Chapter 165: Mediocrity
Twenty miles outside the Rock City, an army was advancing mightily. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The morning frost hung on the armor of the soldiers, reflecting the light of the newborn sun.
This is a battle-hardened army, and the scarred armor of the soldiers and the resolute expressions on the faces of the soldiers are a testament to what this army has been through.
There was a large cart in the center of the army, and in the car sat a middle-aged man wearing a brocade suit and a jade crown on his head.
This person is the general of the Qiu family who led the troops outside, Qiu Jinji.
At this time, Qiu Jinji frowned, holding a military newspaper sent in the morning.
He has received a total of three such military reports from early times to the present, and the contents of them are all reports on the battle outside Rock City.
Qiu Jinji took a sip of fruit wine, threw the military report into a ball, and threw it on the ground.
So far, the last news he has received is that Li Zhanbo, Zhang Quanshan, and Ma Ziming led their troops to fight with the Changlang Army, but the result has not yet arrived.
Qiu Jinji knew in his heart the strength of the Changlang Army, and those government soldiers were completely vulnerable in front of the Changlang Army.
But now it's been an hour, and the results still haven't appeared, which makes Qiu Jinji feel a little bad.
Just as he was worried, there was a sudden knock on the car door, and a note came through the crack in the door.
Qiu Jinji picked up the note, and as soon as he saw the content on it, his frowning brows relaxed.
I saw only one line of small characters on the note, which read, "The government soldiers were defeated, although the Changlang army was victorious, but the losses were heavy, and the gate of the rock city was broken first, and the whole army entered the city." ”
Qiu Jinji knew that his opportunity had come!
Qiu Jinji, who had been advancing towards Rock City, had been paying attention to the movements in Rock City.
There were no less than dozens of spies gathered around Rock City alone, and they submitted reports from Rock City every day.
Although Qiu Jinji's ability is average, the Qiu family is still very attentive to him, not only finding him a general, but also letting him go to the north of Shiguo to fight against the Diyi people, in order to let him control the elite in the north.
Qiu Jinji was reluctant to do this errand, but he still honestly obeyed the orders of his family.
Fortunately, he still has some brains, and with the financial support of the Qiu family, he quickly bought off a troop, which is the 5,000 men and horses he brought this time.
In Qiu Jinji's heart, he has always wanted to get away from the place in the north where birds don't.
Some time ago, the Qiu family's order to let him lead his troops back to the court made him feel that the time had come to get out of this place.
Now Qiu Jinji is in desperate need of a big victory to prove himself, and Li Jingyu's sudden plot has become the fuse that ignites his ambitions.
As long as they can seize this opportunity, break through the defenders of Panshi City in one fell swoop, and control Li Hongfu, then the entire Shiguo will be their Qiu family.
Qiu Jinji shook the bell in the sedan chair, and soon, a low voice came from outside, "General, what are your orders?"
Qiu Jinji said outside the sedan chair, "The emperor has just issued an order, ordering us to quickly enter Rock City, if there is resistance, there will be no mercy!"
"Yes!"
Then, there was a rumbling sound outside the sedan car, and the army had begun to accelerate its advance.
Qiu Jinji took a sip of fruit wine, his face was a little ruddy, and he couldn't help but think of the new concubines he had at home.
It can be seen that Qiu Jinji is in a good mood now, and he has begun to fantasize about Tengda's life in the future.
After the army accelerated its march, it was obviously much faster, and in less than half an hour, it had already driven to the bottom of Rock City.
However, this can be bitter Qiu Jinji in the sedan chair, although the sedan chair is large, but it is also carried forward by manpower, after the speed is fast, the sedan chair is obviously bumpy.
Take a closer look, those who carry the sedan chair have dark and yellow skin, tall and thin figures, strong physiques, and their appearance is much worse than that of the people of Shiguo, and they are all Diyi people.
Qiu Jinji in the sedan chair was just about to scold these sedan chair men, when he heard a low voice outside, "General, there is Rock City ahead." ”
Qiu Jinji held back his vomiting and said weakly, "What's the situation at the city gate now?"
"The city gate was wide open, and there were hundreds of people standing guard at the city gate, wearing the clothes of the Changlang Army. ”
When Qiu Jinji heard this, he was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Kill in! Now that the emperor is in danger, we should immediately reinforce the palace." ”
"Yes. ”
Then, only the neighing of the horses was heard, followed by the deafening sound of horses' hooves.
Qiu Jinji opened the door of the sedan chair, and as soon as he stretched out his head to take a look, he was startled by the blood pool of the corpse mountain outside the rock city, and the smell of blood almost made him vomit.
Hurriedly took his body back and poured a glass of fruit wine, but the bright red color was like blood, and he couldn't drink it.
"General, the Changlang Army is vulnerable, and the city gate is now in our hands. ”
Qiu Jinji was overjoyed and shouted, "The whole army enters the city, and after that, the city gate is closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
"Yes, but, General, do you want to go in too?"
"Nonsense, of course I'm going in!"
He Qiu Jinji thought that the Changlang Army was extremely stupid, and he had already entered Rock City without closing the city gate.
He couldn't have imagined that all this was a trap set in the Cloud Palace, just waiting for his fly to drill into it.
The army slowly marched into the Rock City, the streets were ruined, and there were some burning houses, a scene after the battle.
Just after the army entered the city, the gates of Rock City slowly closed.
Qiu Jinji sat in the sedan chair, with a smile on his face, not dissatisfied because of the upheaval just now, on the contrary, as long as he took a step forward in the palace, his mood would be more comfortable.
Suddenly, a faint explosion pulled Qiu Jinji back.
"What's going on?"
Qiu Jinji immediately asked outside, although this voice was not loud, but it made Qiu Jinji very uneasy in his heart.
But I asked two or three times in a row, but no one outside the sedan car responded.
Moreover, there was a cacophony of noises all around Rock City.
As soon as Qiu Jinji wanted to go out to check, he heard a person outside the sedan car shouting, "General! It's a big deal! We seem to be surrounded!"
"What?!"
Qiu Jinji broke out in a cold sweat for a moment, and the body that had just stood up also sat down.
And just outside Qiu Jinji's sedan chair, his Northwest Army was stunned one by one, their eyes fixed on the roofs of the surrounding houses.
I saw that the street, where there was not even a single figure just now, was now densely packed with soldiers dressed in red.
And standing on the roof of the house were all disciples of Beidou Piaoxue, each exuding a strong internal qi, and the ripples around them were visible to the naked eye.
These warriors were like fierce beasts, and the officers and soldiers of Qiu Jinji, who were so powerful that they couldn't move.
"Bold Qiu Jinji! You are not stationed in the north, but you come to Rock City with soldiers and horses to do something!"
The sound of thunder resounded through half of the Rock City.
Qiu Jinji was so frightened that he was trembling in the sedan chair at this time, even his unshrewd head should know what was going on at this time.
At this time, I heard the people outside shouting again, "Do you dare to resist? Kill 500 first! If you don't get stubborn, you will kill them all!"
When Qiu Jinji heard this, his whole body trembled violently, and then he heard the sound of crossbow arrows being fired outside, followed by the wails of the soldiers, which was mixed with two whistling of sword qi flying by.
But after a stick of incense, the outside fell silent, as if nothing had happened.
Qiu Jinji's soldiers all glared at the group of murderers around them, but they were helpless.
Beidou, Drifting Snow's swords, and the short crossbows of the Lingzhu Forbidden Army had already reached their necks.
Some people were about to open the city gate and flee outside, but they saw that the forbidden army of the Lingzhu Kingdom was already standing outside the city, and the gate had been controlled by them.
In this process, Qiu Jinji, as the chief general, never gave an order, did not even show his face, and kept hiding in the sedan chair.
"General Qiu, please come out and say something. ”
"Let me get out of here, or ...... Otherwise, I'll fight with you to the death!"
From the sedan chair came the hoarse voice of Qiu Jinji.
At this juncture, he was only thinking about himself, and the lives of his five thousand soldiers were not mentioned at all.
Seeing that Qiu Jinji was so incompetent, the surrounding soldiers also leaked their faces full of disdain, and some of them simply scolded.
"Hahaha, since General Qiu doesn't want to come out, then ask him to come out!"
Qiu Jinji was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to get up and touch the sword, he felt the sedan chair shake violently.
"Click!"
Immediately afterwards, Qiu Jinji felt that his eyes lit up, and the roof of the entire sedan chair was removed by life, leaking a simple face.
He Gang saw Qiu Jinji looking at him sluggishly, smiled "haha", lifted Qiu Jinji in his hand, and then "shot" Qiu Jinji out like an arrow.
Seeing that Qiu Jinji was about to fall to the ground and die, He Meng grabbed him with a big hand, held it in his hand with one hand, and walked backwards.
And Qiu Jinji's soldiers stood in place one by one, and no one stopped him even when He Gang made a move just now.
As a general, he was wearing brocade clothes and sitting in a sedan chair, just like a young master.
How could such a person subdue these soldiers who had been on the battlefield all year round, he had long lost his military spirit.
After Qiu Jinji was captured, these soldiers also laid down their weapons one after another and were taken away by the forbidden army of the Lingzhu Kingdom in an orderly manner.
Then, hundreds of people came out of the city and began to clean the battlefield, and in less than half a day, the entire Rock City was intact, and even the blood stains on the ground were cleaned.
In the palace, Jin Buchang sat with Yunzhong Palace and had a few drinks.
Jin Buchang said with a smile, "Yunzhong Military Division, it's really a good means, and it takes less than half a day to clear the obstacles around the emperor." ”
Yunzhong Palace said with a smile, "Where did Jin Gongzi say, if it weren't for your rebellion against Beidou and Drifting Snow, today's incident would not necessarily be true." ”
"Where, where ......" Jin Buchang took a sip of wine and said casually, "If I didn't plot against Beidou and Drifting Snow, then what would you do with the military advisor?"
Yunzhong Palace was stunned for a moment, "Haha" said seemingly casually, "What should I do?" Of course, I have fought for my life. ”
Jin Buchang also smiled "haha", the two touched each other, and drank all the wine in the cup.