At the foot of Jinan City, Shen Yi looked at Zhong Ming, who was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder and was helped off the battlefield by several people. He stepped forward, looked at Zhong Ming's injuries, and asked, "Is it okay?"
Due to excessive blood loss, Zhong Ming's face was a little pale at the moment, but he still lowered his head slightly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, everything will be fine in the end."
He lowered his head and said: "The general is incompetent and has not been able to attack Jinan City. But don't worry, Mr. Shen, the Xuanjia Guards have not lost their vitality and will continue to attack the city."
Mr. Shen patted his left shoulder and sighed softly: "Thank you."
"Just go down and recuperate."
Zhong Ming looked down at the arrow on his shoulder and said in a depressed tone: "It's a pity that the last general will be injured, and the subsequent battle will..."
"There will be other brothers in the war later."
Mr. Shen comforted him and said: "General Zhong led his men to attack the city several times in a row. His hard work and great achievements are great. I see it in my eyes and remember it in my heart."
Zhong Ming shook his head slightly: "General Mo is not looking for merit, he just hates that if he is not careful, he will not be able to contribute to Duke Shen and the Huai'an army."
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely and corrected.
"It is to contribute to the imperial court."
Zhong Ming grinned and said nothing.
Shen Yi waved his hand and signaled his men to take Zhong Ming down to recuperate. He looked towards Jinan City, summoned a messenger, took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to the Qianhu: "Later, Truce, go and call the door and send this letter to the leader of the Qi army in Jinan City."
Without hesitation, Qianhu reached out to take it, bowed his head and said yes.
At this time, this round of attack has basically come to an end. When the Huai'an army outside the city ceased its activities, the messenger took Shen Yi's documents and rushed to the gate of Jinan City, shouting loudly: "Qi people in the city, listen. !”
"My Lord Shen, I have a letter for you!"
At this time, Zhou Yuanlang and Tu Yuan were patrolling on the city tower to check the casualties of this round of attack on the city defenders. They happened to hear the shouts of the messenger soldiers below the city. Zhou Yuanlang turned around and gave Tu Yuan a look. Tu Yuan immediately understood. , called a hundred households to go out of the city to get this letter.
At this time, the Huai'an army had withdrawn several miles away, and it was very safe to open the city gate.
After a while, the letter was taken up the city tower. Zhou Yuanlang handed it to Tu Yuan and said with a smile: "The general is the person in charge of Jinan City. Please read it."
Tu Yuan quickly shook his head: "Sir, I'd better take a look first."
Zhou Yuanlang didn't refuse anymore. After hesitating for a while, he unfolded the letter, read it briefly, handed it back to Tu Yuan, and sighed.
"General, take a look."
Tu Yuan stretched out his hand to take it, but did not open it in a hurry and asked: "Sir, did the man named Shen say something bad again?"
Zhou Yuanlang closed his eyes and let out a long breath.
"Shen Qi said in the letter that in three days, he will seal the north gate of Jinan and attack Jinan City with all his strength."
"If we surrender the city at this time, he can spare the lives of our soldiers and Shang clan members in the city. If he breaks into the city, he will not spare the lives of all the soldiers and Shang clan people in Jinan City. Pass."
When Tu Yuan heard this, he became furious: "How arrogant!"
"In the past few days, their Huai'an army has not attacked the city, but we have firmly defended it. We have not allowed them to take advantage of it. How dare Shen Qi threaten us!"
Zhou Yuanlang shook his head silently and said: "If it was a threat, there would be no such letter, let alone the so-called three days."
He took the letter from Tu Yuan's hand, pointed at the three words "three days later" on the letter with his finger, and whispered: "He wrote three days in the letter. He clearly didn't want to waste the lives of soldiers like this anymore. , wants us to voluntarily withdraw from Jinan within three days."
"If it were a threatening letter, it would not contain these three words. He would directly surround Jinan."
General Tu scratched his head and then asked: "How do you think the decision should be made, sir?"
"Whether we give up Jinan or not is not something you or I can decide. It mainly depends on the emperor's wishes..."
"but…"
Zhou Yuanlang paused and said, "Shen Qi does have a ferocious character. If we don't withdraw from Jinan, he will probably surround Jinan and start a fierce attack in three days."
"What I mean is that even if the imperial court has no decree for us to withdraw from Jinan, it seems that we can send some people out of Jinan in these three days."
Tu Yuan immediately understood the meaning of Zhou Yuanlang's words, and he said, "What do you mean, sir?"
"First send the nobles in the city out of Jinan City."
Zhou Yuanlang whispered: "In the past few days, with the fierce attack of the Huai'an army, there has been a lot of turmoil in Jinan City. There are two princesses living in Jinan City, and there are many nobles. If they stay here any longer, something may happen. Let's take advantage of these three days for Shen Qi to stop fighting and send someone to send them out of Jinan."
When Master Zhu Li entered the customs seventy years ago, the whole clan was estimated to have only about 100,000 people, and their so-called royal family only had a few hundred people.
Now seventy years later, people with the same surname as the Northern Qi emperor have spread everywhere, and even among the royal family of the past three or four generations, there are already quite a few.
Therefore, although most of Zhuli's real people lived in and near Yandu, there were still some who married outside. In a provincial capital like Jinan, it would be natural for the royal family to settle here.
Having said this, Zhou Yuanlang paused and said in a low voice: "All the nobles can leave the city, and I sent people to escort them out of the city, but Prince Du Du Rui cannot leave the city. We have to keep him in Jinan City."
Tu Yuan nodded silently. After thinking for a while, he cupped his fists and said, "Sir, you are brilliant."
To send the nobles away is to show goodwill to the nobles.
The reason why King Rui Zhao Lianghu was left behind was to keep him as the scapegoat.
With a two-pronged approach, even if Jinan City and even the entire Shandong were lost, the two of them would be able to reduce their guilt a lot if they returned to Yandu. If a rescued princess could intercede on their behalf, they might be able to avoid punishment.
So, that night, a large number of Zhu Lizhen nobles in Jinan City, escorted by the Jinan garrison, left Jinan City overnight.
Because these noble people all had a lot of money, the moving process was not too easy. They even dragged dozens of carts of belongings and headed north along the official road.
While Zhou Yuanlang and Tu Yuan were working hard for the nobles, Shen Yi from the Huai'an Army's headquarters outside the city was already in the commander's tent, listening to Luo Yong's report.
After Luo Yong lowered his head and finished speaking, he cupped his fists and said, "Sizheng, there are at least one or two thousand people leaving Jinan City now, and they have a lot of property. Do you want to find a way to intercept them?"
Mr. Shen is smiling.
"Not in a hurry."
He yawned and said: "I left tonight, probably to explore the way for the people behind me. They won't be any big shots..."
"Besides, I haven't decided yet whether to catch them or not."
Luo Yong was a little surprised and asked: "Sizheng, don't you want to stop these Zhu Li masters?"
"Of course I want to stop them. After all, these people have eaten so much in Shandong, so I am really not willing to let them leave unharmed."
“But always think about the bigger picture.”
Mr. Shen frowned slightly: "I'm afraid that if I stop them, the Qi army in the city will not dare to come out at all."
The best solution to the situation in Jinan City now is that the Qi army in the city realizes that it cannot hold on anymore, and voluntarily abandons Jinan and leaves Jinan City.
In this way, the Huai'an Army was able to avoid a lot of casualties, and at the same time, it was able to catch up with them and take a bite out of them.
It would be bad if the Qi people were frightened by this interception and left a psychological shadow on them, making them dare not leave the city again.
Luo Yong nodded and asked, "What do you mean, Sizheng?"
"I'll think about it again."
Shen Yi rubbed his temples and suddenly asked: "By the way, you just said that there are two princesses from Northern Qi in Jinan City?"
"What is their relationship with Zhao Kai?"
Luo Yong quickly lowered his head and said: "One is Emperor Zhaowu's sister-in-law, and the other is Emperor Zhaowu's sister."
Mr. Shen frowned and chuckled softly: "It's such a kiss."
"Then you can give it a try."
He touched his chin and said: "Go and notify Xue Wei and let him act according to the plan."