Chapter 247: Surrender
Sha Shaoyuan looked at Liu Tianyang quietly, and Liu Tianyang also looked at Sha Shaoyuan quietly.
The cold blade pressed against his neck, making him feel a little cold. But on the surface, Liu Tianyang had no sign of timidity.
Liu Tianyang had already prepared for what he might encounter when entering Sha Shaoyuan's military camp.
"Kill you?" Sha Shaoyuan's voice was low and calm: "If I kill you here, I will immediately provoke a dispute. I believe your soldiers will immediately come out and stay with me."
"General Sha is too worried." Liu Tianyang's voice was calm, neither humble nor arrogant: "When he left, he had already informed the entire army that those who were willing to stay in the military camp could stay. Those who were willing to go home could go home. Now, all the soldiers in the entire military camp have put down their weapons. We are the direct troops of Wufeng City. Wufeng City surrendered, and the leader's order has been sent, and there is no possibility of not obeying the order."
"The general is away, and the military orders are not accepted." Sha Shaoyuan sneered and said, "You have confronted our army for many days without any action. You responded immediately without seeing the letter I sent. Today, you suddenly want to raise troops to surrender. Forty thousand soldiers surrendered without fighting. How do you believe me if you ask me?"
Liu Tianyang's mouth curled up and said softly: "The life of his subordinates is in General Sha's hands. Whether you believe it or not, it depends on General Sha. If the general kills me, please treat my subordinates well. None of the soldiers in Wufeng City have ever had a fight with the Eastern Prince's Mansion, and there has never been any robbery."
Sha Shaoyuan's eyes were shining, and his eyes were staring straight at Liu Tianyang, hoping to see clues on his face. But Liu Tianyang always looked calm and had no waves, and his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, nor trembling at all. Even at the critical moment of life and death, he did not show any cowardice, which made Sha Shaoyuan nod his head secretly and became more suspicious.
No matter how he thought about it, even though Sha Shaoyuan had experienced many battles, he had never encountered any incidents of leading the entire army to surrender without any battle.
He couldn't see what Liu Tianyang was thinking, but in his heart, he still preferred that Liu Tianyang had a backup plan.
"I'll ask you." Sha Shaoyuan whispered: "What do you think of me for my 30,000 soldiers surrendering to you forty thousand soldiers?"
When Liu Tianyang heard Sha Shaoyuan's words, his expression suddenly became a little dim. He looked at Sha Shaoyuan and whispered: "I don't hide it from the general. With my original intention, I don't want to start a war with the Eastern Prince's Mansion, and I don't want my subordinates to storm blood to fight this battle with no chance of victory. These battles are fundamentally meaningless."
When Sha Shaoyuan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Tianyang with interest. His answer was beyond Sha Shaoyuan's expectations.
"Speak."
"The enclaves are poor and weak, with vast land and few fields, and mountains and rivers are crisscrossing. After the brother unified the enclave, although the enclaves ended their long-term mutual attacks, the enclaves were able to rest and recuperate. However, this is a difference from the Qitian Empire on the opposite bank of the Canglan River. Using the enclave to fight against Qitian is like hitting stones with eggs. Using the enclave to fight against the Dongwang Mansion is even more stupendous. Before, he could still be safe with the dangers of the Black Stone Bridge. Now he voluntarily gave up the city gate and intended to trap the people and horses of the Dongwang Mansion to die in the enclave. This decision is ridiculous."
"Canglan River is a natural danger, but when entering the enclave, it is not just this path. You can also enter the enclave through the endless sea. If I really fight head-on with the East Prince's Mansion, regain the Black Stone Bridge, and trap the three lords of the East Prince's Mansion to death in the enclave, what I will get later is not the peace of the Enclave, but the surging anger of the entire East Prince's Mansion."
"As the brother of the leader and the natives of the enclave, I personally participated in the entire process of unification of the enclave, experienced a lot, saw the sufferings of the people, and knew the inappropriateness of peace."
"Besides, the current Dongwang Mansion has a desire for enclaves that is better than before. You can see one or two by directly investing in the three city lords."
"If we really face the East Prince's Mansion head-on at this time, it will not bring peace to the enclave, but will only bring about a larger war. If this continues, the East Prince's Mansion may do its best to take over the entire enclave."
"If I really go to war with the Shajiang Army and fight bloodyly before this Black Stone Bridge, it is not helping the enclave, but becoming an eternal sinner who has become the entire enclave."
"I had all kinds of constraints before, so I could not surrender directly to the Eastern Prince's Mansion. Now that I have received my brother's order, I know that the tree has been done. Even if I fight hard, I can't change the result."
"So, I brought 40,000 elite troops from Wufeng City to surrender to the Eastern Prince's Mansion. For the long-term stability, for the people of the enclaves, and for my Wufeng City, and for my brother."
Liu Tianyang's face was calm and he told the story. He told all the thoughts in his heart over the past few days. After saying these words, he felt that a big stone in his heart finally put it down.
The key to the dispute between the Eastern Prince's Mansion and the local forces in the Enclave lies in two points.
Tian Yuanbai's 40,000 Wufeng City defenders and Liu Tianyang's 40,000 Black Stone Bridge attacking troops.
Tian Yuanbai's defenders had all retreated to the Leyang City area at this moment. The lord of Wufeng City and the chief of the enclave Liu Tianyi announced the entire enclave and ordered all cities to surrender. This shows that Wufeng City is under the control of the Eastern Prince's Mansion.
Things were not unexpected by Liu Tianyang at all. The speed of the Dongwang Mansion was beyond his imagination.
If he had really started a war with Sha Shaoyuan before, he could not guarantee that he could take down the city wall before the reinforcements from the Eastern Prince's Mansion arrived. If he could not take down the city wall, then what brought to the enclave behind would be endless war.
The Eastern Palace will no longer adopt a peaceful strategy, and it is very likely that it will directly launch a war, advance one city and one city, and eventually take over the entire enclave.
Liu Tianyang believes that he is not the opponent of the Lions of the East Prince's Mansion.
Sha Shaoyuan listened quietly to Liu Tianyang's words, and his thoughts flew around.
He could not hear the clues from Liu Tianyang's words. But as the commander of the army, he would not believe Liu Tianyang's one-sided words, and he believed that Liu Tianyang would surrender directly with the 40,000 army.
No matter what aspect this matter is, it is a bit shocking.
Sha Shaoyuan raised his hand slightly, and the soldiers on both sides took down the sword that was longer than Liu Tianyang's neck, which made Liu Tianyang breathe a sigh of relief.
"Since General Liu is willing to surrender, then the general should have a clear idea of how to do it later, right?" Sha Shaoyuan raised his hand and signaled that a soldier brought out a chair and placed it behind Liu Tianyang.
Liu Tianyang bowed his hand and thanked Sha Shaoyuan for his seat. After sitting down, he whispered: "Although the soldiers under his subordinates obey me, General Sha only has 30,000 elite soldiers and 40,000 surrendered soldiers. It is definitely not digestible. General, you think this is good. You can send an army to confiscate all the weapons in our barracks first, then surround the entire camp and make a prison, and surround me and a kind of sergeant, so that it can be easy to take care of."
"When the subsequent reinforcements from the East Prince's Mansion arrive, we will discuss them separately." Liu Tianyang looked at Sha Shaoyuan and whispered his thoughts.
Sha Shaoyuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Liu Tianyang said something like this, but he was still a little worried and said, "General Liu, aren't you afraid that after you abandon your weapons and surrender, I will kill all your 40,000 troops?"
Liu Tianyang smiled slightly and said, "I am not worried about this. If the Dongwang Mansion is so bloodthirsty, he will never surrender without fighting. The Dongwang Mansion expands very quickly. If the Dongwang Mansion is really bloodthirsty, the territory obtained will not be fully returned, and the Dongwang Mansion will not have the current achievements."
Sha Shaoyuan nodded slightly, and looked at Liu Tianyang's appearance and made every move and gesture. He should have known the East Prince's Mansion very well and decided that he would not do anything to massacre prisoners.
"Okay." Sha Shaoyuan whispered: "Since that's the case, I will arrange for the sergeants to collect the weapons."
After saying this, Sha Shaoyuan looked at Liu Tianyang tightly, but Liu Tianyang remained calm and replied softly: "It's up to the general to decide everything."
"Okay, take General Liu down and treat him well. There must be no mistake." Sha Shaoyuan could not see any clues from Liu Tianyang's expression, and then ordered.
Liu Tianyang stood up from his seat, bowed his fists to Sha Shaoyuan, and then walked out of the camp with two soldiers from the Eastern Prince's Mansion.
There were several other camps next to Sha Shaoyuan's camp, which were used by other generals. Liu Tianyang came to surrender, and Sha Shaoyuan could not put him back, so he chose a camp and seized Liu Tianyang's group of seven people in the camp.
Liu Tianyang was calm and accepted Sha Shaoyuan's arrangement safely.
After Liu Tian took care of him, Sha Shaoyuan gently stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
He could not directly determine the authenticity of what Liu Tianyang said, but at this point, Liu Tianyang's 40,000 soldiers were still in the camp.
"Transfer the order, the two brigades attacked, headed straight to the other camp, confiscated the enemy's weapons, and if they resisted, they could withdraw and they should not fight in love." Sha Shaoyuan did not summon the generals to discuss, but directly ordered.
The messenger at the door received the order and immediately passed the order.
"Send a messenger to send the news back to the prince's mansion, please reply immediately."
Two orders were passed quickly, and in a short while, a horse rushed out of the camp of the East Prince's Mansion and followed the Black Stone Bridge and headed straight for the East Prince's Mansion.
After a while, the two teams of cavalry left the camp and slowly marched towards the enemy camp.
Sha Shaoyuan left the camp, stood on the city wall, and watched from afar.
I saw the enemy camp tent, and the door of the tent was wide open. Two teams of our own team surrounded the gate of the camp. The soldiers inside walked out from time to time and placed piles of weapons outside the camp tent.
Sha Shaoyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the current development of things was as Liu Tianyang said. It was as if all his soldiers surrendered without any resistance.
But Sha Shaoyuan did not slacken at all. He had ordered the four thousand cavalry to be ready. If the enemy had any abnormal movement, he would immediately go forward and welcome the two teams in front of him back.
After a long time, the enemy troops did not move at all, and the weapons and crossbows accumulated in the camp had already formed a small hill.
None of the two thousand soldiers moved, just watched quietly, waiting for the enemy soldiers, and the weapons in their hands were still outside the camp.
Immediately, Sha Shaoyuan sent two teams of soldiers to collect the weapons.
In this process, I really did not receive any resistance.
Just as Sha Shaoyuan sent troops to collect enemy weapons, the reply from the Eastern Prince's Mansion came.
Chapter completed!