Chapter five hundred and twelve the strategy succeeded
Cen Peng is a arrogant person to the core. At this time, he was obviously talking nonsense, but his expression and attitude when he spoke were as if he was giving a favor to people, as if he was giving people a great favor.
People with a little less determination will unconsciously have the urge to kneel down and thank him in front of such Cen Peng.
At this time, Zhao Gui not only had sweat on his forehead, but also the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat.
Cen Peng said unhurriedly: "General Zhao, even if you don't want to think about yourself, you should at least think about the tens of thousands of brothers in Gaohu Army. Even if you don't think about them, you should also think about their families.
?Enough people have died in today's battle, and I really don't want to see more people lose their lives. General Zhao, there are two paths in this life, one is death, how are you going to go?"
Zhao Gui kept wiping his sweat, while the generals in the city gate tower looked at him eagerly.
A famous general whispered: "Qi Ran and Zhang Huai have both died in the battle, Dongshan and Shang Huai... I'm afraid they are not far away from death. When Liu Xiu finishes taking care of them, he will come to take care of us next!"
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Another famous general looked ugly and said: "General, when we rose up, we just wanted to have food to eat. Now that King Xiao is willing to appease us, why don't we just follow King Xiao?!"
"But what if Liu Xiu deceives us? Once we surrender, we will be slaughtered by others, and I will be slaughtered by others!" A general frowned and said with worry.
"No, King Xiao is kind and true to his word. Everyone knows it. Since King Xiao is willing to surrender us, he will never kill us!"
Hearing this, many generals of the Gaohu Army nodded repeatedly. Liu Xiu had a gentle and kind temperament, and took "people cannot trust without trust" as his principle of doing things. This time it showed its effectiveness.
When mentioning Liu Xiu's character, even the Hebei rebels who fought Liu Xiu to a bloody head had to give him a thumbs up and praise him for his good character.
People looked at Zhao Gui more eagerly, and couldn't help but say: "General!"
Zhao Gui, who was silent, slowly raised his head and looked around at everyone present. Seeing the eagerness and desire to survive in people's eyes, he sighed heavily and said: "Forget it! We have tried our best, but there is nothing we can do about it."
We have no other options. Given the current situation, we have no other choice but to surrender!"
Hearing this, the generals of the Gaohu Army present all breathed a sigh of relief and saluted Zhao Gui one after another, saying: "General, you are wise! You are really lucky for us!"
Zhao Gui smiled bitterly and shook his head. He looked at Cen Peng outside the city and said, "General Cen, what you just said was what Prince Xiao meant?"
Old God Cen Peng said: "Of course!"
"How can I believe you when you are making empty claims?"
Cen Peng patted the wooden box in his arms and said, "Here is the king's token, which can be used as a certificate!"
Zhao Gui stretched his neck and looked carefully at the wooden box Cen Peng held in his arms. After looking at it for a long time, he could not see what it was. He asked in confusion: "What is General Cen holding?"
Cen Peng opened the lid of the wooden box, revealed the Chixiao sword inside, and said: "This is the sword that the king never leaves, the Chixiao sword! Chixiao is here, can it be used as a certificate?"
"Red Sky Sword! So this is the Red Sky Sword!"
"It is said that Emperor Gaozu used this sword to kill Bai Mang and conquer the world!"
"After Prince Xiao became the Great Ancestor, he got the Scarlet Sky Sword again. This world will belong to Prince Xiao in the future. If we really follow Prince Xiao in the future, we will also have our share in this world!" A general said with excitement.
There was no excitement on Zhao Gui's face, but a tragic look on his face. He nodded towards Cen Peng and said: "General Cen, I have nothing else to ask for. I only hope that Prince Xiao and General Cen will treat my brothers well in the future!"
As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his side and placed it across his neck, making a gesture of wiping his neck.
This situation frightened everyone around him. Two generals who were close to Zhao Gui rushed forward and hugged Zhao Gui's sword-holding arm tightly.
Cen Peng also looked surprised and asked in confusion: "What is General Gao doing?"
The generals in the city gate tower knelt on the ground one after another and said in unison: "General, you can't do this!"
Zhao Gui smiled bitterly and said: "You can surrender, but I cannot surrender. King Xiao may not kill you, but he will definitely kill me. Instead of dying in humiliation, it is better to end it now!"
"General..."
Cen Peng secretly rolled his eyes and murmured in his heart, you've gone too far in this act! If you want to commit suicide, why don't you have to draw a sword and wipe your neck with so much effort? You can just jump off the city gate tower and end it!
Zhao Gui wanted to act in a suicide scene to show his strength, and Cen Peng was willing to accompany him in the act.
He said sternly: "General Zhao's words are wrong! My king said that as long as General Zhao is willing to lead his troops to surrender, he will not kill every single soldier of the Gaohu Army, which naturally includes you, General Zhao!"
Hearing Cen Peng's words, Zhao Gui felt reassured. But on the surface, he still had a tragic face, as if nothing could be more sad than death. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "My troops and the Bronze Horse are reunited." , we are brothers and sisters, today the Bronze Horses are reunited and are in trouble, and my troops are living alone, it is really... I am ashamed of my brothers in the two armies!"
Ha! Zhao Gui not only wanted to show his staunchness, but also his kindness and righteousness. Cen Peng said patiently: "General Zhao is willing to surrender, so that he can speak in front of the king, and he can also try his best to protect his life." Capturing the Bronze Horse will save the lives of the soldiers. This is a good deed, which is worthy of the heart. If General Zhao does not surrender, the captured people will probably die. By doing this, General Zhao will be ashamed of the Bronze Horse. Company, I hope General Zhao will think twice!"
The generals of the Gaohu Army nodded repeatedly and said: "General, General Cen is right! Only when we surrender can we find a way to protect the Bronze Horse and save the lives of our brothers in the Chonglian Army!"
"If the general dies, who will save them?"
People spoke to each other and tried to persuade Zhao to return.
At this time, Zhao Gui also showed a sudden enlightenment. He nodded, slowly put down his sword, and said to the people around him: "Open the city gate, I'll wait, go out of the city and surrender!"
Zhu, Gai Yan, Ji Zun, Fu Jun and others probably never dreamed that Cen Peng, by himself, could force tens of thousands of Gaohu troops guarding Qingyuan to surrender.
As the city gate opened, the generals of the Gaohu Army, led by Zhao Gui, were all tied up and walked out of the city gate.
Cen Peng waved to the back, then turned over and dismounted, walked up to Zhao Gui and others who were kneeling on the ground, first untied Zhao Gui's body, then helped him up and said: "General Zhao is righteous. What you do today will surely be remembered for eternity!”
Zhao Gui had a bitter look on his face and said: "General Cen is in trouble!" wavv
As he spoke, he looked at the war horse Cen Peng was riding and said, "I wonder if General Cen can send the heads of Qi Suo and Zhang Huai to me. I... want to bury them both."
"These are all trivial matters. We can discuss them later. Now we should go see the king as soon as possible!" Cen Peng said seriously.
Zhao Gui nodded hurriedly, responded repeatedly, and said: "What General Cen said is absolutely true!"
He originally thought that Liu Xiu was on the battlefield seven miles south of the city. Now that he had surrendered, he should go and see Liu Xiucai immediately.
Cen Peng led all the generals from Zhao Gui and even the Gaohu Army into his own army, and then ordered Gai Yan, Fu Jun, and Ji Zun to lead 30,000 troops to guard Qingyuan together with the Gaohu Army soldiers.
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He and Zhu took Zhao Gui and the generals of Gaohu Army to the battlefield between Guantao and Qingyuan.
When they passed by the "battlefield" outside the city, Zhao Gui and his generals suddenly discovered that there had been no fighting here. Not to mention there was no body on the ground, and there was not even a trace of blood.
Zhao Gui turned his head in surprise and looked around. After looking for a long time, he could not find any traces of the aftermath of the war. He couldn't help but ask: "General Cen, what is this?"
Cen Peng laughed and said: "General Zhao, our army just did a drill here!"
There was no fighting, just drills? Zhao Gui's eyes widened in disbelief. Then, he moved his gaze downwards, landing on the two severed heads hanging on Cen Peng's saddle, and asked: "Then... then Qi suddenly and Zhang
Huai?"
"Ah, these are not their heads, it's just a trick I used to get General Gao to sacrifice the city as soon as possible." As he spoke, Cen Peng asked with a smile: "General Zhao won't blame me for using deception, right?"
After hearing this, Zhao Gui and even the surrounding Gaohu Army generals' heads buzzed. Then, their brains went blank, and they couldn't regain their senses for a while.
It turns out that everything Cen Peng said was false. Liu Xiu did not reach Qingyuan at all, the Bronze Horse Army and the Heavy Company Army were not defeated, and Zhang Huai and Qi Suo were not killed!
But now they knew this, it was too late. They had been disarmed, and they were still in Cen Peng's army, surrounded by Han soldiers who were watching eagerly.
People looked at Cen Peng with dull eyes. Seeing his cheerful look, their eyes became more and more fiery. If eyes could spit fire, Cen Peng would be roasted in an instant.
There was no apology or embarrassment on Cen Peng's face, as he said slowly: "General Zhao, although I used deception, it is true that I saved you and your brothers in the army. You really
Do you think you are invincible in the world in Hebei? How do you compare to the kings of the past? How do your soldiers compare to millions of reckless troops? In the past, the king only led 3,000 soldiers and was able to defeat millions of reckless troops. Now,
, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers under the king's command, and they are just bronze horses. They are reconnected and even Gaohu, how can they be the opponent of the king? Knowing that they will be defeated, it is foolish to continue to fight bravely. Submitting to the king, for
For your department, this is the only way out!"
Zhao Gui's eyes gradually softened. What Cen Peng said made sense. Even if it didn't make sense, Zhao Gui had to analyze it himself. Otherwise, he would be tortured to death.
He said: "King Xiao did not send General Cen to recruit us to surrender. Now that we are surrendering, if King Xiao has murderous intentions, wouldn't we..."
Cen Peng said: "General Zhao, don't worry about this. Since I have surrendered you and others, I will naturally protect you and others in front of the king. If the king insists on killing, Peng will remonstrate with death!"
Zhao Gui was stunned for a moment, then sighed quietly, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I would like to thank General Cen!"
Now, the war situation between the Han Army and the Bronze Horse Army is in a stalemate.
The reinforcements headed by Qi Ran and Zhang Huai have already merged with the remnants of the Bronze Horse Army, but the total army of 200,000 people still cannot get any advantage in front of the Han army headed by Liu Xiu.
Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang originally planned to retreat towards Qingyuan, but the charge of Youzhou Cavalry disrupted their formation. Liu Xiu personally led the infantry and took the opportunity to rush up from the rear and defeated the Bronze Horse Army.
Able to stay in place.
The 200,000-strong Bronze Horse Army and the Heavy Company Army were forced to build defensive horses, build earthen walls, and build fortifications on the spot to resist the attack of Youzhou's sudden cavalry. When the two armies were facing each other,
, Cen Peng and Zhu arrived with Zhao Gui who surrendered.