Chapter 223: The Restless Empire (1) (Chapter 22 in the previous chapter)

As for how Jing Ke left the imperial capital, no one knows, and Jing Ke has never heard of it, only that after Jing Ke gathered his subordinates in the imperial capital, he met the three Xiao Feng brothers who rushed to the imperial capital, and quickly left the imperial capital, rushed to the outside of the city, found Dugu Nan's army, and quickly rushed to the woods in the south of the city.

Guo Jia, a rare wise man in the world, of course would not let the Liu family fall into Zhang Rang's encirclement so easily, of course he could calculate that Zhang Rang already knew that the Liu family had this secret passage. Guo Jia easily transferred the enemy troops blocked here, for Guo Jia, as long as he wants to do something, there is nothing he can't do, Zhang Rang is destined to be disappointed today, and all the killers he arranged have been transferred.

No one could have imagined that the imperial capital would change in one day, Zhang Rang controlled all of He Muping's troops by a means that no one could have imagined, and the two armies of Tiger Prison Pass and Tongguan also changed their banners at this moment, and He Muping's shili was wiped out overnight, as if it never existed. And Zhang Rang's current shili has become the largest shili in the empire, with a force of up to 2.4 million troops, eight Praetorian Guard legions, and control the entire Sizhou.

"Uncle Liu. "Many of Xia Tielin's family members died in Zhang Rang's massacre, because the Xia family's combat effectiveness is not much, and many people have died in the first round of attacks, if it weren't for Wang Tian and the army to appear in time, I'm afraid there aren't many people in the Xia family who can be alive, Xia Tielin was very tired when he saw Liu Yu.

Liu Yu's face was also a little ugly, although Guo Jia successfully led away the killers who surrounded the exit of the secret passage, but the Liu family also sacrificed a lot of people for this. Especially Liu Yu also killed several grandchildren, and the Empress Dowager He was coerced out by Liu Yu, and the female dependents are still in shock.

"Lord Wang, let's hurry up. Zhang Rang's army may catch up later, and we are only safe here for a while, and now we must find a new place of refuge. Guo Jia's eyes were deep and led away the killer, but soon they would detect the traces of this large group of people, the Liu family's escape team was not small, the Liu family's strength in the imperial capital was 40,000 people, plus Bao Chunlai and Zhu Mingyu's army also had more than 60,000 people. Coupled with Dugunan's 50,000 people, the entire 110,000 fleeing team couldn't hide from the eyes and ears of the blood drops, and Guo Jia was almost certain that there would be an army surrounded by him now.

Guo Jia was right, there were indeed two Praetorian Guards who quickly outflanked him. This group of people is too conspicuous, and there are not many people who want to hide, and the most taboo thing to escape is to be in groups, unfortunately this is the case with the Liu family now, and it is Zhang Rang's Third Praetorian Guard Legion and the Eleventh Praetorian Guard Legion that are coming. Although the Eleventh Praetorian Guard Legion has just been formed, the Third Praetorian Guard Legion is a perennial legion and is very strong.

"That's right, Uncle Liu's team is too big to flee now. If we want to go, we have to leave as soon as possible, and we will get out of the tiger prison. Go to Qingzhou, then go east to reach Yizhou. As long as we get to Yizhou, we will be safe. "Xia Tielin is from a military family in the end, and his strength is not strong, but leading troops to fight and analyzing intelligence is what he is good at, and the current situation does not allow them to think too much, they must leave as soon as possible.

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "We can't go like this, we must have a part of us stay to attract the enemy's attention, there are old and young in our team, the army is separated, the old man and the child are escorted by another pair of men and horses, following behind the army, and we must find a way to control the tiger prison." ”

"Zhang Rang was able to control all the armies in the imperial capital quietly, so the two armies of Tiger Prison Pass and Tongguan Pass are likely to be under Zhang Rang's control, we must find a way to control Tiger Prison Pass and block Zhang Rang's troops in Tiger Prison Pass, so that our men and horses can leave safely. Guo Jia added on the side that in the face of the current predicament, even Guo Jia, a genius in Tianzhong, has not much to do, he can only rack his brains to think of the most powerful way to take everyone out safely. ...,

Everyone frowned when they heard Guo Jia's words, this place is not far from the imperial capital, and the cavalry only needs half an hour to arrive here, counting the time for Zhang Rang's reaction, there will be less than an hour at most for Zhang Rang's army to arrive. Liu Yu glanced at the family members who followed him, shook his head and said, "Second brother, you take the women, children and children in the family to leave first, and I will take someone to stay behind to block this group of troops and buy time for you to escape." ”

"Big brother, no, you take people to go first, you know that I only have force, I don't have much military mind, I can't take so many people away at all, you take people first, here I am here to block. Liu Yong slapped Liu Yu's hand down and said, the two glanced at each other, and Liu Yong's face nodded resolutely.

"Okay, you are here, I will leave half of the soldiers of the Liu family for you, remember to come back alive, we still have a lot to do, and Fan'er still needs our help." Liu Yu nodded solemnly and beckoned Liu Long over: "Long'er, you are the eldest in this family, you take the lead." ”

Liu Long nodded with a heavy face, looked at Liu Yu and Liu Yong with a resolute face, and said: "Grandfather, you can take your family and go with confidence, my second grandfather and I stayed here to block the enemy, and I must take on this responsibility when my father is gone." ”

"Big brother, I'll stay too. Liu Zhen broke free from his mother's embrace and walked out, looking at Liu Long and Liu Yu with a solemn face: "I used to be a bastard, I always thought that I would be great if I had some talents, but now I realize how stupid I am, this time I stayed to atone for my sins, I hope the seventh brother can forgive me this time." ”

Liu Long nodded solemnly, and put a hand on Liu Zhen's shoulder: "Good brother, I used to be a bastard, we all bullied him when the seventh brother's talent was not obvious, and now we can only entrust our dreams to us, hoping that he can fulfill our dreams for us!"

"Big brother, I'll stay too, the second brother is dead, and the fourth brother is also here, this time let our brothers join forces to fight the enemy!" Liu Leopard walked out, the three brothers hugged each other with resolute faces, and then more and more brothers joined this circle, for the sake of the family, what are they afraid of, brothers are united in their hearts and lose money, this time let them kill a happy.

"Lord Wang, I'll stay too. I will hand over the other half of my 50,000 troops to you, and I hope that Liu Fan will be able to avenge us in the future. Dugu Nan walked out and pulled Dugu Die down to his side and said: "The little girl asked the prince, there are some things that are now inconvenient to tell the prince, if there is a chance, the prince can find Dugu Qiang who works under the tent of Tianwu Hou." He will tell the prince everything. Die'er, you must go back alive to find your brother and avenge me!"

Bao Chunlai and Hu Yanhu glanced at each other, Hu Yanhu pulled Bao Chunlai and took a step forward and said: "I'll take this brigade with me, I'll take someone to stay, you follow the prince, if you can see Dutong alive, just say that I Huyanhu will serve under him in twenty years!"

"Father. Your son can't be filial by your side, you must take care of yourself. Xia Xueyan also chose to stay, this is the common responsibility of the two families, and the Liu family cannot be left alone. The Xia family is weak, and only Xia Xueyan and some of the people in the family can stay: "Sister, when you see Liu Fan, you tell him, I am watching him underground, if he can't avenge me, don't marry him!"

Xia Xueyan's words as if he were joking made everyone cry. Although everyone was reluctant in their hearts, everyone still said goodbye one by one, and before the Tiger Prison was opened, these people would not have anyone to answer. Only the battle to the death will buy time for them, and there will be no life or death. I don't know how many more people will have to die in this battle.

More and more people chose to stay, with only 100,000 people. Throwing away the army that had to control the Tiger Prison Pass, Liu Yong and Liu Long left an army of 40,000 people, of which the men and horses of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division accounted for more than half, and these people and horses were all left voluntarily. ...,

"Brothers, our Liu family owes you everything in this life, and we will never forget your great kindness in this life, and when the day of revenge is avenged, we will definitely burn incense for you, offer your spiritual position, and let our children and grandchildren worship you for generations. Liu Yu knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to the remaining army, and the rest of the people also knelt on the ground.

However, what everyone doesn't know Zhang Rang does is far more than everyone thinks, Zhang Rang wants an obedient empire, even if he pays a heavy price for it, and now there are still many places where the powerful Assassin General does not obey his orders, and these people must be eradicated.

And the state, the general's mansion of the Marquis of Tianwu, the generals who gathered together are worried about the map, the barbarians led the troops on a large scale this time, up to eight million troops, so that the Tianwu Marquis, who only has one million troops, is also frowning, the difference in strength is too great, and although the army of the state is known as the strongest army, there is still a big gap between the soldiers of the barbarians who have been honed in a harsh environment, this battle is not easy to fight, not to mention that Zhang Rang also betrayed the million army of the Marquis of Wenwu.

"Master Hou, it seems that we can only rely on the strong city to defend the city, the barbarians are menacing and powerful, if we attack rashly, once we are entangled by these people, we can't withdraw if we want to. Yue Le, the first general under the Marquis of Wenwu, stood and looked at the map, frowning tightly.

Tianwu Hou Yue Tianyun frowned, now is the season of spring, not the season of invasion of these barbarians, these barbarians will attack unusually? Is there any ulterior secret hidden in this? Tianwu Marquis Yue Tianyun is the same as the Liewu Marquis of Jiaozhou, he is the backer of the empire, and he is also the most powerful warlord in the empire, at the same time when he received the military report of the barbarian invasion, Tianwu Hou also got the news of the demon clan and the lion empire.

"Dijing, has any information come from recently?" Yue Tianyun walked to the front of the sand table, and looked at the banners representing the barbarian army overwhelmingly pressed over, eight million barbarians, the four-way army, respectively attacked all parts of the state, all wanted to open a gap from the state, and then attack the hinterland, eight million, this is no longer a difference in quantity, even if the Marquis of Tianwu is talented, there is not much way to deal with the army of these barbarians.

Yue Le shook his head and said, "This is not true, but there should be nothing to do in the imperial capital now, Master Hou, do you think we sent a military report to ask for support?"

Yue Tianyun nodded, walked to the map of the Heavenly Dragon Empire and looked carefully, now there are not many troops left in the empire, there are very few troops that can be withdrawn, and the military strength of the state is insufficient, and now only the troops of Youzhou and Qingzhou can be deployed, but the combat effectiveness of these two troops is quite worrying, and the only one who can solve the dilemma is the imperial Praetorian Guard.

"Come, quickly send an emergency army report to the empire, we need support, let the emperor send troops as soon as possible, there are no troops for me to transfer the troops of Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou to me, how many I need. Yue Tianyun ordered loudly, and the clerk in the military tent hurriedly wrote down the order of Tianwu Hou, and hurriedly walked down, and soon seven or eight messengers rushed out to transfer the military camp to their respective destinations, and at the same time, the military strength of Jiaozhou and Liangzhou of the empire was also mobilized......)

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