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Qi Xiao stepped into the hall, glanced at Han Chaosheng who couldn't stand still, and smiled: "General Han, I have long admired your name."

Han Chaosheng stared at Qi Xiao, there was a double image of the person in front of him, he managed to see clearly, it was a very young man, wearing Qi army armor, he couldn't see clearly the expression on his face, but it seemed to be cold and arrogant.

"Why are you so rude? General Han please sit down."

Hearing this, Chi Yue brought a chair from the side, asked Zong Sheng to help Han Chaosheng sit down, and faced Qi Xiao face to face.

Qi Xiao untied the water bag from his waist and took a sip of water. Han Chaosheng immediately understood how he became the crippled person he is now. About an hour later, he personally accompanied him to give him a cup of tea. He must have been passive in the water hands and feet.

"General Han, my name is Qi Xiao. You probably haven't heard of me, but it doesn't matter. People in the world will know me in the future. The storyteller will start with the Battle of Bashan and tell vividly that Han Chao, the famous general of Qi, died in Dachen. At the hands of Ninth Prince Qi Xiao, the moon was covered by dark clouds that night, none of the [-] defenders of Bashan was spared, and their corpses piled into mountains, and they didn't know where and how the Dingyuan army came from until their death."

Listening to Qi Xiao's words, Han Chaosheng was trembling with anger, his inner breath was in a mess, as if gunpowder was buried in his chest and the world collapsed, he was anxious that he was angry and hated, but he was powerless to recover.

"Then... just kill me."

"Hey, don't worry.

It's a pity that I killed you just like that, and let Qi lose one of its generals for nothing. "

"No matter what you want to know from me, I won't say it, just try it if you have any means!"

Qi Xiao still smiled: "What means? I don't have any means.

No means are needed.

General Han, as long as you live, you are the best. "

"What do you want to do?"

"Hahaha, I have already done what I should do. Bashan is under the control of the Dingyuan army. What is General Han afraid of me doing?"

Han Chaosheng hated him so much that he wanted to swallow Qi Xiao alive. He was struggling to make a gritted teeth expression at this moment.

The tea that Chi Yue specially prepared for him and the medicine he prescribed alone were a bit heavy.

"Bashan garrisoned 4 troops. Those you sent out to search the city have all died. There are still more than [-] defenders in the entire city, and another [-] residents, including General Han's wife and children..." Qi Xiao Crossing his legs, he asked Han Chaosheng leisurely: "For the sake of these more than [-] lives, will General Han surrender?"

Han Chao stared at the young man in front of him, seeing that his face was clearly not in his twenties, why could he say such vicious words as if he didn't care? !Han Chaosheng joined the army at the age of 17, and everyone who died under his knife still lives in his nightmare. Even though he spent half his life in the army only defending the country with a clear conscience, he still couldn't get rid of the crime of blood killing.

And this Ninth Prince of Chen State, is he going to massacre more than [-] people in Bashan in front of him? !

"you dare!"

Qi Xiao laughed: "General Han, don't I dare? You should know the population of Jialin Pass and Xingtian Pass, right?"

Xingtianguan is the largest city in the northern border of Qi State. There are [-] troops and people in the city. Could it be that Qi Xiao slaughtered the city? !

Han Chaosheng didn't know how many people Qi Xiao brought to the south, but now that spring has just begun, it is almost impossible for Chen Guo's army of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, to cross Fenglin Mountain.

No matter how many people there are when Chen Jun goes southward from Fenglin Mountain, it is very difficult to deal with the prisoners. Killing them will never cause future troubles, and it is the most worry-free and best way.

Otherwise, when the Qi army came to help, the prisoners in the city would riot together, and Chen Jun would not be able to suppress the large number of people.

"You...you!" Han Chaosheng was trembling all over, and he spat out another mouthful of blood in his anger. If he hadn't been held down by Zong Sheng, he would have rushed in front of Qi Xiao, "such a murder is a crime! You Not a good death! Not a good death!"

"General Han, you don't need to worry about how I die, you might as well think more about the innocent lives in this mountain.

General Han has worked hard all night, so please rest, I will come back at noon.

I hope you can have a drink with me when the time comes. "

Qi Xiao ordered a good guard and walked out of the hall. A ray of morning light outside the house had slowly spread out, painting the dark sky with a golden light, rolling up the night and piercing the dead silence.

It was dawn, and it was time for him to pick up Tang Ling.

After Bashan searched the city extensively last night, the common people more or less knew that something had happened, but they didn't know what happened. Those who should go out after dawn had to go out. People on the street were asking about the situation. Armored soldiers walked through the streets and alleys.

Qi Xiao rode his horse across the long street, and the sound of the horse's hooves made the people scatter and run away.

The door of a mansion on Dongmen Street opened wide.

This family's surname is Xia, they are rich in the city, and they are in the rice grain business. Mr. Xia is kind and charitable. It is unknown to everyone.

This young man was wearing an extremely thick ink-colored cloak. He should have been invisible, but he stood upright like a pine. It seemed that he was thin and thin, and his face was extremely handsome, which was set off by the cloak. His complexion was porcelain white, and he seemed to be sick and tired. He was looking at the end of the long street and was waiting for something.

The Xia family all lowered their heads and followed behind the young master, shivering from the cold wind.

There was a faint sound of horseshoes, and Qi Xiao appeared at the end of the street, rushing towards Xia's house, and arrived in front of Tang Ling in a short while.

Tang Ling suddenly recalled the first time she saw Qi Xiao. The kid riding the horse was full of rebelliousness, looking down at him, as if he wanted to step him into the mud...

"Come."

Qi Xiao smiled and held out his hand to Tang Ling.

Tang Ling couldn't help laughing, she took two steps forward and handed her hand to Qi Xiao, who was then pulled onto the horse's back by Qi Xiao and hugged her into her arms.

"Didn't you sleep for a while? Are you tired?"

Tang Ling shook her head, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, my lord, for capturing Bashan. This battle has been completely won."

"I have Ziyi to advise me, how can I be invincible?"

Seeing these two people getting bored in the street in broad daylight, Qing Lan couldn't help coughing.

Qi Xiao lifted the hood of Tang Ling's cloak and put it on him, covering Tang Ling's appearance for a little bit, as if afraid of being seen.

"Ye Huai, Qing Lan, you two get on your horse and follow us.

The others escorted Mr. Xia's carriage. "

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qi Xiao took Tang Ling back to the direction of the city tower first, followed by Ye Huai Qinglan and Xing Luowei, and a group of people he brought escorted the Xia family's carriage behind, the people in the city were puzzled, and many After watching for a while, they saw that there were several horse teams on the street, each followed by a few carriages. These carriages were also very familiar. They belonged to other merchants and rich families in the city. They all went in the same direction. remit together.

"What's going on? Who are those people?"

This is not the only exception in the city, the government offices are closed, martial law is imposed in the city, and the major shops are not open.

Soon, the massacre of Bashan defenders last night spread to everyone.

"Chen Jun is here! It's Chen Jun!"

"Chen Jun?! How is it possible..."

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Impossible, the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, how did they pass Fenglin Mountain?"

"That's right, it's New Year's Eve, are you dreaming?"

"Martial law in the city, rich businessmen and famous families have been arrested! The shops are not open! Are you blind?!"

"The Xia family left in their own carriage. How could they be arrested? Even if they were, it wouldn't be Chen Jun, right? If there was a war, would you and I still be alive?"

"Hurry up and run for your life! I saw them kill people yesterday!"

The market was noisy, and the armored people disappeared in the streets and alleys. Instead, many soldiers with swords appeared to guard the main roads in the city, and all the people were driven back home.

The green and brown clothes worn by these soldiers are clearly not the standard of the Qi State, and their sabers are also narrower and longer than those of the Qi army. It is made of black iron, and it is extremely sharp. It is the weapon that Chen Guo can forge.

***

Rich merchants and celebrities in Bashan City, including their close relatives, were invited to the tower. Dare to whisper under the watchful eyes of the guards.

"Sorry, let you wait for a long time."

Tang Ling walked in gracefully, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe and a fox fur cloak, warm and luxurious, and he was born handsome and extraordinary, but at this moment he was so gentle and elegant that people couldn't move their eyes away, but It was so heroic that no one dared to stare at it.

Qi Xiao came back with Tang Ling on horseback, but on the way Tang Ling went to a tailor shop first. After returning, she took a shower and changed into new clothes. Then she came out to meet people, and made such a crowd wait for him for an hour.

Tang Ling sat on the chair, and smiled at everyone, "My surname is Tang, and I would like to send my greetings to all of you on behalf of His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Everyone looked at each other for a while, Qi State did not have a Chu King, whether Zhou State and Chen State had such a king, they were not sure, as if they had never heard of such a person, they really couldn't think of it for a while.

Someone saw Tang Ling's young age, her extraordinary appearance and demeanor, and her gentle expression, and couldn't help but ask, "...the King of Chu, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the Kingdom of Chen?"

Tang Ling nodded with a smile: "My lord is none other than Da Chen's ninth prince, Qi Xiao."

"Ninth Prince?"

"...I haven't heard of it..."

"This... Bashan has fallen?"

"Where's General Han? Has General Han surrendered? My Qi army has surrendered?"

Tang Ling pretended not to hear these mutterings, and continued: "Now Bashan is completely in the hands of my lord, who is too kind to hurt innocent people.

Therefore, I would like to invite you all to make an explanation. From today onwards, the whole city will be under martial law and the unitary hour curfew. Every household needs to declare before they can use the daily water. We will take over all the daily transactions of daily necessities, food, housing and transportation, daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in the city. , Every transaction has to be reported, and the money you should earn continues to earn, but if anyone dares to cheat, cheat, deceive the prince, then you can't blame my prince for his strict military law. "

Tang Ling took out a book and folded it in her hand, and pointed her finger: "I have a letter of surrender here, if you sign it, you will surrender to Da Chen, it is a credit, my lord will not treat you badly.

It doesn't matter if you don't sign, you can sign again if you figure it out in the future, but... there will be some small conditions and requirements. "

Ye Huai took the book with folded hands and showed it to everyone.

At this moment, Qing Lan came in with a cup of hot tea and offered it to Tang Ling: "My lord, take a sip of tea.

Although Bashan is located in the northern region, it is not rich, but it does have good green tea, you can try it. "

Tang Ling took a sip of the teacup with a smile, her eyes swept across the crowd lightly, and met many inquiring eyes.

He is not afraid that no one will sign the letter of surrender. There are people in the world who are not afraid of death like Han Chaosheng, and there are even people who are as timid as a mouse, greedy for life and afraid of death.

When Tang Ling left the Xia Mansion, she smashed all the water tanks in their house in front of the Xia family.

Just now what he said was clear, if you want water, you have to declare it before you come to get it, if you want to be stubborn, don't die.

"...I, I...I surrender..."