After Jin Yingquan left, Xu Zhaojie, who had decided to get some benefits, did not delay and returned directly from Jiangyuan Palace to his military camp to hold an emergency meeting. Then Xu Zhaojie only spent two hours to send Wanfeng to the army overnight. The tens of thousands of palace troops in the city disarmed.
At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Zhaojie, who had fully taken control of Wanfeng Mansion in the military camp, narrowed his eyes slightly and listened to the report of his general.
"Report to the general, all the weapons of the palace army have been confiscated. However, although a group of diehards led by Zheng Zansheng have been arrested, they have been clamoring to see you and have never bowed their heads!"
Quietly observing Xu Zhaojie's expression, the armor-clad general held his hands and said with some embarrassment:
Hearing this, Xu Zhaojie pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "It's such a pity that we lost such a strong general!"
Although Xu Zhaojie didn't say it directly, the general who had followed him for many years immediately understood what he meant and immediately wanted to go down to do things. However, as soon as he took two steps, Xu Zhaojie stopped him again.
"Arranged in the rear, the people guarding the grain road are Wang Kangxin, Li Wanshun, and Ye Mingsheng, right?"
In response to Xu Zhaojie's inquiry, the general thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, General, it's the three of them!"
Xu Zhaojie nodded calmly, and the general bowed out without noticing anything unusual. Xu Zhaojie was the only one left in the military tent.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Zhaojie, expressionless, slowly pulled out the knife from the scabbard.
Looking at the sword in his hand, Xu Zhaojie's calm eyes became complicated as the cold light shone on the blade.
This sword is called Polu. It was a sword that Li Jin, the master of the Ordnance Department, spent several months carefully forging using hundreds of tempered steel materials. Although it is not a unique sword, it is still very sharp and tough.
Polu was originally the sword that Shangguan Hongyuan, the chief minister of the current dynasty, was equipped with when he abandoned literature and joined the martial arts. It has accompanied the powerful chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty for more than ten years.
In the third year of Anhe, the Kipchak Khanate invaded the territory. Xu Zhaojie personally led the Xuanwu Forbidden Army and blocked the Kipchak Khanate's 80,000-strong army, including a tiger division, at Chananangou for seven days, paving the way for the great victory over Ningshuo. achievement.
Shangguan Hongyuan was overjoyed, so he gave the knife to him. Because the knife was of great significance, Xu Zhaojie had always taken great care of it. He would clean and maintain it himself and never leave it to others... ···
After gently wiping Polu's blade, Xu Zhaojie, who had a normal look on his face, suddenly picked up Polu and slashed continuously in front of him with the knife as if to vent his anger.
There were several sharp sounds, and the desk in front of Xu Zhaojie and the military documents on the desk were all chopped into pieces and mixed together.
After venting his anger, Xu Zhaojie, who had been drained by alcohol and sex, staggered a little and sat down in his original position. With a ferocious expression on his face, he breathed heavily and gritted his teeth and said bitterly:
"You thief, how dare you do this!"
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In the royal city of Ryugyong, General Pu Jingyuan of the Red Tiger Army stood on the city wall, looking into the distance with a serious look. Standing here, he could clearly see that the Zhou army outside the royal city was heavily guarded, but they had no intention of attacking the city. Meaning, seeing Park Jingyuan's face here, he undoubtedly became gloomier again.
After last night's battle, he had basically figured out that the Zhou army that unexpectedly attacked Liujing only had about 3,000 troops. If that bastard Pu Yongzhe hadn't rebelled and surrendered and opened the south gate, this Zhou army would not have been able to survive. It's impossible to break in.
But the matter has come to this, it is useless to talk about this, and there is no regret medicine in the world...
As the general responsible for defending the city, Park Jingyuan's mind is constantly thinking about ways to solve the current predicament.
In a battle last night, although the Ryugyong Palace Army lost most of its troops in the Zhou army's sneak attack, Pu Jingyuan judged based on the intelligence he obtained from the defeated soldiers.
The losses of Zhou army's soldiers were not small, at least about 800 troops were lost. Therefore, Pu Jingyuan estimated that the Zhou army currently surrounding the royal city only had about 2,000 troops.
And last night, after gathering the remnants of the Xinshuifang army, the total number of Gongdu troops in the royal city, including the Red Tiger Army, was about 1,200.
Pu Jingyuan originally thought that during the day, the Zhou army would not be able to resist attacking the royal city while the iron was hot. He could rely on the strong royal city to severely dampen the morale of the Zhou army and wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack and recapture Liujing City.
But now it seems that the commander-in-chief of the Zhou army who unexpectedly attacked Liujing was not as simple as he thought. Not only did he not forcefully attack the city.
On the contrary, they actually thought of leaving the siege instead of attacking, deliberately surrounding three and missing one, leaving only the east gate exposed, luring him out to take the bait...
This made Pu Jingyuan very uncomfortable. Most of the 1,200 people under him had been beaten by the Zhou army in last night's battle. With the Red Tiger Army as the backbone, they were used to defend the city. It's not a big problem.
But if they fight out of the city, they will definitely not be a match for Zhou Jun. As long as Zhou Jun charges, they will completely collapse.
However, if he does not leave the city, the consumption of materials in the royal city will be a big problem. After all, in addition to the 1,200 people under his command, there are hundreds of maids and eunuchs in the royal city.
Other things are easy to talk about, but the food in the royal city. But it is extremely scarce, and it is only enough to support these people for two or three days at most.
Thinking of this, Pu Jingyuan's eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of the east gate. Looking at the empty place and not a single Zhou Jun, Pu Jingyuan's mood was really complicated.
As a warrior who has been in the military for more than ten years, his intuition told him that there must be something wrong with the east gate, and Zhou Jun would not expose such a big flaw to himself in vain.
But the danger of the east gate also represents an opportunity. If used properly, his 1,200 people may not be able to protect the king and the prince and break out.
Just as Pu Jingyuan was thinking silently, a Red Tiger Army soldier wearing red armor came to his side and respectfully reported: "General, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invite you to discuss matters at Deshan Palace!"
The soldier's words awakened Park Jingyuan from his thoughts. He adjusted his armor, then turned and walked towards Deshan Hall.
