Chapter 404 On April 14 of the third year of Jianwen, the Yan army captured Surabaya County, then crossed the Huai River, and at the end of April, arrived eighty miles northwest of Yangzhou City.Wang Bin, the superintendent of Yangzhou, wanted to organize the army and the people to resist and defend to the death, but he tied up his subordinates and united with the gentry in the city, and surrendered the city.Subsequently, Gaoyou, Tongzhou, Taizhou, Jiangdu and Yizhen also surrendered without a fight, and the defenders and people of these prefectures and counties seemed to be afraid of the might of the Yan army and did not dare to resist, so they surrendered.But in fact, of course, there is the prestige of the Yan army, but more importantly, there are still people who have been operating in the city before the Yan army arrives.This person is naturally Wang Ge.Since the Yan army went south this time, Wang Ge has been in charge of "fighting outposts" since the territory of Shandong.Under his operation, the Yan army hardly had to force fortified cities and passes.Relying on the "chess piece" of Zhu Xianyi, the king of Xinqi, he successfully transferred Tie Xuan and put him in a desperate situation, and then launched the internal response of Jinan City, and easily won Jinan, the most important city in Shandong.Then all the way south, every time Wang Ge would spy before the army.On the one hand, it is to inquire about the military situation, and on the other hand, it is also to prepare to see whether to assist the Yan army in attacking the city or directly deal with the defenders.It is not a simple thing to open the city gate during the so-called siege, on the contrary, nine and a half out of ten cannot do this thing.Because when there is a real war, the guards will definitely take into account that there are local spies in the city, and each city gate will be guarded by cronies and guarded by close troops.And if you decide to defend it, except for the city gates that may send troops to counterattack, the other city gates will be directly sealed, and there are generally no dozens or hundreds of people, so don't want to open them.Of course, if it's a chaotic situation like the one in Texas before, it's a different story.Therefore, in many cases, it is easier for a prepared city to deal with the defenders than to go to the city gate.Just like Yangzhou City, it was Wang Bin, who supervised the imperial history, decided to resist Yan, and directly put Wang Li, the commander who wanted to surrender, into prison, and then personally supervised the training of soldiers and horses, prepared the equipment to defend the city, and prepared to defend Yangzhou City.Wang Ge took Bai Long, Phoenix, Xie Xiaorou, and Liu Hongyan into the city in advance, and through Liu Hongyan's relationship, he met with the boss behind the largest green buildings in the city, and then contacted the real power figures in the city who did not want to confront Yan Jun, like Wang Li, who was imprisoned, and set up a banquet, set up a bureau, and tied him up when he invited Wang Bin to the banquet.Then he released the commander Wang Li, retook the defense of Yangzhou City, and surrendered to King Yan in Kaicheng.Similar operations have also occurred in Gaoyou and other places.And as more and more cities surrendered without a fight, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Jiangnan and Zhili also plummeted, and Wang Ge became more and more relaxed and easy to act with the Yan army.By mid-May, the Yan army set up camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River, ready to cross the river to attack Jinling at any time, and the imperial city of Jinling City finally fell into panic.Who would have thought that King Yan, who had only 800 personal guards at the beginning, would really fight all the way from north to south, and he would really enter the capital.At this time, Jianwen Chaozhong had already quarreled into a pot of porridge.The ministers attacked each other and prevaricated, and the most mentioned statement turned out to be that Li Jinglong was recalled to the capital, and Tie Xuan was useless, so it led to the fall of Jinan, and Shandong completely fell into the hands of the Yan army, and it was no longer possible to contain its southward movement.In fact, they have not forgotten that Li Jinglong is the real culprit who caused the current predicament, without him losing to the Yan army one after another, providing the Yan army with a large number of troops and materials, how could the Yan army develop and grow so quickly, and how could it threaten Shandong.It's just that now the Yan army is heading south, and once it crosses the river, it is a direct threat to Jinling, and the knife is hanging above his head.At this time, they can only grasp the life-saving straw that they can catch, at least Li Jinglong once led his troops to resist the Yan army in Jinan, at least when he was still in the north, the Yan army was still blocked in Shandong, and there were no troops in the capital, right?
At least, now in the court, the only one with the most experience in fighting with King Yan is Li Jinglong.As a result, Li Jinglong, who was originally recalled to the capital to discuss the crime, was re-entrusted with the important task of putting him in charge of the defense of the capital.Of course, the ministers of the court and Emperor Jianwen did not really pin their hopes on Li Jinglong, and did not really think that he could defeat the Yan army.The county lord of Qingcheng is the daughter of Zhu Chongsi, the brother of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and should be named the county lord according to the system, but because he is deeply loved by Taizu, he was canonized as the princess of Qingyang in the first year of Hongwu.After Emperor Jianwen succeeded to the throne, he was renamed the lord of Qingcheng County.She has a good relationship with Taizu's older sons, and the same is naturally true with King Yan.So send her to be a lobbyist and play the family card, at least you don't have to worry about going and not returning.When he heard the news that the lord of Qingcheng County had crossed the river to ask for a meeting, King Yan was discussing the next battle situation with Daoyan, Zhang Yu, and Zhu Neng's cronies in the camp.Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng glanced at each other, and both smiled at King Yan and said, "Lord Wang, it seems that the little emperor can't stand it, he is scared, and he wants to come to sue for peace." ”King Yan asked Dao Yan, "According to the teacher's opinion, what does Jianwen mean by this?"
”Dao Yan said: "It's just a delay. ”Obviously, neither King Yan nor Dao Yan thought that Emperor Jianwen really intended to seek peace, and even before meeting the county lord of Qingcheng, he could already draw this conclusion.They just wanted to delay time by suing for peace and waiting for the arrival of King Qin's army."
The teacher thinks that Wang Ge will succeed this time?"
King Yan asked again.As usual, Wang Ge had already gone to the outpost again this time, and this time he infiltrated the capital directly.It's just that the capital is different from the other cities they have experienced before, the capital is too big, the personnel are too complicated, and there are bound to be many masters.Moreover, Wang Ge was in the capital before, and there was no prior arrangement.Although the secret agents of King Yan in the capital can be transferred at will, those secret agents are quite limited in terms of identity and personal strength, and may not be able to provide much help.However, Wang Ge's previous achievements all the way still made Yan Wang, Dao Yan and others full of confidence in him, and they always felt that as long as he made a move, he would definitely succeed, and he could always bring unexpected gains."
The variable should be in Cao Guogong, and it is only now that I know that Wang Ge's original layout is so far-reaching.Since the court wants to delay time, the prince might as well make a false appointment with them, and then repair the plank road to secretly cross Chen Cang. ”Dao Yan sighed, Cao Guogong is Li Jinglong, and they naturally don't know that Li Jinglong has once again mastered the military power of the capital, otherwise, they should know that the big thing has been decided.