On the upper floor of Bianliang City, Li Keyi had people pick up the arrow tied to the letter on the ground. He glanced in the direction of the Ming army camp and frowned."What the hell are these Han people doing?"
He was worried that the letter had been smeared with poison, so he did not touch it himself. He said to the Yuan soldier who picked up the letter,"You, open it and see what Ming Jun wrote!”
The Yuan soldiers opened the letter and shouted,"General, it's written in Mongolian!"”
"Read!"
"Yes, sir!" The Yuan Dynasty soldier opened the letter and began to read.
The general meaning was that a good bird chooses a tree to perch on and a good minister chooses a master to serve. The Yuan Dynasty was already in its twilight years. Why didn't General Li choose another wise master? On the Ming army's side, the Crown Prince had personally issued an edict. If General Li abandoned the dark side and surrendered, he would request the Ming Emperor to confer him the title of Marquis. If he did not surrender, the 200,000 Ming army would attack the city with all their might. When the time came, the jade and stone would be destroyed. General Li and the Yuan soldiers would also die without a burial place. It was a matter of life or death.
Li Keyi's eyes flickered when he heard that. He was already somewhat tempted.
He had always been pessimistic about defending the city. There were 200,000 Ming soldiers and only 80,000 elite soldiers in the city. The difference was too big. There was no way to defend.
The most important thing was that the thought of Aruwin's death made his hair stand on end. The Ming army had hidden weapons, and it was impossible to guard against them. If he did not surrender, he might be shot at the top of the city wall tomorrow. Then, he would be like that old man Aruwin, with a hole in his head. His body would fall off the city wall and turn into a pile of mud.
No, no, no. I, Li Keyi, haven't enjoyed enough. I can't die!
As for escaping back to Dadu... Li Keyi thought for a moment and denied this plan. Last time, when he lost the city, his sister interceded with His Majesty, but His Majesty said that it could not happen again. If he lost Bianliang again this time, he would definitely be beheaded when he returned.
Your Majesty, don't blame me! There were too few soldiers! If Bianliang City has 300,000…No, if there are 500,000 troops, I will definitely ensure that the city is not lost!
So this really isn't my fault!
Anyone who knew a little about leading troops to war would probably be shocked to hear Li Keyi's godly comment. They all knew that the defense and attack sides were completely unequal. As long as the defense side had enough food and soldiers in the city, they could defend for at least half a month to a month against three to five times the number of enemies.
In short, the 80,000 elite soldiers of Bianliang were facing 200,000 Ming soldiers (in fact, there were only 170,000, and 30,000 were given to Deng Yu). As long as they were commanded properly, it would not be a problem for them to hold on for a month.
I'm going to prepare three to five hundred thousand troops for you, do you still need to defend the city? They could directly go out of the city and fight in the wild.
"Generals, what do you think of this letter?”Although Li Keyi did not understand military affairs, he was a shrewd person. He knew that his thoughts must not be easily revealed. He had to first probe the bottom of others so that he could know what he was thinking.
If he was too eager to express his stance, he might be chopped off by those diehards who lacked a thread in their heads.
Based on what he knew, Daruhuachi Kruter was definitely a stubborn person. He would most likely be determined to defend the city.
Sure enough, just as Li Keyi finished asking, Kuter said angrily with a dark face,"What's there to say? The Ming army is trying to break our fighting spirit. We must not waver in our determination. His Majesty is watching us.”
"Lord Daruhuachi is right. We have 80,000 elite soldiers in the city. The Ming army might not be able to win!"”
"I will not surrender!"
"Surrender is a betrayal of His Majesty and an insult to the glory of Genghis Khan and Emperor Kublai Khan!”
However, there were also deputy generals who remained silent.
Li Keyi memorized all the names who opposed him and said passionately,"Lord Daruhuachi is right. I, Li Keyi, will never let down His Majesty or disgrace the glory of Genghis Khan!”
When he got excited, Li Keyi snatched the surrender letter from the Yuan Dynasty soldier and tore it into pieces."I, Li Keyi, swear to live and die with Bianliang City!”
Kuttel's expression softened.
He was Daruhuachi, the governor sent by the Emperor to Bianliang City. He represented the interests of the Emperor, so he had to guard Bianliang City for the Emperor.
Daruhuachi was established by Genghis Khan and was widely used in the Great Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty. Daruhuachi was a Mongolian language, and its original meaning was " palm-bearer ", which was also the governor. During the reign of Genghis Khan, Daruhuachi was in charge of the military, political, and judicial affairs of the region. He used the Great Zasa as the foundation and exercised his ruling power according to the local customs. He was almost the highest official in the region.
By the Yuan Dynasty, Taruhuachi's power had weakened. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Taruhuachi no longer had any real power in the local area. He only existed as a special envoy appointed by the emperor to the local area to exercise supervision. In fact, it was similar to the later supervision of the army.
Thus, although Li Keyi was a general guarding the city, he was still wary of Kuter, who was a Daruhuachi, because he had the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty standing behind him.
Under the city gate tower, Xu Da informed the messenger to set up camp. Only now did he have the time to ask the question he had been wanting to ask.
"Crown Prince, this is…"
"This is a flintlock!" Zhu Biao laughed.”
"Fire gun? That's impossible. I've seen muskets and muskets before. It's not like this. Crown Prince, the one in your hand is much longer and more beautiful than those things!”Chang Yuchun surrounded the sniper rifle with a fiery gaze. He was just short of snatching it.
Zhu Biao calmly moved the sniper rifle to the other side to avoid Chang Yuchun, then explained with a smile,""This is an improved version of a handgun. Two years ago, I bought it from a merchant from Europe in Ying Tian. This is my treasure. I didn't expect it to be used this time!”
"So Aruwin was killed by you with this gun?”Xu Da asked.
After seeing Zhu Biao nod and admit it, Xu Da frowned. Europa? Where was that? The firearms there are so advanced. Will they pose a threat to our Da Ming?
Chang Yuchun was also thinking hard. He mumbled,""Europa? Never heard of it!"
"Europa is further west than the Western Regions!" Zhu Biao explained. Even Genghis Khan only managed to reach parts of Eastern Europe! Apart from Eastern Europa, there was also Northern, Central, and Southwest Europa!”
Chang Yuchun tugged at his beard and blushed with excitement.""Crown Prince, we must conquer all these places in the future. Our Ming Dynasty was established after defeating the Yuan Dynasty, so we must be more outstanding than that Mongolian old man, Genghis Khan!”
"This is also my ambition!" Zhu Biao smiled.”
That night, Li Keyi rushed Kuter and the other generals who had declared their stance to defend the city during the day to the mansion in the name of formulating a battle plan. Then, he had his bodyguards kill them all.
The next day, he opened the gates of Bianliang City and knelt down to beg for surrender.
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