The General Soldier of Chu immediately summoned all the civil and military generals in the city to go to the General Military Mansion to listen to orders. At the same time, he went to the Yuwen Army garrison in Jiaochang East and invited General Chen Jinchao to come to discuss matters.

After a while, Chen Jinchao arrived and entered the mansion to see General Chu. "Chen Jinchao, upon hearing General Chu's summons, came quickly to pay his respects. I wonder what Mr. Chu's orders are?"

"Excuse me, General Chen. I have something important to discuss with you." Chu Wei first asked Chen Jinchao to take a seat and then said, "The day before yesterday, King Yuwen was invited to go to Xiamaguan to meet with King Zhenxi. He was bound by something important and couldn't get away for a while, eh.

..”

Chu Wei hesitated for a moment and continued: "Well, in order to prevent anything unexpected from Tongyuan City, Master Yuwen temporarily handed over all the military power dispatch in Tongyuan City to me." After saying that, he signaled to Zhao Jian who was standing aside.

After a while, Zhao Jian immediately stepped forward and showed the jade to General Chen.

Seeing the jade bi, General Chen immediately bowed his head and knelt before Chu Wei. "The last general Chen Jinchao will be the commander-in-chief of Chu. He will follow the orders of the commander-in-chief Chu and do not dare to make any mistakes."

"General Chen, please get up." Chu Weixian hurriedly helped Chen Jinchao up, "To be honest with General Chen, the imperial court has sent troops to march westward and will be approaching the city in the near future. General Chen is invited here today to discuss the city's defense plan. Please also invite

General Chen is generous with his advice."

"The general dare not. Since Lord Yuwen has given you the military talisman, arrangements must have been made. The general only needs to listen to your instructions."

"What you said is true. King Yuwen has made it clear to me the important issues regarding the defense of the city. General Chen can just act according to the plan." Zhao Jian took over the words and said. Then he told me the defensive strategy given by King Yuwen in prison.

After explaining the arrangements one by one, General Chen went down to arrange and dispatch the troops after receiving the order.

Moreover, the King of Zhenxi was surprised when he heard the news that the imperial army was marching westward. He did not expect it to come so soon. He quickly sent people to spread the news that Yuwen Haotian, the king of Zhenbei, had been captured and imprisoned. Unexpectedly, the court

Not only did the Western Expedition army not stop, but they also mobilized more reinforcements from other places. It seems that they will take advantage of this to annihilate the Western Regions in one fell swoop.

The King of Zhenxi was as worried as an ant on a hot pot. Military advisor Wang Jianyi came to the palace to offer advice. He said to the King of Zhenxi: "I have always heard that Yu Wen Haotian was kind to the people and could not bear the war to destroy the lives of the people. Your Majesty, please advise Yu Wen Haotian.

Go to Tongyuan City and lead your troops to surrender to the imperial court. The condition is that the imperial court withdraws its troops to ensure the peace of the Western Region."

Wang Jianyi took two steps forward and said with confidence: "General Huang has been fighting in the Northern Territory for more than ten years and is very afraid of King Yuwen. I guess he will definitely agree."

King Zhenxi heard what he said was reasonable, nodded repeatedly, and then ordered King Yuwen to be taken out of the prison and brought to the Yin'an Hall of the royal palace.

From time to time, King Yuwen was escorted to the palace. King Zhenxi hurriedly stepped forward to untie him and give him a seat. He said: "The day before yesterday, I listened to the slander and misunderstood you. Now that I have found out the truth, Lord Yuwen is actually a loyal minister of the country.

There is no real intention of betraying the country and seeking glory, it is just me who failed to investigate, and I hope Lord Yuwen will forgive me!"

Yuwen Haotian sat on the chair and did not answer. He just picked up the tea cup on the table and drank. After taking a few sips of tea, he put the tea cup on the table and then said to King Zhenxi: "In this case,

What advice does your Majesty have?"

"To be honest, the imperial court heard that you defected to the Western Regions a few days ago and has already sent troops to march westward. General Huang Zhipeng will lead an army of 300,000 and will arrive at Tongyuan City in the near future."

"When soldiers come, we will block it, and when water comes, we will block it with earth. Why should your Majesty be anxious?" Yuwen Haotian said calmly.

"It's easy to say that the enemy's army is several times larger than ours. How can we resist it? I'm afraid that the people in our ten cities in the Western Region will be devastated by the war and be separated for life and death."

"Then what's the king's countermeasure?" Yuwen Haotian asked.

"Since this matter started because of you, I hope that King Yuwen will consider the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the Western Regions and personally go to Tongyuan City to lead his troops to surrender, and persuade the imperial court to withdraw their troops in order to protect our ten cities in the Western Regions.

The people will be saved from the disaster of this war."

After hearing this, Yu Wen Haotian raised his head and laughed: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. That kid Huang Zhipeng has always bullied the weak and fears the strong. He must have heard that you have detained me, so he dared to attack rashly. If I go to surrender to him

, he will become even more arrogant and will definitely put the Western Region to death."

"What's going to happen?"

"I have a plan to retreat. I wonder if your Majesty is willing to listen to it?"

"Appreciate further details!"

"I have handed over the strength talisman of my men to the General Soldier of Tongyuan City for deployment and defense. Your Majesty, you can send someone to hand over my armor and sword to the General Soldier of Chu, and let him wear my armor and my sword and stand on the top of the city to pretend to be himself, and in the city

I have raised my commander-in-chief Yuwen's flag above my head. If the enemy sees it, he will destroy it without a fight, but the source of Tongtong will not be lost." Yuwen Haotian said confidently.

"Is this feasible?" King Zhenxi was dubious.

"My man, there is no joke. If I can't withdraw my troops by then, it won't be too late for your Majesty to take me to surrender to the imperial court." After Yu Wen Haotian finished speaking, he changed the subject and said: "It's just that I have a condition, which is broken when the time comes.

After the enemy army besieged me, your Majesty sent me back to Tongyuan City and allowed me to temporarily garrison troops in Tongyuan City for a period of time."

King Zhenxi turned his head and whispered to the military advisor Wang Jianyi for a while, and then said: "It's easy to say. As long as the enemy army can be defeated, it is absolutely necessary for me to give Tongyuan City to brother Yuwen. But if it fails, then brother Yuwen can

Don’t blame me, King Zhenxi, for being unkind.”

After the agreement was reached, King Zhenxi immediately followed King Yuwen's instructions and arranged for people to properly accommodate King Yuwen. He treated King Yuwen well and treated him as a distinguished guest for a while. He only sent people to monitor him secretly to prevent him from escaping.

On the afternoon of the third day, the army led by Fang Dingchao arrived at Tongyuan City in a mighty manner. Looking from a distance, the mighty army was rolling in. It was so dark that the head and tail were not visible. For a while, the dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun. Just now, it was still there.

At noon, when the sun was shining brightly, it suddenly became dark, creating a desolate scene that made people shudder. It was like dark clouds were pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.

The enemy did not attack far outside the city, but moved their army to less than a mile below the city before taking a stand. After the dust and smoke cleared, three cannon shots were suddenly heard, and 4,416 apricot-yellow flags were waved out.

, under the foot of the flag, eight generals, each wearing gold armor, silver armor, iron armor, white robe, red robe, and green robe, lined up in front of the formation. In the middle, surrounded by flags and clouds, a general rode on a tall horse and stood in the formation.

In front of him, it was Huang Zhipeng, the hussar general. Behind him, the flag was fluttering. Archers, spearmen, siege soldiers, heavy armored cavalry, etc. were arranged in order, which was very majestic. It was exactly: Lielie flag flags were flying with murderous intent, and the horses were fighting one after another.

Like a dragon.

Here in Tongyuan City, General Chu Weixian was already wearing King Yuwen's silver helmet and plain armor. Surrounded by all the guards, he climbed the tower with anxiety.

Although the city had been well-defended according to King Yuwen's arrangements, and now he was pretending to be King Yuwen and went to the city to retreat from the enemy, General Chu's soldiers were still unsure. Seeing the black army under the city, his heart was pounding. Could it be that

Is Huang Zhipeng really so afraid of King Yuwen? Is he really going to withdraw his troops just because King Yuwen is standing at the top of the city?
Chapter completed!