Chapter 355: surrender to the enemy
The east of Jiayuan City is more than 400 miles away from Ganquan Mountain, and the eastern foot of Ganquan Mountain is nearly 400 miles away from Songlingang.
Although Gong Liang had always been paying attention to the movements in Jiayuan City during his lifetime, the Xilu Camp was lost, Gong Liang died in battle, Yan Yuan led the remnants to retreat east, and there was chaos. The scouts scattered east of Ganquan Mountain were also panicked and had no fighting spirit to lurk. They were driven out of the outskirts of Jiayuan City by the elite anti-scattered soldiers sent by Yu Zonghu.
Before nightfall, Yan Yuan came to his senses a little and sent a scout to reconfirm the movements of Jiayuan City. Yu Zonghu had led his main force to leave Jiayuan City for more than a hundred miles.
Yan Yuan sent people to cross the blockade line of the Xiyuan Army at the western foot of Ganquan Mountain and passed the news to Huang Shuang and Le Yi. Another night passed.
Although Yan Yuan did not send anyone to send news, Huang Shuang and Le Yi both expected that the combat effectiveness of Yu Zonghu's troops' vanguards would have been very likely to have raided the remnants of the Black Yan Army who had withdrawn from Ganquan Mountain from the flanks.
Even in order to block the world's long and endless mouths, Chen Hai wanted to let Qi Hanjiang and Han Wen pretended that they continued to guard Xiaogu Mountain to show that Tianji Academy had no collusion with the Heiyan Army. He and Ning Chan'er followed Wang Gongchen to Songlingang Camp to meet Huang Shuang and Le Yi.
Because the Xiyuan Army and the King-Supervising Army on the Western Front had completely controlled Ganquan Mountain and Huapuling Line, within a three or four hundred miles radius, they were all scouts of the Xiyuan Army, which made it extremely difficult for them to get news east of Ganquan Mountain.
Yan Yuan may have sent out the messenger, but he was blocked by the Xiyuan Army's scout reconnaissance network and could not enter the area between Ganquan Mountain, Shishimo Ridge and Guozi Ridge.
Although he knew that he could do nothing about the changes in the situation east of Ganquan Mountain, and even though he knew that they would not protect themselves if they stayed in Songlingang, this did not hinder Huang Shuang, Le Yi, and Grandma He and their thrilling hatred for Yu Zonghu.
"This dog thief! He should have been cut into pieces at the beginning, and he should not have left such a big disaster!" Grandma He said hatefully.
Others said this may just be just venting their hatred in their hearts, but Chen Hai suspected that Grandma He might have sneaked into the enemy camp alone to assassinate Yu Zonghu. Seeing her gritting teeth, he doubted whether the following words were suitable for saying them.
Chen Hai signaled that some words would be said to Huang Shuang, Le Yi, and Grandma He alone, and only the three of them could hear these words. Even Wang Gongchen, Wang Gui and other several of the most core members would never have any problems.
Le Yi was very curious and thought that even if Chen Hai wanted to reveal his identity as a disciple of the hidden vein of the Daochan Temple, there was no need to avoid generals such as Wang Gongchen and Wang Gui. After all, Chen Hai really wanted to convince everyone to surrender to the Tianji Academy. Shouldn’t he let the backbone of the younger generation of the Red Eyebrow Cult sincerely change to the hidden vein of the Daochan Temple?
Huang Shuang didn't say anything, so he could only let Wang Gongchen and others go out first.
"Senior Brother Huang Shuang, Grandma He, you still want to save more disciples of the Red Eyebrow Sect and more generals of the Black Yan Army. Are you willing to do anything for this?" Chen Hai asked.
"I'm not sorry for my death." Huang Shuang said firmly.
Watching the Red Eyebrow Cult fall apart, watching the struggles of life, the struggle has turned into a fallen water, Huang Shuang was deeply hit. It can be said that he has no desire for anything in life, so he is not afraid of death.
"What if he was the same minister as Yu Zonghu?" Chen Hai asked as he stared at Huang Shuang's pupils.
"What do you mean?" Huang Shuang opened his eyes as big as a copper bell. He would rather die than stand under the same roof as Yu Zonghu, a dog thief.
As long as Chen Hai proposed it, he could directly lead his troops to the Tianji Academy, or even to other clans, but he did not think about seeking the court, nor did he think about being a minister with a dog thief like Yu Zonghu.
"You go!" Grandma He was even more straightforward to drive Chen Hai out, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
"Yu Zonghu changed his flags and rebelled in Jiayuan, and his generals were panicked and there were many people fleeing camps. In this case, Yu Zonghu could defend Jiayuan City alone, but if he wanted to lead troops to fight, there would be great problems," Chen Hai stared at Huang Shuang's pupils and said slowly, "But yesterday, Yu Zonghu led his troops north out of Jiayuan City and raided the Black Yan Army that retreated from Ganquan Mountain. In addition to Yu Zonghu's eagerness to make contributions, it also means that the morale of the generals and soldiers under Yu Zonghu has been initially stabilized and can go out of the city to fight. Brother Huang Shuang, what do you think happened in this process?"
"Of course, Yu Zonghu, the dog thief, all the soldiers were promised to be awarded merits and rewarded, and the morale of the army was stabilized." Huang Shuang said.
"Yes," Chen Hai said, "Yu Zonghu's army was firm and dared to leave the city. However, judging from the situation on the Western Front last night, Yu Zonghu's army was firm and had nothing to do with King Yingshu. I was wondering before whether Senior Sister Ning did not get accurate news in the Hu Ben Army. In fact, Yu Zonghu had already defected to Prince Yingdan. I believe that Senior Brother Huang Shuang and Senior Brother Le Yi had also had such speculation before..."
"Well, Yu Zonghu surrendered in Yanmen County. He and his relatives of his subordinates were both Ying Shu, the Ying Wang presided over the Dali Temple arrest. It was also because Yu Zonghu was the direct descendant of the Prince Ying Dan, so after Ying Wang Ying Shu captured the Yu clan, Ying Shu did not show any mercy and more than 2,000 people were killed in the Western City. With this blood feud, it was difficult for Yu Zonghu and Ying Shu to win each other's trust. However, seeing the Hu Ben Army hesitant in fighting in Songpanling, Yu Zonghu did not seem to be like he was going to be a prince Ying Dan..." Le Yi pondered for a while and said, "I thought Yu Zonghu had no hope for the Black Yan Army anymore, so he had such abnormal behavior, and he was about to be sold, but now it seems that we are not bold enough."
"Yes," Chen Hai knew that Le Yi was also speculating in the same direction at this time, and said, "Senior Brother Le is right. We should have thought about why Yanran Palace could not bypass King Ying and Prince, and contact Yu Zonghu directly?"
"Yanran Palace?" Huang Shuang asked in shock, "Did Mr. Chen say that the dog emperor said that Yu Zonghu surrendered and rebelled out of the Black Yan army?"
"It may not be the instructor of the Emperor himself, but it must be the person from Yanran Palace. He must also have the imperial edict of Yanran Palace in order to give Yu Zonghu's troops enough confidence, completely restore the morale that is about to collapse, and then join the battle!" Chen Hai said.
"You mean Wen Boyuan has arrived in Heyang?" Ning Chan'er asked.
"Whether it is Wen Boyuan, Zhao Zhong, or the Twelve Attendants of Yanran Palace, there should be someone in Heyang - this is something that King Yingshu and Prince Yingdan did not expect," Chen Hai said.
"What you said to be a minister with Yu Zonghu is not simply to ask us to surrender to the court, but to surrender to the eunuchs like Wen Boyuan?" Le Yi asked coldly.
"...Absolutely not!" Huang Shuang's furious forehead leaped straight, his pupils stared at Chen Hai, and asked, "You killed you in order to avoid Dong Shou and surrendered to Wen Boyuan. Did you come again this time by Wen Boyuan? Have you known about Yu Zonghu's rebellion?"
"..." Chen Hai did not defend anything and said, "Only the weak will accept the negotiations. Senior Brother Huang Shuang and Senior Brother Le Yi, you cannot tolerate such humiliation, and I cannot say anything. Then just sit and see hundreds of thousands of Black Yan Army generals and soldiers destroyed. After all, it is a more difficult choice to surrender to the eunuch at the same time as Yu Zonghu. Not only do you have to endure such shame, Senior Brother Yan Yuan and others will also be ashamed of you in the future, and from then on they will be strangers and even enemies of each other!"
"..." Le Yi grabbed the sword on his waist and his muscles were about to jump out.
He knew what Chen Hai meant.
King Yingshu of Yingshu received the support of most of the eight clans of the Jingjun County, and directly mastered the Xiyuan Army, which had the strongest combat power. He could have relied on his brilliant military achievements. This time he returned to Yanjing to be a legitimate crown prince, but because of the attack on Guoziling and Okura was burned, everything became so imperfect.
At this time, King Yingshu was afraid that the heads on their necks needed to decorate their military achievements and would not accept their surrender; and on the Western Front battlefield, King Yingshu did not accept their surrender, nor would he let any other royal army accept their surrender.
The only person who could accept their surrender and even tolerate their demands were eunuchs such as Wen Boyuan and Zhao Zhong.
The reason for this is exactly what Chen Hai said, "Only the weak will accept negotiations."
The officials of Yanran Palace have actually had a deep conflict with the eight tribes of Beijing and the county. They were just hidden before, but the Black Yan army has fallen apart, and this contradiction will be further exposed.
This is probably also the key reason why Yanran Palace bypassed the Xiyuan Army and the Hu Ben Army surrendered Yu Zonghu.
Although Emperor Yitian finally regained the imperial power with the Xiyuan army, he had lost his trust in the eight tribes of Jingjun and appointed eunuchs such as Wen Boyuan to take charge of the Guards in Yanran Palace. However, due to the lack of support from the Jingjun clans, the combat power of the Guards was actually far less than that of the Xiyuan army.
Only in this way, only when the Suwei Army was at a disadvantage, Huang Shuang and Le Yi could use their 40,000 troops to propose more conditions to the eunuchs such as Wen Boyuan, such as letting other Black Yan generals live.
At this time, only Wen Boyuan and other eunuchs could accept the surrender of Huang Shuang, Le Yi and others during the siege of the royal army. After all, Wen Boyuan and other eunuchs represented Yitian Emperor. As long as the King of Ying was not strong and did not dare to break up with Yitian Emperor directly, it would not be possible to stop Wen Boyuan from accepting prisoners and surrendering on the Heyang battlefield.
But with Yu Zonghu, the dog thief, he joined the eunuchs, named Huang Shuang, and how could Le Yi and others bear it?
But how can it be exchanged for hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers of the Black Yan army to survive?
Chen Hai's eyes slowly swept over Huang Shuang, Le Yi, and Grandma He. There was no need to consider that Ning Chan'er, the witch, would object, and said slowly: "One day, Yu Zonghu may lead his generals to completely defeat the Black Yan army that retreated to Songdu Mountain in the north, leaving you the time to make a decision, but it is not as abundant as you imagined."
"Why are those eunuchs willing to give up the opportunity to defeat the Black Yan army from the flank for the sake of our more than 40,000 surrendered soldiers? You must know that before Songdu Mountain, defeating the Black Yan army under Yan Yuan's troops. As long as Yu Zonghu does not kill indiscriminately, he may be able to collect tens of thousands of surrendered prisoners!"
Chapter completed!