Chapter 355
When the army approached the city, the defenders took the initiative to send messengers to come. Any normal person can think of what this situation means.

The defenders of Yangzhou City want to surrender voluntarily!
No, it cannot be called a surrender, it can only be called an insurrection.

As a veteran of the Sui court and the master craftsman in charge of supervising the construction of Yangzhou City, He Chou's emotions were extremely complicated, because he found that the Yangzhou City and Gaoyou City he built, as well as the defense system of Jieshou and Ziyinggou that he had worked so hard to arrange.

Nothing happened in front of the Huai army.

The Huai army deftly bypassed the natural dangers of the city, which took a lot of hard work and hundreds of thousands of young people to build.

Right now, he witnessed with his own eyes that the fortified city, which claimed to be able to withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, was about to open the city without firing an arrow when the Huai army approached the city.

However, He Chou could not be too harsh on the defenders.

Because he knew that Yangzhou city was extremely empty at this time, and most of the troops were 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.

"Villain Su Cheng pays homage to Duke Huai!"

"The head of the family heard that the king is coming, so he sent a villain out of the city to pay a visit. This is a letter written by the head of the house. Please read it to the king!"

After the messenger came over, he immediately saluted and took out a letter from his sleeve.

The personal guard stepped forward to take the letter and sent it to Wang Jing.

Wang Jing opened it casually, glanced at it, and the smile on his face became wider, "Su Shilang has a benevolent heart, and he is willing to save hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou City from the disaster of war. He has made great contributions to the people..."

"Su Cheng, right? Go back and report to your Patriarch, and say that the King agreed to his suggestion!"

When the messenger named Su Cheng heard this, he hurriedly bowed 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 Patriarch immediately.

Wait until Su Cheng leaves.

Wang Jing looked at the many civil and military people beside him, and handed the letter to Bu Zhi. When the other party was watching, he laughed and said, "Su Wei has decided to open the gate of the city to welcome our troops into the city!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you took down the city of Yangzhou without bloodshed!"

"Hahahaha, what a joy, Yangzhou City has fallen into the hands of our army, and we will be able to take over the land of Huaidong immediately, and the king's great cause will be accomplished!"

"That's right, Yangzhou is an important place in the Jianghuai area. With this city as the base, the princes of the Jianghuai area will no longer be able to pose a threat to our army..."

Generals like Yang Kan and Zhang Guiba, as well as Han Xizai, Xie Hui and others congratulated repeatedly.

Everyone is in a very good mood.

They are all officials of the Huai Army right now. As the Huai Army grows stronger, their status and authority will also increase. Will a rising tide lift all boats?

And, in the eyes of many people with good vision.

Sihong, where the Huai army was originally located, can only be said to have an average geographical location. It can be used as the capital of a government, but it is far from qualified to become the capital of a dynasty.

As for Yangzhou, although the aura of the emperor is not enough, it is not bad in the mainland of China.

Especially in the eyes of people of various dynasties, Sihong is just a small city. They will definitely have this impression if they have not seen Sihong with their own eyes.

And the Huai army based on Sihong has correspondingly become an inconspicuous little prince.

No matter what the situation is, Yangzhou is a rare big city in the world in the eyes of everyone, and the forces occupying a big city like Yangzhou are more or less princes who rule one side.

In other words, after Wang Jing took Yangzhou, his own name and the name of the Huai Army would leave a deep impression on everyone. In the future, there would inevitably be many famous ministers and generals who took the initiative to join him.

A famous city has greatly improved the influence of a faction.

At this time, Bu Zhi also finished reading the letter.

He said with a smile: "This Su Wei knows how to measure. He didn't put forward any special conditions and allowed Yangzhou City to be handed over peacefully. He has made a lot of contributions. Your majesty may wish to promote him to the sixth department as an official. It can be regarded as 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 back then, he mentioned the condition that as long as he was willing to surrender, he would keep his family business and be promoted and reused, but Su Wei didn't mention it either.

I just suggest that when the Huai army enters the city, they must strictly enforce military discipline and not harm the people in the city.

This kind of knowledgeable attitude, no matter who saw it, would not feel bad for Su Wei.

As for Su Wei's initiative to open the city, is it a betrayal of the Sui army... Everyone knows that Yangzhou is empty. The reason Su Wei gave was to protect the people in the city, and to open the city for the safety of tens of thousands of people.

This reason is enough to justify.

Wang Jing said: "That's right. Gu wrote a letter to persuade Su Wei to surrender. Although he didn't mention it again, I will never go back on the terms I promised!"

"Han Shilang, go and write a decree, and make Su Wei the servant of the household department... After entering the city, go to the Su Mansion to deliver the decree!"

Han Xizai quickly took orders.

"Yang Kan!"

"The end is here!"

Wang Jing ordered: "You bring [-] elite soldiers and get ready. As soon as the city gate is opened, you will immediately control the four city gates. Zhang Guiba and Tang Shengzong, you lead people to control the defenders!"

"Mu Hong, you lead people to seal the Guiyan Palace! Wang Bi, you lead 3000 people to patrol the city, and if you encounter disturbances, deal with them immediately!"

Several generals and schools who were visited by Wang Jing stood up and took orders one after another.

When the Huai army mobilized troops and horses to make preparations.

Time passed quickly.

The sun hangs down and falls on the majestic city that occupies the earth.

At noon, the defenders at the top of the city were a little dizzy from the sunlight, and at the west gate of the city, a thousand elite soldiers quickly took over the city gate with warrants.

soon.

In the creaking sound, the noose of the city gate turned, and the gate began to open slowly.

The defenders on the top of the city woke up suddenly when they heard the familiar voice from below.

"The city gate is open...what's going on?"

A general on the top of the city was shocked, and before he could react, the Huai army camp was opened in the distance, and thousands of cavalry were swept up by wind and thunder, and rushed towards the city gate.

Someone Kaesong surrendered!
Lang will see this scene and immediately understand.

His complexion kept changing, turning blue and white.There is only one person in the city who can open the gate of the city without disturbing them.

That's Yangzhou staying behind, Solvay!

Thinking of this, his original thought of holding the weapon and preparing to lead people down to intercept the cavalry of the Huai Army began to dissipate.

Even Yangzhou stayed behind and surrendered voluntarily. What can he do for a mere general?
Resistance is nothing more than striking a stone with an egg.

At the same time, General Lang also understood why Su Wei didn't discuss the reason for surrendering with these 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 and schools are called to discuss surrender, it will definitely cause civil strife.

It's better to open the gate of the city directly with the authority in your hand and make a final decision!
(End of this chapter)

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