Although Jia Ke read the letter, he did not immediately agree to the other party. Instead, he pondered for a moment and then said: "I have been thinking about incorporating Annan into the Celestial Empire since I went south. Since you have come to surrender, you will become the subjects of the Celestial Dynasty in the future."
, all transactions and taxes must be handled according to the rules of the Celestial Empire, is it possible for you to do it?"
Wang Jie naturally agreed upon hearing this, because as long as Jia Ke did not deprive them of their power in the south, they naturally had nothing to object to this tax.
Seeing that the other party had accepted his conditions, Jia Ke said straight to the point: "Three days from now, at the third watch, raise a fire as a signal. If the city gate can be opened, I will lead the troops into the city. Then I will take care of all your officials in the south.
No offense."
After hearing this, Wang Jie did not show any pretense and said directly: "Then I will go back now and inform the Grand Tutor to prepare. I will be waiting for the Prime Minister's arrival at the South Gate in three days."
Jia Ke stood up with a face full of joy and escorted Wang Jie out of the camp in person. It wasn't until his figure disappeared that he returned to the tent again.
After Jia Ke returned to the big tent, Sun Yan had been waiting there for a long time.
Sun Yan hurriedly handed Jia Ke over when he came back, and then asked impatiently: "Master, do you believe what this person says?"
"Why don't you believe it?"
"Lord, if there is any fraud, we will suffer heavy losses."
Jia Ke said with a smile: "Didn't I think there was a fraud? Three days later, he sent wolf soldiers to ambush three miles away from Shenglong Mansion. When the opponent's torch lit up, he immediately ordered the wolf soldiers to enter the city. At the same time, he sent cavalry to respond nearby.
, once the opponent is tricking you, immediately send cavalry to attack the opponent's city gate."
Sun Yan nodded after hearing this. In this way, even if he could not break through the city gate, he could ensure that his losses would not be too great.
Besides, after Wang Jie returned to Shenglong Mansion, he came to Du Lin's house overnight and gave Du Lin a detailed report on his meeting with Jia Ke.
Du Lin also looked happy after hearing this. No matter who rules Annan, as long as the interests of nobles like them can be guaranteed, it will be the same as whoever surrenders.
Du Lin walked excitedly for a few steps in the hall, and then said to Wang Jie in an echo: "Go back and have a good rest. Don't miss your schedule. We will meet on the tower in the north city in three days. Then we will open the city gate and welcome Jia."
The Prime Minister enters the city."
Ruan Zhengyu knew nothing about all this. He still went upstairs every day to patrol and boost morale. He had no feeling at all about what was about to happen.
Three days passed quickly. On the night of the third day, Du Lin brought several representatives of the southern nobles to the wall of the North City.
Now that these people are here, there is already a tacit understanding here. With them and tens of thousands of southern soldiers in the city, they will naturally obey them.
At the third watch, Du Lin ordered Wang Jie to light a torch and keep shaking it on the top of the city. At the same time, he ordered his tribesman Du Qing to lead his troops to the city gate, open the city gate, and welcome Jia Ke's troops to enter.
city.
Outside the city, Yunnan Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhi had already led 30,000 wolf soldiers and had been waiting for a long time three miles away from the north gate of Shenglong Mansion.
At this time, they suddenly saw the torches on the city wall lighting up and shaking, and they knew that the time had come.
Liu Zhi immediately led the people and rushed towards the city gate. When they arrived at the city gate, they saw that the thousand-jin gate had been pulled up and the city gate was open.
When Liu Zhi led the wolf soldiers into the city gate, he saw the shouts of killing at the city gate shaking the sky.
It turned out that the troops sent by Ruan Zhengyu to monitor the southern troops had already discovered that the southern troops had opened the city gate. They were not fools, and they immediately knew that the southerners wanted to surrender.
So Ruan Jingtian, the leader of this army, after receiving the news, sent people to report to Ruan Zhengyu, and ordered his troops to the city gate, hoping to retake the city gate and keep the Central Plains army out of the city gate.
How could Du Zhong, who was stationed at the city gate, let him ruin his own affairs, so he came with thousands of troops to stop Ruan Jingtian.
The troops led by Ruan Jingtian are not comparable to those farmers who have just gathered together.
This unit is one of the few elite units left by Ruan Zhengyu in Thang Long Province.
So as soon as the two armies engaged in battle, Eucommia ulmoides' thousands of troops could no longer hold on, and were quickly suppressed by Ruan Jingtian at the city gate. At this critical moment, Liu Zhi arrived with his wolf soldiers.
Liu Zhi, you knew what was going on when you arrived at the city gate, so you immediately led the wolf soldiers to join the battle group.
With the addition of this new force, Ruan Jingtian's men were immediately at a disadvantage both in terms of quantity and quality. It didn't take long for them to be driven far away from the city gate.
At this time, the cavalry of the Manchu Eight Banners also rushed to the city gate. As soon as they entered the city gate, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The men and horses they brought with them today were immediately killed and fled in all directions. There was no longer any
The power of resistance.
At this time, Ruan Zhengyu also arrived with reinforcements. When he arrived at the scene, he was a little disheartened. It turned out that Beicheng was almost occupied by troops from the Central Plains.
What Ruan Zhengyu could say now was that he could only lead the troops and charge upward.
Ruan Zhengyu joined the battle group with his troops. The two sides started a brutal street battle in the city. Due to the narrow terrain, Jia Ke's men and horses could not move, but Jia Ke's men were very brave. The soldiers in front
As soon as he fell down, someone from behind would take over.
Annan's army did not have such strict discipline. After all, they had just become anxious. So they were soon at a disadvantage in this cruel fight.
At this critical moment, I suddenly heard a loud shout from behind: "Don't panic, everyone, I'm coming."
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Ding Hao. He was wielding a sword and firing his bow left and right. The place he passed was like chopping waves.
Although those Guangxi wolf soldiers were brave, as soon as Ding Hao came in front of them, they were killed by him.
And when those farmers who had just gathered together saw that their general was so brave, their morale was greatly boosted.
These people followed Ding Hao and rushed forward. The wolf soldiers couldn't resist for a moment and began to retreat.
At this time, those people in the southern part of Annan Kingdom were a little surprised when they saw that the soldiers from the Central Plains were repelled by a group of farmers.
Seeing that this situation was not good, Du Lin immediately said to Du Zhong, the general in charge of the army of his tribe: "Hurry up and reinforce. This is a big deal that cannot be ruined."
Eucommia ulmoides did not hesitate, and immediately led the southern soldiers down from the tower. He picked up his gun, mounted his horse, straightened his armor, and went straight to Ding Hao.
Ding Hao was killing happily there when she suddenly saw another group of people coming from the front. The addition of these people immediately stabilized the formation. She looked up and took a closer look and saw that they were the rebels from the south.
Now Ding Hao is furious. It is these traitors from the south who are greedy for life and afraid of death that have brought Annan to such an uncontrollable state.
So Ding Hao became cruel, urged the horse on his hip, wielded his sword, led the people, and rushed straight towards these southerners.
Eucommia ulmoides did not show weakness when Ding Hao rushed over. Although he had heard of Ding Hao's reputation for bravery, he considered himself to be a general on horseback, so he was not timid.
As soon as the two men met, they started fighting with swords and guns. Little did they know that Eucommia ulmoides would not be able to withstand it for three or four rounds.
Only now did Eucommia know how powerful Ding Hao was, and he really lived up to his reputation.
So Eucommia ulmoides did not dare to fight again, and tried to move away with a feint, but Ding Hao's horse was a BMW horse. He rushed behind him in three strokes and slashed with his sword. Eucommia ulmoides always paid attention to the horse behind him.
, saw that the opponent was slashing him with a knife, but he did not dare to neglect, and tried his best to lie on the horse, so the knife only hit his head, splitting his helmet in half.
At this time, Eucommia ulmoides no longer dared to neglect, and ran directly to the side of the wolf soldiers. Liu Zhi, the general of Guangxi who was following the wolf soldiers, rushed to the front during this time.
Liu Zhi saw that his side was in a weak position, but the opponent's general was really powerful. He led his troops to charge left and right, and even prevented his wolf soldiers from advancing even an inch.
But Liu Zhi was also a man of some character. Seeing that the opponent was so powerful, he might not be a match for him, so he rolled his eyes and came up with a solution.
Liu Zhi first sent a general to lure Ding Hao, and then arranged archers in front of the formation.
Ding Hao didn't know it was a plan, so when he saw the wolf soldiers from the Central Plains were reinforcing again, led by a general, he led his men and horses to confront the enemy.
The general from the Central Plains only fought with him for a few rounds and then fled on horseback.
Ding Hao didn't know it was a trick, because when he and this general were facing each other, he had already seen the opponent's strength.
So Ding Hao chased after him, and the soldiers under his command also rushed forward with him. They arrived at the city gate before he could do it. With a little more force, he could drive the Central Plains people out of the city gate. Now Ding Hao is even more powerful.
Invigorate.
Unexpectedly, when they were about to catch up with the general, the fleeing wolf soldiers suddenly stopped and then separated to the left and right, revealing rows of archers in front of them.
When Ding Hao saw this situation, he was immediately frightened. He knew that he had fallen into the opponent's trick, but it was too late to leave now. He only saw pieces of bows and arrows like dark clouds shooting at him.
What a Ding Hao, at this critical moment, he didn't even panic. He waved his sword and covered it like snowflakes. He protected his body with his body and his horse with his body, and kept firing arrows.
This is Liu Zhi standing behind the formation. He was surprised to see that Ding Hao was not shot to death for a while, but now he no longer cares about benevolence and justice.
Liu Zhi took out the precious eagle from behind him, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and aimed an arrow at Ding Hao.
The arrow shot by Liu Zhi was so fast and urgent that Ding Hao didn't notice that it hit his shoulder. Although it was a small injury, it slowed down his movements. Facing the waves of arrow rain, he moved quickly.
If it's slow, it's time to die.
Sure enough, Ding Hao was hit by arrows one after another, and finally he was hit by dozens of arrows before he fell off his horse.
At the beginning, the farmers who followed Ding Hao in the battle were still somewhat energetic. But now that their leader was dead, they immediately showed their true colors and were beaten by the Guangxi wolf soldiers like rats running away with their heads covered.
These farmers became cautious. After all, no one wanted to die, so some people secretly hid behind them. As long as one of these things happened, it would become a big deal immediately, so these farmer soldiers could no longer withstand the attack of the Central Plains troops.
After attacking, they quickly dispersed, leaving Ruan Zhengyu and his soldiers at the front.
At this time, Eucommia ulmoides, who was following Liu Zhi and guiding the Chinese army, saw Ruan Zhengyu and was immediately overjoyed.
"General Liu, look at the one in yellow robe, that is King Ruan Zhengyu of Annan."
Liu Zhi looked forward, and sure enough there was a pair of elite soldiers escorting a well-armored middle-aged man who was evacuating backwards.
Liu Zhi was ecstatic now. He did not expect that such a great achievement would be given to him. As long as he captured the Annan King, he would be granted the title of marquis.