Chen Zhi is dead.
Tan Yuan, who was being pursued, cut his head with a knife.
With Chen Zhi's death, the Datong defenders completely gave up resistance.
Originally, they were garrisons forcibly recruited by Chen Zhi from all over the country. They had mixed forces and distrusted each other.
Chen Zhi also relied on Song Zhong's remaining prestige and held the banner of the imperial court, and was able to barely subdue these arrogant generals.
But the ideal is full, and the reality is cruel.
Xu Zhong had long refused to accept Chen Zhi's dominance and forcibly rescued the acting king Zhu Gui. Then he opened the city gate and let the Yan army directly enter the city.
After the Yan army entered the city, the 100,000 defenders fought independently. Chen Zhi's first thought was to abandon the city and run away. He lacked the demeanor of a general, and his end was naturally doomed.
Under the joint suppression of Yan Wang Zhu Di and Dai Wang Zhu Gui, one hundred thousand soldiers surrendered one after another without any hesitation.
Chen Zhi, who fled in a hurry, was also caught up by Tan Yuan, and a bloody battle broke out between the two sides. How could Chen Zhi stop the brave and skilled Tan Yuan?
Seeing that he was invincible, Chen Zhi wanted to surrender, but Tan Yuan didn't give him this chance at all and chopped off his head with a knife.
After being taught by Mr. Su Yang, Tan Yuan also started to use his brain.
He knew very well what Chen Zhi had done before. Just by imprisoning the acting king Zhu Gui, Chen Zhi was destined to die, and the Yan army would never accept his surrender.
Otherwise, what would the acting king Zhu Gui think of His Highness King Yan?
Chen Zhi's surrender will only leave hidden dangers to the Yan army.
So it's far less satisfying than killing him with one knife!
Sure enough, when Tan Yuan brought Chen Zhi's head to Zhu Di and Zhu Gui, the two princes were extremely happy.
Especially the acting king Zhu Gui directly threw the head to the ground, then pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed it several times to vent his inner anger and anger.
Zhu Di didn't stop him either. This was the retribution Chen Zhi deserved.
The blood of Taizu cannot be insulted!
Emperor Taizu Gao cannot be insulted!
This is the bottom line of his Yan King Zhu Di, and it is also the reverse scale of his Yan King Zhu Di!
At this moment, Zhu Di was looking at Xu Zhong and Guo Liang.
Xu Zhongzhi rescued the acting king Zhu Gui, while Guo Liang went to the battlefield and killed the city gate guard. The two worked together to open the city gate and let the Yan army enter the city.
There is no doubt that these two generals should take the lead in conquering the important town of Datong this time.
Zhu Di was not stingy with his praise at all, and publicly appointed the two generals to command Datong's 100,000-strong army.
The two were so grateful to Zhu Di that they knelt on the ground and swore loyalty to the death.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Gui was inevitably a little disappointed.
He thought that he, the acting prince, could get an army no matter what.
After all, among the 100,000 defenders of Datong, 40,000 to 50,000 were his former subordinates, including Xu Zhong himself.
As a result, Zhu Di now directly handed over the 100,000 troops to Xu Zhong and Guo Liang, bypassing his acting king Zhu Gui, and did not take Zhu Gui seriously at all.
For a moment, Zhu Gui felt a little depressed, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, King Zhu Di of Yan is now at the height of his power, and Zhu Gui is beyond his reach in terms of strength and prestige.
So Zhu Gui was angry, but he didn't dare to show anything.
After finishing the chores, Zhu Di immediately prepared to return to Peiping.
Naturally, Datong Mansion had to leave generals to guard it in case the imperial court or the Northerners attacked.
After much thought, Zhu Di decided to keep General Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhenai is one of Yanshan's right guards, Zhu Di's true confidant.
This man came from the army, was brave and wise, and was considered a good young general, so Zhu Di planned to hand over Datong to him for guarding, and also wanted to train Wang Zhen.
After all, Su Yang's evaluation of Wang Zhen has always been high!
As for Xu Zhong, Guo Liang and the acting king Zhu Gui, they will naturally follow Zhu Di back to Peiping.
It’s not a matter of trust or distrust, it’s a matter of necessity.
They had just surrendered, and it was impossible for Zhu Di to leave the three of them in Datong like this, burying a hidden danger for himself.
The three of them knew this very well and did not dare to express the slightest opinion.
So Zhu Di immediately returned to Peiping after leaving 10,000 troops and general Wang Zhen in Datong Mansion.
This battle can be regarded as an immediate success. They captured Xuanfu without any blood, and then defeated Datong and captured two important towns in northern Xinjiang in one fell swoop. From then on, the west of Beiping was completely worry-free!
The only imperial force that can pose a threat to the west of Yan is the Western Frontier War God Song Sheng.
But it was precisely this Song Sheng that Zhu Di never worried about.
Because he knew clearly that Song Sheng was a smart man and would not do stupid things!
The army set off and returned to Peiping.
On the way, Zhu Di found the unhappy acting king Zhu Gui and explained it earnestly.
The reason why he did not give the acting king Zhu Gui any military power was for the sake of the army.
After all, the 100,000 Datong surrendered troops had just surrendered, and they all needed to be sent to Xishan for reform.
On the one hand, the acting king Zhu Gui had not made any military exploits, and on the other hand, his previous reputation was notorious, so he was not suitable to lead an army alone.
Regarding this explanation, Zhu Gui said that he could understand it, but no one knew exactly what he thought.
Zhu Di didn't care either. He had already explained what he needed to explain. Do you want to hear it?
He is not stupid, so how could he allocate his troops to Zhu Gui? Wouldn't that mean he would be extinct from the world?
On the contrary, Zhu Di also asked Zhu Gui to write a letter with him and send it to Ning Wang Zhu Quan, so as to properly complain to the seventeenth brother, so as to awaken the bloody spirit and pride of Ning Wang Zhu Quan and join forces to join forces for the great cause!
Zhu Gui scolded Zhu Di half to death in his heart, but he still had to obey orders honestly.
Now he finally understands that this fourth brother is so damn hypocritical!
The reason why he came to save himself was just for Datong’s 100,000-strong army and his identity as Taizu Xueyin!
How can this guy come to save himself sincerely?
How shameless!
At the same time, inside Beiping City.
Zhu Gaochi, the Crown Prince of Yan, is waiting for someone.
Lu Zhen, the chief envoy of Yongding Prefecture.
He personally killed Lu Zhen's son-in-law Zhang He, so he naturally had to finish the work well.
Zhu Gaochi really didn't like Lu Zhen very much, and even felt a little disgusted with him.
Lu Zhen is indeed very capable and has a photographic memory, so he is very suitable for handling money, food and civil affairs.
It's just that this guy's character is really bad. He's extremely power-minded and often conflicts with his colleagues. He's an out-and-out villain.
Just look at Zhang He and you will know what kind of person Lu Zhen is.
Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Gaochi to directly express his anger at Lu Zhen because of Zhang He. This is not what the master did.
What he wanted to do was to use Zhang He's incident to give this guy a beating so that he would be obedient and not have any thoughts that he shouldn't have.
Soon the haggard-looking Lu Zhen hurried in. As soon as he received the news, he rushed to Prince Yan's Mansion without stopping, without even returning home.
Because Lu Zhen is afraid!
Zhang He, that damn idiot, dared to insult Princess Anle and offended the banished immortal Su Yang. No matter how he died, it would not be an exaggeration!
Lu Zhen never thought about revenge for Zhang He, he was just worried whether this matter would implicate himself.
"I failed to teach my son-in-law the right way, so please forgive me, Your Highness!"
As soon as Lu Zhen entered the door, he knelt down in front of Zhu Gaochi and made his attitude clear.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Gaochi understood what Lu Zhen meant, and immediately smiled and said a few words of relief.
The two chatted meaningfully for a long time, and when Lu Zhen returned home, he broke into a cold sweat.
At this moment, his daughter was crying her heart out, begging Lu Zhen to avenge her husband.
However, Lu Zhen, who had always doted on his daughter, was furious at this moment and slapped several loud mouths, leaving everyone confused.
Lu Zhen roared and cursed for a long time, and then ordered the housekeeper to prepare a generous gift. He planned to go to Xishan himself, hoping that the banished immortal would let the Lu family go.
During the conversation with Prince Yan, Lu Zhen fully understood the significance of Su Yang to Prince Yan's Palace, so he also understood where the Lu family's livelihood was!
Only if Su Yang opens his mouth can they survive!
