Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1357 Chuzhou City

Chuzhou City is located in the northwest of Jinling City, and it can be regarded as a relatively large city in Huainan.

After Huainan Wang led his soldiers and horses away for a few days, he came to the boundary of Chuzhou City.

The governor of Chuzhou City was Ouyang Bo, a man in his fifties.

He looks much older.

In Chuzhou City, he had neither merit nor demerit. He did not do anything of merit to the people, but he never bullied the people either.

People like him are messing around.

Mix until retirement, this life will be over.

In comparison, he is still very satisfied with his current life.

However, what he didn't expect was that the rebel army actually took a fancy to his Chuzhou City when he was so indifferent to the world, which made Ouyang Bo a little nervous and surprised at the same time.

In the governor's mansion, Ouyang Bo walked back and forth, his face was ugly.

"How did this happen, how did this happen, why did the rebels attack Chuzhou?"

Ouyang Bo's luck has always been pretty good, and he is kind and friendly, never offending anyone.

A person like him should live his life peacefully for a long time, but what he is facing now makes him feel difficult.

He has [-] soldiers guarding Chuzhou, but with such a small number of soldiers, where is the opponent of the [-] rebels?
I'm afraid that the rebels will be able to capture Chuzhou City in half a day, right?
If he resisted, the rebels would surely kill him.

But if he didn't resist, he would have surrendered to the rebels. If he surrendered to the rebels, could the court spare him?

Ouyang Bo is a person who understands the situation very well. He knows very well that the [-] troops of King Huainan will definitely not be able to cause a storm or make a climate.

After surrendering to the rebels, how will he live the rest of his life when the soldiers and horses of the imperial court come to kill him?
"Everyone, the rebels are coming soon, do you have any good solutions?"

Ouyang Bo really didn't know what to do, so he could only ask his subordinates.

Soon, Bie Jia stood up and said, "My lord, the king of Huainan rebelled. As officials of the court, we can't ignore it. We must defend Chuzhou City and fight the rebels. I believe Qin Tian will definitely lead his troops to catch up with him." came to save us."

After Bie Jia finished speaking, Tong Juan immediately stood up and said: "Master Zhang, we also want to defend Chuzhou City, but as long as the rebels come, they can break through Chuzhou City in half a day. We will risk our lives to wait for the imperial court's soldiers and horses." ?"

As he said that, Tong Juan looked at Ouyang Bo and said, "My lord, it is better to abandon the city than confront the rebels head-on. After we leave here, we will join forces with Lord Qin's army and seize this Chuzhou City again. Otherwise, we will stay here. No matter how you choose, you will die."

Tong San obviously understands Ouyang Bo's entanglement, stay here, are you desperate or surrender?

But no matter desperately or surrender, they are afraid that they will all die.

Therefore, it is better not to care about the gains and losses of a city and a pool, and save your life first.

Ouyang Bo felt that it made sense, and after agreeing, he asked someone to arrange to withdraw from Chuzhou City.

Afterwards, he went to Hou Ya, and told his family to clean up quickly and flee for their lives.

Ouyang Bo's wife, Mrs. Liu, is a slightly plump woman in her forties.

After she heard her husband's words, her face changed, and she said: "The master is usually kind, and it is understandable to offend anyone, but now facing such a situation, if he abandons the city and runs away, how can he be worthy of His Majesty? If it is entrusted to you, you have to be responsible for guarding it, otherwise even if you escape, won’t the Holy One be angry and blame you?”

Liu's righteousness was awe-inspiring, and he slapped Ouyang Bo fiercely. After hearing what his wife said, Ouyang Bo showed shame, but he did not give up his original intention.

"What madam said is very true, but now, saving your life is the most important thing. You should pack up quickly, leave Chuzhou City, and go to the countryside to hide for a while."

Mrs. Liu shook her head: "My husband's words are wrong. Although I am a woman, I also know the word loyalty. If I leave, I will definitely not leave."

"you…………"

Ouyang Bo was almost pissed off by his wife, he had never seen such a stupid person.

"What if you don't go, just die like this?"

Ouyang Bo was a little angry, but Liu Shi curled his lips and said, "What's the point of death? Can't you survive if you don't escape? After the rebels come, you just pretend to surrender to them first, donate the city, and then find Opportunity to join forces with Young Master Qin, at that time, the Holy Majesty will not blame you."

"But... but what if the rebels kill someone?"

"Then Huainan King is employing people, so how could he kill people? If you surrender, you can ensure the safety of the people."

After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Ouyang Bo thought about it for a long time before finally nodding his head. He had no choice but to let him flee with others and leave his wife behind, right?

Ouyang Bo couldn't do this kind of thing.

Chuzhou City seemed unusually calm.

When King Huainan came to Chuzhou City with his soldiers and horses, the gate of Chuzhou City was open, and the people coming and going were not affected in any way.

"What... what's going on?" King Huainan believed that Ouyang Bo must have known the news of their arrival, but it would be very problematic for him to act like this after knowing.

It was just a question from King Huainan, but did not get any answer, and the others did not understand what Ouyang Bo meant.

And at this moment, Ouyang Bo was seen jogging out with a group of officials from Chuzhou city.

"Oh, the king of Huainan is here, and it's a long way to welcome him, but it's a long way off to welcome him."

As soon as he came out, Ouyang Bo spoke excitedly, as if he meant to welcome King Huainan by slaughtering chickens and sheep.

Huainan Wang was a little confused.

He glared at Ouyang Bo and said, "This king is here to occupy your city of Chuzhou."

What I said made my heart sink, and I felt like a robber was robbing something.

However, Ouyang Bo didn't respond at all, and said with a smile: "I know, I know, I have already heard about the matter of the prince in Jinling City, but I believe that the prince will definitely make a comeback. If it is dedicated to the prince, please accept it with a smile and spare the lives of our officials in Chuzhou."

At this time, Huainan Wang finally understood what was going on. It is a good thing for them that Ouyang Bo knew that he was not their opponent, so he took the initiative to sacrifice the city.

Of course, if it was someone else, King Huainan might not believe it.

But Ouyang Bo's character is too clear, he is a bit cowardly, he doesn't like to cause trouble, he is ordinary, it's normal for a person like him to choose to surrender.

"Okay, you still know the current affairs. If you dare to resist, I will capture the city and kill your whole family." Huainan King frightened Ouyang Bo, then waved his hand, led his soldiers and horses into Chuzhou City, and ordered people to The gate of the city is closed tightly, just waiting for the arrival of Tang Jun.

(End of this chapter)