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Chapter 198 Chen Guo is Lonely
Chapter 197: Chen Guo is Lonely
On April 15th, Qianyuan [-], Deng Jun fully occupied Runan County. In response to Wei Jun's request, Xue Rengui recalled all the troops to Pingyu City after occupying the entire Runan County.

On April 15th, 25th year of Qianyuan, Xue Rengui left Gao Siji and Wu Yunzhao with a total of 2 people to stay in Runan, leading more than [-] soldiers and horses, and generals Wang Yanzhang and Li Cunxiao went north to Chencheng.

Since the main forces of the Chen army were all on the front line of Xinping and Ningping, and there were no troops stationed in the south of Chenjun, Xue Rengui led Deng's army to drive straight in, and besieged Chencheng on the 28th.

At this time, there were only two thousand soldiers in Chencheng, and most of them were recruits who had never been on the battlefield. When Deng Jun arrived, the whole Chencheng was in chaos.

After Xue Rengui came to Chencheng, he did not immediately attack the city, but sent Xun You into the city to persuade him to surrender. Now all the main forces of the Chen army are fighting against the Wei army on the northern front, and they cannot retreat at all. Even if they can retreat completely, they cannot There is no time to rescue Chen Cheng, so the current Chen country can be said to be hopeless.

Chen Wanggong, Chen Wang sent people to call Xie Xun back to the defense immediately before the Deng army was in the end. However, due to the containment of the Wei army, Xie Xun was unable to withdraw from Xinping and Ningping. After the Deng army besieged the city, Chen Wang called Civil and military officials entered the palace to discuss matters, but except for the Prime Minister Pei Xing, Zongzheng Chen Tai, and Prince Consort Yuan Zheng, all other ministers were absent.

Looking at the few people in the hall, King Chen felt desolate, thinking of his loyal ministers when the country was in trouble, thinking that when the Chen Kingdom was prosperous, the hall was full of people, especially after the Great War in the Central Plains, when the Chen Kingdom followed Qi, Chu, and Deng to fight against each other. The Battle of the Central Plains brought a lot of benefits in the hands of Wei and Zhao. At that time, everyone regarded King Chen as the master of Zhongxing, but now, in just a few years, the Kingdom of Chen has come to an end.

Xun You walked into the main hall, saw King Chen sitting on the throne, and saluted, "Foreign minister Xun You pays homage to King Chen!"

"You don't need to be too polite. Now that the two countries are at war, I don't know why your honor came to see the widow?" Chen Wang was not in the mood to be polite to Xun You, but directly asked him the purpose of coming today.

Xun You smiled and said: "Back to King Chen, now that our army is approaching the city, Chen City has no soldiers to defend, but General Xue did not want to attack by force for the sake of the people of Chen City, so he sent foreign ministers here, hoping that King Chen can Following the trend of the times, Kaesong surrendered, saving the people of Chencheng from being slaughtered by the flames of war!"

"Humph!" Seeing Xun You's determined expression, King Chen was immediately dissatisfied and said, "What's the meaning of your honor? There are still tens of thousands of elites on the front lines of Xinping and Ningping. As long as Chen Cheng can persist until General Xie When you come back, do you think that your army of 3 or [-] horses will be able to break through Chencheng?"

When Xun You heard that King Chen was still stubborn, he couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "Why should King Chen deceive himself and others? If General Xie can really come back to help, why wait until today, and what's more, with a group of veterans in Chencheng Weak, sick, and disabled, how can they withstand our army's tens of thousands of lions? I hope that King Chen can recognize the facts, and remember the people of Chencheng and the Ancestral Temple of Chen Guo. Don't make mistakes. General Xue said, he I will wait for you for three days, and after three days, if King Chen refuses to open the city and surrender, our army will attack the city by force, and when the time comes, people will die and blood will flow like rivers, I hope King Chen thinks twice."

After all, Xun You swaggered out of the hall under the angry eyes of Chen Guojun and his ministers.

After Xun You left, King Chen slumped on the throne with his eyes closed and remained silent for a long time.

And Pei Xing, Chen Tai, and Yuan Zheng below all looked at King Chen with expectant eyes. The fact that a few people came here today is enough to show their loyalty to Chen Guo, but loyalty comes from loyalty, but they are all People, everyone has selfishness, although they are all willing to take righteousness for Chen Guoshe's life, but they are all married people, they have to think about their families, if they can not die, who would want to die, so they all I hope that King Chen can open the city.

After a long time, Chen Wang said: "You all go down first, let the widow think about it."

"Here! I will take my leave!" After saying that, several people left the hall.

After Pei Xing and others left, King Chen came to the Tai Temple of Chen Guo alone. King Chen knelt in front of the tablets of the kings of Chen Guo, and murmured: "The ancestors are here, and the unworthy descendant Chen Yao has come to plead guilty to you. You handed Dachen's country and country to Chen Yao, but Chen Yao didn't keep it. Today, Dachen finally reached the last moment. Chen Yao didn't want to surrender. I also want to be like the king of Xiang, to be the king's death, but I can't do that Selfish, I can't drag the people of Da Chen to be buried with me, so I can only choose to be sorry to my ancestors, I hope my ancestors will understand, and in the future, Chen Yao will personally apologize to you."

For the next two days, King Chen stayed in the Taimiao alone, and refused to see anyone. This made Chen Guo's Minister of Civil and Military Affairs extremely anxious. Seeing that the three-day period given by Deng Guo was coming soon. , But whether it was war or surrender, King Chen didn't have a letter yet, so how could they not be in a hurry? They also went to the Taimiao to ask for King Chen several times, but King Chen didn't see anyone, and they had nothing to do.

Just when everyone was in a hurry, King Chen issued a decree from the Taimiao. The next morning, Kaesong surrendered. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they received the decree, and now they don't have to die.

On the first day of May in the 15th year of Qianyuan, in the early morning, when Xue Rengui led his troops to the city of Chencheng, King Chen had already held the seal of King Chen and led all the civil and military officials of Chen Guo to kneel at the gate of the city, waiting for the arrival of Xue Rengui's army.

Seeing this scene, Xue Rengui got off his horse and brought Wang Yanzhang and Li Cunxiao to Chen Wang.

When King Chen saw Xue Rengui, he bowed his head and said: "General Xue Rengui is here. The criminal Chen Yao didn't know the time and wanted to fight against the heavenly soldiers. Fortunately, the general's kindness finally made Chen Yao come to his senses. Today, I present the seal of King Chen. And the yellow book of population, please surrender to the general, and hope the general will grant you."

Xue Rengui stepped forward, supported King Chen, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is able to judge the situation, think about the people of Chencheng, and abandon the country. commit crimes, and ensure the security of the property of the people in Chencheng."

After all, Xue Rengui took the seal of King Chen from King Chen, and the population yellow book of Chen Guo from Pei Xing, Prime Minister of Chen Guoguo, and after comforting the king and ministers of Chen Guoguo, he led the army into the city.

After entering Chencheng, under the guidance of Chen Guojun and his ministers, Xue Rengui took over the treasury of Chen Guo and the warehouse of Chen Cheng. After careful calculation, Xue Rengui realized that he had made a lot of money this time. , Enough to support Deng's domestic troops for ten years, even in wartime, it can last for five years, enough to support Deng's unprecedented war.

After King Chen ordered Xie Xun and Ren Ping to surrender to the Wei army, Xue Rengui sent people to escort King Chen, Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Chen State and their families, as well as gold, silver, treasures, grain, grass and military equipment of State Chen to Wancheng.

In fact, Xue Rengui also thought about taking over all the Chen Jun from Xinping and Ningping. In this way, Deng Guo's strength can be raised to a higher level, and even another guard army can be formed, but under Xun You's persuasion , decided to leave these soldiers of the Chen army to the Wei army, because this time, Deng Guo not only took down Runan, a large county in the Central Plains, but also obtained the wealth accumulated by Chen Guo for many years. Wei Guohui turned his face.

However, soldiers and horses can be given to Wei Guo, but Xie Xun and Ren Ping, who are the commanders-in-chief of Chen Jun, were asked by King Chen to return to Chencheng and join Deng Jun under the instruction of Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui wanted to prevent Xie Xun and Ren Ping from disagreeing. , After beating first and then playing, the family members of the two were sent to Wancheng together.

Xie Xun was born in the Xie family of Chen Jun, the largest family in Chen Guo. Without the Xie family, Chen Jun's strength has dropped a notch in an instant. This is a big gain for Deng Guo. As for whether Pang Kuo will have any opinions later on , that is not something that Xue Rengui can consider, and Xue Rengui doesn't care, in the original agreement, Chen County is not within the range of Deng Jun's attack, and now you Wei Jun invited us here, so we have to get some benefits, right? Otherwise, isn't it for nothing?Who would do such a stupid thing.

(End of this chapter)