Du Zhongnian smiled slightly across the wooden fence of the cell, straightened his waist, and hugged his fists to Lord Shouyu of Shunzhou County without humility or arrogance: "Don't hide it, my lord, I am a general in the Great Qi Army in Xiayuan." Because of dissatisfaction with the wicked in power, the people of Li were bullied, and in a fit of rage, they killed the wicked, so they defected to the righteous army without hesitation. Above the lobby, my envoy of Dachu has said very clearly, now the people in Dachu live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries are prosperous, so it can be seen that the original choice of a certain family is not wrong! Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, even if the Sprinkle family dies here today, they can smile at Jiuquan, but they feel a little sorry for the adults. ”

Hearing him say this, Lord Yu, who had a thin face, was slightly stunned.

"Wait...... You turned out to be a lieutenant general of my Great Qi Army? No wonder he is extraordinary! The official was still wondering: How could there be such a strong martial artist among the bandits?! ”。

Du Zhongnian replied: "My lord has praised it, with my ability, I am just a small partial general in the Great Chu Army. There are people outside the people, there is a sky outside the sky, the dragon and the crouching tiger are hidden in the Great Chu army, and the death of the Great Qi Dynasty is the way of heaven, the trend of the times, I hope that the adults will follow the trend and think twice before acting! Even if you don't care about your own life or death, you must leave a way for the people in the city to live, and they will naturally be grateful to you in the future."

Lord Yu was silent, lowered his head and did not say a word for a long time.

After a while, Lord Yu slowly raised his head, as if he had made some difficult decision.

He muttered, "Actually...... In fact, although the official is full of poetry and books, he is not stubborn, and I can still see the general trend of the world. Yu Mou thinks that he is definitely not a greedy and unfilial villain, but he really can't bear to watch the lives of women and children in the city be ruined, and the people are buried in the smoke of war! ”。

Speaking of this, Lord Yu stopped, looked up at Du Zhongnian's face for a moment, and made sure that the other party's face did not show a look of sarcasm, before he continued: "The two countries are at war, and they will not be killed. It's just that the current situation in Shunzhou City is more complicated, there are both soldiers and horses who originally defended the city, and there are soldiers of the Protector Army who retreated into the city. ”

As he spoke, he took out a thick letter that had already been written from his arms, handed it to Du Zhongnian and said: "This is a handwritten letter from this official to the prince of your family, I hope you will hand it over to him personally." In any case, on the day the city is broken, the people of the city must be saved from being slaughtered! I will send a team of soldiers to take you out of the city overnight. ”

Du Zhongnian was surprised to take the letter with both hands, put it in his arms, and respectfully bowed to Lord Yu and saluted: "My lord understands the righteousness, and I admire it!" I will definitely return to my lord, and on the day the army enters the city, I will not only ensure that the people in the city are safe, but also that the adults and the children are safe and sound. ”

Yu Jianyuan waved his hand in a complicated mood and didn't say anything more. He turned around and beckoned, and a personal soldier from a distance ran over, and Lord Yu whispered in his ear: "Let the cell boss open the cell door, and you will take the official's token, act according to the plan, and escort the Great Chu envoy out of the city overnight." ”

After a while, the Confucian envoy of Da Chu, who was imprisoned in several other cells, and several entourages were also released and gathered in front of Lord Shouyu Jianyuanyu of Shunzhou County.

Before leaving, Du Zhongnian once again clasped his fists and whispered in Lord Yu's ear: "It's not a secret, Du Mou's adventure into the city this time is to find an old acquaintance." Shunzhou guard general He Renlong is the deceased, the remnants of the Protector Army but there are abnormal movements, and adults can rely on it. ”

Lord Yu was shocked when he heard this, and shook his head in disbelief.

When everyone left in the prison and regained quiet, He Renlong, whose legs and feet were numb, dodged out of the shadows.

He had already witnessed everything that had just happened, and the reason why he refused to show up was that he really couldn't think of how to dispel the embarrassment of meeting the county keeper here and now.

He was in a good mood, but he couldn't help but scold in a low voice with a smile in his mouth: "I knew that this was the result, grandpa, I still have to dig out my mind, why do you bother with that effort?" This Lord Yu is really very deep in the city, and he is cautious and cautious, but unfortunately he can't believe my Lao He, because he has worked with him for many years! His grandmother's, no matter what, find an opportunity to find a way to find a way to find out with him another day. ”

Three days later, in the early morning, the people of Da Chu under the city of Shunzhou suddenly assembled.

Guan Yu, the king of Dingbei, rode the black and shiny horse under his crotch and slowly paced in front of his team.

He said loudly to his soldiers: "Today, our army will definitely take this Shunzhou capital city, and the soldiers of all departments must obey the order. Remember: After entering the city, the people in the city must be innocent, do not obey the general's orders, and those who trespass on the houses will be beheaded on the spot! Only the remnants of the Protector Army can be killed with all their might, and the defenders who do not resist must not be attacked on their own initiative. In short, the soldiers must strictly obey the orders of your generals. Let's go! ”。

The earth-shattering shouts from Siye made the Taizhou County Shouyu Jianyuan Yu who was sitting in the lobby slightly shocked, and he raised his hand and pointed at a few pro-soldiers and said: "The thieves are finally going to attack the city in a big way, you wait and climb up to the top of the city with Lord Ben, go to the various defense areas to turn around, and cheer up the soldiers defending the city!" ”。

The soldiers bowed and saluted, and followed the county guard with their blades in their hands and climbed up the tall castle tower.

Yu Jianyuan first came to He Renlong's defense area with his entourage, and the two did not open their mouths when they met, but just tacitly glanced at each other, and General He Renlong He held the sword hanging from his waist and hurried away with the footsteps of Lord Yu.

The group soon came to the defense area of General Guo of the Protector Army.

General Guo was pouting at this time, leaning over the edge of the battlements, cautiously looking down the city.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, he hurriedly turned his head and stepped forward in three steps and two steps forward to bow to the county keeper.

Seeing He Renlong behind Lord Yu, he couldn't help but ask: "General He, the enemy is current, why do you still have the leisure to come here?" ”。

He Renlong's right hand was tightly pressed on the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist, and he grinned: "The more the enemy is present, the more stable he must be like Mount Tai." ”

Yu Jianyuan, who had a thin face, raised his head and asked: "Lord Guo, the city defense in this area will be handed over to your army, and the people in the city of Yu of a certain generation will say their hard work to Lord Guo." ”

Lord Guo puffed up his chest proudly and said: "Although Lord County Shou relaxes, we and the Great Chu Thief Kou have long been old rivals, and we are mortal enemies!" The defense of this area is entrusted to us, and not a single bandit soldier will want to jump to the top of the city. It's just that the thieves' behavior today is quite strange, they only wave their flags and shout from afar, but they besiege but do not attack. ”

"Oh, such a strange thing?".

He Renlong stepped forward with a puzzled expression, and knelt beside the battlements side by side with General Guo, looking down at him.

The colorful flags under the city are fluttering, the crowds are crowded, and the swords and guns are dazzling. The crowd was constantly waving their flags and shouting, and the sound was like thunder, but just as General He said, they were besieging from afar without attacking, not like they came to desperately attack the city, but more like they came to demonstrate.

"How is it, Brother He, is it a little strange?" General Guo turned his head to look for He Renlong on his side and asked, but found that the other party was missing.

He Renlong didn't know when he had turned behind General Guo, his eyes were like lightning, and he suddenly pulled out the sword hanging from his waist, and swung his sword to slash at the neck of the defenseless General Guo.

With a "poof", blood splattered, and General Guo's head fell to the ground, and his bones slowly spun and rolled forward. His body was like a deflated ball, and he collapsed limply.

General Guo's subordinates were all stunned by this unbelievable scene, and stood there motionless in a daze.

He Renlong's face was murderous, and he raised his blood-dripping sword with a hideous face and shouted: "Soldiers of the Protector Army, your commander is dead. If you want to live, immediately put down your weapon and squat on the ground with your head in your hands, but if you disobey, you will not be spared! ”。

A member of the generals who had been following General Guo for a long time was furious at this time, and without saying a word, he gritted his teeth and waved his knife and rushed up.

He Renlong toes, dodged the opponent's cold and shining blade, and at the same time, with a "swish", he swung his sword and slashed down.

The other party screamed, half of his arm broke away from his body and flew out, and immediately fell to the ground, covering his wounds, screaming in pain, and rolling on the ground.

"Boom Boom" The subordinates of He Renlong, who had already been ambushed in advance, rushed up, each holding long and short weapons, and surrounded the men and horses of the original Protector Army.

Shunzhou County Shouyu Jianyuan didn't seem to have witnessed what happened just now, he didn't even blink his eyelids, and said loudly to the left and right: "Send a signal, put down the suspension bridge, open the four gates, and welcome the righteous army into the city." ”

"Squeak", a dull voice sounded, and the heavy suspension bridge fell in response. Immediately afterwards, the four gates of the east, west, north and south suddenly opened.

The soldiers and horses of Da Chu, who had been killing the sky under the city, suddenly closed their mouths at the same time, and the sound of horses' hooves and neat and rumbling footsteps beat like drums on the sleeping earth.

The soldiers and horses of Da Chu rushed in along the open city gate, chaotic but not chaotic, and orderly.

On the tower of Taizhou City, Sun Chengan, who was thin and withered, and the tall and mighty General Si stood side by side, looking at a large area of Great Chu people and horses who were as black as dark clouds and returned from the city.

Sun Chengan's lips were chapped and his face was haggard. Due to the neglect of care for a long time, General Si's face was scorched and his beard was slaggy.

"It's strange, why did this thief of Da Chu besiege and not attack today, and even the siege cannon didn't go off?" General Si muttered with a frown.

Sun Cheng'an, who was on the side, was worried and did not answer.

Suddenly, the rear of the Great Chu people and horses waved their flags, shouting to kill the heavens, and the rear team of the Great Chu soldiers and horses besieging the city was also in chaos.

General Si looked closely, then his voice was hoarse, he stretched out his arm and pointed ahead, and shouted excitedly: "It's the banner of our Great Qi, brothers, the reinforcements of the imperial court have arrived!" ”。

Sun Chengan straightened his slender neck, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, it was indeed the banner of Daqi.

But after all, this stubborn old man is scheming, much calmer than General Si, and hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him: "General Si must not be too happy too early, beware of thieves and deceit!" We must not act rashly, just stand on the tower and watch the scenery, just watch the changes. ”