All the generals in the army finally gathered outside Lu Deming's tent and asked to see Lu Deming. After all, when Li Chengqian left, he had taken some of his confidants and generals with him. Those who were left in Sword Gate Pass were not the most trusted people except for Lu Deming.
One by one, the generals gathered with angry expressions on their faces.
Everyone waited quietly.
Not long after, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and a soldier walked out and said respectfully, "Generals, please come in!"
Hearing this, the crowd immediately filed in.
Lu Deming sat upright on the main seat. His expression was solemn as he looked around at the group of generals who were standing neatly in a circle. He said, "Why have you all come together? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Among the generals, the leader was called Zhong Taiping. He was already close to forty years old. Among the remaining generals, he could be considered the tallest among the shorties. He took the initiative to stand up and report, "Mr. Lu, now that the Crown Prince has left, we are the only ones left. Obviously, we have been abandoned. Mr. Lu, what do you think? "
As soon as he said this, the crowd echoed.
One by one, they kept speaking.
They all said that they had been abandoned in the current situation and asked for Lu Deming's opinion.
When Lu Deming heard this, he immediately understood. Obviously, these people had come because they had a unified opinion. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so unified.
Lu Deming quickly thought in his heart, and then he chuckled and said, "Everyone, what do you mean?"
Zhong Taiping said, "Mr. Lu, we mean to surrender."
Lu Deming's eyelids twitched, but he said again, "Does everyone have the same opinion?"
"Yes!"
Zhong Taiping nodded and said, "We mean to surrender!"
At this moment, Lu Deming looked around. He knew the situation in the army very well. After all, as Li Chengqian's confidant, the structure of the army this time was built by him. Even if Li Chengqian left with a group of people, Lu Deming still knew the people in front of him.
He looked at the generals and said, "Is there no room for negotiation? Once we surrender, we will lose Sword Gate Pass, and the Crown Prince will not be able to defend Shu Central. The Tang dynasty's plan in Shu Central will be completely lost. Everyone, for the sake of this Lu, can you do your best? Use your last bit of strength to hold on for a few more days. If we can't hold on any longer, we'll retreat and chase after the Crown Prince. "
It would have been better if Zhong Taiping hadn't heard Li Chengqian's name. The moment he heard Li Chengqian's name being mentioned, especially when it came to the final push, Lu Deming was immediately enraged. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Mister Lu, if the Crown Prince is the one holding firm, we will naturally follow the Crown Prince."
"If the monarch is willing to die, how can we fall behind? Naturally, we will die with the monarch."
"But the monarch has already escaped. How can you blame us? Mr. Lu, you really can't blame us for this. I implore Mr. Lu to empathize with us, to empathize with all our soldiers. "
Zhong Taiping said, "We can't possibly let our brothers starve and risk their lives all the time, right? It's not worth it! "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
Their faces were filled with anger.
"Mr. Lu, we all admire and respect you because you are a man who is loyal to the Tang dynasty and a loyal minister. People like you are admirable and willing to trust you. But pledging loyalty to Li Chengqian isn't worth it! "
"This Li Chengqian is too disappointing. Previously, Li Chengqian had a meal with us. We ate porridge, and Li Chengqian also ate porridge. After all, he is a member of the royal family and can't bear hardships. Such a person is really disappointing. In the end, he's just a facade. This is the so-called 'golden jade on the outside, rotten cotton on the inside'. "
"Mr. Lu, you are a talented man. You don't have to die for the Li Tang. Let's think about a way out. "
"Mr. Lu, why make things difficult for our brothers?"
…
One by one, they kept speaking.
They each talked about their own matters.
After a while, Lu Deming still had a trace of thought to let the soldiers persevere. But at this moment, Lu Deming no longer had the slightest bit of persistence, because all his support had collapsed. Without anyone's support, how could he persevere?
Lu Deming sighed and said, "Let's surrender!"
The word 'surrender' was dragged out. Lu Deming was already dejected at this moment and no longer had the slightest bit of fighting spirit. Everyone had reached a consensus, and even all the generals had decided. Even if he objected, it would be futile. It was only because all the generals respected him and were willing to give him some face that they came to surrender.
Otherwise, there would be nothing he could do if they rebelled.
Zhong Taiping immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
He respected Lu Deming.
Because the other party was a loyal subject, it would be a pity if he died. Now that Lu Deming had agreed, it was naturally the best.
Lu Deming suddenly said, "General Zhong, go and make preparations. Gather all the brothers in the pass. Then, all of us will open the pass and submit to Xia Xia. "
"Okay!"
Zhong Taiping agreed with a smile.
Immediately, Zhong Taiping left with the group of generals. This group of people left with a smile, and the atmosphere was no longer solemn. After all, for them, opening the Sword Gate Pass and submitting to Xia Xia would definitely be merged into Xia Xia and they would not have to starve like this anymore. In fact, they would not have to constantly worry about the gate being breached.
After Zhong Taiping left the room, he greeted everyone on the gate tower of the Sword Gate Pass, then went down the road and entered the pass. However, by the time he reached the pass, he had already been walking for some time. During this time, everyone was talking about how Lu Deming was so stubborn about resisting, but he was willing to surrender. That was a rather open-minded attitude.
Zhong Taiping also nodded in agreement with a look of approval. Just as Zhong Taiping was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. "Oh no, let's go back to the gate tower."
Seeing this, the generals were all shocked.
They were even more confused.
They did not understand what was going on.
Zhong Taiping did not explain. He went straight to the gate tower and went straight to Lu Deming's room. He stood at the door, raised his foot, and kicked it open with a bang. After he entered, he took a closer look and sighed in his heart.
The crowd followed behind him, all silent.
Dead!
Lu Deming hanged himself from the beam!
Zhong Taiping said, "Mr. Lu, if you don't want to surrender, just leave the Sword Gate Pass. Why did you hang yourself from the beam? Why did you hang yourself from the beam? "
"Bow!"
Zhong Taiping said and bowed respectfully.
The rest of the people bowed.
Everyone respectfully saluted Lu Deming and then took Lu Deming down.
Zhong Taiping immediately ordered someone to give Lu Deming a proper burial. Then, the crowd opened the Sword Gate Pass and began to head to Xia Xia's military camp outside the pass.
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