Chapter 1033 Surrender and Beheading

Ouyang Shuo realized that if they didn't make any changes, any problem with any of the four shortcomings of drinking water, food, city walls, and army would lead to a collapse, which would be irremediable.

"We're going to be proactive."

Guo Ziyi stood up to speak decisively, and made an impassioned statement: "Half of the Alien Legion is cavalry troops. Using cavalry to defend the city is tantamount to attacking the enemy's strengths with your own weaknesses, which is unwise."

Lian Po is a general who is good at defense. After hearing Guo Ziyi's words, he frowned and said: "The enemy's army is several times that of our army. Even if they take the initiative to attack, it will be of no use. It will only increase consumption. It is better to defend the city." .”

"If it's a purposeless attack, it's useless, but what about beheading?"

"Beheading?!" Lian Po almost sneered.

A murderous look flashed in Guo Ziyi's eyes, full of vigor, "Looking at the situation in the city, there is no way out if you stick to it. You can only be surrounded by the enemy and die. When the city is broken, you have to be slaughtered. On the contrary, as long as you do the opposite, dispatch Elite troops beheading the enemy's generals, such as Boyan, can shake the enemy's morale and win the battle."

"It's easy to say!"

Lian Po still disagreed, "The enemy general is heavily guarded by the army, let alone beheading, it is very difficult to get close. Don't beheaded at that time, but let the enemy take advantage of the gap to attack the city. It is better to stick to it."

Lian Po has a lot of experience in how to defend the city. In the Battle of Changping that year, Lian Po was able to hold on for several years in the face of Qin's tiger and wolf divisions, which has always been regarded as a proud thing in his life.

It can also be explained from the side that Lian Po is really good at defense. Leaving aside, let's take the current battle of Lin'an as an example. The west city wall guarded by Lian Po is the strongest side besides the north city wall.

In Lian Po's view, the defeat at the North City Wall was also due to the difference in military strength, not that he was inferior to Guo Ziyi.

The two generals argued endlessly, each with its own reasons.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo suddenly glanced at Zhang Shijie on the side, and said, "If I remember correctly, General Zhang should have worked with Zhang Hongfan's father, Zhang Rou, for a while, right?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shijie thought that Ouyang Shuo was suspecting that he was in collusion with the enemy general Zhang Hongfan, and his face darkened, "I don't know what King Xia means? I did work under Zhang Rou's command when I was young, but that is all old things."

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, "The general misunderstood, I don't doubt the general, I just ask for help."

During the battle of Yashan in history, Zhang Hongfan tried to use Wen Tianxiang to persuade Zhang Shijie to surrender but it didn't work. How could Ouyang Shuo doubt Zhang Shijie's loyalty to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Shijie's face softened a little, and he also realized that he had overreacted, and said awkwardly: "If you have any orders from King Xia, just ask, I will do what I can."

Ever since he was conferred the title of King Xia, Ouyang Shuo's words at the military plane still hold a lot of weight.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Although the beheading action proposed by General Guo Ziyi is difficult, it is the only feasible strategy at the moment. What we need to do now is to make this impossible possible."

The others nodded and agreed with this judgment.

"As General Lian Po said, the enemy generals, both Boyan and Zhang Hongfan, are in the formation and difficult to approach. If there is any way to lure them out, then the matter will be half successful."

Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo also eased the antagonism between Lian Po and Guo Ziyi. He didn't want the two generals to have a fight before the battle started.

In this respect, Ouyang Shuo handled it with ease.

No, Lian Po's expression softened when he heard the words. Although he was a general under Di Chen's command, he had fought with Da Xia for so long and failed to win once, so he was still very afraid of Ouyang Shuo, the King of Xia.

Perhaps Lian Po still had a hint of awe towards Ouyang Shuo in his heart.

Zhang Shijie was also shocked, and had a vague guess, but he was still not sure, "What does King Xia mean?"

Ouyang Shuo smiled, "My meaning is very simple, please send a letter to Zhang Hongfan from the general, saying that he is willing to surrender with the Song army, and invite them to come to the front of the battle to discuss."

It turned out that Ouyang Shuo was planning to feign surrender.

"Will they believe it?" Zhang Shijie asked.

"That depends on what the general wrote in the letter."

Different wording will naturally have different effects. It is indeed difficult for Zhang Shijie, a general, to write a letter of surrender that Zhang Hongfan believes in.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Xiufu took the initiative to say to Zhang Shijie: "If Shijie doesn't mind, after the letter is finished, I can help polish it."

Obviously, Lu Xiufu also agreed with this plan.

"That's fine!" Zhang Shijie nodded in response, and if the plan came true, he would naturally be happy.

Sending a letter to Zhang Hongfan to surrender is only the first part of the whole plan. To make the whole incident seamless, careful consideration and careful planning are required.

Details determine success or failure!

It's just that the general direction has been set, and many details are easy to handle. With the collective efforts of everyone present, coupled with Jia Xu's advice and suggestions, a detailed battle plan was finally drawn up.

"We'll see how Zhang Hongfan will react now."

Ouyang Shuo looked at the barracks outside the city, his eyes narrowed into slits, and there was a faint coldness.

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That night, Zhang Hongfan received Zhang Shijie's letter of surrender.

In the letter, Zhang Shijie said: "Since the alien army came to the capital, the doves have occupied the magpie's nest, and they have bullied the emperor and the young and have no masters, and acted arbitrarily in the city. If this continues, the country will not be a country. Your army is booming, and breaking the city is just around the corner However, our army and the people are united, so we can only carry it to the end."

"If your ministry can promise to keep the royal blood and protect the people of Lin'an, then I am willing to lead the troops out of the city to surrender. Please come to the front of the battle to talk about the specific matters and discuss them in detail."

After Zhang Hongfan watched it, he was surprised and delighted.

He didn't dare to make his own claims, so he brought Zhang Shijie's letter to visit the general Boyan overnight.

The big account of the Chinese army.

After reading the letter, Boyan looked up and asked Zhang Hongfan, "What do you think of this? Is there any fraud in it?" Boyan instinctively distrusted the Han people.

In the eyes of the Han people, the Mongols are barbaric and vulgar, but in the eyes of the Mongols, the Han people are not representatives of treachery and cunning. There is a cultural gap between the two ethnic groups.

Zhang Hongfan is not a three-year-old child, how could he be fooled, he took everything in his hand, and said cautiously: "This letter is indeed somewhat suspicious, and we need to investigate carefully before we can draw a conclusion."

"That's right." Boyan also meant the same thing.

"Then, tomorrow's siege?" Zhang Hongfan asked cautiously.

"As usual!"

Boyan didn't mean to be merciful, "Even if the enemy army wants to surrender, they must be beaten first, and then they must realize that surrender is the only way out."

"clear!"

Zhang Hongfan nodded in response, it was already late at night, so he left immediately.

Boyan did not rest immediately.

After thinking for a while, Boyan recorded the events of tonight in detail, and sent someone to send the letter together with the letter to His Majesty the Emperor for reading overnight, waiting for His Majesty's instructions.

Even if the Southern Song Dynasty sincerely surrendered, Boyan could not make the decision of their request not to slaughter the city.

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The next day, the Lin'an defenders did not wait for Zhang Hongfan's reply, but the Mongol army attacked the city more violently, and it was the first time that infantry were sent directly to participate in the siege.

The war became more and more tragic, with countless casualties.

At the end of the day, more than 20,000 people were killed in Lin'an. If the fight continues like this, the morale of the army will be weakened before the food runs out.

On the contrary, the main force of the Mongolian army has not been dispatched much so far, and all the puppet troops have been consumed.

The so-called army of one million refers only to the main force of Mongolia, and does not include the puppet army, auxiliary army and other miscellaneous arms. Otherwise, Boyan didn't have that much confidence.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the Military Aircraft Department held a regular meeting.

Zhang Shijie lacked confidence, "Won't the Mongols see through our tricks?"

"The behavior of the Mongols today is normal, and it is impossible for them to believe it directly."

In order to make the surrender more convincing, Ouyang Shuo and the others had other arrangements.

First, the Daxia Shenwuwei took over the defense of the palace.

During the day, Ouyang Shuo even led his bodyguards, swaggering in and out of the palace, extremely arrogant.

Second, revoking Wen Tianxiang's post as deputy general of the South Gate and transferring him to the post of Minister of the Ministry of War is tantamount to hanging up a vacant post. Wen Tianxiang is notoriously tough, and the court's "taking down" Wen Tianxiang is tantamount to succumbing to Mongolia in a disguised form.

Third, reduce the counterattack of the southern city wall.

Zhang Shijie made it very clear in his letter that they could not control the Alien Legion, so they could only guarantee to open the south gate and let the Mongol army enter the city.

After Wen Tianxiang was cut off from the position of deputy general at the South Gate, Zhang Shijie took the opportunity to launch a "big purge" within the 100,000 Great Song Imperial Army. Dozens of Wen Tianxiang's generals were dismissed and investigated.

These things were done aboveboard, so that the Mongolian spies could see them.

Ouyang Shuo said confidently: "The day after tomorrow at the latest, things should turn around." After all, Lin'an is not a persimmon, and the Mongolian army wants to storm Lin'an, and the price is not something they can afford.

If there were to be a shortcut, Boyan couldn't bear it.

"That's it. Let's stick to it for another two days." Lu Xiufu made a concluding speech. Because it was just a regular meeting, everyone dispersed after the meeting.

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The military camp outside the city, the large tent of the Chinese army.

As night fell, the entire military camp was plunged into darkness, with only sporadic torches reflecting the light of the fire, echoing the rare ray of starlight in the sky, swaying slightly.

The night wind blew, the flame flickered, and it was even more blurred, as if it might go out at any time, and it was completely swallowed by the endless darkness, which made people feel flustered.

The Mongols have strict military discipline. At night, Nuo Da's barracks are silent.

The big tent of the Chinese army was brightly lit, outside the tent was guarded by Mongolian warriors wearing black iron armor, they were Boyan's personal soldiers. These personal soldiers are all first-class strong men on the Mongolian grassland, and all of them have extraordinary skills.

The Mongols did not master any smelting technology, and the armor was mainly leather armor. Only the generals in the army had the opportunity to wear iron armor. These soldiers actually protected themselves with armor. First, it shows that Boyan's status is extraordinary, and second, it is also a benefit The Mongolian army went south, swept away the wealth of the Central Plains, and plundered the proceeds.

A plate of charcoal fire was placed in the center of the tent, the firewood crackled and sparks flew everywhere. Boyan was dressed in normal clothes, sitting behind the case, carefully reading several letters of information sent by spies in the city.

Nothing big or small in Lin'an City can escape Boyan's eyes.

"Believe it, or not?"

Boyan was in trouble for the first time.