On the fifth day of the third month, the two armies of the Northern Expedition to Liangzhou of the Dayue Imperial Court finally gathered under the city of Liangzhou, and the number of soldiers and horses, plus the number of followers along the way for many days, had reached an astonishing 350,000 people.

There are so many people alone, no less than the military and civilians in the entire Liangzhou city, and when the army is launched, it surrounds the entire city, and it is really impossible to fly.

Under such military might, everyone in the defenders of Liangzhou was in danger, and the well-known incident of Guo Han taking away 20,000 elite soldiers made the morale of the city fall to the lowest point.

If it weren't for Guo Yan personally coming forward later, supporting the sick body to control the overall situation, I am afraid that he would not have been able to wait for the Vietnamese army to attack the city, and the interior of Liangzhou City would have been in chaos first. m.

But even so, the situation in the city is still not optimistic, due to the influence of internal and external factors, coupled with the deep reverence for His Majesty the Emperor, the defenders have little confidence in defending the city.

Guo Yan saw all this, but he didn't get angry because of this, or use thunderbolts to boost morale, but just kept appearing in the city, caring for these subordinates with the most simple words, and assuring them that he would definitely keep everyone safe.

Relying on the strong prestige that Guo Yan has accumulated over the years, Liangzhou City has finally not collapsed after the arrival of the Vietnamese army, but that's all.

By the eighth day of the first month of March, after all the troops that had arrived under the city of Liangzhou had eased their strength, Sun Ning immediately issued the order to march into the siege of the city.

All the soldiers and horses surrounding Liangzhou began to press forward without stopping, and before them, there were still a few fast horses that took the lead and ran to the city to make an ultimatum.

As a dignified teacher of the imperial court under the emperor's personal conquest, when launching an offensive against a certain place, it is natural to go through a process, salute first and then soldier. Even if you know that such an ultimatum is useless, you still have to send someone to try it.

This was the case under Nanyang City before, and today under Liangzhou City, Sun Ning still made such an arrangement.

When the fast horse in front of the east gate came to the moat, held high the will in his hand, and wanted to make an ultimatum, the words from above actually took the first step and came down: "Our marshal wants to talk to His Majesty face to face, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor dares to come forward?" ”

This response was obviously a bit unexpected for the messenger, and he pulled the reins and swallowed back the threatening words that came to his lips. After a moment's hesitation, he still dropped a sentence: "Wait!" Then he hurried back to his horse and went to report to the emperor.

Sun Ning was also a little surprised after listening to this subordinate's report, but soon, he smiled again: "Since Guo Yan wants to see me, it's okay to go and have a look!" ”

"Your Majesty think twice, I'm afraid there will be fraud!"

"Your Majesty is a daughter, how can you put yourself in danger......"

Many courtiers around him immediately dissuaded, they all felt that Guo Yan's proposal was a bit strange, and they were worried that there was some conspiracy in it.

In the face of such persuasion, Sun Ning laughed: "It's just a meeting and talking, what danger can there be?" Besides, I don't think anyone else can threaten me right now! ”

The persuasion behind the ministers was suddenly stagnant, and what the emperor said was also reasonable, his own martial arts were stronger than the vast majority of people in the world, and there must be sufficient guards around him, so there was really no danger at all.

Sun Ning looked solemn again: "What's more, since he made such a request, it proves that there is still room for turning around in this battle." It would be a great result if we could take a little risk to end a big battle so that there would be no more unnecessary casualties on both sides. ”

As soon as he said this, it was even more difficult for the courtiers around him to stop him.

Indeed, if you can win Liangzhou without a fight, it is a good thing that everyone can't ask for.

"Your Majesty is wise, cares about the common people, and the ministers are obedient!" The ministers could only bow down and praise, and then slowly move forward together with the emperor's royal drive.

During this period, the Dayue soldiers and horses who were advancing on all sides temporarily stopped attacking, and only waited for the emperor to meet with the commander of Liangzhou before making a final decision.

At the head of the city, Guo Yan stood there with some difficulty, watching the various changes in the army below, and finally saw the team separated, and a cavalry team that was not too large slowly passed through and went straight to the city.

Although because of the distance, coupled with his age and injury, his eyesight is not as good as it was at the beginning, and he can't really see the appearance of the person in front of the team. But just by feeling, he could still confirm that the man walking on the horse at the forefront was Sun Ning.

Looking at this approaching figure, he thought of the scene many years ago, when he first entered the court and congratulated Sun Ning as the new monarch. At that time, he didn't look like a human king.

And after that, the peaceful sky was in turmoil, the ghost Rong invaded, the world was in chaos, and he wanted to control it in his hands by virtue of the military power in his hand, and wanted to do the story of Cao Cao at the end of the Han Dynasty and use it as a chess piece in his hand......

But later facts proved that he was wrong, very wrong.

This unscrupulous monarch who once led to the collapse of the Dayue court actually had a terrible other side, not only almost took his own Liangzhou and took his own life, but also rebuilt the court and unified the south later. Now he is waving his army north, and he is going to take his Liangzhou City in a dignified manner.

Sun Ning at this time, no matter how you look at it, they are all a generation of heroes, the overlord of the world, how can they still have the original stupid and incompetent appearance?

Sighing in his heart, Guo Yan couldn't help but sigh again, and then saw that Sun Ning had come to the moat under the city, and after stopping the horse, he raised his eyes: "Guo Yan, in what capacity do you want to talk to me?"

"If you are an opponent, then I will only tell you one thing so far, if you don't want the entire Liangzhou to become scorched earth because of you, it is better to open the city and surrender now. Once I go back and give the order, the army will attack, and it will be the end of the jade burning!

"And if you want to say something to me as a former courtier, then go out of the city and speak to me with the courtesy of a courtier. Instead of being on top and letting me talk to you with my neck up!

"My patience is limited, and the patience of the three armies of my court is not much, so I will give you a stick of incense to think about it!"

Sun Ning's anti-guest hand really caught Guo Yan off guard, he only thought about how to use words to persuade the other party and achieve his goal, but he ignored this seemingly the most obvious etiquette of monarchs and ministers.

After waking up, he couldn't help laughing at himself, he was old after all, even if he was fighting his heart, he was no longer the opponent of the younger generation.

But he still did not flinch, and after a little silence, he said, "Help me down, and then open the city gate, and let me go out of the city to talk to him." ”

"Taiwei, this is too risky......" Immediately, some of his cronies spoke out to stop him, which was very similar to the words of those courtiers who prevented Sun Ning from coming, and they were also worried about his safety.

Some people died, but not completely......