The next day, noon.
Zhao Yuan was beheaded under the city wall.
The original garrison was divided into two factions, one was sent by the emperor, and the other was the former members of the Yang family army.
The mighty general who was now in charge, Zhao Yuan, was ordered to be beheaded by Xiao Jingzhou.
At this point, all the Yuanfeng troops were under Shen Zheng's command to fight the enemy.
Chen Gan sent some people out to gather information, but they returned after two days and one night.
He came back covered in dust.
Lu Chen hurriedly handed him some water.
Only after drinking a large bowl of water did Chen Gan feel the fire in his throat extinguished.
He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said in a deep voice:
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"Your Highness, the Western Jin border army camp is already counting the troops.
We will definitely be able to reunite with Beiliang within two days.
The enemy may be at the gates of the city within three days. ”
Shen Lan frowned: "Who leads the troops in the Western Jin Dynasty?"
Chen Gan: "Reporting to General Shen, the commander of the Western Jin army is Chu Jin, nicknamed Rongzhu in the west."
Hearing this name, everyone was silent for a moment.
After a long while, Shen Zheng finally spoke.
He said in a deep voice: "The only person who dares to use the country's name is this person."
Lu Chen was not familiar with this person and was a little curious.
"General Shen, can you explain a little?"
Shen Zheng: "There's nothing to be ashamed of, you are young and only have a partial understanding of many things.
At that time, it was divided into Eastern Jin and Western Jin, with the Eastern being the most respected and the Western being the least respected.
This was originally done by the monarch of Jin State in order to check and balance his two sons.
Unexpectedly, the monarch of Jin passed away, and the East and West kings, who had been friendly and respectful to each other, began to fight for the throne.
Xiao Rongzhu's grandfather, the King of Eastern Jin, destroyed the King of Western Jin.
However, it was unexpected that the King of Eastern Jin was replaced by his concubine when he was young, and in fact the King of Eastern Jin was the King of Western Jin.
Although they were all Jin State's lands, this matter caused a lot of controversy at the time.
Finally, the father of the little Rong Lord was adopted by the King of Eastern Jin, and only then did he have this title. ”
Shen Lan: "Then what kind of person is this little Rong Lord?"
Western Jin camp.
A strange-looking man was leaning on the couch.
He was dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by three or four maids, massaging his shoulders and legs.
"Young Lord, I have something to report."
Chu Jin, who was lying on the couch, suddenly opened his almond-shaped eyes and looked at the person below with a half-smile.
He smiled and said, "Are you ready?"
The subordinate kneeling on the ground looked embarrassed.
"Um?"
She murmured softly, scaring the people around her so much that they all knelt on the ground, not daring to speak a word.
The subordinate said, "Everything is ready. Please come forward, young lord."
Chu Jin slowly stood up and sat on the sedan chair beside him. Six bearers carried him out of the commander-in-chief's tent.
The group headed to the stands.
Xiahou Dun and Lieutenant General Sun were already waiting in the stands.
Deputy General Sun’s injuries have healed, but they were too severe. His body is still a little weak, and his lips are a little pale.
He basked in the sun for a long time, even though the sun was not very hot at this time of year.
But they only drank some horse blood to moisten their throats, and there was no sufficient water source.
Deputy General Sun already had a lot of grievances to express.
He complained: “What does Chu Jin mean?
Marshal, we have been waiting here for a long time, and we saw the prisoners huddled in the sand.
What exactly is the little Rongzhu's hobby?
Are they deliberately leaving us alone? ”
The longer they stayed in the sun, the more itchy Lieutenant General Sun's healing wounds became, and the angrier he became.
"General, why don't you let me go and look for the young Lord Rong.
I would like to ask him, don’t you take Beiliang seriously? ”
As soon as Deputy General Sun finished speaking, he saw a sedan chair coming towards him.
Chu Jin sat in the sedan chair and said nonchalantly, "Deputy General Sun is really worried about me!"
Deputy General Sun was originally furious, but when he saw Chu Jin's evil look, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Xiahou Dun said calmly: "Young Lord Rong invited me here, I wonder what kind of drama he wants to arrange?
You’ve waited for so long, please don’t let me down! ”
Chu Jin curled his lips and gave a naughty smile. His voice was slow and long, making people's ears itch.
"Of course I won't let General Xiahou down. I'm just afraid that General Xiahou has never seen such a scene before, so I hope he won't be frightened."
Deputy General Sun widened his eyes and pointed at Chu Jin: "You..."
Chu Jin raised his chin and watched Deputy General Sun withdraw his hand before turning to look at Xiahou Dun.
"General Xiahou is not good at controlling his subordinates. If he were in our army, he would have died eight hundred times already."
Deputy General Sun turned pale, and Xiahou Dun said, "Go back and get twenty military sticks."
"I will obey your order."
Chu Jin sighed and snorted, "How soft-hearted."
There is a wooden tower in the center of the battlefield, with a pile of firewood on the platform.
Chu Jin looked around at the captives on the battlefield; all of them were barefoot and in tattered clothes.
"What's going on?"
“How can a beast be clothed?”
"If you can't even prepare for such a small matter, the person who prepared it will be beheaded!"
The trusted Zhinu took the order and led a team of people to the battlefield.
Chu Jin waved two fingers, and his subordinates held a bow and arrow and placed it in front of Xiahou Dun.
Chu Jin asked, "I heard that General Xiahou's archery skills are extremely accurate?"
Talking about this, Vice General Sun said proudly: "Of course, the Marshal's archery skills are well-known in the seven countries."
Xiahou Dun felt something was wrong and frowned.
Before he could stop Deputy General Sun, he heard Chu Jin's proposal.
“I’ve only heard of it, but I haven’t seen it with my own eyes.
How about General Xiahou demonstrating it and adding some excitement to this battle? ”
Chu Jin's words were getting more and more pressing. Xiahou Dun was on his own territory and didn't want to damage the relationship over such a small matter.
Xiahou Dun took the bow and the soldier handed him an arrow lit with kerosene.
He draws the bow and puts the arrow on it in one go.
The arrow shot through the air and instantly ignited the fire on the wooden tower.
A raging fire broke out instantly.
Only then did Xiahou Dun realize that something was wrong.
The captives on the battlefield had already been stripped of their clothes and thrown under the wooden tower.
A circle of fire was also lit outside the battlefield, and the prisoners could only surround the wooden tower like trapped animals.
Suddenly, arrows were shot towards the bottom of the wooden tower.
The prisoners had no choice but to climb up the wooden tower to avoid disaster.
The slow-moving captive was instantly pierced by arrows and fell to the ground like a hedgehog.
His eyes were wide open, his pupils were out of focus, and blood was coming out of the corners of his mouth.
The flames in the sand circle grew bigger and bigger, the circle was shrinking rapidly, and more and more captives climbed up the wooden tower.
The speed and density of the arrows are increasing.
Then, the wooden tower could not bear the weight and collapsed into the sand.
The originally living captive turned into a pile of rotten meat in a moment.
Deputy General Sun opened his eyes wide, too shocked to speak.
He looked sideways at Chu Jin.
At that time, Chu Jin was sitting in a sedan chair, his chin supported by his hands, his pair of phoenix eyes seemed to be smiling.
If the scene before him had not been so frightening, Lieutenant General Sun would have thought that he was enjoying the lyrics and music.
"Marshal, he..."
Before Deputy General Sun could finish his words, Xiahou Dun spoke out to stop him.
"Shut up!"
Deputy General Sun swallowed his saliva and stood behind Xiahou Dun: "General, what country are these prisoners from?"
"Why are there both men and women?"
Xiahou Dun frowned: "People from Southern Tang."
Southern Tang was the closest to Western Jin and was also the country with the weakest military strength among the seven countries.
In order to seek protection from Dayan and Western Jin, the ruler of Southern Tang paid tribute to the two countries in the form of gold, silver, slaves, servants, and even beauties all year round.
Chu Jin smiled innocently: "General Xiahou, what do you think of the heavenly sacrifice ceremony I prepared for you?"
Xiahou Dun looked calm, but a hint of displeasure flashed across his eyes.
He chuckled and said, "Very good, thank you for your hospitality, little Lord Rong."
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The city was originally closed.
A sharp arrow hit the pillar of the city wall.
Yang Jin discovered it during his inspection and immediately reported it to Xiao Jingzhou.
Shen Lan hurried to the hall of the general's mansion: "Your Highness, who sent the letter?"
Xiao Jingzhou unfolded the letter and said calmly, "A declaration of war from the Western Jin Dynasty."
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