At the same time when the Sui army's sailors burned Qigong Island, Zhang Xuan had already led an army of 40,000 to cross the mouth of Poyang Lake and march to Huancheng County, which was in the west of Poyang Lake, only ten miles away from the mouth of the lake. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Ling Jing, who joined the army, smiled at Zhang Xuan and said: "I heard that Lin Zhengtai has been studying and learning etiquette since he was a child, and he is a well-known weak scholar in Poyang County, which is very different from his father and brothers, and Lin Shihong is dead, his subordinates must be panicked, so it is better for me to persuade him to surrender." ”

Zhang Xuan thought about it, and then readily agreed, "You can give it a try!" ”

"Can Your Highness hand over Lin Shihong's head to Weichen?"

Zhang Chu smiled and shook his head, "First, I'm afraid that his subordinates will harm Mr., and second, it's tantamount to telling Lin Zhengbiao that the Lu brothers have surrendered to me, so I don't think there's any need." ”

"In that case, then Weichen went first."

Zhang Xuan ordered two personal soldiers to accompany Ling Jing to Huancheng County, and then ordered: "The army is arrayed and demonstrate to the city!" ”

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Although Lin Zhengtai became the new lord with the support of the generals, he soon showed a weak style that deeply disappointed his subordinates.

First of all, Fan Ce persuaded him to build fortifications west of Poyang Lake Estuary to prevent the Sui army from crossing the lake mouth and advancing westward, but Lin Zhengtai thought that the Sui army could land from the south and bypass the fortifications to kill Huangcheng County, and the construction of fortifications cost the people and money, and there was no need, just after the riverside spies found that the Sui army began to cross the river, the general Yang Houde persuaded him to immediately send troops to block the Sui army from landing, but Lin Zhengtai was worried that the troops were scattered and easy to be broken by the Sui army, so he did not make up his mind for a long time, but the Sui army had already crossed the lake, and the army was coming to Huangcheng County.

The generals were extremely disappointed with Lin Zhengtai's indecision, and they all sighed that the general trend had gone, and no one was willing to give him advice anymore.

At noon, Lin Zhengtai was sitting in the study reading books, he loved books like life, he could hardly put down the volume every day, even if he slept, he had to use books as pillows, even if the war was coming, he could not delay his reading.

At this time, a guard rushed to the door and reported: "Lord Qi, a scribe came from outside the city, saying that he was a record of the Sui army and joined the army, surnamed Ling, and he came to ask to see the lord!" ”

Lin Zhengtai slowly put down the book, could it be that the other party is Ling Jing, after all, Lin Zhengtai is the prince of Chu Wang, he has no interest in leading troops to fight, he cares more about politics, he knows everything about the court officials of the Sui and Tang dynasties, he knows that Ling Jing turned out to be Dou Jiande's adviser, after Dou Jiande's army was defeated and surrendered, this Ling Jing became Zhang Xuan's staff, and was later appointed as a record to join the army, which is a very powerful role.

Since Ling Jing was ordered to come to him, he must have come to persuade him to surrender, Lin Zhengtai thought of his father and several brothers, and his heart was really a little complicated, but he still got up and said to the guards: "Please Mr. Ling enter the city and come to the official office to see me!" ”

Ling Jing was invited into the military office, from Lin Zhengtai did not come to the city gate to greet in person, Ling Jing knew that Lin Zhengtai's willingness to surrender was not strong, but it was by no means a firm decisive battle, otherwise he would not even be able to enter the city gate, Ling Jing clearly judged that Lin Zhengtai suffered from the psychology of gains and losses, and he also knew how to deal with Lin Zhengtai, and to deal with Lin Zhengtai's generals, strong pressure may have a good effect, but for this kind of scholar-type enemy, strong pressure will not have much effect, but will arouse his self-esteem, and reasoning is a way.

Ling Jing sat in the lobby drinking tea and pondering, at this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and I saw a young man wearing a white robe and jade belt walking in quickly.

Ling Jing stood up and saluted and asked, "But the eldest son?" ”

"I'm exactly, Mr. Ling joined the army!"

"In Xia Lingjing, I have come to talk to the prince on the order of His Royal Highness King Qi."

"Sir, please be seated!"

The two sat down separately, and Ling Jing said slowly: "I was surprised to hear that Ling Zun died unexpectedly, although we are enemies, His Royal Highness the King of Qi also feels a little sorry that he failed to fight on the battlefield, however, we need to state that Ling Zun was not killed by the Sui army." ”

Lin Zhengtai nodded silently, "I didn't say that my father's death had anything to do with Sui Jun, I know who killed him." ”

"Does the eldest prince want to know about the situation of the Chu Army's water division?"

Lin Zhengtai was stunned, "You ..... Found him? ”

Ling Jing nodded, "They are hiding on Qigong Island, let's put it this way!" Qigong Island has been burned to the ground by the Sui army, your naval army has been wiped out, and Lin Zhengwei has been captured, this is the information we just got when we crossed the lake. ”

"And what are you going to do with him?"

Ling Jing said lightly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi is ready to hand him over to the people of Poyang County to deal with, and we don't know what his fate is. ”

Lin Zhengtai sighed secretly in his heart, his brothers are all full of evil, how can they survive if they are handed over to the people to deal with? They also did it themselves!

Ling Jing saw that Lin Zhengtai didn't react much, so he knew that the relationship between their brothers must be very bad, and he changed the topic back, "Today I came to find Gongzi to convey the attitude of His Royal Highness King Qi, His Royal Highness King Qi does not want the people of Huancheng County to be implicated in the war, and he does not want the soldiers to die in the war, if His Royal Highness's army can open the city and surrender, then according to the rules of the Sui army, the soldiers can be sent home directly, but if they are captured in the war, then they will have to serve for three years before they can be released, I hope His Royal Highness can think about the soldiers, Being able to think about the people of Huangcheng County and make a wise choice is also good for the eldest son himself. ”

Lin Zhengtai was silent, and Ling Jing persuaded again: "Frankly speaking, not everyone His Royal Highness the King of Qi is willing to surrender, such as Meng Qi Ghost, His Royal Highness the King of Qi not only refused to accept their surrender, but also drove them all away, what they did determined their own fate, and the fourth brother of the eldest son, the soldiers were defeated and surrendered, His Royal Highness may be able to accept it, but Lin Zhengbiao will definitely die, kill his brother and father, and kill civilians, if he does not die, heaven will not tolerate it, even if it is Ling Zun, he may not be able to live if he falls into the hands of the Sui army, The sins he committed in the past were too deep, but the eldest son was able to treat the people kindly, and often persuaded his father to be lenient to the people, and it was because of this that His Royal Highness could not bear to attack the city, hoping that His Highness could surrender directly, protect the people, protect the soldiers, and protect the bloodline of the Lin family. ”

Lin Zhengtai let out a long sigh, "Let me think about it, I'll give Mr. an answer tomorrow!" ”

"Yes, I'll come back on time this time tomorrow!"

Ling Jing said goodbye and left, Lin Zhengtai paced back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, looking extremely worried, it was not that he didn't want to surrender, but he surrendered to the Sui army as soon as he became the lord, what is the difference between this and Liu Cong of the Three Kingdoms, isn't it to be laughed at by the world? But he also knew that his army was no match for the Sui army at all, and it would be defeated in a battle, and not only would he not be able to survive, but he would also have to burden the soldiers to serve three years of hard labor, and even more so the innocent people would die tragically in the war.

So Lin Zhengtai is in a state of confusion, what should he do?

At this time, Lin Zhengtai suddenly heard a commotion outside, he was stunned, and turned around and asked, "What happened?" ”

Several guards looked at each other, and they didn't know what was going on. One of the guards rushed out and came back in a moment and said, "Lord, there are many soldiers and generals outside, asking to see the lord. ”

Lin Zhengtai felt strange in his heart, he couldn't help but walk outside, walked out of the gate, and was suddenly startled, only to see that the square outside was full of soldiers, at least four or five thousand people, and there were constantly soldiers running to this side, at this time Yang Houde and Fan Ce also rushed to the army in a hurry, and there were whips to whip the soldiers, ordering them to go back to the barracks, Lin Zhengtai hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

At this time, the soldiers' emotions became more and more anxious, and they shouted one after another, Lin Zhengtai walked back to the steps quickly, waved his hand and said, "Don't make noise, don't talk to him if you have something." ”

The thousands of soldiers in the square gradually quieted down, and an elderly soldier led by him said: "I heard that the King of Qi sent a messenger to see the eldest son, did you persuade the eldest prince to surrender?" ”

Lin Zhengtai would not lie, he hesitated for a moment and then admitted: "There is indeed such a thing, but I haven't decided yet, and I have to think about it again." ”

The older soldier knelt down, and the people around him knelt down, followed by ten leading hundreds, and then a hundred leading thousands, and all the soldiers and generals in the square knelt down, leaving only a dozen generals standing, slightly embarrassed.

Lin Zhengtai was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "What are you doing here?" ”

The elder soldier wept and said: "The eldest son, we have parents, wives and children in our family, if the army is defeated and captured, I heard that we will be sent to the mine to serve for three years, and I don't know if I can see my elderly parents again, and beg the eldest son to surrender so that we can be repatriated!" ”

"Eldest son, surrender!"

"Surrender!"

The shouts came one after another, making Lin Zhengtai really unbearable, and at this moment, a soldier rushed over and reported urgently: "Lord Qi, Li Wen, the guard of the eastern city, opened the city gate without authorization and led hundreds of soldiers to surrender to the Sui army." ”

Lin Zhengtai was dumbfounded, and he sighed angrily, "Okay! I'll talk to the envoy of the Sui army again. (To be continued.) )