At Xianyang Bridge, there was a cold wind and rain. Yu Wenshiji felt sad for a moment, thinking that the Guanlong clan, led by him and supporting the King of Jin to fight for the throne, would most likely end up in a miserable end, and even the last bits of family wealth would be ruined here. Where, Guan Long was destroyed by his hands, how could he have the face to see Guan Long's father?
Feeling extremely sad and angry, Yu Wenshiji simply cut himself to death with a knife, and he was done with it...
A wolf-fang arrow shot through the wind and rain and hit Yuwen Shiji's right arm holding the knife. The sharp arrow penetrated the flesh and nailed into the bone. The huge impact and pain made Yuwenshi scream in agony. He raised his arm and slashed the knife. It fell to the ground.
"oops!"
Yuwen Shiji let out a cry of pain, looking at the white feathers on the arrow tail that were trembling on his arm, cold sweat mixed with rain instantly flowed down.
However, this arrow also prevented Yuwen Shiji from committing suicide, causing his inner thoughts to disappear. The servants and generals around him quickly gathered around him, waiting to evacuate backwards and try to break out.
Yu Wenshiji endured the severe pain and looked up to see Niu Jinda in the distance who was placing a strong bow on the side of the saddle and lifting the long spear. Unable to resist the frustration welling up in his heart, he sighed and said: "Give me the order, don't resist. Surrender on the spot."
An Yuanshou led the right Xiaowei to withdraw from the battlefield, leaving him heavily surrounded by the Zuowuwei and unable to fly. Neither An Yuanshou nor Cheng Yaojin wanted to suffer too many casualties, so they made a tacit agreement to stop, and he was "betrayed" to Cheng Yaojin. gold.
Looking around, there are enemies coming in like a tide all around. Only the wind and rain can penetrate the three inner and outer layers. How can we defeat them?
Since you know you are defeated, what is the point of fighting to the last soldier and burying all the remaining bones and blood of the Guanlong clan here?
"Duke!"
"Master!"
Everyone heard that he was about to surrender and screamed in surprise.
Yuwen Shiji turned over and dismounted. The trembling arrow shaft was so painful that he broke out in cold sweat and turned pale. The generals on his left and right hurriedly stepped forward to help him. One of the soldiers accompanying him took out his dagger and cut off the arrow shaft. There was no time to deal with it better on the battlefield, so he had to Wrap the arrow shaft and arrow cluster together and remove the arrow cluster later.
Yu Wenshiji said to his left and right: "Now we are trapped in a tight siege. An Yuanshou has betrayed his faith and has withdrawn from the battlefield. We alone cannot break through the siege of Zuowu Wei, so there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices."
The soldiers and generals shouted loudly: "So what? I can only kill you!"
"Even if we, the Guanlong men, die, we will still face the enemy and launch a charge, and we will never run away from the battle!"
"I won't even beg for mercy!"
Yu Wenshiji raised his uninjured left hand, and the noise around him gradually died down, and then he said: "Sometimes death is not difficult. As you said, our Guanlong men have traveled across the northern part of the Great Wall for hundreds of years to create a foundation. I don’t know how many ancestors have buried their bones in the yellow sand and bathed in blood in Guanzhong... However, today, you are already the last bloodline of Guanlong. If you all die here, Guanlong will be completely cut off and annihilated. Everyone, at this moment , the greatest strength is to survive!”
He looked around, his old eyes had been smeared with rain and tears, then he straightened his clothes, bowed his hands to the ground, and said sadly: "I beg you, you must live well and pass on the blood of Guanlong. In this way, I will Grateful."
"Wow!" All the soldiers on the left and right dismounted from their horses and knelt down on one knee. Their swords clashed with each other, and hundreds of people shouted in unison: "My lord, you can't do it!"
"Master, how can we bear it?"
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of the family master!"
The soldiers further away didn't know what was going on, but when they saw the soldiers and generals near the central army lying down, they stopped fighting one after another, and blankly shrank their formation to the center, allowing the surrounding rebels to be densely surrounded like a tide.
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Niu Jinda naturally knew that Cheng Yaojin wanted to wipe out this Guanlong private army, and the most important thing was to capture Yu Wenshiji alive. This would be a great achievement, which would be enough for Cheng Yaojin to turn around in front of Li Chengqian. He had previously "swayed left and right" The sin of "weak stand" also has wider room for maneuver.
So when he was riding and charging, he saw Yu Wenshi Ji from a distance who was about to kill himself with a knife, so he quickly drew his bow and shot an arrow. Fortunately, his archery skills were passable and he hit Yu Wenshi Ji's arm, preventing him from killing himself and not making any mistakes at the same time. Kill him with one arrow...
When he saw that all the more than 10,000 Guanlong private troops had stopped fighting and were gathering and shrinking towards the Chinese army, Niu Jinda knew that the other side had given up the struggle, which was a wise move.
He quickly passed on the order, and the troops surrounded the Guanlong private army closely, but kept a certain distance between each other to prevent conflicts due to misunderstandings. He only needed to compress the enemies in one place, and then quickly informed Cheng Yaojin.
By the time Cheng Yaojin arrived, more than ten thousand Guanlong private troops were squatting on the ground in darkness, all laying down their weapons and surrendering on the spot...
Cheng Yaojin breathed a long sigh of relief, and asked people to bring Yu Wenshiji in front of him, dismounted his horse and personally checked his injuries, and then ordered the doctor to treat him quickly. Then he said with a warm smile: "The Duke of Ying can indeed pick up and put down. I admire you greatly for your decisive decision to prevent these Guanlong disciples from suffering massacre. Don’t worry, Lord Ying, I am not a murderous person. Since these soldiers have surrendered, they will be properly placed and there will never be any abuse. Things happened. After all, we are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty, and there are also many related sons and daughters in our army. We share the same ancestry and are brothers, so why should we kill each other and fight against each other?"
He defended the Xianyang Bridge, defeated the Guanlong private army, and captured Yu Wenshiji alive. Such great achievements made Cheng Yaojin smile and feel very good.
So what if I hesitated more, wavered, or made His Majesty dissatisfied? As long as this one achievement is enough, it will be enough to eliminate all the dissatisfaction of His Majesty.
This Yuwen Shiji is simply a free gift. We, Lao Cheng, are very particular about people and must treat each other well...
Yu Wenshiji's face was ashen and he was in a daze. He didn't even seem to feel the pain when the doctor used a dagger to remove the arrow cluster from the cross-shaped wound on his arm. He only started shaking when he cleaned the wound with alcohol. After a while, I regained some consciousness.
Then he raised his head and looked at Niu Jinda, sighing: "Why did Jinda need to shoot that arrow? Today, the old man has no face to face the Guanlong elders, and even more ashamed to face the Guanlong clan. It is better to die and end everything."
They say it is better to live than to die, but sometimes death is the best escape, and living is the cruelest torture.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Niu Jinda, who was standing silently with his hands tied, and gave him approval with his eyes. That arrow saved Yuwen Shiji, which was equivalent to holding a great contribution in his hands. The living Yuwen Shiji and the dead Yuwen Scholarships are definitely achievements of different magnitudes.
He stepped forward to hold Yu Wenshiji's shoulders and said comfortingly: "Why should Duke Ying be like this? This mutiny failed, Guanlong suffered the most brutal blow, and it is in need of a person with such high moral integrity and outstanding talents like you to lead the Guanlong family out of the trough. , you are happy when you die, can you just let the Guanlong clan sink from now on until it disappears? Your Majesty is magnanimous. Although you are punished for your crime, it will definitely not affect your life. Maybe there is still something to rely on. indefinite."
These words are not to coax Yuwenshiji to prevent him from continuing to seek death. As the de facto leader of the Guanlong Clan, Yuwenshiji still has a very high status. The recovery of the entire Guanzhong after the war requires the Guanlong Clan to provide people, money and efforts to cooperate. How could he send the leader of Guanlong to death?
As long as Yu Wenshiji is alive, Guanlong Clan will be under the control of His Majesty. Slowly eliminate the hostility and hatred of Guanlong Clan, and then slowly uproot the foundation of Guanlong Clan and use it for your own use. This is the real wisdom. strategy.
It is far more effective than completely destroying Guanlongmen...
Yuwen Shiji naturally understood this truth. There was great terror between life and death. Previously, he was emotionally agitated and had the courage to commit suicide by cutting himself to death. But now that his blood energy has dissipated, how can he still have the courage to commit suicide?
He could only shake his head and sigh, saying nothing more.
Cheng Yaojin invited Yuwen Shiji to the post station that temporarily served as a command post on the south side of the official road, and entertained him with good food, drink, and clothes to stabilize his mood, and not to let this "walking meritorious service" fly away. Then the troops were organized to guard the surrendered Guanlong private army group one by one, and Niu Jinda led the army to approach the Weishui River. He continued to monitor the movements of You Xiaowei to prevent him from crossing the river again to raid, and then sent people to rush to Chang'an to deliver the good news.
An Yuanshou led the remaining defeated soldiers back to the north of the Wei River. Feeling disheartened and demoralized, he set off westward back to Liangzhou garrison without making any stop. After returning, he had to quickly reorganize the army to restore fighting strength, and at the same time notified the barbarians that they would give him Full support must not be broken up or bribed by the imperial court, otherwise the An family's foundation in Xiliang is very likely to completely collapse.
Riding westward, he looked back at the Xianyang Bridge that stood majestic in the wind and rain. The ambitions he came from had already been washed away by the rolling Wei River. An Yuanshou sighed deeply and regretted that the road ahead was difficult, dangerous and full of thorns. Everywhere, there is danger of overthrow, and I don’t know how to deal with it.
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In Tai Chi Palace, a fierce battle is going on.
Since Li Zhi took the lead in the battle, Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang, Cui Xin and others all withdrew from Zhaode Hall and returned to the Chengtian Gate. Whether it was Liu Rengui in the city who led the navy to kill the Shandong private army, they screamed and corpses were heard. Hengzhenji, there is still a fierce and bloody battle in the Tai Chi Palace, and all the news is gathered here.
Until the news came that Li Daozong was defeated and captured, the three of them drove all the school captains and scribes out, and sat in the duty room, looking at each other in silence.
The raindrops were carried by the wind and knocked on the windows, making everyone's minds confused.
Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly fell to this point. Even if Li Jing and Xue Wanche did not lead their troops into the city for reinforcements, the Jin king's army was about to end in a disastrous defeat. The three of them had to make a decision for their own future and the inheritance and reproduction of their family.
(End of chapter)
