Bai Rong ignored the dissuasion of the surrounding soldiers, rode on a war horse, and with only two personal guards, ordered the city gate to be opened and walked outside the city.
The moment the city gate opened, Li Jin, who had been worried all this time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If Bai Rong wanted to kill him, he could have let the defenders at the top of the city shoot arrows, and he would have no chance of escaping. Now that the city gate is open, it means that Bai Rong really wants to see him.
When Bai Rong brought two close guards to Li Jin, the latter hurriedly got off his horse and walked forward quickly. Seeing clearly that the two guards Bai Rong brought were his close men, Li Jin felt relieved.
He said emotionally: "Old Bai, it's really hard to see you now."
Bai Rong took a closer look, wasn't this Li Jin or who was he?
He also dismounted and stood in front of Li Jin. He held the sword on his waist with one hand and pinched his waist with the other. He looked at Li Jin sideways, sneered and said, "Hey, General Li, you still remember."
I am deeply honored!"
As soon as he heard his sinister tone, Li Jin knew that he must be angry with himself.
The two were old friends, so there was no need to talk in roundabout ways. Li Jin sighed and asked directly: "Are you angry with me for leaving without saying goodbye and suddenly joining Feng Guo?"
"Why do you have to ask questions knowingly?" Bai Rong said angrily.
"There's nothing I can do about it!" Li Jin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty only gave me 200,000 troops, but he asked me to capture the Zhenjiang Naval Basement where more than 100,000 soldiers were stationed. Let alone fight a tough battle, even if
This is a head-on battle between legions, and it is difficult for our side to win. I have done everything I can and should do, but I was still defeated by the Feng army. If I return to the capital, your Majesty will punish me severely.
, I really have no choice but to defect to Feng Jun, which is something I didn’t expect in advance..."
Before he could finish his words, Bai Rong laughed angrily and asked: "You didn't expect it in advance? You just led the army to defect at the front, and all the family members behind you disappeared. How dare you say that you didn't do a good job?"
Ready? Do you think I'm a fool?"
Li Jin waved his hands repeatedly and said seriously: "Old Bai, you have misunderstood Brother Yu this time!" As he spoke, he led his troops into battle, how to attack the Feng Army, how to suffer the Feng Army's night attack, and how to get Zhang Rong
Tell the story of the assistance exactly.
Finally, he said meaningfully: "You and I have been friends for decades. If Brother Yu really had the intention to defect to Feng Guo in advance, how could he not discuss it with you, brother, and how could he not drag you with me, brother?"
Go and seek refuge with Feng Guo? After so many years of getting along with each other, you don’t know what Brother Yu is like?”
When Bai Rong heard this, he fell into silence. Thinking about it carefully, what Li Jin said was quite reasonable. If Li Jin didn't trust him and didn't treat him as a confidant and brother, he probably wouldn't take the risk to come to see him alone now.
He pondered for a long time, and finally his tone softened a lot, and asked with concern: "After Brother Li defected to Feng Kingdom, how did King Feng treat you?"
Hearing that his tone was no longer as tit-for-tat as when they first met, Li Jin understood that his words had already moved Bai Rong.
He smiled slightly and said: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang treated me with great kindness. Instead of punishing me, he even made me a general. You must know that Feng Kingdom does not have the position of general. If you can be a general, you are already a soldier.
The first of them all.”
The rumors turned out to be true. Li Jin was actually made a general after he defected. Bai Rong's heart moved, and the expression on his face became uncertain. Before he could answer, Li Jin asked anxiously: "Old man
Bai, have any traces of Brother Yu’s family been found?”
Bai Rong shook his head and said, "There has been no news."
After a pause, he asked curiously: "Your Majesty has ordered a city-wide search, but there has been no news at all for so many days. I thought Brother Li had taken his family out of the city. What's the matter? My wife and sister-in-law are still in the city."
?"
Li Jin smiled bitterly and nodded. Bai Rong asked quickly: "Where?" Li Jin shrugged and said: "This... Brother Yu doesn't know either..."
"What? Brother Li doesn't even believe me?"
"It's not that Brother Yu doesn't believe you, it's that Brother Yu really doesn't know where they are now! Lord Zhang asked Feng Guo Xizuo in the city to arrange the arrangements for Brother Yu's family. Later, only the news that the arrangements were completed was spread, and there was no other news.
The news came out.”
"That's it." Bai Rong believed that Li Jin would not deceive him about this matter. Li Jin must also want to know where his family is, so that he can take care of it.
He asked: "I don't know...Brother Li came to see me this time. What's the important thing?"
"Brother Yu came here specifically to persuade you to join me in defecting to Feng State." Li Jin took a deep breath and whispered: "Old Bai, I believe you can also see that Mo State's strength has been exhausted, and Zhenjiang cannot be defended for long.
The city will be destroyed sooner or later. Instead of being buried with Shao Fang, it is better to find a way to survive for yourself! While the war is not over yet, switch sides as soon as possible, otherwise it may be too late to switch sides when the capital is broken."
In front of an old friend who knew everything about him, Bai Rong no longer pretended to be aloof. He frowned and said: "Brother Li is a dignified general. He has high prestige both inside and outside the court. It is inevitable that the Wind King can reuse Brother Li."
, But brother, I can’t do it. I want prestige but no prestige, I want credit but no merit. How can the Wind King reuse me?"
Li Jin was happy and said: "Old Bai, don't belittle yourself. You are a lieutenant general of a country. What's more, Brother Yu is here to create opportunities for you to perform meritorious service."
"Oh?" Bai Rong's eyes lit up and he asked, "Brother Li, please tell me what you want your brother to do?"
"Lead Dongcheng to surrender to the Feng Kingdom!" Li Jin narrowed his eyes and said: "Now with the strength of the Fengyu Alliance, it is not difficult to break the city. What I am afraid of is that a strong attack will cause a lot of damage. If you can, Lao Bai,
Leading the Dongcheng garrison to surrender and allowing the Fengyu Alliance to enter the capital without any blood was a first achievement. Other foolish brothers cannot guarantee that there will be absolutely no problem for you to continue to be a lieutenant general in Fengguo. In the future, Moguo will be annexed.
Feng Country, Feng Country needs someone to take charge of the overall situation in Mo Di, and Brother Yu is the best candidate. At that time, brother, you follow Brother Yu, and Mo Di will be the biggest brother of you and me, with endless glory and wealth!"
After hearing this, Bai Rong felt that his body was light and airy, as if he were stepping on clouds. What Li Jin said was very possible.
In the future, if the Feng Kingdom wants to govern Mo Di, they will never use Feng people. They can only choose Mo people. Among the Mo people, no one will be more suitable than Li Jin. As long as Li Jin can flourish, with his friendship with him, he can
His future is definitely not much different.
However, it is not easy to lead the entire Dongcheng garrison to surrender. Even though he is the general of Dongcheng, he still has a large number of generals who are loyal to Shao Fang. These people will be a big trouble for him.
He rolled his eyes repeatedly and murmured: "Brother Li, let me consider this matter carefully."
"Oh brother, what are you still thinking about? Do you still think Brother Yu will lie to you?" Li Jin said eagerly.
"That's not true, but Brother Li should know that Ding Bo, Yan Song and others are all Shao Fang's disciples and are loyal to Shao Fang, and now, they are all in Dongcheng!"
Shao Fang dispersed his trusted generals and civil servants to various cities to help him supervise the affairs of the generals in each city. Of course, Li Jin knew about it. The latter smiled gloomily and said: "Strike first will make you stronger, but if you strike later, you will suffer disaster."
, before surrendering, let’s find an opportunity to get rid of these people together, right? As long as they die, the soldiers below will not be a concern at all.”
"Yes! Brother Li makes sense." Bai Rong nodded thoughtfully.
It is indeed not difficult to find an opportunity to kill those Shao Fang's henchmen in Dongcheng. After all, most of the soldiers in the army have no good impression of this kind of country bumpkin who came from a low-level background and rose to high status only because of the favor of the king.
After receiving Bai Rong's approval, Li Jin asked with a smile on his face: "So, Lao Bai, you agree?"
Bai Rongle was overjoyed and said: "Brother Li has already defected to Feng Country. Brother, of course I will follow Brother Li and switch sides together."
Li Jin laughed, patted Bai Rong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay! As expected of my Li Jin's brother, we will live and die together, advance and retreat together."
As he spoke, he touched the back of the saddle, picked up a small cloth bag, handed it to Bai Rong, and said: "In extraordinary times, if you leave the city for too long, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion. Lao Bai hurry back to the city!"
Bai Rong took the cloth bag handed over by Li Jin, feeling light and airy. She looked down and asked curiously: "Brother Li, what is this?"
"There is a piece of silk cloth inside. Tomorrow morning, you spread the silk cloth in a quiet place where there is no one. Then the falcon released by Feng Jun will come down and pass the news to you." Li Jin warned uneasily.
Said: "Don't let anyone see it!"
Yo! Feng Jun actually used a falcon to deliver the message! This really surprised Bai Rong.
The latter nodded, carefully put away the cloth bag, and responded: "Brother Li, don't worry, there is a yard where I live now, and I can just lay it out in the yard. No one dares to come in without my permission."
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"That's great!" Li Jin said with a smile: "Go back quickly! I think when we meet again, we will meet in the city."
"Brother Li also wants to speak kind words for me in front of His Highness King Feng!" "This is natural. Brother Yu has long said that if there is Brother Yu, there will be brother you." "Thank you so much, Brother Li!"
"Lao Bai, why are you so polite to Brother Yu? Goodbye!" "Goodbye!"
Li Jin successfully persuaded Bai Rong. After the two broke up, he hurriedly rode his war horse, turned the horse's head, and ran back to the camp of Fengyu Allied Forces.
When he saw Tang Yin and reported the details, Tang Yin was overjoyed and laughed loudly, praising: "General Li did a good job! If our army can successfully break the city, General Li should be the first to do so!"