"What should we do, Mr. Yang? My lord has returned safely, and it is very likely that the sneak attack will be successful and the Jingzhou troops will be defeated. If my lord knows that we are doing this, he will definitely not let us go."
"Yes, if the troops of Jingzhou are defeated, how can we defend Nanzheng City?"
Seeing Zhang Lu under the city tower, several people's faces turned pale. Although they temporarily controlled the troops and horses in Nanzheng City, Zhang Lu was not only the prefect of Hanzhong, he was also the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
Hanzhong has been under the control of politics and religion for several years. It would be easy to say if he was defeated, but if he had no troops but came to the city with a victorious force, how could the soldiers on the tower still obey his orders?
"Don't panic, everyone. Although I don't know the situation outside, Zhang Lu led 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight, and only a few thousand were left. It can be seen that even if he was not defeated in this trip, he suffered heavy losses. We can wait
While we are fighting with Zhang Luxu here, we will send people out of the city to investigate the situation. If Zhang Lu really defeats Jingzhou's troops, then we will have no choice but to escape."
After Yang Song finished speaking, he looked at the crowd and said, "Don't have any other thoughts. What we have done is enough for Zhang Rushu to frighten me dozens of times. If we open the city gate at this time, I will wait for you."
Not only does it result in the death of one's body, but also the death of one's family."
Everyone was shocked when they heard Yang Song's words, knowing that Yang Song was telling the truth. They not only rebelled but also touched Zhang Lu's family. Although Zhang Lu's family has not been dealt with yet, Zhang Lu's character of protecting his shortcomings is
I will never let them go.
"According to Master Yang's words, this city gate must not be opened."
Everyone nodded.
"Who are you waiting for?" Yang Song took a step forward and appeared next to the city tower, looking at the people below the city and asked.
"Master Yang, our lord has returned to the city. Master Yang, please hurry up and open the door. Everyone is relaxed when they see Yang Song. Although Yang Song is at odds with several others, he is a high-ranking official in Hanzhong.
"How do I know if you are pretending to be Jingzhou soldiers and horses? Could you please wait outside the city for a while, I have already sent people to check outside the venue." Yang Song shook his head and said with a flash of his eyes.
"Master Yang, how can my lord be false here?" The young general's face changed and he shouted loudly. They were surrounded by Jingzhou soldiers and horses and fought to the death before they could break out of the siege. They were all holding back anger in their hearts. If he was still normal,
I will be polite to Yang Song, but at this time I will talk nonsense with Yang Song.
If Yang Song had said it earlier, Zhang Lu had already jumped out of the battle, squinting at the top of the city tower. At this time, his face was as gloomy as water. He had already guessed who betrayed him, but even so, he couldn't help but
He was so angry that Yang Song had no ability. If it weren't for the purpose of winning over the Yang family, he would never have given the Yang Song brothers official positions. Unexpectedly, the two people had different aspirations.
"Yang Song, if we open the city gate at this time, I will not pursue your collusion with Jingzhou and allow you to leave Hanzhong. But if you are still stubborn, I will kill all the nine Yang clans even if Hanzhong is gone."
The cold voice filled the dark night, causing all the remaining soldiers on the city tower to change their expressions. The soldiers on top of the city tower were all Yang Song's confidants, and they would ignore them as soon as their expressions changed. But the people below the city were.
All eyes were like spitting fire, surprise, anger, murderous intent, all kinds of looks flashed in everyone's eyes, and finally everyone looked at Yang Song coldly.
"And you and others. If we kill Yang Song and surrender the city at this time, we can deter you and others from committing crimes. But if you really want to collude with Yang Song, none of the nine tribes will be spared."
Although they knew that even if he really attacked Nanzheng, he would not be able to kill the nine tribes including himself, but everyone's expressions still changed. However, everyone only changed their expressions and looked at the city with a calm face.
Until the scouts return, no one will
Will leave the city. Even if the scouts return and confirm that Zhang Lu has this ability at this time, they will not follow Zhang Lu's suggestion. At most, they will leave Hanzhong with their families overnight. They don't believe that Jingzhou can survive such a defeat.
This is the tone.
Seeing that after he finished speaking, the tower fell into silence, Zhang Lu smiled bitterly. He had expected such a situation, but he still wanted to give it a try.
"Lord, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses behind are about to catch up." At this time, a young general ran over and said.
Zhang Lu nodded and glared at the people on the tower without any nonsense, turned around and was about to lead everyone away.
Although thousands of people were reluctant, they all knew the situation at this time and turned around silently to follow Zhang Lu and leave.
Suddenly, Zhang Lu's expression changed as he was preparing to leave first, and then the sound of messy footsteps was heard. Firelight flashed in the darkness on both sides of the city gate. This messy footsteps came from these two sides.
Several people on the tower were wondering why Zhang Lu turned around and left, when they noticed the situation on both sides, and they all looked to both sides with strange expressions on their faces.
With messy and rapid steps, he arrived at the city gate in just a moment, and surrounded Zhang Lu and others under the city gate.
A tragic and deathly atmosphere quietly formed among the army. Zhang Lu's face turned pale and his breathing was rapid. Liu Qi clearly did not want to give himself any chance to resist.
Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Qi jumped out of the crowd, followed closely by Yang Ling, and Wei Yan also quickly came to Liu Qi's side with a wary look on his face.
"Zhang Lu?" Liu Qi looked at the pale middle-aged man.
"Liu Qi?" Zhang Lu also looked at Liu Qi in surprise. Although he knew that Liu Qi was young, Liu Qi's appearance still frightened him. He seemed to be younger than rumored.
"Are you willing to surrender?" Liu Qi said.
"Surrender? Haha, you already have a sure chance of victory at this time, and you still need me to surrender. You don't want me to counterattack before death and cause heavy casualties to Jingzhou's soldiers and horses, right?" Zhang Lu laughed loudly. He could see that Wei Yan deliberately retreated just now.
Wei Yan's intention was revealed, but even if he saw it, what would happen? Hanzhong was still defeated.
"Yes, I am indeed unwilling to inflict heavy casualties on our Jingzhou elite for the sake of Hanzhong." Liu Qi did not hide it.
"Jingzhou's elite?" Zhang Lu looked at the 20,000 soldiers and horses behind Liu Qi with a half-smile: "As far as I know, Jingzhou's elite soldiers and horses are the Feilong Army and the Flying Tiger Army who have not left Jingzhou for more than ten years. Could it be them?
?”
"Haha, some of the Feihu Army's troops are here, but the Feilong Army has not gone out to fight. I wonder what you think of our Jingzhou troops and horses?" Liu Qi said without caring.
"They are indeed elite." Zhang Lu smiled bitterly. He originally wanted to tease Liu Qi, but Jingzhou's Feilong Army and Feihu Army were defeated without a large-scale deployment. The defeat was really complete.
"Then are you willing to surrender at this time?" Liu Qi looked at Zhang Lu and said, Zhang Lu's prestige in Hanzhong is not low. If he wants to digest Hanzhong into a powerful force in Jingzhou in a short time, Zhang Lu is indeed the most suitable candidate.
"Surrender? I have lost all my elite troops in Hanzhong in this battle. If I surrender, how can I be worthy of the soldiers who died fighting for me?" At this point, Zhang Lu couldn't help but feel sad, and his voice was a little dry:
"I just wish I couldn't avenge the dead soldiers."
"If I give you a chance to take revenge, will you surrender?" Liu Qi said again after thinking for a while.
"What?" Zhang Lu looked at Liu Qi in surprise, giving himself a chance to take revenge? Naturally, he would not think that he could kill Liu Qi and others. Liu Qi was talking about the people in the city who betrayed him.
"Not bad." Liu Qi nodded.
"This..." Yang Song and others on the tower were already astonished, and then a little panicked.
From the initial anticipation, to the anxiety and surprise when Zhang Lu returned, to the shock and panic at this time, everyone experienced so many changes in less than a quarter of an hour.
"How is this possible?"
A general who accompanied Yang Song in the rebellion looked in disbelief. Yang Song was Liu Qi's internal agent. How could Liu Qi let Zhang Lu kill Yang Song? And he and others were also considered heroes of Jingzhou.
"Are you telling the truth?" Zhang Lu also looked unbelieving, with a bit of expectation on his face.
"Sellers seeking glory will be punished by everyone. Although we in Jingzhou are not powerful, we do not allow such people to exist." Liu Qi said, since Yang Song and others would communicate with him for money, because
If he betrayed Zhang Lu because of the current situation, he would betray Jingzhou in the future. Such a person is a time bomb, and Yang Song has made great contributions to Jingzhou, so it is most appropriate to hand it over to Zhang Lu.
This is different from Zhang Song. This is different from Zhang Song's situation. Although Zhang Song secretly defected to Jingzhou, he never wanted to do anything to Liu Zhang. Even if Jingzhou captured Yizhou in the future, Zhang Song and others would persuade Liu Qi to let go.
After Liu Zhang, such situations were not uncommon in this era.
"A good buyer who seeks glory will be punished by others. I won't lose unjustly."
Not only did Zhang Lu feel no resentment in his heart at this time, but he actually felt a bit sighing. Liu Qi saw that Yang Song had bad intentions, so he immediately killed Yang Song. On the contrary, despite Yan Pu's repeated persuasion, he never dealt with Yang Song.
It was because of this that he was defeated today. Just for this reason, he was not as good as Liu Qi.
"I wonder if this means you agree?" Liu Qi said.
"I am willing to surrender." After looking at the situation around him, Zhang Lu said with a bitter smile. Whether it was for himself and his family, or for the soldiers who followed him through life and death, he had no reason to refuse.
"Everyone on the tower is at your disposal." Liu Qi smiled and said, leaving it to Zhang Lu would not only shock the aristocratic families in Hanzhong, but also make it easier for him to control Hanzhong.
"No, what should Master Yang do?"
"Close the city gate and no one can enter or leave. Zhang Lu and Liu Qi must not be allowed to enter the city." Yang Song said with a sinking face and his legs and feet were a little weak.
"Yes, yes...we must not let these two ruthless men enter the city." Everyone immediately agreed.
At this moment, the sound of iron chains was heard, and Yang Song and others looked down at the city with greatly changed expressions. They saw that the suspension bridge was slowly descending and the city gate seemed to be opening.
"No, it's a spy from Jingzhou." Yang Song exclaimed. The young general from Jingzhou who had been in contact with him before came to him and said that he would personally guard the city gatekeeper Liu Qi and others to welcome them into the city. He agreed without thinking.
I didn't expect that this matter would turn out like this.
"Quickly leave." It was too late to stop him at this point, and every soldier on the tower knew the situation below and would never listen to their orders.
ps: It’s so cold at home, and there’s no heating. My hands were frozen while writing this chapter!!