Luo Tianbao smiled: "Even if it's a lie, I can only say that now, isn't it?"

Xue Lun was stunned when he heard what he said. Luo Tianbao was obviously joking. However, the other party would not understand the current situation. He dared to do so under such circumstances. Either he had a clear conscience or Luo Tianbao's city had reached a level beyond ordinary people.

No matter what the situation is, Xue Lun realizes that he can no longer be an enemy of the other party.

However, Luo Tianbao then said warmly: "Actually, it's no wonder that the general asked this question. It's hard for ordinary people to understand why I want to betray my father with my son. Let's put it this way, my father and senior brother are extremely kind to me. I am so kind."

I may not be able to repay you even if I am broken into pieces in my life, but that is why I don’t want to watch them destroy themselves and sink deeper and deeper. General, you are from the army, so you must be able to understand right from wrong and know the right and wrong. Now that the world is about to be settled, support the army.

There is no way out for self-respect or even rebellion. I am doing this for the sake of the country and the people, and to protect my beloved relatives and friends. Even now, I don’t ask for the world’s understanding. I only hope that you, general, will consider the safety of the people of the world and King Dongping.”

Xue Lun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then suddenly stood up and gave Luo Tianbao a deep salute, which also surprised him.

"General, what are you doing?"

Xue Lun said: "Young Marshal, Mr. Xue has been in the army for half his life, and he has read many people, but there are very few people like the Young Marshal who care about the people of the world. Today I understand that the fault of the whole thing lies with King Dongping, not with the Young Marshal, Mr. Xue

Now I am willing to lead the people to surrender and do my best for the people of the country."

Luo Tianbao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: "General, are you serious about what you said?"

"If you make false claims, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"

After hearing this, Luo Tianbao stood up happily and stepped forward to hold Xue Lun's hand: "The general's move is really a blessing to the country and a blessing to the people."

At that time, many people present were a little suspicious, not sure whether these two men were telling the truth, but later facts proved that neither of them was lying. Xue Lun stopped bargaining on the details and led his troops to defect collectively.

Shi had already seen the situation clearly and knew that continuing to fight would lead to a dead end. Therefore, everyone did not object to Xue Lun's decision. Even if there were a few stubborn ones, they had no choice but to tolerate it when they saw that the majority supported it. In this way, the officers and soldiers successfully broke through.

They broke the last line of defense of the Dongzhou Army and approached Dongping Prefecture.

Xiahou Suiliang put a lot of effort into the defense of Dongping Mansion back then. Although I can't say that the layout is impregnable, it is still quite strict. Luo Tianbao originally estimated that it would take a lot of effort to capture Dongping Mansion with the troops he currently has.

After many twists and turns, we did not expect that the day after the army arrived outside Dongping City, the defenders opened the city and surrendered.

Later, Luo Tianbao and others figured out that as soon as Xiahou Honglie and others heard that Xue Lun had led his troops to surrender, they knew that Dongzhou could not be saved.

After much persuasion, he was finally convinced. He actually led his close associates to sweep away all the gold and silver accumulated by the Dongzhou Army over the years and fled overnight. Because they did this extremely quickly, both the officers and the lower-level Dongzhou Army

Unaware, the defenders didn't realize until the next morning that the top brass had fled. This made them even less willing to fight, so the remaining civil and military officials decided to open the city and surrender, so that Luo Tianbao's troops could be captured without a single blow.

Go to Dongping.

After entering Dongping, Luo Tianbao comforted the soldiers and civilians in the city, and at the same time sent Tian Chengen to lead eight hundred cavalry to pursue Xiahou Honglie all night and night. These culprits had to be caught no matter what. At first, according to the confessions of the defenders, Xiahou Honglie and others were from Dongping.

This is also logical, because at this time, the west and south directions are the territory of the official army. To escape to these two directions is to fall into a trap. For Xiahou Honglie and others, there are only two choices, or to go north to find

Ji Baida and Li Congyun either went east, which was originally the territory of a group of independent forces. Although these forces surrendered to the imperial court after the demise of the rebels, after all, the forces of the official army have not yet fully penetrated. Xiahou Honglie and others left

There should still be a way out here, but when Luo Tianbao was about to send people to chase in this direction, Xue Lun had a different opinion.

He had worked with Xiahou Honglie for many years and was relatively familiar with each other. He felt that Xiahou Honglie was quite cunning. With his style, if he went out of the east gate, he would most likely flee north. On the contrary, if he went out of the north gate, he would probably flee north.

Instead, it was possible to go eastward. At that time, a small dispute broke out among the senior officials and soldiers as to how to decide on this matter. Zhang Xiaoquan, Wei Cheng and others did not trust Xue Lun very much. They felt that he was a new surrender and could not handle this matter.

He deliberately misled the officers and soldiers so that Xiahou Honglie and others could escape.

Luo Tianbao was faced with a decision at this time, whether he should believe Xue Lun's words. However, based on his understanding of Xue Lun, Luo Tianbao ordered Tian Chengen's troops to go north. Many generals were dissatisfied with this decision, and Xue Lun said at the time

He didn't say anything, but he had already made a decision silently in his heart.

In the end, the facts proved that Luo Tianbao's decision was correct. Tian Chengen's troops came back at dusk the next day, bringing with them a large number of prisoners and supplies, and the most important thing was Xiahou Honglie's head.

"Didn't I tell you to try your best to catch them alive?" Luo Tianbao was slightly startled when he saw Xiahou Honglie's head.

Tian Chengen smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "We didn't do it."

Later, after informing everyone, Luo Tianbao understood what was going on. It turned out that Xiahou Honglie and others were indeed heading east and north as Xue Lun expected, but they could not move quickly because they were carrying a large amount of treasure. They were finally led by Tian Chengen in the middle of last night

After being driven out, Xiahou Honglie organized a counterattack, but at this time his men had no fighting spirit. The whole army collapsed. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiahou Honglie could not even take care of his family, so he rode on horseback and wanted to run away.

But he didn't expect that some of the soldiers around him would have evil thoughts at this time. Since Xiahou Honglie was gone, he might as well take his head to ask for a reward. At the very least, he could avoid the death penalty. So this group of people sold it to him for glory.

Xiahou Honglie was beheaded, and then he surrendered to the army with his head. Except for a few of the other senior Dongzhou Army officials who escaped by chance and are still missing, the rest died or surrendered. In the end, Tian Chengen won a great victory and died.

After returning home, everyone now admired Luo Tianbao for his foresight.

Later, when Luo Tianbao was counting the prisoners, he found another acquaintance, Xiahou Suiliang's military advisor Lang Yue. However, this time the other party had turned into a cold corpse. After asking Luo Tianbao, he learned that Lang Yue originally followed Xiahou Hong.

Lie and others fled together, but she had a clear view of the situation. Even if Xiahou Honglie and others succeeded in escaping this time, they would undoubtedly be able to survive, so she united with some people to detain Xiahou Honglie and others midway.

, and then surrendered to the army. Unfortunately, the plan was leaked. In the end, Xiahou Honglie killed all the people involved in the conspiracy. Because he was busy running away, these people's bodies did not even have time to deal with them, and they were thrown directly by the roadside. As a result, Tian Chengen was

The headquarters discovered that Tian Chengen had several Dongzhou soldiers who were serving as guides. They knew Lang Yue and others. When they explained the situation, Tian Chengen roughly guessed what was going on, so he ordered people to pick up the bodies.
Chapter completed!