The security in Daning City has become tighter recently, and even ordinary people have noticed the solemn atmosphere. 【】Since the last time, the commander of the guards, Zhu Jian, ordered to strengthen the city's defense and sent a team of soldiers to station outside Prince Ning's Mansion.
After Prince Ning's Mansion was so trapped, the only ones who could freely enter and exit Daning City were the arrogant and unruly Princess Ning and her group of soldiers led by the Duoyan Guards.
In the past few days, the leaders of the Duoyan Three Guards and some small tribal leaders under the Daning Dusi have rushed to Daning City one after another to celebrate the birthday of King Ning. The security in Daning City has become even tighter. The leaders of these grassland tribes
, most of the leaders have official positions awarded by the court, but they still use their accustomed names and identities when communicating within the tribe and with outsiders. They are not as full of awe of the court as those who are serious officials.
He doesn't pay much attention to his actions and actions, and he is a court official.
At the moment, King Ning is like a fallen phoenix, and the officials of the Great Ning Dusi are trying to keep a distance from King Ning. Even the cronies promoted by King Ning can only find opportunities to express their concern for him in private in order to avoid suspicion, but
These tribal leaders do not have such scruples. According to the habits of the prairie people, the more they see their friends in trouble, the more they should be considerate and help them. Because people who are in trouble and avoid estranged people are not worthy of being friends, they should call them friends.
As for the position of the imperial court, they have never had this awareness.
These chiefs rushed to Daning, and at least they brought with them twenty or thirty powerful guards. Although Zhu Jian passed the ambiguous letter written by Aodengelile, the leader of the Fuyu Guards, to King Ning, he
He could send troops to trap Prince Ning's Mansion, but he could not offend these tribal leaders before the court decided to use force. In fact, in the eyes of the court, these tribal leaders who had been given seals and official status did not really regard these tribal leaders as their own officials.
, but regarded them as restless people and semi-reconciled bandits. With such a positioning, he was naturally unwilling to provoke them. Therefore, Zhu Jian was unwilling to bear the charge of provoking tribal rebellion before the court's intentions were clear.
In this way, Zhu Jian could only deploy more troops to strengthen control of these people, but he did not have many troops at hand. Chen Heng and Liu Zhen had received his secret report, but they had not yet led any troops.
Come here, because the current focus of defense is not outside the pass, but inside the pass. King Zhu Di of Yan is leading his army to circle along the border elusively. The generals at each pass have received orders from Cao Guogong Li Jinglong: Strictly guard the pass to prevent Zhu Di from taking advantage of it.
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Chen Heng and Liu Zhen could not move all the soldiers from Songting Pass. They had to arrange the defense of Songting Pass and other passes before they could come to Daning to take charge. Therefore, when the leaders and leaders of various tribes entered Daning City,
, Zhu Jian could only deploy more soldiers and horses from the city defense armed forces to guard them and monitor them. As for the city defense, there is no need to worry too much. He arranged many detective horses on the way of the three guards Fuyu, Taining, and Duoyan. If their
If there was any trouble in the tribe, he could immediately arrest the leaders of the various tribes in the city, and then send reinforcements to the city.
As a result, there were relatively fewer guards at the city gate. Xu Jiang, as his confidant, was solely responsible for guarding the southern city, which created an excellent opportunity for the King of Yan's army to launch a surprise attack.
King Yan arrived at Liujiakou only half an hour later than Zhang Yu. He immediately marched without stopping, and the army crossed the border and rushed towards Liujiakou, still with Zhang Yu's troops as the vanguard. Without stopping for a moment, the people in the small town at the foot of the mountain were stunned.
They have lived here for decades, and they have never seen so many soldiers. Until tens of thousands of troops passed through the town in a mighty manner, they still didn't know what happened or whose troops this team belonged to.
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Along the way, Zhang Yu's army concealed its flag and just marched. There were also some villages and towns where nomadic tribes and Han people settled on the road. They saw the army passing by, but they thought it was the imperial army mobilizing, but no one thought it was a surprise. The vanguard was about to arrive.
In Daning City, they still used the same trick, asking some soldiers to disguise themselves as herdsmen. The farmers rushed to the south gate first, got in touch with Xu Jiang, who had already been bribed by Prince Ning's palace, and rebelled against him to seize the city gate.
When Zhu Jian got the news and hurried to the city gate, he saw a big flag with the word "Yan" fluttering in the wind a mile away. Zhang Yu led the Yan King's cavalry to roll up the dust and rush towards the city gate like a long dragon.
Before Jian had time to recapture the city gate, King Yan's army broke into the city and started a street battle with the officers and soldiers of Daning Guard.
Zhu Jian fought and retreated. When he retreated to the gate of the Daning Guards Commander's office, he was shot in the throat by a wolf-fang arrow and died on the spot. The King of Yan's cavalry rushed Zhu Jian's head all over the city and shouted for surrender. When he saw the commander, he was already fighting.
After his death, the officers and soldiers of the Daning Guard who were still fighting in the streets and alleys put down their swords and guns and raised their hands to surrender. The Daning Guard fell into the hands of the Yan army with lightning speed.
From the time Xu Jiang opened the city and the Yan army broke through, Prince Ning's palace closed the palace door tightly. All the guards and warriors climbed on the palace wall and stood ready with bows, crossbows, swords and spears. Whether it was the officers and soldiers of the Ning Guard or the cavalry of the Yan army, they fought fiercely outside the palace.
, Prince Ning's Mansion ignored him and always stood by. When Zhang Yu took initial control of Daning City and rushed to Prince Ning's Mansion covered in blood and signed up for an audience, Prince Ning's Mansion was still closed and ignored him.
Zhang Yu felt a little puzzled and hurriedly asked people to find Xia Xun. Xia Xun was taking people to collect Daning Guard's armory, baggage warehouse, grain, grass, military uniforms, tents, and household registers. Zhang Yu's people found Xia Xun.
At that time, Xia Xun had just found the roster of the entire warehouse. Xia Xun said to Sai Hazhi as if he had found a treasure: "Tighten it, tighten it. Nothing else is important, only the roster of this warehouse."
, don’t lose a copy, these are of great use.”
At this moment, people from Zhang Yu's faction arrived. Xia Xun was a little confused when he heard what he said about the situation: "Isn't it already agreed upon? The day when the city is broken is when King Ning fulfills his promise. Now the city has been destroyed."
Broken, what else is Prince Ning doing?"
Xia Xun said hurriedly: "Okay, let's go to see General Zhang Yu in front of Prince Ning's Mansion."
Xia Xun worriedly warned Sai Hazhi again: "Old Ha, please be careful, not a single book in this warehouse is lost."
Saiha Zhinahan said: "Sir, what's the big deal about these broken books? Are they more valuable than the armor?"
Xia Xun said sternly: "That's natural. Have you forgotten that letter? Let me tell you, as long as these books are used properly, they are swords, guns, artillery, and His Highness's magic weapon. Do you know, tight, you
You can throw away your head, but you are not allowed to lose even one of these books."
"good!"
Sehazhi immediately raised his bull's eyes, drew his knife and stood guard in front of the door, looking like he was going to fight to the death.
After Xia Xun and Zhang Yu's soldiers left in a hurry, Saihazhi turned around and glanced at the racks of tattered rosters, scratched the back of his head, and muttered to himself in confusion: "Your Highness swept across Mobei. Back then, I knew how the battles were fought. Those were the battle achievements of real swords and guns. When did books become so powerful? If books can win battles, I still need my knife. What?"
Little did he know that it was a war against foreigners, but this time it was an internal strife within his own family. Stored in this warehouse were not only the military registers of Daning Guard officers and soldiers, but the flowers of the entire Daning Dusi's 80,000-strong army. register.
Of course, King Yan hoped that King Ning would be able to recruit all the 80,000-strong army of Daning Dusi under his command. However, this was unrealistic. Chen Heng, Liu Zhen and other military generals of Daning Dusi were still there, and the lower-level officers were also Many of them were replaced one after another. The soldiers of Daning Dusi were all led by King Ning. They may not be hostile to King Ning, but they may not have the will to fight against King Yan. Therefore, their morale is not high and their military morale is unstable, but it does not mean that the battle will be over. Collapse.
The King of Yan cannot afford to be held back outside the pass. He must get these 80,000 troops under his command as quickly as possible, instead of fighting and conquering pass after pass. Otherwise, by the time these 80,000 troops are obtained, Peiping may have already been lost. , then the best outcome for him would be to occupy Daning and become the king beyond the Great Wall.
Daning is the capital of Daning Dusi. The families of generals at all levels, including the families of many soldiers, are in Daning City. By mastering their rosters, you can know the names, place of birth and even the identities of their family members. This is an excellent way to defeat an enemy without fighting. When King Yan fought against the governor Song Zhong, he defeated 8,000 against 40,000. It was by relying on this kind of affectionate offensive that Song Zhong's army switched sides in front of the formation.
Xia Xun got on his horse and hurried to Prince Ning's Mansion with Zhang Yu's soldiers. Along the way, he saw that the fighting had stopped in the streets and alleys. The streets and alleys were filled with Yan army sentries. Some soldiers were cleaning the battlefield. From the streets and alleys, Corpses were brought out one after another from the alleys, and in the empty streets, the Daning Guard soldiers who had laid down their swords and guns and surrendered were all under centralized control.
Xia Xun asked: "After the officers and soldiers of Daning Guard surrendered, they were not killed or hurt again, right? Were the common people and gentry in Daning City harassed?"
The soldier said: "Who dares? Before entering the city, didn't General Zhang Yu personally pass down His Highness's orders? Anyone who dares to capture a whole family or hurt a citizen will be killed without mercy. Your Highness's military orders are never compromised. Everyone behaves well." very."
Xia Xun nodded and said: "That's good. There may be a rich gentry family whose nephew is a general in the army. There may be a common family whose husband or son is a captain or soldier on a certain pass. They are not subject to In order to invade and harm His Majesty, he can only do so smoothly by recruiting the 80,000 cavalry of Daning Dusi."
Just as he was talking, he rushed to Prince Ning's Mansion, where Zhang Yu was pacing back and forth. When he saw Xia Xun, he hurriedly came up to him and said, "Xuan, have you seriously made plans with Prince Ning's Mansion? Now Daning City has already In hand, brother Wei came to ask to see King Ning, but the palace door was closed, and no one paid attention. Brother Wei wanted to get closer, so he shot an arrow from above, and no one was allowed to come near. His Highness King Yan was about to arrive, Ning Didn't something go wrong in the palace?"
"No way, Prince Ning has gotten so far, and now that Daning City has fallen into His Highness's hands, what else can he do?"
Xia Xun thought for a moment and said, "Give me a flag and I'll go see him!"
When it comes to lowering the flag, most people use white flags. The flag is a flag and the flag is a streamer. There is a slight difference in the styles of the two. Raising the flag means fighting, while raising the flag means not fighting. Flying the white flag means surrendering. What should the army do if the army does not prepare the white flag? Then
He turned the commander's handsome flag upside down and hung it up, so Xia Xun rushed "Zhang Yu" down and hung it on the pole, waving the flag and went straight to the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion...