At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 469: Xiliang Army Persuading Surrender

"The higher-ups also said we'll have support soon."

“Where’s the support?”

"The imperial city was surrounded so tightly that not even a fly could fly out, let alone people."

"Let's eat."

"Don't discuss things that shouldn't be discussed."

"Because you won't lose your head."

The general wearing heavy armor and carrying a long sword shouted sternly: "Anyone who dares to affect the morale of the army will be killed without mercy."

The soldiers on the city wall lowered their heads and remained silent.

At this moment.

A rider rushed out from the Xiliang camp at the foot of the city, galloped at full speed, and stopped at the foot of the imperial city.

"Northern Wei soldiers up there, listen up."

"If you leave the city and surrender, we in Xiliang will certainly treat you well."

"I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I can be reunited with my wife and children."

The soldiers of Xiliang shouted at the top of their lungs, "The fall of the Northern Wei is a foregone conclusion. All the people of the Northern Wei have entered Xiliang, and only your lonely city is left."

"To continue to defend is to bring about one's own destruction. It is better to abandon evil and do good."

"The first person to surrender will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and made a general."

"The second person who surrenders will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins and appointed as a general of a thousand men."

"The third person to surrender will be made a general of a hundred men."

"All the brothers who are willing to surrender will be given 20 taels of silver each, and their property will be settled, and they will have enough food and drink."

After that, hundreds of soldiers carried baskets and opened them, revealing baskets filled with gold and silver, and dozens of baskets filled with sesame cakes and barbecued meat.

"Brothers, the Northern Wei is unjust. It is better to obey the will of heaven and submit to the King of Xiliang."

Two surrendered Northern Wei soldiers advised: "What kind of life did we lead before? We fought in battles one after another, suffered countless casualties, and countless brothers returned home disabled, with no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat. Many wives, children, and daughters starved to death or froze to death, and many families were destroyed."

"This winter, we dredged 72 rivers in the five states of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and opened thousands of canals, paved official roads, and repaired villages. The relief teams sent by the King of Xiliang continued day and night."

The Northern Wei soldiers shouted: "Stop making fearless struggles."

"Surrender early and go back to reunite with your wife and children."

"Fire arrows."

On the top of the city wall, the Northern Wei general's face turned pale, and suddenly a rain of arrows shot up into the sky, heading towards the Xiliang soldiers below the city.

However, the position where the Xiliang soldiers were standing was just out of the range of the Northern Wei bows and crossbows. Although the rain of arrows looked scary, they all hit the open space in front of them.

"Surrender."

"Brothers from the Northern Wei in the city, if you surrender, you will not be killed, you will be provided with food and drink, and you will also be given silver."

The Xiliang soldiers began to shout again.

After a few rain of arrows, not a single hair was lost.

Instead, tens of thousands of arrow feathers were wasted.

"Surrender without killing."

"Surrender without killing."

After lunch, the Xiliang army rushed out of the camp and lined up outside the imperial city, with earth-shaking roars echoing.

The Northern Wei generals defending the city were helpless and could only watch the Western Liang army act recklessly.

After all, we can’t let the Northern Wei soldiers cover their eyes and plug their ears.

Northern Wei Imperial City.

The snow was pouring down, covering the sky and the earth, with no end in sight. The gauze curtains were hung down, and a fire was burning brightly in the greenhouse.

"what sound."

The empress's voice was weak and extremely feeble. She lay on the bed, looking haggard, with her eyes slightly closed.

His head of white hair looked extremely messy.

"His Majesty."

"It's the Xiliang army outside the city that's starting to challenge us again."

The female official came over, sat down beside the bed, and tucked in the quilt carefully. "The people of Xiliang are cunning. They often come outside the city to deceive people."

"How long have we been surrounded?"

The Empress held her hand. "Seven months."

The female official said, "Your Majesty, the imperial city is high and we have abundant food and grass. We can at least hold out for two or three years. The Grand Marshal has already sent people to the north for help. Our reinforcements will arrive soon."

"Reinforcements?"

The empress shook her head. "The two states in the north are covered with snow all year round. When the Northern Wei was strong, those barbarians refused to listen to education and rebelled every other day. Now that our Northern Wei is about to fall, and only an isolated city is left, how can they come to support us?"

really.

There are barbarians everywhere in this world.

To the imperial court in the Central Plains, the Northern Wei and the mixed Hu tribes on the grasslands were barbarians who were uncivilized, unrighteous, and unwilling to submit to the king.

To the Northern Wei Dynasty, the people in the two northernmost states were also barbarians who did not obey orders and were unwilling to submit to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Generally speaking, those who refuse to submit to the king's rule are barbarians.

"Your Majesty, even if you don't believe me, you have to believe Marshal Helian."

The female official comforted her.

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"Xin'er, go and bring some medicinal food."

The female official spoke to the maid next to her.

"it is good."

Xin'er trotted away and came back soon. The female official took the medicine and helped the empress lean against the pillow.

"Your Majesty, drink some medicinal food first to fill your stomach."

The female official spoke softly.

The empress looked at the heavy snow outside through the screen window with deep eyes, and asked faintly: "What do the soldiers guarding the city eat now?"

The female official pondered for a moment, "Big pancakes, vegetable porridge, and meat soup every three to five days."

If the Northern Wei soldiers on the city wall outside heard this, they would probably curse.

"Can I still eat meat?"

The empress was surprised.

“And some meat.

The female official said, "Besides, there are tens of thousands of war horses in the city. If they run out of food and fodder, they can eat horse meat. It's just right to keep them. The daily consumption of food and fodder is extremely terrifying."

"These war horses are the last hope of the Northern Wei Dynasty."

The empress sighed.

As long as the war horses were there, the Northern Wei soldiers still had hope of breaking out, if they killed the war horses and ate their meat.

In a short period of time, the food and fodder crisis could be resolved, but without war horses, how could they cross the trenches and break out of the Xiliang Army's iron barrel formation?

silence.

The female official forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, let's solve the current problem for the time being."

The empress had been in charge of the Northern Wei government for decades. She was highly skilled and cunning, so how could she believe the one-sided words of the female official?

She knew the food reserves in the imperial city, which were far from enough to last for two or three years.

I'm afraid even flatbread and vegetable soup are no longer sustainable now.

If the Xiliang army continues to besiege the city, how can we hold on?
The empress's heart was as clear as a mirror. When the Northern Wei army marched south and captured cities, they had besieged cities before.

How do the people in the city resist?

First we eat food, then war horses, then grass roots and tree bark, and finally there is nothing left to eat. What should we do?
Three words.

People eat each other.

Will the imperial city one day become a hellish scene?

"Hel me up."

The empress spoke, and the bulge left no doubt.

"Your Majesty, you are not in good health."

The female official hurriedly advised: "You need to rest, and it is windy and snowy outside, and it is freezing cold. If you get hurt, your morale will definitely drop."

"My men of the Northern Wei Dynasty defended the city in the ice and snow and against the strong bows and crossbows of the Western Liang Dynasty. They were not afraid, so what should I be afraid of?"

The empress struggled to get up, and the maid hurriedly brought her a robe and jacket.

"Go and prepare the carriage."

The female official urged.

(End of this chapter)