Chapter 192: The End of the Road
"Slave and maid, slave and maid are not leaving, slave and maid are dead, and they want to die with Your Majesty......"
Suddenly, Shi Siming burst out laughing, but this laughter was very different from the previous arrogance and pride, full of sadness and self-deprecation.
"I can't think of it, I can't think of it, I, Shi Siming, dominate the world, and I have been fighting horses for half my life, but in the end, only you, a eunuch, will stay by my side! Go, don't you leave quickly? This is the only thing I can give you, let's live!"
The people outside were shouting loudly every day, and the last person to go out would not only be killed inch by inch, but also wiped out the three tribes. Obviously, they found out Shi Siming's temper, and they would never bow their heads and beg for mercy, and they would only choose to be the last person to stay in Yuanxiang City.
Shi Siming scolded this loyal slave loudly, and Zhang Gou'er finally confirmed that this was not a joke or a temptation, so he cried and knelt down again to say goodbye to his master.
"Let's go, let's go, don't be long-winded......"
With a low roar, Shi Siming actually covered his face and turned his head, Zhang Gou'er didn't hesitate anymore, got up and went to the front yard. At this moment, Shi Siming suddenly pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist, threw it at Zhang Gou'er's back with a flick of his hand, the horizontal knife was impartial, and it just stabbed Zhang Gou'er's back, and the sharp blade pierced his thin and thin body. The moment the bloody tip of the knife pierced through his chest and clothes, Zhang Gou'er stared at his chest in disbelief, but then his gaze drifted away with the loss of life.
The broken body fell to the ground unwillingly, the red blood pierced out of the mouth and nose, and the back of Zhang Gou'er shook and muttered:
"I knew it, I knew ......"
Before he could finish a sentence, the poor eunuch was completely lifeless. Shi Siming got up at this time, staggered over like drunk, and kicked Zhang Gou'er twice on the body to confirm that he was dead, and then sat on the ground again, and said in a half-crazy voice:
"Dog, don't blame me, if it's not like this, if you don't turn your back on me, how can I bear to kill you!"
After that, Shi Siming suddenly went crazy, pulled out the horizontal knife inserted in Li Gou'er's back, and then slashed and chopped again and again......
Shi Siming did not despair, and there were still 30,000 elite guards stationed in Zhaozhou. He knew that as long as these people learned that they were trapped in Yuan Township, they would definitely go south to relieve the siege. The only thing to worry about now is how to survive, and only by surviving will it make sense to wait for reinforcements.
Those who betrayed him will also be gone, but sooner or later...... Shi Siming secretly swore that sooner or later, one day they would return to their intestines and stomachs.
Pieces of raw meat were stacked on the ground indiscriminately, and the hungry Shi Siming couldn't care about being disgusting, so he grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it in a big gulp......
Shi Siming's face was covered with blood and a cruel smile, he was laughing at his son, he wanted to do *, but also to build an archway, if he killed him happily, wouldn't it be neat?
Outside the Yuanxiang Township, Shi Chaoyi was already a little impatient, from besieging Yuanxiang to now, ten years have passed, and the people who followed Shi Siming have also surrendered, but Shi Siming is not dead, he even had the idea of sending someone to sneak in and kill him, but when he thought that he had persisted for so many days, how could there be any reason to give up halfway?
At the same time, good news also came from Zhaozhou, and the envoys sent killed Shi Siming's cronies and generals, and forced tens of thousands of elite forbidden troops to march to Raozhou in the east. From now on, Shi Chaoyi's road north to Fanyang has been completely cleared, and his father, Emperor Shi Siming, is just a poor little fish on the chopping block, which can kill him at any time with a little force.
As soon as he thought of this, Shi Chaoyi summoned Ding Xiaoli and handed him 10,000 soldiers and horses to continue to besiege the native city of Yuanxiang, while he himself planned to take the army north and attack Fanyang. After all, this matter cannot be delayed.
Ding Xiaoli patted his chest to Shi Chaoyi and promised that he would definitely complete this matter and would never let the world find fault with it.
Just as Shi Siming, who was under siege, was still dreaming of reinforcements coming, Shi Chaoyi had already taken his main army and horses to Fanyang through Zhending and other places.
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As an important town in the south of Hebei Province, Dezhou gathered a large number of southbound refugees, which has re-belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and Yan Zhenqing, who was recently sent by the Tang Dynasty, held the festival in the name of the governor of Hebei Province, and there was a steady stream of food to supply the refugees.
The news of the supply of grain spread rapidly in the southern part of Hebei Province like wings, and groups of displaced people rushed to Texas in droves to help the old and the young. In just half a month, countless homeless people have gathered near the left side of Dezhou City.
Truth be told, it's too many to count, and that's not an exaggeration. Yan Zhenqing held on to the female wall of Dezhou City, her eyes were extremely eye-catching, and there were people everywhere who were black and oppressive, and the crowds were like the ocean was about to meet the eve of a storm, and there were big waves hidden everywhere.
After retracting his gaze, Yan Zhenqing's face turned pale, and the situation was about to get out of control, even if there was a steady stream of food being transported here in Luoyang's Hanjiacang, such a large number of displaced people, like an untrained beast, could break out and hurt people anytime and anywhere, maybe it was just a small accident, maybe it would cause a tragedy that was difficult to clean up, and the great cause of the imperial court to recover Hebei might come to an abrupt end.
Yan Zhenqing was tormented in his heart, he had sworn more than once that he would not give up on every person, but after all, there is a limit to manpower, even if there are three heads and six arms?
"Yu Fujun, the lieutenant general of the People's Army Zhang Jia is out of the city, and the last general can't stop it......"
The city gate officials rushed to report in a panic, this Zhang Jia was sent by Yang Xingben, specifically to cooperate with him to collect the homeless, this person does have some means, and the homeless people who were incorporated into the so-called private enterprises in the early stage were indeed tame and obedient in just ten days, but at the moment there are not millions of homeless people outside the city of Texas, but at least hundreds of thousands, just one Zhang Jia, even if he is covered in iron, how many nails can he hit?
"Quick, chase Zhang Lang back, don't let him have any accidents!"
As soon as the city gate officials left, another army officer roared up to the city.
"Report, Yecheng urgent!"
Yecheng is the place where Shi Chaoyi, the pseudo-prince of Yan, is entrenched, where there are nearly 100,000 elite rebels eyeing at him. Yan Zhenqing immediately took a breath of cold air, could it be that Shi Chaoyi took advantage of the chaos to lead troops to kill?
The original intention of the imperial court to collect the displaced people was good, but everyone underestimated the number of displaced people, and the number of displaced people who arrived in Texas in just ten days was more than several times as expected. If Shi Chaoyi really took advantage of the chaos to attack, I am afraid that he would be helpless.
But after only a few glances at the military newspaper in his hand, Yan Zhenqing couldn't help but shout a few times:
"God help me, God help me!"
It turned out that Shi Chaoyi's soldiers and horses had all gone north, and the army had stayed in a place in Yuan Township for nearly ten years. Clearly, something has happened within the rebels. And a month ago, they had already received news that Shi Siming seemed to be patrolling around Daluze in Hebei Province. Could it be that this father and son have turned against each other? If this is the case, it is really a blessing for the court!
The people sent out to chase Zhang Jia returned to the city in despair, Zhang Jia's attitude was very resolute, no matter how many homeless people there were, he would follow the established strategy, eat them bite by bite, and completely turn them into a member of the private sector.
Although Yan Zhenqing thought that Zhang Jia was really a fool's dream, his spirit of never giving up easily still made Yan Zhenqing extremely moved, so he ordered him to go down and be sure to fully support any action of the private sector, and he must not carry it in the slightest.
If Zhang Jia really has the ability to take these nearly one million displaced people into private ownership, Yan Zhenqing will naturally be happy to see it!
Now, another important thing he needs to do is to rush to Wei Bo as soon as possible to meet Yang Xingben and persuade him to send troops to Yecheng as soon as possible, taking advantage of the rebels' infighting to defeat them in one fell swoop.
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Fan Yang, the rebel soldiers and horses have not arrived for a long time, and the expected defensive battle has not started for a long time. Feng Changqing took advantage of this rare gap to carry out an emergency reorganization of the so-called superintendent of the national guard rate, promoted some military generals, and eliminated some people who were in their positions because of nepotism. After a series of operations, Zheng Jing, the commander of the * army, has faintly become a pivotal figure in Fanyang City, and with the behind-the-scenes support of the king of the prison state, the defenders from all walks of life have the momentum of taking him as the commander.
However, the general Cao Dun's injuries have obviously improved after ten days of general care, and now he can actually walk on the ground with the support of his servants.
Although Cao Dun was injured, he was still worried about the situation inside and outside Fanyang City, and after learning that Zhang Tongru had not been captured, he worriedly went to see Shi Chaoqing, the prison state.
Originally, Cao Dun had lost Shi Chaoqing's trust, but this assassination that almost killed him made Shi Chaoqing feel that Cao Dun did not collude with his brother's henchmen, so he still respected him very much.
"What is the general's health? The military and political affairs of the Qing Dynasty are cumbersome, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get out, he would have visited the palace a long time ago!"
Cao Dun got straight to the point:
"Cao is worried that there are still people in the city who collude with * Yu, otherwise he will be wanted for more than ten days, why hasn't Zhang Tongru been brought to the case yet? I'm afraid, as soon as the prince's army arrives, someone will rush to open the door and dedicate the city ......."
Shi Chaoqing saw that Cao Dun said alarmist, so he was a little unimpressed, at this time he was no longer ten days ago, after Zhang Yan, Qiu Bai, Zheng Jing and others operated, ninety percent of the military power was in hand, and an unprecedented sense of control and security was dominating his emotions.
Therefore, Shi Chaoqing felt that the reason why Cao Dun was so alarmist should be to use this to attract his attention, but now that he has a right-hand man, Cao Dun, who has not recovered from his serious injuries, is a bit redundant. It's just that he took care of Cao Dun's face, and he still gave him a very high respect on the surface!