Chapter 331: Li Feng's Choice

The same thing happened to Li Feng and others at the North Gate, the master of the North Gate was Wei Yan, and there were more prisoners under his command, one of whom was the famous Luyang Captain Wang Zhao, who once again volunteered to become the pioneer of the city when he heard that the Wei Xuan army was going to reorganize and screen prisoners.

Wang Zhaoyou contributed to the success of Luyang and Guishun, and deceived the city gate in Bowang, and then assisted Yang Ling in raising grain and grass.

After arriving in Wancheng, Wang Zhao was the first to be activated, including the captives of Bowang and the camp outside the city, and a limited allocation of 3,000 people was given to him to command.

Wang Zhao has personally experienced the battle of Luyang and Bowang, and when he told those prisoners about these experiences, most of them were dumbfounded that it was nothing to abandon the camp without a fight, Zhang Ying also directly opened the city and surrendered, Yuan Bin was burned in an ambush at Bowangpo, and Yuan Yin held on to Bowang City for less than half a day.

With so many examples, let me tell you about Wei Xuan's glorious achievements in the past, under the temptation of three meals a day and the division of fields, many people are willing to act as the vanguard of the siege.

Therefore, Wang Zhao simply set up a banner, displayed the carriages and horses, and told the defenders in the city that we were Nanyang people who returned to General Zuo.

We, the people of Nanyang, have come to attack Wancheng. Although the intensity of the attack on the north and south gates was not large, and it was a night battle, the losses of the defenders were not small, and in less than half an hour after the battle began, Li Feng got the news that the casualties of the north and south gates exceeded 1,000 people, of which more than half were killed.

And the enemy's losses were not small, but they were concentrated in the battle on the city, one for one on the base, or even one for two, that is to say, the enemy probably also lost seven or eight hundred people.

Of course, Li Feng was not happy with such a loss, because the number of soldiers on the attacking side was obviously outnumbered by the defenders, at least twice as many as the defenders, and the number of prisoners in Luyang, Bowang and the camps outside the city was probably tripled.

And now the enemy has an advantage with prisoners as vanguards. And the attackers did not use their own elite at all, but used some prisoners as cannon fodder.

The enemy outside the city is attacking, and the city does not seem to be peaceful, Yang Hong's plan is to capture the suspicious work tomorrow, but tonight someone will take advantage of the chaos to set fire everywhere.

Li Feng had to return to the Governor's Mansion again. All the captains and Simas have already gone to the city wall to garrison or lead troops to suppress in the city.

Changshi Yang Hong also took his cronies to patrol the city. Soon entered the second stage, the enemy attack outside the city was finally replaced by elite infantry, and after they climbed the city wall, the casualties of the defenders of the two gates of the south gate increased significantly, and the casualties of the two gates combined exceeded 2,000 in just half an hour, and at least half of them were killed.

This time, the herald who came to report said with a sad face that because the enemy's night combat ability is much stronger than his own, his own side has become a live target for the enemy's archers by lighting torches on the city wall, and if he does not light the torches, he can't see how much the enemy is coming up.

And the enemy's losses were obviously much less than those of the Nanyang soldiers who took the lead, and the exchange ratio had reached 1 to 3 or even 1 to 4.

Thankfully, the enemy didn't seem to be fully prepared, and tonight was only a night attack, and an hour later they quietly retreated.

This made Li Feng finally breathe a sigh of relief. In the Governor's Mansion, Li Feng looked at Wang Dan and asked for a while: "Qi Nian, according to the enemy's attack intensity, how many days can Wancheng hold it?" Wang Dan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The governor is stumped." The intensity of the enemy's attack can only be judged by a general like the governor, and the gap between the enemy and us is only known by the governor and the captains, but they only know that the food in Wancheng should not be a big problem, and it can hold out for at least twenty or thirty thousand people for half a year or even longer. But it's hard to say whether the people of Wancheng have so much stock. But in general, there will be no shortage of food for a month or two. Li Feng knew that Wang Dan was changing the topic, and muttered to himself: "This is General Zuo's reluctance to kill and wound the soldiers under his command, otherwise I will be replaced as the enemy's main general, and the siege on three sides will last for two or three days, and the gate should be broken." Not to mention that there are many unstable factors in the city. Hey, General Hou, you really left Feng with a mess, I'm afraid you won't last long......" The corners of Wang Dan's mouth twitched, he didn't understand what Li Feng meant, but when he saw Li Feng talking but turned his gaze to himself, Wang Dan lowered his head a little weakly, and then heard Li Feng ask himself: "Wang Zhu Bo, you said that if the governor of Pontus surrenders now, how will General Zuo treat me and the defenders in the city?" Wang Dan raised his head and looked at Li Feng, Li Feng looked at Wang Dan with a smile on his face as if he was waiting for his answer, and he didn't seem to care about Wang Dan's answer.

Although there were only Li Feng and Wang Dan at the scene, Wang Dan still didn't dare to talk nonsense, he didn't know if Li Feng was tempting or really wanted to take refuge in Wei Xuan.

Li Feng sighed and continued: "Qi Nian, can you make a recommendation for the governor of Pontus, Feng is unwilling to end here." Wang Dan's eyes widened, Li Feng said this is not a temptation, there is no such temptation, the last Le Kai who tested Yang Hong and Wang Dan has been handed over to Jia Xu by Li Feng and others in conspiracy.

Wang Dan has been undercover for many years, and he has long been prepared, but now he is not panicked when he is exposed by Li Feng on the spot, he takes a deep breath and looks at Li Feng and says, "When did the governor know Dan's identity?" Li Feng said with a smile: "I had suspicions when the army was defeated outside Lekai City, and it was confirmed that it was just now. ”

"On what basis was the governor determined?"

"You're too calm, you're too calm in the face of a sudden night attack, and you're not too nervous in the face of the uneasiness in the city. Faced with the fact that the governor of Pontus wants to take refuge in General Zuo, you still don't have any reaction. Wang Dan smiled bitterly, he was too cautious, and the so-called too much probably meant this.

He looked up at Li Feng again and said, "What does the Governor plan to do with Dan?" Li Feng thought for a while: "Yang Changshi is preparing to do it to you tomorrow night." I'd love to see how he dealt with you, and if you could escape from the Imperial Society. But tonight's enemy attack outside the city is too weird, did you do your work from it, is this giving the defenders inside the city time to think? Wang Dan nodded: "There is another reason, General Zuo has already arrived in Bowang, and he will arrive outside the city tomorrow, and General Jia Jian and General Sanwei don't want to break through Wancheng before General Zuo arrives." Li Feng suddenly realized that this was his generals who wanted to leave the credit for breaking the city to Wei Xuan.

Thinking that people were clearly controlling the intensity of the battle and calculating the time to break the city, Li Feng had a sense of powerlessness for no reason, perhaps in the eyes of the enemy, he and the nearly 20,000 defenders could be handled at any time.

Wang Dan didn't say much when he saw this, just looked at Li Feng quietly, and after a long time, Li Feng asked, "Isn't Wang Bo worried that Yang Changshi and Emperor Xuan will do something to your people?" Wang Dan smiled: "If you can come and dare to come to Wancheng, you won't be afraid of the Emperor Society, not to mention that Li Dudu, the person of the Emperor Society, doesn't look at it." They just think they're very powerful, and they don't need to plan at all, just get to work. Li Fengshou smiled and asked, "Lord Bo, the emperor in the city is not your opponent, and the governor of Pontus outside the city does not seem to be the opponent of General Zuo." May I ask how General Zuo will treat Feng and the soldiers who defend the city? Wang Dan shook his head: "Dan is just an ordinary detail, how can he know what General Zuo thinks?" However, General Zuo came from the Wei family in Hedong and was a disciple of the great Confucian Kang Chenggong, and in Yingchuan, Henan and others, he also completely relied on Tuntian to provide grain and grass, and did not exploit the local people like the later generals. The governor is from the Li family, and there has never been anything excessive, so General Zuo will not have to put the governor to death. As for the defenders, as long as they do not resist, General Zuo, of course, will not pursue it. However, it is not easy for the defenders in the city to become soldiers under General Zuo, they need to undergo ophthalmology training, and they also need the Shen family to be innocent. However, the Emperor Guild in the city may not end well. So from this point of view, the interests and positions of the governor and the long history are not exactly the same. Li Feng glanced at Wang Dan and said: "At this time, I don't forget to be separated, we are not unjustly lost, any meticulous work under General Zuo can do so!" The latter general really miscalculated. Li Feng sighed and changed his tone and continued: "Qi Nian, you can send a letter outside the city, just say that I will let people open the door and surrender tomorrow, and ask General Zuo to treat the soldiers defending the city and the people of Nanyang kindly." Pontus would be watching him from underground. Wang Dan's eyes widened and asked: "Dudu, Xu Rong, the chief general of the south gate outside the city, was once the first general of Xiliang, and General Zuo is not the kind of villain who will repay him." What's more, the governor did not do anything excessive against the soldiers under General Zuo. Li Feng shook his head: "Feng is not for himself, Feng's family was taken to Runan by General Hou." Feng lost Nanyang and could only apologize with death, so that maybe the general could spare Feng's family and the Li family for his personal sake. The families of other generals in the city may still have a chance. Wang Dan Yaoyaotou: "The governor doesn't have to be like this, as long as the governor makes up his mind, Wang Dan will send out the news to let the Jinyi guard rescue the governor's family before the herald arrives at the general's camp." Believe me, we also met by chance around the rear general. Li Feng smiled bitterly, he didn't expect General Zuo's infiltration of Nanyang to come to this point: "That's it, that's it." You go down first and prepare, and at the fifth watch the governor of Pontus will put your men on the east gate, and you have an hour to prepare. Next, the governor of Libentu also had to unify the opinions of the generals. Hearing this, Wang Dan stood up and bowed deeply to Li Feng: "The governor is well aware of the righteousness, and has saved the people of Wancheng and the soldiers defending the city from a disaster. The people of Wancheng will be grateful to the governor. Li Feng waved his hand, and Wang Dan had no choice but to turn around and leave the Governor's Mansion.

Next, the captains and Simas of Wancheng were called to the governor by Li Feng one by one, and they were all told that General Zuo Wei Xuan had arrived in Wancheng!