It took Jinling almost at no great cost, which is certainly something to celebrate. Facing the cheering people all over the city and the soldiers and horses of the Chu army with high morale, although Li Yuan was smiling, he had great worries in his heart.

The generals were also incredulous at this easy victory, why was the Jin army so weak?

Because as we all know, Li Jingsui fought all the way to Jinling with the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Jiangxi, and his troops were definitely not weak, and this Jinling City was the foundation of his rule.

According to common sense, in the case of the Chu army, at least more than half of the soldiers and horses had to be deployed to defend Jinling, but the soldiers of the Jin army who defended the city during the siege seemed to be less than 10,000, and most of them were people who were forced to drive up the city, which is really strange.

In the Jinling Palace in the afternoon, Li Yuan personally interrogated several captured generals of the Jin army defending the city. These generals attempted to escape on horseback from the east gate of Jinling when the city was broken, but they were chased all the way to the foot of Zhongshan by Wang Jingguo's cavalry battalion before they were captured and returned.

Although they were all wearing the armor of ordinary soldiers, the blades and war horses they wore revealed their identities, and the blue steel swords were all around their waists, and the war horses were all high-headed horses, which were obviously not owned by ordinary cavalrymen.

The fugitives who were identified were pushed in by the five flowers, and these guys were still very tough, and when Zou Ping scolded them to kneel, they all did not kneel and looked at the sky. Zou Ping's heart was on fire, and he raised his foot and kicked the knee of one of the most arrogant Jin generals, kicking him to the ground.

"Kill, not humiliate! Defeat is defeat, Lao Tzu admits it! But Lao Tzu knelt to the sky and knelt to his parents, and the rest of the people did not kneel! The fat Jin army general twisted his body and struggled to get up, shouting in his mouth.

"Hehe, still hard-mouthed? Lao Tzu will break your leg bones right now and make you hard-mouthed. Zou Ping scolded.

Li Yuan waved his hand to stop it, and said with a playful smile: "This general, just now you said that you knelt down to the sky and knelt down to your parents, and the rest of you will not kneel." There is something wrong with what you said, if your master, Li Jingsui, the king of Jin, asks you to kneel, will you kneel? Further up, there is Li Congjia, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he asked you to kneel, do you dare not kneel? ”

"King Jin is not the Son of Heaven, why should I kneel? As for Li Congjia, a usurper who killed his siblings, I bah! Don't think General Ben will bow down to him! The Jin army general scolded.

Li Yuan smiled: "That's strange, you are a general under Li Jingsui, and Li Jingsui accepted Li Congjia's title of King of Jin, how could you say such rebellious words?" ”

"What rebellion? I am a dignified Tang Dynasty man, and when we followed the King of Jin to raise troops, it was for the Qing monarch's side! That's loyalty to the first emperor! King Jin was originally the emperor's younger brother, what difference does it make if he accepts the title or not? And how can that usurper scum withstand his own worship? ”

Li Yuan smiled and said: "What you said is interesting, dare to ask your honorable name?" What is the official position in the Tang Dynasty? ”

"I don't change my name, I don't change my surname, Chen Decheng is also. I am the Marquis of Xuanwei Army, the capital of the Xuanwei Army, ordered by Emperor Yuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Although after Li Congjia usurped the throne, he was awarded the official position of Jinling Yin, but he only recognized the appointment of the emperor. The general said in a deep voice.

Li Yuan thought it was very interesting, this general named Chen Decheng was also a lover, dissatisfied with Li Congjia's usurpation of the throne, and even did not recognize Jinling Yin's official position.

"I remember, Chen Decheng Chen Yuhou." Li Yuan smiled.

"You, you are Li Yuan?" Chen Decheng and several generals next to him all looked at Li Yuan in surprise.

"Bold! How dare you call the Son of Heaven by name? Looking for death? ”

Seeing Zou Ping step forward angrily, Li Yuan waved his hand disapprovingly to stop it, and smiled calmly: "What? Isn't it like? ”

Chen Decheng swallowed his saliva, smacked his tongue and shook his head: "Don't lie to us, I heard that Li Yuan, the emperor of Chu State, is five big and three thick, eight feet tall, his mouth is like a blood basin, his eyes are like copper bells, and he talks like thunder." You look like a weak scholar, how can it be that Li Yuan. Don't laugh. ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals of the Chu army in the hall laughed back and forth. It turned out that in the eyes of the enemy army, His Majesty turned out to be a devilish yaksha. You must know that your majesty cares most about your appearance, and now you are going to be depressed.

"Shut up, the one in front of you is His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu, you don't know Mount Tai if you have eyes, and you are still talking nonsense here." Zou Ping scolded.

Li Yuan waved his hand and smiled: "Chen Decheng, I didn't know that you thought I was like that. It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, when I Shitang was the Marquis of Yu, the capital of Jinling, how many generals of the forbidden army drank wine at the same table in Jinling, you are from the forbidden army, even if you have never seen me, how can you not have heard of my appearance? ”

Chen Decheng scratched his head and said: "In the past, I have always led the army to garrison in Changzhou, but I rarely return to Jinling, and it was the King of Jin who told us that Li Yuan looked like that!"

also said that Li Yuan is greedy and lustful, as long as it is a woman, no matter how old or young or young, as long as he is taken by him, he will collect all the mansions for his enjoyment, and even the blue-faced and fanged Dongxi barbarian girl will not let go! It is also said that Li Yuan likes to eat people's hearts, and once took out the babies who were not yet under the age of three dynasties, and ate their hearts to increase their strength. And said—"

"Don't say it, don't say it." Li Yuan hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt his nonsense, and he was very angry in his heart. It turns out that he was deliberately made so unbearable by the enemy's propaganda, and it seems that the enemy in these years is also well versed in the way of public opinion, and this reactionary propaganda has turned himself into a brutal and colorless ogre in the eyes of the enemy.

The surrounding generals covered their mouths and coughed, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, didn't dare to laugh but couldn't hold back, it was rare to see His Majesty so embarrassed, today is a feast for the eyes.

"Believe it or not, I am Li Yuan. All of us here are my generals, and they can prove to me that I am not the kind of person you say I am. ”

"Could it be that King Jin deceived me? It's impossible. Chen Decheng scratched his head and said.

Li Yuan didn't want to grind with him anymore, so he said in a deep voice: "Chen Decheng, I asked you a few things, and if you answer truthfully, I may be able to send you lightly." I hope you can answer honestly and fight for yourself a chance to live. ”

Chen Decheng frowned and said, "I'm not afraid of death, but I can answer your question." The matter has come to this, Datang is over, what else can I hope for. If you spare me, you will spare me, and it will not hurt if you don't spare me. ”

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile. Although Chen Decheng is a little stupid, he is not a straight person. No wonder Li Jingsui threw him in Jinling to die, such a tenacious person is in troubled times, if it is in a peaceful era, it is really a miracle that he can mix in the officialdom to this day. If it is possible, recruit this person over, I am afraid that it will be of some use, but I don't know what his martial arts skills and skills are.

"Okay, Chen Yu waits for people to speak quickly. Come on, untie them. Li Yuan commanded.

The guards stepped forward to untie Chen Decheng and the others, but Chen Decheng twisted his body and refused, and said: "You ask first, if I can't answer your question, you will order someone to tie me up and cut off my head when I go back, but it will be troublesome." ”

Li Yuan smiled dumbly, so he had to nod and say, "That's it, it's up to you." The first question I want to ask is, why are there only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in this Jinling City? Isn't it supposed to be heavily defended? How could this be the case? ”

As soon as Chen Decheng heard this question, his face immediately turned red, and he scolded: "King Jin is full of a bunch of losers, I am a big Tang Dynasty, and these losers will lose when they say they will lose it." Yangzhou was attacked, and they were reluctant to send troops to the rescue. The three towns of Jiangxi were in danger, and they did not want to hold on, but gathered the troops of the two towns of Fenghua and Anhua to the front line of Xuanhe.

Now that you have hit Jinling, they don't even dare to defend it, so they pat their butts and run away. The first emperor had a spirit, and it was difficult to look at it under the spring. If we have at least 100,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city, how can you go down to Jinling in half a day? ”

Luo Erhu couldn't help but scold angrily on the side: "Mother, your turtle grandson still dares to mention the first emperor? It is you who rebel, and you who are loyal, and you are shameless! Also, even if all of you come to defend the city, my Chu army will still beat you to the ground, and you are still blowing nonsense here. ”

Chen Decheng was angry and wanted to refute, but Li Yuan frowned and interrupted: "Chen Yuhou, you just said that they patted their butts and ran away, did the soldiers and horses in Jinling City take the initiative to evacuate?" ”

"Xu Ruchang ran away with King Jin a few days ago, and when they saw that I was determined not to leave, they only gave me some old and weak soldiers and horses to defend the city. I had no choice but to drive some of the people up to the city to defend and give them some shabby armor and blades, which I knew were useless, but I finally did my part, and I had a clear conscience. ”

Li Yuan didn't want to listen to him flaunt himself, frowned and asked, "How many days ago did they evacuate Jinling?" So the 60,000 soldiers and horses who attacked Wu Yue turned out to be the defenders of Jinling? ”

"That's right, they all boarded the boat at Runzhou North Wharf and left. I asked Xu Ruchang, and the old boy just wouldn't tell me where they were going. I originally estimated that they wanted to go east along the river, and then return to the north bank to withdraw and attack Yangzhou, but I didn't expect to occupy the territory of Wu Yueguo?!

What about these cowards who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard, what about a few Wuyue Prefectures? I don't even want the good fortune of my ancestors! What's more, your Chu army will come sooner or later, even if they hide in Wu Yue Kingdom, they will still have to fight you to the death in the end, so why not fight in Jinling? Even if I die in battle, I will also lose the prestige of my Tang Dynasty! Chen Decheng scolded indignantly.

Li Yuan asked again: "Li Jingsui and Xu Ruchang took the soldiers and horses of Jinling City to board the boat and left along the river, what about the rest of the soldiers and horses transferred to the front line of Xuanhe?" ”

"Naturally, it is left as a bait to contain you, for fear that you will chase Wu Yueguo! Mother, this group of cowards, losers, was building ships a few months ago, and they were ready to flee a long time ago, I'm bhew! Chen Decheng rolled his eyes and said.

Li Yuan's heart was bright, a hidden worry that he had been thinking about before the siege suddenly became clear, and his heart suddenly tightened.

"Come on, take them down." Li Yuan waved his hand.

The guards stepped forward to take Chen Decheng and the others down, and Chen Decheng shouted: "Li, Li Yuan, what are you going to do with us?" It's okay to kill or chop up, but I hope to give us a whole corpse. ”

Li Yuan sneered: "You will get your wish." ”