Chapter 409 Finale (I)
July 20th. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The summer is hot, the weather is sweltering, and it is an ordinary summer day.
Lee Yong-hee's army crossed the river again.
During this half year, the two sides fought each other more than a dozen times, so their troops crossed the river again, and it looked no different from usual.
However, this time, Lee Yong-hee's sailors quickly built two improvised bridges between the surging river overnight.
And at dawn, the whole army came towards the north bank of the Han River.
In addition to the three bridges that cross the river, there are more than 1,000 boats on the water.
Looking at that appearance, Li Yongxi is planning not to cross the river this time.
Yes, this time Li Rongxi even put all the troops of more than 700,000 troops on the line.
Li Yongxu had to brace himself to deal with Li Yongxi's menacing contest this time, and he would not stop until he reached his goal.
Obviously, this time is different from any time before.
Either Li Yongxi crossed the river and came to the open northern Central Plains, or Li Rongxu defended the north bank of the Han River and killed Li Rongxi's rebel army in the Han River.
This battle can be said to be a battle of life and death.
And this battle, from the beginning, there is no way back.
The two sides pressed and fought fiercely, the sky and the earth changed color, and it was difficult to separate.
The two sides fought fiercely for three days and three nights, and both sides lost a lot of people, but they did not win or lose.
And at this time, suddenly, a shocking news came: the capital was attacked!
And it was suddenly attacked by an army of 200,000 troops!
It's just something unexpected.
It can be said that this is something that no one expected.
After all, Lee Yong-hee's army is still being blocked by Lee Yong-hee on the south bank of the Han River.
Xiliang in the northwest and Beimeng in the north are all honest, and there is no movement to the south.
I really can't imagine that there is any other disaster, and it is an army of 200,000 people!
The key is that at this time, the army that was originally stationed in the imperial city on the outskirts of the imperial city was suddenly taken away by Li Rongxu with 100,000 troops, and there are currently less than 50,000 troops stationed outside the city.
And these less than 50,000 troops are not elite, and the elite ones have been taken away by Li Rongxu.
And Qin Rang in the imperial city commanded the commander, and the Beijing guards patrolling the city were only 50,000.
Coupled with the Great Internal Forbidden Army, these capable forces of the Crane Supervision Division were only less than 10,000 people who survived.
In other words, the total number of troops in the capital is only 100,000.
100,000 against 200,000!
And the capital is the top priority, and suddenly, people panicked.
And this army, the first to attack at a very fast speed is the army stationed on the outskirts of the imperial city, less than 50,000 troops, under the 200,000 army, and still under the sudden attack, almost overnight, all destroyed!
In the end, only a few thousand soldiers and horses remained, and they came to the imperial city in embarrassment.
Subsequently, Qin Rang asked people to close all the gates and corner gates of the imperial city.
Shut out the rebels from the Imperial City first.
It turned out that His Majesty said that he had a heavy task, and it was so!
He smiled wryly.
The civil and military officials of this imperial city, the lives of the people throughout the whole process, are now in his hands.
Also, the woman he loves.
And the identity of these 200,000 rebels soon became clear: it turned out to be led by the second prince of the deposed queen of the Emperor Taishang!
When the Emperor Taishang had not yet established the Holy Queen Mother as the queen, he had the original queen.
At that time, when the Emperor Taishang favored the Holy Queen Mother, it was only a year old.
However, the second prince Li Ronglie and the third prince Li Rongxi are not young.
However, Emperor Kangping at that time still had no intention of appointing a prince.
This situation continued until the Holy Empress Dowager, who was then the imperial concubine, gave birth to Li Rongxu, and it has not changed.
If the queen used to think that Emperor Kangping at that time only favored a woman, she would not be jealous.
However, after Li Rongxu was born, it was different.
At that time, the second prince she gave birth to was already in her teens, but Emperor Kangping showed no sign of making her, the queen's son, the crown prince.
She quietly tested Emperor Kangping a few times, but was ignored by Emperor Kangping.
Later, the queen mobilized the courtiers to mention the matter of establishing the crown prince.
However, Emperor Kangping rejected it on the pretext that "I am still in the prime of life, so I am not in a hurry".
Although Li Rongxu was poisoned by cold shortly after birth, it was Emperor Kangping's attitude that made her frightened, cold, and shivering.
For the son of the imperial concubine, the emperor at that time could be said to be angry with the Son of Heaven, ambushing millions of corpses, and the eunuchs, palace maids, and concubines who were implicated in the palace did not know how many, and how many of them were uprooted overnight.
Even she, the queen, and the second prince she produced were severely interrogated and interrogated.
Eventually, she escaped.
However, it was also discovered that the man was determined to make the son born to that woman the crown prince.
Even if this sick child does not live long, there will be other children born by this woman to be princes in the future.
This is the reason why the emperor does not appoint a crown prince!
The queen sensed Sen Sen's malice coming at her.
Because of Li Rongxu's poisoning, the woman and the child were tightly protected, and she had no idea what to do.
And in the end, she actually caught Emperor Kangping when he was seriously ill, and delusionally wanted to unite with the second prince to force the palace.
However, before the plan was implemented, he was already caught by Emperor Kang Ping, who woke up.
Then, Emperor Kangping was furious and deposed the queen vigorously and decisively.
The second prince born after the abolition, after all, was the first son of Emperor Kangping, and he was assigned to the imperial tomb by him and guarded the imperial tomb for the rest of his life.
And now, eighteen years have passed, and the second prince of the abolished country took this opportunity to gather an army of 200,000 troops, and took advantage of the war between Li Rongxi and His Majesty the Emperor, and came directly to the capital on the sly.
Delusional to have a sandpiper and clam compete for the fisherman's profit, take advantage of the fire to rob.
And this includes the eldest princess of the gospel and the princess Fengyang, who His Majesty the Emperor once drove out of the imperial city.
Speaking of which, these two princes are also the elder brother of Princess Fengyang.
Princess Fengyang felt that the scenery was incomparable, and she looked at the tightly closed city gate and let out a bad breath.
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor drove them out of the imperial city, and he still cheapened them!
The Imperial City, suddenly, is in danger!
Li Rongxu's side naturally knew about it as soon as the Imperial City Army was almost wiped out, and after the Imperial City was besieged by the abolished second prince.
It can really be said that he took the lead in the front, but he was taken by someone in the back.
It couldn't be worse.
And in connection with the fact that the eldest princess and Princess Fengyang had a good relationship with Li Rongxi before, he didn't believe that Li Rongxi would have nothing to do with the second prince leading troops to take the opportunity to besiege the imperial city this time?
And I don't know, how much did this Li Rongxi play in the incident where the second prince led his troops to besiege the imperial city?
The people in the imperial city are now in a mess, and they are in a panic.
Some people are ready to quietly leave the dangerous city of the imperial city.
But at the first moment when the imperial city was trapped, it had already been ordered by Qin Rang to seal the city.
Moreover, Qin Rang cooperated with the Admiral of the Crane Supervision Division to find out all the rumors and traitors in the imperial city, and those who went to prison were put to prison, and those who were executed were executed.
For a while, the stunned capital was almost chaotic, and the order was slowly restored.
Moreover, Qin Rang even let the hairpin family in the capital and the hundreds of civil and military officials go out for private purposes, and there were thousands of people gathered in total.
And these people are all good at taking care of the house, so they naturally have some kung fu, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not bad.
However, with less than 60,000 troops, how could they have a chance of winning against the 200,000 troops who were waiting outside and preparing to attack the city?
For today's plan, there is only the word "stubborn" left.
And then wait for His Majesty's army to come back to the rescue!
When Li Rongxu heard the news, he was naturally anxious.
Just when Li Rongxu was about to lead his troops back to Beijing to rescue.
Li Rongxi suddenly concentrated his forces and attacked again, and he was even more pressed by his troops to fight very quickly, which brought great pressure to Li Rongxu for a while.
Where will he find the time to go back and forth with his troops?
And as soon as his mind is so disturbed, then the natural strategy will show signs of being disrupted.
The manager is messed up, and that's not a good thing!
Li Rongxi's purpose is very direct and clear, taking advantage of Li Rongxu's hurry, he naturally wants to break through the defense line of the Han River and cross the river in one fell swoop!
And Li Rongxu was so messed up like this, he didn't know how to choose.
If he stays here, then the capital will inevitably fall, and his country and his position will naturally not be guaranteed.
However, if he led his troops back to the capital at this time, Li Rongxi would inevitably take this opportunity to cross the river violently; What's more, even if he led his troops to rush back day and night, it would take half a month's effort.
In half a month, 200,000 troops besieged the imperial city, and at that time, I don't know if the imperial city will be able to hold it?
Li Rongxu only felt that his mood had never been so hesitant.
Even in the past few days, he has no time to think about his wife and son for a moment.
Moreover, at this time, the mountain village where Shao Xunmei and her party lived was not far from the capital, and the rebels were also outside the capital.
At this time, in the calm small mountain village, although the army outside is approaching the city, and even the army may be stationed not far from this village, the people in the village can do whatever they want, and they are not disturbed by the outside turmoil at all.
Of course, the village chief also has plans.
Thirty people, ten people patrolled day and night, and once they found that the army had accidentally entered the footprints, they would immediately report it.
Then they immediately hid in the mountains and forests.
Anyway, the village is surrounded by mountains and forests on three sides.
People hide in it, and they don't come out for a year and a half, and they don't starve to death.
However, in the house where Shao Xunmei lives.
In the past few days, patrols have also been stepped up, and Chen Huanzhi and Long Yingwei have been extra vigilant.
It's been almost eight months, Xiao Chuyi has grown very strong, can already climb, has a very sharp body, and has tried to start talking.
But Shao Xunmei's situation is getting worse and worse.
She is now in a coma for more and more time.
Half a month has passed since the last time I woke up.
In other words, half a month has passed since Shao Xunmei was in a coma this time.
And her face is aging at an alarming rate......
The hair slowly turns gray, and then it may turn gray.......
The whole person, vitality is rapidly consuming......
Princess Zichen naturally also received the situation that the capital outside was besieged.
What she wants to do most at the moment is to lead her Dragon Shadow Guard to rush to the Imperial City and kill the enemy!
Go and do your best for the royal brother!
However, in the case of the imperial sister-in-law, how can she walk away?
Therefore, she has been very entangled and troubled in the past few days, and she can't even do it anymore when Xie Yan is greasy and crooked.
She bit her lip and lay in Xie Yan's arms and asked him what to do.
Xie Yan smiled and told her to go with her own heart.
Princess Zichen raised her head suddenly, looking at the man's elegant smile with a somewhat stiff expression, almost in disbelief: "But, but, what should the imperial sister-in-law do...... no......
She shook her head again......
And thinking of Shao Xunmei's appearance, Princess Zichen's face swelled with sadness, and she muttered: "The imperial sister-in-law is like this..., how long can it last?" When the royal brother saw the imperial sister-in-law like this, he was about to collapse......"
Yes, the woman who talked to him well in the letter turned out to be a beauty in the twilight and unconscious, and the blow can be imagined.
And the imperial sister-in-law, in order to appease the heart of the imperial brother, during the waking period, in addition to watching the first day of junior high school, the rest of the time was just to write a letter to the imperial brother......
In the end, four days later, Li Rongxu led an army of 200,000 and decided to go north and return to support the imperial city.
In any case, the imperial city cannot be broken or lost.
And the emperor, the queen mother, and hundreds of civil and military officials are all in the city, and he can't help but go back!
As for the defense line of the Han River, it can only be defended to the death, and if it is broken, it can only be broken!
In this way, at least you can buy time in a roundabout way.
However, over there in the capital, at this time, I can't afford to wait!
At the same time, here in the capital, it is critical!
The day after the army approached the city, the army began to attack the city!
Tens of thousands of troops were commanded by Qin Rang to guard the most dense place of the city gate.
All methods that could be defended were used, boiling water was poured, stones and giant trees were smashed, and arrows were fired.
Under the city, the south and east gates were fiercely attacked, and Qin Rang and the deputy commanders of the Jing Guard Army made one side and defended the city gates.
After three days and three nights, the second prince lost more than 20,000 people.
And Qin Rang's Jing Guards also suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
Even, the southeast corner gate was almost opened by the hidden rebels to welcome the enemy in, but fortunately, the people of the Crane Supervision Division found it in time and disposed of the people.
At this time, the capital can be said to have almost become a lonely city.
And can Qin Rang and the others hold on for half a month?
And the rebels also knew that Li Rongxu was leading the army to come, so the siege became more and more intense.
Even, poisoning was placed in the place of the water source, and suddenly the people in the city were poisoned.
The people of the Crane Supervision Division immediately activated the imperial doctor's defense system, comprehensively tested and checked the drugs, and then detoxified.
The moat around the capital is fully opened.
Slowly the water surface spreads up.
During this period, Qin Rang used flooding or oil burning, etc., and under the cover of the moat, he eliminated more than 30,000 rebels.
However, the troops in the capital are also exhausted!
At this time, there were still seven days before Li Rongxu returned with his army.
Fortunately, there is enough food in the capital, and the water source has not been poisoned.
But the poisoned people have not been detoxified at this time. There is still a life hanging by the air.
And the people are also panicked, and the people's hearts are a little sluggish. Even at this time, regardless of the harshness of the Crane Supervision Division's methods, whispering, and even discussing in private became louder and louder.
And in the process of the enemy attacking the city, there is a group of foreign troops who are particularly concerned.
That is a group of women who are guarding the city above the city gates, not inferior to good men!
And this group of women's troops turned out to be composed of noble daughters from families in the city, and they were all composed of martial arts masters!
And the person who is the leader is Qin Rang's married sister, led by Qin Shuang.
Qin Shuang couldn't bear to see her brother working hard for the capital alone, so she naturally wanted to contribute!
And as soon as Qin Shuang came out, naturally some people echoed him.
When the enemy soldiers are approaching the city, these noble women will not just hide in the boudoir and embroider butterflies.
They are also hot-blooded and fleshy! They can also defend their families and the country and sacrifice their limited strength!
Among them, the daughter of Lord Yan, the fiancΓ©e of the former protector of the country, Yan Qingqing also played a lot of agitating role in it, and even gathered a lot of united women in a short period of time, and even many of them were personal maids to protect the young lady, and most of these maids were kung fu.
And Yan Qingqing also appeared on the siege.
When Qin Rang saw the woman wearing a red power suit, holding a big knife, full of energy, petite and bright, he didn't know how much emotion he felt in his heart: this is the woman he has a fancy for!
Sure enough, it was different from those women.
You know, Qingqing doesn't know martial arts!
Therefore, Qin Rang said with a straight face: "Yan Qingqing, you go back!" Don't make a mess! β
But Yan Qingqing said with a cold face: "Commander Qin, everyone is responsible for defending the capital!" I don't know martial arts, but I can afford to move rocks and splash hot water, and I can also kill people and hurt the enemy! β
Qin Shuang naturally knew his brother's thoughts, pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will protect Miss Yan." β
A new wave of sieges is coming.
In addition to commanding people, Qin Rang also had one more task, taking care of the troublesome woman.
But I saw that she was petite and flexible, shuttling through it like a fish.
Hold on to a small piece of stone and see it smashed down unceremoniously!
The expression is calm and solemn!
The action is clean and neat, and one hit is accurate! The besiegers were smashed and immediately rolled down the ladder!
Or just pick up the hot water and pour it down.
Suddenly, arrows came from below.
Seeing that he was about to come towards Yan Qingqing.
And Yan Qingqing didn't know martial arts, her eyes contracted, and she couldn't dodge.
The nobles on one side are all defending against the enemy.
Qin Shuang passed by with a sword, but he didn't stop it.
Qin Rang on the side had already rushed over with a figure.
When Yan Qingqing reacted, he only felt that he was already in the arms of an iron armor with a strong smell of blood.
The man took her around in a circle.
Then the figure stiffened.
That person's peach blossom eyes like mist, who is Qin Rang?
And those usually merry peach blossom eyes were already full of terrifying and murderous cold-blooded eyes: "Let you not make trouble!" β
With that, he flashed away.
And Yan Qingqing found out: On his back, the arrow he pulled out casually was clearly what he suffered for her!
It should have been cummed on her!
That man, although his tone was disgusted and cold, protected her with his own generous back at the critical moment!
Her heart didn't know how to react for an instant, but the blood surged into her heart, and her tone was unconsciously nervous: "Qin Rang, you are injured!" β
However, Qin Rang pursed his lips and said coldly: "If you don't tighten, you can't die!" β
Then, it's time to go and command the battle!
And the blood on his back was dyed red along the silver armor......
In her eye sockets, there was a blinding redness......
His back, in her eyes, gradually grew taller......
At this time, Shao Xunmei finally woke up again after being in a coma for twenty-two days.
At this time, her beauty is twilight, her bones are red, and her hair has turned gray!
Who would have thought that a woman who was extremely beautiful some time ago would become like this?
Shao Xunmei only felt weak, and was helped up by Princess Zichen, dizzy.
She looked at her hands, which were no longer so tight and elastic.
She couldn't help but touch her face.
And Princess Zichen's eyes were red: "Sister-in-law, don't ......"
However, Shao Xunmei had already touched her face, felt the loose skin on her face, and smiled: "Nothing, everyone will get old, I'm just a little ahead of schedule, this is all expected." β
"It's just that I can't face your royal brother......"
She also wants to see the man she loves in his best before she dies.
However, it was destined to be impossible.
At this time, she even realized the feeling of not seeing Lu Xuan's side when Yu Shi suffered from tuberculosis!
She wants the most beautiful appearance to live in Lu Xuan's memory.
What could be more cruel than being in the twilight of oneself and having a lover who is still young?
So, she thought about it and finally called the head of the Tong Yuan.
What the head of the Tong Yuan talked to her about, no one else heard.
It's just that people found that the head of the children's home began to get busy.
Shao Xunmei naturally knew the situation in the capital.
She knew Princess Zichen's feelings.
So let Zi Chen lead the Dragon Shadow Guard to do what she wants to do, in order to defend her imperial brother's country, and make a contribution.
What else did Zi Chen say, Shao Xunmei smiled and said: "You can rest assured that no one will find out here, and Chen Huanzhi is still by my side, it will be fine." As for Tong Yuanshou and Xie Yan, you can bring them all, both of them are good at detoxification, and they will be helpful to those poisoned people in the capital! β
Whatever is helpful to her man, take it away.
Princess Zichen left with a few Dragon Shadow Guards, as well as Tong Yuan Shou and Xie Yan.
Left a few Long Yingwei, as well as Chen Huanzhi and others, still protecting Shao Xunmei's mother and son.
At the same time, Li Rongxu led the army on the way.
On August 2, when the rebels attacked the imperial city, Princess Zichen rushed back to the capital.
Lee Yong-hee led a large army and broke through the defense line on the north bank of the Han River in one fell swoop.
Li Rongxu's army collapsed.
The fortress to the east of it was directly breached by Li Rongxi.
The army of the Eastern Front and the army of the Prince of Xianghou on the Western Front were pursued by the powerful rebel army a hundred miles to the north!
As a result, in a year's time, Li Rongxi finally led the army to successfully cross the river.
With the trend of black clouds crushing the city, stretching out the wolf's teeth that are eyeing the tiger, it officially rushed towards the northern Central Plains!
And Li Yongxu's one-year defense of the north shore line was broken!
And the capital is also in danger at this time!
The 200,000 troops led by Li Rongxu at this time are still on the way!
And the most terrifying thing may be that Li Rongxi led the army and the rebels at the foot of the imperial city to jointly flank Li Rongxu's army and kill him on the way back to Beijing, which is the most dangerous!