eurekapd Chapter 745: Persuading Lao Zhang to Surrender
Chapter 745: Persuading Lao Zhang to Surrender
"I will obey your orders!"
Qiu Yuan immediately turned around and asked the three thousand soldiers to put down their weapons first, prepare to change into Sichuan Army clothes, and then prepare the black cloth strips.
After two quarters of an hour, Huang Fang and Guan Shouchang's two personal soldiers led more than 3,000 Sichuan troops and quickly entered the Yan army camp.
These Sichuan troops looked at the Yan troops around them with some nervousness.
The personal soldier Feng Ji whispered,
"General, it's not a good idea for you to lead the Yan army alone. The battle is fierce and those Yan soldiers will not protect you. It's better for you to take us with you."
Huang Fang said as he walked,
"What are you talking about? The Yan people are willing to fight to the death. We won't let you die, but you are still not happy. I have worked so hard to find a way to survive for you. You all should live well and don't be impulsive."
"General, but General Zhang and the others are all familiar to us. We are your personal soldiers and we often see each other. If we are not here, General Zhang might become suspicious."
Hearing this, Huang Fang thought for a moment and said,
"You have a point. I will go talk to General Guan and see if I can take a few of your personal soldiers with me."
"Ah."
At this time, in the Yan army camp, 200,000 troops began to assemble, preparing to launch a surprise attack on Bazhong City in the middle of the night.
Soon, Huang Fangbian brought his men to Guan Shouchang.
"Commander Guan, everyone is here."
"Well, take off your armor and change your clothes."
"As ordered!"
"Take off your armor, everyone."
After finishing speaking, Huang Fang reiterated Feng Ji's previous concerns.
After Guan Shouchang thought about it, he felt that what he said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.
With the three thousand elite soldiers led by Qiu Yuan, he was not afraid of any trouble caused by a few personal soldiers.
Even if we take a step back, if Huang Fang really dared to deceive and betray him, even if Huang Fang escaped to the ends of the earth, Dayan would fight him to the death.
Except for Huang Fang's ten personal soldiers, the other Sichuan troops took off their armor and let the Yan army put it on. Then Guan Shouchang had someone take them down to rest, and after the fight was over, they were placed back in Huang Fang's tent.
Huang Fang took Qiu Yuan and three thousand Yan soldiers and went out from the east gate again. Without any torches, they stumbled all the way back to the outskirts of Bazhong City in the dark and windy night.
In the Dayan military camp behind them, there were also densely packed Yan soldiers wearing black uniforms and waving black flags. They followed them carefully step by step, only a few hundred meters away from them.
Under such weather conditions, coupled with the Yan army's black armor, the enemy could hardly be seen unless they were right in front of them.
Huang Fang arrived at the foot of the city wall. The people on the wall discovered them and shouted,
"who?"
"It's me, Huang Fang!"
"It's General Huang, why are you back?"
"Don't mention it. The Yan army is too heavily guarded. Open the city gate quickly and let us go back."
"Please wait a moment. I will go and report to General Zhang."
A moment later, General Zhang came out of the city gate tower and looked down, but could only see a blurry figure.
"Old Huang, is that you?"
"it's me."
"Why are you back?"
"The Yan army is heavily guarded, with three layers of defense inside and outside. There are at least 30,000 people guarding the food supplies.
Damn Feng Ji lied to me, he didn't even tell me such important information."
Feng Ji also said quickly,
"General, this is not my fault. There weren't so many people when I was investigating. Perhaps the Yan army saw that it was getting dark and strengthened their defenses."
Huang Fang flew into a rage and slapped Feng Ji in the face, causing him to stagger.
"You bastard, you've embarrassed me. I signed a military order in front of the Marshal to atone for my crime. You killed the entire Second Corps!"
"General, spare my life..."
General Zhang hurriedly advised,
“Alright, alright, Old Huang, you said before that there’s little hope, why are you still beating your men up now?
I'll throw you a torch so I can see you."
After saying this, General Zhang threw down a torch.
Huang Fang picked up the torch, shone it on his own face, and then on the other soldiers.
General Zhang confirmed that everything was correct and ordered the city gates to be opened.
The soldiers below pulled open the city gate with force. The gate creaked and Huang Fang led everyone inside.
General Zhang also came down from the city gate tower to greet Huang Fang and said,
"Old Huang, don't be discouraged. The commander-in-chief won't punish you. After all, the Yan army will attack the city tomorrow, and now is the time to use manpower."
Old Huang sighed, then looked around and waved to General Zhang.
General Zhang was puzzled when he saw this, then he walked forward and listened.
Huang Fang said in a low voice,
"Lao Zhang, you're a good person. I'll spare your life."
When Old Zhang heard this, he was stunned at first, then a sword was placed on his neck, and he was also held in Huang Fang's arms.
"Put down your weapons! Surrender immediately and I'll leave you a chance to live!"
When the soldiers saw Huang Fang suddenly kidnapped General Zhang, they were horrified and shouted,
"General Huang, don't be impulsive, release General Zhang!"
"What are you doing? Have you defected to the enemy?"
The Yan army led by Qiu Yuan didn't care about this. They immediately rushed forward and cleared out the soldiers at the city gate.
When General Zhang saw this scene, his eyes were about to burst with anger, and he shouted,
"Old Huang, what are you doing? Are you crazy? Why would you kill your own brother?!"
Huang Fang also shouted,
"Lao Zhang! You saw with your own eyes what Li Yu did to me. I helped the army escape and brought over 3,000 men with me. I have done nothing wrong.
But he punished me and humiliated me like this.
Do you think I rebelled for myself? I rebelled for my brothers!
What good will they have if they follow someone like Li Yu? Sooner or later, they will be killed by Li Yu!
I have to lead them to find a way out!"
At this moment, many torches lit up in the north, densely packed, reaching the ground to the sky.
A deafening shout was heard.
Huang Fang shouted again,
"Lao Zhang! Order the surrender! The Yan army has 200,000 soldiers coming to attack us, and the Sichuan army is still asleep. You can't win. Leave a way out for our brothers. The Yan army does not kill prisoners!"
General Zhang looked at the Yan army coming from a distance, and then looked at the Sichuan army soldiers in a mess. He suppressed his heartache and shouted with gritted teeth,
"All soldiers of the Sichuan Army's Third Corps, surrender! Everyone surrender!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Fang immediately ordered his personal guards to arrange for the Third Corps to surrender, and asked them to lay down their weapons and hide at the foot of the city wall.
The Yan army was very well-organized. Even when the Sichuan army surrendered, they did not kill them. Instead, they guarded the city gates and waited for other Yan troops to arrive.
Huang Fang let go of Lao Zhang, pulled off his sword, and asked,
"Old Zhang, will you come with me to kill Li Yu and earn merit, or will you squat in the corner and go to the prisoner-of-war camp, waiting to be recruited or dismissed?"