Chapter 240 We are brothers for their own masters (additional updates for the hall master Ran Xi Qingcheng)

"Is Li Shimin caught by Wang Shiyun?" Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying with a worried look and said, "What's going on?"

After Li Xiuning met with Li Yuanji in Beim Mountain, she led the generals to take over Luoyang. Then she took some cavalry to Cijian. However, she did not expect that she had just arrived at Cijian camp and received a bad news: "Li Shimin was trapped in an enemy and was captured by Wang Shiyun, the king of Qi of Zheng State!"

Chen Ying really didn't know how to explain to Li Xiuning. He reached out to Changsun Shunde and pointed at: "Okay, General Changsun will say it!"

"Your Highness Pingyang's clear evidence, this is the case!" Changsun Shunde smiled bitterly and told Li Xiuning.

Changsun Shunde smiled bitterly and used the catapult to cooperate with the sea of ​​people's offensive, and defeated the Tang army camp of Cijian without any ability to fight back, and had only the ability to resist. As Wang Shichong broke through the outer defense line of the Tang Dynasty in Cijian, Li Shimin had no choice but to order two thousand death-headed men led by Qin Qiong to attack Wang Shichong's camp and prepare to destroy Wang Shichong's catapult.

It was a pity that Wang Shichong had already expected that the Tang army would attack the catapult troops and set up an ambush in front of the catapult formation. Qin Qiong was trapped, and Li Shimin had no choice but to launch a full-army assault. However, just as the assault was launched, Wang Shichong also launched a counterattack. Zheng's ambush troops broke up everywhere, splitting Li Shimin's troops and Changsun Shunde's troops into two. In the end, Li Shimin's troops were outnumbered and were forced to surrender to Wang Shiyun.

"Erlang is so chaotic!" Li Xiuning said anxiously: "You think of a way to save Erlang!"

Chen Ying patted Li Xiuning's hand gently and said, "Sanniang, don't worry. Now Hou Mo and Chenxu have captured Wang Shichong, so with Wang Shichong in hand, His Highness Qin has no worries about life. Now he needs to wait for Wang Shiyun to come to the door. The next thing is actually easy to handle, just negotiate!"

The battle between Zheng and Luoyang in Tang and Zheng was over, but no one expected that this would end. Chen Ying did not expect that at the most critical moment, it was Hou Mo and Chen Xu who seized the opportunity to turn the situation around. Otherwise, with Li Shimin as a hostage in hand, Li Yuan would probably make a big concession to Wang Shichong.

Fortunately, Wang Shichong, a hostage with enough weight. The battle was finally over. Wang Shiyun led the remaining troops of the Zheng army to guard the Zheng army camp, controlling nearly 1,500 hostages from Tang soldiers from Li Shimin. Even the generals such as Qin Qiong, Duan Zhixuan, Niu Junda, and Lei Yongji did not escape and were all captured.

The Tang army also had prisoners, including Wang Shichong, Duan Da, Zhao Jiqing, etc. As for ordinary soldiers, they could no longer be considered prisoners. They surrendered directly, and Yang Qing, Tian Zan and others directly expressed their surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

After comforting Li Xiuning, Chen Ying came outside the central army's tent and looked at the Zheng army camp still stalemate. A huge plan in his head slowly formed.

Just then, footsteps sounded.

"I thought you would not come until night!" Chen Ying did not look back, and saw Hou Mo and Chen Xu slowly walking towards him without looking back.

"We are brothers, and we can't write two Hou Mo Chen clans in one stroke!" Hou Mo Chenxu smiled and said, "Hou Mo Chen clan has many disasters and difficulties, and it really cannot withstand internal friction. We brothers are definitely not slurs. It is better to explain some things clearly!"

Chen Ying said without comment: "What do you mean? What can we brothers have misunderstandings!"

"It seems you really don't know!" Hou Mo Chenxu said: "You must be curious why my father and uncle were once matched by Yang Guangliu?"

Chen Ying shook his head and said, "I really don't know this!"

"Because, our Hou Mo Chen clan supported the deposed crown prince Yang Yong in the East Palace!" Hou Mo Chenxu sighed and said, "At that time, my uncle deposed the crown prince Yang Yong's crown prince Shaobao, and at the same time, my uncle was also Yang Yong's bow and horse master. Yang Yong was deposed, and our Hou Mo Chen clan became a thorn in Yang Guang's heart, so my father and uncle were successively demoted from the Central Plains and were escorted to Lingnan."

Chen Ying really didn't know this secret. In fact, Chen Ying's biological mother was born in the Hongnong Yang family, which was consistent with the values ​​of traditional aristocratic families. Hou Mo Chen Rui also believed that he should be appointed as the eldest son. Hou Mo Chen family, like Yuan family, supported the crown prince Yang Yong. It was a pity that Yang Yong failed, and Hou Mo Chen family was demoted from the capital by Yang Guang, thus greatly reducing its influence in Guanzhong.

"A teacher who never forgets the past and the next thing, Hou Mo Chen must not repeat the mistakes he had back then!" Hou Mo Chenxu said solemnly: "We are in the Li Tang court, and we belong to three camps. The eldest brother (Hou Mo Chen Qianhui) does not stand on the side of His Majesty, or he stands on the side of His Majesty, and Fifth brother, you are on the side of the East Palace, I have to reluctantly stand on the side of the Qin Palace. In the future, no matter who Li Tang takes power, our Hou Mo Chen can continue to avoid being wiped out like we did in the past!"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "No matter what, we are all brothers, aren't we?"

"We are brothers, but we belong to two parties, each of them as their masters!" Hou Mo Chenxu said solemnly: "From now on, we will each of them as their masters! If... in the future, we really reach that step, don't blame me!"

"Okay... OK!" Chen Ying said: "Life and death are based on fate, and each one depends on one's ability. Don't be ruthless."

Hou Mo Chenxu said: "Fifth brother... take care of him!"

As he said that, Hou Mo and Chenxu turned around and left.

Chen Ying looked at Hou Mo Chenxu's back and his face became solemn. He knew that this turn would be forever.

Chen Ying was unable to determine whether Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng would be as fratricidal as in history. However, he knew that Hou Mo and Chen Xu had parted ways with him.

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At this time, Wang Shiyun not only did not have the joy of victory, but was very distressed. He finally captured Li Shimin at all costs. With Li Shimin in his hands, although it would not completely reverse the situation of Zheng State's completely passive, in this way, whether it is surrendering or resisting, Zheng State's strategic space will undoubtedly increase.

However, he never expected that Wang Shichong would be captured. Luoyang City had been lost, Wang Shichong and Wang Xuanying were all captured, and Zheng State was over.

Wang Shiyun sighed to the sky, but he had no choice but to do anything.

"Is this fate?"

Wang Shiyun thought for a while and said, "Come here, bring Li Shimin!"

Not long after, Li Shimin was escorted to Wang Shiyun's tent by a team of soldiers.

Li Shimin was surprised to find that Wang Shiyun had no joy of victory at this time. There were bubbles on his mouth. I don’t know if it was because of the fever or the lack of water. Wang Shiyun’s eyes were covered with blood and were scary red.

Li Shimin was naturally not scared. He looked at Wang Shiyun: "King of Qi, is he so eager to kill the orphan?"

Wang Shiyun smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I want to kill you, but that I want to make a deal with you!"

It was not until this moment that Li Shimin realized that while he was captured, Wang Shichong was actually captured by the Tang army. The king was evenly matched with the king.

"Oh..." Li Shimin asked with great interest: "I don't know what deal does Your Highness King Qi want to make with me, a prisoner?"

Wang Shiyun was silent for a moment and said, "This war has been fought for too long. There is enough people who have died. There is no need to continue fighting. Our Zheng State is over and our Wang family has lost. His Highness, can you give us Wang family a decent end?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, you have found the wrong person. Do you think this prisoner can make the decision now?"
Chapter completed!