When the two armies were fighting, Tai Hao ordered in a loud voice: "Soldiers, do not step into the square outlined with a brush!" He knew that once he stepped into the "Rope Formation", it would be dark in front of him, and the soldiers would be thrown into chaos. Therefore, he ordered all his soldiers to attack outside the square and inward, fighting only those rebels who stepped into the square.

On the battlefield, the sound of swords and swords shook the sky, and both sides tried their best to fight for victory. Taihao stood on a high place, observing the situation on the battlefield. He saw that the general who stepped into the "Suo Luo Array" and nearly a hundred soldiers, because they were trapped by the formation, they could no longer distinguish the direction, and began to slash and slash indiscriminately in the formation with weapons. Tai Hao held a long sword and stabbed the rebel leader through the throat with an arrow from outside the "Suoluo Array". But Yingyu didn't see this scene at this time because he was blocked by the soldiers, and in an instant, the battle between the two armies was fierce, and reinforcements came out from time to time in Thousand Winds City. At this time, the number of crossbowmen on the city wall was also increasing, and Tai Hao saw that the formation had not been broken, so he hurriedly shouted: "Baby Jade, break the formation quickly!" But the soldier's shouts overshadowed his voice, and Yingyu didn't hear his shouts.

After Taihao fought with the rebels for a while, the rebels did not know who they heard, and only heard one soldier shouting: "The general has been killed by them, let's hurry back to the city, close the city gate, and guard the city wall." "I saw that the rebels had withdrawn to the Thousand Winds City.

Mi Wei said: "Lord Taihao, let's evacuate quickly!" ”

Taihao saw that the soldiers of both camps were killed and wounded in the battle. Just as he hesitated to retreat, the crossbowmen on the walls began to shoot arrows at them, and many of them fell in an instant.

Taihao and Mi Wei led the soldiers to evacuate in a hurry, dodging the attack of the rain of arrows. They know that if they stay where they are, they will only put themselves in more danger. They ran along the edge of the city walls, avoiding the arrows as much as possible. Seeing this, Yingyu also withdrew with the army.

In the process of retreating, Taihao saw many of his companions fall to the ground, and he was very sad in his heart. However, he also knows that now is not the time to mourn and must leave the battlefield as soon as possible.

In the end, Tai Hao and Mi Wei led the soldiers to successfully escape from the Thousand Winds City.

After returning to Xinfeng City, Taihao instructed Mi Wei to count the number of soldiers, and the final result was that because of this small battle, the Eastern Empire reduced the number of soldiers and horses by 5,000.

After King Cheng learned the news, he did not reprimand Taihao, but asked him lightly: "Lord Taihao, have you fought siege battles before?" ”

When Tai Hao heard this question, he didn't speak, but just lowered his head and shook his head lightly to His Royal Highness King Cheng.

King Cheng looked at Taihao's expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Lord Taihao, siege warfare is different from other battles, and requires more careful and careful planning. Next time, you can discuss with Benwang in advance, and we will work out a better strategy together. ”

When Taihao heard this, he secretly sighed in his heart. He knew that King Cheng was not reproaching him, so he bowed down and said, "This time, the lower officials were not thoughtful, thinking that they could control the rebels with the 'Suoluo Array', but they didn't expect ......."

King Cheng smiled and said, "Lord Taihao, your performance this time has really amazed this king. Your courage and resourcefulness were on full display, and you also killed one of the rebel generals, which was a great victory for us. Although there were some unexpected situations in this battle, your ability to respond in time and take effective measures to solve the problem proved that you are a capable and intelligent general. ”

Taihao couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard King Cheng's praise. He knew that his efforts and sweat in this battle were not in vain, and he had also been recognized and praised by His Royal Highness King Cheng. He bowed deeply and expressed his sincerest thanks to King Cheng.

At this moment, a soldier walked quickly into the camp tent, bowed to His Royal Highness King Cheng, and then reported: "Your Highness, there is a forbidden army from Heavenly Snow City who wants to see you. ”

When King Cheng heard that he was from Heavenly Snow City, he muttered: "From Heavenly Snow City, is it the emperor's will for this king?" He replied to the soldier, "Hurry up and invite the janissary in." ”

The soldier took the order, and soon walked in with a forbidden soldier in silver-white armor. When King Cheng saw this forbidden army, he smiled slightly and said, "It turned out to be General Zijian, you are the emperor's personal guard, how could the emperor send you here?" ”

General Zijian saluted King Cheng, and then said respectfully: "Your Highness, I came here on the order of Prime Minister Liangyu to report to you on the emperor's situation. His voice was deep and powerful, and one couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring.

Then, General Zijian choked up and said, "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty...... Died ......"

When King Cheng heard the news, his face instantly turned pale, he was silent for a moment, and then said slowly, "I know. ”

Taihao and Mi Wei glanced at each other, and they knew that King Cheng must be in a heavy mood at this time. They silently stepped aside, waiting for King Cheng's next move.

After a while, King Cheng sighed deeply, then turned to Zimi and asked, "General Zijian, what did Prime Minister Liangyu say to you when you came?" ”

Zimi didn't speak, but just looked at the other officials in the tent. King Cheng saw what he meant, so he ordered Taihao, Mi Ji and other officials and retinues to wait outside the tent.

Subsequently, Zijian arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister Liangyu means that His Royal Highness Wang Wangcheng will ascend to the throne early. So saying, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to King Cheng.

King Cheng took the letter and did not open it directly. It's just that after listening to Zimi's words, his eyes became more profound, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he turned his head, looked at Zimi, and said, "General Zimi, what do the other officials in the DPRK and China think?" ”

Zijian said: "At present, the officials of the DPRK and China have different political opinions, because Prime Minister Zhengqi was ordered to go to the southeast coast, and the current presiding officer in Tianxue City is Prime Minister Liangyu. Prime Minister Liang Yu means that His Royal Highness King Cheng ascended the throne as soon as possible and became emperor to stabilize the situation in the court. ”

King Cheng said: "Okay, Zijian General, you can retire and rest first, and this king will think about it again." ”

After Zijian walked out of the tent, King Cheng opened the letter and looked at it, which probably read like this:

His Royal Highness:

On behalf of the people of the world, Wechen presents our most sincere blessings to you. The emperor has died, and we are deeply saddened. At this difficult time, we hope that you will be able to ascend the throne as soon as possible to stabilize the situation between the DPRK and China.

As a visionary, wise and decisive leader, you will be able to carry on the Emperor's legacy and lead the people of the country to work together to build a better country. We are confident that under your leadership, our country will usher in a brighter future.

We ask you to act as soon as possible so that our country can return to normal operations as soon as possible. We look forward to your leadership and guidance.

Sincerely

Salute!

Liang Yu respects

The content of this letter was concise and clear, but it made King Cheng fall into deep thought, and he remembered that Xuanyu wanted his only daughter Diaotang to make peace with Tubo Zampu. At first, Xuan Cheng was reluctant to agree, because marrying away from Tibet meant that he would not be able to see his daughter for the rest of his life. But Xuanyu used the conditions of the succession to the throne to "exchange", so that Xuancheng finally agreed, and now Xuanyu died suddenly, Xuancheng should be called the emperor, but he is now on the front line of the war, when will he ascend the throne? Where did you ascend the throne? This is the first thing he has to think about.

After careful consideration, he decided to leave for Lingchuan City tomorrow, because his wife, children, and cronies are currently in Lingchuan City. At that moment, he first called Taihao to the camp tent. Xiang Taihao said: "Lord Taihao, the emperor died suddenly, do you think it is appropriate for this king to ascend the throne at this time?" ”

Tai Hao knelt down and kowtowed: "It's not a secret, the reason why the emperor asked the lower officials to lead the army to fight the rebels with His Royal Highness is because he wants the lower officials to assist His Royal Highness Cheng Wang to ascend the throne and become the emperor." ”

Xuan Cheng asked, "Is this the emperor's arrangement?" ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "That's right, the emperor told Xia Guan that the old diseases on his body recurred more frequently a few days ago, which is a bad sign." The emperor said that if he really came to the limit, then only this cousin of the emperor would inherit the throne......"

When King Cheng heard Taihao's answer, his heart couldn't help but tighten. muttered to himself: "It turns out that the imperial brother has long known that his limit is approaching. He continued to ask Taihao, "What else did the emperor tell you?" ”

Tai Hao said slowly: "The emperor said that in the Eastern Empire, there are many potential rebels who covet the throne and want to seize the imperial power. Although the emperor has no son, the matter of passing the throne to his cousin has never happened in history. There will certainly be many ministers in the court who oppose it, and some of them want the son of His Royal Highness King Cheng to become the next emperor, on the grounds that the throne must be passed on to the next generation. There are also some officials who want to support Princess Changxiang as the empress, their reason is that the succession to the throne must be the emperor's child. The emperor also said that the daughter of His Royal Highness King Cheng, Diaotang, was named a princess by the emperor, and was close to Zampu of the Tubo Kingdom, and Princess Diaotang made contributions to our Eastern Empire. He said that he had promised His Royal Highness that he would not treat you badly, and that he would be true to his word......"

"I didn't expect the emperor to tell you so many things." King Cheng replied lightly.

Tai Hao asked: "Dare to ask when His Royal Highness King Cheng will ascend the throne and become emperor?" ”

King Cheng said: "The new emperor's accession to the throne is a very important matter, and now we are in Xinfeng City, if the enthronement ceremony is held on the spot, it will definitely cause opposition from many officials, and it will not convince the people, they will think that the king is a usurper of the dynasty." Therefore, the king decided to choose another place to hold the enthronement ceremony. ”

Taihao hurriedly asked, "Where to choose?" ”

"Lingchuan City." King Cheng replied. "This king's wife, children, and cronies are now in Lingchuan City, so this king has decided to leave for Lingchuan City tomorrow."

Taihao said: "Tomorrow's army? But we're still going to attack Thousand Winds City......"

King Cheng said: "This king plans to do so, leading 100,000 soldiers and horses to follow this king to Lingchuan City." The remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses continue to be stationed in Xinfeng City, led by General Mi Wei, what do you think? ”

Tai Hao said: "Judging from the contact with General Mi Jian in the past few days, General Mi Jian is a loyal and good general, and there will be no mistakes, but this matter must be discussed with General Mi Ji." ”

At that moment, King Cheng called General Mi Wei in again, and King Cheng told him the plan just now, and he said that everything would be arranged by King Cheng. King Cheng told Mi Wei: "Just garrison in Xinfeng City, don't attack Thousand Winds City for the time being, and wait for the return of this king." Mi Jian nodded in agreement.

King Cheng called General Zimi over again and informed General Zimi that he would transfer to Lingchuan Castle and hold an enthronement ceremony in Lingchuan Castle. And asked General Zimi to return to Tianxue City and inform Prime Minister Liang Yu and other officials of the DPRK and China about the matter.