Chapter 534: Blood and Snow (2)
Behind the overlap of rights, it is often accompanied by the involvement of different interests. People who may have been enemies yesterday may become friends tomorrow.
The emperor's army has overwhelmed the outside of the capital, and Tu knows that the capital is sinister, so there must have been an arrangement. If he can help the emperor and come to the inside and outside, then the dilemma in the capital can be solved as soon as possible, and the masters can get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible.
Tu Du responded to him with silence, allowing Gao Fuli to see a little bit of hope.
Three days later, Zhou Youchen led his troops to attack the Chu army in the capital for the first time.
The two armies fought for two days and one night, and the battle was very tragic.
A heavy snowfall in the city brought the fighting between the two sides to a halt.
In the first battle, both sides lost thousands of men each, and almost all the grass on the outskirts of the city was dyed blood-red. However, this heavy snowfall came at the right time, and it covered the blood red all over the ground.
When Gao Fuli went out of the city with Tudu, he looked at the corpses on the ground that had not yet had time to be cleaned up, and his heart felt uncomfortable.
They are all hot-blooded men of Beiyan, but they have to kill each other because they are their masters.
Gao Fu couldn't bear to trample on their corpses, so he walked in twists and turns, which was very laborious.
Tu Du stood in the wind and snow and looked back at him: "You are not even a woman's kindness!" To be dead is to be dead, and no matter how much respect you give them, they are just a dead corpse! ”
In the dark night, they braved the wind and snow to travel, which was extremely difficult.
Their destination was Zhou Youchen's military camp. And on the way, they also went to the place where the prince was imprisoned. Tu Du obviously intends to temporarily "negotiate peace" with Zhou Youchen, after all, their most important people are now in Chu Jingchuan's hands.
Zhou Youchen's army was ten miles away from the capital, and he only didn't approach the capital because he was afraid that Chu Jingchuan would break the net with him.
I haven't seen him for a few days, and the prince Changsheng looks like he's lost a lot of weight, but his body is still fine, and the wind and cold are almost gone, but he doesn't have much strength in his body, so he can't exert his strength.
Shen Dan had been by the prince's side, and when he saw Gao Fuli coming back, he cried excitedly all the time, and he couldn't even speak clearly.
After so many days of worry, they almost thought he would never come back.
The village where Tudu was hiding was not far from the military camp, so everyone decided to set off after dawn.
Changsheng asked about Gao Fuli's palace, Gao Fuli just shook his head, and then lowered his eyes.
There was no news......
Changsheng's eyes twitched, and then he lowered his head very low, and after half a sound, he gently spit out a sentence: "I shouldn't have left the palace!" ”
Gao Fuli immediately shook his head when he heard this: "Your Highness, don't use such thoughts. As long as His Royal Highness is safe, Niangniang will be safe. ”
Changsheng was just silent when he heard this, and this sentence could no longer comfort him.
Tu Du was beside him, and said coldly: "Don't always look like a child who is wronged. The struggle for power has always been bloody, with your current virtue, who can you protect? ”
Hearing this, Changsheng secretly clenched his fists, and the various tastes in his heart were difficult to discern.
He didn't want to do something, but he couldn't do anything without the support of his troops.
Gao Fuli could see his anxiety and worry, and hurriedly said: "After dawn, let's go to the emperor's military camp, and when we see the emperor, there will be a way." ”
Changsheng nodded heavily.
As long as the father can save the mother.
This night was destined to be long, Tu Du stood in front of the simple window with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark sky outside, and thought of his daughter again and again in his heart.
So when will a petite child grow up? Soon, spring, summer, autumn and winter, back and forth, she will always grow up.
Will she love the prairie? Perhaps, there is no delicacy of the capital, but it is vast and free.
Early the next morning, Tu Du took Gao Fu and Changsheng to the vicinity of the barracks, and then stopped, he visually measured the distance to be only three hundred meters.
"I'm just sending you here."
Tu Du's words made Gao Fuli slightly surprised: "Great Khan, have you repented again?" ”
Tu Du smiled coldly: "I don't regret it, I just don't like to put myself in danger!" ”
He didn't want to be Zhou Youchen's friend, let alone a hostage in his hands.
Gao Fuli suddenly understood when he heard this, and said, "Great Khan, what are your plans?" ”
Tu Du turned over and got on his horse and looked at him condescendingly: "Go out and lead the troops!" Remember, let your good emperor hold out until I come back with my troops! ”
Gao Fuli's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly saluted him respectfully.
Tu Du raised his horsewhip and disappeared under the snow curtain with a team of men.
Gao Fuli turned around and looked at the prince and Shen Dan again, and only said, "Your Highness, let's continue walking." ”
It's only a short stretch of road, and it's also accessible on foot.
The three of them braved the wind and snow, and before they could reach the barracks, sharp arrows came from a distance, whizzing by, and landing on the snow beside them.
Seeing this, Gao Fuli hurriedly knelt down and shouted into the distance: "Slave Gao Fuli asks to see His Majesty the Emperor...... Your Majesty...... The minions brought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”
He was afraid that they would not hear, and one voice was higher than the other.
When Gao Fuli shouted hoarsely, Changsheng walked up to him, knelt down on his knees and said, "Father, the son is here!" Father! ”
Shen Dan hung his head silently, and for some reason suddenly wanted to cry.
Suddenly, in the wind and snow, someone hurriedly came.
Gao Fuli raised his head and squinted his eyes, only to see a tall and thin figure standing in front of him.
"The Emperor's ......"
Gao Fuli's eyes widened and he looked at his face in disbelief for a moment.
I haven't seen him for a few months, and the emperor's appearance has changed so much.
Changsheng also raised his head and looked at himself standing in front of him, his eyes heavy.
"Father! Father! ”
He knelt forward a few steps and hugged his father's leg tightly.
"Erchen is useless, Erchen is useless!"
The moment he saw his father, Changsheng hated himself deeply. He hated himself for being useless, incompetent.
Zhou Youchen grew a beard to hide his angular face, making him look several years older.
Zhou Youchen looked at his son kneeling on the ground, and there was a flash of shock in his eyes.
How did he end up here? How did he escape?
The thought flashed through his mind, and then he understood it in an instant.
This must have been planned by Meng Xilan, she would never let the prince fall into Chu Jingchuan's hands, let him fish and meat, and let him coerce.
Zhou Youchen picked up his son from the ground, stared at his face, and asked, "Where is your queen mother?" ”
Changsheng just shook his head when he heard this, but he didn't speak.
Seeing this, Gao Fuli couldn't help but speak at the right time: "Your Majesty, the mother is still in Chu Jingchuan's hands." She's still in the palace......"
Zhou Youchen shook his son's arm hard when he heard this, and said in a sad tone: "How can you leave her alone?" ”
Changsheng was speechless. When there was a fire in the palace, there was only one chance to survive, and the queen mother gave it to him.
Suddenly, Zhou Youchen brought the three of them into his big tent.
Gao Fuli eased up a little, and told the emperor all the ins and outs of the matter.
The difficulties of these days, as well as the exhaustive thinking of the mother, how to compromise step by step, planning to rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the palace and escape from the capital.
He spoke for half an hour, and Zhou Youchen kept his back to them and listened quietly.
For some reason, his reaction was surprisingly calm, no anger, no roar, just standing there quietly.
After a long while, he spoke, "You are all tired, go down and rest." ”
Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, looked up at his father, and asked hesitantly, "Father, when can we get back to the capital?" ”
Zhou Youchen pondered for a moment before he said, "Chu Jingchuan will definitely defend to the end." ”
Even if he is the only one left, he will not admit defeat and surrender.
"Father, let your sons fight with you."
He didn't want to wait like this any longer, he had to do something.
Zhou Youchen turned to look at him, his eyes were dark, and he didn't agree with his impulsiveness.
After Changsheng left, Zhou Youchen left the high welfare.
"Did the queen explain anything to you when you left?"
"Niangniang asked the servants to take good care of His Royal Highness the Prince." High benefits answer truthfully.
Zhou Youchen just nodded when he heard this.
She didn't say a word to him, which means that she didn't expect him to show up at all. She must have been disappointed in him.
learned that the moment Chu Jingchuan seized the capital, Zhou Youchen's mind thundered. And now, as long as the thought of Meng Xilan being tortured in his hands now, it makes her heart cut even more.
"Your Majesty, Niangniang has been waiting for you."
Gao Fuli seemed to be able to guess his thoughts, and spoke again: "Niangniang has always been strong in her heart, she will not admit defeat." ”
Zhou Youchen was still facing away from him, slowly walking to the front of the main seat, looking at the military map in front of him, speechless for a long time.
Gao Fu has a secret passage in his hands, and this secret passage may be the key to turning the tide of the war.
…
After two days of hard fighting, the city gate defended by Chu Jingchuan was still as stable as ever.
Zhou Youchen's army could not get close at all, and could only attack with fire, or long-range attacks with bows and arrows. This has no effect on the impregnable city gates.
Chu Jingchuan will not take the initiative to attack, he will keep waiting, he is like an angler who has put the bait in his hand, he doesn't have to do anything, as long as he waits quietly, there will be fish who will voluntarily take the bait, even if the head is broken and the blood flows, and the bones are broken.
He won't take the initiative, he'll just be patient.
Wei Feng personally went to the city gate tower to watch for a while, and then came down and said, "General, that dog emperor can't be afraid, right?" There has been no movement for three days. ”
Chu Jingchuan was preparing tea in the house, and when he heard this, he just smiled.
"He's not going to run away. Even for the sake of being a king, he will fight me to the end. ”
Wei Feng snorted coldly when he heard this: "That's because he can't do it himself, he is not your opponent at all!" ”
Chu Jingchuan took a sip of tea and only said, "Yes, so this time I want him to lose convincingly." ”