Chapter 278: General Zheng De
"Excuse me!" Seeing that the situation was more critical now, Emperor Fu stopped everyone's salute and walked slowly towards the city wall.
"Your Majesty, danger!" Seeing Emperor Fu's movements, the people present were shocked, if the enemy attacked, how could this old man who couldn't even walk fast be able to dodge.
But at this time, Emperor Fu was very stubborn, he ignored everyone's obstruction, and came directly to the city wall, panicked the guards on the side, hurriedly picked up swords and shields, and nervously protected them on the side.
The soldiers under the city, who had already walked to the city and were about to put the ladder at the head of the city and launch the next attack, saw this old man wearing imperial robes appear at the head of the city, and they couldn't help but be stunned. Years of awe for this old man made them subconsciously stop acting.
Seeing Emperor Fu's figure, Zheng De, who was in charge of the command, was also taken aback, and he hurriedly issued an order to let everyone suspend the siege of the city, and let everyone not shoot arrows at the city wall.
The soldiers under the city all breathed a long sigh of relief when they heard Zheng De's order, this old man had done so many things for Dafu for so many years, making everyone's life much better than before.
In the hearts of many soldiers, this old man is not only the emperor of Dafu, but also the spiritual pillar in the hearts of the people of Dafu.
"Doesn't it mean that Your Majesty has been unconscious for a long time and is no longer conscious, why is he still standing here energetically?" Soldiers in the city, look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do now.
"Who are your commanders? Let him come to the front, I have something to say to them. Emperor Fu stood at the head of the city and said downward.
After the soldiers below heard Emperor Fu's words, they hurriedly sent people to inform Zheng De, who was standing behind.
At this time, the father turned around and looked at the people standing on the city wall, and in the crowd he saw Yang Yun covered in blood. The corners of his mouth showed a subtle smile, this son who didn't pay much attention to him before, but he was the one who was most like himself.
"Old Thirteen, come here!" Fu Huang shouted softly.
"Father, what do you command?" Seeing Emperor Fu shouting at himself, Yang Yun hurriedly took a few steps forward and came to Emperor Fu.
"You sent someone to inform your second, third, and ninth brothers, and bring your own people to reinforce the palace, which is surrounded by a group of people of unknown origin, and it is now in some danger." Fu Huang said calmly.
"But Father, this is the time to employ people...... Yang Yun looked at the city and said with some hesitation.
"I'll take care of this, you don't have to worry." Fu Huang's tone was very resolute.
Yang Yun could already roughly estimate Emperor Fu's approach at this time, and he would make the same choice as Emperor Fu, but looking at this white-haired old man, Yang Yun was still worried.
"The son is gone!" Although he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, Yang Yun still saluted Emperor Fu, turned around and left quickly.
Looking at the back of his son's departure, Emperor Fu did not retract his gaze for a long time, at this time he did not look like an emperor, but a loving father who sent his son away.
But after a while, Emperor Fu turned into a majestic appearance again, turned around, and looked at the dense soldiers under the city.
"Champion General Zheng De has seen Your Majesty!" At this time, Zheng De led more than ten generals in the army to rush to the city, turned over and dismounted, and knelt neatly under the city wall.
"I've seen Your Majesty!" Seeing Zheng De and several important generals kneeling there, there were countless noises outside the city, and tens of thousands of soldiers soon knelt under the city.
"Are you his Yang Ming's soldiers, or my Dafu warriors, who actually came to attack my Dafu's capital, who gave you the courage?" The old man stood at the head of the city and scolded sharply.
Hearing Fucheng's words, there was no sound in the city for a while.
After a long time, Zheng Decai slowly raised his head and shouted loudly towards the city wall: "His Royal Highness King Shengwang has made great achievements for Dafu, and now we are doing this to seek justice for His Royal Highness King Sheng." As long as the imperial court releases His Royal Highness King Shengwang and his generals, and returns His Royal Highness King Sheng's justice, we will immediately withdraw our troops. ”
"It is fair to His Royal Highness the King, and we will withdraw immediately." As soon as Zheng De's words fell, all the generals on the side also shouted in unison, and then such shouts also sounded everywhere in the city.
"According to what you say, if I don't hand over Yang Ming to you, will you attack the city and cut off my head?" Emperor Fu shouted angrily at the head of the city.
Hearing Emperor Fu's words, Zheng De and his subordinates knelt down in the city and did not say a word. But as many of those present know, not speaking is also a way of showing Zheng De's resolute attitude.
Emperor Fu is such a smart person, of course he understands the thoughts of these people in the city, he turned around and waved his hand, and someone in the crowd immediately carried out a huge box.
"Then I'll give you what you want!" When the old man said this, his voice trembled a little.
Several guards carried the box to the top of the city, and when they opened it in front of the people, but when they saw that the box was inside, the crowd on the city wall let out an exclamation.
At the signal of Emperor Fu, the guards pushed the box down the city.
Zheng De, who was under the city, saw the box that fell on the ground, and hurriedly got up and ran in the direction of the box as fast as possible.
As soon as he arrived at the box, Zheng De suddenly let out a miserable scream of "ah" and fell to the ground at once.
This sudden appearance surprised the soldiers behind them, and they immediately rushed forward, but when they saw the things scattered outside the box, they were stunned for a moment.
The box was actually full of heads, and the heads of the generals who attacked with Yang Ming were all inside. One of them, with angry eyes and unwilling human heads, was none other than Yang Ming, the victorious king with the title of "God of War".
The stunned generals of the city took a long time to react, they came to Zheng De and helped him up from the ground who was unconscious. Under the rescue of everyone, Zheng De slowly woke up.
Zheng De pushed away the people who were supporting him, stumbled over, held Yang Ming's head in his arms, and cried bitterly.
The other generals on the side also followed Zheng De's example, each holding a human head, with tears in their eyes.
The group held the heads, turned around and walked slowly to the rear, and some soldiers in the city, seeing this, immediately raised their bows and arrows in their hands, ready to take the opportunity to shoot at them.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Emperor Fu stopped the archers and allowed Zheng De and them to calmly leave the attack range.
Zheng De and the generals hugged the head, returned to their horses, raised the head high, and shouted: "Avenge His Royal Highness King Sheng, avenge all the generals." ”
After finishing speaking, Zheng De slowly raised his right hand and was about to give the command to attack.
At this moment, all the soldiers watching from the city looked nervously at the city, and they knew that what they would encounter next must be the most fierce attack.
"The victorious king Yang Ming tried to lead the troops to usurp the throne, and he has been ambushed, and now that you have withdrawn from the army, the court must not be to blame for the past. But whoever wants to go his own way will definitely destroy the nine clans. Seeing that the attack of the soldiers under the city was about to be launched, Emperor Fu, who was standing at the head of the city, broke off with a sigh.
Gao Gonggong understood what Emperor Fu meant, and he said a few words to the generals who were responsible for guarding the city, and the generals on the side immediately understood and walked to the side.
"The victorious king Yang Ming tried to lead the troops to usurp the throne, and he has been ambushed, and now that you have withdrawn from the army, the court must not be to blame for the past. But whoever wants to go his own way will definitely destroy the nine clans. Soon after, tens of thousands of soldiers on the city wall shouted out Emperor Fu's words.
Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and this voice immediately spread far and wide, and all the soldiers under the city who were preparing to attack the city heard this shout.
Hearing this shout, Zheng De's hand stopped in mid-air and did not wave it for a long time. And some of the soldiers under the city who held their swords high also slowly put down the swords in their hands.
The battle has a purpose, even if the Xijing City is captured at this time, it will not save the lives of King Shengwang and the generals, and these 200,000 soldiers, even if they do not die in the siege battle, will be killed by the reinforcements that are about to arrive.
It is a great pity for these warriors not to die on the battlefield of killing the enemy, but to die in a civil war without a purpose.
What's more serious is that this order to exterminate the nine clans, I don't know how many families will be wiped out. Thinking of this, Zheng De began to hesitate, and he finally decided that he could not let the soldiers make this senseless sacrifice.
"You can guarantee that after we retire, everything will be blamed." Zheng De came to the city again and shouted towards the city.
"Chrysostom Yuyan, how can you be untrustworthy, I can guarantee this." Emperor Fu said loudly.
"I also have a request, these people who were killed are all meritorious to Dafu, can you not hold them accountable for any crimes, and give them a burial." Zheng De said again.
"I can promise you this, they will all be treated as killed in battle, and the bereavement benefits given to them will also be sent to their respective homes. If you can stop this fratricidal killing, it will be a great achievement, and the court will give you a reward. Emperor Fu replied slowly.
"I don't need any reward, you just remember your promise." Zhengde said with a miserable laugh.
Next, Zheng De held Yang Ming's head in his hand and muttered, "Your Highness, Zheng De is incompetent and can't avenge you." ”
Then he turned around and shouted to the soldiers in the rear: "Brothers, there is no need to make senseless sacrifices, leave your lives and deal with our enemies!" ”
After doing these things, Zheng De looked at the generals behind him, and then at Yang Ming's eyes that were unwilling to close, quickly pulled out the long sword at his waist, and slammed it directly into his neck.
"General!" Seeing Zheng De's body slowly planting under the horse, the soldiers behind him immediately shouted in unison, and the war horse that stepped down seemed to know the master's meaning, and stood there moving.
"Your Highness, General, my subordinates have come to accompany you." At this moment, another war horse rushed out of the crowd, and immediately the knight rushed to Zheng De, drew the saber at his waist, and quickly slashed it towards his neck.
Immediately afterwards, another war horse galloped out, and the same scene happened in front of everyone's eyes. In this way, more than a dozen soldiers ran out of the crowd one after another, ending their young lives with steel knives that should have been used to kill the enemy.
This scene caught the people in the city and under the city off guard, and many people had tears on their faces, they were not only moved by the deep affection of these soldiers, but also regretted the senseless sacrifice of these warriors who could have fought on the battlefield.
"Warriors, stop making unnecessary sacrifices and return to your camp! Leaving your lives, your loved ones, your homes, and the land under your feet still need you to defend. Fu looked at the scene in front of him, couldn't hold back any longer, he choked and shouted down.
The soldiers on the city wall also had tears in their eyes, and they loudly conveyed Fucheng's words to everyone under the city.
Perhaps the shouts of the crowd had done their job, and the city had finally stopped, this senseless act of sacrifice. Some of the soldiers took the bodies of the deceased runners with them, and slowly retreated to the rear under the leadership of the commanders of the various departments.
Seeing that the besieging troops began to withdraw to the rear, everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Fu looked at the besieging team that was gradually moving away, and a faint smile appeared on his face, but after a moment, his smile slowly disappeared, and a mouthful of blood rushed out of his mouth and sprayed towards the city.