Chapter 48: Saving the Son of Heaven
After the two bowed, the councillors were also put together.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals of both sides gathered, and a simple sand table was placed in the middle, which showed the terrain between the imperial capital and Yuyang.
At this moment, in front of the people gathering around the sand table, Xiao Yuan took the lead in speaking:
"Now it is too late to lead the troops into the capital, and if the emperor is broken and the Son of Heaven flees south, there will be pursuers behind him, so I intend to set up an ambush on the road to meet the Son of Heaven."
"Well...... Brother Xiao is reasonable. Zhong Bai stared at the sand table, and after a moment, he pointed to a place: "What do you think of here?" β
"Slope Path?" After Xiao Yuan studied it carefully, he nodded: "Here, there are dense forests on both sides, and the terrain is high, which can be condescending, which is the best place to ambush soldiers. β
After speaking, he followed up and said: "In this way, Peng Shuang led our troops to lie on the left side, Liang Yuan led the headquarters to lie on the right side, and Brother Zhong and I each led 500 troops to respond head-on. β
"Good! That's it! After a little consideration, Zhong Bai immediately agreed.
On their side, they set up an ambush on a key road leading to Yuyang in the imperial capital, and the Son of Heaven had indeed fled south, because the imperial capital had no troops to defend it, and the thief Wu Yuan captured the palace without much effort.
You must know that there is a forbidden army in the palace, but Shang Rui is afraid of death, how dare he fight, he directly handed over the palace to others, which led to this disaster.
One can imagine what it would be like for a rebel leader to enter the palace with a gang of thieves.
The huge palace was already in a mess, the silver plate and jade cup, it was spilled on the ground, the palace maid fled, the eunuch died, screaming everywhere.
Wu Yuan was carrying a war knife, and he was at the front of the crowd, and behind him, he was followed by a large group of henchmen, and the other rebels chased frantically after entering the palace, snatching the fleeing palace *** Laughter and begging for mercy filled all corners of the palace.
Wu Yuan didn't stop this scene, he hurried his steps and went straight to the palace of the court, and on the way, he also grabbed an outlaw eunuch, and asked sharply: "Where is the emperor's child!" β
He stared at him, like a man-eating demon, and the eunuch screamed in fright, and said again and again: "The general spares his life, the general spares his lifeβ"
"I ask you, what about the emperor!"
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty has gone to Yuyang......"
"What about those princesses and concubines!"
"Both...... They all went with His Majesty......"
"Hateful!" Wu Yuan was furious, didn't say a word, and directly hacked the eunuch to death.
Blood sprayed, he walked quickly towards the main hall again, after arriving here, the glazed jade Jinluan Palace, the brilliant hall, several thick pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes, the floor was polished brightly, and directly above the position, there was a dragon chair made of pure gold.
This was the first time Wu Yuan had entered this imperial hall, and for a while, everyone was shocked by the splendor of the hall, and after he reacted, he also walked to the dragon chair in a daze.
Turning around and sitting down, Wu Yuan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and then kept stroking the dragon chair with his hand, muttering to himself: "The dragon chair...... This is the dragon chair ......"
As he spoke, he also looked at a scribe below, his face full of excitement and excitement: "Sir, this palace belongs to us, and these gold, silver, treasures and beauties are also ours......"
"Oh general, now is not the time to enjoy, the Son of Heaven has fled south, the most important thing at the moment is to capture the Son of Heaven, otherwise, there will be a steady stream of soldiers and horses from all over the country." The scribe said urgently.
After being reminded by him, Wu Yuan also came back to his senses, and then hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Mr. is right, quickly, hunt down the Son of Heaven!" β
Following his orders, the rebels quickly split up a group of cavalry and began to chase along the way.
Shang Rui, the Son of Heaven, fled all the way with hundreds of civil and military officials and harem beauties, but the speed of this team can be imagined, how can it be faster than the cavalry, only half a day, and the chasing soldiers behind him have arrived.
At this moment, Shang Rui's mood was very flustered, he was wearing a dragon robe, a crown on his head, twelve strings of jade beads on his forehead, he had been living a luxurious life since he was a child, how could he have been so desperate.
~~~~~At this moment, a forbidden soldier rode over, then knelt down in front of Shang Rui, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the traitor is less than ten miles away from here!" β
"What!?" Hearing this, Shang Rui was shocked, and screamed again and again: "Go!" Come on! β
I panicked all the way, but I still couldn't get rid of the traitor, if I was caught up, I still had my life!
Shang Rui panicked, and all the officials also panicked, and the team continued to die, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at an important place.
Here, the mountains on both sides are steep, and there is an official road in the middle, and the terrain is dangerous.
But today's Shang Rui, where can he still take care of these, and after he passed a corner with hundreds of officials, he found that there was an army in front of him, waiting for him.
Seeing this, Shang Rui first exclaimed, and immediately became more panicked.
Some officials began to say sadly: "Oh my God, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, how is this good......
The army in front of them was Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai, after seeing the emperor, the two subconsciously glanced at each other, and then led a group of soldiers to walk quickly towards Shang Rui.
Seeing this situation, Shang Rui was so frightened that he retreated again and again, and someone immediately shouted: "Quick!" Protect Your Majestyβ"
A cadre of forbidden troops began to hold a halberd and quickly protected Shang Rui behind him.
At this time, Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai also almost came closer, and then the two of them knelt on one knee together, clasped their fists and said, "Chen, Xiao Yuan, Zhong Bai, it's too late to save the driver!" May Your Majesty forgive your sins! β
Yes!? Hearing this, Shang Rui's eyes widened at first, and then he asked in a trembling voice, "You, are you here to save me?" β
"Exactly!" The two said in unison.
"Oh, Your Majesty, this is the righteous army, this is the righteous army that quells the chaos! We have been saved, Your Majesty! Some officials began to shout in surprise.
"Huh?" After being confirmed, Shang Rui immediately reacted, and then he was overjoyed, and said again and again: "Two Aiqing, get up, hurry up, please get up." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two got up, Shang Rui's heart lowered when he mentioned his throat, and he couldn't help but say: "The traitor is bold, if there are no two Aiqing rescued in time today, the empire will be in danger!" β
As soon as his words fell, the sound of chaotic horses' hooves behind him was faintly heard, and Shang Rui immediately became panicked again: "Aiqing, the thief army is coming, let's leave quickly." β
"Your Majesty, don't worry, please hurry over here, just a traitor, and leave it to us."
"Good, good, good."
Shang Rui said a few words in a row, where did he dare to stay, and hurriedly took the hundred officials and harem concubines through the team.