When the army approached the city, the defenders took the initiative to send messengers. Any normal person would be able to think of what this situation meant.
The defenders of Yangzhou City want to surrender on their own initiative!
No, it cannot be said to be a surrender, it can only be said to be an uprising on the battlefield.
As a veteran of the Sui Dynasty and the master craftsman responsible for supervising the construction of Yangzhou City, He Chou's emotions were extremely complicated because he discovered that the Yangzhou City and Gaoyou City he built, as well as the Jieshou and Ziyinggou defense systems that he had painstakingly deployed.
It had no effect in front of the Huai army.
The city's natural barrier, built with hard work and hundreds of thousands of young men, was easily bypassed by the Huai army.
Now, he witnessed with his own eyes that the fortified city, which was said to be able to withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, was about to attack the city without firing an arrow when the Huai army troops approached the city.
However, He Chou could not criticize the defenders too much.
Because he knew that Yangzhou City was extremely empty at this time. Most of the troops had been taken away by Yang Guang and Yang Shuang. Even if the defenders in the city were extremely capable, they could not stop the siege of the army.
soon.
In the eyes of everyone, a messenger came to everyone under the leadership of the attendant.
"The villain Su Cheng pays homage to King Huai!"
"The master of the house learned that the king was coming, and sent a special man out of the city to pay his respects. This is a letter written by the master of the house, and he also asked the king to read it!"
After the messenger came, he immediately paid homage and took out a letter from his sleeve.
The personal guard stepped forward to take the letter and delivered it to Wang Jing.
Wang Jing opened it casually, glanced at it, and the smile on his face became brighter, "Shilang Su has a benevolent heart and is willing to save hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou City from the disaster of war. He has done great service to the people..."
"Su Cheng, right? You go back and report to your family master, and say that I agreed to his suggestion!"
When the messenger named Su Cheng heard this, he hurriedly paid homage again, bowed his waist and took a few steps back, then turned and left.
After he got Wang Jing's reply, he wanted to report the news to the family head quickly.
Wait until Su Cheng leaves.
Wang Jing looked at the many civil and military officials beside him and handed the letter to Bu Zhi. When the other party watched, he laughed and said: "Su Wei has decided to take the initiative to open the city gate and welcome our army into the city!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for capturing the fortified city of Yangzhou without a single blow!"
"Hahahaha, I'm so happy. Yangzhou City has fallen into the hands of our army, and we will soon be able to take over all the land in Huaidong. Your Majesty's great cause will be accomplished!"
"Yes, Yangzhou is an important place in the Jianghuai River. With this city as the base, the Jianghuai princes can no longer pose a threat to our army..."
Generals such as Yang Kan and Zhang Guiba, as well as Han Xizai, Xie Hui and others congratulated him continuously.
Everyone was in a very good mood.
They are all officials of the Huai Army now. As the Huai Army grows stronger, their status and authority will also increase. Will the tide lift all boats?
And, in the eyes of many people who are not weak in vision.
The geographical location of Sihong, where the Huai Army was originally located, can only be said to be average. It can serve as the capital of a government, but it is far from qualified to become the capital of a dynasty.
As for Yangzhou, although its imperial aura is somewhat lacking, it is still pretty good in the mainland of China.
Especially in the eyes of people from various dynasties, Sihong is just a small city. They will definitely have this impression without seeing Sihong with their own eyes.
The Huai army, based on Sihong, correspondingly became an inconspicuous little prince.
No matter what the situation is in Yangzhou, in the eyes of everyone, it is a rare big city in the world, and the forces that occupy a big city like Yangzhou are more or less independent princes.
In other words, after Wang Jing takes Yangzhou, his name and the name of the Huai Army will leave a deep impression on everyone, and there will definitely be many famous ministers and generals who take the initiative to defect to him in the future.
A famous city can greatly increase the influence of a force.
At this time, Bu Zhi also finished reading the letter.
He smiled and said: "This Su Wei knows how to be measured. He did not put forward any extraordinary conditions and allowed the peaceful handover of Yangzhou City. He has done a lot of credit. The king might as well promote him to the Sixth Ministry as an official, which can be regarded as a reward!"
In the letter, Su Wei first expressed his admiration for Wang Jing, and then briefly introduced some situations in the city, keeping his attitude very low.
In the letter Wang Jing wrote to him, Su Wei did not mention the condition that as long as he was willing to surrender, he would retain his family property and promote him.
I just suggest that when the Huai army enters the city, they must strictly observe military discipline and not harm the people in the city.
No matter who sees this kind of informed and interesting attitude, he will not have a bad feeling towards Su Wei.
As for whether Su Wei's initiative to open the city was a betrayal of the Sui army... Everyone knew that Yangzhou was empty. The reason Su Wei gave was to protect the people in the city and to protect the safety of hundreds of thousands of people before he took the initiative to open the city.
This reason is enough to make sense.
Wang Jing said: "That's right. I wrote a letter to Su Wei before to persuade him to surrender. Although he didn't mention it again, I will never go back on the terms I promised!"
"Servant Han, go write a decree and make Su Wei the Minister of Household Affairs... After entering the city, go to the Su Mansion to deliver the decree!"
Han Xizai quickly accepted the order.
"Yangkan!"
"The general is here!"
Wang Jing ordered: "Lead 10,000 elite soldiers and be ready. As soon as the city gate opens, you will immediately control the four city gates. Zhang Guiba and Tang Shengzong, you lead the people to control the defenders!"
"Mu Hong, lead the people to blockade Guiyan Palace! Wang Bi, lead three thousand troops to inspect the city. If there is any disturbance, deal with it immediately!"
Several generals who were noticed by Wang Jingjing stood up and took orders one after another.
When the Huai army mobilized troops and horses to make preparations.
Time passed quickly.
The sun hung down and fell on the majestic city dominating the earth.
At noon, the garrison at the head of the city was a little dizzy due to the sunlight. At the west gate of the city, a thousand elite soldiers held orders and quickly took over the gate.
soon.
With a creaking sound, the city gate noose turned, and the gate began to slowly open.
The defenders on the top of the city suddenly woke up when they heard the familiar voice coming from below.
"The city gate is open...what's going on?"
A general on the top of the city was shocked. Before he could react, the Huai army camp opened in the distance, and thousands of cavalry roared towards the city gate with wind and thunder.
Someone opened the city and surrendered!
Lang will see this scene and understand immediately.
His complexion kept changing, turning green and white. There is only one person in the city who can open the city gate without alerting these generals.
That’s Yangzhou’s left-behind, Su Wei!
Thinking of this, his original idea of holding his weapon and preparing to lead people down to intercept the Huai Army cavalry began to dissipate.
Even those who stayed behind in Yangzhou surrendered voluntarily. What could he, a mere general, do?
Resistance is nothing more than striking an egg against a stone.
At the same time, the general also understood why Su Wei did not discuss the surrender with them, the generals. Among the Sui army, no matter how bad Yang Guang's reputation was, there must be generals who were loyal to Sui Ting and Yang Guang.
If many generals are summoned to discuss surrender, it will definitely cause civil strife.
It's better to just open the city gate with the authority in your hand and make the final decision!
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