Why did the deputy general say this? It was because he had been bribed by Qin Guoxizuo a long time ago.
Throughout history, at the end of such a war, there are many surrender factions.
He also conducts detailed espionage and has frequent activities.
Zhang Xi had no intention of fighting to the death. With the help of his lieutenant, he immediately decided to send a secret message to the King of Qin and take the initiative to open the south gate to welcome the coalition forces.
He is the guard of the south gate, and it is not easy to send a secret message.
Late that night, one of his closest men rode a fast horse, secretly opened the city gate and slipped out.
At this time, Xiao Yuan had not rested. Not long after, the soldier came to report:
"Your Majesty, there is someone requesting an audience. He calls himself the secret envoy of South Gate Guard Zhang Xi."
"Oh?" After hearing this, Xiao Yuan was shocked and said quickly: "Bring him in quickly."
"No!" the soldier took the order and left.
Not long after, an ordinary-looking man was brought in.
When he saw the King of Qin, he naturally knelt down and clasped his fists, saluted and said, "I see His Highness the King of Qin! I have come here to deliver a message on the orders of my general."
"No need to be polite, just present the letter wherever it is." Xiao Yuan said directly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" The man responded, then stood up, held up a bamboo slip with both hands, put it respectfully on the handsome desk, and then bowed and retreated.
Xiao Yuan picked it up, pulled apart the string tied to the bamboo slips, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
A letter to His Highness the King of Qin:
Your Highness was ordered to fight against rebellion, and ordered the armies of the kings of the world. The bandits were lying down at the front of the army. The King of Yan was stubbornly resisting, but he was really overestimating his own strength. Now, millions of allied troops are approaching the city. The last general, Zhang Xi, is the light of the fireflies. , how dare you compete with the sun and the moon for the glory, I am willing to bow your head, open the city to welcome it, and do the work of dogs and horses...
This secret letter is simple and clear. In the letter, Zhang Xi no longer calls King Yan his majesty, which can explain everything.
After Xiao Yuan finished reading, his eyes flashed, then he put away the bamboo slips, looked at the man and said, "Very good, you go back immediately and tell General Zhang Xi that after the matter is completed, I will be awarded the second-grade general!"
"Ah!?" After hearing this, the man suddenly showed surprise and saluted repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Go!" Xiao Yuan waved his hand.
"Yes!" The man quickly excused himself.
After he left, Shangguan Wenruo stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you really want to make Zhang Xi a second-grade general?"
"What do you think?" Xiao Yuan asked funnyly.
Shangguan Wenruo said: "Zhang Xi has no talent, and as a general, he surrendered before the battle. It is really not suitable for him to be reused."
"You are right. There are only a few second-grade generals in the Qin State. There are many generals in the army who have made great achievements in battle, but their positions are not enough. How can someone like Zhang Xi, who betrays the country and the enemy, betrays his master and seeks glory? ?" Xiao Yuandao.
"But the king has already promised him. As the king of a country, if he goes back on his word, he will inevitably be criticized. However, I have a plan to solve the problem." Shangguan Wenruo said.
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan's heart moved and he motioned for him to continue.
Shangguan Wenruo thought for a while: "Since Zhang Xi is willing to open the city, let the Liang army attack the south gate, and the king will push one or two from there. With the character of King Liang, he will definitely kill this person!"
"What a good idea!" Xiao Yuan immediately praised it after hearing it.
This borrowed knife to kill someone, when the time comes, it will be him, Liang Jun, who kills Zhang Xi, but it has nothing to do with Xiao Yuan.
It has to be said that Shangguan Wenruo was quick in thinking and a very qualified counselor, and solved a lot of troubles for the king.
After Zhang Xi's secret letter was delivered, early the next morning, Xiao Yuan, as the initiator of the allied forces, began to invite the kings to discuss the army.
In the big tent, the four kings gathered together, with generals and counselors at all levels standing on both sides.
Xiao Yuan said directly without any nonsense: "Situ of the Yan Kingdom persuaded King Yan to surrender and was beheaded. From this point of view, King Yan must fight to the death. In this case, there is nothing to say. The time has come. Our allies The siege can begin."
"It is recommended that the Liang army attack the south gate, the Ling army attack the north gate, the Xuan army attack the east gate, and the Qin army attack the west gate."
He did not tell Zhang Xi’s secret letter, but continued:
"In this battle, the goal of the attack has been achieved. The morale of the Yan army is low. They strive to break through Yandu quickly. Whoever can be the first to break through the city defense and behead the enemy defender will be credited with a great contribution to the Allies!"
"Okay!" As soon as he finished speaking, King Liang was the first to respond.
Because the city is defended everywhere, the Yan army's strength is equal, no matter where they attack, it will be the same.
The other two kings also had no objections.
Now that everyone has the same opinion, there is nothing more to say next.
That morning, after the Liang army arrived outside the south gate, King Liang drew out his sword without saying a word and pointed forward:
"Start the war!"
At his order, the sound of mechanical movement was heard, and the trebuchets began to throw stone projectiles, hitting various parts of the city gate one after another.
The Liang Army infantry also immediately launched a charge.
There were shouts of killing everywhere, and the plains outside the pass were crowded with people everywhere.
Countless Liang soldiers carried ladders and rushed forward crazily. There were also crossbowmen who, after running to a certain distance, began to bend their bows and nock arrows, and started shooting randomly at the city.
Random arrows and stone bullets struck, and some of the Yan soldiers in the city defense were suppressed and did not dare to show their heads.
Zhang Xi was in the middle position. While running around, he also pulled the deputy general and screamed: "Quick! Go to Kaicheng! Don't let the coalition forces misunderstand!"
"Yes!" the deputy general responded hurriedly and hurried down.
When he arrived at the city gate, he pointed at the soldiers at the city gate and shouted: "Open the city quickly!"
ah! ? Hearing this, the soldier was almost stunned: "But... but the general..."
"Let's do it! How can there be so much nonsense!" The lieutenant general was furious, and at the same time he drew his sword and stepped forward, looking as if he was going to kill the soldiers.
He was a general, and the soldiers were shocked when he behaved like this. They were frightened and responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes..."
As he spoke, he also began to remove several thick door bolts.
But outside, Liang Jun's siege vehicle had arrived. As soon as the door bolt was lowered, the impact came. With a bang, the city gate was directly opened!
The Yan soldiers inside retreated in panic.
Outside, Liang Jun probably never expected that such a tall and heavy capital gate would be knocked open by this one collision!
For a moment, many people were stunned for a moment, but soon, General Tang Yue was the first to react and shouted:
"Kill--"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was the first to rush in on horseback.
Following his cry, all the Liang soldiers reacted, and then they raised their sabers, shouted out, and swarmed in!
In the city, after the south gate deputy general opened the city, he saw Tang Yue coming to kill him and said happily: "General, our department has opened the city gate as agreed..."
But Tang Yue would not pay attention to him. When he saw the enemy general, he seemed to have seen something. The war horse charged and was shot down!
The deputy general thought it would be a welcome, but he never expected that Tang Yue would suddenly kill him. He was completely caught off guard and was directly stabbed through by the gunshot.
Until his death, he still had his eyes wide open, looking puzzled.
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