Chapter 246: Raise troops and surrender
Sha Shaoyuan looked at the letter in his hand, and didn't know what kind of expression he should show. The content of this letter also made him cry and laugh.
The reply was naturally sent by the enemy general who had been facing Sha Shaoyuan for a long time on the opposite side of the city wall of the Black Stone Bridge, and this enemy general was the younger brother of Liu Tianyi, the leader of the enclave, Liu Tianyang.
The content of the letter is very simple, saying that he received an order from the leader, the entire enclave surrendered to the East Palace, and he also lost the goal of the battle, and immediately surrendered to the East Palace.
Looking at this sudden news, Sha Shaoyuan didn't know what to say.
In Sha Shaoyuan's view, this is just a high-sounding excuse.
Except for entering the enclave at the beginning, he met two sergeants with his tongue cut, and there were some small movements, and when Liu Tianyang's army arrived, he only sent a small number of scouts to inquire about the situation, and he had no intention of leaving the station at all. Cui Chi swaggered away with a team of sergeants from before their camp, and he didn't see Liu Tianyang have any intention of attacking.
Originally, Sha Shaoyuan thought that the other party was waiting for some time, but now it seems that this Liu Tianyang, afraid that he was the first time, did not plan to fight with the Dongwang Mansion, and the order of Liu Tianyi, the leader of the enclave, just gave Liu Tianyang a chance to surrender.
Sha Shaoyuan put the letter away, shook his head with a wry smile. He had simulated countless strategies in his mind that the opposing generals might use, but he didn't expect that the enemy would surrender directly.
Although Liu Tianyang said in the letter that he was willing to surrender directly to the Dongwang Mansion, Sha Shaoyuan still had concerns. Liu Tianyang's subordinates, at least 40,000 elite sergeants, surrendered without a fight, is he sure that all the sergeants are willing?
Moreover, he had to come directly to his own camp, and if the enemy sergeant suddenly attacked at this moment, he would think that the enemy had surrendered, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Besides, whether this order for Liu Tianyi to surrender is true or false, Sha Shaoyuan is not clear.
Ye Guan's ability He naturally believed that Cui Chi's troops had also set off for two days, and according to the calculation of time, Wufeng City was far from the Black Stone Bridge, even if he took the main road and galloped all night, it would take two days. Two days ago, Cui Chi's men and horses had not yet set off, let alone joined Yu Sheng. If there is no absolute military superiority, is it really possible for this Wufeng City to surrender easily?
As a veteran, while crying and laughing, Sha Shaoyuan also had many thoughts in his mind.
"Order, light the wolf smoke. Sha Shaoyuan ordered softly, and immediately, a herald quickly conveyed the order, and after a while, the black wolf smoke steamed up and soared into the sky.
Sha Shaoyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the enclave camp in the distance, and sure enough, when the wolf smoke was not lit for a long time, the gate of the enclave camp was opened, and a team of knights rushed out, full of calculations, less than ten people.
Sha Shaoyuan pointed to the team of less than ten people who were approaching from a distance, and ordered, "Let them in and bring them to me." Immediately, Sha Shaoyuan went down the city wall, walked to the camp, sat on the main seat, and waited quietly.
After the camp of the East Wangfu, there is the wall of the Black Stone Bridge, and the camp tent of the commander of Sha Shaoyuan is in front of the gate, and behind his camp is the open city wall gate, and the dark bridge deck of the Black Stone Bridge is clearly visible.
The city gate is the choke point that opens up the enclave, and Sha Shaoyuan set up his tent here, and also expressed his determination not to take a step back.
After a short time, a group of sergeants from the enclave arrived in front of the main camp, and the sergeants unloaded their weapons and brought the leader of them to Sha Shaoyuan's tent.
"General, the enemy generals are here. The herald stood outside the tent and shouted loudly.
"Bring it in!" Sha Shaoyuan said in a low tone, and his voice was hoarse.
Immediately, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and two sergeants walked in first, followed by a middle-aged man with a fair face.
Sha Shaoyuan saw the man in front of him, and his eyes were bright.
Liu Tianyang has been very depressed recently.
Ever since he received an order from his eldest brother to regain control of the Blackstone Bridge and cut off the access to the East Palace, his mood has continued to be depressed.
When a heated discussion broke out within the enclave, he was a resolute lord and faction, but he had a special identity and couldn't directly say his thoughts openly, otherwise he would be slapped in the face of his eldest brother.
In private, he told his eldest brother Liu Tianyi about this, whether it was the East Wangfu or the North Wangfu that sent letters promising benefits, they were all the forces of the Qitian Empire. The Prayer Heaven Empire is not something that their enclave can provoke.
But his persuasion had little effect, and in the end Liu Tianyi decided to take action against the East Prince's Mansion, and used all the strength of the entire enclave, which was bound to keep the three city lords of the East Prince's Mansion in the enclave.
From that time, Liu Tianyang felt that his head was big.
It's not cowardice, it's just an enclave force, for Dongwangfu, it's simply not worth mentioning. In the process of confronting the East Wangfu for a long time, Liu Tianyang fully understood the strength of the East Wangfu, not only did he understand, but his eldest brother Liu Tianyi also understood.
Many generals in the enclave and the main station of the city lord all have their own thoughts. The enclaves may seem unified, but they are by no means monolithic. The reason why Liu Tianyi was able to unify the enclave was because all the city lords and army generals could benefit from it. If you surrender to the East Palace, this benefit will be gone.
Whether it is full strength, status, or money and beauty, these are not things that the city lord in the enclave can give up. Occasionally, there are a few people who really take the future of the enclave seriously, but their strength, in front of the Iron Rider of the East Palace, is a joke.
It's not that Liu Tianyang didn't say these things to his eldest brother, but in the end, Liu Tianyi still had selfish intentions and decided to do something to Dongwangfu.
And Liu Tianyang himself, as the younger brother of the leader of the enclave, has many years of experience in confrontation with the East Palace, and was entrusted with the important task of leading 40,000 elite soldiers of Wufeng City to go straight to the Black Stone Bridge, the task is to recapture the bridge and cut off the retreat of the East Palace.
But from the very beginning, Liu Tianyang knew that this mission would eventually fail, which was also the reason why he fought passively.
Liu Tianyang naturally has a copy of the detailed information of the first batch of troops in the enclave of Dongwangfu this time. 10,000 soldiers, the generals in charge are the three major city lords of the East Palace, and Sha Shaoyuan, who is famous for fighting defensive battles.
Seeing this news, Liu Tianyang's heart was already half cold.
In the process of confronting the Dongwangfu, someone from the Dongwangfu infiltrated the enclave to search for information, and the enclave naturally had a way to arrange for people to infiltrate the Dongwangfu to search for information.
Who are the four city lords of the East Palace, Liu Tianyang knows very well. He naturally reported this information to Liu Tianyi, but he did not pay attention to it.
Seeing that Liu Tianyi had made up his mind and the tasks were arranged, Liu Tianyang couldn't say anything more, so he could only lead 40,000 elite soldiers to the Blackstone Bridge. However, he had already made up his mind that he would not fight head-on with the East Palace.
Because once the battle is fought, the evil consequences will be planted, and the soldiers of the Eastern Wangfu will definitely fight to the last person in order to defend the passage, and the general who defends the city is Sha Shaoyuan nine times out of ten.
If he really went all out, with his 40,000 elite soldiers, he would definitely be able to capture Sha Shaoyuan's 6,000 defenders, but what about after the battle? If Sha Shaoyuan died on the battlefield, how could the Dongwang Mansion give up?
Even if the East Wangfu is now eventful and he has no time to take care of himself, but dividing his strength to directly destroy the enclave, Liu Tianyang has absolutely no doubt about this.
If the three city lords of the East Prince's Mansion really died in the enclave, then this grudge would be insoluble, and if all the generals who ordered the resistance this time were killed, the East Prince's Mansion would definitely not give up.
At that time, in order to save the lives of the people of the enclave, and the East Wangfu to take revenge, a bigger battle will begin, and in the end, it will definitely end in the victory of the East Palace.
The fall of the enclave was already doomed when Liu Tianyi agreed to the suggestion of the King of the Heavenly North.
Liu Tianyang knew that he couldn't persuade his eldest brother, so he could only lead his troops to the Black Rock Bridge. He has his own plans, and he doesn't want to have an indissoluble grudge with the East Palace.
As for the rumors that the Dongwang Mansion is in the enclave, Liu Tianyang just thinks that others are farting, he himself is directly responsible for the intelligence of the Dongwang Mansion, and whether the Dongwang Mansion has an army secretly entering the enclave, he knows best.
Regarding this, not only he knows, but Liu Tianyi also knows. But Liu Tianyi did not refute the rumor, nor did he stop it, as if he allowed the rumor to spread in the enclave.
What Liu Tianyi thinks about this matter, Liu Tianyang is not clear.
led the troops to the vicinity of the Blackstone Bridge, and the strategy left by the retreating defenders before had to be used by himself. But Liu Tianyang has been fighting head-on, and he is waiting for an opportunity.
And the time has come today.
As he expected, Wufeng City fell.
At this moment, Liu Tianyang stood in front of Sha Shaoyuan with a calm expression.
The support of the Eastern Prince's Mansion arrived faster than he expected. The moment he received Liu Tianyi's surrender order, Liu Tianyang breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he had not fought with Dongwangfu before, otherwise now, he was afraid that there would not be much left of his sergeants.
"Enclave Liu Tianyang, I have seen General Sha. Liu Tianyang's expression was calm, and he saluted Sha Shaoyuan with his fists, but did not kneel down on one knee.
Sha Shaoyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the white-faced man in front of him, this person was the younger brother of Liu Tianyi, the leader of the enclave, but ideologically, he didn't seem to have the same heart as Liu Tianyi.
"General Liu. Sha Shaoyuan said in a low voice: "The old man received your letter, which said that you are willing to raise troops and surrender, but is there such a thing?"
"The general lit the wolf smoke, and here I am. When Liu Tianyang heard this, he smiled lightly and did not directly answer Sha Shaoyuan's question.
"You have 40,000 mercenaries, but I only have 30,000 sergeants, how can you accommodate your surrendered troops? General Liu, your deceitful surrender plan is a good one!" After that, Sha Shaoyuan slapped the chair violently, and the two sergeants on Liu Tianyang's side immediately pulled out the long knives in their hands and put them directly on Liu Tianyang's neck.
Liu Tianyang's expression moved slightly, but he did not have the slightest timidity, he looked directly at Sha Shaoyuan's gaze, and said softly: "If the general doesn't believe it, he can be killed now!"