The northeastern border of Dayan is also extremely cold in winter.
Because we were close to the seaside, the weather was damp and cold, and the cold air penetrated through the clothes and armor, as if it was going to penetrate into people's bones.
The Yan army was squeezed by Xiang Jun in the northeast corner of Dayan, unable to advance or retreat.
Because the battle was defeated so quickly, the Yan army who was trapped here did not even have cotton-padded clothes together, and many soldiers were still wearing single clothes.
Fortunately, winter came and the weapons were unfavorable, so Xiang Tianxing also ordered his troops to stop the attack. He only besieged the remaining Yan army and did not attack.
Otherwise, let alone a month, I would probably not be able to withstand it for half a month.
Without cotton-padded clothes and insufficient food, they were trapped in this isolated city, unable to advance or retreat, and there were no reinforcements.
The Yan army, which was originally united, gradually became unable to hold on and began to flee on a large scale.
Even though Lin Xiaoyun promulgated generals, ordered those who fled privately to be executed immediately, and even sent out a special capture team, the results were still minimal.
The remaining 120,000 remnant soldiers lost more than 10,000 in just one month.
Seeing this going on, they would collapse without Xiang Jun attacking them. Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaofeng thought of the letter again.
"no!"
Inside the handsome tent, the two brothers were quarreling fiercely.
Lin Xiaofeng loudly accused Lin Xiaoyun: "No, absolutely not! I am the prince of Dayan, I don't want to be his official in Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes! You are amazing, you have ambition!" Lin Xiaoyun retorted equally loudly: "But can ambition be used as food? Can it be worn as cotton-padded clothes?"
"What's going on now! You don't know yourself? Do you think I would choose this way if I had another option?"
"Okay...you are ambitious and noble! So tell me, what should I do now...If we continue to delay, the city will run out of food, what should we do?"
How could Lin Xiaofeng not know the current situation? When asked by Lin Xiaoyun, he suddenly became dumbfounded: "Then...then you can't be a minister of the country's subjugation..."
As soon as he said this, Lin Xiaoyun sat on the ground in despair, holding his head in pain: "I don't want to either... I don't want to either..."
"Thief Xiang...thief Xiang! I am inseparable from you! Ah...!"
Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaofeng's hatred for Xiang Tianxing has reached its peak, surpassing everyone else.
Originally, my situation was very good, and I was about to touch the ninety-five seat, but I didn't expect that this outsider suddenly broke into the house and turned into a guest.
Pushing his master into a desperate situation.
After trying hard to calm down, Lin Xiaoyun sighed heavily: "Third brother... I, Dayan, am afraid that the country's subjugation is a foregone conclusion."
"Now we have to see whether... we want to subjugate the country and exterminate the family, or we should just subjugate the country and leave our Lin family blood behind."
"As long as we live...maybe...maybe there is hope for the restoration of the country?"
After saying that, Lin Xiaoyun paused and came to the map to look at it carefully: "Didn't Nan Yanxi say he doesn't look down on our tens of thousands of remnants? Okay...!"
"Then let's stay in this corner of Yingzhou and let them fight and fight. Let's preserve our strength and wait for the opportunity."
"Maybe our Dayan... still has hope?"
At this point, Lin Xiaofeng also understood: "Second brother, what do you mean... to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in name first?"
"Yes!" Lin Xiaoyun nodded: "We surrender in name only and let Shuozhou provide us with food, cotton clothes, medicines and other supplies."
"But we don't participate in their battles... This is what they said. Our old-fashioned army is not as good as their new-style army. In this case, let them fight."
"We are hiding in the rear to recuperate, and in the name of protecting the country and the people, we are recruiting Dayan martyrs and waiting for the opportunity."
"If something goes wrong in their fight, wouldn't it be nice for us to attack immediately and reap the benefits?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiaofeng nodded happily, but also worried: "But... what if nothing happens?"
"The strength of the Ming army is obvious to all of us. Even though the Xiang thieves are so rampant in our Yan realm, they are not enough in front of the Ming army."
"If something unexpected happens...are we really going to sit back and wait for the country to perish?"
After hearing this, Lin Xiaoyun sighed heavily and reached out to pat Lin Xiaofeng's shoulder: "Third brother...it's too early to think about this at this time."
"Let's just do the things in front of us and let God arrange the rest."
"If we really get to that point, you and I can't even defeat the Xiang thief, but we still want to fight against the Ming army? I'm afraid it's even more impossible..."
"Until then, this is God's will, and we can only go along with it."
"But...brother, as long as we surnamed Lin are alive, the thought of restoring the country will always exist."
"Once we have the opportunity, we...can't let it go!"
After hearing this, Lin Xiaofeng nodded: "Okay...it seems...that's the only way it can be."
...
A few days later.
In the governor's mansion of Shuozhou.
Li Yu received letters and messengers from two brothers, Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaofeng.
The letter clarified their attitude and difficult situation in detail, expressing their willingness to submit to Ming Dynasty and help Ming Dynasty deal with Xiang Tianxing together.
However, due to their limited talent and limited knowledge, the soldiers under their command were all defeated and defeated.
In order not to hold back the elite Ming army, they were willing to lead the remaining defeated generals to guard a corner of Yingzhou to protect the territory and the people, and support the Ming army from the side.
At the same time, Shuozhou was requested to provide them with necessary food, cotton clothes, and various logistical materials.
After Li Yu read the letter, he chatted with the envoy for a few words, told him that he would report the matter to the emperor as soon as possible and wait for his decision, and then sent him away.
After the messenger left, Ye Feiyu emerged from behind the screen, looked at the man's back and asked, "How was it? What did they say?"
Li Yu sneered and handed over the letter in his hand: "What else can I do...just be mean..."
Ye Feiyu took the letter and looked at it up and down, and suddenly felt ridiculous: "These two guys are dreaming about us fighting with each other, and they are the fishermen who benefit."
"They don't even think about it. They can't even defeat Xiang Tianxing, and they are still prepared to compete with us?"
"That's not entirely true." Li Yu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I think they are making two preparations now."
"Obviously, they submit to us and accept our aid of food, cotton-padded clothes and other materials, but secretly they wait for both us and Xiang Tianxing to suffer, so that he can profit from it."
"But if we successfully defeat Xiang Tianxing, I think they won't have the courage to fight against us, and they will have no choice but to submit obediently."
"This kind of person's self-reliance will never be eliminated. We should be careful in the future."
After thinking about it, Li Yu told Ye Feiyu: "I have to write to His Majesty immediately and ask him to make a decision! General Ye, please make some preparations in advance."
"I predict that His Majesty will also expressly agree to them. Seeing that they are making plans, you can prepare supplies in advance."
After saying that, he hurried towards the study and ordered his servants to prepare the four treasures of the study.