Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 529 Procrastination
On the Yangtze River, people's rafts and big boats are still shuttled back and forth. The rafts fight the river current along the ropes. Holding the rope, shouting chant, and sweating profusely, he pulled the boat back upstream.

On both banks of the Yangtze River, eagles flew over, their eyes looked down at the earth, and the Eastern Route Army hovered over the mountain roads in Kuizhou and gathered at the river beach, like moving ants, bringing people and material resources to the north bank without end.

To the west of the city is the Ming Army Dazhai. The two mountains that were originally green and lush have been felled clean, and they are covered with white military tents.

The wall of the village made of felled trees is as high as a battle. On the wall, there are shooting holes for shooting arrows and blunderbusses. The cannons protrude from the holes.On the wall of the stronghold, there is also a four-foot-wide aisle, which can be used by soldiers to defend against the wall. The whole great stronghold looks impregnable.

This is one of the characteristics of Wang Yan's marching and fighting. He built a stronghold and fought dull battles. He first sought to be undefeated, and then to defeat the enemy.

At this time in Dazhai, the generals and schools of the Ming army gathered, and Wang Yan hosted a banquet in the tent to celebrate the reunion of the two groups of troops and entertain Qin Liangyu, who is highly respected.

Everyone in the tent sat at separate tables, some meat, vegetables and fruits were placed on the table in front of them, but there was no drink, and Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were also in the tent.

Wang Yan stood up, picked up a bowl of tea, and said in a loud voice, "The war is pending, so it's inconvenient to drink alcohol. Today, Yan replaces wine with tea. Let's offer Qin Taibao a cup first."

Qin Liangyu was a well-known figure for a long time, and he was appointed by the imperial court as the Taibao with high virtue and high prestige. Especially at the age of seventy, he still contributed to the Ming army despite his illness, which made Wang Yan respect him very much.

In the land of Kuizhou, Liangping, Kaijiang, Xuanhan, and Wanyuan, all because of her words, saved the Ming army from crossing mountains and mountains to attack, and saved the Ming army a lot of effort.

Qin Liangyu said calmly: "Old man, in the past, he fought in the killing field and devoted himself to calming down internal and external troubles for the imperial court, but in the end he was not capable enough, and his [-] sons were lost. Over the years, the old man saw that the country's situation was declining day by day, but he was getting old, so I am powerless. Now that I am in my dying years, I am very relieved to see the officers and soldiers recovering the rivers and mountains."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly looked behind her and said, "Gongming, Yiming, you go up to pay respects to Wang Xianggong. My Qin family is a loyal family, and my old body is already unable to do what I want. From now on, you two will follow Wang Xianggong. Don't lose it." The face of my Qin family."

Qin Liangyu looked at Wang Yan, "Mr. Wang, don't blame me for making my own decisions. I wonder if I can sell my face."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan saw Qin Gongming and Qin Yiming stepping forward to salute him on one knee as he said, and immediately walked down, helped them up, and said: "With the help of the two generals, this pavilion is like a tiger with wings added." Looking at Qin Liangyu, he continued: "Don't worry, the Taibao, Yan will definitely rebuild the Baigan Army and revive the prestige of the Baigan Army."

Qin Liangyu was a little excited when he heard this, and said again and again: "Okay, good, good, such an old man is at peace."

At present, the banquet is full of anger and enthusiasm. Although there is no wine, tea can also be intoxicating. Only Sun Kewang who sits at the bottom is a little absent-minded.

At this time, Lu Shikui opened the curtain and came in, took a look at everyone in the tent, then went straight to Wang Yan, bowed his head and whispered.

After hearing this, Wang Yan put down the tea bowl in his hand, "Bring him in!"

Yuan Zongdi on the side said: "My lord, what about the people from the city?"

Dai Zhifan said sarcastically: "I don't think Wu Sangui is sincere at all. My husband gave him three days, but he really didn't come out until today. I see that in the past few days, the Qing soldiers in the city have often carried rolling stones and trees to the city. "

While the few people were talking, they were brought in by Lu Shikui. He was still Xia Guoxiang. He came to the tent and took a look. He saw the generals of the Ming army gathered together.

He hurried to the center and saluted: "Mr. Xia Guo greets you." Then he saluted Qin Liangyu, "How is the old lady?"

Qin Liangyu turned his head away and ignored him at all, but Wang Yan smiled, "General Xia's visit this time must have brought good news to this pavilion. Tell me, what did Wu Pingxi say?"

Xia Guoxiang was a little embarrassed by Qin Liangyu. Although he was a girl, but the information was there, and he ignored you.

He clasped his hands and replied, "I will tell you that my coming out this time will indeed bring good news. After careful consideration, my lord decided to put righteousness first, accept the conditions proposed by Xianggong, and lead the officers and men of Guan Ning to deal with it!"

Xia Guoxiang spoke up and down, and the generals in the tent were stunned for a moment, then there was an uproar, and finally they all became overjoyed.

Wang Yan also frowned, "Wu Pingxi's action is really a profound sense of righteousness. I will play to Your Majesty at the meeting of the pavilion, and send the golden seal of the pardon as soon as possible to confirm the status of the Guan Ning army."

In the past few days, the Qing army in the city continued to strengthen the city defenses, which caused many doubts in the hearts of the Ming army, but now that Wu Sangui had agreed to surrender, as long as someone else left the city, the doubts would dissipate.

Immediately, Wang Yan asked people to move tables and chairs, added bowls, chopsticks and fish meat, let Xia Guoxiang take a seat, and then asked: "Since Wu Pingxi has made a decision, it shouldn't be a problem to ask Guan Ning's army to withdraw from Wan County tomorrow, right?"

But Xia Guoxiang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Master, I, General Guan Ning, have a merciless request!"

All the people in the tent immediately looked at Xia Guoxiang as an unfeeling invitation, so don't say it.

Wang Yan felt a lump in his heart, and asked, "General Xia can tell you what requirements Guan Ning has. If it is reasonable, within the scope of this cabinet's authority, this cabinet will definitely satisfy you."

Xia Guoxiang made it difficult for him: "This matter may be a bit embarrassing for my husband, but it is related to the safety of my family members of Guan Ning, so Guan Ningjun hopes that my husband will not enter the city for the time being, and wait for my prince to send people to Hanzhong first to take out the family members. , and then surrender to the Prime Minister.”

Hearing this, Wang Yan squinted his eyes, feeling disappointed in his heart. He exchanged a glance with Dai Zhifan who was at the side, and the latter immediately jumped up, and the dishes on the table were shaken to the point of splashing soup.

"Xia Guoxiang, do you think we are three-year-olds? When you bring back your family members from Hanzhong, Hauge might have passed through Hezhou!" Dai Zhifan was furious, staring fiercely at Xia Guoxiang with one eye.

The bright generals in the tent stood up one after another and put their hands on the handle of the knife.

Xia Guoxiang was a little flustered when he saw this, and quickly explained, "My lord, my lord is absolutely sincere anyway. It's just that the families of the soldiers are all in the hands of the Qing court. If the family members are not taken out, the soldiers' morale will be unstable. Anyway, there is a lot of resistance!"

After hearing this, Wang Yan was silent for a while, Man Qing was not a fool, how could the tens of thousands of family members of the Guan Ning Army obtain it, what Xia Guoxiang said was obviously an excuse.

After a while, Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "Wu Pingxi's thoughts, this pavilion can more or less guess one or two. It is absolutely impossible for my army to wait in Wanxian. This pavilion will give you one last chance. If Wu Pingxi Anyway, I really want to demolish the cottage outside the North City first, and then remove all the equipment and materials that have been moved to the city in the past few days, and remove the four gates to show my sincerity. If the cottage outside the city before dark today I will give you three more days to rush to Hanzhong and tell your relatives to flee for their lives before the Qing soldiers. If the stronghold is still there tomorrow, this pavilion will seize the city immediately!"

(Thanks to someone who looks like a dog for the five hundred book coins, thanks to the descendants of Ziye Saburo, Yuedong Woxin for the reward, thanks to the sound of rain in the wind chimes, yellow style, and Yuedong Woxin's monthly pass.)
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