Chapter 244: Succession
With Mo Xuanyin taking the lead, the other people didn't dare to say much, and they all helped the Yan soldiers around them up, and the atmosphere gradually eased a lot.
After a night, everyone could be regarded as letting go of the mustard, and the soldiers of the three parties began to gradually integrate into their respective atmospheres, and seeing the scene of them helping each other, Mo Xuanyin couldn't help but sigh.
The next day, Mo Xuanyin led the troops to the city, and Zhen Qingyun looked at them calmly on the city wall at this time, as if he was confident.
"Zhen Qingyun, if you can surrender, we can still treat each other politely, if you are so stubborn, then don't blame us for fighting each other!" Gu Xiqian warned.
However, Zhen Qingyun on the city wall laughed, "Gu Xiqian, do you still think that you are still the county lord of Nanyue Kingdom?" You're just a mess with the so-called old kings! β
At this time, the soldiers of the South Vietnamese Kingdom shouted one after another, obviously they were already replaced by him.
Mo Xuanyin sighed helplessly, so he had to draw his sword and point at the city wall, and the catapult immediately threw a boulder, constantly smashing towards the city wall!
Looking at the catapult below, Zhen Qingyun gritted his teeth and immediately discharged the cavalry to attack forward from another direction.
Mo Xun, who was on the flank, saw the cavalry charging in the distance, Mo Xun looked at his soldiers, and immediately set up a formation to prepare for the cavalry charge.
Just when the other party was about to make contact, behind Mo Xun, two cavalrymen suddenly appeared and rushed into Zhen Qingyun's cavalry from both sides.
"What's going on?" Mo Xun was a little surprised.
I saw that the cavalry of Yunnan State was the first to cut in, and then the Huzhou cavalry was on the other side, so that the cavalry of Nanyue Kingdom was surrounded in an instant.
"Up!"
Mo Xun shouted, only to see the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, clenching their spears and facing the encircled cavalry of the South Yue Kingdom.
The encircled cavalry apparently did not give up, because another team of men and horses had already begun to assault the catapults from the other direction.
Even if Mo Xuanyin had already found out, it was too late, and the two catapults had already been destroyed by the time the cavalry returned to defense.
"Damn, how can this be?" Mo Xuanyin shouted, and then looked at the collapsed city wall, there was no turning back now.
"Everyone, give it to me!" Mo Xuanyin turned around and commanded the soldiers to continue the charge.
Seeing that the coalition forces did not retreat, it was beyond Zhen Qingyun's expectations, but he had already made preparations, and the results of this battle were enough for him.
"Withdraw, everybody leave!" Zhen Qingyun said to the subordinates behind him.
Seeing that the city had been captured, Mo Xuanyin was a little happy, but when he first entered, he found that the other party had already laid a trap, and after everyone entered, he immediately set fire to the surrounding buildings.
"It's on fire, put out the fire!"
"Help!"
The surrounding soldiers began to mess around, but fortunately, Mo Xuanyin calmed down and immediately commanded people to start fighting the fire, and Zhen Qingyun, who was in the distance, seemed to be waiting for this moment.
"Everyone, when the fire is almost burning, we'll go in and kill him by surprise!" Zhen Qingyun said.
And Mo Xuanyin, who was fighting the fire inside, remembered Gu Xiqian's strategy at that time, thinking that Zhen Qingyun would take advantage of the fire to rob, and then arranged for Mo Xun's people to prepare.
Sure enough, when the fire was almost extinguished, he saw the sound of shouting and killing in the distance, and Mo Xuanyin hurriedly immediately commanded the soldiers to resist.
"Now, put the signal!" Mo Xuanyin shouted.
At this time, Mo Xun, who saw the signal in the distance, immediately commanded the soldiers to kill back into the city, intending to flank Zhen Qingyun in front and back.
Zhen Qingyun saw that there were people from Yan Guo behind him and Mo Xuanyin in front, so he had to let the rest of the people retreat to both sides and leave here before the other party was surrounded.
Because of this incident, the city was almost razed to the ground, and there was a pungent smell of smoke in the unburned places, so everyone had no choice but to camp outside the city.
"How can this be justified, this group of people is so inhuman." Mo Xun knocked on the table and said.
"It's the same as the last time, but this time it's the enemy's turn to deal with us in this way." Mo Xuanyin sighed.
"But this time, fortunately, Mo Xun brought people to surround the front and rear, otherwise, we might have suffered heavy losses alone." Gu Xiqian said.
After this time, the coalition forces had broken through the fourth city, including the border, but they suffered heavy losses due to Zhen Qingyun's strategy, and everyone decided to wait for their own reinforcements before making plans.
On the other hand, in the capital of Nanyue, Prince Duan has been sick in bed for a while, and there have been reports of defeat and retreat on the border, which made the emperor even more angry and his condition aggravated.
When Gu Ye on the side often went to visit, he found that his father was watching the battle report all day long, muttering words like he was drunk.
"Father, I've come to see you, how is your condition lately?" Gu Ye said anxiously.
"I'm dead, my country is dead." The emperor cried with the battle report in his hand, just like a child.
Looking at the recent battle report, although Zhen Qingyun had already written that he had severely damaged the coalition army, he had lost four cities at the cost of making him think that all this was arranged by Zhen Yufu.
"Father, don't worry, our Nanyue Kingdom will definitely expel them, this world is still ours!" Gu Ye held the emperor's hand and said.
At this time, the emperor was already a little delirious, but he just held Gu Ye's hand and said: "I have done too many wrong things in my life, I can't count on it now, I hope you can govern Nanyue well in the future, ahem..."
"Father, you're fine, with Imperial Doctor Liu here, you'll definitely be fine, Imperial Doctor Liu!" Gu Ye shouted.
At this time, Liu Zhi happened to come over with the medicine, and when he saw the emperor's uncomfortable expression, he immediately let him take the medicine.
"Your Majesty, don't read these battle reports anymore, why do you want to stimulate yourself like this?" Liu Zhi said.
The emperor didn't answer, and after drinking the medicine, the whole person was a lot more relieved.
"Imperial Doctor Liu, don't bother anymore, I know that my time is running out, now I want to have a few words with the prince, cough..."
"Your Majesty, what you need most now is to have a good rest, the prince and I will go out first, and come to see you in two quarters of an hour." After speaking, Liu Zhi and Gu Ye left the dormitory.
After leaving the door, Liu Zhi looked at Gu Ye's face and was a little anxious, so he had to comfort him a few words.
"Imperial Doctor Liu, Father, he's fine, right?" Gu Ye asked anxiously.
Liu Zhi sighed helplessly: "Prince, mourning, the emperor is too exhausted during this time, plus he is already old, many things are unbearable, plus the recent battle report, it really makes the emperor... Alas..."
Hearing this, Gu Ye had no choice but to sigh bitterly and accept the facts.
Then Liu Zhi opened the door for him, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor may not have a few days, please don't irritate him, let him have a good time these days." β
Walking into the room, Gu Ye looked at the emperor sitting on the edge of the bed, only to see that his face was a lot haggard, and Gu Ye was also a little sad.
"Emperor, come here." The emperor said weakly.
"Father, my son is here." Gu Ye held the emperor's hand and said.
Looking at Gu Ye in front of him, the emperor sighed bitterly and clapped his hands, "In the future, the Nanyue Kingdom will be handed over to you." β
Gu Ye shook his hand and responded, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely revive the Nanyue Kingdom!" β
Subsequently, the emperor called his father-in-law who accompanied him, only to see the other party walking over with a jade seal.
"Father, what do you mean by that?" Gu Ye said in surprise.
The emperor took the jade seal, and even his hands trembled a little, as if he had tried his best but couldn't hold it steadily.
"Child, I'm sorry, your enthronement ceremony should have been a little more prosperous, but I'm old, so I can only pass it on to you in this way." The emperor smiled bitterly.
Gu Ye slowly stretched out his hand and took the jade seal tremblingly, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
"Manly people don't flick when they have tears, how did I teach you before?" The emperor looked at Gu Ye, who was bowing his head, and said.
"Father, I..." Gu Ye choked up for a while.
After the simple succession ceremony, the emperor seemed to be relieved, and looked at Gu Ye with a light smile, "Hopefully, I will be in the sky, watching you govern Nanyue better and better." β
Gu Ye nodded slightly, the emperor was very pleased, and it seemed that he had not seen the wrong person.
"I'm tired, I want to have a good rest, you guys go out first." The emperor coughed dryly and said.
Thinking of Liu Zhi's words, Gu Ye was suddenly a little nervous, but the father in front of him had soothed a lot and understood what he meant.
"Son, retire." Gu Ye arched his hand.
After leaving the palace, Liu Zhi looked at the jade seal in Gu Ye's hand and understood that Prince Duan had passed the throne to him.
"Congratulations to the Prince." Liu Zhi bowed and saluted.
However, Gu Ye was not happy at this time, even if he got the throne he dreamed of, his mood at the moment was very delicate.
Gu Ye ignored Liu Zhi, and just silently walked in the direction of the main hall.
"Alas, it seems that the country of South Vietnam has been handed over to such a person, and it is destined to come to an end in the future." Liu Zhi sighed.
However, such a person to be the emperor is also a good thing for Gu Xiqian.
Coming to the main hall, Gu Ye looked at the throne above, put the jade seal next to him, and couldn't help but sit down.
Looking at the empty hall below, Gu Ye felt a little empty, and even when the sunset shone in, he felt an indescribable sadness.
"It turns out that sitting on the throne alone is such a feeling, and it is not as good as imagined." Gu Ye sighed.
The jade seal on the side, if he put it together and looked up below, he would definitely feel that it was a symbol of power.
And now, the jade seal next to him looks like just a jade with more fine workmanship.
"It turns out that I really told myself everything I saw before, and it wasn't until I sat on it that I realized how naΓ―ve I was." Gu Ye smiled bitterly.