As the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the Zhao army had all occupied Qingzhou City.

The morning breeze blows, and the air is filled with the coldness of autumn. Li Chongjiu rides his horse into the south gate of Qingzhou City, but he sees a bloody battle in the city. Although the body has been dragged away, the blood on the walls and the ground has not dried up.

Although the city of Qingzhou was captured, the Zhao army was killed as many as 1,200 people and injured more than 2,000 people in the battle. Many of them were veterans who followed Li Chongjiu's battles in the south and north.

Li Chongjiu rode his horse to the street, and the soldiers were resting along the street. There were also some injured soldiers who were bandaged by the doctor. When these soldiers saw Li Chongjiu walking by horses, they stood up and saluted.

Li Chongjiu nodded slightly, raised his horse's whip to greet him, and his horse's hooves stepped on the earth path, raising light dust.

"Your Majesty, these are the soldiers who rushed into the South Gate last night, two thousand men, and now there are less than a thousand people left." Xue Wanche said to Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu looked at it but saw a row of soldiers leaning against the wall, with their battle robe stained with blood. Most of the soldiers were wearing bandages and covered in blood. They looked at Li Chongjiu with faint eyes, silent but without any words.

Li Chongjiu tied the horse's reins and turned over and jumped off the war horse. Seeing this scene, the soldiers stood up with their weapons and said, "Your Majesty!" Then they lowered their heads again.

"Your Majesty, our General Xu died in battle last night!" The soldiers all lowered their heads.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Soldiers, if it weren't for General Xu last night, how could I have captured Qingzhou City? His blood would not flow in vain. I decided to posthumously confer General Xu as a county duke, and the county duke was buried. His family was small and the court would support them for the rest of his life."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The soldiers all said in tears.

Li Chongjiu looked at the soldiers and said, "You guys raise your head!"

Li Chongjiu said: "Last night, you were defeated by the superior forces of Qingzhou Army with a weak army for a day and night. You are like General Xu, and you are all in good shape. I will give you all the soldiers who fell last night, and I will decide to award you a medal?"

The soldiers were puzzled after hearing Li Chongjiu's words.

Li Chongjiu said: "The so-called medal is to wear it alive and others see it. When you die, you bring it into the coffin. This is a sign of your honor. In addition, in addition to the medal, I reward each of you soldiers with five stale coins and hundreds of stones of rice, which can be exempted from labor for one person in the family. In addition, this time, this time, I will reward you with the families of the Qingzhou generals who resisted! "

Li Chongjiu's voice echoed in the wind.

A corner of Qingzhou City was smashed open, and Zhao soldiers rushed in outside the door. All the women and children in the house were pushed out.

"What mistakes did we make and why did we treat us like this."

Women and children shouted in tears.

Their home was emptied one by one, and Zhao Jun's sharp iron spear was facing them, and they did not dare to resist at all.

This scene is staged everywhere in Qingzhou City.

On the east gate tower, Xu Shiji and Zhang Xuansu watched this scene.

"Your Majesty, finally use his iron fist to control these disobedient ministers." Xu Shiji said slowly.

Zhang Xuansu said: "The way of an emperor is to be a sage inside and a king outside. He teaches the sages and punishes the kingly way, so Confucianism rules the world. Teaching people with benevolence and virtue and the legalists to be truly kingly and domineering is only scary."

While speaking, the families of hundreds of Qingzhou generals in the city were taken to the east gate. They were driven here with their legs emitting their feet and shivered in the autumn wind.

Xu Shiji took a look, said without saying anything, and said to Zhang Xuansu: "Song Jingang advised me that he would recommend Li Yiman, hoping that His Majesty could pardon his guilt. What do you think of using him as a general?"

Zhang Xuansu said, "Mr. Xu, don't you know yet? It's not what I think, but what Li Yiman thinks?"

Xu Shiji laughed and said, "He is a young family and will soon be a slave. He can't help but think. This person has a good way of leading troops. I want him to join my guards and strengthen his strength."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Then I want to congratulate Mr. Xu, and I will receive another beloved general."

Xu Shiji sighed: "Look, Qingzhou City has finally been captured, and Shandong will make an appointment. How do you think the next step will evolve?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "It's really hard to say. Goguryeo has been broken now. My opponents of Da Zhao, including Du Fuwei, Turks, and Li Tang, are not easy to deal with. I think it depends on Your Majesty's consideration."

While the two were discussing, suddenly another soldier came to report: "General Xu, Minister Zhang, and His Majesty summoned two masters to discuss the matter in the government office, saying that the war between Liang State was coming."

Xu Shiji and Zhang Xuansu looked at each other and showed a serious look at each other. They went downstairs and rushed to the government office.

At this moment, Jiangling City is thousands of miles away.

The Yangtze River outside Jiangling City rolled, autumn rain fell, and the tide on the river surface was rising. As the tide poured in, the wreckage of the warships and the bodies of soldiers were continuously washed to the shore of Jiangling City along the river.

Seeing this scene, Jiangling's military and civilians were shocked.

At this moment, the wind was blowing against the bamboo curtains outside the palace, and documents were scattered under the tables on the hall.

Xiao Xian sat in the hall with his hands hanging down, his face was covered in blood.

His Highness and the ministers and generals were silent.

"You guys say, what else can I do to save Liang State? Save me?" Xiao Xian roared angrily and circled in the hall, with endless sounds.

But now all the ministers don't speak.

Liang Minister Cen Wenben stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, General Wen's defeat is that God does not bless the Liang Dynasty. If you wait for your strength to be exhausted, you will harm the whole city. Now, while the city has not yet come down, Your Majesty can order you to surrender to avoid the disaster of chaos and war."

"Is this your trick?"

Cen Wenben said: "Your Majesty's country has reached this point. Even if you have the power to overturn the world, it is difficult to turn the world. It is better to make a decision early to avoid the situation coming. This is the best strategy."

"What do you mean?"

All the ministers were silent.

Xiao Xian said angrily: "I support you for thousands of miles, but at this time it's useless. I just surrendered. I would rather die at the hands of Li Yuan than be angry with you."

"Your Majesty, no!"

As soon as Xiao Xian finished speaking, a person from the hall here walked quickly.

Xiao Xian couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and hurriedly went down the steps and went forward and said, "Is there any good news for you to tell me?"

This person is Ouyang Xun, the envoy of Zhao State.

Ouyang Xun said: "Since His Majesty Zhao learned that Li Tang was unreasonably attacking Liang State, he was very angry. Although there were insufficient troops and horses and was beyond reach, he ordered Xue Wanshu, who was stationed in Luoyang, and the two generals Shan Xiongxin, to lead their troops to attack Xiangcheng County to support His Majesty."

Xiao Xian almost cried when he heard this, and grabbed Ouyang Xun's hand and said gratefully: "Thank you so much for Emperor Zhao. I don't know how to thank you."
Chapter completed!