Chapter 220: What is a surprise
This time, Wang Da seemed to stay in the hall longer.
Because on the table next to Zhang Da, the brewed tea was cold for several cups.
The anger that Kong Yanzhou suppressed in his heart finally couldn't hold back.
You're not an undercover agent sent by the court to spy on me, are you?
Zhang Da saw Master Kong come out, and hurriedly said, "My lord, ...... outside the city."
"Didn't I say that? Where did they come from, where did they come and where did they come and go, how? What Captain Ben said doesn't matter? ”
"No, it's not, it's another group of people."
"Huh?"
"Who?"
"It is said that it is the envoy of Meng Chao, the king of Hengcheng, who is pulling several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, to meet you."
"Meng Chao?!"
Kong Yanzhou gasped.
That Meng Chao, he heard about it!
The land has been sealed.
It's just that there are too many things in the Great Song Dynasty now, so I haven't reported this period to Bianliang City.
But Meng Chao is not too familiar with Master Kong!
But when Master Kong heard that people were still carrying gold, silver and jewelry, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He immediately asked, "What is he doing here?" ”
"According to them, Meng Chao already knew that he was wrong, so he came to join the lord and begged the lord to say a few kind words for him at the court, so that Meng Chao would make amends."
it!
Kong Yanzhou suddenly appeared happy.
This cliff is good news.
What a surprise.
Last time, with the help of Yue Fei, the Jin army was defeated more than a dozen sieges in a row.
Although the benefits were not reaped.
But Li Gang still praised him.
It is estimated that a list of commendations will be submitted to the emperor of Bianliang City.
This time, if you directly subdue Meng Chao.
That means he has substantial credit.
The most fragrant is of course the soldiers in Meng Chao's hands.
If you get it, your strength will inevitably rise.
Kong Yanzhou rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "He said that he wanted to surrender, how many troops are there?" ”
"They brought 12,000 people, and they said that there were 10,000 more in Hengcheng."
"That's an army of 20,000, and it's great."
Although Kong Yanzhou was delighted, he was also a little surprised, it stands to reason that he should not send an envoy honestly first.
Then, after a few days of disarming, they led the army to disarm, and they held a friendship ceremony together.
In the end, it is Toucheng.
But all of a sudden, more than 10,000 people came in.
Will there be fraud?
Thinking of this, Kong Yanzhou asked, "Do you know that Meng Chao?" Where did you get more than 20,000 people? You must know that it is not easy for a rogue mountain bandit to achieve this step. ”
"My lord, I know a little bit about that person, he was a rebel recruited by Zhao Di, the Duke of Xu Guogong, when he was in Beijing City, and he had thousands of brothers under him at the beginning."
"Oh, I see."
"It must be stained with the light of His Royal Highness Guogong, but those more than 20,000 people are really helpful to my Fu County."
"You go out to meet them now, and Lord Ben will arrange a welcome feast for them in the lobby."
Zhang Da hurriedly said, "My lord, this is not appropriate." ”
"Huh? Why? ”
"According to the lower officials, you can invite their envoys into the city first, and we will accept the gold, silver and jewelry first, which can be regarded as accepting their sincerity."
"Then arrange for Meng Chao and the core personnel to enter the city to discuss the plan."
"After all, as long as he is a Chengcheng, he Meng Chao can also be in Hengcheng, after all, he can listen to your orders."
"If we let those 20,000 people come over now, I'm afraid there will be some conflicts with the soldiers in my city."
"Besides, we can only receive 5,000 military salaries from the imperial court every day, but we still have to feed more than 30,000 grass-headed soldiers.
Zhang Da's consideration is not unreasonable.
However, Kong Yanzhou has now been completely driven crazy by the illusion of growing power.
He urged impatiently: "You, you, you really have a pedantic brain. ”
"Meng Chao, they are here to surrender to Cheng, which is different from the militia we have recruited locally. The militia could not report it because the imperial court did not allow them to recruit privately. ”
"But it's different for the soldiers who come to surrender."
"Please make it clear."
Kong Yanzhou looked at Zhang Da with the eyes of a fool, and patiently explained: "Think about it, if we take in Meng Chao's people, then report directly to the imperial court, can the imperial court not pay the military salary?" ”
"It must be given, otherwise people will not be sincere, and the harm and loss of the court will only be greater."
"Since we want to give, we can report a quota of 60,000 people."
"In this way, we can completely solve the salaries of the more than 30,000 militiamen under our command, and we can also find a establishment for our brothers."
Zhang Da, who was originally a little cautious, listened to Kong Yanzhou's explanation.
His expression suddenly brightened.
"If the adults look at the fire, they see the knowledge of the chapter, and the officials admire it."
"Hmph, study hard, you're still young, and there's a lot of room for improvement with Master Ben."
"Alright." Kong Yanzhou waved his hand: "You go and open the city gate now to receive Meng Chao and his army into the city." ”
"The welcome ceremony must be grand and festive."
"Don't save money, don't be stingy."
"After all, we still have to use the military salary that Meng Chao and the imperial court wanted."
"Yes, the next official will do it."
……
Moments later!
Zhang Xian, who was on the left side of the city gate of Fuxian County, was directly stunned!
They had been ruthlessly expelled by the officers and soldiers defending the city half a day earlier.
At this time, Zhang Xianzheng disguised himself as a citizen and came to the city to investigate the situation.
But he saw a scene that he could not understand in his life.
The captain upstairs in Fuxian actually opened the city to Meng Chao's envoy.
And in less than half an hour, he witnessed Meng Chao leading an army of 12,000 people, rushing into the city......
This Nima!
Do the results still need to be considered?
When Meng Chao's army entered the city, the city gate was closed.
Then in less than two hours, the Song court banner hanging on the city tower became Meng Chao's self-made royal flag!
Therefore, Zhang Xian ran hard for two days, and he didn't even see Kong Yanzhou's figure, and now Fucheng has completely changed hands.
Just when Zhang Xian was discouraged and was about to leave.
At the mouth of a small sewer in the north of the city, a group of people crawled out in a panic.
The first person is Kong Yanzhou!!
Fucheng has fallen!
The nail embedded in the descendants of the Jin Army, which Yue Fei had insisted on before, was completely pulled up.
This military situation quickly spread in the Central Plains.
At this time, Zhang Xian also knew that something was wrong.
This situation has already shown that Kong Yanzhou fell for Meng Chao's tricks.
But he doesn't understand!
Is the commander of Nima's Fucheng a brain pit?
The regular army sent by the imperial court, and he still had the name of the hussar general Yue Fei, came to deliver an urgent report of the military situation, but he was closed.
Then the real culprit Meng Chao was bloodless, and he went to the capital.
And he was invited to enter by the guards on the castle tower.
It's numb......
It's numb!
Zhang Xian only has 10,000 slots in his heart.
It's too late to say anything now, so I can only quickly return to Yue Feijun Town and bring back the military situation.