But he said that in yesterday's battle, the Jin army fired thousands of artillery fire, which was earth-shattering and almost lost Xicheng.
As a last resort, the other three defenders brought their elite troops to help, so that the generals could keep the city wall intact.
In today's artillery battle, all the generals thought that Ling Zhen was so extravagant? Not worried, they all gathered in the west city.
Little did he know that a group of treacherous ministers in the court colluded and hatched a plan overnight, exposing the ruthless tactics of the top civil servants of the Song Dynasty.
After retreating from the court yesterday, Yang Jian, Li Yan, Liang Shicheng, and Wang Fu all gathered in Yang Jian's mansion, as well as several of his capable subordinates Wang Shiyong, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the governor of Kaifeng Mansion.
The five people drove away the servants and discussed secretly in the small room. Yang Jian was the first to speak: "I am old and will die soon. I just want to die on the couch. I have worked hard all my life for the Zhao family, but now I have to kill the donkey. How can I What did the master do?"
Yang Jian was very old and had been ill for the past two years. He knew that his time was short, but he did not want to be executed by the emperor in his old age, so he said this.
Liang Shicheng and Li Yan were both Yang Jian's promising successors, and they were promoted and cared for by him all the way.
Wang Fu regards Liang Shicheng as a father and brother, and calls him "Mr. Enfu". Therefore, the two of them are the same person and talk about everything.
Yang Jian opened his mouth, and Wang Fu immediately said: "Today's people are really unethical, mean and ungrateful. As expected, there is no one in charge. If we don't think about changing, we will be harmed by it."
Liang Shicheng rolled his eyes for a long time: "Liao is to the east and Jin is to the west. Choosing one is probably the only way to survive."
Li Yan said: "With the sudden rise of the Jin Kingdom, they may not be willing to treat us favorably. On the contrary, the Liao Kingdom has basically been lost and wants to occupy the Song Dynasty to revive the dead. If we invite him to take over, he will definitely rely on us."
After hearing this, several people nodded their heads.
Wang Shiyongze said: "Today the battle in Xicheng is urgent, and the guards of several cities have gone to help. If the situation is still the same tomorrow, we will take the opportunity to seize the border. It's just that we have to contact the Liao people to make an appointment."
Li Yan smiled mysteriously and took out a letter from his arms, but it was written by Qin Hui.
Qin Hui failed to make peace with him the previous time, and Yelu Chun wanted to kill him to sacrifice his flag. Qin Hui claimed that he was worth thousands of troops and horses, not comparable to cattle and sheep, so he did not kill him and temporarily stayed in the camp.
This man is quite talented and knowledgeable, and he is very knowledgeable. For a period of time, he has been getting along very well with the Liao army.
Previously, in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, the Liao army pretended to agree with the old official's strategy of cutting off Shandong and led troops eastward. However, they bypassed Bianliang and stationed themselves in Dongming.
Qin Hui saw Yelu Chun's intention and said: "The destiny of heaven is impermanent, and only the virtuous can live in it. Now the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has no way and cannot protect the country and the people. The land of Bianjing will be lost to the Liao or the Jin, and there is no third place. This is a way out. To the scholars of my generation, Liao is a country of relations and brothers that has existed for hundreds of years, while Jin is just a savage from the far north. Chad suddenly became rich, so Ning surrendered to Liao but not Jin."
After Yelu Chun heard this, he took it seriously and believed that compared with the Jin Kingdom, his family had more people's hearts in occupying the Song Dynasty.
Qin Hui also offered advice: "The frivolous emperor of the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to lure wolves into his house in order to control the Liao Dynasty. Now that the Liao Dynasty is facing the east, he has no use for the Jurchens, so he will be despised. The ambition of the Jurchens will definitely be used as an excuse to make enemies with the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty can Take advantage of the opportunity."
Then he obtained Yelu Chun's verbal promise and wrote a letter, asking someone to spend gold and silver to buy the Wuyou Cave and deliver it to Li Yan.
The content is: If Bianliang cannot keep the time, the Liao army is willing to defend it, and the Song Dynasty will cut off the land in the north of the Yangtze River as reward. The two countries will still have a good alliance. After the Liao Kingdom was reestablished, it served as a barrier for the Song Kingdom against the Jin Kingdom and Xixia Kingdom. As for Li Yan and others, if they want to return to the Song Dynasty, they will return to the Song Dynasty. If they don't want to return to the Song Dynasty, it will be convenient for them to split the earth in the north of the Yangtze River and make them kings in order to reward their merits.
At this moment, Li Yan took out this letter and handed it to several powerful officials to read. After reading it, they felt excited.
Liang Shicheng took the lead and said: "The one we are loyal to is the Song Dynasty, not Zhao Huan. It is better to cooperate with the Liao people and control the gold together. After success, the Supreme Emperor will still be the emperor. If we can be tolerated, we will go Assistant, if you are not compatible, just stay in Liao and be a free prince, and it will be a life-long loss."
Several people nodded one after another, and Li Yan summoned the envoy from Wuyou Cave——
As mentioned before, there are deep and wide water canals underground in Bianliang. Many evildoers hide in them and form a force. Don't look at the fact that the four cities are towering and the city gates are closed, but these people have their own way in and out.
The envoy got Li Yan's letter and went away without knowing which ditch he should take out of the city and send it to Dongming. He agreed to open the Chaoyang Gate in the east at a certain time tomorrow and let the Liao soldiers enter the city.
Li Yan and others gathered hundreds of servants who were strong enough to fight. When the appointed time came, the artillery battle in the West City was getting very lively. These servants rushed out, chopped down the defenders, and opened the city gate. On the one hand, they went to the city wall, set a fire on the city wall, and then set up a drawbridge.
The soldiers guarding the city were in chaos at first, and when they saw that these people were about to lower the suspension bridge, they all made a fuss to stop them. These servants had limited abilities, and they were killed in a stalemate for a while.
The city's government officials, policemen and other people watched the fire at the top of the city and gathered around. Several treacherous officials were hiding in a restaurant. Seeing that they could not lower the suspension bridge, more and more Song soldiers gathered, and they were all nervous. numb.
At this time, in an alley near the city wall, the ground suddenly opened up, revealing a dark hole, and more than a hundred tall and short men with colorful ghost faces came out one after another.
The last one to emerge was a thin man, wearing a blood-colored red robe, with a cold and fierce temperament, and wearing a City God mask.
This man looked up at the fire at the top of the city, shook his head and sneered: "These princes and ministers are all useless! This important matter of changing the dynasty will still fall into my hands! Hahahaha, when this poster helps the Liao people to dominate the world, look Who dares to look down on our Wuyou Cave Ghost Fanlou!"
The other men all had fanatical looks in their eyes, and they all clasped their fists and said, "We are willing to fight to the death with the original poster!"
It turns out that Qin Huisu knew that several powerful officials in the court were just outsiders, so how could he put all his hopes on them?
His real trump card was to spend a lot of gold and silver to get acquainted with the underground giant of Bianliang, Hua Chaoyan, the "Wuyou Host"!
Hua Chaoyan controls the power of Ghost Fanlou in Wuyou Cave, and calls himself the Emperor of the Night. He often tells people: In Bianjing above ground, the Zhao family is in charge, and in Bianjing underground, Hua is the emperor!
However, although his words were arrogant and his strength was extraordinary, he could not see the light of day after all. Qin Hui's method of bribery was very simple: after the matter was accomplished, he selected a state and allowed him to be the governor, and Hua Chaoyan was willing to work hard to seize the city.
Hua Chaoyan waved his hand and led a group of his confidants out of the alley. They each drew their weapons and started killing the soldiers and police officers from behind, rushing towards the city.
People like him are engaged in unscrupulous business and live a life of licking blood with the tip of a knife. If they don't have some special skills, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Wuyou Cave. Therefore, all of them have notorious gangsters. No. In the past, when someone lost his chance, it was not surprising that dozens or hundreds of police officers came to surround him.
Now these thugs worked together to kill the soldiers until they were completely defeated. They rushed up the city wall and came to seize the suspension bridge.
Although these defenders were leaderless, they did have some good players, especially a powerful archer named Zhang, whose surname was Yuanqing. He was originally from Shaanxi, and his shooting skills were outstanding, earning him the nickname "Arrow Cold Northwest"!
This man was originally the scout captain under Lao Zhongxiangong. He was defeated in the Yellow River War. He followed General Zhang Jun and Qu Duanji to fight into Bianliang. He also followed the general to attack Yelu Yanxi. He fell into the trap of the elite soldiers of the Lou family and was sent out of the city for ten thousand five years. Of the men and horses, only 800 were able to escape back to the city, and he was one of the 800.
Later, the entire army was mobilized under Kai Kai's command to guard Nancheng.
Previously, when the traitorous servants attacked the suspension bridge, it was Zhang Yuanqing who reacted the fastest. With his shield on his left and sword on his right, he killed seven or eight servants in a row.
At this moment, the Wuyou Cave villains came to attack, and their martial arts skills were far superior to those of the servants. They killed the defenders and retreated step by step, causing heavy casualties. Zhang Yuanqing tried his best to cut down the two of them, but one of the one-legged beggars took off and was kicked in the chest. , flying out in all directions.
He endured the severe pain in his sternum, rolled over, hid in the crowd, took a few steps back, jumped onto the battlement, pulled off the big bow on his back, and shot an arrow. Those villains were used to fighting in the rivers and lakes, so they didn't know how to guard against arrows. , it was a melee, and it was difficult to be distracted, so he actually shot eight or nine people in one go, all of them were thieves with bounties posted in the six doors.
Hua Chaoyan wanted to show off his majesty as a big boss, and did not fight with his hands behind his back. Seeing Zhang Yuanqing's amazing shooting skills, he became angry, screamed strangely, and shouted: "It's ridiculous, I want to build this bridge, can you stop it?" "
As he spoke, he flicked his hand, and two golden darts came out of his sleeves, hitting the two ropes of the suspension bridge.
You must know that the suspension bridge weighs more than a thousand kilograms, and the two ropes are as thick as a child's arm. If it is lowered without a winch, it can only be cut with a big axe. However, when he struck with the two darts, the ropes snapped twice and broke immediately. .
Zhang Yuanqing was furious, and he drew his bow and was about to shoot the owner of Wuyou. Hua Chaoyan sneered and waved his hand to launch a dart. Seeing two people trying to decide life and death from a distance, the rope of the suspension bridge was broken and it was drawn out, and it was wrapped around Zhang Yuanqing's waist. As he fell on the bridge, he flew out far away involuntarily. With a pop, he fell into the moat. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
The suspension bridge suddenly fell down and rested heavily on the moat.
Immediately after hearing the cries that shook the ground, tens of thousands of Liao soldiers came galloping in. Seeing this, the defenders felt chilled and short of breath, and they all fled away after shouting.
Hua Chaoyan laughed heartily, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, follow me to the city to meet the Liao army! I have the merit of dedicating the city to you, and all of you will follow this poster to get promoted and make a fortune!"
Leading a group of triumphant men out of the city gate, Hua Chaoyan saw the Liao soldiers rushing towards him. He stood up with his hands behind his back and said, "I am the owner of Wuyou. I am waiting for you today... 伱What are you going to do?"
He had originally thought that after he had accomplished such an extraordinary feat, how could the Liao general not dismount his horse to pay tribute and use kind words and compliments to make friends?
Unexpectedly, the leading general, Wu Yanguang, wanted to seize the whole city. He had no intention of paying attention to the heroes of the rivers and lakes. He had no intention of stopping and rushed straight to the city gate.
Although Hua Chaoyan was very skilled in martial arts, thousands of horses came galloping towards him. Not to mention him, even if Qiao Feng was resurrected and Xu Zhu appeared, he would not dare to challenge him directly.
Then he let out a strange cry, jumped up, "stepped on three clouds backwards", and jumped away diagonally.
The Wuyoudong villains around him were not that skilled. They were immediately trampled by horse hooves. Wu Yanguang sneered and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Immediately, countless horse-riding bows shot left and right, and the villains who were lucky enough to avoid them all became hedgehogs. Only Hua Chaoyan relied on his martial arts skills to jump up and down, sweeping with his sleeves, and barely managed to survive in the rain of arrows. He only had his left shoulder and right leg. One arrow each.
The roar of the Liao cavalry's hooves poured into the city. The ground outside the city gate was littered with corpses. They were either shot into arrow targets or trampled into flesh. Wuyou Cave is a hole full of gems. For more than a hundred years, the Imperial City Division and Kaifeng Mansion All the helpless beings are now buried here.
Only Hua Chaoyan stood alone among the flesh and blood on the ground. He stayed for a moment and shouted loudly: "Qin Hui! You dare to lie to me, I and you are irreconcilable!"
He was getting angry when he suddenly heard a crash. A man in the river climbed up to the south bank. He drew his bow and shot. An arrow hit his calf. However, Zhang Yuanqing fell into the water and survived. He crawled out and took revenge.
Hua Chaoyan was caught off guard and hit him with an arrow. He screamed and jumped into the river - but there was a culvert in the river leading to his Wuyou Cave.
Zhang Yuanqing saw his enemy diving into the water and was unable to chase him. He fell into the water from the high wall and suffered serious internal injuries. At this moment, he vomited a mouthful of blood and looked at the arrows he held firmly in his palm. There were more than ten arrows. He smiled bitterly and limped. He walked to the suspension bridge, knelt down half-kneeling, and inserted the arrows one by one beside him.
Putting an arrow on the string, "Arrow Cold Northwest", looking at the dust in the distance, showing a look of death.
Wu Yanguang led 10,000 cavalry into Bianliang, and his cries shook the capital of Song Dynasty. Almost instantly, the whole city was in chaos, and the sound of mournful cries reached into the sky.
In the palace, Zhao Huan, a junior official, was standing on Gen Mountain. He watched the dark clouds of Liao riding into the city. His legs were weak and his back was sore from the fright. He fell down after looking back and rolled down the stone steps. His head was broken and blood flowed from the fall, and he cried loudly. He said: "How could there be such a hard-working emperor as me? Just to take the blame for my own father, even the Jin people bullied me, and the Liao people also beat me up. It's okay if this emperor doesn't do it."
The little official was really frightened this time, his body was as heavy as death, and more than ten eunuchs were helping him up. In the midst of the fuss, he suddenly heard the hurried footsteps of the ninth prince Kang Wang Zhao Gou, wearing armor and carrying a robbery, running wildly Come, kick the eunuchs away with a flying kick, and hold up your brother Zhao Huan with one hand: "Brother, the situation is urgent! I will protect you and the queen mother and concubines, and go to Zhenjiang to find the emperor."
Zhao Huan cried loudly: "Ninth brother, you can go on your own. With me and others, we are so blind that no one can escape!"
Zhao Gou was so worried that he cried loudly: "You are the emperor, how can you fall into the hands of the enemy?"
Zhao Huan burst into tears and cried so hard that he couldn't help but cry: "As a brother, are you willing to be a prisoner? I should have jumped off the mountain and committed suicide. At least I could leave a good name and not lose the prestige of my ancestors. But, can I be a brother?" Don’t dare!”
Hearing this, Zhao Gou clenched his teeth and bleeds, and his eyes showed a strange light. Zhao Huan saw it, his whole body trembled, and he said quickly: "Hey! Lao Jiu, you can't kill the king. Regicide is unfaithful and brother-killing is unfilial. How can a brother tolerate it?" Are you being unfaithful and unfilial?"
Just when the two brothers were at a loss, a group of princes and concubines rushed over in a panic, crying: "Brother, the Khitans are coming to attack the imperial city, please make your decision quickly."
Zhao Huan cried louder than all of them: "What ideas do I have? If I have any ideas, who will take the blame for the Supreme Emperor?"
Seeing a group of golden branches and jade leaves at a loss, suddenly a man came out from behind Gen Mountain and sighed: "Unexpectedly, someone actually colluded with the Liao Kingdom and sacrificed the capital. It's a poor man who lost his plan! Although... it's just that no matter what, you guys We are also members of the Han royal family, how can we watch you fall into the hands of foreigners? You all follow the poor way!"
Zhao Huan looked up and saw a carp leaping up. He hugged it and cried loudly: "God, save me!"
The truth is: when selfishness flourishes and the iron door opens, the fate of the country is in danger and everything is sad! How many men smeared themselves with green blood and threw their lives into the dust in vain.
When I was writing about Lu Zhishen in the afternoon, after finishing a scene, I suddenly felt the original intention of choosing the topic.
Regardless of Cao Cao or Lu Zhishen, the original intention of choosing the topic was to make up for the regrets in their hearts——
"Due to the limited number of cattle for farming at present, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Zhishen, Zhou Cang and other powerful men started to compete spontaneously, going to the fields themselves and plowing the land with plows on their backs——
Except for Zhou Cang, who was only on par with Lao Niu, Guan, Zhang, and Lu were running in the fields like flying, but they were faster than Niu.
Lu Zhishen was so busy that he was sweating profusely every day, but his heart was happier than drinking every day in Liangshan Po.
Especially when I looked at my second brother, who was known for his majesty, stripping down to his trousers, revealing muscles like a horned dragon, swaying his long and beautiful beard that is famous throughout the ages, and pulling a plow with his bare feet in the mud as many children cheered. Laughing quickly, Lu Zhishen felt joy from the bottom of his heart.
It was only then that he discovered that the second brother, who rarely showed good looks to outsiders, actually liked children very much.
The scorching sun was shining brightly at noon, and when the brothers were sitting under a specially reserved big tree on the edge of the field to rest, the second brother would often be covered with young children, who called him "General Niu."
The second brother didn't care either. He would yell "moo" from time to time, making the children laugh. Looking at his bright pink eyes, how could he be as indifferent as someone who would kill someone with a knife on the battlefield?
On the contrary, the third brother Yide is more reserved than the second brother. He refuses to take off his clothes when working. If the children call him "Niu Er General", he will get annoyed and jump up and bend down, one by one. Two or three-year-old children were also overturned. The children were so frightened that they changed their words and just called him the "Cow Demon King". "
(End of chapter)
