Desperate
On the second day after the Black Banner Army lined up in the north of the city, Fu Zhengnan felt that he had never been so devastated. Since he inherited the seat of Qingyuan City City Lord from his father, he has actually been living smoothly. He experienced the demise of the great merchants and the founding of Nanyan, none of which touched the status of the Fu family in Qingyuan City. Speaking of the person with the greatest power in Nanyan, he can still be ranked among the top fifteen.
He even always felt that he was lucky. When the Sui Dynasty conquered the Shang Kingdom, he was still young and had not yet achieved the seat of the city lord. At that time, his father was worried all day long, because they all knew that Qingyuan City could not stop him. The Great Sui army lived in its heyday, but luckily, the Great Sui did not continue to go south.
After Nan Yan established the country, Murong Shame did not dare to offend the local prominent families, because Qingyuan City was the gateway to the northernmost part of Nan Yan, and he knew that Murong Shame was more drawn to the Fu family, and the Fu family received no less benefits than others. It was precisely because he knew that Murong Shame did not dare to do anything to the Fu family, otherwise he would not have blatantly withheld Murong Yongduo's spoils, because he knew that Murong Shame would only have one or two words of reproach. Without them, the Fu family, who will guard Nanyan's north gate
But this time, he found that luck was gone.
Fang Jie asked people to bring back a sentence of five kills, and then shot thousands of text messages on the city wall, causing the people in the city to boil. After hearing that the city wall was devastated by catapults, the people were even more afraid to go to the city to help defend. In the past two days, some soldiers even took off their uniforms, dropped their weapons and ran away by patrolling, but no one could be found.
If things go on like this, it won't be long before the people start making trouble.
If things were really that simple, it would be over if the people of Pingshangdao were sent out, and he would be more happy than anyone else.
But he also knows better than anyone else that this is Fang Jie's plan to divorce.
"The city lord!"
A general ran in quickly and cupped his fists and said, "Go to the city wall and have a look."
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the eager expression on that general's face, Fu Zhengnan's heart tightened.
"You...you'd better see for yourself."
Fu Zhengnan was very annoyed by the general's hesitation to speak, but he didn't have time to worry about these things at this time, so he immediately put on his armor and led people to rush to the city wall. Worried, busy dealing with the affairs of the people in the city, he hasn't closed his eyes for the past two days.
When he reached the city wall, he took the clairvoyance handed to him by his personal soldiers and looked out. Fu Zhengnan immediately cursed: "Fang Jie! You shameless person!"
About six or seven hundred steps away from the city wall, a team of about a few hundred people stopped there. There is a table at the front of the line, which seems to be full of wine and food. The three of them sat around, pushing and changing glasses from time to time. And Fu Zhengnan saw through clairvoyance who was facing the city wall among the three... His younger brother, Fu Zhengming.
"It's the second master!"
A soldier lowered his voice and said in surprise: "Second Lord is having a drink with that general of the Black Banner Army!"
"And General Shi!"
A sharp-eyed soldier saw another person clearly.
"Look, even Er Ye and Shi Da Ke were not executed... They are still drinking there. It seems that the Black Banner Army is not bad to our people at all."
"That's right, it is said that the Black Banner Army never keeps alive. It seems that it is just a rumor. Even the second master can treat us with good food and drink. Surely we will not be killed?"
Soon, the soldiers began to chatter.
"If you want me to say, this is a deliberate act. It just wants us to see that as long as you surrender, you will not be questioned, and you will be entertained with food and drink. In fact, there is another meaning that if you resist, no one will Don't think about sitting down and drinking fine wine like Er Ye and General Shi."
"Hush! Keep your voice down!"
"Let me tell you, in fact, we are all just pawns to die. What the Black Banner Army wants is the common people of Pingshang Road. Even if they want our Qingyuan City, do we have to drive out all the people in Qingyuan City? If you really do that, who would dare to open the doors and surrender in those big cities behind?"
"Actually, it's not us who can't surrender, but the city lord..."
Someone lowered his voice and said cautiously: "Let's surrender, or serve as soldiers. At worst, go home and farm. I heard that the Black Banner Army on Pingshang Road is dividing the land for the people! Every family grows their own fields. It’s not working for those wealthy households! But the city owner surrendered, can he still be the city owner? The city owner ordered to guard to the death because he was afraid of losing their property, and we were just guarding the door for their home. Working hard for other people’s property... Sigh! "
"I'm also thinking, if the Black Banner Army says they want to massacre the city, even if it's worth fighting for our relatives and family members for our grandpa and mother, there's nothing to hesitate about. But now people say that they just need to send it back The people of Pingshang Road will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Even if the city lord is unwilling to agree to this, is our life worth it? If the city lord does not agree, when the time comes when the Black Banner Army breaks through the city, anyone wearing armor and armed will be killed. Don't stay, who harmed us?"
"Stop talking! Be careful not to be heard!"
"When it comes to this meeting, who doesn't think too much!"
Although the voices of these discussions are not loud, they are everywhere. Not only those soldiers, but even those low-level officers. In the city, people gathered everywhere on the streets, and the crowd was excited. If someone observes carefully, they will find that in every place where there are many people, there will be someone speaking excitedly, vaguely pointing the finger at the city lord Fu Zhengnan. After arousing the emotions of the people, these people will disappear into the crowd and disappear.
outside the city
Holding the wine glass, Fang Jie glanced back at the city wall, then smiled and asked, "Both of you, if you sit here and drink with me, I'm afraid the Lord Fu will be very unhappy, right?"
Fu Zhengming and Shi Dake looked at each other with bitterness on their faces.
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In the afternoon, a group of cavalry came from outside the city like a cloud. After reaching the city, they reined in their horses. The leader of them drew a bowstring and shot up a feathered arrow, which poked on the tower with a thud.
"Tell your city lord that we will not return the people of the Sui Dynasty before sunrise tomorrow. After the city is broken, don't blame my general for being ruthless!"
After the man shouted, he turned around and left, and all the defenders on the city wall could hear him clearly. When they saw a letter tied to the feathered arrow, they naturally understood that it was written by Fang Jie to the city lord, and it must be a letter to persuade him to surrender. So they are beating drums in their hearts, will the city lord agree
Someone climbed up to pull out the feather arrow, dare not read the letter, and sent it to the City Lord's Mansion intact.
Fu Zhengnan, who hadn't slept for two days, was about to lie down and rest for a while when he was woken up. He put on some clothes and came out. His subordinates said that the enemy army outside the city had shot up a letter. It was written on the envelope that it was written by the general of the Black Banner Army. autograph. Fu Zhengnan took the letter, sat behind the desk and opened it with a gloomy face.
"From City Lord Fu: I heard that City Lord Fu is very knowledgeable. Today, when I was having a drink with my brother Ling and General Shi outside the city, I heard my brother tell an interesting story about Nanyan. It is said that there is a kind of old tortoise on the coast of Nanyan. The ones are like millstones, and the big ones are like boats. Unlike ordinary turtles, the carapace on the back of this old tortoise is not strong. It can protect itself. At first sight, the fishermen thought the turtle’s shell was very strong, so they used eggs to solidify it. When they touched it, the egg was intact, but the shell was broken... My brother didn’t know the name of the turtle, and I felt anxious , Brother Ling immediately said, my brother is the most knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so I should know the name of this tortoise. Therefore, I personally wrote a letter to ask City Master Fu, what is the name of Nanyan's tortoise? I don't know this tortoise, its life expectancy? How brave is it? I don’t know how delicious this turtle is? I came to Nanyan to enjoy the mountains and rivers and historic sites, and it’s also a beautiful thing to catch turtles and turtles to make soup and wine. Although I haven’t seen it, I know its deliciousness when I think about it. It's actually drooling, it's really unrefined. I hope the city lord will not hesitate to enlighten me, thank you here."
"Fang Jie!"
After reading the letter, Fu Zhengnan's shoulders trembled angrily, and he tore up the letter like crazy. The clothes on his body fell off, but he didn't notice at all. An angry Fu Zhengnan tore up the letter and kicked the desk in front of him.
"You and I will not live together! If I don't kill you, I swear I won't be human!"
An angry roar came from the study, and everyone outside looked puzzled and frightened. None of them knew why the city lord was so angry.
However, news soon spread. When the defenders on the city wall changed their defenses, they said that the Black Banner Army sent someone to send a letter written by Fang Xie, which should be an ultimatum. When the sun rises tomorrow, if the people of the Sui Dynasty are not exchanged, the city will be attacked.
Then the second news came out soon. It was said that the city lord tore up Fang Jie's handwritten letter and roared that he wanted to fight Fang Jie to the death!
That night, some people were incited to gather outside the city lord's mansion, shouting for those Sui people to be released from the city. Fu Zhengnan was furious and ordered the army to drive out the people, many people were injured.
"The general created an opportunity for us, if we don't make good use of it, how can we be worthy of the general's arrangement?"
In the middle of the night, a few people gathered in a corner and discussed in a low voice: "Go to the place where the people of Pingshang Road gather, and get them ready tonight. If they see a fire in the city, they will rush to the city gate and kill the people who blocked the city gate." Move the stone away!"
"We went to incite the common people in the city, let them besiege the city lord's mansion tonight, and forced Fu Zhengnan to release the people. Both sides will make a fuss, and the defenders in the city will be restrained. When the time comes, the manpower in the barracks will decrease sharply, and others will sneak in. Set it on fire, then stole a few Nanyan soldiers' uniforms to wear, and spread rumors in the barracks, saying that Fu Zhengnan will kill all the Sui people tonight, and will never return them to the Black Banner Army!"
"When there is a commotion at the city gate, they will believe it! Then we will find a way to open the city gate. If we can't open it, we will burn him in the city. If there is such a disturbance, Where do those defenders have the heart to defend the city?"
The leader said in a low voice: "There is a fire in the barracks, Fu Zhengnan must lead people to deal with it. I will mix with the crowd on the street and assassinate him with a crossbow. I definitely can't kill him, but as long as he orders to search for the assassin, Our people encouraged the people, saying that Fu Zhengnan was going to kill people to build his prestige, and that he was going to kill all the people who had gathered to let him go."
A few people were stunned for a moment, they all knew that the team led the charge to do more harm than good.
"Leader, you have to live well. We have persisted until the general leads the troops. After the city is broken, we can go back, have a good sleep, and get drunk! We have agreed, and we have to go shopping together go!"
"good!"
The team leader nodded vigorously: "Drink a pot of wine and go to a brothel!"
He looked at the sky and waved his hands and said: "Everyone should do it separately, the sooner the better!"
Several people disappeared into the night, turned around and clasped their fists before leaving: "Alive!"
"Alive!"
In the night, the voice was so soft, but so firm.