The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 933 Give me a chance to surrender
When more than 100 flying Shenzhous were scattered over Baishui Pass under the command of Wang Xiongdan, the soldiers of the Tang army reacted exactly like the defenders of Jiameng Pass. Five thousand Tang troops looked at the flying Shenzhous suspended in the air, All gave birth to a sense of at a loss.

Soldiers of the Sui Army shot arrows down from the Flying Shenzhou from time to time. Soldiers of the Tang Army standing on the city gate were able to hold their shields on top of their heads, but the soldiers inside the city gate were not so lucky. There were not enough shields in the city for everyone to share. Find a place to hide.

Soldiers of the Tang army who were shot by arrows kept screaming and fell down, and the arrows rained down on their heads like a shower, causing the soldiers of the Tang army in the Chengguan to suffer particularly heavy casualties.

Fortunately, the Sui army's arrows are more deterrent than actual combat, but the situation where they can only be beaten but unable to fight back is the most devastating.

"Crack~"

A pottery pot that fell from the sky landed not far from Li Xizhi. The pottery pot shattered, kerosene splashed, and the pungent smell permeated the city wall for several feet.

"This is the kerosene dropped by the Sui army. Everyone, the Sui army set fire to the pass." Li Xizhi's face changed drastically, and he looked up at the flying Shenzhou, which was more than ten feet high from the city gate. If the Sui army attacked with fire from above, he would There is really no way to resist.

"Clap clap~"

However, before Li Xizhi finished speaking, several pottery pots fell from the sky, splashing kerosene all over the city. The strong and pungent smell of kerosene made many veterans who had experienced wars turn around and start going to the city. Run down the city.

"General Li, the Sui army is condescending, and every shot is accurate. If you throw torches, the city will definitely become a sea of ​​flames." Tang Jiao ran to Li Xizhi's side in a panic, and said loudly, "What should we do now?"

"The Sui army is just scaring us." Li Xizhi said thoughtfully: "The Sui army left only a dozen cans of kerosene, which is not a large amount, and it does not pose a threat to the city. At the top of the city, you only need to smash down hundreds or thousands of oil tanks, Baishuiguan is already a sea of ​​fire, I think they are just threatening us, not really want to set fire to the city."

"It's just that we know it's one thing, but the effect is another. Look, general..." Tang Jiao, who was in a better mood, pointed at the soldiers defending the city in a mess, and said with a wry smile, "The morale of the soldiers has been reduced. With the smashing of the oil tank, life and death were destroyed. Just looking at the soldiers who ran frantically down the city, you can see how much the Sui army's scheming has dealt a blow to the morale of our army. Even if we order to strictly guard it now, the soldiers I am also afraid of the fire, and will not go to the top of the city again, after all, no one can guarantee that the Sui army will not attack with fire."

Li Xizhi silently looked at the Sui army flaunting their might in the sky, and was so aggrieved that he almost went crazy. It was obvious that they had the advantage of the geographical advantage, but after the appearance of the flying Shenzhou, the situation was completely reversed. He sighed leisurely, Resolutely said: "Send the order, abandon the city wall, order all the soldiers to retreat into the city, and prepare to start a street battle with the Sui army!"

"Only in this way, we have given up the benefits of Baishui Pass, and the natural danger will no longer exist."

"That's what I said, but all the soldiers have run away. How can we resist the army of tigers? Get ready."

"Here."

Under Tang Jiao's command, the gatekeepers began to be less crowded. Although they were still flustered, they were no longer able to squeeze people off the city wall.

Next came the most tragic street fighting, and this was the only chance for Li Xizhi to fight the Sui army, otherwise, they would have been buried in the sea of ​​flames before they even saw the Sui army's soldiers and horses.

"Report to Your Majesty, General Wang sent a signal that the Tang army has abandoned the city wall and retreated into the pass city. They seem to be planning to start a street battle with our army!" A flag officer rushed to report to Yang Tong who was watching the battle.

"Pass down the order, let Xie Yingdeng lead the army to seize the city wall quickly, but without my order, or if the Tang army takes the initiative to provoke, don't start a bloody battle with them!" Yang Tong handed a token to the messenger.

"Here." The messenger took the token, turned around and ran away.

"Your Majesty, Baishuiguan is not long away from breaking the city." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "If Li Xizhi can be surrendered, Pu'an and Yicheng will be owned by Tai Sui."

"Then let's go meet Li Xizhi for a while." Yang Tong paced forward: "Everyone follow me to Chengguan, and have a glimpse of Baishuiguan."

"The ministers have exactly this intention." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

When Yang Tong brought Li Xiuning, Yin Mingyue, Yang Qinfang, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Ling Jing, and several other generals to Baishui Pass, Xie Yingdeng, who had already captured the pass, ordered people to open the gate and welcome everyone. go in.

The vicinity of the city wall has been completely occupied by soldiers of the Sui army. Many soldiers carried sand to the city and buried kerosene under it to prevent the city wall from catching fire.

Yang Tong, three concubines, and three military divisions, under the protection of Xuanjia soldiers, came to the city tower and looked down at the city wall. They found that Baishuiguan was a very pure military fortress. There were no civilian houses in the city. It was built for military needs. It seems that the entire city is a huge military fortress arranged according to the nine palaces and gossip. If the Sui army attacked at this time, they would lose their way in the complicated "death formation" and be hidden in various military fortresses. Tang Jun waited for an opportunity to assassinate.

"The unification of the Sui Dynasty is the general trend. If Li Yuan was still in power, the Tang army might still be able to fight, but now? Because Li Shimin has been away for a long time, the right to speak in the court is not strong, even if it is not to the point where everyone is in danger. , but the cohesion is not strong. Today’s pseudo-Tang Xiu is said to be a human being, even a god can’t save it. The generals of the Tang army at Baishuiguan have lost their morale, so there is nothing to worry about.” Yang Tong looked at it carefully for a while, then turned around and smiled. : "Who is going to talk about surrendering that Li Xizhi?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to go!" Xie Yingdeng took a step forward and bowed to Yang Tong.

Yang Tong asked, "How do you say that you surrendered Li Xizhi?"

Xie Yingdeng said loudly: "Our army has already occupied the city wall. Once our army cooperates with the Flying Army to launch a war, it will be like a broken bamboo. The Holy One does not want to do more evil, and the special order will persuade him!"

This is to say that the routine process of surrender is indeed consistent with the current situation. When the city wall is lost, the troops are not dominant, and the sergeants are wavering, the Tang army's retreat is cut off again, and the Tang army in the pass is already a turtle in the urn.However, this routine approach might be able to persuade Li Xizhi to surrender, but it could not make him willing to serve the Sui Dynasty. Yang Tong did not have the most favorable time to launch an attack, and it was not just for the less than [-] Tang soldiers at Baishuiguan. What he wants is that Li Jiancheng's foreign party headed by Li Xizhi open the northern gate for the Sui Dynasty, so that the army can quickly enter Shu County, and when Li Shimin's army cannot be transferred back in Yinan, he can kill Li Shimin's army with lightning speed. Entering Chengdu is a battle of success, otherwise, with only one Li Xizhi, Yang Tong and the three major military divisions would not have come together.

What the general said made sense. "Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "It's just that General Xie knows, why did the Holy Majesty go to such great lengths to recruit the insignificant Li Xizhi?" "

"This, the final general is unknown, please tell Fang Shangshu..." Xie Yingdeng is good at fighting, and in the star-studded Sui Dynasty, he is definitely a famous general who ranks on the second tier, but when it comes to calculating people's hearts , but not his forte.

Fang Xuanling said: "The Tang army at Baishuiguan, including Li Xizhi, is not important. If we want to take them down, we only need to let General Wang drop kerosene and attack the Bagua array with fire, and force the Tang army to surrender. Xi Zhi disagrees. No matter what. The important thing now is that after Li Xiaogong left Nanzhao, Li Xizhi vaguely became the representative of Li Jiancheng's forces in the army. The center is located in some fortresses. If Li Xizhi sincerely surrenders, it can help our army easily take down the entire number of dangerous fortresses. As General Xie said, it may force Li Xizhi to surrender, but he will not be convinced , and will not help the Holy Majesty persuade these people to vote."

"Then what should I say?" Xie Yingdeng asked Fang Xuanling for advice.

"What General Xie Zhiyou said is correct. First, let Li Xizhi know that apart from Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass and Zitong Pass have all been taken by our army. This makes Li Xizhi feel desperate for reinforcements." Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "I will tell Li Xizhi later that the Holy One remembers his contribution to defending Si'an County, and also knows that he surrendered to the puppet Tang Dynasty because he had no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. It was a last choice. If my Great Sui invaded and occupied the south, then he would definitely serve in the Sui, instead of defecting to the puppet Tang."

Xie Yingdeng took a look at Fang Xuanling, and it sounded like what he said was not that different, but he felt a little less victorious. After thinking for a while, he said knowingly: "The meaning of Fang Shangshu is to give him a step down. , let him have no worries?"

"That's right." Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "At the same time, I also told him that the Sui Dynasty has been in chaos for more than ten years, and too many people died. The puppet Tang Dynasty is not far away from destroying the country. I hope they can see the current situation clearly and don't ruin the lives of countless soldiers for a mortal dynasty. I also hope that Li Xizhi, who fought for the people of Shi'an in the past, can serve the people of Yizhou unswervingly today. war."

"The general understands." After Xie Yingdeng finished speaking, he looked at Yang Tong involuntarily.

"Just do what Fang Shangshu said." Yang Tong nodded in agreement.

"The last general obeys orders." Xie Yingdeng bowed, turned and left, first arranged the defense, then ordered the soldiers to hand over the greeting cards, and entered the city alone, preparing to recruit Li Xizhi.

Li Xizhi didn't reply to Xie Yingdeng immediately, but hoped that Yang Tong would give him some time to think about it.

Yang Tong is not in a hurry, the three passes have already been taken for a long time, and the next step is the most dangerous Jianmen Pass. Try to take Jianmen Pass before Li Shimin reacts, and open up the entry for the northern army of the Sui Dynasty. The smooth journey of the Chengdu Plain was also aimed at cutting the puppet Tang in half and dividing Li Shimin and Liu Hongji from north to south.

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