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Cangzhou City, at this time the city gate is closed, the city is full of clouds, and the people are panicked and live in their huts.

On the street, there are few people, and even if there are, it is the five thousand city guards, as well as the city catcher.

Most of the shops in the city are closed, and at this time, there will be no more business. Except for those necessary daily necessities, such as firewood, rice, oil and salt, no business has opened again.

The prefect Zeng Zhihong had already issued a strict order that those who disturbed the order of the city would be killed.

The entire Cangzhou City is in a turbulent situation, if it were not strictly controlled by the government, I am afraid that it would have been a mess long ago.

The cause of all this is because of a sudden troops.

A few miles outside the city of Cangzhou, tens of thousands of Hun iron horsemen were waiting for them.

The letter of Zhao'an's persuasion to surrender had been shot into the city as early as this morning.

In black letters on a white background, it is clearly written:

In one day, those who do not descend slaughter the city.

The words of the Huns are by no means empty threats, from the north to here, several large cities, once not surrendered, the Huns immediately launched a thunderous offensive, after the city was broken, burned, killed and looted, and did everything.

The officials in the city were all killed, and no one was left.

However, their policy is very clear, if they surrender, they will definitely treat the prisoners well. The city officials were all in their original positions, and even worse, they were aggressively promoted to those who patted the bearded horses and walked the horses, and were obedient to the villains. Those who can grasp the opportunity and be promoted to the third level abound.

In such stark contrast, the vast majority of towns have chosen the latter. They have abandoned their dignity and loyalty in order to save their last life.

Cangzhou City, where the entire state capital of Cangzhou is located, what choice will it make?

Inside the lobby of the Yamen. is still solemn and rigorous, but at this time, it suddenly has a little more depression flavor.

"Master Zeng, how did you choose?"

Chen Xinhong, the deputy general of the city commander, asked loudly.

Zeng Zhihong was silent, and after a long time, he looked at the red sun that was hanging high on the ground, but it was already gradually setting in the west, and sighed: "Time is running out." ”

Chen Xinhong frowned and said, "Lord Zeng, just because there is not much time. It's up to you and me to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"So in General Chen's opinion, what should we do?"

"Cangzhou is a big city, with 5,000 elite soldiers in the city. A hundred thousand people should hold on. Chen Xinhong said in a deep voice.

"Stubborn? Can you hold it? Zeng Zhihong's eyes showed a faint ray of light, staring at each other.

Chen Xinhong's face changed slightly, and he lowered his head at the other party's fierce gaze. Zeng Zhihong, a scholar who is powerless. His momentum at this moment faintly suppressed Chen Xinhong, the commander of the army.

After a while, Chen Xinhong sighed: "The Huns are all horse teams, as long as the adults make up their minds." I promise that we will not let it succeed. ”

"What if their follow-up troops come? How long can you hold on? Zeng Zhihong asked.

The look on Chen Xinhong's face was extremely ugly, he pondered for a moment, and finally said, "I can't hold it." ”

Although he has 5,000 strong men, how can these newcomers who have never experienced the dangers of war be compared with those Huns who are like wolves and tigers.

Even if you count the 100,000 people in the city, you will definitely not be able to stop the Huns. After all, they are just ordinary people, and there is no comparison with these professional soldiers.

The end of the battle began. I am afraid that there are many people who flee for their lives in a hurry, and there are few who bravely kill the enemy.

At that time, it will already be a great blessing not to retreat, and it is impossible to expect them to kill the enemy and defend the city.

"Since you can't keep it, it's better not to keep it." Zeng Zhihong was silent for a moment, and suddenly said in a low voice.

"What?" Chen Xinhong raised his head suddenly, he stared at this highest-ranking court official in Cangzhou City, his eyes were full of horror.

Glaring at him without fear, Zeng Zhihong's voice was filled with indescribable sadness and unexpectedly firmness: "This official has decided to abandon the city and surrender. ”

Chen Xinhong shook his lips that were a little numb, he couldn't believe that this sentence came from Zeng Zhihong's mouth,

Although they don't have a deep friendship, they have been together for many years and know each other more or less.

Two years ago, Xu Haifeng, the commander of the Black Flag Army, made trouble in Cangzhou City, and they became prisoners at the same time. But it is precisely because of this that they have more interactions with each other because of the same disease.

In his impression, although Zeng Zhihong is far from being clean and self-conscious, honest and strict, in the past few years of his reign, after the unknown origin of the money and food at hand, I am afraid that there is also a large amount of money.

However, he is a person from a scholarly family after all.

Before the national righteousness, there should be a criterion in his geocentric center.

There was a hint of anger and surprise in his eyes, it could be that he had taken a bad look at someone.

"Lord Zeng, if the lower officials have not remembered wrong, the Lord's Mansion has been an official for generations, and the Zeng family enjoys a great reputation in the Han Dynasty. Today, if you take a wrong step, you are afraid of ......"

Although he did not continue to speak, his meaning was clear. Zeng Zhihong's face twitched fiercely, he turned his head to look at the excited colleagues in front of him, and said: "Eight years ago, the first emperor appointed this official as the prefect of Cangzhou. He paused suddenly, and then said heavily: "The lives of hundreds of thousands of families are all in the thoughts of this official. ”

Chen Xinhong was stunned, as if a basin of cold water was pouring down on his head, and his anger immediately disappeared.

"Cangzhou City is the capital of Cangzhou, and the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people in Cangzhou are looking here. If it falls, it will bear the infamy of a hundred generations, and if it does not fall, Cangzhou will inevitably flow into a river of blood, a sea of corpses and bones. Zeng Zhihong's voice suddenly became extremely sharp: "General Chen, it's you instead." And how to do it? ”

Chen Xinhong opened his mouth, but he was stunned for a while, but he couldn't say a word.

"His Royal Highness is in Taiyuan, bringing together the elite of the Han Dynasty. intends to fight to the death with the Huns. Zeng Zhihong was silent for a moment and said suddenly.

Chen Xinhong looked at him puzzled, not knowing why he diverted the topic.

"If this battle is lost, it will be difficult for the Han to have the strength to fight back." Zeng Zhihong raised his head, he looked at the dazzling sunlight outside the window, and seemed to be talking to himself.

Chen Xinhong, who was beside him, shook his head and said, "No, there is an ancient handsome man in Taiyuan, and he won't lose." ”

"General Chen, do you believe in Gu Dashuai so much?"

Although Zeng Zhihong asked without a head. But Chen Xinhong fully understood what he meant.

Nodding heavily, Chen Xinhong said: "Gu Dashuai has fought a hundred battles in his life, and he has not lost a single one. If even his old man can't believe it, then who else in the world can defeat the Huns. ”

His voice was full of pride, a deep sense of pride for the top man of the military.

"Good ......" Hearing his words full of confidence, Zeng Zhihong shouted: "If Gu Dashuai wins, then take advantage of the victory to pursue." then the restoration of the country is promising. ”

"Lord Zeng, what do you mean......" Chen Xinhong's eyes lit up and he exclaimed.

"The First Battle of Taiyuan. If it is a big victory, Gu Dashuai will never give up the opportunity to chase and kill, and then recovering the lost ground is just around the corner. This official wants to keep this great river and mountain for His Highness, and he can't give him a fragmented Cangzhou. Zeng Zhihong's words were slow and heavy, but every word was from the bottom of his heart, which was particularly moving: "The land handed over by the first emperor to the official land is an intact Cangzhou, and when the official returns to his hometown after his term of office, the returned land should also be an intact Cangzhou."

"Zeng-sama, but you ......"

Smile slightly. Zeng Zhihong said softly: "When the Huns are defeated and the Han army returns, Zeng will naturally give an explanation to the first emperor." His voice was soft, but it was imbued with an unwavering bitterness.

Chen Xinhong shuddered, vaguely guessed his thoughts, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and couldn't speak anymore.

His eyes followed Zeng Zhihong's gaze to the sky, although the sun was still hot, but his heart was cold.

"The time is almost up." Zeng Zhihong sighed.

Chen Xinhong woke up like a dream, and he looked at the sun that was gradually moving westward.

Time is such a strange thing, the more you wish it passed quickly, the slower it became like an old ox pulling a cart. However, when you try to save that time, it flies by and is overwhelming.

It was past noon, less than three hours before the time set by the Huns.

Three hours later, they were either the surrender of the whole city or the overwhelming force of the Huns.

What lies ahead of them is a difficult trade-off.

"It's so decided......" A faint voice came from Zeng Zhihong's mouth, his eyes had a faint light of water, as long as he surrendered, the Zeng family's century-old reputation of loyalty was about to disappear, how could he be willing.

It's just that as the highest official in Cangzhou, there are some things that only he can do, and his eyes gradually became firm: "All the sins are borne by this official, and Kaecheng surrenders." ”

"Slow ......"

Glancing at Chen Xinhong suspiciously, Zeng Zhihong asked, "What?" ”

Chen Xinhong's face was heavy, and he suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to him respectfully.

Zeng Zhihong was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him and asked; "What is this doing, General?"

Chen Xinhong raised his head, stared into his eyes, and said: "Cheng still has one under his knees, he is still young, he doesn't understand accidents, and if he wants to entrust it to Lord Zeng, please make it convenient for adults." ”

"You ......"

Chen Xinhong's face was full of a wry smile, and his eyes were also bitter: "Cangzhou, you can descend, but I can't." ”

"General Chen......

Chen Xinhong stood up, he took a deep look, and said, "The people and dogs of Cangzhou are entrusted to you, my lord." ”

He turned suddenly, held his head high, and strode away.

Zeng Zhihong looked at his back, as if he was lost, but his eyes were full of grief and indignation, and there was a faint look of envy.

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