"Second prince, second prince... Wang Baoyi was on the side and called softly.

Gao Baozheng let out a long sigh and came back to his senses, he looked at Wang Baoyi with a dull gaze, and asked slowly: "Lord Wang is here, is there his father's will?" ”

Wang Baoyi hurriedly took out the letter of persuasion from his arms, glanced at Gao Baozheng, but did not hand it to him, and said: "Although the king has a letter, it was written under coercion, how can the king's meaning be directly expressed?" The prince might as well make his own plans. ”

"Bring it!" Gao Baozheng said in a low voice.

Wang Baoyi opened his mouth, looked at Gao Baozheng's lifeless face like a pool of stagnant water, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly handed over the letter of persuasion.

Gao Bao was slowly unfolding the letter of persuasion, and after a while, his brows tightened.

After a long time, Gao Baozheng raised his head and asked, "How is my father now?" ”

The king of Nanping climbed up from the paddy field, and he has been guarded by heavy soldiers, and his heart is even more like a frightened bird, how can he say a "good" word. Wang Baoyi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know where to start.

Gao Baozheng looked at Wang Baoyi, closed the letter of persuasion, and said slowly: "When I surrender, my father's situation may be better." ”

Wang Baoyi was taken aback, and said hurriedly: "Second prince, you... Looking at Gao Baozheng's eclipsed demeanor, Wang Baoyi suddenly didn't know what to say.

Gao Baozheng smiled bitterly and said: "Wait for me to go to the council hall to discuss with the generals, wait for Lord Fulao to guide the way, and then tie yourself out of the city with the generals, and please surrender before the Chu military camp!" ”

Wang Baoyi was stunned for a moment and said: "Lord Wang, the Jingmen Army is the elite of the army, why don't you drum up the flag and march west to break through the encirclement and get to Xiazhou, then it will be easy to do!" ”

Gao Baozheng lowered his head, his heart was uncomfortable, and he didn't even bother to open his eyelids to look at Wang Baoyi, and said directly: "Lord Wang, if you do this, where will you put your father and king?" Don't forget, Father is in their hands. Besides, do you ... Didn't you see the Chu army camp for ten miles, surrounding Jingmen, and looking at the smoke of their fire and cooking, you know that there are at least 20,000 people, as for the West Gate, haven't you heard that 'the siege of the city will be que'? I don't know what kind of powerful ambush is there outside the West Gate? There are only 3,000 soldiers and horses here in Jingmen? Where are you going to let me escape? It's better ... It's better ... ”

Wang Baoyi choked up and said: "Second prince, lower official, lower official, second prince... Then there was a burst of sobbing.

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Outside Jingmen City, the lights in the Chu army camp were brilliant, Gao Baozheng and other generals and officers of the Jingmen army, bound under the custody of the Chu army, trembling and walking towards the Chu army commander's tent, many people secretly looked at the Chu army camp while walking, and saw the Chu army's halberd was bright, and the sergeants were majestic, and one by one they couldn't help but look like earth.

Outside the handsome tent, Ding Sijin watched Gao Baozheng come over, Wang Baoyi next to him lowered his head, held a talisman in his hand, and couldn't help but smile and stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Hurry up and loosen General Gao." General Gao, you relax, the Gao family, my five princes of Great Chu will be properly settled, and there will be no loss of courtesy. ”

Gao Baozheng bowed down and thanked: "Thank you General Ding for your protection." ”

Ding Sijin smiled and helped him and said, "As for other generals?" For example, those who stay in the Chu army will still hold their original positions, but they will change the troops, and if they don't want to stay, I will never be embarrassed by Dachu, and I will definitely protect your wives and children. ”

Those people also hurriedly bowed down and thanked them.

That night, Ding Sijin led his troops into Jingmen County, and sent Zhang Wenbiao to lead 200 people overnight, and secretly sent Nanping Wang Gao Congzhi's father and son, Wang Baoyi and others back to Jiangling City overnight. The army cheered.

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In the words of the storyteller, there are two flowers, one for each flower. Jingzhou has been basically pacified, and Xiazhou and Guizhou are still in the hands of the Gao family, and the Xiazhou Thorn History was originally Gao Baorong, but he was ordered to crusade against the "Seven Villages", and this title became the Guizhou Thorn History, and the current Xiazhou Thorn History is indeed Gao Baoxun, the eldest son of Gao Congxue, the king of Nanping.

Jingzhou is next to Xiazhou, and the two prefectures are only more than 100 miles away, and the news of the bandit army's attack on Jiangling reached Xiazhou in the afternoon. Gao Congxue's sons, except for Gao Baoxuan, who is a little talented, the others are very mediocre.

After the news reached Xiazhou, Gao Baoxun was flustered, thinking of the rescue of the soldiers for a while, wanting to surrender behind closed doors for a while, and wanting to abandon the city and go to Guizhou for a while, and finally even had the intention of surrendering to the Great Jin.

Just when Gao Baoxun was undecided, the Xiazhou commander Ni Kefu ran in anxiously and shouted: "My lord, now Jiangling is asking for help, my lord should make a decision immediately, and it will change later." ”

Ni Kefu is a veteran general in the army, and he followed Gao Jixing, the old prince of Nanping, to fight in the south and the north, and the people who crawled out of the pile of dead people were in high danger in the army. When Gao Baoxun saw Ni Kefu, like a drowning man encountering a life-saving straw, he grabbed Ni Kefu and said: "The general came just in time, according to the general's opinion, what should we do?" ”

Ni Kefu rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, then naturally it is necessary to rescue the whole army!" ”

"Huh?" Gao Baoxun was stunned for a moment and said, "This... This one... I'm afraid it's too late? ”

Ni Kefu didn't think about it, and said directly: "It's not urgent, but you have to save it, my lord, Jiangling City is the foundation of Nanping, and the old prince has Jiangling first, and then there are two states of Gui and Xia." Jiangling City has high food and sufficient food, many soldiers and generals, and it is also a horn with Shaxian, how can it be conquered so easily? ”

"Lord Wang, hurry up and set off with the whole army. It's hard to say if it's late? ”

Gao Baoxun said: "Okay, how many soldiers and horses is General Ni going to take?" ”

Ni Kefu said: "Then the more the merrier." ”

Gao Baoxun glanced at Ni Kefu and said, "This... Is 1,000 soldiers enough? ”

Ni Kefu's eyes widened, and he said: "How is 1000 enough, we have to do our best to save Jiangling." ”

Gao Baoxun paused for a moment and said, "That... How can Xiazhou defend it? ”

Ni Kefu said nonchalantly: "If you save Jiangling, Xiazhou will be safe, if Jiangling is lost, this Xiazhou will be in danger." In this Xiazhou, first, there is not much military food, second, the city wall is low, and third, the army is not enough, and the roots cannot last for a long time. My lord, my lord, you must not pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelon! ”

Ni Kefu is a straight man, Gao Congxue couldn't stand him, so he invited him from Jiangling to Xiazhou, and Gao Baoxun is different, this person has never had any ambition, nor has any scheming, he is a good man, and he is not surprised by Ni Kefu like this, and he does not take it to heart, or he is too lazy to worry about Ni Kefu. Seeing Ni Kefu say this, he was not angry, and continued: "Although there are 7,000 soldiers and horses in Xiazhou now, there are 2,000 people stationed in the county below, and it is too late in a hurry. Why don't you lead 3,000 people with General Ni? ”

Ni Kefu said: "My lord, do your best to do your best? ”

Gao Baoxun hesitated and said: "I will stay in Xiazhou to defend, and the general will lead 4,000 people to the rescue, no more!" ”

Ni Kefu saw that he was so lazy and not easy to use, so he could only say: "Okay, then I'll take 4,000 men and horses to the rescue." ”

Gao Baoxun nodded, and suddenly asked again: "General Ni, this Xiazhou soldier hasn't been paid for half a year, can this soldier be used?" ”

Ni Kefu smiled: "If you save Jiangling, you will be rewarded with one or two taels of silver per person, but if you can't save it, we don't know how to live?" Do you care about them? ”