Chapter 401: Retarding plan? Get out of here!

Guo Tingwei sat in the hall without saying anything for more than half an hour, nor did he reply to the messenger of Zhou army who came to persuade him to surrender. A famous general under his command couldn't help but want to enter the room to persuade him, but was pulled back by his colleagues.

Now that Nanguan is falling, the water camp is falling, and even hundreds of majestic warships are burned by the Zhou army, there is no possibility of Haozhou City sticking to it. However, neither Guo Tingwei nor his generals above Du Yuhou dare to openly make the claim to surrender to the Zhou army, because their families are still living near Jinling Mansion. But if it is delayed for too long, once the Zhou army loses patience and starts to attack the city, then these guys who are fighting stubbornly will be in trouble! What should we do?

Everyone was like ants on a hot pan, jumping in a hurry. At this time, Guo Tingwei finally pushed open the hall door and walked out. Everyone hurriedly stared at Guo Tingwei's reaction. Almost everyone was surprised. They saw that Guo Tingwei seemed to be more than ten years old and suddenly had a few strands of white hair on his head.

Guo Tingyi sighed and said to everyone: "I have decided to do it. I will no longer fight against the king's army with exhausted soldiers. I am determined to change my flag and make righteousness!"

All the generals either opposed or agreed, but before everyone could express their opinions, Guo Tingwei said again: "I will present a surrender to Dong Zunhui, which will also explain everyone's situation, especially when everyone's family members are in Jiangdong. If we surrender immediately, it may cause harm to our family. I hope Dong Zunhui can be lenient for a period of time so that we can secretly steal our family members from Jiangdong! In this way, it will be considered a delay for a while and it is worthy of Your Majesty's kindness to us. At that time, if reinforcements arrive in time, we will continue to resist; if there are no reinforcements, we will have to surrender sadly!"

Everyone agreed. Soon Guo Tingwei chose a wise subordinate and ordered him to report his meaning to Dong Zunhui after leaving the city.

After hearing the report, Dong Zunhui ordered the messenger to retreat and said to the generals: "This Guo Tingxie is not giving up and is still thinking of using a delaying strategy. I think the messenger he sent to Jinling not only wanted to take back everyone's family, but also came to the Jinling Palace (Southern Tang Imperial Palace) and beg for reinforcements to the Southern Tang Lord!"

Shi Shouxin immediately shouted: "General, why are you polite to him, a young man? Let's rush into Haozhou City and capture Guo Tingwei alive!"

Although Guo Debao was timid, he quickly retorted loudly: "Although there are few major generals in Haozhou City, the fortifications are very complete, and even many barricades are built in the city. If our army attacks for a strong force, it will definitely pay a significant price. It is better to wait for my uncle to surrender!"

Shi Shouxin immediately laughed and said, "Guo Ting said that it is your uncle, so you will naturally speak to him. Fortifications and barricades are all made of paper in front of our invincible catapult troops!"

Guo Debao hurriedly said: "Our army's catapult is naturally very powerful, but if the Haozhou guards are forced into a desperate situation, we will inevitably suffer major casualties. In fact, we are just a few days later to take down Haozhou City, why can't we wait?"

At this time, Han Chongyun was not satisfied with Guo Debao's attitude and interrupted loudly: "Why can't you wait? Just because the Tang army will send reinforcements if you wait any longer! Now the enemy in Haozhou City is depressed and the morale is low. It is the best time for our army to take over Haozhou. If it is delayed, the Tang army reinforcements will arrive, and we will definitely work harder! Guo Debao, you are now the general of our Zhou army. You must think from the standpoint of our Zhou army, and don't stand from the perspective of the Tang army to defend them!"

After Han Chongyun said this, Guo Debao couldn't say anything else. He could only curse and said, "Don't slander people at will. Since I, Guo Debao, have surrendered to Zhou, I will be loyal and loyal to the Great Zhou plan, and I have no other intentions!"

Seeing that everyone was about to start arguing again, Dong Zunhui quickly coughed and said to everyone: "Everyone should discuss the matter and don't attack others with words at will. In fact, I also know everyone's concerns, I am worried that the Tang army will send large groups of reinforcements to support Haozhou and delay our plan to attack Haozhou. However, we are all elites of the Palace Front Office. Are we still afraid that the enemy's reinforcements will not be able to be completed? No matter how many people the enemy comes, we can completely eliminate them. This is the power of our Palace Front Office!"

Everyone nodded proudly, proud that they were a member of the front office of the Palace. Dong Zunhui smiled and said, "Actually, Guo Tingyi is still undecided. On the one hand, he knows that he does not have the strength and capital to stick to, but on the other hand, he hopes to exchange his cleverness for the court he is loyal to and continue his loyalty in his heart. But, where is such a cheap thing in the world?!"

Dong Zunhui said to Guo Debao: "General Guo, you are the nephew of the governor of Haozhou, Lord Guo, and some words are more appropriate to convey through you. You immediately enter the city and repost it to Guo Tingwei: Our army agrees that they will suspend surrender and allow them to retain the Tang flag erected on the city wall to confuse the spies of the Tang State around Haozhou. However, in order to show sincerity, Guo Tingwei must open the four gates of defense, no, just three gates, and the Nancheng has basically been taken down by us. At the same time, all the armed forces of the Zhou army must put down their weapons and surrender out of the city."

Guo Debao frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Is this condition a bit harsh?"

"Not harsh at all!" Dong Zunhui said with a smile: "I'll give him another hour to consider. If Guo Tinghui does not lead the army out of the city to surrender, our army will launch a full-scale attack on Haozhou! Anyway, there are no reinforcements outside Haozhou and no barriers inside, so we are not the opponent of our Zhou army at all. You might as well tell Guo Tinghui that our army has accumulated a lot of tincture oil, and at most it can burn this Haozhou to ruins! Half an hour later, our army will start the necessary mobilization before the attack; after an hour, our army will immediately launch an attack!"

"Yes!" Guo Debao did not dare to say much, and hurriedly stepped back, then ran to Haozhou City, asking to enter the city for discussion. Dong Zunhui no longer cared about it and said to the generals: "This Guo Tingyu thought we were all fools, but he actually used such a low-level delaying strategy! We should also put some pressure on Guo Tingyu, so that he would not wait for the price and sway around!"

The generals agreed repeatedly, and at this time Wang Shenqi asked in a low voice: "General, what if Guo Tingwei still refuses to surrender? Do we really have to set fire to the city?"

Dong Zunhui smiled and shook his head: "That's what I said, forcing Guo Ting to make a decision! As for setting fire to the city, we finally established an impression of being undefeated in the hearts of the people of Tang. How could we destroy our own image? By then, not only will our conscience not spare us, but even Your Majesty will pursue our faults!

If Guo Tingwei still refuses to surrender, we will send a force here to monitor them and use a catapult to harass the defenders in the city. Our main force will continue to advance and attack Sizhou and other places. When Haozhou is completely isolated and there is no aid outside and no intention of fighting inside, Guo Tingwei will surrender even if he is reluctant!"

Half an hour later, when Dong Zunhui's troops were mobilizing, the gate of Haozhou was wide open, and Guo Tingwei led the generals out of the city with bare hands and surrendered to the Zhou army!

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