Chapter 856: Surrender (11800 Supplement)

The fifth year of Taiping.

The seventh month.

The Liang Army won a great victory over the Imperial Court, five thousand breaking five hundred thousand, shocking the world!

In the eighth month, the Prime Minister of Great Liang, Xulingzi, personally led an army of one hundred thousand to march on Jinshi City!

The great army wound its way forward, mighty and vast.

Aaron rode on Little Jade, ten thousand horses giving way, and arrived at the riverbank.

Several riders followed beside him, Tang Xun prominently among them.

The Guangyang Marquis was a founding marquis, his ancestors having rendered meritorious military service, with the title hereditary and perpetual; by this generation, the Guangyang Marquis was a top-tier power broker in Jinshi City, holding military authority, and now, with the group leaderless, he had no choice but to shoulder the defense of Jinshi.

Even... even if they were loyal, one could always kill them first and then use the conversion technique.

The Heir of the Guangyang Marquis, Lin Le, could not be bothered to bicker with the servants and issued an order directly.

Moreover, in these times when the sun is setting and everyone is in danger, defecting is not shameful.

Just at this moment, an explosion suddenly rang out from within the city!

"What is going on?"

When Tang Xun knelt down, he could still see Aaron toying with a talisman in his hand.

Great Song does have a navy, after all.

Aaron tossed away the fragment of the Treasure Talisman buried by the Grandmaster, pointed at the silhouette of Jinshi City below, and laughed.

Aaron could not help but nod.

The study.

Finally, after an unknown number of people had died, one of the Six Jia Divine Soldiers stepped on the corpses of his own companions, climbed onto the mountain stronghold, and hacked a charging Great Song soldier to death with a single blade.

Aaron sighed.

Just by casually placing some rolling stones and logs on top, one could cause massive casualties.

Gao Qiu had been defeated even with an army of five hundred thousand, so what could he possibly do?

"Father..." Lin Le's eyes reddened: "The Liang Army is well-equipped and disregards life and death; in just a few short days, they have taken Ziqing Mountain, which is truly terrifying... The Prime Minister leading the troops even broke five hundred thousand with five thousand, and now there is a rumor in the city—the Liang Army does not exceed ten thousand, but once they reach ten thousand, they are invincible!"

But military orders are like mountains!

Tang Xun did not hesitate, knelt on the ground, and offered congratulations: "Congratulations, Prime Minister, the gates of Jinshi City have been thrown wide open."

Soldiers patrolled the streets from time to time, and at this moment, a white horse actually threaded through the streets and alleys, arriving before a magnificent mansion.

Aaron smiled and said with some lack of interest: "If they are unwilling to surrender, then we can only launch a forced assault... It is just that after taking this city, all officials, even the wealthy households, as well as those who assisted in the defense, must all be killed!"

"Report... The Liang Army is using Flying Thunder!"

Jinshi City.

Jinshi City.

Ever since the news of the Imperial Court's army's defeat arrived, the city had been in a state of constant alarm.

Tang Xun pointed at the great river: "In the future, whether our army wants to cross the river to the north or consolidate the south, a fine navy will be indispensable."

"Training might not be effective, so it would be better to poach men directly from the Song Army..." Aaron laughed.

When Tang Xun saw Aaron again, it was already at the summit of Ziqing Mountain.

"Get up... out fooling around again?"

These words were plain and simple, yet a trace of cold sweat could not help but appear on Tang Xun's forehead: "This subordinate understands, I will definitely take this city!"

As he walked, he thought of the fishing boats and Wu Laoda he had chased back then, as well as that Fire Jujube, and he sighed in his heart: 'Worldly affairs are like a game of chess, truly dazzling... Who could have imagined that a Daoist on the river back then would now be the honorable Prime Minister of the Liang King, and leading troops to besiege Jinshi City?'

"Let me think, let me think..."

After a few rounds of this, the city would likely surrender immediately!

Tang Xun had long since regarded Aaron as a god-like man, and immediately asked.

The Guangyang Marquis, Lin Ping, gazed at the map, seemingly having despaired of this son, and without lifting his head, said: "You returned early today... It is not peaceful in the city lately, so do not go out to play... Also, in case the city falls, I have already made arrangements; you take your mother and escape through the secret passage..."

A stone polished into a ball rolled down, crushing a path of flesh and blood.

This was a sign that they had resolved to die, having absolutely no way to deal with the Liang Army.

"Quickly take me there!"

Attacking from a low position to a high position puts the attacker at a great disadvantage.

"Is Father present?"

"Report!"

"Yes, this city was built mostly with giant stones, hence it is also called Stone City, and it is extremely difficult to attack..."

"Jinshi City has the natural barrier of the great river, with Cai Shi Ji on the left, located in the middle of the river like a small island, where the Song Army has built fortresses and arrow towers... controlling the upper reaches of the great river, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."

The surface of this talisman was already covered in filth, making it impossible to see its original appearance, as if it had been buried for a long time.

"Have you ever seen a Kongming Lantern? Or other similar names... In short, it means making large lanterns, then tying explosive packs to them, and letting the wind carry them into the city... First, cause some panic, then send someone to persuade them to surrender."

The master of this place was, naturally, the Guangyang Marquis.

"Chongming Dao... Hehe..."

"Giddyap!"

Three days later.

Just as Aaron was about to say something more, a rider flew over to report: "The garrison commander of Cai Shi Ji has surrendered!"

"Tang Xun, look, this city sits like a crouching tiger and a coiled dragon, possessing great King Qi."

However, Aaron was not afraid of casualties at all; he simply ordered the Six Jia Divine Soldiers to rotate their attacks, from morning until night, disregarding life and death!

After the Liang Army completely surrounded Jinshi City, most of the commoners dared not go out anymore, all hiding in their homes, trembling as they awaited their Fate.

"Rolling stones!"

"My family has received imperial grace for generations; you want to persuade me to surrender?" Lin Ping's expression suddenly turned incomparably cold.

Ziqing Mountain.

Lin Le closed the door, looked at his father who had aged so much, his eyes couldn't help but redden, and he knelt on the ground: "Your son greets Father Marquis."

September.

To bring it out now is a bit risky...

Aaron chuckled, applied a little force with his right hand, and crushed the Talisman.

Tang Xun inexplicably thought of the Legendary tale of a Taoist temple by Xuanwu Lake being struck by lightning and catching fire, with not a single survivor in the entire temple, and his heart could not help but tremble with dread.

Wave after wave of Six Jia Divine Soldiers, tireless, attacked the Song Army's mountain stronghold from below.

A Knight dismounted from a white horse; the gatekeeper servant saw this and immediately stepped forward to salute.

Aaron clapped his hands.

Lin Le and his father felt a chill in their hearts; they walked outside the mansion and saw the servants and laborers in a panic, with commotion faintly heard from all parts of the city.

However, he currently had no intention of bringing out muskets and cannons; after all, his Vajra Indestructibility had not yet been achieved.

The Liang Army officially surrounded Jinshi City, cutting off all contact, and people were in a state of panic!

"Prime Minister!"

After occupying the strategic advantage of Ziqing Mountain, in fact, as long as cannons were hauled up, one could easily strike into Jinshi City!

On the plaque of the main gate were written the six large characters: "Imperially Commissioned Guangyang Marquis Mansion."

However, he also knew that a navy was difficult to train in a short time; if nothing else, the timber for building warships could not be ordinary wood; it required at least several years of curing and air-drying, otherwise, it would fall apart within days of entering the water.

Seeing this scene, those Song Army soldiers immediately collapsed and fled backward one after another...

"Please, Prime Minister, enlighten me!"

Although Jinshi was an important town in the south with a population of hundreds of thousands, a massacre would have a bad impact.

"Heir!"

Tang Xun spoke the truth.

"Actually, it is not difficult..."

"This is truly the trend of the times... Has Father Marquis not received intelligence from the north? The Jin people have marched south again, unstoppable, and have even killed their way to the heartland of Jingshi... This Song is likely finished!" Lin Le kowtowed heavily: "If the Song perishes, to whom would Father Marquis be loyal then?"

Looking down from here, one could see the beautiful scenery of Xuanwu Lake, and even the streets, pedestrians, palaces, and mansions within Jinshi City... could all be taken in at a glance.

"The Marquis is in the study pondering a strategy to repel the enemy!"

"Kill!"

"The Song has been established for hundreds of years, and in the blink of an eye, it has reached this point; it is truly pathetic and lamentable!"

Lin Ping waved his hand, evidently already beginning to waver.

After a long while, a cavalryman ran over to report: "Our side thought it was heavenly thunder, saying the Liang Army has divine beings helping them, and the morale of the army and the people is very restless and unstable..."

Lin Ping was stunned on the spot, and only after a long while did he sigh: "How can mortals resist the will of Heaven? Pass the order down... I surrender!"

(End of this chapter)