Yuan Wuben slowly stood up straight, and everything was over. Just as the opponent's general said, he lost, and he lost completely. This so-called act of "complying with destiny and relieving the people" started from the beginning.
It was a farce. He led an army of 30,000 people, but was defeated by 4,000 disheveled cavalrymen of unknown origin and rank no more than fifth rank in less than an hour. Based on this ratio, Chu Gong’s subordinates
It is said that there are 300,000 people, but can it be compared to the opponent's army of tens of thousands?
After people are extremely desperate, they often show some unusual calmness. This is what Yuan Wu is doing now. He no longer tries to commit suicide, nor does he think about how to avenge his nephew. Instead, he politely asks Xu
Zi Gong cupped his hands and asked politely like a friend meeting him for the first time: "Where does the general come from? Can you tell me?"
Li Xu was stunned by Yuan Wuben's weird behavior. Before he could reply, Li Mengchang had already rushed over, pointed the tip of his knife at Yuan Wuben's face, and cursed loudly: "This man came from thousands of miles away from Liaodong."
We’ve come all this way, but if you clowns hadn’t made such a fuss, I would have wiped out Goguryeo long ago!”
"Liaodong?" Yuan Wuben asked in surprise. The only reason why he dared to lead the army to fight today was because he thought that the people coming were just temporary pieces put together by nearby states and counties, trying to take advantage of the main force of the army to besiege Luoyang to come and pick up cheap troops. Today
According to a detailed report in the morning, the soldiers and horses rushing back from Liaodong were still 700 miles away, and there was no way they could rush to Liyang City so quickly.
"Yuan has already admitted defeat, why would the general lie to me, a dying man?" Yuan Wuben didn't want to believe what Li Mengchang said, so he sneered and protested.
"We are indeed coming from Liaodong!" Seeing that Yuan Wuben no longer tried to resist, Li Xu put away his bow and replied politely. Liyang City is still in the hands of the rebels, and Yuan Wuben is the key figure in capturing Liyang, so
Xu Zi did not dare to treat him lightly. After answering, he called the chief officer Zhao Ziming and the school captain Cui Qian, and ordered them to restrain the soldiers and not allow them to harm the surrendered soldiers who had laid down their weapons. For those who had escaped
Don't continue to pursue the defeated troops who are far away. Let them fend for themselves.
Yuan Wuben watched quietly as Li Xu arranged everything. This result was exactly what he wanted to negotiate with the other party. The crime of treason was nothing more than death. But the farmers and boatmen who were bound by the agreement were not guilty, and the officials of the imperial court were not guilty.
The army should not drive them all to death. Seeing that the other party fulfilled his last wish without having to ask for it, he felt a little relieved, smiled sadly, and asked: "Since the general does not allow Yuan to commit suicide to thank the world, what are he going to do?
Deal with Yuan?"
"Liyang City is still in your hands. I don't want any more people to die!" Li Xu was stunned again and answered hastily. In his imagination, most of the rebels should be extremely vicious, so that they can be worthy of being along the way.
The atrocities he had witnessed. However, Yuan Wuben's wisdom and frankness were somewhat beyond his expectations. Even when he had just given the order not to harm the prisoners, the other party seemed to have guessed all his thoughts.
Dealing with people who are too smart is a headache. Xuzi knew that he might not be able to convince Yuan Wuben with his eloquence. Just when he was thinking about his next words, Yuan Wuben spoke first, "
Mr. General Lang wants to order Yuan to offer the city. I dare to ask, sir, what benefit will this bring to Mr. Yuan?"
"Benefits?" Li Xu's eyes widened in an instant. He didn't want to attack Liyang City by force. The number of brothers in the Xiongwu Camp was limited, and Liyang City had always existed as a granary of the Sui Dynasty. The city wall must not be too thin. But to avoid the continued destruction of living beings
Tu Tan's rhetoric obviously did not move Yuan Wuben. According to Sui Dynasty law, Yuan Wuben, as the backbone of the rebel bandits, would definitely have his family confiscated and exterminated. When a person knew that his whole family was going to be killed, someone would advise him to
If the people are kind-hearted, isn't this the same as seeking the skin of a tiger?
"Son of a bitch, you're so arrogant!" Li Mengchang roared, jumped off his horse, and hit him with a few old punches. I've never seen such an arrogant prisoner in a prison camp. I won't beat him all over the place today.
He wrote his character "Li" backwards. But after three or five blows, his fist couldn't hit it again. Yuan Wuben put on a calm look, not hiding, not dodging, not begging for mercy, not *, as if he was
It was not him who was beaten at all.
"Stop! Don't hurt Mr. Yuan!" Li Xu quickly shouted to stop him. The force of Captain Li Mengchang's fist was quite strong. Once Yuan Wuben was killed, everyone would have to spend more time attacking the city.
Li Mengchang groaned angrily and stood aside, his eyes constantly wandering over Yuan Wuben. This man was so strange that he almost didn't look like a prisoner. Since being defeated, the other rebel soldiers were kneeling on the ground in darkness. But this one was
The "prefect" who took office less than two months ago can be described as calm and composed in his behavior.
"This captain is so strong!" Yuan Wuben straightened up again, wiped the blood from his face, and said proudly. After a pause, he bowed his hand to Li Xu again, "Thank you, General, for showing mercy.
Yuan Mou is unforgettable!"
"How offended!" Li Xu had to reciprocate with courtesy. The other party's magnanimity and courage had already won his respect. If a person is not afraid of death, no one can do anything to him.
Yu Wenshiji ended his pursuit of the rebels and hurried over. He saw this strange scene from a long way away. With intuition, he guessed that Li Xu captured Yuan Wuben alive in order to capture Li Yang without any bloodshed.
.But Xuzi obviously didn't understand the tricks played among the scholar-bureaucrats. The Yuan Wu Ben in front of him was very arrogant. In contrast, Li Xu, Li Mengchang and others were sullen, as if they had just lost a battle.
Yuwenshiji jumped off his horse, walked towards Yuanwuben with a smile, stood five feet in front of the opponent, clasped his fists, bowed to his heart, and bowed with the courtesy of an ordinary person, "Yuwenshiji and Yuanshiji have heard the name of Lord Yuan for a long time.
It's an honor to meet you."
"I've heard of you for a long time. I'm glad to meet you!" Yuan Wuben turned half sideways and bowed in return. He had heard of Yuwen Shiji's name and knew the importance of the Yuwen family. Think about what happened to him today.
In the hands of the Prince Consort of the Sui Dynasty, I felt more at ease.
If someone happened to pass by at this moment, they would never believe that Yuan Wuben and Yu Wenshiji were rivals of life and death before half a stick of incense. The two of them greeted each other politely, greeted each other politely, and sighed politely that fate has played a trick on people.
We met on the battlefield and politely treated Li Xu and the others in Xiongwu Camp as puppets.
The soldiers who went to chase the enemy came back and handed over their orders to the general in turn. The soldiers who were responsible for collecting the wounded and counting the number of dead also completed their tasks, holding a stack of lists of names, waiting for inspection by the general and the supervisor. Responsible
The soldiers who had taken in the prisoners and collected the trophies had almost completed their tasks. They stepped forward and asked for advice on how to deal with the aftermath. Seeing Lord Yuwen chatting lively with the enemy general, they stood beside Li Xu in stunned silence.
"Now that the outcome has been decided, why bother bringing all the people in the city to be buried with you?" Yu Wenshiji and Yuan Wuben lamented that they were fed up with their fate, and slowly turned the conversation to the main topic.
"Yuan Mou has already admitted defeat. Yuan Mou just asked, if Yuan Mou offers the city, how will the generals reward each other?" Yuan Wuben put away his smile, showed an indifferent look again, and answered.
This attitude angered many generals, and they all gathered around, wanting to teach this man a lesson. However, Yu Wenshiji waved his hands to stop everyone from taking further actions. "After taking Li Yang, I will behead you in public. As for the
Your family, young and old, will all become private slaves of the Yuwen family!" He thought for a while and said solemnly, as if he had just reached a deal with Yuan Wuben.
Everyone, including Li Xu, was stunned again. Before using a person, he told him that he was going to kill him and turn his family into slaves. This kind of "reward" condition could only be imagined by Yu Wenshiji.
You have to figure it out! But Yuan Wu didn't accept this trick at all. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then walked up to Yu Wenshi and his horse, knelt down and knelt down to thank the Prime Minister.
"Yuan, thank you, General Yuwen!" Yuan Wuben touched his hands to his forehead and bowed his head deeply. He bowed once, then, and three times!
In the astonished eyes of everyone, Yuwen Shiji bowed to Yuan Wuben three times. Then he helped him up with both hands. "The general's name is too obvious, so I can only do this!" He explained politely, his tone full of helplessness.
Yuan Wuben shook his head slightly and took a few steps back. The general of the Yuwen family brought another horse and helped Yuan Wuben climb up.
"May I ask the two generals, what do you plan to do with these two reduced soldiers?" Yuan Wuben, who climbed up behind the horse, resumed his aloof posture and asked proudly.
"This?" Li Xu looked at Yuwen Shiji, hoping that he could find a suitable plan. Zhao Ziming and He Cuiqian had just conveyed his general orders. Except for a few soldiers who ran too far, most of them
Some soldiers have already rushed back on horseback. Currently, there are only more than 4,000 soldiers in Xiongwu Camp, but there are more than 20,000 prisoners kneeling on the ground waiting to be dealt with! With the entire battle situation unclear, so many prisoners are housed in this
He is definitely a burden. Once a prisoner suddenly explodes the camp during a battle with the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Please give me some advice, Master Yuan!" Yu Wenshiji gave Yuan Wuben the opportunity to make suggestions without hesitation.
"The food stored in Liyang is enough to consume an army of 100,000 for at least five years! They" Yuan Wuben sneered and pointed at the trembling captives kneeling on the ground, "Do you think they know what they are doing?"
"They know, they just have no choice!" Li Xu interjected coldly before Yu Wenshi could reply. He suddenly felt very regretful, regretting that he didn't take action to beat Yuan himself just now. He held the handle of the knife with his right hand.
On the bed, he heard the crackling of his finger joints. (To be continued)
