Before the time came, in Luzhou City, in a courtyard of the prefect's mansion, the emperor was stopping to look up at the sky gradually whitening, and it was another day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info has been trapped in this Luzhou city for more than ten days, the enemy army outside the city has surrounded this place, the grain and grass have been cut off two days ago, the soldiers can only eat vegetables and drink rice porridge, these are still taken from the people in the city, they can't eat enough every day, of course, morale is low. If it goes on like this, it will be defeated without a fight.

There was the sound of heavy footsteps behind him, heavy breathing, steady footsteps, and armor rattling. The emperor still didn't look back, and he knew who was coming. Shen Sheng asked, "It's coming." ”

A thick voice came from behind him, and said, "Zhao Kuangyin knocked to see the emperor, why did the emperor get up so early?" ”

"On this kind of day, no one can sleep, do you have to get up late! What's going on outside? ”

"They've been dragging us off for more than ten days, and it's about the same. Last night, their firehead army was no longer on fire, and I'm afraid that just today, before the hour, if our reinforcements haven't arrived, then we will have to fight to the death. ”

After waiting for so many days, I saw hope at every moment, but I was disappointed. Now there is only one hour left, and I don't know how many soldiers still have hope for this hour. The emperor turned around and said, "What should be prepared is still to prepare, even if I die, I will die in this Luzhou city." What about the night? ”

"At the gates."

The emperor nodded, now he should patrol the city gates. There are four gates in Luzhou, southeast, northwest and northwest, and each gate is guarded by important soldiers, and the main strength of the enemy army is placed here at the east city gate.

Zhao Kuangyin hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, will the news not be sent out at all?" ”

"Hey." The emperor sighed and said, "If you can't send it away, we don't know until the last moment." According to the previous plan, if the reinforcements have not yet arrived, we will use the first plan, and if the reinforcements arrive, we will implement the second plan. By the way, what I asked you to check, how did you find out? ”

"There are a few people in the minister and Yetian who have investigated several times, but they have found nothing, and they have not been able to find this person so far. Your Majesty, the minister suddenly had an idea, could this traitor be among us? ”

The reason why they were trapped in Luzhou was because the marching route was captured by the enemy, who scattered them, diverted them from the mountains, and finally broke them one by one. The rest of the soldiers managed to escape into the city of Luzhou, and as a result, they were surrounded and waited to starve to death, and then killed.

The emperor thought for a moment, then walked out of the courtyard, looked at the clearer and clearer sky, and said, "I personally selected a few of you, if people are really among you, it will be even simpler." When the day dawns, all the darkness will be revealed. ”

Zhao Kuangyin stood up and listened to his solemn voice without saying a word. Hearing him change his tone, he asked, "Kuang Yin, do you have a child?" ”

"Yes, I'm four years old."

"Four years old, miss him?"

Speaking of his son, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but show a loving look, but he became helpless, the time he spent with their mother and son was too little. "Yes."

The emperor lowered his head and sighed: "I also want my child, the Queen Mother once sent someone to say that I just had a son. It's just a pity that I haven't seen him until now, and I don't know if the child is like his mother or like me? ”

"Congratulations to the Emperor. The birth of the prince indicates the prosperity of the Zhou Kingdom, and we will definitely win this battle. ”

"Hehe, it's the New Year in a few days, I hope this year, we can still spend happily together."

The sky slowly brightened, and in another quarter of an hour, it was completely bright. When the sky is completely bright, that is, when the enemy army officially enters the palace. The emperor said: "It's the last quarter of an hour, go and prepare!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Kuangyin was about to retreat, but a soldier outside ran in quickly and shouted: "Report, report to the emperor, the enemy army is attacking the city." ”

This moment has finally come. How many battles he has fought in his life, there have been victories and defeats, and I hope that this defeat can be exchanged for a happy ending.

"Let's go, go to the city gates."

Outside the city walls, the dense army was already nervously attacking the city, and these people did not know how many days they had been shouting outside, but now they finally stopped shouting, but directly followed the action.

The infantry moved forward one after another, and the soldiers on the city wall released a flurry of arrows. But the disparity in numbers between the enemy and the enemy was too great, and many people had already crossed the arrow array and carried ladders on the city walls, one being knocked down by rolling stones, and the other following others. Under the temptation of high-ranking officials and rich beauties, more and more people are vying to be the first person to climb this city wall.

"Your Majesty, please go out of the city to defend against the enemy."

"Okay, according to the original plan."

"Yes."

Zhao Kuangyin turned around and resolutely walked down the steps. This time I went with the determination to die, to be loyal to his king and protect his (Emperor Zhou's) country. This is the difference between an emperor and a courtier, the world can do without him as a courtier, but not without him as an emperor. Because the emperor died, the country died. But if the courtiers die, there will be thousands of courtiers.

The city gate slowly opened in the heavy "squeak" sound, and Zhao Kuangyin took the lead, riding a horse in front, with a murderous aura, raising his sword and rushing into the battle. The gates of the city slowly closed again with a heavy dull sound. Behind him, there were thousands of soldiers, all of whom had extraordinary martial arts and were ruthless, and they could be one enemy and one hundred, and in a moment, the Northern Han soldiers who hit the city gate were completely solved.

The Northern Han lord on horseback in the distance shouted, "Attack again." ”

The drums shook the sky, the earth-shattering sound of "killing" rang out in unison, the morale of the soldiers was high, and the hooves of the horses were raised. The head of an ant poured down like a flood, and he was afraid of it.

On the city wall, the emperor looked at the pot of porridge under him, and then looked up at the bright sky. The thick hands on the city wall clung to the bricks of the cold city wall, and prayed in his heart: Come quickly, night sky.

Thousands of soldiers, even if they are masters, are no match for the rotational offensive of thousands of troops. One by one, the Zhou army fell, and the enemy moved forward inch by inch. In this battle, the outcome has been decided, it is only a matter of time.

After nearly an hour of fighting, the Zhou army under the city wall was exhausted, and its combat effectiveness was obviously getting weaker and weaker. The remaining hundred people, including Zhao Kuangyin, were firmly besieged in the middle by the enemy army, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty was wearing golden armor, sitting on a tall horse, looking at the imminent victory with a smile in his eyes, and shouted at Emperor Zhou upstairs: "Emperor Zhou, you will definitely lose this battle." I advise you to surrender obediently, and you can rest assured that I will not embarrass your soldiers and people. ”

Emperor Zhou on the city wall said coldly: "You die of this heart!" Even if I die, I will die with dignity, and I will never recognize a thief as my father. Liu Hao, you betray the country to seek glory, for your own selfishness, and are willing to respect thieves as your father, which is simply an insult to the ancestors. ”

Liu Hao's face was blue and white for a while, and he shouted coldly: "Chai Rong, I respect you as the king of a country, so I persuade you with good words, since you don't appreciate it, then don't blame me for not giving you a chance." Soldiers, kill. ”

"Kill."

The drums lit, and another round of blood flowed. The book says that the soldiers on the battlefield are mighty and majestic, and they fought bloodily for their own country and home, and almost all impassioned words cannot describe the majestic mountains and rivers on the battlefield. However, no one in the book has ever described the battlefield in this way, with corpses everywhere, stumps and broken arms, rivers of blood, and ghosts.

At the same time that the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty shouted "kill", on both sides of the city wall, two imposing "kill" sounds also sounded at the same time, and with this shout of killing, a large number of Zhou soldiers poured out from both sides of the city wall at the same time, joining the battle.

Emperor Zhou, who was on the city wall, was slightly relieved when he saw the soldiers pouring out from both sides of the city wall. Yetian succeeded. Although this step could not be delayed for long, it was a moment to delay, and until the moment of death, he still believed that reinforcements could arrive. Perhaps having this hope in his heart is the motivation to support him to fight until the last moment.

Outside the gate of Luzhou was a large open space, where the Northern Han soldiers were arranged in a square formation, with archers in front, cavalry in the rear, and finally infantry. With the archers in front, they can get closer to the best range faster, and the cavalry can rush under the walls with the help of arrows, clearing the way for the infantry to rush under the walls.

At this time, the soldiers who suddenly rushed out from both sides surprised Liu Hao, could it be that the reinforcements of the Zhou army had arrived? A soldier came to report: "Report to the emperor that the two wings of our army are under siege, and the number is unknown. ”

Liu Hao said suspiciously: "The Zhou army is trapped in the city by us, where is the army?" Could it be that their reinforcements have arrived? ”

A burly man with a full face said: "According to the report of the spies in the morning, there is no news of reinforcements. And you see they didn't raise their flags either, they should have been troops trapped in the city. ”

"But where did they come from? Is it ......?"

Before he could finish speaking, another soldier ran forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the North City Gate has been broken and General Li has died." ”

Liu Hao and the strong men around him were all shocked, Liu Hao said: "I originally thought that our main force was here, and Chai Rong would leave the main force at the South City Gate. I didn't expect him to go far and wide, break through the north gate where our power is weakest, and go around most of the circle to encircle us. ”

The strong man said: "Your Majesty, Chai Rong is a skilled soldier and good at scheming, so we have to be careful." ”

Liu Hao sneered and said, "What are you afraid of, even if they break the North City Gate, they are not afraid." They are inferior to us in numbers, and after going around Luzhou City for most of the circle, they must be tired and hungry, and their combat effectiveness must have declined. Chai Rong's move is just delaying time and lingering. ”

"But the emperor, the army in Luzhou City is far more than these, according to the current number, there are still some troops in Luzhou City who have not shown up, which is very strange!"

"General Kenu is too worried, in my opinion, it must be Chai Rong's shrunken turtle who knows that the defeat is decided, so he left that part of the army in the city to protect himself, which is normal."

Kenu looked at Emperor Zhou, who was still standing still on the city wall, and said worriedly: "But the emperor, with my understanding of Emperor Zhou, he is by no means a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Otherwise, the North City Gate has broken through, why didn't he flee? ”

"I don't understand this either, but General Kenu reminded me that in order to prevent Chai Rong from escaping." He shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Come, take the order flag, transfer part of the main force from the east and west city gates, show me the north city gate to death, not a single fly is allowed to fly out." ”

"Yes." Some soldiers received the command flag, mounted their horses and left.

Liu Hao said: "Another detachment of cavalry and infantry entangled the Zhou army on both flanks, and the rest continued to attack the city. ”

General Kenu on the side shook his head weakly, Liu Hao was extremely conceited and thought he was very smart. Such a big loophole in front of Emperor Zhou can be ignored, thinking that victory is in front of him and can be obtained at his fingertips. But I don't know that the closer you are to the moment of victory, the more you can't rush for quick success, because the enemy is taking advantage of your psychology of victory to give you a fatal blow.

Liu Hao was indeed right, the soldiers who rushed over from the North City Gate had already run all the way, and they were tired and hungry, so their combat effectiveness naturally decreased. He rejoiced in his heart, and focused his energies on storming the gates.

On the city wall of Luzhou, Zhou Huang Chai Rong heard the footsteps running behind him, turned his head eagerly to look at the tired person, and asked urgently: "But it succeeded?" ”

The person who came knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists and said, "The minister sees the emperor at night." ”

"Hurry up, don't do these false things at this time."

Ye Tian got up neatly, on the armor, there were dust and blood stains on his face that had not yet faded, and he didn't know if it was the blood of the enemy or his blood, and he didn't have time to ask at this time. Yetian said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, the people have already left the north gate, and news will come in less than half an hour." ”

"Okay, then I'll hold him up for an hour."

Yetian thought about it, and still said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, while the north gate is empty, you are still ......"

"Needless to say." The emperor hurriedly interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "I have fought hundreds of battles, large and small, and have never been a deserter. Not before, not now, and not in the future. ”

"Your Majesty, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood. You are the emperor of my Zhou country, and Zhou country cannot live without you. ”

"Until the last minute, I won't necessarily lose."

Ye Tian hurriedly said: "But the emperor, the ...... in the palace" almost blurted out the words in time, and he continued: "The queen mother in the palace is still waiting for you, even the little prince has not seen his father yet!" ”

The emperor looked fixedly at the courtier in front of him, and just as he was speaking, an extremely uncomfortable feeling passed through his heart. He believes that what Yetian was going to say just now was definitely not the Queen Mother and the Little Prince, but the name that was swallowed at the right time. The name that he both loved and hated, a name that he didn't know whether to abandon or keep.

"If I can't go back this time, I can only say that I have no fate with this child. Yetian, promise me, if I go, protect them for me, protect ...... Concubine Li. ”

Ye Tian sneered in his heart, at this moment, the most powerful emperor in the world was still using his women to let his courtiers work for him. I wonder how she will feel when she is in the palace at this moment?

"Your Majesty, be careful." A soldier shouted.

The enemy army has already attacked the city, and the enemy soldiers have climbed the city wall, and the soldiers on the wall are holding rolling stones to repel them. The number of enemies under the city walls was already clearly distributed, and the moment was getting closer and closer.

"Brush ......"

The Emperor drew his sword from his side, glared at the scene below, and stepped down the city wall.

"Your Majesty." Yetian stopped, "The emperor has a noble status, you better stay here and command, let the ministers go." ”

The emperor looked coldly at the courtier with a pair of peach and phoenix eyes in front of him, and his eyes were resolute and resolute. Huang Si knew that what he had just said had worked, and that person really had an important weight in his heart.

"Okay, be careful."

"Yes."

Yetian turned around resolutely and strode towards the city. At the moment of walking down the steps, a sneer flew at the corner of his mouth, and in those good-looking peach blossom eyes, there was ruthlessness, ice, fire, hatred, laughter, absoluteness, and murder.

The city gate opened again dullly, and Ye Tian was wearing armor, holding his customary long sword, and in the screaming and killing, he disappeared into the dense crowd, and fought side by side with Zhao Kuangyin. The two people of War Horse Mountain are undoubtedly the most eye-catching scenery on this killing field, everywhere they go, their heads fall to the ground, and blood is splashed three feet, so that the enemy does not dare to approach, and they are cold.

With such a flying figure, the emperor standing on the city wall not only did not feel happy, but his heart was even colder. Such a talent, if you want it but can't get it, if you kill it, it will be a big loss for the Zhou State, but if you keep it, you can't do it. (To be continued.) )