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Chapter 586 Unfathomable Liu Yishou

Baling City (Yueyang) looks different from ordinary cities in this era. It is an irregular circle, and the north wall is constantly eroded by the river water rising in summer, so the north wall is often repaired.

For thousands of years, although the general location of the whole city has not changed, the overall shape of the city has often changed.The city wall was destroyed and built, and it was destroyed again after being built. It is no longer what it used to be.

On this day, when the sun rose, the south gate of Baling City was unexpectedly opened by the defenders.

Fan Yi, a major general under Xiao Yi's command, took the lead and marched out of Baling City with a small number of defenders in the city.

They threw all their armor and weapons aside and piled them up, and then stood on both sides of the south gate of Baling without saying a word.

After Liu Yishou sent someone to shoot the letter of persuasion into the city with bows and arrows, the letter promised that all the defenders of Baling City from Fan Yi down would not be held accountable if they were able to open the city and surrender.After thinking about it, Fan Yi finally opened the city gate at dawn.

On the surface, it seems difficult to make the choice to surrender, but in fact, in the current situation, if you don't surrender, you will die, and there is no way to reverse the decline.

The reason why Xiao Yi's soldiers and horses were able to fight "asymmetrical" wars before was that the Webster's navy, which was used by the imperial court to control the river, was almost wiped out and lost its "control of the sea."

Once the naval forces on the court's side regained the "control of the sea", no matter how miraculous Xiao Yi's operations were, he would just be suicidal.

Because the soldiers and horses of the Jiankang court no longer have any fear of him, it's okay not to toss, and he will die faster if he toss.

Xiao Yi probably couldn't understand this point, but the generals under his command, such as Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin, Fan brothers, etc., could see it clearly.

Now that the main force of the water army led by Wang Lin has been almost wiped out by the new warships of the Jiankang court, Fan Yi, who is besieged in Baling City, has no other choice but to surrender.

No matter how capable Xiao Yi is, it is impossible to send troops back to rescue him, right?Is it really necessary to fight this kind of defensive battle that is meaningless if you stick to it?
Fan Yi thought so, and his generals probably thought so too.

Soon, Yang Zhong, who got the news, came to the south gate of Baling with his elite soldiers, and looked at the unarmed generals and soldiers at the gate of the city who were only wearing Liang Jun uniforms, all listless.

These people threw aside their weapons and armor and surrendered completely.

War is a game in which the overall situation determines the part. In many cases, unimportant local resistance will be reduced to "hot chicken time".

From this perspective, Fan Yi's decision is that those who know the current affairs are the heroes.

However, sometimes, an important local confrontation can affect the overall situation, and even determine the overall victory or defeat.

For example, the water battle on the Yangtze River in the north of Baling City yesterday determined the final outcome of the Xiangdong King's army.

Which is more important, the whole or the part, and which is the key to victory?

"General Fan, please come down to King Wu's camp and tell us about it, our troops will take over the city, don't bother General Fan."

Yang Zhong said expressionlessly, very formulaic.

Liu Yishou sent someone to pass an order not to kill in Baling City!Offenders engage in military law!
The imperial court has very weak control over Xiangzhou and other places south of Jingxiang.Most of the local people know the King of Xiangdong but not the court.

If the soldiers and horses of the imperial court smashed and snatched all the way here, they would completely lose all hearts.The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. This kind of stupid thing is impossible for a force with aspirations for the world.

Yang Zhong took over Baling City without any credit, and he had to be polite to Fan Yi and his soldiers. He was so angry that he didn't know who to turn to. He was very envious of the fight between Wu Mingche and Hu Sengyou. A water battle that gets you flying.

He watched the battle on the shore with excitement.

"General Yang please lead the way."

Fan Yi was very worried. It was really hard to predict how Liu Yishou would deal with Xiao Yi's cronies.Historically, the ratio of being beheaded at will and being entrusted with important tasks is [-]-[-], which is similar to lottery.

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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something is wrong! Hurry up and leave, it's too late!"

Wang Sengzhi pushed open the door of the study room of the Jiangling government office, but he didn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects, so he dragged Xiao Yi away.

"I already know."

Xiao Yi pulled his sleeve out of Wang Sengzhi's hand, looked at the other party and said, "Don't bother, call Wang Sengbian to me, and then you can continue to preside over the palace repair.

By the way, after I arrived in Jiangling, I haven't given lectures to the Confucian scholars in Jiangling City.Tomorrow, all Confucian scholars in the city will be called to the lobby of the government office, and I will explain the scriptures to them. "

His tone was unusually calm, making Wang Sengzhi wonder if he had made a mistake.For example, yesterday was the imperial army's defeat.

If he hadn't received the exact news, Wang Lin's water army was defeated and almost wiped out.Seeing Xiao Yi's appearance, Wang Sengzhi thought that Wang Lin's army had captured Jiankang.

At this time, who is going to build a palace for it?Instead of building a palace, it is better to build a tomb in advance.

Wang Sengzhi slandered in his heart, but saluted respectfully on his face.

When he walked out of the mansion, Wang Sengbian had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as he saw Wang Sengzhi, he came over and asked, "What did your majesty say?"

"Your Majesty asked my elder brother to come in for questioning, but... I don't know what to say."

Wang Sengzhi hesitated to speak, he didn't know how to describe Xiao Yi's current mental state.

Is it the calm before the madness?

Or the depression before the outbreak?
Wang Sengzhi felt that he and Xiao Yi always had someone out of their minds.

"understood."

Wang Sengbian nodded slightly as a salute, and walked into the study in the backyard of the government office alone.

"Your Majesty, I have come to obey orders."

Wang Sengbian stepped forward and saluted Xiao Yi who was kneeling and sitting motionless in front of the desk.

"Juncai, let you lead the army now, can you stop Liu Yishou?"

Xiao Yi looked helplessly at Wang Seng and asked.

This question is difficult to answer, not because I can't think of it, but because the answer is too simple, and Xiao Yi doesn't like to hear it, so I don't know how to say it euphemistically, so Xiao Yi will accept it.

It's like licking a dog and asking green tea "Do you love me or not", the answer is simple and straightforward, just telling the other party what you mean, no skill is required.

But if you can say it so that the licking dog smiles and continues to be a licking dog willingly, then it can reflect what rank this green tea is in.

Wang Sengbian is an honest man, and he said to Xiao Yi clearly: "Even if Han Xin comes back to life in vain, this time and a half will not change the situation of the battle. Please make plans early, your Majesty, it is not too late to go to Shu, and it is still too late to go now." .”

This answer didn't seem to surprise Xiao Yi, he shook his head and asked: "If now I hand over all the military power to you and let you guard Jiangling City, how many months can you guard?"

Wang Sengbian sighed, stretched out a finger, and was speechless.

"One month, it's enough."

Xiao Yi nodded slightly.

"What is your majesty's plan?"

Wang Sengbian asked.

"I want to teach disciples and give lectures in Jiangling. It would be a pity not to pass on my knowledge. One month is a bit tight, but it is enough."

Xiao Yi said with a sigh.

Regarding Xiao Yi's strange idea, Wang Sengbian did not want to comment.He lowered his voice and asked: "The princes are still in Jiangling City, should I send someone to send them to Shu..."

At present, only Xiao Ji from Sichuan can be relied on, and going to Guangzhou is a dead end.After Liu Yishou cut off the lineage of the King of Eastern Hunan, the next step is to attack Guangzhou and other places!
"It doesn't matter. It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be avoided. Let them stay in Jiangling with peace of mind. The world outside is not peaceful now, and it may not be comparable to Jiangling City."

Xiao Yi sighed and said, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Then I will go to rectify the city defense..."

Wang Sengbian said with a look of panic, feeling uneasy in his heart.Xiao Yi's current appearance is obviously not quite right, he is always paying attention to some strange problems.But he doesn't care about the things that should be decided carefully.

"I'll give you the token, you can do it yourself."

Xiao Yi handed over the Tiger Talisman and a large pile of seal letters to Wang Sengbian.

"Your Majesty, I will take you to Shu to take refuge. This Jiangling city... cannot be defended."

Wang Sengbian knelt down to salute Xiao Yi, crying loudly.

He stretched out his finger and made a "one" gesture just now, not to say that Jiangling can guard for a month, but that after Liu Yishou's army arrives, he can guard for at most one day!
Xiao Yi can't be said to be a good person, not even a good protagonist, but generally speaking, he is still very good to Wang Sengbian.

Jiangling City is easy to attack and difficult to defend, not only can attack the city by land, but also attack the upper wall by water, just like Wei Rui attacked Hefei back then!Only through external reinforcements and constantly drawing the energy of the enemy can the city be kept intact.

When Cao Wei and Eastern Wu competed for Jiangling, it is true that Zhu Ran played well in Jiangling, but that battle was very accidental, and Sun Quan had been sending reinforcements to support Zhu Ran.

In the current situation, there are no reinforcements outside and no fighting spirit inside. What can we use to defend the city?
"Go, I have nothing to do."

Xiao Yi helped Wang Sengbian up and said, with a calm expression on his face.

When Wang Sengbian left the Jiangling city government office, he saw his third brother Wang Sengzhi still guarding the gate of the government office.Wang Sengbian's heart warmed up, fighting with his own brothers, father and son soldiers, at critical moments, only his own brothers can be relied on.

Wang Sengbian walked over and took Wang Sengzhi to a secluded place, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty told me to hold on to Jiangling City. Now the generals in the city may have different ideas, so don't entrust them with important tasks. You will guard Jiangling City from today onwards." The north gate, no matter who it is, is not allowed to open the city gate at any time, understand?"

"Brother, don't worry! No matter who it is, I won't let him open the north gate!"

Wang Sengzhi clasped his fists in salute, and said solemnly.

"With you here, I can rest assured. Now that the army is newly defeated, Xie Daren, Zhu Maichen and other generals have their own agendas and should not be trusted. I want to repay Your Majesty's kindness with me. If one day Jiangling City is destroyed...you Let’s take advantage of the chaos and escape from Jiangling.”

Wang Sengbian sighed and said that he didn't seem to have any confidence in defending Jiangling.

"Brother, is the situation so critical now?"

Wang Sengzhi asked in astonishment.

"It's only worse than you thought, so don't build that palace, and concentrate on defending the city."

Wang Sengbian patted Wang Sengzhi on the shoulder and said.

"But His Majesty said that... how should I respond?"

Wang Sengzhi still questioned, Xiao Yi's temper is no better than that of ordinary people, so he really turned his face when he said it.

"Your Majesty is just on a whim. If he asks, you can just say that the palace is still under construction. Anyway... it's only been a few days."

Wang Sengbian sighed quietly, looking at the city wall in the distance, there seemed to be a mottled trace of time.

In the vicissitudes of life, I don't know how many forces fought fiercely here, and then retreated, leaving only a few pens in the history books.

……

In the military camp outside the city of Luo County (Miluo), Fan Yi was taken by Yang Zhong to the Chinese Army tent.As soon as he came in, he immediately saw the handsome and extraordinary King Wu, sitting at a table eating fish, looking very leisurely.

"Sit down and eat, sit down and eat. Come on, prepare a table for General Yang."

Liu Yishou hurriedly asked his soldiers to bring a table, and when Yang Zhong sat down, he served freshly made river fish.

"My lord, Fan Yi opened the city and surrendered. Our soldiers occupied the city without bloodshed. The general came back to report this matter, and brought Fan Yi himself to the lord for questioning."

Yang Zhong said with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, this time he played soy sauce all the way, naturally the more low-key the better.Jingxiang has a lot of water, and it is indeed not his specialty.

"General Fan, don't be nervous. Your brother has already sent a letter of surrender, so there's no need for you to show a heroic and unyielding expression. It's boring."

Liu Yishou took out a letter from his cuff, shook it in his hand, then handed it to Yang Zhong and said, "Show him, his brother's handwriting should be recognizable."

Liu Yishou handed over Fan Meng's trustworthiness to Yang Zhong, who in turn handed it to Fan Yi.

The real can not be fake, the fake can not be real.Could it be the letter written by my brother Fan Meng? How could Fan Yi, who has been dealing with the other party for decades, fail to see the clue?

Fan Yi recognized at a glance that this must be written by his younger brother Fan Meng. The words in the letter were extremely flattering, almost as if he was singing praises to Liu Yishou.

If this letter falls into Xiao Yi's hands, Fan Meng will definitely not survive for a while.The other party was willing to hand over such a handle to Liu Yishou. It can only be said that "the bastard eats the weight and is determined."

Fan Yi suddenly felt in a daze, and kneeled on the ground involuntarily, as if his soul had been taken out of him.

His younger brother has already sold everything. As an elder brother, if he pretends to go all the way with Xiao Yi, would it be interesting?Wouldn't it be ridiculous to say such a thing?
"General Fan, don't be embarrassed. More than half of the generals and schools under Xiao Yi's command have contacts with us. The king promised that he would not be held accountable after the war. They all showed their loyalty and wished to support me to usurp the throne."

Liu Yishou picked up the chopsticks to pick up the fish, but when he saw Fan Yi kneeling on the ground, he put down the chopsticks again.

"Well, General Fan has come all the way and is already hungry, why don't I ask the cook to serve you a fish, so I can deal with it a little bit? After the capture of Jiangling, I will hold a banquet in the city to entertain you all. What would you like then? There is everything to eat, so General Fan doesn't have to meet outside.

This fish is very fresh and tender. If it is kept for a long time, the fish will become old and smelly and cannot be eaten. "

Liu Yishou picked up the chopsticks, pointed to the half-eaten river fish on the plate and said.

Fan Yi raised his head, looked at Liu Yishou, then looked at the fish on the other side's table, bowed his hands and said: "Then Fan will be disrespectful, thank King Wu for giving the fish."

Fan Yi stood up and stepped aside.

"Hey, there's nothing to be thankful for. Serving as a soldier eats food, and you laugh every year. General Fan said that's the truth."

Liu Yishou said meaningfully, picked up the chopsticks and tapped the plate in front of him.

Fan Yi's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt that the young King Wu was really unfathomable.

I don't know what the other person is thinking at all, what kind of attitude is it.It seems amiable, but in fact it promises nothing to you at all.This person just sits in front of you very casually like this, even if he doesn't do anything, it makes you feel the pressure that hits your face.

Comparing Xiao Yi, who is usually moody and moody, with him, he suddenly felt the difference.

　The elder brother who has never seen the history of Xiao Yi's destruction, will not feel it when watching the recent plot.The plot arrangement of the characters has its rationality and fatalism. I haven't read the history books to get the key points.Highly recommend visiting this piece of history.

　　Yang Zhong, Hu Sengyou, Wu Mingche, Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin and others are all witnesses to this scene in history... In short, it is a sigh, just go and see.

　　
　
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