The evasive evacuation did not taste good at all, and the death of Sun Chuanting, the commander of the whole army, was a devastating blow to the army, He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu had to conceal the news and maintain the stability of the army, Sun Chuanting's body was placed in the carriage, surrounded by their personal guards, and no one was allowed to approach.

The memo jointly written by the two has been sent to the imperial court urgently, and they dare not hide such a big thing.

After two days of marching, in the evening, nearly a hundred miles away from the county seat of Weishi, the army led by He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu finally made peace with Wang Yongji.

Wang Yongji's face was pale, his fingers kept shaking, he never thought that Sun Chuanting was killed.

With almost no hesitation, Wang Yongji arranged for a sergeant to escort Sun Chuanting's coffin back to his hometown, and by this time, the news of Sun Chuanting's death had also spread among the army.

This inevitably caused concern and volatility among the sergeants.

The next most important thing is the next move of the army.

After arranging the matter of escorting Sun Chuanting's coffin, it was almost dark, and in the temporary Chinese military tent, Wang Yongji, He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and others began to discuss what to do next.

The commander was killed, and Wang Yongji, the overseer, was naturally responsible for the army's next moves.

There are two choices in front of the army, one is to continue to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng according to the original plan, and at the same time encircle and suppress the Liukou, and the other is to temporarily evacuate and go to the direction of Xiangyang Fucheng to consolidate the existing results.

I don't know when the imperial edict will arrive, and I don't know what the imperial court's opinion is, but Wang Yongji and others can't wait for the imperial court's edict, they must make a decision in the fastest time, Sun Chuanting has made a reminder before his death, and he must be wary of the alliance between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. If Zhang Xianzhong also led the Liukou to Kaifeng Mansion at this moment, then the army was likely to encounter the flanking attack before and after the Liukou, resulting in another defeat.

Wang Yongji's mood had not completely calmed down, and he looked at He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and the others, and did not speak for a long time.

The atmosphere in the Chinese military tent was unusually dull.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Yongji finally broke the silence.

"Lord Sun's deathbed entrustment. General He and Zuo Zongbing both said, our family thinks what Master Sun said is reasonable, if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are fighting together, their total strength is more than 200,000 people, if you think that the army has the ability to deal with it, then our family will decide to continue to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, if you think it is difficult to deal with it, then put forward other methods......"

For a long time, Wang Yongji was mainly responsible for grain and grass. Basically, he didn't directly command the army to fight, everything was Sun Chuanting's worry before, but at this time, all the burdens suddenly pressed on him, and he was still a little unbearable.

Zuo Liangyu looked at He Renlong and took the lead in speaking.

"Lord Supervisor, the last general thinks that he will continue to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng. Not a good choice, the news of the death of the marshal. It will soon spread, which is a big blow to the morale of the army, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have long had the intention of joint operations, and now the morale of the army is low, Zhang Xianzhong is likely to take the opportunity to march into Kaifeng Fucheng, if the army encounters Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's two ways of siege. It is difficult to hold on, and the last general thinks that it is better to temporarily evacuate Kaifeng Mansion, or make a detour to Runing Mansion to return to Xiangyang, or stick to Runing Mansion and wait and see how the situation changes......"

He Renlong did not speak. He can't speak, he is the chief soldier of Henan, and his duty is to protect Kaifeng Fucheng, but the defeat of the battle outside Kaifeng Fucheng, as well as the death of the commander Sun Chuanting, let him have no right to speak, according to Zuo Liangyu's suggestion, the army detoured into Runing Fucheng, or retreated to Xiangyang, or stationed in Runing Fucheng, which will directly lead to Kaifeng Fucheng in great danger, according to the current strength of Kaifeng Fucheng, it is impossible to resist Li Zicheng's full attack, if it is coupled with Zhang Xianzhong's strength, it will definitely fall, Who will bear this responsibility when the time comes.

After Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, Wang Yongji did not speak immediately, but looked at He Renlong.

He Renlong sighed and still spoke.

"The last general will obey the arrangement of the warden army."

"General He, you are the chief soldier of Henan, and your duty is to protect the safety of Henan, and our family would like to hear your opinion."

He Renlong looked up at Wang Yongji with a somewhat surprised expression.

Soon, He Renlong's body trembled slightly, Wang Yongji's words were very soft, but the meaning was very intriguing, this time the battle to aid Kaifeng Fucheng could not be said to be a complete failure, after all, from the beginning of the Battle of Xiangyang, the imperial army was basically smooth, but the battle losses outside Kaifeng Fucheng were quite large, and the biggest loss in this was the death of Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces.

Under such circumstances, if the army withdraws from Kaifeng Mansion and goes to Runing Mansion or Xiangyang Mansion, it will be tantamount to defeat and retreat, and the emperor and the court will definitely be held responsible.

Although Zuo Liangyu put forward the proposal that the army should withdraw to Runing Mansion or Xiangyang, his identity is different, he followed Sun Chuanting and Wang Yongji to fight, no matter what kind of suggestion was put forward, it was the above that made the final decision, he He Renlong was different, he was the general soldier of Henan, and the opinions and suggestions put forward were all on behalf of Henan, and even on behalf of the governor Wu Fu, when Wang Yongji wrote to the imperial court, the tone was completely different.

Previously, He Renlong insisted on galloping to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, which led to a big defeat, and the commander Sun Chuanting was killed, and the emperor and the court must be held accountable for this matter, but Sun Chuanting took all the responsibility before he died, and He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu's twists and turns also showed Sun Chuanting's attitude.

After a person dies, it is a hundred, Sun Chuanting can say such words and bear all the responsibilities, but Wang Yongji is different, he needs to take into account all aspects when speaking and doing things, especially the punishment of the emperor and the court.

Thinking of this, He Renlong opened his mouth, he really wanted the army to continue to gallop to Kaifeng Fucheng, but the current actual situation did not allow it, if the lives of more than 100,000 soldiers were in great danger, he He Renlong could not bear this huge responsibility.

Wang Yongji didn't seem to be in a hurry, waiting for He Renlong's opening.

Zuo Liangyu lowered his head, no one looked at him, and the rest of the people couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

A suffocating few minutes passed.

He Renlong finally thought it through.

"Lord Supervisor, the last general thinks that under the current situation, the army is still temporarily withdrawn to Runing Mansion, waiting for the emperor's will, Lord Sun's death, has a great impact on the morale of the army, at this time forcibly galloping to Kaifeng Mansion City, may cause greater losses, the last general is willing to lead the sergeants under his command, stationed in the county seat of Weishi, and always report the situation of Kaifeng Mansion to the Lord of the Prison Army."

After He Renlong finished speaking, a smile appeared on Wang Yongji's face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Mr. He's suggestion is very important, our family will consider it, it's late at night, everyone go and rest."

Walking out of the Chinese military tent, He Renlong looked at Zuo Liangyu beside him and couldn't help but speak.

"General Soldier Zuo, I have a responsibility that I can't shirk for the death of Lord Sun, but if the army completely evacuates Kaifeng Mansion, Fucheng must be in great danger, but I can ask the army to rush to Kaifeng Fucheng, let alone not, when I think of the danger of Kaifeng Fucheng, I don't know what to do."

He Renlong said these words to Zuo Liangyu in private, also because after a few days of joint operations between the two, they had an unusual relationship, which can be said to have experienced life and death together, so He Renlong dared to say that Sun Chuanting's death was responsible, otherwise in front of outsiders, He Renlong would not have taken the initiative to bear this responsibility.

Zuo Liangyu looked at He Renlong and spoke for a while.

"General He, everything has been decided by Lord Overseer, don't think about it so much now."

Back to the tent, He Renlong fell into contemplation, the change in Zuo Liangyu's attitude, in his expectation, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, although he and Zuo Liangyu can work together when they fight, but now the battle is over, and then we have to wait for the attitude of the emperor and the court, at this time Zuo Liangyu's attitude has changed, which is understandable.

The sergeants under the command of He Renlong were almost killed and wounded, the original 20,000 sergeants, and the remaining less than 5,000 people, thinking of relying on these 5,000 people to protect the city of Kaifeng, that was a big joke, but as the general army of Henan, it was impossible for him to follow Wang Yongji to evacuate to Runing Mansion or even Xiangyang Mansion, so he could only insist on desperately persevering around the city of Kaifeng.

Looking forward to Wang Yongji leading the army to continue to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, this is impossible, Wang Yongji is impossible to take the lives of more than 100,000 soldiers for the comfort of Kaifeng Fucheng, and if the battle fails, Kaifeng Fucheng will not be able to be saved, and no one can bear such a huge responsibility at that time.

The pain in the heart made He Renlong more sober, several scars on his body had not healed, and recuperating injuries had become a luxury, at this moment he suddenly thought of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun mentioned by Sun Chuanting, could it be that Sun Chuanting had a premonition that the task of finally exterminating the Liukou could only be completed by Zheng Jiajun.

These words that Sun Chuanting said before his death, only He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu knew it, and they would never leak it out, but Sun Chuanting's words, the two of them will never forget.

After dawn, Wang Yongji made a decision, Henan General He Renlong led the sergeants under his command, continued to resist the rogue around Kaifeng Fucheng, he led the army towards Lin Ying County, which belongs to Kaifeng Prefecture, the army was temporarily stationed in Lin Ying, and any information around Kaifeng Fucheng, He Renlong had to report it as soon as possible.

Wang Yongji is indeed smart, he did not decide to leave Kaifeng Mansion, but stationed in Linying, which is more than 300 miles away from Kaifeng Mansion, such a decision can face the doubts of the imperial court, if the imperial court asks, the army did not leave Kaifeng Mansion, and is always ready to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Mansion, but because of the large situation of the Liukou, the army needs to fight in a roundabout way. (To be continued......)