Chapter 1072: Battle for Kyoto City
Zhu Xiaoyan was silent for a long time before he said calmly: "The division of the country must be fought for, and the fight will be made. The people suffered...... I'd rather be a peace dog than a chaotic person, and the world is still unified. When my grandfather was alive, he worked for the country, and in the end he only hoped that the Wei State could be revitalized and strong, swallow Qingdong in the north and destroy Yan in the south, unify the Central Plains, and let the people of the world stay away from war and recuperate! ”
Han Mo said solemnly: "All heroes have this thought!" ”
"The people of Wei are bitter, the official eunuchs are extravagant, they only know how to fight the army but they don't know how to rest with the people, and there is no image of dominating the world for a long time." Zhu Xiaoyan said slowly: "The Dog Emperor finally hanged himself in the Qilin Pavilion, but he was cheaper!" ”
Han Mo naturally knew that Emperor Wei was finally hanged by the Qilin Pavilion, but today he learned that Emperor Wei was forced to death by his most trusted ** minister.
"The Wei State opened the city, and our army entered the city, so how did the people of Qingguo react?" Han Mo frowned and asked.
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "Emperor Wei's holy decree is about to surrender, the whole city surrenders, and even his own emperor has no intention of resisting, and the officers and soldiers of Wei are naturally more reluctant to fight to the death, after all, everyone has a family...... After Xue Poye received the holy decree, he hesitated again and again, but in the end, he went to the Yan army camp alone, negotiated with Governor Han, and put forward three conditions, otherwise it would be a protest order, and he would never surrender! ”
Han Mo sighed: "Xue Poye's talent for commanding troops is average, but this backbone is still a little bit. Then he asked, "What are the three conditions he proposed?" ”
"Don't kill a soldier, don't plunder the people, treat Emperor Wei well!" Zhu Xiaoyan said lightly: "It's just that he didn't know that when he negotiated, his emperor was already in the Qilin Pavilion!" ”
"Did the second uncle agree?" Han Mo asked.
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "Governor Han has no objection to the first two, as long as the Wei army is willing to surrender and not hurt a single soldier, as for the people, it will not hurt a single person." It's just that the third article, Governor Han didn't promise, but only said that before Emperor Yan made a ruling, he would guarantee the safety and dignity of Emperor Wei! ”
"This is already the biggest concession." Han Mo said.
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "In fact, Xue Poye naturally understands that although Governor Han has a strong army, it is a matter of Emperor Wei, and he can't make decisions easily, Governor Han can agree to the first two, not to hurt the soldiers and not plunder the people, it is already very lenient." ”
"Then Xue Poye naturally agreed to lead the army to surrender?"
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Xue Poye hesitated again and again, and finally led the army to surrender to the Yan army...... Because of this, the south gate of the Wei capital was the first to be opened, but the northern defense line did not surrender to the Qing people. ”
Han Mo narrowed his eyes and said, "What is Lin Chengfei's reaction?" ”
"Naturally, he was unwilling." Zhu Xiaoyan said: "During the siege of the city, the number of offensives launched by the Qing army in the north far exceeded the number of attacks by the Yan army, and their casualties and losses were by no means comparable to your Yan army. There were countless casualties, but in the end, they watched the Wei army surrender to the Yan army, and the Qing army was naturally unwilling! ”
Han Mo bowed slightly, this was naturally expected, the Qing army was helpless to launch an attack because it couldn't afford to consume and had logistical difficulties, and there were countless casualties, but in the end they couldn't enter the city, and no one was reconciled if it was.
"It's just that Yanqing and Qing have an agreement in advance, whoever shoots the Wei capital first, then the army of the other country is not allowed to enter the city, so according to reason, since the Wei army surrendered to the Yan State, then the Qing people can only collect troops and sit and watch the Yan army enter the city." The corners of Zhu Xiaoyan's mouth flashed with a playful smile: "However, Lin Chengfei personally found Governor Han and insisted that the Qing army should also enter the city, and Wei must be divided into two, its southern city will be occupied by the Yan army, but the northern city must be taken over by the Qing army!" ”
Han Mo sneered: "Second Uncle naturally won't agree. Does Lin Chengfei still want to take the lead in tearing up the covenant? ”
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "According to Lin Chengfei, the covenant between the two sides stipulates that whoever enters the city first is qualified to enter the city, but the Yan army did not enter the city, but the Wei army surrendered on its own initiative, so it is not the covenant that stipulates that it will enter the city." Moreover, he also said that the surrender of the Wei army was only because the continuous attacks of the Qing army put pressure on the Wei people, so they were forced to surrender in Kaesong...... The Qing army is exhausted and has suffered heavy casualties, and must enter the city to rest and replenish ......! ”
"I didn't expect Lin Chengfei to be a little eloquent." Han Mo said: "Since it is the pressure caused by the Qing army, why didn't the Wei people surrender to the Qing people, but they wanted to surrender to my Dayan?" ”
Governor Han also asked so, and also found Jiang Siyuan to prove that the Wei army surrendered, and Jiang Siyuan succeeded in persuading. It's just that Lin Chengfei claimed that the Wei army surrendered to the Yan army, but because of Yan Qing's feud, he was worried that if he surrendered to Qing, the Qing army soldiers would take bloody revenge ......! Zhu Xiaoyan said slowly: "He insisted on leading the army into the city...... It's just that Governor Han turned his face on the spot, pulled out his sword, reprimanded Lin Chengfei for being strong, wanting to tear up the covenant, and warned Lin Chengfei that if the Qing army wanted to tear up the covenant and force it into the city, then it would be the first to be unkind, and the Yan army was unjust, but it was worthy of the world! ”
Han Mo imagined Han Xuanling's appearance of being angry and loud, his eyes were red, and a fist was already clenched.
At that time, many generals of the Yan army also drew their swords, and they all shouted, Lin Chengfei saw that the situation was not good, and knew that he could no longer fight, so he was leaving, but when he was leaving, Governor Han issued a time limit order to him, telling Lin Chengfei that within three days, the Qing army must retreat to the north, otherwise it would be a violation of the covenant, so the Yan army could only meet with swords. On that day, the governor of Han let the Yan army garrison the gates of the Wei capital, block the city gates, and even set up heavy troops at the north gate, just waiting for the time limit to arrive, they will go out of the city to attack the Qing army. ”
"The sleepy division of the Qing army, the end of the strong crossbow, naturally it is impossible for me to be the enemy of Dayan!" Han Mo said indifferently: "If Lin Chengfei is smart, he should withdraw his troops immediately!" ”
"At the beginning, the Qing army didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, the whole army was reorganized, and they lined up outside the north gate, as if they really wanted to compete with the Yan army." Zhu Xiaoyan's face showed mockery: "The next day, there was even a general shouting in front of him, insulting the Yan army for being unkind and unjust, and violating the covenant, when the governor of Han stood at the head of the city and shot an arrow, which was in the middle of the helmet, which scared the Qing people away, three days later, Lin Chengfei was obviously still a little measured, knowing that in that case, it was definitely not the opponent of the Yan army, so he led the troops to retreat east and return to Nanyang Pass ......!" ”
"Naturally, we can't let them return to Nanyang Pass." Han Mo immediately said: "Nanyang Pass is an important pass, it is already the only way for our Yan army's logistics supply, if they retreat to Nanyang Pass, it will be equivalent to cutting off the logistics supply line of our Yan army, and blocking the back road of our Yan army's retreat!" ”
"Exactly." Zhu Xiaoyan nodded slightly: "So they haven't traveled far yet, the cavalry of the Yan army poured out, trailing behind the Qing army, and the governor of Han sent someone to inform Lin Chengfei that the Qing army can only go north, not east, if it retreats east, then the Yan army can only attack...... Tens of thousands of tired divisions of the Qing army faced the Yan army's nearly 10,000 iron cavalry, and did not dare to move easily, Lin Chengfei sent someone to negotiate with the governor of Han, after a quarrel between the two sides, the governor of Han did not back down, and Lin Chengfei stubbornly ordered the Qing army to retreat eastward, and the governor of Han ordered the cavalry to attack, killing and wounding hundreds of people in the rear of the Qing army, Lin Chengfei knew that the governor of Han was not joking, presumably he must be extremely angry in his heart, but he had not lost his mind, and finally had no choice but to ...... north! ”
"How is Yuan Mu's army progressing in Shanbei County?"
"Shanbei County has fallen into the hands of the Qing army." Zhu Xiaoyan said: "But the Northwest Army of Qingguo fought hard in Shanbei and was hit hard, and after taking Shanbei County, it did not continue to advance, but stayed in Phoenix City, the first city of Shanbei County, to rest, and Lin Chengfei's army could only meet Yuan Mu's army in Shanbei County. ”
Han Mo pondered for a moment, thoughtfully, and finally said: "These two armies together have a lot of troops, and after getting rest in Shanbei County, I'm afraid it won't take a few months to recover." He put a finger on his temple and leaned sideways: "Next, Qingren only has three ways, the first is to stick to Shanbei County, but with the temperament of Lin Chengfei and Yuan Mu, they will never be willing to sit and guard, and this is not good for Qingguo's national interests." The second is to gather troops to go south again, tear the skin with my Dayan, and fight to the death with the main force of our Yan army in Kyoto City...... They don't want to see our Yan army rest and grow, this path is very possible, but the decision should depend on the ...... of that woman in the capital! Speaking of this, he paused slightly, thinking of the graceful and luxurious but incomparably ** Qinghou, the two of them were ****, full of tricks, **blending and getting their own favors, but it won't be long before they will become a fierce rival.
Zhu Xiaoyan saw Han Mo groaning and asked, "The third road you are talking about naturally refers to Anxi County!" ”
"Not bad!" Han Mo nodded and said: "Anxi County is the westernmost county of Wei State, and under the big snow mountain of Anxi County, there are hundreds of miles of grassland, not only Wei Country is also the production area of good horses in the world. In addition to this, Anzai County is also rich in minerals...... The reason why Wei was able to establish a powerful cavalry corps was the existence of Anxi County. ”
"Not bad." Zhu Xiaoyan nodded and said: "Anxi County is the root of the Wei State's army, without Anxi County, I am afraid that the Wei State would have been swallowed up by the Qing State long ago!" ”
"Therefore, it is also possible that the Qing people will pass through the northern part of the Wei army and take Anxi County directly." Han Mo sneered: "The troops of Anxi County are weak, the troops over there have already been transferred to Kyoto City to participate in the defense of Kyoto, and there is almost no army to garrison, so they can't resist the Qingren at all, once the Qingren occupy Anxi County, then ...... It will be a great threat to my Dayan, if the people of Qingguo are not in a hurry and are not ready to fight with my Dayan, then they will definitely attack Anxi County! ”
Anxi County is an important place in the western part of the Wei State, it does not border Shanbei County, and is cut by the very large Wei County in the middle, so if you want to enter Anxi County from Shanbei County, you must pass through the northern area of the Wei army.
"Governor Han would definitely be very relieved to know that the Fifth Young Master was thinking the same way." Zhu Xiaoyan said softly: "Taking the Wei capital, it is even more to force Lin Chengfei to the north, the Yan army is carried away by the victory, and those generals drink and feast every day, thinking that the Yan army is invincible in the world." Fortunately, Governor Han was still extremely sober, and he also guessed that the Qing army might attack Anxi County, so he urgently transferred Kong Fei, who the fifth young master had previously used to cut off the grain route in Kyoto, to the north of the Wei army, although there was no danger in the northern part of the Wei army, but there was a large swampy area ......! ”
"Kurofamar?"
"Exactly." Zhu Xiaoyan nodded and said, "As long as Kong Fei can lead 20,000 troops to arrive quickly and hold the Black Forest Swamp, then it will be difficult for the Qing army to attack Anxi County...... ”
Han Mo closed his eyes and sighed lightly: "If the second uncle is here...... Why worry about the immortality of the country! ”