Chapter 42 Grace and Persuasion
"Oh, here I am. Shen Liang said and took out the book of surrender and handed it to Zhuo Yi.
Zhuo Yi opened the book and saw that it read: "
Marshal Dahong Wan Yanguang and Zhao General Shen Liang stepped down:
I have been fighting with the general for many days, and I feel that the general is very strong in defending the city. Today, there has been World War II, and there are tens of thousands of corpses, and blood has been stained for ten miles.
I have mercy on the lives of my soldiers, and the special envoy advises the generals. I know that the general has the ambition of a bird, why is it so good?
Emperor Zhao is violent, he doesn't know the talent of the general, he is a villain, he is a distant virtuous minister, he is punished by Zang, and he is a close relative of Yuanxian, and he is afraid that the general will not have a high promotion period.
The Lord of Hong is sage, open the holy listening, give grace to the world, receive the virtuous, and open the road of loyalty. The general will return to obedience as he wishes, and in the coming day, the great flood will be founded, and the general will be promised to make the merit of founding the country. At that time, Zhu Lunhua hub, embracing thousands of miles, how strong!
If you don't listen to my admonition, dare to ask the general, is my subordinate son brave, is he powerful, and is he male?
When the city is broken, I will slaughter all the people of the city to sacrifice the dead soldiers under my tent. At that time, the general was a prisoner of the dead, and he fought when he heard the sound of the dye, and bent his knees to the dome, what a bad evil!
If you don't change it, you will think about it. ”
Zhuo Yi finished reading it and said with a smile: "What a book, it's really a combination of grace and power." I wonder what General Shen's choice is?"
Shen Liang hurriedly said: "Shen has received the emperor's favor, and he can't repay him for his death, he is loyal, and the sky can learn from him, how can he surrender to a foreign clan." ”
Zhuo Yi shouted and said, "Okay, the general's loyalty is really commendable." The general must remember that the frost and dew are equal, the sterility is different, the race is different, and there is no room for hybrids.
If the general descends, it is tantamount to a fish swimming in the boiling ding, and the swallow's nest is above the flying curtain, and the general is expected to think twice. As he spoke, he looked at the envoy of the Hongguo Kingdom and said, "Since the general has no intention of surrendering, it is better to kill this person to show his loyalty." ”
Jin Qizhao was shocked, Shen Liang also felt that his mouth was dry, he kept swallowing his saliva, and said, "General Zhuo, this... The two armies are at war and do not come to the enemy. I'm afraid it's not right for us to kill him just like that, right?"
Jin Qizhao was frightened, and nodded in a cold sweat: "That is, the two armies are fighting, and they will not be killed." Are you going to break the agreement?"
"What agreement do we have, it's just to kill a foreign race, General Shen should make a decision as soon as possible and kill this flirtatious to show his loyalty. Zhuo Yi persecuted.
Shen Liang knew that if he didn't kill him, Zhuo Yi would definitely not be at ease with himself. But if you kill it, it will completely offend Hongguo, and you won't be able to surrender when you want to.
He was now restless, and the two emotions were at war back and forth, like being in boiling water, unable to move, and feeling tormented.
Zhuo Yi said again: "The general is so hesitant, does he still have the intention to surrender to the enemy?"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Liang was frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "Of course not, someone is coming, pull this person down and behead him, and hang his head outside the city gate." ”
Immediately, two armored soldiers dragged Jin Qizhao, who was crying and begging for mercy, to go down.
Zhuo Yi said with a smile: "General Shen is loyal, I believe that His Majesty will definitely praise it today." Oh, by the way, I'm here to discuss something with the general. ”
Shen Liang said with a bad face: "General Zhuo, please speak." ”
Zhuo Yi said: "We have less than 4,000 troops left, and some of them are still wounded, so I'm afraid we need to plan early." ”
"What?" Shen Liang shouted, standing up, "There are less than four thousand people left. And half of them are wounded?"
He was really frightened, and then he felt remorse and hatred for Zhuo Yi. He really regretted that he shouldn't have listened to Zhuo Yi's words, killed Jin Qizhao, and cut off one of his own ways of life.
Zhuo Yi also knew that he was annoyed, but he didn't care, and continued: "As long as there is a wave, Yuncheng can't be defended, but fortunately, with the topography of Yuncheng, the enemy can't surround it. We can take advantage of the bright moonlight tonight, abandon Yuncheng, and lead the people towards Huya Pass. ”
Shen Liang was taken aback and said, "Abandon the city, but it's been less than half a month." ”
"There is no way now, as long as there is another wave of attacks, Yuncheng will be broken. Let the people flee towards the tiger tooth pass as soon as possible. Zhuo Yi said.
Shen Liang hesitated: "This... The above ordered the acceptance for half a month, and now it has only arrived ten days, if I leave now, I can't afford to check it out. ”
Zhuo Yi said: "If there are no troops sent above, how to defend this point of strength is obviously difficult for a strong man." If someone blames, you will put the blame on me when the time comes,"
When Shen Liang heard this, he hurriedly said, "Then I'll go and prepare immediately." ”
Zhuo Yi hurriedly shouted, "General Shen, you can't leave now." ”
Shen Liang was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and asked, "Then when will I leave?"
"When the people are gone, you can go. Now that you are the commander of Yuncheng, if you leave, Yuncheng will definitely be in chaos, and it will inevitably be known by the enemy army at that time. That's why you need to hold the enemy steady here. Zhuo Yi said.
Shen Liang's face was bitter, he was really afraid, he only hated that he couldn't put on his wings, fly away immediately, where would he stay any longer. So he said: "General Zhuo, you see that I don't show up much in normal times, so it's okay." I am now withdrawing with the people and withdrawing with him, and I am sure no one else will know about it. Besides, with General Zhuo here, I believe that the general will be able to handle all things. ”
Zhuo Yi said: "What if those martial arts heroes want to see you?"
Shen Liang hurriedly said: "Then I won't see it, from now on, General Zhuo, you are the general of Yuncheng, managing everything." You don't have to go through me for anything, you just tell the outside world that I'm sick, and it's good to see no guests. ”
Zhuo Yi looked at the frightened Shen Liang, smiled disdainfully, and said, "Okay, you can disguise yourself and leave." ”
Shen Liang was overjoyed, who didn't care if Zhuo Yi was disdainful, and hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll go get the seal, General Zhuo will come with me." ”
Zhuo Yi looked at Shen Liang and said secretly: "Alas, when people panic, their IQ will decrease, maybe they are deliberately ignored." Don't blame me then. ”
Shen Liang sent someone to inform the people in the city to evacuate, and at the same time packed up and fled in disguise. He didn't care about others, he packed his bags, packed four or five large boxes, sat in a carriage, and left directly with his servants. On the contrary, there are not many people who have left, and some people are nostalgic for their homeland and do not want to leave.
Zhuo Yi persuaded: "Folks, we are just leaving our homeland temporarily, and in the future, when the army goes north, we will definitely recapture Yuncheng, and then everyone can come back." Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no wood to burn. The villagers don't leave at this time, once the enemy army captures Yuncheng, they will slaughter the city. ”
After some persuasion from him, the people of the city left one after another.
Zhang Ye looked at Zhuo Yi and asked, "General Zhuo, I don't know when we will be able to retreat?"
Zhuo Yi glanced at him and said, "When the people have gone far enough, it is best to escape to Huya Pass, and then we will retreat." ”
Zhang Ye's eyes were frightened and uneasy, he knew that with the strength of the people's feet, it would take at least four days to rush to Huya Pass. To defend for four days, it is impossible to rely on these 4,000 remnants. He was already thinking about how to find an excuse to leave Yuncheng.
Many of the heroes in the city saw the people leave, and many of them followed suit.
Zhuo Yi looked at the few remaining martial arts heroes, bowed, and said, "Everyone, thank you for defending the city this time, the city can't be defended, everyone should withdraw." ”
When the rangers heard that the city could not be defended, they all looked sad and left one after another.
Meng Ruyi said with emotion: "The knights came to defend the city, not only for others, but also for themselves. None of them want to see the land beneath their feet be baptized by war. ”
Zhuo Yi nodded and said, "Yes, but there are still too few people who can understand this truth." Without waiting for their own catastrophe, they simply won't understand why others are doing it. Some even laugh at the stupidity of those who do so. ”
Zhuo Yi looked at Meng Ruyi and said, "Senior Sister Meng's battle is almost here, there is no point in staying any longer, you can take a few senior sisters and go." ”
Meng Ruyi nodded and said, "Okay, let's go first." After speaking, he left Yuncheng with his junior sisters.
Zhuo Yi looked at Tong Zhan and said, "Thank you Brother Tong for your help." ”
Tong Zhan arched his hand and said: "That's me fighting for myself, I don't need you to thank you, I'll go first." ”
Zhuo Yi looked at Zhang Tingyu, Zhang Tingyu waved his hand and said, "Senior brother, you are still here, how can I go." ”
The other senior brothers in the Flame Valley also said, "That is, if the junior brother doesn't leave, how can we go first." ”
Zhuo Yi couldn't help but burst into tears, he was so moved that he still said: "Senior brother, you and Senior Uncle Wu should take a few senior brothers to withdraw first, and I will withdraw after the arrangements are made, and I will catch up soon." ”
Zhang Tingyu wanted to say something, but Wu Yu said loudly: "It's okay, let's go first and wait for you at Huya Pass." As he spoke, he walked out first, and when he saw that the people in the Flame Valley did not follow, he said, "Let's go, it's useless for us to stay here, it's just a waste of time." Wait... If Master Zhuo's nephew arranges it, he will catch up. Nephew Zhuo, you said I was right, right?"
Zhuo Yi nodded and said, "Uncle Wu is right, everyone go first, and I will catch up soon." ”
Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to take his juniors and disciples to follow Wu Yu.
Zhuo Yi looked at the person next to him and said, "Tong'er, or you..." ”
Before he finished speaking, his mouth was blocked by a slender jade hand.
Zhitong looked at Zhuo Yi and said, "Brother Yi, we said okay, we won't be separated again." ”
Zhuo Yi was helpless, and gently hugged Zhitong and said, "Okay, if you don't separate, you will accompany me." ”
Zhe Tong showed a smile, like a rainbow after the rain, which was amazing.
Before dawn, tens of thousands of wooden frames in armor and helmets stood on top of the walls.
Zhuo Yi found that he didn't know when Zhang Ye was gone.
Zhuo Yi looked at the more than 3,000 soldiers and said: "Soldiers, you have worked hard, now you can also withdraw, everyone let's go, retreat to Huya Pass." ”
The soldiers looked at each other, and someone asked, "Don't you need us to defend the city?"
"No, you all leave. ”
After many people confirmed, they fled towards Huya Pass. But there are still more than a thousand people left in the same place.
Zhuo Yi looked at them and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
One soldier said: "We are the defenders of the North Entrance Pass, our families are dead, and we don't know where to go even if we escape. ”
Zhuo Yi looked at the soldiers with sad faces, and felt a pain in his heart. Yes, in this era, this group of people can only continue to serve as soldiers, otherwise they can only wander and beg, and there is nowhere to go.
However, he still encouraged: "It is precisely because your relatives are gone, so your survival is the most important thing, you can't die here in vain, as long as you don't give up hope, I believe that one day in the future, you will definitely come back." Some of you may become generals, some of you will become merchants, and then you will come back with your wives and children. Be hopeful, and don't give up, no matter what. ”
The soldiers eventually left.
Zhi Tong asked, "Brother Yi, shall we also go?"
Zhuo Yi looked at her and said, "I still need to wait." Do you want to say goodbye to Brother Kai? and your masters?"
Zhi Tong nodded and said, "Well, they must be worried about death." ”
"Okay, you come with me. Zhuo Yi dragged Zhitong into the General's Mansion and wrote a letter to Du Kai.
Zhitong also wrote a letter for her master.
Wan Yanguang looked at the empty city and wondered, "Why is there no one in this city?"
One of his burly men said, "Could it be that they all ran away?"
Wan Yanguang frowned and thought about it and said, "General Du, do you think there will be fraud in this?"
"Regardless of whether he is deceitful or not, let's attack it together and take the city. Dahan said.
Wan Yanguang scolded: "Nonsense, marching and fighting is not child's play, what if reinforcements come from the city, deliberately deceive our army into the city, and then come to encircle and suppress?"
Du Kai said: "I think we can test it first and send a team of soldiers and horses to try." ”
Wan Yanguang nodded and said, "What the general said is good. Then he looked at the big man and said, "Anferyangu, send a team of men and horses to test it." ”
Anferyangu nodded yes, and then asked one of his generals to lead two hundred men to attack.
Zhuo Yi hid in a part of the city wall and looked at the leading general, holding the strong bow like a full moon, and with a bang, the arrow shot away.
The enemy general fell off his horse.
The two hundred cavalrymen were startled, and they all hurriedly grabbed their horses and stopped, hesitating, fearing an ambush.
Zhuo Yi laughed, no longer paid attention to the enemy soldiers, pulled Zhi Tong and said, "Let's go." ”
The two of them were fluttering, performing light skills, and fell towards the two horses not far away.
Zhuo Yi smiled: "Tong'er, I haven't seen you for a year, your skills have grown so fast." ”
Zhi Tong blushed and said, "Master said that I am very suitable for cultivating her exercises. ”
"What exercises did your master teach you?" asked Zhuo Yi.
Zhi Tong replied: "The master said that it is called "Xuanyin True Scripture". ”
The two rode out of the city quickly. With Zhuo Yi here, Zhe Tong's sadness has improved a lot, and his smile has increased.