Chapter 754: The Sui people who escaped

Fengpingcheng

Like Qingyuan City, Murong Yongduo was defeated in the Southern Yan, and the He people were slaughtered, and the border was sealed. No one was allowed to enter and exit. Even the Shangshu who lived by the world were not allowed to go north. Those who violated the orders were just killed. Perhaps it was because they had experienced the war of the demise of the Great Shang Dynasty that Zhu Chutian was one of the few officials in the Southern Yan who knew the Sui army very well.

Therefore, his attitude is even more correct than Fu Zhengnan.

Even though the Da Shang was in ruins back then, at least there were millions of well-equipped troops and countless generals with real talents, but they were still defeated? Zhu Chutian had thought countless times that if the Shang army had persisted for a while on the south bank of the Yangtze River, even if it had been blocked for an additional month, he would not have been able to return to Yongzhou for a long time. It was precisely because the Shang army was defeated too quickly and thoroughly that Zhu Chutian knew that even if he led his troops back, he would not be able to return to the sky.

What's more, the Emperor of Shang at that time suddenly understood in the crisis of destroying the country, and knew that most of his subordinates were unreliable, so he began to prepare to regain military power. If Zhu Chuantian went back, the Emperor of Shang would take back all his troops.

When the Shang Kingdom obviously could no longer withstand the Sui offensive, Zhu Chuantian chose to resist the order without hesitation.

In troubled times, nothing is more at ease than holding an army in your hand.

Decades have passed, and Zhu Chuantian still has not forgotten that war. He knew that the Sui Dynasty was in chaos now, but he also knew that the Sui Dynasty's army was still powerful. Compared with the Southern Yan army, the domineering aura of the Sui people on the battlefield was still there.

However, this domineering arrogance at the time was an enemy of foreign countries, but now it is a fight between them.

Fang Jie's men could sweep the other coalition forces of Murong Yongduo and Tuhunduo on the Ping Shang Road, which proves that the Sui army's strength is still unparalleled. In this case, Zhu Chuantian decided to never go out of the city to fight. He had been in Fengping for decades, a few years longer than Luo Yao's time to run Yongzhou. This is his nest, a fortress he has been building. He is confident that as long as he doesn't go out, no one can come in easily.

The city defense was handed over to the young man with the word "Dingcheng". The reason why Zhu Chutian made such a decision was because he knew that this young man had a sense of dissatisfaction in his bones and knew how to endure. If it weren't for him being cautious and decisive enough, when his family was killed after the chaos in Chang'an, Yang Yin, was killed in the family.

Moreover, this man was taught by his father since he was a child, and his military strategy was very insightful. After all, his father was once a famous general among the 16 guards of the Great Sui Dynasty. When the Sui army went south to destroy the Shang Dynasty, Zhu Chuantian heard about his father's name and wrote letters to his father for self-protection.

A few years ago, the general and he had been in contact with him, and there were letters. Zhu Chuantian was still surprised at that time. How could this general, who was in charge of one of the six armies of the Emperor of Sui Dynasty, suddenly remember him? Later, when this young man fled to Fengping, Zhu Chuantian suddenly realized that those letters were not written by the general, but by this young man.

This person's scheming can be seen.

Zhu Chutian guessed that when this young man knew that his father might rebel, he began to prepare for his own way of retreat. He must have investigated all those who had dated his father and selected people to rely on to remember. He would not choose the Sui people, because once his father was defeated, it would be a situation where everyone would immediately push him down, and no one dared to take him in. So he chose Zhu Chutian, so a few years ago, he began to write letters to Zhu Chutian in the name of his father.

Zhu Chuantian guessed these, but did not point them out.

How could a young man who started preparing for his own way out for a few years ago be a simple person? What's more, this person was one of the four famous showies praised in Chang'an City. If it weren't for Fang Jie's success in that martial arts academy, he would be the best person.

After this man arrived in Fengping City, Zhu Chutian specially sent someone to Chang'an City to find out his details. The person who came back told Zhu Chutian that this young man had a wide range of friends when he was in Chang'an. Not only did he get along with the children of aristocratic families, but he was also pretentious with many people from the market. When he was in the Martial Arts Academy, he clearly regarded Fang Jie as his opponent, and Fang Jie was also the biggest obstacle to his debut, but he appeared to be very close to Fang Jie and was one of the few children of aristocratic families who had a good relationship with Fang Jie.

It was precisely because of his such friendship that many friends in Chang'an who could not get on the table could escape when the Great Sui court cleared the rebellion. Then he did not defect to any relatives and friends in the Great Sui country, and went straight to Nanyan after leaving Chang'an.

How many people can do this kind of decisiveness?

City Lord's Mansion

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"Master, are you really going to hand over all the military power to that person?"

Zhu Chutian's confidant general Yu Mingli was a little confused and unwilling to accept it. He had been with Zhu Chutian for twenty years, and it seemed that the boy who had just arrived in Fengping City for two years was more valued. It took him twenty years to climb to the position of one of the six generals under the city lord, and that boy climbed up in two years and was called the Seventh Master.

Now it seems that this Qiye is more popular than the first six of them.

"You are dissatisfied"

Zhu Chutian put down Chunqiu in his hand and looked at Yu Mingli. He pointed to the yellowed book and asked: "I have read this book for decades. If I hadn't saved it well, it would have been broken. But why haven't I changed a new one until now? This is not a lonely book. The nine books of Chunqiu can be bought in any bookstore, and it won't cost a few silver."

"I... don't understand."

Yu Mingli shook his head, but what he was thinking about was why the city lord suddenly said such unrelated words?

"Because I'm old."

Zhu Chuantian smiled and said, "I always like familiar things, such as my armor, which has been worn for decades and repaired dozens of times, but I still haven't changed it. For example, the wooden comb I combed my hair has lost seven or eight teeth, but I still haven't thrown it away. For example, the chair I am sitting on is not young than you and is loose, but I still like to sit on it."

Yu Mingli's face changed and he understood.

"I understand!"

"I feel sad if these old objects are lost and damaged, let alone you old subordinates who have been with me for decades? The war is imminent. If you lead troops, you will go into battle. If you are blindsided, I will feel uncomfortable if you hurt you. Dingcheng is in a state of mind, but he is in Fengping but not Fengping. In other words, you treat me as your master, and he only treats me as your backer. When he is full of wings, it doesn't matter to me as my backer."

"So, leave the fight to him."

Yu Mingli said: "But, since you are not at ease with this person, then hand over the military power to him, what if he..."

"He is not stupid, he is smarter than most people. He knows that he is not strong enough to leave me and still has to rely on me, so he dare not act rashly. In the past two years, he has made many friends with young generals in private. I am not blind. I can't see it when I get involved with my people at home? He doesn't want to win you over because he knows that I can't pull you... I brought you a few of you, and he dares not provoke them. He thinks that the young generals should respect me less, so he is a little more courageous. But he forgot that this is my territory after all."

"He doesn't have enough strength yet and cannot do without Fengping, so he will try his best to defend here. So you can rest assured that he will use the soldiers I handed over to how to defend the city. Besides, even if he wants to mobilize my soldiers to do something dirty, is my soldiers so easy to fool?"

"You know everything in your heart, so you'll feel at ease."

Yu Mingli bowed his head.

"I'm old."

Zhu Chuantian smiled and said, "But it's not too old yet. People say that the foxes become more cunning as they grow older, and the tree becomes more tougher. These words are not unreasonable. Let's go back and talk to them five and tell them that in my heart, the weight of the six of you has not changed at all."

"Master!"

Yu Mingli leaned over and said, "We are here to follow you to the death!"

"Go"

Zhu Chuantian said: "I handed over the East Gate to Dingcheng. You guys take turns to guard the other three gates. Don't slack off. If you lose to the young man, I won't be biased against you on the surface, right?"

"Here!"

Yu Mingli said: "Don't worry, no matter how stupid we are, we are trained by you. How could we lose to others?"

"Ha ha"

Zhu Chuantian laughed and said, "It's good to have this confidence. I will go back to the south to retire sooner or later. If Feng Ping is kept, I will choose one of you six to inherit. This is what I said many years ago and it still counts. Although Zhu Ding's child was sent by his family and he has the intention to take over the position of the city lord, he does not have that ability. Young people are inevitably impatient. If they didn't really want you to take risks, I wouldn't leave the matter of leading troops to Qingyuan City this time. You are not young anymore, fighting, going to battle, killing, and leaving these things to those young and strong young men. You just need to move your brains and mouths behind. If you can't learn this, how can you keep Feng Ping for me?"

Yu Mingli was moved, and there was a hot liquid in his eye socket.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard a personal soldier running over from outside and shouting anxiously: "Master! Zhu Ding is back, bringing thousands of defeated soldiers! He is about to come in outside the city gate, but General Yu ordered that the city gate be not allowed to be opened, and that General Zhu's men would not be allowed to come in!"

Yu Mingli's face changed: "This ungrateful wolf who is not familiar with you! Zhu Ding has the best relationship with him on weekdays. Now that Zhu Ding is back, he actually stops him from entering the city! If there are pursuers behind him, wouldn't he just watch it!"

"Don't make a noise!"

Zhu Chuangtian's face was not good-looking. He was silent for a while and said, "Follow me to go to the city wall to see. Before I arrive, the city gate should not be opened! Even if Dingcheng is in a bad mood, there is no reason to stop Zhu Ding from coming in. There must be something strange about this matter!"

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Fengpingcheng

Outside the East Gate

Zhu Ding twisted his body uneasyly, feeling how cold the tip of the knife on his waist and eyes was. It didn't feel good at all. His muscles were tense, fearing that the knife would stab in from the back of his waist if he was accidentally taken.

"Stay screaming!"

Chen Xiaoru loosened the knife forward and pierced the destined skin.

"Decided!"

Zhu Ding was startled and continued to shout: "You are so unreasonable! I was defeated in the valley, and the pursuers were right behind. You and I have a good relationship on weekdays, so why don't you open the city gate?"

The young general standing on the city tower frowned, put down his eyes and shouted: "General Zhu! It's not that I don't open the city gate, but that I have issued a death order. No one is allowed to open the door without his order. Wait until, I will come soon!"

"You are so fucking bullying!"

Zhu Ding was also angry and pointed at the man and cursed: "When I enter the door, I will see if you are good! Without my Zhu family taking you in, you are just a dog that is stranded! A Sui person who escaped from his life, my Zhu family gave you protection! You are actually stopping me now?! What's the fucking qualifications do you have?"
Chapter completed!