1328 Tongkaicheng
In a granary in Tongkai City, Mo Xiaobao and Wanyan Chen arrived under the escort of their own guards. Along the way, Mo Xiaobao's expression was filled with endless joy, and he showed off to Wanyan Chen from time to time, the courage and courage of Yan King Ye Qing.
In short, Monk Wanyan Chen almost heard calluses on his ears along the way, but he still couldn't stop Mo Xiaobao's pride and joy, especially his admiration for King Yan Ye Qing. Although Monk Wanyan Chen was speechless, he had to admire King Yan's courage and courage, especially his vengeful... true nature!
Yes, Monk Wanyan Chen did not expect that the King of Yan was originally just here to reward the army that had just won a victory, but who could have thought that the King of Yan would break up the Tongkai City, which was guarded by the heavy troops of the Jin Kingdom!
The reason why the King of Yan wanted to attack Tongkai City was not a high-sounding reason. He still remembered it very clearly. Just before dawn yesterday, when King of Yan slowly walked up to the high generals and soldiers on the generals and soldiers slowly glanced over the generals and soldiers on the generals, Ye Qing did not say anything righteous on the generals, but... just like the leader of the gangs he had occasionally come into contact with, he actually said: Where is the Hua Family Army in the place where there is a Hua Family Army, and no one dared to attack us, so can he tolerate this tone? Can you tolerate this tone? Even if you can tolerate it, where is the face of my Yan King Ye Qing? Where is the face of your Hua Family Army? So what should I do?
Ye Qing stood on the stage and breathed in the cold air. As soon as he finished speaking, the stage was filled with deafening killing! Kill! Kill!
The deafening sound was filled with murderous aura soared into the sky, as if he had to rely on human power to tear the hazy sky before dawn. As a result, the monk Wanyan Chen, who was also present at that time, was worried that the sound of killing that resounded through the sky would be directly transmitted to Tongkai City.
With the deafening shouts of killing that rushed straight to the sky disappeared, Ye Qing stood on the spot and whispered loudly: "It's impolite to come but not to go. Since they really don't take us seriously and dare to take the initiative to attack us, then we will take them seriously and give them some color. Of course... If we can break through Tongkai City in one fell swoop, it would be great. Let's work hard!"
Monk Wanyan Chen was stunned when he heard this. His first reaction at that time was really unbelievable. This statement actually came from the mouth of the King of Yan. What was even more unbelievable was that the King of Yan was saying to the killing soldiers who were about to fight on the stage of a siege.
Monk Wanyan Chen was even a little confused, and even felt as if the one standing on the stage was not the King of Yan on the Song Ting, but the head of which gang possessed the King of Yan?
But this is what Monk Wanyan Chen cannot understand, and it actually played a role in the Hua Family Army, which made the Hua Family Army actually break through Tongkai City in almost half a day with the cooperation of his Zhongxiao Army.
Before the sun was completely down the mountain, smoke rose everywhere on the city walls. Tongkai City, where the people in the city fled in scattered, was jointly attacked by the Hua family army and the Zhongxiao army, and two holes were broken in one fell swoop.
When the fighting sounded like a sun completely submerged into the horizon, the entire Tongkai City was completely occupied by the Zhuanghua Family Army and the Zhongxiao Army. The Jin soldiers in the city had already left everything and fled towards the Xianping Mansion.
The monk Wanyan Chen, who was so angry that he even lost his mind, came to Ye Qing, who had just entered the city one step later. Without saying a word, he asked for his order to lead his troops to pursue the remaining Jin soldiers. In his eyes, the King of Yan, who had always acted on courage, coldly threw a few words to him: "I want to die, right?"
"King of Yan, the last general believes that the morale of the Jin soldiers is in chaos at this time. If we take advantage of our army's breaking through the city, the morale of the army will become more and more high..." Monk Wanyan Chen was a little reluctant to give up the great opportunity in front of him and continued to strive for the Tao.
"Don't you understand the principle of not chasing the enemy? Besides, what did the King of Yan say today on the General Station? Just give them a little color. Now... Since the purpose has been achieved, if you chase again, the soldiers of the Huahua Army and the Zhongxiao Army will have reached the extreme physical strength. More importantly, their minds are not focused on chasing the enemy, but on giving them some color. Therefore, if you chase again now, it is very likely that you will not work hard and work hard. It is better to cultivate and nourish and rest well." Mo Xiaobao explained.
Compared to Monk Wanyan Chen, he naturally knew Ye Qing's style of conduct better. Therefore, after the city was broken and the dispatch of the Hua Family Army after the resettlement, he did not mention the pursuit at all when he came to Ye Qing. Moreover, he fought for nearly a day and attacked the city for nearly a day. Now the city was broken, and the soldiers' breath in their hearts almost ended when the city was broken.
So if we continue to fight, it is obvious that the benefits we can get based on our will and morale alone, so it is better not to go back on our word, so it is better to let the soldiers steadily comfort the city or send city defenses to the city.
In short, since the goal has been achieved, it is more appropriate to enjoy the current military achievements and achievements and to accumulate strength than to continue pursuing the poor. After all, this battle is not a key battle, nor is it that after this battle, there will be no war to fight next.
Therefore, instead of adding icing on the cake to the military achievements you have achieved, it is better to keep your feet on the ground, step by step, and do your best to do it step by step.
Although Monk Wanyan Chen was a little puzzled at the time, Ye Qing did lead them to fight a refreshing siege battle, so he didn't say anything anymore.
Overnight, after Ye Qing arranged an appointment for him and Mo Xiaobao, the King of Yan was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to the toilet since he entered the city.
The first night after breaking the city, Ye Qing finally realized how difficult it was to send Liu Ke's troops. Obviously, every time he broke through the city, the difficulty of the subsequent various comforting matters was actually no less than that of a fierce war.
From the time he entered the city and sat in the empty government office, Ye Qing had to face various problems, and these problems had nothing to do with military affairs, and they were all trivial matters in Tongkai City.
Some people fled Tongkai City with the Jin soldiers, and some people would stay. The people who stayed began to intrigue in front of the Song court. Some wanted to restore their posts and help them appease the people together, some wanted to be promoted, some wanted the mansion of the officials who had just fled with the Jin soldiers, and some even beat the private lawsuit between the two to Ye Qing.
In addition to the struggle for the mansion and the opportunity to be promoted, someone else came over in the middle of the night and asked them to make a case for them to decide who should be sued for a concubine!
King Yan, who had been busy for almost a night, was so dizzy that Zhao Paner asked him to get a basin of cold water to calm himself down, and then
After wiping his face, he said to Zhao Paner for no reason: "Immediately order Liu Ke to arrive in Liaoyang to Tongkai. After that night, I feel even more tiring than fighting a war."
"Master Liu Ke is in Yanjing, you won't forget it?" Zhao Pan'er looked at Ye Qing, whose eyes were covered with bloodshot with a look of a fool again. Then, his slightly cool and fair forehead was gently knocked by Ye Qing: "What kind of eyes do you have? How dare you look at me with that look of a fool..."
"You are the King of Yan, you misunderstood. My eyes have always been like this. You are thinking too much unless... unless you know what you just said is like... a fool." When Ye Qing raised his hand again and pretended to knock her forehead, Zhao Paner hurriedly carried the basin and ran away quickly.
Seeing Zhao Paner who was jumping and escaping with youthful aura, Ye Qing smiled knowingly, raised his head and sighed, and began to think about what to do about Tongkaicheng's comfort next, or who can be handed over to.
Master Liu Ke was not here, and a subordinate left by Master Liu Ke was left in Liaoyang by himself. It was obvious that the distance water could not relieve the near thirst. Mo Xiaobao, Monk Wanyan Chen... As soon as these two names appeared in his mind, Ye Qing immediately drove out their names.
But after thinking about it, they finally called the two of them over and asked them to inspect the granary in Tongkai City to see if there was still some remaining, or if the enemy retreated was a food and grass that had not been burned before, and then counted it out and distributed it to the people in the city who were short of food at home.
Ye Qing could be a little cleansed early in the morning. Although he had to decide the case for the few people in Tongkaicheng today, Ye Qing had warned them last night that he would not come to disturb him when the sun was not over. After all, he needed to think carefully about how to give them fair and just case decisions.
Mo Xiaobao and Monk Wanyan Chen opened the food and grass door with seals. Looking at the food and grass piled up inside, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Monk Wanyan Chen even put his hands together in front of his chest and said in a message: "Thank God, the food and grass here have not been burned, otherwise, they would not be able to hand over the work with the King of Yan."
"Let's take a look first. Those who want to eat outside have more food than this." Mo Xiaobao couldn't be optimistic. When Liu Keshi left Liaoyang and Ye Qing had not yet rushed back to Liaoyang from Danluo, Mo Xiaobao had been a parent official for several days, and now he still felt scared when he thinks about it.
Especially when it comes to the issue of food and grass, the feeling of having to be careful every day is unforgettable, just like when he was a child, when he couldn't eat, or even when someone talked about food and grass, Mo Xiaobao always had the illusion that the creditor came to collect debts. Therefore, whenever he heard that someone had paid him a visit, his heart would immediately skip a beat and he thought to himself: Could it be that he came to ask for the debt again, right?
Mo Xiaobao and Wanyan Chen personally supervised their subordinates to count the food and grass. Then they walked out of the granary, and then they saw that the people of Wuyang and Wuyang had gathered at some point not far ahead. At this moment, they were looking at the granary behind them one by one. Even Mo Xiaobao could vaguely see that some people standing at the front section had begun to involuntarily drool at the granary behind them.
Monk Wanyan Chen was also shocked by the scene in front of him. He turned around incredible ways and looked at Mo Xiaobao and asked, "How did they know?" Mo Xiaobao looked ahead and shook his head, and then said, "I don't know, but thanks to us who brought people here, if we really came to open a warehouse to inspect grain, I can guarantee that we two may have been stepped on by them at this time."
"Would you like to report to King Yan?" When he heard Mo Xiaobao's words, Monk Wanyan also frowned. It has to be said that in his opinion, the number of people in front of him was already much higher than the grain in the granary... it seemed that the situation in front of him was completely like there were more wolves and less meat.
"Of course I have to report to King Yan, I can't suppress this scene anyway." Mo Xiaobao was far less calm when facing the people than when he faced thousands of troops.
Monk Wanyan Chen looked at Mo Xiaobao who was a little nervous in surprise. He never expected that Mo Xiaobao would be really nervous when facing ordinary people, completely different from his face when facing the thousands of troops of Jin soldiers.
"You aren't really afraid of these people, are you?" Monk Wanyan Chen couldn't help but ask.
Mo Xiaobao's expression seemed a little embarrassed for a moment. After thinking about it, he said, "I'm not afraid, I just don't know how to deal with it. Look, there is a child between the two old men. Look at his thin appearance and his withered hair... What can you do?"
Monk Wanyan Chen sighed helplessly. He had noticed the child for a long time, but because of his pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear to look at him directly, and he was even more willing to choose to ignore the child who was a man or a woman for a while.
"But even if we took out all the grains and distributed them, it wasn't enough for so many people in front of us? You can't just pick them up one by one, right?" Monk Wanyan Chen held them in his chest with both hands, and the helplessness between his expression made Mo Xiaobao feel a little funny.
"So, let's report to King Yan first..." Mo Xiaobao looked at the people who were blocked by countless soldiers and said with a wry smile. Only halfway through his words, a crisp voice came from behind: "I also report to King Yan, he is now a clay bodhisattva who is crossing the river and cannot protect himself."
Mo Xiaobao and Wanyan Chen turned around quickly, and saw a petite white and handsome soldier standing behind him, wearing a loose armor and siding around his body: "You..."
Mo Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, looking at his familiar face and familiar voice, but he couldn't remember who it was.
"What are you looking at? Let's dig out your eyes." Zhao Pan'er said, holding the obviously inappropriate helmet on her head, revealing her beautiful eyes.
"Why are you here?" Monk Wanyan Chen took the lead in recognizing Zhao Paner in loose armor and asked in surprise.
"Why can't I come? Besides, if I don't come again, you will be plotted against." Zhao Paner said with a hint of pride on his face.
"How do you say this?" Mo Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked.
"What King Yan asked me to come here is mainly to let you pay attention to those who have ulterior motives," said Zhao Paner.
"A person with ulterior motives?" Mo Xiaobao and Wanyan Chen did not react for a while.
"I'm so stupid. No wonder King Yan is not optimistic that you can do this after-schedule dispatch for comfort." Zhao Pan'er gave the two a blank look and then said, "Why don't you think about it? We just captured Tongkai City yesterday and came to count the food and grass early this morning. So how did these people get the news? Also, where did they get the courage to not look at the army after entering the city secretly to the end.
How do you treat the people, do you dare to come here to stare at these foods and grass?"
"Yes, we were still wondering just now. We thought they were too hungry, so we... ran over." Mo Xiaobao said thinking.
"At present, the people in the city are full? Aren't they all hungry and full? But no matter what, before they figured out whether the newly entered the city would treat the people well, they ran over there. Do you really have no doubts at all?" Zhao Pan'er looked at Mo Xiaobao and Wanyan Chen again with an idiot look. At this time, she was naturally not afraid that someone would dare to knock her forehead.
"You mean someone instructed them?" Mo Xiaobao asked suspiciously.
"Last night, King Yan cut off cases for some powerful people in the city. There were some matters related to the livelihood of the people in the city, as well as some things the size of sesame and green beans. In short, people just want to mix these things together so that we can't tell us clearly and we can't understand that someone is making trouble in secret." Zhao Pan'er said with a blank look at the two of them.
"What's wrong with King Yan now? Why do you say that King Yan is unable to protect himself now?" Mo Xiaobao is still more concerned about the situation on Ye Qing than Monk Wanyan Chen.
"Don't worry, others will not have any trouble. If he has trouble, can I still appear here?" Zhao Pan'er pouted. She should have looked cute and playful, but she looked inappropriate because of her inappropriate armor. She looked a little like a beggar.
At this time, Ye Qing, who was opening the yamen office, welcomed an acquaintance who was not considered an acquaintance, Tan Zhiwang.
Tan Zhiwang was originally the chief minister of the Liaoyang prefect Wanyan Bi. After Zhang Qiyan was promoted to Huining Prefecture, he was sent to Tongkai as the prefect.
Tan Zhiwang, who appeared in front of Ye Qing at this moment, was not only the prefect of Tongkaicheng, but also a friend of Huo Wang Wanyan Congyi.
Ye Qing thought for a while before he remembered that when he first came to Liaoyang, he had indeed met at Caichun Tower when Wanyan Bi greeted him.
"The officials are willing to surrender to the Song court, but the officials have a request." Tan Zhiwang said with a frown.
"What are the requirements?" Ye Qing slowly leaned on the back of the chair and asked with a smile.
"As long as the King of Yan can help the people in the city and give them a full meal, then Tan Zhiwang is willing to serve the King of Yan." Tan Zhiwang said with a serious expression.
Ye Qing looked down at the letter in his hand, then looked up at Tan Zhiwang, who was thinking about the people of Tongkaicheng. A smile slowly appeared on the corner of Ye Qing's mouth and said, "But I don't know why Lord Tan is so confident that he thinks that his surrender is worthy of it. Now he is about to catch up with the gold price of food and grass? Or does Lord Tan still have food and grass on his hand?"
Tan Zhiwang smiled, and then said seriously: "The Xiaguan has no food and grass. If there is food and grass, the Xiaguan would have distributed it to the poor people in the city."
"When I was sieging the city yesterday, there were black smoke in the city. When I was outside the city, I had already thought that it was very likely that you were burning the food and grass. Lord Tan knows... Yesterday, when I saw black smoke rising from the city, I ordered that Tongkai City be taken down no matter what, because only in this way might I get some food and grass in Tongkai City. But Lord Tan, what were you doing at that time? Why not stop them from burning the food and grass, or distribute the food and grass to the people in the city earlier?"
Tan Zhiwang pursed his lips and frowned and didn't know how to speak, because what Ye Qing said was the truth. He was indeed powerless to prevent the generals in the city from burning the food and grass. Similarly, he did not have the right to let them distribute the food and grass to the people. After all, the food and grass were used to supply the army to defend the city at the beginning, and he had no right to get involved with those.
Now, after Ye Qing captured Tongkai City and his earlier correspondence with King Huo Wanyan Congyi, he believed that the current situation of Tongkai City being forced may be as Huo Wanyan Congyi said, so as to drag down the Song army's food and supplies, and may also usher in a turning point for the Great Jin Kingdom.
After a while of silence, Tan Zhiwang planned to tell the truth: "Yes, the Xiaguan really wanted to distribute the food and grass in the city to the people, or prevent them from burning the food and grass yesterday. But as the King of Yan guessed, although the Xiaguan was a prefect in Tongkai City, the Xiaguan was not qualified to touch these things after the army was stationed."
"So what qualifications do you have to negotiate with me? Let me use our food and grass to help the people in the city?" Ye Qing asked with a smile: "Do you think I, Ye Qing, are really a kind-hearted person and care about the lives of the people?"
"If the Xiaguan is not sure that the King of Yan cares about the lives of the people, then the Xiaguan will not dare to disturb the King of Yan early today. It is precisely because the Xiaguan knows that the King of Yan is the prince who loves the people as much as his son that he dares to come over and ask for the King of Yan." Tan Zhiwang continued frankly: "The Xiaguan is fortunate to meet the King of Yan in Liaoyang, and since then, the Xiaguan has actually known that the King of Yan is a King of Yan who is kind to the people."
Ye Qing frowned slightly, but his expression looked quite interested, and signaled him to continue talking.
"The King of Yan has been in Liaoyang for more than two years, but neither the King of Yan nor the soldiers of all the troops under the command of Yan have ever done anything to hurt the people of Liaoyang. The officials knew that the reason why the King of Yan restrained the soldiers under his command was to seek the hearts of Liaoyang and to make them believe in you. But no matter what the King of Yan's purpose was, in short, the King of Yan has always been treating the people well. The King of Yan personally went to Danluo to block Wanyan Fuxing, and did not do any harm.
For the people, some people who were evading the war were placed in Danluo, which was far away from the war, so that they could live and work in peace. Now that the King of Yan opened the city, how could he ignore the lives and death of the people? What's more, what the King of Yan wants is the territory, cities, and people of the entire Jin Kingdom, rather than a territory where the people live in poverty after the war was destroyed. Isn't it?" Tan Zhiwang said in the end, his expression seemed a little proud.
Because no matter what, what he said was the facts, and these facts were exactly the weakness of the Song army in his and Wanyan's view.
Unlike the Iron Cavalry of the Great Jin Kingdom who stepped over the territory of the Song Dynasty and destroyed the people, under the constraints of Ye Qing, the Song court's army had never done anything that harmed the heavens and was angry with the heavens and resented the people. Therefore, this was a lifelong opportunity for the Jin people, and for the Song army, it was naturally a fatal weakness.
Ye Qing obviously didn't know that before they had a large-scale war with the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Congyi and Tan Zhiwang had already written letters to discuss the national destiny of the Great Jin Kingdom.
Although both of them have pessimistic views, they both have the same agreement and hope to use the livelihoods of the people to gain more time for the Great Jin Kingdom.
Chapter completed!