"Lao Chen, go, support Xichengtou."

Ma Bang tried his best to deal with a warrior who rushed up, and as soon as he looked up, he saw the entire crumbling city wall, and immediately shouted at his adjutant.

When no one answered him, the horse jumped and shouted twice.

This time, someone finally responded, but after Ma Bang heard the content of the response, he instantly became depressed.

"General, Adjutant Chen... Killed in battle. ”

Ma Bang: "···"

Looking back, didn't his adjutant just lie in the blood stained on the city, and he couldn't move.

"Reserves, go to Xichengtou with Lao Tzu."

Stretching out his hand and wiping the corner of his eye, Ma Bang picked up his sword and walked away.

Below the palace noon gate square, Hu Hu smiled: "If you let these people go up early on Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhao Sui would have already achieved the position of the ninth five, and he would have to waste so much time and energy." ”

Beside him was the commander of the dead soldiers who came out of the Guangling Palace, and when he heard this, he pursed his lips and said: "At that time, the soldiers in Daxing City were full of food, and unless the prince was a god, he could send these ten thousand gods to Daxing City unknowingly." ”

Hu Hu waved his hand: "I know, I know, isn't this talking, but then again, who is this jumping on the top of the city?" It's been two days, and he's been able to hold on. ”

"His name is Ma Bang, he is Zhao Ningbing's internal security leader, although his kung fu is not high, but his perseverance and loyalty are top-notch."

Hu Hu sighed: "I said, this is still a character, forget it, it has been delayed on him for a long time, let the people below grasp it tightly, don't be confused, take this city early, the province has a lot of nights and dreams." ”

"Well, I'll just go talk about it."

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Hu, it's not good, it's not good."

At this moment, a warrior from the rivers and lakes staggered and came to the front of him.

Hu Hu frowned and turned his head: "What's wrong?" ”

Nawufu said: "In the direction of Longshou County, a troop has come. ”

"How many?"

"Eight, eight thousand or so."

Hu Hu breathed a sigh of relief: "Startle me, I thought there were many people, but eight thousand people, go, divide out a thousand or so people, stop them, and if necessary, you can kill them all." ”

"Yes."

Seeing Nawufu leave, Hu Hu moved his arms and said, "It seems that we have also grasped some tightly, and almost all the reinforcements from all over the country have come." ”

"But Mr. Hu, this Daxingcheng Palace is unusually strong, how can you say that you will take it."

Hu Hu looked back at him: "There are many houses in Daxing City, won't you demolish the houses and attack them with fire?" ”

The man was stunned when he heard this, and then clenched his fists: "Yes." ”

Hu Hu then looked at the head of the city: "Okay, let the people who go up come down first, prepare for the fire attack, take a rest by the way, and tell them that after the city wall is broken, let them plunder at will." ”

"Yes."

···

As soon as the rebels retreated, there was no one left on the city walls.

In the past two days, almost all the internal guards have been killed, and the original 3,000 eunuchs in the palace have experienced the baptism of war in these two days, and there are only a few hundred people left.

Now, the armed forces added up to the city are only more than a thousand dead.

However, the rebels led by Hu Hu outside still have no less than 6,000 people.

It was a nightmare that the rebels had retained so many men after several fierce battles in a row.

The empress habitually inspected the city after the war, and wherever she passed, even if the soldiers and eunuchs were tired and seriously injured, they would stand up and silently salute the empress with a military etiquette.

Seeing the disabled soldiers, the empress turned her head slightly, and the corners of her eyes seemed to be a little moist.

Liu Maolin, who followed, sighed, and didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, Minister, Captain Ma Bang of Yulin, was ordered to garrison the city wall to repel seventeen attacks by the rebels."

Ma Bang said as he leaned on his broken arm.

The empress sighed, stepped forward and patted Ma Bang's shoulder: "You, it's good." ”

Ma Ben shouted, "For Sui Yang." ”

"Go down and rest." The empress said softly.

Ma Bang just wanted to say no, but he was too tired, so he could only take a deep breath and go silently.

The empress continued to walk forward, and at the same time said in a sad tone: "Old Xiangguo, so many loyal and brave sons and daughters have given away their lives for me, and my heart is really uneasy." ”

Liu Maolin stopped.

The empress continued: "Sometimes, I don't know whether it's worth it or not, how Zhao Sui made trouble on the front line before, I feel that the war is still far away from me, but in the past ten days, seeing all the things happening around me, I feel, I feel, I feel, human life is so worthless..."

"Your Majesty, how can you think so? Do you know how many loyal people have given their lives since the Zhao Sui rebellion? ”

The position of the empress was dumb.

Liu Maolin stretched out two fingers tremblingly: "200,000, no less than 200,000 have lost their lives, not including lifelong disabilities, Your Majesty, so many people are dying regardless of their lives, what do you think it is for?" If you have such thoughts, who are you worthy of? Is it worthy of Lu Gong, who donated his life? Or Zhao Yuanche, who was sick and in charge, was angry to death? Or is it Wang Xiaolai, who is obviously greedy for life and afraid of death, but still fights against Zhao Sui without hesitation for you? ”

The empress wept, pointed to the palace, and the people with numb expressions said: "I know, I know, but old Xiangguo, you should understand my thoughts... So many people's lives are tied to my hands, and I can save their lives with a single word. ”

"When you are born in the world, there is always one death." Liu Maolin said.

"But they're not ants."

"This is not a reason for His Majesty to be timid!" Liu Maolin shouted.

Narcissus pulled Liu Maolin.

Liu Maolin pointed at the empress: "Your Majesty, don't blame the old minister for being disrespectful, when Emperor Xuan was alive, which time was the situation encountered was not more dangerous than now?" But Emperor Xuan gave up that time? You are a human king, not an ordinary person. You only saw these people in Daxing City suffering, and you didn't think that if you really let Zhao Sui win the world, the more than 40 million suffering people of Suiyang will not succeed? ”

The empress bowed her head and didn't dare to speak, she should have said, she didn't know what to say.

Liu Maolin picked up a knife from the ground and held it in his hand: "Your Majesty, you have always been decisive in dealing with things, and you have never hesitated. That's why the Eighth Prince let you inherit the unification in the first place. Now this indecisive you have really changed. Could it be that it is the appearance of Wang Xiaolai that has changed your heart too much. ”

The empress hurriedly raised her head: "Don't do anything about Xiao Laizi." ”

Liu Maolin sighed: "Since this is the case, then Your Majesty, you will prove it to me, although I, Liu Maolin, am old, I will still stay here." ”

"Old Xiangguo..."

The empress muttered to herself.

Zhao Liwen also stepped up, pressed the empress's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be careful, there is an old slave, it's okay." ”

"Zhao Weng..."

As soon as the word Weng fell, Zhao Liwen's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he raised his hand and knocked a knife on the back of the empress's neck, but the poor empress didn't even have a chance to react, so she snorted and fell down directly.

Seeing this, Narcissus was taken aback: "Zhao Weng, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhao Liwen raised his hand and pointed to the crowded rebels in front of the Noon Gate Square, and said softly: "The rebels have begun to prepare to burn the palace, and it won't take half an hour for them to come in, it's dangerous here, Narcissus, you take Your Majesty and hide in the ice cellar." ”

"Zhao Weng, what about you."

Zhao Liwen smiled: "Me? Of course I'm staying and stopping these rebels, didn't I say it before, reinforcements from Echo Valley should be coming, right, Miss Shu. ”

Shu Jiuchai nodded.

Zhao Liwen continued: "Before the reinforcements from Echo Valley arrive, it will be up to me to stop these tiger and wolf gangsters. ”

Narcissus said: "But Zhao Weng you..."

Zhao Liwen waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'm also the fifth on the heavenly list, it's not so easy to die, it's okay, it's okay." ”

Narcissus stopped talking.

Zhao Liwen looked at Liu Maolin again: "Old Xiangguo, you can also hide with Your Majesty, in case something happens to you, it will be a big loss for Sui Yang." ”

“···”

Seeing that Liu Maolin didn't speak, Zhao Liwen frowned: "Old Xiangguo, we are old acquaintances, I don't want to do anything to you." ”

Liu Maolin stepped forward and said, "Zhao Weng, if something happens to you, then I, Liu Maolin, am Your Majesty's second line of defense." ”

Zhao Liwen snorted.

Seeing Narcissus and Liu Maolin leave with the comatose empress, Zhao Liwen sighed: "Emperor Xuan, I'm sorry, I promised you to watch Xiao Ningbing become a family, and the old slave is afraid that he will break his promise." ”

As he spoke, there was a fire under the city walls.

Zhao Liwen shouted: "Come on!" ”