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The vanguard of the 10,000 Chu Army, shouting neat slogans, raised four-meter spears high, and approached Hukou Pass step by step.

The strict military formation made the defenders of Hukou Pass feel suffocated and depressed, and they clenched the blades in their hands, but their bodies couldn't help but start to tremble.

"Chu thief really dares to offend me Yongzhou?"

Ning Sui, the guard of the Hukou Pass, lay on the city wall, staring at the scene in front of him with a face full of disbelief, and was at a loss for a while.

The deputy general was the first to come back to his senses and said to Ning Sui: "General Ning, the army of Chu thieves is approaching, organize a defense immediately." ”

Ning Sui wiped the cold sweat that overflowed on his face, shook his head and said: "There are too many thieves in the army, so you should order someone to go back to Yongzhou to report to Taishou and ask for support." ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding defender soldiers immediately surrounded Ning Sui.

Lao Zhang took the lead and said: "General Ning, my subordinates are willing to go back to Yongzhou to ask for help from Taishoufu, please allow my subordinates to go out of the customs and return to the city." ”

Another junior colonel also said: "My subordinates have lived in Yongzhou City for a long time, and they will definitely be able to send troops to help Taishou as quickly as possible!" ”

One by one, the defender soldiers recommended themselves to Ning Sui Maosui, and it sounded like they wanted to care about the safety of Hukou Pass, but in fact, they all wanted to escape from this land of right and wrong, and they did not dare to fight with the Chu army.

Ning Sui was annoyed by the noise, and yelled: "Don't make any noise!" At the moment of the great enemy, no one can take half a step back, guard their posts, prepare to roll stones, and defend the pass! ”

After the soldiers quieted down, Ning Sui said to the adjutant general: "The Chu army is strong, this general must personally go back to Yongzhou to discuss countermeasures with Guo Taishou, before this general returns, you must not let Chu thieves pass through the pass, do you hear clearly?" ”

The adjutant general was stunned when he heard this, and saw that Ning Sui was about to leave, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and said earnestly: "General Ning, you are the chief general of Hukou Pass, how can the enemy leave his post without permission at this time?" ”

Ning Sui waved his hand and said: "General Ben did not leave his post without permission, but went to the Taishou Mansion to find reinforcements, and only General Ben went in person.

In order to keep the Hukou Pass as fast as possible, at most two days, the general will return, you only need to lead the soldiers to stick to the key points of the checkpoint. ”

The adjutant general said in a deep voice: "General Ning, how can you leave at this time as the main general? If you leave, you will be unstable. ”

"Enough! Zhu Xuan! Are you the main commander or am I the main general? Do whatever I command, and there shall be no mistake. Ning Sui shouted violently, and quickly left the wall of the mouth of the pot without looking back.

Not long after, Ning Sui and several of his own soldiers stepped on their horses and galloped towards Yongzhou City.

Seeing this, Zhu Xuan sighed helplessly, and had to command the defenders to prepare to resist the attack of the Chu army.

"Stop!"

The Chu army marched to Hukou Pass about a mile, and with a sound of stopping the ban in the army, 10,000 Chu troops immediately stood in place.

Qin Zongquan, the vanguard commander, rode his horse to the front of the army, glanced at Hukou Pass in the distance, showed a look of disdain, and said to the scouts beside him: "You two go to the front of the battle to persuade them to surrender, just say that as long as they are willing to give up the pass and take the initiative to offer sincerity, this general guarantees that they will not worry about their lives!" ”

Qin Zongquan was the culprit who single-handedly caused the bloody cases in the counties south of Jingzhou.

In terms of fighting, he fought with a number of rising stars in the Han army, such as Meng Hui, Xin Qixuan, and Cui Liang, and he can be regarded as "battle-hardened".

It's just that this record is really miserable, in the repeated confrontations with the Han army, the repeated defeats returned, and they were also the first to understand the situation under unfavorable circumstances, leaving the army and fleeing alone, running out of more than 100 miles without rest in one breath, Bolt shouted invincible when he saw it.

But such an escaped general, but did not receive any punishment, but became a vanguard general under the connivance of Emperor Huang Fu of Chu, and the reason for this is somewhat intriguing.

You must know that Qin Zongquan's murderous reputation is not on the battlefield, but on those unarmed people.

At the beginning, in order to raise military rations to help the Chu army cross the long river in the south, but they slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in several cities in the north of Jingzhou, and used human flesh as military rations.

Later, after Huang Fu secretly learned about this matter, he did not punish Qin Zongquan in any way, but instead entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and even gave him the important position of vanguard general, which can not be said to be unimportant.

When the scout heard the order, he rode his horse to the Hukou Pass and began to persuade him to surrender: "Brother Listen to the pass, on the orders of my General Qin, I advise you to put down your weapons and open the door to surrender,

General Qin said, everyone has a small family, and they can't bear to see each other, as long as everyone works for Da Chu, they will not embarrass everyone.

Taking advantage of the fact that General Qin has not launched an offensive now, he will take the initiative to sacrifice the city and still have a heavy reward, if he does not obey, the day the city is broken, there will be no armor left! ”

How could the defenders of Hukou Pass ever see such a posture? In particular, the sentence of the Chu army scout, "no piece of armor remains", made everyone even more afraid, and the fighting spirit of the army was instantly disintegrated.

Lao Zhang and the others looked at the situation of the flag waving in the distance, couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and said to Zhu Xuan sideways: "Vice General Zhu, come down, the enemy is outnumbered, and now Tou Cheng may still have a way to live." ”

Zhu Xuan was also very nervous at this time, but he still maintained a trace of sanity, and gritted his teeth and rejected Lao Zhang's proposal: "As a soldier of the Han army, how can I surrender without a fight?"

Brothers, everyone doesn't know what is going on in the Chu State, it's better to live than pigs and dogs, even if they are willing to let us go,

Do you want to live like that for the rest of your life? Since His Majesty ascended the throne, has he ever owed you a penny of military salary? Comparing your heart to your heart, are you really willing to surrender like this? ”

Many soldiers were ashamed of this, indeed, since Liu Ce ascended the throne, he has been very kind to the military and people of Shudi, and he has never owed a penny of military salary, and the treatment is much better than before.

However, the number of Chu troops in front of them is several times more than that of the defenders, and this is only the vanguard, presumably there are more troops arriving behind, can you hold it?

Lao Zhang thought for a while, and suddenly said to the scouts outside the gate: "You General Qin are really trustworthy, won't you embarrass us and the family members in the city?" ”

Hearing this, the scout replied loudly: "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to surrender, General Qin will definitely not harm you and your family." ”

"What are you doing! Lao Zhang, do you want to rebel!? Zhu Xuan's eyes widened, and he grabbed Lao Zhang's shirt and said angrily.

Lao Zhang shook off Zhu Xuan's hand and said: "Vice General Zhu, I'm really sorry, we just want to live, whether it's the Chu State or the Han Dynasty,

Who is the co-owner of the world is insignificant to us little people, we are all family people, and we can't just die here in vain, so I'm sorry. ”

Zhu Xuan said angrily: "Come on, take him down for me!" ”

However, none of the surrounding Shu troops moved.

"What are you all doing! Don't let me take him down yet! ”

No matter how Zhu Xuan roared, the Shu soldiers still did not make the slightest move.

At this time, Lao Zhang shouted: "Someone, tie up Vice General Zhu!" ”

Soon, several soldiers rushed up, pressed Zhu Xuan under him, and tied him with a rope.

"You, do you all want to rebel?" Zhu Xuan struggled, but it had no effect, so he could only shout, "One day, you will regret what you did today!" ”