Yang Yun was sitting on Ye Guan's lower hand seat at the moment, smiling with a sneer. After a short period of contact, he probably figured out Ye Guan's style, and he did not have the initial restraint and fear.

For him, as long as he doesn't want his life, nothing else matters.

This is also why after receiving Liu Tianyi's order, he quickly made the decision to surrender to the East Prince's Mansion immediately.

Ye Guan sat quietly on the main seat, frowning slightly.

Just now, he asked Yang Yun some simple questions, such as the surrounding cities, the orders of Wufeng City, and the movements of the enclave.

Because Changhui City is located in a major transportation route, the information flow is fast, and it is also an important place for trade. Ye Guan chose to enter Changhui City, but also wanted to get the news as soon as possible.

It was only one day since Yang Yun received Liu Tianyi's surrender order, but on this day, something also happened.

The caravans that had to walk every day were suddenly interrupted today, and the caravans traveling to and from Changhui City were much smaller than usual, and most of these caravans had not heard of Wufeng City's orders, and they came from relatively distant cities.

As for the movements of the surrounding cities, Yang Yun was not clear, he was not stupid enough to ask for help from the surrounding cities, this kind of thing happened in the enclave, Yang Yun, as a city lord who was left and right, naturally understood the change of events. Unlike those city lords who were watching, Yang Yun decided to surrender to the Eastern Prince's Mansion in exchange for his own survival at the first opportunity. And now, it seems, he made the right bet.

"In the city, how many defenders, how many people, how much grain and grass?" Ye Guan pondered for a while and asked Yang Yun softly.

"Back to my lord. Yang Yun said with a flattering face: "There are only more than 300 defenders in the city, you have just seen it, they have all given up resistance, the people are less than 100,000, and the grain and grass in the treasury can be used for about two years if you take 300 defenders." ”

Ye Guan didn't speak, just frowned slightly, if these grains and grasses were provided to 20,000 troops, I am afraid they would be overstretched.

Yang Yun immediately saw the signs, and hurriedly said: "My lord, generally speaking, the grain and grass in the treasury are not moved, in case of emergency, and most of the grain and grass consumed daily are provided by the merchants in the city, they provide grain and grass for the defenders, and the treasury exempts them from part of the tax. In addition, in the past, there were many caravans passing through Changhui City, and they would also carry grain and grass as taxes and fees. Now that the treasury is full, if the adults are worried about the matter of grain and grass, there are other ways for their subordinates. ”

As he spoke, the smile on Yang Yun's face became even stronger, he didn't care at all about exchanging other people's interests for his own status, and the merchants and caravans in his mouth did have a lot of grain and grass.

Ye Guan turned his head, glanced at Yang Yun, and said softly: "City Lord Yang doesn't have to worry, we will be stationed in Changhui City, and it won't be too long, at most two days, we will set off." ”

Yang Yunwen was slightly stunned, then smiled and didn't speak again. He is very skillful in grasping this bit of proportion. After contact, he knows what kind of person Ye Guan is, such a person cares more about the overall situation, trivial things, generally do not enter his eyes, as long as he serves with all his heart, nothing goes wrong, not only will he not worry about his life, but his position as the city lord in the future will definitely be preserved.

"Wufeng City's order was issued, and the surrounding cities became a wait-and-see attitude, which would inevitably affect the merchants. If there is no grain to sell in the business, what will happen to the people in the city?" Ye Guan chuckled, looked at Yang Yun with a sneering face, and asked softly.

"Uh...... This ......" Ye Guan asked Yang Yun with this sentence, which was something he hadn't considered at all before.

But this is not to blame him, it has only been a day since he received the order, and in this day, he only thought about how to save his life, and as for the future rations of the people, he did not think about it at all.

Now Ye Guan asked this sentence, but Yang Yun was stunned on the spot. If trade is really interrupted, what will the 100,000 people in this city eat?

The arable land in Changhui City was already scarce, and after the unification of the enclave, the people basically gave up farming and turned to trade-related matters, and the originally barren arable land had long been abandoned at this time, and it was impossible to be self-sufficient.

If Changhui City falls into famine later, the hungry people don't care whether you are the city lord or not, and if they riot, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Ye Guan looked at Yang Yun quietly, with a sneer on his face, he naturally didn't have a good impression of Yang Yun, but if the Eastern Wangfu wanted to occupy the entire enclave with Huairou's means, he had to consider his reputation. Moreover, the rumors that were unfavorable to the Dongwang Mansion had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the enclave, and Ye Guan had to find a way to reverse the situation, so he greeted people like Yang Yun with a smile.

"City Lord Yang, are you willing to swear allegiance to the East Palace?" Ye Guan's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at Yang Yun, and asked this sentence faintly.

"Poof. ”

Yang Yun immediately knelt on his knees, his fat body prostrate on the ground, and said respectfully: "Yang Yun, I am willing to swear allegiance to the East Palace, and I dare not have a trace of rebellion." ”

"That's very good. Ye Guan said softly: "Now I order you to take out all your inventory and exchange it for grain and grass, no matter what method you use, you must also keep Changhui City with grain available, if you can't do it, you, the city lord, don't do it." ”

Yang Yun's body kneeling on the ground was obviously shocked, and his voice trembled: "Subordinate...... Subordinates obeyed. ”

"Good. Ye Guan chuckled, stood up, and said: "I said, you have to use your own inventory, the few elders who came with you today are all representatives of the people in the city, if you dare to touch them, you know the consequences." ”

"Yes...... It's ......" Yang Yun knelt on the ground, his head lowered deeply, and he didn't care about gasping.

Ye Guan gently walked out of the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, found a secluded house, and walked in.

After a long time, Yang Yun dared to stand up straight, and slowly stood up from the ground, the look of fear on his face had not yet dissipated. When Ye Guan gave him an order, he clearly felt that the aura around him had changed, becoming cold and abnormal, and he felt like falling into an ice cave.

"It's over...... "Yang Yun thought secretly in his heart, he completely mistook Ye Guan, he thought that Ye Guan was a high-level personnel who had been in the top position for a long time, he didn't understand the suffering of the people, and he wouldn't care, as long as he served him well, everything would develop in the direction he imagined....... Now it seems that I was very wrong.

Whether it is the banquet of Fang Cai, or the money and beautiful women offered by himself on top of the banquet, it is not something that this big man likes.

"What he wanted...... It's the people's ......" Yang Yun raised his hand, wiped the sweat on his face, hurriedly turned his head and went out from the front hall, and hurriedly went to do what Ye Guan had explained.

He clearly knew that if he didn't do this well, it would not be as simple as losing the position of city lord. When Ye Guan was leaving, he asked himself not to fight the idea of several family patriarchs, which was already very clear. Although he felt very painful, Yang Yun still made up his mind to use all the belongings he had saved in the past ten years to exchange them for grain and grass, and do his best to complete Ye Guan's order. Otherwise, I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed.

It was late at night, and there was silence all around.

The people in Changhui City stayed awake all night.

The Eastern Palace's Mansion completely occupied Changhui City, and the black-armored knights who appeared on the street before made them look terrified. Even ordinary people who have never seen much of the world can feel the evil aura emanating from these sergeants, which is not something that just anyone can have.

It is rumored that the people of the East Wangfu are killing people like hemp, burning, killing and looting, and the people of Changhui City do not think that the army of the East Wangfu will not move all the people when they enter Changhui City. It will only be assumed that they have just moved in, and they have not encountered any resistance, and there is no reason to have a seizure. After a long time, it will definitely attack the people.

None of the residents of Changhui City are worried in their hearts, not knowing what kind of fate they will face in the future.

The city gate of Changhui City is tightly closed, and the front and rear city gates are handled by the soldiers of the East Wangfu, if you want to go out of the city, it is simply a fool's dream.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

He stayed in the army for the rest of his life, he trusted Ye Guan very much, and he basically didn't worry about the affairs in the city, let alone interfere. What he has to do now is to maintain the combat effectiveness of his troops and prepare for the upcoming battle in the near future. And this battle, inevitable.

Enclave, Qiuchangcheng area, Qiuchangcheng.

Shen Tuyan returned to his mansion, and all the troops were arranged near Qiuchang City and were reinforcing the city defenses.

He sat down in his study, unloading the armor he had worn for days, and his face showed a look of exhaustion.

"Failed?" A hoarse voice suddenly sounded in Shen Tuyan's ears, shocking his whole body, but then, he regained his calm.

"I tried my best. Shen Tuyan put the unloaded armor on the shelf on the side, took a few steps forward, sat on his Taishi chair, and let out a long breath.

"I don't want to do my best, I have to. There was no candle flame in the study, and the whole room was dark, and it was impossible to tell where the sound came from, but this voice made people feel a little chill down their spines when they heard it: "Liu Tianyi, that waste has surrendered, if the entire enclave falls, you know the consequences." ”

"I know. Shen Tuyan said softly: "My ability is limited, and I can only do this step, there is a military report that the support of the East Wangfu has entered the enclave, and the general trend has gone." ”

"Rubbish!" The hoarse voice roared, "You guard Qiuchang City for me, and I'll do the rest!"

Immediately, the voice disappeared, and the entire study fell into a dead silence again.

Shen Tuyan looked at the darkness in the room in a daze, and the tiredness on his face deepened.

In the early morning, a gloomy fog shrouded the entire Changhui City, the sunshine did not come as scheduled, and the gloomy weather made the entire Changhui City seem to be shrouded in a cloud.

The gate opened, as usual, and at the moment when the city opened, a horse came in the dust.