Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 224 Why?

Cao Yi was sitting in the study, feeling very entangled in his heart. There was no doubt that he was promoted by Zhu Qizhen, but he also had family members, all of whom were in the capital.

If he took action and the capital knew about it, would his family still be alive?

I am already over fifty. Even if I follow Zhu Qizhen and become a marquis, what will happen? Who will you pass your title to?

However, Cao Yi was worried that he was not the only one who received the letter, but also the generals below. He didn't know what they would think about it!

If he does not follow Zhu Qizhen and they do, and when the time comes to open the city gate and let them in, he will be killed. Moreover, once Zhu Qizhen wins, his family will also die. If he loses, his family will also die. You will be favored.

Now we just want to see if the Shanhaiguan side can kill Azizhiyuan. If they can kill Azizhiyuan's troops, then it will be useless even if Oara and the Supreme Emperor control Yiju Acropolis.

The coach this time was Luling Bo who had just been rewarded and was Zhu Qiyu's sister-in-law. Lin Cunde would not give face to the Supreme Emperor. He really dared to kill him.

"Hey!" Cao Yichang sighed and stroked his forehead, feeling very worried.

I don't want to be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, but if I don't want to be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, then it depends on the situation at Shanhaiguan.

Zhu Qiyu has been treating him well in the past six months. The memorials he sent to him will be approved soon, and he will also be rewarded. He has never concealed anything from Zhu Qiyu from his subordinates here!

In addition, Zhu Qiyu has been emperor for more than half a year, and he has actually done a good job. At least the army has been reorganized, and many generals have been reused. Even Liaodong Town has mobilized many soldiers!

It’s also good for the people. I heard that your Majesty has exempted many places from taxes, allowing the people to recuperate and recuperate!

"Dong dong dong!" At this moment, a knock on the door came from outside, interrupting Cao Yi's thinking.

Cao Yi put away the letters on the table and shouted to come in.

A personal guard came in, raised his hands to Cao Yi and said, "Sir, Deputy Chief Military Officer Xiao Yijun, Mr. Chen Dangli wants to see you!"

"Well, okay!" Cao Yi said, stood up and headed to the living room!

When they arrived in the living room, they saw the two of them and the four commanders of Qianbei Town. They were the main officers of Qianbei Town.

"Well, why are you here?" Cao Yi walked over with a smile and said lightly.

"Greetings to the Chief Military Officer!" The six people bowed their hands to Cao Yi and saluted.

"Sit down, let's serve tea!" Cao Yi said with a smile, and immediately a guard came over with a tea cup. "

The six people also sat down one after another.

"Sir, the situation of Yizhou Guard City has been confirmed, and the defenders have indeed surrendered!" Deputy Chief Military Officer Xiao Yijun said to Cao Yi with a sigh.

After hearing this, Cao Yi nodded. It was as expected. How could Yizhou Guard City be so easy to defeat? There were 20,000 troops stationed there. Although the city wall was not high, it was enough to hold off Oala's cavalry for a while. , how could it be defeated by Wala within a few days.

"Now, all the other acropolis are gathering troops here. It is expected that all the troops will arrive tomorrow afternoon, a total of 50,000 people! But, sir!" Chen Dangli frowned and looked at Cao Yi,

Cao Yi looked at Chen Dangli and said calmly: "Nothing, if you have any questions, just tell me!"

"Sir, although we can gather 50,000 people, we only have 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry. If we attack Yizhou Guards, it will be difficult. We will first dispatch 35,000 cavalry this time, and in Yizhou I estimate that there are only 17,000 or 8,000 infantry troops in the state defense city.

We use infantry to face the Oara cavalry, which is difficult to defeat. Moreover, once we are defeated, Oara will be able to control those cities better.

Now that they are occupying those cities and not attacking, they probably have two meanings. One is that they want us to surrender, and the other is that they want us to take the initiative to attack. After all, they have no advantage in attacking the city with cavalry! "Chen Dangli sat there and said in a heavy tone.

"What should we do? If we don't fight, just hold on?" Cao Yi looked at Chen Dangli and asked, thinking to himself that they must have all received a letter persuading them to surrender. Of course, it cannot be said that it was a letter persuading them to surrender. It was because he hoped that they would be loyal to Zhuge Liang. Letters from Qi Zhen.

"No fight! I hope not to fight!" Xiao Yijun looked at Cao Yi firmly and said.

Cao Yi just stared at Xiao Yijun. Xiao Yijun raised his hands to Cao Yi and explained: "Gather the army and guard it in our Qianbei Town. There are thousands of people in other acropolis now. If Wala wants to attack, let them attack. Those acropolis If they want to surrender, let them surrender, we can't control it, but we can save 70,000 troops for the Ming Dynasty, which is not bad!"

"Oh!" Cao Yi looked at Xiao Yijun in surprise,

Xiao Yijun sighed at this moment.

"Sir, our family members are all in the capital. If we surrender, wouldn't all those family members be killed? Besides, the Supreme Emperor treated us well before, but now His Majesty is not kind to us, nor does he treat us badly. !" Xiao Yijun said again, raising his hands to Cao Yi.

Chen Dangli stood up at this moment and said to Cao Yi: "Sir, what are we doing here? Isn't it just guarding the border? Why did we risk our lives to come here? It's to defend Oala. But now, the Supreme Emperor has led Oala to attack us. We are still colluding with the Wala. Sir, how do you want me to explain to the brothers I have lost over the years? If the Supreme Emperor came alone to persuade him to surrender, I would not say anything, but what did he bring the Wala people here to do?

When I was young, I followed Taizong to Mobei to fight against Wala three times. Many brothers died on the battlefield, step by step, to where we are today. Last year, 10,000 soldiers died at the hands of Wala. Now, the Emperor is leading the Wala people here. , persuade us to surrender?

I, I don’t know what you are thinking about. Anyway, I don’t agree. If so, then why are we here? What does it mean that we have been fighting with Wala for so many years?

Why do we spend so much money every year on building defense lines and acropolis?

For the sake of his own ambition, what did the Supreme Emperor do to the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives to defend Oala from Emperor Taizu to the present? Should we die? Should the people on the border die?

Anyway, if you surrender, you will kill me, I will not resist! "

After finishing speaking, he took out the letter and slapped it on the table next to him, very angry.

Several commanders also nodded, took out their letters and placed them on the table.

Xiao Yijun also took out the letter and placed it next to it.

Cao Yi also laughed when he saw them like this.

"Sir, it's not that I don't care about love or gratitude. We have been fighting for our whole lives. We joined the army at the age of sixteen and it has been more than thirty years now. In these thirty years, many brothers and sisters have died on the battlefield. The Supreme Emperor He, he led Wala to persuade me to surrender. After you let me die, how can I go see the underground brothers! I am almost fifty years old, what glory and wealth do I want? What do I want to be crowned a prince and become a prime minister?

You almost know your destiny, but you still think about these things?

I can’t live with my conscience!

To put it bluntly, if it were, if it were within the pass, like the Battle of Jingnan, I could still pass this test in my heart, but how do you want me to pass this test now? "Chen Dangli stood there and said with a depressed look.

"Yes, I have been guarding the border for twenty years. For twenty years, the weather has been exposed to wind and sun, and it has been freezing cold. What is this for?" Xiao Yijun sat there and said with a sad look on his face.

"If the Supreme Emperor scolds me for being ruthless and unjust, I will be honest and willing to kill myself in front of the Supreme Emperor to repay his kindness. However, I cannot fight with the Wala people, and we will go to Shanhaiguan together. Shanhaiguan is also our brother. What's going on? Do you have to take action? I would rather die in front of him than send my army south!" Chen Dangli said with tears in his eyes at this moment.

At this moment, Cao Yi also took out his letter and put it on the table. He smiled bitterly and said: "Just now, I was in the study room, meditating for an hour. For a whole hour, I was thinking, what is the reason for this? Sir It has been decided that in the battle of Hequ, 30,000 enemies will be killed, and the threat of Oara will be much less. If Jiang Chenlong of Buyiju Acropolis surrenders, Uiju Acropolis will be able to withstand it for a period of time, until we gather the troops to pass , it’s not like you can’t fight!

If we were to fight with Wala in a bloody battle, even if all 50,000 soldiers were killed and only about 10,000 cavalry were killed, would Wala still be able to become arrogant?

Why did he come to Liaodong? Isn't it just for supplies? My Ming Dynasty closed the border trade, and they couldn't get supplies for the winter, so they came to our northeast!

Now, the granary in Liaodong Town has prepared 80% of the food, 60% of the cold-proof materials, and enough pig iron for weapons. Even if His Majesty's support is delayed until the spring of next year, we can still hold on!

Wala came to snatch our supplies. How can our soldiers survive in the winter?

I don’t believe that this time the Supreme Emperor brought the Wala people over, and he didn’t take away our supplies yet!

These supplies are also what our soldiers need to survive the winter!

Also, I was deeply favored by the Supreme Emperor and was promoted all the way to the position of Chief Military Officer of Liaodong Town! I thank the emperor for his kindness, but the position has been decided, do we have to mess with it? Can't it be a mess? Is it because His Majesty made a mistake and caused resentment among the people, or is it because he was not good to our generals?

This year, our Liaodong Town has mobilized more than 40 people to test 100 households, 100 households, deputy 1000 households, and 1000 households to return to Beijing! We have arranged for many soldiers with sufficient merit to come up!

Everything is good!

I heard that my Ming Dynasty’s crossbow is very powerful. When fighting against the Wala cavalry, our crossbow can kill them quickly! I am still thinking that this time I will ask His Majesty to share some with us, and we will also be equipped with crossbows! To prevent the invasion of the Walas, but everything, eh!

If I'm not afraid of people spreading the word, I would rather kill myself in front of the Supreme Emperor than have my 150,000 soldiers from Liaodong Town march south! It is better to march south with the Oara people. The people who will be unlucky then will be the people of the Ming Dynasty! "

(End of this chapter)