For a city, the best way to destroy its defense is not to attack the city, but to attack the heart. Therefore, the military book says that attacking the city is the bottom and attacking the heart is the top.
But it has to be said that attacking the heart is an advanced attack method. Not all siege parties can use this method, and often they can only attack the city.
But coincidentally, Su Yonglin was able to use such an advanced attack method as attacking the heart.
Use the head of Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Great Jin Kingdom as a sacrifice to launch the final offensive - destroy it! Golden Empire!
Su Yonglin sent a captured Jurchen officer to hold Wanyan Liang's head on a plate, and asked him to walk to Zhongdu City and send Wanyan Liang's head into the city.
Wan Yanliang appeared in front of the Zhongdu army many times on weekdays.
And before the army set off, he also led the army to organize a military parade. At that time, many people saw him.
Not to mention that some of his escort soldiers were serving as officers in the city defense army and were responsible for guarding the city. When they saw that the head was indeed Wan Yanliang's head, many people were suddenly shocked.
Some were crying and screaming, some fainted, and some were screaming for revenge against the Liberation Army.
But no matter what, this undoubtedly confirmed the news of Wan Yanliang's death, confirmed that Wan Yanliang's death was real, and everything promoted by the Liberation Army was true.
News of Wanyan Liang's death quickly spread throughout the city, to the palace, and to the ears of Queen Mother Tudan and Wanyan Guangying.
Not long after, Wanyan Liang's head was brought to the palace and placed in front of Empress Dowager Tudan and Wanyan Guangying. The grandfather and grandson hugged each other and cried, surrounded by a circle of civil and military officials who knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. official.
The crying of Empress Dowager Tudan and Wanyan Guangying was of course true. As for how true or false it was for the others, it was hard to say whether they were crying for Wan Yanliang or for their own fate.
Wan Yanliang's head severely damaged the will of resistance of all civil and military officials, so in addition to the die-hard resistance faction and cautious conservatives, the third faction - the capitulation faction finally differentiated.
The capitulationists advocated surrender. They wanted to give up resistance in exchange for a way to survive.
"Your Majesty died in battle and the army was destroyed. The Kingdom of Jin has reached this point. If it does not surrender, the Su thieves will definitely launch an army and plunder. Who can guarantee the safety of the Queen Mother and the Prince? I sincerely ask the Queen Mother and the Prince to consider their own safety and protect their own safety. For the sake of the safety of the Dajin royal family, surrender!!!!”
A group of civil servants knelt down in front of Empress Dowager Tudan and Wanyan Guangying and begged to surrender.
The number of this group of people is not small, at least it is larger than the die-hard resistance faction.
When they advocated surrender, the die-hard resistance faction vigorously opposed it.
The two groups quarreled with each other, yelled at each other, and completely lost the harmony of the past.
Queen Mother Tudan looked at the silent majority representatives, Pusanhutu and Tudanzhen, and suppressed the fear and sadness in her heart, and asked, "What do you think?"
Pusanhutu didn't know what to do, so he could only lower his head and remain silent.
Tu Danzhen is a sibling of the Empress Dowager Tu Dan, so she can't avoid it, so she has no choice but to speak up.
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and there is no way to save the day just by relying on the defenders of Zhongdu. If Wuyan Puluhun cannot arrive in time, the food in the city will eventually be exhausted. By then, the city will be destroyed. We are waiting for you. He must die here..."
"Don't you say this! I want you to tell us what we should do! The emperor is dead, the army is gone, we...do we really want to surrender?"
Empress Dowager Tudan hugged the sobbing Wanyan Guangying tightly, feeling at a loss and filled with confusion.
Tu Shanzhen was unwilling to surrender, but he did not dare to resist. He did not know where Wuyan Puluhun was, whether he had already marched in troops, and what the progress was.
There was a lot of quarrel in the court, and there was a lot of crying in the harem.
When Wanyan Liang's concubines learned that Wanyan Liang was dead, the army was finished, and the Liberation Army was about to become their master, they all felt inexplicable panic.
Everyone has an idea of how the concubines and noble ladies who have been subjugated since ancient times will be treated.
Don't talk about anything else, just talk about what happened to the women of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. That happened right before our eyes, and everyone knew it.
At this time, it was only more than thirty years ago, and many women from the royal family of the Song Dynasty were still alive and well. Their tragic experiences were previously the subject of ridicule and ridicule among the noble ladies of the Jin Dynasty.
Some of the noble girls themselves were the children of the resurrected noble girls of the Liao and Song Dynasties who were given to the dignitaries of the Jin Kingdom. They would be ridiculed from time to time by those pure-blooded Jurchen noble girls since childhood.
But now, all of this has suddenly become the actual outcome that these noble women are about to face. How can this be accepted?
The concubines and noble ladies, who were so frightened that their faces turned pale and trembled all over, quickly abandoned the taboos of the inner palace and looked for their natal families for help, asking them to help, take them away from here, and protect them. Otherwise, a miserable fate awaits them.
However, what they didn't expect was that not only were they in need of help, but the person they were asking for help now also needed help.
Now surrounded by the Liberation Legion, no one can be exempted, and no one can be pardoned. Just like the ladies of the Liao and Song Dynasties who were not protected at the beginning, they cannot escape the end of falling into the enemy's hands.
As a result, the court became even more chaotic.
The people in Zhongdu City have also become ants on a hot pot, anxious and unsure of their way out.
The next day, Su Yonglin issued an ultimatum to Zhongdu.
The rulers of the Jin Kingdom within the city were given twelve hours to make a decision whether to surrender or not.
If he surrendered, he could ensure the safety of the residents in the city.
If he does not surrender, he will never accept the surrender of Zhongdu City after twelve hours. He will devour Zhongdu City with a hundred thousand troops and kill everyone in the city, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!
By the way, another friendly reminder——
I know you are waiting for Wuyan Puluhun's Liaodong Army to come for reinforcements, but I'm sorry, Yuguan has been captured by me, and Wuyan Puluhun will not be able to come in a short time.
In order to show his determination, Su Yonglin ordered four hundred captives of the Jurchen soldiers to be released, and one hundred people were arranged on each side of Zhongdu City, and they were beheaded as a deterrent.
The ultimatum was given to two surrendered soldiers and sent into the city.
When sending the ultimatum into the city, he also arranged for many soldiers with loud voices to shout the content of the ultimatum to the defenders on the city, for fear that the defenders would not know his ultimatum.
The ultimatum this time had a very good effect. It greatly affected the will of resistance in the city, leaving the generals with no will to fight and the soldiers with no fighting spirit.
The number of die-hard resistance factions in the city has also been greatly reduced.
Many die-hard resistance factions jumped directly to the camp of the capitulation faction after confirming Wanyan Liang's death, strongly demanding that the army surrender and give up resistance.
At the same time, many cautious conservatives also switched camps and joined the capitulationists, calling on everyone to accept the demand for surrender.
As a result, the number of capitulation factions in the government and the opposition has greatly increased, while the number of die-hard resistance factions has dropped sharply.
"The Liberation Army is just below the city! Wuyan Puluhun is still far away! There is not much food in the city and there is a large population. How many days can it last? If we don't surrender, it will be too late!!"
Wanyan Xiulu, the representative of the Jurchen dignitaries and the core figure of the capitulation faction, shouted heartbrokenly in the court hall, leaving Pusan Hutu and Tu Shanzhen speechless.
When things got to this point, Ginting had no choice.
Empress Dowager Tudan was sitting on a high seat with Wanyan Guangying in her arms, her eyes dull and her spirit low.
"The matter has come to this, and I have nothing to say. Since you said that you can't continue to fight and can only surrender, I can't refute it. You go and discuss it with Su Thief. I only have one request. The royal family cannot be humiliated. The royal family cannot be humiliated. It has to be safe and complete.”
After Queen Mother Tudan said such words, the few remaining ministers of the resistance faction were so depressed that they collapsed on the ground and became speechless.
Since Queen Mother Tudan has given up resistance and decided to surrender, it is meaningless no matter how hard the resistance faction persists.
Tu Danzhen and Pusan Hutu, who knew they were unable to save the situation, looked at each other helplessly, and the two reached a consensus.
"Your Majesty died in battle, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. Even if it is surrender, formal negotiations must be made with the Su thieves in the name of the emperor. Therefore, I sincerely request His Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"
