Chapter 264: If You Escape, I'll Escape

It was not anyone else who stood up to refute, but Li Yang, the counselor.

"Doctor, I don't know what you recommend?"

Although Gong Zhong's extravagant words were magnificent, they were obviously Li Yang's words that deepened Han Wang'an's heart.

Yes, although the Wu Army has only been established for less than a month, there are indeed too many impossible things he has created in this month. Moreover, Yu Su surrendered to Qin Wu, maybe Yu Su also introduced other generals to Qin Wu?

Han Wang'an, who didn't know much about Han Cheng's army, naturally thought so in his heart.

What is the most frightening?

Unknown.

Yusuo's rebellion made Han Wangan distrust his generals. Or at this time he was a little wary of everyone, and the only person who was not wary was himself.

Keeping yourself safe is obviously the most important thing.

"Send a minister of great prestige to lead the army to stay in Hancheng, and the king can lead the Praetorian Guard to break through from the south gate to find the refuge of the southern Chu state. After the king promised to drive away Qin Wu, he bowed down to the state of Chu, and the state of Chu would definitely receive the king warmly and would not harm the king. In addition, just like the prime minister said, as long as the 60,000 border troops return to help, Qin Wu will be unable to fly, and when the royal capital is safe, then the king can return to the palace. ”

Counsel doctor Li Yangdao.

Hearing Li Yang's words, Gong Zhongxuan wanted to refute it at the first time, because once the most elite 10,000 Praetorian Guards in the city were taken away by King Han, the resistance in the city could be said to be reduced by at least half. Moreover, the king abandoned the city and left, which was also an extremely serious blow to the morale of the Han army, but it may indeed be dangerous to let the king continue to stay in Hancheng, and looking at the appearance of King Han, he has obviously been moved by Li Yang's words.

Knowing that he could no longer change the current situation, Gong Zhong glanced at Han Wangan worriedly, and his mouth moved, but he stubbornly held back the words in his stomach.

"Okay, just listen to the advice of the doctor. I wonder which minister wants to stay and defend the city? ”

Seeing that Gong Zhong was silent, Han Wangan made a decision.

"The king, Weichen believes that only the prime minister in the city has this ability, and the other people's fame and ability are not enough to convince the army, so they will stick to Hancheng with one heart."

At this time, Li Yang said again.

"Gong Aiqing, this king has ordered you to be appointed as the general of the Provisional National Soldiers and Horses, and coordinate all the troops in the city except for the Praetorian Guard, you must hold on to Hancheng and wait until the 60,000 border troops return to help. When the time comes, when the king returns, he will definitely reward you greatly. ”

Han Wang Andao.

"Wechen takes orders."

Taking a deep breath, Gong Zhong clenched his fists and took his life.

……………………………………………………………… While the palace was discussing how to escape, Qin Wu's side captured the stronghold of the Han soldiers all the way and steadily advanced towards the city.

Qin Wu took the lead, killing soldiers all the way, the morale of the Han soldiers was low, and the morale of the military soldiers was like a rainbow, it can be said that if there were no powerful figures, the fall of Han Cheng was only a matter of time.

At this time, the storm kite of the West Gate got the news that Qin Wu had captured the North Gate. Originally, the focus of the Wu army's attack was not at the West Gate at all, and the main formation of the Wu army outside the city was used to confuse him.

After understanding this, Storm Kite handed over the defense of the West Gate to the deputy general, and he moved towards the North Gate with his personal guards and 5,000 Korean soldiers from the headquarters.

In the Korean palace, Han Wangan had already made up his mind to retreat, so he quickly packed up the important items in the palace, and brought all the royal relatives and relatives, and after preparing the carriages and horses, it took more than an hour for the fleeing royal army to be ready.

"Let's go!"

Looking back at the north gate with the earth-shattering sound of killing, Han Wangan frowned, his heart was full of hatred for Qin Wu, and then he sat in a golden chariot.

"Let's go!"

King Han's guards shouted, and the 10,000 Praetorian Guards suddenly began to activate, their physique was strong, their eyes were resolute, their weapons and equipment were well-armed, and their actions were orderly, without revealing at all, they were indeed an elite army that could be used as ten. However, under the orders of the king of Han, this elite army failed to resist the besieging army, but to escort their king to flee from Han and go to the state of Chu in the south.

"It looks like a big army is coming!"

The commander of the South Gate garrison, who was slapped twice by Shen Cha, suddenly saw a long line with torches moving towards the South Gate.

"Hurry up and open the city gates, the king is going out of the city!"

Suddenly, a horse galloped over, holding a golden token and throwing it at the garrison commander at the head of the city, the garrison commander took the token, took a closer look, and confirmed that it was indeed the token of King Han.

"There is a fire in the north, the difficulty is that the north gate has fallen, is the king going to abandon us and escape!?"

Looking at the token in his hand, the commander of the South Gate garrison looked at the burning North City, and said secretly in his heart.

"What do you see, why don't you hurry up and open the city gate, delay the actions of the king and the Praetorian Guard, be careful of your head!"

Seeing that the commander of the garrison hesitated at the head of the city and did not move, the cavalry general under the city shouted.

"Open the gates."

Coming back to his senses, he had a faint thought in his heart, and the garrison commander shouted loudly to his men.

Ka! Ka! Ka!

As the order of the garrison commander fell, the south gate of Hancheng slowly opened.

Then, with the accompaniment of the city's shouts of killing and the background of the distant firelight reflecting half the sky, the elite Praetorian Guard, holding torches, passed through the city gate in an orderly manner and quickly moved in the direction of the southern Chu State.

Grunt! Grunt!

After the thousands of infantry troops in front of them left the city, a series of grunting sounds, densely packed with hundreds of chariot troops began to leave the city, the most obvious of which was a luxuriously decorated yellow chariot, the garrison commander at the head of the city recognized at a glance, it was the beloved chariot of King Han.

Even the king is leaving, and it seems that the fall of Hancheng is already a matter of time.

Watching the king's chariot slowly pass under him, and then leave Hancheng through the city gate, the swelling pain in his cheeks reminded him that he had been slapped twice by General Shencha, who had fled from defeat not long ago, and had insulted his human dignity with wanton remarks. The wave of resentment in his heart was the threat to him from the arrogant rider just now.

Does it make sense for you to run away and leave us here to defend a city you've abandoned? Is it worth fighting to the death for someone who can't give themselves wealth, fame, or glory?

The hidden thoughts in the heart of the garrison commander were even worse.

Since you can escape, why can't I escape Since you have given up in Hancheng, then I will stay and protect him, what is the use?

When all the Janissaries had left Hancheng, the Han soldiers under the city were closing the gate, and the garrison commander suddenly walked down from the city and stopped his men.

"Your Excellency?"

Nearly 100 Han soldiers guarding the city gate looked at the garrison commander suspiciously.

"Brethren, the enemy has entered the city, and in a few days Hancheng will fall. The king has retreated, and the magnates in the city have also gone with him, and they have completely abandoned this city, so in this case, what are we staying to defend the city for? There is only one way to die, and if you leave at this time, maybe you can still have a way to live! ”

The commander of the garrison looked at his subordinates and shouted excitedly.

Everyone inside the gates was silent. Hearing the sound, many Han soldiers on the city also looked towards the city.

They remained silent, just staring, and the only thing they had in common was the twinkle in their eyes.

When Qin Wu was attacking the city, the garrison commander actually said such a big rebellious thing, but at this time, no one wanted to report or kill the garrison commander who was in turmoil, because everyone had more or less the same psychology as the garrison commander.

The difference is that these soldiers only dare to think in their hearts, and the dissatisfaction in the heart of the garrison commander has accumulated to a certain extent, and at this time there is no one with a higher official rank than him near the city gate, so the garrison commander speaks unscrupulously.

"The king and the magnates must know more information than we do, and they are desperate to leave, that must be that they know that Han Cheng can't hold on, and there is only a dead end to stay. So why can they go, we can't!? They can not die, and we must die in this city!? ”

The commander of the garrison asked rhetorically one after another, and a series of words, like a key, opened the Pandora's box in the hearts of all the Han soldiers near the city.

"There is no why, they can go, and so can we! Brothers, if you have relatives in the city, take them out quickly, and when the military army has not yet reached this place and there is no enemy outside the south gate, hurry up and leave with your relatives. ”

The commander of the garrison shouted loudly, and immediately rushed towards the city, apparently to pick up his relatives in the city, as he said.

Seeing that someone was taking the lead, and it was also their commander, a thousand waves were stirred up with one stone, and all the Han soldiers at the head of the city were in chaos, rushing down the city like crazy, and then rushed towards the city.

Many more rushed out of the city gates and scattered. Handu is the capital of a country, ordinary people can't afford to live in this place at all, only a small number of relatives of officers or relatives of local soldiers will live in the city, and most of the relatives of Korean soldiers still live in various towns outside Hancheng.

The troops guarding the city gate were in chaos, and countless brave Korean soldiers turned into courageless deserters, rushing towards the outside of the city, as if there was a devouring flood beast in the city.

The actions here directly affected the entire South Gate defenders, and under the general trend, countless people rushed down the city and rushed out towards the city or outside the city.

The soldiers of the South Gate had no intention of fighting, and what the Korean Prime Minister Gong Zhong was worried about finally happened, and the matter was even more serious than he imagined. Because of the intensification of class contradictions for a while, the garrison commander of the south gate took the initiative to give up guarding the gate and fled out of the city with his relatives.

The impregnable Han Cheng suddenly appeared a loophole that could not be plugged no matter how it was blocked.

(To be continued)