Zhongwu Country, under the East City Pool.
Jiang Tai led 40,000 troops to arrive, the city gate was closed, and the city wall was several feet high.
In the army, most of them are soldiers with a high level of energy, so naturally they can't all leap over. There are a large number of archers on the city wall.
At the moment, he was looking out of the city cautiously.
On the city tower, a rather old-fashioned old man looked anxiously at the 40,000 troops outside the city.
"City Lord, what should I do? There are only 30,000 defenders in my city, and they are all scattered. When the Wu** team came, the murderous aura made many defenders lose their swords in fright!" A general said with an ugly expression.
"That's right, City Lord, this is going to be fought, our East City can't hold it at all!" Another general said with an ugly expression.
The old city lord frowned and said, "When will the Chu** team arrive?"
"We have already sent a letter, and I don't know when we will wait!" A general said with an ugly face.
"Defend, we must guard, the news has spread, there should be support from other cities, and the Chu State will not ignore us, once the reinforcements arrive, we will be fine!" said the old city lord.
"Yes!" the generals said worriedly.
The defenders of Dongchengchi stared at the opposite army with a sense of worry.
At this moment, among the army in the distance, there was a big horse slowly galloping over.
But it was Jiang Tai who came on horseback alone.
"Stop!" shouted the general on the tower.
Jiang Tai smiled slightly and said: "I'm Jiang Tai, who is now the commander of the 40,000 Wu army outside the city, but he couldn't bear the two soldiers to meet, causing countless casualties, so he came here alone to discuss with the Lord of Dongcheng Chi to discuss the two armies!"
"What?" All the soldiers on the tower asked in surprise.
The commander in chief? He actually risked himself and came here alone
The old city lord also showed surprise.
Jiang Tai was already within the shooting range of the archers, and the scene in front of them made the archers look shocked.
In the distance, it was Jiang Tai who arranged for Chen Liu, Tianyi and others to guard the army.
There was a wave of surprise in the eyes of the old city lord: "Open the door and let him in!"
"yes!"
The city gate opened slowly, and Jiang Tai stepped into the city slowly on a big horse. In the city, a group of guards looked at Jiang Tai with great vigilance, while the people not far away looked at Jiang Tai with some fear.
"Listen, people in the city. I am Jiang Tai from the Buddhist family. I came here alone this time to resolve this conflict so that no one will die. In the active army of your children and grandchildren, once there is a war, there will be death. In the city, countless people will be plundered, burned and killed in case of war. In order not to let you white-haired people give away black-haired people, and to prevent you from suffering, I am here, and I hope that your city lord will also think about you!" Jiang Tai shouted.
The city was quiet, and the people looked at Jiang Tai blankly, but thoughts flashed in their hearts, and there was a glimmer of hope in their eyes.
"Jiang Tai, this is not a place for you to be presumptuous!" On the tower, the old city lord said with a cold expression.
Jiang Tai smiled slightly and said, "I've seen the Lord of the East City, and I've done some research before I came here. At present, in Zhongwu Kingdom, there are very few people who are still loyal to the king. The Lord of the East City is one of the few!"
"Hmph!" The old city lord snorted coldly.
Jiang Tai dismounted, holding a bundle in his hand, threw the horse's reins to a soldier and said, "Help me keep an eye on the horse, I'll be off in a while!"
"Ah? Ah?" The soldier took the reins with a dazed look on his face.
You are alone, this place is in my east city. Your life is in danger at all times, why do you act as if you are home
Jiang Tai grabbed the burden and slowly walked up the tower.
The old city lord was on the top of the tower, surrounded by a group of generals, who were looking at Jiang Tai coldly, some of the generals were even more murderous, this kid in front of him is the enemy commander
If it is true, if he is captured, the enemy will not dare to act rashly
"Where the steps are, there are thousands of miles of ruins. I have admired your name for a long time!" the old city lord said coldly.
"Buzz!"
All the soldiers were shocked, they didn't recognize it before, but now when they heard the old city lord's words, their expressions changed, and some of them even took a step back unconsciously.
Is that the scourge? No wonder, no wonder he will become the commander-in-chief of Wu Jun.
"The old city lord praised you. When I came here, I brought you a gift. I hope you like it!" Jiang Tai smiled and threw the burden to a general.
The general immediately took over, and everyone was at a loss, the general opened the bag.
Immediately, the bamboo tubes were exposed one by one.
The general's face changed drastically, and he quickly opened the bamboo tube, and there were letters one after another inside.
"What? How is it possible? This is the request letter we sent out of the city? There are quite a few of them, and they are all here?" The general's expression changed.
"Buzz!"
On the tower, the faces of all the generals changed wildly.
Help letter? Doesn't that mean that Dongchengchi has no reinforcements at all
The general, who was already afraid of fighting, became more and more flustered at this moment.
The old city lord said with cold eyes: "Jiang Tai, what do you mean?"
"Old city lord, and generals, what do you think is your chance of winning in our next battle?" Jiang Tai asked with a smile.
"Hmph, we have a tower of natural danger, you can't break through it at all!" said a militant soldier.
Jiang Tai smiled slightly, walked to the entrance of the tower and said, "Have you seen that mountain?"
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Jiang Tai in confusion.
But he saw Jiang Tai suddenly take out a palm-sized small sword, Ju Que Sword.
Jiang Tai pulls out slightly.
"Squeal!"
A fierce sword energy suddenly slashed towards the mountain.
"boom!"
From the middle of the mountain, cut it in half!
"hiss!"
Everyone looked at Jiang Tai in horror, what kind of treasure is that
Jiang Tai smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, is the city wall useful to us?"
"Jiang Tai, are you here to persuade him to surrender?" the old city lord said coldly.
"Not bad! The old city lord is wise and should be able to see the situation clearly!" Jiang Tai laughed.
"Hmph, persuading you to surrender? We are all subjects of the Zhongwu Kingdom. We are born as Zhongwu's ministers and die as Zhongwu's ghosts. If you want to fight, fight. Even if you fight until the last soldier, I will make you Wu Jun pay a heavy price!" The old city lord said coldly.
"Come on, take down Jiang Tai!" a general shouted.
"Hahahahaha!" Jiang Tai laughed out loud.
The archers who came from all around paused slightly.
"Everyone, I dare to come here. What do you think these little soldiers can do to me? Not to mention blocking them, you have also seen the sword energy just now. I am here. If I want to harvest your lives, it will be easy! "Jiang Tai said coldly.
"Squeal!"
All the soldiers drew out their long swords one after another. The sword aura just now was too terrifying, and everyone was frightened for a while.
"Put down the sword!" the old castellan shouted.
Jiang Tai looked at the old city lord, and the old city lord also stared at Jiang Tai: "Mr. Jiang, I know how powerful you are. Although there are news from the world that you don't take many shots, you are obviously not a mortal who can cause countless damages and then retreat completely. , we can’t resist that sword energy just now, it’s not difficult for you to hurt us, but Dongchengchi can’t compromise, he’d rather die than be a subjugated slave!”
"I would rather die than be a subjugated slave!" Many soldiers shouted.
But some are showing a blank look.
Jiang Tai smiled slightly and said: "Old city lord, we have actually done investigations before coming to the major cities. Other city lords have their own greed, but you stand proudly and do not bow to anyone. The whole city is even more powerful. Under your governance, it is the only fair and strict city in Zhongwu Kingdom, and the people love it. My heart is for the city lord, if I kill the old city lord, the people may even form a riot and conflict with our army!"
"Huh?" The old city lord nodded.
The old city lord does have such appeal in the city, and he has given countless favors. Many people are grateful to the old city lord.
"However, the old city lord should understand that Zhongwu's power is exhausted!" Jiang Tai said in a deep voice.
The old city lord's face darkened.
"Compared to what you have in Zhongwu country, there are only five cities in total, the weakest one in the next country, how is the army scattered? You know, expect the other four cities to come to rescue? Don't dream, they Now it is hard to protect yourself. Chu country? How far is Chu country from Zhongwu country, are they using you, or are they really friends with you?" Jiang Tai said.
The old city lord's face was gloomy.
"Look at our country of Wu again, and see how the army is in front of us? Is it full of fighting spirit? Besides, the military giant is the commander in chief, how long can your Zhongwu country resist?" Jiang Tai asked.
"Even if the country is destroyed, I will not surrender!" the old city lord said coldly.
"Yeah, you won't surrender. You left a clear name, but your clear name is at the price of massacring the people who trust you. They trust you and believe that you can lead Dongchengchi to a better future." In the future, and you selfishly dragged them to the abyss of hell for your strength of character!" Jiang Tai asked.
"Bastard, when did I drag them into the abyss of hell?" the old city lord said in a deep voice.
"The old city lord should have some news earlier. I was temporarily the commander of this army. These Wu troops may not listen to me, right?" Jiang Tai asked.
The old city lord's eyelids twitched.
"Once the war starts, if you are defeated, what will this group of Wu troops do? Burning, killing and looting in the city is what Wu Jun normally does. I don't need to explain it. Your parents may have been killed by Wu Jun, and your wives and daughters may have been killed Wu Jun insulted, and your children were crushed all the way.
All you brave soldiers, have you ever thought about the consequences
For your integrity, let your relatives suffer hell-like suffering, and let the people who trust you go into the abyss? " Jiang Tai asked.
All the soldiers felt a chill in their hearts.
"That's also your fault, you are not strict!" the old city lord said while clenching his fists.
"It's not that I'm not strict with my orders. Before five days, this group of troops were all Wu Zixu's soldiers. I just took over temporarily for five days. How can I control them? How strict?" Jiang Tai asked.
Everyone was silent for a while.
Even the old city lord looked extremely ugly looking at the 40,000 troops outside the city.
"Everyone, Zhongwu country is exhausted. What you want to defend now is not the Zhongwu royal family. What you want to defend is your homeland. What you want to defend is the people who love you, the people you love, and the countless people in this city who trust you." People, they are the ones you most need to protect!" Jiang Tai persuaded.
"Then, shall we surrender you?" the old city lord said coldly.
"Old City Lord, come and see!" Jiang Tai shook his head and said.
Jiang Tai walked towards the other edge of the tower, a group of soldiers surrounded Jiang Tai, but no one dared to make a move.
The generals walked to the tower and looked into the city, but what they saw were the people slowly gathering in the distance. The people looked at the tower with strong expectations in their eyes.
What Jiang Tai said at the beginning seemed to have worked. If there was no war, who would want to fight? The common people don't want their children and grandchildren to die on the battlefield, nor do they want the people in the city to suffer.
If it's really possible not to fight, that's great!
The people looked forward to Jiang Tai and his party on the tower.
The old city lord looked at the people in the city, and his eyelids twitched wildly for a while.
"Did you see? The life and death of these people will be decided by the old city lord later. If you let them die, there is nothing they can do to stop them. However, for your so-called integrity, you are really willing to watch them die Is it? Old city lord, there are people you are familiar with here, right?" Jiang Tai said.
At this time, the people in the distance also saw the city lord.
"That's the city lord, the city lord!" The people looked at the old city lord excitedly.
"City Lord, we support you, we will do whatever you say!"
"Old man, my life was saved by the city lord back then, and now I'm giving my life to the old city lord!"
"Wow!" a baby cried.
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Disorderly voices sounded, and listening to the voices of these common people, the old city lord felt more and more guilty about his toughness before.
"Old city lord, look at their simple faces, do you have the heart to let them all die in order to fulfill your so-called integrity? How precious is your integrity? Can it compare to the whole city?" Jiang Tai asked.
All the soldiers around them also looked ugly at this moment.
The old city lord took a deep breath, with a bitter expression on his face. To surrender is to be disloyal, disloyal to our country, the old city lord has been loyal all his life, but he doesn't want to have to treason in his later years
Many of the generals were also persuaded, and they looked at the old city lord expectantly at this moment.
"I, Jiang Tai, can be the master. If Dongchengchi can transition to Wu State safely, the officials in the city will only be demoted by one level and continue to be officials, and the generals in the city will only be demoted by one level and will continue to be generals!" Jiang Tai said.
"What?" All the generals asked in surprise.
Can you still be a general yourself? Just downgrade? The eyes of some officials in charge of government affairs in the periphery are also brightened.
"Old city lord, for the common people to live, old city lord, surrender!" An official suddenly knelt down.
"Bold!" shouted a soldier.
However, immediately afterward, officials and soldiers all around bowed down one after another: "Old city lord, the people are innocent!"
"Old city lord, please save the people!" A group of officials and soldiers begged.
The old city lord looked at his subordinates kneeling on the ground all around, and for a moment, looked at Jiang Tai in horror.
This, this, how long is this? Jiang Tai persuaded everyone to surrender? All surrendered
"Mr. Jiang, you, you, you are so amazing!" the old city lord shouted in horror with his eyes wide open.
"Thank you, old city lord, for your success!" Jiang Tai smiled with a slight salute.
Jiang Tai understood that Dongchengchi had formally surrendered from then on.
"Ah!" The old city lord showed a bitter look of depression.
Jiang Tai looked at the people in the city and said: "The old city lord has decided to stop fighting here, and everything in the east city will continue as usual, and there will be no more wars!"
"The city lord is wise!"
"Ah, that's great, finally stop fighting!"
"Thank you old city lord!"
"I don't have to worry about it now!"
"Very good!"
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The city cheered.
The old city lord was at a loss.
"Zhongwu Kingdom has long lost the hearts of the people, old city lord, have you seen it? This is the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the people are the will of God. God's will belongs to you, and everyone's hope is yours. What regrets do you have?" Jiang Tai laughed.
The old city lord looked at the people blankly, thinking that the people would be lost, but finally everyone cheered
After being dazed for a while, he looked at Jiang Tai again and said, "Mr. Jiang, the powerful Mr. Jiang, first entered the city, bewitched the people, drew out their appeals, and then cut off our hopes by intercepting the distress letter. Slashing mountains with one sword extinguished our determination to fight back when we were dying. Kidnapped us with common people, and then won people's hearts with officials and rich salary. They are intertwined and control people's emotions. Today I have gained a lot of knowledge. Alone, I will instigate rebellion The whole city!"
"God's will, the trend of the times, I just follow the trend, thank you old city lord for fulfilling!" Jiang Tai laughed.