After the two of them became sworn sworn friends, they also put their troops together.
In the Chinese army's tent, the generals from both sides gathered together. There was a simple sand table in the middle, which showed the topography of the various places between the imperial capital and Yuyang.
At this moment, people gathered in front of the sand table, and Xiao Yuan was the first to speak:
"It is definitely too late to lead troops into the capital now. If the imperial capital is destroyed and the emperor flees south, there will be pursuers behind him. Therefore, I intend to set up an ambush on the road that must be passed to meet the emperor."
"Well...Brother Xiao makes sense." Zhong Bai stared at the sand table. After a moment, he pointed to a place: "What do you think of this place?"
"Xilin Road?" Xiao Yuan nodded after studying it carefully: "Here, there are dense forests on both sides. The terrain is higher and you can look down. It is the best place for ambush."
After saying that, he continued: "In this way, Peng Shuang will lead our troops to lie down on the left side, Liang Yuan will lead his troops to lie down on the right side, and Brother Zhong and I will lead five hundred troops each to provide frontal support. "
"Okay! Let's do it!" After thinking about it for a while, Zhong Bai immediately agreed.
On their side, they set up an ambush on an important road leading from the imperial capital to Yuyang. On the emperor's side, they had indeed fled south long ago. Because the imperial capital had no troops to defend it, the leader of the thieves, Wu Yuan, captured it effortlessly. to the palace.
You know, there are forbidden troops in the palace, but Shang Rui is afraid of death, so he dare not fight. He directly handed over the palace to others, which led to this disaster.
You can imagine what it would be like for a rebel leader and a group of thieves to enter the palace.
The huge palace was already in a mess. Silver plates and jade cups were scattered all over the floor. The maids fled, the eunuchs fled, and screams were everywhere.
Wu Yuan was walking at the front of the crowd with a sword in his hand. Behind him, he was followed by a large group of confidants. After entering the palace, the other rebels chased wildly and snatched the escaping palace servants laughing and begging for mercy. The sound filled every corner of the palace.
Wu Yuan did not stop this scene. He hurried towards the meeting hall. On the way, he also grabbed a desperate eunuch and asked sternly: "Where is the emperor's son?"
When he stared at him, he looked like a man-eating demon. The eunuch screamed in fright and said repeatedly: "General, please spare my life, General, please spare my life -"
"Let me ask you, where is the emperor's son?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has gone to Yuyang..."
"Where are those princesses and concubines!"
"Everyone...all went with Your Majesty..."
"Hateful!" Wu Yuan was furious, and without saying a word, he stabbed the eunuch to death.
Blood sprayed, and he hurried towards the main hall again. After arriving here, the glazed jade Golden Palace, the extremely glorious main hall, several thick pillars were carved with dragons and phoenixes, the floor was polished to a bright shine, and directly above, there were There is a dragon chair made of pure gold.
This was Wu Yuan's first time entering the imperial palace. For a moment, everyone was shocked by the splendor of the palace. After he came to his senses, he also walked towards the dragon throne in a daze.
Turning around and sitting down, Wu Yuan couldn't help secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, then he kept stroking the dragon chair with his hand, and murmured to himself: "Dragon chair...this is the dragon chair..."
As he spoke, he also looked at a scribe below, his face full of excitement and excitement: "Sir, this palace belongs to us, and these gold, silver, treasures and beauties are also ours..."
"Oh general, now is not the time to enjoy yourself. The emperor has fled south. The most important thing now is to capture the emperor. Otherwise, there will be an endless supply of soldiers and horses from all over the country." The scribe said urgently.
After his reminder, Wu Yuan came to his senses and said quickly: "Yes, yes, sir, you are right. Hurry, chase the emperor!"
Following his order, the rebels quickly separated a group of cavalry and began to pursue them along the way.
The emperor Shangrui, along with hundreds of civil and military officials and beauties from the harem, fled all the way. But one can imagine the speed of this team. How could it be faster than the cavalry? In less than half a day, the pursuers had already arrived behind them.
At this moment, Shang Rui was in a panic. He was wearing a dragon robe, a crown on his head, and twelve strings of jade beads on his forehead. He had lived a luxurious life since he was a child, but he had never been so desperate.
"Report~~~~~" At this moment, a Forbidden Army galloped over on horseback, then knelt down in front of Shang Rui and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the rebels are less than ten miles away from here!"
"What!?" Upon hearing this, Shang Rui was shocked and screamed: "Go! Go!"
I was in a panic all the way, but I still couldn't get rid of the traitor. If I were caught up, I would still be alive!
Shang Rui panicked, and all the officials also panicked. The team continued to flee, and not long after, they reached an important place.
This place has steep mountains on both sides and an official road in the middle. The terrain is dangerous.
But now, Shang Rui couldn't care less about this. After he led the officials around a corner, he suddenly discovered that there was an army in front, waiting in full formation.
Seeing this, Shang Rui screamed in shock at first, and then immediately became more panicked.
Some officials began to cry sadly: "Oh my God, there are wolves in front of me and tigers in the back. This, this, this, what should I do..."
The troops in front were none other than Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai. After seeing the emperor, the two glanced at each other subconsciously, then led a group of soldiers and walked quickly towards Shang Rui.
Baiguan and Shang Rui were confused about whose army was ahead and what they were doing. Seeing this, Shang Rui was so frightened that he backed away. Someone immediately shouted: "Quick! Protect Your Majesty——"
A group of forbidden soldiers began to hold halberds and quickly protected Shang Rui behind them.
At this time, Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai had almost reached the front. Then they both knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said, "My lord, Xiao Yuan, Zhong Bai, the rescue is too late! I hope your majesty will forgive me!"
ah! ? Upon hearing this, Shang Rui's eyes widened at first, and then he asked in a trembling voice: "You, are you here to save me?"
"Exactly!" the two said in unison.
"Oh, Your Majesty, these are the rebels, these are the rebels who put down the chaos! We are saved, Your Majesty!" Some officials began to shout in surprise.
"Ah?" After receiving the confirmation, Shang Rui reacted immediately, and then he beamed with joy and said repeatedly: "My dear friends, please get up quickly. Please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two stood up. Shang Rui felt relieved as he raised his voice, and couldn't help but say: "The traitors are so bold. If the two beloved ladies didn't rescue them in time today, the empire would be in danger!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the chaotic sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly behind him, and Shang Rui immediately became panicked: "My dear, the bandit army is coming to kill you, so let's leave quickly."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Please pass here quickly. We will leave the traitors to us."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Shang Rui said hello several times, but he didn't dare to stop anywhere, and hurriedly led the officials and concubines through the procession.
