Chapter 350: The Queen Mother's Tears
Under the order of the commander of the Zhao army, nearly three hundred soldiers of the Zhao army brandished their weapons and killed in the direction of the palace gate with all their might.
The Jin army guards who were responsible for defending the palace never fought in peacetime, and their combat power was not as good as the soldiers of the Zhao army, and at this time there was a sea of fire everywhere in the capital, and these guards did not know how many Zhao troops there were in the capital, so the morale was extremely low, and even the soldiers fled from the battle.
Seeing that Zhao Jun was killing in the direction of the palace gate, but the five hundred guards in front of him were powerless to stop it, everyone in the palace gate was stunned.
Cai Mo was even more anxious and sweaty, if the little emperor Sima Dan of the dynasty fell into the hands of the Zhao army, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he looked at Chu Garlic and said loudly: "Queen Mother, the combat power of the Zhao army is really fierce, greatly exceeding the expectations of the ministers, the guards may not be able to resist, please take refuge for the time being." ”
Just as Cai Mo was speaking, the soldiers of the Zhao army had already reached the gate of the palace, but the well-equipped guards could not resist it, allowing the soldiers of the Zhao army to rampage.
Seeing that Zhao Jun was about to enter the palace gate, the palace maids and eunuchs hiding behind the palace gate involuntarily fled to the depths of the palace, and Chu Lianzi and Sima Dan also went to the nearest small courtyard to take refuge under the protection of several guards.
"Kill into the palace, kill into the palace." The commander of the Zhao army shouted loudly, and his voice was extremely excited.
Under the order of the commander of the Zhao army, the soldiers of the Zhao army rushed to the inside of the palace with all their might, while the Jin guards, except for some soldiers who fled, most of them fought and left, and fled to the depths of the palace.
Hua An led the pro-army camp from the north gate of the palace, passed through the west gate, and ran to the south gate, and when passing through the west gate, he quickly defeated the Zhao army besieging the west gate of the palace, and went straight to the south gate without stopping.
When Hua An led the army to the south gate of the palace city, the south gate had been wide open, and on the ground of the south gate, there were dozens of corpses lying horizontally and vertically, including palace guards and Zhao soldiers.
At this time, there was still a fierce fighting inside the palace, which was enough to show that the soldiers of the Zhao army had already attacked the palace.
Although the law of the king of the Great Jin Dynasty is that foreign troops are not allowed to enter the capital, and the general must hand over his weapons when he enters the palace, the situation is special at this time, how can he take care of these red tapes.
"Zhao Jun has entered the palace, soldiers, follow me into the palace to escort." Hua An let out a loud shout, raised the Glaive Knife, and was the first to ride his horse into the palace.
The soldiers of the pro-military battalion behind him followed closely behind Hua An, rushing towards the depths of the palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, Hua An saw the Zhao soldiers who were scurrying around, and many palace maids and eunuchs who had no ability to resist died in the hands of the Zhao soldiers, which made Hua An couldn't help but be furious, and ordered loudly: "Soldiers, in a group of ten, scatter and strangle the Zhao army, and you must not let go of a single person." ”
The soldiers of the "...... Killing" pro-military battalion immediately dispersed and killed the soldiers of the Zhao Army who entered the palace.
Hua An rode his horse and galloped around on the roads inside the palace, what he wanted to find was not the soldiers of the Zhao army, to kill the soldiers of the Zhao army, it was enough to have a personal barracks under his command, he was looking for the queen mother of the dynasty and the little emperor Sima Dan, these two are the core of the entire Great Jin Dynasty, if they were hijacked or killed by the soldiers of the Zhao army, the consequences would be unimaginable.
A moment later, the 1,000 cavalry responsible for the detour from the direction of the east gate have also entered the palace one after another, under the strangulation of the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army, hundreds of remnants of the Zhao army were completely wiped out, and the palace was calm again, but because of fear, everyone in the palace hid, and Hua'an never found the whereabouts of the little emperor.
"Queen Mother, it's quiet outside, the old minister goes out to see the situation." Cai Mo said and tiptoed towards the courtyard wall.
To say, Cai Mo is such a big official, no matter what, he should let a subordinate go to investigate the situation! It's a pity that after the Zhao army entered the palace, all the subordinates around him disappeared, some were killed by the Zhao soldiers, some escaped, and some in order to cover the master, pulled out their weapons and fought with the Zhao soldiers.
Cai Mo crossed a round arch and entered the outer courtyard, and then lay down at the crack of the door to look out, but unfortunately the door gap was too narrow to see the outside situation at all, for this reason, Cai Mo regardless of his age and body, climbed up from the wall on the side of the door, and successfully grabbed the top of the courtyard wall, and with a force on his right arm, the part above his chest crossed the wall.
Climbing the wall will inevitably cause a sound, and Hua An, who was patrolling the palace on horseback, happened to pass by here, and when he heard the sound of climbing the wall in the courtyard wall, he immediately became vigilant.
Hua An held the weapon in his hand, his eyes stared closely at the direction of the wall, but he saw a familiar face.
"Lord Cai, what are you doing here!" Hua An saw Cai Mo lying on the wall and asked suspiciously.
Cai Mo was shocked when he heard this, and looked at it, wasn't the person in front of him the chief general of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Hua'an? Cai Mo couldn't believe his eyes, and quickly rubbed the corners of his eyes, and then looked at Hua'an.
"General Hua, are you a human or a ghost, weren't you still in Panyu City half a month ago? How did you arrive in the capital so quickly? Cai Mo also had doubts in his heart.
"Haha! Lord Cai is really good at laughing, and the last general is alive and well, how can he be a ghost? Hua An smiled, then turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the courtyard gate.
Seeing that the person in front of him was Hua'an, Cai Mo breathed a sigh of relief, if Hua'an and the Northern Expeditionary Army under his command returned to the capital, then it would be more than enough to deal with Yao Gezhong's army, and even the main army of Shihu in the north of the Tunji River would be greatly reduced.
"General Hua, wait a minute, the old man will open the door for you." Seeing Hua An coming over, Cai Mo hurriedly twisted his body, intending to go down to the ground, and then open the courtyard door.
But he is not young, he is already in his sixties, and his body bones are not so flexible, and as soon as he twists his body, the whole person falls.
"Oops! Oops! There was a voice of ** from within the courtyard wall.
Hua An naturally understood that Cai Mo had fallen and injured himself, and the corners of his mouth smiled unconsciously, and then walked to the front of the courtyard gate, threw a punch, and smashed straight towards the courtyard gate.
"Click." With a violent cracking sound, the latch of the courtyard gate was broken, and the courtyard door naturally opened.
Hua An walked into the courtyard door gently, stepped forward to help Cai Mo, and said softly: "Lord Cai, are you okay?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay." Cai Mo waved his hand again and again, and then said 'oops', it seemed that the injury was not light.
"Lord Cai, this is not suitable for healing, let's go with the last general! The Zhao army in the palace has all been wiped out, so adults don't have to worry. Hua An said and glanced at the two soldiers behind him.
Seeing this, the two pro-soldiers immediately took a few steps forward, one left and one right to support Cai Mo, and Hua An also walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
"General Hua stopped, and the emperor and the queen mother are still inside?" Cai Mo said and pointed to the inside of the arch.
"The emperor and the queen mother are inside." Hua An was shocked when he heard this, paused, and said, "My lord will go to treat his injuries first, and the last general will go to see the emperor and the queen mother." ”
After Hua An finished speaking, he walked in the direction of the arch, and after walking more than twenty steps over the arch, he heard a woman's whispered sobs from inside.
After walking another five or six steps, across the sparse bamboo forest, Hua An saw that in the small courtyard in front of him, a young woman was holding a two- or three-year-old doll standing in the yard, the woman was sobbing quietly, and the little doll was looking at her mother blankly.
Although what I saw was from the side, looking at the neat right sideburns and fair face, as well as the heart-pounding figure, Hua An could be sure that this person was a beauty, and there were only two people here, she and the child in her arms, so it was obvious that she was the current Empress Dowager Chu Garlic, Hua An's young garlic sister, and the ignorant child she was holding in her arms was naturally the current emperor Sima Dan.
"O Dan'er! My son, your father and the emperor left early, leaving us orphans and widows to be bullied, it would be great if you grew up sooner, so that Shi Hu would not dare to rashly invade the Great Jin, and the capital would not be surrounded by the Zhao army. ”
Chu Garlic cried softly as she spoke, and her crying was slender, which made Hua An feel a sense of heartbreak when she heard it.
Although Chu Garlic is the queen mother and the mother of the world, she is also a young woman who is only in her twenties, how can her spirit not collapse after a series of blows, at this time, how she wants to find a shoulder to lean on! Doesn't I want my son to grow up soon, isn't it just to let my son provoke the Great Jin Dynasty, so that he can have something to rely on?
Hua An has been most disgusted with women crying since he was a child, especially a beautiful woman with a good posture, seeing a beauty crying in front of him, this torture for Hua An is no less than beating him hard.
At this time, seeing the Queen Mother Chu Garlic crying sadly, Hua An really wanted to rush over and hug her and comfort her, so that his heart might feel better.
But Hua An knew that he could never do this, because now Chu Garlic is already the queen mother of the dynasty, and he must not be so rude as a courtier, if it violates etiquette, it will be a capital crime.
"Who, who?" Chu Garlic shook involuntarily, apparently she found Hua An who was standing behind the bamboo forest.
Seeing that Chu Lianzi had discovered him, Hua An hurriedly took a few steps forward, bowed down and bowed: "The last general, Hua An, see the emperor, see the queen mother." After saying that, he made a big salute.
"You are Hua ......" Chu Garlic was startled, paused, and hurriedly said: "Hua ...... General Hua, please get up quickly. As he spoke, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Hua An got up when he heard the order, staring at Chu Garlic who was wiping his tears, and the pitiful little woman's posture made Hua An'an inexplicably feel an urge to pity the jade.
"You're crying." Hua An said and handed the handkerchief in his arms to Chu Garlic.
This sentence was very rude, and Hua An felt that it was inappropriate after saying it, so he hurriedly lowered his head.
Chu Garlic was also stunned, paused, took the handkerchief in Hua An's hand, and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Chu Garlic wiped her tears alone, while Hua An stood silently aside, the atmosphere suddenly seemed a little awkward, and it seemed that the air in the entire courtyard had frozen.