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"Who, why did I retreat? I haven't had enough fun yet! I almost could break the city gate!"

Wei Ding, who retreated to the formation, was full of complaints when he saw Liu Ce. He finally realized the pleasure of being able to fight ten thousand for the first time. He wanted to capture the city by one person, but he never expected that he was withdrawn by Liu Ce's military order at a critical moment. Naturally, he felt extremely dissatisfied...

"Shut up!" Liu Ce shouted, "Remember to me, this military governor is the commander of the first army. It doesn't matter how you mess around in private! But on the battlefield, everything must be followed by the command of this military governor. If I ask you to beat you, you will fight. If you ask you to retreat, you will have to retreat. Anyone who dares not obey the order will be punished!"

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Wei Ding was speechless for a moment, shocked by Liu Ce's momentum, so he could only stand aside and remain silent.

Liu Ce ignored him anymore and just ordered the two guard soldiers next to him: "Removing armor for him, hundreds of kilograms of iron armor, no matter you have extraordinary divine power, you can't bear it for a long time. This military governor doesn't want to see you being suppressed and suffer your hundreds of kilograms of meat in vain..."

After saying that, Liu Ce went straight to Xu Wenjing and said to him: "Military advisor, what actions do you think will be in the city next?"

Xu Wenjing thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Report to the military governor, as expected by his subordinates, the guards in the city will definitely submit to the city within three days. At present, there are no rebels everywhere in Lingnan to support him. Zhuohe and Lingnan City must pass through Xuangu Pass, our army has also been controlled by our army. Lingnan City has become an isolated city. What we see today is that the guards in the city have no fighting spirit and the possibility of defending to the end and waiting for assistance is almost zero."

Liu Ce nodded, and then said to the personal soldiers behind him: "Send the order and the army will enter the suburbs of Lingnan City to add another fire to the defenders in the city!"

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In the evening, in Lingnan City and Qiankun Palace, Long Xingwen and other officials of the "Dayan Kingdom" gathered to discuss the next city defense. At this time, they all looked bitter, and each of them had a look of blood on their faces as if they were lost...

Long Xingwen said tremblingly: "You haven't seen that monster. How terrible is that? Even thousands of arrows can't hurt him at all. The loud noise that hit the city gate is like thunder. It's terrible, so terrible..." As he said that, he tightened his armor again, revealing a look of fear.

When everyone heard this, they saw Long Xingwen's expression again, and their faces were even pale and extremely ugly.

"The food in the city is out of stock, and the emperor's army is hundreds of miles away. It is very difficult to return to the capital for a while. Therefore, we have to think of a complete solution. The first problem is to solve the current shortage of food and grass..."

An "old minister" with white hair and hair raised his own idea. His name was Ding Mian, a local gentry family in Zhuozhou. Zubi was the first to respond when he was independent. He had a great say in the court of the "Dayan Kingdom".

As soon as Ding Mian finished his words, another official immediately retorted: "Old Ding, there is no need to say much about this kind of questioning knowingly. Even if the grain that should be plundered in the city is confiscated, how can there be surplus grain?"

"If you search carefully, you will still have it..." Ding Mian said, "These people are very cunning. They must have hid a lot of emergency food in the dark. People should be sent to search carefully for it a few more times..."

The official objected, "Old Ding, are you confused? Look at what the people in the city eat now? The bark of wild vegetables and tree trees, and even a potato skin, how can we collect grain? What's more, at this time, aren't you afraid of forcing them out of trouble and going back to the other side? Don't you see how many people in the city are missing to join Liu Ce?"

"One fights and kills one, just a mere untouchable person. How big a storm can it cause?" Ding Mian said disdainfully, "As long as the emperor's army returns, it will be able to turn the world..."

The official shook his head and said nothing more. He knew that it would be useless to talk to this old guy. He was afraid that Liu Ce had already changed his mind to the people everywhere in Lingnan and collect grain again. If Liu Ce's army did not need to enter the city, he would probably have to be torn to pieces by the people...

"No need to say more!"

Suddenly, a loud shout sounded like thunder in the hall. A young man in red, about thirty years old stood proudly. His name was Dong Lu, and he was also one of the local gentry.

Dong Lu bowed his hand and said, "I, Dong Lu, are loyal to the Great Yan Kingdom, and now the country is in trouble. I should sacrifice my life to defend the capital and fight Liu Ce to the end. Only in this way can I repay the emperor's kindness of knowing the favor!"

The officials in the hall were stunned when they heard this, and then stood up to agree.

"Mr. Dong said very much. When our country of Great Yan was first established, we will definitely encounter all kinds of hardships. We should devote ourselves to our efforts and survive this difficulty for the emperor and the people..."

"Mr. Dong is really a role model for our generation to learn. I admire him..."

"Dear Dong is extremely proud, isn't it just a mere grain? I sold my property and donated it to the national treasury..."

Faced with the passionate scene in the hall, Dong Lu was full of energy and stood with his hands behind his back, showing a strong attitude of standing out from the crowd, which made people respect him.

After the atmosphere calmed down, Dong Lu waved his sleeves and said to everyone in the hall: "In such a dangerous moment, how can we waste time here just by wasting our time? Dong will return to his house and summon his servants to live and die with the Great Yan Kingdom!"

After saying that, he held his head high and walked out of the hall gate and left, leaving behind a crowd of people in the hall nodding and complimenting.

"I am worthy of being a pillar of the country. If I have more up-and-coming talents like Dong Lu in the Great Yan Kingdom, I will be able to have peace and prosperity in less than ten years..." Ding Mian looked at Dong Lu's departure back and nodded to express his affirmation.

Seeing this, Long Xingwen hurriedly stood up and said, "Everyone, Lord Dong is very saying. Instead of wasting time here, we should go back and perform our duties and resist Liu Ce's invasion together. Without further ado, we should go to the city to urge the soldiers to strictly guard against Liu Ce's stole the city and say goodbye..."

After saying that, Long Xingwen hurriedly left the hall and followed Dong Lu. The remaining officials also found a reason to leave the hall. Soon the palace, which was originally crowded, was empty, leaving only a huge dragon chaise made of gold and jade, alone embellishing the magnificent but extremely dark hall...

As soon as Dong Lu returned to the mansion, he immediately closed the gate of the courtyard, and then quickly summoned dozens of slaves from his family and whispered to them: "The situation of Zubi's rebels is gone, and we can't be buried with him for him. After dark, I will try to open the city gate and welcome the king into the city..."

On the other hand, Long Xingwen did not go to the city tower, but also returned home and said to his wife Geng: "The Yan State is not in a good position and the people are all lost. I want to work with the royal army outside the city to make trouble. In the future, I only hope to be a rich man. I hope that my wife can use your brother, Grand Secretary Geng's reputation in the court to ask the military governor to spare my whole family's life!"

Everyone who returned from the palace to his mansion began to prepare for the surrender of the city, which was in a strong contrast with the previous momentum of "swearing to live and die with Yan State" and jokes were just talk. Only fools would do so unless they had their brains in their minds.

However, there is really a person who is smart enough to get into the water, that is Ding Mian. The first thing he did after he returned home was to summon the dead soldiers from his family. Once the city was broken, he would find the right opportunity to kill Liu Ce to reverse the decline. He believed that as long as Liu Ce died, the Great Yan Kingdom could continue for thousands of years.

It was not that Ding Mian had any sense of belonging to the Dayan Kingdom, but that he knew that no one in the Great Zhou royal family could let go, but he was the only one who encouraged and supported Zubi to become emperor, and he would never be ruthless. He had no way out and could only make the worst plan.

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As night fell, soldiers on the head of Lingnan City looked at the sparks in the camp placed outside the city, smelling the scent of food that floated from time to time, and felt hungry and uncomfortable in their stomachs than ever, and they wanted to leave the city to surrender immediately.

The scene during the day had already lost all the morale of their army and were unable to fight again. Now it was even more unbearable to bear the torture of hunger. They could only greedily suck the smoke from cooking stoves at the trunk, trying their best to fantasize about the situation where they could enjoy the fish and meat at the dinner table.

"Open the city gate!"

A sharp shout suddenly sounded behind the Lingnan city gate. Under the flames, Dong Lu was covered in iron armor and a solemn expression. Behind him were more than ten lives of slaves holding sharp blades, all of whom were also solemn.

Seeing this, the soldiers guarding the city asked tangently: "Mr. Dong, are you?"

Dong Lu looked righteous and upright: "I decided to go out of the city to fight to the death with the enemy. Even if there are many disparities and there is no return, I will still demonstrate my sincere heart towards the Dayan Kingdom..."

The soldiers guarding the city were stunned when they heard this. Lord Dong was very sarcastic. Why did he suddenly become so righteous? He didn't know whether he should open the city gate and let him out of the city.

"Why haven't you opened the city gate yet?" Dong Lu saw that the soldiers guarding the gate had not moved for a long time, he immediately shouted, "You are afraid of Liu Ce, I, Dong Lu, are not afraid of Dayan Kingdom. I, Dong Lu, have a heart of heart for the heaven and earth, and the world can be seen..."

Dong Lu began to tell his loyalty righteously again, which made the soldiers feel very angry. After finally waiting for him to finish his long discussion, he still looked blank and didn't know whether he should open the city gate.

"Open the city gate, I will see Lord Dong off!"

At this time, Long Xingwen arrived in time. Seeing that Dong Lu and his family slave could not wait to leave the city, he naturally knew his thoughts, but he did not point them out. He just ordered the defenders to open the city gate and let him out of the city.

"General Long!" Dong Lu nodded heavily on Long Xingwen, Ce bowed his hands on the horse's back and said seriously, "Dong is going to fight the enemy for a lifetime. Dayan Kingdom will ask you!"

When Long Xingwen heard this, he felt extremely disgusting as if he had eaten a fly, but he could only pretend to be excited and said to him: "Don't worry, the city is there, as long as I, Long Xingwen, stay in this city for one day, I will ensure that the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom is safe!"

"Well, take care of yourself!" Dong Lu bowed and said seriously, "It's all for General Long!"

After saying that, he rushed out of the city with his slaves and headed straight for Liu Ce's camp.

When the defenders saw Dong Lu leaving, they were about to close the city gate, but Long Xingwen stopped him. "Brothers, put down their weapons. I can no longer let you starve and suffer. I decided to return to the arms of the Great Zhou Dynasty and break the rebellion with Zubi!"

As he said that, Long Xingwen pulled out the sword from his waist and broke it hard with both hands. The sword immediately broke into two pieces...
Chapter completed!