Chapter 297: The Last Dignity
The winter in Yue is not cold, the lukewarm winter is always shining so warmly, even the trees and grass refuse to fade their green clothes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, Chen Siyi, the imperial uncle of Nanyue, the governor of the Northern Army of Yueguo, and the city lord of Nanxiu City, did not feel a trace of warmth.
Approaching noon, the situation in Nanxiu City was irreparable. Seven of the twelve gates of Nanxiu City were lost, and in fact, it was meaningless to keep the remaining few.
It is hoped that the rescue of the Northern Army defending the Southern Embroidery City has become an extravagant hope.
Starting from the night attack in the middle of the night, after most of the day of strangulation, the Northern Army was divided into hundreds of small formations, and the resistance became very weak. Except for a few elites who are still relying on a few dilapidated military camps to defend to the death, the small half sergeant died in battle. The Northern Army began to surrender in formation.
In fact, in the Northern Army, from the commander of the ten, the centurion, to the division generals, and the generals of all ranks, at least half of them were the sons and daughters of the nobles who came to gild.
In the face of the test of blood and fire, this group of people did not turn into phoenixes, but lost all the bright wings on their bodies, and turned into a plague chicken that knelt on the ground in the cold wind and begged for mercy, shrinking their necks.
With the surrender of nearly six million men of the Northern Legion, the sound of fighting on the battlefield began to fade from hustle and bustle. On the contrary, it set off the fierce street battles in Nanxiu City, and the fight was really lively.
In fact, the resistance in Nanxiu City is doomed to failure, which Chen Siyi knows very well.
At the beginning of the war, Chen Siyi worked hard for a while. He jumped up from the fragrant and tender bed of the newly married concubine in the thirty-first room, put on his robe at high speed that did not match his fat body, and rushed to the city lord's meeting hall.
With the assistance of the military advisor Wan Chunliang and several adjutant generals, Chen Siyi frequently dispatched troops and constantly scattered the limited forces in his hands to make up for more and more and bigger defensive loopholes.
But with the rapid collapse of the situation, the only strength in Chen Siyi's hands was quickly thrown away, but it hardly caused many good ripples.
Bad news, bad news, all bad news.
When the first gate was breached, Chen Siyi's face turned pale, and when the third gate was breached, his face turned pale.
When the fifth door of the Tanmalay newspaper was breached, Chen Siyi suddenly stood up, turned around and turned behind the screen, leaving Wan Chunliang and the only two remaining lieutenants looking at each other.
One of the deputy generals, Zhai Qianchi, said in a low voice: "Wanjun Division, the situation has become so erosive, what should we do?"
Wan Chunliang's face was as usual, but his slightly trembling calves showed a little nervousness: "Try your best to support, take one step at a time." ”
Another lieutenant, Miao Hancheng, hesitated: "If the Lord doesn't want to fight, should we also fight?"
"To be a vassal is to be a man of grace. In times of crisis, we must do our best to repay them and say nothing else. "Wan Chunliang is good at drinking and greedy for cups on weekdays, and often makes mistakes, but at this critical juncture, he calmed down and made a decision.
The two generals glanced at each other, stopped talking, looked down at the battle situation, and continued to assist Wan Chunliang in mobilizing the few remaining troops.
Chen Siyi slowly walked back to the backyard. He is now sixty-eight, and he is no longer the chic and heroic appearance of the past, and he is walking at this time, and he looks even older.
There was chaos in the backyard, and the men in the house had formed a temporary army and sent to intercept the enemy outpost that was approaching every step.
The rest of the maids and women were in a hurry, some with their children and daughters, some with fine soft burdens, and some even held calligraphy and painting vases, running around and screaming like headless flies.
Except for the two old grandmothers, who were able to stop and salute, the rest of the people turned a blind eye to the honorable master.
Chen Siyi walked into the study, and the study was already full of messes. Chen Siyi's favorite twenty-six-room concubine Meng Xue was rummaging between the cages, raising her plump and round fat buttocks to the height.
Chen Siyi has always liked Mengxue's position the most. It's a pity that I saw it at this time, but I couldn't arouse half of my desire.
Mengxue heard the movement at the door, and when she looked up and saw Chen Siyi entering the door, she couldn't help but turn pale, and hurriedly turned over and got off the kang to salute: "Master, now that the city is not safe, let's pack up and leave quickly." ”
Chen Siyi laughed: "Leave, where else can we go?"
"Of course, I'm back in the capital. Meng Xue stuffed a piece of exposed golden velvet back into her swollen chest, and said with a forced smile: "If we are afraid that the emperor will blame, we can still go back to Shengyang's hometown." ”
"Go home?" Chen Siyi shook his head: "I can't go back anywhere." Go, get the armor I have in my arsenal. ”
Meng Xue's lips squirmed twice, and finally Wan Fu said, "Yes, master!" Twisting the waist of the water snake and walking out quickly.
Chen Siyi stood stunned for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said: "I'm old and confused, this girl won't come back once she leaves." Besides, the armor of twenty years ago, can I still wear it now?"
looked around, but saw the ice crystal silk dragon dress prepared for ancestor worship hanging on the coat rack. Chen Siyi stepped forward and took off the dress and put it on himself.
The sacrificial dress was extremely luxurious, and it was extremely cumbersome to wear. Without a personal maid by his side, Chen Siyi couldn't get dressed after tossing for a while.
In the midst of her frustration, a pair of wizened woman's hands reached out from behind her back, grabbed the two clothes belts and quickly tied a knot. With the help of this woman, soon a dress was neatly dressed.
Chen Siyi turned around, but saw that the woman in front of him with gray hair and a withered face was none other than Ma Wenfei, the wife of Yuanpei.
This proud woman has been with Chen Siyi for 48 years. But except for a year or two after the wedding, there has been almost no room with each other since then.
With the marriage of concubines in one room after another, Ma Wenfei almost became invisible.
Now that the family is broken, Chen Siyi's side is still this almost forgotten yuan, and Chen Siyi doesn't know what it feels like for a while.
Ma Wenfei's face was old, but his movements still maintained the calmness of everyone's ladies, and after helping Chen Siyi dress neatly, he took off the imperial sword from the wall and hung it on the fish hook of the dress belt.
The so-called Imperial Sword, the scabbard alone is equipped with fifteen kinds of 361 gemstones, which can be said to be jewels and precious. It's just a ritual weapon, not a sharp weapon.
Everything was cleaned up, Ma Wenfei took two steps back, and saluted Chen Siyi, without any panic.
Chen Siyi suddenly felt a little bit in his heart, and sighed: "Madam, now that the situation is collapsing, you better quickly find a way to escape, right?"
Ma Wenfei raised his head and stared at Chen Siyi, and said softly: "Why didn't the master run away?"
"Escape?" Chen Siyi laughed: "Although I, Chen Siyi, am mediocre, I am also a member of the royal family, and I have the noble blood of Chen Qiao's ancestors back then. ”
"Although I can't lose the foundation of my ancestors, today there is only Chen Siyi who died in battle, and there is no Uncle Yue Huang who escaped. ”
Although Chen Siyi is as obsessed as a pig and wears a dress like a monkey, his eyes are firm at this time, and he really has a bit of hereditary honor.
After taking a deep look at Chen Siyi, Ma Wenfei suddenly smiled: "Finally, I haven't married the wrong person in my life." With that, he gave another salute, slowly stepped back, and disappeared at the door of the study.
Chen Siyi walked to the door, but saw Ma Wenfei standing at the door of the dormitory, nodded to this side, slowly closed the door, and locked himself in the door.
In the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, the military advisor Wan Chunliang and the deputy generals Zhai Qianchi and Miao Hancheng sat on their chairs in a daze. Now in the entire City Lord's Mansion, only the three of them are left and have not yet set off to the front line.
The shouts of killing outside the City Lord's Mansion were getting closer and closer, and the fiercest battle was taking place in the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion. As the royal family of the Yue Kingdom, there are always some high-end guards, and now the gate of the City Lord's Mansion is not lost, and it is all supported by this group of guards.
At this time, the screen sounded, and Chen Siyi, the lord of Nanxiu City, appeared in the hall in full costume. At the moment, he had a peaceful smile on his face, as if he was going to attend a grand ceremony.
Holding the gorgeous sword at his waist, Chen Siyi spoke: "The rest of my life is in the royal family, and I have to be entrusted by the emperor to the north. Now that the north is lost, I am ashamed of my fathers and fathers. Today, the only way to do this is to die in battle to wash away the stigma. ”
"Vice General Miao and Vice General Zhai, please protect the Wanjun Division from the secret passage of Wutang, if you are lucky enough to escape, please tell Your Majesty: Chu Guoxing should be a plan to attack the north from the south, and must do its best to regain the lost territory as soon as possible, form a strategic alliance with the Song State as soon as possible, or be able to counter the strong army of Chu State. ”
Zhai Qianchi trembled, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "Lord, this official was bought, but he has no ability to protect the military division, so he can only die with the lord." Brother Miao, the Wanjun Division relies on you for protection. ”
Miao Hancheng smiled, also stood up and said loudly: "Lord, my subordinates have nothing to do except sneak and shoot horses, and they can't be heroes who protect people's safety for thousands of miles, so it's better to follow the lord closely, Wanjunshi, I'm sorry." ”
Wan Chunliang dusted off the sleeves of his robe, took out a soft sword from his sleeve, and said leisurely: "Wan's plan is sparse, and the army is pressing the realm without knowing it. He was about to die in battle to atone for his sins. Fortunately, Wan's martial arts were not bad, so he had to kill a few Chu soldiers to barely get back. ”
Zhai and Miao laughed in unison: "Wanjunshi, you are indeed a dog-headed military division, it is better to run out and lose face, it is better for everyone to die together." ”
The four of them laughed, and no longer paid attention to the matter of running away to report the news, and openly opened the gate of the city lord's mansion and hugged each other.
All of them died on the long street.
Nanxiu fell. (To be continued.) )