Zhang Kuang and the two discussed the possibility of the Songzhou garrison building an urn city, and the cavalry general Ke Yan drove his horse to the foot of the Songzhou city wall without fear.
Ke Yan glanced at the urn city, which was built entirely of granite. There was a solemn look in his eyes. He slowly lowered the iron bow on his back, took out an arrow without an arrowhead, and tied the letter of war that Zhang Kuang had given him to it. .
"I, General Keyan, the commander of the Dragon Guard Lancers of the Six Guards of Dalong Beijiang, have come to declare a war. May I ask where the Songzhou Guards are?"
"Wait!"
A not very standard Chinese language came from the city wall, and this time Ke Yan began to bend his bow and prepare an arrow.
Ke Yan's eyes were constantly examining the defensive arrangements on the city wall. He could faintly see the sound of artillery and cannons poking out of the city's battlements, as well as the cold and sharp arrows of crossbows.
There were numerous and numerous footsteps on the city wall, and hearing it in Keyan's ears made him frown involuntarily.
Songzhou's military strength is probably far less than what the commander and generals had guessed. At least based on the footsteps on this city wall, and based on my own experience, I estimate that it would be at least 10,000 troops.
So wouldn't the four walls require about 40,000 elite soldiers?
If we add auxiliary troops and city defense auxiliary troops, we will probably have nearly 70,000 to 80,000 troops.
It's definitely a tough guy.
"My general is Songzhou Guard General. Hu Luda, the Canglang Guard General, has seen General Dalong under the city."
Hearing the response in Chinese on the city wall, Ke Yan subconsciously looked up.
I saw a middle-aged general who was about forty years old and about the same size as himself, stepping on the battlements and leaning out to look down at him.
Ke Yan took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms and slowly pulled it open.
"Ke Yan has met General Huluda.
General Hulu, this general is here not only to issue a letter of war, but also to persuade us to surrender.
I respect the commander-in-chief's order and come to persuade the general to surrender.
Dajin has no virtue and has raised unknown armies several times, repeatedly invading our territory, killing our people and destroying our city walls.
My people were displaced and suffered from war.
Now in the cycle of retribution, I, the great dragon, obey the heavens and respond to people, raise the king's army, fight against thieves and captives, raise heavenly troops, and attack the unjust.
I want to avenge the previous humiliation of a century-old enemy of the country and the family, and perform the feat of unifying the world.
However, God has the virtue of good life, and our great dragon is not a warlike country, and our great dragon heavenly soldiers are not bloodthirsty soldiers.
The Kingdom of Jin repeatedly went south and invaded the border, causing our people to suffer, and the general's eyes and ears were well aware of it.
Now our great dragon heavenly troops are going north to attack the bandits. I hope the general will assess the situation and come out of the city to surrender.
In order to prevent the soldiers under my command from having their heads dislocated and die under my dragon cavalry, and to prevent the people of the Jin Kingdom from suffering from war and ruining their lives.
Yours sincerely, Dalong Zhongwu King Yunyang.
General, please think twice! "
Ke Yan tied the silk cloth to the arrow clusters, bent his bow and pointed the arrow at Hulvda, and shot away.
Hu Lüda stared at the cluster of headless arrows flying towards his chest without hiding. He suddenly waved his right hand and tightly grasped the shaft of the flying arrow.
“General Hulu has done a good job.
Ke Yan respected heroes like the general and hoped that the general would receive a letter of surrender instead of a letter of war. "
Hu Lüda did not respond to Ke Yan's words, but slowly took off the two pieces of silk cloth on the arrow cluster and began to read them.
After a long time, Hu Luda extended his palm to the soldiers beside him.
"bow!"
"As you command!"
For a moment, Ke Yan and Hu Lüda held an arrow cluster in their hands and took off the arrow cluster that had turned around, and untied the silk cloth that Hu Lüda had brought back.
Looking at the content of persuading surrender on the silk cloth, Ke Yan stared at the city wall with complicated eyes.
"General Hulu, why are you doing this?
There are no more than 100,000 guards in your city, but outside the city, our Great Dragon Heavenly Army only has 200,000 vanguard troops.
Those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the tens of thousands of your Canglang Guard brothers and the people in Songzhou City.
The Kingdom of Jin was in a precarious state due to the last war that broke the country.
This is the cycle of heaven, which indicates that my dragon will rule the world.
Why would a general go against the will of heaven and fight to the death? "
Hu Lüda returned the crossbow in his hand to the soldiers, took off the wine bag from his waist and drank a lot.
Then he threw the remaining half bottle of wine towards Keyan.
"General Keyan, Hu Luda thanks Marshal Dalong Bingma for his kind words, and thanks General Keyan for his kind words.
However, you and I are both soldiers, and we know very well that soldiers have the important responsibility of protecting our homes and our country.
Behind me is my land of Daijin, and the people of Daijin, I have no way to retreat.
Our soldiers, who regard dying on the battlefield as an honor, should abandon their weapons and surrender, live in vain, bear the infamy of generations, and bring shame to their descendants.
As both generals, I think General Keyan can understand my difficulties and difficulties.
In private, since my hometown is behind me, I would rather die than to surrender; in my public opinion, since my land is behind me, I will eat the emperor's salary, and I should be the king's liver and brains, and I would rather die than surrender.
The order Hu Luda received was to defend Songzhou for three months until the last soldier was killed.
Hu Lu replied that as a soldier, he should act according to his orders.
In this way, Khuluda could only live up to the good wishes of Commander Dalong and General Keyan.
General Keyan, please come back.
See you on the battlefield. "
Ke Yan looked at Yelu Hu's determined eyes, nodded with a wry smile, removed the stopper from the wine bag, raised it to Hu Luda and drank.
"Thank you so much for the wine, General Kuluda. Please forgive me, Dalong, for bowing to me first and then fighting.
Farewell! "
"No!"
Hu Luda had the style of a general and followed the rules of the two countries not to kill each other. He silently watched Keyan leave on horseback.
"General, can we really hold on for three months?"
Hu Luda looked at the soldiers beside him and shook his head silently.
"We are soldiers and we must always be prepared to sacrifice our lives to serve our country.
The dragon's soldiers and horses are approaching fiercely and with great momentum.
In order to give the two commanders an opportunity to support the rear arrangement.
Our persistence in Songzhou City is related to the rise and fall of the country, the mountains, rivers and the country.
I can only fight you to the death. "
Many of the soldiers around Huluda sighed heavily and knelt down towards Huluda with cheers.
"We are willing to follow the general and sacrifice our lives for our country and fight to the death without retreating."
"We are willing to follow the general and sacrifice our lives for our country and fight to the death without retreating."
In an instant, the Canglang Guardsmen on the city wall knelt on the ground, guarding the city with a determination to die.
Are you arrogant? Dongfang Ming and his two men looked towards Songzhou City with complicated eyes as they listened to the words translated by the soldiers around them who knew Jin dialect.
"Alas, what a pity for these Jin soldiers!"
"It is a pity, but their generous act of charity cannot cover up the various evil deeds they have committed against our Dalong border area over the past few decades.
When they went south, they should have thought about the consequences of today. "
Arrogantly nodded silently: "Brother Dongfang is right. To the Kingdom of Jin, they are heroic soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, but to me, Dalong, they are enemy soldiers who have committed evil deeds.
I admire their character, but don't like their virtue.
If the King of Side One had not mobilized 400,000 powerful troops from the Western Regions during the last national war, I am afraid that the people of Dalong would still be displaced in the flames of war.
Let's fight and rule the world, and nothing like this will happen! "
"Meet the two generals!"
"No gifts!"
"Thank you, General!"
"General, Songzhou Guards Hu Luda, Canglangwei General, take over the tactics and return the letter of surrender."
Zhang Kuang put away the silk handed by Ke Yan and nodded silently.
“First be polite before sending troops; first be polite before sending soldiers.
Since the Jin Kingdom is not polite, it has no choice but to fight. "
"Instruct the three armies to prepare siege measures.
Wait for the commander's troops to arrive and attack the city immediately! "
"Got the order!"
