Chapter 291: A Break (I)
More than two hours have passed since Chang Yuchun's troops attacked Yuxing City. After Zhao Zichuan charged at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the cavalry and infantry led by Chang Yuchun quickly captured the Yuxing Prime Minister's Mansion, and Yuxing City could basically be breached......
Although the city was attacked in the middle of the night and disturbed the people in the city, because Zhu Yuanzhang had an order in front of him, the soldiers entering the city were not allowed to harass the people for half a minute, so in addition to the fire at the city tower, only the gatehouse of the Prime Minister's Mansion was burning with a raging fire. In the dark windy night, the fire burned the once graceful Xiangfu Building to the ground, revealing the beginning of the decline of a decadent dynasty......
After capturing the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chang Yuchun ordered his subordinates to manage all the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, escorted prisoners to the base camp outside the city as ordered, the casualties of the soldiers properly handled the casualties, and the disturbed people must also be properly pacified - everything was handled in an orderly manner according to the previous plan......
And at the straight entrance of the Xiangfu Gate that was charging just now, Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru were sitting on the steps on the side. Zhao Zichuan was half-exposed with an arrow wound, and Li Yuru was patiently bandaging him.
"Don't move-" Li Yuru bandaged it, watching Zhao Zichuan's hand shake from time to time, so he reminded softly, "It's good to have one more point, don't worry, I'll go to Nangong Jun and them later......"
Zhao Zichuan shrugged his head and laughed softly: "It's nothing, it's just a small injury, why are you so nervous?"
"Is there anything you know about yourself?" Li Yuru replied immediately, "If you are injured, you have to cultivate and heal." This is true both in life and in the barracks......"
Zhao Zichuan himself couldn't say anything about Li Yuru, and he also knew that Li Yuru cared about him very much, so after thinking about it, he didn't object anymore. Zhao Zichuan was quiet for a while. Looking at the soldiers who came and went on the street to deal with the aftermath, he looked at Li Yuru, who was patiently bandaging his wounds, and seemed to have thought of something, so he couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Yuru saw Zhao Zichuan's sudden smile, so she looked up and couldn't help asking.
"It's nothing, I just thought of the past......" Zhao Zichuan smiled and continued. "Yuru, do you still remember that when you were at the Bianliang City Kendo Conference, you risked your head in front of Wang Dasheng for the dignity of the Han people. The most embarrassing thing was that he was injured by the Emei faction's Aojing Master?"
"Then why don't I remember?" Li Yuru saw that Zhao Zichuan mentioned the matter of Bianliang City, so he followed and said, "Master Aojing and my dead parents have endless grievances, and I will never forget ......"
"Then you should remember it too. I saved you halfway. I also took you to Brother Huang Ji's house to heal you......" Zhao Zichuan continued.
"Did you save me?" Li Yuru raised her tone and said, "When I was chased and killed by Master Aojing, it wasn't Sister Su (Su Jia) who saved me, and when I was at Brother Huang Ji's house, you guy was clumsy, obviously Brother Huang Ji helped me heal my injuries, what happened to you?"
"You girl is really ungrateful-" Zhao Zichuan knew that Li Yuru was deliberately angry with himself, so he joked without taking it seriously, "Forget it." I don't want to fight with you, but I actually see the way you bandage me now. I remembered how I was healing you. At that time, you were also in a hurry, and you didn't listen to me for anything, and even wanted to go to Master Aozing to settle accounts regardless of the danger......"
"Why should I listen to you, were you who I was at that time?" Li Yuru pouted, "And you were always nosy at that time, I thought you were annoying, so I said that......"
"But aren't you the same now, just as annoying to me?" Zhao Zichuan continued to joke.
"Okay, now you're injured, you're a bit like me now—" Li Yuru continued, "Anyway, now that you're injured, you have to listen to me...... But I remember that when you healed me in Bianliang, I also misunderstood you, in short, I still thank you......"
Li Yuru's last sentence was more profound, Zhao Zichuan felt it, and inadvertently glanced back at Li Yuru......
While the two were talking, Nangong Jun and Murong Fei were walking straight from the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and their expressions were also very serious. At the crossing, Chang Yuchun also got off the horse, then took a few steps forward and asked Nangong Jun and Murong Fei, "How is it, have you found the person from Wuluo with Todo?"
It turned out that Nangong Jun and Murong Fei were searching for Yuxing Prefect Wuluo Belt Todo, but the two did not have any results. I only heard Nangong Junhui's report: "General Hui, the last general has searched the Prime Minister's Mansion up and down, but he has not found any trace of Wuluo Tuoduo. ”
Immediately afterwards, Murong Fei also followed up and said, "According to this view, the last general thinks that Wuluo and Todo may have escaped from the Prime Minister's Mansion first. Judging by the time we entered the city, it seems very likely that he has escaped from Yuxing City by now......"
"If that's the case, I'm afraid it's hard for us to catch him up now. I had planned to capture him before, but I didn't expect him to escape first......" Chang Yuchun sighed silently.
"What, Wu Luo escaped with Todo?" Zhao Zichuan heard the conversation between everyone, stood up from the steps and said, "How is that possible, he has always wanted to know the secrets of the Tang Sect family, how could he just run away willingly?"
"What is the secret of the Tang Sect family?" Nangong Jun couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zichuan, you should have been here for a while, tell us what the hell is going on......
So, Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru roughly recounted the secrets of the Tang family and the means that Wuluo took Todo to know all along.
"I see...... Nangong Jun responded after hearing this, "So, the target of Wuluo and Todo has always been Tang Zhan's brothers, right?"
"You wait-" Suddenly, Chang Yuchun interjected, "You said that the secret of the Tang family was a token from the disciple of the Tang family to the marshal eighteen years ago?"
"Yes," Zhao Zichuan continued, "but because of the tragic destruction of the Tang Sect family, coupled with the turmoil of the Central Plains in the past eighteen years. So for a long time this secret has been hidden. However, Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang should have never let go of this matter, and so did the Mengyuan Imperial Court, if Brother Tang Zhan can incur your account. I'm sure Marshal Zhu will be glad to do it—"
"I know that I will report this matter to the marshal. Chang Yuchun said again, "But before that, you have to find Tang Zhan himself before you can ......."
"Where is Brother Tang Zhan now?" Murong Fei asked again.
"When he was in the dungeon before, he was still with us, and then he ......left after saying something," Zhao Zichuan seemed to think of something, and suddenly realized. "By the way, I remember, he said that he was going to find a Vullo and Todo alone to make a settlement. Now the Ullo belt Todo is suddenly gone. Maybe it's at Brother Tang Zhan, so as long as you find him......" Speaking of this, Zhao Zichuan became a little excited.
"Report-" At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran to Chang Yuchun and reported. "Report to the General. We've found the Urlo Belt—"
"Yes, where are the others?" Chang Yuchun heard it and asked excitedly.
"He was brought back by a strong boy, but ......," the soldier continued.
"Strong boy?" Zhao Zichuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "It must be Brother Tang Zhan who can't be wrong, it seems that he succeeded!"
"But what?" Chang Yuchun asked again.
The soldier replied, "But the Vullature, Todo, is dead, as if he had cut his neck with a knife." Committed suicide ......"
"Committed suicide?" Chang Yuchun hesitated for a moment, then continued. "No matter, bring that person over first—"
"Yes—" The soldier replied, and ran back again. Sure enough, after a while, Wuluo brought Todo's body back, and the person who brought it back was none other than Tang Zhan.
"Brother Tang Zhan-" Zhao Zichuan saw that Tang Zhan was safe and sound, and ran up with Li Yuru to meet him.
"It seems that the Urlo Taketodo really ended his own life first......" Chang Yuchun walked up to the corpse of the Urlo Taketodo and muttered softly.
Tang Zhan came back safely, but his face was not particularly happy. Chang Yuchun saw Tang Zhan himself, so he asked Zhao Zichuan beside him: "This is Tang Zhan, the descendant of the Tang family, right?"
"This is ......," Tang Zhan responded.
"Oh, he is General Chang Yuchun, the general of Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang and Marshal Zhu, it is the army he led to attack Yuxing City, and we have a chance to get out of the dungeon......" Zhao Zichuan said first, and then leaned into Tang Zhan's ear and whispered, "General Chang also knows that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to know the secret of the Tang family, and now you have successfully intercepted the Wuluo belt Todo, and I helped them charge into battle and capture the Prime Minister's Mansion, you and I have each made a contribution, it seems that it is already very interesting to be able to enter Zhu Yuanzhang's account......"
"I know what to ......do," Tang Zhan replied softly, and then said, "But I don't have time to take care of these things now, I want to know Lu Dao, except for Brother Zichuan and sister-in-law, how are Jing'er and them?"
"Sister Jing, you say?" Li Yuru thought for a moment, and then said, "I know that they should have hid in a safe place with Lao Jiu and them first." When I came here just now, I ran into some of the brothers of the 'Tang Ying Society', and I knew where Lao Jiu lived. ”
"Then let's hurry up and go over first-" Tang Zhan withdrew the pear blossom spear in his hand and said, "Now that the war has just stopped, compared to other things, the safety of Jing'er, Brother Lu Zhao and Xiaomeng is the most important ......"
Indeed, Tang Zhan captured Wuluo and Todo, although he committed suicide in front of Tang Zhan, and said something unbelievable to Tang Zhan before he died, but Tang Zhan has no time to take care of it now, all he thinks about is the safety of Lu Jing and others.
Li Yuru did learn about Lao Jiu's residence from the members of the "Tangying Association", so several people quickly rushed to Lao Jiu's house......
Lao Jiu's family was still the same, Lao Jiu and a group of brothers from the Tangying Association and Lu Zhao and Lu Meng were staying quietly in the house, knowing that the sound of the war outside had stopped, and they knew very well that the battle was over. And Lu Zhaogang wanted to go out for an interview to find out the situation, and happened to meet Tang Zhan and others who hurried from outside.
"Brother Tang Zhan, how do you know that we are here?" Lu Zhao was a little surprised when he saw Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan and they found this place.
"Don't worry about this for now......" Tang Zhan said anxiously, "You are all safe here, what about Jing'er, how is she?"
"We're okay, but Sister Jing ......," Lu Zhao said with some self-doubt. "She said she had something to do, so she parted from us before coming here and hasn't come back yet. I don't know what happened to Lu Dao now?"
"What, Jing'er is gone?" Hearing this, Tang Zhan's hanging heart became a little nervous.
"Don't worry, Tang Shaoxia, now that the fighting outside has stopped, I believe that Miss Lu should be fine...... Lao Jiu came out of the house and said slowly.
"But she hasn't come back at this time, where will Jing'er go now?" Tang Zhan still said uneasily.
"Think about it. Let's see where else she might go?" Lao Jiu thought as he asked.
Zhao Zichuan said while thinking about it: "The battle is over, Wuluo and Todo have also committed suicide, and the Prime Minister's Mansion has been captured." The secrets of the Tang family did not fall into the hands of the Mengyuan court in the end, where will this girl go?"
"There is another place......" Lao Jiu suddenly mentioned.
"Could it be ......" Zhao Zichuan asked half-convinced, and Tang Zhan also looked at Lao Jiu with surprised eyes.
"Miss Lu may go to find ...... Dou Deyong - "Lao Jiu answered with certainty......
The fighting has stopped for a long time, but the fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion is already burning. Due to the spread of the fire. Some of the houses around the Prime Minister's Mansion where supplies were stored were also on fire. Chang Yuchun's troops have not yet had time to take any treatment measures......
On top of some burning warehouse houses, Dou Deyong had just climbed onto the roof of a house, preparing to escape from the roof quietly by taking advantage of the night to bypass the sight of the soldiers under the roof. Due to the continuous battle below, Dou Deyong did not have enough time to dodge, so two hours passed, and he still did not leave the range around the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Dou Deyong carried the package on his back. Some fled in a hasty direction to the west of the city. Chang Yuchun and Rong Wuli should attack Yuxing City at night, which Dou Deyong himself never expected. In order to escape. Now he doesn't care about his identity as the leader of the "Tangying Society", leaving his "Tangying Society" and trying to escape for his life alone.
However, just as Dou Deyong jumped to the roof of another warehouse, ready to continue his speed, a red-black figure blocked in front of him like a phantom through the night, and stood face to face with himself on another edge of the roof.
Dou Deyong squinted and saw that this person was Lu Jing, who had separated from Lu Zhao and Lu Meng before. It turned out that after Lu Jing discovered Dou Deyong's movements, she directly followed Dou Deyong by herself. She knew that Dou Deyong wanted to escape from Yuxing City through the war, but Lu Jing naturally would not give him this opportunity.
"What's the matter, the brother who left the 'Tang Ying Club' and wants to run away by himself, right?" Lu Jing looked at Dou Deyong, who was a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Dou Deyong saw Lu Jing blocking his way alone, so he straightened up and asked, "Why are you chasing after you alone, and that kid surnamed Tang is not with you?"
Lu Jing listened, smiled and said, "Stupid, he is going to chase Wuluo with Todo, how can he have time to care about you waste?" Lu Jing was not polite at all when she spoke in front of Dou Deyong.
In fact, what Dou Deyong was most worried about was that Tang Zhan intercepted him halfway. But when he heard that Lu Jing was chasing after him alone, he no longer panicked. Seeing that Lu Jing dared to block the road alone, Dou Deyong chuckled and said: "Hmph, you should know that I Dou Deyong is a person, you chase me alone, you are not afraid to stop me but lose your life?"
Lu Jing didn't show weakness here, and responded with a smile: "What's so terrible? To deal with people like you, I, Lu Jing, am enough alone!"
"It seems that you don't take me seriously, then I can't show mercy to your girl......" Dou Deyong put the burden on his back on the ground first, and then showed the machete in the package, as if he was going to use force against Lu Jing.
"I'm not looking down on you, I'm testing myself...... Lu Jing continued to smile, "I said that I would make a bet with you just like Miss Wang eighteen years ago." That day on Wild Wolf Mountain, the two of us only had a fight, and there was no martial fight. Eighteen years ago, Miss Wang withstood your father's civil and military tests. If Miss Wang can do it, I can do it too, just today on the day Yuxing City is broken, let's break it......"
Lu Jing had a confident look on her face, in fact, she herself was not very sure that she could defeat Dou Deyong alone. But she has such courage, she believes that she can overcome all the difficulties in front of her alone, just like Wang Yuping 18 years ago...... (To be continued......)