Chapter 545 The soldiers forced Jinyang City
Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin led the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the north, and wherever they went, the states south of Jinyang in the Northern Han Dynasty fell into the wind. The Great Zhou army soon arrived at Jinyang City with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and the big city of the northern capital that shook the world appeared in front of the Great Zhou Army, and a towering city was displayed in front of the Great Zhou Army.
Looking at this ancient city from the steady chariot, although it did not have the magnificent momentum of Bianliang, it also exuded a simple and majestic momentum, Chai Rong's heart finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the Great Zhou army finally arrived at the city of Jinyang. He ordered the army to rest and wait, and set up camp in the south of Jinyang, at this time the Great Zhou army had gathered hundreds of thousands of people, and the camp of dozens of miles south of Jinyang was the camp tent of the Great Zhou army.
No one knows Chai Rong's high mood at this time, after the battle of the Great Zhou army to Gaoping, they have been invincible all the way, so they have heard the wind and surrendered, so that the Great Zhou army captured several large state cities in the Northern Han without much effort. And the Great Zhou army reached the Jinyang City with a brazen might, and the faces of every Great Zhou soldier were filled with excitement, they looked at the famous northern city of the Northern Han Kingdom, their eyes shot a blazing light, and the Jinyang City had become their bag.
Like Chai Rong, there are also the generals of the Great Zhou, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes are even more blazing, he is standing behind Chai Rong, and there are Shi Shouxin, Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde and other famous generals of the Great Zhou, they all stand on the modified chariot. This chariot is pulled by four horses with strong feet, and the chariot is modified by Zhao Kuangyin, in order to let Chai Rong stabilize on this chariot, and watch how the Great Zhou army captured this Jinyang City.
"It's strange, there has been no news from Jinyang City in the past few days, and there is always a bad premonition in the end." A trace of worry flashed in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, and he said to Chai Rong. He had not received any news from that Jinyang City, and he had a faint fear that those Great Zhou spies who had infiltrated Jinyang City might have been cleared by the Northern Han.
"But there is news of the third brother." Chai Ronghu's eyes flashed, and he asked Zhao Kuangyin. The absence of the news of the spies in the Flying Bird Camp also made him a little worried, Jinyang City was full of dangers, and Ling Tianyun and Ye Yinfeng sneaked into the city alone, even if they added the hook together, they were also in danger.
"Not yet, there is no news from the third brother and that Ye Gongzi." Zhao Kuangyin's face was grim, and he replied to Chai Rong. "It is said that Wang Dezhong went to the Khitan again and asked for reinforcements, but I don't know when the Khitan army will arrive, if the Khitan army arrives, there will definitely be a threat to my Great Zhou army." Zhao Kuangyin went on to say that he had already received the news that Wang Dezhong, the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, had sent the Khitan envoy, but there had been no movement of the Khitan army, and there was not even any news coming out.
"It seems that someone has taken control of Jinyang City, and there is no one else except the Zhong family. The Zhong family coerced the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty to order the princes of the Northern Han Dynasty, which shows that the Zhong family is unpredictable and has a lot of plans. Shi Shouxin's resolute face also revealed a trace of melancholy, for the Great Zhou army to continue to move north to reach Jinyang, he was against it, but Emperor Chai Rong was ambitious and determined to take the capital of the Northern Han Kingdom to destroy the Northern Han, and as a courtier, he could only swear to the death.
"The people of the Zhong family don't have to worry, I'm afraid that someone is adding fuel to the fire on top of this matter, making the battle between the Northern Han and the Great Zhou even more tragic and weird." Li Chongjin, who has always been taciturn, suddenly said that he had always felt that this matter was not simple. And Zhang Yongde, who was attached to the Great Zhou Dynasty, looked at the Northern Han garrison soldiers on the towering city wall with interest, as if in his eyes, tearing and killing was more enjoyable than those conspiracies.
"Why do you care about him so much, Your Majesty can fight as much as he says, the Khitan army is coming, I Shi Yanchao is the first to rush up and kill him The Khitan barbarians are on their backs alone, so that those Khitan barbarians know the majesty of our Great Zhou army." The burly man standing in the last row next to Chai Rong had a fierce look on his face, and he muttered indifferently.
"Okay, the soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, so let all the soldiers rest and recuperate, and start the siege battle tomorrow morning. No matter when the Khitan army arrives, my Great Zhou army is not afraid, this time my Great Zhou army will definitely take this Jinyang City. Chai Rong listened to the discussion of the generals, he didn't feel that he was ambitious in his heart, even if Jinyang was a dangerous pass, he would swear to win. The Great Zhou army traveled thousands of miles, and came to Jinyang City with the momentum of the wind and clouds, and the time, location, and people, the Great Zhou army accounted for both, and he didn't believe that the Great Zhou Army would not even be able to take a Jinyang of the Northern Han Dynasty where even the emperor was fake.
"Report", Chai Rong was about to give the order to return to his camp, but there was a voice of a soldier in the big news, the whole army had just arrived at Jinyang City, and everything had not yet begun, so what would happen in this army. Chai Rong glanced at Zhao Kuangyin, and the meaning of the inquiry was obvious. And the latter gave him a blank look, in fact, Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what was going on.
"What's the matter, report it quickly." Zhao Kuangyin's tone was awe-inspiring, and he was also supreme majestic.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers patrolling outside have caught a spy of the Northern Han Dynasty, and they have come to ask how to deal with it." But it was a Great Zhou soldier dressed as a deputy general, and he hurriedly bowed down to the Great Zhou Emperor. But everyone saw a strange look of excitement in the eyes of this deputy general, and catching a spy of the Northern Han Dynasty made the deputy general excited as if he had won a battle, which immediately made everyone interested.
"At this time, I actually caught a spy from the Northern Han Dynasty, and I told you how I caught it." Chai Rong also became curious, the Great Zhou army arrived in Jinyang City like a rainbow, and the people in the Northern Han army were too late to hide, where could they catch the spies of the Northern Han Dynasty at this time. So he wanted to know how those patrolling Great Zhou soldiers caught the Northern Han spy.
"Back to Your Majesty, the lowly was leading the guards to patrol around, when suddenly a long arrow came and landed right at the feet of the lowly duty. At first, I thought it was an assassin sent by the Northern Han Dynasty and wanted to assassinate my Great Zhou soldiers, but there was a piece of note paper tied to the long arrow. It was written that Lieutenant General Wang De, the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, was mixed in with the ordinary city people, so he sent someone to arrest him. However, he didn't know the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, Wang Dezhong, so he came to report. The lieutenant couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes, and he told the story in an orderly manner.
"You actually caught Wang Dezhong?" Chai Rong's eyes shot a hint of doubt, and he asked the deputy general in disbelief. This is too coincidental, as soon as the Great Zhou Army arrived at the city of Jinyang, the Great Zhou Army captured Wang Dezhong, the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty. It's not that Chai Rong has a lot of doubts in his heart, even the eyes of the Great Zhou generals around him can't hide their doubts.
"Bring that man to me quickly, so I can see it." Even though he was in disbelief, Chai Rong's tone also became excited. This Wang Dezhong has the highest position in the Northern Han Dynasty, and it can be said that he is highly respected, and among the hundred officials of the Northern Han Dynasty that Chai Rong wants to get rid of, that Wang Dezhong must be ranked first. But among the Northern Han officials that Chai Rong wanted to woo, Wang Dezhong ranked first.
Chai Rong's camp tent gathered the Great Zhou cadres, and with the escort of several Great Zhou sergeants, a thin old man full of scholarly air came over, and all the people in the camp showed surprised eyes. Especially Chai Rong, there was a flash of excitement in his eyes, his face was red with excitement, and the burning gaze in his eyes kept falling on the old man.
The old man was tied up and escorted into the camp tent, but his long robe could not hide his nobility in a high position for a long time. The old man's eyes looked at the Great Zhou generals in this tent and the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Rong with a calm gaze, although his face was full of dead ashes, but he did not have any fear.
At this time, Chai Rong had already determined that this person was Wang Dezhong, the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, although Wang Dezhong was a little embarrassed at this time, but he did not see any panic on the other side, and some were just a touch of resolute firmness. This Wang Dezhong knew that he had no way to live, and he did not show any panic, but he was extremely calm, and his righteous and awe-inspiring momentum made Chai Rong and the Great Zhou generals in the camp admire.
"Come on, quickly loosen the ties for Lord Wang, and set up a banquet to entertain Lord Wang." Chai Ronghu's eyes flashed, and he ordered with a wave of his hand.
With Chai Rong's order, a general immediately went to loosen the rope for Wang Dezhong, who was tied up with five flowers, and then set up a banquet in Chai Rong's tent. For a while, Wang De, who had a dead face on his face, was suspicious, he didn't know why Chai Rong treated him like this, but he didn't order him to be killed, which was beyond his expectations.
Everyone has the desire to live, and Wang Dezhong is the same, he was the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, but at this time he became a prisoner of the Great Zhou, and this gap made him feel extremely bitter. Although he has a few surprises in his heart, he still has no fear, as the minister of a country, his courage is full of respect.
The generals of the Great Zhou also sat down one after another, Chai Rong personally poured a glass of wine and put it in front of Wang Dezhong, and with a smile in his eyes, he said to the frightened Prime Minister of the Northern Han Dynasty: "The two countries are at war, and it is difficult to conclude which is right and which is wrong, but unfortunately it has caused Lord Wang to suffer a thrill, so this wine will give Lord Wang a shock." ”
"It is said that the monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty is kind-hearted and majestic, and this time it seems that His Majesty still has a valley in his heart, and the old man will be lucky." Wang Dezhong saw that Chai Rong personally poured himself a glass of wine, and he was not hypocritical, so he raised the wine and poured it down. Holding the empty wine glass, Wang Dezhong brushed the wine stained on his long beard again, and said elegantly.
"The two countries are at war, the old man is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, if Your Majesty wants the old man to betray my Han Kingdom, I am afraid that your Majesty will be disappointed. Although my Han cannot be compared with your country, it is also the territory of a country. However, the old man is pedantic, and I hope that His Majesty will not force the old man. ”
After Wang Dezhong drank the glass of wine, he stood up, his eyes shot a bright light, he looked around at the Great Zhou generals present, and then he said in a resolute tone. From his body, there was an awe-inspiring aura like seeing death as home, and he already knew everything he wanted to ask from Chai Rong's tone, but he refused before Chai Rong asked. He had already put his life and death on the line, and he was not afraid that Chai Rong would kill him in a fit of rage.
"I have betrayed your country, let's get straight to the point, Lord Wang only needs to tell the Khitan army where he arrived." Chai Rong's face couldn't help but change a few times, he didn't think that this Wang Dezhong was really so pedantic, and before he could speak, the other party refused. But the other party's rare and valuable temperament made him admire, although the other party is a weak scholar and an old man who knows his fate, but the awe-inspiring righteousness on his body is not inferior to anyone.
Wang Dezhong showed a wry smile on his face, he didn't make any answer, but lowered his head and ate the food in a muffled voice. Whether it was the wine poured by others, or the wine poured by Chai Rong, he did not refuse to come, and drank it all. But he just didn't keep quiet, whether it was the other generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were threatening or Chai Rong grinding soft bubbles, Wang Dezhong just kept silent. This made the people of Da Zhou helpless for a while, so they had to let the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty eat and drink.