The Western Xia Makui Army has a good reputation, but in terms of combat power, it is only ordinary.
If the country was not small and the people were poor, and the war potential was exhausted, it would never be their turn to go into battle.
Against the ordinary imperial troops of the Song Dynasty, they could still win with their life-threatening momentum, but no matter how hard they fought, how could they do anything to the tigers and wolves under Lao Cao?
There were about five thousand men who followed Lao Cao into the city. More than a thousand of them were ready to move to rob the treasury, and the rest came to attack the imperial city.
Hu Sanniang took the lead and led two thousand people to kill, while the rest continued to carry bricks and stones and pile up mountains of earth.
It should be noted that Hu Sanniang's two swords are not comparable to those of men, let alone these female soldiers.
The two swords danced, killing people like chopping melons and vegetables. The soldiers behind them rushed like tigers and wolves, and the female soldier was immediately killed and screamed repeatedly.
After all, Li Renai was a young man with a passionate heart. He cried miserably when he heard the sound, and was provoked by Lao Cao's words. He couldn't help but wanted to jump up, but several eunuchs hugged him tightly.
The prince struggled and said: "Women are still fighting for the country. As the prince, how can I sit back and watch? Let me get up, I will fight to the death with Song Gou!"
The voice came out of the wall, and Cao Cao shook his head and laughed: "Damn it, this little prince has more talents than the little officials in my family. Well, in this way, my work in the Liao Kingdom is better than that of the little officials. Wouldn't it be irritating to have so many of them? No wonder Dong Zhuo wanted to abolish the establishment."
While he was thinking about it, the sound of killing started again. Cao Cao frowned and looked, but there were two groups of men and horses coming from left and right along the high wall of the palace city.
Lao Cao shouted: "Brother Hua, you and I split up to meet the enemy!"
With a wave of his hand, he led more than a thousand people to kill to the left.
The group on the left was led by two party men, but they were gentle and handsome, each wore a silver armor and held a sword in his hand. They shouted in unison: "Li Renzhong, the king of Xixia Pu, and Li Renli, the king of Shu, are here, Song Gou will die! "
The hundreds of people behind them had no armor, and the weapons in their hands were nothing more than daggers and wooden sticks. From the looks of it, they were probably common people in the city.
These two leaders were brothers. They were the sons of famous officials of the Xixia clan. They were talented, noble officials, and highly loved by the people.
Now the two brothers were ordered to prepare food and fodder in Xingqing Mansion. They happened to meet Lao Cao breaking the city. His personal guards had been sent to defend the city before, so now they had to call on the righteous people in the city to meet the enemy.
Lao Cao led his troops and went straight to meet him. Without saying a word, he sidestepped Li Renzhong and stabbed him with his long sword. He slashed Li Renzhong in half and cut him in half.
Li Renli suddenly went crazy and cried out sadly: "How dare you kill my brother!" Holding the sword in both hands, he slashed at Lao Cao.
When Lao Cao saw him raising his sword above his head, he knew that his abilities were limited, so he did not dodge and gave him a vicious blow, striking last, striking deep into his heart.
Pulling out the sword, he let his opponent slowly fall limp, pointed forward at the people, and said in a cold voice: "Kill them all with me!"
Just as he was about to step forward, his legs suddenly stopped moving. He turned around and saw that it was Li Renzhong.
This King Pu of Xixia, with only half of his body alive, grabbed Cao Cao's ankle tightly, spitting blood from his mouth, and begged: "Stop hurting my people..."
However, Lao Cao was already murderous. He raised his eyebrows and shouted: "If you are afraid of hurting the people, why would you take him into battle?"
With one kick, the half of the body flew up, and he shouted: "Kill! No one will be left alive!"
All the troops shouted in unison, and the people of Xixia collapsed immediately, crying for their fathers and mothers. Within a moment, except for a few who escaped quickly, the rest were piled with corpses and died on the palace wall. Down.
Lao Cao turned around to look at Li Renzhong and died with his eyes open.
Lao Cao laughed and said, "You are about to see me destroy the imperial city with your own eyes!"
When the leader returned, he saw Hua Rong grabbing a young girl's hair bun with one hand and dragging her over on the ground.
"Brother, this is the Xixia princess, who is married to Wanyan Wushu. This girl is a bit brave. She got entangled with a group of eunuchs who were skilled in martial arts and climbed out of the palace wall to attack her."
"Is that puppy Wushu's new wife?"
Upon hearing this, Lao Cao took two steps forward, squatted down and lifted the woman's chin, and the wise sergeant leaned over the torch.
Lao Cao took a closer look and saw that this woman was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with graceful features and graceful features, and her skin was as white as cream. He couldn't help but nod secretly.
He also saw that although her hair was combed into a woman's bun, her brows were still in place and her neck was as thin as a goose. When she was touched by him, little blushes appeared on her cheekbones. She laughed and said, "Wushu, that little dog, didn't he consummate his marriage with you?" ?”
The princess was shaken, her complexion suddenly turned redder, tears streaming down her eyes, and she looked at Cao Cao bitterly.
However, Cao Cao let go of his hand, stood up and said with a smile: "This girl is brave and good-looking. She is a perfect match for a good brother."
Before she finished speaking, Hu Sanniang had already killed Ma Kui's army and ran back on horseback covered in blood. She said coquettishly: "Officer, if you want to tease a woman, you should at least carry her behind your back as your wife!"
Cao Cao hurriedly waved his hands: "Don't accuse me. All the brothers here have heard it. I say this girl is a perfect match for Hua Xiandi."
Hu Sanniang looked at her with wonderful eyes, Hua Rong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although my name is Hua Rong, I am a fierce wife in the family, but I am not allowed to mess around with women. This princess should be given to another brother."
Cao Cao curled his lips and said: "What a world, no one wants the princess anymore. That's all, let my wife take care of this girl and take down the imperial city first."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw the palace door open. Xixia Prince Li Renai rushed out with a sword in his hand, shouting strangely: "Thief, let my sister go quickly."
Cao Cao was overjoyed and pointed his hand. Hua Rong had already pounced on him, and with a few shots, he first knocked over a piece of the guard around the prince.
The prince yelled and stabbed Hua Rong with his sword. Hua Rong took a step away and picked up his sword with a spear. Then he twisted and stumbled and knocked down the prince. All the soldiers around him rushed forward and tied him up. Unable to move.
Princess Xixia exclaimed: "Don't harm my brother."
Lao Cao said with a smile: "If you are willing to obey, it will naturally not hurt his life." He ordered Hu Sanniang to take custody of the two of them and lead his men into the palace.
When they entered the harem, they saw blood and corpses everywhere, all of which were women dressed in gorgeous clothes.
Another woman in her thirties stood with a sword in her hand and kept saying, "The General of the Song Army should answer him face to face."
Lao Cao strode forward and saw the beautiful woman wearing a phoenix robe and holding two swords, standing proudly among the corpses. Blood dripped from the blade of the sword, her face unchanged, and he couldn't help but secretly cheer.
He said in a deep voice: "Are you the Queen of Xixia?"
The woman sneered and said lightly: "Yes, I am the Queen of Xixia, Princess Cheng'an of Daliao, Yelu Nanxian! Are you the Pingxi Marshal Wu Dalang of the Song Dynasty?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "That's right! It's Wu."
The queen looked him up and down and sighed: "I have thought about it, but I really can't figure out how you flew here."
Cao Cao said frankly: "What's the difficulty? First rush from the south bank of the Wei River, then go around Qishan Mountain, capture Lanzhou by force, and then ride on the waves."
The queen was shocked and said: "The Yellow River waterway? You don't know that the Black Mountain Gorge and the Qingtong Gorge are extremely dangerous. How can an army be able to cross it?"
Cao Cao said proudly: "When Deng Ai crossed Yinping and his troops came to the city, Adou thought the same way."
He blinked and added: "To tell you the truth, it's your fault in Xixia. The Black Mountain Gorge is really dangerous. Not to mention boats, even goose feathers can't pass through it. I can get through it, but it's the manifestation of the Dragon King of the Yellow River." The true form, flying in the clouds and mist, crossed our army and came over."
The queen was speechless, stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "How can you bear to lie to someone who is about to die in this palace?"
Cao Cao pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "Why do you have to be so modest, Queen? I see that you are ruthless and capable, and your martial arts skills are no worse than my wife's. How can you say that you are about to die?"
The queen said calmly: "These are all Lord Xia's concubines. They were used countless times during his lifetime. Now in times of crisis, they don't know how to serve the country by killing themselves, but they are running away. If you and others take them away and make them slaves and concubines, wouldn't you trample on Lord Xia's face?" ? So we had to kill them all."
Cao Cao raised his thumb and said, "What a trick! You are worthy of the mother-in-law's heart! Unexpectedly, Yelu Yanxi was useless, but she gave birth to a strong daughter, and Li Qianshun, who had great ambitions and talents, got an extraordinary mother-in-law!"
You must know that this queen actually has two hatreds in her heart.
One is that she hates her biological father for losing the dignity of all previous Liao emperors by paying her gold; the other is that her husband wants to make peace with the Jin Kingdom despite knowing that it will destroy her motherland.
In the original history, when Xixia abandoned the Liao Dynasty and followed the Jin Dynasty, Yelu Nanxian and his son Li Renai died in grief and anger on a hunger strike, which shows their temperament.
Because of these two great hatreds, Cao Cao said that his father was useless and his husband had great ambitions but little talent. This was exactly what he wanted, and he couldn't help but smile.
Her appearance was originally somewhat heroic, but her smile was so charming that even though Old Cao Yue had many women, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Unexpectedly, the queen suddenly changed her face and shouted: "You Song dog, how dare you look at me so rudely?"
How could Lao Cao be willing to suffer a loss? He turned around and saw that his wife was not there, and immediately said with a smile: "I misunderstood. You must know that your stepmother Xiao Sese is my close lover, and your half-brother Ao Lu'o, who is now Emperor Tianxing, is my fault." Son, if we are all real relatives, I should still call you daughter. Isn’t it natural for a father to look at his daughter for the first time?"
The queen had never seen such a shameless person before. She was stunned for a moment, blinked her eyes, and finally realized what he was talking about. She couldn't help but get angry: "Wu Dalang, don't bully others too much!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said modestly: "No way! Since ancient times, the strong have controlled others, and the weak have been controlled by others. What is there to bully? You killed these concubines wantonly, isn't it too much to bully others?"
Lao Cao is a learned and scoundrel person. If we talk about the competition of words, how many of them are Lao Cao's opponents except Mi Heng at the beginning?
The queen's face turned red with anger and she was gasping for breath. She suddenly noticed that Lao Cao's eyes were lingering, and she knew that being angry with him was nothing more than embarrassing. So she suppressed her anger and asked coldly: "I don't think you talk a lot of nonsense. I want to see you just for one thing. Are my children alive or dead now?"
Lao Cao said with a smile: "So what if you die, what if you live?"
The queen said coldly: "If they are dead, that would be wonderful. If they are alive, please take the view of their youth and ignorance and give them a good time when you kill them."
Lao Cao looked the girl up and down and asked, "A tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. Aren't they your biological children?"
The queen shook her head and sneered: "I was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to her, my flesh and blood are connected to my heart, my love is like a treasure - so what? Since the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, as a princess and prince, living is only doubly humiliating, so it is better to die cleanly .”
After hearing this, Lao Cao became more and more impressed, and nodded: "You know how to live, that's all! I will give you some dignity. If your daughter does not seek death on her own, I will choose a capable daughter." , I am betrothed to my brother who can love others. Let her be a real wife and will never be a slave or a concubine. As for your son, I will not humiliate him. If it is really necessary to kill him, I will not make him suffer more. How about it? "
Hearing his sincere tone, the queen showed a hint of comfort in her eyes: "If that's the case, I... thank you Marshal Wu very much."
She first called her "my palace" from the perspective of a queen of a country, but now she calls herself "concubine" from the perspective of a mother, thanking Lao Cao.
Lao Cao smiled and said: "You, the daughter of the Yelu family, only use your tongue to thank people?"
The queen showed a strange look, raised her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly reached into her arms, pulled hard, and pulled off a thin gold chain with a key hanging on it: "In the back garden, on the stone table next to the rockery, turn three times to the right. Push the ring open, and you will see a door. Use this key to open it. The treasure hidden inside, I hope you can take out part of it and make it my daughter's dowry, and the rest will be regarded as my gratitude."
After saying that, he threw the key away and Lao Cao subconsciously reached out to pick it up. The queen smiled softly and swung her sword to her throat.
When Lao Cao took the key and looked at it, the queen looked up at the dome, trembled a few times, and then died.
At this time, Hua Rong, Hu Sanniang and others arrived. The prince and princess had their arms tied. Seeing the scene in front of them, they howled in unison.
Lao Cao sighed: "In my past life and this life, I have met some concubines and princesses, but this Immortal Yelu Nan is really a bit arrogant."
He stepped forward, kicked the prince over, squatted next to the princess, and waved the key in front of her eyes: "Don't cry, your mother is benevolent and will live up to her motherland and Xixia. Before she left, she will You entrusted me to find a husband for you, and also gave me your dowry."
The prince stood up and struggled to hit his head against Lao Cao: "You killed my mother..."
Lao Cao slapped him across the ear without changing his tone: "Wanyan Wushu, this little puppy, is not a good thing. I will kill him soon. You and he have not consummated their marriage, and the engagement has been broken. Wait for me." …”
He kicked Li Renai to the ground again and continued: "When I have free time, I will be a good match for you. You can live a good life and don't live up to your mother's love for her son." He kicked him again and kicked him over again. Li Renai.
The princess's eyes were like peaches from crying, and she looked at Lao Cao angrily: "Since you said you must not live up to my mother's love for her son, how can you bully my brother like this?"
Cao Cao pulled Li Renai, stunned him with a violent shock, and said with a smile: "A man will naturally become useless if he is not frustrated! Okay, I won't beat him. As a sister, you have to keep an eye on him. If he makes trouble, I will It’s hard to show mercy.”
Having said that, he ordered Hua Rong to keep an eye on his sister and brother, and asked someone to find someone with good longevity to collect the body of Yelu Nanxian and bury it properly. He lit a fire in the palace hall and took Hu Sanniang with him to the treasure house in Qihou Garden.
The highest point in Xingqing Mansion is the Imperial Palace. The main hall was on fire, which was seen all over the city. When the princes and ministers who were still resisting saw the fire and realized that the imperial city was lost, they were completely desperate. They didn't care anymore. They opened their doors and went to Dispersed outside the city.
Shi Bao and other five people saw this and got angry together, blocking the door and killing him, not letting him escape.
On the other side, Shi Qian also found the location of the treasury. There was not much food, grass and equipment in it, but it was enough for his more than 10,000 people. He quickly ordered people to take care of it and went to the palace to report to Lao Cao.
At this point, the century-old Xingqing Mansion quietly changed hands amidst the blazing fire and the sound of killings throughout the city.
Under the moonlight, more than a hundred miles away, three generals, Li Huai, Shi Wengong and Ma Jin, led the five thousand Jishan cavalry and finally bypassed the mountains and arrived not far from Lingzhou.
This is exactly what it is: beacon fire burns the city to illuminate Helan, and sword light reflects the moonlight over the rivers and mountains. The flag of war is filled with heroic spirit, sweeping across Hu Chen from north to south!
(End of chapter)
