Xiang Xiaoyu asked Zhu Yaoshi to withdraw his troops, but Zhu Yaoshi was also happy, and made a gesture to let the army retreat, leaving only more than ten cronies waiting for Xiang Xiaoyu under the city.

Xiang Xiaoyu also walked towards the city gate, Taishou and Meng Crow and others pulled Xiang Xiaoyu: "Lord Xiang, you can't go out, beware of fraud."

Xiang Xiaoyu smiled: "He tens of thousands of soldiers came to the city, using it to deceive me?" Pack up your things and get out first, I'll meet him."

opened the city gate and rode alone to Xiaoyu, and Zhu Yaoshi led him back to the camp. The two exchanged pleasantries and talked about many things that they had fought side by side in the past, and they couldn't help but sigh.

Pharmacist Zhu poured snow ginseng wine from Goryeo to Xiang Xiaoyu: "My sister-in-law and brother-in-law are fine"

Xiang Xiaoyu shook his head: "Murong Ling and Li Xiaofei have no whereabouts since the fall of Chang'an, your sister has lost a lot of weight by missing others, we have to think of ways to coax her, if you have a heart, it is better to go to Luoyang to see her"

Pharmacist Zhu swallowed a sip of wine: "Alas, the world is unpredictable, I will take Luoyang sooner or later, it seems that this big beam is exhausted." Brother Xiang is also a hero among people, why not fight the world with me? ”

Xiang Xiaoyu laughed: "My wife and children are in Luoyang, I'm a person, I only like to accompany my wife and children to drink wine, this thing to fight the world is really not interesting, you can rest assured, I will go back to Luoyang after we drink, and I will not learn to be a loyal minister and defend the land of bullets." ”

Pharmacist Zhu poured out another bowl of wine: "Okay, Brother Xiang is really a friend enough, and he understands that if you don't embarrass me, I will give you face and drink!" ”

Xiang Xiaoyu picked up the bowl and swallowed it, wiping his mouth: "This wine is really a bit strong, good wine!" Brother Zhu entered the city, or don't kill innocents indiscriminately, if you really want to take the world, you have to be kind to the people."

Pharmacist Zhu put down the wine bowl: "The people naturally have to be kind, but I won't let go of those big families, you know some of the things I did in the past, Brother Xiang."

Xiang Xiaoyu lifted the wine jug and poured it: "You and I are brothers, I still have to say something, can you kill less or kill less, brother, if you want to do great things, you have to learn from Han Gaozu, but you can't learn from Chu Overlord."

Pharmacist Zhu laughed: "Han Gaozu was born in cloth clothes, and he is the person I respect the most in my life, of course I want to learn from Han Gaozu!" Brother Xiang is really good at talking, and if I continue to talk about it, I will be reluctant to let you go. Come, drink, after drinking, I'll fight the world, you go home. Treasure each other! ”

Raise a glass to Xiaoyu and arch his hand: "At that time, I will have to take care of Brother Zhu, I only like to drink and gamble and play money games in the world, haha"

Pharmacist Zhu was very proud: "Okay, well, treat me Weijiahai, I will definitely let Brother Xiang return to his hometown, haha, come on, come on, don't get drunk tonight!" ”

After drinking a few pots of snow ginseng wine, both of them were a little drunk, and Pharmacist Zhu pulled Xiang Xiaoyu out of the camp: "Brother Xiang, if you are willing to come to my account, the wine glass on my table will always leave you one!" Haha, no official position, gold or silver! ”

"Thanks, when I'm done with all these chores, I'll definitely come and drink wine and eat meat! Thank you? After speaking, Pharmacist Zhu staggered, supporting Pharmacist Zhu left and right, and Pharmacist Zhu couldn't open his eyes and leaned on his own soldiers.

Xiang Xiaoyu turned over and returned to Shou County with a smoke.

Seeing Xiang Xiaoyu enter the city, Xu Wei, the general under Zhu Yaoshi, asked: "Lord, why don't you go directly into the city, he will definitely take away a lot of people and property this time."

Zhu Yaoshi opened his eyes and pushed left and right, and raised his whip and pointed at Shou County: "This is just a favor from me, first, to give face to the old people, and secondly, these people who escaped will say that our army is benevolent and righteous, after these two things are added together, what will those city guards in the west think?" What will Chen Hongyi think? Besides, wouldn't it be nice to go directly into the city tomorrow without any casualties? Today I have done my best, and when I meet him again in the future, I will be able to divide myself on the battlefield and save me a lot of trouble! ”

Left and right praised together: "The lord is wise!" ”

When Xiang Xiaoyu returned to the city, Meng Crow and everyone hadn't left yet. Xiang Xiaoyu wiped his eyes: "Go quickly, if you don't leave, it'll be too late." The group took Hongrui's mother and daughter and hurriedly went out from the west gate to the west.

After Pharmacist Zhu took Shou County, he really did not commit any crime with Minqiu, and recruited a team of 30,000 people from Shou County and nearby counties to go to Jinling to kill together.

The important ministers in Jinling City tried many ways to sneak out of the city, but they couldn't get up to the city wall. The walls were full of guards and militias defending the city. As soon as the prime minister arrived, the people's army surrounded him and demanded a reward. Sikong Situ changed into civilian clothes and wanted to go to the city, but was caught in front of the emperor by the internal guards.

Liu Xuan couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Sikong Xie Rui: "I think back then, the son of the Xie family was also unparalleled in the world. How can I become a greedy person who is afraid of death?"

Xie Rui's face flushed: "At this time and that time, I was young and vigorous and thought that everything could be done, but now I have been in the court for a few years and found that there is nothing to do." ”

Liu Xuan smiled: "Hehe, maybe Xiaoshan, Xiao Ding, Yuan Kang, and they are the same as you think, maybe in your hearts, you have all thought about fighting for a peaceful and prosperous world for the common people in the world." But at the end of the day, you find that nothing else matters except the interests of each family, right? ”

Xie Rui sighed: "Your Majesty is looking at the fire, but now it's too late, and each of us is responsible." If we hadn't only cared about the interests of the families behind our respective families, why would we be in this situation today. ”

Liu Xuan looked at Xie Rui again: "Actually, you still have a chance, from now on, it's not too late, this Jinling can be defended, my time is running out, whoever guards Jinling City will be the first to make a contribution to the new monarch after he ascends the throne in the future." Since Wang Xianzhan died, I remember that the seat of the great general Da Sima is still empty."

Xie Rui hesitated, after all, he didn't believe that the 50,000 people's army could hold Jinling, but if he was ordered to seize the military power in danger, as long as he could live, no one else would be his opponent in the future.

Xie Rui looked up at Liu Xuan: "Your Majesty is so loving, the ministers are afraid that they can't afford it, not to mention that there are many generals with great military achievements, how can the ministers serve the public?" ”

Liu Xuan made his words clear: "You don't have to shirk, far water can't save the near fire, not to mention that your Xie family has the most property in Huainan, this time the rebels go south, and it is your Xie family who has lost the most." I'm already a dying person, so why don't I give it to you as a favor."

Xie Rui couldn't shirk again, so he had to kowtow and change into a military uniform and officially take office as the general and Sima.

Xiaoshan Xiao Ding hurriedly found Xie Rui, who was patrolling the city, and persuaded him: "You are so confused, at this time, I appointed you as the general Da Sima, this is to make you a scapegoat." You are the worst person to die when the rebels invade, even if you repel the rebels, how can Chen Hongyi and Zhong Zhiming succumb to you? ”

Xie Rui shook his head: "The two prime ministers, Jinling City will definitely be able to defend it, why don't we believe in ourselves?" What's more, we can't give away our family's belongings now, so instead of trying our best to escape, we should do our best to defend it. If you really don't want to stay in Jinling, I can also let you go down from the city wall and escape."

Xiaoshan Xiao Ding had to sigh: "Let's go, defend the city, defend the city, and I can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor."

With Xie Rui's addition, the crossbow machine, water tank, brazier, rolling wood and stone on the Jinling city wall were many times more abundant, and more than 10,000 people of Zhu Yaoshi's forwards lost most of them under the city in half a day.

Zhu Yaoshi's subordinates proposed to drive the people to attack the city, but Zhu Yaoshi couldn't bear to retreat for more than ten miles. Under the command of Wei Meng, the Goryeo soldiers and horses drove 30,000 people to attack the city.

Many people and the people's army in the city or relatives or friends, the city could not bear to shoot arrows and threw down the rolling wood and stones, and the ladders under the city were staggered.

The Goryeo soldiers and horses came to supervise the battle with a rain of arrows, and the people under the city climbed up crying, and the people in the city threw rolling logs and stones down with red eyes and tears.

Even such a brutal siege of the city, after five days of fighting, failed to shake Jinling City.

Zhu Yaoshi forcibly withdrew the 30,000-strong team, and then requisitioned the people on the spot to dig trenches and besiege Jinling City. Zhu Yaoshi's main force went with Goryeo soldiers and horses to meet Zhong Zhiming's 20,000 horses who were about to arrive in Jinling.

Zhong Zhiming learned that Jinling City was safe and sound, so he decided to build a camp fifty miles away from Jinling City, and Jinling City was a horn with each other. The camp had not yet been built, but the staff held an edict urging Zhong Zhiming to lead the army into Jinling to guard.

Zhong Zhiming was unable to defeat the group alone, so he had to lead the army to the north gate of Jinling.

When Zhong Zhiming led the army to the city, the city gate had already been cast with molten iron and could not be entered at all. At this time, Zhu Yaoshi and Wei Meng led troops to cover up from behind, and Zhong Zhiming's 20,000 horses could not advance or retreat, so they had to fight to the death with their backs to the city.

Zhu Yaoshi and Weimeng soldiers and horses together had more than 60,000 people, mostly cavalry, and Zhong Zhiming's 20,000 horses were bent on entering the city, and the formation had already been dispersed. In less than two hours, all but a few survived near the walls, and the rest were killed. The main general, Zhong Zhiming, fought unyieldingly, was shot in the shoulder and fell off his horse, and the enemy swarmed up and captured Zhong Zhiming.

The bows and crossbows on the city walls were useless in the face of melee, and they watched as 20,000 horses were lost under the city. This battle brought the confidence that the defenders of the city had previously built up to a freezing point.

After Zhu Yaoshi captured Zhong Zhiming, he was not humiliated, and directly sent someone to send him to Liyang City to be imprisoned.

The people in Jinling City were panicked, and Xiao Ding of Xiaoshan and all the officials decided to send people out of the city to make peace.

The two found Xie Rui again, and Xie Rui also softened this time: "Now it seems that even Chen Hongyi leading the troops to King Qin may not be useful, not to mention that Chen Hongyi has just retreated from Luoyang." If the rebels only want some gold and silver property, they will be with him."

Xiao Shan nodded: "It's just that who to send to talk about peace?" ”

Xie Rui looked at Xiao Ding: "At the beginning, the right prime minister recruited the Zhu thief, and he had a very good relationship with the Zhu thief, of course, the right prime minister went to take a trip."

Xiao Ding immediately retorted: "I only have official business with this traitor, how can I have a friendship, don't frame me at this time" Xiao Ding said this, because he was afraid that the court would make a scapegoat for his civilian anger.

Xiao Shan smiled: "I want to have a friendship with that Zhu Medicine Master now, how can I make peace without friendship?" If you can negotiate and succeed, won't you save the world and turn the tide? If the Great Liang is gone, it will not be difficult to be the founding prince of the new dynasty in the future with your friendship with Zhu Yaoshi."

This remark woke Xiao Ding up: "Okay, well, for the sake of the world, I'll endure the humiliation and go to the thief camp."

Seeing someone on the Jinling city wall coming down from the hanging basket with a white flag, Zhu Yaoshi was taken aback, and ordered his subordinates not to release arrows, and when the person holding the white flag approached, he found that it was Xiao Ding, Zhu Yaoshi wanted to cut him down, but then he got off the horse and knelt down to welcome: "The right prime minister is coming in person, please forgive Zhu for not being able to meet him from afar"

Xiao Ding also smiled: "General Zhu is polite, but the military salary is less, why bother the general to come and get it in person?" I'll wait until I raise it in the DPRK and send it to Liyang."

Pharmacist Zhu helped Xiao Ding into his tent while coping. Xiaoshan Xie Rui and the officials looked at the city wall clearly, and they couldn't help but be happy.

In today's chapter, I quote an epic poem and share it with you at the end.

A thousand horsemen shouted the golden drum open,

The iron-faced Lanling entered the battle.

Since ancient times, heroes have died and righteousness,

said that the south dynasty is more mournful.