Chapter 249: The Arteries
At night, the mist was hazy, and I walked forward along the official road of the enclave, and in the distance, the shadow of a city appeared.
Along the way, the speed of the entire army was not fast, but it did not stop at all, and in the past half day, it also walked about 100 miles.
"Ahead is Changhui City. Yu Sheng's clear voice came: "This place extends in all directions, it is a traffic artery, occupy this city, and you can better watch the situation." ”
Ye Guan nodded slightly, the map of the enclave had long been familiar with it, of course he knew the importance of the geographical location of Changhui City.
This small city can be said to be the main artery linking the east and west sides of the enclave, the enclave area is very wide, and there are other link routes, but it is not as easy to walk as Changhui City is run by the main road.
"I'm tired of the city lord, go and call the door. Ye Guan said softly: "If you can use swords, try not to use them." ”
"Okay!" Yu Sheng agreed, knocked the horse's belly lightly, and the war horse slowly moved forward, heading straight for the gate of Changhui City.
He didn't take any sergeant with him for the rest of his life, he was alone.
The rest of the sergeants lined up in the middle of the road, and none of them spoke any additional words, and a faint sense of slaughter gathered around them, like a dark cloud.
"Dongwangfu enters the city, open the city gate quickly!" Yu Sheng sat on his horse, stopped in front of the gate of Changhui City, and shouted at the head of the city.
As soon as the words fell, I heard a soft sound of "squeak", and the gate of Changhui City actually opened. This stunned Yu Sheng, who was completely unexpected.
Calling the door in front of the city is basically a common practice, except for their own city, the enemy's city has not been opened as soon as it is called. Opening the slowly opening city gate, the rest of his life was a little stunned.
Looking at the city again, I saw several people running out of the city, led by a fat man wearing brocade, looking at the few steps he ran, he was already a little out of breath.
Seeing a few people coming out, Yu Sheng frowned slightly, and then glanced back.
Not far away, Ye Guan and Huang Yuchen also saw the gate of Changhui City open, Huang Yuchen was surprised, but Ye Guan was already in the ancient well.
"Give the order, slowly enter the city. Ye Guan ordered softly, knocked the horse's belly lightly, and slowly moved forward.
The order was given, and all the sergeants urged their horses and marched slowly.
Huang Yuchen was still a little puzzled in his heart, not knowing why Ye Guan rashly let the troops advance without understanding the enemy's situation. But after a few steps forward, he knew it in his mind.
In front of the city gate, Yu Sheng sat on a horse, and he was not angry. In front of him, more than a dozen people knelt down, and the first one was a fat man wearing brocade.
Seeing this, Ye Guan smiled lightly, turned his head to Cui Chi behind him and said, "General Cui, you lead all the horses into the city and take the main defense site, and the others are on standby, and they must not harass the people." ”
"Honorable Order!" Cui Chi got the order and immediately arranged it, but Ye Guan took Huang Yuchen and rode his horse to Yu Sheng's side.
Huang Yuchen sat on the horse and looked coldly at the dozen or so people kneeling in front of him, his face cold. He didn't have a good impression of the city lords of all the cities in the enclave, especially this one, who surrendered without a fight.
"This person is the city lord of Changhui City, named Yang Yun. Yu Sheng saw Ye Guan and the two coming, and said softly.
At this moment, behind them, the black-armored iron horseman of the Eastern Wangfu followed the official road and directly entered Changhui City, ignoring the meaning of the people kneeling on the ground.
Ye Guan's order was clear, enter the city, occupy all the main defensive points, and not harass the people. The implication is that if there is resistance, kill.
"The villain Yang Yun has seen an adult. Yang Yun knelt on the ground at this moment, his fat body trembled slightly, and the dozen or so people kneeling behind him were all the leading people in the city, including the patriarchs of some families, as well as the generals of the defenders.
Yang Yun naturally didn't know Yu Sheng Ye Guan and the others, but as soon as he heard about the Dongwang Mansion, he was already frightened.
The rumors that the Dongwang Mansion was in the enclave had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Changhui City was located on a major transportation route, so Yang Yun heard several times more rumors than other city lords. And the three people who were riding on the horse at this moment, in front of him, exuded a vague momentum, which also frightened him.
"Yang Yun?" Huang Yuchen raised his eyebrows, for some reason, since he knew that the rebellion in the imperial capital was provoked by Yang Qin, he didn't have a good impression of the surname Yang, and when he heard that the city lord's surname was Yang, he couldn't help but feel a nameless fire in his heart.
"Yes, yes!" Yang Yun didn't dare to take a breath, and said in a low voice: "The villain is called Yang Yun." ”
"The surname Yang, sure enough, there is no good thing. Huang Yuchen glared at Yang Yun, who was kneeling in front of him, and said angrily.
With this sentence, the frightened Yang Yun was half dead, and the body kneeling on the ground trembled even more, his head bowed deeply, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
"City Lord Yang, don't be afraid. At this moment, Ye Guan's voice like a breeze came, and Yang Yun and the people kneeling behind him couldn't help but ease their hearts, and they were afraid and nervous, as if they had also been slightly stretched because of this sentence: "You are kneeling here with all the elders, what do you mean?"
"Ah, ah, this ......" Yang Yun heard Ye Guan's question, obviously panicked, didn't dare to raise his head, and hurriedly said: "All the subjects of Changhui City, supply the East Wangfu Master." ”
Yu Sheng, hearing this, showed a playful expression, he turned his head to Ye Guan and said, "Senior Ye, I will enter the city with the troops first and arrange for defense." Immediately, without waiting for Ye Guan to reply, he directly urged the horses, merged into the army, and entered the city.
Ye glanced at Yu Sheng, did not speak, and looked at Huang Yuchen next to him. At this moment, Huang Yuchen was looking at the gate of Changhui City, and he didn't know what he wanted to write.
"So, City Lord Yang, are you going to surrender to my Dongwang Mansion?" Ye Guan chuckled, looked at Yang Yun in front of him, and asked softly.
"Yes! Yes!" Yang Yun nodded like pounding garlic, and said: "Return to the East Palace, surrender in good faith, and bring all the subjects of Changhui City to return to the East Palace with sincerity." ”
"Then Yang City Lord, please get up. Ye Guan still had a smile on his face, as if what was happening now was within his calculations, and his tone of voice was like a spring breeze, but no one could refuse.
When Yang Yun and the others heard this, they staggered to their feet, but they stood respectfully and did not dare to make the slightest movement.
"I, the sergeant of the Eastern Palace, need to be temporarily stationed in Changhui City, and ask City Lord Yang to lead the way and introduce the basic situation of Changhui City to me, right?" Ye Guan saw a few people stand up and said with a smile.
"Yes!" Yang Yun hurriedly nodded, but looking at the soldiers of the Eastern Wangfu who were still entering the city, he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Wait for the sergeants to go in, we're inside. Ye Guan said: "At this time, why don't you introduce the elders to the city lord and me, and basically indicate to the city, okay?"
Yang Yun immediately nodded, his fat body turned around, and said, "Lord Hui, these people are all the leaders of our Changhui City, and this is the head of the Lin family." ”
Yang Yun pointed to an old man who was over half a hundred years old, this old man looked very energetic, but he was also wearing a brocade robe, but the color was much more low-key than Yang Yun's.
"Master of the Lin family. Ye Guan sat on the horse and bowed his hand slightly to the old man. The old man obviously didn't realize that Ye Guan would suddenly salute him, and hurriedly returned the salute, looking a little hasty.
"The Lin family mainly operates grain stores, sundries and cloth businesses in Changhui City, and they are well-managed, and they pay the most taxes every month. Yang Yun saw that Ye Guan was polite and polite, so he said a few more words.
As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Yuchen obviously saw that a wry smile flashed on the face of the old man surnamed Lin.
Subsequently, Yang Yun introduced the other six people again, three of whom were also merchant families in the city, dealing in sundries, medicinal herbs, restaurants, etc. The remaining two are the generals of the defenders of Changhui City.
When Yang Yun introduced these people, Ye Guan saluted one by one, but Huang Yuchen could clearly feel that none of the seven people brought out by Yang Yun came voluntarily. This Yang Yun has been playing treasure in front of Ye Guan, bringing out all the characters in Changhui City, and obviously he has no good intentions.
I thought so in my heart, but I didn't show it on my face. In Huang Yuchen's view, these are some inconsequential little things. There will be people in every city, and there will be family forces, which is basically common sense, and it is not a big deal.
But Ye Guan was polite and polite, and greeted everyone with a smile.
After about a stick of incense, all the sergeants entered the city, and Ye Guan spoke at this time, letting Yang Yun lead everyone into the city.
Yang Yun was in front, with the seven people behind him, and went directly into the city, followed by Ye Guan and Huang Yuchen. In this process, Ye Guan and Huang Yuchen did not have the slightest intention of dismounting. And Yang Yun and the others did not have the slightest temper.
After entering the city, the two sides of the main street facing the city gate were densely occupied with black-armored iron horsemen, and all the sergeants faced the houses on both sides, with a solemn and solemn expression.
Changhui City is not a big city, but it is also much larger than Changxiang City, and the buildings in the city are towering, but at the moment the streets are deserted, and not a single pedestrian can be seen.
But it's no wonder that a large group of black-armored iron from the Eastern Palace's mansion rode into the city, and anyone who saw it would be shocked. Besides, if Yang Yun can open the city as soon as possible, he must have notified the whole city a long time ago.
Seeing the sergeants quietly riding on horses on both sides of the road, Yang Yun was frightened, but he didn't stop walking and went straight to his City Lord's Mansion.
After entering the city, Huang Yuchen glanced back, only to see that above the city, it had been occupied by the soldiers of the East Wangfu, but at the head of the city, he did not see the shadow of the rest of his life.
"Squeak......
As Huang Yuchen and Ye Guan entered the city, the sergeant who was responsible for guarding the city gate slowly closed the gate of Changhui City.
Along the way, on both sides of the road, there were all sergeants from the Dongwang Mansion, and each sergeant was unusually quiet, quietly riding on a horse, facing the building in front of him.
Walking a short distance, far away, I saw a square, this square is not large, but at the moment it is full of people, hundreds of black armor iron horses, the entire square, surrounded by water.
Huang Yuchen's eyes froze, and he immediately stepped forward.