Chapter 55 - The Battle of the City

Xia Cheng in front of him was now more and more unclear about what the woman in the night suit in front of him wanted to do, especially after hearing this, Xia Cheng couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You look down on me too much, can't I know about this matter now?" Xia Cheng did not have the slightest doubt about what he was doing now, and asked directly.

Chen Xinyu's main purpose now is to absorb this army, as for whether Xia Cheng, the main general of the army, really surrenders to them, Chen Xinyu actually doesn't care much, and once this army of about 20,000 people is absorbed, their current dilemma of insufficient army can be solved very smoothly, which is enough to give them the capital to enter the imperial Chen family. So, Chen Xinyu naturally smiled and said: "If you are not afraid of waking up in the middle of the night, I can tell you my true identity, but I hope you will not be surprised."

Xia Cheng sneered, sat up from the bed, and said coldly, "Is your true identity so terrifying?"

Chen Xinyu lifted the night clothes on the top of his head, and at the same time took out a jade pendant from his arms, which hung on the fingers of Chen Xinyu's right hand. This jade pendant is enough to prove that Chen Xinyu's identity is definitely not an ordinary person. On this piece of emerald green jade pendant, two very eye-catching characters are clearly written in red words - "Chen Family".

Xia Cheng's face was slightly stunned, the jade pendant represented by this Chen family is nothing else, it is the jade pendant that only senior members of the royal Chen family can have, Xia Cheng, as the general of the royal Chen family, naturally fully understands the meaning of this jade pendant. But Xia Cheng still never thought that the woman in a night dress who appeared in front of him at this moment was none other than Chen Xinyu, the monarch who had left the country. "It turned out to be his own person," Xia Cheng nodded slightly, this jade pendant gave him the feeling that this girl must be a member of the royal Chen family. "In that case, I wonder why you're here?"

Chen Xinyu smiled, "Don't you really know what the specific reason for me to come here is?" In that case, I'm welcome" So, Chen Xinyu directly raised his hands and directly raised the twin vines around him and wrapped them directly around this Xia Cheng in front of him. Xia Cheng was now inexplicably looking at the vines on both sides of Chen Xinyu's turquoise arm in front of him, and Xia Cheng was slightly stunned in the process, and he was directly entangled by Chen Xinyu and couldn't move. "What do you mean by this?" Xia Cheng's body was directly entangled and couldn't move, and at this moment he realized that the girl in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person, but he couldn't move now. He could only speak slowly in a trembling voice, wanting to ask about the situation in front of him.

Chen Xinyu's eyes moved slightly, and his long eyelashes moved upwards slightly, "You are really a little naïve, do you think that the royal Chen family represented by this jade pendant is really only what the current royal Chen family can have?"

Xia Cheng's expression and the movements on his face had also become helpless, he suddenly thought of some possibilities, but his movements had been completely restrained and he couldn't move, he could only ask in a trembling voice: "You, are you the one who left the country?"

Chen Xinyu said with a smile: "Yes, haven't you heard that the emperor Chen Xinyu, the emperor who left the country, and the Empress Shengde, liked nothing more than to hang around? Moreover, Chen Xinyu is also the most noble existence in the Chen family of the imperial family. As a general in the Chen family of the royal family, don't you really know these things?"

This confession and Xia Cheng, who is now directly displayed in her hands, have now fully understood the true identity of the person in front of her, this person is none other than the lord of the country, Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde. After knowing the news, Xia Cheng's gaze was suddenly frozen in place. He slowly stood up and asked in a very heavy voice: "You, is it really Her Majesty Chen Xinyu, the Empress of Shengde? Then why did you come here in person, as the emperor, shouldn't you sit in the rear and unify the situation, is it worth it?"

Chen Xinyu smiled coldly, "If you think that this is the style that you will come out of when you are the emperor, I don't care about this." But I tell you the truth, as an emperor, I am loved and respected by the people and soldiers, and they are willing to help my emperor no matter what happens, so I will not be able to sit in the rear, but I will need to come to the front to help every brethren fight. Because on the battlefield, everyone is the same, they are all brave soldiers who sacrifice their lives for the country and are not afraid of difficulties, and they are also proud and proud of their father's teachings. The exact number of casualties caused in this war is still to be discussed and estimated. But I believe that doing so will at least reduce the probability of the soldiers being killed. Isn't this worth it? I might as well tell you the truth, in this situation, the royal Chen family has also gone to the momentum, and they will not be able to return to heaven no matter what. If you know each other, you will directly hand over the military power and surrender, and I will still use you as the general of the right captain. But if you don't know each other and want to resist stubbornly, I advise you to give up struggling. ”

Chen Xinyu's words covered too many things, and Xia Cheng didn't fully react for a while. But then, he also understood what Chen Xinyu meant and her intention to come here now, she wanted to pass through this strategic pass Baichikou as soon as possible and enter Luoshu County as soon as possible. In this way, they can further threaten Checheng, and even try to occupy Checheng before the arrival of the Qi army, so that they can have enough interest capital to negotiate with Qi to divide interests.

But even now that he had insight into Chen Xinyu's thoughts, Xia Cheng was helpless, and he was now entangled by the vines summoned by Chen Xinyu's hand and couldn't move. And the golden talisman he put on the edge of the bed has now been taken directly by Chen Xinyu like a sheep. Now he is either dying, or cooperating with leaving the country, and there is no third way to go.

Thinking of Chen Xinyu's words, Xia Cheng probably had a conclusion in his heart, now that the royal Chen family is facing the pressure of the army on two sides, it is basically lacking in skills. The victory of the Qi army over the feudal army was a huge turning point, which also invisibly indicated that the rule of the imperial Chen family was coming to an end. Qicheng, Xiaoguan, and Xicheng were lost in three places, and now it may be a very serious question whether Thorn City can be saved. Xia Cheng's heart was like a mirror, and it really didn't make sense to help the royal Chen family resist at this time. On the contrary, Chen Xinyu still trusted him very much, and even retained the original position of general to him intact, which made Xia Cheng very moved in his heart.

Thinking of this, Xia Cheng finally stood up and said slowly: "Your Majesty trusts me so much, I won't hide it from Your Majesty, in the current situation, the most critical force army to break through the imperial Chen family is not in Thorn City or on our side, but the deep-rooted factional contradictions within the imperial Chen family itself, which is also an acute problem that we have not been able to defeat since the beginning of our departure from the country." The family controlled the land and peasants, and even could interfere in the government and even manipulate domestic and foreign trade, endangering the country. I have seen all these things, and I am very dissatisfied with the family. However, I am not from a family, so I have been persecuted and ostracized for this reason. Now, if Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to serve Your Majesty!" Speaking of this, Xia Cheng directly knelt down on one knee to express his loyalty.

Chen Xinyu was immediately overjoyed, this result was exactly what she wanted most now. As long as Xia Chengken surrenders, this beginning is tantamount to telling every soldier in this army that at this time they are no longer worthy of serving the royal Chen family, and it is a wise move to switch to the Ming Lord as soon as possible.

"Okay, then let's talk about it, early tomorrow morning, the Xicheng army is ready to come to Baichikou, and the two sides will join forces and directly march to attack Luoshu County. However," Chen Xinyu said her plan, but at the same time she also came up with her own conditions, "Before joining forces, let's ask General Xia Cheng to return to Xicheng with us, this army believes that it only needs a talisman to be dispatched." ”

Xia Cheng pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay, in that case, I also ask Your Majesty, if there are soldiers among these soldiers who are unwilling to surrender, I hope Your Majesty can let them live."

Chen Xinyu nodded without hesitation and agreed, this matter itself is her consistent style of being a person and doing things, no matter what the reason is, it will not change her original intention. "Okay, General Xia Cheng will prepare for a while, and when we are ready, we will set off immediately!" So, Chen Xinyu put on the black hood on his face again, hiding his face under his night clothes. Directly dodged out of this Chinese army camp, of course, Chen Xinyu did not forget to take away the jade talisman that could dispatch the army stationed in the Chen family of the Baichikou royal family. Xia Cheng smiled bitterly for a while, and now Chen Xinyu's inadvertent move has completely demonstrated her strong side. Now, he had no choice.

Thinking of this, Xia Cheng resolutely stood up and walked out of this camp, his heart also became clear with the appearance of now, perhaps, this is the future he wants.

On the Xuanling Continent, in the spring of the thirteenth year of Empress Shengde, Empress Shengde Chen Xinyu personally secretly went to Baichikou, and successfully said that Xia Cheng, the general of the royal Chen family stationed here, Xia Cheng raised troops and surrendered to Chen Xinyu, Chen Xinyu immediately reorganized the army, and ordered Xia Cheng and Wang Yan to jointly lead 30,000 troops to Luoshu County, and she herself temporarily retained 5,000 rear troops, staying in Xicheng, as an army to transport grain and grass logistics supplies, and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.