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The two of them ordered everyone to immediately change into army uniforms. Soon after, the two of them led their troops and rushed to the city gate to welcome Yuan Chengzong, the two of them arrived at the city gate. When the city gate guard saw that Liao Dezhong and the other two had arrived, he immediately ordered the city guards to be on high alert, at the same time loudly asking, "Who are you, what are you doing here so late in the night?"

Tu Yidao took out the military talisman and ordered loudly, "Yuan Chengzong is planning to rebel. We were ordered by General Yue to encircle and annihilate the Yuan Mansion. Open the gate and lure the troops outside the city into the city."

Liao Dezhong saw the military talisman and then saw that everyone was dressed in official uniform. He did not think much and replied loudly, "Please wait a moment, open the gate! Let them out! "

Just as his voice faded, a guard opened the city gates. The instant the city gates opened, Tu Yuan took out his bow and shot the two arrows at the guard soldiers, then Xue Hongye immediately pulled out the signal detonator and the signal detonator rang out into the sky. The moment the signal detonator rose up, a wave of battle cries immediately rang out and a large group of people rushed towards the city gates from all directions.

At this moment, Liao Dezhong knew that he had fallen into a trap. He hurriedly ordered his men to close the city gates and rushed down with his men. He wanted to kill Tu Xian and Xue Hongye and also prevent the people outside the city from entering the city.

Seeing that Liao Dezhong wanted to fight to the death with him, Tu Xian shouted loudly, "General, please wait a moment. I have something to advise you!"

At this moment, Liao Dezhong had already rushed in front of Tu Xian. After hearing Tu Xian's shout, he stood in front of Tu Xian and shouted angrily, "Two armies are at war, do you have anything else to say?"

Tu Xian said loudly, "This one would like to ask General if the troops outside the city numbered more than ten thousand. With the several hundred men you have now, will they be able to stop us?"

After hearing that, Liao Dezhong angrily said, "Even if I can't block it, this general will at most die in battle!"

Tu Xian laughed after hearing it, "General is wrong. As the saying goes, a wise man knows his place, and one must know his place. This lowly general is also a good man, and would definitely not be as ignorant as Yue Yuan and Yu Zhide. Now that the army has arrived, why not land early? Not only will it save him his life, but it will also protect his family."

After hearing this, the spear in Liao Dezhong's hand trembled and he asked in a low voice, "How are the Prefecture Overseer and General Yue?"

Tu Xian said, "I've already killed the two of them if they refuse to surrender. If you lose your general's estate right now, you'll probably still be able to see their corpses. General, think about it carefully."

Murong Chengyu rushed in and caught sight of Liao Dezhong. Without saying a word, he immediately sent his axe down towards Liao Dazhong, who hurriedly raised his spear and blocked Murong Qianyu's axe. The axe and spear clashed, but Liao Dezhong's arms were numb from the collision, and both of his hands were numb. At this time, Murong Guiyu's second axe was already in front of him, and he could only hear Tu Yidao shouting loudly, "Second Brother, hold on!" Before his voice fell, King Yu's Lance had already made its move. It landed three inches above Liao Dezhong's head, pushing away Murong Chengyu's Mountain Splitting Battleaxe.

"What are you doing, third brother?!"

Tu Xian said, "Second brother, our army is short of good generals. General Liao is a rare general that we cannot kill."

"Liao Dezhong, I assume you know who this old man is. This old man has also heard of your reputation. Since third brother has pleaded for mercy on your behalf, if you surrender to this old man now, this old man will spare your life. If you are unlucky, your family will have more than 60 people, this old man will not spare any of them!"

After Liao Dezhong finished listening, he turned his head back and looked at the city guards who had been captured by the Southern Army and were all fleeing. He sighed and said, "Fine, I was willing to surrender." With that said, Liao Dezhong threw his spear and knelt on one knee, indicating his surrender.

At this time, Yuan Chengzong had already walked in from outside the city and was overjoyed to see Liao Dezhong surrender. He walked up to Liao Dezhong and helped him up with a smile, "General Liao is able to renounce darkness and come to the light. This old man is very pleased. General Liao, do not have any concerns. You and your family will treat me well."

Liao Dazhong said, "Thank you, Alliance Head Yuan." When the soldiers saw that Liao Dazhong had descended, they couldn't defeat Yuan Chenyuan's army, but now that the general had fallen, they themselves could also descend. Immediately, a group of city guards kneeled down and surrendered one after another.

On the morning of the next day, Yuan Chengzong ordered his men to clean up the battlefield and issued a public notice to calm the hearts of the people, then he ordered Tu Feng to lead the army to guard the city. At this time, a report was sent from Hengzhou, Jinhua, and Huzhou, and due to the fact that Jiang Zhen, Yang Zongwan, and Liu Yingying, who were guarding the city and did not know of the situation, had their soldiers join forces inside the city. The three cities were quickly taken down by the three people.

Immediately, he ordered the ten thousand elite soldiers of Murong Chengyu and Xue Hongye to bring the heads of Yu Zhide and Yue Yuan to Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Taizhou and other places to surrender. At first, he didn't know why, but suddenly, an army of over ten thousand soldiers from all over the city suddenly came down from the sky to attack the city.

However, in less than half a day, the city gates were broken by the combined forces of Murong Chengyu and Xue Hongye. In less than three days, the entire army of Shaoxing Prefecture had fallen under the control of Yuan Chenghong, and the total military strength of Yuan Chenghong rose from forty thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard of this, he was alarmed and immediately ordered Zhu Yunwen and Xu Yungong to meet up with the An and Guangde armies to eliminate Yuan Chengzong. When Yuan Chengzong received the news, he immediately ordered his men to gather the food and forage for at least three months, and then gathered almost all the troops in Hangzhou and Huzhou, leaving only a small number of soldiers to guard the remaining cities, preparing for a decisive battle with the Ming army. Because Yuan Chengzong clearly knew that if he was able to win this battle, he would be killed without a doubt in Nanjing.