Chapter 635: Empty City
Seeing this scene, immediately a ghost army began to shout in surprise: "Dead!" He's dead! β
"Yan Zheng is deadβ"
Excited cries came and went.
It can be seen from this that Yan Zhengyi means to the ghost army.
Not long after, the ghost king also rode a war horse and walked over unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing him, all the soldiers gave way.
The ghost king lightly smashed the horse's belly, walked to Yan Zheng's corpse, first glanced at it, and then sneered: "Hmph! This man is hateful! Cut off his head! Hang in the Zhenyang City Tower! β
Hearing this, the general of the ghost army, who had fought with Yan Zheng many times, couldn't help but move the corners of his mouth, and said cautiously: "This, Your Majesty, although Yan Zheng is an enemy general, his backbone is something that all the generals of the Huan Army do not have, and he is also worthy of our respect." β
On the battlefield, although it is an enemy, it does not affect the views of both sides, and it is normal for the ghost to say so.
But the ghost king glared at him: "That's why! I have to hang his head even more! Isn't he a national hero of the Central Plains! Then let the people of the Central Plains see the fate of the heroes! β
Under the heavy drink, the ghost lowered his body and hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes......"
"Humph!" The ghost king snorted coldly again, and then waved his hand: "Enter Zhenyang!" β
Under his order, the army began to march forward, directly crossing the southern pass, and a ghost army also stepped forward and cut off Yan Zheng's head with a scimitar.
There was nothing to say all the way, this place was very close to Zhenyang, and the ghost army did not bring baggage, and it was almost noon, and the army had entered the city.
According to the peace treaty, the entire Zhenyang County, all the counties and townships under its jurisdiction, and even the villages, were assigned to the ghost clan by Huan State.
This is not a small place, the population in the vicinity of the county seat alone is hundreds of thousands, plus the land under the jurisdiction of seven counties, the total number of people is about 1.3 million.
But because of Yan Zheng's desperate defense, the ghost army was unable to occupy Zhenyang for a long time, and to this day, where is there a common person in the city, let alone a human figure, not even a ghost shadow can be seen.
The ghost army occupies the city and has been capturing men as slaves and women as prostitutes, so you can imagine who would dare to stay here.
Looking at the empty streets, the ghost king almost vomited blood in anger, which was angry and roared: "Yan Zheng is hateful! Blocking my army for more than ten days! Cause the people to flee! What's the point of this king wanting such an empty city now! β
You must know that if there are people, there will be labor, there will be materials, and wealth can be created.
But this huge empty city, for the ghost king, can only be used as a military camp now.
At this point, the battle at Nanguankou ended, and Yan Zheng's department, 5,000 soldiers, all died in battle, and none of them were spared.
This may be the most ferocious tough battle fought by the Huan army since the war.
But they were outnumbered after all.
But Yan Zheng and his subordinates used their lives to truly save 1.3 million people.
To put it simply, if there is no disobedience from him, Huan Guo and the Ghost King sign an agreement, and the Huan army retreats, and the Ghost Army will quickly occupy the entire Zhenyang with lightning speed, and it is impossible for the people to run away at that time.
With such a feat, it is conceivable that the people of China could not praise him.
When the news came out that he and all his 5,000 subordinates were killed in battle, it shook the entire Huandi!
In particular, the more than one million people in Zhenyang County who fled to the rear screamed even more.
Huayang.
The largest number of people gathered here, all of whom had fled the previous time.
At this time, on the main street, countless people gathered together as if they were marching and demonstrating.
"Although the general is dead, the heroic soul will not be destroyed!"
"Although the general is dead, the heroic soul will not be extinguishedβ"
"Give me back Zhenyang!"
"Give me back Zhenyang-"
Countless people shouted in unison, and the whole city was overcrowded with people.
And the more you gather, the more you gather.
Inside the Huayang Mansion.
An official was sitting behind the desk, his eyes slightly closed.
After a while, an officer came quickly, clenched his fists and said urgently: "My lord! Things are getting bigger and bigger! β
"I heard you." The officials still had their eyes closed, and the shouts of the people could be faintly heard here.
"That'...... So we don't care? This is a crowd to make trouble. The officer said tentatively.
"Tube? How to manage!? The official finally opened his eyes, glared at the officer, and said, "Now the people of the whole city are crying out for Yan Zheng!" Do you want this official to arouse the wrath of the world! β
"This ......" the officer swallowed and did not dare to speak.
With such a popular will, how could an official come forward, if he really dared to let the officers and soldiers arrest him, under the instigation of someone with a heart, the people would probably be able to smash his official office!
This matter, in the entire Huandi, was making trouble everywhere, and naturally it also spread to the court.
On the court hall, King Huan's face was a little gloomy.
Guo Kai came out and said: "King, these Diao people are completely gathering all living beings!" To put it mildly, it is to commit chaos! In the opinion of Wei Chen, the local government should be ordered to take military measures, especially against Huayang, which can be the main blow! As long as this place is calmed down, the chaotic sound will naturally cease. β
King Huan actually considered this problem, but he didn't dare to make a decision lightly.
Huan Xiang Qiu Rong sneered: "Hmph! The people are just grieving over the death of General Yan Zheng, what is the rebellion? Did they organize armed forces to rebel against the imperial court? Lord Guo said things like this, what is his intention! Do you want the foreign enemy to retreat and regenerate civil strife!? β
He questioned one after another, and Guo Kai suddenly became a little anxious: "What does Xiangguo mean by this?" The lower officials, the lower officials are just sharing the worries of the king. β
Qiu Rong wanted to say something, but King Huan interrupted him impatiently: "Okay! Now that the ghost clan has not retreated, it is not appropriate for the country to cause chaos, and the people gather for a matter, let them make trouble first, if the trouble is enough, forget it. β
The weakness and incompetence of the Huan court have long made King Huan unknowingly lose the hearts of his own people.
On the other side, outside Wuxia Pass, the Allied army camp.
Because of the strength of the Qin army's military intelligence, it can be said that if any major event occurs in the Huan Kingdom, Xiao Yuan's side can quickly receive a secret letter.
At this time, the three kings gathered and were discussing whether the allies would continue to storm Wuxia Pass.
King Ling said: "I'm waiting for the alliance, breaking the enemy all the way, I'm here to help him Huan and the country to expel foreign enemies together, but King Huan is good, he is in the country, and he will negotiate peace with the ghost clan first!" β
"What does he mean by that! It means that the allies helped him fight, and he himself drank with the ghost king, chatted, and sat back and watched the success or failure, right? β
"Humph! King Huan's old horseman! It's so beautiful! That being the case, this king proposes that the allies withdraw their troops and let King Huan play with the ghost king himself! β
His tone was somewhat angry.
When King Xuan heard this, he didn't speak immediately, but his beautiful eyes moved slightly, and he secretly thought about it.
Xiao Yuan also sighed and shook his head slightly.