Ever since it was reported that the Imperial Master had been arrested, Zhu Jianyu had actually lost confidence in the matter of rebellion. But now, even a top Taoist priest had been arrested, so it was even more impossible to do this.
But I was only the deputy general of the deputy general, so in the past, when Zhu Meng and Zhu Yan and others discussed matters, I had no chance to express my opinions. But now, the opportunity is right in front of me.
At this moment, a person from the side came over and whispered, "General, don't be anxious, hold him back first and wait for discussion."
Zhu Jianyu nodded, yes, he must seek the opinions of the people behind him.
It was only because Zhu Yan was killed and the top Taoist was arrested that it was his turn to make the decision, so he still had to discuss big and small matters, and even reported to Zhu Meng on the mountain.
Thinking of this, he clasped his fists again at Liu Rumei outside the city, "Miss Liu, you are right. You and I have no grievances in the past and no enmity in recent times. There is indeed no need to go to war. It's just that I am just a partial general. I still have to do this.
Discuss with the generals present."
Liu Rumei nodded, Zhu Jianyu was right, he was not the commander after all.
"Hello, General Zhu, please go back and discuss it. I'll wait for you here for a while."
Zhu Jianyu waved his hand, "Miss Liu, I don't think it's better to do this. As for you, take someone back first, and I'll send someone to deliver a message to you early tomorrow morning."
Liu Rumei smiled and said, "There's no need to send the letter. Then I'll come back tomorrow and wait for your reply. Then we'll say goodbye."
Liu Rumei rode her horse back, came to Xiao Jingyun and clasped her fists, "Your Highness will not reply until tomorrow. Let's withdraw our troops."
Before Xiao Jingyun could speak, an old man with white hair and beard next to him spoke, "Hey, we finally surrounded Qingniu County, why do we have to retreat? If Zhu Jianyu doesn't surrender tomorrow, we will attack him and capture him alive."
Xiao Jingyun smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, we can't push too hard. If we push them back, I'm afraid life will be ruined."
After speaking, he looked at Liu Rumei with approval, "Then we will retreat. If Zhu Jianyu doesn't surrender then, he will be the one to blame."
After listening to Xiao Jingyun's words, although Mr. Zhao was unwilling to do so, he could only agree.
Tens of thousands of troops returned to the military camp in mighty force, and everything outside Qingniu County became quiet.
Returning to his tent, Zhu Jianyu hesitated a little and didn't know what to do.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, "Is General Zhu here?"
When Zhou Jianyu heard this voice, he was familiar with it. He was the one who suggested that he hold Liu Rumei off on the tower just now.
"It's Peng Chong, come in quickly."
Peng rushed in and clasped his fists, "I've seen General Zhu."
"Oh, brother and I can't be so polite. Sit down, sit down."
Zhu Jianyu took Peng Chong's hand affectionately and sat down.
"Brother, I'm worried right now."
Peng Chong laughed and said, "General Zhu, that's why I'm here. What do you have to worry about?"
"Hey, tell me whether we will surrender tomorrow or not?"
After hearing Zhu Jianyu's words, Peng Chong laughed again.
"The general is joking. Now that the army outside the city has withdrawn, why should we surrender?"
Zhu Jianyu looked at Peng Chong with doubts in his eyes, "Then in your opinion, what should we do?"
"General, since the army has withdrawn, we should leave tonight and join the general. If they come tomorrow, it will be an empty city."
After hearing Peng Chong's words, Zhu Jianyu was stunned. He slowly stood up and looked solemn, "But the military order we received is to stick to Qingniu County. If you abandon the city and flee, you will lose your head."
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Peng Chong smiled and waved his hand, "General, what you said is wrong. It is General Zhu Yan who received the order to hold on to Qingniu County. Now that General Zhu has sacrificed his life for the country, we have led tens of thousands of troops to evacuate safely. This is a great achievement."
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After listening to Peng Chong's words, Zhou Zhu Jianyu was silent for a long time without speaking.
"Let me think about this again."
At this time, Xiao Jingyun also led everyone back to the military tent.
Now that the reinforcements have arrived, he no longer needs to live in Centipede Ridge and simply moved into the military camp.
As soon as he returned to the military camp, he immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the matter.
"Everyone, I think Zhu Jianyu has only two options: surrender to me tomorrow, or lead his troops to Qingniu Mountain tonight."
Upon hearing that Zhu Jianyu was asked to escape, Mr. Zhao, who was beside him, stood up again and said, "Your Highness, please allow me to take my troops and lay an ambush along the way to Qingniu Mountain. I will kill him without leaving any trace."
Xiao Jingyun waved his hand, "No hurry, no hurry, why should we rush to kill Zhu Jianyu?"
"What we want is Zhu Meng's 300,000-strong army. Putting Zhu Jianyu back will make his military morale even better."
After listening to Xiao Jingyun's words, Mr. Zhao twirled his beard and sighed slightly, "No, let this thief live a few more days."
Mr. Liu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but joke, "In this case, if Qingniu County is empty tomorrow, then I will bring someone in to save Mr. Zhao from embarrassment."
After hearing this, several people laughed again, and the atmosphere at the scene became relaxed.
But at this moment, thousands of miles away, in Wannian City, Xiao An couldn't laugh anymore.
In one day, two urgent reports came from the border.
The Datu Kingdom and the Dalin Kingdom launched attacks simultaneously, one from the west and the other from the north, and defeated multiple cities in one day.
Looking at the urgent reports sent from the border one after another, Xiao An frowned and hurriedly summoned Liu Xiangnan and the old Prime Minister Fangzheng to the palace to discuss matters.
After reading the border report, Liu Xiangnan frowned, "Based on the time chart, this should be because we learned that there was an internal problem within us and wanted to gain some benefits."
Fang Zheng nodded, "Yes, the invasion of foreign enemies will attract our attention, and the pressure on Zhu Meng will be less!"
Emperor Xiao An nodded, "Ai Qing's words make sense. Now all the soldiers and horses are rushing to Qingniu County, what should we do?"
Liu Xiangnan twirled his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. I think this matter is quite simple."
"Although the Great Forest Kingdom and the Great Earth Kingdom have always been at odds with me and have been at war with each other for years, they have never made such a large-scale move deep into our territory."
"So I speculate that they went deep into our country and probably took the opportunity to plunder some property."
Old Prime Minister Fang Zheng also instantly understood what Liu Xiangnan meant, "What do you mean, Old Marquis, to cut the knot with a quick sword and solve the problem of Zhu Meng and the others to retreat naturally?"
Liu Xiangnan nodded approvingly, "The old prime minister is right, as long as Zhu Meng is captured, the two countries will retreat without a fight."
Xiao An nodded, "Ai Qing's words are reasonable, so I will immediately send an order to Jingyun to speed up the pace and fight quickly."
Just after the second watch, Xiao Jingyun received a letter from Fei Ge from Wannian City. After reading the news, he was shocked.
He hurriedly convened everyone here overnight to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, the situation has changed. The Great Earth Kingdom and the Great Forest Kingdom suddenly invaded our territory. My father wants us to fight quickly."