Chapter 40: Zhao Min leads the troops
In the capital, the wind and smoke are everywhere, and the painful wails mixed with the heart-rending screams of women are constantly recalled in every corner of the city.
The capital, which had recently experienced a rebellion, was once again in for a catastrophe, but this time, it was the Mongols who counterattacked.
Under the attack of Wang Baobao's 50,000 elite Mongolian troops, the fall of Dadu was even faster than Li Xuan expected, and it fell completely in less than a day.
As early as a day ago, Zhao Min had taken advantage of the contradictions of the rebels in the city to provoke civil strife in the city, and persuaded a rebel army to surrender, the rebels in this city, after all, lived under the rule of the Mongols for a long time, and lived in the Mongolian royal capital, the rejection of the Mongols was not as strong as in other places, and even had a sense of belonging, and now seeing the arrival of the Mongol counterinsurgency army, under Zhao Min's various means, the already fragile alliance relationship was easily dismantled, so that Wang Baobao's army broke through the city gate almost bloodlessly.
This time, unlike the last hasty battle, the Mongolian army, which had been prepared for a long time, did not give these newly formed militias the slightest chance to encircle them, and with Zhao Min's exhaustion of all means, the forces in the city that were already low morale were completely destroyed.
Standing on the head of the former royal city, Zhao Min indifferently watched a rather beautiful Han woman being dragged into an abandoned house by several wolf-like Mongolian soldiers, and several men who wanted to resist were mercilessly cut off their heads by the murderous Mongolian soldiers.
Zhao Min's eyes flashed a touch of unbearability, she knew very well that this would not do any good to the Great Yuan Dynasty, in addition to turning the former capital into a dead city, it would intensify the contradictions between the Mongolian and Han sides, but now, the Manchu civil and military forces, including the emperor, regarded the drastic change in the capital as a great shame, and the emperor issued an order to slaughter the city before sending troops, although Zhao Min had the heart to refute, but in the face of the anger of the Manchu civil and military forces, including the emperor and even her father, she could only feel powerless.
"That's what you're really for, right?" Zhao Min turned his head, no longer looking at the human tragedies in the city, looking at the far south, Mongolia since the formal establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, although there have been many atrocities, but the massacre of the city is the first time in a hundred years, this matter can not be concealed at all, once it is reported, it will only increase the dissatisfaction of the people with the Mongolian rulers.
What's even more terrifying is that this capital city is the capital of a country, and the people in the city are all Han people who have been attached to the Mongolian Huairou policy for more than three generations, and they have a strong sense of belonging to the Yuan Dynasty in their hearts.
For no reason, Zhao Min remembered the scene of the city full of thieves and enemies on all sides, and in the face of the hungry people who came like a tide, a strong sense of powerlessness suddenly came to his heart.
"You've won!" In Zhao Min's bright eyes, an unspeakable bitterness suddenly flashed, and he shook his head, not wanting to listen to the constant screams from the city, and preparing to go out of the city to relax.
"Sister, sister!" Just as Zhao Min was about to leave, Wang Baobao suddenly came in a hurry.
"Big brother, what's so anxious?" Zhao Min looked at Wang Baobao suspiciously.
"The court has come down with new instructions." Wang Baobao raised a yellow silk in his hand and said: "According to the latest news, the group of martial arts people assassinated in the palace that night did not go far, His Majesty has already issued a death order, ordering our troops to send 30,000 troops, and the troops of various cities along the way are at their disposal, and this group of martial arts people must be killed, especially the swordsman who is the leader, who must see people alive and corpses when he dies." ”
"Big brother wants me to bring someone to arrest him?" A glint flashed in Zhao Min's eyes.
"Hey, hey." Wang Baobao nodded and said: "Sister, you also know, if it comes to marching and fighting, I am naturally not a problem, but when it comes to understanding these Jianghu people, you are more powerful sister, now that the capital has just been breached, I can't leave, so I can only bother Minmin to go on a trip." ”
"Okay, I'll go." Zhao Min nodded, instead of staying here and witnessing the Great Yuan Empire from its peak to decline, it was better to go out and have a good fight with that Li Xuan, she didn't believe that in the sphere of influence of the Great Yuan Empire, the other party could still escape from the palm of her hand.
"This is the order of the 30,000 army, and if there is any need, send someone to report it to Pegasus, the matter here should be over soon, and when the time comes, you and my brother and sister will act together, I don't believe that these villains can't be stopped!" Wang Baobao quickly handed over a piece of paper to Zhao Min, he didn't have any doubts about his sister's ability, sometimes he couldn't help but sigh, if Zhao Min was a man, the achievement was probably not under him.
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"Sect Master, it's not good!" Wei Yi smiled and turned into a breeze, quickly swept to Li Xuan and the others, and said with a worried face.
"Bat King, what's going on?" Li Xuan and the others looked at Wei Yi, who was anxious, and asked suspiciously.
"Troops out!" Wei Yi smiled and took a breath and said: "I just caught a Mongolian spy, and our whereabouts were revealed at some point, and now the Mongolian court has sent troops to exterminate us, and the portraits of our masters are pasted in each city, as long as you provide clues, you can get a high bounty." ”
"What else?" Li Xuan frowned and said, although he had already guessed that with the character of the Mongols, it was estimated that he would not give up, but he didn't expect the other party to be so fast.
"And ......" Wei Yi glanced at Li Xuan cautiously with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "No matter who you are, as long as you can kill the sect master, the bounty will be 50,000, and you will be sealed as a thousand household marquis!" ”
"Hehe, this Mongolian emperor is generous, I want to sell myself a little." Li Xuan smiled self-deprecatingly: "The person who led the troops knows us very well, so simply and can accurately grasp our whereabouts, it must be Zhao Min, this girl." ”
"Huh? How do you know, Master? Wei Yi looked at Li Xuan in surprise.
"It's not difficult to guess, in the Yuan Dynasty, there are many generals who can fight well, but their minds are so delicate, and they can grasp our movements so quickly, except for Zhao Min, who is not the second choice." Li Xuan said with a smile.
"Sect Master Li, this Shaomin County Lord is not a simple character, he is smart and witty, he plans everything and then acts, he has the style of a general, and he has the style of a general, and he should be careful when facing her." Song Yuanqiao said in a deep voice, the masters of the six major factions have suffered a lot under Zhao Min, and there is a lot of psychological shadow for this tricky and shrewd Mongolian county lord.
"I know this, but I didn't expect most of them to be breached so quickly." Li Xuan nodded, then shook his head and sighed.
"The capital is broken!?" Song Yuanqiao and the others looked at Li Xuan incredulously, although Li Xuan had also said similar topics before, but they had a little luck in their hearts, and now when they heard this, they couldn't help but look at Li Xuan in shock.
"Now that there are more and more rebel armies in various places, and they have just experienced the change of the Yuan capital, Mongolia can mobilize very limited soldiers and horses now, and at this time it can send troops to encircle and suppress us, and these armies are probably the one that has just broken through the capital." Li Xuan shook his head and sighed.
"So what do we do now?" Ding Minjun asked a little flustered, as one of the oldest disciples of the Emei faction, she had followed the extermination to teach the strength of the Mongolian iron cavalry, which was not at all comparable to the battle in the rivers and lakes, not to mention that the leader of the troops was still the scheming and cunning Zhao Min.
"Senior sister, don't worry, since Brother Li can guess that it was Zhao Min who led the troops, he must have a countermeasure in his heart." Zhou Zhiruo comforted softly.
"How can you not worry, it's a Mongol army, you really think he's omnipotent?" Ding Minjun roared at Zhou Zhiruo, it seemed that only in this way could he vent the fear in his heart.
"Sect Leader Li, what should I do now? Why don't we disperse and break through? Song Yuanqiao looked at Li Xuan and said steadily.
Li Xuan shook his head: "If other people lead the troops, it is not a bad way to break them into pieces, but with Zhao Min's temperament, if we really disperse and break through, I am afraid that the scene of her capturing the six major factions will be staged again, not only will it be more difficult to escape, but it will give her the opportunity to break us all." ”
"This ......" Song Yuanqiao and the others felt a pang in their hearts when they heard this, the masters of each faction were broken by Zhao Min and his party, and even the Shaolin Temple was almost wiped out, and that battle was really fresh in their memories.
"What Sect Leader Li said is very true, but I don't know if Sect Leader Li has a way to get us out?" Master Kongwen clasped his hands together and looked at Li Xuandao.
"The enemy situation is unknown, it's too early to say this, but we must do our best to get on the road, our place, I'm afraid it has been exposed." Li Xuan said to everyone.
"Sect Master, why?" Zhou Dian didn't know why.
"The army search naturally has their charter, the Mongolian sentry that the Bat King killed just now, if he doesn't go back for a while, the other party will definitely know, the general direction is determined, with Zhao Min's head, it is not difficult to guess our location, the original route must be abandoned." Li Xuan explained slightly, and at the same time motioned for everyone to stop resting and continue on the road.