The news that Jinding Pass was broken by the Western Qin army had already spread in the surrounding areas of the Luo Dynasty, which was no secret, and of course Beng Fengcuo knew the news, otherwise he would not have transferred all his soldiers and horses from other places to Sasgar to defend his lair. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the prestige of the Western Qin army still made him beat a drum in his heart, after all, after the army of many tribes was defeated, a large number of routs fled in all directions, and many of them fled here to tell how brave the Western Qin army was, how sharp the swords were, and how strong the combat effectiveness was, which also caused panic among the people of Saska, and at the same time made Beng Fengcuo have a sense of fear from the heart.

Before the Western Qin sent an envoy, he decided to fight with the Western Qin army to protect his ancestral inheritance, but as soon as the Western Qin envoy Li Muchen said the conditions for persuasion, his determination to resist was not so strong.

There were routs spreading the horror of the Western Qin army first, and Beng Fengcuo was also worried that if he really fought with the Western Qin army, his army would be defeated, and at that time, the ・・・・・・ waiting for him felt a little scared when he thought about it.

Beng Fengcuo looked at Li Muchen with a leisurely look, the confidence in his heart suddenly fell again, his mind fell into hunger and confusion again, his expression was a little panicked, and he said to Li Muchen: "The master of the ability really needs to think about it, since this is the case, please wait here for a day for the time being, and then reply to Lord Li after I think about it clearly!" ”

After ordering someone to take Li Muchen to arrange a rest, Beng Fengcuo immediately gathered some of his henchmen to discuss whether to fight to the death with the Western Qin army, or choose to surrender and retain his status, wealth and land?

The henchmen were quickly summoned, and Beng Fengcuo explained the situation again, and then asked: "That's what the envoy of the Western Qin Army said, give us a day to think about it, if we surrender, let us keep our status, land and wealth, and only deprive the army of rights, but if we don't surrender, once we are defeated, then we will lose everything, including our lives!" Tell me, are we going to surrender or fight to the death with the Western Qin army? ”

A confidant asked: "Lord, whether it is a battle or surrender, I think we should estimate what our chances of winning are if we fight with the Western Qin army, if the probability of victory is too small, I think it is better to surrender, at least we can retain our status, wealth and land, if the probability of victory is very high, we naturally don't have to be afraid of them!" ”

Another henchman shook his head and said: "The odds of winning are too small, the Western Qin army has high morale, they are active in attacking, menacing, extremely strong, their weapons are sharper than ours, their soldiers have thick and strong armor, and our soldiers don't even have leather armor, their advantage in cutting them is too obvious, I don't agree with fighting hard with the Western Qin army, it is better to surrender, so as to preserve status, wealth and land!" ”

"I'm not in favor of fighting, it's still surrender insurance! If I surrender, I will remain loyal to my lord! ”

"I also agree with surrender, with our little men, our weapons are not as good as the Western Qin army, and we don't even have armor, so we are not their opponents at all!"

The henchmen each expressed their own opinions and suggestions, and most of the henchmen were more inclined to surrender in order to hold their status, wealth, and land, and hand over their military power. Only a few people suggested fighting to the death with the Western Qin army, this person did not believe in the credibility of the Western Qin army, if they handed over their military power, but the Western Qin army did not fulfill their promise to retain their status, land and wealth, then they would not be slaughtered by others at that time?

Beng Fengcuo was also inclined to surrender from the inside, but he was also worried that the Western Qin army would not keep its promises, and that the Western Qin army would rebel and take military power but not fulfill its promise to retain their status, land, and wealth.

Just when Beng Fengcuo and his henchmen were discussing, Zhao Ziliang and his soldiers had a good rest, while eating food, while recovering their strength, feeding the war horse ** feed, so that the war horse could recover its strength as soon as possible.

The camp is at the foot of a mountain, leeward, plus the shelter of the tent, the soldiers do not feel very cold when resting in the tent, after nightfall, Li Muchen has not come back, which makes Zhao Ziliang feel that the omen is good, if Beng Fengcuoji's will to resist is very resolute, he would have been driven back by Li Muchen, and Li Muchen did not come back, there are two possibilities, one is to be scattered, the other is to be left, he stayed in Saskar and waited for Beng Fengcuoji's reply.

In the tent, the firewood was crackling, and there was a skinned sheep on the fire, which was being roasted by Zhao Ziliang non-stop, and the mutton fat was roasted so loudly that after he sprinkled some spices and spices, the mutton gave off a drooling aroma.

Du Fu sat next to him and said, "King, Weichen is a little worried, will Li Muchen be killed by the Bengfeng clan?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the intelligence shows that the Bengfeng clan is not a violent person, and he should not be killed!" In case he is really killed, we will avenge him at that time, and it is useless to worry about it now."

"That's all there is to it!" Du Fu sighed, as if Li Muchen was dead at this time, and felt sorry for him, after all, Li Muchen was a young man he was very optimistic about, this young man not only knew how to be an official, but also was very talented, wrote good articles, and did very well in poetry, and he had several excellent works at a young age.

"King, five thousand Tianzhu infantry have arrived outside the camp!" A lieutenant walked in to give a report.

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "It's too slow, it's only seventy or eighty miles and it's been a whole day!" Let them into the camp".

"Yes!"

The performance of the Tianzhu soldiers made Zhao Ziliang not plan to let them undertake important combat tasks at all, and these people were only worthy of cleaning the battlefield, garrisoning, transporting, maintaining law and order, and serving as cannon fodder.

"How is the horse's physical strength recovering?" Zhao Ziliang asked as he flipped the roast sheep.

Du Fu replied: "After feeding the concentrate and resting for half a day, the war horse has recovered its strength, and after a night's rest, it can fight again tomorrow morning!" However, if Li Muchen is really killed, we must be prepared for a surprise attack by the Tibetans tonight."

Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while, nodded and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable!" In this way, it was ordered that the troops should be on heightened vigilance, and that the guard posts should be arranged five miles away, and that shifts should be changed every hour, and that all the generals and soldiers in the camp should not unload their armor and sleep, and that the horses would be tied outside the camp tents for easy access."

Du Fu promised: "Yes! ”

Du Fu's worries were unnecessary, as Zhao Ziliang said, Beng Fengcuo really didn't dare to sneak attack at night. Sneak attack tactics are not carried out by ordinary people with the guts, nor are they carried out conditionally, for a commander like Zhao Ziliang, there is no opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of at all, and there is no other way than to fight him head-on.

The next morning, after a night of weighing and consideration, Beng Fengcuo sent someone to find Li Muchen.

Beng Fengcuo asked, "Lord Li, if I surrender to your army, how can I trust that you will fulfill your promise and will not go back on your word?" ”

Li Muchen smiled when he heard this: "Your Excellency can rest assured that you are not the only lord who has surrendered to our army so far, now these people are all fine, they still retain their lordship status, land and wealth, they just have no military power, if your lord surrenders, he will be the same as them." We will face more than one lord like you, and if we don't keep our promises, who will trust us in the future? So you don't have to worry about it! ”

Beng Fengcuo said: "Okay, I believe that your army will fulfill its promise. But if I don't have soldiers, I can't control those slaves and serfs, and the rest of the territory won't listen to me! ”

Li Muchen said: "My lord, we will set up an official government here, and the government will govern this land, and the official government will take care of those slaves and serfs for you!" As long as there is an army stationed here, you don't have to worry about the slaves and serfs not being obedient! ”

Beng Fengcuo nodded and said, "That's right!" Well, how did the surrender proceed? How? ”

Li Muchen immediately talked about this matter in detail with Beng Fengcuo, and the two talked for a whole morning, and agreed to hold a surrender ceremony tomorrow morning, when Beng Fengcuo and he would lead his subordinates and henchmen and the army to wait outside in Sasgar for Zhao Ziliang to lead the army.

In the afternoon, Li Muchen immediately returned to the camp of the Western Qin Army to report to Zhao Ziliang the results of his negotiations with Bengfengcuo.

After listening to Li Muchen's detailed report, Zhao Ziliang asked, "Do you think it is possible that Bengfengcuo and Bengfeng have surrendered?" ”

"Surrender?" Li Muchen shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Judging from Weichen, it's not like it!" It is also impossible, he has no conditions for surrendering, and Weichen has also made an agreement with him, and tomorrow he will lead an army ten miles away to meet and agree, unless he still hides another army."

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, and said to Li Muchen: "Okay, this matter is settled, this time Lord Li's mission has been completed well, the official will be promoted to one level, and the reward will be one hundred yuan!" ”

Li Muchen hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

On the morning of the seventh day of November, it finally snowed heavily. Zhao Ziliang led the army to Saska, and Beng Fengcuo and his subordinates and troops greeted him, presented Zhao Ziliang with a war sword and handed over the command of the army.

Zhao Ziliang accepted Bengfengcuo's sword and took over the command of the army, and he ordered the 15,000 Tubo army to lay down their weapons and enter Sasjia to rest, and then the Western Qin army entered Sasjia to garrison and hide from the wind and snow.

The fact that he successfully won Sasgar without a war was also something that Zhao Ziliang did not expect before he led the army to set off, and the real purpose of sending Li Muchen to lobby Beng Fengcuo was actually just to delay time and buy time for his army to rest and recover its combat strength, but he didn't expect Li Muchen to really persuade Beng Fengcuo.