Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Ying Xuan sailed into the water fortress.

They were immediately surrounded.

He did not resist.

He was allowed to be bound by the Chu army.

He was then taken to see Zhou Lun and Lei Dejin.

The three of them were old friends.

Even with a thousand grievances in his heart,

They didn't exchange harsh words when they actually met.

The main reason is that Ying Xuan really came.

They're willing to risk their lives.

What's the point of cursing him again?

Zhou Lun said, "There's no need for persuasion to surrender."

"There's still some wine in the village,"

"Let's get thoroughly drunk today."

Yingxuan smiled and said, "Okay."

The three of them started drinking.

They drank and chatted.

Zhou Lun asked with a barbed tone:

"Have you been granted a title of king over there?"

The British official truthfully stated, "There is no title."

"For his meritorious service in building warships and training the navy,"

He was awarded the rank of a fifth-grade guerrilla general.

"Hahahaha!"

Reid slammed his hand on the table and laughed exaggeratedly, pointing at Yingxuan and saying:

"Why would he abandon the position of the Holy Duke of Great Chu?"

"He ran off to become that cunning fifth-rank miscellaneous general."

"Judging by your rank alone,"

"I knew that Zhu was heartless and ungrateful."

"I don't want to be enemies with my old brothers,"

Yingxuan pointed to Dongting Lake,

"Otherwise, I would at least be the deputy commander of the Ming Dynasty's Dongting Lake naval force."

"If I covet wealth and power,"

"We won't risk our lives to persuade them to surrender today."

"If you two cannot bear to hear this,"

"After we finish this drink,"

"Just kill me."

Zhou Lun actually turned around and tried to persuade them to surrender:

"In five days at most, the master will bring a large army to our aid."

"If the British brothers suddenly repent,"

“I will plead with the master,”

"Let you take command of my Great Chu Navy again."

Yingxuan shook his head: "The Great Chu is about to be gone."

"The southern states all rebelled,"

"Another large army from Jiangxi is attacking!"

"Lujiaozhai was also besieged."

"Even if Master Zhong wins a great victory here,"

"Save Deer Horn Village,"

"What about other places?"

Lei Dejin remained silent.

He picked up his glass and took a swig of his drink.

Chapter 1902 Nothing But Death

Yingxuan then said, "The Zhao Song emperor has been captured by the Ming Dynasty."

"nor was he executed,"

"Now he even serves as an official in the Ming Dynasty court."

"If Master Zhong had surrendered the land earlier,"

"I will go to the Crown Prince again to offer my advice."

"It should also save the lives of the whole family."

Zhou Lun sneered: "None of us will surrender."

"The master would certainly not,"

"It's nothing more than death."

Yingxuan said, "Are you going to drag so many brothers down with you?"

"Are we dragging the people of Jingnan down with us to their deaths?"

“Every soldier in the army has parents, a wife, and children,”

What will happen to their families if they die?

"If the two sides are evenly matched, Great Chu should fight to the bitter end."

"But now the Ming Dynasty has gained control of the world,"

"Only this corner of Jingnan remains unconquered,"

"If the Great Chu continues to resist stubbornly, it will only increase casualties."

This truth,

How could Zhou Lun and Lei Dejin not understand?

But they couldn't let go of the concepts of "loyalty and righteousness."

They would rather die than betray their lord and defect to the enemy.

Ying Xuan continued, "The soldiers of the Deer Antler Army were all potters before."

"Deer antler pottery is famous throughout the world,"

"They have no worries about food and clothing."

"Once the world is at peace,"

"They can then live a peaceful life,"

"There's no need to fight with knives and guns anymore."

"You two uphold loyalty and righteousness,"

"But should so many potters be buried with them?"

"Ah!"

Zhou Lun drank a glass of wine.

He slammed the wine glass down on the table.

"Guards! Drag this scoundrel away and lock him up!"

If we continue...

Zhou Lun felt he was about to be defeated.

When Yingxuan was dragged out of the room,

Finally, he shouted again:

“If you don’t surrender, Huang Zuo will.”

Huang Zuo is Wang Zuo from the novel *The Complete Story of Yue Fei*.

He was one of the earliest generals under Yang Yao to join Yue Fei.

This guy's stance isn't as firm as Zhou Lun's.

Today, Huang Zuo's troops are stationed in Chongxiao Town on the west bank of Dongting Lake.

Its strategic significance is very close to that of Lujiao Town on the east coast.

If Chongxiao Town falls...

The Ming army could then directly attack Zhong Xiang's hometown, Dingzhou.

Red Jin's expression changed, and he muttered:

"Should we send someone to break through and report this?"

"Should we warn the master against Huang Zuo's defection?"

Zhou Lun, however, dared not do so, and said with concern:

"What if it's a divisive tactic?"

"If there were any slight mishaps, Huang Zuo would have had no intention of rebelling,"

"They could be forced to rebel."

.....

During the naval battle on Dongting Lake

Zhong Xiang had actually already returned to Changsha.

But he couldn't attend to the northern battlefield for the time being.

Because of the two cities of Liling and Chaling,

They were all besieged by the Ming army in Jiangxi.

Zhong Xiang hastily mobilized 15,000 elite troops.

Even his imperial guards were mobilized.

They decisively defeated Quan Bangyan's 30,000-strong Jiangxi New Army in Liling.

Quan Bangyan fought with Zhong Xiang for a year before.

The two sides fought back and forth.

That's not because Quan Bangyan is so awesome.

Instead, they used the advantageous terrain to defend the city.

Now it's a head-on battle in the open outside the city.

Various shortcomings were immediately exposed.

He was completely overwhelmed by Zhong Xiang's attack.