Chapter 168 168 The General’s Dead Wife 37

Shun City of Wu State.

Before the city lord of Shun City even knew that the border had been breached, and before he had time to react accordingly, the Song army had already approached the city and started calling for formation.

You must know that ever since the Song and Wu emperors came to the throne, the border between Song and Wu has been in an uneasy state of mutual testing. Today you stir up trouble, and tomorrow I come to carry out sneak attacks. Fighting is common.

Something.

It has been like this for more than ten years. The war between the two countries is like a joke. In addition to making it difficult for the people of the two countries to survive and making their lives more and more difficult, it is really impossible to tell who is winning.

burden.

Later, the emperor of the former dynasty ascended the throne, and the two countries enjoyed peace for several years, each recovering and recuperating.

It was not until a few years ago that the emperors of both countries believed that their countries had become stronger and wanted to be the overlords of the world, so they started fighting again.

Speaking of which, even in the years when the fighting was the most intense, Shuncheng was only lost five or six times, but it was quickly recaptured.

But this time...

The Lord of Shun City saw that the morale of the Song troops below the city was high and their faces were high-spirited, but our troops were all dejected. They were already in decline before the war started, and he knew in his heart that the situation was over.

But even for the sake of the people in the city, and for the sake of his loyal Majesty, the Lord of Shun City would never run away from the battle.

If the Song Dynasty wanted to fight him, he would fight. It would be good to delay it for a while so that the cities behind could prepare.

City Lord's Mansion.

"First send someone out to delay the time with the Song army. Also, when will the people of the ninth battalion arrive?" the Lord of Shun City frowned and asked.

The messenger who was kneeling on the ground covered his face and cried bitterly: "City Lord, General Rong of the Ninth Battalion suddenly passed away due to a serious illness. Now several lieutenants of the Ninth Battalion are having internal strife. They are all busy fighting for power. I'm afraid that

Yes…I’m afraid I won’t be able to come!”

"Wha, what? If they don't come, what will the people in the city do?" The eyes of the city lord of Shun City were blurred for a moment, but soon he cheered up again and couldn't help but cursed angrily: "You bastard, what a shame.

You bastard who doesn’t understand the situation.”

Several officials below also looked very ugly.

An official looked around and saw that no outsiders were there. After all, he couldn't hold back and said, "Sir, if we keep the green hills here and don't worry about running out of firewood, why don't we abandon the city and run away."

However, the city lord kicked him over with anger and shouted coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? As the lord of a city, how can I abandon the people in such a difficult time?"

The official was kicked to the ground hard, and his face turned pale in an instant: "This official got distracted for a moment, please don't blame me."

The city lord still looked gloomy and scolded the official a few more times.

When other officials heard this, they no longer dared to persuade him.

After waiting for a while, the city lord sighed and ordered: "That's all, you all go back, take the people in your respective counties, pack your things and run away."

As the city lord, he cannot leave selfishly, but he can let his subordinates and people go to other cities to hide, and only one can escape.

The officials below nodded in agreement and looked at the city lord with very sad expressions.

Because they knew that the city lord wanted them to leave, but they were determined to die and planned to coexist with the entire city of Shun.

At this time, outside Shun City, Master Shun City standing on the city wall was angrily cursing the Song Army's shamelessness with a sharp tongue.

However, Song Jun was not angry at all, and instead looked at the master's performance with a smile.

In fact, everyone knew that Master Shuncheng was stalling for time, but Mingyue and others knew better that there would be no reinforcements in Shuncheng, because the Song spies had already provoked a civil war in the ninth battalion closest to Shuncheng, so she could

Let the people of Wu State see the benevolence and righteousness of the Song Army.

Yes, it was obvious that they could directly attack the city and seize the territory, but the Song army just ordered people to call for formation, and even endured the master's scolding.

The Song army also asked people to explain carefully at the city gate, saying that the Song army would not harm innocent people. Even the more than 100,000 prisoners who surrendered last night were unscathed. The Song army was only fighting to stop the war.

Hearing this to the ears of the people in the city, the hearts that were originally biased towards the Song Dynasty became more and more ready to move.

Therefore, when Wu officials asked the people to retreat and flee for their lives, the Song spies who were among them suggested that they did not want to leave their hometown and suggested that surrendering would be better than defeating them. Unexpectedly, they won the approval of many people.

Even those officials were moved in their hearts. These days, they have often heard rumors about the Song State. It is said that the treatment of officials in the Song State is better than that of the Wu State!

So it’s not just the common people who are moved?

When the Lord of Shun City learned what Song Jun said, he immediately said: "No, Song Jun is trying to attack his heart."

Sure enough, when the officials below offered to surrender, and even the common people knelt outside the city lord's palace, begging him, the city lord, to surrender, the city lord of Shun City knew that the Song army had won this heart-breaking battle.

He closed his eyes with a pale face, and after a while he knelt down and kowtowed to the southwest: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for you!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up, opened the door and walked out of the house. It seemed that he had exhausted all his strength before saying: "Hang the lowered flag and open the city gate."

Amid the cheers of the people, the city lord returned to the mansion. He put on his official uniform and hat, and ended his life with a dagger.

He was the city lord of Wu State, so he had to put the people first. But since this city already belonged to Song State, he should follow him.

After Mingyue and others entered the city, they learned from the spies that the city lord was dead.

Mingyue was a little surprised, but more of a pity.

Previously, she had found out about the Lord of Shun City through a spy. He was really a caring person, but he was too loyal and courageous to follow the right person.

Mingyue ordered: "Don't alarm the people in the city. Ask his family and the officials to go see him for the last time. They can also handle the funeral themselves."

In addition to pitying the relatives of the city lord, these people must also know that the city lord chose to die for his country, not at the hands of the Song army.

Moreover, Mingyue and others really had no intention of intervening in Shun City. The original officials were still retained and did not bother the people at all. Only a person named "Supervisor" was left to temporarily act as the city lord.

After the army took a short rest, the Song army set off again to the next city.

At this time, the Song army broke through the border, and the news that Shun City surrendered and the owner of Shun City died finally spread.

No matter how angry and flustered the Emperor of Wu and his ministers were, and how uneasy and uneasy the people in the cities adjacent to Shun City were, Mingyue was very happy at the moment.

Because she finally waited for Qin Xingye's reply.

Seeing the huge piece of white paper and simply writing the word 'ke', Mingyue couldn't help but laugh.

Probably Qin Xingye didn't know how to face her daughter's identity. In the past, every reply was a long one, which took up a lot of paper, but this time it was only one word, which was indeed a double standard.

But Mingyue is already very satisfied.

After all, she knew that the word "kei" was in response to her question about whether a woman could be an official.

She has opened up an unprecedented path for women of this era. I only hope that there will be more people like her in the world in the future.

But ah, it’s really good.
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