Hearing Liang Yizhang patting his chest and confirming this, the local soldiers who did not dare to fight to the death for fear of massacre no longer doubted in unison.
Song Quan took a look and realized that people's hearts had turned. It was not easy to instigate those Qian Boss at the moment, so he could only express his words:
"You said that reinforcements will arrive in ten days. What if we keep guard for a long time but the reinforcements don't come? Then the hatred of offending the intruders will not be vented on the people!"
Liang Yizhang gritted his teeth: "If the reinforcements don't arrive, I will give you an explanation. You must defend the city well now, otherwise you will be punished for collaborating with the enemy! Now I can still pretend that I just didn't hear what I just said, and pretend that you are
In order to worry about the people being massacred!"
Song Quan still wanted to make trouble, but he secretly observed and realized that people could no longer unite around him at this moment. If he forced trouble, he was afraid that he would be killed by Liang Yizhang's marching army, and his subordinates might not help him resist.
I have no choice but to resist for a day.
The Ming Dynasty implemented a garrison military system, so the soldiers and local guard generals had lived in the same place for generations and were locals.
Of course, the locals were worried about the safety of the local folks. Song Quan quietly mentioned that the folks might be massacred in retaliation for their resistance at first, so as to arouse the resonance of those generals in advance.
In contrast, all civil servants have passed the examination, and they all serve as officials in different places.
In times of crisis, local generals can easily cause trouble by saying that "foreign officials don't care about the lives of locals and only use their lives to make up for their political achievements."
But Liang Yizhang was convinced, and the situation was temporarily reversed and under control. Song Quan was not sure, so he had to fight the enemy. At the same time, he also thought of another retreat in his mind, and he seemed not too worried about offending the bandits.
…
Liang Yizhang temporarily controlled people's hearts, and Yuan Zongdi's fierce attack on this day failed to achieve any results——
The most terrifying thing about the intruders was not their ability to attack the city in a tough battle, but the intimidation of the defenders who feared that "if they break the city after fighting, they will be massacred by the whole city."
Once this intimidation is broken, the Chuangjun's biggest advantage will be temporarily blocked.
Just relying on real swords and real guns to fight, the defender has the advantage of the city wall, what does it mean to defend for ten days?
Yuan Zongdi attacked fiercely for one day, killing more than a thousand people and wounding many more, and returned home defeated.
Before leaving, another group of scolders made harsh words:
"Liang Gouguan! How dare you resist Chuang Wang's heavenly soldiers? Our army of 100,000 besieges the city. Shangqiu will be defeated sooner or later! Because of your stubborn resistance today, on the day the city is breached, Chuang Wang Alliance vows to massacre 20% of the population in the city!
Our army will attack the city again in three days. If you dare to resist then, you will kill half of the city when you break it! The longer you resist, the more complete the city will be massacred!"
After saying these words, Yuan Zongdi left the frightened Shangqiu defenders and generals behind and retreated directly to the siege camp.
The people at the top of the city were in panic. It was obvious that even though they had won the battle, their morale was still affected. During the bloody fight just now, their brains had no time to think ahead. After they calmed down, some things became more and more scary as they thought about them.
Liang Yizhang supervised the battle for half a day and saw everything with his own eyes. He also knew what would happen if he made false promises.
After thinking about it, after the war ended, he returned to the magistrate's office, and with a livid face, he found one of his confidants and his colleague Yan Zekong, and secretly confessed a few words.
"I wonder what Mr. Futai has to say?" Yan Zekong was quite polite when he saw him. Although he was still besieging the city, he still maintained respect for the chief officer.
Liang Yizhang felt bitter in his mouth. He looked at Yan Zekong, then at his master, and whispered:
"I know that if the soldiers' fear of being massacred and retaliated against the city is eliminated, they will not be able to defend the city sincerely. We have offended the trespassers now, and we are certain to be retaliated against.
I see that below Song Quan, there are several local generals, such as He Chong and others, who are very loyal. They are just worried about hurting their fellow villagers, so they don't dare to fight to the death without any distractions.
For the current plan, we can only use some strategies - you also know that I have made a promise at the top of the city today in front of all the soldiers. If the city is really broken in the future, the surrendering soldiers will definitely bite me out.
As long as Yuan Zongdi knew that it was me who ordered everyone to stand firm, he would not let me go. The whole family would not be able to escape if they were killed. In this case, I will place a higher stake on my life.
You find an opportunity in private, sneak around Song Quan, and explain to He Chong and several other generals that when the city is about to be destroyed, if you are worried that Yuan Zongdi will massacre the city, let him kill me.
Surrender your head to Yuan Zongdi.
At that time, it was said that the defenders and the people had long wanted to open the city to welcome Yuan Zongdi, but they were forced to resist because of the excessive power of the official, who even killed several people who persuaded the official to surrender. They were afraid of being killed, so they had to resist.
In this way, even if they are on the side of the bandits, how can Yuan Zongdi kill the people who responded to the murder? Otherwise, wouldn't Li Zicheng's signature be over? In this way, wouldn't it be possible to save the people of the city?
Already.
It also allows He Chong and others to concentrate on defending the city when there is still hope. Anyway, in the end they have a way out and can prevent the massacre of the city. This is the only way to defeat the inhumane tactics of thieves who threaten to massacre the city."
When Yan Zekong and his master heard this, they were shocked: "Master Futai is so righteous! But how can we, the scholars, do such a thing of betraying our friends for glory! At worst, we can tell them that it was Yan who was greedy for power and instigated the master to stick to his will."
of!"
Liang Yizhang said anxiously: "If it had been a day earlier, I wouldn't have made such a move! But today we understand that if the city is destroyed, I will never be forgiven.
In this case, let us take away some of the hatred of revenge when we die and give the intruders a step down. Don't think of me as someone who sacrifices his life for righteousness. I just want to be more worthy of dying when I have to die.
Just be more vigorous! Killing ten thousand enemies, if all the hatred can be attributed to my family, tsk tsk, wouldn’t it be heavier than Mount Tai!
Of course, things haven't reached this stage yet, so don't rush to win over those thousand bosses right away. Always wait and see, and see when they are about to be unable to hold on due to fear, and then tell them so that they can
They feel relieved and can survive for a few more days."
After hearing these words, Yan Zekong and his master were completely speechless. Yan Zekong was stunned for a while, but he just asked the truth and sincerely: "Master Futai, I wonder how many days it will take for the reinforcements you said today to arrive...
…”
Liang Yizhang: "Of course I deceived them by following the situation in a hurry! I don't know if the imperial reinforcements will come!"
Yan Zekong and others were shocked and could not say anything. The prefect's Yamen was shrouded in gloom and misery.
…
Just when a few people were lamenting and pessimistic, someone suddenly asked to see him outside the magistrate's office, but he refused to reveal his identity.
Liang Yizhang was in a depressed mood. Seeing that the other party was mysterious, he was about to scold him, but the family member who informed him said:
"Master, the visitor said that he was a powerful man, and asked an attendant to bring the token to show to the master, but he refused to give the token to the younger one. He also said that he was willing to give out some treasures to help the master reward the army and defend the city."
Liang Yizhang's heart moved, not because he was greedy for money, but as if he thought of some possibility. He looked at Yan Zekong and his master, and then nodded silently to allow the communication.
Seeing the master nodding, the family immediately let in a fair-faced, slightly chubby middle-aged man with a few tokens in his arms.
Liang Yizhang felt a little wary just by looking at the other person's appearance, because it reminded him intuitively of a kind of incomplete person.
"Who are you……"
Soon, the other party showed a token. After Liang Yizhang confirmed it, he felt clear in his heart and had no doubts anymore. He was shocked and said: "You are the father-in-law of Prince Lu's Mansion? How can the prince be in Guide Mansion and in Shangqiu?!"
In the Ming Dynasty, there were eunuchs not only in the imperial palace, but also in the local palaces!
The Ming Dynasty had a large number of eunuchs and a high proportion of the population, which was definitely at the forefront of all dynasties.
When the eunuch saw that Liang Yizhang had admitted his identity, he kept his story short and said: "Our family is the prince's companion. Since the prince's Weihui Mansion was destroyed by Liu Zongmin two months ago, he has been hiding in Tibet with only a handful of people.
After crossing south to Jishui and arriving at Guide Mansion, he did not dare to expose his identity and go south again due to the chaos of the war. At the same time, he was also afraid that his majesty would blame him for trespassing into the place where other vassal kings had established vassal status.
But without exposing his identity, he couldn't dispatch soldiers and horses to protect him. At that time, he passed through several counties in Guide Prefecture and saw that Liang Futai had a good official reputation and was the most diligent among the counties. He seemed to be able to win people's hearts and defend the city, so he hid his whereabouts and stayed temporarily.
Wait until the military disaster subsides before doing district work.
Today I heard that the Chu army was attacking with all their strength, but Liang Futai personally supervised the battle and defended it. The prince was still a little scared, so he asked our family to come to investigate, and he also wanted you to protect the prince's house.
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The prince has no other extravagant demands. He is also willing to spend money to reward the army to help in the war. He can even distribute it in your name at Liangfutai without having to tell the outside world that the prince is here to return to Germany.
The prince only wants to have an interview with the government, and he also wants to know the accurate information of the battle situation at any time in the future. If it is really time to break the line, the government can inform him in advance and try to arrange a small team of guards to try to cover the prince's breakout."
The eunuch's words contained so much information that the brains of Liang Yizhang, Yan Zekong and others were almost shut down.
To be honest, from these conditions, I can tell that King Lu is humble and cowardly, and his demands are much smaller than those of old King Fu.
The old King Fu was domineering, and refused to reward the Luoyang defenders. In the end, he was killed by the city and got all his points. King Lu must have learned the lesson of the deceased and was willing to take out his family property to save his life like the King of Zhou.
Compared with the family of King Gui who died in Hunan, King Lu did not directly ask the city defenders to immediately cover his breakout. He still hoped to defend the city if he could. If he really couldn't hold it, he would only beg to break out.
From this point of view, he should also know how King Gui died in Hengzhou, and why he did not regard He Yide, the commander-in-chief of Hengzhou, as a human being, thus forcing him to directly surrender to the enemy. He also learned the lesson of King Gui
.
Of course, it is certain that this King Lu was weak and fearful. He was at least not as wise as King Zhou of Kaifeng.
King Zhou was willing to work directly in his own name, and was not afraid of drawing the hatred of the bandits, but King Lu only dared to hide and secretly give money in exchange for his life, as if he was afraid of offending others as much as possible, even if
No enemy dares to offend him.
This kind of cowardice and timidity can be considered to be quite high.