Chapter 303 Li Hong and the ministers of Zhenguo were at a loss for what to do about the current passive situation, and no one could think of a good solution.
In the end, Shi Qinshu, the right chief, took a step forward cautiously, and arched his hand and said: "Great King, a million coalition troops have come to the city, and the defenders of our capital are less than 400,000, which is really difficult to resist.
Before he could finish speaking, Li Hongmeng slapped the table and interrupted Qin Shu's words.
Qin Shu asked him to negotiate peace, which Li Hong couldn't accept.
With the current situation of Zhenguo, there is no capital to negotiate peace, and negotiating peace is tantamount to surrendering, tantamount to pulling him off the throne or even the throne, and he has to go to Yin Yu to plead guilty, how can Li Hong accept such a humiliation "The enemy army has besieged the capital, and the life and death of Zhenguo are on the line, as a courtier of Dazhen, you do not seek a strategy to break the enemy, and share worries for the country and the king, but also bewitches the people to bewitch the people to ask the king to surrender to the coalition army, what is the use of this king Liuer and other people who are greedy for life and afraid of death" As he spoke, Li Hongyang said: "Why did the knife and axe hand drag the traitor out for me here and behead him" As soon as Li Hong gave an order, the guards outside the hall immediately rushed in, and two of them stepped forward to grab Qin Shu's arms and walked out without saying anything.
Qin Shu's face turned pale with fright, his body trembled suddenly, and he shouted repeatedly: "The king spares his life, Weichen is wronged, and the king spares his life."
At this moment, Li Dan hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, waved his hand to the guards who were pulling Qin Shu out, and then said to Li Hong: "Father, Lord Qin's advice may be inappropriate, but it is also out of loyalty to my father."
Loyal Li Hong raised his eyebrows, he didn't see that Qin Shu had any loyalty to him.
Without waiting for him to speak, Li Dan continued: "What's more, now that the coalition army is besieging the city, and even breaking the armies of Huaning and Tongcheng, the people in the capital are panicking. ” If others persuaded him, he might not be able to listen, but it was his son who pleaded, not to mention that what Li Dan said was not unreasonable.
Li Hong pondered silently for a moment, the coldness on his face gradually eased, he raised his head, first waved his hand at the guards, and said in a deep voice: "You all go down" Then, he glared at Qin Shu fiercely, didn't say anything more, looked around at the ministers and said: "In the future, whoever dares to talk about peace again, don't blame this king for turning his face ruthlessly, and severely punishing him."
The ministers of Zhenguo were all so frightened that they shrank their necks, and they hung their heads one by one, not daring to breathe.
Qin Shu shrunk his shoulders and quietly slipped back to his place, while also glancing at Li Dan gratefully.
To put it bluntly, Qin Shu is Li Dan's pathfinder. proposed to negotiate peace with the coalition forces, Li Dan himself was not easy to speak, so he borrowed Qin Shu's mouth to test his father's attitude, which caused Li Hong to be angry, and Li Dan now understood that his father would not accept this matter no matter what, so he could only think of other ways.
After the dispersal, as soon as Li Dan returned to his mansion, the two dark arrow personnel who were left by Tang Yin came to ask for a meeting.
Li Dan invited the two of them to his study, and then told the two of them about the affairs of the court.
Now it seems that it is unlikely that Li Hong will be persuaded to abdicate on his own initiative, and the only way is to use force to forcibly remove him from the throne.
But in this way, it also involves a point, whether Li Dan will do it, or the coalition forces will do it.
If Li Dan does it himself, he is not sure that he will be able to subdue his father now, and if it is done by the coalition army, Li Dan must find a way to let the coalition army enter the city.
It's just that it's easier said than done.
The four gates of Xitang are all guarded by Li Hong's henchmen, and there are heavy soldiers stationed, without Li Hong's edict and tokens, no one wants to open the city gates, even if Li Dangui is the prince, he does not have that authority.
The two Dark Arrow personnel had been following Li Dan for a while, and both of them could understand his difficulties.
One of the Dark Arrow Officers named Lu Jian proposed: "As the crown prince, it is easy for Childe to enter and exit the palace, and if Childe can steal King Zhen's token and open the city gate, it will not be difficult." ” Li Dan smiled bitterly, sighed faintly, and said: "The token has always been carried by my father, and it is not easy to steal it, not to mention, even if I can steal the token, but without my father's edict, I still can't open the city gate." ” Lu Jian's eyes rolled, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said: "The four generals guarding the door will not be there all the time, if you take advantage of their absence, they will bring the tokens to go, as a son, the generals below should not dare to be embarrassed." ” "This" Li Dan thought about it carefully, nodded slowly, and felt that the method that Lu Jian said could also be tried, but how could he steal the token Li Dan is not in a hurry, he can wait, and slowly think of a way, but the dark arrow personnel can't wait, they know their own situation too well, the food and grass in the army are only enough to last for ten days, and now it is almost ten days, and if they can't break through Xitang, the whole army will be in danger.
Lu Jian Zhengse said: "Childe, the king of my family hopes that this war can end as soon as possible, so that he can return to the mainland of the Wind Country as soon as possible, so the matter of welcoming the coalition army into the city must be done quickly, and it is best to do it in the next few days." ” After a pause, he reminded pointedly: "If the prince can do things quickly and well, the king of my family will be very happy, and in the future, it will be easier for him to intercede for Zhenguo in front of the Son of Heaven." ” Don't look at him as just an ordinary member of the Dark Arrow, but now he represents Tang Yin, and he is full of style when he speaks, revealing a sense of arrogance between the lines.
When Li Dan heard this, he tightened his brows and muttered for a long time, and finally turned his heart sideways, and said with a straight face: "Okay, I'll enter the palace tonight and go to meet my father."
"En" Lu Jian was overjoyed, arched his hand, and said with a slow smile: "The success or failure of the matter depends on the son." ” On the other hand, the situation of the coalition army was not as bad as the dark arrow personnel thought, and the two Zhen armies led by Xu Bufan and Guan Zhan were defeated, and the coalition forces naturally captured Huaning and Tongcheng together.
Even if the people of the city resisted the invading coalition forces, they did not pose much of a threat due to the lack of regular army organization.
The capture of Huaning and Tongcheng, the coalition army captured a large amount of grain, grass and materials in the city, which made the logistics supply of the coalition army get a certain guarantee, but it is also true that the coalition army is eager to break through Xitang, the reason is that the Sichuan-Mo coalition army is about to advance to Xitang, and Tang Yin's anxiety is to enter Xitang City before the Sichuan-Mo coalition army.
Millions of allied troops besieged Xitang, and although the Zhen army in the city did not dare to go out of the city to face the battle, the trouble continued.
There are still hundreds of thousands of Zhenguo people living in the outer city of Xitang, and now Xitang has been closed, they can't get in if they want to, and the periphery is surrounded by coalition troops, and they can't get out, hundreds of thousands of people have to eat and drink every day, and it's good to be trapped in a short period of time, and over time, the fear naturally spreads, coupled with Zhenren's temperament and rough impulsiveness, sneak attacks on the coalition camp at night to grab food from time to time.
The coalition camp is heavily guarded, and the sadato is often shot by the guards of the coalition soldiers before they get close, and even if some lucky people succeed in infiltrating the coalition camp, they will be quickly discovered, and the lucky ones can escape in time, and the unlucky ones are captured by the coalition forces, and the final result is to cut off their heads and hang them on the wall of the coalition camp to show the public.
In the only three days that the coalition forces besieged Xitang, more than 1,000 Zhenguo people were shot and captured.
However, the high-pressure methods of the coalition army did not stop the Zhenren, and the incidents of stealing the camp were not less, but more, and the non-commissioned officers of the coalition army who were guarding and patrolling at night were often attacked by the Zhenren, some were knocked unconscious, some were killed, and the armor, dry food, and weapons on their bodies were robbed, and finally they were found naked.
With the increasing casualties of the coalition soldiers, the contradictions between the two sides became more and more intense, and there were even several times when a large number of coalition soldiers rushed into the outer city of Xitang and slaughtered the people of Zhenguo inside.
It's a vicious circle, where mass riots and massacres by coalition forces can happen at any time.
Of course, Tang Yin didn't want to see such a thing happen, in the eyes of others, Zhenren might be a barbaric and uncivilized alien, but in his opinion, Zhenren was a treasure more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry, and a treasure that could make up for the national strength of the Wind Country.
He has been trying his best to suppress the coalition army, warning the coalition army not to trespass into the Zhenren residential area without permission, let alone slaughter the people of Zhenguo for no reason, but after all, he is the king of the wind, for his orders, most of the three armies of An, Huan, and Yu are yang and yin, accept it on the surface, and still do their own thing behind the scenes.
On this day, Tang Yin was discussing military affairs with Lingshuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin in the Chinese military tent, and a soldier ran in to report that a man who claimed to be Di You wanted to meet Tang Yin.
As soon as he heard that the person he was asking to see was a chaste man, Li Xin sneered and snorted coldly: "A mere chaste dog, I dare to say that the King of the Wind will drive him away, and if there is resistance, he will be executed on the spot."
The soldier who reported the news agreed and was about to leave, Tang Yin stopped him, and he smiled at Li Xin: "I know this Di You, and the reason why I was able to mix in the Western Tang at the beginning was all because of his help." ” "Oh" Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "It turned out to be him" After a pause, he was surprised and delighted: "Could it be that he came this time to tell Brother Wang that there is a way to enter the West Soup."
"If that's the case, it couldn't be better."
Tang Yin didn't want to attack Xitang hard, not to mention what the battle damage would be, it was unknown whether he could fight it or not, and now he was counting on Li Dan in the city, if Li Dan couldn't help, the coalition army could only attack.
If Di You, the head snake, knew the tunnels or methods that could quietly enter the city, so that his army could enter the city without knowing it, then it would be a great favor for his side
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