Chapter 172: Hostage in hand
The sky was shining again, but the earth was not alive at all.
The stench of decay spreads, and the water of the moat is still blood-red.
After three days and three nights of fighting, tens of thousands of people fell there, unable to sleep.
Even the original yellow city walls were soaked in blood.
Inside and outside the city, whether it is the siege army or the defender army, they are all blind.
The killing not only exhausted them physically, but also brought them to the brink of a kind of mental collapse.
"Nan no Amitabha!"
On the city wall, hundreds of monks in monk's robes sit cross-legged.
They continue to recite the scriptures of the past life, doing what they can.
As for the tired soldiers, they leaned or stood, looking at everything in front of them tiredly.
muttering to himself, not only chanting Buddhist scriptures, but also praying that he can continue to live.
Although the sun is dazzling, people will feel a kind of cold and gloomy.
Without the laughter and laughter of the past, the war with clouds over the sun and the moon does not know when it will stop.
"Doodoo ......"
Outside the East City Gate, the sudden sound of horns from the rebel camp made the soldiers stand up for the first time.
They all entered their combat positions, waiting for a new round of enemy charges.
The general defending the city lay on the city wall and looked at the enemy camp opposite.
At this moment, the two teams rushed out of the barracks, separated from the left and right, and made way for a road.
With hundreds of people from the middle not leaving, the front is the shelf.
There was also a person tied to the shelf.
As for the others, they are hiding behind the shelves.
Because what is tied to the shelf is the emperor before Dali, Duan Zhengxing's brother, Duan Zhengyan.
"Report! The enemy army tied the Emperor Taishang to the front of the two armies and declared that he wanted to see His Majesty!"
This news was sent to the palace as soon as possible.
Duan Zhengxing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this and immediately stood up.
"Follow me out of the palace!"
When he learned that his father had been kidnapped and had been escorted to the front of the battle, he couldn't sit still.
"Yes!"
The civil and military officials immediately followed Duan Zhengxing and poured out of the palace.
The city gate was opened, Duan Zhengxing rode a horse, and under the protection of the two thousand forbidden troops, he came to the front of the two armies step by step.
The distance between the two sides was 500 meters away before the horse team stopped.
At the head of the city, three thousand archers were already in place, ready to cover Duan Zhengxing and their return at any time.
As for Lin Su, he did not show up, but stood at the head of the city.
Duan Lianxue on the side has always been by his side.
"Master, are you really not going down?"
Duan Lianxue looked at Lin Su, his ability was already staggering.
If you can have him by the emperor's side, you can feel at ease.
"The real mastermind of the other party has not appeared, if I go out, won't I weaken my momentum, everyone is hiding behind, then it's better to hide."
Lin Su looked at the other party's camp with an evil smile on his face.
deliberately wasted his mind and turned on the investigation function, and there was no star lord in this group of people.
"The mastermind behind this?"
When she heard these words, Duan Lianxue was silent.
She couldn't see through Lin Su's thoughts, so she stopped snooping.
Anyway, he's on his side now.
I dare not imagine that if he was an enemy army, the imperial city would have been slaughtered long ago.
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In front of the two armies, Gu Moda stood beside Duan Zhengyan, who was tied up by five flowers.
On crutches, he looked at Duan Zhengxing, who came to him step by step.
"The relationship between your father and son is very good, Duan Zhengxing is just a despicable villain who is greedy for wealth and nobility, my father was ambushed, and immediately took away my father's power, ascended the throne and became the emperor, it seems that I have done you a great favor!"
Gu Moda's sneer made Duan Zhengxing's face pale.
"If you want to fight, my Duan clan will accompany you to the end, this Dali will always be the Dali of the Duan family, and there will never be any loss because of your slander, if you release my father and emperor now, I can spare your life, otherwise if you fall into my hands one day, I will definitely divide your five horses!"
Looking at his father on the other side, Duan Zhengxing gritted his teeth.
But Lin Su told him that he must not act without authorization.
"The lord of Dali, since the virtuous live in it, take people, you will eventually come back, now I give you one last chance, lay down your arms and surrender, otherwise, your father is our siege weapon!"
Gu Moda snorted coldly, and his words were a little more angry.
"Father, the son is incompetent and can't save you, but this piece of the clan must not be handed over to such cruel people, otherwise the people will be miserable, father, I hope you don't have to hate your sons, I don't covet the emperor's position, but I dare not forget the teachings of the ancestors and ancestors......"
Duan Zhengxing had tears in his eyes, looking at Duan Zhengyan, who was slightly embarrassed.
It was five hundred meters away, but he didn't have a chance to save his father back.
"Son...... You...... Done right!"
Duan Zhengyan looked at his son and sighed helplessly.
He had mixed feelings in his heart, and in the end, he just said this sentence.
"Father, all the people of Dali will never forget your kindness, and the ancestors and ancestors will also be proud of you!"
Duan Zhengxing gritted his teeth, tears already sliding down his cheeks.
"The truth that you keep talking bullshit, the Duan family is ashamed of your greedy descendants, let me ask you again, vote or not?"
Gu Moda shook the steel knife in his hand and pressed it against Duan Zhengyan's throat.
One more point, and Duan Zhengyan will die violently here.
"If you want to destroy my royal family, you must first break through this city gate!"
Duan Zhengxing wiped his tears, his eyes filled with anger.
"See, this is your son, coveting the throne, and he doesn't even want your life, you are such a poor worm!"
Kumoda's voice was cold.
The pair of dead fish eyes fell on Duan Zhengyan's body.
Perhaps, this sentence is just a weight to sow discord in the ears of others.
But for Duan Zhengyan, who is now being taken hostage, he feels uncomfortable in his heart.
Lower your eyes and close them.
Duan Zhengyan didn't bother to bother anymore.
He didn't want to comment on whether his son was right or wrong, because he didn't have that qualification anymore.
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely use Gao's blood to comfort your spirit in the sky!"
Seeing that his father would die at any time, Duan Zhengxing gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
Lin Su said that the more he ignored the other party's threats, the safer his father would be.
So, he chose the coldest way to deal with it.
"Pushing him to attack the city, I want to see if their soldiers really dare to shoot their own emperor?"
Gu Moda also didn't expect that Duan Zhengxing would take the initiative to retreat.
Gritting his teeth, he immediately gave the order to siege the city.
"Stop!"
Just when everyone was about to push Duan Zhengyan as a shield to attack the city.
A fast horse came behind him, and on horseback, a man dressed in black was the star lord's guard.
"The star lord has an order, let you escort him back, there must be no mistake!"
The guard's order made Kumoda glare at the slowly closing gate with resentment.
Not daring to disobey, he had no choice but to take Duan Zhengyan and return to the barracks again.
In Gumoda's heart, this trump card has expired.
But for the Star Lord, everything was planned.
This abandoned Duan Zhengyan has the usefulness of turning defeat into victory.