Chapter 1436: 1437The last stubbornness
tanks and armored vehicles of the Tang Army have begun to appear frequently outside the city. In fact, the main force of the 3rd Army is less than 15 kilometers away from Wuyang.
As for the Qin State, they have not been idle these days. Although they did not deploy further troops, they were indeed strengthening their defenses. It's just that they lack equipment and supplies, so they are somewhat resigned to their fate when it comes to reinforcement.
Various piles of bricks and messy sandbags, combined with various buildings and obstacles on the edge of the city, are the last line of defense that the Qin army can rely on.
The defense lines built outside the city were actually of no use at all. Even Zhang Xuan himself had no hope for those trenches, let alone the officers below.
Due to the lack of large-caliber anti-tank weapons, the Qin army had almost no way to deal with the tanks of the Tang army. With only one charge, the trenches and so-called bunkers used as decorations would be occupied by the Tang army.
However, in the city, the Qin army was relatively well prepared. They set up cannons on the streets and hid machine guns in buildings. As long as the Tang army started to attack, they would more or less cause some trouble for the Tang army.
"As long as General An launches a counterattack in the south, everything will be fine." This sentence has almost become a life-saving straw for the Qin troops in Wuyang City, and they have to say a few words no matter what happens.
There is another reason why they firmly believe this: the Tang army did not launch a crazy attack, and they felt that they were still capable of holding their positions.
Ying Ke was anxiously waiting for orders from the awakened emperor Ying Duo in the palace. He was already prepared. If Ying Duo was really determined to fight to the end, he would go to the Tang army alone to die.
Since he makes all the decisions anyway, he will naturally be responsible for all the results. His original intention was not to delay time. He really wanted to beg for peace with Tang Jun, so he should pay the price for his decision.
“Your Majesty wants to see you.” A waiter came out and said to Ying Ke. Then he got out of the way and let Ying Ke walk into Ying Duo's room by himself.
In the room, Ying Duo was lying on the hospital bed, with a sickly flush on his face and his hands trembling uncontrollably, as if he was struggling to grasp something.
But his arms were fixed to the bed, so he couldn't free himself and wave his arms. Ying Duo felt very uncomfortable at this moment, as if his body was being gnawed by countless ants.
He endured the pain and itching, and with a slight tremor in his voice, he asked with difficulty: "Already...ah...there is no way to hold on any longer?"
“Your Majesty, if the Tang army attacks, it won’t take three days for Wuyang to turn into ruins. It only takes five days for us to be surrounded and have our water supply and power supply cut off…”
"We don't have much food, no medicine, and we don't have much ammunition reserves... Under such circumstances, we can't hold on for long." Ying Ke said the heartbreaking truth with the same difficulty, which made Ying Duo's expression even more intense as he was lying on the hospital bed. Ferocious: "We have failed, Your Majesty, a complete failure." "Persist until the last moment... I hope I have a decent ending..." There was a trace of madness in Ying Duo's eyes, and he said vaguely: "You Judge for yourself...but, persevere...until...the end.”
"I understand, I will persist until the last moment, Your Majesty." Ying Duo lowered his head and made a difficult promise. He hoped that he could refuse Ying Duo on the bed, but he did not say his refusal until the end.
When he walked out of Yingduo's room, he seemed to be exhausted. He is using the lives of the people in the city to give Ying Duo an explanation... Unfortunately, it is destined to be a desperate explanation.
"Let Zhang Xuan strengthen the city defense... Your Majesty means to hold on until the last moment before surrendering to the Tang army." Ying Ke honestly followed Ying Duo's order and gave the order to his men: "If the Tang army penetrates the suburbs, The main line of defense...I ordered the surrender."
“I understand.” Zhang Tuo sighed helplessly, then nodded, walked aside and grabbed the phone.
Ying Ke then looked at his confidant: "Contact our representatives who are negotiating in the Tang Army's camp, and tell the Tang Army our thoughts... truthfully... I hope they will understand the mood of His Majesty the Qin Emperor Ying Duo."
"Yes!" The confidant looked at the crowd and thought, is it really good to announce this kind of order in public? But after he cursed, he still resolutely carried out Ying Ke's order.
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Because the peace talks deliberately reserved communication channels for the Qin army, the Qin representative in charge of the negotiations in the Tang army's headquarters learned the news immediately.
Then, he worriedly went to the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang State and told them everything he knew truthfully: "His Majesty Yingduo insists on fighting, but he has promised the Prime Minister that as long as we fail in the suburbs, we can surrender. …In addition, His Majesty Yingduo’s physical condition is not optimistic. Our doctors have diagnosed him as terminally ill…I’m afraid he won’t be able to survive for a few more days.”
"Huh?" When he heard that the Qin State said that they would fight a battle before surrendering, the representative of the Tang State did not feel any surprise, but when he heard that Ying Duo was not in good health, his expression was not right.
"What do you mean?" an official from the Tang State's diplomatic department asked dissatisfiedly: "Isn't your emperor's health fine? How could he be so ill?"
"Our Majesty was only slightly unwell before, and then he insisted on taking charge of the overall situation and secretly took a drug called Black Crow... Recently, the side effects of this drug broke out, so he..." The representative of Qin State told him before He told everything he knew about the situation. Anyway, it was the prime minister's order and he did not need to take any responsibility.
When he heard about the black crow, the Tang diplomat was obviously a little confused. He had never heard of this weird drug. What was it.
"Why do you need to take this kind of medicine with side effects? What effect does it have?" Tang's diplomat quickly asked. He really doesn't care much about anything else. Even if Wuyang City refuses to surrender, he can just leave the matter to the military. However, he knew that Emperor Qin was the father-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor, and there was Princess Yingyue in Chang'an City waiting for her family to reunite... If something happened to Yingduo, how would he explain it to His Highness the Princess?