The continuous sound of cannons finally stopped today. The outside of Zhengzhou City was in a mess. Not even human figures or ghost figures could be found intact.
Things were not much better inside the city.
In addition to the common people, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in a city. Moreover, they belong to two different groups of forces. Under the high pressure for several months, the frictions that occur every day are countless.
Especially now the Liang army is small and the Jin army is strong. Therefore, many people in the Jin army looked down upon Liang Jun. If the Tang army had not blocked the door, the two sides would have been at war with each other.
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When Wang Yanzhang opened his bloodshot eyes, he first listened carefully to the sound of no roaring artillery outside the city, and then jumped off the bed with enthusiasm.
He did not take off his armor when sleeping at night, and there were no attendants in the room at this moment. Except for the sound of artillery outside, it seemed that not even ordinary noises could be heard.
He was so happy that Wang Yanzhang ignored the anomalies.
"The Tang army is withdrawing its troops..."
Just when the door was opened, he saw soldiers and generals standing all over the corridor in the courtyard outside the room, and everyone looked at a loss. As soon as the door of the room was heard, countless eyes looked over here.
Several generals stood at the foot of the steps with gray faces. When they saw Wang Yanzhang coming out with frowning eyebrows, they all hesitated and did not dare to say anything.
The joy in his heart was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him. Wang Yanzhang's face changed slightly and he asked in a deep voice.
"But the city gate was breached by the Tang army?"
There was a low hum from the soldiers in the courtyard, but several generals looked at each other and hesitated to step forward.
Wang Yanzhang, who had been tired for many days, felt an unknown fire rising in his heart, when one of them trembled in a slightly crying voice:
"The Governor...Bianzhou City...is lost..."
"What's missing!?"
Wang Yanzhang froze on the spot, feeling a thunderbolt flash through his mind. His strong body could not stand up and was about to stumble backwards.
"The Governor..."
All the generals rushed forward to support him. Everyone had a look of sadness on their faces, but they did not dare to say anything.
Looking at the other soldiers and generals, they all bowed their heads and said nothing, all confused.
Wang Yanzhang closed his eyes tightly in grief and allowed his men to help him to a wooden chair. He held his big hands full of calluses tightly and did not open his eyes for a long time.
Needless to say, everyone in Liang Jun is now in panic, with swords hanging over their heads.
It should be noted that all army lieutenants, regardless of rank or rank, are drawn from the Bianzhou Forbidden Army.
I have relatives in my family, but they are all in Bianzhou...
After a while, Wang Yanzhang opened his eyes. This mid-level master who once galloped on the battlefield was half-leaning on the backrest as if all his strength had been drained from his body.
"There are still thousands of forbidden troops in Bianzhou and tens of thousands of troops and horses in the camp. How could they be captured so easily..."
Someone among the generals on the left and right said: "I still don't know how the Tang army captured the city, but the military report was only delivered today. I'm afraid Bianzhou has already made detailed plans...
And it is necessary to let the governor know, the person who delivers the message. It was Li...an envoy of the Tang Emperor. "
Wang Yanzhang was still listening attentively, but when he got to the end, he instantly frowned, leaned forward involuntarily, and stared at his left and right subordinates with great caution.
"How did this person enter the city?"
"This person was led by Bianzhou spies, and was secretly brought in by spies outside the city. The Jin army never knew about it."
"A bunch of idiots! With such a large number of people gathered here, do you really think that Prince Jin is blind?"
Unexpectedly, Wang Yanzhang yelled and cursed, causing all his generals to change their expressions.
The news that Bianzhou city had been destroyed could not be kept secret for long, but now it would be difficult for the Liang army to resist the Tang army. If Li Cunxu knew that the Tang army's envoys had entered Zhengzhou, many things might happen.
"The news has come out that the governor's old illness has relapsed and he is injured in bed... For the time being, you can lead the soldiers back to their respective camps. The soldiers and horses at the top of the city must not move, and don't try to alert the enemy."
Several of the generals nodded solemnly and walked out quickly, leading their men and horses out quickly.
Now that Zhu Liang has fallen, they naturally need to switch to Menting.
The news of the Jin army was no later than what they received. Once the news of the fall of Bianzhou spread, I was afraid that Zhengzhou would not be able to stay any longer.
Li Jing held all the family documents, young and old, in his hands. In just an instant, these generals directly transferred the enemy from the Tang army to the Jin army...
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The atmosphere over Zhengzhou instantly became treacherous. There was no artillery bombardment outside the city, and there was no friction between the two armies inside the city.
The news that Zhu Youzhen died and that Bianzhou was captured by the Tang army spread throughout the city in just one day.
What is strange is that the senior officials and generals from Li Cunxu to the Jin army did not come forward to look for Wang Yanzhang and Liang Jun generals.
Only Liang Jun's already low morale fell to the bottom in an instant.
Before sunset, someone had already sneaked out of the city to surrender to Tang Dynasty.
As for the rest, Wang Yanzhang can no longer control it.
At this moment, he could only receive the Tang Army envoy in an extremely strange and absurd manner.
It was nothing more than that he was so surprised and bewildered. No one could have imagined that the mighty and world-famous Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would appear in front of him as an envoy.
Especially since he was the emperor's defeated general.
It was only dusk at this time, the sky was dark, the doors were wide open, and there was no one else inside or outside the courtyard except for two maids who had been hired temporarily to serve.
Li Jing sat on the wooden chair on the left hand side in a very comfortable posture, holding the teacup in one hand, blowing on the tea leisurely, and then took a slow sip.
No matter how calm Wang Yanzhang was, his heart was beating faster involuntarily.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally chose a more suitable title, and said in a cold voice:
"The Lord of the Tang Dynasty went into danger alone, which certainly makes me admire him very much. But the Lord of the Tang Dynasty is not afraid of any orders. He will dedicate you to the Jin army in exchange for fame and fortune..."
Although Li Jing has great achievements and powerful force, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city. As long as the four gates are blocked and there are many bows and crossbows on the city wall, it will be impossible to escape even with wings.
And with this one move, he can completely exchange Liang Jun's tens of thousands of family papers. The pros and cons are only the choice of Wang Yanzhang.
However, Li Jing, who had been indifferent since entering the room, just slowly put down the tea cup, stroked his sleeves, and stood up with a chuckle.
"If the King and Governor does this, what's the use?
Even if I were to be slaughtered at the neck and give a good head to the governor, what would the whole Jin Kingdom really do to the governor? Can the governor really exchange me for tens of thousands of soldiers and generals’ family papers?
If it fails, what should the Jin army do with these tens of thousands of restless Liang troops? "
Wang Yanzhang sat upright at the top of his hand, his face cold and silent.
He is not afraid of death, but he has no loyalty to this beam in his heart. He is only loyal to his own heart.
Li Jing put one hand behind her back and the other in front of her belly, pacing left and right while talking like a real lobbyist.
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At the end, he turned around calmly and looked directly at Wang Yanzhang, who had a complex and silent expression.
"If the king's governor can return to the Tang Dynasty, it will make the tens of thousands of Central Plains men under his command stop fighting.
I, Yundu, commanded the town of Bianzhou and led the old troops of Liang Jun. "
