Chapter 440: Persuading Surrender

Ziyang City.

In the autumn breeze, the imperial general Du Yongyuan stood on the tower, looking at the Northern King's flag flying in the distance, and his heart was full of worry.

Although he has not experienced the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom, it can be seen from the several battles that the Northern Kingdom has fought since the Northern King came to the Northern Kingdom that the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army is no longer comparable to that of the Daxia army.

The Northern Kingdom not only defeated the barbarians in the north, but also defeated the powerful Dawu, and even asked Dawu to cede territory and pay compensation. The Northern Kingdom was no longer just a feudal state of a dynasty.

And this time the Northern Army went south, not only the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom went south, but also the Northern King went south together. If it was just the Northern Army going south, then the Northern Kingdom most likely just wanted to achieve some political purpose, but if the Northern King went south together, it would prove that The Northern King went there to compete for the throne.

Any enemy standing in front of the Northern King will be swept away by the Northern Army.

There is another very uncomfortable thing in Du Yongyuan's heart.

When he was heading north, Emperor Xia had people hint to him that he would put up a symbolic resistance when encountering the Northern Army, but he could never really resist. In the end, they had to create a scene of the imperial army being defeated.

As a smart man, how could Du Yongyuan not know what Emperor Xia was planning? Emperor Xia just wanted to lure King Bei to the capital.

Emperor Xia wanted to lure King Bei to the capital, but he ended up sending his two hundred thousand troops north to die. It was better not to send them out at all. They stayed in the capital and waited for King Bei to lead his army south.

What's the point of doing this?

Doing so would consume the soldiers of the imperial court and demoralize the imperial soldiers. After King Bei arrived in the capital, the imperial court's chances of winning would become even smaller.

At this moment, a deputy general came to Du Yongyuan and said: "General, according to the spies' inquiries, there are only 200,000 Northern soldiers near Anping City. Do we want to take the initiative to attack?"

Hearing this, Du Yongyuan laughed, "Taking the initiative to attack? You really can think of it."

"It is said that in the battle in Yong'an County, the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom defeated Dawu's 300,000-strong army in less than a day. Do you think that we new soldiers are more effective than Dawu's experienced veterans?"

The 200,000 imperial soldiers led by Du Yongyuan were not the elite of the imperial court. They were all recruited in the past year or two. Many of them had never fought in a war. They had no combat effectiveness at all.

Du Yongyuan had some doubts about whether Emperor Xia deliberately sent their 200,000 troops to die, and then let Beiguo feel that the imperial soldiers had only this strength, so they relaxed their vigilance.

If elite troops were sent to resist the attack of the Northern Army from the beginning, the Northern King would definitely be very cautious when going south.

It would also be impossible not to send troops. If the court did not send a single soldier, then even a fool could guess that the court must have dug a big hole for King Bei and was waiting for King Bei to step into it.

But no matter what the reason was, Du Yongyuan felt very unhappy.

Du Yongyuan is a general after all. If he is defeated, it will damage his reputation.

But he also knew that the 200,000 dawdling recruits in his hands could never be a match for the Northern Army. He was just a tool in Emperor Xia's hands.

Thinking of this, Du Yongyuan sighed, that's all, he is just a general, he can't change anything, he can just follow Emperor Xia's orders.

at the same time.

Anping City, where Lu Chen temporarily stayed.

After a period of preparation, all the pre-war work was over, and they were just waiting for Lu Chen's order.

At this time, Xuanyuan Chen came to the study room where Lu Chen temporarily handled government affairs, "Your Majesty, I am waiting for your order now."

Lu Chen looked at the map on the desk and said calmly: "Don't worry, send someone to deliver this letter to the guard of Ziyang City."

Having said this, Lu Chen pushed the letter he had just written in front of Xuanyuan Chen.

Looking at the letter in front of him, Xuanyuan Chen instantly understood what Lu Chen meant. Lu Chen was planning to persuade Du Yongyuan to surrender. After all, Du Yongyuan and the 200,000 troops were both from Daxia, and Lu Chen himself was also the vassal king of Daxia, so It would be best if there was no war.

Xuanyuan Chen took the letter and immediately said, "I will arrange for someone to deliver the letter right now."

Xuanyuan Chen then left the study and sent someone to deliver Lu Chen's handwritten letter to Du Yongyuan.

at dusk.

Du Yongyuan was still looking at the map by the faint candlelight, trying to find the best retreat channel.

At this moment, a soldier said at the door: "General, the King of the North has sent an envoy!"

Hearing this, Du Yongyuan was stunned for a moment.

Then he immediately walked out of the room, looked at the soldiers at the door and asked, "Who do you think sent the envoy?"

The soldier replied: "Back to the general, it's the King of the North."

Du Yongyuan pondered for a moment and then said: "Invite the envoy to the study immediately."

"Yes, General."

After a while, a Northern soldier wearing ordinary civilian clothes came to Du Yongyuan's study. He handed the letter in his hand to Du Yongyuan with his own hands, "General Du, this is an autographed letter from our king. He hopes that General Du can use his country to conquer the world." The country is the most important thing, don’t become a traitor.”

Hearing this, Du Yongyuan laughed inwardly. King Bei had the nerve to call others traitors, because he clearly went south to fight for the throne.

Du Yongyuan immediately took the letter from the soldier, opened it and read it carefully.

Lu Chen's meaning was very simple, that is, let him surrender directly and not get involved in the struggle for the throne.

Du Yongyuan thought that if he surrendered directly, wouldn't he be standing on the side of the Northern King, and would he also be involved in the struggle for the throne?

Moreover, Emperor Xia is still alive now. The Northern King went south to seek power and usurp the throne. If he surrendered to me at this time, he would become a rebel.

Once he betrayed, his relatives and friends in the capital would suffer.

Du Yongyuan said to the Northern Kingdom soldier in front of him: "Go back and tell the Northern King, thank you for your kindness, but my relatives and friends are in the capital, I don't want to be a traitor, and I can't be a traitor."

After hearing Du Yongyuan's words, the soldier didn't say much, he was just a messenger, "I understand."

Then Du Yongyuan asked someone to send the Northern Kingdom soldier who delivered the letter out of Ziyang City.

After the Northern Kingdom soldier left Ziyang City, Du Yongyuan looked at the letter in his hand and was stunned.

Du Yongyuan had no idea who would be the final winner. At present, the strength of the Northern Kingdom is indeed very strong, and even defeated Dawu.

But now the eldest prince and the King of Zhao in the south are equally powerful, and they also have the hope of competing for that position.

Of course, the key to the problem is that his relatives and friends are still in the capital, so he can't betray the court at this time.

Once he surrenders, his relatives and friends will probably be killed immediately. (End of this chapter)