Chapter 286: The Riot Begins
Tang Zhan and the others sat in the dungeon for a whole afternoon, except for a few rare greetings between the four of them, they did not have any more verbal conflicts with the previous jailers......
Through the light from the dungeon's skylight, everything in the dungeon gradually became dim and blurry—it was almost dark. When the sky is dark, the temperature naturally drops. It was originally cold and snowy, and the sudden drop in temperature and the dampness in the dungeon made it difficult for people to stand for a long time, so it seems that Tang Zhan and the others who did not change into thin prison clothes were already very lucky. After a while, the candle flame gradually lit on the walls of the dungeon, which added a little cold warmth to this dark and gloomy dungeon. Soon, the jailer guarding the dungeon also changed guards, and the jailer who was angry at Li Yuru just now looked at Tang Zhan and the others coldly, and put on a contemptuous smile, and then walked away with the lights and the food delivered, completely showing an arrogant attitude......
"This guy with an old face, I hate it when I see ......it," Li Yuru seemed to still hold a grudge against the jailer just now, and scolded softly.
"Okay, it's been an afternoon, you can just stop for a while......" Zhao Zichuan looked at Li Yuru in the opposite cell and wanted to complain again, and responded.
"Haven't you always been unaccustomed to such people? Why, being locked up in prison today and becoming such a wretched bag? I don't look like a man at all......" Li Yuru saw that Zhao Zichuan was a little spineless, and couldn't help but sarcastically say to Zhao Zichuan.
"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan-" Zhao Zichuan said very calmly, "Don't look at me like this." When I have a chance to go out, I will prove to you that I am not a ......."
"Let's find a way to get out of the mess first......" Li Yuru replied. Then he thought of what Lu Jing said before, so he asked Lu Jing again, "Sister Jing, do you say that Brother Lu Zhao and Xiao Meng really have a way to save us? Tomorrow is the last deadline, if they don't take action tonight, I'm afraid there will be no chance——"
"That's right—" Zhao Zichuan then remembered what Wu Luo had said to Tang Zhan when he was in the lobby during the day. So Zhao Zichuan also reminded, "That Wuluo took Todo to give Tang Zhan brothers such a difficult choice, but it was me." I don't know what to do...... The only way to do that is to get out of here by tomorrow, but now it seems ......"
Lu Jing sat in the cell and thought about it for a long time, but she never had a clue. Maybe she's already arranged. But I can't grasp the timing in my heart. Immediately, Lu Jing also shook her head lightly, and responded softly: "I don't know, in fact, my brother and my brother have all explained, as for whether they can succeed, it can only depend on the destiny of heaven......" Saying that, Lu Jing looked at Tang Zhan who had not made a sound on the other side with complicated eyes.
"It turns out that Sister Jing, you are not sure yourself, then you still bet with me ......" Zhao Zichuan inadvertently complained again, "Don't wait for us to go north yet." I'm going to be a ghost here......"
Tang Zhan was still sitting in place quietly thinking about his mind. He wasn't thinking about a plan to get out of trouble, he was just thinking about something. Especially after noticing the dragon-patterned jade pendant on his waist in the afternoon, Tang Zhan was even more distracted.
"Brother Sun Yun, he is the first brother I made after I went down the mountain, but after only one day, they separated from each other......" Tang Zhan said silently in his heart, "After coming out of Bianliang City, I didn't think much about him anymore, and I don't know how he is doing in Dadu now...... He once promised me to help me find out the real murderer of my Tang family. Now that the murderer has been found, it is the King of Chatai, and the King of Chatai also happens to be in Dadu, I don't know what danger Brother Sun Yun will encounter when he meets King Chatai...... I also promised Brother Sun Yun that if I had the opportunity, I would definitely go to Dadu to find him. Now the opportunity is in front of me, as long as I find Zhu Yuanzhang and follow him to the Northern Expedition and conquer the capital of Mengyuan, then I will have the opportunity to reunite with him. If they were to meet again, what would he become...... But if I continue to be trapped in this dungeon, and the choice is difficult to make tomorrow, and I don't agree to the conditions of Wuluo with Todo, then I may really be like what Lao Jiu said during the day, even Zhu Yuanzhang died here before he saw it, can it be said that the fate of the Tang family really ends here......
There were not many stars in the cold winter night sky, only a faint glimmer of moonlight slowly reflecting the already dark and damp dungeon. Tang Zhan sat for a long time, his whole body was a little numb, and he wanted to move his body, but whenever he slowly moved with his hands tied behind his back, he could always touch the dragon pattern jade pendant on his waist. Tang Zhan listened to the slight sound of the jade pendant bumping, squinted at the faintly visible lines of the jade pendant on his waist, and seemed to be firm in his heart: "No, I can't just die here, I must find a way to get out of here......"
"It's already so dark...... Lu Jing looked out through the skylight of the dungeon, and said slowly, "I didn't expect that we could stay in the prison for an afternoon in loneliness, and when I thought of fighting with the Meng Yuan army in the city in the morning, I can't believe that the day hasn't ......passed yet."
"I'm afraid this is the so-called 'living like a year'......" Li Yuru also said, "but then again, this night is much quieter than the day......
"Of course, it is said that the war outside the city has not stopped, and the things during the day make the people in the city dare not go out casually at night, and it is natural to be quiet......," Zhao Zichuan then said, "But An is quiet, but it has become a lot colder at night...... What the hell is this dungeon, wet and cold-" Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but grumble again.
When Tang Zhan heard Zhao Zichuan say "cold", he couldn't help but think of the scene when he practiced "splitting empty palms" on Wild Wolf Mountain, when he was in the night mountain full of wind and snow, and his upper body experienced the test of biting cold. Thinking of this, Tang Zhansuo was in the mood to try it with his palm. However, his hands were tied up, and the long time of sitting and standing made the flow of true qi in his body not flow smoothly, and Tang Zhan felt that his body was becoming more and more uncomfortable, so he quickly stopped.
"Really, it's so quiet at night, I'd rather be noisy outside, if something happens, it's better than being bored here......" Li Yuru couldn't stand the cold and silence here. Grumbled again.
"That's not necessarily—" Suddenly, Lu Jing smiled in a changed tone.
"What doesn't have to be?" Li Yuru listened and asked curiously.
"I don't have to say something quiet......," Lu Jing replied. Then the whole person lay on his side on the ground, his ears on the ground, as if listening to something.
"What are you doing nervously, girl?" Zhao Zichuan looked at Lu Jing's strange behavior and couldn't help asking.
"Shhhhhh......h
"What's the movement?" Zhao Zichuan asked again.
"There is the sound of horses' hooves, probably only ten miles ......," Lu Jing continued to whisper.
"Not really. Can you hear the sound of horses' hooves ten miles away?" Li Yuru asked in a low voice.
"Of course I can hear it—" Lu Jing said with a smile, "because it's not a horse, it's a group of horses." There are hundreds or thousands of horses......
"What...... What do you mean?" Zhao Zichuan asked in a low voice with wide eyes when he heard this.
"It seems that something incredible may happen tonight......" Lu Jing smiled softly again, as if in her heart. I've been able to guess some clues......
Yuxing City Tower. Rong Wu's troops were still watching everything under the castle tower rigorously. Although the night was getting darker and the situation outside the city was not too clear, every guard was very attentive to the guard, and they were very alert at the slightest movement.
Due to the limited manpower, the guards on the castle tower are all Rongwu's subordinates, and the first place at the staircase is the subordinates of the rest of the generals, if the enemy is found outside the city, the subordinates of Rongwu will issue orders to report them one by one. Then the guards of the whole city got the news......
Rong Wu was watching from the castle tower at this time, and he stood in the center with a solemn expression on his face. It seems to be waiting for something that has been expected for a long time......
"General—" Just then, one of Rong Wu's guards suddenly came to report the news.
When Rong Wu saw it, he immediately asked, "How is the situation?"
"Sure enough, they are coming—" said the guard, "and now their men are only a mile away from the gates, and the guards at the gate of the city are not immediately aware of it because it is dark, but our brothers on the tower can already see it faintly. As soon as the gates are opened, their men will enter the city......"
"Fortunately, the castle tower is already full of our people now, and the Ullo and Todo haven't noticed it yet, right......" Rong Wu smiled slightly, and then said softly, "Now is the time, do what you want—"
"Yes—" The guard replied quickly, and then sped back.
Rong Wu stayed where he was for a moment, then walked up to the top of the castle tower, looking at the open field shrouded in the night in front of him, only to see thousands of cavalry iron armor looming in the dark night.
Rong Wu's eyes were certain, and then he said to the subordinates beside him: "Pass my order, open the city gate-"
The castle tower was full of Rong Wu's men, so after receiving the order, the guards quickly carried out the order and pulled the mechanism to open the city gate......
"Squeak-" In the silent snowy night, with a dull loud noise, the gate of Yuxing City was slowly opened.
However, the loud sound of the door opening naturally alarmed the subordinates of the other generals guarding the stairs of the city gate. The guards were also a little panicked, and the leader of them couldn't help but say, "Strange, in the middle of the night, what are you doing with opening the city gates?"
However, before he could react, a Meng Yuan soldier suddenly appeared behind him. The soldier drew his knife and slashed him coldly at the neck, and before the leader could realize it, he fell to the ground with wide eyes.
Not only him, but also the soldiers guarding the stairs were not aware of it, and behind them suddenly appeared the guards of Rongwu who came down from the castle tower. Those guards were also the same as the soldier just now, and they pulled out the Miao knives on their bodies to solve the guards on the stairs one by one—the defense at the entrance of the building along the city collapsed in an instant.
At the same time, the gate of the city gate was completely opened, and with another loud bang of the gate against the city wall, torches suddenly lit up outside the city gate, instantly illuminating the entire wilderness outside Yuxing City. Immediately afterwards, I saw a mighty military flag standing in the middle, with the word "Chang" written on it - naturally it was very clear, this was the army of Chang Yuchun, the favorite general under Zhu Yuanzhang, and Chang Yuchun himself was also standing at the head of the army.
"Kill-" With Chang Yuchun's order, the thousands of troops behind him rushed into Yuxing City like a gallop......
Mighty. Like a turbulent wave, coupled with the instant collapse of the city gate defense, Chang Yuchun's troops entered Yuxing City without hindrance.
And after the city gate was brightly lit and the sound of killing was everywhere. Only then did the guards in the city react. Among them, the Meng Yuan generals were caught off guard and took advantage of the situation to send the cavalry vanguard rescued by the day to rush to the city gate to rescue.
Unexpectedly, after the cavalry vanguard army was ready to go, not only did it not rush to the city gate, but in the direction of the Xiangfu, it turned its head and fought with the Mengyuan soldiers who came to support the Xiangfu all the way, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
Where did the soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion expect that their cavalry troops would bite back. and Zhu Yuanzhang's troops joined forces to attack the Prime Minister's Mansion, and all of a sudden they all jumped up. The cavalry troops who rebelled saw it and fought their way out. Rushing into the crowd of Meng Yuan's reinforcements was a burst of slashing, and the entire Yuxing City was killed in a dark light within half a while......
Now the situation is clear, it turns out that Rong Wu has already surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang, and today's return to the city to save the soldiers is just Xu Da's strategy. Xu Da ordered Rong to act as if he had won the battle. and return the cavalry vanguard army captured by Rongwu. Return to Yuxing City and let the Ullo take Todo to believe it. When Wuluo took Todo to relax his vigilance, Rongwu transferred the soldiers guarding the tower, and waited for the army of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to enter the city tonight. The cavalry rescued in the city had already surrendered, and once it was reorganized, it would join up with Chang Yuchunbu, who was in the front, and attack the Prime Minister's Mansion together. Moreover, Rong Wu had already surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang from the beginning, the first time he was in Wuluo to ask for help. It is said that it is Zhu Yuanzhang's plan to draw out the 20,000 elite soldiers in the city and set up an ambush. The elite soldiers in the city were withdrawn, and the cavalry vanguard rebelled in the city, so that Zhu Yuanzhang's army could almost effortlessly capture the important pass of Yuxing City......
Because Zhu Yuanzhang has an order in front. The army must not intrude on the people in the city when it enters the city, so after the vanguard troops enter the city, they quickly meet with the Rongwu of Neiying, and the direction of the march is directed at the prime minister of Yuxing City.
After Chang Yuchun entered the city, the defense at the gate of the city soon collapsed, and most of the Mengyuan soldiers abandoned their armor and fled in all directions. A small number of those who continued to resist stubbornly saw that the city gate had been lost, so they gave up desperate resistance and retreated to the direction of Xiangfu instead, and concentrated on resisting after the most relent......
After Chang Yuchun entered the city, he did not rush to charge in person, but changed to command at the entrance of the city tower.
At this time, Rong Wu, who was carrying out this plan at the castle tower, walked down from the upper floor. Seeing Chang Yuchun, Rong Wu reported: "The last general Rong Wu has seen General Chang-"
"It's hard work, General Rong-" Chang Yuchun got off the horse, and then said to Rong Wu, "General Xu Da's plan is really wonderful, and it is really wise to let General Rong Wu come to you to meet the inside and outside." It seems that the vigilance of this Wuluo belt Tuoduo is not too high, so easily break the city and capture the important pass of Yuxing City, General Rongwu, you have made a lot of contributions——"
"Thanks to General Chang's compliment—" Rong Wu thanked him first, and then added, "But now is not the time to be happy, although the person who is not vigilant is also insidious and cunning. If he sees that defeat is assured, he will surely flee through Simon, and must capture the king before he escapes—"
"Then, according to General Rongwu's view, how to capture the king now?" Chang Yuchun asked again.
Rong Wu stood still, and then continued: "Although the defense of Yuxing City Gate has collapsed, the Prime Minister's Mansion is still concentrated in its forces, plus it is guarded by copper cannons and firearms, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you rush forward, even if you capture the Prime Minister's Mansion, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties, so you must be cautious——"
"Then General Rongwu has a good plan?" Chang Yuchun continued to ask.
Rong Wu thought for a moment, and then said: "According to the last general's observation, if there are one or two agile cavalry generals, they can rush into the enemy formation first and disrupt their positions, so that the troops can attack much easier - it's just that this strategy is very risky, and the cavalry generals who charge the battle must have the determination to die and extremely powerful skills......"
"The way is good...... Chang Yuchun listened to Rong Wu's strategy, and then worried, "But I don't know if there is anyone under this general who is willing to take on this dangerous responsibility......
"We are willing-" At this moment, two extraordinary horsemen suddenly appeared in front of Chang Yuchun.
Chang Yuchun saw it and said with some surprise: "Are General Nangong and General Murong willing to take on this important responsibility?" You are the two tiger generals under me, this killing array is different from the past, only the two of you are deep...... Is it really possible?"
One of the cavalry generals carried a snake spear and resolutely said: "The last general and General Murong are willing to take on the heavy responsibility of charging, go deep into the enemy formation, and help the general lead the troops to attack the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Chang Yuchun looked at the two generals in front of him, and said with a condensed gaze: "Okay, General Murong, the general of Nangong, listened to the order and ordered the two of you to go deep into the enemy formation of the Xiangfu first, destroy the copper cannon firearms, and help the rear infantry to attack the Xiangfu!"
"The last general commands—" both horsemen replied at the same time.
The firelight reflected on the faces of the two leading horsemen, and these two people were actually Nangong Jun and Murong Fei...... (To be continued......)