Whether Xu Dexun is brave or not can't change the overall situation at this time.

Just as Liu Xin and Chai Zaiyong had predicted before, there was a naval army to cut off the Xiangjiang River, and Zhu Siqing personally led the troops to garrison the riverside, so it can be said that the defenders in the city have long been unable to fly.

Although Xu Dexun's counterattack did bring large casualties to the Wu army before the city was broken, he was still unable to turn the tide in the end.

By the time the sun set on this day, the last resisting Chu army also surrendered to the Wu army, and the entire Tanzhou completely fell into the hands of the Wu state.

During this period, Yao Yanzhang and Qin Yanhui led the Chu army to launch a large-scale attack on the west of the Xiangjiang River, but unfortunately they failed to break through Zhu Siqing's defense line in the end.

Later, seeing that the general trend had gone, the two made a decision and led the Chu army to retreat to the west, but the Wu army could not catch up.

As for Xu Dexun, although he was ready to kill himself with a knife when he saw that the city was inevitable and Wu Jun wanted to capture him alive, he was stopped by the guards next to him at a critical time, and finally became a prisoner.

At this point, the war that lasted for nearly half a year finally came to an end, and the Wu army successfully captured Tanzhou and Hengzhou, so that Qin Yanhui and Yao Yanzhang, who came to relieve the siege, returned in vain.

In this battle, except for the large increase in troops during the final attack on Tanzhou, the strength of the Wu army at other times only remained equal to that of the Chu army.

The performance of the Chu army was indeed outstanding, Yao Yanzhang and Qin Yanhui knew that they could not fight the Wu army head-on, they used their own flexibly, relying on their familiarity with the local terrain, and used various means to sneak attack, causing heavy casualties to the Wu army.

It's a pity that the Wu army has always dealt with it calmly, especially Zhu Siqing, who has been cautious and cautious for more than half a year, and has not given the enemy any chance to sneak attack.

In the end, with the advantage of absolute strength, the Wu army won the final victory.

In fact, at this time, anyone with a little insight can already see the crushing power of Wu against other forces.

Even if the Chu army is equal, as long as the Wu army does not expose too many loopholes, it will definitely be able to defeat the Chu army.

More importantly, the national strength of Wu is far above that of Chu, and it surpasses its opponents in terms of financial and material resources, as well as the quantity and quality of its army.

This means that even if the Chu army is lucky enough to achieve a victory, the state of Wu can easily make a comeback.

However, the Chu side could hardly afford a big defeat.

At this time, the Wu army camp and the Chinese army camp were in the tent.

Looking at Xu Dexun, who was covered in injuries but still closed his eyes and was silent, the expressions of the generals of Wu Guo were extremely excited.

Since the war with the Chu army, although he has also defeated the Chu army many times, and even captured some generals of the Chu State, it is the first time that a general like Xu Dexun has been captured.

Of course, in order to capture this person alive, Wu Jun also paid a great price.

"General Xu doesn't need to worry, after all, you are a confidant of the King of Chu, if you are willing to surrender to our country, I can guarantee you that the king will definitely let you reuse you!"

"Yes, Ben can also protect you!"

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The generals naturally wanted to persuade this person to surrender at the first time.

First, Xu Dexun is Ma Yin's confidant after all, if he can be persuaded to surrender, it will definitely deal a great blow to the prestige of the Chu State, and at the same time enhance the prestige of the Wu State.

Second, if even Xu Dexun can be persuaded to surrender, then the rest of the Chu State can naturally be persuaded to surrender.

With Xu Dexun's example, other Chu generals were also able to dispel some of their concerns and surrender to Wu.

This was to fundamentally break the will of the Chu state to resist and create conditions for continued westward expansion in the future.

Therefore, it is of great significance to persuade Xu Dexun to surrender, and it must not be ignored by everyone present.

It's a pity that in the face of the persuasion of the generals, Xu Dexun never spoke, as if he didn't hear it.

Seeing this, the generals also knew that this person had made up his mind, and it would be futile to persuade him.

"That's it, since you don't want to surrender, I won't be reluctant. As for what to do with you, I think the king will have an order in a few days! Liu Xin said with some disappointment.

If it was an ordinary general, he was afraid that if he surrendered inappropriately after being captured, he would be beheaded by Liu Xin and others.

However, for a general like Xu Dexun, Liu Xin is not qualified to order a killing, so he can only let Yang Wu deal with it.

After sending Xu Dexun away, Liu Xin, as the most senior of the three governors present, took on the responsibility of the main general.

"Two generals, the general has already received the king's order a few days ago." He looked at Zhu Siqing and Chai Zaiyong, as well as the other generals under the tent.

The generals looked solemn and hurriedly listened attentively.

"The king sent a message saying that General Liu Cun suddenly died of illness in Hangzhou not long ago!"

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

"Liu Dudu is not even fifty years old, how could he suddenly die of illness?"

The generals were in disbelief.

"When General Liu died of illness, the siege of Tanzhou was the most intense, so the king did not announce this matter in order not to affect the morale of the generals." Liu Xin then explained.

The generals were silent, obviously with some sadness in their hearts.

Some of the generals present were originally Liu Cun's old subordinates, and they were even more sad after getting the news at this time.

In fact, although Liu Cun is also the governor of the army, compared with several other governors, he is the most tragic one.

In the era of Yang Xingmi, Liu Cun had always been Li Shenfu's confidant, extremely brave in battle, and had many strategies.

Once, when fighting against Sun Ru's army, he took the lead and was shot in the left eye by the enemy.

Liu Cun pulled out the arrow with his eyeballs, his face was covered with blood, but he continued to fight bravely and finally defeated the enemy, but since then he has also become a "one-eyed general".

Later, after Li Shenfu led the army to break through Ezhou, he was transferred to Guangling as a privy envoy, and Liu Cun succeeded him as the governor.

From then on, Liu Cun guarded Ezhou until the rotation of the entire army three years ago.

The tragedy of Liu Cun is that at that time, the focus of Wu was not in the direction of Hunan, and the main force of Wu's army was either dealing with Zhu Wen, or fighting with Jiangxi and Zhejiang, so only Liu Cun's 20,000 people were used to deal with Hunan.

Under these circumstances, Liu Cun faced a situation of outnumbering the crowd every time he fought with the Chu army.

As a result, when the Wu army won great victories in other directions one after another, greatly enhancing the prestige of the Wu state, Liu Cun suffered many defeats.

This greatly damaged his reputation in the state of Wu, and some uninformed people felt that Liu Cun was the most capable of the many governors of the state of Wu, and he couldn't even deal with a state of Chu, which was somewhat unworthy of his status.

After he was transferred to Zhejiang, he lost many opportunities for meritorious service, which further reduced his reputation.

When Wu was founded, because of repeated defeats, he finally obtained the title of only a marquis, which was only the lowest level among many governors, and it was the same level as Zhu Siqing and Li Jian, generals with much shallower qualifications than him.

Originally, with his age, there would definitely be many opportunities to make meritorious contributions and raise his title in the future, but who knew that he was not yet fifty years old and suddenly died of illness.

It can be said that he may not be the least powerful of the many governors, but he must be the most tragic one.

Liu Xin and Liu Cun don't have much friendship, but after all, they are also comrades, and they are both governors, so they also have a sense of sadness in their hearts.

After a moment of silence, he continued: "General Liu died of a sudden illness, and the king has ordered him to be posthumously crowned as the Duke of Tong'an County, and his eldest son is allowed to inherit the title of Duke of the County. This can be regarded as the king's affirmation of General Liu's merits! ”

All the generals nodded and didn't speak, but they thought in their hearts: "It seems that the merit is not enough, and it is not so easy to want hereditary." Ben will continue to work hard in the future. ”

Although Liu Cun's eldest son was granted permission to directly inherit the title of county duke, he could not be hereditary, and after a few generations, he would become a commoner.

And the people present, except for Li Chengding, who can inherit his father's title, and Yang Longyan is Yang Wu's younger brother, the highest of the others is the marquis, which is also not hereditary, so they will have to work harder in the future.

At this time, Chai Zaiyong suddenly asked: "I wonder if there are any arrangements for the position of the governor of General Liu Cun after his death?" ”

When the generals heard this, they hurriedly cheered up.

This is directly related to their own interests, and it is more important than the various commendations given to Liu Cun just now.

Perhaps except for Li Chengding and Li Decheng, the two commanders who had the opportunity to become the new governor, the other generals did not have any chance.

However, if one of the two can be promoted, then the others will have a chance to go further.

Others eat meat, they also have the opportunity to drink soup is not.

Liu Xin didn't let the generals wait, he looked directly at Li Chengding and said, "General Li, congratulations, the king has ordered you to be appointed as the new governor of the Right Heavenly Martial Army!" ”

"What?"

"Really appointed General Li as the governor?"

When the generals heard this, they were envious and jealous, that is, Li Decheng, who has always been calm and has no big ambitions, is a little unbalanced in his heart.

There is no way, Li Chengding is indeed too favored by Yang Wu.

Not only is he the only one in Wu who can be hereditary with the title of Duke of Guo, but he was also able to be promoted to the governor at such a young age.

And a veteran like Li Decheng, who is more senior and has been in the position of commander for a long time, cannot take the last step and become the new governor.

Of course, although the generals were envious and jealous, they also knew that Yang Wu's trust in Li Chengding was originally beyond the reach of others.

First of all, his ability is extremely outstanding, and he is the most prominent one among the young generation of generals of Wu today, and many veterans are not as good as him.

The second point is that he is Li Shenfu's eldest son, and with the aura of Li Shenfu, the first general of Wu State, he shines, and others can't be jealous even if they want to.

As for the third point, he married Yang Wu's own sister, and the two were originally in-laws in terms of identity.

In addition, he, like his father Li Shenfu, is also a person with no ambitions, who will he reuse if Yang Wu doesn't reuse it?