"After more than 20 years of operation by me and the general, Yuzhou City has long been impregnable. There is no other way to take it down in a short period of time than for me to sneak into the city. The current situation is extremely unfavorable to us, and the last general feels compelled to take this risk. Wu Teng insisted on his proposal.

"How sure are you?" Deng Yuanjue naturally didn't want Wu Teng to take risks, but in the current situation, if he couldn't quickly take Yuzhou and march into Jianye, it was very likely that a situation would be formed in which the Seventh Route Army would encircle and suppress him.

"As long as you can sneak into the city smoothly, then the general will be seventy percent sure of taking Yuzhou City." Wu Teng said firmly.

"Okay, I'll ask Master Ding and Senior Brother Lin to accompany you, remember that if there is danger, you must retreat. I'd rather not have Yuzhou City than lose you. After thinking for a while, Deng Yuanjue finally decided to adopt this suggestion.

He believed that with the martial arts of Wu Teng and Ding Jiaxuan, it was impossible to encounter opponents in Yuzhou City, and as long as he was not surrounded by a large army, it would not be difficult to get out of trouble.

At noon that day, Zhou Yunjing ordered to stop the siege and retreat thirty miles at the same time.

Although Xiao Yin couldn't understand his intentions, the soldiers defending the city had been fighting for several months and were already exhausted, so he seized this opportunity and ordered the whole army to rest in place after arranging people to take turns on duty.

At night, Wu Teng and the three of them took advantage of the cover of night to avoid the sight of the officers and soldiers on duty at night, and quietly sneaked in from the eastern corner of the city.

Two days later, Deng Yuanjue's army, which had been fully rested, returned to the city under the leadership of Zhou Yunjing.

The two-day truce also restored the combat effectiveness of the Yuzhou defenders to its best state, and the two sides once again engaged in fierce fighting.

The war lasted from early morning to dusk, and just as Xiao Yin was about to order some of the soldiers to retire and rest first, there was a sudden shout of killing in the city.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yin asked his lieutenant with a look of surprise.

The deputy general was also at a loss: "The last general will take someone to take a look." ”

After half a pillar of incense, the deputy general hurriedly ran back: "The prince is not good, the people in the city have collectively rebelled, and now they have captured the Taishou Mansion." ”

"What?" Xiao Yin was taken aback.

Because of the lack of garrisons in Yuzhou, and he needed to take turns to rest, Xiao Yin only left about 100 people to maintain law and order in the city, and everyone else was sent to the head of the city, but he didn't expect to be exploited by the people.

"Then why are you coming back? Why not suppress it on the spot? Xiao Yin roared angrily at the lieutenant general, and suddenly he found that the lieutenant general's abdomen had been slashed by someone without knowing it, and the blood was flowing out.

"I saw Wu Teng, he must have sneaked in during the two days when Zhou Yunjing retreated." The adjutant general's voice became lower and lower because of excessive blood loss.

As soon as the words fell, I heard the shouts of killing in the city getting closer and closer. Xiao Yin looked up and saw Wu Teng leading nearly a thousand people towards the city gate.

Ding Jiaxuan and Lin Wenying rushed to the front, and they had already fought with the defenders under the city.

"Stop them, and don't let them open the gates." Xiao Yin shouted as he led people to run under the city wall.

But where is there still time, Ding Jiaxuan is the number one master in the Great Song Dynasty, and he can take the life of an ordinary soldier with a knife.

I saw him and Lin Wenying arrive at the gate of the city after a few ups and downs, and the two of them killed all the guards under the city in a moment, and then Ding Jiaxuan broke the door bolt with one palm. Zhou Yunjing, who was outside the city, hit a giant tree, and the city gate opened.

"It's over, Yuzhou is going to be lost." Xiao Yin saw Zhou Yunjing and Deng Wenhao rushing in with all the troops, and he was stunned on the spot, at a loss.

"Your Highness, let's break out." One of the generals next to him saw him standing still and shouted loudly.

"Breakout?" Xiao Yin smiled bitterly, there were Zhou Yunjing, Deng Wenhao in front, and Wu Teng in the back, where did he break through.

"His Royal Highness King Liang, you don't want to stay in Jianye, why did you come to Yuzhou?" After occupying the city gate, Wu Teng walked in front of Xiao Yin with a smile, and the steel knife in his hand kept dripping blood on the ground.

Xiao Yin looked around, there were only more than twenty people left in Yuzhou's garrison to guard his side, and the rest were either killed in battle or surrendered.

"Where's the general? I want to see him. Xiao Yin shouted in panic.

"I don't think there's any need for this, besides, the general is still seriously ill, and it's inconvenient to see you, just tell me if there's anything to do." Wu Teng still looked at him with a sneer.

Xiao Yin knew that Deng Yuanjue refused to see him, so he had to ask: "Yuzhou City is broken, what are you going to do with me?" ”

"As a military general, the best destination is, of course, the horse leather shroud, Your Highness, as the imperial brother of the current saint, shouldn't he lead by example?" The intention of Wu Teng's words is already very obvious.

Xiao Yin's face changed greatly, he didn't want to die like this, besides, he and Xiao Yan were in competition, so why should they die for him.

"You can't kill me, because I'm still useful to the general." Xiao Yin was in a hurry, and suddenly thought of a way to save himself.

"Oh?" Wu Teng looked at him with interest: "What's the use?" Speak up and listen. ”

Xiao Yin calmed down, walked to Wu Teng's side, and said in a low voice: "Although the general marched into Jianye in the name of Qingjun's side, you and I know what he thinks in his heart. The demise of the Great Song Dynasty is irreversible, after you take Jianye, what do you plan to do with today's saints? ”

"Kind of interesting, you go on." Wu Teng said as he threw the steel knife in his hand to the soldiers behind him.

Seeing this, Xiao Yin knew that his words had moved him, and continued to ask: "After the general takes Jianye, does he plan to be the emperor himself?" Or is it to completely erect Xiao Yan and be a powerful minister? ”

This time it was Wu Teng's turn to change his face greatly, he subconsciously looked around, and then ordered: "You go and count the battlefield first, and I have something to talk about with His Royal Highness King Liang alone." ”

Wu Teng also considered the question raised by Xiao Yin just now, and secretly pulled Zhou Yunjing and Deng Wenhao and others to discuss it together. As subordinates, of course, they hope that Deng Yuanjue can be the emperor himself, so that their status can also rise.

Wu Teng has been by Deng Yuanjue's side for more than 20 years, and he is sure that Deng Yuanjue has also thought about becoming emperor himself in private, but the key is how to achieve political legitimacy? If he can't convince the people of the world, then he can only be a powerful minister who coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes. And now Xiao Yin's words undoubtedly gave him a glimmer of hope.

"Just say what you think, don't test me again." Wu Teng urged a little impatiently.

Xiao Yin accompanied the smiling face: "If the general wants to be the emperor himself, then he has to be famous, although our Xiao family is a royal family, but the people are not prosperous." In the previous generation, there were only two uncles and fathers, and as you know, my uncle lost to my father in the battle for the throne, and then his line of incense was broken, so now the only members of the royal family are me, my second brother and Your Majesty. ”

"And if the general wants to be the emperor, the best way is for someone to give him Kenzen, but Xiao Yan can't do it at all. The general could only abolish the old emperor, and then set up a new emperor, and finally the new emperor Chan gave the throne to the general. ”

"Your Highness means that as long as we don't kill you and make you the new emperor, then you will give up the throne to the general?" Wu Teng was ecstatic in his heart, but he still pretended not to be shocked on the surface.

"Yes, you also know the relationship between Xiao Yan and me, if it weren't for Da Song's internal and external troubles, maybe he would have attacked me a long time ago. If we cooperate, after the general ascends the throne, it is impossible to kill me, the emperor of the previous dynasty, for the sake of his own reputation, and I am happy to be a prince of peace, why don't you do it? "Xiao Yin just wants to save his life now, and he can't take care of anything else.

"Then what if the general just wants to be a powerful minister?" Wu Teng asked again.

Xiao Yin shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to be a powerful minister as the general wishes, with Xiao Yan's character, the day Jianye City is broken, he will definitely break himself." Taking a step back, even if Xiao Yan doesn't commit suicide, do you want the general to just be a powerful minister? ”

"I have to admit that His Royal Highness's words made me very moved, so I will make my own decisions and take you to see the general." Wu Teng was finally persuaded by Xiao Yin.

Wu Teng handed over all the aftermath work in the city to Lei Zhengming, and then took Xiao Yin to find Deng Yuanjue with Zhou Yunjing and Deng Wenhao.

Deng Yuanjue listened to the whole process, and his heart was also excited. As early as when Xiao Daocheng was still the emperor, in the face of endless and unjust suppression, he also thought about replacing him many times.

But he bears the reputation of the pillar of the Song Kingdom, once he rebels, not to mention whether he can succeed, even if he succeeds, then the character he created in front of the world will collapse in an instant, and then there will be a steady stream of rebel rebels from all over the country, and in the end, he will not escape the fate of being destroyed. Now Xiao Yin's proposal just solves the problem of political legitimacy that has plagued him for a long time.

Facing the generals, Deng Yuanjue still sighed more reservedly: "Do you all want to trap me in injustice?" I think my Deng family has been loyal and good for generations, but I didn't expect you to listen to Xiao Yin's demagoguery today for your own wealth. ”

Everyone present was a human spirit, and they couldn't hear what he said, so they all cooperated with him in acting, and they all knelt on the ground one after another, counting Xiao Yan's various wrongs, and after the general succeeded to the throne, it was also a blessing for the people of the world.

In the end, Deng Yuanjue pretended to be helpless: "It's too early to talk about these things, the top priority is to take Jianye before they send troops." ”

"The general can rest assured, Yuzhou is the barrier of Jianye, and now Yuzhou has it, and other places are not to worry, and the last general asks for orders to lead a large army to attack Jianye City." Wu Teng took the lead in standing up and asking for his life.

"In addition to Jianye, we also have to guard against Huang Songsheng's water army in Taihu Lake. I plan to let you and Zhengming rush to Taihu Lake with 50,000 troops, and you don't have to take the initiative to attack them, as long as you set up a camp along the coast and don't let them have a chance to land. As for the attack on Jianye, leave it to Yunjing and Wenhao. "Under Deng Yuanjue, Wu Teng is the best at defense, and Lei Zhengming is the only person who understands water warfare, so this arrangement is more reasonable.