Chapter 332: The Fall of the Empire
Ge Di Yongwu stood in front of the south gate and said: "A generation of generals, it is really sad to end up like this, pass on my order, and bury the South Gate general." "In his life, Nanmen Weiwei is his biggest enemy, although the two do not fight much, but the strength is not equal, if it is not for the help of Sha Dutian and Yun Piaoying, I am afraid that the person who committed suicide would not be Nanmen Weiwei. He continued: "The south gate is the only one who would rather die than surrender, this spirit is really commendable, go back to the city." ”
The news of the defeat and suicide of the South Gate soon spread to Fengyang City, and the whole country was shocked, the Kingdom of Freedom was in turmoil, and the people were panicked. "Rice buckets, waste, waste." Dongfang Shangyang threw everything he could, scolding while falling, and no one dared to step forward to dissuade him. 300,000 people were wiped out, and even Nanmen Wei I was killed in battle, no wonder he was in a very bad mood.
Prime Minister Zuo had already gotten the news, he hurried over, looked at the mess, walked to Dongfang Shangyang step by step and bowed and said: "Your Majesty is angry, although the south gate is defeated and the vitality is greatly damaged, at least we still have a foundation, and the most important thing at the moment is to strengthen the city defense in case the thief army suddenly arrives." ”
"Fortify the city? Just the tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled here? Prime Minister Zuo, I listened to your suggestion at the beginning and handed over all the elites to Nanmen Weime, but now it's good, you have no money, you are guilty. Dongfang Shangyang was extremely angry, he thought that with artillery, he could level the mysterious continent in one fell swoop, but who knew that as soon as he set out on the expedition, the bad news of the annihilation of the entire army came, which made him really unacceptable.
Prime Minister Zuo knelt down directly in fright, kowtowed and said: "Weichen is guilty, and please ask Your Majesty to punish him heavily, Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to say, now my Fengyang City defense is weak, and I hope that Your Majesty will step up the construction of fortifications, build more artillery, send more reconnaissance, and explore the enemy's movements and reality." He lay on his stomach and didn't move, for fear that he would have to move if he moved his head.
Dongfang Shangyang is very fond of Prime Minister Zuo, the reason why he can become the emperor of the Free Kingdom is thanks to Prime Minister Zuo's assistance, he sighed and said: "Get up, Prime Minister Zuo, you will personally supervise the affairs of the city defense, if you don't do it well, you know that it will be over." His tone was softened at first, then chilled.
Prime Minister Zuo thanked him: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen is scheduled to live and die together in Fengyang City." Dongfang Shangyang was angry when he heard this, and kicked Prime Minister Zuo angrily, and scolded: "What kind of coexistence and death, I am asking you to defend the city, defend the city, do you understand?" He was so angry that he wanted to spew fire out of his mouth and burn the bastard in front of him.
Zuo Cheng said yes again and again, and left quickly. Dongfang Shangyang couldn't dissipate the anger in his heart, he suddenly remembered the right prime minister in prison, when he was talking about entering the army, only the right man was the opposite, and now he thinks that the right man is the most reasonable person. He regretted it extremely in his heart, if he had followed the advice of the right prime minister, he would not have gotten to the point where he is now. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the anger in his heart suddenly burned to the head of the right prime minister.
Dongfang Shangyang was sure in his heart that after the right prime minister learned of this defeat, he would definitely laugh at him, although he knew that the right prime minister had talent in his chest, but he couldn't tolerate being ridiculed, so he decided to execute the right prime minister.
The little official came to the right prime minister's cell with wine and food, and congratulated: "Congratulations to the right prime minister." The right prime minister didn't know what he meant, and asked, "I don't know where the joy comes from?" The little official said: "Your Majesty's expedition to the valley city, the whole army was annihilated, if you had listened to the words of the prime minister, there would not have been such a big defeat, who in the free kingdom does not know that the right prime minister can learn to win ten times the left prime minister, I think Your Majesty will definitely reuse you, so I came to say goodbye." ”
After hearing the news of the annihilation of the South Gate Minister, the right prime minister sat on the ground, and actually hid his face and cried. The right prime minister said: "I am crying for those soldiers who died in battle, and I am crying for the country that the Free Kingdom has worked hard for decades. ”
The little official said: "Although defeated, as long as the prime minister returns, my free kingdom will rise again sooner or later." The right prime minister shook his head and said: "It's impossible, if our army wins, Your Majesty will definitely let me go, and now that our army is defeated, I will definitely die." He stopped crying, as if disappointed in the kingdom of freedom, and at the same time full of regret in his heart.
The little official was puzzled, and he wondered: "With the talent of the prime minister, how could Your Majesty kill you?" The right prime minister sighed and said: "You don't know, Your Majesty is narrow-minded, and he will definitely kill me for the sake of face." At this moment, a group of soldiers walked into the cell, and the leader said: "By order, when the country is in danger, the right prime minister has formed a party for personal gain, embezzled and accepted bribes, and now, he will be beheaded on the spot to set an example." ”
The little official couldn't believe that the emperor really wanted to kill the right prime minister, just before he blinked, the ruthless blade had fallen, and in an instant, the right prime minister was already in a different place, and the frightened little official trembled all over, and involuntarily urinated incontinent. After killing the right prime minister, the group of soldiers turned around and left the cell, leaving the little official alone to breathe the merciless air.
A few days later, Ge Yongwu personally raised an army of 50,000 to Fengyang City to set up camp, Fengyang City has already been in chaos, no longer prosperous in the past, people are panicked, everyone is afraid of death, not to mention the whole heart to guard Fengyang City. Fengyang City can be described as a treasure land of feng shui, and Ge Di Yongwu is even more reluctant to stain Fengyang City with blood, if Dongfang Shangyang insists on sticking to it, he has no choice but to go against his will.
The hall of the court meeting of the Free Kingdom was in chaos, and six of them agreed to surrender, most of them were civil officials, and most of the generals were enemies and swore not to surrender. Dongfang Shangyang's head is big, since he killed the right prime minister, he has not paid attention to it, and no one dares to directly say what he really thinks in his heart.
Almost everyone in the hall has different intentions, and it can be said that most of them are grass on the wall, and the slightest wind and grass will turn against each other. Although Dongfang Shangyang is unbroken, his arrogant character will never give in, and deep in his heart, he would rather commit suicide and martyrdom like Nanmen Solips than surrender.
"Prime Minister Zuo, today you are supervising the city defense, tell me about the situation." Dongfang Shangyang said impatiently. Prime Minister Zuo walked out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, Fengyang City has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack, the city wall is five zhang high, one zhang thick, 200 artillery pieces have been set up on the tower of the square city, 30 catapults, 6,000 archers, 40,000 combatants, ** bag 100,000 packs, Weichen thinks we have the strength to fight." ”
Dongfang Shangyang finally had a trace of joy in his heart, and he said: "There are only 50,000 people in Ge Di Yongwu, and we have such a solid family background, which is enough to resist Ge Di Yongwu." Someone said: "Your Majesty, the 300,000 elites led by the commander of the South Gate have not been able to eliminate the 30,000 brave warriors, and now he has raised 50,000 troops, and his strength has doubled, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice." ”
Dongfang Shangyang stood up and scolded: "Why, you want me to open the door and surrender, come here, pull it out and cut it, whoever dares to say more, he is your example." Two soldiers walked into the main hall, dragged the man out of the main hall, and the man scolded: "Dongfang Shangyang, you faint king, there will be no good end." ”
The horn of the siege finally sounded, and Ge Yongwu captured a hundred and ten cannons from the hands of the south gate, and all of them were transported, and the two sides opened fire on each other at the beginning, and the shells intertwined with each other in the air, and one after another the cannonballs with flames fell fiercely into the crowd. Fengyang City is worthy of being a Ming fortified fortress, and the cannonballs hit it only knocking down some debris, which is useless.
On the contrary, the artillery on Fengyang City is powerful, Fengyang City is a vast plain, Ge Yongwu's 50,000 troops are like live targets, constantly suffering from the baptism of crazy cannonball rain, the two armies soon after the war, Ge Yongwu suffered great losses, Ge Yongwu knew that this was not a way, the artillery range was not enough, he had to order a temporary retreat.
The head of Fengyang City was cheering, the battle that everyone thought could not be won was actually won, and the results of the battle reached Dongfang Shangyang's ears, which made him happily close his mouth, and he immediately ordered to reward the soldiers at the head of the city. Everyone thought that with artillery, Fengyang City must be impregnable.
Night fell, there were no stars or moon tonight, the cold wind blew, blowing tired soldiers, looking down from the city, the lights of the brave barracks were unusually bright, and there were even people singing in the barracks, and some people dancing around the fire. The soldiers at the head of Fengyang City didn't know why, and their faces were full of doubts, wondering if the Ge Di Yongwu Army was crazy.
Suddenly, an object flew overhead, followed by another object, and in the blink of an eye, a dense mass of things flew into the sky above Fengyang City. A little light lit up, countless lights lit up, and countless things fell from the sky, and they smashed into the head of Fengyang City with sparks. At this time, the brave army suddenly attacked, and tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sound of killing shook the ground, causing countless people who were sleeping peacefully in Fengyang City to wake up from their dreams.
"Boom, boom!" The things that fell from the sky just fell on the city and there was an explosion, it turned out that those were all ** bags, this was Ge Diyan's strategy, she wrote to Ge Di Yongwu, so that people took the black feather letter Weng, carrying ** bag, Fengyang City will be broken.
Screams, explosions, shouts of killing, crackling fires, all the sounds drowned out this fortified city, the defenders at the head of Fengyang City had already scattered and fled for their lives, who would dare to open artillery again?
The gates of Fengyang City were quickly breached by the army of Ge Di Yongwu, and the panicked soldiers defending the city were full of despair, and Ge Yongwu was the first to enter the city, and he shouted: "Those who lay down their arms will not die." The neat army marched into Fengyang City, and the panicked soldiers defending the city had already lost their fighting spirit, and they dropped their weapons one after another and squatted down one by one.
Dongfang Shangyang had already heard the sound of fighting outside, and after learning about the situation, he understood that his time of death had come. He gathered all the concubines into the study, drew his sword, and stabbed them to death one by one. Watching his wife and concubine die, he felt distressed cramps, and finally, he raised his sword and put it on the soft part of his neck, just like Nanmen Yui committed suicide in the first place, erased it, and the kingdom that pursued freedom was destroyed.