Chapter 554 Who Wants to See Me
Youzhou, Shanggu Commandery, Zhuolu County
The information obtained by the Xianbei was correct, Shanggu County in Youzhou had indeed increased its troops.
In fact, the reason why Pingzhou increased its troops was very simple. Lu Songli had arrived in Shanggu County.
Because Lu Songli, the head of Pingzhou, came to Shanggu County, Qin Heng also personally took charge of Shanggu County and deployed heavy troops there.
Qin Heng did not approve of Lu Songli putting himself in danger, but Lu Songli felt that their focus would be on the Sun family army in Yanmen and Daijun, and it was necessary to work nearby.
Yanmen, Bingzhou
Military Supervisor Ji Xiufeng read out the latest imperial edict to the top leaders of Sun's army in a somewhat arrogant manner. The imperial court rejected Sun Ming's request to withdraw from Yanmen and Daijun and retreat to Xinxing and Zhongshan, and ordered him to hold on to Yanmen and Daijun and not take a step back.
After reading the imperial edict, Ji Xiufeng once again admired the grim expressions of the Sun family army's generals before leaving with his head held high. He had recently been subjected to a lot of humiliation from these people since arriving at the Yanmen military camp, and now he finally felt relieved.
At this moment, Sun Ming felt that Bingzhou in the first month of the year was icy cold.
After Ji Xiufeng left, the other generals were furious.
"General, the Emperor clearly wants our Sun family army to risk their lives!"
"Yes, General, it's clear that Yanmen Pass is about to be lost. What should we do?"
Sun Ming only said, "The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed."
Everyone's mood suddenly became heavy.
"Let's go to the barracks."
In the military camp, Sun Ming visited and comforted the wounded soldiers one by one.
Every time he passed by a place, Sun Ming looked at the military camp, whether it was new recruits or veterans, and saw pairs of eyes looking at him with trust.
His throat felt a little clogged, and he felt that what he was going to say next would be too cruel to them. Well, let's not talk about it today, let's talk about it tomorrow morning, let them get some sleep.
Sun Ming returned to his tent from the wounded camp and ordered, "Open the city gates to the east, west, and east."
The generals were stunned. This meant that the common people were to escape first. Thinking of the current war situation, everyone fell silent.
"You guys will leave tomorrow too." Sun Ming said with a smile.
All the generals: "Great General!"
Muye, his trusted and beloved general whom he had promoted, suddenly reacted and said, "General, have you anticipated this situation a long time ago, so you sent the young general away?" Then he sent them away.
Sun Ming did not deny it. "To die on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide, is the best fate for a general like me."
He had to find a way to make a living for the people behind him, and he had to give his children a legitimate reason to switch to someone else...
Moreover, once Yanmen Pass was broken, the beginning of the Xianbei barbarians wreaking havoc on the Central Plains was foreseeable.
Their fighting style of mutual destruction could at least eliminate a small part of the Xianbei army as much as possible. At least their sacrifice was not meaningless. Killing one more Xianbei soldier meant a glimmer of hope for the Han people.
Liao Ying, who was standing by, lost his voice. "General, why is it so?"
"Lao Liao, Muye, there are no more reinforcements. We have no more reinforcements in Bingzhou."
Inside the military tent, everyone's expression was so solemn.
Southwest, City Palace
The city was broken and there was chaos outside. The sounds of shouting, begging for mercy and crying were endless.
Prince Cheng's mansion was also in chaos, but Prince Cheng didn't care.
From the moment the city was broken, Prince Cheng knew that he had fallen into a trap. Not only him, but also Prince Jin and Lu Songli of Pingzhou were the targets of Song Mo and Xie Zhan's scheme.
"Song Mo, you are so cruel. You can tolerate Xie Zhan, but you can't tolerate us brothers?" At this time, King Cheng looked ten years older than before.
At this time, the guard came to report, "Your Highness, it's bad, our Prince Cheng's Mansion is surrounded!"
At this point, Prince Cheng realized the situation was hopeless. He looked at Dong Jichuan beside him and said with deep regret, "Mr. Dong, I regret not listening to you."
The others under Prince Cheng's command quickly said, "Your Highness, listen to Mr. Dong. Let's leave now and go to Pingzhou!"
Dong Jichuan didn't say anything. He sighed in his heart, it was too late.
Prince Cheng shook his head and said, "You can't escape." Song Mo couldn't tolerate him.
Not long after, Prince Cheng's mansion was surrounded.
The people who came were arresting the family members of Prince Cheng's mansion.
Prince Cheng calmed himself down and said to Dong Jichuan and the others, "You go out first and surrender if necessary. Don't resist. Saving your life is the most important thing. I will change my clothes and come back."
"Your Highness..." Dong Jichuan hesitated to speak. He wanted to persuade him that it was better to live a miserable life than to die, but he knew that the prince would not listen.
Sure enough, after they went out to accept the surrender, the prince did not come out for a long time.
General Yang Yingqin ordered his men to open the door, and what he saw was Prince Cheng Song Qian lying on the couch with his clothes on, his eyes wide open.
When Prince Cheng passed away, his family cried heart-wrenchingly.
Bingzhou, Dai County
Sun Congyi led a team of people to deliver supplies to the Sun family army garrison in Dai County.
In Dai County, his elder brother, second brother and others are stationed there.
Brother Sun was surprised to see him, "Little brother, why are you here?"
"Dad asked me to bring you some supplies."
"Hey, is everything okay over at Yanmen?"
Hearing this, Sun Congyi's face darkened and he said in a muffled voice, "Not good."
Brother Sun sighed, "I wonder when the imperial reinforcements will arrive?"
"How long can Dai County hold out?" Hearing that something was not right, Sun Congyi asked hurriedly.
"The city could fall at any time."
"I'll go take a look." Sun Congyi said and ran away.
When he came back, his face was dark, "Brother, gather the generals and follow me!"
"Once we leave, Dai County will really be undefendable."
"If we can't hold it, then we can't hold it. Even Song Mo doesn't care, so why should we risk our lives?" Sun Congyi got angry when he thought of the scene he had just seen. The reason why Dai County has not been broken so far is entirely because their soldiers are fighting to the death with their lives!
"Does the imperial court take our Sun Family Army seriously? Does it take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers seriously? What are we defending for?"
At this time, Brother Sun came in. When he saw him, he was stunned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Hearing Sun Congyi's answer, Big Brother Sun frowned and asked, "Dad asked you to come to Dai County at this time?"
Hearing this, Sun Congyi thought of the current situation and his face changed. Oh no! He had fallen into a trap! He had fallen into his father's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!
Thinking of this, he rushed out like a sharp arrow.
Brother Sun Da Ge and Brother Sun Er Ge chased out.
Sun Congyi grabbed the horse and ran away.
Big Brother Sun and Second Brother Sun quickly sent a team of personal soldiers to follow.
Sun Congyi didn't care about anything else. He wanted to go back! He wanted to rush back to Yanmen! He would definitely make it in time!
Facing the cold wind, Sun Congyi drove his horse forward with all his might. The crystals in the corners of his eyes fell into the wind and turned into snowflakes.
Bingzhou, Yanmen
After the discussion, Sun Ming waved his hand and told his subordinates to go about their business.
Liao Ying deliberately stayed until the end.
Soon, the military tent was empty, with only Ming and him left.
Liao Ying seemed to have made up his mind, "General, someone wants to see you."
Sun Ming was not interested anymore. "Who wants to see me?"
"Governor Lu Songli."
Sun Mingyou looked at him anxiously, "When did you start talking to Pingzhou?"
"Someone from Pingzhou found me." This was the only thing the other party said when he found him. When Liao Ying heard it at the time, he thought it was ridiculous, but now it felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Lü Songli has arrived in Zhuolu County, Shanggu Commandery, Youzhou. General, go meet her."
Sun Ming was surprised when he heard this.
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Youzhou, Shanggu Commandery, Zhuolu County
The wind was strong and the snow was heavy. Lu Songli reached out and caught a snowflake.
Behind her, Xue Xu reported the current situation at Yanmen Pass, "General Sun has already ordered his men to open the city gates. The gates of Yanmen Pass are now open, allowing the people to escape."
Lu Songli nodded, indicating that she understood, and then she asked with a smile, "Mr. Xue, do you think Sun Ming will come?"
Xue Xu said slowly, "They will come." Yanmen Daijun and the Sun family army have all reached a dead end. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, the other party will not let it go.
Lu Songli: "I think so too."
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