One stick of incense lasts two quarters of an hour, and raising the voice to remind the rebels in the city that half of the time limit for burning one stick of incense has passed, thus putting greater psychological pressure on them.
After speaking out, the rebels in the city responded quickly, saying that their family members were all in Fengxiang and Longyou. If they surrendered to the city, their family members would definitely be implicated by them.
After the rebels shouted, Batulu looked around anxiously. Seeing that no one had the intention to speak, he could only persuade him personally, "Lao Wu, what they said makes sense. If they surrender, the other side will definitely not let them go."
Parents, wife and children.”
Seeing that there was no answer, Batulu wanted to speak again, but before he could speak, Li Zhongyong waved his hand to stop him, "Boss, there is no need to say more, the prince has his own plans."
The senior brothers had always addressed each other as elder or younger. Seeing Li Zhongyong address him as prince, Batulu knew that it would be inappropriate to say anything else, so he had no choice but to shut up.
After that, the rebels on the city wall kept shouting frequently, first pleading and describing their difficulties and worries. Their attitude never relaxed, and then they changed to threats. They just said that if they pressed too hard and bullied others too much, they could only hold on.
Qingyang, fight to the end with your own side, and both will be destroyed.
No matter what the rebels say, he refuses to respond. This is not because he is confident and sure of victory, but because he knows that people are weak and greedy. If his attitude is relaxed at this time, the rebels will definitely take advantage of it and take the opportunity to delay.
As time went by, the soldiers on both sides became more and more nervous, because our own soldiers had just arrived and neither side was ready for the confrontation.
When there was still half an hour before the deadline, he turned to Chen Liqiu and said, "Third senior brother, the army is moving forward and preparing to attack the city."
Upon hearing the words, Chen Liqiu immediately raised his arms and gave an order, ordering the rear troops to move forward and meet up with the forward troops.
Seeing this situation, the rebels in the city became more and more nervous, and then shouted loudly from the city wall, "You can surrender if you want us to surrender, but we have a condition. If any soldiers want to return home after disarming, you must let them go."
go."
As soon as these words came out, everyone on our side turned to look. As the saying goes, the best outcome is to defeat the enemy without fighting. Now the rebels have intended to surrender the city, and this last request does not seem to be possible.
Not excessive.
While everyone on our side was watching, they were also looking around. They just thought he was asking for their opinions, and after making eye contact with him, they nodded one after another, indicating that he could accept the rebels' conditions.
He did not express his position, but just shifted his gaze back to the tower in front. The reason why he looked around before was not to solicit other people's opinions, but just to see who agreed with him to accept the rebels' conditions, and he looked around
The result was that only Chen Liqiu and Yang Kai did not respond, while everyone else nodded in agreement.
Seeing the delay in making a decision, Batulu became a little anxious, but he had been criticized by Li Zhongyong before, and he was worried that he would be criticized again if he talked too much, so he kept winking at the boss nearby, trying to get him to express his opinion.
Miss Bai has been hovering at a high place, and Datou is currently riding on the same horse as Shi Xuanming. He naturally knows what Batulu wants him to do. At first, he just pretended not to see it. However, Batulu winked at him many times and he kept pretending not to see it.
When he arrived, he stabbed him with a stick out of desperation. Datou had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, if you push him too hard, will they jump over the wall?"
"If we agree to their request, they will think that we are not sure of victory." Shen Sheng said.
"I agree with what Lao Wu said," Chen Liqiu said casually, "They will not regard our relenting and concession as sincerity. They will only think that we lack confidence and are unwilling to fight them. Once we relent, they will definitely return.
Other conditions will be proposed.”
Hearing the words spoken to Chen Liqiu, everyone on his side suddenly realized.
Time passed slowly, and the limited time for burning incense finally ended. Without hesitation, he immediately raised his voice and said, "I really can't cry until I see the coffin. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance when you get to the underworld. The time has come. The whole army will attack and break through."
city!"
The reason why I added a few words before ordering the siege was to give the rebels time to make a decision. If the siege was ordered directly, the rebels would be too panicked to think and weigh, and could only respond passively.
Upon hearing the order, our own soldiers immediately responded with a bang, and the war drums sounded to urge the army.
Seeing that one side was really about to attack by force, the rebels immediately shouted in panic from the city wall, "We are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty, how can we kill each other? Don't beat the drums, we are willing to surrender!"
Hearing that the rebels were willing to surrender, the soldiers on both sides were relieved. Even the people in the city secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because it was clearly stated before that if the city was attacked by force, the city would be massacred with blood. Not only the soldiers did not want to die, but the ordinary people did not want to die either.
Fearing that the rebels would regret it, they hurriedly jumped up and flew towards the city tower, "If you know your mistakes, you can correct them. There is no great way to do good. All soldiers will forget the past, all generals and officers will be promoted to one level, and the people in the city will be exempted from paying taxes for three years!"
After plundering out, Datou and others immediately followed and plundered towards the city tower with them, while the three Batulus stayed in place to command their own troops and horses to prevent changes.
His words directly caused joy in the city. The soldiers were saved, the generals were promoted, and the people were exempted from taxes and all got their jobs.
When they landed on the tower, all the generals immediately knelt down and worshiped, "See you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"Excuse me." He raised his hand.
All the generals stood up uneasily and looked at each other with a look of shame.
Seeing this situation, he said seriously, "I know that you are loyal and have no intention of rebelling. It's just that your wife, children, and children were kidnapped by traitors and you had no choice but to submit. Don't worry, I will never let traitors harm your family. After you have rested, I will immediately
Send troops south to recapture Fengxiang."
Hearing the words, all the generals and commanders were happy and ashamed. What was happy was that even their families were taken into consideration. What was shameful was that the reason why they resisted the imperial court was purely voluntary, and they were not coerced at all. And they also knew that this was the case.
At one point, the reason for saying this is just to save their face.
"Open the city gate and welcome the friendly troops." Yu Yi ordered loudly.
Not only were they famous all over the world, the four big heads were now household names and everyone knew them. When Yu Yi shouted, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately worked together to open the heavy copper-clad wooden door.
At this time, he was talking to several surrendered generals. Yang Kaixin was thinking carefully and issued an order on his behalf, "The prince has issued an order. In order to avoid leaking the news and harming the families of the generals, no one is allowed to leave the city within three days. The guards at the four gates are responsible for their duties."
Position, no change of defense for now."
After Yang Kai spoke, all the generals immediately shouted in agreement.
I am very pleased with Yang Kai's approach. Although Yang Kai did not discuss it with him before speaking out, what Yang Kai said was exactly what he thought, even more careful than he thought. The reason for not letting people out of the city was to block the news.
Not changing defense is to calm the hearts of the surrendered pawns, which shows that you trust them very much and do not treat them as surrendered pawns.
He was eager to leave. Seeing that the dust had settled, he immediately summoned everyone to discuss matters in the government office.
In addition to our own party, there were also four people from our side, three from Batulu, and several brave lieutenants under Chen Liqiu, but at this time, several of them had already been promoted to generals.
There were more than ten defenders and generals who surrendered in front of the battle. Qingyang was an important border town and had always been heavily guarded.
He sat in the main seat and asked about the specific situation of Qingyang while writing a memorial quickly. The first item in the memorial was naturally to announce the good news. The successful recovery of Qingyang was a great joy and the emperor should be informed of it as soon as possible.
The second article of the memorial is an apology because he has not been appointed to be promoted at this time.
The power of an official to promote all the surrendered generals and colleges to one level is ultra vires. Although he also holds the title of Minister of Household Affairs, he does not have the power to exempt local taxes. Therefore, he must plead guilty to the emperor. Of course, the emperor will certainly not blame him, but
It is the Emperor's magnanimity that he does not blame others. As a subordinate, he killed first and then punished him. He overstepped his authority and should be punished. As a person, you must put yourself in the right position. You must not slap someone in the face just because your boss shows favor to you.
The third item is to ask for permission to reorganize and recuperate. After confirming that the food and grass from the Western Regions can be successfully transported, he will send troops south to recapture Fengxiang. This time he brought 18,000 soldiers from Shuzhou and more than 50,000 soldiers from Qingyang.
There are 70,000 soldiers in one place. Although the force is less than half of Li Maozhen's, it is still capable of fighting.
The fourth item is that something happened in the food collection in the Western Regions. I want to take away 5,000 cavalry to deal with it. Shuzhou only has less than 2,000 cavalry, but Qingyang has 8,000 cavalry. Taking away 5,000 is a big deal.
You must know that the Western Regions are all small countries. Back then, Huo Qubing dared to attack the Huns with 800 cavalry. Now, with 5,000 cavalry, he is almost invincible in the Western Regions.
Since the inns along the way were deserted, after writing the memorial, Yu Yi had to go back and present it. In order to avoid suspicion, Yu Yi was specifically told not to enter the palace to meet the saint, but to hand the memorial to Wu Yusheng of the Ministry of Revenue to forward it on his behalf.
Datou and others wanted to follow him to the Western Regions, so naturally they could not stay in Qingyang, so they immediately appointed Chen Liqiu to command all the troops in Qingyang, while Li Zhongyong was promoted to the governor of Qingyang, in charge of civil affairs.
Originally, he wanted to bring more than a thousand cavalrymen from Shuzhou, and then select some from the surrendered pawns to collect 5,000. However, he changed his mind after seeing the surrendered cavalrymen. Li Maozhen is very rich, and he is worthy of the cavalry.
They were all good horses, and he knew this kind of horse very well, because the fast arresters at Yushitai were equipped with this kind of horse. They were not only strong and tall, but also fast when running, and had excellent endurance.
Since the Jiang soldiers had already prepared for battle before, the horses were fed with fodder, and the cavalry also prepared dry food for several days. The reason why they prepared dry food was that they were not sure. Previously, Li Maozhen and King Ji marched eastward to the palace, and were defeated.
After killing a man and throwing away his armor, now that they learned that the imperial court was coming to quell the rebellion, they had long been mentally prepared to run away if they couldn't fight.
Directly ordered people to select the best, selected five thousand cavalry, left the city from the west gate, and organized into formation.
Before all the cavalry could leave the city, Yu Yi returned from Chang'an.
Chen Liqiu is good at commanding troops. With him and Batulu and Li Zhongyong here, you can leave with peace of mind.
Near noon, the order was given to set off, and the five thousand cavalrymen shook their reins and urged their horses at the same time. In an instant, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and smoke was billowing...