Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 138 After Attacking Chenla

Zhenpu City is only more than 300 miles away from Saigong City, and the two small countries have always been on good terms. This time, Feng Daiwen borrowed an excuse from the King of Funan.

The army moved forward slowly on the road, mainly because they brought too many things. Xiang Lin's group of guys are just a group of ordinary people, and they are very happy to be able to loot the city suddenly. They took them all away, and even the gilt doors and windows were taken off, which seriously slowed down the marching speed.

The weather in this area is really hot. It has been raining almost every night since June, the roads are muddy, and it is too hot at noon, so we can only drive early in the morning and late at night. We pass other small towns on the road, and the small towns dare not provoke them. This huge team.It took the army a whole month to arrive near Zhenpu City.

Seeing the tired "big army", Feng Daiwen had to order to rest for a day.

On the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, Feng Daiwen didn't want to waste time, so he left manpower to take care of the supplies. The Lingnan soldiers were in front, and the Xianglin County soldiers behind them all lined up outside Zhenpu City.The more than 100 siege ladders built overnight are high enough for the city wall of Chenla. People in this era can do a little handicraft work, but they don’t have so many tools. Otherwise, the ladders built overnight can cover the entire city wall. .

The King of Chenla already knew about the arrival of the Tang army, and was furious at the palace at this time. Most of the soldiers from the kingdom were sent out to attack Xianglin, but only a few thousand escaped back, and they were powerless to resist.

"Say it! What should we do now?" King Chenla roared angrily.

All the ministers bowed their heads in silence, and it took a long time for one person to whisper: "Your Majesty, why don't you surrender..."

"My lord, it's too bad, the Tang army is about to attack the city." A soldier hurried into the hall and shouted loudly without caring about saluting.

"Well, what should I do..." King Zhenla's face turned pale, and he sat down on the stool in fright.

"Your Majesty, surrender," an elderly minister said hastily, regardless of his reserve.

"Yes, your Majesty, surrender! It is useless for the Tang people to occupy, and they will leave after a while." Other ministers also persuaded.

"Surrender, open the city gate, and don't resist and annoy the people of Tang Dynasty." King Chenla said dejectedly.

Feng Dai's text meant that he wanted to force Chenla to surrender, which was really considered when he dispatched troops. After all, the tens of thousands of soldiers in Chenla can be said to be the elite of the country. , young and strong behind, all lined up outside a city gate to build momentum.

The army lined up outside the city all the way, Feng Daiwen ordered to surrender, and immediately a loud voice stood outside the city and shouted, "Kaicheng surrender, or the army will attack the city, and no one will be left behind."

The Chenla people have seen such a neat lineup of soldiers equipped with armor. You must know that they usually fight in a crowd of chaotic people.

The soldiers on the city wall had already been terrified by the army outside, but they didn't dare to talk to them without orders from the officers, so they had to hide behind the city wall and tremble.

Seeing that there was no response from the city, Feng Daiwen decided to add some pressure. With a big wave of his hand, the desolate horn sounded, and the cowhide drum began to sound. Vibration, but if you look closely, you will find that the sound is loud, but the steps are not big.

Although the soldiers in the city were afraid, they stood up under the yell of the officer, holding the guns in their hands tightly.Seeing that the Tang soldiers had already entered the range, they hurriedly shot long arrows, but the front row was full of armor, and there was also a large shield against arrows. The large shield was a huge piece of wood with iron plates inlaid on the outside, which could be pierced by bows and arrows, but It's to add some noise.

Seeing that Feng Daiwen dared to resist on the city wall, he didn't hesitate, ordered to shoot arrows, and shouted: "Kill!"

As the ordering soldiers waved the flag, the soldiers in front raised their crossbows and threw arrows under the command of the superior. The arrows in the hands of the soldiers on the city wall were shot back immediately. They didn't have iron shields, and the wooden shields were not enough to defend everyone. Some people were shot and howled and screamed. Some soldiers dropped their weapons and ran down the city in fright. Others crouched behind the wall without showing their faces.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The soldiers of Datang under the command kept shouting neatly, and the huge voice resounded through the sky.

The Chenla people had to hide behind the city wall like a chicken, looking at their chief in despair.

With the sound of the city gate opening slowly, the Tang soldiers immediately stopped shouting and looked at the city gate in unison, ready to charge at any time!
As the city gate opened, a group of apparently well-dressed people came out, and were brought before Feng Daiwen by the soldiers.

"The little king of Chenla and his ministers pay homage to the general of Shangguo." The first person who claimed to be the king of Zhenla bowed down and raised his fists with his hands above his head to salute, and a group of 30 people behind him also saluted: "Greetings to the general of Shangguo."

"General Feng Daiwen of Datang Zhenxi has met all of you, but he didn't know that His Majesty came here for the challenge?" Feng Daiwen asked slightly in return.

"Don't dare, dare not, Xiaowang is here to surrender, and he is willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty." King Zhenla sweated coldly under the staring eyes of his guards.

"Hmph, why don't you dare, didn't Qianfan send troops to attack Datang's territory." Feng Daiwen snorted coldly.

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. In the past, our country didn't know that Linyi had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers came back and realized that it was already the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Please forgive me, the general." King Chenla said, wiping off his sweat.

"Well, since I don't know, I will accept your allegiance on behalf of Datang." Feng Daiwen said pretending not to care.

"Thank you General, thank you General, please rest in the city quickly, General." King Zhenla was pleasantly surprised to see Feng Daiwen so eloquent, and quickly invited him.

"Okay, thank you Your Majesty, but please ask Your Majesty to order the soldiers of your country to put down their weapons, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with an accidental injury." Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"It should be, it should be." Now it is man for the knife and I for the fish.The king of Zhenla dared not refuse to listen, so he hurriedly sent someone to deliver the order.

A group of people walked towards the city. As soon as they reached the gate of the city, Feng Daiwen immediately asked Chen Xiong to lead people to control the gate and both ends of the city wall.

King Chenla watched the Tang soldiers rushing towards both sides with their knives in hand, thinking that Feng Daiwen had slipped his words and was about to start killing people, his legs went weak in fright.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, just control the city gate. I don't want to be blocked just after entering the city." Feng Daiwen took a look and explained.

"Yes, it's the general who has thought carefully." King Chenla was relieved after hearing Feng Daiwen's explanation.

When they came to the palace, they also asked Xi Junmai to guard the gate of the palace, and took precautions.

Entering the palace, King Zhenla smiled and said to Feng Daiwen: "Xiao Wang will arrange a banquet for the general."

"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty, but there is no hurry to hold a banquet. Let's settle the score first..." Feng Daiwen said to King Zhenla with a smile and narrowed eyes.

(End of this chapter)