Chapter 643 Dispute
The next day, Zhuge Liang led his troops to Xiangwu City, raised Hao Zhaoshuai's flag and golden drum under the city, and persuaded You Chu to surrender.
You Chu turned pale when he saw the various flags under the city and heard that Hao Zhao had been defeated and fled.
He said to Ma Yong, the commander-in-chief, and Gongsun Zheng, who joined the army, "Xiangwu is an isolated city and must not be defended. I am the governor of Longxi and have the responsibility to defend the land. If I can defend it, I will defend it to the death."
"However, the city cannot be defended now. If we forcefully resist the Shu captives, it will only cause the people in the city to suffer from war. I cannot bear to do that."
So he personally shouted to the people in the city, "Please let me appease the people in the city first, and then open the door to surrender."
The soldiers under the city conveyed You Chu's words back to the Han army camp. When Wei Yan heard this, he was very angry and persuaded Zhuge Liang, "Prime Minister, he also said he would surrender in a month, but he didn't expect that he would surrender after a month." Four months."
"Now the three counties in the east have been decided. Only Longxi still wants to resist the heavenly troops. The general feels that his words are just delaying time, and I don't know what other tricks he has. I ask for orders to attack the city directly."
Zhuge Liang did not agree immediately. He looked at the city not far away and suddenly asked, "Feng Mingwen, what do you think?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he quickly said, "In my opinion, the prime minister might as well agree to it. It's just a matter of waiting two more days."
Wei Yan on the side heard what Feng Yong said, and immediately held the handle of the knife in his hand and glared at Feng Yong, "How do you know, Zhuzi?"
Feng Yong squinted at the old man Wei and sneered, "General Wei wanted to lead an army out of Xiegu and let the prime minister leave Longyou by himself. He promised that he would be able to take Tongguan in Chang'an all the way. From the current point of view, is it okay?"
Old thief Wei, do you think I am still the same as when I first arrived in Hanzhong and was manipulated by you?
Even if you can't capture Xiangwu City, you still want to attack Chang'an and take Tongguan? Wei Dazuizi!
The Cao Zhen in Xicheng is enough for you to drink a pot!
Wei Yan was furious, stepped forward, made a clang sound, half-drew his long sword, and tried to force him forward, shouting, "Shuzi, how dare you insult me? Are you looking for death?"
Feng Yong was slightly startled when he saw Wei Yan looking like he wanted to choose someone to devour, and couldn't help but take a step back.
Guan Xing saw something was wrong and quickly stood in front of Feng Yong and said to Wei Yan, "General Wei, if you have something to say, please tell me!"
Feng Yong felt relieved and looked around, thinking that my mother-in-law Guan Ji is not here, otherwise we will see how she will deal with you!
Zhuge Liang knew that the two had a grudge and felt a little headache. He immediately scolded, "In the army and in front of the battle, what do you look like? Are you cheating on the military law?"
Wei Yan snorted, then returned the knife to its sheath and returned to its original position angrily.
Guan Xing also retreated.
"Feng Yong, tell me, what's the reason for agreeing to the other side? If you can't tell me one, two, three, let's see how I deal with you."
Zhuge Liang turned to Feng Yong again, with a bad expression on his face.
Feng Yong naturally knew why Wei Yan wanted to attack the city.
He quickly marched to Longxi with light troops, intending to capture Xiangwu without a fight, but he did not expect that he was unprepared and was forced to retreat by You Chu.
Then Hao Zhao led the army and forced him to retreat to Bi Dao in Nan'an County.
A few days ago, Zhuge Liang led his troops to join them. He took the initiative to request orders to attack the city, but was burned to death by Hao Zhao.
Having suffered continuous setbacks at the foot of Xiangwu City, I am afraid that he has long hated this Xiangwu City.
In addition, since the Northern Expedition, he was the only one who had not made any achievements along the way.
Seeing that Xiangwu was already the final battle of the Northern Expedition, he still had not made any achievements. With his arrogant temperament with eyes on his head, he probably felt that he had lost all face.
So he was naturally unwilling to let go of Xiangwu, the place where he finally gained credit.
But how could Feng Yong let him have his wish?
He could only hear him saying slowly, "Prime Minister, it seems that Xiangwu will be defeated now. It just depends on whether it is broken early or late. If we attack it by force, we will definitely be able to capture it in three to five days."
“Furthermore, even if we use a catapult to break down the city wall, in the end the soldiers will still have to attack the city and fight, wouldn’t there be casualties again?”
"Therefore, in Yiyong's opinion, it is better to agree to him first and wait two days. If he does not surrender after two days, it will be a breach of trust. We attack the city as a last resort."
"When the time comes, all the trouble for the people in the city will be attributed to him, not to me. If he surrenders as scheduled, that would be better. The big man can not only save the lives of the soldiers, but also the people in the city."
“It takes two days to get such benefits, why not?”
After Feng Yong said this, before Zhuge Liang could speak, Wei Yan said again, "Now that there is a war, how can we avoid casualties among our soldiers? If we are afraid of casualties, how can we lead the army? It is better to go back to the rear and raise pigs."
Feng Yong suddenly glared at this old man!
"Furthermore, Xiangwu City first engaged in deception, and then resisted and refused to surrender. Now that it has become impossible to do anything, it is really abominable to continue to do the same tricks. If we don't use military power, there is no doubt that someone will imitate it in the future. "
Wei Yanzheng said eloquently, "So it is better to take advantage of this opportunity, not to be surrendered, and to break into the city to frighten those who come after."
Feng Yong refused to give in and retorted:
“When the late emperor raised his army, it was common practice for all the princes in the world to massacre cities, especially the Cao thieves, who massacred countless cities. Only the late emperor, who acted with benevolence and virtue, could continue the Han Dynasty by weaving mats and selling shoes.”
"Why? It's just because the late emperor regarded the people of the world as the people of the Han Dynasty, so he couldn't bear to harm them. Cao Cao, on the other hand, regarded the people of the world as pigs and dogs, so he drove them to slaughter without mercy."
"If you can save the people, but you deliberately break into the city, how is it different from Cao Cao's thieves?"
It is said that the population dropped significantly during the Three Kingdoms period. In fact, to be precise, it should be the wars, hunger, cold, plague, etc. before the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, which were the main factors for the population decline.
Cao Cao was undeniably powerful, unifying the north and ending the war in the north.
But at the same time, the stain on him that he likes to massacre cities can never be washed away.
It would be shocking if we really wanted to investigate the people he massacred.
After the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the country was partially unified, the economy recovered, and the population did not decline again, and even increased slightly.
Now when Feng Yong heard that Wei Yan wanted to break into the city, he immediately became a little angry.
Breaking into the city is easy to say, but in fact it is just to break into the city and vent one's anger.
Because according to ancient practice, if the defenders resist for more than a certain period of time, or if the siege side suffers casualties exceeding a certain level, then the siege side will most likely massacre the city after breaking it.
It is just a difference between a large massacre, a small massacre, the whole massacre, or a partial massacre.
Seeing that Wei Yan was about to attack Feng Yongjin again, Zhuge Liang quickly shouted loudly, "Okay!"
This stopped the two people arguing.
"General Wei is worried that the other party has a plot and wants to enter the city as soon as possible. Feng Mingwen, you care about the people and do not want to attack. Both of them are reasonable. But Feng Mingwen, as a junior, can't you be polite to General Wei? "
Zhuge Liang reprimanded Feng Yong.
Feng Yong curled his lips and glanced at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang glared back at him.
Feng Yong was speechless and murmured in his heart, his son is still my disciple. He and I are equals, so how can we become juniors?
Although Zhuge Liang was reprimanding Feng Yong on the surface, in the eyes of Jiang Wei and other sharp-eyed people, it was clear at a glance who the prime minister was closer to after hearing these words.
I heard Zhuge Liang say again, "But what you said makes sense. The people of Xiangwu are also the people of the Han Dynasty. How can I not treat them well? If I can help them avoid the disaster of war, that would be the best."
"Therefore, I not only have to promise to wait for two more days, but also restore the flow of the Wei River to avoid the worry of water shortage in the city, and at the same time, to magnify the virtue of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty."
After the discussion was settled, Zhuge Liang sent people back to the city and conveyed his intention in detail.
When You Chu heard this, he sighed and said, "In this way, the people in the city will all feel the virtues of Ji Han. Zhuge Liang won the hearts of the people in Xiangwu without spending a single soldier!"
(End of this chapter)