In early July, the black clouds of Linzi overwhelmed the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the Zhao army arrived from Jinan, the left and right armies of the Lu army arrived from Macheng and Shaodian respectively, and the three armies of 100,000 people surrounded Linzi, only to find that the defense of Linzi was not tight, although there were many people standing on the city wall, and the weapons and equipment were also very good, but a desperate atmosphere permeated among them.

It turned out that the Great Wall, the only line of defense in psychology, was easily crossed by the Zhao army, and after the defeat of Jinan, the Qi people had lost the courage to resist, and the reason why they could still stand on the city wall and pick up arms was entirely because the Chen family's Ze was still there, and Chen Qi, the head of the Chen family, was not dead.

This traitorous male who played with the Gong clan of Qi in applause, as long as he was alive, Linzi would not fall from the inside.

But Zhao Jun was not polite at all, and after Zhao Wuxian's order, dozens of Shaoliang cannons of the Chinese army's chariot battalion roared angrily and began to pour out their anger on the city, smashing hundreds of pounds of boulders into the city wall. The stones collided with the earthen wall, and for a moment the debris flew everywhere, and even the entire castle tower shook with it.

Qi people can only hide at the base of the wall, in the face of the powerful trebuchet, the shield can not play any role at all, fortunately, there are not many soldiers defending the city, and there is no crowding when they are scattered, but the stones that hit the city wall still give the defenders a heavy blow.

The flying stones hit their bodies mercilessly, causing them to convulse in pain, but they didn't dare to move at all, these stones in the sky made them feel endless fear, and fools knew that as long as they left the protection of the city wall, they would be smashed to pieces in an instant.

The Qi people couldn't help but be shocked, Zhao Jun's sharp weapon Shaoliang Artillery, today when they saw that the power was even more terrifying than the legend, such a terrifying thing could not be resisted by manpower at all, and they were suddenly at a loss.

The tower of Jimen let out a terrible howl under the merciless blow of the stones, and at this moment it was like a flat boat in the sea, full of dangers. The people above all thought to themselves: I am afraid that this city will not be able to be defended......

On the contrary, outside the city, bursts of cheers erupted from the array of the Zhao army, and the tremendous power of the trebuchet boosted the morale of all the soldiers and filled them with confidence. Immediately, the sound of muffled war drums resounded throughout the battlefield.

"Kill!" With the waving of the Chinese military order flag, the battle flag danced wildly, looking from the city, it can be seen that the colorful flags in the Zhao Lu army array set off layers of waves, which is magnificent. Subsequently, first the first brigade, then the first division, and then the entire three armies cheered and cheered, between heaven and earth, there was a sound of killing, and countless torrents of copper, iron and leather poured towards Linzi.

Under the fierce attack, the dangerous city was crumbling, and Chen Qi, the head of the Chen family, who was supposed to be in control of the overall situation, was lying on the sickbed at the moment, dying, with only a small sect disciple named Chen Xi by his side.

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The head of the city fell into a fierce battle, and the city of Linzi was also in a panic.

The Zhao army has an army of 100,000 and Linzi also has 100,000 residents, but less than one-tenth of them can take up arms to fight for the Chen family, and the rest of the people such as doctors, officials, merchants, dog slaughterers, prostitutes, most of them have hid back in their own rooms and shivered.

In this panicked season, Chen Xi was also uneasy. He is the son of the elder of the Chen family, after the defeat in Jinan, Chen Heng, the heir of the Chen family, has been ordered to take the whole clan to the east, but the head of the family Chen Qi insists on coexisting and dying with Linzi, since the lord has the will to die, the old man of the Chen family will naturally die together. Because of his father, Chen Xi could only be forced to stay, and when his father led the family soldiers to fight the enemy outside, he had to stay by the side of the head of the family and wait.

The people who should have run have run out, and the faithful protectors have gone outside with their weapons, so that within a hundred paces, except for a few soldiers patrolling the door, the whole inner hall is empty. If Chen Xi listens intently, he can hear the sound of battle in the distance, the long distance, the walls of the house almost cut them off, but if he listens carefully, it is actually there all the time: the murmur of the horn, the shaking and crashing of the trebuchet, the shattering of the walls, the countless arrows flying at the head of the city, the collision of the ladders on the city walls, the crackling of the impact of the armor shield...... Underneath all this is the cry of the living dying.

These noises woke up Chen Qing on the sickbed, he opened his eyes and squirmed weakly under the futon, although his spirit was not good, his voice was still very clear.

"Has Zhao Jun entered the city?"

Chen Xi swallowed his saliva and replied, "Master of the family, not yet." ”

"Even if it doesn't, it's almost ......" Chen Qi took a big breath, as if he might lose his breath at any time.

He looked at this little sect disciple who was with him at the last moment, and asked, "Your name is Chen Xi?" The son of an old man? Ping Gong (Qi Jinggong) was born in forty years? ”

"Yui." Chen Xi was surprised by the memory of the head of the family, and he was also a little flattered.

With his support, Chen Qi struggled to get up, he was already so thin that his skin and bones were thick, and Chen Xi felt that he had almost no weight in his hands.

"Since you are a disciple of the Chen family, you should know, where did my Chen family come from?"

"I know, the ancestor is Chen Gongzi, from the Chen country."

Chen Qiran: "Yes, it has been six generations since Chen Jingzhongzi passed down to me, these are well known, but there is one more thing that only the heads of the family know about the past generations......"

This story is related to a mysterious prophecy at the beginning, Chen Wan is the son of Chen Ligong, he was born when Zhou Taishi happened to come to Chen Guo, and used "Zhou Yi" to make a divination prediction of Chen Wan's fate: the "Guan" hexagram became the "No" hexagram, which is called "the light of the country, using the bin to the king", which is a good omen, unspeakably expensive, Chen Guo's concubine surname Sheji may be transferred, but it should not be here, but in other countries, not in this son, but in his descendants......

"After Chen Jingzhongzi came to Qi to avoid Chen's civil strife, he was used by the Duke of Qi Huan, but he still lived under the country, Gao, Guan, and Bao, just as a small worker, a doctor, not worth mentioning. However, when he married the Yi clan of the Gong clan, he divined the auspicious fortune and obtained another hexagram......"

After Chen Qi paused slightly, he sang the proverb faintly: "Fenghuang Yu Fei, and Ming Qiangqiang, after having a concubine, will be raised in Jiang." Fifth Qichang, Yu Zhengqing. After the 8th Dynasty, Mo Zhi and Jing ......"

The history of the Chen family is vivid in his mind.

After Chen, the Chen family has been developing tepidly, and in the fifth generation, it coincided with the first demise of the Chen State, and the Cui Qing Rebellion occurred in the Qi State, Chen Qi's father Chen Wuyu made great contributions, and then became the Qing clan and obtained a large fief, and it was also from that time that the Chen family re-noticed the prophecy left by the ancestors, and for the first time had the idea of "Dai Qi......

"After having a concubine, she will be raised in ginger; Fifth Qichang, Yu Zhengqing, this prophecy, my father has come true. The Chen family has developed and grown in the Qi country surnamed Jiang, and it is more prosperous than the Chen country in the south......" Chen Qi said sadly: "It stands to reason that this prophecy should be accurate, and next, it should be after the eighth generation, Mo Zhi and Jing." ”

If his short-lived elder brother Chen Wuzi is counted, by the time his son Chen Heng is in power, the Chen family is exactly the eighth! Chen Qi was also inexplicably excited, thinking that the ancient prophecy was about to be fulfilled in the next generation.

What is the purpose of his life's endurance and humiliation, scheming, power and scheming, and buying people's hearts? Isn't it to weaken the public family surnamed Jiang to the greatest extent, remove their wings, and prepare for the realization of the prophecy of his son Chen Heng in the future and the acquisition of the power of the Qi State?

However, in the end, it was a bamboo basket that came to naught, and the prophecy was disappointed, and the Chen clan did successfully seize domestic power, but their prosperity also came to an end with the national fortunes of the Qi State......

When the lamp ran out of oil, Chen Qi couldn't help but angrily ask the sky, why is the prophecy inaccurate?

A hollow rumbling sound echoed above Linzi, a muffled thunder from the clouds, which seemed to answer Chen Qi's question.

"Zhao Wuxian ......"

Chen Xi heard the head of the family cursing through gritted teeth with his last strength: "It's all because of Zhao Wuxian!" It was he who came out of nowhere and took away the fortune of the Chen family, it stands to reason that the one who successfully stole the country as a prince should be my family! ”

(To be continued.) )