And all of them were crushed with the siege of the two cities of Shajing and Jingzhou. The fate of 100,000 people and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers is all in their own hands at the moment, maybe a wrong decision will throw away everyone's lives, or maybe a decision, everyone can continue to live.

How to choose has made her anxious, he has sent a telegram to Yang Chendong more than once, expressing his worries, and has also asked him to lead the new second army to break through, although in this way, the 100,000 people in the two cities may suffer, surrounded by heavy troops, even how many people in the new second army can escape, he can't make a guarantee, but at least he didn't bow his head, he is worthy of Yang Chendong's trust in himself.

But everything came to an abrupt end with a new telegram from Yang Chendong, which clearly stated, "The changes in the situation often catch people off guard, but thinking that Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch back then, and King Yue's lying salary tasted courage, all of which proved that the temporary bowing and dormant were also the actions of wise men." As for where to go, whatever the decision, I believe in you. ”

In a simple word, he did not deliberately guide anything, let alone order anything, and put all the initiative in his own hands. But the more this is the case, the more I feel that the responsibility is heavy, and the decision cannot be made for a long time.

"Master, outside the door, Master Kong Zhi and Captain Wu ask to see you."

Just when she was still struggling in her heart and couldn't make any decisions, the butler's voice sounded outside the door.

Kong Zhi, the commander of the First Cavalry Division of the New Second Army, can be said to be second only to Shebei in the army. Let's put it this way, once something happens, Kong Zhi will be the temporary commander of the New Second Army, which is also what Yang Chendong said when he established the New Second Army.

Wu Xiaoyi, the chief of the guard of Shebei, is not only good in force, but also commendable in loyalty, which can be said to be the last line of defense to ensure the safety of Shebei. If there are some major events, he will discuss them with him, and it can be seen that he is also a very important figure in the New Second Army.

It's such two people, and they come together at night, even if they don't pay attention to it. "Please!"

Soon, the butler appeared in the study with the two of them, and knowing that there was something important to discuss, the butler then took the initiative to withdraw and closed the door tightly.

When there were only three people left in the room, the atmosphere couldn't help but be a little tense. Maybe everyone knows that time is limited, so the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division only took the initiative to ask after being silent for a few breaths, "Junzao, tomorrow is the deadline given by Beiming, how did you decide?" ”

She didn't answer immediately, but said in a rhetorical tone: "Then I don't know what the two of you think?" ”

At this moment, the atmosphere in the room became tense again, and the three of them knew that every decision below was related to the life and death of more than 100,000 people.

It's just that it's difficult, and the decision still has to be made, after the division commander Kong Zhi and the guard chief Wu Xiaoyi glanced at each other, the former said loudly: "Military seat, today's Shajing City has been surrounded by the Northern Ming army, there is a shortage of food in the city, and even the soldiers have changed from three meals a day to two meals a day, and the combat effectiveness is about to decline. ”

As soon as Kong Zhi's words fell, Wu Xiaoyi, the chief of the guard on the side, attached

He said, "That's right, our strength is too weak, and if we fight hard, there will be no good end, so I agree to surrender to Beiming." ”

The two right-hand men spoke at the same time, still with the same opinion, and after listening to it, their faces became very ugly, and even their whole bodies were trembling, obviously being angry.

In such a situation, Kong Zhi didn't seem to see it, and still asked out loud, "Junzao, what do you mean?" ”

"What do I mean, of course I don't agree, even if it's death? It's a big deal that eighteen years later, he will be a good man, but if we really surrender to Beiming, we will be cut off from the five-star army and the sixth young master, at that time, do you think your conscience can go by? Even if he survives, he will survive, and even life is worse than death, so... I will never surrender, and I will fight for both sides. I believe that it is not so easy for the Beiming army to take advantage of the fortified city, even if we lose in the end, we will gnaw on the other party's meat. ”

Don't say these words with an angry face, which is completely different from his usual calmness. He was really angry, he didn't expect that the two people around him who believed the most would choose to surrender, which was something he couldn't bear.

With this angry shout, Kong Zhi and Wu Xiaoyi instantly became dumb, obviously they didn't expect that the always calm and resourceful military commander would behave so crazy.

But just a few moments later, Kong Zhi was the first to react, and he also said in a very excited tone: "Junzao, do you really want to choose to fight hard?" Don't you know that if you really do this, it will be equivalent to more than 100,000 people will enter the ghost gate, how can you bear it? ”

"I naturally can't bear it, but compared to the sixth young master's value, I am even more reluctant to choose to betray him, even if it is death." With a categorical voice, the farewell at this moment seems to have made the final decision.

Farewell is the commander of an army, if he decides like this, basically things will be decided like this, so these words are also equivalent to the final decision, I am afraid that if nothing happens, Rong Shao will come to the house tomorrow, and what he will get will be such a result.

The lives of hundreds of thousands of people are equivalent to being handed over like this, it is said that Kong Zhi and Wu Xiaoyi, who heard the result, should be very angry, after all, even their lives were buried together, but I don't know why, not only did the two of them not get angry at this time, but they laughed hehehe.

was waiting for the two to question, and was even ready to quarrel with each other, when suddenly he heard laughter, and at this moment even he didn't figure out what was going on, so he looked at the two.

Kong Zhi and Wu Xiaoyi almost stood up at the same time, and then solemnly saluted, "Military seat, I'm sorry, just now it was just a temptation between the two of us, in fact, we think the same as you, we can't be sorry for the five-star army, let alone the king of Wunan." ”

All the actions of the two fell into the eyes of Shebie, and at this moment he finally understood what was going on, and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile and said: "Two, to be honest, you were really angry with me just now, I thought there was a problem with my vision again." ”

"Hehe, someone like Xu Yuan,

We can't learn it, but I, the division commander, was personally selected by the sixth young master, how can I do that kind of thing? First reprimanded Xu Yuan verbally, and then Kong Zhi continued, "Junzuo, your choice and loyalty make us admire, and we want to learn, but the matter of Shajing City is urgent, and it can't be delayed, and we must give an explanation." ”

"What else do you need? Of course, it was a refusal to surrender and a ready fight. This time he said without the slightest hesitation.

"Nope." Before he thought about it, Kong Zhi, who just said that he couldn't be sorry for the Five-Star Army and was sorry for King Wunan, actually changed his words, "Military seat, you can't fight, if you fight, then our new second army will definitely be defeated, and even the 100,000 people in the two cities are not much better." ”

"Can't fight? That's the fall? The parting of this meeting was also a little confused by Kong Zhi's words.

"Yes, it can only be lowered." In a tone that could not be changed, Kong Zhi said calmly.

As soon as his words fell, Wu Xiaoyi, who had not spoken for a long time, also echoed, "I can only surrender to the military seat, we think so..."

The candlelight in the study was not extinguished all night, and as for what the three of them said together, they didn't even know the butler who was guarding the door.

It's finally dawning, and everyone who should come will come. It's just after dinner in the morning, and the merchant Rong Shao, accompanied by Xu Yuan, the commander of the infantry division, appeared at the military headquarters of the New Second Army together. Not only them, but also hundreds of foot soldiers, all armed with weapons.

The appearance of these people has already shown a signal, that is, once they do not agree to surrender, then they will be responsible for protecting Xu Yuan and Rong Shao to leave the military headquarters of the New Second Army safely, and even do not hesitate to fight and fight for this.

In the main hall of the military headquarters of the New Second Army, he sat there quietly like this, although it was not late all night, but his eyes were still bright, and at this moment he was sitting there looking at everything that happened in the courtyard with an expressionless face.

Especially when he saw Xu Yuan appear here with hundreds of soldiers, he couldn't help but snort coldly, "Xu Yuan, are you preparing to rebel?" ”

Under the leadership of Shebei all the year round, Xu Yuan was still a little scared. It's just that when he saw Rong Shao beside him and the soldiers who followed behind him, he couldn't help but feel a little more confident, "Junzao, you know, I won't be your enemy, I'm just doing this to protect myself." ”

"Hmph, I don't think you have the guts to do that." Seeing that Xu Yuan took the initiative to show weakness, he snorted coldly, and then looked at the businessman Rong Shao on the side and said, "You are here to ask for an answer, right?" ”

"General She, you are wise, and the twenty days you have said have passed, but I don't know how you choose?" Rong Shao smiled hesitantly and said completely in the posture of a winner.

"Hey." With a long sigh, he didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the sky first, and then stood up with a sad face, and when he walked into his courtyard, he knelt on the ground with a bang in front of everyone, and the direction he knelt in was Shicheng, "Sixth Young Master, I don't want to be sorry for you, if you want to be angry, if you want to kill or chop, just rush at me, I am also for the sake of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians." ”