Chapter 359 Generals
It's already late summer.
From entering Shu in April to the war in May, and now, the war has lasted for four months. Fortunately, due to his proper planning and the lives of the soldiers, the war has gone smoothly. Now he is in charge of the army and has arrived at the city of Taihe. The defense of this newly built city cannot be perfect. It is said that Ge Luofeng was originally planning to move the capital from here.
Looking at the city, Ye Chang smiled slightly.
"As the ambassador expected, there was a commotion in the city, and people kept escaping. Just now, the south came to report that the Nancheng garrison had decided to offer the city, and Wang Tianyun was ready to accept it."
"Well, it seems that we can defeat the enemy without fighting. I just don't know who will take Ge Luofeng to offer it." Ye Chang laughed and said, "However, we can't be careless. Plowing Ge Luofeng is just the beginning. We have to worry more in the future. At least half a year before we can eliminate all the remnants of Ge Luofeng. As for making Yunnan truly stable, it will be at least three to five years."
The person who spoke to him was Gao Shi. At this time, Gao Shi was full of energy and the battle to seize the Iron Bridge City was enough to make his reputation reach Tianting. Ye Chang also secretly told him that the court would establish the Yunnan Jiedushi. Ye Chang would be the first Jiedushi, but in the Yunnan position, Ye Chang was only going to stay for three years. After three years, Gao Shi would succeed him.
"Relying on Yu Shiyilang to set the precedent, I just need Xiao Guicao to follow him." Gao Shi smiled.
"Brother Gao can do this best. You must be careful about the border affairs. Five years later, Yunnan will be self-sufficient. At that time, this territory will be stable. Perhaps there are other territory that need to be explored by Brother Gao. A man and a real man, taking advantage of this time, can expand his territory for future generations and descendants. What an honor."
"Only Shiyilang, who is good at military strategy and political affairs, can manage the border. During the Han Dynasty, the country was empty and the people were resentful. Shiyilang, you were open to the border, but the people were happy, which was really amazing."
Gao Shi didn't just flatter him, and he was indeed very convinced by Ye Chang's plan. As the successor Ye Chang secretly agreed in his heart, Ye Chang told him all his overall plan for Yunnan. Only he knew what kind of treasure land Yunnan would be for the Tang Dynasty in the future.
Not only Yunnan, but also to Lingnan and even Annan.
The two of them whispered and laughed, not taking the Nanzhao army in the city at all. They expected that even if Ge Luofeng fought back to the death, it would not cause much loss. It was even possible that Ge Luofeng would be able to capture Ge Luofeng just by relying on the new barbarian army.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard the horn in the city ringing, and then I saw the north gate of Taihe City open.
"Huh?" Ye Chang and Gao Shi were stunned.
Because there were barbarians who secretly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in Taihe City, they knew very well about the defense in the city. On the north city, they were all Ge Luofeng's confidants, at least two thousand people. These people were also the capital for Ge Luofeng to seize the throne of Nanzhao and would never surrender easily. But now they opened the city gate... Could it be that they really wanted to counterattack before their death?
However, the next scene surprised Ye Chang and Gao Shi even more.
The barbarians who came out of the door did not charge in one breath, but lined up on both sides, then fell to the ground, and then a man in the king's robe also walked out, then knelt on the ground, and raised something with both hands.
"Ge Luofeng...had done something that surprised us."
The person who judged that the one wearing the king's clothes was Ge Luofeng, and Ye Chang turned his head to Gao Shi.
"You're at your end." Gao Shi frowned.
"I thought I was still lucky. When he thought, I had done this, and I couldn't take his life." Ye Chang stared at someone walking through the door, with a strange expression.
He knew the intention of killing Ge Luofeng. Ge Luofeng knew very clearly. He refused to ask Ge Luofeng to surrender several times before, but now Ge Luofeng still made this gesture.
Ye Chang could probably guess what Ge Luofeng thought, and this guy was indeed cunning. No wonder he caused so much trouble to the Tang Dynasty in another life. It can even be said that the decline and demise of the Tang Dynasty were closely related to the turmoil in Nanzhao.
Ye Chang raised his chin slightly. No matter what Ge Luofeng's idea was, now Ye Chang is a conqueror and is about to enter this new city.
"Yunnan King Ge Luofeng asked to surrender"
The visitor shouted loudly, and the sound spread across the fields. After a brief silence, the Tang army immediately cheered and even sang and danced everywhere, with great joy.
The battle lasted for four months, and although there were not many real big battles, the Tang army was already tired. If it weren't for this, Ye Chang wouldn't have returned after the Battle of Tieqiao City. It was not until yesterday that the troops came to Taihe City. The whole process was mainly based on the attacking heart and forcing Ge Luofeng's subordinates to surrender, and he never fought hard.
"Will there be any trap?" someone whispered in Ye Chang's ear.
Ye Chang smiled. What other traps can there be in this situation? And even if there are traps, would he be such an inscrutable person?
Since we opened the city and offered surrender, a brave man who dared to fight immediately stepped forward. He seized the city gate and tower for no matter what, he cleared all the barbarians and drove them aside, confiscated all the weapons, especially crossbows and other weapons. During this process, the barbarians naturally felt humiliation, but the situation was stronger than that of the people. Even Ge Luofeng knelt on the ground. What else could they say?
After Gao Shi confirmed that there were no traps or ambush, he came back and nodded to Ye Chang.
No one paid attention to Ge Luofeng kneeling on the ground, because everyone knew that only Ye Chang could bear the honor of giving surrender.
Ye Chang looked like a smile, and then drove him forward.
Ge Luofeng, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the sound of horse hooves, raised her face and looked at Ye Chang.
There was no sense of humiliation or failure on Ge Luofeng's face. On the contrary, he felt a vaguely excited. He wanted to see disappointment on Ye Chang's face because he understood very well that what Ye Chang imagined was not his surrender.
What Ye Chang imagined was that he died, but he did not die. Even if Ye Chang cut off his retreat, he still did not die. He wanted to live, and he had to live beautifully, and live for Ye Chang to see Ye Chang until he saw Ye Chang's fate.
"It's just a quick decision. You are indeed a character." The horse arrived in front of Ge Luofeng. Ye Chang got off the horse, but did not take the jade seal representing the king of Nanzhao from Ge Luofeng, but said softly.
Ge Luofeng raised her head and smiled and said, "I'm just afraid of the ambassador's power... If the ambassador was willing, I could have surrendered early."
"I said that the days of rebellion and fuss about the benefits of being fickle are gone forever." Ye Chang said coldly.
"I have sent Wang Gebei to Chengdu and ask for surrender to the Jiannan Jiedushi Yang Gong." Ge Luofeng also whispered.
Ye Chang didn't expect that he would have this move and frowned again.
"My minister, Prince Ge Luo Feng, asked the Emperor of Tang to surrender. Since the ambassador appointed the emperor of the emperor to the emperor, he also asked to surrender..."
Ge Luofeng once again raised the thing in her hand that represented the royal power of Nanzhao, but Ye Chang still did not answer.
Feeling the anger in Ye Chang's eyes, Ge Luofeng felt infinite pleasure in his heart. He was surprised to find that even his surrender could make him so happy.
Because Ye Chang did not let the Tang people succeed and did not let the Tang people do their best to defeat his plan, they were so happy.
Ye Chang pondered for a moment, Gao Shi came up there, and didn't even look at Ge Luofeng. He leaned into Ye Chang's ear and whispered: "If you send it to Chang'an, you can't escape death."
When Ge Luofeng heard this, Ge Luofeng's mouth twitched silently. As long as he did not die on the spot, he firmly believed that he would not die after he arrived in Chang'an. He had been a guard in the capital, knew Li Longji very well, and was definitely familiar with the current Tang Dynasty court.
Flattery and bribery were enough to plead for him by dozens or hundreds of people in the Tang Dynasty's court, and Li Longji would also be interested in a barbarian king who surrendered to him and raised him as a clown.
"I can't die. He has gone through Yang Zhao's way, and he has gone through the imperial concubine's side. As long as he arrives in the capital, he will not die..."
"It's okay, it's still far from here to the capital, and there will be violent attacks on the road." Gao Shi whispered again.
Ye Chang smiled and shook his head: "Brother Gao, I know very well that Yang Zhao is not the one who will abide by the agreement. When I was in Beijing and Chengdu, I had an agreement with him that it was my military affairs, and he could just sit in Chengdu. But after he was the great achievement of capturing the king, he ran to his hands, how could he let him go? I guess his envoy was about to arrive, and there must be a letter to ask me to hand over Ge Luofeng to him."
Ge Luofeng smiled silently again. He looked up at Ye Chang and met Ye Chang's eyes. Although there was no strangeness on his face, there was deep smugness and hatred in that gaze.
Gao Shi thought about it carefully and must admit that what Ye Chang said was reasonable.
Yang Zhao would definitely come to rob Ge Luofeng. Although he had agreed not to take care of front-line military affairs, Ge Luofeng sent people to surrender to him from afar, which was not front-line military affairs. For the sake of his contribution, he could make a quibble, saying that this was not military affairs, but education, and he could reach out to take charge.
"It's okay if this guy is cheap. After he arrives in Chang'an, he will have to suffer some life." Gao Shi felt a little unhappy when he thought of this, and glared at Ge Luofeng.
But Ge Luofeng seemed to be unaware of it, and still looked extremely calm.
Ye Chang was about to speak, but he saw a cry from behind: "Ambassador Ye, Ambassador Ye"
Ye Chang turned around and saw several cavalry coming, but halfway through, he was stopped by the Tang army with more than ten cavalry. The man on the cavalry was so anxious that he jumped and screamed.
Ye Chang looked over and recognized him. He was Sima Cuiyuan beside Yang Zhao, who was considered to be Yang Zhao's confidant.
In addition to Cui Yuan, there were several people, one of them swayed on the horse, and it seemed that he couldn't even sit steadily. It was Gepi.
"It's true, it's really a coincidence." Ye Chang said.
Gao Shi didn't know Gebi, but he knew Cui Yuan, so he naturally understood that this should be someone sent by Yang Zhao. At this time, Yang Zhao sent someone to do something for without thinking about it.
Gao Shi was angry and almost felt that his chest was about to explode.
There is no strategy to equip the barbarians and determine the border. If you are afraid of losing the title, you will be behind the scenes. If you don’t rely on your cronyism, how can you climb to a high position?
Ye Chang narrowed his eyes and said nothing. If he didn't give an order, he would not dare to let Cui Yuan and Gebi come over.
Ge Luofeng stared at Ye Chang's expression and saw Gebi and a Tang official coming over. He was a little worried, but now he was completely relieved.
It's a coincidence
He was exactly the same as Ye Chang thought, but Ye Chang felt depressed, and he was ecstatic.
Ye Chang should be as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. This guy is indeed very powerful in military affairs, but what can he do when facing such a pig teammate?
Ye Chang narrowed his eyes and said to Gao Shi: "That monk is Gebi, the brother of Geluofeng, you can let him come here."
"Where is Cui Yuan?" Gao Shi asked in surprise.
"Let him wait first."
Gao Shi didn't know what Ye Chang wanted to do, but he just felt that Ye Chang seemed to be doing something amazing. He hesitated for a moment, and thought of Ye Chang's previous actions, and then smiled silently: "Okay, I'll see you, how can you go crazy?"
He turned around, came to Cui Yuan, and bowed, "It turned out to be Cui Sima."
Ye Chang said that Cui Yuan would wait, but he felt that it would be better to help Ye Chang hold Cui Yuan down. Cui Yuan came on order and knew that the task was not easy to complete, so he did not dare to take the lead in front of Gao Shi and saluted respectfully, and then said, "Duke Gao, Mr. Yang sent me here. If you have something to do, you should report to Ambassador Ye. Please ask Duke Gao to report to me."
"No, no hurry, who is this monk?" Gao Shi pointed to the Monk Pavilion.
"This is Ge Luofeng's brother...he..."
Cui Yuanzheng was about to explain the purpose of Gebi, but Gao Shi interrupted again: "It turns out that he is Gebi. Ambassador Ye is talking about him with Geluofeng. Gebi, you go first, Ambassador Ye has something to ask you."
In front of Cui Yuanzhi, Gebei did not doubt that he was there and urged him to step forward, but was immediately stopped. He could only walk to Ye Chang's side. Seeing his brother kneeling, he also knelt down.
"Gepi, you are ordered to go to Chengdu. How about this trip?" Ye Chang asked in a warm voice.
"I was lucky enough to see Mr. Yang, who had already agreed to surrender in Nanzhao." Gepi stared at Ye Chang and said, "I disappointed the ambassador."
"Haha, there is no disappointment. I had no intention of staying in Yunnan for a long time. I originally wanted to wait until the situation stabilized before leaving. Now it seems that I can only go ahead."
Ye Chang's words made Gebi finally feel something was wrong. He looked at Ye Chang and said in confusion: "What does the ambassador mean?"
"Do you remember when you came to see me last time, Ge Luofeng, you are all evil leaders of this rebellion. Because you are planning to rebel, tens of thousands of Han men died in Yunnan. If you do not punish you, you will not be able to relieve the souls of the dead." Ye Chang said slowly: "You are cunning, one goes to Chengdu, the other binds yourself, trying to escape the punishment of being cut into pieces."
Ge Luofeng and Ge Pi looked at each other, and they could hear the anger from Ye Chang's words.
But what if Ye Chang is angry, what can he do? Now that both of them have surrendered, Yang Zhao has also accepted their surrender. Ye Chang is a border general. How can he do anything to them in front of Yang Zhao's envoy and tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides?
As long as Cui Yuan comes up to speak, they will be handed over and will be under Cui Yuan's supervision. At that time, they will be even more worried.
Gebi wanted to say something else, but Ye Chang pulled out the knife and put it on his neck.
Chapter completed!