The person who persuaded them couldn't help but lower his head.

What they said was correct, but they were soldiers and could only listen to the general's words.

If you don't listen, you will die.

"These Nanzhou soldiers have delayed attacking the city because they are deliberately wasting us and starving us to death."

"Okay, shut up. You can't say these words anymore. If Commander Wu hears them, no one can save you."

"Oh, it's death after all. What's the difference between dying early and dying late?"

It's better than being a starving ghost.

"General, haven't there been any news from General Yiguang and Qingzhou City? Now we have run out of food. The soldiers can only drink leaves, brown rice and preserved fruits every day. If this continues, we will die without a fight.

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The deputy general walked into the hall and saw old General Ren with dry lips and a pale face.

There was an empty bowl on the table, and his eyes couldn't help but feel sour.

"General!"

Old General Ren took a deep breath, gripped the edge of the chair, and sat upright.

"Are the soldiers still calm?"

"General!" At this time, you are still worried about the instability of military morale.

Reinforcements were delayed, and even the people in the city complained.

"Today the people in the city rioted and shouted to open the city gates to welcome Nanzhou soldiers into the city. They were all shocked and killed. In the army... although the soldiers in the army were reprimanded several times, they still spread rumors in private," the deputy general said.

"Is God going to kill me?"

Old General Ren said sadly.

In his cloudy eyes, his eyes were full of red bloodshot eyes.

He served as a soldier for half his life, but in the end he was trapped in a small city.

"General, what should we do now?"

The deputy general endured the pain and asked.

Old General Ren lowered his head and hesitated to speak, but his heart hurt as if his heart had been cut out.

"I'm sorry for the emperor's trust. First I lost Nanzhou City, and today...I have to..."

He choked and said: "Fortunately, I have secretly sent the empress and others to the capital, otherwise...even if I get down there, I won't be able to explain to the emperor."

"General, stop talking," the deputy general said in fear.

Is it true that General Yiguang and Qingzhou will not come to support them?

He still remembered that three days ago, the old general told him with great certainty that reinforcements would come and food would be delivered.

In just three days, everything has changed.

"General, we can wait a little longer. You...you must not do anything stupid."

He held Old General Ren's hand tightly.

Old General Ren shook his head: "It's too late. They will attack the city tonight. Our soldiers are hungry and disorganized. This battle cannot be fought anymore."

She held his hand tightly with her backhand: "That's it!"

He staggered to his feet, and the lieutenant worriedly wanted to help him, but he refused.

"You have been with me for more than ten years, and I have always regarded you as my son."

The deputy general wanted to comfort him, but he raised his hand to stop him: "Don't talk, just listen to me."

"I can't be sorry to the emperor, but you are different." Old General Ren grasped his hand tightly: "You can surrender with your brothers. Help Yiguang if necessary."

Do you want them to pretend to surrender?

The lieutenant general was shocked, but if this happened, the old general would not survive.

Old General Ren closed his eyes and seemed to have made a major decision. He let go of his hand and said, "Go ahead and open the city gate to welcome the Nanzhou soldiers into the city."

The deputy general was shocked. He had already guessed what General Ren wanted to do.

He wanted to commit suicide to help them.

"General!" he shouted with a choked voice.

"Let's go."

With tears in his eyes, Old General Ren turned his back to him, reached for the wine glass beside him, tremblingly picked it up and drank it, then sat down quietly.

Facing the door, he slowly closed his eyes with a smile on his face.

The lieutenant choked and looked at him for a long time, then gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

"General, the city gate is open!"

Rong Zhao held a telescope and looked at the opened city gate, with a white flag raised on the city wall.

Surrendering without a fight is not in line with General Ren's temperament.

"Could it be a scam?"

Rong Zhao shook his head: "There isn't much food in the city to begin with. I'm afraid the people in the city have reached their limit before they put up flags and surrender."

"Leave half of the people to guard outside the city, and the rest will follow me into the city."

Rong Zhao got up and led most of the team into the city.

Lieutenant General Ren Yuanliang personally led the remaining generals out of the city to greet him, and the ceremony was very grand.

When Rong Zhao walked to the city gate, he saw them covered in sackcloth and with sad expressions on their faces.

"Old General Ren has drunk poisoned wine on his own. Before he died, he begged the general to spare the lives of the people in the city and spare my life."

Ren Yuanliang took out the blood letter left by Old General Ren, knelt down on one knee and said in a loud voice.

The people in the city and the soldiers on the tower all heard this clearly, and their expressions were sad. They who had some complaints against Old General Ren suddenly felt a lot heavier, and even looked ashamed.

Rong Zhao pursed his lips and looked solemn: "Old General Ren is a man of integrity, so we must give him a good burial."

She raised her hand to let the people behind her take the place of the defenders.

Accompanying Ren Yuanliang and others, go to see Old General Ren.

When he arrived at the city lord's palace, Rong Zhao saw Old General Ren who had committed suicide by taking poison. He didn't say anything. He just asked for a grand burial and had no other words.

Some of the generals following Ren Yuanliang lowered their heads, waiting for Rong Zhao's arrangements.

"You are all old General Ren's capable men. He is dead now. It's a lie that you are not sad, but... this is war. Where there is fighting, there will be death. I believe you all understand this."

Ren Yuanliang organized his speech, clasped his fists and said: "We are all old General Ren's people. We all accept how General Rong wants to deal with us."

Rong Zhao secretly laughed in his heart, these people wanted to make a big fuss out of Old General Ren's matter.

To win over the hearts and minds of the people in the city and the soldiers defending the city, there are too many of them. If they all stay in the army, sooner or later trouble will arise.

"Currently, you have two options to choose from. One is that you take the initiative to disband and return to the field, and we in Nanzhou are willing to give each of you fifty taels of severance pay. The other is to continue to stay in the army, serve our Nanzhou, and serve the female master.

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Ren Yuanliang gritted his teeth. He did not forget Old General Ren's instructions and said in a low voice: "I have joined the military camp since I was a child and have no relatives. I am willing to stay and join the Nanzhou Army."

Rong Zhao was not surprised at all that he wanted to join Nanzhou.

If I had known he would be like this, if he used it well, he might be surprised, but if he didn't use it well...

Rong Zhao sneered in his heart, if he didn't use it well, it would be a killing knife.

Will defect at any time.

"This is what you said, General Ren. We, the young masters, are the most disgusted with people who have different ideas and have a wall-to-wall attitude."

She stared at him with a half-smile.

Ren Yuanliang's expression remained unchanged and sincere: "Thank you, General Rong, for your advice. I will definitely keep it in mind."

It would be best if she could really keep it in her heart. If she couldn't keep it in her heart and dared to defect in the face of battle, she would not know how to write the word "death".

"General Ren, as the deputy general of Old General Ren, will remain the same from now on. Please continue to be a deputy general by my side."
Chapter completed!