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Chapter 192 Sun Chuanting's Conflict

Liu Aita and his team took action immediately.

First, we arranged people to go to the south of Taiyuan City.

Keep a close eye on all the main traffic routes.

As long as Sun Chuanting leaves Taiyuan City and heads south, we will immediately find a way to bring him alive...

After making preparations to capture Sun Chuanting alive.

Liu Aita followed Mao Wenlong's instructions.

After organizing and polishing the telegram sent by Mao Wenlong.

I had someone copy dozens of copies.

Let the more powerful archers get directly into the tank.

Then drive the tank very close to the city wall.

The people on the city wall thought the city was about to be attacked.

Looking at the steel monster under the city.

Everyone on the city wall was extremely nervous and didn't know how to respond.

But the top of the steel monster suddenly opened.

Then a man leaned out his upper body.

He bent his bow and shot an arrow into the city.

The people on the city wall were about to fight back.

But the archer got into the tank again, and then the tank drove away...

The defenders of Taiyuan City looked at each other in bewilderment.

The same thing happened in more than one place.

The same scene was happening in all directions of Taiyuan City.

Dozens of letters were shot into Taiyuan City.

And it happened in broad daylight.

It was shot in front of the soldiers guarding the city.

So the letters were quickly collected.

It was delivered to Sun Chuanting at the fastest speed...

……

Sun Chuanting opened the letter and read it.

I knew clearly that what the other party said made sense.

But it is impossible to make him surrender.

Sun Chuanting would never become a traitor who betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy.

But if we insist on going to war.

Many more people will die in this battle.

So Sun Chuanting’s psychology is also quite conflicted!

Then, Sun Chuanting opened the second letter and found that the content was exactly the same.

Sun Chuanting opened all the remaining letters.

The contents are all the same.

Sun Chuanting understood why the other party did this.

They were afraid that after the letter of surrender was shot into the city, it would be hidden by someone with ulterior motives.

This way he wouldn't be able to see the contents of the letter.

So the other party sent dozens of the same letters at once...

Should we defend Taiyuan City to the death or abandon the city and head south?

Sun Chuanting suddenly didn't know how to make a decision!

If we continue to defend it, the possibility of holding Taiyuan City will be almost zero.

But many people will die in the war.

Because how powerful is the army under Mao Wenlong?

Sun Chuanting knew it clearly.

The only meaning of defending Taiyuan City.

It is to delay the enemy's advance southward.

To buy more time for Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming court.

But there were more than a dozen generals under Mao Wenlong.

Each general, with a group of soldiers, was heading south quickly.

And swept in all directions along the way.

The strength of their army is so great that no one can stop them!

Even though Sun Chuanting was in Taiyuan City, he temporarily delayed the enemies outside the city.

But can other places hold up?

The answer is obviously no.

So if Sun Chuanting defended Taiyuan City to the death.

Apart from causing many casualties, there is actually no point!

But they just abandoned the city and headed south.

Sun Chuanting also felt that he had failed to live up to the expectations of the court and the emperor and had failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a subject.

——This is a person with morals and bottom line, who would be put in a dilemma by a letter from others.

And the other party only gave him one day.

By this time the next day.

If Sun Chuanting did not surrender, the enemy would start attacking the city.

Sun Chuanting was feeling conflicted.

Pacing back and forth in the government office...

……

Sun Chuanting’s cousin Sun Chuanwen.

I saw Sun Chuanting was in a dilemma.

He walked in quietly, picked up the letters scattered on the table and read them.

Now I understand why Sun Chuanting was so conflicted.

Sun Chuanting's cousin was unknown.

In terms of achievements, he is just a scholar.

But he has his own ideas and sees things more clearly.

Sometimes this scholar's opinion.

Even Sun Chuanting felt his eyes light up after hearing this.

So this time when we moved south from our hometown.

Sun Chuanwen has always been by Sun Chuanting's side and is his most capable assistant...

Sun Chuanting noticed his cousin's actions.

See Sun Chuanwen after reading the letter.

He just frowned slightly and then regained his composure.

Sun Chuanting asked, "Brother, what do you think about this?"

Sun Chuanwen: "There is absolutely no problem with the content of the letter, because what they said is all true, so it doesn't matter what I think!"

Sun Chuanting: "Brother, is Taiyuan City really hopeless? Is Ming Dynasty really hopeless?"

“Although you were busy studying for the imperial examinations, you also held many positions after passing the imperial examination. You are familiar with the situation in the court and among the people, right?

While treacherous officials were in power and factional strife was ruining the country, local gentry groups and wealthy merchants were constantly annexing land and trying every possible way to squeeze the people's wealth.

"The common people have no way to survive, so people are rising up everywhere. Add to that the constant natural disasters, and this is the end of the world!" said Sun Chuanwen.

Sun Chuanting: "Has it really become so serious?"

"It's more serious than you think!" Sun Chuanwen continued, "You have been idle at home these years and rarely go out. Even if you go out occasionally, it is to visit friends.

And over the years, I have been managing the family business, running around for money, and seeing too many human tragedies!

In order to survive, people sell their children, their land and their ancestral homes, and even eat their own children. There are countless tragedies like this!

Look at the officers and soldiers and border troops in various places. Even the garrison soldiers have lost their land and have become long-term laborers of local generals and officials. The border soldiers cannot get the food and wages they deserve.

That is to say, ordinary people and low-level soldiers have been forced to the point where they can no longer survive. Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the government will force the people to rebel. Who else can save the Ming Dynasty?"

Sun Chuanting frowned when he heard this.

He had also heard about these situations.

But I didn’t expect it to be so serious!

However, I have been taught the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and serving the country since childhood.

But he did not allow Sun Chuanting to surrender.

We must give it a try no matter what to see if we can save the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chuanting: "Your Majesty has now moved the capital to Nanjing, relying on the rich land of Jiangnan, and Your Majesty is not a fool.

With the support of Wang Huazhen and Yuan Chonghuan in the court, it should be no problem to gain a foothold in Jiangnan. It may be difficult to recover the lost territory, but it should not be a problem if we divide the river and govern separately!"

Sun Chuanwen: "Don't forget that Jiangnan is the base camp of the Donglin Party. And it is precisely because Jiangnan is so rich that the gentry groups and wealthy merchants there have a greater influence!"

Sun Chuanting sighed, "Of course I understand what you are talking about, brother, but there are some things that someone has to do even if the world is difficult!"