At the beginning of the fourth game between the young prince and Yue Huanshan, it was already dusk, and there was a report outside the tent: "Report to the general, there is an envoy from the Han army asking to see you!"
A look of astonishment immediately appeared on Yue Huanshan's face. He couldn't help but look up at Qi Ning opposite him, only to see that Qi Ning had put down the chess pieces in his hands, stood up, and said with a smile: "There are guests coming, and the general will go out to welcome the guests." Got it!"
Yue Huanshan said in surprise: "Your Majesty, could it be...!"
"Everything should be clear after meeting the envoy." Qining said with a smile.
Yue Huanshan and Qining came out of their tents, and many generals from the Chu army had already arrived.
"General, there are envoys from the Han army." A general came forward and said, "It's just that their costumes are a bit strange. I don't know what happened."
In fact, this person didn't need to say anything, Yue Huanshan had already noticed the strangeness.
The team of men and horses looked plain white from a distance, and their armor and helmets were all wrapped in white cloth.
Qi Ning also frowned slightly when he saw the other party's attire. Yue Huanshan stood beside Qi Ning. Although he was the commander of the Qinhuai Army, Qi Ning was the king of the empire. Naturally, Yue Huanshan did not dare to stand in front of Qi Ning. , hesitated, and finally said in a deep voice: "Let them come over!"
There were about ten people in this Han army, but the leader was not Zhong Li'ao, but Zhai Zhi. At this time, he was outside the camp gate. When the camp gate opened, Zhai Zhi got off his horse and took two of his subordinates into the camp gate. , and someone immediately stepped forward and handed over the sabers of the three of them. Zhai Zhi's eyes flashed, but the situation was stronger than the others, so he could only be annoyed.
Entering the camp, there were soldiers from the Chu army on both sides, eyeing the three people who were heading towards the Chinese army's tent.
Qi Ning looked at Zhai Zhi from a distance, surrounded by more than a dozen generals. When he saw Zhai Zhi and the other two men dressed in plain white, he faintly realized something, and his face suddenly became stern.
Zhai Zhi stopped a few steps away from Qining.
"I have sent you a letter from the commander-in-chief, General Yue, please read it personally!" Zhai Zhi took out a letter from his arms, held it in his hands, and bowed slightly, but did not kneel down.
A general stepped forward, took the letter, turned around and walked to Qi Ning. He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should give the letter to the young prince or directly to Yue Huanshan, but Qi Ning had already winked. , motioning to hand it over to Yue Huanshan, who then sent it to Yue Huanshan.
Yue Huanshan reached out and took it, but did not open it immediately. He asked Zhai Zhi: "Is Commander Zhongli going to make a final statement of challenge?" As he spoke, he had already opened the letter, and after just two glances, his expression changed slightly. When all the generals saw this, they were all surprised. They thought that the general had always been indifferent to emotions and anger, and his psychological quality was very good. How could he change his color when he saw a letter
Qi Ning was calm and composed.
Yue Huanshan read the letter and presented it to Qining with both hands. Qining reached out to take it, looked at it twice, showed a smile, nodded and said: "We know what Marshal Zhongli wants, but why doesn't the Marshal come in person? "
Zhai Zhi looked sad and said: "The commander-in-chief has passed away!"
Except for Qi Ning, everyone present changed their colors. Yue Huanshan was even more surprised and said: "Commander Zhongli, he...?"
"The commander-in-chief said that he failed to save the Han Empire. He was unworthy of the late emperor, the Marquis of Changling, and the thousands of people of the Han Dynasty. Therefore... he committed suicide by committing suicide!" Zhai Zhi's eyes were full of grief: "Before the commander-in-chief died, I am ordered to submit a letter of surrender to General Yue, and all the officers and soldiers of the Han army are also prepared to surrender to your country."
Everyone was extremely surprised, never expecting such a result.
In the past year, the Chu and Han armies have been fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, each with its own victory or defeat. Although the Chu army now has the upper hand, everyone knows that the reason is simply because of the civil strife and political instability in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Han army's There were serious logistics problems, but even so, the Han army commanded by Zhong Liao was already an extremely difficult nut to crack.
The two armies fought each other for their own masters, but the Chu army still admired Zhong Li'ao.
The Han army retreated to Mount Yao, which was also the last barrier to defend Luoyang. The soldiers of the Chu army were also ready for a decisive battle with Zhong Li'ao's troops, and everyone knew that even if they won this battle, they would inevitably suffer losses. Not small.
But he never expected that on the eve of the decisive battle, Zhong Li'ao would commit suicide and send someone to deliver a letter of surrender.
Yue Huanshan glanced at Qining. The fifteenth day had not yet arrived, but what the young prince said had come true.
Why would a character like Zhong Liao commit suicide before the decisive battle
Zhai Zhi saw the astonishment on the faces of the generals and said: "It's not that our Han army dare not fight with you, it's just that... we didn't expect that the traitor Qu Yuangu actually committed regicide and rebelled. Our army's food and grass were cut off, and the Han Dynasty's destiny was exhausted. The commander-in-chief didn’t want tens of thousands of soldiers to die in vain, so he handed over the letter of surrender.”
"Qu Yuangu... rebelled?" Yue Huanshan said in surprise.
Zhai Zhi was a little surprised when he saw Yue Huanshan's reaction: "Don't you know? After Qu Yuangu killed the king, he took control of Luoyang, raised your Chu-character flag, and surrendered to your Chu country."
What Zhai Zhi said was really unbelievable, and all the generals of the Chu army doubted whether they had heard it wrong.
Yue Huanshan looked at Qining and suddenly understood why the young prince was so sure that the Han army would be defeated more than ten days ago.
Of course it was impossible for Qu Yuangu to surrender to the Chu State for no reason. All of this was of course closely related to the young prince.
But Qi Ning's expression at this moment was extremely solemn.
The Han army surrendered. Although the Chu army generals were relieved, they did not feel much joy. The atmosphere was a bit solemn. Suddenly, they heard Qining shouting: "Bring the wine!"
Immediately, someone brought a jar of wine over. Qining took it, patted the sealing mud, faced the direction of Mount Yao, and solemnly said: "Commander Zhongli is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. It will be a good journey." However, he spilled the wine on the ground and said loudly. : "Respect Commander Zhongli!" Then they knelt down on the ground, including Yue Huanshan, but they also quickly knelt down on one knee in the direction of Yaoshan to show their respect for Zhongli Ao.
Upon seeing this, Zhai Zhi and his two men turned around and knelt down facing the direction of Yaoshan.
The first snow in Luoyang came earlier than in previous years. It started to snow at dusk and continued all night. By the next morning, the whole of Luoyang was covered with a layer of white gauze.
Outside Luoyang City, thousands of soldiers from the northwest lined up, while Qu Yuangu led all the civil and military officials from Luoyang to wait ten miles outside Luoyang City.
At noon, fluttering flags finally appeared in the distance, and there were more and more flags. There was the sound of horse hooves, and thousands of cavalry swept in like strong wind sweeping fallen leaves. Behind the cavalry, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers were advancing towards Luoyang. .
Seeing the hunting flag flying in the air and hearing the rumble of horse hooves, Qu Yuangu felt a little lucky. He thought to himself that the Chu army was magnificent and its combat power was extraordinary. If he really defended Luoyang, facing such a situation Can a powerful enemy army really be defended
The civil and military officials of the Northern Han Dynasty behind him had different expressions.
Qu Yuangu and his son killed Beitang Feng, sealed off Luoyang, and even raised the banner of Chu. They also declared that Beitang Feng was stupid and incompetent, and that the world should belong to a wise king. The emperor of Chu, civilized and military, was a true hero of his generation. Lord, so the Qu family and his son are willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the Chu Kingdom.
As soon as this order came out, the whole of Luoyang was in an uproar.
Many literati princes rushed to the city of Luoyang and scolded the treacherous ministers for treason. Luoyang was once plunged into riots.
But of course Qu Yuangu didn't think such an incident was a big deal. The Northwest Army took to the streets, killed a group of people and captured a group of others. In the midst of the bloodshed, the noise soon disappeared, and all the civil and military officials also Understand that the Han Dynasty does not even have an emperor, and the situation is over. To raise objections at this time is nothing more than to lose one's life, and can only succumb to Qu Yuangu's iron-blooded power.
Qu Yuangu learned that the Chu army would soon be stationed in Luoyang, and immediately led all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him.
Chu's armored cavalry was like the wind, and it didn't take long before they were in front of them. The first cavalry was Han Guang, the leader of the Qinhuai Army, Yue Huanshan.
Yue Huanshan originally wanted to ask Qining to accept Luoyang's surrender, but Qining flatly refused. It was Yue Huanshan who led the troops in this Northern Expedition. When the victory was won, Qining would certainly not take away the beauty of others and resolutely He asked Yue Huanshan to lead his people to Luoyang City to surrender first, and he followed closely with a large group of troops.
Seeing Yue Huanshan, Qu Yuangu immediately led people to greet him, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "The guilty general Qu Yuangu led hundreds of civil and military officials in Luoyang to pay homage to General Yue. Here are Luoyang's household registers and money and food documents. , dedicated to the general!" Looking back, someone immediately sent Luoyang's household registration, money and food records and other relevant documents.
Yue Huanshan accepted the order, and took a look around on horseback. Then he dismounted, stepped forward to help Qu Yuangu up, and said with a smile: "General Qu takes the overall situation first, abandons darkness and surrenders to light. I, the great Chu, will rule the world. General Qu He is a minister of great merit. I have already informed the court and hastily sent to Jianye to tell the emperor about General Qu's achievements. When the emperor knows about it, he will definitely be happy, and when the time comes, he will definitely reward General Qu and all the civil and military officials. "
"Don't you dare!" Qu Yuangu said hurriedly: "The guilty will be realized later, Shanshan surrendered late, he deserves to be punished!" He raised his hand and said: "We have set up a banquet for the general and everyone to unblock you. General please!”
"No hurry!" Yue Huanshan said with a smile: "General Qu, now you are a subject of our Da Chu, so the Northwest Army under the general's command will naturally be our soldiers of Da Chu. I thought that the Northwest Army should quickly Reorganize and become part of our great army of Chu, I wonder what General Qu wants?"
The corners of Qu Yuangu's mouth twitched slightly.
Of course he understood what Yue Huanshan meant.
Although Luoyang City has been opened to welcome the Chu army into the city, and he has offered to lower his household registration list, he still has 30,000 northwest troops in his hands. This makes the other party uneasy after all, so Yue Huanshan is not in a hurry to enter the city, and immediately To reorganize the Northwest Army, to put it bluntly, it is natural to disarm the Northwest Army.
In fact, this was what Qu Yuangu expected.
But now, he had no choice but to show a cooperative look, cupped his hands and said: "It should be so, it should be so!" But he felt bitter in his heart: "The Han Empire is gone, and the Northwest Army will no longer exist! "