Ming Empire

Chapter 134 This Decision Is So Cool
Of course, Cao Yue had no way of knowing the movements of Zhou Yuji, the Jiang brothers, his cousin Cao Bianjiao and others. After all, it was an age when information transmission was extremely inconvenient, and it was a great enemy, so it was not so convenient for any information to be transmitted.In Cao Yue's feeling, no one will come to rescue Datong, and everything depends on himself, so he does not expect that reinforcements will arrive, and someone will help him.

Cao Yue was very puzzled. After Jiannu's artillery battalion arrived at the city of Datong, Jiannu did not launch a large-scale attack, and the situation was very calm.

Behind this calmness, there was destined to hide a big conspiracy, but Cao Yue couldn't figure out what Jiannu was planning.

"General Cao, beware of Jiannu digging tunnels under the city and planting explosives to blow up the city!" Sun Chuanting had experience, and after careful consideration, he reminded Cao Yue to pay attention to Jiannu digging tunnels to attack.

Sun Chuanting fought against Jiannu many times, and he knew all the moves Jiannu used.

In previous sieges, Jianu's favorite moves were as follows: one is to attack by force, using a fierce offensive to break down the fighting spirit of the defenders, and finally attack easily; second, to bribe the generals defending the city and use them to open the city gate; Dig tunnels to the city or inside the city, use the tunnels to sneak into the city or plant explosives to blow up the city gates or walls, so that the city can be captured quickly; another is long-term siege.

Sun Chuanting has no way of judging what kind of countermeasures Jiannu will take, he can only express his own guesses, and ask Cao Yue to be on guard.

Sun Chuanting reminded Cao Yue that of course he would not ignore it, and he took many precautions for this.

Of course, the moat was filled with water. If Jiannu dug tunnels, the water in the moat might seep in.He also asked the soldiers guarding the city to monitor the movement inside and outside the city day and night, and immediately report any changes.

Cao Yue replaced the guards of each city gate with someone he trusted, and cross-supervised to avoid being bought by Jiannu as much as possible.

The Jiannu onslaught and the long siege had all been foreseen.

However, Jiannu actually sent a lobbyist, which Sun Chuanting and Cao Yue didn't expect.

One day, when Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting were discussing things, a sergeant came to report that there was an envoy from the city who wanted to meet Cao Yue.

"Jiannu actually sent an envoy. Could it be that they came to persuade us to surrender?" Cao Yue laughed at Sun Chuanting, "I want to see who Jianu sent and how he wants to persuade us."

Without waiting for Sun Chuanting's consent, he ordered the sergeant to bring the envoy of Jiannu into the city.

The guard at the north gate lowered the hanging basket and hoisted the three Jian slaves who claimed to be envoys to the top of the wall.

Soon, three Jian slaves with ugly and disgusting money rat braids were brought into Cao Yue's residence.Judging from their faces, they are all Han faces. "They must be traitors who surrendered and became slaves. Let's see how to deal with them in a while!" Cao Yue doesn't pay attention to courtesy and kindness. If he wanted to persuade him to surrender, then he wouldn't mind using this person's head to boost morale.

"This envoy is Shi Ning, a university student of the Hongwen Academy in the Qing Dynasty. I have met the general of the Ming Dynasty." The envoy stood upright and cupped his hands at Sun Chuanting and Cao Yue who were sitting above him, with his nostrils upturned. "Today This envoy came to Datong to convey the advice of the Regent of the Qing Dynasty to General Daming, and hope that General Ming can recognize the situation, assess the situation, stop being an enemy of Qing Dynasty, and give up resistance."

After Ning finished speaking, I took out a letter from my pocket and held it in front of me, "This is a letter from the Regent of the Qing Dynasty to you!"

"It turned out to be Ning Wan, a big traitor like me," Cao Yue was amused when he heard it, and it seemed that today he could really vent his anger.Immediately he sternly shouted: "The visitor is too rude. When he saw Dushi Sun and this general, he didn't have any etiquette. Come here, teach him how to salute!"

As he spoke, he gave Cao Xin a look at the general who was waiting under the tent.

Cao Xin understood, stepped forward immediately, and kicked Ning Wan at the crook of my leg. Ning Wan, I didn't expect such a scene to appear, so I was caught off guard and fell to my knees with a plop, my knee hurting .But he reacted quickly and struggled immediately.

But before Ning Wan and I got up, Cao Xin hit me hard again, and Ning Wan, who hadn't stood up straight, knelt down twice again with a plop.Ning Wan and my two attendants wanted to rush forward, but they were also thrown to the ground by Cao Xin's men.

"I am the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, and the two armies do not kill the envoy when they are fighting. You are so rude. I protest!"

Sun Chuanting was very dissatisfied that Cao Yue treated Jiannu like this without asking his opinion, but he didn't yell at him, and was very interested to see how Cao Yue planned to deal with this matter.

Cao Yue smiled generously at Sun Chuanting, indicating that he will handle this matter.

Sun Chuanting rolled his eyes in response, but still didn't say anything else.

Cao Yue walked up to Ning Wan, who was forced to press on the ground, blushed and protested loudly, looked at him cheerfully, and then motioned to the sergeant beside him to pick up the letter that fell on the ground, but he didn’t even read it. He tore it up in front of Ning Wan and me, and said sarcastically: "Dorgon is really unnecessary. I, Cao Yue, led the army to break through Shengjing and destroy their capital. I am already the sworn enemy of Jiannu. Surrender? Hehe! It can only be said that Dorgon did not have the confidence to break through Datong, so he sent a traitor over here, trying to persuade us to surrender and destroy the morale of the defenders. But he never thought about it. Here comes an opportunity to boost morale. Geng Zhongming was killed, but unfortunately his head was not brought back. I could have used the head of that big traitor to boost morale, but now Dorgon has given me this opportunity."

Cao Yue said, paused on purpose, and when Ning Wan I stopped struggling and looked at him in horror, he continued: "Dorgon really didn't spare his talents, and even sent one of his great advisers into the city, Sacrifice the flag to our Datong army. Ning Da traitor, I’m really sorry, I have borrowed your head today, and I will hang your head and headless corpse on the city wall for a period of time, so that those who surrendered and became slaves Let’s see, my traitors, what will be the end result of betraying the country and seeking glory!”

Ning Wan, I never dreamed that Cao Yue would be such a person. He didn't give him a chance to explain his intentions and make other excuses. He wanted to use his head as soon as we met. His legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, but Still desperately raised his head and struggled: "Cao Yue, Cao Zongbing, I am the envoy of the Qing Dynasty after all, and I am here to convey the situation for the Qing Dynasty. There is a saying that the two countries are fighting each other. If you don't kill me, you can't ruin your trust because of this." , since you are unwilling to obey the Qing Dynasty's surrender, I will go back and tell the regent. If it falls into your hands again in the future, I will kill you or cut me up!"

"You don't need to be so troublesome," Cao Yue said. Leng might as well raise his leg and kick Ning Wanwo's head hard, kicking Ning Wanwo a distance, and then said viciously: "Your body is hanging in the city." Above the head, Dorgon knew what I meant. Don’t talk about the two armies at war, and don’t behead them. If Dorgon sends a Jurchen or Mongol, I can treat him like this, but he sent Come on, you big traitor, I, Cao Yue, don’t know how to talk about etiquette to a traitor like you. Come, drag this person down and behead him, and hang his body on the top of the city for public display!”

Cao Xin, who was startled by Cao Yue's kick, immediately agreed when he heard Cao Yue's words, and signaled his soldiers to step forward, and drag Ning Wan and his two followers down to behead them.

He was trampled on, and he was dragged down before he woke up. He had several teeth kicked out, and he could only instinctively beg for mercy in pain, but Cao Yue ignored him at all. Howling like a pig, he happily watched the sergeant drag the big traitor down with his hands behind his back. "This decision is so damn cool!" This is Cao Yue's current mood!
(End of this chapter)