Chapter 968: A Plan to Surrender
Ling Tianyun looked at Huang Fuhui, a Southern Tang general with a resolute face and fearless life and death, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he had to admire this decisive Southern Tang general. Knowing that he could not complete the task of burning the pontoon bridge, he burned the baggage battalion in the Great Zhou military camp, and only this Huangfu general was the only captured Southern Tang soldier, and the other Southern Tang soldiers were killed by his men. It's not that he can't bear it, but he thinks that there is still some use in keeping Huang Fuhui.
"Say, where is Ye Yinfeng, I could have given you a good time, or I could have let you go." Ling Tianyun knew that Ye Yinfeng must have come, but he didn't find any trace of Ye Yinfeng. He already knew about the burning of the pontoon bridge across the Huai River, and the first thing he thought of was Ye Yinfeng, only Ye Yinfeng had such a big hand, and only Ye Yinfeng could complete this impossible task.
Huang Fuhui just glanced at Ling Tianyun with a mocking gaze, at this time he was wearing a disheveled hair and even more bloodstains on his body, but he didn't know if it was his own blood or the enemy's. Seeing that Huang Fuhui ignored him, Ling Tianyun didn't have any anger, and he said: "Another good news to tell you, the pontoon bridge built by my Great Zhou Army was burned by Ye Yinfeng, and there was no armor left, so you can be satisfied." ”
Hearing Ling Tianyun's words, Huang Fuhui's face became vivid, "Ha......" He looked up to the sky and let out a long laugh, "I knew that he would definitely be able to do it, it was really happy." Do you have alcohol, I want to drink. The knot in Huang Fuhui's chest was swept away. Although he had become Ling Tianyun's subordinate prisoner at this time, he felt that it was all worth it, Ye Yinfeng had finally completed this lifeless task, and listening to Ling Tianyun's tone, they didn't seem to have caught Ye Yinfeng.
"You have become General Ling's subordinate prisoner, and you still want to drink, you don't know whether you are alive or dead." A Great Zhou soldier couldn't stand it anymore, and he shouted at Huang Fuhui. After saying that, he flew up and kicked towards Huang Fuhui, but Ling Tianyun stopped the soldier. "Forget it, Da Zhou treats the prisoners preferentially, since he is so happy, let's bring him some wine, General Ben also wants to have a good drink." Ling Tianyun said to the soldier.
"I heard that you and Wen Yuan experienced a battle of life and death together, and the two of you teamed up to defeat the world's number one master in the Bianliang Palace. And you also went north together to participate in the battle of Gaoping between the Zhou and Han countries, your experience can be called wonderful, how can ordinary people have such a wonderful experience. I used to yearn for a life like you, but I didn't expect the world to be unpredictable and became a soldier. Huang Fuhui didn't have the slightest fear, he took the wine he had just sent and drank it and asked Ling Tianyun.
"Yes, I don't know him if I don't fight, I met in the imperial capital Bianliang, and the Ling family and the Ye family still have some relationship. These origins are just the secrets of the martial arts cultivation world, and you are not a person in the rivers and lakes, so naturally you will not know about these. My eldest brother is the current Emperor of the Great Zhou, and the second brother is the new upstart of the Great Zhou Dynasty, General Zhao Kuangyin, I was originally a scout of Baishui Pass in the Northern Han Kingdom, but I inadvertently broke into the rivers and lakes. All kinds of experiences are still vivid, and the friendship with him has also been established in the rivers and lakes, but unexpectedly, I have become hostile to him. Ling Tianyun sighed and said helplessly.
"To be honest, I envy your vigorous life, but I'm luckier than you, at least I haven't broken with him, and I can't be enemies with him. Although you have experienced the catastrophe of life and death, but with the passage of time, people's positions will always change. You are all heroes, but your foothold has changed, he represents the Tang Dynasty, and you represent the Great Zhou. So I'm luckier than you, and I don't have any regrets. Huang Fuhui said as if he had met a long-time confidant.
"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future, in fact, I don't want to be his enemy
, but life is always full of helplessness. You are a classmate, and I have lived and died with him several times, which can be regarded as knowing the roots, this battle is very difficult to fight, whether it is Da Zhou or you Da Tang, this is a war that is difficult to win. I'm tired of war, and if it weren't for the two brothers-in-law, I would have wandered the rivers and lakes a long time ago. Ling Tianyun's eyes had a bit of a misty light, he raised his head and took a long sip of wine, and then said in a bitter tone.
"People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, you and I are the banner masters, since I have become your prisoner, I don't expect anything, only an uninvited invitation." Huang Fuhui's eyes were a little hazy and said to Ling Tianyun. "Brother Huangfu, please say, Ling can do his best to help." Ling Tianyun's face was solemn, and he solemnly said to this Southern Tang general who was about the same age as him, and he secretly admired this righteous and awe-inspiring young Southern Tang general in his heart.
"I don't expect you to let me live, I just want to die under your sword. If you have the opportunity in the future, please tell Wen Yuan that I have never regretted fighting side by side with him, and now I have become your prisoner, and dying under your knife is also the greatest respect for me. I hope he doesn't avenge me, after all, you are brothers, and I died as I deserved, without complaint. Huang Fuhui's gaze shot towards Ling Tianyun like a torch.
"This ......" Ling Tianyun pondered for a while, but did not give a direct answer, as an opponent, he respected Huang Fuhui's choice, but he did not expect that this young Southern Tang general would actually have such a request. At the same time, he thought about it for a long time, Huang Fuhui's move may have really cost him his life, but the purpose of his doing this made him feel a pang in his heart, Ye Yinfeng's personality he knew very well, and he would avenge him no matter what.
"Brother Huangfu's heroism is admired by Ling, but Ling can't make decisions in this matter, and I will make a decision when my second brother returns to the camp. Come to drink, Brother Huangfu said, you and I are each the banner master, and we are all born in this troubled world, otherwise we will definitely become confidants with a thousand cups, and everything is fate. Ling Tianyun didn't continue to discuss this topic, he picked up a glass of wine and said to Huang Fuhui.
And Huang Fuhui's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment, but he was also a bold person, and he drank it all when he picked up the wine glass. Ling Tianyun saw that Huang Fuhui had finished drinking this last glass of wine, he got up and left, in fact, he understood in his heart why Huang Fuhui wanted to use his own hand to execute himself, in order to make Ye Yinfeng and Ling Tianyun officially break up. Now he and Ye Yinfeng have not yet reached the point of incompatibility, but Huang Fuhui died in his own hands, and the nature is the same.
"General Rin Ling, General Zhao has returned to the camp, and he ordered you to go to his camp quickly." A Great Zhou soldier came to Ling Tianyun's side and reported to him. He already knew about the burning of the pontoon bridge, obviously the second brother Zhao Kuangyin couldn't swallow this bad breath, and the morale of the Great Zhou army fell again and again because the pontoon bridge was burned at this time, and he obviously felt that there was a strange atmosphere in the Great Zhou military camp.
"Third brother, I heard that someone caught the Southern Tang soldiers who attacked the military camp, and he is still a young general." As soon as Ling Tianyun's figure entered Zhao Kuangyin's tent, Zhao Kuangyin asked anxiously. "This is the case, this person is General Huangfuhui under Lin Renzhao's account. He led his men to burn down the baggage camp and lost a lot of grain and grass for our army. Second brother, what are you going to do with this person. Ling Tianyun reported frankly to Zhao Kuangyin.
"It turned out to be Huang Fuhui, and he is also the youngest general in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but this time I didn't expect to catch a fish that slipped through the net." Zhao Kuangyin did not punish Ling Tianyun for the burning down of the baggage camp, but he obviously had a deep interest in Huang Fuhui. As for the frustration of the pontoon bridge being burned, Zhao Kuangyin has already been thrown out of the clouds, as a coach, he must stimulate the morale of the whole army, but Zhao Kuangyin has done a very perfect job.
In Zhao Kuangyin's tent, in addition to Ling Tianyun, several Great Zhou generals had already gathered together
, Fu Heng, the lord of the Holy Yang Gate, is also among them. The Holy Yang Sect Lord, dressed in civilian clothes, looked out of place with this group of Great Zhou generals in bright armor, but his body exuded a unique majesty that made his temperament even better. Zhao Kuangyin summoned all the generals of the Great Zhou, obviously in addition to the burning of the pontoon bridge, there were other important military matters to discuss.
"Regarding the loss of the battle and the destruction of the pontoon bridge, it will be reported to His Majesty in a timely manner. At present, the morale of our Great Zhou army is low, all caused by the burning of the pontoon bridge, and the generals need to boost their morale and reinvigorate themselves. In addition, Huang Fuhui, a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, led people to attack our baggage camp and burned down our Great Zhou grain and grass, resulting in a shortage of food and grass supply for our Great Zhou army in the following days, and this difficulty still needs to be solved by all the generals. Zhao Kuangyin looked at the generals and said in a deep voice.
"The pontoon bridge was burned because the last general was ineffective in protecting the bridge, and the last general was willing to be punished. The last general promised that the bridge would be rebuilt with all its might, and that the pontoon bridge would not be damaged by enemy troops. Zhang Yongde's handsome face revealed a trace of unwilling crimson, and he stepped forward and said to Zhao Kuangyin. General Zhang did not have to blame himself, the general was also at the scene when the pontoon bridge was burned, because the enemy was too cunning, and the matter would have been reported to His Majesty one by one. Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and said lightly.
"At present, the top priority is to solve the problem of food and grass for our army, and our army's camp is guarded by General Ling, and there is a responsibility for improper guarding. The follow-up grain and grass were prepared by General Ling, and General Zhang's construction of the pontoon bridge must not be delayed, and the reinforcements led by the King of Qi in the Southern Tang Dynasty will arrive in Shouzhou in a few days, leaving little time for my Great Zhou army. Zhao Kuangyin issued a series of orders, and finally the meeting ended, and the generals were ordered to leave.
"Third brother, go and see this young general of the Southern Tang Dynasty." Zhao Kuangyin stopped Ling Tianyun, who was about to leave, and Fu Heng also left behind, he looked at Zhao Kuangyin and stopped talking. Zhao Kuangyin gave him a look, Fu Heng nodded and left, and all this was secretly seen by Ling Tianyun, he always felt that Zhao Kuangyin still had something to hide from him, but he didn't want to ask.
Zhao Kuangyin looked at this Southern Tang Dynasty general who was younger than he expected with admiration, although Huang Fuhui was covered in blood at this time, his fearless gaze was like a blazing lightning. And Huang Fuhui was also looking at this world-shattering Great Zhou general, he felt that Zhao Kuangyin's body was flowing with a daunting majestic aura, it was not an ordinary majestic aura, it was a kind of dragon might, although it was very faint, but it was still felt by him.
"Yes, if the Southern Tang Kingdom can have an additional general like General Huangfu, then the Southern Tang Kingdom will not be as extravagant and hopeless as it is now. General Huangfu's courage really made my Great Zhou generals admire, with the strength of hundreds of people actually burned down my Great Zhou's baggage camp, General Huangfu can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented, with General Huangfu such a feat will definitely go down in history. Zhao Kuangyin said with appreciation.
"Huang Fuhui has become a prisoner of your army, what is there to be proud of. Huang Fuhui is just a mistake, and it was not my intention to burn the baggage camp of your army. It is a pity that Huang Fuhui could not complete this ability, and now he heard that someone has completed this difficult task for Huang Fuhui, and Hui is deeply grateful. General Zhao's name is really thunderous, and it is better to meet him when he sees it today. Huang Fuhui replied without humility or arrogance.
"General Huangfu is worthy of being the leader of the Tang Army, young and promising, my Great Zhou State is at the time of employing people, as the saying goes, good birds choose trees and perch, and those who know the times are handsome. My Great Zhou is the orthodoxy that conforms to the right time, place and people, and the future of domination of the world is just around the corner, General Huangfu may wish to consider it. My Great Zhou Emperor His Majesty treats the Magi with courtesy and recruits good materials, how can General Huangfu work hard for the extravagant Li family. Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly and persuaded Huang Fuhui.
When Ling Tianyun heard this, a trace of uneasy premonition suddenly rose in his heart, and he felt that Zhao Kuangyin's plan to surrender was about to fail.