Yuzhou, Yangcheng County.

Since the withdrawal of the Qingzhou Army outside Lingshui County, Xiao Jiu has gathered troops in Yangcheng County and is ready to send troops to Kyoto in the north.

Now there is also news from Kyoto, and the rebel armies from all walks of life are besieging Kyoto, and the survival of the Great Xia Kingdom is only in an instant.

Xiao Jiu was a little hesitant to send troops to the north, it was really Yangcheng County that had emptied too much of the government silver in successive years, and once it was lost, it was in danger of overturning.

Xiao Jiu, who was undecided, met with his generals and Zhou Jin, the administrator of Yangcheng County, to get some advice from them.

After asking around, only Zhou Jin supported Xiao Jiu to send troops to Kyoto to help the forbidden army in Kyoto solve the siege dilemma.

Now the major generals in Xiao Jiu's camp, Zhang Ben stayed in Lingshui County to clean up the mess, and the navy of Jin Zi and Heizi still did not return in Qingzhou.

Now that it is the time to employ people, there are really no talents who can take on this important task.

If he wanted to relieve the pressure on Kyoto, Xiao Jiu thought of sending troops to Yuzhou to force the rebel army besieging Kyoto to return to Yuzhou.

But what Xiao Jiu didn't know was that the rebel army in Yuzhou had already been divided into two factions, and even if troops were sent from Yangcheng County to threaten Yuzhou, the other party would not return to help.

There is also Jizhou, which has been silent for a long time, and it is impossible for the rebel army in Yuzhou to go north this time without receiving the news, and it is more like reaching some tacit understanding with the rebel army at this time.

In the end, Xiao Jiu decided to send his own reorganized cavalry battalion, totaling more than 2,000 people, and began to march in the direction of Kyoto.

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Naoli, Kyoto Castle.

At this time, the city of Kyoto was already in ruins, and the broken corpses were piled up on top of each other, accompanied by a strong fishy smell.

In order to prevent the corpses from decomposing and causing plague, the two opposing sides will tacitly send soldiers to clean up the corpses belonging to their own war zones after the battle, which can be regarded as a kind of battlefield etiquette.

Qin Yu stood on the blood-stained city wall and looked into the distance, his expressionless face gradually revealing a trace of melancholy.

The rebels outside the city had been besieging Kyoto for several days, and if there were no reinforcements to relieve the siege, the enemy would be able to breach the city gates in less than three days.

When the rebel army enters the city, the already stormy Great Xia will be completely overthrown, and a new empire will be born on its corpse.

However, he was unable to draw troops from the Huya Pass in the north to solve the predicament in Kyoto, because the hundreds of thousands of grassland Rong tribes outside the pass were still waiting for an opportunity to move.

Qin Yu's heart also hesitated and struggled, and in the end he decided to be himself, even if he lost Great Xia, he couldn't let the alien race poison the Central Plains.

Now that the war is coming to an end, since Yun Bi was ambushed on his way to Kyoto, the outcome of the war is a foregone conclusion, it is just a matter of time.

Qin Yu, who was covered in clothes, stood on the towering tower of Kyoto, and took a deep breath listening to the siege horn gradually blowing below.

"Soldiers, brothers, now that the predicament of Kyoto has been unsolved, please don't give your lives for me again after the city is broken.

If you have family members, please leave Kyoto after the castle is broken.

Those strong men who served in the army when they were young do not have to be loyal to Great Xia, keep their useful bodies, and inherit the ancestral hall incense. ”

As Qin Yu's voice slowly spread throughout the city tower, many soldiers defending the city and forbidden army unconsciously slipped down two lines of tears.

If it is said that the kings of the past dynasties who died were all morally corrupt, an emperor like Qin Yu who still wanted to find a way out for his soldiers at the last moment was the only one.

After Qin Yu finished speaking, none of the already exhausted soldiers on the city tower put down their weapons and abandoned the city to flee for their lives.

Qin Yu was moved in his heart, but he was a little worried about the lives of these loyal soldiers.

Most of them come from humble backgrounds, and those dignitaries in the Kyoto court may not take a second look at them on weekdays.

But such a group of lowly soldiers were the last group of people who accompanied Qin Yu and Great Xia.

The reality is so cruel, and human life is even less worth mentioning in troubled times.

Just after the horn of the siege sounded, the rebels outside the city began to fight like chicken blood, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders on the tower.

After a long siege, this time the battle was more intense than ever, and both sides seemed to regard today as the final battle.

The rebel armies outside the city of Kyoto continued to climb the city, and the forbidden army defending the city resisted desperately.

For a time, the whole of Kyoto was covered in a blood-colored color, and the air was filled with a pungent fishy smell.

"Mr. Zhao, there will be no Xia Kingdom after today, and it will be difficult for the emperor to fly today."

In front of the tent of the rebel army outside the city, a burly general said arrogantly to Zhao Qinghe beside him.

And Zhao Qinghe smiled slightly when he heard this, but he didn't dare to really let go of his heart in his heart.

Now that it has come to the last moment, attacking Kyoto City, Great Xia, which has long existed in name only, will completely become a thing of the past.

Not to mention how the power should be distributed after taking Kyoto, as the largest shareholders behind the overthrow of the Great Xia forces, the benefits they will get will be huge.

If possible, the richest land in the whole of the Northland would be in their pockets, and it would be foolish for the rebels to establish a new dynasty without their support.

So now it is not the big-headed soldiers who want Qin Yu to die the most, but the local wealthy families who have already staked their lives.

And Qin Yu in the city also knew that he and Great Xia had come to an end, and he would no longer get a glimmer of life at the last moment like before.

The current rebel army is not the same as before, and according to the information obtained before, it is clear that there are many forces secretly supporting the siege of Kyoto Castle today.

In particular, the appearance of all kinds of soldiers wearing Great Xia military uniforms outside Kyoto City made Qin Yu's already cold heart feel like falling into an ice cave.

They were all soldiers of the Empire, and now they were killing their robes along with the rebels.

While Qin Yu's heart was painful, he hated these conspirators who played the world and the people in the palm of his hand.

But even if Qin Yu cursed in his heart, it was already too late at this time.

Just as Qin Yu was stunned, a feather arrow shot from the other direction of the city tower hit him in the chest.

"The Emperor."

One of the guards who had been guarding Qin Yu was the first to react, and the moment Qin Yu fell to the ground, he reacted and began to scream.

With the shouts of the guards, the eyes on the city tower converged on Qin Yu.

Looking at the emperor who fell to the ground, many people slowly shed tears and roared at the emperor even harder.

When the rebel army who attacked the city tower saw such a big reaction from the forbidden army defending the city, they instantly knew that the big man on the other side had been shot down, and began to shout excitedly.

Just when a group of Imperial City forbidden troops surrounded Qin Yu, Qin Yu, who had fallen to the ground with an arrow, sat up with his body and suddenly pulled out the arrow that shot into his left chest.

The arrow had barbs, and when it was pulled out, it brought out a piece of flesh raw, which was a little shocking just to look at.

After Qin Yu, whose face was bloodless, pulled out the arrow, he raised it with his hand and gently crossed it over his head.

"Today, I, Qin Yu, are dead, but it's not my fault that Daxia is dead, it's in the will of heaven and in the court that I am treacherous and mediocre."

"In the future, there will be no more Great Xia, but the people of Great Xia are innocent, I hope you will not kill innocents indiscriminately after entering the city."

This feather arrow seemed to wake Qin Yu up with a stick, and he didn't want these loyal soldiers to take their lives in vain.

Now Qin Yu has made a decision against his ancestors, that is, to surrender to the other party.

As Qin Yu's words fell, not only the soldiers defending the city in Kyoto City were stunned, but the thieves from all walks of life who were attacking and killing also looked at each other attentively.

"After fighting for so long, surrender?"

Many people have such doubts in their hearts, but the facts are now in front of them.

I saw Qin Yu slowly walking towards the highest part of the city tower, looking at the devastated earth and the sunset that was about to go away, and let out a long sigh.

"The slanting sun is about to fall, and the soul is dim."

Qin Yu whispered to himself in a voice that could only be heard by himself, gently shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

All the previous experiences rushed through my mind like a movie, and everything became a thing of the past.

The current Qin Yu is not the emperor of Great Xia, just a young man with unpaid ambitions.

All the ambitions and blood in his heart have come to naught, and the only thing he hopes for is to save these friends who have accompanied him to the end.

Maybe Qin Yu didn't know their names, but this group of invisible guardians who were not unknown still gave Qin Yu a lot of comfort.

"In the world, the virtuous live in it."

"I, Qin Yu, am ashamed of my ancestors, but the disaster of Great Xia has nothing to do with the people of Kyoto."

"When you set up a new dynasty again, when the people are safe and new, there is no harm to the people, if you care for the common people, I have no regrets about death."

Qin Yu also walked to the edge of the city tower, and the soldiers in the distance all stopped fighting and stared at Qin Yu tightly.

Now that everyone knows what Qin Yu is going to do, many soldiers of the forbidden army are shouting loudly, hoping that Qin Yu will change his mind.

"Emperor~"

A veteran of the forbidden army burst into tears and fell to his knees with a bang, followed by one after another The soldiers of the forbidden army fell to their knees.

Qin Yu looked back and saw this scene, the indifferent expression on his face gradually melted, revealing a sad smile.

"With your followers, you will live up to this life."

With that, Qin Yu jumped down from the city tower more than ten meters high, and fell straight down with his head down.

"Boom~"

When Qin Yu's body fell to the ground, a puff of smoke and dust rolled up, and the audience was silent.

The leaders of the rebel army outside the city and Zhao Qinghe had already rushed to the gate of the city, and they happened to see the scene of Qin Yu jumping down, and they were terrified.

"The Great Xia Emperor is not a mediocre lord."

After a long time, the burly leader of the rebel army sighed towards Qin Yu's corpse.

And Zhao Qinghe, who was standing on the side, looked at Qin Yu's corpse, and suddenly felt a sense of shock.

With the death of the emperor, the battle of Kyoto was nearing its end, and there was basically little resistance left in the city.

Except for the soldiers of the forbidden army, who resisted to the death, the people of the city were not slaughtered by the rebels.

What makes people feel ironic is that none of the high-ranking Great Xia courtiers in Kyoto City were willing to follow Qin Yu and surrender to the rebel army one after another.