The bodyguards helped Jiang Lu out of the tent. Tang Yin also sat back in his seat. Shangguan yuanbiao snorted coldly and said, "this Jiang Lu is too much."

Tang Yin also thinks Jiang Lu is too much, but now is the time to hire people, and Jiang Lu does have some talents. Tang Yin can only bear the disgust in her heart.

After a short time, Ziying returned to the account with a newly written letter in her hand. She carefully handed it to Lotte, arched her hand, and said meaningfully, "please give the family name to the general!"

Lotte's face was positive. While receiving the letter, he said, "general Ziying, please rest assured that I will do my best."

"Thank you, thank you!"

When Ziying finished talking with Lotte, he saluted Tang Yin deeply and said with a look of embarrassment: "just now the end will be too rude. I hope adults will not be surprised."

Tang Yin nodded secretly. Ziying not only has outstanding ability, but also is modest and easy-going. She is very good. He smiled and said, "where did general Ziying say? Take a seat quickly!"

"Yes!"

For the family of tassel, Lotte did not dare to delay. He sent the letter of simultaneous interpreting to Lian Tongzi in Yancheng by the way of the flying pigeon that night. Lotte is the person in charge of the eye of heaven. The following spies naturally follow Lotte's orders.

After receiving his letter, Tianyan spies gathered immediately and went to Ziying's house early the next morning. Because there was a letter from Ziying's family, things went very smoothly. Ziying's family, more than 20 people, didn't move in a big way. They just cleaned up some soft things, followed Tianyan spy out the back door quietly, sat in a carriage prepared in advance, and left the house unconsciously.

Ziying's family was picked up by Tianyan spy for two days. The news that Ziying led the crowd to take refuge in Tianyuan army came back to Yancheng. Hearing this news, Zhong Tian didn't come up at one breath and nearly fainted on the spot. It doesn't matter that Ziying surrendered. The key is that his 70000 Peng troops also defected to the Tianyuan army with him. In this way, the only army Zhong Tian can mobilize is the 100000 central army in Yancheng. Relying on this person, he wants to compete with the hundreds of thousands of fierce Tianyuan army, It's impossible.

Zhong Tian was very sad, anxious and angry. He stamped his feet in the main hall of the palace. Then he was angry and ordered the bodyguard to immediately arrest Ziying's family and kill them all.

The bodyguards took the order and went away. Only when they arrived at Ziying's house did they find that the building was empty. The bodyguards hurried back to the palace and reported to Zhong Tian. Zhong Tian was so angry that he clenched his teeth and clenched his fists. Needless to ask, Ziying's defection must have been premeditated, otherwise his family would have disappeared?

The dispirited Zhong Tian sent an order again. All the family members of Ziying in the whole city must be captured. At this time, the advisers under his command were anxious and stepped out one after another. They bowed their hands and said, "king, since the Tianyuan army has captured Huya mountain, it will arrive in Yancheng soon. King, make a decision!"

Zhong Tian's face turned red and his white beard trembled. He frowned and asked, "what decision?"

"Our army... Is our army fighting or... Or withdrawing?" The counsellors wanted to say escape, but they thought it was inappropriate to say so, so they changed their words to withdraw.

"Withdraw? As the king of a country, how can I be scared away by the rebels?" Zhong Tiantian's face turned from red to green, looked around at the counselors below, and youyou said, "can't you have a secret affair with the Tianyuan army like Ziying?"

As soon as this remark came out, the following counselors trembled with fear. They all knelt down, kowtowed and stammered, "Your Majesty, we have no intention of having an affair with the Tianyuan army, and we dare not do such great treachery. Your majesty will check it out!"

Even Ziying, who was so trusted and valued by him, defected to the Tianyuan army. Zhong Tian now looks at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and feels that no one can really trust and rely on him. Looking at the people lying on the ground, he sighed secretly.

Zhong Tian knew very well that he was the king of Peng only if he stayed in Yancheng and lived in the palace in Yancheng. Once he chose to escape, he would be nothing. However, now hundreds of thousands of Tianyuan troops are about to hit Yancheng. Can they resist it only by their own 100000 central army?

Seeing that the rage on Zhong Tian's face gradually turned into hesitation, the counselors looked at each other, One of them said: "the king, as a monarch, should focus on the overall situation. At present, the Tianyuan army is fierce and the morale is booming. The king should not resist its edge, but retreat to Wancheng first, which can command the overall situation and make the situation safer. In addition, the king can leave a competent general in the capital to command our army and resist the attack of the rebels."

Wancheng is close to Yancheng, just south of Yancheng, less than a hundred miles away. In Wancheng, Zhong Tian's power is also deeply rooted, and there is Yancheng in the north to resist the edge of the Tianyuan army, so the situation can be much safer. After hearing this, Zhong Tian thought it was a good idea. He deliberately looked embarrassed and youyou said, "as a monarch at such a critical juncture, how can I be greedy for life and fear death and escape without fighting?"

"No, no, no!" The counselor hurriedly said, "the king will not escape without fighting, but retreat to the rear temporarily, organize troops with the prestige of the king, and look for opportunities to counter attack the rebellion."

"Yes!" After hearing this, Zhong Tian nodded again and again. He was also very useful. Then he looked at the generals on his left and asked, "which general is willing to lead the king's division to stay in the capital to resist rebellion?"

After Zhong Tian asked, the hall was quiet, and there was no one to answer. His generals hung their heads and dared not breathe. If there was a ground crack under their feet, they would drill in without hesitation.

Who is willing to stay in Yancheng at this time? Who doesn't want to follow Zhong Tian back to Wancheng? Staying here is a dead end. If you follow Zhong Tian, there may be a glimmer of vitality.

After waiting for a while, seeing no one to speak, Zhong Tian frowned and asked again, "which generals are willing to stay in the capital?"

As before, no one answered. Zhong Tian's anger collided, slapped on the table, stood up, pointed to the generals and shouted, "waste! All waste! Where's your usual prestige? Now it's time to need you, why are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?"

Under Zhong Tian's drinking and scolding, the generals' heads dropped lower. Just then, someone suddenly took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "father, my son and minister are willing to keep the capital!"

Zhong Tian hurriedly looked for a voice. It turned out that the speaker was not someone else, but his second son Zhong Wu. Zhong Tian breathed coldly. Zhong Wu is now his most valued son and the only heir he can count on. Let Zhong Wu stay to resist the Tianyuan army. What if he has three advantages and two disadvantages?

After taking a deep breath, Zhong Tian's face became gloomy and said coldly, "all the generals in the Manchu Dynasty are your predecessors. You hairy boy, can you understand the way to lead the army? Can you understand the way to run the army?"

Zhong Wu was unconvinced and wanted to argue. Zhong Tian waved and shouted, "war is not a child's play. There is no place for you to talk here. Go back!"

Alas! Zhong Wu sighed helplessly. He had no choice but to retreat.

At this time, Zhong Tian didn't wait for the generals to volunteer, and directly called the roll and said, "General Li Qi!"

"I'm here!" As Zhong Tian shouted, a middle-aged general hurried out of the line.

"General Xu Hui!"

"I'm here!"

"General Ye Cheng!"

"I'm here!"

"General Wei Xuan!"

"I'm here!"

Zhong Tian pointed out eight generals at one breath, including one upper general, five middle generals and two flat headed generals. He looked around at the generals he pointed out and said, "you should lead 80000 soldiers to stay in the capital. The upper General Li Qi is the commander and other generals are the assistants. Work together to resist the enemy without mistakes!"

The general stood in the cold sweat for eight days.

Zhong Tian's eyes shone a vicious light, and he asked in a condensed voice, "why? Do you generals not want to take orders?"

The eight people were shocked at the same time. They didn't dare to hesitate any more. They knelt on one knee and arched their hands and said, "minister, lead the order!"

"Yes!" Seeing this, Zhong Tian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "then, the king is waiting for the good news of your generals retreating from the enemy in Wancheng!"

"Yes! King!" The eight men responded with a firm response, and all of them were secretly complaining. Zhong Tian was not waiting for the good news of his people retreating from the enemy, but waiting for the funeral! Only 80000 temporary patchwork of the central army wants to resist hundreds of thousands of brave tiger and wolf divisions. Like a fool's dream, even if Yancheng is strong and the urban defense is perfect, there is no chance of winning!

Alas! I'll wait! Before the battle with the Tianyuan army, the Eight Generals left by Zhong Tian were desperate.

Zhong Tian continued: "in order to ensure the safety of the generals' families, the king took them to Wancheng."

The meaning of holding his family hostage is to prevent it from happening again.

The generals knew it well and scolded Zhong Tian's eight ancestors in their hearts. However, the expressions on their faces were respectful and respectful. Instead of complaining, they had to kowtow and salute to Zhong Tian.

Zhong Tian accepted the advice of the counselor, took the concubines of the harem, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, many palace guards and 20000 central army, fled Yancheng, went to Wancheng and lived in the palace of Wancheng.

With the transfer of the pengguo court to Wancheng, many dignitaries and rich households attached to Zhong Tian in Yancheng also followed to Wancheng. As a result, Yancheng immediately became depressed and the atmosphere of war was becoming more and more intense.

The Tianyuan army also got the news that Zhong Tian fled to Wancheng for the first time. Tang Yin scoffed at it. Qiu Zhen thought it was right. Zhong Tian did choose to flee south, but Ba Guan was already in his own hands. Zhong Tian had only a dead end to run south.

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