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July 24, 10th year of Wei Hou, Linzi.

After more than ten days of siege, Linzi City can be described as heavy casualties, and the city wall that looked solid in the past is also full of holes at this time, as if it will collapse at any time.

But it is precisely because of this wall that the Qi army can hold out for so long in the face of more than 100,000 Wei troops under the condition of insufficient troops.

However, the Linzi defenders were rootless after all, so their strength was consumed little by little in the continuous fighting.

No one knows how long the defenders will hold out, whether it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or it may be a battle that will come soon.

Now, the only thing that can give the soldiers and civilians in the city a sense of security is the scarred city wall of Linzi.

But at this time, the Wei army had already built enough catapults, which would be a disaster for the Linzi city wall.

It was the continuous efforts of these catapults in the past that made the walls of Linzi what they are now, and today they will still pour their firepower on the walls of Linzi.

The generals of the Wei army knew very well that as long as a few gaps were made in the city wall, the Qi army in the city would be self-defeating.

Outside the four city walls of Linzi, there are catapults lined up, and the big stones are all carried in place, and the Wei army is already waiting for it.

At this time, the head of Linzi City did not dare to stand at all, because the next step was the big stone bombardment of the Wei State, and the danger of standing at the head of the city greatly increased.

Those big rocks that come at high speed can kill people if they rub it slightly, and no one will joke with their own lives.

After attacking the city for more than ten days in a row, Liu Xuanba's patience had been exhausted, so he put the general attack today.

Liu Xuanba didn't make any pretense about this, he was not afraid that the Qi army would see that he was going to attack, because both sides were numb.

No matter how the Wei army attacked, the Qi army would defend to the maximum extent.

"General, the ministries are already in place, just waiting for your order!" At this time, a lieutenant came to report.

Liu Xuanba glanced at his subordinates, and then said coldly: "Let's start!" ”

With his order, dozens of catapults were fired in the direction of Linzi Dongcheng, and the stones with the size of the grinding plate were thrown into the sky.

Almost instantly, the Linzi city wall was hit more than a dozen times, and the rammed earth of its outer wall was constantly peeled off.

It only takes a few more times for the walls to collapse, and then it's time for the soldiers to rush in.

The generals of the Qi army in the city are also very clear about this, but they have no way to deal with it, and the Qi country has turned to the most passive defense.

This time, Liu Xuanba was also ruthless, and the catapult barely stopped, pouring those huge stones into Linzi City.

I don't know how long it took, but I only heard a loud "boom", and a huge gap finally appeared in the Linzi city wall.

The Wei soldiers looked at this gap, and everyone became excited, and the time had come to make contributions.

On the other side, looking at the collapsed city wall, the face of the Qi army general was like ashes, and this opening was like a gate of hell to him.

"Quick, all go up and plug that gap......" the general of the Qi army said hoarsely.

But he didn't know that the Wei army did not immediately attack at this time, and Liu Xuanba continued to order catapults to attack, and he wanted to make the Linzi city wall collapse more.

As a result, those Qi soldiers who rushed to the head of the city could suffer, as long as a big stone fell on the city wall, it could cause more than a dozen dead and wounded.

It was under such an attack that from the very beginning of the gap, other parts of the eastern city wall of Linzi began to collapse.

This also means that a desperate battle is about to begin, and Linzi City will finally face the enemy after a hundred years of protection by the city wall.

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Linzi North City, here is where the forbidden city is located, and the majestic Qi Palace is set here.

Listening to the shouting and killing sound from afar, Zhuge Ling, who was the mistress of the Qi Palace, was restless and paced back and forth in the dormitory.

Accompanied by the sound of shouting and killing outside the city, there was also the unstoppable crying sound of children in the hall, which was Tian Yongsheng, the third son of Qi State.

In the past, when the child cried, Zhuge Ling would definitely go to appease her, but today she could hardly have this thought.

She stood at the door of the main hall, her eyes looking into the distance from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone.

The maid who took care of Tian Yongsheng was afraid that the child would be too choked, so she asked Mrs. Jun for help: "Madam, come and see the little boy!" ”

Her husband has been saying that the country of Qi is in turmoil, but today Zhuge Ling deeply felt this, which made her lose her mind for a while.

When she heard the maid cry, she walked over to her child, squatted down beside the cradle, and swayed slightly.

After his mother came, Tian Yongsheng slowly stopped crying and fell asleep slightly.

But as the child's crying disappeared, the originally faintly audible shouting of killing became clearer, making the palace maids serving in the hall change color in an instant.

At this time, a maid trembled and said, "Husband...... Madame, a native of Wei...... No...... It won't come in! ”

Zhuge Ling usually treats people gently, but after hearing this, he seemed to have suddenly changed as a person, and said quite sharply: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Everyone in the hall was frightened by Zhuge Ling's momentum and didn't dare to say anything more, but they all muttered in their hearts.

After pacifying the child, Zhuge Ling walked to the door of the main hall again, his eyes still fixed on the sky-high flames of war that were burning in Dongcheng.

Recently, the war has become more and more anxious, and since Maeda Yuwen left the palace again three days, Zhuge Ling has not seen her husband for three days.

At present, the battle is fierce, and even the news of the Wei army breaking the city has come, Zhuge Ling is in a huge panic like ordinary palace people.

At this time, the only thing she could rely on was her husband, but now the other party was not by her side.

Zhuge Ling still remembered that three days ago, when her husband left, as before, he said that he would wait for him to come back.

Past experience also made Zhuge Ling firmly believe that her husband would always come back, but this time Zhuge Ling waited anxiously.

The swords and soldiers outside have no eyes, even if you are the respect of the monarch, it is easy to be injured by the soldiers.

Therefore, at this time, Zhuge Ling was more worried about her husband's safety, and at the same time, she secretly blamed the waiter who went out to inquire about the news, why she hadn't come back yet.

At this moment, an attendant rushed from outside, which made Zhuge Ling, who was still complaining just now, overjoyed, and finally had news.

But before she could ask, the chamberlain knelt down in front of her with a "poof", and then sobbed, "Madam, the city ...... It's broken! ”

Zhuge Ling was shocked, but before she could ask about the situation, the chamberlain said in horror: "The city ...... It's broken, it's full of ...... It's all Wei Jun......"

Now, everyone in the palace knows the news, the impregnable capital city of Linzi has really been broken?

"The city is broken...... What are we going to do? ”

"It is said that the Wei army is like a tiger and a wolf, they will not kill us if they rush in, right?"

There was a buzz in the hall all of a sudden, and after learning that the Wei army had broken the city, the people in the inner palace panicked.

Zhuge Ling only cared about her husband's safety now, so he saw her and asked, "This palace asks you, where is the monarch?" ”

The chamberlain who had returned to deliver the news finally regained his composure before he said, "Madame Hui, slave maid...... I haven't found you! ”

There was chaos in the hall, and her husband couldn't be found, Zhuge Ling suddenly fell into despair, and now it was like the end of the world for her.

"Don't panic, what's the panic?" Zhuge Ling asked sharply.

But the effect was not very good, the palace people were still in a panic, but they woke up the baby in the cradle, so there were more children crying in the noise.

At this time, listening to the shouts and killings that were getting closer and closer to the palace city, as well as the chaos that had spread in the palace city, the palace people serving in Zhuge Ling's dormitory had the idea of fleeing.

Since they want to escape, they naturally can't leave empty-handed, and everyone present is within the palace walls all day long, so they naturally know where to flee with valuables.

Even if Zhuge Ling scolded again, she couldn't gather the scattered people's hearts, and there was chaos in the front hall.

Only a few palace maids who were close to Zhuge Ling never left, and they still guarded the crying third prince Yongsheng in the cradle.

Others completely abandoned their status as servants and began to loot in the dormitory, and even Zhuge Ling's own could not avoid being looted.

The dignified mother of the country, after being torn apart by the maids, the whole person looks like an ordinary village woman.

The husband is nowhere to be found, their mother and son have no one to protect, and Zhuge Ling now has only one belief left, that is, to protect his son.

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Outside Linzi City, a rout of more than 1,000 people was struggling to flee to the south.

After the destruction of Linzi City, most of the soldiers guarding the city and most of them were young and strong, and most of them abandoned the city and fled after seeing that they could not do anything.

The rights and wrongs of these people are difficult to say, and holding on after the city is broken will only cost their lives in vain, which is a meaningless sacrifice, so it is better to evacuate and wait for the next day.

This rout was one of the many routs that fled Linzi, and unlike the others, this team also carried a carriage in the process of escaping.

It was in this carriage that Tian Yuwen, the monarch of Qi State, spit out a mouthful of blood with a "wow", and then the whole person woke up.

Just now that the Wei army broke through the city, he suddenly fainted in a hurry, and now he still doesn't know where he is.

Zhou Can ...... Zhou Can ......" Tian Yuwen was lying in the carriage, shouting quite weakly.

Only the general Zhou Can was with him, and at this time, Tian Yuwen could only think of looking for him to understand the situation.

The king's wake-up cry immediately attracted attention, and it didn't take long for Zhou Can to appear in front of Tian Yuwen, who also looked extremely embarrassed at this time.

"Is the gap held, has the Wei army been driven out?" Tian Yuwen forcibly sat up and asked.

Under Tian Yuwen's questioning, Zhou Can couldn't help but turn his face, and then said: "Your Excellency, your subordinates are incompetent, and Linzi has lost ......."

"But please rest assured, the minister will be able to escort the king to the south to hunt Yuyang, and then my Qi country will be able to make a comeback and recapture Linzi!"

Tian Yuwen only heard the previous sentence, Linzi City was broken...... As the national capital for more than 100 years, Linzi, where the Jizong Temple of Qi is located, was occupied by the Wei people!

Thinking of this, Tian Yuwen spurted out another mouthful of donated blood, and Zhou Can was frightened.

In a flash, he remembered that he had been taken by Zhou Can to break through, so he asked again: "The widows broke through, what about the ladies?" Did the princes leave Linzi with the widows? ”

Without waiting for Zhou Can to answer, Tian Yuwen climbed out of the carriage by himself to see the situation, and Zhou Can couldn't stop it.

What caught Tian Yuwen's eyes were Qi soldiers with tattered clothes and scars, and many of them didn't even have weapons.

In this case, it is naturally impossible for anyone else to flee with Tian Yuwen.

Zhou Can was also very simple at this time, only to see him bow down and say: "The king forgives the sin, the minister originally sent someone into the palace to find the wife and son, but Linzi was already in chaos at that time, and the palace was also chaotic!" ”

"Minister...... Guilty! Zhou Can kowtowed one after another, so that Tian Yuwen could see the blood-stained armor on his back, as well as the shocking fresh scars.

It is reasonable to be reasonable, it is impossible for Tian Yuwen to punish Zhou Can at this time, that would not only damage a general by himself, but also make the soldiers who escorted him break through cold.

Slowly getting off the carriage, Tian Yuwen helped Zhou Can up and said, "General, please get up, the widow has no intention of blaming!" ”

But while helping Zhou Can up, Tian Yuwen also looked back at the direction of Linzi for the last time, and he didn't know when he would come back.

Tian Yuwen now positions himself as a sinner, a sinner for the military and civilians of the Qi State, and a sinner for his ancestors.

At this time, Tian Yuwen also read with pain in his heart: "Madam, the widow has let you fall into a desperate situation, and the widow can't stand you!" ”

But now, at the critical moment when the country is ruined and the family is ruined, all the children's affection seems insignificant.

Under Zhou Can's rearrangement, Tian Yuwen returned to the carriage again, and the team continued to take advantage of the cover of night and quickly rushed to Qidi south of Linzi.

As Zhou Can thought, as long as the monarch Tian Yuwen is still well, then the Qi Kingdom will not be considered destroyed.

Their fleeing team is the last hope of the Qi State.