Long Yema headed towards Linhu City, but there were defeated soldiers fleeing along the way.
These soldiers had no wounds on their bodies, but they were very frightened, as if there were tigers and wolves chasing them behind them, and they even trampled on each other.
Following the deserters, Long Ye arrived at the east gate of Linhu City.
A pontoon was laid out on the water, and soldiers were constantly escaping. There were corpses floating on the water.
Tatsuno watched for a while, then turned around and rode back to Guitai.
"Master, Linhu City has not been occupied, and no Eastern Zhou army has been seen."
Guitai heard this in the carriage and sneered: "Long Chen likes to steal and steal. He just killed Xue Ze and He Xu and did not lead the troops."
Shen Wanjin intercepted Di Luoxi on the way and seriously injured Wu Chuchu and Dugu Jiali. Long Chen backhand killed Xue Ze and He Xu, and also beheaded all the generals in the city. Gui Fei thought Long Chen was taking revenge.
Everyone was relieved when they heard that Long Chen only killed the general who defended the city and that the army did not occupy Linhu City.
Xuanjizi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glad that he didn't have to face off against Long Chen right away.
However, before the joyful mood passed, Xuanjizi realized a big problem.
If the general guarding the city dies and the soldiers in the city have no one to lead them, then
Xuan Jizi glanced at Yu Fuguo, who also thought of this, but he had the Imperial City Division in his hands, and when the time came, he would shirk his desire to inquire about the information and would not accept the post of commander of the army.
Besides, there are Yan Xi and Wu Hongying, who can also take over.
Therefore, Yufu Guobi Xuanjizi felt at ease.
Li Chengdao never said a word, just watching, as if this had nothing to do with him.
"Let's go!"
Guitai gave the order and the army was ready to move forward. Yan Xi stepped forward and paid homage: "To the Holy Son, there are too many deserters on the road. I will request that all of them be captured and taken back!"
There are so many deserters on the road. If they are allowed to escape, Linhu City will have no soldiers available.
"allow!"
Guitei replied coldly in the carriage, and the carriage continued to move forward. Long Ye opened the way, Li Chengdao followed, and Xuan Jizi and Yu Fuguo also followed to the west.
Yan Xi immediately ordered the arrest of deserters, and all the imperial troops were dispatched, making the road noisy.
When they arrived at the east gate of Linhu City, there were still many soldiers running away. Yu Fuguo was furious and shouted: "The Holy Son is here, and those who escape before the battle will be killed!"
After saying that, Yu Fuguo personally killed more than a dozen deserters, and the people from the Imperial City Division followed suit. The soldiers were killed inexplicably, thinking that the Long family army was coming, and the chaos inside and outside the city became even more chaotic. The soldiers ran around and fled.
Yu Fuguo couldn't stop shouting, and turned to Guitai for help: "Please take action, the Holy Son, I can't stop you!"
Guite came out of the carriage and said coldly: "You haven't killed enough, so you can't stop it!"
Tatsuno received the order and led four followers on a killing spree, killing all the soldiers who poured out of the east gate. He also smashed the pontoon bridge so that the soldiers could not get out, and their escape was stopped.
Linhu City has three gates, the east gate and north gate are connected by a pontoon, and the west gate can only be accessed by boat.
After the pontoon bridge at the east gate was destroyed, Yufu State sent people to sink the pontoon bridge at the north gate so that the soldiers in the city could not get out.
Guite looked at Li Chengdao and said, "Go and stabilize the city."
Li Chengdao bowed respectfully: "I obey your order!"
After saying that, Li Chengdao dismounted, flashed across the hundred-meter-wide moat, and reached the city.
There was chaos inside, with soldiers running around holding torches, exclaiming that the Long family had arrived and King Wu had arrived.
Li Chengdao stood at the east gate and spotted several captains wearing armor.
After catching a few captains, Li Chengdao stepped forward and slapped them several times, making their heads buzz.
"Who are you?"
When several captains saw Li Chengdao wearing a dragon robe, they didn't react for a moment.
"I am the Emperor of Liang, don't you recognize me in Longpao?"
"The imperial army has arrived outside the city. Find your own troops and ask them to calm down!"
Emperor Li Chengdao's majesty was still there, and the captain was shocked.
Li Chengdao pointed to the outside of the city and said, "Are you blind? Is this the Long Family Army?"
The captain looked carefully outside the city and saw the flags of Nanliang and the emperor's guard of honor.
"The general will pay homage to the emperor."
Then several people hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.
Li Chengdao said coldly: "Don't go yet!"
Several captains immediately went down to the city, found the headquarters troops, and then told the soldiers in the city that Li Chengdao had arrived in the city and the imperial army was already outside.
After a long time, the city became quiet.
The army commander and other generals were killed, and the soldiers in the city were just a mob. If Li Chengdao stood on the top of the city and shouted, it would be useless.
The only way to calm down was to capture a few leading young generals, let them find their own troops, and then tell them by word of mouth that the emperor has arrived.
It was already dawn, the color of fish bellies appeared in the east, and the cold morning breeze blew from the lake in the west.
The east gate was reopened, the pontoon bridge was paved, the ghost carriage drove into the city, and Yan Xi led the imperial troops and deserters into the city.
Li Chengdao and some captains were at the gate to greet the car as it entered the city.
The carriage entered the Marshal's Mansion. Guitai sat down at the front, Li Chengdao stood below, Xuan Jizi, Yu Fuguo, Yan Xi, and Wu Hongying stood in sequence.
Five people from Tatsuno were guarding him.
"Tell me what's going on."
Guite opened his mouth, and Li Chengdao stepped forward to report the situation.
"Yesterday, when Xue Ze and He Xu heard that the Holy Son was coming, they gathered the city's generals at the east gate to discuss how to welcome him."
"For some unknown reason, Qin Ao suddenly arrived with Long Chen. Xue Ze and He Xu were killed on the spot, and other generals were also poisoned."
"Long Chen spread rumors that the Long family's army was about to attack. The officers and soldiers in the city were frightened and fled one after another."
"Now there are only school captains in the city, and all the generals have been killed."
Li Chengdao asked the soldiers in the city and finally found out the whole story.
When Qin Ao led his troops to intercept and kill Long Chen, everyone in the city who knew about it died or fled.
So everyone couldn't figure out why Qin Ao brought Long Chen in.
Li Chengdao suspected that Qin Ao was a spy, but Qin Ao was also beheaded, which was strange.
Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.
"Long Chen is the best at sneak attacks, and he succeeded again this time."
Yu Fuguo cursed loudly, but Xuanjizi kept silent for fear that the disaster would affect him.
"How many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?"
Guite asked back, and Li Chengdao immediately replied: "There are still more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city."
400,000 soldiers and horses, only more than 50,000 people were left in the end
Yan Xi immediately said: "Reporting to the Holy Son, there are more than 40,000 deserters captured by the general."
The number of soldiers in the city, plus the captured deserters, barely totaled 100,000.
After hearing this, Guitai just smiled and said: "What a good thief, he has succeeded again."
"No problem, send another 300,000 troops from Qingren County."
Nanliang has enough reserve troops and doesn't care how many people die.
The only trouble is that Xue Ze and He Xu were killed, and there was no general guarding the city.
"Dog slave!"
Guite looked at Li Chengdao, who immediately knelt down and said, "Master, please give me your orders!"
Xuanjizi and Yu Fuguo have become accustomed to it, and this is how the ghost calls Li Chengdao.
Yan Xi and Wu Hongying have also seen it, so they don't find it strange.
But when the other generals saw this scene, their views were shattered.
The dignified Emperor Liang was actually called a dog slave, and Li Chengdao happily accepted it.
"You are the chief general of Linjiang City, and Xuanjizi is the deputy general. Yan Xi and Wu Hongying are under your control."
The dignified emperor was actually appointed as the chief general of the city defense, which is ridiculous in itself.
However, it is not unusual to become a general after even becoming a dog slave.
Li Chengdao immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order!"
Xuanjizi, Yan Xi, and Wu Hongying immediately bowed and said, "The last general has given orders!"
