Staring down at the surrendered general, King Tu Nan said expressionlessly, "What rank do you live in in Daye?"
Lu Chengye respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, I am a fifth-grade general."
King Tu Nan said in a deep voice, "You have made great contributions to the city. I will make you the third-rank commander of the south courtyard of Huangting. You will be given 10,000 lands of land, a viscount, and a settlement of 3,000 households. It is hereditary!"
The Huangting has a two-chamber system, the North and the South. The North is in charge of the nobles of the Huangren, and the South is in charge of the common people in the Daye territory.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am humbled by my position and am willing to live in ruins. I will live in ruins even if I die!"
Lu Chengye was stunned and kowtowed in ecstasy, feeling that this betrayal was worth it.
In Daye, even if he works hard for another twenty years, he still won't be able to reach the third level!
As soon as he took refuge with the deserters, he was immediately promoted to the third rank, and even received a title, which was hereditary.
At this moment, he wished he could help Huang Ren and destroy the Daye Dynasty immediately.
King Tu Nan climbed up the city wall, stared at the dragon's head pass of blood and fire, took out a pot of wine and poured it on the city wall, his cold and stern eyes revealed regret, "Wu Mu, I originally planned this game for you, but it's a pity that Emperor Daye is fatuous.
I’ll kill you. But it won’t be long before I, the king, will ride into the imperial capital and take the head of the dog emperor to worship you, the only opponent who defeated me!”
The wine pot was placed at the top of the city, with King Tu Nan's hands behind his back, and his big cloak was hunting in the wind. His tall figure was like a solitary peak, exuding desolation and loneliness.
The shouting of death at Longtou Pass lasted for an hour before it stopped!
A young man wearing an animal skin hat and silver armor went upstairs: "Father, the Dragon Head Pass has been taken, but I don't understand why you gave a traitor such a big official and gave him a title and so much land!
"
King Tu Nan smiled slightly, "Agucha, if you want a dog to help you bite people, you have to feed it bones. Remember, our Huang people are in the expansion period. Only generous rewards can attract more great generals to work for our Huang people."
People work hard. As for some land, we can get it by conquering more land."
Young Agucha frowned.
The Huang people value bravery, but they look down upon some traitors who seek glory!
Glancing at the young man's expression, King Tu Nan's eyes sank, "Agucha, you have to remember! A qualified king has no personal likes and dislikes. No matter he is a traitor or a warrior, as long as he can be used by you, you must treat him equally.
Those who make mistakes must be rewarded, and those who make mistakes must be punished.”
The young man Agucha nodded in confusion.
Looking into the dark night, King Tu Nan said quietly, "As a crown prince, you have to look further, beyond the boundaries of the wilderness and the great cause. As far as you can see, your pasture will be as far as you can."
"……Um!"
Agucha nodded blankly, glanced down and said, "Father, all the prisoners are here!"
In the barbican city, there was a mass of darkness, all of which were captured Daye soldiers.
There were 30,000 guards at Longtou Pass and 5,000 under Lu Chengye's command. Five thousand were killed, more than 10,000 escaped, and nearly 10,000 were captured.
King Tu Nan glanced down and said, "Select five thousand people and ask them to kill their commanders, and then give them
Seal the officials of Huangting and let them go back overnight."
Agucha's eyes lit up: "Father, I understand. In this way, when we attack Jiushan County, these people will become our swords, and we can coordinate the inside and the outside. By then, it will be easy to conquer Jiushan County!"
King Tu Nan nodded slightly, looked into the sky and murmured, "Wu Mu, Wu Mu, do you know that without you as a rival, the great cause has become my pasture, and taking it is like picking something out of a bag, without any sense of accomplishment."
…
"Brother Yuan, something serious has happened!"
At noon the next day, Wang Yuan, who was sleeping in a daze, suddenly heard shouting.
"What's the matter? Are you panicking?"
When he saw Hu Mengying, Wang Sihai, Dahu, and Erhu who had broken into the house, they all had panic expressions. Wang Yuan yawned and said, "I haven't told you that the most important thing for a man is concentration. If you want the mountain to collapse before you,
Don’t change your color, the elk is moving to the left and your eyes won’t blink! Calm down and speak slowly!”
Big Tiger, Two Tigers, a group of teenagers looked ashamed!
Hu Mengying said slowly, "King Tu Nan captured Longtou Pass last night!"
boom!
Wang Yuan was shocked as if he heard a thunderbolt from the blue sky.
It has only been three days since the deserters attacked Longtou Pass, and they have finally conquered it!
It has been promised that the ancient pass will be impregnable, and one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand men cannot open it!
Are all the gatekeepers trash?
Looking at Wang Yuan with an unchanging expression, the boy from Dawang Village was so impressed that he was indeed Brother Yuan. When he heard about such a big event, he didn’t even blink an eyelid!
"Now the defeated generals at Longtou Pass and the people from the north are rushing to the county town!"
Hu Mengying said slowly, "Many of the wealthy families in the city didn't pack up their belongings and just took Xinruan out of the city. Many people said that Jiushan County couldn't hold it anymore and they were all in a hurry to evacuate. Should we leave now?"
"Are you leaving or not?"
Wang Yuan frowned.
Longtou Pass was lost, and the deserters quickly arrived at Jiushan County. Fei Cang was on his way to advance.
In this way, even if you return to Fu County, you will not be able to get salt in the future!
It means that during this trip, except for selling three Tang knives, I didn't get anything.
I can’t bear to leave like this!
But don’t leave, Longtou Pass is so dangerous, King Tu Nan broke through it in three days!
How long can this Jiushan County sustain itself with Xue Pan’s abilities?
"Brother Yuan!"
Suddenly Wang Ergou walked over quickly, "Brother Fei Niuqi is here with the people from Lao Feizhuang."
Wang Yuan came to the courtyard.
Fei Niu seven brothers dragged
With his family and his family, Lao Fei, a merchant with hundreds of kitchen households, looked around timidly, each carrying a bag of salt, with a look of horror on his face.
"I've met my benefactor!"
Fei Niu quickly knelt down to salute, and the old Fei Zhuang kitchen owner knelt down with a loud cheer!
"What are you doing? Don't you know my temper? Get up!"
Pulling up Fei Niu and rubbing Fei Niu's head, Wang Yuan turned around and said, "Ergou, go prepare food for the villagers. Sihai, go out and collect more food?"
Fei Niu quickly waved his hand, pointed at the salt bag and said, "My benefactor, we are not here to seek refuge with you. The barbarians are coming, so you should run away quickly. I took your money last time, and I have boiled a lot of salt in the past few days.
But we can’t carry much, and we can only bring so much.”
One by one, the kitchen households put down the salt in their bags and grinned.
Seeing these bitter smiling faces, Wang Yuan's heart was tugged, and he frowned and said, "Then what do you do, what are your plans!"
"I, let's go back to Lao Feizhuang!"
Fei Niu grinned, "Even if the deserters come, they still need someone to boil the salt!"
A group of kitchen households laughed, their eyes were frightened and helpless, and they looked at a loss!
Wang Yuan looked worried.
When deserters attack a city, they will inevitably gather the surrounding people to serve as cannon fodder for the siege.
It doesn't matter what household registration the people have.
But where can he escape if he takes these kitchen households with him?
Returning south to Fuxian County, you don't have to hold on for a while, the deserters will still fight through.
"What are you still freaking out about? Didn't you hear that Huangren broke through Longtou Pass?"
At this moment, Li Sansi came over and said, "According to the rate at which the deserters are advancing, the troops will arrive outside Jiushan County tomorrow. Let's leave as soon as possible. If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave."
Wang Yuan frowned, "Where are you going? Longtou Pass is so strong that even King Tu Nan broke through it. At this pace, how long can Jiushan County hold on!"
"No matter how long we last, it's enough for us to leave!"
Li Sansi said anxiously, "Let's go back to Fu County and take Shihan to Zhoucheng. If Zhoucheng is not safe yet, we will go to the capital."
Wang Yuan narrowed his eyes, "What if the deserters attack the capital?"
Li Sansi cried out like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "Impossible, impossible!"
"How is it impossible?"
Wang Yuan sneered, "It took only a few years to attack Jiushan County. The common people, the rich families, and the county magistrates all wanted to escape, and no one wanted to resist. If everyone left and everything was gone, leaving only an empty city, what fighting spirit would those soldiers have?"
I'm afraid that the soldiers are thinking of surrendering without being attacked by the Huangren. If everyone doesn't leave and gathers together to defend the city, I don't believe that the Huangren are capable of conquering Jiushan County."
Hu Mengying, Dahu, Erhu and the rest of the Dawang Village nodded their heads.
In the eyes of Lao Feizhuang Zaohu, something appeared
hope.
"Defend the city!"
Li Sansi was shocked, "You are crazy. You are a scholar and you have no power to restrain a chicken. How can you defend the city?"
Wang Yuan said coldly, "I am a scholar, and I am powerless, but as long as we don't run away and stand on the top of the city, I believe those soldiers will have a little more strength when they resist the deserters!"
Li Sansi wanted to say more, but a voice sounded!
"good!"
Wang Haitian came with Wang Zhonglou, "Brother, you are right. As long as our army and people are united in our great cause and the deserters are not three-headed and six-armed, it is entirely possible to defeat them!"
Wang Yuan turned around and smiled, "Brother Haitian, why are you here!"
"I can't do it if I don't come!"
Wang Haitian came closer and whispered, "I know your temper, and you are unwilling to escape like this. However, with the way Jiushan County is like this, I'm afraid it won't last long. I came here to entrust Chonglou to you and let you take care of it."
He left together to preserve the last bloodline for my Wang family."
Wang Yuan frowned, "What about you, brother?"
Wang Haitian smiled casually, "You are right. If all the rich people leave, how can the soldiers have the confidence to defend the city? I am an old man who plans to stay here to inspire the fighting spirit of those soldiers. After all, I am the number one scholar and can stand at the top of the city."
It can boost some morale!"
Wang Chonglou whispered, "Uncle, let's go, you are not a court official!"
"Shut up!"
Wang Haitian said with a straight face, "At this time, someone has to sacrifice. At my age, it's worth dying. You are still young. The most important thing is that I have talents from all over the world. I can't stay and take risks!"
"My benefactor, just listen to the Number One Scholar and leave here as soon as possible. It's too dangerous to stay! We came to you to thank you, not to drag you down. You should leave as soon as possible!"
On the side, Fei Niu knelt down again, banged his head three times, led more than two hundred villagers in Lao Feizhuang, turned around and left quickly!
"Fei Niu, Fei donkey..."
Looking at these kitchen households, Wang Yuan's heart felt like it was being pulled, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, a voice full of fighting spirit said, "Sir, if you don't want to leave, just stay and fight with me. I am confident that I can defeat King Tu Nan, defend Jiushan County, and protect the people of the city."
When everyone turned around, they saw the handsome young commander Wu Ling standing in the yard as straight as a spear.
"Okay, I'll stay and we'll meet with King Tu Nan for a while!"
Wang Yuan, who was reluctant at first, looked at Wu Ling's heroic appearance, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.
"Brother, don't lose your temper!"
Wang Haitian pulled Wang Yuan and glared at Wu Ling: "Wu Ling, I know your ability to lead troops, but you have no official position now, and the one who leads the troops is Xue Pan, a dude. No matter how great your talents are, you can't use them!"