After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 199 Ning Youbei Puts Pressure

Yicheng
Yicheng is an extremely ordinary city in Dayu Kingdom. It has a small population, a small area, an underdeveloped economy, and its geographical location is not as important as Qingcheng, which is adjacent to it.

Normally, such a city would not be seen by the superiors, but now it has attracted everyone's attention here.

Because Yicheng is sandwiched between Nanshu and Jingcheng.

Not long ago, King Jing raised an anti-flag in Jingcheng in the name of "the side of the Qing emperor". Suddenly, the names of King Jing and General Qu entered the ears of Dayu people again.

Now, the king of Jing is occupying Jingcheng, while General Qu is stationed in Nanshu with his troops under the emperor's order. There is bound to be a battle between the two forces.

Wouldn't Yicheng, sandwiched between Jingcheng and Nanshu, become the key point?
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Yicheng City Lord's Mansion

On this day, the city lord of Yicheng, who was highly emotional, paid homage to the gods of all parties in the city lord's mansion as usual, and someone came to report that the general who guarded the gate of Yicheng had something important to report.

There are four gates in Yicheng. In the past, the four gates were all wide open, but since King Jing raised the flag of rebellion, the Lord of Yicheng ordered the two gates leading to Nanshu and Jingcheng to be closed. There are two city gates leading to Qingcheng and Yizhou respectively.

Now hearing that the generals guarding the city gate had an important report, the Lord of Yicheng was so frightened that his hands trembled, and the incense sticks in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The city lord of Yicheng hastily inserted the incense into the incense burner, and hurried out of the room without thinking about saying a prayer.

The gatekeeper said: "A group of people entered Yicheng just now, and the leader said he was the king of Chu, and wanted to see the city lord."

King Chu?That is His Majesty's direct brother, did he come with His Majesty's will?
The owner of Yicheng City didn't think too much, and said quickly: "Please."

……

Before departing from Yudu, the emperor had indeed instructed Ning Youbei: to let him go to Nanshu via Yicheng, and to give a message to the Lord of Yicheng.

When Ning Youbei and his group arrived at the Mansion of the City Lord of Yicheng, the City Lord of Yicheng was already waiting at the gate with his people.

"Lord".

The owner of Yicheng doesn't feel like an official, but more like a local rich man.At this time, his expression was anxious.

Ning Youbei showed a comforting smile to the Lord of Yicheng, and said in a gentle voice:
"This king's trip is to visit his concubine in Southern Shu. He passed through Yicheng and disturbed the city lord. Please also invite Haihan."

Seeing Ning Youbei's friendly attitude, the Lord of Yicheng was finally not so panicked.

"It's an honor for the prince to come here, how can you say you're bothering me?"

After entering the door, Ning Youbei unobtrusively looked at the City Lord's Mansion of Yicheng.

Hmm... It's not luxurious, and it even has a bit of "plainness" that doesn't match it. It's exactly two types of low-key and elegant Yuezhou City Lord's Mansion.

Ning Youbei took the main seat.

He looked at the Yicheng City Lord who was still a little uneasy and said:
"Before I set off, the emperor specially asked me to visit the city lord, saying that the city lord should know who granted you the official position and who gave you the salary."

Hearing these words, the Lord of Yi City quickly stood up from his chair, walked to the middle of the main hall and bowed his head to express his loyalty.

"The official position is conferred by His Majesty, and the salary is issued by the court. I have never forgotten this. I will do my best to be loyal to Your Majesty and the court."

Having said that, the Lord of Yicheng looked up at Ning Youbei.

"My lord, I don't dare to betray the imperial court, and I won't betray the imperial court. However, the entire Yicheng has only 1 soldiers. If someone comes to attack the city, I will not be able to defend it!"

This is also the reason why the City Lord of Yicheng has been frightened recently.

If General Qu led troops over, he would open the city gate to welcome the troops without saying a word.In that way, he handed over both the risk and the responsibility.

But what would he do if King Jing called?
If you don't surrender, there is only one dead end.

But he doesn't want to die!

But if he surrendered, it would be fine if King Jing won in the end, he could save the lives of his family.But if King Jing was defeated, he would be a traitor, and not only his life, but the lives of his whole family would also be at risk.

And he really didn't think much of King Jing.

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Ning Youbei naturally knew what the Lord of Yicheng was worried about, he said casually:

"How many soldiers and horses can Ning Youdi have in his hands? Didn't he dare to rebel relying on the [-] coastal defense troops in the hands of the Duke of Zhen Guo, thinking that the [-] troops can be used by him?
How did he know that Lord Zhen Guo had surrendered to the emperor long ago, and Lord Zhen Guo used the life of his family to assure the emperor that General Sui would only guard the East China Sea and defend the border of Dayu State.

Soon, sister Kang Ning will bring her children back to Yudu. "

Ning Youbei said this not only to the Lord of Yicheng, but also to Ye Yu'an.

Anyway, soon after, Lord Zhen Guo will go to court and announce the news at the court meeting.

Sure enough, Ye Yu'an's eyes flickered twice after hearing this, but there was no other expression.But the Lord of Yicheng was still suffering in his heart.

If what the king of Chu said is true, then the king of Jing will be defeated.

But even if King Jing is bound to be defeated, he may come to attack Yiqing, then he can only choose to die in battle and cannot surrender.

In fact, even if King Jing had [-] coastal defense troops to help him, the Lord of Yicheng did not think highly of him.

I didn't see that General Qu had taken Zizhou and Nanshu in a short period of time. As long as the emperor trusted General Qu, with General Qu's fighting power, it would be a matter of time before King Jing was defeated.

According to the current situation, the emperor obviously trusts General Qu.

Not only did the emperor ignore King Jing's slogan of "Qing Jun's side", he also declared to the world with great fanfare that General Qu would be appointed as the generalissimo of King Jing.

Then he has no other choice.

The Lord of Yicheng took a deep breath:

"My lord, as the lord of a city, it's understandable for me to die for the city. It's just that my sons and daughters are innocent. Can my lord take my daughter to Nanshu?

If the official is lucky enough to save his life, he will bring his children back later. If the official dies unfortunately, he will stay behind anyway. "

Hearing the words of the City Lord of Yicheng, Ning Youbei was really speechless.

Didn't the lord of Yicheng send his sons and daughters away to tell others that he has no confidence in defending Yicheng?
In this case, Yicheng would be in chaos without Ning Youdi attacking.

"City Lord, you think too much, General Qu will not let Yicheng be destroyed. Do you think that anyone with General Qu's military ability can break the city in a few hours?

I took a look when I entered the city. The walls of Yicheng are tall and strong, and there are fire-proof equipment. As long as you close the gates and stick to the walls, you can guard it for ten days and a half months.

And as long as Ning Youdi makes any changes, General Qu will definitely respond in time.

Besides, now that General Pei's army is stationed outside Jingcheng, the king of Jing is struggling to deal with General Pei, so why would he have other thoughts to attack Yicheng?

Therefore, what you have to do is not to think about things, but to discuss various countermeasures with the generals defending the city.

As long as you do what you are supposed to do, you will be rewarded by the court for meritorious deeds. "

(End of this chapter)