Water Margin people

Chapter 1533 Surrender without a Fight

The news of the fall of Chiga City soon spread to Qingtang City.

Fujisato was so frightened that he could not sit still and directly sent all the soldiers to guard the city wall.

"Khan, the enemy is coming! Babur is tied to the wooden rack!"

A soldier came hurriedly to report.

Fujisato immediately led a group of nobles to the city wall.

Outside the city, the Qi army was approaching slowly, and on the front carriage, Babur was tied to a wooden frame.

"This is how to do!"

Fujiri asked in panic. He asked Babur to lead his troops to Chiga City in order to let them stop the Qi army, but Chiga City was broken as soon as they arrived, and Babur was captured alive.

"Great Khan, our Qingtang City is tall and strong. These people from the plateau can't attack us at all!"

Someone immediately spoke to comfort him.

"Khan, we have enough food to last for ten years. We can outlast them even if we have to!"

Someone spoke up.

Amidst the mixed voices, all the options were to defend the city to the death and rely on wearing down the enemy.

"Fujiri, have you seen this man? If you don't want to end up like this, leave the city and surrender. Our Qi State will treat prisoners well!"

Wu Lin pointed his spear at Babur and shouted at Qingtang City. He had learned the general situation of Qingtang City from the captives. There were probably more than 100,000 people in the entire Qingtang City. Tengli called himself the Yellow-headed Uighur Khan.

"We have no grudges against you in Qingtang City, why are you being so aggressive?"

Fujiri shouted to the army below the city. The neat military appearance, sophisticated equipment and armor made him dare not even think of resisting.

"All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. Now that the heavenly troops have arrived and the power of heaven has descended, you still want to resist. Do you want to end up like the Khitan, Jurchen, and Xixia?"

Wu Lin shouted towards the city.

These words instantly caused panic among the foreigners in the city. The Khitan, Jurchen and Xixia were all very powerful ethnic groups, but these countries were destroyed by the State of Qi in just a few years. Now the State of Qi has even reached the Western Regions and is trying to establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

"Fujiri, I'll give you a chance now. If you surrender, you will be treated well. If you don't..."

After Wu Lin finished speaking, he chopped a wooden stake in front of Babur with a spear, and the stake broke.

This scared Babur so much that the spear almost took his life.

On top of Qingtang City.

Fujiri and a group of nobles were all pale. They did not expect that the Qi army was so powerful. It looked like if they did not obey, they would be left with no one alive after the city was breached.

"I heard that the Qi army massacred 100,000 Western Liao troops in Xingxing Gorge. All the crows and vultures within a thousand miles flew over. Xingxing Gorge has become a ghost town!"

One person spoke in a low voice.

These words made everyone's hair stand on end. They had more or less heard about what happened in Xingxing Gorge, and they knew it was true from the words of those merchants.

"If they dare to massacre like this, then we..."

Those nobles were all worried. To them, life and wealth and glory were the most important.

A stick of incense was inserted outside Qingtang City.

The Qi army lined up quietly and waited without saying a word.

But the meaning is very clear. If you don't surrender within the time of one stick of incense, the fight will end to the death.

"Khan!"

Everyone looked at Fujiri, hoping that he could come up with a solution, but Fujiri was also extremely confused at the moment, so how could he think of a solution?

outside the city.

"Brother, I have done what you said."

Wu Lin looked at Wu Jie and said.

"Well, very good!"

Wu Jie smiled and nodded. Wu Lin did everything very well and put enough pressure on Qingtang City. "Is this just what it takes to make those people open the city and surrender?"

Wu Lin asked somewhat uncertainly.

"How courageous do you think the foreigners in this city are?"

Wu Jie said with a smile.

"You can say he is as cowardly as a mouse!"

Wu Lin thought for a while and said, the enemy doesn’t even dare to leave the city to fight, so how can they have any courage?

"Yes, they are as cowardly as mice. If that's the case, how dare these people become enemies of our Qi State? They only have one Qingtang City. They can fight against the Tibetan tribes, but they are nothing compared to us!"

Wu Jie smiled and said that Qingtang City on the plateau was a dangerous place, but it depended on who they were facing.

Liu Qi chuckled and waved his hand, and the army formed up and moved forward. The archers were ready to shoot thousands of arrows at once.

This sudden action frightened the defenders on the city so much that they hid behind the city wall and dared not show their heads.

The wind on the plateau was very strong, and the incense was burning quickly. As the incense became shorter and shorter, the morale of the defenders in Qingtang City became lower and lower.

The people in Qingtang are close to the Central Plains, and they are very familiar with the situation in the Central Plains. Unlike the Yalong Jue'a royal family and the Lhasa royal family, they are not isolated from the news. They know how terrible the Central Plains is today.

"Kaicheng! Kaicheng!"

Finally, Fujisato couldn't stand such great pressure anymore and ordered the city to surrender. As long as he stayed alive, he would enjoy wealth and glory, but if he resisted, he would most likely be wiped out.

The city gates were wide open and the defenders of Qingtang City dropped their weapons and surrendered.

"If you really surrender, I will lead people into the city first!"

Wu Lin was overjoyed and immediately led his soldiers into the city to control the situation.

"It's so vulnerable!"

Liu Qi shook his head helplessly. This battle was becoming increasingly boring.

"We are just a bunch of idiots who are just pretending to be powerful. Our army was just put together temporarily. It looks elite, but in fact it lacks systematic training. It is okay for field combat, but if we really attack a city, the casualties will be huge!"

"We are simply relying on your majesty's might to intimidate the enemy. They are not afraid of us, but of your majesty and the State of Qi. They know very well that even if they can repel us today, the army of Qi will flatten this place in the future."

Wu Jie said with a smile.

"Haha, no matter what, now that Qingtang City has been taken, there will be no problem with Qilian Mountain. Now the only ones left are the two great king families."

Liu Qi said with a smile.

"Report, Generals, Qi Huai'en has fought with the two major royal families again. He was defeated for a while and has now retreated to the vicinity of Chiga City."

A cavalryman came to report.

"This waste!"

Liu Qi cursed helplessly. It was a shame that he had won battle after battle while Qi Huai'en had been defeated time and time again.

"Let them fight it out."

Wu Jie shook his head.

The army quickly entered Qingtang City, and Fujisato and a group of nobles welcomed the army at the gate.

"Fujiri, you know the current situation very well! As promised, our Qi Kingdom will not embarrass you. You can keep your current wealth, but all the soldiers under your command will be disbanded, the slaves will be liberated, and you can only own a piece of land and house."

Wu Jie looked at Teng Li and spoke, his voice was so loud that the people kneeling around him could hear it.

"No soldiers, no slaves!"

Fujiri was shocked, these were his important assets for survival.

"Your Majesty, by God's grace, under the rule of Qi, there are no slaves on the plateau. As long as you are loyal to your Majesty and loyal to Qi, you are all your Majesty's subjects, all the subjects of Qi! Your Majesty's mercy will be spread to all of you, and your Majesty's glory will illuminate every corner of the plateau!"

Wu Jie didn't wait for Teng Li to speak, and directly took out the imperial edict from his arms.