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Runzhou City was destroyed.

Some Tang army generals chose to resist to the death, while others chose to retain their strength, break out, and abandon Runzhou.

"Kill!"

"Kill all the Tang troops!"

"Come in, you'll find treasures and beauties!"

Wu Yue's army shouted with all their strength, swarmed into Runzhou City, started street battles with the remaining Tang troops, and ran rampant to destroy and capture the Tang troops in the city. Only by suppressing the Tang troops and completely occupying Runzhou City could they rest assured.

Burn, kill and loot.

Otherwise, when the team is alone, it is easy to be attacked by Tang Army soldiers who suddenly appear, fight back, and lose their lives.

Therefore, after the Wu and Yue soldiers entered the city, they launched a clearing campaign and could not let go of any soldier of the Tang army.

"Block it, and we will live or die with the city!"

Some bloody soldiers and good men, even though they knew they could not stop him, they still waved their swords to intercept and refused to retreat. They used their flesh and blood to resist the thousands of troops entering the city.

The sound of fighting continued, and someone was killed and fell in a pool of blood, staining the long street with blood. This sound of fighting continued for a day and a night, from loud to quiet.

"Those who surrender will be spared death!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death!"

In every street, there were Wuyue soldiers and horses chasing the scattered soldiers of the Tang army, shouting slogans to persuade them to surrender.

Sure enough, some soldiers of the Tang Army chose to abandon their weapons and surrender when they saw no hope, while others hid around, took off their clothes and armor, and pretended to be ordinary people hiding in the yard, hoping to escape the fate of being captured.

The Wuyue soldiers who were left alone would also be killed by the hidden soldiers of the Tang army who suddenly arrived, causing the situation to be chaotic.

Finally, the sound of fighting gradually subsided, which showed that the Wuyue soldiers and horses had completely taken control of Runzhou City. Then, shouts, cries, and screams came out.

Wu Yue soldiers began to rob some wealthy households. Except for a few distinguished retired figures whom the Song Dynasty court deliberately wanted to win over and make friends with, most of the other wealthy businessmen, retired dignitaries and their mansions were baptized.

Fortunately, the main members of the Han family, Xu family, and Bai family had already left the city and gone south during the last peace negotiation, otherwise they would have suffered a lot of humiliation.

These soldiers were like uncontrolled wild horses, showing greed for gold, silver, jewellery, money and valuables, young girls and beautiful women, etc.

Within three days, Wu Yue soldiers raped hundreds of women, thousands of people were killed, and Runzhou City was looted. This was Wu Yue soldiers venting their anger and making up for their losses.

Originally, Wu Yue soldiers had lost fifty to sixty thousand soldiers since they sent out troops. They also lost a lot of food, grass, soldiers, armor, etc. It can be said that it was the whole country of Wu Yue who gathered together a hundred thousand troops. They suffered heavy losses all of a sudden.

Half of it was a big blow to the Wuyue Kingdom's military.

Now, when the soldiers plunder, they regard it as compensation, a kind of comfort and reward for the soldiers.

This situation was very common during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The coach did not feel there was anything wrong and it was a common practice.

Under the protection of the guards, Lu Jiang took advantage of the chaos and broke out of Runzhou City. In the chaos, she chose to go south because on the way to Jinling, she found that a large number of Wu and Yue soldiers had strictly guarded the pass to prevent the deserters from returning to Jinling.

Therefore, Lu Jiang chose the Xuanzhou area and went south one after another.

There are also generals who choose to live and die with the city, such as Mon Yan, who died in battle and could not escape the fate of dying on the battlefield. This is an amazing overlap with history.

Ma Chengli, Ma Chengcheng and others also became prominent and scattered all over the country.

Runzhou, the second largest city in the Tang Dynasty and also the overseas trade and economic center of the Tang Dynasty, fell like this. Without the east gate, the situation of Jinling City was also in danger.

………

Misfortunes never come singly. At the same time, Cao Bin also launched a massive attack on the western front. He led his troops across the Yangtze River, gathered 80,000 troops, marched from the land, and 20,000 naval troops marched eastward from the river, approaching Jinling, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

The large camp of tens of thousands of Tang troops stationed outside Jinling City was defeated at the first touch, was defeated, and fled into Jinling City.

So Cao Bin led a large army to surround Jinling City and marched to the city.

A few days later, the Wu Yue soldiers from Runzhou City, led by Ding Deyu and Shen Chengli, also came to meet at the foot of Jinling City.

Together with the soldiers like this, nearly 150,000 troops besieged Jinling City, which brought a heavy blow to the Li Tang court, and the dark clouds pressed down on the city and it felt like it was about to be destroyed.

There are 800,000 civilians in Jinling City, but the defenders plus the Imperial Guards total 60,000 to 70,000. Even if they are mobilized again, they can gather 100,000 defenders. However, being trapped like this, the food and grass in the city can only last for half a year at most. .

If the Song army never retreats, it will be a matter of time before Jinling City is defeated.

After Li Yu heard the news, he almost fainted and was at a loss. His face was pale and his back was covered in cold sweat. He never expected that the small country of Bashu could rely on natural dangers to repel tens of thousands of elite Song troops. But this time, Tang State had twenty An army of ten thousand, with the strongest national power among the southern vassal states, was attacked from the north and south by the Song Army and Wu Yue Army, and was defeated so quickly.

The ministers in the DPRK were also panicked. Facing the Song army approaching the city, the threat to them could be imagined. At this time, some voices advocated abandoning the city and surrendering, so as to avoid the destruction of life.

"I believe that the unification of the world by the Song Dynasty is unstoppable. In order for the people of the Tang Dynasty not to live in ruins, we should invest in the city and accept the land and join the Song Dynasty."

"What Mr. Xie said is reasonable. We must not fight hard. Otherwise, the Manchu ministers, the people in the city, and the territory of the Tang Kingdom will be surrounded by flames of war."

Some ministers were timid and did not want to stick to it.

But there are also Pan You and others who advocate fighting to the end, so that there is a glimmer of hope to defeat the Song army.

Chen Qiao was resolute and stood up from the train and said: "The Tang army has come all the way, and the battle line is too long, so the supply of food and grass must be insufficient. There are 150,000 troops outside the city, and the daily consumption is huge. If we stay up one more day, the morale of the Song army will be reduced." We are down for a day. As long as we can hold on for a year, the Song army will not be able to attack for a long time, and the troops of King Qin from all over the country will surely be able to repel the Song army."

"What Mr. Chen said makes sense, I agree with you!"

Many people came forward and supported.

Chen Qiao supported the fight to the end, which made Li Yu tempted, because according to the history of the past dynasties, the ministers of the surrendered court may be spared a life and re-employed, but most of the surrendered kings rarely die well.

Perhaps at the beginning of the surrender, in order to appease the people, they would make a superficial show to the emperor, grant them a title, evade power, and then put them under house arrest and not allow them to go out casually.

Once they are no longer useful, most of them are close to death, and many die suddenly. Therefore, Li Yu knows in his heart that if the Tang Dynasty is destroyed and he surrenders, the foundation laid by his Li family ancestors will be surrendered to him. This kind of injustice is unbearable. .

Even if Li Yu and his family were not in danger for the time being and were taken to Bianjing City, he would inevitably die a few years later. However, ministers with a certain reputation and talents could continue to serve as officials in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the ones who suffered the most were not these ministers, but Li Yu and the royal heirs, so he had to be more cautious.

"Master Chen, Master Pan and others' analysis is very reasonable. The Song army cannot last long. I have decided that the imperial court must fight to the end, coexist with Jinling City, and strive to make the Song army retreat in the face of difficulties." Li Yu said with certainty, full of the spirit of looking forward to death.

"The officials are wise!" Pan You, Chen Jue, Xu Xuan and others all responded loudly, not wanting to surrender like this without integrity.

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