Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 629
"Duan Wenyang has been arrested?" Chen Zhi ignored the shock, horror, and horror on the faces of the family members, and nodded to himself: "Then Duan Wenyang's life is quite good. Being caught means that he is still alive at such a close distance. Being hit by a fire pole is a sign of fate. Let us inform you that Ran Zhan is here. Let's find a doctor to stabilize Duan Wenyang's injury first and then bring him here."

After saying these words, the signal soldier left, leaving the room full of people from aristocratic families in shock and uncertainty.

Posturing?Posturing?Create something out of nothing?
One guess after another emerged in their hearts, and they tried to use these words to convince themselves, but the facts had already made them understand.

"It must be fake, deliberately acting to show us!"

With such thoughts in mind, Liu Fang's hands and feet trembled, but he repeatedly and softly said to himself, trying to use this method to calm down, but the fear and panic in his heart could not be restrained no matter what.

After all, even the three descendants of the Tuoba tribe could see that with such a large formation, the prefect went into battle in person, came to the court like this, and the soldiers who reported the news came over and reported everything. , it’s just used to deceive everyone, it’s completely unnecessary!
"But how is it possible? How long does it take? In less than a stick of incense, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be defeated? A general who has led the army to kill many times is captured alive? Listen to what Chen Zhi means , is he still a little surprised to be able to catch Duan Wenyang alive?"

Wu Jie's heart was even more confused. Wang Jun's past evaluation of Duan Wenyang and his achievements kept flashing through his mind, making it increasingly difficult for him to understand.

Especially what Chen Zhi said just now, coupled with the fact that Duan Wenyang was captured alive, made Wu Jie feel unspeakable fear. His hands and feet were cold, and cold sweat was flowing down his body.

Just when his heart was in chaos, Chen Zhi suddenly said: "Gentlemen, you must have a lot of confusion and worries. It doesn't matter. This matter will wait for a while. After Duan Wenyang is brought here, I believe I can put your mind at ease. , of course, you don’t have to worry about me finding someone to pretend to be someone, after all, Zheng Ru is here, and with his identification, there will be nothing wrong. You don’t have to believe me, but you won’t disbelieve him.”

There was a hint of chill hidden in these words that made everyone shudder, and they all spoke out to express their confidence in Chen Zhi.

"Don't be too busy saying that now," Chen Zhi waved his hands and laughed, "I know you don't believe it at all. A fierce battle can be subsided at this moment. If it were me, I wouldn't believe it, so let the facts prevail. Let me explain, you have been frightened and exhausted for a long time, please come and bring a table for you, let them rest and wait for the thief!"

"promise!"

Someone here took the order to pass the message, but on the other side of the city gate, Ran Zhan had already returned with a small number of troops.

It is said that it is a small force, but the number is still quite large, plus those who push the carts and cannons, there are at least three to four hundred people.

Among these people, the most eye-catching thing was one of the flatbed carts, which was pulled by many people. There was a person lying on it. His clothes were covered with blood, and even his face was wrapped in a cloak and cloth. People can't see their faces clearly.

When such a group of people came in from the city gate and walked slowly, the people who were hiding in the houses because they were afraid of the barbarian soldiers and horses along the way stuck their heads out to watch, and tried to ask, to find out Condition.

Among these searchers were Zhang Jingsheng and others.

The children of these aristocratic families who came to ask for articles had long since realized that they seemed to have walked into a pit. Since arriving in this generation county, their goals have not been achieved. Instead, they have a feeling of precarity. It seems that there is no moment of peace here. .

However, thanks to this, their voice in the family has been improved, and they have been taken more seriously by the people above. However, looking at the current situation, this improvement was obtained at the cost of their lives.

When the news came that Duan Wenyang led troops to raid, Zhang Jingsheng and Lu Jian got the news immediately, and they all gathered in the post house. It was heavily guarded and the construction was quite solid. It was not as good as Generally speaking, the inn is comfortable, but easy to defend and difficult to attack. With the servants they brought, it can be regarded as well-defended.

However, these children of the aristocratic families also know that in front of an army of tens of thousands, their own manpower is not even enough to fill the gap between their teeth.

"Outside the window is Ran Zhan leading people on a parade. What's going on?" Luo Yang put his head out of the window, and when he took it back again, Luo Yang looked confused, "And he opened the city gate directly and went out. The siege outside the city The sound has almost disappeared, what is the outcome of this battle?"

"Should...have we already won?" Wang Kuai said with some uncertainty.

"How is it possible?" Luo Yang was the first to object, "How could it happen so quickly? Back then, my ancestor followed Emperor Xuanwu and attacked and defended the city several times, all for several days!" He was a general, and these words If you say that, others will naturally have no way to refute it.

In fact, just before, several of them were still discussing countermeasures.

Because even the family behind them did not expect that an army like Duan Xianbei would suddenly appear to attack the city, and they were obviously adhering to Wang Jun's will.

The problem is that the family behind Zhang Jingsheng and the others have also sent servants over, and people are arriving one after another. According to what was agreed, they will cooperate with the Chen Zhi Alliance, but this puts the children of these families in a different position. Awkward place.

If the cooperation deepens, they will undoubtedly be hostile to Duan Bu. No matter how much he admires Chen Zhi, this kind of issue, which is related to family life, and more importantly, family interests, must be treated seriously.

Therefore, the issue discussed before was mainly about how to deal with the war. If Chen Zhi wins, everything will be easy to say, but they are also not very optimistic about Chen Zhi's situation. Then they must consider that if Chen Zhi is defeated and Duan Bu enters the city, it will be necessary to use What kind of faces greeted them, but after all, there was a family behind these people, so it was not that there was no way out.

As a result, before the discussion here came to a conclusion, the incident of Ran Zhan parading in the street suddenly came up, which puzzled several people.But then I heard someone shouting outside the window: "The leader of the thief, Duan Wenyang, has been caught! He will be sent to the court for trial. People don't need to worry, the siege has been lifted!"

"The leader of the thief has been captured!"

"The siege has been lifted!"

……

Beside Ran Zhan, several soldiers with loud voices were shouting at the top of their lungs, and the people who heard this were all stunned.

"This……"

Even Zhang Jingsheng and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a long time.

"This is impossible, but Ran Zhan came back from outside the city, even pulling a few trebuchets. If there were still enemy troops outside, he would definitely not dare to do this, but how long has it been..." Lu Jian shook his head Sighing, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Let's go!" Zhang Jingsheng suddenly stood up, looked at everyone and said, "Didn't you say that we were going to be sent to the court? Let's go over and take a look and listen to what the prefect said. Then everything will be clear. It's better than thinking about it here by yourself!"

They hit it off immediately and immediately went downstairs to follow.

There were not a few people with similar ideas. Tang Zi from the Tang family, Liu Qing from the Liu family, and others were also attracted by the noise of parades, and they either sent people or followed them in person.

When this army besieged the city, they were most afraid of rumors that would lead to chaos in the city. Now that the enemy general had been captured, Ran Zhan of course wanted to make a big deal about it. This was also approved by Su Liao and Chen Zhi.

So Ran Zhan separated out his elite troops and brought several prisoners of war to the yamen. Many people were already following behind him. The bustling crowds and voices entered the hall, causing the expressions of many nobles from aristocratic families to change faster. Then he saw Ran Zhan walking away with his head held high. Come in, followed by several soldiers, each of them is basically escorting one person, and the other two are carrying a flat plate with one person lying on it.

Ran Zhan looked around proudly at everyone in the court, then stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "To report to the prefect, the leader of the thief and several of his generals have been captured and presented in front of the hall."

"Well done!" Chen Zhi nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

Everyone in the hall looked astonished and surprised, and many people thought it was funny, what's going on?The army attacked before, and the general who turned his back was captured. This time, it was too childish. Even if he sent people to cooperate, it shouldn't be so fast!
Is this person really Duan Wenyang?Don't pretend to be someone else.

I thought so, but after thinking about it for a while, I knew that Chen Zhi couldn't possibly cheat on this kind of thing.

but……

They suddenly felt as unreal as if they were in a dream.

Looking at that paragraph of Wenyang again, there were burn marks on his face, his body was seriously injured, and he looked like he was out of breath.

"This is Duan Wenyang. The injury is not serious. Didn't I tell you to send it to the doctor first?" Chen Zhi looked at Duan Wenyang who was shaking slightly on the wooden board and frowned.

Ran Zhan said: "On the way here, I showed it to the doctor who was accompanying the army. The main reason was that he was severely burned. Fortunately, he had a few soldiers who fought desperately to save him. Finally, his life was not hurt. But let me tell you, this The barbarians are cruel and ruthless. When they were captured before, they were still sober and said a lot of harsh words. They also said that if the city was breached, they would massacre them all and leave no trace of armor behind. They were really worse than animals and their death was not enough. What a waste of doctor’s energy and medicinal materials.”

Chen Zhi was speechless when he heard the words, and his eyes fell on the princes. The latter looked shocked at this time and could not hide their emotions. For those of them who have seen a lot of storms, this kind of thing is very difficult for them. , too horrifying.

But what was even more frightening was Liu Jiang and others. At this time, including Liu Jiang, several people who had previously taken a clear stand against Chen Zhi gathered around Zheng Ru and were observing the latter's expression. Who knows the enemy general better than the envoy he sends?
However, the look of panic on Zheng Ru's face made Liu Jian and others' hearts sink to the bottom. Their faces turned pale and they were timid. Their legs went weak and they almost collapsed to the ground.

"It shouldn't be. How could this happen? Doesn't it make sense? It's impossible in terms of the art of war and theory. General Duan has tens of thousands of troops. Even if he lines up to be killed, he shouldn't be killed so quickly. Kill them all, even get caught!"

Zheng Ru was shivering and her hands and feet were cold.

　Thanks to Brother Laozi and "Autumn Cantabile" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)