Even though he was unwilling to give in, Song Wangyan also knew that he could no longer defend himself.
Even if Xiong Wuliang didn't play the "Sky Fire" trick, the disorganized Song army would not be able to defend Shangqiu.
The king of Song Dynasty looked up to the sky and sighed.
Could it be that I really did something wrong?
My achievements and ambitions...the magnificent hegemony of the Song Dynasty...
In front of Xiong Wuliang, everything was reduced to ashes...
King Yan of the Song Dynasty looked at the soldiers guarding the city - they were all in ragged clothes, and many of them were strong men who had been temporarily captured in the city to make up the numbers. It is not difficult to imagine that in front of the fierce Chu army, these "Song troops" guarding the city would collapse at a stroke. .
Where King Yan of the Song Dynasty looked, all the soldiers on the city lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
At this moment, they were all frightened and had no courage to fight at all.
To be honest, they were looking forward to Song Wang Yan's surrender.
Xiong Wuliang's 'Sky Fire' is really terrifying!
It is said that even stones can be burned to ashes - if this fire really reaches Shangqiu, everyone will be wiped out!
It's all because the cruel monarch in front of him, who believed in force, insisted on doing something like "shooting the sky and whipping the earth". As a result, he attracted the hatred of ghosts and gods, and gave Xiong Wuliang the ability to control "sky fire"!
It is said that although King Yan of the Song Dynasty was cruel and unkind, he was not a bad character.
He had already seen the soldiers' fear of fighting.
He had no doubt that if he forcibly ordered them to fight to the end, these soldiers would most likely swarm up, tie themselves up and sacrifice them to Xiong Wuliang, and then open the city to surrender.
Desperate!
Song Wangyan took a deep breath and closed his eyes. After a long time, he opened them again.
He ignored the calls outside the city to persuade him to surrender. He waved his sleeves and still looked tough: "Go back to the palace!"
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The bronze chariot where Xiong Wuliang was located was located in the middle of the south outside the city, and was guarded in the center by 10,000 Quyang's new troops who were waiting in full formation.
Zhong Hua, Zhao Hua and Xiong Wuliang were in the same car.
Shao Hu, the leader of the new army, stood in front of the chariot, holding his sword. Just waiting for Xiong Wuliang's order, he would send troops to seize the city.
Wu Ben stood on the side of the bronze chariot, looking at Xiong Wuliang sitting upright in the chariot from time to time, his eyes full of reverence.
Immediately behind the chariot, a huge Hou flag fluttered in the wind, and Xiao Hei, holding a sword and shield, stood under the flag.
At this moment, the morale of the Chu army was at its peak.
Xiong Wuliang narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped his fingers gently on the armrest of the bronze chariot - the Song Dynasty will die today.
King Yan of the Song Dynasty, you assassinated me, injured my trusted general, and destroyed the results of Qinnan's battle... Now, it's time for you to pay the price!
Just when Xiong Wuliang's murderous intention was strong, Zhong Hua suddenly stretched out his hand and said: "Master, look!"
I saw billowing smoke suddenly rising from Shangqiu City in front of me, rising into the sky.
Um?
what happened?
Can someone take advantage of this critical moment?
Could it be that the people of Song Dynasty were deceiving him?
But the Chu army has already arrived at the city and surrounded Shangqiu. Their morale and military strength are also absolutely superior... What kind of deception can they use at this time? In the face of absolute strength, no conspiracy or trick is of any use.
Xiong Wuliang raised his eyebrows slightly and was about to order the entire army to attack Shangqiu...
Just at this moment, the city gate opened...
Lines of Song soldiers raised their hands and filed out of the city gate.
These soldiers wisely dropped their weapons and knelt obediently outside the city gate - for them, the war was over.
Not only the soldiers guarding the city surrendered - many civil servants of the Song Dynasty who had long been extremely disappointed with Song Wang Yan's cruelty and cruelty were even at the forefront of these soldiers.
Shaohu was very excited: "My lord, look! The Song people have surrendered!"
Xiong Wuliang breathed a sigh of relief: "Where is King Yan of Song?"
The surrendered Song officials looked at each other in shock and shook their heads - obviously, they did not seek the consent of Song King Yan, but opened the city gate privately.
Xiong Wuliang thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Send a team of a thousand people to the city to investigate the situation."
"If you dare to commit fraud, I will sacrifice the lives of the whole city to accompany the sent thousands of people."
The ministers of the Song Dynasty did not dare to say anything, but Hong Shitou's thousand-man team once again took the lead and advanced into the city...
There is no suspense, the Song people's fighting spirit has declined.
The people of Shangqiu stared expressionlessly at the Chu army entering the city, showing no intention of resisting.
Hong Shitou was deeply surprised by his level of compliance.
In fact, it is not surprising - the "shooting the sky and whipping the earth" used by King Yan of the Song Dynasty to show off his force, although it boosted the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty, it also had side effects.
That is, after the failure, all people in the Song Dynasty will think that King Yan of the Song Dynasty "offended the sky" and "offended the ghosts and gods", which led to the fall of the country.
These ordinary people certainly had no need to fight against heaven - so their obedience to the conquerors was natural.
Hong Shitou took over the defense of the city wall and confiscated all the weapons of the Song army. After investigating all risks, Xiong Wuliang personally led his army to settle in Shangqiu.
The only question is where did Song Wang Yan go?
"My lord, Zi Yan is in the palace..." Hong Shitou came to Xiong Wuliang and saluted with his fists in his hands. He seemed to be touched and his voice was much lower.
Xiong Wuliang looked towards the direction of the palace - thick smoke billowing and flames blazing into the sky.
It is not difficult to understand - King Yan of the Song Dynasty knew that the situation was over, so he burned himself in the palace and died for the country.
The excitement on the faces of all the Chu generals disappeared, and they looked towards the direction of the palace, all of them feeling sad.
The Song Dynasty was descended from the Yin and Shang royal families of the previous dynasty. When King Wu of Zhou conquered Chaoge, the last monarch of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou, Emperor Xin, burned Chaoge and burned himself in the palace... Now, eight hundred years later, Emperor Xin's descendant Zi Yan actually followed the example of his ancestors...
It's really sad.
Xiong Wuliang also smacked his lips at this - although this Song Wang Yan was arrogant and arrogant, he also had a bit of a gangster temperament.
At least Xiong Wuliang asked himself that he couldn't have the courage to understand himself with his own hands.
"From today on, the territory of the Song Dynasty will be the territory of our great Chu." Xiong Wuliang announced in a deep voice——
"Therefore, the people of the Song Dynasty are the people of our great Chu!"
"General Wu Bi, please pass on my command to the three armies - since Shangqiu is full of our great Chu people, they must be treated kindly and innocent people must not be slaughtered. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished by military law."
Wu Bi: "I will obey your orders."
"Zhong Hua—send a personal military camp to blockade the Song Dynasty treasury and count the books of officials and people. No mistakes should be made."
Zhong Hua accepted the order.
"Shaohu obeys the order - blockade the whole city of Shangqiu from now on, no entry or exit is allowed. Immediately escort the old officials of the Song Dynasty and the old generals of the Song Dynasty captured by our army to the capital of Ying, and let our king decide."
Shaohu scratched his chest hair and said in a low voice: "The general will finally understand!"
Historical records record that in July of the 23rd year of King Huai of Chu (306 BC), the Marquis of Quyang conquered Shangqiu, and the Song Dynasty burned down the palace and died, thus ending the Song Dynasty.
Eight hundred years later, the Song State's state collapsed. The prosperity of the Song State was short-lived, and then declared destroyed. The Chu State naturally annexed the Song State's 800 miles of fertile land, and its territory expanded northward to the line from [Sanyang] to [Yinping]. .
Although the territory of the Song Dynasty was not large, only 800 miles, it was a land of rich fish and rice. The value of the more than 1,000 miles of barren mountain and forest land that was originally annexed to the Yue Kingdom was incomparable.
This was the first vassal state that Xiong Wuliang personally commanded.
News of the fall of the Song Dynasty spread throughout the country, and the whole world turned its attention...
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