Chapter 1396 A Difficult Decision

"Three Kingdoms Online Game: Princes Struggle for Hegemony ()"

The visitor took out a piece of paper from his body, which was a letter written by Meng Yi to Wang Clan. He handed it to a personal guard next to Wang Clan, who handed it into Wang Clan's hands.

Wang Men couldn't wait to take the letter, read the contents in three strokes, and then looked at the visitor in stunned silence: "This, this..."

He didn't ask the rest of the question. Although Meng Yi replied to the letter and wrote a lot of words in it, he didn't see any useful information from beginning to end.

Meng Yi asked himself to defend the city with all his strength, saying that they would gather a large army to support as soon as possible, but the above did not say how many people could come and how long it would take to reach the foot of Chifeng City.

And what he said next made Wangmen feel that Monk Zhang Er was confused. Meng Yi actually told him that if he couldn't hold on, he needed to be prepared to evacuate.

However, Meng Yi did not say how to withdraw and how long he would have to hold on before withdrawing.

Wangmen looked at the messenger in front of him: "I would like to ask your envoy Bu Xie to enlighten me. What exactly does this letter from Prefect Meng mean? Or does Prefect Meng have other words that he needs to convey to you? Yes, yes, that must be the case."

The visitor looked at the Wangmen and smiled but did not answer, but looked at the guards and maids next to him. The Wangmen immediately woke up and drove everyone else out, leaving only his personal guard commander and his eldest son Wang Jing. Two people are inside.

"Reporting back to the prefect, Prefect Meng does have something to say to General Wang in private. General Wang must be aware of the situation in Youzhou. In fact, both Prefect Meng and General Zhao want to lead the army to support as soon as possible. , but now there are too few soldiers and horses in the counties of Youzhou. It is no problem to temporarily hold Chifeng City, but it is almost impossible to repel the Xianbei army. "

Wang Men nodded. He didn't know the current situation, but...

"Therefore, after deliberation between Grand Administrator Meng and General Zhao, they felt that the current plan was to reduce the number of troops and abandon some of the cities, so as to protect most of the Tang Dynasty's cities in Youzhou."

"Give up... part?" Wang Jing listened and asked quickly;

"The Major General heard it right. In addition to Chifeng City, Dianzi City is also being abandoned. The army has withdrawn to Pingquan City and blocked the Xianbei army at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain."

"No..." Wang Jing was about to retort, but was stopped by Wang Men's hand.

"Is this the result of a discussion between Prefect Meng and General Zhao?"

"good!"

"What else did they say, or what did they need to do?"

"Prefect Meng's intention is that he hopes that General Wang can lead his troops to delay the Xianbei army for a few days, and buy time for the soldiers and people in the remaining cities to evacuate. After the army retreats to the south of Xiaosigou Town, he can lead his army to break through. Of course, Prefect Meng also said that the two of them are willing to bear the responsibility of losing the land together with the general. "

"Tsk, it's all empty talk. What if they turn their backs and deny themselves when the king comes to hold them accountable?" Wang Jing heard this and sneered, "Why didn't Grandmaster Meng write it in the letter?"

"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't!" Facing Wang Jing's sneer, the visitor replied calmly: "Prefect Meng said that if the Wang family is willing to believe them, they can do it. If they don't believe it, they can do it according to their own ideas. Come."

Wang Men understands what Meng Yi means. If those words are written in the letter, and if the messenger is caught by the Xianbei people, then the entire layout will fall into the eyes of the Xianbei people. After all, the four counties of Youzhou are empty, and the Xianbei people are I know, but only you know the specific situation best.

However, if we don't do what they say, not only will Chifeng be unable to defend it, but the other cities will probably be in trouble as well. There are still six to seven thousand troops in Chifeng City, and there are basically only one or two thousand people in the other cities. , and they are all on the edge of the grassland. It is very simple for the Xianbei army to attack.

"Go on!" After thinking for a moment, Wang Men finally made up his mind.

"Father!" Seeing this situation,

Wang Jing quickly opened his mouth and prepared to stop him.

"Don't say too much. As a father, you have your own opinions."

After listening to Wang Men's words, the visitor no longer concealed anything, and carefully described the decision discussed by Meng Yi and Zhao Yu to Wang Men and his son. In the end, he also told Wang Men that Meng Yi had already written down this strategy in the delivery document. In the report to Luoyang, this report was jointly signed by three people from Yanbei County.

After hearing this, the stone in Wang Men's heart really fell. It would be false to say that he was not worried. After all, both Meng and Zhao were confidants of the Tang Dynasty, and although he had known the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years. , but after all, it was only recently invested.

As the governor of a county, the responsibility for losing land is a serious crime. If Huangfu Chaobo wants to punish him, others will have nothing to say.

Standing up, Wang Men walked to the door, gently pushed open the door that had been closed just now, and cast his eyes into the endless dark night outside the door. At this time, in Chifeng City, except for the hangings hanging at intervals on the city wall. There was no more movement than a dead wind lantern, and the footsteps and commands of the night watchmen that came from time to time.

Turning around suddenly, the Wang Clan said to the visitor: "Please tell the two generals that the Wang Clan will definitely cooperate with their arrangements. However, the number of troops in Chifeng City is too small, and there are some in the Xianbei army who are familiar with siege. There are experts in the art, and we can keep it for ten days at most. Now three days have passed, and there are still seven days left. If no one comes to respond, the Wangmen will have no choice but to fight to the death in the city to repay the king. "

"Don't worry, Governor. Now that General Zhao has led his troops to set out, it may not take ten days for Governor to arrange a breakout. At that time, there will be cavalry to help Governor evacuate."

"Thank you so much!" Wang Men made a gesture of invitation, and the visitor understood and immediately bowed, turned around and prepared to leave. Wang Men also signaled his eldest son Wang Jing to send him out. Of course, he would have to give him some gifts to show his gratitude. The visitor did not refuse, and took the things from Wang Jing calmly, then left the Governor's Mansion and headed towards the south wall under the leadership of Wang Men's personal guards.

...

In the Xianbei vanguard central army camp, Morigen sat on the main seat, and a group of generals sat in the tent. On the table in front of each person was roasted fresh beef and mutton. Everyone ate while discussing the situation of the siege in the past two days.

Originally, the Xianbei army was not good at attacking cities, but in recent years, the Eastern Xianbei had gone south twice. Although they were driven back to the depths of the grassland by the Han people, they still learned some basic things about attacking cities. In addition, the siege ladders provided by Jinmuzhen were much more useful than the ladders they made before. The losses in the two days of siege were not great, which made all the Xianbei generals very happy.

"General Zuo, should we increase the number of attackers tomorrow? I think the Han people in the city can no longer hold on. We'd better capture the city as soon as possible, otherwise..." It was Tufa Ji Neng who spoke. In the past two days, their attack on the West City was still very good. For example, they had already attacked the top of the city twice during the day today. Although they were driven down in the end, in the siege battles of the Xianbei army, they had never been able to attack the top of such an important city in two days, which greatly increased Tufa Ji Neng's confidence.

However, his suggestion was not agreed by Morigen. It was not that he was unwilling, but that the siege ladders provided by Jinmuzhen were not enough. In desperation, everyone had to give up. However, fortunately, they still had enough time. The army led by Mijia still had seven or eight days to go. Both Morigen and Jinmuzhen were confident that they could capture Chifeng City in these few days. In fact, for Jinmuzhen, it would be better for him to attack at a slower pace.

Because he knew that siege warfare was a field that he had never touched before, and the current combat power of Chifeng City just allowed him to better adapt to or learn siege warfare. Another point is that the craftsmen he had collected from various tribes of the Xianbei people in recent years have not been well trained. Now someone has provided enough raw materials for these craftsmen to practice more.

As for the internal response in the city, from the current situation, it is not the best time to activate it. After all, the war has just begun, and the vigilance in the city is at its highest. He does not want his arrangements to end up in vain.