Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The soldiers defending the city have been trapped in this isolated city for many days, and their patience and energy have been greatly exhausted, approaching the edge of collapse.

Now they are faced with Hou Mochen Xiang's persuasion to surrender and the sudden termination of the persuasion to surrender, all of which are challenging the limits of their persistence. When some soldiers' psychological defenses were breached and they needed the commander to suppress and restrain them with military orders and majesty, the commander Dugu Yongye directly gave up the management and restraint of the soldiers, and the situation immediately got out of control.

More and more people joined the ranks of abandoning weapons and surrendering, and soldiers continued to stand on the top of the city and throw their weapons down. In such an atmosphere, some people simply ran to the city gate, scrambling to clear out all kinds of obstacles piled up in the city gate, wanting to let the Wei army into the city.

The behavior of the masses is often irrational. Once a certain belief and persistence is abandoned, order will disappear, and a series of nearly self-destructive riots will break out.

Without the constraints of military orders, the defenders in the city seemed to be following their own interests and making choices, but in fact, it was just a rebound after the sudden end of the previous high pressure.

At least, the actions of these defenders who surrendered and seemed to welcome the king's army were not necessarily in line with their own interests. They just tried their best to destroy the rules that constrained and protected them before, and handed over the power to harm and dispose of themselves at will to the enemy.

But fortunately, they were facing the Wei army, which was an army that could be deservedly called a benevolent army compared to other parties at present.

When Han Xiong saw that his soft and hard persuasion to surrender worked, he was overjoyed. He did not continue to lead his troops back to Jinyong City, nor did he send more troops into the wall. He just quickly ordered people to mark out several areas on the open space outside Jinyong City. All the personnel and equipment that left the city were temporarily settled in these areas. At the same time, he arranged for Hou Mochen and other surrendered generals to wander around to appease the group of people.

Soon, more than 2,000 Qi soldiers who left the city gathered at these locations outside the city, but there were still more defenders lingering in the city. Due to lack of restraint, they did not dare to surrender directly, and they were worried about being harmed by the Wei army.

After seeing this, Han Xiong did not force them. After learning about the shortage of food in the city, he arranged for soldiers to deliver food to the city wall and set up stoves to cook and prepare meals on the open space under the city.

As wisps of smoke rose, the originally somewhat panicked and tense atmosphere outside the city gradually calmed down. The soldiers each guarded a stove, waiting eagerly for the rice on the stove to be cooked.

After seeing this scene, people familiar with the Wei army's food supply should also find that the Wei army's supply of food must not be abundant.

Originally, the military rations for the front-line combat forces were all standard grain cakes, but now they are only used after preliminary shelling and processing of grains and beans, and even the amount of corn is very small. Although the supply of refined food is not required for the surrendered people, the complex composition of military rations also shows that the Wei army is actually sweeping the warehouse for food, and the old grains stored in the warehouse have been transported to the front line.

However, the defenders of Jinyong City who surrendered now have no mind to care about these. As the heat from the clay pots on the stove overflowed, more and more soldiers in the city were attracted out of the city and joined the ranks of being incorporated.

Taking advantage of the food to attract and appease the emotions of the surrendered people, Han Xiong gradually transferred the outer divisions into the city wall, some of them stayed to maintain order outside the city, and the other part followed them into the city to take over the city.

At this time, although there were still some wandering people in Jinyong City, most of them did not dare to resist stubbornly. Only when the team arrived at the city lord's mansion in the core of the city, there were still many armored soldiers stationed inside and outside.

After seeing this scene, Han Xiong immediately shouted: "The guards in the mansion should surrender quickly, and don't resist stubbornly! If you still resist the king's army entering the mansion, you will be killed without mercy!"

In general, the situation has progressed to this point. The other party is still holding weapons and armor to resist. Basically, they should be the most stubborn among the enemy troops, and it is difficult to persuade them to surrender by shouting.

So after the routine shouting, Han Xiong waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to raise their weapons and prepare to kill into the mansion.

However, at this moment, a soldier shouted from the mansion: "Wait a minute, General Han. My master knows that the general trend is difficult to stop, and he dare not rely on his own strength to stop the king's army. That's why he hasn't come out to greet him. He is ashamed to see the emperor and father, and he has been locked up in the secluded room waiting for the general to execute him. As for the books and documents in the mansion, they are all displayed in the hall of the mansion, waiting for the general to review."

As he spoke, two soldiers walked out of the mansion barefoot, each wearing a plain robe and unarmed, holding a wine jar in their hands and respectfully offering it, and bowed their heads and said: "My master asked me to tell General Han that I was favored by the general and gave him fine wine. I am very grateful. Today, we meet in the mansion and return the original things to congratulate the general for his new achievements!"

After hearing these words, Han Xiong couldn't help but feel happy, and he vaguely understood why Dugu Yongye put on such an attitude. Perhaps he was worried that his relatives and friends who stayed in Qi would be implicated after surrendering the whole city to the Western Wei, so he did not dare to surrender openly. After returning to the mansion, he pretended to surrender because the situation was hopeless.

But taking over the city was the most important thing at the moment. Dugu Yongye's attitude and behavior did not matter to Han Xiong. In short, he would be sent to the rear to be dealt with by the King of Tang.

So he ordered to seize the weapons of the soldiers here, and then temporarily detained Dugu Yongye, who was tied up in the inner room, while he went to the court to sort out and receive a series of pictures, books and documents from Jinyong City and Luozhou.

However, after some sorting by the staff and Han Xiong himself, they found that some key parts of these books were missing. Looking at the ashes in the copper basin in the hall, Han Xiong couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and then he started to put the paper and pen again. Sent to the place where Dugu Yongye was imprisoned, he told him all the missing pictures, documents and military and political details.

Dugu Yongye in the cell had no excuse for this, and immediately started writing at his desk. He did not make this arrangement to help Northern Qi keep any military and political secrets. He was just worried that he would be killed by the Wei army who entered the city without explanation, so he deliberately kept some arrangements that could reflect his own value.

Jinyong City, which had been besieged for a long time, was captured without bloodshed. Except for Heyang South City, which was backed by a river bridge and connected with the entire Heyang defense, there was no longer a presence of Northern Qi forces in Heluo.

After Han Xiong and others initially completed control of Jin Yong City, they immediately sent people to deliver the good news to the rear.

In Hongnong City, Li Tai was very happy after learning that Jinyong City had been captured. A big banquet was held in the mansion to celebrate, and Dugu Yongye and other surrendered generals who were sent to Hongnong were also arranged to attend. It's quite a treat.

During the banquet, Li Tai did not blame Dugu Yongye and others for holding the city against the Wei army for such a long time. He also praised them quite a bit. This also made Dugu Yongye and others feel flattered. They repeatedly apologized for being late and asked for forgiveness.

During the banquet, Li Tai smiled and said to several people: "You have been guarding the border for Qi for a long time, and you and your family have already suffered a lot from separation. Now that you are suddenly separated from the two countries, you must have suffered even more. Now that you have returned to the righteousness, If you are so happy, you should no longer endure the pain of separation, and I will try my best to resolve this matter for you and others!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and went to invite the envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty to the mansion to attend the banquet.

Recently, due to the affairs in Huainan and the ultimatum issued by the Tang Dynasty King in anger, the peace talks between the two parties have completely come to a standstill. Gao Rui and others have been trapped in the villa for the past few days, and now that they have been invited to the mansion again, they are secretly guessing that something has changed.

But when they came to the city lord's palace with great expectations and saw Dugu Yongye and others who were supposed to stay in Jinyong City sitting in the banquet, their faces suddenly turned sideways and they asked in shock: "Dugu, why are you here, Lord Dugu?" Here? Could it be that it was ordered by the Supreme Being..."

After Dugu Yongye heard this, he couldn't help but look embarrassed and ashamed. He stood up and greeted Prince Zhao and others, then stood aside with his head lowered and did not answer.

Looking at this scene, Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, but he still sighed with a compassionate attitude: "The old reunion was originally a moment of comfort and joy, but now we are speechless, embarrassed, and in troubled times. It’s clearly hurtful.

Such a chaotic world, I don’t know how long it will take to end. A certain group of people in this troubled world have a little power and a little popularity. If they still allow this chaos to continue, they will be scum who deceive the world and steal fame and are greedy for misfortune! "

Everyone in the Qi Dynasty heard this obviously meaningful statement and exchanged glances with each other. Then Wei Shou stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "The King of Tang has such a compassionate heart, which is really admirable. I regret that I am not so majestic." I am still troubled by the affairs in front of me, so I dare to ask the king, why did Dugu Shijun appear here? What happened in Jinyong City and Jinyong City... The peace talks with each other are still going on. The King of Tang must, probably not. Are you a fool?"