Everyone ate and drank... After being trapped in Luoyang City for a long time, the problem of food and grass became increasingly prominent, so everyone had to set an example and practice frugality. Not to mention drinking, even eating something good had to be considered to see if it would be seen by others.
I don't know what happened to the general manager this time. He wanted to have a drink with everyone. Naturally, they all enjoyed the food very well. He also kept asking the general manager if he had received any news from the south?
Qiu He and Gao Shilian were not satisfied with the meal, and Gao Shilian's hypothetical question was refuted and ridiculed by everyone.
They even preferred to believe that the Tang army was storming Hulao Pass, rather than believe that the Tang army had gone to Nanyang. Seeing everyone drinking happily and eating deliciously, Gao Shilian couldn't help but feel a bit of sadness unique to sober people.
The Tang army did go to Nanyang, and Zhou Faming seemed to be unable to resist it. Otherwise, the emperor would not have asked Dou Jiande for help, especially the Tang army near Luoyang would not have been so easy to deal with...
Tang Jun's strategy was nothing surprising in his eyes.
Relying on the power of the cavalry to cover Liang Jun's ears and eyes, the main force took the opportunity to bypass Luoyang and enter Nanyang County from the southeast of Luoyang to attack the main force of Liang Jun.
Now that the Tang army has sent the emperor's letter to Dou Jiande to Luoyang, what does that mean? Gao Shilian didn't dare to think about it anymore, he was afraid that his tears would fall.
It's so shameful... It has been more than three months since the army was launched. Not to mention a head-on battle with the Tang Army. Their most tragic contact with the Tang Army was when a scout team of more than 30 people was intercepted and killed by the Tang Army.
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And to this day, everyone is still eagerly waiting for Zhou Faming to lead his army to help... It's so stupid. Gao Shilian never thought that he would be so stupid. If he thought about it again, don't cry, he would have thought of killing himself.
Gao Shilian was like this, Qiu He was about the same, and what everyone said was not constructive. In fact, he didn't expect to hear any good advice from his confidants.
He probably just wanted to find someone to drink with, so he drank one cup after another from the beginning. Before everyone could enjoy themselves, Manager Qiu was already drunk.
So Gao Shilian could only persuade everyone to leave... He could understand Qiu He's gaffe, but this was not the time. As the backbone of everyone, Qiu He had to come up with an idea, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Anyway, he was so frugal and ashamed.
I was ashamed, but I had no intention of being loyal to Xiao Mian.
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Late at night, Qiu He was shaken and woke up. Qiu He was still hungover and wanted to get angry in a daze.
Gao Shilian stared at his red eyes and said: "General manager...another secret message has been sent from outside the city..."
With just one sentence, Qiu He came to his senses completely. He stood up, tidied himself up, and said to Gao Shilian with a wry smile: "I am so old that I still have to suffer like this. Alas, I don't know which Bodhisattva I offended in my previous life..."
Gao Shilian couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, so he could only reluctantly advise: "General Manager, don't be discouraged. Maybe there will be a turn for the better later, but we can't start the chaos ourselves."
Qiu He said Yu Yu: "The turning point... Hehe, the letter is just to persuade me to surrender. Do you think I should surrender?"
Gao Shilian followed Qiu and Rijiu, but he dared to say anything, "Then it depends on whether the manager wants to surrender to the Tang Dynasty or to surrender to the Xia Dynasty."
Qiu He glanced at him unhappily and said, "Who must be surrendered? We haven't reached the end of the mountain yet, right?"
Gao Shilian said: "The general manager knows full well that we have been on hold for two months. Is it because we are unwilling to save him or is he harboring different intentions... The road back to Liang has been cut off for a long time. I hope the general manager will make other plans and not trap us until we die."
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Looking at his confidant who sincerely asked him to choose which one to surrender to, Qiu He finally laughed and said: "You are bold. Before anything happened, you started to persuade the leader of an army to surrender the enemy, and let someone else make the decision.
, I will kill him first and then talk about other things."
Seeing Qiu He's smile, Gao Shilian couldn't help but feel relieved. He was afraid that if the general manager failed to recover, his generals would see an opportunity, and everyone's lives would be in danger.
"That's the manager. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't dare to say more."
Qiu He arranged his clothes with the help of Gao Shilian, and while sitting next to the desk, he said: "Let's take a look at what others wrote before talking about it. You, no matter your family background or talent, few people can match it, but...
I tend to have an impatient temperament. If I can change this problem, my future will be limitless."
Gao Shilian couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that he didn't know if we still had a future...
Qiu He opened the letter and looked at it carefully. After reading only the beginning, Qiu He already held his forehead and cursed in his heart... I can't blame him for such a big reaction.
During the day, he had just received a letter from Xiao Mian to Dou Jiande and learned that the main force of the Tang army was going to attack Nanyang. At that time, he had an ominous premonition. In the evening, he received another letter written by Zhou Faming to persuade him to surrender.
After only briefly reading it, he threw the letter to Gao Shilian.
Gao Shilian lowered his head and only glanced twice, then said in confusion: "Is this written by Zhou Pushe? Nanyang's army of more than 200,000... surrendered just like that?"
At this time, the two of them looked at each other, somewhat unable to accept it... But in their hearts, they actually believed that this letter was most likely written by Zhou Faming himself.
Moreover, when communicating with Zhou Faming, both of them had seen Zhou Faming's handwriting. For a long time, Qiu Hecai said quietly: "If Zhou Faming surrenders, Jiangling will be in danger."
Gao Shilian nodded silently, "I hope the manager can make plans in advance, otherwise it will be bad if the news spreads."
Qiu He thought for a long time before raising his head and saying, "Does Shi Lian have the courage to leave the city?"
Gao Shilian was startled and responded without any delay: "Should we go to Dou Jiande's place or to Tang Jun's place? The manager can give you orders, and I will definitely live up to your trust."
Qiu He looked a little hesitant, "Tell me, where should I go?"
As soon as these words were spoken, it actually meant that the two people's views became consistent.
Gao Shilian said: "Dou Jiande is weak. If we vote for him, with Luoyang as our support, he will be reused... The difficulty is that Dou Jiande is too cautious, fearing that he will not trust us and will not dare to come west to support us."
Needless to say, the Tang Army is close at hand. As long as we surrender, the Tang Army can enter the city immediately without any effort. Moreover, Li Ding'an has already shown the potential to wipe out the world. It is better to surrender early than to surrender later... The disadvantage is that we are waiting for him.
Being forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, there was no merit to speak of. Wherever he would serve in the future, he could only leave it to fate.
Maybe after hearing that the general manager and I stayed in Jiaozhou, he asked us to go to Jiaozhou to take office... Well, by the way, the general manager's family are all in the west, so it's not surprising.
So what the manager means is to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"
Qiu He smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Shi Lian still knows me, so tonight you will go out of the city for me to meet with the generals of the Tang Army and see if you can win some benefits for us..."
This chapter has been completed!