Chapter 17: The Rising Sun Is Like Blood

Out of the palace gate, there was already a panic outside, and people were screaming everywhere. According to the custom of the palace, the New Year's banquet lasts until dawn, and the banquet in the front hall and the back hall are not yet over.

The Liao State was originally a minority regime outside the Saiwai, taking advantage of the frequent wars in the Central Plains to the south, the establishment of the country, called "Liao", the Liao people's iron cavalry fierce, invincible, invincible, the entire Central Plains is invincible, ravaging the Central Plains for decades, at that time the Central Plains of the various secession regimes all bowed down to the Liao people, until the rise of the Liang State later, after several fierce battles, only by Emperor Wu of Liang led the army to expel the Liao people from the Saiwai.

After the decline of the Liang State, the Liao people made a comeback, although they did not have the momentum of plundering the world in the past, but the harm was still not small, and many small countries in the north were broken by it and suffered deeply.

Great Qi borders with Northern Liao, so it has been plundered a lot, a few years ago, the state of Qi is unstable, the national strength is not strong, there have been several times by the Liao State to break through the border fortress city, slaughter the city and exterminate the people. In the early years of Emperor Wu of Qi's succession, the Liao people once gathered 200,000 iron horsemen, like a sandstorm and a gale, into the territory of Qi, approached the capital, and besieged the capital for nearly half a year, only because they could not attack for a long time, and the grain and grass were not continued, and they had no choice but to retreat. That vicious war is less than 30 years away from now, many people in the capital have a new memory, countless prosperous border towns, rich villages have been destroyed, the Liao people are killing and plundering, brutal and unkind, sweeping wealth and children everywhere, the people will be killed if they resist the slightest, and if they do not resist, they will inevitably be plundered and enslaved.

At that time, the capital was trapped for half a year, and the people panicked. Impetuous up and down. And at that time, the Qi country was far from being prosperous and rich now, and the Liao people came suddenly, and there was a shortage of grain and grass in the city, and in the end, there was almost a tragedy of cannibalism. Fortunately, the Liao State laborers went on an expedition, and the internal supply of grain and grass was also difficult, and finally the army was withdrawn, so that the Qi State in danger got a chance to breathe.

That battle. made the arrogant Emperor Wu deeply ashamed, and since then he has been a fierce soldier all his life. Expeditions everywhere, rectification of grain and grass, and the establishment of a strong and invincible cavalry of the Qi State, in the following decades, countless countries were destroyed and the national strength was doubled. After several bloody battles, the Liao people were expelled far away. A bloody shame. But still unable to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, every day in the autumn and winter, the Liao people must gather an army and plunder the border passes, making the people in the north miserable.

The Liao people are ferocious, destroying the country and slaughtering the city at every turn, and the iron cavalry of the Liao State is excellent, and the action is like the wind. It is impossible to prevent it, and it has always been a big problem for Qi State. The people of Qi had a deep fear of the invasion of the Liao, and now that they heard the news that the Liao people had suddenly killed in front of them, the entire court was in chaos.

"Niangniang, now that all the Niangniang are concentrated in Fengyi Palace, don't you want to go over?" I saw that the direction in which Su Mi was walking was not towards the harem at all. As if thinking about the direction of the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Luzi kindly reminded. Could it be that the master was frightened by this news?

"I know," Su Mi interrupted him, "I'm going to the Qianqing Palace." Fengyi Palace, you can take a look for me first. "What's the use of going to Fengyi Palace, it's just a group of women's panicked discussions.

Seeing Su Mi's resolute attitude, Xiao Luzi had no choice but to take the order.

Su Mi walked quickly towards the Qianqing Palace, the guards and internal supervisors in the Qianqing Palace were all common to her, and they were all in a panic at this time, so naturally they would not stop her. Su Mi entered the Heart Cultivation Hall unimpeded.

The ministers of the palace have already assembled. It seems that as soon as the news arrived, they came directly from the feast in the front hall.

Even if the situation is no longer in crisis. On such an occasion, it was inconvenient for Su Mi to show up as a palace concubine. She turned and went into the small side room next to her, and stood behind the beaded curtain on the floor and listened to the discussion in the temple.

Prince Yu was standing on the side of the bookcase. Said: "...... You don't need to panic, although the Liao people have now come to the city, it has been less than ten days since the emperor led the army to leave, and he can return to help at any time. As long as we can hold on for about ten days, reinforcements will inevitably arrive, and when the time comes, we will unite with the outside and let the Liao army have no return......."

Qi Long's expedition took away most of the generals, and at this time, most of the people in the entire hall were civil ministers, and when they heard Qi Hao's high-spirited and loud remarks, the tense and panicked atmosphere eased a little.

Qi Hao quickly gave a few orders, which were nothing more than the usual orders such as assigning tasks, calming the people's hearts, not leaving their posts without permission, and those who dared to spread rumors would be killed.

After discussing for more than half an hour, Qi Hao urged the ministers to leave one after another and perform their duties.

After everyone dispersed, Su Mi walked out. Qi Hao had already noticed her arrival, and asked with a little surprise: "Why don't you stay in the apse, what are you doing here?" ”

"How could the army of the Liao State appear outside the city silently? Could it be that their horses were born with wings? Su Mi didn't say a word of nonsense, and asked directly about the point.

"Don't ask me, I can't answer this question, I even want to rush out and ask the chief general of the Liao people outside the city now. Qi Hao smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that we have to face the fact that we have to face now - they have already arrived, and they are surrounding the walls of our Great Qi Capital. ”

"It can't be! Even if they can break through Juyu Pass, can they kill all the defenders of Juyu Pass? Even if the Liao people are brave and invincible, even if they have no last resort, it will take more than ten days to travel from the border pass to the capital fast horse, the road is far away, and there are many villages and towns scattered along the way, they have walked all the way, is there no one to see? ”

"What's impossible about this, as long as all the people who have seen it are ......" Qi Hao didn't say anything halfway through this sentence, Su Mi was shocked in her heart, she already understood what he meant,

The northern part of Daqi was originally a series of mountains, and the news was closed. As long as you kill all the people you meet on the road, slaughter the village when you meet the village, and destroy the town after passing the town, it's okay.

Su Mi suddenly thought of the 30,000 reinforcements and the full army of grain and grass led by Mu Qinghan, according to the time, he should have met with the Liao army five or six days ago. This time, the Liao army will be so powerful. wiped out the 30,000-strong army on the road silently, and there was not even a single person who came back to report the news?!

"I also hope to wake up, it's just a nightmare, but the reality can't allow us to deny that the Liao people are so powerful. Qi Hao smiled bitterly, he took Su Mi's hand, and the two of them didn't care about any taboos at this time. The two went out of the Qianqing Palace side by side. Went up to the Shenwu Gate Tower.

Before today, for Su Mi. The term Liao Jun still only exists in words, books, and compromises...... Now it is naked in sight.

Su Mi looked far away, although it was separated by a high city wall, but the layers of black crows and crows were like swamps all over the ground, full of dark clouds. There is no end in sight. There were many spears and halberds, and the dark armor and the flickering cold light of the sword caused a sense of oppression, and the cold iron was strict, penetrating the heart.

Su Mi was dizzy for a while, looking down from the highest place in the Great Qi Palace, as if he was about to fall into the endless dark swamp below, and the solid bricks under his feet turned into mud.

At this time, a pair of hands beside her helped her in time. She turned her head and met Qi Hao's clear gaze, "You will also be frightened?" He laughed, then looked up and pointed into the distance: "Look at this piece of soldiers and horses that can't be seen, does it look like a swarm of locusts?" ”

Su Mi glared at him, still in the mood to joke at this time. From such a great distance. The soldiers and horses of these crows were indeed very much like locusts that were overwhelming, but she knew that once they entered the city, it would be far more ferocious and merciless than the locusts.

"I'm just having fun in my misery, and even if we die here now, we won't be able to retreat from the enemy. Qi Hao replied with a wry smile.

Feeling the complaint in her sight, he sighed lightly: "If only they only eat food and grass locusts, but unfortunately they eat not only food, but also human lives." ”

Su Mi broke free of his support and walked to the city. She held down the rough bluestone walls. Far into the distance. Try to calm your mind.

The night was fading, and a foggy white light lit up in the eastern sky. The sun is about to rise.

At this time, most of the people in the capital should still be immersed in sleep, when they wake up and find these uninvited guests outside the city who represent blood and killing, what kind of panic and chaos will be.

"The reinforcements you mentioned in the temple may be back in ten days...... Is it true? Su Mi looked back at him and asked.

Qi Hao was silent for a moment, and said in the distance: "If I am the Liao army, I will set up an ambush on the road, if the army does not come back to help, it is good, once the army is anxious to return to help, and it is ambushed in the middle, it will definitely be able to annihilate the enemy outside the city." When the time comes, the emperors of Daqi will fall into their hands, so why worry that the capital will not be broken? ”

"And the more labor-saving method is to secretly contact Nan Chen, and the two sides will definitely be able to succeed, and when the time comes, the disaster of our great destruction of the country is not far away. ”

"Isn't the emperor dangerous? Su Mi's face changed. There is also Chen Yan, although he is excellent in martial arts, but in the chaos of the army, no matter how good your martial arts are, it is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.

"No," Qi Hao shook his head and said, "I think the emperor is safe, at least much safer than us." Even if the emperor asks for reinforcements, Ni Yuan is a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles, and he will not let such a thing happen. Reinforcement is certain, but it is absolutely impossible to do so within ten days. ”

Su Mi smiled bitterly, "In other words, there will be no reinforcements at all for the time being." ”

Qi Hao nodded bitterly, Su Mi pondered for a moment, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are available in the capital now?" ”

Qi Hao frowned, "Now there are more than 10,000 forbidden troops guarding the Beijing Division, plus the guards at the city gate, the guards in the palace, the soldiers and horses of the Criminal Department, and the rest of the people, the total number of people is only 30,000. ”

Su Mi was gloomy, because of Qi Long's imperial conquest, most of the forbidden troops who originally guarded the capital were taken away, plus the 30,000 troops taken away by Mu Qinghan, who reinforced the border pass, made the defense in Qi Jing now simply empty and surprising. How can this battle be fought?!

"The sun has risen. Qi Hao said suddenly.

Su Mi turned around, and the sky in the distance shone brightly, and the sun jumped out of the sky. The entire eastern sky was red against the rising sunset.

"The world says that the remnant sun is like blood, but who knows that now the rising morning glow is also as bright red as a blood curtain...... "Su Mi looked at this touching touch of red, and muttered in a daze...

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