Qi, Yuzhou, Runan County, Xuanhu City.

On the city wall, flags were flying, and the soldiers held crossbows and stared at the enemies outside the city.

Chen Changshi was wearing armor and staring at the enemy in the distance.

The hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

Outside the city, there were densely packed tents of the Zhou people. The Zhou people surrounded the city with water. Chen Changshi could not tell how many enemies there were. He only knew that there were enemy troops on all sides, and one after another they threw carts.

Appear outside the city.

Under the city tower, some civilians were busy reinforcing the city.

There were soldiers carrying stones and other kinds of things to various places for storage.

Chen Changshi was observing when he saw the Zhou formations on the opposite side suddenly separated. Chen Changshi was shocked and was about to order preparations for battle when he saw a carriage galloping out of the Zhou formations and heading here.

Come.

The soldiers on the carriage waved a flag order, a short red flag, swaying from side to side, meaning not to shoot.

When Chen Changshi saw that no one was following them, he ordered not to shoot anyone.

The carriage arrived outside the city and entered the shooting range of the crossbow. When the carriage stopped, a scribe stood up from the carriage and looked towards the city head.

"I am the messenger!!"

"Come here to pay homage to the Governor!!"

"Please open the city gate and let me in!!"

"I have something important to discuss with the governor!"

The scribe was quite young and was shouting loudly at this moment.

Many soldiers looked at Chen Changshi. Chen Changshi looked around and said loudly: "This is because the enemy is afraid that our city is strong and does not dare to attack. That's why he sent such villains to make plans!!"

"Ignore it! Just shoot him!"

"No!!"

Someone shouted and trotted towards the main gate tower from the city wall not far away. Chen Changshi turned his head and looked at him suspiciously.

Don't walk up to Chang Shi, panting.

"Chen Jun, how can you kill the envoys when the two countries are at war? How can you kill them if you don't know what they are going to say? Besides, shouldn't this matter be decided by the governor?"

Chen Changshi had no choice but to send someone to inform the governor.

Soon, the governor replied and asked Chang Shi and others to escort the envoy to the government office.

Chen Changshi had nothing to say, so he opened the city and escorted the Zhou envoy to the government office with Biejia.

The city was extremely desolate. The haze of the war had turned the once bustling Runan City into a ghost town. Except for the civilians who were transporting supplies and coordinating operations, almost no one dared to go out.

The gate to the courtyard was blocked for fear of being plundered by the rebels.

Faint cries came from everywhere.

The Yuzhou official office has a different style.

Yuzhou is different from wild places like frontier fortresses. The official offices here have a long history, and the architectural style is very retro, but they don’t look old at all. The courtyard walls are tall, and although the green plants are withered, their locations are all based on Feng Shui. Look

When you go up there, you feel something extraordinary.

There is no cloud hanging over the official office yet. Although it is not as lively as before, the servants are still busy doing their own things.

In the distance, someone was renovating the cellar and taking out the freshest fruits.

Someone in the south is pruning the branches and cutting off the excess branches.

Someone was washing the horse in the north. The horse was groomed cleanly. The manu carefully braided the horse into beautiful braids and hung various decorations on it.

Chen Changshi grabbed the envoy and took him to the inner room.

There are many books placed in the room. Governor Wang is wearing a simple robe and looks like a celebrity. He is holding a book in his hand and his face is calm.

Chen Changshi looked at his calm appearance and couldn't help but praise him in his heart. He was worthy of being a famous person from a wealthy family. He was really different from ordinary people. The enemies had already gathered outside the city and he was not panicked at all.

The envoy's eyes lit up when he saw Governor Wang.

"Zhou envoy Guo En pays homage to the governor!"

The envoy made a great salute.

Governor Wang slowly put down his book and looked at the envoy.

"General Quan led a large army to attack, surrounded but refused to attack, and then sent envoys here. What is the purpose?"

The envoy hurriedly said: "My general is kind and unwilling to start a war lightly and kill soldiers and civilians. He sent me here specially. I hope that the governor can abandon the dark side and surrender to the great Zhou Dynasty."

Chen Changshi immediately laughed angrily.

"Quan Jingxuan has a good plan. We have 50,000 elite soldiers in the city! Including the civilians who assist in the defense, we can reach more than 100,000 people! The city is tall and strong, and there is countless food and grass in the city, which is enough for us to eat for many years. If we want to surrender, why not

Let him come and submit to Daqi! Otherwise he will die outside this city and ruin his reputation!"

Guo En glared at him, "A hundred thousand troops? Even Yecheng can't muster a hundred thousand troops. Don't think we don't know that there are no more than ten thousand defenders in your city. The general is trying to persuade you with courtesy today. Why are you so helpless?"

present?!"

Chen Changshi was shocked.

"You little hypocrite, how dare you be so arrogant in my city?!"

He looked at Governor Wang and said, "Prince Governor, please kill him to sacrifice the flag!!"

Guo En was even more unhappy and glanced at him, "Try it!!"

"Enough!"

Governor Wang interrupted them and looked at Guo En calmly, "The two countries are in peace, why do we want to invade?"

"Then Liu Taozi attacks my stone cliff and kills my general. How can we be considered safe and sound?"

"It's just that there were too few kills. We should let King Pingcheng attack Chang'an and kill your emperor!"

Chen Changshi cursed again.

Governor Wang couldn't help it anymore, "Bie Jia Xu! You take Chang Shi to guard the door!!"

Xu Biejia reluctantly pulled Chen Changshi out of the door.

"Why are you so rude in front of the governor?"

Xu Biejia complained, but Chen Changshi was very angry, "How can we allow the enemy to be so arrogant in our city?"

"This bunch of dog thieves are afraid of us, King Pingcheng. They don't dare to attack from the north, so they can only invade from the south."

Xu Biejia glanced at Chang Shi, "You always mention what King Pingcheng did. The governor doesn't like him."

"You don't know, if you have met him once, you will know why I always mention him."

“Have you seen it??”

"Of course. A few years ago, when I was the Prime Minister of Dunqiu County, your Majesty led troops to our Dunqiu County. At that time, some people blocked the road and complained. Hey, forget it. I will tell you these things later!"

Chen Changshi was eager to give it a try, "The Zhou people are definitely no match for us. Quan Jingxuan only has so many soldiers. He can hold him to death less than 30,000, and they are not even elites. If we want to capture Yuzhou with just these few people, it's ridiculous."

What a joke! As long as we hold them back and wait for reinforcements from the DPRK, maybe we can be knighted for our military merits, and maybe we can follow King Pingcheng to attack Chang'an in the future!"

Xu Biejia narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

In the inner room, Guo En finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Governor Wang.

"Gongshi, my general has already seen the letter from your wife's brother."

"What letter? I don't know."

Guo En was stunned and said slowly: "That's it. Your brother-in-law is ready to surrender to the city. Now there is a large army oppressing you outside, and there are people inside who are in trouble. Are you helpless? Is it because of your fault or because of hypocrisy?"

Qi is unpopular and disloyal. General, please put the people in the city first, open the door and surrender."

Wang Shiliang sighed, his face full of sadness.

"I am loved so much by His Majesty, but I have internal and external troubles. How can I surrender easily?"

"My general has always respected your character and is willing to serve you as a duke, a general, and a governor."

"The people in the city are so innocent! Things have reached this point. Can't I just die to serve the country?"

Wang Shiliang sighed sadly.

Guo En said hurriedly: "We are both from Taiyuan. The two families have always been good friends. We had a deep friendship in the past. My ancestor Guo Yan is now beside the general, making suggestions for him. He will serve as a guarantee. The prince is completely

No need to worry!"

"Besides, in today's war, you have no hope, and you have not lost your honor."

"Forget it, then I'll go out of the city with you and accept the surrender."

Guo En smiled and stroked his beard.

Not long ago, Wang Shiliang's brother-in-law sent someone to contact Guo Yan. Guo Yan was Quan Jingxuan's deputy general who joined the army to advise him. He and Lao Wang were both from Taiyuan, Taiyuan's Wang family and Taiyuan Guo family.
To be continued...