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When the night sky in the east finally reveals a touch of gold, this sleepless night is finally coming to an end.

Early morning was originally a good time to refresh people, but for Tang Jun in Xia County, this morning was the last moment of their lives.

Li Shimin took a step forward and took a deep breath in his nose, although it was now a cold winter moon, but the air was still filled with a scorching breath.

He was now at least a mile away from the Xia County City Wall, but he could still clearly feel the suffocating heat wave. It is conceivable what the situation should be in Xia County now. It's definitely a hellish sea of fire!

Thinking that the 100,000 Tang troops in the city and his henchman Sheng Yanshi were about to be turned into ashes, Li Shimin felt a heart-wrenching pain in his heart.

At this time, only a "squeak" was heard, and the originally closed gate of Xia County suddenly opened. Then a large group of cavalry galloped out of the city. But they had barely broken out of the city gate less than ten feet before they immediately screamed and fell down with their men and horses, and fell to the ground that had turned red.

And as the horses and the cavalry of the Tang Army fell to the ground, a fire immediately rose on the ground, baking these cavalrymen.

Under the raging flames, the armor of the cavalry and the hair of the horses were burning, and the soldiers and horses who had not been burned to death on the spot were constantly rolling and struggling on the hot ground, making a terrible wail, which made people feel creepy.

It didn't take long for the screaming to stop, but the smell of barbecue began to waft through the air, which made the Tang soldiers who saw all this can't help but vomit.

The soldiers of the Tang Army, who were still on the wall of Xia County, also gasped. They were also terrified by the terrible scene! But at this moment, the entire Xia County has already become a sea of fire, and there is not even a place to stay. The fire had spread to the base of the city wall, baking the city wall that was originally made of bluestone.

Under the raging fire, the temperature of the city walls gradually increased, and it became hotter and hotter, making it impossible to stand at all.

Finally, some soldiers could not bear the heat and jumped off the city wall.

But as soon as they jumped off the city wall, they screamed, because the city was already a sea of fire, and when they jumped down, they were instantly reduced to ashes by this hellish fire.

With the passage of time, the fire has baked the city walls of Xia County like a soldering iron in a furnace, exuding a flush, which looks very spectacular! But for the Tang army crowded on the city wall, this is simply a hell of fire.

Eventually, the roots of the city walls began to melt under the burning fire......

I only heard a loud "boom", and a section of the city wall, which was already a little shaky, could no longer bear the pressure. Under the raging fire, it collapsed violently, and in the scorching smoke and dust that rose to the sky, the Tang soldiers who were originally standing on this section of the city wall were suddenly buried in the fire, and their bones were gone.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

With the collapse of the first section of the wall, there is the second section, the first section......

Due to the long period of flame moxibustion, the city wall that had been melted by the roots could no longer withstand the weight and collapsed one after another, and in the smoke and dust flying in the sky, the Tang soldiers who were huddled together on the city tower fell to the ground as red as a furnace.

And as they fell, flames and smoke soon consumed the soldiers. The entire county seat of Xia County has become a burning melting pot and a living hell on earth.

Sheng Yanshi was fortunate to stay on a relatively solid section of the city wall, and he was still alive for the time being. But his life also came to an end. Flames had climbed up the walls and set the wooden floors and walls on fire.

He felt red flames all around him, and the clothes on his body began to burn gradually, puffs of green smoke came out of his head, and Sheng Yanshi could even hear the sound of his hair and beard burning, baking his face.

Sheng Yanshi was terrified, and immediately pulled out his legs and ran out of the city tower.

But he never expected that because of his own movement, the castle tower would lose its balance all of a sudden......

With a "boom", the last section of the city wall of Xia County finally collapsed, and Sheng Yanshi, the general of the Tang Army, and Li Shimin's henchmen were also buried in the fire.

Looking at the tragic situation in front of them, the Tang army outside the southern city was all stunned. They looked at the sea of fire in front of them, and their eyes showed a look of horror. Although there were still 150,000 of them, they were so frightened by the terrible scene of hell just now that they could no longer fight.

And the Zhou army in the north of Xia County was not much better, and many soldiers even vomited. Yu Ming didn't expect that while intimidating the Tang army, he also frightened his own soldiers.

"It seems that there is only a truce with Li Shimin!" Yu Ming shook his head with a wry smile, and said secretly in his heart.

When the flames inside and outside the city were finally extinguished, it was already the end of the day. The entire county seat of Xia County has been burned to a gray slag ruins.

Although the fire has been extinguished. But close to the city of Xia County, the scorching waves have not completely subsided. Zhangnai still didn't dare to approach.

The 100,000 Tang soldiers trapped in the city were all buried in the fire and turned into ashes. Only the first few scouts escaped and survived because they had to report the situation in the city to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin originally planned to fight a victorious battle, and after conquering Xia County, he would use the threat of victory to force Yuming to sign the alliance under the city and return Li Xiaogong, so that he could return triumphantly with victory and prestige. But now it seems that where does he still have the confidence to negotiate with Yuming?

Pei Lin saw Li Shimin's thoughts, and Fang hurriedly persuaded: "King Qin, don't be discouraged, this fire is beyond everyone's expectations. Anyone who changes will inevitably lose, Yuming is really vicious...... However, although he was victorious, his strength was still at a disadvantage compared to our army......"

"And the fire a few days ago, although our army was demoralized because of this, I don't think the Zhou army was much better, I don't believe that they can be indifferent to this kind of human tragedy. According to Pei, Yuming's next target should be Li Mi, not my Datang! The King of Qin negotiated with him, and it may not take much to redeem General Li Xiaogong! ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he thought for a moment, and Fang barely smiled and said, "I hope so!" I hope Yuming is also a pragmatic person...... The people of the world asked Mr. to negotiate......"

After hearing this, Pei Lin hurriedly bowed and saluted: "King Qin trusts Pei so much, Pei will definitely do his best to let General Xiaogong return to the camp as soon as possible......"

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The next day, Pei Lin was escorted by four Tang cavalrymen and marched to the Zhou army camp. When he was still five miles away from the camp, he was stopped by patrolling Zhou scouts.

"I am Pei Lian, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and I came to see the King of Zhou on the order of the King of Qin. Please also ask a few people to take me to the Zhou army camp, Pei has something important to discuss! Pei Lin was also shocked when he saw the soldiers of the Zhou army staring at him with unkind expressions.

"Come with us!" The captain of the scout ordered someone to escort Pei Lin and his party to the gate of the Zhou army's camp, and then went in to report it himself.

After a few moments, the scout captain came out and said, "Go in!" ”

Pei Lin followed the scout captain through the camp with a pillar of incense, and then arrived at the door of Yuming's big tent. Here, Zhang Zhongjian and several personal soldiers examined them, and after confirming that they were not carrying weapons or dangerous objects, they were let in.

After Pei Lin walked into the big tent, he saw Yu Ming and the generals of the Zhou army sitting at a square table covered with maps, as if they were discussing something.

At this time, he had to take a step forward, bowed down and saluted: "Pei Lin to meet King Zhou!" ”

When Yu Ming heard his voice, Fang turned around and said coldly: "Pei Lian, if I'm not mistaken, you are the accomplice who gave advice to Li Yuan back then and tried to hunt me down!" ”

When Pei Lin heard this, he was taken aback. He never expected Yu Ming to even inquire about this, and hurriedly defended: "At that time, Pei Mou was also born involuntarily, this is all His Majesty's intention......"

"That's it! This king is not trying to hold you accountable! After all, it was each his own master! At this time, Yu Ming picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and said, "Say it!" What have you come to my camp for? Did you come to express your surrender on behalf of Li Shimin? ”

Pei Lin couldn't help crying and laughing, he hurriedly said: "Although King Zhou burned 100,000 soldiers of my Tang Dynasty with a plot of fire, but those are mostly old and weak soldiers. The elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are still there, and there are currently as many as 150,000 troops in Hedong alone. If the battle really starts, King Zhou may not have a chance of winning! ”

"Oh, really?" Yu Ming smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then you can go back!" Inform Li Shimin that we will gather our troops to fight again! ”

Pei Lin couldn't help but be stunned, secretly wondering why this Yuming was talking so impulsively, what kind of famous general he was, but like a stunned young man.

However, because of Yu Ming's few white snatches, his momentum has been greatly weakened, so he had to honestly say his intentions: "His Royal Highness King Zhou, in fact, it is not good for us for our two armies to continue to fight like this!" The king of my family, King Qin, thinks that peace should still be precious......"

"But this king thinks it's better to keep fighting!" Yu Ming said with a smile.

Pei Lin was helpless, so he had to say: "King Zhou, you and King Qin are both famous generals in the world, and you have as many elite soldiers as you can, if you keep fighting like this in Hedong." will make other forces, such as Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei, etc., take advantage. Therefore, my King Qin thought that it would be better to stop the war and hold a formal negotiation between the two sides, agreeing to return the prisoners of war, demarcate the border, and sign a truce agreement! I don't know what King Zhou wants? ”

After Yu Ming heard this, he was slightly surprised, although he guessed that Li Shimin sent Pei Lin to ask for peace, after all, no one can help the other party now. Moreover, the Battle of Hedong lasted for a long time, and it was indeed not suitable for continued fighting. But he did not expect that Li Shimin wanted to formally sign a truce agreement.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Then Mr. Pei, tell me, how do you want your army to sign this truce agreement?" ”

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