Chapter 283: Dawn
Chapter 283: Dawn
[It's not tomorrow's finale, A-Yuan's panicked hit the author's words yesterday caused a lot of misleading, Sao Rui... Tomorrow is not the finale, but the finale is also near, and there are still a series of problems to be solved, but A-Yuan has always had zero ability to estimate the number of words, so whether it is early or later, I really can't come up with a very specific time, right?
"What did you say?"
The inner house of the Chen family, brightly lit, as bright as day, Chen Xian sat firmly on the Taishi chair, his hand clenched into a fist but hidden in the shadows, "Are you saying that Zhou Pingning led the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the army to rebel, and Li Bingtou was killed by Fang Qi on the spot in Yuhua Lane!?" β
The more steady Chen Xian's tone became, the hearts of the people in the hall were like hanging baskets.
"Yes..."
There was no morale back, Chen Xian didn't answer, snorted coldly, the figure of the person in the hall trembled, and hurriedly replied loudly, "Go back to your lord!" Ning Erye handed over 20,000 soldiers and horses to Fang Qi to arrange troops, and now they have been reduced to zero, ambushed in Dingjing City, and all the Babao Hutong, Shuangfu Street, and Eldest Princess's Mansion explained by Li Bingtou have been ambushed, and even Yuwang's Mansion and Suiwang's Mansion are guarded by light cavalry. The battalion guards are a group of 100 people, a team of 1,000 people, and almost all the soldiers who travel have been wiped out, and now nearly 10,000 people have been lost! β
Fang Qi...
Zhou Pingning...
"Smack-"
Chen Xian was furious, and the case was struck, Zhou Pingning handed over the soldiers and horses to Fang Qi without bringing soldiers, what was he afraid of? What he was afraid of was that Fang Qi had soldiers and horses in his hands!
Fang Qi never plays cards according to common sense, and the leader of the army is good and treacherous, and it is difficult for a scholar to look at it! His shortcoming is the formation of ambushes. He avoided this shortcoming when laying out. Deliberately let Qin Boling strangle the Northwest Army in Pingxi Pass. Deliberately trapped Fang Qi in Dingjing City, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, where can Fang Qi, who has no soldiers and a single soldier, go to reverse the situation!?
It's obviously a game that you can't lose!
Zhou Pingning... There is only one more variable of Zhou Pingning!
Evil creature!
Chen Xian was angry and slapped on the table again, the matter had been committed, and he was afraid that he would make a mistake again and again, his palm was numb, and his voice was heavy, "Lose 10,000 soldiers and horses." There are still 40,000 left in the inner city, and Zhou Pingning only has 20,000 people in his hands, they only dare to set up an ambush, and they will never dare to fight hard! "The light in his eyes is extremely bright," Fang Qi has a lot of ghosts, and he has broken into pieces, and he must not be his opponent when he fights alone... Immediately rectify the inner city soldiers and horses, concentrate on surrounding the moat, support the commander of Shi, and leave 10,000 hands to drag Fang Qi. Then send people to deliver the news to the outer city of Dingjing City, and the 140,000 horses in the outer city will then overwhelm the city with great momentum, and take care of the imperial city first. Flatten the outer soil again! β
The people in the hall sheathed upwards and answered the road categorically. "Yes!" Then trot and turn away into the night.
Chen Xian pondered for a long time, closed the four window lattices, took out a roll of bright yellow satin silk from the small wooden box hidden in the dark and hid it in his lapsel, paced back and forth for a long time, and finally lifted his robe and walked out.
"Your Excellency!"
Chen Xian turned around, but saw his old wife with tears in his eyes, "My lord, where are you going?" β
"Go to Shun Zhenmen."
Chen Xian has one foot in the house and one foot outside the house, the half inside the house is very bright, but the half outside the house is very dark, "You sleep first... I... Come back at dawn. β
Mrs. Chen opened her mouth and wanted to stay any longer, but Chen Xian had already decided to leave.
"Surround Wei to save Zhao, and the sound is attacking the west..."
The night of Fengyi Hall was very quiet, and Xingzhao's voice floated in the night sky, "She's the inner city, attack the imperial city, protect the outer city, if Chen Xian put all the chips outside the Shunzhen Gate at the beginning, one attack and one defend, with Zhou Pingning's 20,000 soldiers and horses, even if he adds his uncle's command and command, the outcome is still inconclusive." Xingzhao sneered, "But he wants to deal with his uncle first and then quickly, if he is not careful, he will lose the opportunity, so he has to delay step by step..."
No one answered Xingzhao.
After being silent for a long time, I heard the sound of hurried and heavy footsteps, and Gonggong Lin went back and forth countless times this night, looking full of energy.
"There are more and more people in the inner palace, there are already shouts under the city gate, the palace gate is banging, and the chaotic army is afraid that it will move!"
It's time to move!
Xingzhao helped Lianyu to get up, and held the red lantern with his own hands, "Tired of Gonggong Lin leading the way... Let's go up to the castle! β
Gonggong Lin was stunned, and subconsciously blocked in front of Xingzhao, "Princess! Think twice! Swords and arrows don't have long eyes, if you have in case, the queen will not live! β
"The chaotic army is imminent, the emperor has driven the crane to the west, the queen mother's spirit is not good, there is no one in charge of the palace, although I He Xingzhao is a woman, I am a woman, I am long in the heavenly family, married into the clan, seeing the loyal and brave warriors throwing their heads and spilling blood for the Zhou family, how can they be on the wall and have nothing to do?"
Red lanterns, blue brick floors, young people.
Gonggong Lin was speechless.
Xingzhao walked firmly, turned his head and looked back at the Fengyi Hall with red walls and glazed green tiles, yes, the lioness is old, the little lion has grown up, she has been sheltered by them for a long time, and now it is time for her to shelter them!
When you approach the inner palace wall, you can hear the voices of the noisy men outside the inner palace, and you can see the soldiers in armor under the wall of the inner palace when you climb the inner palace tower.
Maybe it's unreasonable to call them soldiers at this time.
What they are doing now is stealing the country and usurping the dynasty, and what they are doing is the evil cause of the tiger.
It's a rebel and a thief.
Lin Gonggong supported Xingzhao in vain, and the top of the city tower was ready, with boiling hot oil, sharp spears more than two meters long, and the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard with solemn expressions.
Seeing that a woman in a gorgeous costume was coming, the soldiers hurriedly lowered their eyes.
The voices under the city walls became more and more urgent, as if they could not hold back.
Xingzhao clenched his hands into fists, forcibly suppressed the panic and uneasiness in his heart, and said only one short sentence in a loud voice, "The soldiers have worked hard. After a pause, he raised his voice and cut it flat, "The city tower is here, I am here, the city tower is broken, I am dead!" Today, I live and die with the soldiers! β
Lin Gonggong's body shook, and when he raised his eyes slightly, he could see the side face and eyes of Xingzhao who was calm and calm under the half-firelight.
"The building is here, the building is broken, and I will die!"
The morale of the guards has increased greatly, and the ladies of the deep palace dare to risk their lives, not to mention that we are waiting for an eight-foot son!
At the same time, there was a stirring at the base of the wall, and the man didn't know what he was yelling at when he opened his throat. Almost instantaneously. Under the tower, the ladder bow and crossbow have been arranged. One by one, the rebel armies climbed the city wall and attacked upward, intending to put the ladder between the towers.
The palace gate is heavy, nearly three feet of hardwood is mixed with cement and iron bars, non-flint attack is bound to be unbreakable, Yu Nei Xingzhao has already made people pile up hundreds of tons of boulders, if Chen Xian wants to attack the city, there is only one way - sacrifice troops. Storm the Upper Tower!
Xingzhao stood upright in the northwest corner, looking down with cold eyes.
The city wall is three stories high, condescending to look down, such as looking at ants and mayflies, the rebel army climbs up one after another, and the hot oil is poured down one after another on the top of the city tower, and the hot oil is poured on the skin and flesh, and then there is a sound of rattling, followed by the ghost crying wolf.
There were those who climbed fast, and the men on top of each other showed their heads on the walls. He poked his spear fiercely from above, and the rebels suffered pain. The next plate was unstable, and several "poofs" caused several people to fall.
"Boom!"
The catapult started, the boulder cut through the sky, and threw an arc straight down the city wall, and the guards buried their heads in dodge, and before they could get up, it was another round of attack!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, there have been several rebels on the city wall, the leader gritted his teeth and got up to avoid the boulder falling from the sky, holding a spear with one hand to pierce the chest of the person, the man was brave, lying on the city wall and did not let go, a backhand broke the spear from the front placket, and then snorted, the leader of the spear had been broken and gritted his teeth and stabbed again, and the rebel army was stabbed down the city tower after all!
"Princess, go in!"
Gonggong Lin's face turned pale, his upper teeth knocked his lower teeth, he cried out loud, and blocked Xingzhao with his flesh and blood, "Old slave, please!" Let's go back to the inner palace! If you're good... If you have a good one..."
Gonggong Lin was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
Lianyu was also afraid, but she rolled up her sleeves and carried firewood on her back to help heat the oil, and the green smoke of the hot oil rose and gradually filled the sky.
Xingzhao pushed Gonggong Lin away, raised his chin, and raised his voice, "The roster of the guards has always been counted!" Hack to death a rebellious minister and thief, reward a hundred taels of silver, hack a hundred, seal a hundred households, hack a thousand, seal a thousand households! After the chaos, there will be a big reward, fight for this life, I Duan Princess He dare to guarantee in the name of the royal family, survive this experience, everyone is a good talent for my Great Zhou, all of them are the henchmen of the heavenly family! β
What is missing now is a breath of strength, a breath!
As soon as she left, the breath that she had saved so easily was discharged!
"Well, Weichen thanked the princess first!"
The leader was the first to roar, "Mount, flint the bow and crossbow, aim for the trebuchet!" As soon as the trebuchet was destroyed, the chaotic army had no far to attack and prepare for weapons, so they could only attack closely! When the time comes, pour the brazier, and our old and young masters will also have to burn half of the sky in the capital today! β
There are not many bows and crossbows in the inner palace, twenty bows and arrows are placed in the northwest and southeast corners, bows and arrows are exchanged for diligence, the tar is lit and the fire fold is smoked, the fire is high, the guards are quick with their hands and feet, first throw down nearly 100 bags of straw from the city tower, and then pour down the tar, the leader of the army gives an order, the arrow with the fire of the bow and arrow falls to the ground like a meteor, and the tar and straw will "rise" and burn up!
The weather was dry and dry, and the north wind rose again, and the fire was stirred up by the wind, along the root of the inner palace wall, and it didn't take long for it to burn in a circle.
The fire burned to the skin and flesh, and suddenly there was a burning smell, and the chaotic army fled in all directions, and then there were soldiers pouring water to fight the fire, but it was only in vain!
There are 10,000 people in the city, 8,000 upstairs, one attack and one defense, stalemate!
Chen Xian sat in the tent and listened to the spies report, "... Princess Duan is on top of the city tower, I'm afraid she is here to sit in town! β
A woman has so much guts!
Chen Xian pondered for a long time, if they wanted to delay time, he would accompany them to delay time! When the 140,000 soldiers and horses in the outer city are about to destroy the city, who wins and who loses, it is not by courage to judge the hero!
Chen Xian took the black lacquer cylinder-shaped megaphone handed over by the herald with one hand, and the voice was gathered at the gathering place, and then transmitted from the wide mouth, which sounded a little stuffy.
"Princess Duanβ"
Xingzhao raised his eyebrows, raised his hand, led the soldiers to take back the meaning, and raised the small red flag with one hand.
Chen Xian chuckled, the laughter was intermittently muffled in his mouth, and then he said slowly, "Some people say that I, Chen Xian, am forcing the palace tonight, but I say otherwise!" I Chen Xian can't afford such a sin! I'm a scholar, I have no power to restrain the chicken, and I have a liver and gallbladder, saying that I am Chen Xian forcing the palace? β¦ That's a serious crime! β
Xingzhao palmed the back of the chair with one hand and pursed the corners of his lips imperceptibly.
The leader of the army asked Xingzhao softly, "Do you want Weichen to have a few words with him?" β
Xingzhao waved his hand to stop, "Listen to him, don't stop the offensive upstairs, I'm afraid that he will use an excuse to delay the opportunity to wait for reinforcements." β
The leader nodded hurriedly.
"I, Chen Xian and Shi Commander, are the soldiers and horses, wielding a knife at the foot of the Imperial City, and what I am asking for is a truth." Chen Xian slowed down his breath with some sneer and ridicule, "The emperor has been in the early court for many days, and I hold the holy decree under the emperor's jade seal in my hand, but I can't present it - everyone knows what kind of woman the Fang family is, she has no merit for the country's general succession, and she has no quality of virtuous woman's virtue, which is really embarrassing!" I had no choice but to make this decision, so that the holy decree could see the light of day and comfort the emperor's heart! β
When I became a bitch, I still want to set up a torii!
Chen Xian can't get out of the sour and rotten frame of a scholar!
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, the establishment of the heir, the strict country, so the inheritance of the guard, so the continuation of the literary industry, Qin Ruo training, the time is often the norm, the more my ancestors, enjoy the heavens, the house nine, Yiqing billion, wanton to one person, the order of the construction. Compile Wu Liezu, Yanhong Branch, suffer from the rest of the borderless, also the boundless compassion, the burden is heavy, only diligent, forever cherished the heir training, when the deputy monarch Lin... The seventh son of the Emperor Shi'er, the body is dry and spiritual, and he is the crown prince of the saint and the virtue, and he is the crown prince..."
I see!
Chen Xian wants fame, he also wants the country, and he wants the reputation and praise of the history books of later generations, and plotting to force the palace under the banner of supporting the young lord is always more gentle and virtuous than the yellow robe and the Chen Qiao mutiny!
He's going to make a name for himself before the battle!
Xingzhao laughed inexplicably, stretched out his hand to call the leading soldiers, "Swing the bow and crossbow, shoot Chen Xian!" β
The distance between the leaders and the soldiers was a little difficult, "... I'm afraid I won't be able to shoot that far. β
"Then shoot in his direction! Shoot as far as you can! β
The leader of the troops led the order to go, the arrow did not have long eyes, and rushed through the sky, and the sound of "swish" was fixed in front of Chen Xian's array!
Chen Xian's words were interrupted, and he was furious, and then folded the bright yellow three folds to the front and hid it, and his fingers were on the city wall where the palace lamp was hung, "Attack again!" Push it up! Reinforcements are in the back! Drag the guards in the inner palace to death! β
The voice was about to fall, and a scout came to report from the back tent, panting, "... Dingjing City Gate... The gate of Dingjing City is open..."
"Did the people from the outside city enter the city?"
It shouldn't be this fast!
He put the men and horses from the outer city inland to warn the Fang family army who had killed them from the northwest, and from the time they received the military order to the present, they would have to spend at least three hours to enter the capital and enter the city!
The spy leaned on the curtain and shook his head, "No... Not a camp guard! I don't know whose soldiers and horses it is! A group of ... It's all cavalry, the black armor can't tell where it is, and it doesn't come from the inland, and it should be from the coast of Tianjin, and the march is extremely fast! β
It's all cavalry!
Chen Xian's hand suddenly relaxed.
"Bang!"
The wooden megaphone fell to the ground.
At the end of the sky, the mist was covered with a shimmering veil, as if a warm sun was rising.
It's dawn.
Xingzhao watched quietly and smiled. (To be continued......)
ps: It's late today, mainly because I'm going to the starting point annual meeting tomorrow, A-Yuan is a little excited~ The visual inspection of the 21st to 24th update may be unstable, but A-Yuan must keep it every day!