"Son! I don't want to die yet!"

"Alang, Alang, please save me. The child is still young and cannot live without a mother..."

"Wow wow wow——"

The cries of old women and men for help, and the cries of children, echoed throughout the wall, and along with the sound of fighting, it was particularly abrupt.

"These women and children?" Chen Hongjin was instantly surprised. He had a bad suspicion in his mind. The families of these generals and commanders were still in the city.

"This is mother!!!" In the army, a battalion leader who was giving serious command suddenly saw his family, especially his old mother, who had white hair and was particularly conspicuous.

"Shoot, shoot for me -" On the side, the general, who was still immersed in the war, didn't seem to notice this.

"Shoot your balls!" The crying Ying Zheng went over and slapped him in the face, roaring: "Didn't you see my mother is up there? If my mother makes a mistake, I will settle the account with you!"

"What are you doing?" The man was slapped for no reason. He felt extremely humiliated. He straightened up and saw that he was a familiar person. He asked angrily. If there was no explanation, he might have to use force.

"Look at the top of the city, my wife is at the top of the wall!"

"Why is your mother on the wall, dreaming... Mother! My son!"

The slap on the face instantly stopped hurting, and my heart ached.

There are many people standing on the 18-foot-long (almost six meters) wall. If you look up, you can get an overview. His wife's plump body, his mother's skinny figure, and his son's chubby body are all directly visible. .

"Shoot your grandma in the leg, stop it -" He moved his hands and feet himself, interrupting the archer who was preparing to shoot, and spinning around in distress.

"What the hell is this? After taking back the city, my whole family is gone. What do you want with Quanzhou City?"

All the sieges were stopped, leaving only the climbers to fight in groups on the wall, unable to wait for any reinforcements.

"The Commander-in-Chief——"

"Military Envoy——"

All the generals came to speak. Generally speaking, there was only one word: stop the siege and save the lives of their families.

To be honest, Chen Hongjin desperately wanted to take back the city of Quanzhou and his power and status. It was just a matter of women and children. If they died, the children could still be born exogenously.

However, these generals did not have such a hard-hearted heart. They were flesh and blood, and they really did not want to abandon their families for the leader, so they were either silent or talkative, just asking for a ceasefire.

Of course, this is to show their attitude. If Chen Hongjin is really ready to be ruthless, then the siege must stop. It would be good to change the direction. Isn't the Jiedushi still sitting next to him? Although he is not the same age. Although he is older, he is still the heir of King Liu after all...

"It's really shameless. My wife and children are not involved in the battle, but I don't follow the rules."

"Although I am willing to take back Quanzhou, I am not such a cold-blooded person. Come here and send someone over to talk. As long as I can let my family go, everything will be easy."

Chen Hongjin could naturally see the meaning in the eyes of many generals and commanders, and he could also feel the urgency of life hanging by a thread.

He had no doubt that if he refused and continued to attack the city, he would probably be dead. This group of generals would definitely be able to do it.

Moreover, he was still thinking that the families of these generals and commanders were only the first step. The families of the tooth soldiers might also be on the way, and he would no longer be safe around him.

With the buffer of negotiations, Chen Hongjin made some arrangements for the guards around him in order to ensure safety.

The Qingyuan Army and the Jinshan Army faced each other above and below the city, conducting revision negotiations in a strange way.

Since the troubled times, if you don't accept it, you will do it, and if you can't do it, you will surrender. The relationship between the vassals and towns is complicated, and the skills of the political strategist have been applied a lot.

"One request, surrender!" Chen Bing said confidently: "You can tell those generals that they will never be dismissed from their official positions, they will retain their positions, and they will also hand over Chen Hongjin!"

"This..." The envoy was a little embarrassed. He couldn't say anything when he encountered someone who didn't act according to common sense.

"I don't know how to arrange it for Marshal Liu and Chen Tongjun?" Others don't care. These two figures must be satisfied, otherwise the negotiation will not work.

"The rules of our Tang Dynasty are that to keep a vassal commander in charge of an army, a prince is inevitable. As for Chen Tongjun, although he has a high status, he can no longer lead the army. If he is granted the title of uncle or son, he may be able to rule it.

People."

Before Chen Bing arrived, he learned about the conditions given by the Military Aircraft Department, as well as the strategy for attacking the city, and the cooperation of the Archery Department. After attacking the city, his ability to command troops was tested.

Strategically speaking, it can be guided, but tactically, it requires the generals to use it flexibly. The Military Aircraft Department is not a staff department and is only responsible for planning, not commanding.

The conditions brought by the envoy made Chen Hongjin silent. Although the other generals were very satisfied, they could only remain silent at this time.

"Is this really so?" At this time, a crisp voice suddenly sounded. When everyone looked up, it turned out to be Liu Jiedu who was sitting on the horse stool, with an excited look on his face.

The others were speechless for a moment, but they didn't want to just ignore it. After all, they were nominal governors, and King Liu had only passed away for a few days.

"Your Majesty, this is what the thief said."

"Yeah!" Liu Shaoci noticed everyone's gazes, and then realized his abruptness, and quickly lowered his head and returned to silence.

Chen Hongjin found that he was suddenly in a state of isolation. Only his personal guards could be trusted. Lian Yabing was also in a panic at this time and was not trustworthy.

You can't go back to the city, and you will definitely have no one to follow you if you evacuate.

Isolated and helpless.

Two words suddenly appeared in my mind.

"We still have Zhangzhou. A mere Quanzhou city is nothing. In a few days, the emperor will send troops south to support us. By then, this lone army will be defeated."

Chen Hongjin has been waiting for more than ten years, and now he is almost fifty. He is really unwilling to lose it like this. He still has Zhangzhou and the other dozen counties. As long as he persists, he will definitely regain his power.

Under his expectant gaze, most of the generals lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

More than ten years of peace and prosperous commerce have swallowed up the ambitions of most generals. They have become conservative. Compared with the dim future, temporary stability is what they crave.

Besides, after surrendering the thieves, if they fight back, the worst they can do is switch sides again! They won’t be beheaded!

In these troubled times, it is normal for a soldier to either win or surrender.

So, on this dewy morning, Chen Hongjin took Liu Shaoci and hurried westward together with hundreds of soldiers who volunteered to follow.

The prosperity of Zhangzhou City can also be expected. There are also tens of thousands of soldiers there, as well as mountains of food and treasures.
Chapter completed!