Within the borders of Pu An County, Li Chengqian was leading his army and hurrying on with their journey. Currently, Li Chengqian had less than three thousand soldiers by his side. The number of people had decreased significantly. After all, many of them had run away due to hunger. Those who were able to follow Li Chengqian were at least loyal to Li Chengqian. Or perhaps, they still had some thoughts of continuing to serve Li Chengqian.
They were less than an hour away from Pu An County.
They were getting closer and closer to the county.
When Li Chengqian was leading the army, he was somewhat exhausted because of the urgency of the journey. Especially now, Li Chengqian was so hungry that his stomach was growling. He had lost a lot of weight. Even his spirit was listless, and he looked rather dispirited.
Li Chengqian was like this, and so were the two thousand men under his command. One by one, they retreated from Swords Gate Pass to Pu An County. Although they would find some food and dry rations along the way, they did not have enough supplies. They could not simply rob the civilians either. That was why they were in such a sorry state. They were all in such a sorry state and they were all weak from hunger.
Li Chengqian could not hold on any longer. He ordered his men to stop and rest. Then, he ordered the soldiers to distribute some dry rations. Now, there was only a small amount of dry rations left in the army. Along the way, other than finding some food along the way, Li Chengqian had been relying on this small amount of dry rations. If not for the fact that there was some dry rations for the soldiers, they would not have been able to last until now.
Li Chengqian ate some dry rations and his hunger was slightly alleviated. However, the dry rations tasted like chaff. Even so, Li Chengqian still swallowed some dry rations. Li Chengqian thought that they were not far from Pu An County. He ordered his men to distribute the dry rations for everyone to eat.
After all the dry rations had been distributed to the soldiers, they regained some of their energy. After all, with some food in their stomachs, they would have some energy. Even so, their complexions were still yellow and they did not have enough energy.
After a short rest, Li Chengqian ordered them to continue their journey.
The group headed towards Pu An County.
The journey took more than an hour. Because the group had some goods in their stomachs, their speed was slightly faster. In less than an hour, they arrived at Pu An County.
Li Chengqian had never considered that he would be attacked in Pu 'an County of Sword Province. Therefore, when he arrived at the city gate and saw the soldiers standing guard at the gate ready to stop him, he shouted, "This Prince is Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty. Make way for my army to enter the city to rest and resupply. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy. "
The soldiers on guard retreated and did not stop him.
Li Chengqian snorted. A smile appeared on his face as he quickly led his men into the city.
At this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly felt as if his body was filled with strength. He felt much lighter. Because once they arrived at the county city, his army would be able to have a good meal and drink.
When the army entered the city, there were no civilians inside or outside the city. The city seemed empty, but Li Chengqian did not suspect this and continued to walk into the city. Because Pu 'an County did not have a barbican, it was impossible to trap Li Chengqian in the barbican. Therefore, Ma Zhou allowed Li Chengqian to enter the city. When Li Chengqian's army entered the city, they entered the main road in the city. They entered the North Street and prepared to go to the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
However, when the two thousand people entered the main road of the North Street, they saw a group of soldiers rushing out from the street and blocking Li Chengqian's path. Then, at the city gate behind them, another group of soldiers rushed out from the path above the city gate tower. They quickly went down the city gate tower and blocked Li Chengqian's path of retreat. Li Chengqian was trapped in the street.
Immediately, Li Chengqian was attacked from both the front and the back.
Li Chengqian frowned when he saw this situation. His eyes were sharp. He took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice, "Bastard, where is the Provincial Governor of Sword Province? Get out here for this Crown Prince. "
"Oh, Li Chengqian, oh Li Chengqian, you really think you are infallible."
A mocking voice came from the direction of the city gate. It was Ma Zhou, Yang Lu, Tang Ziyong, and Yang Zhengjian. They were in the front.
Ma Zhou shouted, "Li Chengqian, you are now surrounded and have become a stray dog. You don't look like the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. What's more, the Tang Dynasty's capital has fallen. The Tang Dynasty is about to be gone. What's the use of being the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty? Li Chengqian, you can't withstand it now. Why do you still want to resist? Just surrender. "
Li Chengqian was in front of the army. When he heard the voice coming from behind, he turned around and looked back. The soldiers made way for him, so Li Chengqian went straight to the rear.
With sharp eyes, he stared at Ma Zhou and asked in a deep voice, "Are you the Provincial Governor of Sword Province?"
Ma Zhou said, "Li Chengqian, you're really an eminent person with short memory. Back then, when I was the envoy of the Great Xia to the Great Tang, as the Crown Prince of the Great Tang, you were also part of the court. Now you see me, but you don't know me. "
Li Chengqian stared at Ma Zhou carefully.
He looked at Ma Zhou and felt that he did look familiar. He felt that he had seen him somewhere before. But considering that he went directly to Sword Province, he subconsciously thought that the person in front of him must be the Provincial Governor of Sword Province.
Li Chengqian couldn't remember it. He still looked angry and said in a deep voice, "Who the hell are you?"
Ma Zhou said, "I'm Ma Zhou!"
"Ma Zhou?"
When Li Chengqian heard it, he immediately thought of Ma Zhou, the Crown Prince of Mr. Xia. He was shocked and angry. He shouted, "You're Ma Zhou? You're Ma Zhou, the Crown Prince of Du Qi. You're Xiao Yuanqi's Military Counselor. How come you're in Sword Province?"
Ma Zhou sneered and said, "Li Chengqian, you're really incompetent as the Crown Prince. Why did I come to Sword Province? Isn't it simple? Of course, it's to cut off your escape route and capture you. Otherwise, why would the army surround you here? Li Chengqian, put down your weapons and surrender, or you'll be killed without mercy. "
Li Chengqian looked around. The streets were full of soldiers. There were even archers on the houses on both sides of the street. They all aimed at Li Chengqian and his soldiers with bows and arrows.
They were surrounded.
Li Chengqian's heart sank.
At this moment, Li Chengqian was panicking. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and shouted, "Where's the Provincial Governor of Sword Province? Where's the Provincial Governor of Sword Province, Tang Ziyong? "
He was still unwilling to give up and shouted loudly.
This seemed to be the last straw. He didn't think deeply about it. Even Pu 'an County had fallen into Ma Zhou's hands. How could Tang Ziyong still be on his side?
Tang Ziyong stepped forward, but he was half a step behind Ma Zhou. He said coldly, "Li Chengqian, you're such a coward. You want to fight against Xia Xia? You're hitting a rock with an egg. Men of the Tang Dynasty, do you see Li Chengqian's face? It's not worth following such a person. Why don't you surrender now? Hitting a rock with an egg will only lead to your own destruction. "
In an instant, the Tang soldiers were in an uproar and began to talk. The current situation was quite unfavorable to them. After all, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty didn't have enough strength, especially when they were outnumbered and surrounded. They had nowhere to run.
When they heard Tang Ziyong's words, they all wanted to surrender.
No one was willing to fight to the death for Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian looked around and saw the Tang soldiers who were talking and even hesitating. He scolded repeatedly, "Bastard, bastard, whoever dares to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
Ma Zhou continued and said disdainfully, "Li Chengqian, as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, is this how you treat your soldiers? Alas, you're so stupid, so stupid. If I were these people, I wouldn't work for you. "
"Because you've never cared about these soldiers."
"Men of the Tang Dynasty, such a Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty doesn't care about your life and death. He doesn't treat you as human beings at all. He just uses you as tools. He's not worthy of your service, and he's not worthy of your death. "
"He just said that if you surrender, you'll be killed without mercy. He didn't say that if you can't stop him, just surrender. He'd rather die than surrender. Such a Lord is not worthy of your service. As long as you surrender, I'll guarantee your safety. Even if you want to leave Pu 'an County, I won't stop you. I'll even give you travel expenses and let you go. "
Ma Zhou said, "Of course, if you're willing to stay and work for Mr. Xia, I'll welcome you."
The Tang soldiers were even more in an uproar.
There was a lot of discussion.
Li Chengqian was furious and couldn't restrain his anger. However, even if he was angry, it would be of no use. Because the current situation was already out of his control and was under the control of Ma Zhou.
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