Chapter 274 Tang Yin decided to accept Gong Song's conditions. Li Xin thought about it briefly and agreed. Lingshuang had no objection to this. Although Yue Ze felt that it was too risky, the three kings had already agreed, so he did not
So I can stand up and object again, and finally just nod along with the crowd.
After discussion, the four kings unanimously agreed to accept Gong Song's proposal not to surrender but to allow the coalition forces to pass.
Their decision was immediately communicated to 'Gu Anmin'. Gu Anmin, who had been silent with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and said to Gong Song who was waiting aside: "Master Gong, just follow your decision."
Do it if you want!"
Gong Song was startled for a moment and asked, "Has General Gu thought it through?"
Gu Anmin nodded and said: "Yes, I will go back and inform the princes so that the whole army can prepare to cross the city."
Listening to his tone, he sounded like the commander-in-chief of the entire army. This made Gong Song secretly surprised, and he couldn't guess why he had such an important role in the coalition forces.
Feeling strange in his heart, Gong Song still raised his hands and said, "Then General Lao Gu will be here. I will also ask people to open the city gates and wait for the coalition soldiers to pass through the city at any time."
Gu Anmin narrowed his eyes and asked seriously: "How will Master Gong want the coalition forces to cross the city?"
In Tang Yin's opinion, no matter how bold Gong Song was, he would not allow his side to pass through the city freely. There would definitely be restrictions in place, and most likely, his side would be allowed to pass in batches.
However, what surprised him was that Gong Song did not make such a request, and said with a smile: "The coalition forces can go wherever they want, and the subordinates will not ask, let alone stop them."
Huh? This was quite beyond Tang Yin's expectation. Gu Anmin looked directly at Gong Song for a long time, finally nodded and smiled, and said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. I would like to thank Mr. Gong for his trust."
Gu Anmin was carried back to the coalition camp by the guards, and then told the four kings Tang Yin, Lingshuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin exactly the results of his negotiation with Gong Song.
After hearing what he said, Yue Ze was overjoyed and hurriedly said to the other three kings: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Since the other party does not limit the number of our troops passing through the city, let's strike first..."
Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Since Gong Song can trust us so much, why can't we trust him? What's more, having Gong Song help us guard Nanyue can also save us a lot of manpower!"
Yue Ze still wanted to speak, but Tang Yin had already shaken his head to everyone on the left and right, then jumped on his horse and headed straight for Nanyue City.
Seeing him leaving first, Lingshuang, Yueze and Li Xin were all startled and looked at each other. Finally, they secretly gritted their teeth and braved the courage to follow Tang Yin.
When they entered the shooting range of Nanyue, people's hearts rose to their throats unconsciously. With the strength of Nanyue's defenders, if only one round of arrows was fired, none of them would be able to survive.
But the Nanyue defenders did not attack. Just as Gong Song said, the city gate was wide open and the defenders were separated on both sides. The civil and military officials headed by Gong Song gathered in front of the city gate without any intention of starting a war.
Not long after, Tang Yin was already riding a tall horse and walked leisurely to Gong Song and others.
His eyes were scanning Gong Song and others, and the other party was also sizing him up. He could clearly see that the person who came was not old, but he was very majestic. He had a golden crown on his head, wearing a gorgeous black brocade dress, and a red exquisite cloak. He was surrounded by people.
There are like clouds of armor and guards, and there are many generals.
Tang Yin floated off his horse, smiled at Gong Song, who was standing at the front of the crowd, and said, "You must be Mr. Gong, right?"
"Who are you……"
"When you see His Highness Feng Wang, why don't you greet him with courtesy?" Tang Yin didn't need to answer. Ah San and Ah Si behind him both shouted in a deep voice.
Ah! This is the Wind King Tang Yin?! Gong Song and other civil and military officials were shocked. People bowed their hands and saluted, and said in unison: "I will pay my respects to His Highness the Wind King!"
Gong Song and others bowed rather than kneeled. After all, Tang Yin was not King Zhen, and they were not surrendering, so they could not bow down.
Tang Yin didn't mind this either. He waved his hands to everyone and said, "You don't have to be polite, but I would like to thank Mr. Gong for his understanding of justice and his willingness to let our coalition troops pass unconditionally."
"I am ashamed of myself. His Highness, Prince Feng, is going to kill me!" Gong Song lowered his head even lower.
Tang Yin helped him up and said with a smile: "Master Gong, let's go into the city!"
His understatement made everyone present change their expressions.
Before it was clear whether there was an ambush in the city and whether there was any danger, Tang Yin, as a monarch, wanted to be the first to enter the city. He was really brave.
Gong Song was also secretly speechless. He was stunned for a moment and asked: "Isn't His Highness Feng Wang worried that I will set up an ambush in the city?"
Tang Yin asked with a smile: "Master Gong is willing to let the coalition forces pass. Aren't you worried that the coalition forces will suddenly be in trouble after entering the city?"
Gong Song said sternly: "I believe in the princes and princes, and I also believe that the princes will never do such despicable and shameless things."
Tang Yin nodded and said: "Similarly, I also believe in Mr. Gong's character and believe that Mr. Gong will do what he says."
He said it lightly, but Gong Song was deeply moved. It seemed that his big gamble was right, and the coalition forces were indeed worthy of his trust. It was no wonder that Gu Anmin would turn his back to the coalition forces. He said seriously: "Thank you, Your Highness, King Feng, for your support.
of trust.”
Tang Yin said calmly: "I have always believed that trust should be mutual. Since Mr. Gong can trust the coalition forces so much, how can I not set an example?!" As he spoke, he raised his head with a smile and said:
"Master Gong, please lead the way."
Looking at Tang Yin, who is young, handsome but broad-minded, straightforward and heroic, Gong Song can't help but feel sad for him. No wonder Fengguo has risen rapidly in the north. If Zhenguo could have such a monarch, how could it have fallen to this day?
The tragic situation?
For Tang Yin, Gong Song felt all kinds of things in his heart. It would not be an exaggeration to describe him as envy, jealousy, and hatred. Of course, his feelings were not for Tang Yin as a person, but for the entire Feng Kingdom.
Under Gong Song's guidance, Tang Yin, protected by a group of generals and guards, took the lead in entering Nanyue City.
It was not until he entered for a while that no chaos broke out in the city. Only then did the three kings Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin behind him dare to be bold enough to lead their respective armies to enter one after another.
Gong Song admired Tang Yin's courage and ambition very much. Although the four kings had entered the city, he always stayed by Tang Yin's side.
Nanyue City is very unique. The buildings in the city are mainly made of earth and stone, and wooden houses are rarely seen. After entering the city, Tang Yin's eyes have been looking around, marveling at it while looking at it.
Since the entire city is built on a hillside, the buildings in the city are also layered, with one floor higher than the other. This may not be visible outside the city, but once you are there, you will immediately realize that the layout of the city is also different.
Simple.
If the invading enemy thinks that breaking through the outer city wall of Nanyue City is equivalent to breaking through the city defense, then they are completely wrong. At best, they will occupy the lowest level of Nanyue City. If they go further in, there will be tall and tall people in rows ahead.
These buildings are built on the mountainside with cliffs as support. The cliffs become natural city walls. If foreign enemies want to penetrate deeper, they have to set up ladders to continue to break through these high cliffs. If they want to occupy the entire city,
You have to break through layer by layer until you reach the top of the cliff.
In such a dangerous city, if the defenders maintain their tenacious will to resist, no matter how powerful the invading enemy is, a frontal attack would be almost suicide.
Regarding the layout of Nanyue City, Tang Yin became more and more frightened as he looked at it. Fortunately, Gong Song gave him permission. Otherwise, it is estimated that Nanyue City would not be a problem in blocking his own army of one million for a year and a half.
Seeing Tang Yin walking and looking around, with surprise in his eyes from time to time, Gong Song explained: "Nanyue City was built in the period of King Shangwu, more than 800 years ago. It is said that in order to build Nanyue City, only manpower was needed.
It cost no less than one million, and it took a total of thirty years."
The name of the martial king he mentioned was Li Zhen. He was the most famous monarch in the history of the Zhen Kingdom, and had the deepest influence on the Zhen Kingdom. The Zhen Kingdom could grow from weak to strong, from small to large, and Li Zhen had great achievements. But he was also right.
It was because of him that the border disputes in Zhenguo continued.
When the kingdom was first divided, Zhenguo was just a small country, and its territory was far less large than it is now. By Li Zhen's generation, Zhenguo, with its strong military and horses, began to expand outwards, especially the annexation and occupation of barbarian territories in the west, almost to the point of madness.
, the decades-long war expanded Zhenguo's territory more than several times. However, Zhenguo's combat power will not always be strong, and it is impossible for Zhenguo to have such talented and strategic kings as Li Zhen from generation to generation.
, after Li Zhen, the foreign states in the west began to frequently ask for their own land from the Zhen Kingdom, but how could the Zhen Kingdom return the annexed land? This was the beginning of hundreds of years of border disputes.
Even when the four kingdoms of Sichuan, An, Huan, and Mo later divided the Zhen Kingdom, the border troubles were not resolved. They became a heavy burden and a trouble that they could not get rid of. Of course, this is a story for another day.
Tang Yin was very interested in the history of Zhenguo. Gong Song was willing to talk about it, and he listened with great interest.
Everyone walked all the way up the hillside, and before they knew it, they had arrived in front of the West City Gate.
While sending Tang Yin out of the city, Gong Song said sincerely: "Wei Chen feels that His Highness King Feng is different from all the kings in the world!"
Tang Yin was stunned and asked with a smile: "Why did Mr. Gong say that?"
In fact, Gong Song couldn't explain what made Tang Yin different from others. Was he courageous? There were countless courageous monarchs in various dynasties, especially in the Zheng Kingdom. Li Hong dared to proclaim himself emperor and proclaimed himself emperor. His courage was beyond limit.
Is he big-minded? There are many such monarchs. Take Xiao Xuan, the king of Sichuan, for example. He is famous for his broad-mindedness and his ability to accommodate all rivers. Specifically, what is so surprising about Tang Yin? Gong Song couldn't explain it for a while, but he just felt that he had it.
Characteristics that are different from others.
He did not answer Tang Yin, and could not answer him. When he walked out of the city gate, he stood still, cupped his hands and said: "I would like to pay close attention to His Highness Feng Wang. In the future, if His Highness Feng Wang has any instructions, just send someone