but it is stamped with the seal of the commander of Lin Haotian's golden army.
Seeing the seal, Bai Rong's heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably, this message must have been written by the commander of the Jin Army himself, and Lin Haotian could personally pass it on to himself, which shows the importance he attaches to himself.
It stands to reason that he should burn this kind of thing immediately, but he didn't give up, put it in his arms preciously, and then asked people to quickly get a pen and write a letter back to Lin Haotian: General Lin, please rest assured, the last general Bai Rong will not disgrace his mission!
After writing, he personally tied the falcon's legs, tied it firmly, he patted the falcon's back again, and muttered: "You brute, you must not delay the general's important affairs, you must send this back to General Lin's hands!"
As if he could understand human speech, the falcon ran a few steps, soared, spread its wings and flew into the air, circled in the sky, and turned around and flew towards the camp of the golden army.
Looking at the falcon's smaller and smaller figure, and finally disappeared completely from sight, Bai Rong retracted his gaze, let out a long breath, his face could not hide his smile, and he went back to his room to sleep. Since he saw Yin Liang last night, he hasn't been able to sleep all night!
Wang Han went to persuade Li Wei to surrender, but Lin Haotian didn't know if it was successful, but the Huwei army stopped moving closer to Jiankang and stationed a place hundreds of miles away.
Through this sign, Lin Haotian put down his heart more or less when he mentioned his throat, and now he has to concentrate and win Jiankang in one go.
To make a long story short, another day later, at the time originally agreed, the Jin Army and the New Red Coalition Army began to dispatch their entire armies, from the southeast, northwest, and four directions. Embark on a storm on Jiankang City.
Instead of advancing on horseback, the Jin and New Red armies advanced the battle formations in front of the city, putting pressure on the defenders and using siege weapons to launch sustained long-range strikes.
They used all the city-breaking crossbows and stone throwers in their respective armies, and the momentum and power of their attacks were also terrifying. All of a sudden, the four cities of Jiankang were rumbling loudly, and the ground was shaking violently.
The enemy's siege has begun, and Bai Rong, as the general of the eastern city, naturally wants to gather all the generals under his command to discuss the countermeasures on his side.
In the courtyard of the small mansion where he lived, there were as many as twenty or thirty Red Army generals standing in the courtyard, and the lowest rank was also a partial general.
When everyone arrived, a white face in military uniform carried a sword at his waist. With a long knife in hand, he walked out of the room. He first looked around at the crowd present, and then, walking down the steps, standing still in front of the generals, and said in a loud voice: "The siege of the Jin Army and the New Red Alliance Army is about to begin, and all the generals will talk about how our army should deal with it!"
"Hmph. What else is there to say about this!" A red general stepped out of the ranks and shouted: "I'll wait for the food Junlu." Loyal to the monarch, even if you are broken today, you must not take half a step back, and you will fight to the death with the gold thief!"
The red general who spoke was Shi Huai's henchman, Yan Song.
Bai Rong glanced at him. The corners of his mouth were raised, and he praised: "General Yan said it well......"
Before Bai Rong's voice fell, another red general stood up and said: "There are hundreds of thousands of enemy troops outside Dongcheng City, and our soldiers are only more than 50,000 people. Isn't fighting the enemy a dead end?"
Yan Song's face sank suddenly, he turned his eyes to look at the red general who was speaking, and asked in a cold voice: "Why, just because the enemy is outnumbered, General Zhang thinks that there is no need for our army to resist anymore, and whether it is necessary to surrender to the enemy?"
The red general was also calm, snorted, and said: "Surrender is not a solution! Now, even the great general and the Taifu have taken refuge in the Jin Kingdom, and we are still here to defend the capital, not to mention that we have no chance of winning, and we will only let ourselves take our lives in vain." ”
"Bold!" Yan Song's face turned red with anger, he roared angrily, pointed at the nose of the red general, and shouted: "Zhang Yi, you are so bold, in the middle of a big war, you dare to speak wildly and disturb the morale of the army?!"
As he spoke, he turned back sharply, looked at Bai Rong, and said loudly: "General Bai, Zhang Yi openly advocates surrendering to the enemy and disturbing the hearts of our army, the crime is unforgivable, and it must not be kept, General Bai will not tolerate and raise traitors!"
Zhang Yi is Bai Rong's henchman, and he was also picked up by him, and now that he says such a rebellious remark, Yan Song will of course point the finger at Bai Rong.
Bai Rong frowned, stared at Zhang Yi for a long time, as if after some psychological struggle, he finally made a decision, he shouted in a deep voice: "Someone!"
As he spoke, four guards walked in from outside and bowed to Bai Rong.
The latter held the hilt of his sword in his hand and said sharply, "Take down this thief for me!"
Hearing this, Yan Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief, originally he thought that Zhang Yi was Bai Rong's henchman, and he dared to say such things in public, which was also instructed by Bai Rong, but now it seems that he is too worried.
He just breathed a sigh of relief, but the four guards did not arrest Zhang Yi, but surrounded him, Yan Song didn't understand what was going on, the two guards standing behind him both kicked at the crooks of his knees, Yan Song screamed, couldn't stand, and fell to the ground with a thud.
His face changed greatly, he hurriedly raised his head, looked at Bai Rong, and asked, "General Bai, what are you ......" Before he finished speaking, Bai Rong had already drawn his sword and stabbed him viciously in the chest.
This sudden change was so fast that Bai Rong didn't react, and many people present didn't react.
Bai Rong didn't even have time to put up his armor, and Bai Rong's sword stabbed him to the core.
There was a thud in the ear chakra, the sword blade entered from his front chest, and poked out from his back heart, Yan Song's eyes were big and round, looking at Bai Rong in disbelief, and he wanted to speak, but his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't spit out a word, all that came out was a big mouthful of blood with foam.
"Plop!"
Yan Song's corpse was kicked to the ground by Bai Rong, and at the same time, the entire courtyard also exploded, and all the generals present were shocked and frightened, and people drew their swords almost at the same time, covered their armor, and subconsciously retreated again and again.
At this time, hundreds of guards poured in from outside the gate of the courtyard, and countless archers stood on the roofs and courtyard walls around the courtyard, and the arrows were all set on the bowstring, and the arrows pointed directly at the generals in the courtyard.
"Ladies and gentlemen. General Bai has already made up his mind to defect to the Jin State, and today, those who support General Bai are still brothers with General Bai, and everyone lives and dies together. Advance and retreat together, if you are opposed, hehe, I'm afraid that you won't be able to fly out of this courtyard with your wings!"
Zhang Yi held a long sword in his hand, standing in front of Bai Rong, his eyes flashing with fierce light, looking around at the generals present.
"The king treats you like a mountain, but you will take revenge. How can you be worthy of the king's kindness? I will fight with you!" The one who spoke was Shi Huai's other confidant, Ding Bo.
He held a long sword, roared, and rushed straight towards Bai Rong.
The corners of Bai Rong's mouth were slightly raised, and he sneered, without even looking at Ding Bo, and put his hands behind his back. Holding his head high, he said with a smile: "This will be a hereditary title." Where did you come from the grace of knowing the encounter, where did the kindness come from like a mountain, but you and other untouchables should indeed be grateful for the glory and wealth bestowed by the king!"
While he was talking, Zhang Yi had already met Ding Bo and fought viciously with him.
The other red generals looked at each other. Two of them silently raised their swords and went straight to Bai Rong, looking at the posture, they planned to kill Bai Rong suddenly.
But the two of them didn't get close to Bai Rong at all, and they were blocked by five red generals, who were also Bai Rong's henchmen. has long been in collusion with him. The five of them fought more and less, and in an instant, the two red generals were trapped in the center.
At this time, the generals in the courtyard had been divided into three camps. One is the surrender faction led by Bai Rong, the second is the hardliners who are loyal to Shi Huai and the Red Kingdom, and the rest belong to the centrists, who are still in great shock and do not know where to go.
Bai Rong had been prepared for a long time, and when he came, he suddenly attacked the killer and got rid of Yan Song, how could Ding Bo and the two red generals be the opponents of many red generals and guards.
The two sides fought for a short time, and the two red generals were killed and wounded, leaving Ding Bo alone to support him.
Ding Bo roared angrily while fighting, shouting at those wavering generals: "Eat Junlu, repay the king's kindness!" As a courtier, how can I abandon the monarch when the country is in danger, what are you waiting for, quickly take down Bai Rong, a villain who eats inside and out, and betrays the country and defects to the enemy!"
The generals were red-faced when Ding Bo said this, and they all turned their eyes to Bai Rong outside the battlefield.
At this time, Bai Rong was also looking at them, the latter clenched his fists, and said faintly: "Generals, it's not that I, Bai Rong, am disloyal and unjust, traitorous and traitorous to the king, but that the king is mediocre and chilling. Today, if you are still obsessed and do not know how to be flexible, in the end there is only a dead end, not only your own suffering, the whole family will also suffer, ranked, even if you do not plan for yourself, but also for the sake of your own family! Today, all those who join me in Chengcheng are my brothers in Bairong, and they will be glorious and rich in the future, and enjoy inexhaustible, if you insist on not following me to surrender, it is also simple, rather than die under the golden saber, it is better to let me fulfill you and so on. As he spoke, he raised the long sword in his hand and did not walk towards the generals, but towards Ding Bo, who was in the center of the battle group.
When he arrived in front of the battle group, the long sword in his hand suddenly flashed with ten thousand rays of light, and the Flame Divine Hammer was released, hitting Ding Bo's back.
The Flame Hammer is characterized by being fast and ruthless, making it difficult to guard against.
Ding Bo had his back to Bai Rong, and when he realized that something was wrong, the giant hammer that had turned into an air stream had shot close to him.
"Flutter!"
The hammer struck Timber's back, and its force pierced through the armor on both sides of his back, leaving a fist-sized hole in his body.
Ding Bo screamed, his body flew straight out, and as soon as he landed, Zhang Yi followed, raised his sword in his hand, and directly chopped off Ding Bo's head.
Looking at the corpse in a different place, Zhang Yi spat out, turned around and said to Bai Rong: "General, this old man Ding Bo is finally dead!
Bai Rong smiled lightly, shook the long sword in his hand, put the sword into the sheath, and then looked at the generals who had not yet expressed their position, and asked, "Generals, tell me, are you on the side of the general, or on the side of the two dead ghosts, Ding Bo and Yan Song?"
His tone was very soft, but the meaning was already obvious, and not supporting him was a dead end.
The generals looked at each other, and then, one after another, someone knelt on one knee and said loudly: "We are the general's subordinates, the general has orders, and we dare not disobey the order!"
In this case, the remaining red generals who were still wavering could only kneel down one after another, expressing their willingness to follow Bai Rong and defect to the Jin Kingdom with him.
Bai Rong was overjoyed when he saw this, walked forward, helped the generals up one by one, and said with a smile: "Okay! With the support of your brothers, Ben Jiang can also let go and do it!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, cheered up, and shouted, "Go! Brothers, follow the general to welcome the Jin army into the city!"
When Jiankang was in danger, Bai Rong's defection became the deadliest blow to Jiankang's city defense. Through Bai Rong's instructions, the flags of the Red Army at the head of Jiankang Dongcheng were all taken off and replaced with white flags, and at the same time, the drawbridge was lowered, the city gate was opened, and Bai Rong led his generals to personally go out of the city to welcome the Jin army outside into the city.
This is a veritable bloodless blade, the Jin army and the new red alliance army outside the east city did not use a single knife or shot, and the crowds of soldiers were like a tide, pouring into Jiankang City along the east city gate.
It wasn't until a large number of Jin troops and the New Red Alliance army entered the city and began to advance in the direction of the palace that other places in Jiankang got the news: Bai Rong had defected from the battle, and the enemy army had entered the city......!