When Xuan Tianhua appeared in front of Lu Yu in such a manner, Lu Yu was almost scared to death.
He thought that he had drunk too much and was seeing things! He thought that he had seen a ghost! However, after rubbing his eyes and taking a closer look, he realized that the man in white with an immortal expression was none other than the legendary Seventh Prince of Dashun.
Lu Yu was a little confused. He could not understand why the Seventh Prince was standing here. How did he enter Bin City? How did he enter Bin City and how did he enter the Prefect's Mansion?
In a trance, he suddenly remembered that someone had reported to him that Dashun had attacked the city. Could it be that they had really attacked? That was not right! He looked at Xuan Tianhua and asked in a daze, "I heard that you attacked all four city gates together? But you clearly set up camp outside the East City Gate. "
Xuan Tianhua explained, "The camp was set up there, but the soldiers were not necessarily gathered in one place."
The soldier who had come to report to Dashun about the attack interrupted, "Sir, they walked through the tunnel. They came out from the tunnel!"
Lu Yu was even more confused. "You set up camp for so many days without attacking the city. Were you digging the tunnel?" Were the people of Dashun born in the year of the rats? They dug the tunnel too quickly. It had only been a few days, but they had opened up four tunnels that could accommodate an army. Was that possible? He looked at Xuan Tianhua and thought that unless this person was really an immortal, it was impossible for him to dig all the tunnels. Of course, it was also possible that he had drunk too much and was hallucinating. Everything was fake.
Lu Yu knocked his head on the table and prayed for him to wake up. However, when he looked up, he saw Xuan Tianhua in his white robe. He was slightly on the verge of breaking down. He had just spoken obscenely to the Seventh Prince, but now that he saw the Seventh Prince, he felt that what he had just said was really a bastard!
Bang! Bang!
The noise outside grew louder. Lu Yu asked subconsciously, "What's that noise?"
Another drunk friend told him, "Sir, it's the drum. They're beating the drum to celebrate your birthday!" This person was completely unaware that the atmosphere in the banquet hall had changed. Under the influence of alcohol, he had already forgotten himself.
But Lu Yu had already sobered up a bit. That man told him it was the Big Drum, but how could he believe him? He looked at the Xuan Tianhua, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. Then, he said with a trembling voice, "It's not the drum, it's the heavenly thunder! It was Dashun's heavenly lightning! You actually used Heavenly Lightning to blow up the city? Do you know how many citizens there are in Bin City? Was Dashun going to massacre the entire city? If you harm the innocent like this, you will be punished by the heavens! "
Xuan Tianhua shook his head and told him calmly, "You don't have to worry about the safety of the people. All the people in the city have been moved to one place. The remaining few who haven't left are also safe under our protection. Lord Lu, you should be more concerned about yourself! It's your birthday today, but it's a pity that I was unable to bring you a gift. Instead, I wanted to ask for something from you. Thinking about it, I really feel embarrassed. But since I have already come, there is no reason for me to return empty-handed. Lord Lu, this Bin City can be considered a meeting gift from you to I! Don't worry, I do not dislike the meagre nature of this gift. "
Lu Yu was about to explode in anger. Such a large city was considered meagre in the eyes of the Seventh Prince? Then what was considered generous? He wanted to get up and fight. He could not just give up the city like this, he had to fight a battle. But he had drunk too much wine, and his body didn't have the slightest bit of strength. Before he could stand up, he stumbled and fell down again.
Not only was Lu Yu like this, in Bin City tonight, almost all of the Zong Sui soldiers were like this. Especially those people guarding the city. Other than being drunk, they also found that their legs were weak, so weak that even walking became a problem. Finally, someone realized that something was wrong. Something was added to the wine! But when they turned around to look for those people who were dressed as servants of the Prefect's manor to deliver the wine, they found that they could not be found. Therefore, they watched helplessly as Dashun's soldiers came out of the tunnel like ghosts, directly entering the city. Then the city gates opened wide, letting in a large number of soldiers and horses behind.
Some people who drank less tried to resist, but Dashun's soldiers did not fight with them. They just chose places where there were no people and threw heavenly lightning. One after another, it exploded. The loud explosions caused the ground of Bin City to tremble, scaring those soldiers who wanted to resist into not daring to move forward. They allowed Dashun's army to break into the city and directly occupy this Bin City without attacking.
Dashun broke into the city effortlessly and did not harm a single citizen. They even blocked the Lord Prefect in the banquet hall. This was a joke to Dashun's soldiers, but to Zong Sui's soldiers, it was a nightmare.
All the citizens who were gathered in the central square only realized that something had happened when Dashun's troops surrounded them. The people exploded, their feelings towards Zong Sui's territory surging up in an instant. A large number of citizens started to charge out, using their fists and feet to resist Dashun's army. Even five or six year old children knew how to grab the soldiers' arms and fiercely bite them.
These soldiers had fought many battles with Xuan Tianming and broke into many enemy cities, but this was the first time they saw such a high level of loyalty among the citizens. These people did not know whether they should fight or not. For a moment, they froze there, clenching their teeth and enduring their fists and feet, but they still did not take a step back.
After that, when the citizens were tired from fighting, the women started to cry. As they cried, they accused Dashun of being a bandit, forcefully occupying their homes. Those tearful cries of accusation made one's heart ache. Some of the soldiers were even confused. Could it be that they were really in the wrong, that they were bandits who occupied other people's homes?
This scene continued for a long time, until Xuan Tianhua rode his horse to the front of the square. He looked at the citizens in the city, looked at those women who were crying out of anger, also looked at those men who rolled up their sleeves, and those children who did not understand the situation and only knew how to shout … … He originally wanted to say something to comfort them, wanted to reason with them, but at this moment, he suddenly felt tired.
What was the use of reasoning with them? Would the citizens understand what was called a prince fighting for the throne? Would the citizens understand that the new Emperor of Zong Sui was going to fall out with Dashun after ascending the throne? They would not! The citizens would not understand those things at all. They only knew that their homes had been invaded, they only knew that the people standing in front of them now were Dashun's troops. So they caused trouble, they wanted to chase Dashun's people out again.
Then, since reasoning was useless, why not lay out the truth more straightforwardly and let everyone see it. And what he could do was to try his best to protect these people's lives. As for the rest, it was up to them to make their own choices.
Xuan Tianhua shook his head, speaking calmly, using his inner energy to speak to the citizens in front of him: "Since Dashun came, he did not think of retreating. I gathered all of you here and ensured that you did not suffer any injuries, this is already the most benevolent thing I can do. There is no right or wrong in this world, since ancient times, the winner takes all, this is what Zong Sui has to bear. And since you are Zong Sui's people, you can only bear it together with them. I will give you a choice today, those who want to continue being Zong Sui's people, let you out of the city. Those who want to submit to Dashun, stay and continue living the same life as before. No matter what you choose, I must tell you a fact today — — To Zong Sui, Dashun is the main country, and Dashun is only reclaiming its territory now. It is true that you are Zong Sui's people, but Zong Sui belongs to Dashun. "
He had no intention of saying more, the battle had already been fought, any righteous words would sound hypocritical to the other party. Xuan Tianhua told Qian Li: "Register everyone, those who want to leave, send people to their residences to retrieve valuable things for them to bring, then let them out of the city. Those who do not want to leave, send them home and let them continue living the same life as before. "
The army's ability to carry out orders was very strong, with Xuan Tianhua's orders, they immediately carried it out. And those Zong Sui citizens, no matter how unwilling they were, under Dashun's powerful armed forces, they did not have the ability to resist. They could only follow Xuan Tianhua's instructions and make those two choices.
In the end, more than half of the people left, and less than half stayed. Looking at the city that was more than half empty, Xuan Tianhua ordered the army to set up camp, using this Bin City as their temporary base. As for the people that had been apprehended at the prefect's banquet hall, including Lu Yu, they would be locked up first. Even the captives would be taken in. Later on, those that were willing to comply would be brought in. Those that did not comply were also fine. Da Shun had many cold places, and they all required labor. When they were sent over in the future, there would naturally be people who would help tame them.
The news of Bin City being lost quickly spread throughout the entire Zong Sui, when Duanmu Anguo who was still on the way heard about this, he immediately changed his plan, giving up on Bin City and heading towards Jian City. That was the second city closest to Dashun in Zong Sui, since Bin City was too late, his plan would be carried out in Jian City, it was the same.
After Xuan Tianhua took over Bin City, the first thing he did was to close the four main city gates and send a large number of soldiers to guard it. The people did not have any suspicions about this, after all, this was something that all commanders had to do after attacking a city. But after all the arrangements were completed, Xuan Tianhua said something that everyone found hard to believe, "Setting up defenses at the four main city gates, the first person we have to guard against is the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming! All soldiers listen to my orders, if the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, arrives at the city gates, none of the city gates are allowed to open for him, those who disobey will be executed! "
The soldiers were confused, why were they not allowing the Ninth Prince to enter? They were not guarding Zong Sui, were they guarding the Ninth Prince?
But Qian Li could understand Xuan Tianhua's painstaking efforts, he knew that Xuan Tianhua had made up his mind to finish this battle for Xuan Tianming. Now that Bin City had been taken, even though there were no surprises or dangers, it did not mean that everything would be smooth sailing in the future. It was just that they did not know when that so-called death divination would come true, this feeling was like there was a mine buried in the ground, they only knew that it would explode, but they did not know where they would step on it, it was really torturous.
In the afternoon three days later, Xuan Tianming and Bai Ze finally arrived at Bin City. The two entered Fu City this morning, and the moment they entered the city, they heard the news that Bin City had already been taken, they were really happy for a while. Now that they finally arrived at the foot of Bin City, Bai Ze pointed at the city gates and said: "Master, this city is ours! Look at the soldiers guarding the city, they are all our brothers! "As he spoke, he waved his hand towards the top of the city walls:" Hey! Brothers! His Ninth Highness has arrived! Quickly open the city gates! "
Who knew that after the people on top of the city walls looked down, they actually replied: "His Ninth Highness, please return! This Bin City does not welcome you! "
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