A shocking news spread throughout the Central Plains, Xinhan declared war on Xiyao!
This was the first official war between the two dynasties in fourteen years after the fall of Jin'an and the division of the three families into Jin. Before this, even if there were major conflicts with tens of thousands of casualties, there was no time when the two dynasties were really at odds with each other. All have concerns.
Now that a war has broken out between the two dynasties, it is very likely that it will break the peace of more than ten years and plunge the various dynasties in the Central Plains into war again.
Now that Xinhan has good relations with Taichu, the eastern border can be protected without worries, and it borders Wuzhao in the north. Both of them evolved from the Jin'an Dynasty, and they will not conquer each other for the time being. Most of the southern areas are backed by Youzhou. Mountains thousands of miles away are no threat.
Therefore, it seems to be a natural thing for New Korea to send troops to Xiyao.
Before the war began, Xinhan sent envoys to the Taichu Dynasty to meet Emperor Taichu Li Boqian. When the envoys rushed to Kaiyuan City and entered the palace to see Emperor Taichu, Han and Yao had already started a fierce battle on the banks of the Yuefu River. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Xinhan The army retreated to Guangxuan City.
It is worth mentioning that Xinhan is personally commanded by the king of Xinhan, Han Linfu. Although he has been the king for more than ten years, the former Jin'an General is still as brave as before.
Xiyao, which had been dormant for a long time, established its power in the first battle and gained the upper hand in the battle with Xinhan. Xiyao's general was called Duanmu Yongzhu, and he was the son of Duanmu Qiongqi, the chief general of Xiyao's army when they invaded Youzhou.
The mission of the Xinhan envoys to inform Emperor Taichu about the war between Han and Yao no longer needs to be mentioned. Everyone knows about it.
The next news from the envoy made Li Boqian furious. During the war between New Han Dynasty and Xiyao, New Han Dynasty stopped personnel exchanges with Taichu Dynasty and closed seven border passes.
When the two Koreas are at war, it is normal to temporarily close the border to prevent a fire in the backyard. If there is still movement of people, it is easy for enemy spies to sneak in, and a slight mistake will cause huge losses.
Although this is a reasonable thing, it is not the same thing in Li Boqian's ears. After all, Han Linfu has accepted the canonization of Emperor Taichu. This would be a slap in Li Boqian's face for the new Han Dynasty.
How can a son shut his father out?
Li Boqian was furious and wanted to kill the envoy from Xinhan. However, he did not actually give the order under the strong persuasion of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. In the end, he released the envoy to Xinhan.
Xinhan Donglin Pass.
The gates of Guancheng have been closed tightly, and the city is in chaos. General Xuan Dayou, the commander of Donglin Pass, ordered everyone in the city to be arrested except for the Xinhan defenders. The city is full of people fleeing and arresting defenders.
After a day of arrests, in the evening, except for the patrolling soldiers, there was no trace of anyone else in Guancheng.
In a private house in the west of the city, the seemingly intact wall suddenly opened a small door out of thin air, and a man sneakily poked his head out. After confirming that it was safe, he walked out.
This man looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. He is relatively thin and looks like an ordinary half-year-old child. However, his true identity is not ordinary. His name is Chen Fan, and he is a secret agent of the Seven Kills Camp of the Galaxy Sect. , despite his young age, he has been doing this for three or four years.
Although Chen Fan is also a disciple of the Xinghe Sect, his strength is not very strong. He can only be regarded as an average level among his peers in the sect. He has barely reached the early stage of advancement and seems to have reached his limit. In the past two years, no matter how hard he No matter how hard you try, it's still hard to make any progress.
Naturally, Chen Fan came to Donglin Pass on a mission from the Seven Kills Battalion, which sent him to gather information. He thought it would be an easy job, so Le Hehe came. Who knew that such a big change would happen, and he was so clever that he immediately hid in the mezzanine of the wall. Only then did he escape a disaster.
Although Chen Fan has not been caught yet, he is trapped in Donglin Pass just like a turtle among others. If he wants to return to Xinghe Sect alive, he can only take risks.
Late at night, Chen Fan took advantage of the darkness and slowly moved towards the east city wall. What surprised him was that there were no patrolling Xinhan soldiers in the city. He couldn't care less and had to leave the city anyway.
The city wall was in front of him. When he was passing a shop, he was startled by a voice that sounded nearby. It was a man's urgent voice calling him: "Little brother, don't go that way anymore. There are many soldiers near the city wall." Lord."
Chen Fan looked around and finally found a figure inside the shop door. Chen Fan walked into the shop cautiously. This was a tea shop. The whole shop was filled with the refreshing fragrance of tea. A man squatted under the window and waved to Chen Fan. .
Chen Fan squatted down, leaned against the wall and slowly moved over. As he got closer, he could roughly see the appearance of the person in the room through the moonlight.
This man was probably in his forties, looked dusty, and was dressed like a peddler. He was holding a pipe in his hand but it was not lit.
Chen Fan whispered: "Brother, thank you for reminding me just now. If it weren't for you, I would have just rushed to the city wall, and I would have fallen into a trap by then."
The middle-aged man also lowered his voice and said: "We are all in trouble at the same time. It's okay to help each other."
"My younger brother, Chen Xian, used to be a clerk at Fumanlou. What do you call me, my eldest brother?"
Fumanlou is a large restaurant in Donglin City. Except for the pseudonym used by Chen Fan, everything else is true. Before arresting people in the city, he did work as a waiter at Fumanlou to cover up others' eyes.
The middle-aged man picked up the cigarette in his hand and brought it to his nose and smelled it. Still without lighting it, he said kindly: "You can call me Lao Mo. I was originally doing some small business between the two borders."
This person turned out to be the businessman Lao Mo who had brought Gu Xifeng into Donglin Pass.
Although Chen Fan was not strong enough, he still had good eyesight after having been a spy for so many years. No matter how he looked at it, this old Mo was just an ordinary person. He asked in confusion: "Brother Mo, how did you hide from the officers and soldiers?"
Lao Mo said with some pride: "I was hiding outside, but when I saw everyone in the store being arrested, I slipped in while no one was paying attention. Sure enough, no one came here to search again."
Chen Fan suddenly realized that there was a time difference between Lao Mo and whether he should say it or not, Lao Mo's luck was pretty good and he was able to get through this.
Chen Fan continued to ask: "Brother, your accent sounds like you are from Yuzhou. What is there to hide? Even if you are really caught and interrogated, you will not be released?"
Lao Mo smiled bitterly and said: "I just hid without knowing what was going on at first. Later I found out about the situation and thought of going out with a sense of luck. However, I accidentally heard the conversation of the passing defenders at night, so I didn't think so. Yes, they said there are many spies and spies in this city, and they would rather kill the wrong ones than let anyone go."
Chen Fan's expression became even more grim. It seemed that he was wishful thinking in using Lao Mo's identity as a new Korean to leave here.
Lao Mo, a new Korean, might just be locked up after being caught and released after the war, but if he, a real spy, is caught, he will inevitably die.
Chen Fan thought of this and said, "Brother Mo, it's too easy for two people to be discovered hiding together. I'll find another place to hide."
When Lao Mo heard this, he didn't want Chen Fan to leave. After all, not many people could escape the capture of the defenders. It was not easy to meet one. Of course, he hoped to have someone to take care of him. He said sincerely: "Little brother, now there are also people in the city. There are not many people left, it’s not easy to have someone to take care of you, so why don’t you just stay here with me.”
Chen Fan was a little moved, but still helplessly shook his head and clasped his fists and said, "Brother Mo, I'd better go, take care." After saying this, he moved out cautiously.
Lao Mo lamented and said: "Okay, brother Chen Xian, see you again when we are destined!"
"Bah bang bang." There was a burst of applause, and a short and fat figure walked in from outside the door. With his back to the moonlight, Chen Fan and Lao Mo couldn't see the man's face clearly, but they could tell that he was wearing armor.
The man said: "It's a touching scene, but there's no need to meet again. You can go with me."
The man was smiling when he said this, but there was a hint of chill in his tone.
Lao Mo panicked and said, "Who are you!"
The short and fat figure still smiled and said: "You must have heard of my name in Donglin Pass. My name is Xuan Dayou!"
Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, Xuan Dayou is a veritable little master, and with his little strength, it is impossible to escape from him, not to mention that the general is here, and there is no way there are no guards nearby.
Lao Mo naturally also knew the general of Donglin Pass. After hearing Xuan Dayou's name, he immediately knelt down and said: "Sir, the younger one is just a businessman making a living at the border gate. He is from New Korea, and he is definitely not a spy. Spy, please spare your life!"
Before Xuan Da could say anything, Lao Mo pointed at Chen Fan again and said, "Sir, this little brother Chen Xian is just a restaurant waiter. Naturally, he is not a spy at such a young age. Both of us are good people. Please Sir, you are aware of this!"
Xuandayou laughed loudly and said: "You two don't need to panic. We only use special methods in extraordinary times. Don't worry and go."
Hearing Xuandayou say this, Lao Mo felt more at ease and walked over to Xuandayou. Although Chen Fan didn't believe it was as simple as just walking away, he had no choice but to resist and walked toward the door. Go.
Xuang Dayou was very cautious and asked the two of them to walk in front and walked out of the door. There were already seven or eight defenders waiting outside the door. When he saw the general coming out with two people, he immediately came up after seeing Xuan Dayou's eyes. The two people were tied up in front of him.
Chen Fan felt helpless. He couldn't find any chance to escape.
Xuan Dayou handed them over to the garrison soldiers and left. The two of them were taken to a dungeon. At this time, the prison was already crowded with people. If you observe carefully, you can see that many of these people are there. I saw in Guancheng that Chen Fan and Lao Mo were stuffed into a cell, and the cell door was locked with great difficulty.
The dungeon was heavily guarded, and it could be said that not even a fly could fly out. Chen Fan could only wait in the cell with Lao Mo.
Seeing Chen Fan's ugly face, Lao Mo comforted him: "Brother Chen Xian, Master Xuan, please stop talking. It's okay. I guess it won't take long before we can go out."
Chen Fan felt sad in his heart and said with a fake smile: "Well, Brother Mo, thank you for your plea, otherwise I might have been killed on the spot by Xuanda You."
Lao Mo looked flustered and said, "There are a lot of talkative people here, so don't call me by your name."
Chen Fan felt melancholy, and the fear from his heart lingered. He could only wave his hands gently and said: "No nonsense, I was careless."
"Stop talking about this, talk about something happy. Brother Chen Xian, you are only seventeen or eighteen years old. To be honest, I have a seventeen-year-old daughter in my hometown. She is also pretty. I I think I'm quite a nice guy, I'll introduce my daughter to you when I get out." Old Mo winked at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan had complicated eyes and said with a smile: "Then I am really a blessing in disguise." He turned his head and no longer looked at Lao Mo. His eyes were full of sadness because he had noticed something.
The sky outside can be seen from the window of the dungeon. It is not yet dawn, and many people are squeezed into the dungeon. Xuan Dayou also came to the dungeon before dawn.
Lao Mo whispered to Chen Fan: "Master Xuan, do you want to interrogate everyone and find out the secret agents and spies?"
Chen Fan's eyes became more worried and he said nothing.
A man who looked like an officer was whispering to Xuandayou. Xuandayou glanced at everyone with squinted eyes, nodded slightly, and then walked out of the dungeon. The officer looked unbearable and closed his eyes for a long time. Then he let out a long sigh and gathered his men to say something.
The soldiers left for a while, and when they came back everyone was carrying a lot of straw, firewood, and barrels.
They spread straw and firewood all over the cell, and then poured the contents of the barrel onto the straw and firewood. A pungent smell filled the entire cell.
Lao Mo looked at Chen Fan in confusion and said in a panic: "What are they going to do?"
Chen Fan's eyes were full of sadness and he said: "Brother Mo, I'm afraid I will only get to know your daughter in the next life. My real name is Chen Fan. Don't be afraid. We can be companions on our journey together."
After arranging everything, the soldiers left the dungeon. The man who looked like an officer threw a lit torch into the dungeon, and a blazing fire suddenly burst into flames, and the sound of wailing could be heard endlessly.
More than 100,000 people were massacred in the seven gates of Xinhan in one night, and almost no one could escape...
