Shen Jie followed the Southern King and rode to the city gate. I discovered that a group of people appeared from nowhere near the city gate.
Although they were all wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes, they were holding long swords in their hands, and they were obviously well-trained soldiers.
There was a haze in the eyes of the Southern King. He grabbed one of his generals and shouted.
"What's going on? Where did these people come from?"
The general's face was covered in blood. He was trembling as he spoke, "I don't know! It just suddenly appeared."
There was a general who was a little older. After killing two soldiers, he came before the King of the South. Said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, there should be a secret passage or something. They should have come through the secret passage! Judging from the number of people, there should be five or six thousand!"
King Nan nodded.
When Qian Zuoyou saw King Nan coming, he gritted his teeth and quickened his hands. Shouted to the soldiers behind him.
"Quick, open the city gate! Quick, open the city gate!"
A dozen soldiers gritted their teeth and pulled the heavy bolt.
When King Nan heard the voice, he also discovered Qian Zuoyou and knew that he was the leader of these more than 5,000 people. King Nan gave his subordinates a few instructions and was about to charge forward on his horse.
But the space at the city gate is not big. People from both sides gathered together, just like cooking dumplings. Barely turned over.
He could chop down several people with swords and knives.
The Southern King’s horse couldn’t get through at all.
At this time, the bolt had been taken down and the city gate had been opened a little.
The King of the South gritted his teeth, jumped off his horse, snatched the spear from a soldier, and rushed forward to attack.
Unfortunately, it was too late, Hua Changjue's army was already at the gates of the city.
The gate opened a little. Hua Changjue's soldiers used their bodies to push forward, while Qian Zuoyou's soldiers fought back with all their might.
The two parties joined forces, and the city gate opened with a dull hum. In a flash, a large number of soldiers swarmed in.
"Master, there's danger!" Chen Jie stayed beside King Nan and shot away many hidden arrows.
"Master, let's retreat!"
There are too many soldiers from the Dasheng Dynasty at the city gate now! A large number of Southern King's men fell.
If I don't leave now, I probably won't be able to leave.
The Southern King gritted his teeth. After all, they were in the minority and could only fight and retreat. Hua Changjue's men followed closely behind.
The two sides fought from the city gate all the way to the main city. There was blood and body parts all over the ground, and countless people were killed and injured. All the civilians were so frightened that they closed their doors and windows.
Occasionally there are brave ones. I only dared to take a peek down from the second floor.
A night passed.
The King of the South took with him the remaining 20,000 soldiers. Retreat from the east gate. Hua Changjue and his men finally succeeded in occupying Linjiang City. But the losses were also heavy.
General Hou is going to take his men to chase after the King of the South. Stopped by Hua Changjue.
"Don't chase after a desperate enemy."
General Hou frowned, "This is a great opportunity to get rid of the Southern King. If we don't chase him now, he might run away again. It will be difficult to chase him then!"
Hua Changjue shook his head.
"The Southern King still has more than 20,000 men. He will fight to the death. If we chase him, we may not be able to kill him. On the contrary, we may be trapped in a stalemate."
"I'm also afraid he'll ambush us on the road. The risk outweighs the gain."
"It's better to stop for a while. He's heading east anyway. On one side is the sea. On the other side, he has to take a boat across the river and go south of Linjiang. To his former territory!"
"But I believe he will never return to the south of Linjiang."
Because once King Nan goes back this time, he will never be able to come out again in his lifetime. He brought hundreds of thousands of troops from south of Linjiang. Now there are only 20,000 left. How can he go back with dignity?
"Let's not chase them now. Let's settle the soldiers properly and see how many of them can go to the battlefield."
"Then we can discuss a countermeasure. It would be best if we could win without bloodshed, or defeat the enemy with a smaller force! Injuring one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of our own is definitely not a good idea."
"So, this matter cannot be rushed. You have to be patient."
General Hou thought what he said made sense. So he nodded. Go down and settle the wounded soldiers.
The others also arranged their matters and left. Only Hua Changjue and Qian Zuoyou were left.
"General Qian has made a great contribution this time. I will report this to His Majesty and have you promoted to a higher position."
Qian Zuoyou has lived in Linjiang City for many years. Because Linjiang City is located on the coast, there will be one or two typhoons and rainstorms every year, so there is an underground river used for drainage in Linjiang City.
He used this underground drainage river and, with 6,000 soldiers, began to swim quietly in from the seaside the day before yesterday.
It took two days to get everyone into the city. Hiding in an abandoned house.
At midnight, send a signal. Hua Changjue led his troops to attack the city. Qian Zuoyou was in the city, working together from inside and outside.
Although it was risky, it finally worked.
Qian Zuoyou didn't look very happy. He cupped his hands. "Thank you, General. I just hope you can give my brothers more pensions."
Hua Changjue sighed, walked over to him and patted his shoulder.
"One general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of men."
"Don't worry about the pension! It won't be less than a penny."
Qian Zuoyou nodded, thanked him, and retreated. He also needs to count the troops!
Rong Jian nodded to Hua Changjue and quickly left with Qian Zuoyou.
Now only Hua Changjue and his cronies are left.
Suddenly a black figure walked out from the darkness. It was Zheng Xin.
Hua Changjue frowned and looked at him in confusion.
"Why is Shangguan here?"
"I've always been here." Zheng Xin said helplessly. "If I hadn't killed one of their generals, Duke Anguo would have thought that he could have entered the city so easily."
Hua Changjue heard him say this, thought about it, raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise. "You are talking about Ye Cheng, a general under the Southern King."
Indeed, Ye Cheng was not seen on the battlefield today.
Hua Changjue always thought that the King of the South had set an ambush somewhere. The leader is Ye Cheng. That's why we didn't dare let General Hou go after him.
After a long time, it turned out that Ye Cheng was already useless.
Zheng Xin nodded.
"It's not just Yecheng. In less than a day, someone will come to see you, Duke, with the head of the Southern King."
Hua Changjue raised his eyebrows, "Shangguan also bribed the people around the Southern King?"
Zheng Xin smiled, "So, Duke Anguo doesn't have to worry about the Southern Prince anymore. Instead, you can think about returning to the capital."
Hua Changjue clenched his fingers and looked into his eyes. "Did His Majesty mention who would be sent to guard this place after the Southern King is eliminated?"
Zheng Xin directly took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his arms and handed it to him, "Duke Anguo, you should read it yourself."
Hua Changjue hesitated for a moment, but still took the imperial edict. When I saw the name inside, my eyes narrowed. In an instant, everything became dark and unclear.
"Shangguan bribed him. Is this the person?" Hua Changjue looked at him suspiciously.
Zheng Xin nodded, "What do you think, Duke?"
Hua Changjue frowned, "He is a surrendered general. How can he guard a place? Isn't Your Majesty afraid that he will rebel again?"
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