Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 375
Because Gao Cheng asked Xiao Yuanming to dismantle the hearts of Huaiyin defenders, Duan Shao sent a cavalry horse to send him to the city of Huaiyin, while he, Peng Le and others led the main cavalry on foot.

After all, all the horses used for transportation were collected by Gao Cheng, pretending to be cavalry to cover up people's eyes and ears, and the cavalry escorting Xiao Yuanming were all made up of one man and three horses.

Hulujin's 2 prefecture soldiers were used as bait, and more than [-] were killed in battle. [-] were left to guard Shouyang, and the remaining [-] people traveled eastward with Duan Shao and others, and joined Gaocheng.

The Huaiyin garrison only had a few thousand soldiers from the local prefecture and county. At this time, there were [-] Northern Qi soldiers and infantry outside the city, and [-] prefecture soldiers. Perhaps a day or two of siege would break the city.

But Gao Cheng has always been a provincial and flirtatious person. The Huaiyin defenders did not surrender at first, and he did not attack the city. When Xiao Yuanming delivered it, he dragged him to the city for a while.

When Xiao Yuanming was escorted to the camp outside Huaiyin city, he didn't see Gao Cheng, and before he even entered the camp, he was taken to Huaiyin city by Xingqing, the commander of the army, to show the public.

Sure enough, as Gao Cheng expected, the Huaiyin defender saw Xiao Yuanming captured, knew that Shouyang had fallen, and there was no reinforcements outside, so he stopped struggling and asked the Northern Qi to surrender.

Gao Cheng accepted the surrender himself, but after entering the city, he asked Wei Xingqing to bring Xiao Yuanming, and in front of Xiao Yuanming, Wei Xingqing severely reprimanded:

"Marquis of Zhenyang, my honored guest! How could you humiliate him like this and plead guilty to Marquis Zhenyang!"

Wei Xingqing had been Gao Cheng's confidant governor for many years, knowing what kind of temperament his emperor was, he quickly apologized to Xiao Yuanming.

Xiao Yuanming didn't even dare to say, he said in his heart:

I heard that Gao Cheng is a liar, and seeing him today, his reputation is well-deserved, he clearly ordered this person to arrest me and take me to the city to show the public, but he wanted to pretend not to know. '

He thought so, but he didn't dare to tell the truth. If Gao Cheng got angry and killed himself, it wouldn't be worth it. It is said that Gao Cheng never said a second time to persuade him to surrender.

Just when Xiao Yuanming was planning to prostrate himself on the ground as soon as Gao Cheng tried to persuade him to surrender, he heard Gao Cheng sigh:
"Whenever there is a big war, the people's livelihood is difficult. I am not good at fighting with others in my life, so I propose to Lord Liang. How can I be humiliated by him, otherwise, why would this be the case."

"There must be a misunderstanding here. Maybe there is a villain in Jiankang who deceived the emperor. The foreign minister is willing to write a letter for His Majesty, expressing his sincerity in courtship."

Xiao Yuanming was obsequious, and he didn't dare to refute. It is clear that you, Gao Cheng, made up the rumors yourself, and insisted on pinning the shit basin on my majesty.

Gao Cheng shook his head and said:
"When things are at this point, how can we make good friends between Qin and Jin? However, I really intend to have the Marquis of Zhenyang write a letter for me. Now there are [-] defenders in Hefei. The Marquis of Zhenyang has been ordered to preside over the battle in Huainan. I don’t know if Mr. Xiao is willing to write a letter to persuade me.”

It turned out that Xiao Yan dispatched [-] land and water troops for Xiao Yuanming, of which [-] were guarding Shouyang, [-] were guarding Hefei, and another [-] sailors responded. Going to Hefei, Gao Cheng hoped that Xiao Yuanming could persuade the Hefei defender to surrender for him.

Xiao Yuanming thought:
"Being courteous to others, one must have something to ask for. Gao Cheng paid his respects, and indeed he had other plans, but he thought of me too highly. '

Xiao Yuanming was not sure that he would surrender the Hefei defender for Gao Cheng, because the one guarding Hefei at this time was the general Lan Qin who fled back to Nanliang eight years ago.

Due to his defeat in Guanzhong, Lan Qin fled back to Nanliang alone, was convicted and demoted, so he did not participate in the battle of Jiaozhou, and escaped the fate of being plotted and poisoned by Nan'an Hou Xiaotian.

During the Northern Qi Dynasty's massive southern campaign, the 46-year-old Lanqin, who was in his prime, was reused and ordered to guard Hefei. In name, he was controlled by Nankang King Xiao Huili, but in reality he was dispatched by Xiao Yuanming.

Now that Xiao Yuanming was captured, Xiao Huili abandoned the city and fled, the news had leaked out long ago, how could Lan Qin listen to Xiao Yuanming's orders again.

But at this time, Gao Cheng asked Xiao Yuanming to write a letter, but he didn't dare not to write. After all, Gao Cheng treated each other with such courtesy, and it would be unreasonable to refuse.

But Xiao Yuanming didn't say anything dead:

"Once a foreign minister is captured, he will pay himself or be humiliated, but his majesty will treat him as a distinguished guest. This kindness is deeply felt in his heart. His majesty wants to seek Hefei. Although the foreign minister has no personal relationship with Lanqin, he is willing to write a letter for his majesty." one."

How could a person like Gao Cheng fail to understand Xiao Yuanming's implication, he didn't believe that Xiao Yuanming really had no personal relationship with Lan Qin, but persuading Hefei to surrender was just an attempt, it was a happy event if it succeeded, and if it didn't work, it was just a casual surrender Send a letter into the city without much loss.

Huaiyin went down without a fight, and Xiao Yuanming as a captive had already played a role. Even if Lan Qin did not surrender, Gao Cheng would still let Xiao Yuanming go to Hefei. Kind of a blow.

What's more, after using Xiao Yuanming, he can still demand a ransom from him.

Although Xiao Yuanming is only Xiao Yan's nephew, he is extremely favored and trusted, otherwise he would not be allowed to preside over the Huainan defense line.

Gao Cheng's valuation of Xiao Yuanming is not low in his heart, at least thirty thousand bolts of cloth, what?Xiao Yan's own son, Xiao Jicai, has only [-] horses?

That is the old calendar eight years ago, and there is inflation in the redemption of prisoners of war, do you understand.

As soon as Xiao Ji's three thousand bolts of cloth were mentioned, Gao Cheng became angry, and he blamed He Liuhun, that prodigal bastard.

Thirty thousand bolts of cloth is not a small amount, but Gao Cheng believes that he can get the ransom after the war, after all, Xiao Yuanming's weight in Xiao Yan's heart is not light.

"When Zhenyang arrives, Hou Jingxi returns. '

In the original time and space, Gao Cheng captured Xiao Yuanming, regarded him as a distinguished guest, and used him to separate Xiao Yan and Hou Jing, claiming that he would return Xiao Yuanming as long as Xiao Yan was sent back to Hou Jing.

So Xiao Yan replied this sentence, expressing his willingness to make this deal with him.

But since it was a estrangement, Hou Jing couldn't be kept from it, so it was an unfortunate coincidence that Gao Cheng and Xiao Yan secretly contacted him, and when he was passing through Hou Jing's defense area, he was accidentally discovered by him, and when he learned that Xiao Yan was going to betray him, Hou Jing Desperate, he could only follow Wang Wei's suggestion, cross the river with [-] riders, and survive death, and the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out.

Xiao Yan's agreement to exchange Hou Jing for Xiao Yuanming is enough to prove how much he values ​​this nephew. After all, if this matter is done, whoever dares to surrender in the future is not afraid that Xiao Yan will sell himself backhanded.

Therefore, one Hou Jing alone could not replace Xiao Yuanming, and Xiao Yan put his political credibility on hold for this.

Here comes the question, is Hou Jing, plus Xiao Yan's political reputation, worth [-] bolts of cloth?
Gao Cheng felt that his psychological price could be raised further.

The Nanliang generals who were captured in Bagong Mountain can be traded and demanded for ransom, but the guards in Shouyang City have no such value. Xiao Yan will never spend a lot of money to redeem them, and then chop them all off. Bar.

It's not like being rich, and if Gao Cheng wants to do business like this, no one will dare to pay for it in the future.

　Go out to eat a barbecue, and I should write another chapter when I come back in the early morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)