Chapter 588: Bacheng (2)

"Do you want to add troops to fill it?" Luo Renqiong thought to himself, but he also knew that the greater possibility of doing so would cause greater chaos and become a target for enemy soldiers on the city wall. After all, the width of the gap is limited, and the force invested is also limited. Too much force will trample on each other. Just when he was in a dilemma, the situation of the battle took a turn for the moment. The Zhenhai soldiers at the gap resumed their organization under the command of the officers, and they became stalemate with the counterattacking enemy troops at the gap. The crossbow cannons and crossbowmen who were responsible for the cover mission also strengthened the suppression of the defenders on the city wall. For a moment, the top of the city wall was wailing, and the pressure in the gap suddenly became lighter.

In the gap about four or five feet wide, more than a hundred people on both sides were fighting with all their strength. The Zhenhai soldiers wanted to rush into the city, while the Huainan soldiers wanted to drive their opponents out. Swords, shields, and flesh were constantly colliding, making crisp or dull sounds. Life disappeared at any time, and then a new life was replenished. Blood moistened the bumpy ruins and glued them with the corpses above, forming a strange mixture. People advanced, retreated, jumped, chopped and killed, and then became part of this mixture. In this small gap, time solidified, and the fight seemed to last forever.

Suddenly, a loud bang shattered the solidified body. Everyone in the gap paused for a moment, and everyone's face showed a look of confusion. Then the second and third waves, the hot shells fell on the gap, and the people they met were torn into pieces without distinguishing the enemy. The human body became so vulnerable in the face of this terrifying force. Everyone threw down the weapons in their hands and left this hell-like place as quickly as possible. The terror was like an infectious disease that infected the guards' hearts. No matter how the officers in the city drove away the threat, no one was willing to return to the gap. The terror of the enemy's elimination without discriminating the enemy and me just now had scared them. The next wave of soldiers in the sea-stricken army rushed into the city through the gap, occupied the nearby city walls, and began to move out the sandbags blocked in the city gate so that the army could enter the city.

Seeing that the west gate of Wujincheng was slowly opened, Luo Renqiong breathed a sigh of relief. He looked back at the expression of the Lord with a guilty conscience. He saw that there was no expression on Lu Fang's face. It seemed that he had not seen the scene of shooting with no distinction between enemy and me. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and thought to himself, "The Lord is not that kind of corrupt scholar, so he would definitely not blame my actions. No matter what, he had already broken the city at a very small price. Finally, he had an explanation." While Luo Renqiong was thinking, he heard Lu Fang say, "I am a little sleepy. After you capture Li Jian alive, you will send it to my tent!" After that, he turned around and left. The casual personal soldiers in front of the palace also left, leaving only Luo Renqiong in the same place.

Li Jian sat in the hall, with a sword on the table in front of him. A faint shouting of killing came from outside the door, and the sound of fighting mixed with it was already very weak. Obviously, the organized resistance of the defenders in the city was almost over. This was what he expected. Small cities like Wujincheng had the advantage of having a small area of ​​defense and sufficient troops to defend; but the disadvantage was that once the gap was opened, there was no room for maneuver in the city, and it was easy to be wiped out by the siege. When the guards told him that the enemy had penetrated through the gap in the west gate, he knew that the ending had been determined. Perhaps when the Zhenhai Army took out a weapon that could destroy the city wall so easily that day, everything was decided. Li Jian picked up the sword on several tables, drew his sword out of the sheath, and the smooth blade reflected his expression - a bitter smile full of self-deprecating.

At this time, a military sect rushed into the outside world. Seeing Li Jian like this, he stopped and said quickly: "Mr. Mansion, what are you doing? Even ants are greedy for life. Winning and defeat are common in military affairs. Don't do stupid things!"

Li Jian was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that his subordinates were afraid of committing suicide. He looked down at Pei Dao, threw him on the ground, and smiled and said, "Well, you can trap the lonely city and surrender in a reasonable way. It's a good thing to get to the Yang family."

Seeing this, the Jun Zuo was relieved and quickly opened the package in his hand. There was an old clothes worn by ordinary soldiers in Huainan. He whispered: "Mr. Fu quickly change the clothes and mix them with the chaotic soldiers. Maybe he can still get out."

Li Jian quickly took over the old shirt, changed his clothes, and escaped from the back door without mentioning it.

Lu Fang returned to the camp. He thought that Luo Renqiong would come to report the victory at most at noon, but he didn't expect that he could not wait on the left or right. He didn't wait until the next morning when Luo Renqiong asked for a meeting and asked him to come in and see that Luo Renqiong was covered in oily and sweaty face. Two personal soldiers behind him were escorting a man in old clothes. While he was wondering, he heard Luo Renqiong telling, "King, the last general Li Jian is brought!" At this point, Luo Renqiong reached out and pointed to the man in old clothes.

"Oh?" Lu Fang stood up and looked at the man. Although he had been in Huainan for a while, he soon arrived at An Renyi's subordinates and had never met many Huainan generals. He didn't know what his appearance looked like. Seeing that this old-clothed man was covered in dust and did not look like the governor of a state, he asked, "Are you the governor of Changzhou Li Jian?"

Li Jian raised his head. Since he fled from the back door of the state yamen, he was soon captured by Zhenhaijun. He originally planned to pretend to be an ordinary soldier and search for an opportunity to escape, but he did not expect to be stabbed out by a few soldiers locked up together. At first, he denied it. However, the officer of Zhenhaijun immediately found many servants in the government office. He had been tormenting for a whole night, and had not eaten any water and rice. He was hungry and tired. He had already lost his anger. He heard Lu Fang's question and bowed and replied: "Yes, it's me. Li's defeated general, let Lu Gong deal with it. But he had not eaten for a day. Can you give me a bowl of thin porridge first?"

Lu Fang smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? Mr. Li can wait." After saying that, he made a gesture, and a personal soldier brought a Hu bed and sat down next to Li Jian. Li Jian was also tired. Since the city broke, he has been very nervous and consumed a lot of energy. Now he simply let go, so he sat down and sent him a drink. He also ate and drank as if no one else was around, looking like he was willing to do so.

Lu Fang sat aside without urging him, but just looked at Li Jian eating and drinking with a smile. The personal soldiers on the side added food twice. Finally, Li Jian threw the chopsticks in his hand aside, patted his bulging belly and sighed: "Brother Bulb, I didn't treat you badly this time!"

"But I have to add some more. The food in the army is crude, so I feel wronged by Mr. Li!" Lu Fang said with a smile.

"Forget it! Someone wants to use some, but unfortunately his stomach is useless. If you eat it, you will probably be overwhelmed!"

Li Jian untied his belt, exposed his bulging belly, and leaned down. Luo Renqiong, who was beside him, frowned and was about to scold him for being rude, but saw Lu Fang wave his hand gently and quickly closed his mouth. Lu Fang smiled and said, "Mr. Li, what else do you want? If you say it once, it will be easy for a certain family to do it!"

"Mr. Lu is so generous, I'm not polite." Li Jian smiled and said, "Can you let some soup in some house and change a new dress, so it's better to get on the road!"

"Going on the road?" Lu Fang frowned and asked, "Although a family was in Huainan and had no chance to ask Mr. Li for advice, he was not a person who was killed indiscriminately. Why did Mr. Li say this?"

"Li was given the great kindness of King Wu Zhong, and he would never surrender to you. Since that's the case, why not kill me?"

When Lu Fang heard this, he laughed and said, "If Mr. Li is willing to join forces with Lu Fang to do a major event, Lu will naturally be happy, but if Mr. Li does not surrender, his family should send it back. Why do you have to say anything about life and death?"

When Li Jian heard what Lu Fang said, he couldn't help but believe and ask, "You really won't kill me."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "Is Lu a person who likes to kill? Since the rebellion, the people he killed are only Qian Miao, and Zhao Yingong is only a few. The wise man did not say secret words. At that time, Lu was newly appointed in Hangzhou and had a strong enemy. If Qian Miao was not killed, he would have no way to threaten the enemy. Zhao Yingong was unsure of rebellion, so he killed these two people. The situation today is very different. What should I do to kill you?"

Li Jian was silent when he heard this. Lu Fang's words just now had two meanings: one was that he was not a person who was easy to kill. In the past, he was necessary to kill Qian Miao, Zhao Yingong and others; the other was that you, Li Jian, was an irrelevant person, and it was not too much to let you go back, so naturally he would not kill you. After hearing Lu Fang's words, Li Jian was both happy to be able to escape and angry at being despised.

Lu Fang looked at Li Jian's expression and smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Li is unwilling to stay. Well, a gentleman will not make any bad noises after breaking up his friendship. I will take Mr. Li to see the scenery in my camp first, and then send Mr. Li back, and then fight against the male and female?"

Li Jian smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course, let the king's arrangement!" As he was willing to die, his arrogance was gone, and his whole body seemed to be three points shorter.

Lu Fan got up and took Li Jian to visit the camp, not even avoiding important places such as granaries and docks. After seeing it, someone had already brought her clothes. Lu Fang handed her clothes to Li Jian with both hands and asked with a smile: "Mr. Li has finished watching this. Are the soldiers in Lu's army still majestic? Are there enough food and fodder? Are the equipment still exquisite?"

Li Jian took over his clothes, and the scene he saw was greatly shocked by the scene. The strength of the soldiers of Zhenhai Army, the abundant food and fodder, and the exquisite military armor were far beyond his imagination, but he did not want to silence his own majesty and replied in a deep voice: "I have seen the great army, a family, but although the king is powerful, he is not the best in the world. Since ancient times, he has known that he is not warlike. I hope the king will maintain his prosperity. This is the way for a long time."

"Haha!" Lu Fang laughed loudly, as if he had heard something funny. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "I wanted Mr. Li to lead me, but I didn't expect that I would be taught a lesson by you first. It's okay! When you go back this time, you will tell Zhu Jin what you see. What's the result? It depends on the fate of heaven!" After that, he bowed and made a farewell gesture, turned around and left.
Chapter completed!