Yi Song

Chapter 250 Liu Erlang who doesn’t play by the rules
On the second day of March in the first year of Xuanhe, at the foot of Jingzhou City.

More than 100,000 Song troops surrounded Jingzhou City, and their camps stretched for dozens of miles.

Liu Guozhang, along with his staff and generals, rode their horses to a hill in the north of the city and looked at Jingzhou City.

"Xue Gong, what's the saying in the city?" He turned around and asked.

"Huijieshuai, Wang Shouxu, the governor of Jingzhou, is the head of the Wang family of a Han family, but is the daughter of Shang Yizong, and can be regarded as Li Qianshun's uncle. He has a deep bond with the nobles of the Dangxiang clan.

In Jingzhou City, there are more than 20 nobles from the Dangxiang clan, holding nearly half of the troops. Wang Shouxu wanted to surrender, but he couldn't completely make the decision. "

Xue Gongsu replied respectfully.

"Shunzhou has surrendered, Huaizhou has also surrendered, and Jingzhou is left as an isolated city, but it actually dares to resist!" Liu Guozhang sneered.

"Jie Shuai, most of the Xue family's children secretly hold power in Shunzhou City. In Huaizhou City, the three families of Zhang, Dong, and Yang are in charge. Moreover, the party clan nobles in these two cities can't make much trouble. .

Jingzhou City is located between the rivers in Hexi and is considered a big city. Many nobles from the party clan ran into the city to avoid the disaster. The governor Wang previously held the city, but now he is evenly matched. "

Liu Ziyu explained.

"What kind of status do they have, and what qualifications do they have to burn with all my men! Check to see if any of the captured people are relatives of these two bastards."

"Come back to Commander-in-Chief, our army has captured the family of Wei Ming Tianshou's two sons, his in-laws' family, his nephew's family, Li Zeyou's sister's family, and his father-in-law's family. A total of eleven families, seventy-three people."

"After all, I still don't dare to give it a try." Liu Guozhang shook his head, "The number of Dangxiang clan nobles in Lingzhou City is no less than that in Jingzhou City, and there is even King Richard of Jin. Mr. Xue is not willing to take the risk of destroying his family. Resolutely abandon darkness and turn to light.”

Holding it and stepping on it, this is to set an example and set an example for the Han families who surrendered to the Hexi family.

"They ask for prices all over the sky, and they bargain on the ground. But what qualifications do they have to ask for prices? Don't they know their identity?" Liu Guozhang sneered, "Who screamed the most fiercely?"

From now on, the prosperity of the Xue family and the decline of the Wang family are all caused by today, and they are all to blame.

What, the Xue family presented their most precious treasure, Xue Jinchai! Just kidding, Jieshuai didn't even see the appearance, how could he favor the Xue family over a woman?

Soon, a scribe came to report.

"The clan names are Tianshou and Li Zeyou. They are Li Qianshun's cousins. These two screamed the most fiercely. They also shouted that if our army does not agree to the terms, all jade and stones will be burned."

Then tell the people in the city that they must bring the heads of Weiming Tianshou and Li Zeyou to the city before sunset. Otherwise, I will bring all the relatives in the city to the city gate one by one and behead them. Send a large army to attack the city. "

The Xue family is loyal and courageous, willing to take risks to submit to Master Wang.

"Insanity!"

Everyone cursed.

"What's the asking price in the city?" Yu Wenxuanzhong asked.

"I don't know how high the sky is!"

The Wang family is much worse. When encountering any difficulties, they will push back and block.

"absurd!"

"Yes!"

"The nobles of the Dangxiang clan in the city said that Huluchuan, Lingzhouchuan, and the four prefectures of Ding, Huai, Jing, and Shun must be granted to them, and they should also be canonized as Jiedu envoys, defense envoys, and Tuanlian envoys."

"Bring all seventy-three people to the gate of Jingzhou City, use a few more tin trumpets, and call out Weiming Tianshou and Li Zeyou, as well as other party members and nobles. In front of them, call out Seventy-three relatives of Weiming Tianshou and Li Zeyou were all beheaded.

Xue Gongsu was horrified, most of his staff were horrified, but the generals were excited.

Liu Guozhang raised his whip, pointed at Jingzhou City and cursed.

"What kind of birdman, in such a bad situation, dare to negotiate terms with me! Tell the people inside that if Jingzhou City is destroyed, our army will not seal the sword for three days! We must make sure that no chickens or dogs are left in Jingzhou City! Live or die , tell them to think carefully.

Now I go back to have lunch and wait for sunset! "

"Yes!"

Under the complicated gaze of everyone, Liu Guozhang turned his horse's head and walked away. Behind him were hundreds of cavalry and retinues, cheering and cheering in high spirits.

Before lunch was finished, news came from Jingzhou City.

Wang Shouxu contacted more than a dozen powerful Banhan officials and generals, and captured more than a dozen stubborn party members and nobles led by Weiming Tianshou and Li Zeyou in one fell swoop. He beheaded them all, and then opened the city gates with their heads enshrined. Come out and surrender.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, more than 200,000 Song troops gathered in Xingqing City.

The defenders of the city were Weiming Anhui, the Taiwei of Xixia and the Dangxiang clan.

He is Li Qianshun's cousin. He has fought in the north and south, and has always been prestigious in the army. Li Qian went west to Liangzhou to hunt, leaving him to guard the city, and he was also granted the title of Prince Liang.

He first sent an envoy to propose surrender, but of course he was sternly rejected.

"There are more than 20,000 defenders in the city and hundreds of thousands of civilians. There is not enough food, grass and weapons. But if Weiming Anhui is determined to defend, our army will suffer heavy casualties in this high-walled city of Xingqing." Liu Ziyu introduced.

Everyone was silent.

The Battle of Pingxia has reached this point. Even if we grit our teeth, no matter how heavy the casualties are, Xingqing City must be taken down.

I have knelt down and bowed ninety-nine times, and this last shudder is not missing!
Everyone focused their attention on Liu Guozhang, expecting him to come up with some clever plan.

"Where is Li Qianshun now?"

"Returning to the Commander-in-Chief, Li Qianshun and his party of 25,000 people moved southwest along the Yellow River and passed through Yingli County four days ago. Following the military order of the Commander-in-Chief, our Qingqi of the Pingxia Corps only observed and did not pursue pursuit. Hehuang Corps Headquarters, After capturing Zhuoluo City, no troops were sent north to avoid disturbing them. "

"What's going on in Liangzhou?"

"Liangzhou sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to the east to meet them. It is expected that the two armies will have reunited by now."

"Well, okay. Where is Brother Richard now?"

"Brother Richard took his family to the north. He first stopped at the Baima and Chaoshun military divisions to recruit men. Wing Commander Liu Zhuxie was ordered to lead 20,000 elite cavalry north to pursue them.

Brother Richard received the news and immediately fled north, probably only recruiting less than two thousand riders. He summoned the Black Mountain Military Division and the Xia Army cavalry in Hebei Province in Wu Lahai City. Liu Yichang took advantage of them to gather together and suddenly attacked, killing more than ten thousand people and scattering the rest as birds and beasts.

Brother Richard hurriedly led more than 5,000 horses to the north and south of the desert. Liu Yichang stopped in the Hetao area to recruit and integrate the Xia army's cavalry units. "

What a good comrade!

What a good leading party!
Liu Guozhang secretly praised in his heart.

Xue Gongsu hurriedly said: "Commander Jie, Brother Richard has always had great ambitions and extraordinary talents. Now he is running north to the south of the desert, and there will be endless troubles. Please send troops to pursue him and kill him."

"This kid won't make it big." Yu Wenxuanzhong said shaking his head.

What's the meaning? How do you know it won't work?
"However, if this son grows up in Monan, he will pose a huge threat to the recovered old Lingwu land and even Hedong. Commander Ji is prepared to conquer this beast himself."

This has been arranged, so what else is there to say.

But now that Xingqing Mansion is in front of us, what should we do?
Liu Guozhang asked again: "Have all the tombs of the Hexi family been found?"

"As far as I'm concerned, I've found them all."

"Then write a letter and hand it over to Weiming Anhui. Tell him that if he doesn't surrender, I will dig up all his family's ancestral graves. Li Deming, Li Yuanhao, Li Liangzuo, all his ancestors will be buried in the wilderness. .

Whether Weiming Anhui wants to be a loyal minister and righteous man who serves the country faithfully, or whether he wants to be a filial son and virtuous grandson who protects the tomb of his ancestors, it is up to him to choose. "

"Yes!"

Xue Gongsu's eyes widened.

Weiming Anhui refused to surrender, so you dug up his family's ancestral graves? If this spread, wouldn't it cause an uproar across the world?

After the meeting, Xue Gongsu found an opportunity to stay and admonished Liu Guozhang in front of Yu Wenxuanzhong, Murong Yewang and Changsun Mo, and advised him not to do anything that would harm the peace of the world.

"Haha, Mr. Xue filtered it. My remarks were just to scare Weiming Anhui."

"Scare him?"

Xue Gongsu was a little puzzled.

"Weiming Anhui was left in Xingqing Mansion, trapped in the isolated city, facing death. Do you have any resentment in your heart? If he was really a loyal minister of the Hexi family, and our army sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, he should have torn up the letter and beheaded the envoy to show his determination. "

Yuwen Xuanzhong explained.

"I just accepted the letter, entertained the envoy happily, and after some impassioned remarks, he complained bitterly. It was obvious that he was hesitant and had other plans. Now that the Commander-in-Chief is threatening him like this, he is actually giving him a chance to step down.

In order to protect the tomb of his ancestors, he endured the humiliation and was still a loyal minister of the Hexi family, and no one could say anything about him. "

Liu Guozhang added: "I can easily capture Xingqing City without losing a single soldier."

"But Jieshuai, if these words get out, it will go against Jieshuai's reputation."

"Reputation? Since the beginning of the war, I have beheaded no less than 100,000 people. In the eyes of some people, I have long been a cruel and cruel warrior. Besides, I only talk about it, and I don't mean it. Just talk about it. Count, those who are straight, those who are assholes, and those who are assholes are also true. "

Everyone laughed.

Changsun Mo said: "Commander Jie, Tan Duzhi from Yan'an Prefecture sent three letters a day asking when he could report victory to Bianjing."

"After taking down Xingqing City, I will immediately send you a memorial to report the victory, and he will sign it jointly. Then I will ask him to take a bunch of prisoners, capture them, and bring them to the capital to present them to the capital and make a big show of it."

"What about Jieshuai?" Xue Gongsu asked curiously.

"I have to go north to talk to Brother Richard."

(End of this chapter)