Chapter 615: Burning Luoyang
"Prime Minister, the last general is worried about Hedong." Li Jing pondered for a moment and said: "Now that the matter of Luoyang has been resolved, the matter of Hedong is much calmer, and the last general wants to rescue Hedong." ”
"Yes, Wang Shichong will surrender soon, and the matter in Hedong can not be delayed any longer, you can order Luo Shixin to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to rescue Hedong, and join forces with Su Dingfang to defeat the Turks, and the Turks cannot be allowed to escape." Li Xin nodded and said, "The soldiers in Hedong have already suffered many casualties, and they can't go on like this." ”
"Yes, the last general will give the order." Li Jing hurriedly said. Hedong has a great relationship, and according to the plan of the two in the past, it was to use Su Dingfang's 50,000 army to drag the Turks in Hedong, and then wait for Cen Wenwen to lead Dou Hongxian's 70,000 army to attack Li Zhao's army hiding behind. But at the moment, there is no need, Wang Shichong is already a grasshopper after the autumn, and there is no need for the army to continue to listen here, which is enough to force Wang Shichong and his generals to surrender.
And at this moment, Wang Shichong in Luoyang City is sitting on the throne, his face is pale, his eyes show a trace of panic, in front of him are dozens of heads, in just an hour, dozens of people came to assassinate him, including the Imperial Forest Army, there are chamberlains, and some are ordinary people, at the moment of Li Xin's order, the news of killing Wang Shichong and capturing the live Feng Bo spread throughout Luoyang City in an instant. Luoyang City was shaken, whether it was soldiers or ordinary people, they were all shocked by Li Xin's news, this is a big thing, the lord of a country is wanted like this.
"It's all that damn Li Xin, it's really hateful." Wang Xuanying covered his shoulders, faintly visible blood stains on it, which was stabbed by the assassin in the fight, Wang Xuanshu's face was not good-looking, now the enemy has besieged the city, Luoyang City is not only not enough food. Even the soldiers are not enough, Wang Shichong has already made a desperate bet, and transferred all the soldiers and horses that can be mobilized around him to defend Luoyang.
"Hmph, these guys who eat inside and out, it's really in vain for my hard work, how kind I am to these guys, and now these guys have betrayed me, it's really damned." Wang Shichong pushed the tray in front of him to the side, and the heads on the tray rolled down. All the way down the steps, some people looked at Wang Shichong with wide eyes, and there was hatred in their eyes.
"Father, if this continues, I'm afraid Li Xin will attack Luoyang City sooner or later." Wang Xuanying said with some concern.
"What does the prince think is good?" Wang Shichong looked at Wang Xuanying, with an inexplicable look flashing in his eyes, but Wang Xuanying didn't see it.
"Breakout." Wang Xuanying said loudly. Wang Shichong above was stunned, and his eyes flickered. returned to his normal color, sat there quietly, and waited for Wang Xuanying to continue, Wang Xuanying arched his hand and said: "Although Li Xin is surrounding Luoyang now. But it is to let go of Mengjin, and the father can break through from Mengjin, and after the breakthrough, we can go north to join Li Yuan. Or go east along the big river and enter Shandong, and Shandong is chaotic. The various forces fight each other, if we enter Shandong, maybe we can still have the opportunity to seize Shandong, after Li Xin seized Henan this time, he and Li Yuan must enter a state of confrontation, the two fight each other, we run Shandong, and when the two sides fight about the same, we will attack Jiangnan, although Jiangnan is Li Xin's territory, but at this time Jiangnan forces are weak, we may not be able to achieve a career. ”
"Attack Shandong!" Wang Shichong was relieved, stood up, shook his head and said: "Li Xin can't let me go, if I retreat to Shandong, he will still kill him, let's forget it when I enter Shandong!" What's more, the overall situation of the world has been decided, either Li Xin or Li Yuan, and the rest of the people have no chance to seize the world at all. Even if we seize Shandong, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay long, whether it is Li Xin or Li Yuan, we will not let them have another force. Moreover, how many people do you think we will follow us when we retreat to Shandong? I'm afraid that even Shan Xiongxin will not follow us, even if he is my son-in-law. ”
"How is Father going to prepare?" Wang Xuanshu said with some worry.
"Surrender Li Yuan." Wang Shichong said: "Li Yuan, although you are not a good person, but what I like the most is to sell my reputation and reputation, if I Wang Shichong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, like that Dou Jiande, surrender Li Yuan will definitely die, but I have done all kinds of evil in Luoyang, and I don't know how many people died because of me Wang Shichong, this is such a person to take refuge in Li Yuan, Li Yuan will definitely take him in." The prince was right, Li Yuan blocked Luoyang, but did not blockade Mengjin, so we set off from Mengjin and entered Hebei. Take all the gold and silver treasures in the palace with you, Pei Lin is Li Yuan's confidant minister, this old thing is the best property, bribe this person with these gold and silver treasures, Li Yuan will definitely take us in. ”
"Father, I'm just afraid that Li Xin won't let us go so simply." Wang Xuanying said with some concern.
"He'll let us go, he'll let us go." Wang Shichong stepped down from the throne, went down the steps, walked out of the palace, led his two sons up the walls of the imperial city, looked at the countless houses outside, and said, "My son, what can you see now? ”
"What do you see? The sons saw nothing. Wang Xuanying hesitated for a while before saying.
"Houses, my people in Luoyang City." Wang Xuanshu hesitated for a while before speaking, his eyes rolled, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Yes, it is the people of Luoyang City, then Li Signal said that he loves the people like a son, if I burn this Luoyang City cleanly, and then lead the army to break through from the north gate, do you say that Li Xin will save Luoyang City first, or will he chase your father first?" Wang Shichong's eyes burst out with a gloomy color, and he laughed very proudly, as if he was very proud of the plan he came up with.
Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu were pale, after Wang Shichong's reminder, they also saw the ruthlessness of this strategy, what kind of character is Li Xin, once there is a fire in Luoyang City, according to Li Xin's character, it must be to rescue Luoyang City, Wang Shichong can easily escape at this time.
It's just like this, but the evil is a big deal, although Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu are both gentlemen, when they were young, they did all kinds of bad things, bullying men and women, rampant in the city, and so on, I don't know how much they have done, but they have never been as powerful as their own Lao Tzu, and they actually want to burn down the entire Luoyang City, how many people are in Luoyang City at this time? Luoyang City has one hundred and three squares, it is estimated that there are more than one million people, such a big city, if it is really burned by Wang Shichong, then Wang Shichong will become a sinner through the ages, and even those who set fire will not have a good end.
"Father won't let you set fires, let Shan Xiongxin go." Wang Shichong waved his hand and said: "I made him a general, and even married my daughter to him, at this time, I should serve my Wang family, let him set fire to Luoyang, and we will take Chu Chu first." The Chu Chu in his mouth refers to Wang Shichong's daughter Wang Chuchu, when Shan Xiongxin surrendered to Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong married his daughter to Shan Xiongxin to win him over.
"Yes." Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu were relieved when they heard that they didn't let themselves burn Luoyang. Anyway, it will be Wang Shichong and Shan Xiongxin who will leave the infamy, and the rest will be left to their own business.
"Xuan Ying, you go and inform Shan Xiongxin! Let him set fire to the entire Luoyang City at midnight, Xuan Shu, as long as he waits for the fire to start, leave the palace immediately, you go and prepare, and we will leave Luoyang together. Wang Shichong's eyes lit up and he said loudly. He was shocked that he thought of this plan, and cheered, this is the best way to leave Luoyang, even if Li Xin has more soldiers and horses, he will not think of this, unless he does not want the whole Luoyang, do not want the people of Luoyang, otherwise, Li Xin must extinguish the fire in Luoyang.
"Yes." Wang Xuanying hurriedly said.
Shan Xiongxin's mansion is the palace of the Duwei of the Horse, not much distance from the palace, he is Wang Shichong's son-in-law, so he is loyal to Wang Shichong, of course, Wang Shichong doesn't care whether he trusts him or not.
"Erlang!" A soft voice sounded, and I saw a beautiful lady walking over, she was Wang Chuchu, Wang Shichong's daughter, although her appearance was not bad, but the bridge of her nose was relatively high, and her eyes had a hint of blue, which had the characteristics of a woman in the Western Regions, but Shan Xiongxin was still very satisfied with Wang Chuchu, although she was Wang Shichong's daughter, she was still very good to Shan Xiongxin at home.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down." Wang Chuchu walked to Shan Xiongxin's side and said with some concern.
"What about others?" Shan Xiongxin looked at Wang Chuchu in surprise, looked back, but didn't see Wang Xuanying's figure, and suddenly became a little curious, Wang Xuanying was not polite in his mansion, and it could even be said that he was not polite to Shan Xiongxin, at this time, according to reason, he would have broken in a long time ago, but Wang Chuchu didn't see Wang Xuanying's figure behind him, and he was suddenly a little curious.
"He, he's gone. He, he came by order of this father. Wang Chuchu looked at Shan Xiongxin with some concern, but in the end he didn't dare to look at the other party's eyes, lowered his head and said: "Father is going to leave Luoyang tonight and go to Hebei to join Li Yuan." ”
"Defect to Li Yuan?" A trace of coldness flashed in the depths of Shan Xiongxin's eyes, and he said, "Will Li Xin let the emperor leave Luoyang?" At this time, Luoyang was besieged by Li Xin, and it may be difficult to break through! ”
"Father asked you to burn Luoyang and block the path of Li Xin's pursuit." Wang Chuchu's delicate body trembled, and said in a low voice: "Father said that Li Xin loves the people like a son, and once he discovers the fire in Luoyang, he will definitely save Luoyang first, so that he can leave Luoyang." (To be continued......)