During the fierce battle between Chai Shao and Ashina Sheerjiu, a major event also happened in Shuofang City, a major event that could affect the war situation!
Previously, although Master Liang had expected that there would be Tang troops outside Shuofang City, when he thought about it, they should only be the imperial troops in Xiazhou and not too many in number. But who knew that there would be Yuchi Jingde's troops outside Shuofang City? The tens of thousands of elites brought by Chang'an?
Therefore, until the moment when Yuchi Jingde led the army to besiege the city, Master Liang was still a little confused. Mainly because he could not understand why Yuchi Jingde came to Shuofang City after the envoy from the Tang Kingdom had only left for two days. outside? The only explanation is that the envoys from the Tang State came with the main force of the Tang State!
But that doesn’t make sense! Didn’t the Tang State always claim to be a kingdom of heaven and a land of etiquette? Bringing a large army to persuade him to surrender was such a rude thing. How could the officials of the Tang Dynasty allow Li Er to do this?
Anyway, the Tang Dynasty's strategy of "courtesy first, then attack" caught Liangshi off guard. When he learned that the Tang army was besieging the city, the price of food in the city rose accordingly, and the increase became more exaggerated day by day. On the second day of the siege of Shuofang City, At that time, many grain stores in the city had been robbed of all their food. Now that the army has besieged the city for the sixth day, many people and officials can no longer open the pot at home!
In the desperate situation of starving to death, obedient people will also turn into mobs. In the past few days, there have been dozens of incidents of mobs robbing wealthy households in Shuofang City. What is even more serious is that just yesterday, there was another incident in the city. Although the vicious incident of mobs rushing into the county government office and robbing official warehouses has been suppressed, other people among the people have begun to get ready to take action. The mob and the obedient people are just thinking about it. Now that someone has made a good start, the people behind will be I can learn from others better!
All of this, as if there was an invisible black hand, secretly fueling the fire, causing Shuofang City, which had been stable for more than ten years, to collapse in just a few days with a devastating force!
Of course, what makes Master Liang even more worried is the army. In the past few days, there have been incidents of generals leading soldiers to mutiny in the army. The walls of Shuofang City are indeed impregnable now, but the inside is already shaky and vulnerable. Got it!
Near noon, in a house near the Imperial Palace of Shuofang City, a middle-aged man in a man's uniform was walking anxiously in the yard, with a very ugly look on his face!
"Your Majesty! General Xin has come out of the palace!"
At this moment, a sergeant came to the man, bowed and said.
The man asked hurriedly: "How is it? My brother, does he agree?"
The sergeant shook his head and replied: "Back to your lord, Your Majesty, he did not agree. It is said that he even scolded General Xin, saying that as the king of Daliang, he would rather die than surrender!"
It turns out that this man in reckless clothes is Liang Shidu's cousin and the prince of the Liang Kingdom, Liang Luoren. This guy has no other abilities except that he can eat, especially if he eats. It is not an exaggeration to call him a foodie. Shuofang City is now surrounded on all sides, and the crops outside the city have been trampled. Even if the Tang army retreats, the Liang Kingdom will still face a food shortage this year. How can Liang Luoren, a foodie, endure this?
Therefore, among the senior officials of the Daliang Kingdom, Liang Luoren was the one who most wanted to join the Tang Dynasty. After all, he would not be short of food and drink by following the Tang Dynasty, right?
However, although he had this idea, Liang Luoren did not dare to show it at all. This guy has always been timid, so he encouraged the generals who were close to him to persuade Liang Shidu to surrender!
At this time, Liang Luoren, who learned that Master Liang was unwilling to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, looked unhappy for a while. After hesitating for a moment, he said with a sinister face: "Huh! My good brother, since you are so ignorant of current affairs, then... You can’t blame me~!”
What a foodie fears most is not having anything to eat. Whoever doesn’t give him food will be killed~!
At times like this, no matter how timid a person is, they will take risks when forced!
"Tengu eats the sun! Tengu eats the sun!"
At this moment, the sky suddenly became dark, and there was a burst of shouts from the people outside the palace.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! This... dog eclipses the sun, which has always been regarded as a sign of the country's destruction! Now that it has appeared in our Daliang Kingdom, I'm afraid that the Daliang Kingdom is not far away from the day when the country will be destroyed!"
The sergeant next to Liang Luoren said with a look of horror on his face.
"Hmph! The Liang Kingdom should have been destroyed long ago, but it's a pity that some people are still holding on!"
Liang Luoren snorted coldly and said something treasonous. The sergeant next to him remained silent and did not dare to answer.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the solar eclipse ended and brightness returned to the sky and the earth. Liang Luoren said at this time: "Now that the astronomical phenomena have appeared, it means that my strength is exhausted. Go and prepare your horses quickly! I want to see General Xin!" "
"Here!"
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"Report~!"
"Reporting to the General Manager, General Chai encountered Turkic wolf cavalry at the east city gate. After a battle, the Turks were defeated and fled in defeat, leaving thousands of corpses behind. General Chai is now leading his army. In pursuit!"
To the south of Shuofang City, there is the main tent of the Tang Army.
A sergeant walked in quickly and said to Yuchi Jingde, clasping his fists.
"The Turks were defeated? Good! Good! Well done Sichang!"
When Yuchi Jingde heard the good news, he laughed loudly and said: "Hurry up and tell me about the battle situation with my general manager!"
The sergeant quickly began to explain: "Back to the general manager, General Chai has deployed pocket formations on the official road three miles away from the east city gate..."
The sergeant briefly explained to Yuchi Jingde the process of Chai Shao's battle with the Turks. Yuchi Jingde nodded frequently while listening. Finally, he came to his senses and quickly ordered: "Hurry up and catch up with Chai Shao." General, please don’t pursue him too deep and be surrounded by the enemy by mistake! Ashina Sheerji is not an easy person!"
"Here!"
The sergeant clasped his fists and accepted the order and left.
Just when Yuchi Jingde was about to breathe a sigh of relief, another soldier walked in from outside the tent, cupped his fist at him and said:
"Report to the General Manager, the south gate of Shuofang City has been opened. Liang Shidu's younger brother, Liang Luoren, personally carried Liang Shidu's head and led all the officials out of the city, saying that he wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the generals in the big tent were shocked!
These veterans, not only have experienced hundreds of battles, but they have fought in dozens of wars! But like now, before even launching an offensive, the enemy's troops directly gave away the heads of the enemy leaders to admit defeat. They had never encountered such a war.
"This...could this be a trick that Master Liang deliberately used? The purpose is to deceive us and make us relax our vigilance?"
Liu Min, the governor of Xiazhou, couldn't help but said.
Being in Xiazhou and having dealt with Master Liang for several years, he subconsciously thought that
Xue Wanjun shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be! With the city gate wide open and hundreds of officials leaving the city, our army can easily take this opportunity to seize control of the city gate. By then, the situation in Shuofang City will be at our mercy, Master Liang They shouldn’t be so stupid to come up with such a stupid trick!”
The sergeant clasped his fists and said: "For the information of several generals, I have sent people to check it personally. There is no doubt that the head is indeed Liang Shidu's head! And according to detailed reports in the city, just now, Liang Luoren He stabbed Liang Shidu to death in the palace, and together with the Liang generals Xin Li'er, Li Zhengbao, and Feng Duan took control of the situation in the DPRK, and led hundreds of officials out of the city to surrender!"
Yuchi Jingde laughed and said: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Since Master Liang is dead and the officials in Shuofang City surrendered without a fight, we can take Shuofang City without a fight! Let's go! All the generals will follow. I’m leading the army into the city~!”
"Here!"
The atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent suddenly became high. All the generals clasped their fists and agreed with joy on their faces. After all, being able to capture Shuofang City without any blood is the most ideal result!
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Chang'an City.
The solar eclipse only lasted about half a quarter of an hour, and light returned to the sky and the earth.
The common people discovered an interesting thing, that is, when the Tengu eclipsed the sun in the past, everyone had to beat gongs and drums, and use this huge noise to scare away the Tengu, thereby "rescuing" the sun;
However, due to the widespread spread of Li Zexuan's solar system theory a while ago, only a few people went to play gongs and drums during today's Tengu eclipse. Chang'an City became quiet after experiencing the initial panic, but in the end, The sun still came out again, which showed that the previous legend of Tengu was completely deceptive, and there was no such thing as Tengu!
Of course, this also illustrates the correctness of Li Zexuan’s solar system theory from the side!
Therefore, after the solar eclipse, the people returned to calm faster than usual. They ate when they should eat and went home when they should go home. But in their words, most of them lamented that the Tengu eclipse turned out to be just because the moon blocked the sun!
"Your Majesty, after the Tengu eclipsed the sun, the people quickly returned to normal. No one spread rumors, and no one panicked or caused trouble! Now the people believe what Yongan Hou said in the "Datang Daily" before ~!"
Royal Palace, Manna Hall.
Li Er had naturally witnessed the previous solar eclipse in person. At this time, after he returned to the palace, Zhao Song came in and reported to Li Er not long after.
Since ancient times, the kings of all dynasties have attached great importance to abnormal celestial phenomena such as the Tengu eclipsing the sun. Therefore, just after the solar eclipse, Zhao Song sent people out of the palace to check the folk customs on the streets.
Hearing this, Li Er smiled happily and said, "Okay! I'm relieved now! After all, if someone takes the opportunity to make lies to confuse the public, although the court has the ability to quell the rebellion, it is the people who will suffer in the end! I order the Minister to act on my behalf I wish to praise Li Zexuan!"
Of course, this little thing is not enough to give Li Zexuan an official title, but a compliment is still needed!
Zhao Song smiled and said: "I obey the order!"
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Yunshan, Yanhuang Villa.
Li Zexuan, who had just "appreciated" the solar eclipse, was basking in the sun in the courtyard, while thinking about the situation in central Sichuan and the battle situation on the front line of Shuofang City.
Yes, when the solar eclipse came just now, he was indeed very serious about admiring this rare astronomical spectacle. This guy used two lenses coated with light ink as sunglasses. When watching the solar eclipse, the corona .
He also experienced a total solar eclipse in his previous life, but at that time he had no chance to take a closer look because of his high degree of myopia. In this life, he has excellent eyesight due to his internal strength training, so he naturally does not want to miss such a good opportunity!
"Master Hou! Master Hou! I just saw an incredible phenomenon! Ouch~!"
At this moment, Li Chunfeng trotted in from outside the courtyard gate excitedly, and said excitedly as he ran. But as soon as he ran into the yard, he accidentally tripped over a bamboo stick on the ground and fell to the ground. He did a flat-sand falling-goose pose and dropped a piece of porcelain.
This side of the Li Family Courtyard is all made of cement! Li Chunfeng had been running fast before, so he fell hard, leaving blood marks on his palms and arms on the ground.
Because Li Zexuan was far away and Li Chunfeng's fall was quite sudden, he didn't react at the time and could only watch as Li Chunfeng fell to the ground!
"Daozhang Li, are you okay? Xiaohe! Get gauze, water and medicine quickly!"
Only when Li Chunfeng cried out in pain did Li Zexuan react. He quickly walked up to him, pulled Li Chunfeng up from the ground, and then loudly ordered Xiao He in the courtyard.
"Yes! Master!"
Xiaohe quickly took the order and left.
Li Chunfeng immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, no! I just didn't see the road clearly and tripped. It's just a minor injury. It's nothing to mention. It made you laugh! I'm here because I have something important to do." We need to discuss this with Lord Marquis!"
"Can't you see the road clearly?"
Li Zexuan glanced at Li Chunfeng suspiciously and saw that although his eyes were a little sluggish, they were not as rigid as a blind person. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "Daozhang Li, have you been observing the entire solar eclipse just now? "
Li Chunfeng's face froze, and he smiled sheepishly: "Uh... this... I was fascinated by it for a while, so..."
"So you have completely forgotten what I told you before? Huh! It's a miracle that you are not blind now!"
Li Zexuan said extremely annoyed.
Although the eyepieces and objective lenses of the astronomical telescope were all coated with ink, this crude method could only slightly reduce the damage to the eyes caused by the light in the corona, but it could not completely reduce it. That's why he had only treated Li Chunfeng when he was in the academy. Qian warned him not to use the telescope for too long, but he didn't expect that this guy was so bold that he even lost his own eyes!
Nowadays, Li Chunfeng is definitely lucky that his eyes are not completely blind!
"Ahem! Master Hou! This is all Pindao's fault, but Pindao doesn't regret it, because during the observation just now, Pindao discovered a very remarkable phenomenon!"
Li Chunfeng apologized slightly embarrassedly, and then said extremely excitedly.
When Li Zexuan saw that Li Chunfeng had been saying that he had discovered a remarkable phenomenon, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What did Director Li just see?"
"It's moving! Pindao saw the stars move~!"
Li Chunfeng's words were not surprising, and Li Zexuan was shocked to death with just one sentence!
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First update!
Two chapters in one!
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