Chapter Ninety-Five: Evacuation and Holdout

The Xuanjia army broke through the city gate so quickly, which surprised everyone. When Jin Huiqun learned the news, he became excited, he gathered his cronies and government soldiers, and decided to go directly to the palace.

Gu Xujiao was the first to come to the palace, he informed Emperor Wen that the north city gate was broken, Emperor Wen was furious, and smashed the tea bowl on the table, and he scolded angrily: "A group of waste, a group of waste." Gu Xujiao and Shen Gan stood aside, not daring to speak, and took Emperor Wen to calm down, and Shen Gan stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to leave immediately?" ”

Emperor Wen looked at Shen Gan angrily, and was about to open his mouth to scold, but Shen Gan's eyes were quite indifferent when he looked at him at the moment, he was suddenly startled, restrained a little, and said in a softened tone: "Wait a little longer." ”

Gu Xujiao hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the sergeants outside won't be able to resist for long, and the Xuanjia Army is elite, so you can't hesitate." ”

It's not that Emperor Wen doesn't want to go, but this time, I'm afraid that the people's hearts and the army's hearts will be lost, and if he wants to come back later, it will be extremely difficult. He couldn't just give up the foundation of Dongyue, so he gritted his teeth and said to Gu Xujiao: "Let the city defense army and the forbidden army block the Xuanjia army in the city, hold on as long as you can, and wait for the Cefu to come." ”

Gu Xujiao saw that Emperor Wen was quite resolute, he didn't say a word, turned around and left, and went to the north city gate.

The Xuanjia army attacked like a tide, and soon swept away the resistance of the city defense army and the forbidden army at the north gate of Jianye City. Driving straight in, Shan Chen Wei and Xiao Cheng hurriedly laid out multiple defenses, while Liu Yanzheng went straight to the palace to protect Emperor Wen.

Shu Zheng and the whole person were covered in blood, this is the blood of the East Vietnamese sergeant, he is like a killing god, a big knife keeps cutting down the East Vietnamese sergeant, he is more and more excited, and rushes forward alone. Xiao Cheng saw Shu Zhenghe rushing over, he raised his sword and rushed head-on, Shu Zhenghe was in full swing, a knife with a large force of energy to slash head-on, Xiao Cheng hurriedly blocked the sword, stood unsteadily, took two steps back, and quickly stood still, his long sword threw out a burst of sword flowers, and rushed towards Shu Zhenghe. Shu Zhenghe met Xiao Cheng again, looking at his clothes, he should be a well-known general, he increased the force in his hand, and frequently swung out the sword, wrapping Xiao Cheng under his sword. Xiao Cheng kept stabbing out the sword rays, and hit Shu Zhenghe's sword gaps one by one, both of them tried their best to fight, and they didn't pay attention to their surroundings for a while. The defenders in Jianye City continued to gather on the north side of the city, and a large number of crossbowmen and spear sergeants lined up in a defensive formation, and in a short distance, they flew out spears and strong crossbows, and actually stopped the front team of the Xuanjia Army from rushing over to kill the sergeants who came over. The front team was blocked, Shu Zhenghe saw that the East Vietnamese Forbidden Army was surrounding him, he immediately made a decision, and a strong knife swung out, shaking Xiao Cheng away, and he quickly retreated for a while. Xiao Cheng saw that the defensive army was gradually formed, so he did not chase Shu Zhenghe, came back quickly, and commanded the forbidden army to try their best to resist the advance of the Xuanjia army.

Zhong Xu came to the Xuanjia Army, he saw that the front team was blocked, and ordered the whole army to form a crane wing formation, and surrounded the forbidden army, the Xuanjia Army raised a round shield, and quickly surrounded the forbidden army with a spear and a strong crossbow, which made Xiao Cheng unexpected, and he quickly let the forbidden army retreat to avoid being surrounded.

The defenders in the city kept coming, but the Xuanjia army still had an advantage in strength, Shu Zhenghe came to Zhong Xu's side, and asked excitedly: "General, take the palace directly and capture Emperor Wen of Dongyue?" ”

Zhong Xu's eyes widened slightly, and he replied with a slight smile on his face: "En." ”

With Zhong Xu's approval, Shu Zhenghe immediately beckoned the Xuanjia Army behind him, stepped forward with his knife, and shouted: "Xuanjia Army, follow me into the palace and destroy Dongyue." ”

When the sergeants heard this, they responded in unison: "Kill into the palace and destroy Dongyue, kill into the palace and destroy Dongyue." ”

The echo was deafening, and Shan Chen Wei and Xiao Cheng in the East Vietnamese army formation on the opposite side had a palpitation, and the two of them didn't know whether Liu Yanzheng could persuade Emperor Wen to evacuate at this moment, so they could only resist on the spot.

Before Gu Xutang led the soldiers of the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion to the north gate, he saw that the Xuanjia army had broken through the defense of the forbidden army and was attacking in the direction of the palace.

The forbidden army fought and retreated, although some of the sergeants were surrounded by the crane wing array of the Xuanjia army, but they still stood out halfway, Shan Chen Wei and Xiao Cheng saw Gu Xutang arranging the oil barrels, and the two ordered the forbidden army to speed up their pace and retreat behind the sergeant of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion.

Shu Zhenghe chased and saw the oil barrel arranged by Gu Xutang, he knew that the other party was going to light a fire and rely on the fire to stop it. He didn't say a word, and ordered the Xuanjia army to rush over.

Gu Xutang had already prepared, and when he saw the Xuanjia Army coming, he immediately ordered the fire to be ignited. Together, the fire instantly illuminated Jianye City. The Xuanjia army in the front row rushed too fast, was surrounded by fire, and was stopped for a while.

Shu Zhenghe quickly changed the military formation, and asked the Xuanjia army in the rear to prepare heavy shields, gather together, and rush through the fire. The Xuanjia army was not afraid of death, and a group of people quickly surrounded the heavy shield, formed a sharp arrow formation, and rushed straight to the center of the fire. The heavy shield rushed into the fire, and immediately a sergeant was wrapped in flames, and a wail suddenly arose, but the Xuanjia army did not stop, the sergeant who caught the fire was pushed aside, and there were follow-up sergeants to follow, and after continuous impact and stamping, the heavy shield was erected on both sides, and a road was split in the center of the fire. Shu Zhenghe led the Xuanjia Army to jump over the fire and rushed straight over.

Shan Chen Wei, Xiao Cheng, and Gu Xutang were once again shocked by the strength of the Xuanjia Army, and the two armies were strangled together again. As more and more Xuanjia troops rushed through the fire, the East Vietnamese defenders were forced to retreat. Gu Xutang saw that the situation was not good, and he said to Shan Chen Wei and Xiao Cheng: "The enemy army is strong, I will go to the palace and pick up Your Majesty to leave first." With that, he led dozens of soldiers from the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion and ran quickly to the palace. Shan Chen Wei and Xiao Cheng continued to try their best to resist the Xuanjia Army.

The two sides strangled and entangled for several hours, the sky gradually brightened, this night the defenders of Dongyue Jianye were defeated and retreated, and the whole army of the Xuanjia Army had approached the Xuanwu Gate of the Dongyue Palace.

Jin Huiqun led the soldiers and cronies to wait outside the palace at the Suzaku Gate, he saw that the war was unfavorable, and it was expected that Emperor Wen would definitely evacuate out of the palace, he was ready to intercept Emperor Wen and others outside the palace, and then handed it over to Zhong Xu, so that he made a great contribution, and believed that in the future in the Western Wei Dynasty will also have the foundation of self-preservation.

Liu Yanzheng rushed to the palace and informed Emperor Wen that although the defenders tried their best to resist, the Xuanjia army was brave, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to protect the construction industry, so he begged Emperor Wen to evacuate quickly.

After listening to Liu Yanzheng's words, Emperor Wen still hesitated, he finally put down the rebellion of the Wang family, and now in less than a year, Dongyue has become like this, he is unwilling.

The trial gan also echoed and persuaded Emperor Wen to leave. Emperor Wen was distraught and knocked down the table.

Liu Yanzheng and the trial gan stood aside without saying a word, and they silently waited for Emperor Wen's decision.

The three of them were silent for a long time, and another sergeant hurriedly came in to inform the Xuanjia army that they had broken through the defenses again and were heading for the palace. Liu Yanzheng couldn't bear to ask Emperor Wen again: "Your Majesty, withdraw." ”

Emperor Wen did not answer Liu Yanzheng, and instructed the sergeant who came in to report: "Investigate again." ”

The sergeant hurriedly turned around and left, and the judge slowly approached Emperor Wen and whispered, "Your Majesty, Long Yuan is already waiting outside the palace, let's go." ”

Emperor Wen finally wavered, he glanced at the judge, and said to him: "You let the Feng Group come over, and the rest of the people will escort the royal family and the important ministers of the court to evacuate from the Suzaku Gate first." "The trial was heard, and he turned around and went out to make arrangements.

Liu Yanzheng was also ready to go out immediately to gather the Ouchi guards and escort Emperor Wen away. Emperor Wen suddenly stopped him, and said in a cold tone: "You let the guards of the brigade go to assist the trial cadres to evacuate everyone, and bring a team of credible sergeants yourself, and come over later." Liu Yanzheng faintly felt that something was wrong, but when Emperor Wen ordered it, he didn't dare to ask more, so he went down and arranged for a group of guards to act.

About half a pillar of incense time, the trial gan took the Longyuan Feng group and rushed to Emperor Wen's side, and then Liu Yanzheng and a team of internal guards also quickly assembled outside the door. Emperor Wen looked around, made up his mind, and strode away angrily. A group of people escorted Emperor Wen just out of the inner palace and prepared to go to the Suzaku Gate. Halfway through, Emperor Wen suddenly stopped, and he opened his mouth and said to the judge: "You go over first, make sure that the royal family and ministers evacuate safely, and I will go back to the palace." The judge understood that Emperor Wen was deliberately trying to support himself, so he opened his mouth and replied: "Let Commander Liu go over, and I will accompany His Majesty back to the palace." Emperor Wen waved his sleeves and threw out a sentence: "Don't say much." "Let's say that, let Liu Yanzheng and the people of the wind group follow him back to the palace.

The trial was hung in place, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he stared at Emperor Wen who was leaving for a while, and suddenly his body moved and disappeared without a trace.

In front of the Suzaku Gate, a group of royal family members and six important ministers hurriedly got into the carriage, the carriage line was quite long, Long Yuan's people were guarding the surroundings, and the Ouchi guards opened the way, slowly leaving from the Suzaku Gate, and evacuated to the south gate. Jin Huiqun led people to look anxiously at the people who got into the car, but found that there was no trace of Emperor Wen, so he endured and continued to wait.

Liu Yanzheng didn't ask much, and followed Emperor Wen back to the inner palace, but before he could go long, Emperor Wen suddenly turned and went straight to Qinglongmen, Liu Yanzheng hurriedly came up and asked: "Your Majesty, we should go and retreat to the Vermilion Bird Gate, is this going over there?" ”

"Qinglongmen, we withdraw from Qinglongmen, Gu Xutang will wait there, there is something abnormal in the trial, you can't believe it all, you order someone to be vigilant, if you are blocked, you will be killed." After Emperor Wen said this, Liu Yanzheng gasped, Emperor Wen asked the royal family and ministers to evacuate from the Vermilion Bird Gate, but he himself walked from the Qinglong Gate, once there was a secret pile in the Suzaku Gate ambush, the consequences were unimaginable, he looked at Emperor Wen, and suddenly felt that this young man was so strange and terrible.

The trial gan followed from a distance, and when he saw Emperor Wen and the others going in the direction of Qinglongmen, he didn't make a move, snorted coldly, and followed all the way.

Gu Xujiao seems to have made an agreement with Emperor Wen and prepared a carriage in Qinglongmen. It seems that Emperor Wen and Liu Yan are coming, and he greeted him. Emperor Wen opened his mouth and asked, "How is the battle going?" ”

"I'm afraid it's hard to resist, the Xuanjia Army is attacking very fiercely, Shan Shangshu and Commander Xiao are arranging defenses outside the palace, and they should be able to buy time to evacuate." Gu Xujiao didn't hide anything, and after Emperor Wen heard it, he didn't show surprise or anger at the moment, he quickly got into the carriage and urged him to leave. Liu Yanzheng and Gu Xuzhen glanced at each other, but what they thought in their hearts was diametrically opposed, it was obvious that Gu Xuzhen was Emperor Wen's real confidant, and Liu Yanzheng had not come over earlier to persuade Emperor Wen to evacuate, and it was very likely that he would be on standby at the Vermilion Bird Gate as bait right now.

Jin Huiqun waited outside the Vermilion Bird Gate for a while, and he obviously felt that something was abnormal, not only did Emperor Wen not appear, but there was also no trace of Shen Gan, Liu Yanzheng, Xiao Cheng, and Gu Xujiao. He suddenly realized that the branch of the Vermilion Bird Gate was very likely to be a bait, and Emperor Wen must have evacuated from the other doors at this moment, Jin Huiqun scolded a few words, and hurriedly led the people away.