Chapter 332: Defeat (8)
Xiao Rongcheng was also startled by the mass of people, ghosts, and black messes on the ground, but when he looked at it, his trembling legs straightened, and his waist was quite stiff.
What kind of monster was lying on the ground, wasn't it the queen? It's just that she is now down, and she has lost her former grace and nobility, like a wild vine winding in the mud.
Xiao Rongcheng suddenly felt a burst of joy in his heart, and couldn't help kicking the queen's leg: "Are you crazy? If you hadn't dominated the holy favor back then, how could my mother have died alone and depressed? Hmph, I really don't know what my father likes about you? I gave birth to a second child, who is completely rebellious, and I gave birth to a sixth child, and I am an evil king who does not hesitate." Look at the way you look now, like a flower child! Tell me what are you good for? What qualifications do you have to be a mother in the world? I think you're a joke!"
Xiao Rongcheng bent down and looked at her intently: "Are you called Hanako?"
"Yes, yes, I'm called Hanako, I'm Hanako. The queen shrank into a ball and raised her head pitifully: "Please, give me some antidote." ”
Xiao Rongcheng straightened up and raised his eyebrows at her: "There is no antidote." ”
"Please...... I couldn't stand it. The Queen's voice was tinged with tears.
Xiao Rongcheng had never seen the queen talk to him with such a lowly attitude, and a sense of arrogance suddenly sprouted in his heart, and he was angry and asked two of his subordinates to pull the queen up. The queen's face was pale like a ghost, and the dirt on her face had already glued the broken hair on her forehead. If Xiao Rongcheng hadn't been in a hurry to blackmail Xiao Rongzhan with her, he would have to enjoy this rare scene.
"Hey, old woman, your two sons have rebelled against the court!" Xiao Rongcheng slapped her face twice unceremoniously: "Do you understand?"
The queen's reaction was a little sluggish, but it was obvious that she could understand Xiao Rongcheng's words.
"Lord, what is she shivering about? One of Xiao Rongcheng's subordinates complained dissatisfiedly.
"Oh?" Xiao Rongcheng paused, and he suddenly remembered that Zhao Kezhen hadn't given the queen an antidote to sorrow for a long time.
"I heard that Zhao Kezhen ran away, so this antidote must not be there anymore. Xiao Rongcheng muttered to himself.
The queen seemed to understand Xiao Rongcheng's words, leaned forward suddenly, and knelt in front of Xiao Rongcheng with a pop. This move was too sudden, and Xiao Rongcheng was shocked. Xiao Rongcheng is so big, he has only seen the dignified queen kneel to the sky and kneel to the emperor, and kneel to the queen mother. I just haven't seen her kneel on her knees. At first, he was a little uncomfortable with this kneeling, but after the queen kowtowed a few times, Xiao Rongcheng accepted it happily.
"Please, give me some antidote, I can't stand it anymore. Please, I beg you! As long as you give me the antidote, I will do whatever I want!"
The endless torture of sorrow is almost driving people crazy, one day it is a piercing cold, and the other day it is a scorching heat. Even if he died, it was much more comfortable than surviving like this. But she didn't dare to bite her tongue and commit suicide, Zhao Kezhen threatened her, and Xiao Rongshen also threatened her. If there is someone in this world who is destined to be tormented, then she would rather this person be herself.
She had already received this sad taste, and it was too painful and too tormenting. Zhao Kezhen said that if she dared to commit suicide, she would have to find a way to give Rong Zhan this sorrow. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves, as long as she wants to poison you, even if you guard against it day and night, it is difficult to escape. The only way is to obediently listen to Zhao Kezhen's words, as long as she is still suffering, Zhao Kezhen will not attack Rong Zhan.
It's just that this poison of sorrow makes her miserable, but if she has the opportunity to die, she will definitely not choose to live.
"It's useless for you to kneel, Zhao Kezhen ran away, and we don't have an antidote!" Xiao Rongcheng hugged his arms and looked at her with a little pity.
Xiao Rongcheng couldn't help but shrug when he saw the queen sitting on the cold marble tile floor: "Take her with you, and clean your face by the way, lest Xiao Rongzhan can't even recognize his own mother." ”
The east gate of the capital was built by order of the Taizu period, and the emperors of the past dynasties were annoying to repair it every year, and it can be regarded as impregnable. But Shangguan Linrui is really a tiger general, and not only is it too late to fight a battle, but it is also unstoppable. The Donglin Army led by him only fought outside the city for more than two hours, and they had already smashed the impregnable east gate of the capital into thousands of holes.
The corpses of dead soldiers hung on the city wall, and the ones still holding on to the city wall were just some old and weak soldiers. Half of Xiao Rongshen's handsome flag was also burned by the fire, swaying in the wind like two kelps.
When Xiao Rongcheng climbed the city tower, his heart was shocked, no wonder people said that the prince was ruthless and tough-handed, although the soldiers on the city wall were guarding Xiao Rongshen, but in the final analysis, they were all the elite pawns of Da Chu, he shouted and shouted to kill like this, didn't he feel distressed at all?
Wounded soldiers and corpses lay in the walls, and some had broken hands and feet. There was blood everywhere, and it stenched, and it was red and condensed into one piece after another. The tragedy of the war made Xiao Rongcheng, a murderous general, also begin to tremble. His feet were lifted in mid-air, and he didn't know where he landed for a moment. Bones piled up all over the ground, people crowded from person to person, and there was nowhere to stay, and in the end, he chose to step on the chest of a dead man.
"Bring her up!" Xiao Rongcheng's voice trembled a little.
The other side is like a wolf and a tiger, and the sun is setting on itself, so is there any need to continue such a war? It is just the end of a strong crossbow, and it is just a hard end.
Xiao Rongcheng helped up the wall battlement, looked down, the other party's only stopped slightly, and the armor carried the ladder to the wall, surging like ants.
"Mingjin!" Xiao Rongcheng beckoned.
The golden-billed soldier slammed a piece of brass into it, and the armor didn't seem to stop. Mingjin is not easy to make, Xiao Rongcheng hammered a punch on the city wall with hatred: "This Shangguan Linrui doesn't understand the rules of the military family too much, he has already Mingjin, why haven't they retreated!"
Xiao Rongcheng pulled the queen over, touched a big ring knife on the queen's neck, and rushed down and shouted: "Donglin Army, listen! If you don't retreat, you will kill the queen and sacrifice the flag!"
This voice shouted out, but it was much more effective than Mingjin, and the soldiers who climbed the city wall were also stunned halfway, and were knocked over by a stone that fell from the city wall, and fell to the ground.
Shangguan Linrui saw that the offensive in front had stopped, so he moved forward from behind the army: "Why did you stop? Why didn't you attack?"
"General, look at the upstairs of the city!" said a pawn who resisted the flag.
Shangguan Linrui fixed his eyes and saw that Xiao Rongshen was pressing an unkempt woman in his hand: "What do you mean?"
"That's the queen, King Lijun said that if you don't retreat, you will kill the queen and sacrifice the flag!"
Shangguan Linrui swallowed his saliva, which was troublesome: "Withdraw the people first, and wait for the general to understand His Highness, and then make plans." ”
There is no need for Shangguan Linrui to report, a pioneer officer has already returned to the camp to report the queen's matter, and when Shangguan Linrui came back, Rong Zhan was already discussing a method with several ministers and generals.
"General Shangguan came back just in time, how is the battle situation ahead?" asked Rong Run.
Shangguan Linrui sighed: "Hey, don't mention it, I would have been able to break through the East Gate in another hour." Who knew that they actually pressed the queen up. Taking the mother of the country as a hostage, Xiao Rongshen is simply crazy!"
"He's crazy, and he's crazy. Rong Zhan said expressionlessly.
"Your Highness, what should I do next? Do you withdraw the troops, or send someone to negotiate?" Shangguan Linrui asked.
"What do you say?" Rong Zhan looked around, and he saw everyone: "Tell me, what should I do?"
"Your Highness, let's retire from the army, you can't hurt the queen because of a small loss. We have a lot of generals, and half of the country, if we want to beat him Xiao Rongshen, we can fight at any time, don't worry about this time. Wang Nianen said.
"Your Highness, the last general thinks that he can't retreat, but now ......"
"Tu Bo'an, what nonsense are you talking about? You are a simple-minded military general with well-developed limbs, what strategies and strategies do you know, and you dare to talk nonsense in front of His Highness!" Wang Nianen scolded.
After Wang Nianen finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads. In fact, everyone has a "type" word hidden in their hearts, but the person on the city wall is the queen, the biological mother of the prince and the sixth master, and it is really difficult for the son to give up his mother. Besides, if the crown prince breaks the capital, he will be the future emperor, and if he settles accounts for today's choice, it is not a joke.
Tu Boan was awakened by Wang Nianen's scolding, and he hurriedly changed his words.
Rong Zhan looked at Yuan Xi, but this time, Yuan Xi was also silent.
Rong Zhan pulled her out of the tent and asked softly, "Why don't you even speak?"
"What do I say? It's your men's business. Won-hee replied.
Rong Zhan shook his head: "Are you afraid to say your true thoughts because of the queen mother?"
"No, I'm really torn between a rock and a hard place. Reason told me that I had to continue attacking the capital, but my feelings told me that the person on the city wall was the queen mother, and if she was hurt by our attack on the capital, I would be uneasy for the rest of my life. ”
Rong Zhan sighed: "You said what was in my heart, to be honest, I don't know what to do now." ”
In fact, Xiao Rongcheng used the queen mother as a threat, and there was also a loophole. That is, the queen mother is only one person, but there are four gates in the capital. Yuan Xi looked at Rong Zhan warmly: "He must face our people before he can use the queen mother as a threat, if he can't find our people." Then there would be no point in his blackmail. ”
"You mean, the soldiers are divided into four ways?"
"That's right, when Xiao Rongcheng was at the east gate, we went to attack the south gate. When Xiao Rongcheng arrived at the south gate, we went to attack the west gate. The most valuable hostage of the queen mother, Xiao Rongcheng easily did not dare to hurt the queen mother, and sooner or later we will be able to take advantage of Xiao Rongcheng's unpreparedness to break through a door. ”
Rong Zhan nodded, this is a good idea, he looked at Yuan Xi warmly, and stroked her lower abdomen: "Yuan Xi, you are really my virtuous helper." ”
Yuan Xi held his hand, gently pressed it on his lower abdomen, and said softly: "The child and I are waiting for you to return triumphantly." ”