mtl008 Chapter 390: Terms of Surrender
Chapter 390: Terms of Surrender
"Wait, come back."
At this moment, Philip III called him.
"His Majesty!"
The Prime Minister stopped and walked.
"Come with me to the study. I have something for you to do."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After hearing the order, the prime minister immediately accepted it.
Half an hour later, the prime minister came out of the study with a gloomy expression.
..........
Camp outside the city.
Bai Qi, Yue Fei and Huo Qubing gathered in the general's tent.
"Your Majesty's side is almost finished, we have to speed up here too."
Bai Qi said.
"Yeah, I don't know if the letter of persuasion will work. If not, we can only attack by force."
Huo Qubing frowned.
"Don't worry, it will definitely work. Out of more than 20 letters of persuasion, there will definitely be a few that will succeed."
"As long as one of the defenders surrenders, we can easily capture the city."
Yue Fei smiled slightly.
"That's true, but we can't wait indefinitely. If there's no movement within three days, we'll have to storm."
Huo Qubing nodded.
"Okay, so it's settled then?"
Bai Qi made the final decision.
"Report, General, there is an envoy from the Arabs outside the camp requesting a meeting!"
At this moment, the curtain was lifted and a scout rushed in, shouting respectfully.
"Huh? Bring him in quickly."
Bai Qi's eyes lit up and he spoke immediately.
A moment later, a short old man walked in.
It turned out to be the prime minister of the Arab Empire!
"Greetings, three generals. I am Aris Balk, the Grand Vizier of the Arabs, and I have come here on the orders of His Majesty."
Balk bowed slightly.
"Are you the Prime Minister of the Arab Empire?"
Bai Qi looked at the other person in surprise. He didn't expect that the person was the prime minister of the Arab world.
"Yes, I am the Prime Minister of the Arab Empire. I have come here on the orders of Your Majesty to discuss surrender."
Aris Balk nodded.
"Oh? Your Majesty agrees to surrender?"
"Yes, three generals, we, the Arabs, are willing to surrender! But there is one additional condition."
"What conditions?"
Bai Qi narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person.
"Three generals, here is a list. The people on the list are all nobles and important officials of my country, the Arab Empire."
"But at the most critical moment for our Great Tang, these people not only did not help us resist your Great Tang, but instead disregarded their own interests and only wanted to surrender. They are truly disloyal and unfilial. They must die!"
Aris Balk took out a list and handed it over.
Bai Qi and the other two took it and looked at it, their expressions suddenly changed.
"So many people? Your Majesty, are you going to kill them all?"
Bai Qi asked in surprise.
There are more than a hundred people on this list.
There were civil and military ministers, princes and nobles, wealthy merchants, and even more than a dozen relatives of the Arab royal family.
Bai Qi didn't expect that the emperor of the Arab world was so cruel.
"That's right! They must die, so that the anger in His Majesty's heart can be appeased!"
"As for the rest, it will be according to your terms."
Balk said in a deep voice.
"Well, since your Majesty is determined to kill them, we don't care."
"In that case, we have a deal."
"But I wonder when your Majesty will surrender? We can't wait too long."
Bai Qi nodded and asked.
"Tomorrow, early tomorrow morning, His Majesty will issue an edict of surrender, but I hope the three generals will fulfill their promise."
Aris Balk spoke.
“Hahaha, ok, no problem.”
"Don't worry, Daqian will never break its promise!"
Bai Qi chuckled.
"With that, I will take my leave."
Aris Balk stood up and turned to leave.
"Strange, surrendering just like that? So simple?"
After the prime minister left, Huo Qubing was a little surprised.
“Is this a trick?”
Yue Fei said with his eyes flashing.
"I don't think so. As long as my army enters the city, we won't be afraid of any deception. We can just flatten the entire city!"
Bai Qi said indifferently.
"Indeed, as long as we can successfully enter the city, the enemy will be like meat on the chopping board."
"Okay, then we'll get ready right away."
Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing immediately made the decision.
Soon, the three of them began to discuss the details.
Early the next morning.
The defenders of Islamabad got up early in the morning and were busy preparing to welcome another attack from Daqian.
At this moment, the soldiers suddenly received an imperial edict from His Majesty in the palace.
The imperial edict announced that the defenders should lay down their arms and surrender to Daqian.
In an instant, all the defenders on the city wall were shocked.
“Are we actually going to surrender?”
"what to do?"
"I don't know, I'd better ask the commander immediately!"
.......
There was a commotion on the city wall.
The soldiers were surprised, and the defending generals were also surprised.
They never expected that His Majesty would surrender so suddenly.
Of course, many generals showed joy on their faces.
Because many of them also received Daqian's letter of surrender yesterday and were thinking about what to do.
Now that Your Majesty has announced surrender, it is exactly what they want.
"All troops lay down their weapons and open the city gates."
Suddenly, several generals shouted.
In an instant, the morale of the soldiers who had originally planned to fight to the death suddenly dropped, and they threw away their weapons one after another.
The generals have all surrendered, why are they still fighting?
"Boom!"
Soon the city gate was opened, and Bai Qi and others led a large army into the city.
At this time, the defending soldiers knelt on the ground one after another.
More than a dozen generals came to Bai Qi.
"This general and I are here to greet General Daqian!"
Everyone clasped their fists and saluted.
"Everyone, please stand up!"
Bai Qi stretched out his hand to support him and said lightly.
"Thank you General!"
More than a dozen people stood up at once.
"It's a good thing that you surrendered. This general will give you a commendation, don't worry."
"Thank you, General."
After hearing Bai Qi's words, a group of generals felt relieved.
"Now, each of you will lead your men back to the camp. Do not leave without orders, or you will be killed without mercy!"
Then Bai Qi said coldly.
"Yes, General!"
"I will obey your orders!"
A general withdrew respectfully.
Afterwards, they each took their subordinates back to the military camp in the city.
"General Huo, you will lead the troops to monitor the barracks. General Yue, you will be responsible for maintaining security in the city and arresting those on the list."
"I will go to the palace to see the Emperor of the Arabs."
"promise!"
The two men responded and then led their troops away.
Bai Qi headed towards the Arab Imperial Palace.
.....
Inside the palace, Philip III was already waiting in the hall.
Chancellor Balke was beside him.
"Philip, the king of a fallen nation, greets General Daqian!"
When Philip III saw Bai Qi, he hurried forward and bowed to greet him.
"You are Welcome."
"Since you have fulfilled your promise, this general will naturally abide by the agreement, ensure your safety and let you go."
Bai Qi said lightly.
"Thank you, General, but I don't know when you can kill Nasir, and when I can leave."
Philip III looked at Bai Qi anxiously.
"Don't worry, this general has already ordered the arrests according to the list, and we will ensure that no one is missed."