This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 717
August 27.

morning.

Wen Ruyan led the army to Pingyang Pass, but before he entered the city, Yang Zhong stopped him at the gate of the city. In fact, it cannot be said that he was stopped, it can only be said that Yang Zhong greeted him at the gate of the city. Waiting for him, but did not let him enter the city.

Wen Ruyan dismounted, and Yang Zhong came forward with several generals. Although he didn't exchange greetings, he also said a few words on the occasion, which were nothing more than words such as the long journey and hard work. Before Wen Ruyan could say a few more words, Yang Zhong had already said directly: "Your Highness, there are [-] Chu troops stationed outside Jinling City at this moment, while the city's strength is less than [-]. Although there is more than enough for defense, Sima Zongheng's presence of this Chu army there is no different from the situation in my university. A nail has been inserted in the hinterland of Zhou, and such a hidden danger must not be left behind, so I ask Your Highness to lead an army to Jinling City to support, and must drive this Chu army out of the hinterland of my Great Zhou."

Originally, the other generals were waiting to see Wen Ruyan show off his abilities, but now they heard Yang Zhong give such an order, but the reasons given by the old man are also completely tenable, and they have nothing else to say to refute.

Everyone knew that the [-] Chu troops under Jinling City were a big threat. If His Highness Prince Jing could get rid of this hidden danger, they would have less worries at Pingyang Pass.

No one wants the tragedy in Yangzhou to happen again in Jinling. Now the morale of the Great Zhou Dynasty has dropped to a low level. If Jinling happens again, the battle of Pingyang Pass will not be fought. Without the attack of Southern Chu, our own camp will probably happen Big mess.

Wen Ruyan couldn't refuse Yang Zhong's words. No matter what his status was, when he was on the battlefield, he had to obey the commander's orders. He had to listen to what Yang Zhong said.

But even though he couldn't refuse, Wen Ruyan still dragged Yang Zhong to a secluded place. Seeing that there was no one around, Wen Ruyan cupped his fists and saluted Yang Zhong.

"Thank you, old general, for your care."

Yang Zhong's pupils shrank immediately, and then returned to normal. Wen Ruyan could say such words in front of him, presumably he should also understand his intentions.

I saw Yang Zhong lightly patted Wen Ruyan's shoulder, and sighed: "I really don't know how your boy's exquisite heart grows, as expected, everything is very thorough."

Wen Ruyan's face was full of bitterness, and he said: "Actually, on the way here, I already thought about what Pingyang Pass will face next, why did Mu Xiqiu take away all the young and strong people in Yangzhou City? First, use their bodies to attack Pingyang Pass, this plan is not poisonous, I have been thinking hard on the road for two days but I still can't think of a way to break the situation."

Yang Zhong sighed again, and said: "I have encountered this plan a few years ago. Faced with this kind of scene, there is no other way but to shoot and kill the people of Yangzhou as if they were the Chu army. Pingyang Pass is very important. There is no room for loss, under such circumstances, as the coach of one side, this old man cannot be kind to a woman, and the gate of the city will never be opened."

"That's why I want to thank the old general for his love." Wen Ruyan bowed his hands again.

In fact, when Yang Zhong stopped him outside the city gate just now, Wen Ruyan already understood what he meant, so why didn't he let him enter the city?And why did he suddenly order him to support Jinling?

Isn't it just because Mu Xiqiu's poisonous plan can't be solved at all?
Forcing the people of Yangzhou to attack the city, if you want to defend Pingyang Pass, you can only shoot and kill the people of Yangzhou as the Chu army as Yang Zhong said, so what if you don't?

But those are all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they were shot and killed at Pingyang Pass like this, who can shoulder this responsibility?Who can bear this infamy?Are you as gentle as your words and deeds?

No!

No matter how bad his reputation was in the past, it was just a dude. As the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was in Pingyang Pass and shot and killed the people of Yangzhou in front of him. It will all cause vibrations.

His identity is extremely sensitive, if it arouses the indignation of the people of Dazhou, it may directly hurt the status of the Tian family.

They were all citizens of the Tian family, and they died at Pingyang Pass under the watchful eyes of the prince of the Tian family. Wen Ruyan really couldn't afford such serious consequences.

If the status of the Tian family is shaken under such severe circumstances, how can this war be fought?
This is Mu Xiqiu's method!
He knew that Wen Ruyan would definitely come if the city of Yangzhou was destroyed, so he took away all the young and strong people in Yangzhou and used them to attack the city and kill people.

This can almost be regarded as a conspiracy, Yang Zhong sees it very clearly, and Wen Ruyan sees it very clearly.

So Yang Zhong will not let Wen Ruyan enter the city.

Of course, the reason why Wen Ruyan gave Yang Zhong such a big gift was not only because of Yang Zhong's love.

It is because Yang Zhong will bear such infamy alone. He joined the army at the age of 16 and is now in his fifties. He has fought for Dazhou for nearly 40 years. There are scars all over his body. He took his life in exchange for it.

How long can a person live in this lifetime?To put it bluntly, how long can Yang Zhong live?

What kind of courage does it take to destroy a reputation that has been in business for a lifetime?

Wen Ruyan was very sad!
It's really hard, Yangzhou City was broken, Mu Xiqiu burned a once extremely prosperous city into an empty city, and Governor Wei Changkong's head was hung on the city wall, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Nowadays, the old man who is over half a century old has to bear the endless infamy behind him. At this moment, Wen Ruyan was so sad that he almost shed tears.

Seeing Wen Ruyan showing such a sad expression, Yang Zhong chuckled and comforted him by saying, "Don't put too much pressure on me. In fact, this matter has to be done by the old man. If the new emperor of Nanchu really If you want to take the people of Yangzhou to attack the city, apart from this old man, there is probably no one else in the camp who can suppress the mutiny in the army. Rather than letting you and the old man bear such infamy, it is better to let the old man bear it alone, you Right?"

At this moment, Wen Ruyan seemed to have a lump in his throat and couldn't say anything. He clasped his fist at the old general Yang Zhong, and then bent down deeply.

Yang Zhong quickly helped his hands, and then continued: "The situation in Jinling City is indeed not optimistic. If you go there, the old man will feel relieved."

Wen Ruyan wanted to say something but was interrupted by Yang Zhong waving his hand: "You don't need to say anything, time is very important at this moment, you have time to say these irrelevant things, you might as well rush to Jinling City to relieve the tension. side pressure."

Wen Ruyan took a deep breath, then clasped his fists at Yang Zhong again, and said, "I respect the command of the commander-in-chief."

Nearly an hour after Wen Ruyan led his army away from Pingyang Pass, a general ran up to Yang Zhong in a panic and said anxiously, "Commander, Nan Chu drove the people of Yangzhou to attack the city!"

It's still here!

(End of this chapter)