Chapter 397: The Army Arrives at the Imperial Capital
In the Imperial Capital, outside the East City Gate, there are not even half a citizen, and the ground is in a mess.
Outside the moat, a hundred thousand cavalry stretched for ten miles. The flags covered the sky, the horses' hooves could reach, and the dust was flying.
At the front of the cavalry, Xin Zhuo, who was surrounded by Murong Xiu, Jiang Man'er, Sai Qingzhu, and hundreds of tiger generals, was riding a double-horned demon horse, looking at the imperial capital and the " Shenwumen".
He made a special detour. When he arrived by boat with Zhang Guangpu and others from the border area, he was shocked by the spectacular and majestic gate of the imperial capital, and even developed a sense of inferiority.
Now that I come back, I feel nothing.
This is the difference between mentality and status. When you are an ordinary citizen, you feel envious of bigger houses. But when you become an official in a locality, you feel that the whole city is just like this. .
But when you are an anti-king and plotting for the world, you look at the imperial capital as if it were nothing.
He withdrew his gaze, examined his body, and couldn't help but sigh sadly. His meridians shrank further, and his body was like a sieve, constantly losing life. Over the course of hundreds of miles, he had captured more than 3,000 people. The life span of the sacrificial spirit.
If this were not the case, even if he had great abilities, he would be reduced to a withered skeleton now.
If he didn't have the status of King Qin and had too many soldiers, how could he develop so many sacrifices to the spirits?
But having said that, everything in this world has its gains and losses. You have gained status and have countless lifespans. The starting point for worshiping souls is that you have to conquer the imperial power. But if you don’t conquer the imperial power, how can I cause this situation now? A situation?
His only hope now is that by offering sacrifices to the spirit of the Great Zhou, then to the Confucians, and forcibly entering the Earthly Immortals, it will surely be better by then?
Smiled, turned around and asked Cui Ying'er: "You said on Fulong Mountain that year that the Longzhou Jiedushi led 30,000 cavalry to attack the imperial capital, but was beaten by an old eunuch of the palace. I didn't know if this old eunuch would take action again."
Cui Ying'er's face was stagnant, a little embarrassed and awkward: "I didn't know it at first. It was the old boss who told me what he said. ”
Back then, the old master was only at the ninth level, and she was a girl who didn't know the slightest bit of martial arts. How much vision and structure did she have? It's all just hearsay, and even the realm of warriors is specious.
"Shixian Palace doesn't dare!"
Ying Jianying stepped forward and said: "The Longzhou Jiedushi had only one or two mansions and only thirty thousand soldiers. Because he was not angry with the imperial court, The order to reduce troops came to the imperial capital to show off his power.
But His Highness owns tens of thousands of miles of land in the Western Qin Dynasty. Now he has conquered half of the country and has millions of troops. The destiny of the emperor has been fulfilled, and even the earthly immortals do not dare to take it lightly. Brushing the tiger’s beard!
So the Longzhou Jiedushi and His Highness are not the same!”
Xin Zhuo stopped talking. He had already seen clearly the suspension bridge rising from the moat and the densely packed Zhou soldiers on the city wall. They were eagerly preparing to defend the city. A group of purple-robed officials and officials from the Sixth Division were waiting in full formation.
"Your Highness! What should I do?" Jiang Man'er looked murderous, eager to give it a try.
Xin Zhuo was silent for a long time and then ordered: "The emperor has no soldiers leaving the city. He arranged for his sons to build siege equipment, and then sent people to send a message to the city wall, saying that I, Jiang Yuqing, will enter the imperial capital to help Sheji!"
“Here!”
Jiang Maner and dozens of generals went down to arrange everything.
Not far away, on higher ground, guards had already set up a handsome tent.
Xin Zhuo dismounted and walked into the handsome tent. His body twitched instantly, white hair grew on his head, and he staggered a little.
"Your Highness!" Ying Jianying, Sai Qingzhu, Cui Yinger and others who followed in were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Xin Zhuo shook his head, sat cross-legged at the desk, and once again grabbed the life span of the new sacrifice spirit.
After a while, the white hair on his head turned black again, but the problem of the meridians could not be solved.
On the way, he tried to use "xxxx" medical skills for treatment, but it was of no use. It was as if the hidden injury came from heaven and earth and could not be cured by medical skills at all.
"Your Highness, are you really okay?"
Saiqingzhu, Hongshu and others, who were worried all the way, had tears in their eyes and were crying.
Cui Yinger and Han Qiniang also turned their heads and wiped away tears.
Xin Zhuo's physical condition is very clear to the people who are close to him. Sometimes his appearance ages easily, and sometimes it returns to normal, but there is unbearable pain on his face. This is different from when His Highness pretended to be ill to kill the court. When you are a master, it is completely different!
They knew that there was something really wrong with King Qin’s health! Xin Zhuo is not only their master, but also their spiritual support. He is also the master of tens of thousands of miles of land and millions of troops in Western Qin. If he loses his power, the sky will fall.
“No need to cry! It’s okay!”
Xin Zhuo comforted a few people, but unexpectedly the crying started to get louder. With his temper, it’s not a problem at all. He doesn't talk like that, he just teases people.
"Okay!" Xin Zhuo had to change the subject, "Have Taixun Gong and the others arrived?"
He led his army to approach the imperial capital, and Tai Xun Gong and others pursued him all the way. After all, where the King of Qin was, the military and political center of Western Qin would be there.
Before Sai Qingzhu and the others could answer, the embarrassed reply from Tai Xun Gong and others came from outside: "I've been waiting for you!"
As the curtain was opened, Tai Xun Gong, Song Laochu and Yu Siliu walked in.
"Does Your Highness have a specific plan?" Tai Xun said straight to the point: "Is it to attack the imperial capital, or..."
Xin Zhuo smiled and asked instead: "Several gentlemen, why not Let’s talk about the situation in the world first. It’s not as good as I expected.”
Tai Xun Gong and others looked at each other, and Song Lao Chu smiled bitterly and said: "That's right! As His Highness said, our army also suffered heavy casualties in the two battles. Not only that, the Nan Li Army once again increased its troops, and Su Wuji and Nan Ling Wang joined forces and abandoned the front line of Damang Mountain, killing Lin Haotian and others.
Bai Xuanji from the north was attacked desperately by the elite troops from the nine sides of the palace.
Other troops from all walks of life. He was also bitten by local powerful officials, governors, and military governors from all over the country!"
He paused and sighed: "The great Zhou Qi is not exhausted yet!"
The Qi is not exhausted yet! The actual meaning of "Ding" is that people's livelihood is not so bad that they can't survive, the landlords feel that their small life is good, and the current royal family is okay. If you rebel against the king, what if you touch my cake? Do I still have my land and wealth? That won't work!
Of course, there are also many truly loyal, courageous and benevolent people!
Sometimes some people just won’t accept it!
From this aspect, Western Qin is evil and defies the disapproval of the world.
Yu Siliu hesitantly handed over a stack of thick memorials.
Xin Zhuo took it, flipped through a few pages at random, and sighed. From his own perspective, they were all idiots who resisted tenaciously, but thinking from another perspective, they were all heroic deeds of King Qin’s divisions from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty. .
Why did Ma Degao, the prefect of Jianglin Prefecture, lead all the loyal men in the prefecture to defend the city to the death, fighting bloody battles for three days and three nights, the city was broken, and all the men in the city died in battle!
Why did Lianjiang County Magistrate Yin lead more than 300 strong men from his family and the county's government officials to fight to the death until no one survived?
Wait, wait, etc., there are endless stories of praise and tears.
Instead, I became the second in "An Lushan"! Fortunately, I don’t have a son!
Xin Zhuo smiled and threw it aside.
Taixun Gong struggled for a while and said: "Besides, there are still capable people in the court. The old Marquis Ninglingbo has many talented people. He fights in various places. He does not fight directly with our army. He just sets fire to the granaries in various places. Jing, and falsely conveyed the imperial edict to recruit the troops of King Qin from all over the world, our Western Qin army is stuck in a quagmire.
I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain the imperial capital for three months..."
The implication is that the Imperial City cannot be defeated!
“There is no need to attack the imperial capital!”
Xin Zhuo’s original intention was not to capture the imperial capital. The court, which had not lost the support of the people and whose courtiers were not treacherous and incompetent, wanted to capture such a powerful city that would last for hundreds of years. , let alone a mere 100,000 cavalry, even if we deploy another three to five million, it would be too much!
"Then... what is the purpose of the soldiers outside building siege equipment?" Tai Xun Gong and others asked in surprise.
Xin Zhuo stood up, walked to the door of the handsome tent, and looked at the majestic Zhou Dynasty: "Scare them, and then ask for benefits, money and food, step on Da Zhou's face into the smelly ditch, and demand Ji Chunjiu abdicates, I will stand as emperor!"
Of course, we must sacrifice the spirit!
Today I was chatting with a little girl, but my wife chased her with a knife for a whole day. I hid in the Internet cafe and coded words. I’m sorry! There are three more chapters to be added later! Correct typos immediately!
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