Chapter 348: The Palace Is Besieged

"Big brother, there must be Xiao Liuzi's men and horses fighting fiercely with the Zhao army in the north, we should immediately go to reinforcements." Wang San pleaded loudly.

Hua An nodded, and was about to lead the army to reinforce the Wang Sixth Army, when he suddenly felt that the sky was much brighter, which made Hua An feel very frightened.

"General, a fire is burning in the direction of the capital." A subordinate general looked sideways in the direction of the capital and said loudly.

Hua'an looked back and saw that the gate of the north gate of the capital was wide open, and a violent fire was burning inside the capital, and the fire was intensifying.

"The city gate has been opened, has the Zhao army already invaded the capital?" Hua An wondered.

Just now, the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Zhao army were so energetic that they didn't even notice that the gate of the capital was open, let alone the more than 1,000 Zhao soldiers standing on the wall of the north gate.

"Big brother, what should I do, is it to reinforce Xiao Liuzi, or to rescue the capital." Wang San asked softly.

"Big brother, it's better to divide troops to resist the enemy, not only to reinforce the six Wang brothers, but also to rescue the capital." Thunderstorms build yƬ road.

Hua An lowered his head and thought for a while, and after thinking about Yao Gezhong's soldiers and horses, Hua An was sure that there would not be many soldiers and horses of the Zhao army entering Jiankang City, so he ordered loudly: "Thunderstorm, you lead seven thousand men and horses to march north to reinforce Wang Liu, and the rest of the men and horses will follow me into the capital." ā€

"Yes, big brother." Thunderstorm took the order in a rage, turned around and shouted, "Soldiers, come with me." ā€

Seven thousand cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army followed in the footsteps of the thunderstorm and slaughtered north.

Hua An turned around and marched in the direction of the capital, followed by four thousand cavalry behind him.

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On the way of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses of the Zhao army to the Great Jin Palace, in order to increase their momentum and make the soldiers and civilians of the Jin State in the city fearful, the soldiers of the Zhao army set fire everywhere.

On the way from the north gate of Jiankang City to the Dajin Palace, fires were lit everywhere, and the huge fire illuminated most of Jiankang City.

Most of the main forces of the Wuyi battalion that retreated from the direction of the north gate fled, and there were less than 1,000 people and horses who successfully retreated to the palace, and at this time, there were only 500 guards in the palace, and the two armies combined were only more than 1,000 people, which was equivalent to the strength of the Zhao army that attacked.

However, the Zhao army set fire everywhere, creating chaos, and the soldiers of the Jin army guarding the palace did not understand the reality of the Zhao army, and many soldiers thought that the Zhao army's large army had entered the city, so they were more afraid in their hearts, and their morale was naturally extremely low.

"Lord Cai, the main force of the Zhao army is not far away, please persuade the Queen Mother and the Emperor to leave! Miyagi won't be able to hold out for long. The Chinese general said loudly.

"Okay, you stay here, and the official will go to persuade the Queen Mother." Cai Mo said as he walked briskly towards the interior of the palace.

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Behind the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, when the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic held the little emperor Sima Dan, who had changed into poor clothes, her eyes were flushed with red silk, and next to her was a little palace maid dressed as a people's girl.

"Queen Mother, Lord Cai asks to see you." A palace maid reported.

Chu Lianzi was silent for a moment and said, "Let him in." ā€

"Yes, Queen Mother." The little palace maid was busy inviting her, and the palace maid next to her placed the translucent white gauze curtain in front of Chu Garlic.

"The old minister sees the Queen Mother." Cai Mo saw Chu Garlic behind the white gauze curtain and hurriedly greeted him.

"Cai Aiqing, how is the situation outside the palace?" Chu Garlic hurriedly asked.

Cai Mo looked bitter and said: "Empress Dowager, the north gate has been lost, and the Zhao army is killing the palace, so I ask the queen mother and the emperor to leave immediately to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the enemy army." ā€

"Oh, the army of Zhao has been killed outside the palace." Chu Garlic was suddenly shocked.

"Queen Mother, leave quickly! If you don't leave, it's too late. Cai Mo urged.

Chu Lianzi looked at the little emperor Sima Dan beside him, touched Sima Dan's face, and said, "Hurry up and take the emperor away, it's too late." ā€

"Yes, Queen Mother." The little palace maid dressed as a folk girl next to her said and hugged Sima Dan.

Cai Mo saw that Chu Lianzi actually handed over the king of a country in the Great Jin Dynasty to a small palace maid, and was immediately shocked, and hurriedly persuaded: "Queen Mother, the city is full of chaos, the emperor is the king of a country, there must be no mistakes, how can she be a little palace maid to ensure the safety of the emperor, the old minister is willing to transfer five hundred guards to protect the queen mother and the emperor to evacuate the capital." ā€

Chu Lianzi shook his head and said: "A large number of people may not be able to ensure the safety of the emperor, if you send five hundred guards to protect the emperor, the army of Zhao will definitely find out and chase after you, which will harm the emperor." ā€

"Queen Mother." Cai Mo is still a little worried.

"Go ahead!" Chu Lianzi motioned for the little palace maid to leave immediately.

When the little palace maid heard the order, she hurriedly left with the little emperor Sima Dan in her arms.

"Cai Aiqing doesn't have to worry, the mourning family has sent six guards with strong martial arts skills to secretly protect the emperor, I believe it will be fine." Chu Garlic said lightly.

"Oh, it turns out that the Queen Mother has been prepared for a long time, so that the old minister can rest assured." Cai Mo lowered his head and said gloomily.

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On the periphery of the palace, more than 1,000 troops of Zhao flocked to the palace, and they kept setting fire to people along the way, and killed people when they saw them, which can be described as extremely barbaric and lost their conscience.

"Camp master, in front of you is the palace of the Jin Kingdom." One of his subordinates pointed to the tall building in the distance and said loudly.

"Haha! Tonight, we can stay overnight in the dragon bed, tell the soldiers, surround the palace, and we must not let go of the little emperor of the Jin Kingdom. The Zhao military camp master ordered rudely.

"Surround the palace and kill ......" Zhao generals attacked in many ways and quickly surrounded several gates of the Jin Palace.

"Soldiers, kill, capture the palace of the Jin Kingdom." The battalion master of Zhao Jun shouted loudly, led the main force under his command, and launched a strong attack on the north gate of the palace.

At this time, the Zhao army besieging the city did not carry heavy siege weapons, only the simplest cloud ladders, and the Jin army guarding the palace was full of thousands, if it resisted with all its might, it was impossible for the Zhao army to break through the palace.

But there were fires everywhere outside the palace, and how many soldiers and horses the Zhao army killed into the capital, the Jin army defending the city was completely unclear, which caused fear in the hearts of the soldiers, and many soldiers lost the will to resist.

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A few miles outside the north gate of the capital, the 6,000 men and horses of the 6,000 army of the Wang Sixth Army were in a fierce battle with the 6,000 army led by Yao Xiang.

In order to relieve the pressure on the Wuyi battalion in the capital, the Sixth Army of the King gritted its teeth and tried its best to fight with Yao Xiang's troops.

"General, the fire in the direction of the capital is burning more and more, the capital should have been lost, and the officers and men of our army will not be able to resist it, is it time to withdraw." A subordinate general is in a hurry.

Wang Liu swung his knife and slashed over a Zhao soldier on his side, and said loudly: "Don't panic, hold on a little longer, Lao Tzu hasn't killed a hundred people yet?" ā€

"General, thousands of horsemen have been killed from the south, it won't be the enemy's reinforcements!" The general suddenly spotted the Thunderstorm Legion that was coming.

When Wang Liu heard this, he looked up and looked south, and was immediately shocked, there were six or seven thousand cavalry rushing over, and it was naturally impossible for the Wuyi battalion in the capital to have so many cavalry, and the cavalry under Yao Gezhong had this number.

"Oh no, the cavalry of the Zhao army is here, it seems that the capital is really lost, retreat, prepare to retreat." Wang Liu's voice gave the order.

"Retreat, retreat." Wang Liu's subordinates shouted loudly and led their men and horses to retreat north.

Wang Liu naturally didn't think that it was the Thunderstorm Legion that was coming, because the main cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army was still far away in Jiaozhou more than half a month ago, how could it be possible to arrive in the capital so quickly.

"Little general, our reinforcements have arrived, and the Jin army in front of me has begun to break and flee." The subordinate general beside Yao Xiang said loudly.

Yao Xiang glanced back at the cavalry who was killing, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly his expression stiffened.

"No, no, this must not be the cavalry of our army, is it the reinforcement of the Jin army?" Yao Xiang muttered to himself.

"Little general, it's so dark, how do you know it's not our army's cavalry?" The general was surprised.

Yao Xiang moved his ears and said softly: "The sound of horses' hooves is not right, the sound of horses' hooves in our army is not this kind of sound, all the cavalry units of my Great Zhao Kingdom do not have this kind of sound, it must be the cavalry of the Jin army." ā€

"The sound of horses' hooves is different?" The general was completely dizzy. Naturally, he was not as careful as Yao Xiang, and he usually didn't pay attention to the sound of horses' hooves in different armies, so naturally he couldn't tell the difference in the sound of horses' hooves.

Yao Xiang frowned, and said loudly: "Withdraw the army, the whole army retreats, retreat to the west." ā€

"Retreat, the whole army retreats." The general hurriedly conveyed the order loudly.

Soon, the thousands of troops under Yao Xiang began to retreat westward, and completely disengaged from the Sixth Army of Wang.

"General, the Zhao army has also withdrawn, what's going on?" The subordinates beside Wang Liu felt incredible.

Wang Liu hurriedly stopped and looked back, and the Yao Xiang army, which had just been engaged with him, really retreated rapidly to the west, and seemed to be intending to avoid the thousands of cavalry rushing from behind.

"General, could it be that the thousands of cavalry behind are the reinforcements of our army, if not, what would the Zhao army run!" The general wondered.

Wang Liu stroked his forehead, and suddenly had a feeling of confusion, he really couldn't think of where there was such a cavalry near the capital.

"Send a few scouts to take a look." Wang Liuda ordered loudly.

At this time, it was a dangerous moment when the two armies were fighting, and Wang Liu did not dare to be too careless, so he sent several scouts to inquire about the situation.

Soon, the scout rushed back.

"General, your own people, your own people." The scout shouted excitedly.

"It's our army." Wang Liu hurriedly asked.

The scout took a breath and hurriedly replied, "It's the cavalry of my Northern Expeditionary Army, the cavalry of General Thunderstorm." ā€

When Wang Liu heard this, he was overjoyed, and almost jumped up, since the Thunderstorm Legion had arrived in the capital, his eldest brother Hua'an was naturally not far away, and Yao Gezhong's corps naturally couldn't make waves.