Chapter 639: No Sleep Tonight, Only Tears
Bianliang has a population of 1.3 million, and at the foot of this son of heaven, he is accustomed to seeing dignitaries and dignitaries, and he is also accustomed to seeing the ups and downs of the world. Which prime minister was demoted to an official and which prime minister was imprisoned has always been just a topic of conversation in people's mouths.
But no one would have thought that the Great Song Dynasty had reached the brink of overturning, and this city that had not seen war for two hundred years was a little less awe and more curious about war.
Just like the last time Zheng Zhibing came to the city, countless people actually flocked to the city to see the excitement.
Now that the city wall is blocked, the excitement is gone, but everyone is thinking about how the new official family will solve this matter, and they are all discussing what will happen to the Li Xiang Guild, who has just taken the throne.
When they heard that there was a real fight outside the city, the idle men in the city began to look around, looking for which section of the city wall had been fought.
Countless men who were too curious, with the experience of the last time, were a little less afraid of His Royal Highness King Yan outside the city, and they had a little more courage.
Gathered in the city gate, you can hear the shouts of the city, and it is also very lively.
When they saw that there were scattered arrows outside the city and flew into the city over the towering city walls, everyone shouted with a smile on their faces to hide, and after hiding in the courtyard of a house, they saw that the feather arrows were stuck in the ground, and several people surrounded them. It seems that the feather arrow that has been pulled up is also a talking point that he can brag about.
After a long time, some people found it boring, and said with a smile: "If you want to say that the momentum of this Yanwang soldier and horse, it is really not small, the last time I went to the city, I saw the camp outside the city for several miles, it was really a bit spectacular, and there was no fight last time." This time it was a fight, but I came to watch the game today, and I was a little disappointed. ”
The idle man next to him also said: "Yes, it's a little disappointed, it's better to go to the teahouse to listen to the story, the storyteller said that the battle array is extremely exciting, and the generals are all coming and going, flying around, and taking the head of the enemy general in the blink of an eye." Strategize, surprise, and win in strategy. Today, when I look at this city, it is probably just feathers and arrows shooting at each other, which is boring. ”
"Also, there is no other way to look at His Royal Highness King Yan, how can people get past such a high wall."
While everyone was talking and laughing, they pulled out a few feather arrows from outside the city on the street not far away, and when they looked left and right, they really didn't think there was anything surprising.
The city was busy, constantly leading attacks and shooting. When the people in the city were talking and laughing, they could not see the scene on the city wall, and some people began to disperse, and this battle was really not exciting.
Fortunately, there are some gains, put a feather arrow in his hand and wave it around, find a teahouse to frequent, and then despise a few battles.
But it was Liu Yanqing at the head of the city, and his face became more and more ugly. Most of the men in the city who are shooting are not even iron armor, except for some who raise shields in front of their heads.
But these men's feather arrows are very accurate, and most of the feather arrows are poured on the city, so they also suppress the soldiers in the city and dare not come forward.
The cartloads of stones in the city rippled countless times, and the stones in the water could be seen even above the city. It is the path of this attack that has already taken shape.
Helpless, Liu Yanqing's thoughts at this time really couldn't stop the action of filling the moat under the city. There are only more worries.
Tomorrow, the walls of this city will be full of soldiers, and then this city will be full of soldiers.
Liu Yanqing didn't dare to think about it, but he also knew what kind of situation he was going to face. When 500,000 party members besieged Pingxia City, Liu Yanqing also experienced it personally.
Now the soldiers under the city head are better at fighting than the party members back then, but they are the soldiers at the head of the city, which is 108,000 miles worse than the western army back then. Victory or defeat is never the high wall, but the person on the high wall.
Zheng Zhi under the city sat on the platform from afar, and he was not in a hurry. To break this Bianliang City, Zheng Zhi was reluctant to take too many lives to pile up, so storming the high wall was never Zheng Zhi's choice.
Elite warriors should not be bent under the walls of Tokyo.
On the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhu Long was in a hurry, with cannons one by one, the heaviest of which was more than 2,000 catties. On the banks of the Yellow River, there are some small boats.
There was already a cannon that capsized into the river along with the boat when it was being loaded, along with several military Hanluoshui. So Zhu Long no longer dared to load the ship at will. The method of pushing the cannon directly into the ship with the plank obviously did not work, and the cannon had not yet been on board, and the ship was already unbalanced, and capsized to one side.
Therefore, the only way to load the cannon on the ship is to lift it directly, just like the way of the Cangbei Port Wharf. The craftsmen in Chenqiao Town were all summoned and gathered in a circle to gossip, even the drawings were still on paper and had not been formed.
To hoist a cannon, even the boom requires a small tree.
Zheng Zhi also received the news, but he was still not in a hurry, but kept instructing the army to fill the moat, and the more roads filled in the better.
The soldiers even traveled miles to find stones, but there were still not enough stones. Even the small courtyard with a large family was directly demolished and filled in the river.
In front of Zheng Zhi's big array, there is the Chen Qiao Gate in the outer city of Bianliang, which leads directly to Chen Qiaoyi, so it is named Chen Qiao Gate, and it will obviously be the city gate of Zheng Zhi's main attack.
This city gate, but there is no urn city, the scenery inside and outside the city is a little similar to the "Qingming Riverside Map", but the Qingming Riverside is the city gate in the south of Bianliang, not this Chen Bridge Gate. There are many urns at the gates of the inner city.
Emperor Zhao Huan's eyelids jumped all day long, although he kept comforting himself in his heart, reassuring himself that the anti-thief would inevitably not succeed, and the end of the anti-thief was not far away. But Zhao Huan still felt upset for no reason.
In the confusion, he took a few eunuchs and maids to Genyue, wanting to calm his heart with the beautiful scenery, but the more Zhao Huan walked around this Genyue, the more upset he became.
Out of Genyue, walking and walking, Zhao Huan walked outside the small courtyard where Zhao Ji was under house arrest, as if he came unintentionally, and it was obviously also the guidance of his heart.
Zhao Huan, who was standing outside the door of the small courtyard, stopped, looked at it for a long time, and then said, "Open the door!" ”
A young eunuch hurriedly stepped forward, took out the key from his bosom, and opened the courtyard door.
Zhao Huan entered the courtyard, looked at the nailed doors and windows in front of him, and was silent for a long time.
Zhao Ji was lying on the wooden couch in the room, the room was stinky, and the smell naturally came from excrement. Hearing the sound outside the door, Zhao Ji didn't get up, even if he knew that it was probably another delivery.
After lying down for a while, Zhao Ji suddenly felt something different, got up and walked towards the window.
In the past few days, Zhao Ji often came to the window to talk to the food delivery person. Most of them didn't answer, but there was a time when a slightly older eunuch couldn't bear it, so he replied a few words to comfort Zhao Ji, which also made Zhao Ji overjoyed, looking forward to this eunuch coming to say a few words to him again.
But I never saw the eunuch again, and I guess he was probably dead. Talking to Zhao Ji without authorization, how can he still live.
After that, Zhao Ji stopped talking to people, and knew that this would also harm people's lives.
Zhao Ji, who got up, was dressed more neatly, not like the first few days. I also slowly read a few books, and I can write a few words with a pen, but there is endless sadness between the lines.
When he got to the window, through the grille, and saw the person outside the door, Zhao Ji thought that he had seen it wrong, wiped his eyes and looked again, but the tears were rolling down, and he instantly fell to his clothes.
saw Zhao Ji standing straight, then knelt on the ground, buried his head down, and shouted: "Minister Zhao Ji, meet His Majesty the Emperor!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”
The voice was loud and hoarse, that is, Zhao Ji tried his best to speak louder, but he couldn't help the crying in his throat. Zhao Ji probably still wants to get out of this door.
Zhao Huan, who was outside the door, was shocked when he heard this, and he heard a familiar voice that had always been a reprimand, and said these few words. Zhao Huan seems to be happy, seems to be relaxed, and has inner sadness.
There may have been a hint of unbearability, but this unbearability was fleeting. In Zhao Huan's heart, he obviously has no close feelings for his father Zhao Ji. For more than 20 years, father and son are in this deep palace, but they are already strangers.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" There was another repeated shout from inside the door, this shout was Zhao Ji waiting for Zhao Huan's response, and even waiting for Zhao Huan's departure.
Zhao Huan finally spoke: "The anti-thief Zheng Zhi is once again in Tokyo. The battle outside the city continued. Take a look, see what this country is in your hands, but what it has become now? There are thieves everywhere, the treasury is empty, what kind of face do you have to go to see your ancestors and ancestors. ”
Zhao Huan's words were only sternly reprimanded. The world is impermanent, and Zhao Ji has scolded Zhao Huan for more than 20 years. Zhao Huan is now scolding Zhao Ji like this.
"The minister is guilty, and the minister is guilty. It was the minister who lost Zheng Zhi, so he took the minister's life to make up for him. handed over the minister to Zheng Zhi for disposal, so that his heart was refreshed, and it was time to stop the sword soldiers. Zhao Ji's tone was sad, and he would rather go outside the city to face the angry Zheng Zhi than be imprisoned in this dark place
When Zhao Huan heard this, he actually laughed, he didn't laugh happily, and he laughed a little sadly: "Haha... Handed you over to the thief? It's a joke, and I'm going to hang the thief's head above the city of Tokyo, so that the world can see how I became the emperor. ”
Zhao Huan obviously had some opinions about his father's way of becoming emperor. It is even more impossible to hand over Zhao Ji to Zheng Zhi, if Zhao Ji is handed over to Zheng Zhi, it will be a real joke. Zheng Zhi has Zhao Ji in his hand, and he doesn't know what kind of storm to turn up.
"The criminal only wishes to be able to use this body to share the worries of His Majesty!"
When Zhao Huan heard this, he didn't answer anymore, and he had already turned his head and walked out of the courtyard, and his mood was really much better.
There was also a voice behind him: "The guilty minister sends your majesty!" ”
In this cell, there is no sleep tonight, only tears.