Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 560: Surrender and lure the snake out of its hole

"Your Majesty, spare my life."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"I really don't have 300 retainers in my house. Your Majesty wants me to gather 300 retainers. I will do my best to gather 300 retainers for Your Majesty."

Lord Liu, who was pinned to the ground by the palace guards, was completely panicked at this moment.

Even the ministers who were watching the excitement around them frowned at this moment. It seemed that the King of Baekje was planning to force them to hand over their men and money to ensure victory in this war.

The King of Baekje said coldly: "Liu Ziqiang, I have asked you several times. Since you are unwilling to admit it, I will not force you."

"Come here, lead the troops to Liu Ziqiang's house and bring back all the retainers and money!"

"Yes!"

As the guards left, Liu Ziqiang looked as pale as death.

Some of the ministers who were sitting upright could no longer sit still. According to the way the King of Baekje was acting, they might be the next to be killed.

"Think twice, my king."

A minister stepped out and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Tang army is facing a powerful enemy now, how can you lose your composure?"

"Disrupt your own position?"

The Baekje king was indifferent. "Am I disrupting my own position?"

"Your Majesty, in order to do everything possible to resist the Tang army's offensive, you even set your sights on the ministers in the court. Isn't this just disrupting your own position and cutting off the source of the trouble?"

“Could it be that the king wants to cause chaos among the civil and military officials in the city before the Tang army breaks through Fengshan City?!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the court suddenly became quiet.

This was already suspected of forcing the emperor to abdicate, but the King of Baekje did not see the slightest fear on his face. Instead, he saw indifference on the faces of more ministers.

seem.

They didn't care at all whether Baekje would be destroyed or not. What they really cared about was their own lives and inheritance.

Whether there is a new emperor or not makes no difference to them.

In just a moment, the King of Baekje's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

These officials whom he had always relied on had now become so strange and hostile.

That being the case.

Then let you die first!
The King of Baekje said coldly: "I will now give you a choice. Hand over your family's troops and money to support the cause of resisting the Tang army, and I will forgive you for your past mistakes."

"If not, I will punish them one by one, and I will not show any leniency!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

"I have thought it through clearly enough. Now it's your turn to think about it carefully!"

The King of Baekje ruthlessly interrupted everyone and said, "From now on, no one is allowed to leave the palace easily without my order!"

"I will only give you one hour to consider. After one hour, I hope to hear your wise decision!"

This……

Seeing how powerful the King of Baekje was, all the ministers present were stunned.

If they don't give an explanation to the King of Baekje, they will never be able to leave here alive?
"What a good thing!"

Seeing the King of Baekje leaving, most of the guards gathered around and blocked them in the hall, and many ministers became a little panicked.

"How dare the king do this!"

"The Tang army is now attacking frantically outside the city. If we can stop the Tang army, there may be a glimmer of hope. If we can't stop them, the first one to die will definitely be..."

"Shh, don't kill yourself!"

"Even if I don't say it, you should know better than me that the king is now undoubtedly a desperate struggle, and wants to take out all our property and manpower to fight to the death with the Tang army."

"Yes, who says it's not true? Your Majesty is confused."

"The king is not confused!"

"Once we invest all our money and manpower into defending the city, it won't just be the king who will die, but all of us."

"you……"

"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words."

"Be careful with your words, they are almost putting a knife to our necks!"

"..."

The ministers were discussing this.

They couldn't understand why the King of Baekje would do such a stupid thing at this critical moment.

Moreover, it was premeditated.

Because among the guards guarding them, not a single one was known to the ministers.

Or in other words, the King of Baekje had already made preparations to force them to compromise.

"What's the point of saying all this now?"

A minister said coldly: "The king's intention is very clear, he wants the power in our hands."

"Although the strength of each of our families is not great, when combined together, we are a force that cannot be underestimated."

"Please tell me whether you agree to this."

Everyone fell silent.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Now the King of Baekje has drawn his sword against them. If they resist, they will be beheaded in the next second.

But if they agree, once Fengshan City is captured, the same result will be waiting for them.

"For now, the only solution is to stabilize the king temporarily."

They have to stabilize the King of Baekje first and save his life, then they will have the opportunity to do other things.

otherwise.

My head is already at stake here, what chance is there to talk about?
……

The fighting outside the city continued until dusk.

The Tang army attacked the city wall several times, but was forced to retreat because the defenders' manpower joined in immediately.

Kodo had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

"How many casualties did we suffer today?"

"General, according to statistics, our army has more than 7,300 dead and more than 6,000 wounded."

"So many casualties..."

Kodo sighed. He didn't know how many of these more than 6,000 people would be able to go to the battlefield again.

"What plans do you have to take over Fengshan City as soon as possible?"

Kodo glanced at everyone present.

Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang.

Although Kodo currently has no good way to take over Fengshan City, which is like a tortoise shell, if everyone puts their heads together, they may be able to come up with an effective plan.

So, Lan Duolin suggested: "General, what if we make a feint attack at other city gates?"

"Stop messing around. There are many traps outside other city gates. We will have to spend a lot of effort to find these traps. I don't know how long it will take."

"If we attack at night..."

"According to my observation, the defenders in Fengshan City take turns every three quarters of an hour. The lights under Fengshan City are brightly lit throughout the night. It is obviously unreliable to attack Fengshan City at night."

"So what should we do?"

A feint attack wouldn't work, nor would a night attack. Did they have to rush towards Fengshan City like they did today, relying on brute force to seize the city wall as soon as possible?

"It would be better to lure them into taking the initiative."

Duo Muer pondered and said, "Everyone is very clear about each other's advantages and disadvantages."

"The advantage of the Fengshan City defenders is that they control the city to block our attack, while our advantage is our strong mobility." "Besides that, our disadvantage is also obvious, which is the problem of food and grass supply."

"Once our problem is exposed to Heichi Changyu, he may arrange for people to attack our food supply team."

"As long as there are problems with our food and fodder teams and the morale of the troops is unstable, they will take the initiative to attack."

Kodo frowned and pondered, "Let our forage team lure them to attack?"

"Isn't this too dangerous?"

"If we fail to take precautions in time, without food and fodder, the army will lose morale. Wouldn't that be like shooting ourselves in the foot?"

"That's right."

Kodo raised his hand to stop the discussion, "It is feasible, but the food and fodder must be replaced, and it must be able to attract their attention!"

"That's going to be very difficult."

Duo Muer shook his head. "If it really doesn't work, then we can only think of a way to cut off the water supply in Fengshan City."

"There are several rivers passing through Fengshan City. How can we cut them all off?"

"Then poison it!"

Duo Muer sneered: "Poison all the rivers so that they have no water to use!"

Everyone: "..."

Your schemes are more cruel than each other.

Not only is he cruel to himself, he is even more cruel to his enemies.

First expose your own weaknesses to the enemy, and then cut off the enemy's water source directly, causing them to be poisoned to death.

incredible.

Kodo thought for a moment and said, "Let's try to lure the snake out of its hole first."

"Domur, this is your suggestion. You should find a way to attract the attention of Heichi Changyu."

A bit of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Duomuer's face. "I'll do my best."

"Report!"

"General, the prince has sent a letter via carrier pigeon. Please read it."

Sent by the prince?
Everyone's eyes fell on the letter in Kodo's hand.

When he unfolded it, Kodo couldn't help but frown.

"what happened?"

"The prince has led 20,000 Silla soldiers into Baekje from the direction of Daye and is heading towards Fengshan City."

"So fast?"

Everyone was stunned.

Didn't Su Chen arrive at Jincheng, the capital of Silla, a few days ago? How come he suddenly came from Silla with 20,000 Silla soldiers?
Isn't this action too fast?
Kodo nodded, "It will be very soon indeed. According to what the prince said, they will arrive at Fengshan City the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"the day after tomorrow?"

"So, we don't have much time left!"

Kodo said in a deep voice: "If Fengshan City is not taken within two days, the prince will personally lead the attack on Fengshan City."

"You don't want to lose face in front of the prince, do you?"

Everyone nodded.

They separated from Su Chen, one entered Silla and the other entered Baekje.

Not only has Su Chen now dealt with Silla, he has also brought 20,000 Silla soldiers to Baekje. In contrast, they have not yet taken over Fengshan City.

Although Baekje is resisting blindly and it is more difficult than Silla, is this a reason?
If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't work.

"Domur, speed up."

"Yes!"

……

"Report!"

"General, we have discovered the Tang army's food and supplies thirty miles outside the city, and they are heading towards the Tang army's camp."

"Oh?"

Heichi Changyu, who was studying how to defeat the enemy, suddenly brightened up when he heard the news.

They actually discovered the Tang army's food and baggage train.

This is really great news.

"Could it be a scam?"

Wu Mingfeng said in a deep voice, "Have you ever seen with your own eyes that their carriages are carrying some food?"

Scout: "Your Excellency, we saw with our own eyes that a sack of grain fell from the carriage and a large amount of grain spilled out of the sack. We also followed and picked up some of it. Please take a look, Your Excellencies."

The scout took out some food from his sleeve and placed it in front of Heichi Chang and the other two.

It turned out to be true.

Heichi Changyu said in a deep voice: "Master Wu, do you think we can launch a surprise attack on the Tang army's grain and fodder train?"

"It's not right, it's not right."

Wu Mingfeng shook his head. "Even if the food is real, I still have my doubts. I just think it's too coincidental."

"coincide?"

"Not bad!"

Wu Mingfeng said in a deep voice, "General, think about it. The Tang army climbed the city wall several times today, but was beaten back by us. The Tang army not only has low morale, but also suffered heavy casualties."

"Why did we discover their food supply team at this time?"

"Master Wu means that the Tang army is trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"

Heichi Changyu immediately reacted, "He wants to use the forage team to lure our main force out, and then kill us by surprise?!"

"Most likely!"

Wu Mingfeng said in a deep voice: "Given the current situation of Fengshan City, even if they attack for ten days or half a month, they may not be able to conquer it. If they besiege the city, we can completely wear them out!"

"So, the Tang army came up with this conspiracy to lure our main force out of the city and attack their food supply team."

"Once we leave the city, we will most likely be surrounded by them. The gain will not make up for the loss!"

Heichi Changyu nodded thoughtfully.

Judging from the current situation, even if they do nothing and quietly guard Fengshan City, the Tang army will collapse on its own.

If they took the initiative to attack, there was a certain possibility of defeating the Tang army in advance, but there was a greater possibility that they would fall into the trap of the Tang army.

So, in comparison, it is better to be still than to move.

We only need to quietly guard Fengshan City, and the Tang army will collapse on its own. Why should we create trouble for ourselves?

Heichi Changyu smiled and said, "However, the other party has prepared such a good show, we have to show our presence after all, right?"

Wu Mingfeng seemed to be thinking, "General, do you mean to give them some eye drops?"

Heichi Changyu smiled and nodded: "Yes, although our main force will not be dispatched, it is a good idea to send some scouts over to scare them."

"They might think we've been tricked and use up their soldiers' energy."

"The general is wise."

Wu Mingfeng agreed with a smile.

No matter what happens, as long as they don't arrange the main force to leave the city, they can ensure that they will not fall into the trap of the Tang army, and will not let the Tang army easily open the gate of Fengshan City!

"Report!"

"General, the king has issued an order, ordering you to enter the palace and take over the money and manpower from the masters' houses!"

(End of this chapter)