Chapter 228: Soldiers Arrive at the City
The iron helmet was flattened, blood squeezed out of the seven orifices, and Lei Shan's entire head was deformed.
Zhang Yu looked at the corpse on the ground, still in a state of confusion. At this time, he was fifty-eight years old, with gray hair and beard. He was standing on the chariot with a Yanling knife in his hand, his eyes He fell on the figure wearing Tang-style armor opposite.
He remembered that King Zhu Di of Yan attacked Dongchang and was besieged by heavy troops. He and Zhu Neng went to rescue him, but were injured and exhausted. In a daze, he arrived here and saw a man from the Tang Dynasty.
When he looked back at Su Chen, who was dressed in extraordinary armor, he saw two figures next to Su Chen. The moment the outline of one of them was revealed, Zhang Yu put away the knife and knelt down on one knee.
"Old minister pays homage to King Yan!"
The Tang Dynasty general riding on horseback over there also had a gray beard. His eyes fell on the other side of Su Chen, and when he saw the second standing figure, The iron mace in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."
He quickly dismounted, hurried over, arched his hands, knelt on one knee, tears already falling down his face, "Isn't my veteran Qin Qiong here? "Dream."
On the chariot, Li Shimin on Su Chen's side came straight down and looked at the old minister who had spent his whole life in the army and finally fell ill on the bed and died soon. His face was slightly moved and his voice was slightly choked. , "I'm not dreaming, I'm here, and so is the general!"
Qin Qiong was helped up, her beard trembling slightly, her voice low and choked.
"I'm sorry for Your Majesty. I'm old and frail and ill. I can't continue to solve your Majesty's worries...Your Majesty...why are you so old..."
" I have passed away... I am sorry for not letting you see the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin clapped Qin Qiong's hand, "But I will be here in the future, and the general will be here too, to take care of my king and my ministers. Farewell again, I will let you see the prosperous and prosperous times!"
On the carriage, Zhu Di also helped Zhang Yu up, looking at the old general who was nearly sixty years old, feeling unspeakably sad in his heart. .
“The general sacrificed his life to save me, so that I could break out of the siege, but the general did not see that I was successful!”
"You are in danger, how can I not fight to the death? If I can hear your highness's achievements with my own ears, I will die without regrets!" Zhang Yu, in his sixties, held Zhu Di's hand and cried loudly.
"Don't cry, don't cry. General, live your life again. I'll let you take a good look at the great rivers!"
On both sides, Zhu Di and Li Shimin comforted each other a few words, restrained their affection for their children, and spoke in unison. shouted: "Qin Qiong (Zhang Yu)!"
"Here!"
The two veterans seemed to have returned to their original looks of warriors on the battlefield. Although there were still tears on their faces, they looked serious. .
"Get rid of the thieves here and behead them!"
"Yes!"
The two shouted in unison!
When the voice fell, Qin Qiong picked up her mace and got on the horse. Zhang Yu, holding the Yanling knife in his hand, jumped out of the chariot, cut a rope with one knife, got on a white horse, and galloped with Qin Qiong's two horses. out.
The two warriors, who have spanned several dynasties, rushed out of the military formation together, avoiding the area with the thickest troops. Like two sharp arrows, they rushed straight towards the general of Wu State over there. .
At this time, the latter was urging the Wu and Yue soldiers who were attacking in front to speed up their charge, tearing open the gap and heading towards Huanglong. Suddenly, in the peripheral vision, two figures on horseback cut through the waves and came across the front of the soldiers and upstream.
"The thief general——"
Qin Qiong took the lead, and his galloping horse knocked away two Vietnamese soldiers. He held two maces in his hands, his beard was flaring, and he was staring straight ahead and tilting his head. Cui Zhan opened his clenched teeth and shouted: "——Qin Shubao of the Tang Dynasty is here!"
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There were Wu soldiers and Yue soldiers nearby who rushed towards them. With his mace, he knocked them back to the left and right. As the horse's hooves galloped, Cui Zhan drew his sword. He was not weak in martial arts, so he spurred his horse to meet them directly.
When the horses' heads on both sides intertwined, they clashed wildly with the hammers coming at them. Cui Zhan yelled hysterically "Ahhhh" and swung the sword with all his strength. Qin Qiong's maces were extremely calm, having wielded them for so many years. More sophisticated and vicious than when he was young, he suddenly unleashed a series of blows, immediately knocking back Wu Jiang Cui Zhan's men and horses.
The sparks flew wildly on the opponent's blade, and the huge force forced the opponent's horse to retreat continuously, and even the horse was pushed out without moving, plowing out the ravines drawn by the four hooves, dry The ground was filled with vibrating dust.
Wu general Cui Zhan’s bodyguards rushed up on horseback or on foot, but were intercepted by Zhang Yu who was galloping towards him from the other side. A wild goose feather knife slashed left and right among the crowd, gouging When Qin Qiong galloped through the crowd and came around behind Cui Zhan, Qin Qiong struck hard with both maces, hitting the opponent's curled blade. The huge force directly forced the yellow gelding under Cui Zhan to kneel down with its forelimbs. Cui Zhan above him even Anyone with a knife was beaten away.
In mid-air, Zhang Yu, who was riding a horse, raised his hand and slashed in the air with his sword.
The blade slashed straight at the opponent's waist. Cui Zhan screamed "Ah!" in mid-air and broke into two pieces and flew left and right.
"The thief is dead!"
Su Chen saw the scene in the distance on the chariot. He simply pushed away the soldier driving the car, grabbed the reins and shook it, driving the four big horses to pull the ancestral hearse and run. When he came out, he held the royal sword in one hand and the reins in the other, and rushed directly into the charging Wuyue troops. He shouted in a loud voice: "Soldiers, follow me and kill the enemy——"
A statue in the car was excited. He swayed from side to side, laughing wildly or gloomily.
The six-wheeled cart was like a chariot, running with a group of emperors laughing wantonly. Su Chen held the reins with one hand and wielded the Xia King Sword with the other hand, slashing down heads and spears wildly.
Dian Wei led more than 300 shield warriors to guard on the other side, slashing at the rushing crowd. Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu rode back and rushed left and right in the crowd to kill the stragglers.
Soon, Zhao Yun and Baima Yi came in like a torrent, and the entire wilderness suddenly turned into another Shura field.
The fighting continued until the sky gradually became brighter. The entire field was littered with corpses of soldiers from Wu and Yue for miles, and the lush green grass turned scarlet.
Su Chen stood on the chariot holding the King of Xia Sword. His face, hair, and armor were all covered with the blood of others. Dian Wei held his double halberds and stared wide-eyed. Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu each held weapons to defend the chariot. , the surrounding soldiers sat on the ground and fell asleep one by one, leaning on their shields. Wu Zixun leaned on the wheel, breathing heavily and rubbing his cramped feet.
When the sky was getting brighter and the soldiers and horses who had been fighting all night came back to give orders one after another, Su Chen nodded to the generals and just said: "That's it. ground rest” order.
One day later, the wounded were left behind, and the five armies, totaling 68,000 people, drove the 40,000 surrendered prisoners southward in a mighty manner. On the way, they met a general named Meng Tuo and directly ran over the other party's 8,000 Tiefeng Yijie. The latter resisted for a while and asked the Yan army to surrender.
The forty-strong army, which was originally said to be one million, was killed in several battles. There was no blocking army in the entire north of Yangzhou, and the last resistance surrendered under the front.
In this battle, Su Chen led his mighty troops to attack Lu Yang!
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A large number of wounded and routed soldiers were defeated from the north, and fled madly from north to south, rushing towards Luyang. Along the way, the Wei scouts saw this scene, and their hearts dropped. Most of it.
He galloped wildly on his horse and rushed towards the capital.
At this time, the whole of Luyang was completely enveloped in the panic of the war. The common people and wealthy households who had originally hid in the city began to gather at the east, west and south gates, begging the generals guarding the city to let them leave.
Even some nobles began to pack up their belongings and asked the eldest son of the family to visit the generals guarding the city. Bribery and favors were used in various ways.
At this time, Pei Min and others who were in the city began to take action and spread rumors everywhere, saying that the emperor wanted to bury the entire city with them and asked them to defend the city together.
For a time, the people who were most easily incited became anxious and even stormed the city gate several times, but were subsequently suppressed.
The Imperial Palace of Wei State.
The emperor who was knocked down by anger had now come to his senses. He was lying on the dragon bed and drinking the decoction, with the queen accompanying him.
"How is the war?"
The queen hesitated to speak. She did not dare to tell her husband the news from the front line. "Your Majesty will take good care of yourself and wait for the ministers. Come and report.”
“Haha, there’s no need to hide it. Although I’m sick, I’m still much more awake.”
Zhao Chuanting took a deep breath and raised his hand to push away the feeding spoon, "If the army outside the city is defeated, it is defeated. There is nothing to be ashamed of. My Luyang City has solid walls and sufficient food. I am afraid that they will attack." ?”
“Your Majesty can think so, I am relieved.”
The Queen touched the back of his hand and shed tears, “Your Majesty, it is important to take good care of yourself, and the affairs of the city will be settled. Leave it to the ministers. It just so happens that the emperor's uncle is back, so he will be in charge of guarding the city."
"The emperor's uncle..."
Zhao Chuanting looked at the quilt and murmured in a daze, "I am. You shouldn't have withdrawn him... I don't have the face to see him... Queen, I have a box of snacks here, please send someone to deliver it to the emperor."
The queen nodded and took out a wooden box from under the cabinet. It was so light in her hands that it seemed like there was nothing inside.
Her face changed slightly.
Immediately, his expression dimmed and he handed the wooden box to the eunuch who came over.
Outside, it started to rain heavily. Soon a carriage drove out of the imperial city and came to Baiguan Mansion Street. It turned around a street and came to a mansion.
This is the former house of Zhao Guangshi. His family members are all in Huizhou, and his only son lives here. The family has a small population and a low-key life. It is not luxurious, and there are even many places that look desolate.
The rain fell heavily on the eaves. After the old man came back from the battlefield, he often sat under the eaves and stared at the heavy rain. Soon, a group of eunuchs in palace attire came over behind his son Zhao Jun.
It is said that it is a reward sent by the emperor to express condolences.
Zhao Jun happily opened the wooden box in front of his father. There was nothing inside, and the old man didn't care. Instead, he laughed twice.
That afternoon, news spread that Master Zhao Guang was ill.
The old man was lying on the bed, his lips were black, showing signs of poisoning. The children at home wanted to see the doctor, but he refused.
Zhao Guangshi took his son and explained some funeral arrangements and his thoughts on defending the city in front of the bed.
Then he let go of his hand, looked at the ceiling, opened his mouth slightly, pursed his lips, and said: "Keep it..."
"Keep it..." He said again .
When the last sound came, he stared, stopped breathing, and lay quietly on the bed motionless.
Outside the house, the servants and maids at home burst into tears, and white flags were hung up in the Zhao Mansion...
On the eighth day of August, the Yan army that was marching south arrived at Luyang City and set up camp thirty miles outside Luyang City.
In the palace, Zhao Chuanting went to court sick, and everything became tense.
(End of this chapter)