Wei Yunzhou was in a state of embarrassment. When he saw that Zhou Xu was unharmed, he was very disappointed and unwilling to say: "Why can you avoid my arrows?"
"I didn't expect that a dignified Jiedu envoy would act like a despicable villain and shoot cold arrows in secret." Cui Shizi coughed and looked at the burned rations and equipment with great pity.
"If I can kill the King of Zhenbei, it doesn't matter if I am a villain. After all, it is my bad luck." Wei Yunzhou's face was gloomy and defeated. He still had the last arrow, but it was a pity that he had no chance to shoot it.
As long as there is any abnormal movement, the opponent will shoot him into a hedgehog's blood hole.
The big bow in his hand hung weakly, and the last arrow fell to the ground. Wei Yunzhou walked to the edge of the cliff and jumped down.
He would rather die than surrender.
"It would be easier for him to die." Yang Dong was still resentful.
"You are all indispensable for the great victory in this battle. Once the outer strongholds of Jinling City are removed one by one, we will order the Beifu Army to cross the Qinhuai River on foot and cavalry to attack forcefully." Zhou Xudao.
The generals take orders.
After everyone left, Cui Shizi touched the heater and sighed: "Time flies so fast, it feels like the New Year is about to come."
Zhou Xu stepped forward and picked up the bow and long arrow. He opened the bow and nocked the arrow: "It's not that time yet. The New Year will not be celebrated until two days after my good daughter's birthday." Now my daughter's birthday has not passed yet.
The finger clasp was loosened, and the long arrow left the string. The light mark traced a trajectory in the air. The arrow's power did not decrease, and it shot straight into the trunk of the pine tree four hundred steps away. It penetrated three-thirds of the way into the wood, and the tail of the arrow trembled.
Cui Shizi smiled and said: "My lord, your archery skills are still as good as before."
Zhou Xu casually threw the bow off the cliff, beckoned for a soldier to come over, and told him to lead two teams to Guangling City to bring his daughter here.
After the soldiers left, Cui Shizi looked at the tragic scene of the war in the distance, with blood and flesh flying everywhere and corpses everywhere. He thought for a while and said: "The war has just ended here, and the evil spirit is strong. In my opinion, it is not suitable for girls to live. The scenery of Guangling She is so beautiful, why not just let the young lady stay in Guangling."
"Just clean it up." Zhou Xu said: "Wherever I am, she will be there."
Cui Shizi was startled.
He looked at his lord, who looked calm.
Zhou Xu then went to deal with the military affairs.
Cui Shizi looked at his master's back and sighed softly.
Indeed, as the mistress’s only daughter, the mistress was very fond of Xiao Niang
Love is like a treasure. Now, the mistress has disappeared unexpectedly due to a man-made disaster. In the lord's heart, if another accident happens to Miss Xiao, how will she face her mistress in the future?
Chapter 275 (Battle of Jinling Part 1)
With the retreat of Stone City and Bailuzhou, the whole city of Jinling City is now under martial law, and the joy of the coming New Year has disappeared. The news that the rebels are coming to the city has caused panic in the city, even if the prefect of Jinling personally came forward to say that he would defend Jinling City to the end. Unable to calm the hearts of the people and soldiers.
After all, the rebels came too quickly. Although Caishiji was only thirty or forty miles away from Jinling, the cavalry arrived almost instantly. Stone City was now in the hands of the rebels.
Just five days ago, Bailuzhou was captured by the Youzhou navy. Two days ago, Xinlinzhai followed in the footsteps of Bailuzhou. In a short period of time, the protective strongholds outside Jinling City were pulled out one by one, and the rebels had successfully occupied Qinhuai. River defense line, Jinling City is in danger.
The story of Wei Yunzhou, the commander of Anguo Army's Jiedu, committed suicide by jumping off a cliff due to defeat has been widely spread, and the turbulent military morale is like a howling snow blowing through everyone's heart.
The idea that the enemy's troops are like divine help has also been widely circulated, causing people to panic.
This is not a good year for everyone in Jinling City.
Jinling City, Palace of the Prince of Chu.
The prefect of Jinling was so anxious in the winter that his face was covered with sweat. Princess Huayin stared at him: "What is the situation in the city now?"
The prefect of Jinling wiped the sweat from his head and said weakly: "There are not enough soldiers. You also know that Jinling City is a big city. There are fifteen gates alone and nearly 20,000 crenellations. We only send troops to guard the crenellations. It only needs 20,000 soldiers, and the previous troops in the city were sent to Stone City, and now there are about 30,000 soldiers in the city."
"We don't have enough troops. Don't you know how to recruit brave men?" Princess Huayin said angrily.
"We are already recruiting. I believe there will be more troops soon." The Jinling prefect said with a bitter look on his face, but in his heart he said that they were being defeated one after another by the rebels and their morale was low. It would be a blessing if the people in the city did not run away. Yes, the recruits are nothing but dead people who will be pushed to the front of the battle once the war begins. Those Youzhou soldiers who besieged the city are all frontier soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. They have always been very fierce. They Jinling soldiers really can't beat them.
Princess Huayin pinched her hands to calm down: "Does the Duke and Cheng Quanhai know that Jinling is in danger?"
"When the Stone City was broken, I had sent someone to send a letter to the Duke of Guo and Cheng Jiedu, but now the Shou and Lu states in Huaixi have changed their previous defensive attitude and faced Cheng Jiedu head-on. Cheng Jiedu is probably inseparable. Send manpower to support Jinling..." The prefect of Jinling said as he came down again: "As for the Duke, I'm afraid they haven't received my letter yet, and the messenger should still be on the way..."
The governor of Jinling is really anxious now. What he is most worried about now is that the rebels who have been staying near Xuzhou will definitely take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou.
In this way, the Taiyuan soldiers will be dragged back to Xuzhou. Even if there are other routes into Jinling, they will not be able to catch up with the time.
"You guard Jinling well, and the Duke will definitely send troops to support you." Princess Huayin said with all her strength, and then she regained her energy and asked quickly: "Have you ever written to the two Zhezhou prefectures, asking them to send troops to Jinling? Defeat the enemy together?"
The prefect of Jinling sighed, cupped his hands and said, "I have already written a reply to the princess, but the officials from the two Zhezhou counties made excuses to shirk it." When the Huainan Jiedushi Governor Shi Funan was beaten by the rebels, he left Xuanzhou in despair. They fled back to Qiantang in Liangzhe and Zhejiang. Who dares to come forward in Liangzhe now? They are just a bunch of wallflowers.
Princess Huayin's face was twisted and she said: "How dare they?! They are all a bunch of trash!"
The prefect of Jinling said one last time that he would do his best to defend the city, and asked the princess not to worry and then retreated.
Princess Huayin stayed in the warm spring-like room, her face changing, and her face was full of struggle.
There are wolf-like rebels outside. Does she want to defend the city?
If the city was destroyed, there would be no way for her and her children to survive.
If you don’t keep it…
Hua Yin was in a war between heaven and man in her mind, and she hesitated. She got up and walked to her son's residence surrounded by many servants and maids.
In the severe winter, Luoqi Pavilion was originally his husband's study. Now that his husband is away, his son lives in Luoqi Pavilion. Although it is a study, Luoqi Pavilion has all the facilities and covers a large area.
As soon as she entered, Princess Huayin smelled the strong smell of wine and the sound of music coming from the house. In a palace next to Luoqi Pavilion, a group of musicians and dancers accompanied the young prince all night long. Seeing the princess, everyone immediately knelt on the ground, bowed their heads deeply, and the music stopped suddenly.
Wei Wuji, who was drunk, hugged Yu Nu and was not very sober.
Princess Huayin glanced pitifully at the actor her son had recently fallen in love with, and told them to go down in a cold voice, and also asked her grandma to retreat with all the slaves behind her.
"Come back, come back, come back to me..." Wei Wuji burped, stood up unsteadily, and put his hand on Yu Nu's shoulder. Yu Nu quickly stood up and carefully supported the young prince.
"That's enough, how long are you going to keep fooling around!" Princess Huayin stepped forward and poured the wine from the wine glass on her son's face to wake him up. She raised her eyebrows and looked at her son's beloved concubine: "You also give I'll go down."
Yu Nu did not dare to disobey and left the room, but she did not go far. She hid behind the red pillar and prepared to go in to accompany the young prince after the princess left. In recent months, the young prince pampered her very much. Yu Nu felt that life was a nightmare every day. dreaming.
She secretly hides her love in her heart.
"Do you know that the rebels are about to attack the city?!" Princess Huayin paced back and forth in the palace, full of anxiety.
Wei Wuji wiped the drink from his face as if he hadn't heard it. There was Wu Shi Powder on the table. After eating the Wu Shi Powder, drinking would be the most enjoyable. Wei Wuji took off his shirt to his belt, leaving his upper body naked, and continued drinking and having fun. .
Princess Huayin angrily threw everything on the table to the ground: "Wei Wuji!"
Wei Wuji raised his head and looked at his mother-in-law, his eyes full of drunkenness: "I know, the rebels are going to... hiccup, they are going to attack the city." How could he not know? Uncle Wei, who had always been kind to him, also died and a body was left behind. The end of no existence.
Princess Huayin held her son's hand tightly and lowered her voice: "Listen to your mother and leave at night before the rebels attack the city. I will send soldiers from the fifth school to escort you." Go to Luoyang, and when your father comes, you can go find your father, he..."
Wei Wuji pushed Aniang's hand away and said, "I won't leave."
He shouldn't have left that time in Guangling. If he hadn't left that time, he wouldn't have ended up being looked down upon by his biological father, secretly despised by subordinate officials, and completely heartbroken. Now, is he still going to leave?
Then what has become of him? He is timid in the face of battle and runs away again and again. For such a cowardly person, it would be better for him to die!
Anyway, his birth was a mistake.
Wei Wuji looked at A Niang.
His mother-in-law was a princess, but it was a pity that the Chu Dynasty was in decline, and his father was an ambitious military governor.
Princess Huayin was so angry that her son had a look on her face and said, "Wei Wuji, how long will you continue to be willful? The rebels are about to come in. If they come in, you will die. Do you know?!"
"Just die." Wei Wuji said softly.
Princess Huayin trembled and looked at her son in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Wei Wuji laughed instead: "Just die." He stood up: "I would rather die than run away."
"Wei Wuji!" Princess Huayin was shaking with anger: "What nonsense are you talking about? You have the blood of the Chu royal family in your body. How can you die? The bitch mother and son in Luoyang are not dead. They just You deserve to die, you can’t die, good days are waiting for you in the future.”
"There are no good days." Wei Wuji drank too much and ate a lot of Wushisan. He looked at Aniang with sad eyes: "Aniang, it's time for you to wake up. Dad has never had any expectations for me. He doesn’t care about anyone.”
"Shut up." Princess Huayin slapped her son hard on the face. She was trembling with anger and going crazy: "I am your father's wife, and you are the eldest son. Even if your father becomes a great treasure in the future, He will still pass it on to you, and this world will be yours in the future!"
Wei Wuji touched his red, swollen and painful face, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, laughing at his mother and himself.
Princess Huayin was cruel and refused to look at her son's face. She said coldly: "You have to leave if you don't want to leave."
"What about you, grandma?" Wei Wuji asked.
"I will stay in Jinling to guard the city. The city cannot be without someone in charge. Once we are all gone, the people will be scattered and the city will be destroyed faster." Princess Huayin turned around and did not look at her son: "I will give it to you Delay for time, and when you get to Luoyang, you must be on guard against that bitch mother and son, kill them if you have the chance, and be clean with your hands and feet, your father won't care, I know him."
When she crossed the threshold, Princess Huayin stopped and said, "In the future, you should never trust your uncle the emperor again. He wants us to die now."
"Auntie."
His son's voice came from behind.
After all, Princess Huayin couldn't help but look back. With just one glance, she was stunned.
Wei Wuji held a Qianqiu Sword against his neck.
"What are you doing? Put it down, put it down." Princess Huayin's body became weak and tears instantly flowed out.
Wei Wuji walked to Aniang and knelt down not far away: "Aniang, I don't want to run away."
Princess Huayin is about to go out and call for help.
"Auntie, don't force me."
Princess Huayin watched helplessly as a trail of blood flowed from her son's neck. She collapsed on the ground and begged: "I won't force it anymore, I won't force it anymore. Put down the sword quickly, okay?"
"I'm here to defend the city this time. Auntie, you come and take the five school soldiers away." Wei Wuji held the sword with a steady hand. The Qianqiu Sword in his hand was the only gift given to him by his father. I have always cherished it, but now this sword is pointed at its master, and it is still as sharp as ever.
"No." Princess Huayin refused without thinking.
"Dad usually doesn't believe me. Mom, please believe me just once." Blood dripped along the edge of the sword. Wei Wuji looked at grandma and reached out to touch grandma's face: "Jinling City is very strong. The rebels can't hold it for a while." It will be invincible. I want to defend the city in a dignified way. Mom, please believe me once, I am not that useless."
Princess Huayin cried so hard that she was speechless.
Her son was begging for her life, but how could she agree? This was her son, the child who had been raised by her side since he was born.
"No, no..." Princess Huayin shook her head, she couldn't do it at all.
Wei Wuji found an opportunity to knock A Niang unconscious with the hilt of his sword.
Princess Huayin fainted and fell to the ground.
Wei Wuji looked at A Niang and reached out to gently wipe away the tears on A Niang's face. He looked out the door. Yu Nu's face was pale, and he didn't know how much he had heard.
"Good Yu slave, you should leave with my mother." Wei Wuji sheathed his sword.
