Chapter 269
Five days later, Yan Hongyi tricked the guards into the trap to end the battle, and the guards were defeated, and some of the routs died in a panic under the swords of their own people.
Yan Hongyi stretched his waist and was in a very happy mood to talk to his brother about cleaning up the remaining problems on the battlefield.
In the evening, Zhan Jun flew back with a relaxed smile on his face, and found the Yan brothers and said that he had made further gains from what he had started.
"Look at you, things are going well?" Yan Hongyi glanced at Zhan Junfei and asked.
"Of course, the Winged King's method has worked very well, and he has found two underground tunnels, and they are still continuing." Zhan Junfei was in a high mood, took out the sketch he had drawn and put it on the table.
"This is a rough map of the various corner gate routes of the Patriotic Palace, although not all of them, it is not a problem to take the palace." finally solved a matter that was pressed on his mind, and when he saw the good situation, Zhan Junfei at least didn't worry about spending the boss's efforts just to do day work.
"Do you want to call the Winged King to consult?" Zhan Junfei asked casually.
"What are you calling?" Yan Hongyi chuckled, "That's the Patriotic Palace with countless treasures, its significance is extraordinary, it's really cheaper Wing King?" ”
"You shouldn't be the winged king with the idea of first come, right?" When he was flying, he saw Yan Hongyi's small abacus.
"The map was drawn by us, so why don't the Winged King have to do anything instead of taking the lion's head." Yan Hongyi has been coveting the palace for a long time, and more importantly, the good things in the treasury are not aimed at this in ancient times.
Zhan Junfei didn't listen to Yan Hongyi's sour water, and went to see Yan Suyi, it was not easy to dig the corner of the Wing King's wall, not to mention that it was still the lifeblood of a country. How can the Winged King give up, and if he is in a hurry, the Winged King will have to do all the martial arts.
"It is clearly written on the covenant that the imperial city belongs to all the last cities of the Mu Kingdom." Zhan Junfei didn't believe that Yan Suyi turned his face with the Wing King for the sake of a palace.
"You also said that it was an imperial city, but you didn't say that it included the imperial palace." Yan Hongyi picks words. Anyway, when it comes to word games, some plays, what can the Wing King do.
"You think so, too?" Zhan Junfei opened his mouth to ask Yan Suyi's opinion, once this matter is decided, the consequences of the commitment are unknown, "Do you really want to take a risk?" ”
"The significance of the palace uncle is very important." Yan Suyi confided such a sentence with deep meaning.
"The Wing King is by no means a good stubble, if he knows that we are behind the ghost, he will definitely not give up." Zhan Junfei could imagine the anger rising under the cold face of the Wing King, and he didn't dare to think about the consequences.
"The prosperity and decay of every nation, what has been handed down is more valuable than the dead that remains in its treasury." So it's imperative. Yan Suyi had considered getting the Weiguo Palace in his hands at the beginning, but King Yi was afraid that he would not let go of the important death of the palace, so in order not to force it too tightly, the two parties had a tacit understanding to ignore this. Now the situation is very good, and it will be resolved to put it back in front of us.
"Have you ever considered the consequences of angering the Wing King?" It's not that Zhan Junfei doesn't stand on the side of the Yan brothers, but he is worried that the cooperative relationship established between the two parties will collapse in an instant, and he needs to make trouble to the point of being so strict, and the Yan country is not over yet. Abandoning allies prematurely is highly likely to be retaliated against by the Winged King. At that time, it is inevitable that the enemy will be attacked on the back of the belly, and the cost will be too great.
"What is there to worry about, it's a big deal to compensate for all the things that those officials and families in the imperial city have left." Yan Hongyi also felt that the Wing King took advantage.
"I'm not optimistic about this." The more Zhan Jun Fei touches the Wing King, the more he can't see through it, it is stricter than seeing flowers in the fog, the Wing King is too special, and it is not wise to make a rash move without fully understanding it.
"The Winged King has always been fair, and I don't know what it will be like if he breaks the boundary." At least the Wing King had reminded him a lot about the Patriotic Palace, and even put forward helpful advice. Zhan Junfei can't do anything ruthless, at least not now.
"The matter is tentatively decided. When we occupy the palace, there are some things that we can sit down and discuss until we reach a win-win situation for both sides. Yan Suyi didn't have to swallow the entire Patriotic Palace in one go, but he also knew that such an insidious method would be difficult to get into the hall of elegance, and eating too ugly would cause a lot of criticism.
"Well, just don't go overboard." Zhan Junfei is still willing to uphold his conscience and stand by his friend's side to help.
On the second day, the generals were summoned to draw up the next plan, and the whole battalion was assigned to the next place.
The army united by the Yan army and the Mu army fought more and more smoothly, including the people in the city did not resist, the officials in the city fled in panic, and a few hard bones loyal to the country could not be crushed by the strength of the army.
Seeing that Mu Jun was going to hit the imperial city, the wealthy people in the city couldn't sit still anymore, so they asked around about ways to get out of the imperial city, hoping to follow the big family to act together, so that the trip would be smoother and there would be considerable security, even if they were willing to share some more silver taels, they couldn't sit at home and wait for death.
The store has no intention of opening its doors to welcome customers, and the bustling streets and alleys of the past have been depressed in the blink of an eye, even if the goods piled up in the store have not been sold, they have closed the store, and a lot of food has been piled up at home to live.
Regardless of the relatives who have a relationship with the door, as long as they can escape their lives out of the imperial city, they have to run, and the fields and shops in their hands can be sold as low as possible, in case Mu Jun comes to smash and rob and burn, it will be all destroyed in his hands, it is better to exchange it into cash as soon as possible to defend himself, even if the price is low, it is better than nothing.
The people who had no way to do so had to carefully close the doors and windows of their homes, and if they had a little extra money, they bought boards to reinforce all the doors and windows, and even found craftsmen who specialized in digging cellars to dig a cellar at home that was enough to accommodate their families, and all the grain was placed in the cellar, and it was safer to stay underground when there was a noise on it.
There are often guards patrolling the streets, and no matter how frightened the people in Beijing are, no one dares to move their minds to rob the rice and grain stores, or some weak people's homes.
The actions of the wealthy merchants in the imperial city are so frequent that they are cheap in the Xi Dynasty, and they have spare money in their hands, and when the value is low to a quarter of the original price, it is a fool not to buy it, although the imperial city is their own territory in the future, it cannot be robbed in front of the people who defend the country, and the benevolence and virtue that were preached in the past were suddenly burned, and it is indispensable to take the normal path.
In two days they will be at the foot of the imperial city. There is a moment of rest outside the camp today.
The generals gathered again in the big tent to discuss the intention of attacking the imperial city, and when they walked here, they couldn't help but sigh as if they had seen the end, and finally arrived at the imperial city. Although the journey has been smooth, there is still blood left on the battlefield.
"Siege by day or at night?" Yan Hongyi opened his mouth to ask for other people's opinions, and he felt that the evening was the best.
"During the day." Xi Chao was the first to speak, "The night is dark and the wind is high, it is indeed a good day to kill people, and it is also impossible to stop some people from being agitated, making jokes to implicate the people in the city who are originally shaped like hamsters, and the slightest wind and stroke will cause panic." The accumulation turned into an uncontrollable riot, and it was dark that could not distinguish between friend and foe, and the casualties were immeasurable. ”
The Winged King opened his mouth, and he was about to say that the general of the evening swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. What the Winged King said is not unreasonable, and more importantly, the imperial city will belong to the Mu Kingdom in the future, and the Winged King has the right to interfere with the time of the siege.
"Well, as you see it." Yan Hongyi doesn't care about not interrogating during the day and at night. Anyway, believe in your own strength. How can you not take a small imperial city, and I also thought about it with a little guilt, and I didn't refute the words of the Wing King.
Next, the team assigned to attack the city gate, the two armies of Yan and Mu added up to a total of 150,000 people, and there were three gates in the Imperial City of Weiguo, so it was just right to divide the people into three groups, and it was just right for the Yan brothers to lead a team and the Mu army led by the Wing King.
Yan Hongyi attacked the main gate, Yan Suyi attacked the west gate, and the wing king was the east gate. In contrast, the defenders at the main gate are stronger, and the specific situation depends on the situation detected by the spies.
Xu Mian brought out four apprentices, two of whom were perceptive, and they could draw inferences from each other once they were taught, and they were deeply valued by themselves. The basic diseases in the army are well known by heart, and there is no need to take action by oneself when getting started, and the prescriptions are often read in person before taking the medicines, and it is not advisable to read medical books without more than ten years of accumulation in prescribing prescriptions.
Xu Mian, who was not busy, became the attendant of the Wing King again, although he did not have the status to enter the big tent to participate in the discussion, as long as he asked the Wing King, he did not hesitate to give advice, and he became another henchman under Hongrui Ah Jiu.
"The master is going according to plan." Hongrui came in and replied, and when she saw Xu Mian sitting leisurely on the side, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Two of the three princes of the country have fainted." Red Rui would personally visit the place of detention once a day.
"The gravediggers that Zhan Gongzi is looking for have already discovered two secret passages." Hongrui handed over a secret letter to his master, which came from the palace of the Patriotic Emperor.
After seeing it, Xi Chao burned it, and ordered him to select a group of people in the army tomorrow, and said that he was a pawn to the outside world.
"Is that okay?" The word horse pawn is not good to hear, and it has a bit of a bad meaning, it is destined to be discarded or die, Xu Mian can't think of the purpose of the Wing King.
"It's often the case in war." Either there will be no horse pawn, and the Xi Dynasty is quite calm.
"You're trying to distract people?" Xu Mian said according to his own thoughts, "In fact, these people are of other uses? ”
"So to speak." Xi Chao did not deny it or explain it in detail.
"By the way, since Zhan Junfei found two tunnels, why didn't he tell you, or go to discuss?" Xu Mian suddenly sensed the signs that Mars was about to ignite.
"Who knows, I guess I have another plan." Xi Chao didn't care that the Yan brothers were calculating behind their backs, everything was possible before the matter was decided, and the one who had the last laugh was the real winner.
"There are three gates of the Patriotic Kingdom, the main gate is far away from the palace, which gate is the closest to the west or east?" Xu Mian was not stupid, and immediately discovered the wishful thinking of the Yan brothers.
"Where is the secret passage?" If it is a secret passage, it is easy to enter the palace without a single soldier to achieve the purpose of occupation, Xu Mian couldn't help but sigh, the Yan brothers played a good drama of equality and mutual assistance.
"What are you going to do, don't you stop?" Xu Mian frowned and was furious at the shameless behavior of the Yan brothers, how could anyone make small moves behind the back of his allies, it was clear that the cooperation was signed well, but now it is interesting to go back on his word.
"Why stop." Xi Chao smiled lightly, "Let them go, it's not certain who will kill the deer." There was an inexplicable meaning in the flat tone.
"When the time comes, act on the opportunity and follow closely." Xi Chao didn't say anything more, and planned to take Xu Mian, who didn't know martial arts, to follow the pace.
"Got it." Xu Mian saw that the Wing King was reluctant to mention more, so he consciously did not get to the bottom of it.
"The three princes of the country are just waiting for death?" Xu Mian also said that the Yiwang will take the three of them to find a shortcut to enter the palace quickly, and people on the edge of life and death often instinctively think of escaping and then find a safe place to hide, with the reaction of the three princes who are hungry and faint, they will choose to go straight to the palace for help, where there are the guards of the Emperor Weiguo, the last straw to save his life, of course, to grasp.
"Emperor Weiguo's health is not as good as before, he was sick some time ago, and now he is afraid that he is a person who has two feet in the coffin, and the pressure in his heart is too great, and he will probably do crazy actions regardless of a qiē." The Xi Dynasty mentioned the bleak predicament of the Emperor of the Wei Kingdom.
"Did Zhan Junfei say anything about this?" Why didn't he remember, Xu Mian wondered.
"Which is that villain, the master has his own channels." Hongrui gritted her teeth and peeled off her bones with hatred for Zhan Junfei.
"Maybe you focused on finding the dark passage and forgot about this stubble?" Xu Mian is not so generous, thinking about the bright side, it is likely that the Yan brothers are behind this matter, and Zhan Junfei can't escape it.
"Since the merger of the barracks, there have been few other news returns, and it is often notified by the Yan army." This is already very telling, Hongrui is angry with the shameless Yan brothers, and the original dead skin relied on the master's Zhan Fei, and now it is better to turn the face than to turn the book, a qiē Yan brothers first, where to put the master, the contractor!
"What should come will come." Xi Chao was not worried at all, he didn't trust Zhan Junfei and others, and he didn't care about the so-called deception, and he should be careful with the tiger.
Xu Mian could see that the Winged King had a plan, so he didn't bother with it and disturbed the Winged King's plan.
It was getting late and they went back to rest, and they had to hurry early tomorrow morning, and Hongrui retreated to do the task assigned by the master.
As soon as I fell asleep under the calculations of some people, tomorrow will be another sunny day.
In the Weiguo Palace, some of the courtiers have not entered the palace to ask the emperor for ideas, and in the end, only six old ministers were left to enter the palace to greet them, not to say that these six old ministers were loyal to the Wei Emperor, but they had already made a good way to retreat from the family, and came to the palace just to hear more news and the entrance to the dark passage where there were rumors.
All of them are old and sophisticated characters, and they don't want to put their half-life in the coffin on the line, so that they can make the best money at the last moment, and they can't and have to leave a good reputation for loyalty to the Lord.
The temper of the Emperor of the Patriotic Kingdom became more and more irritable day by day, and he could not even pronounce half a sound when he opened his mouth at the lightest, and the more he was sick, the more he was bedridden, and the more severe the period, the more he could see human nature.
The courtiers did not enter the palace one by one with various excuses, and the Emperor Wei Guo went from the initial anger to the indifference of the summoning, thanks to the careful waiting of the chief manager around him, otherwise it was not impossible for his condition to deteriorate and return to the west, so he relied on this person even more.
For the old ministers who stayed and often shouted and asked for warmth, the Emperor Wei sneered, he was not a fool, how could he not see the light in the eyes of several old ministers from time to time. It can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.
The news kept coming, most of the bad news made a group of people nervous, and there were also some guards around them who had the intention of retreating, but they were suppressed by force, and the current situation was still what to talk about, if they were all gone, the imperial city would become a wide city for the Mu army to invade.
The Emperor Wei was tired of the old minister's fake appearance and coy attitude, and ordered the chief manager to take down the old minister and imprison him, so as not to dangle back and forth under his nose.
The old minister with a crooked idea suffered now, how could he not have imagined that the emperor would be so resolute, even the old minister's face was closed regardless of the pass, and he did not give food, only clear water, what to say that the food in the palace was tight, and even the palace grandmothers were treated the same.
Lao Chen's bowels are green this time, and the benefits are not fished out but become a prisoner, no, I'm afraid it's not as good as a prisoner, and the prisoners still have three meals, on the other hand, they only have clear water, which is the rhythm of being starved to death. (To be continued......)