Compared with usual, Utkin's enthusiasm was even greater, and he, a civil official, even rode a war horse, regardless of the reason for his physical weakness, and Pei Yuanshao and Pei Yuanshao went all the way towards Adan City, a day earlier than expected.

Compared with Utkin's enthusiasm, the deputy corps commander Pei Yuanshao was unexpectedly inferior, and he fell ill because of the hurry and fell behind the rear of the army.

Utkin didn't care about any of this, on the contrary, it was what he wanted. In this way, when he rushed to the city of Adan with 30,000 vanguard troops and saw the guard of Mihaiqi on the tower, his face finally showed a real smile that he had not seen for a long time.

Because Utkin came, although Mikhaich was also a little confused, he opened the side gates and led the other into the city. And when Utkin came to a safe place after entering the city, he actually opened his mouth and shouted that the enemy was attacking, and then asked General Mikhaich to lead the army to fight back.

Mikhajic didn't know what was going on, but what he knew was that this Utkin was a trusted person of the second prince Ivan, and even if he said so, what else was there to be polite about. It was said that it was the enemy who was wearing the uniform of the Celestial Empire soldiers. Without saying a word, a massacre began in front of the city.

Without preparation, before there was a military order, 30,000 soldiers of the Heavenly Empire were besieged and killed in this way. But Utkin and Mikhajich, who had a good time, did not notice that the dead were actually Rus' soldiers, who were the same men of General Peter who had been captured earlier.

Pei Yuanshao did not arrive in time due to physical reasons, and escaped by luck. It's just that these are not Utkin's concerns, what he has to do now is to defend Adan City and ensure that the Celestial Empire army cannot threaten the second prince from this way.

In front of the city of Adan, the Rus Kingdom suddenly launched a surprise massacre against the Celestial Empire army, which also opened the prelude to the split of the alliance between the two countries.

And at this moment, in the city of Haipaolan, the vanguard legion of the Celestial Empire arrived, and the commander of the legion, Lu Bu, came to the city with a large amount of grain, grass, ordnance and cotton clothes worn by three million soldiers.

With so much armament coming into the city, it was impossible not to be discovered. When General Matvey, who was in the city, learned from his subordinates that there were not only 500,000 Celestial Empire troops but also so many armaments entering the city this time, he knew that the Celestial Empire had never wanted to help the second prince Ivan, because if there were, they would not have prepared so many things by themselves.

But at this moment, what's the use of knowing this? What can Matvey do?

Just when he had all kinds of speculations about his future, a soldier of the Celestial Empire came to report that the emperor of the Celestial Empire wanted to see him, which was even more surprising.

It's just that no matter what the accident is, the messenger of the Emperor of the Celestial Empire is outside, and he will give an answer after all. After thinking about it, some things were about to happen, far from being easily avoided, and he simply replied, "I'll come right away." ”

Matvey left the mansion with a mortal heart and followed the Celestial Courier. He didn't even bring many soldiers, but just brought two with him. In his opinion, if the Emperor of the Celestial Empire wanted to be unfavorable to him, it would be useless to bring many people.

Matvey came to the city where Zhang Chao lived.

This was originally the place where Utkin used to live. After he left with Huang Zhong, this place was requisitioned by Zhang Chao. Judging from this point alone, it can be seen that the emperor of the Celestial Empire is afraid that he will know that this Utkin will definitely not come back.

Although it is still the same mansion, after coming in this time, the feeling for Matvey is completely different. It is heavily guarded, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and all the guards are burly men.

In terms of size, they may not be as tall as the Rus, but they are very muscular, which is far from being comparable to most tall and lanky Rus men. What's more, these people all have a murderous aura on their bodies, which can be felt from a distance. Based on this, Matvey decided that these people must have come out of the sea of corpses.

Indeed, the one responsible for the security here is the Iron Guard, and with them, it is even more difficult for anyone to be unfavorable to Zhang Chao.

Matvey followed the messenger only after walking a distance of twenty meters before stopping, and then led by an iron guard himself, it can be seen that the identity of the messenger is destined for him to only go here, and when he sees Zhang Chao, not everyone has such power.

He followed the guard past the threshold, and the two retinues he had brought with him had long since stopped there. But despite this, Matvey was not afraid, because as soon as he dared to come here, he had the intention of dying.

Finally, after passing through several iron gates, he came to the back garden, and at this moment, Zhang Chao, who was dressed in a yellow robe, was standing with his hands behind his back, facing a pool of clear water in a daze.

The weather is getting colder, especially in the morning and evening. But the goldfish in the pond are still alive and strong, perhaps they already know that the harsh winter is coming, and without better measures, they are afraid that it will be difficult for them to survive the current winter, but they are still swimming in the water.

Matvey was stopped five meters behind Zhang Chao. The person who shot was Xu Chu, the chief of the guard, although he did not hold a signature long knife, but when he fought there, it was a tiger and a tiger, which made people dare not look down on him.

"Let him come, he won't hurt me." Zhang Chao didn't look back, but the voice did come out.

Hearing Zhang Chao's words, Xu Chu gave way and gave Matvey a way forward.

To say that Matvey did not have the intention to kill Zhang Chao, this is not true, but he knows that first, it is difficult for him to succeed, and secondly, the consequence of doing so is not only that he dies, but also that more major events will happen, if that is the case, I don't know how many people will be killed in vain, and these are things that he does not want to see happen.

Matvey honestly stepped forward and took a few steps, standing still two times behind Zhang Chao.

"General Ma, do you feel about looking at this pool of water?" After Zhang Chao waited for the other party to approach, the sound of interrogation came.

"Pool water?" Matvey's face was confused, to be honest, he really couldn't understand what Zhang Chao meant by asking this sentence.

Without giving Matvey a headache and thinking too much, Zhang Chao explained: "Look at the water in this pool, it is already very cold, I am afraid that the fish in the pond also know that the harsh living environment is coming, but in order to resist the thick ice in the harsh winter, they still need to live strongly, and it is best to eat more food to increase their resistance." Oh, think about it, why shouldn't people be like this? Living in this world is a very difficult thing, and it is even more difficult to live a better life, doesn't this mean that people are sometimes like fish, knowing that they will encounter difficulties, but they still have to muster up the courage to live. ”

The tone is very calm, as if he is narrating the most ordinary thing, but it does say the great truth of life.

"As far as I know, there are 50,000 Rus' soldiers in the city, and 320,000 Rus' people in the city. By the way, not long ago, in front of the city of Adan, Utkin and the defender Mikhaiqi there suddenly attacked the Second Army of the Celestial Empire, killing and wounding 30,000 of our army, and this revenge must be avenged. Oh, General Ma, you can bring the army into the reserve army. ”

Zhang Chao was still talking to himself, and he didn't want to ask Matvey about his personal meaning from beginning to end, but he seemed to know the answer a long time ago, and his tone was very relaxed and natural.

"The last general will meet the emperor." About a fifth of a quarter of the time, Matvey spoke as Zhang Chao cast the seventh bait into the pool. The result was not unexpected, and he surrendered to the Celestial Empire.

Although Zhang Chao did not say what the consequences would be if he did not agree, Matwei knew very well that if he dared to say a word, the 320,000 local residents and 50,000 Rus soldiers in the entire city of Haibalan would be killed, and at that time there would be a river of blood, and not a single one would be left.

In front of Adan City, the Rus Army wiped out a full 30,000 people of the Second Legion of the Celestial Empire by means of a surprise attack, and soon after, the main force of the Second Legion of the Celestial Empire came to the city, and at the same time arrived with the 500,000 troops of the Vanguard Legion of the Celestial Empire.

The Celestial Empire announced that because of Prince Ivan's attitude towards his allies and the war he took the initiative to initiate, Haibalan was immediately occupied by the Celestial Empire, and the total number of soldiers and civilians in the city, including General Matvey, was all classified as the Celestial Empire's army and people.

As soon as the news came out, it shook the world. In the military tent of Ivan, the second prince, outside the city of Great Rus, a valuable Celestial Empire vessel was thrown to the ground, and the bones rolled far away. "Bastard, who let them do it to the Celestial Empire army? Who is it! ”

Ivan's angry voice can still be heard by the guards guarding outside even through the thick military tent, which shows how big the anger is.

"The second prince is angry." The confidant Teregin was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said in a somewhat choked voice.

"Anger? Why didn't those bastards know to ask this prince for instructions before they did something? Now I have poked out such a big basket that I am angry, ah! Ivan was clearly not deflated, but still roaring angrily.

"Didn't Utkin say that the reinforcements of the Celestial Empire would definitely help him? Didn't he swear to this prince? Now that the power is in his hands, is this how it works? Yes! Ivan's roar continued, and there was no intention of stopping. And at this moment, the things that can be smashed and thrown in front of him have long been spread all over the ground, and there is nothing to use in his hands.

"Second prince, let's think about the next thing. If my guess is correct, Utkin and Mikhail will not be able to stop the Celestial Empire army at all, and once the city of Adan is not safeguarded, I am afraid that it will not be long before they are implicated in front of the city of Pahan, and then we will face the danger of being attacked on both sides. The voice of the national teacher Fera dimir finally came out of the tent, and as his voice sounded, the menacing shouts of the second prince disappeared.