Li Nong, Wang Mo and the others were all shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, tell me quickly." ”

"General, ladies and gentlemen, the emperor drove his own expedition and was defeated under the city of Xiangguo, and now, thousands of routs have entered Yecheng, and the streets are circulating, saying that the emperor has died in battle, and the main force of our army has been completely dispersed." The pro-soldier replied truthfully.

"What, our army was defeated, and the emperor died in battle, how is this possible." Li Nong, Wang Mo and others were a little incredulous.

The soldiers thought for a while, hugged their fists and said: "According to the soldiers who fled back, the Yan-Zhao coalition army used the strategy of ambush on all sides, so that our army could not give full play to its advantages, and then, the 200,000 main soldiers and horses of the Yan State suddenly killed, and our army was outnumbered, so it was completely defeated, and even the emperor was ......."

When Li Nong, Wang Mo and the others heard this, they glanced at each other, and they all showed surprised eyes, if Ran Min and the main force of the beggar army under his command were destroyed in Xiangguo, then the Great Wei Empire would not be far from being destroyed.

At present, the reason why the Great Wei Empire can gain a firm foothold around Yecheng is completely because of Ran Min's bravery and the courage and good fighting of the main force of the beggar army under his command, if Ran Min and this elite army are all destroyed, with Li Nong and Yecheng's tens of thousands of beggar troops, it is powerless to confront the two armies of Yan and Zhao, and even, with only Zhao's own strength, he can break through Yecheng and destroy Wei.

Ran Min is like the god of war, he is invincible and invincible, he can make the warriors in Hebei full of confidence in the future of the Great Wei Empire, so as to condense into a force, and once he is gone, it will be difficult for the warriors to see the hope of the Great Wei Empire to unify the rivers and mountains, and thus lose confidence. It will even be divided and go its own way, thus moving towards the demise of the country step by step.

In fact, Ran Min did not die in battle, and most of the core beggar guards under his command also fought their way out of the encirclement, and most of the people who died were recruits who had been in the army for less than a year, and almost all of them were infantrymen.

When Ran Min and his subordinates were resting in the woods, some of the begging soldiers who fled back to Yecheng. The news of the defeat of the Wei army was transmitted to the city. At this time, Yao Xiang's cronies who were hidden in the city took advantage of the topic to spread rumors in the city. said that Ran Min had died in battle. In order to make the people of Yecheng panic.

Li Nong, Wang Mo and others. I don't know the specific situation in the direction of Xiangguo, and I don't know if Ran Min was really killed in battle, or if someone deliberately spread rumors. However, it is an undeniable fact that the Wei army was defeated and fled, as can be confirmed by the thousands of soldiers who fled back to Yecheng from the rout.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the main force of our army has been defeated, the emperor's situation is unknown, at this moment, there must be a panic in the city, we must do something!" Li Nong looked at the adults and said softly.

Wang Mo frowned, and said helplessly: "If the emperor really suffers an accident, with the general and tens of thousands of horses in the city, how can he resist the Yanzhao coalition army, I am afraid that Yecheng will be broken in a few days!" ”

"That's right, as Wei Chen, I deserve to die at the hands of the enemy, but what about the hundreds of thousands of people in Yecheng, do they let them stretch their necks and wait for the Hu people to slaughter at will?" Wang Yan said worriedly.

Yan Zhen sighed and said softly: "The main force of our army was defeated, and the emperor was more than lucky, just with the strength of the general and the remaining soldiers, how can he protect the Great Wei State, and in order to save hundreds of thousands of people in the Great Wei State from being slaughtered by the Hu people, the general can take advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Ju's letter to write a letter to Zhang Ju." ”

"Lord Yan, you are letting this general commit treason to the enemy! Never, never, never. Li Nong frowned and rejected Yan Zhen's suggestion.

"General, the Yan-Zhao coalition army is unstoppable, in order for the people of my Great Wei State to avoid being slaughtered, the general endures humiliation and succumbs, which can be regarded as a merit." Yan Zhen persuaded bitterly.

Wang Mo and Wang Yan glanced at each other and nodded, now, excessive military investment and frequent battles have severely destroyed the agricultural production around Yecheng, in the case of such a strict food panic, Ran Min and the main force of the begging army under his command were defeated under the city of Xiangguo, in such a situation, the Great Wei State is facing the threat of the Yan-Zhao coalition army, and there seems to be no better way than to surrender to the Zhao State.

Seeing that the three ministers who were usually good friends had lost confidence in the Great Wei State, Li Nong also had the idea of rejoining the Zhao State, after all, even if he resisted with all his might, there was no possibility of winning the Yan-Zhao coalition army, even if he could hold Yecheng, the situation would become more and more unfavorable to himself in the case of the food shortage becoming more and more severe.

"Since the three adults think so, then the general will immediately write a reply letter to General Zhang Ju to save the people of Yecheng from being slaughtered." Li Nong finally made up his mind.

"The general puts the people first, which is gratifying, and I will leave first." Wang Mo and the others clenched their fists and turned to leave Li Nong's mansion.

After the three ministers left, Li Nong thought about it again and again, picked up the brush and wrote a reply letter to Zhang Ju who was far away in Xiangguo, in the letter, Li Nong first expressed his gratitude to Zhang Ju for his friendship, and explained to him that the people of Yecheng were innocent, and let Zhang Ju speak to Shi Yuan and let the people of Yecheng go, so that he could lead a large number of officials in Yecheng to join the Great Zhao Empire.

After writing the letter, Zhang Ju breathed a sigh of relief, and handed the letter into the hands of his confidants, so that he could send the letter to Zhang Ju's hands as quickly as possible.

The confidant took the letter, carried it in his arms, and prepared the necessary luggage for going far away, and then rode out of Li Nong's mansion.

The deaf and dumb warriors on the periphery of Li Nong's mansion, who were in ambush, naturally found Li Nong's henchmen and soldiers who rode out on horseback, and quietly followed.

Just as his confidants and soldiers left the mansion, Li Nong ordered to gather thousands of soldiers and horses under his command to prepare to deal with the crisis in Yecheng.

Li Nong led thousands of henchmen to the direction of the north gate, and disarmed Ran Min's cronies at the north gate of Yecheng, and replaced them with his own soldiers and horses to control the north gate, so that he could receive the Yan and Zhao coalition forces to enter Yecheng at any time, and some of them controlled their own mansions and several tall buildings outside the palace, thinking that they would create a favorable situation.

The people and horses of Ran Min's cronies in the city, and the men and horses under Li Nong's command, are in strength between the two middles, for this reason, no one is willing to attack the other party without tearing their faces, but they each occupy strategic places and confront each other inside Yecheng.

There was a tense situation inside Yecheng, and the people in the city fell into panic, and people continued to try to leave the city and flee to the south, but they were blocked by the soldiers guarding the city gate.

On the outskirts of Yecheng, the Yan-Zhao coalition army was less than thirty miles away from Yecheng, and Ran Min and the most elite beggar guards under his command had also arrived in the woods in the northwest corner of Yecheng.

After Ran Min settled the team, he sent some deaf and dumb warriors to Yecheng to investigate the situation in order to know what to do.

The deaf-mute warrior entered Yecheng, and it took less than an hour to find out all the conditions in Yecheng, and immediately returned to the woods to report the situation to Ran Min.

Knowing that Li Nong really rebelled, and also mixed with Wang Mo, Wang Yan, Yan Zhen and others, Ran Min was taken aback, and angrily said that he would kill Li Nong, Wang Mo and others to relieve the hatred in his heart.

"Your Majesty, just because General Li mobilized troops and horses to occupy the north gate, it doesn't seem to prove that he has the intention to surrender to the enemy, at most he is suspicious." One of the henchmen whispered.

Ran Min said loudly: "Li Nong led the army to forcibly occupy the north gate, this is obviously to meet the Yan and Zhao coalition forces, if this thief is not removed, it will be difficult for the Great Wei Kingdom to be peaceful." ”

"Your Majesty, now there are rumors in the city, all saying that the emperor has died in battle under the city of Xiangguo, Li Nong may have heard the news, so he has the intention of rejoining Zhao State." Another confidant general said.

Ran Min nodded, snorted, and said, "Li Nong really thought I was dead, and he was so bold and reckless, I would never forgive him." ”

Just when Ran Min was furious, Jing Zhan, the leader of the deaf and dumb warriors, walked in and handed over the handwritten letter written by Li Nong to Zhang Ju to Ran Min.

It turned out that Li Nong's cronies were caught up by the deaf and dumb warriors who were following him on the way, and the letters on his body were searched out and handed over to Jing Zhan.

Ran Min took the letter and looked at it, the envelope was written very clearly, and asked Zhang Ju to open it in person, signed by his friend Li Nong.

"It seems that Li Nong really colluded with Zhang Ju." Ran Min said and opened the letter.

"Humph! This Li Nong is really full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and keeps saying that it is for the people of Yecheng, and he actually says that he has betrayed the enemy so noblely. After Ran Min finished speaking, he handed the letter into the hands of his henchman.

Several henchmen were shocked when they saw it, and one of them hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, now, Li Nong, Wang Mo and others have decided to join the enemy, our army should immediately enter the city secretly, and then, launch a surprise attack and kill Li Nong and others." ”

Ran Min nodded and ordered: "The whole army will prepare immediately, and after half an hour, enter the city from Fengyang Gate, attack by different routes, kill Li Nong, Wang Mo, Wang Yan and Yan Zhen and others, and exterminate their three clans as punishment." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The henchmen and generals all clenched their fists and led the way.

Subsequently, Ran Min first asked Jing Zhan to lead the deaf and dumb warriors into the city immediately, ambushing them in important positions, and then sent henchmen scouts into the city to inform the henchmen in the city and let them prepare to respond.

After being ready, Ran Min personally led 8,000 beggar guards to enter Yecheng from Fengyang Gate, and immediately divided his troops into multiple routes and rushed towards the garrison of Li Nong and his henchmen.

Yecheng's Ran Min's cronies and generals, when they heard the rumors that Ran Min died in battle, they were extremely depressed, and at this moment, seeing that Ran Min had returned to Yecheng and stood beside him, his morale was immediately boosted, and he followed Ran Min to the north gate to kill.

Ran Min rode a tall Zhulong horse, roaring through the streets of Yecheng, and the traders and people along the way all saw it, and when they saw that Ran Min was safe and sound, the people settled down. (To be continued......)