—Tang Jiye garrison point——
"General, there are shouts of killing from the south, it should be His Highness attacking Guo Zhenyue!"
"General, there is a fire in the south, and His Highness has summoned you!"
In the early morning, urgent news came one after another.
Tang Jiye immediately ordered: All soldiers must gather!
Soon, more than ten thousand people gathered in the open space.
Tang Jiye placed the temporary simple formation in the middle.
With torches blazing from all sides and people's voices boiling, as Tang Jiye was surrounded by his guards and came onto the stage, after a few more gongs and drums, the place fell into silence.
"Everyone! The military situation is like a fire. We should not talk nonsense here."
"But tonight's battle is about our life and death!"
Under the dark sky, people could not clearly see the figure in the center, and could only hear the other party's high-pitched voice:
"Before, you and I also bowed our heads to Hedong, but what was the result?"
"Guo Zhenyue will kill them all! In Hedong, there is no way for you and me to survive!"
"Now the reinforcements are here, and they are fighting fiercely with Guo Zhenyue! Tell me, what are you going to do now?!"
The sergeants roared:
"war!!!"
"war!!!"
"war!!!"
When the shouting stopped, Tang Jiye nodded and at the same time drew his sword out of its sheath: "That's right, it's just about fighting!"
"The only option is to draw the sword and move forward to tear Guo Zhenyue into pieces!"
"If there is even the slightest hesitation, everyone will die here without a burial place!"
As soon as he said this, the roar in the army became louder.
When people reach this stage, they may not be able to listen to the words of the emperor, prince, and paoze... but they must care about their own lives!
Seeing this scene, Tang Jiye smiled.
He knew that the military's morale was at its peak and morale was at its peak.
Attack now!
Just when he was about to give the order to attack, a cavalryman pushed through the crowd and rushed in: "General! A cavalryman from the east is approaching us quickly!"
"East!?"
Tang Jiye frowned suddenly: "Where are the cavalry from the east? Guo Zhenyue's people are all in the southwest!"
"I don't know, our Sima has gone to find out!"
After a while, Sima reported back with a happy face: "General! It's our people who are here!"
"Our people?" Tang Jiye became even more puzzled.
"Yes, it was Huangfu Chaoyi who was in charge of the attack before!" Sima was afraid that Tang Jiye would not believe it, and said: "The whole army is in imperial armor and uses the Huangfu banner. I saw General Huangfu himself... He said he would break out with us! "
Tang Jiye's eyes narrowed: "Impossible!"
Huangfu Chaoyi went deep into the rear of Hedong alone, and was surrounded by Zhoujiao together with Xu Ponu.
Xu Ponu was captured alive, not to mention him?
There must be fraud in this, and the only explanation is... Huangfu Chaoyi surrendered to the thief!
"Hehe, this kid is also very afraid of death. I'm just afraid that the Huangfu family will make him angry to death!"
Thinking of this, Tang Jiye couldn't help but laugh, and then waved his hand: "Drive him away!"
Sima was stunned: "General?"
"Didn't you hear that!?" Tang Jiye said angrily.
"yes!"
Sima rushed out in a hurry.
A captain next to him said: "General, are you worried that he will do something bad?"
"He may not have the ability to do bad things, but it's definitely not a good thing if he gets involved!"
Before Sima could come back, Zhou Che and his men rushed to the gate of the garrison.
Seeing that they were imperial soldiers and horses, the people above did not throw arrows at them.
But when he arrived at the door, Zhou Che was still stopped.
"Get out of the way!" Huangfu Chaoyi shouted.
The sergeant guarding the door quickly saluted: "General Huangfu, we dare not let you in without my general's order. Please forgive me."
"Bastard!" Huangfu Chaoyi was furious and shouted: "The military situation is on fire. If we don't attack, it will be too late!"
"We are both soldiers of the imperial court, and we are both going to fight back to Henan. Do we still have any doubts!?"
Several guards hesitated.
Zhou Che glanced at Huangfu Chaoyi. The latter understood, picked up the barrel of the gun and smashed it in.
When several guards walked away with their heads in their hands, Sima returned and blocked him with his sword: "General Huangfu, please stay! My general has given an order, please go back!"
Swish——
After receiving the clear military order, the sergeants at the door were no longer afraid and decisively drew their swords and raised their guns.
Those standing behind and high up also opened their crossbows for the first time.
In this way, if Huangfu Chaoyi breaks in again, they will start fighting!
Huangfu Chaoyi sat upright on his horse, his brows furrowed, angry but hard to express.
"Let me do it."
"yes!"
Zhou Che spoke up, rode out from behind Huangfu Chaoyi, and said to the Sima: "Tang Jiye doesn't allow Huangfu Chaoyi to enter. Where is this prince?"
The Sima's eyelids twitched suddenly: "Who are you?"
Gai Yue threw a token with his hand.
The other party's expression changed drastically after taking it: "His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince!?"
"This... villain cannot confirm your identity!"
"If you don't know him, just ask Tang Jiye to come in person, and I'll go see him."
After speaking, Zhou Che moved his horse forward.
The left and right looked embarrassed and retreated with their swords and guns in hand.
The Sima was sweating profusely and could only kneel down in front of Zhou Che's horse with a plop: "Your Highness! You are a man of great wealth. I dare not stop you, but this is an army. If you want the whole army to join, you have to Only with the general’s permission!”
When he said this, the sergeants who were retreating from left to right regained their footing.
Zhou Che thought for a while and asked Huangfu Chaoyi to leave the military governor. Gai Yue, Xu Ponu and Jia Dao led a few guards to accompany him, heading straight towards the formation.
After the Sima said a few words, he rushed in front of Zhou Che: "Your Highness, I will lead the way for you!"
"This man is quite smart." Jia Dao twisted his beard and smiled, and said to Xu Ponu, "Stop him."
"good."
Xu Ponu suddenly turned around, and his broad body knocked Sima straight away.
boom!
The Sima rolled down into the smoke, spit out a mouthful of sand, and shouted: "General, His Highness the Sixth Prince is here!"
On the battlefield, Tang Jiye vaguely heard the sound, his head turned suddenly, and he stared at this place.
Then, he saw the figure, his eyes widened in disbelief.
How... how is it possible! ?
Why did the Sixth Prince appear here?
What is he doing here?
Why are Xu Ponu and Jia Dao by his side?
No, no! There must be something wrong!
For a moment, Tang Jiye was not allowed to think too much.
But he knew one thing: the Sixth Prince and his backer were absolutely opposite! And for the Sixth Prince to appear here, there must be some shocking trick that he hid from everyone!
The next moment, he reacted, pointing his hand at Zhou Che's position and yelling: "Stop him!"
The sergeants are still suffering from dementia.
Suddenly hearing the order, he quickly closed his formation and blocked Zhou Che's path forward.
Gai Yue frowned, Tianzhang unsheathed, and immediately stood in front of Zhou Che.
Xu Ponu's iron tower-like body was blocked in the back.
The soldiers spread out on the left and right sides, forming two iron walls.
Zhou Che looked at Tang Jiye with a calm expression and said, "Tang Jiye, seeing that this palace refuses to welcome or worship, instead he blocks the road with swords and guns, what do you want?"
Tang Jiye clenched his teeth and said nothing, his brain spinning wildly.
How should I deal with it?
Denying his identity in front of the three armed forces? Kick him out again? What if he doesn't leave?
Kill him in front of the three armies...kill him! ?
Thinking of this, Tang Jiye's knees went weak.
Indeed, if he killed Zhou Che directly in front of him, it would definitely be a great good thing for the second prince, and the second prince would also be extremely grateful to him.
However, if an imperial heir is killed, no one will be held responsible?
Just kidding!
Where should I put the face of the emperor and the royal family?
When the time comes, the second prince will definitely send him on his way with tears in his eyes...
Tang Jiye was silent, and the others around him were not fools either. They immediately realized that something was not right...
There were some people in the army who couldn't deal with Tang Jiye, and their eyes became lively.
Before, they all listened to Tang Jiye, firstly because Tang Jiye became the supreme commander after Zhou Han left, and secondly because everyone had the same goal, to survive.
But what about now?
The contradiction has obviously transformed from external to internal!
This is where he dies. If the person in front of him is really a prince, and he is killed in front of himself and others, will the blame be shared evenly when he returns home?
How many lives should it take to save the life of a prince?
Some people have already put their hands on their knives and are ready to move their feet.
"Come here, take the crown robe, seal and ribbon!"
"yes!"
Zhou Che personally took off his outer armor and followed him to open the box he was carrying.
A golden crown dress was first draped on Zhou Che.
Next is the nine-shaped crown, with a silk ribbon tied around the waist and a golden seal hanging on it.
According to the Daxia ritual system, the emperor's crown was black and red, the prince's crown was gold, and the kings were bright yellow.
The emperor has twelve crowns, and the prince and the kings have nine crowns.
As for the golden seal ribbon, only princes and kings can wear it. This thing is something you have from birth. If you don't have it, you will never be able to wear it in your life.
Chehou, with his gold seal and purple ribbon, is already the limit of ordinary people.
Of course, you can also make a few of your own to wear and play with, if your whole family is not afraid of death.
The surrounding soldiers no longer dared to look directly at him, and their eyes moved away in fear.
"Tang Jiye!" Zhou Che spoke again: "Don't you still recognize me?!"
Gudu!
His throat rolled up and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Tang Jiye spoke with difficulty: "Soldiers, the top priority is to rush out and save our own lives!"
He wisely changed the topic and reminded everyone: Don't worry about anything else, what you want now is to survive!
The sergeants indeed began to stir.
"Charge out?" Zhou Che smiled and shook his head: "It's useless and unnecessary."
Tang Jiye did not dare to answer his words.
Behind him, another captain, Ding Fei, stood up: "What do you mean?"
He did not acknowledge Zhou Che's identity, nor did he deny it.
Tang Jiye turned his head and glared at this person.
Jia Dao sighed and said, "Just outside you, there is an army of fifty thousand deployed by Guo Zhenyue."
"You're talking nonsense!" Tang Jiye shouted angrily: "Guo Zhenyue can only command a total of 60,000 people now. If 50,000 people are left here, what can he do to resist the second prince?"
Jia Dao raised a finger: "Ten thousand people."
"not enough!"
"enough."
Jia Dao shook his head and said: "Firstly, Guo is on the land and he is on the water; secondly, Guo defends and the other attacks; thirdly, there was a lot of kerosene buried along the coast in anticipation of the arrival of imperial troops."
"Guo Zhenyue did not divide his troops into two groups. Instead, he sent a small force to hold the second prince back, leaving a heavy force to wait for you to attack, and then annihilate him with one blow."
"So, attacking is a sure way to die!"
The surrounding officers were in an uproar.
If that's the case, wouldn't they risk death if they go out?
Even if we can really rely on morale and combat power to fight out, how many people can survive?
"Old Bangzi! You fart!" Tang Jiye was furious immediately and looked around: "Everyone! This is Jia Dao, who is our biggest enemy. Don't you believe him?"
"If you didn't believe me, how could you live to this day?" Jia Dao looked at Ding Fei: "General Ding, do you still remember the letter I sent you that night, asking you to take action in advance to avoid people who just sit back and wait to die?"
Ding Fei's eyes sparkled wildly: "Is it you?"
"Not bad." Jia Dao nodded.
"But..." Ding Fei frowned: "If we don't break out at this moment, how can we survive?"
More eyes fell over.
Yes, if you deny Tang Jiye, can you give us a way to survive?
"If there was no way to survive, how could this palace be here?" Zhou Che asked.
Ding Fei quickly handed over his hand: "I would like to hear the details!"
Tang Jiye clenched his fists. He was also confused to the extreme: Yes, how could Zhou Che appear here! ?
"Zhou Jiao has surrendered to this palace."
"The Salt Gang army is on the road. You only need to hold on for one day, and Guo Zhenyue will naturally collapse."
Zhou Che's tone was calm but powerful, but it caused waves among the officers.
If it is true as what the person in front of me said, isn't the survival rate on this road much higher than rushing out to fight to the death? !
Not to mention defending for one day, even if you defend for ten days, the death rate will definitely be far lower than risking your life to break out!
Ding Fei and others' thoughts were changing rapidly, and they couldn't make up their minds.
"Hahaha……"
Tang Jiye burst out laughing, pointed at Zhou Che and said, "You're talking nonsense! Zhou Jiao has already gained the upper hand. Why would he surrender to you if the Emperor of Hedong did not do anything? What does he want?"
"If this were not the case, how could the main hall, which was supposed to be outside Bingji Mountain, appear here?" Zhou Che asked again.
Tang Jiye's smile froze.
"If not for this, how could the two Jia Xu who left Guo Zhenyue and Huangfu Chaoyi, who was captured by Zhou Jiao, appear under our command?"
"If this hall is not our hall..." Zhou Che shook his sleeves and robes, pointed to Gai Yue in front of him, the soldiers around him, and then pointed outside the camp: "Sword Master Gai Yue, the soldiers of the prince's residence, and the soldiers of the imperial court outside, and How can you be loyal to me?
"Tang Jiye, why do you avoid answering questions about my identity?!"
The smile disappeared completely and turned into a stiff look.
Finally, Tang Jiye roared: "Nonsense!"
"You are not the sixth prince at all!"
"Pretending to be a prince and being good at making crown clothes is a capital crime!"
"Come here, kill him!!!"
Tang Jiye pointed his knife at Zhou Che and was hysterical. He had completely lost his composure.
Wow——
His soldiers pressed forward.
Ding Fei's eyes turned sharply and looked at the other generals in the field who were not very close to Tang Jiye.
These soldiers who have been working hard in the army are all very experienced.
After understanding, he immediately arranged for his confidants to rush forward at the same time - blocking between Zhou Che and Tang Jiye's soldiers!
Zhou Che's armored bodyguards also continued to shrink their protective circle.
There was complete chaos.
Zhou Che stretched out his hand to push away the guard, holding his long sword in his hand and striding forward.
"I think you all know the identity of this palace."
"Come! Shoot at me, shoot at the Sixth Prince of the Great Xia Empire!"
"Let me see who among the Forbidden Army dares to follow the orders of a warrior and attack the imperial power!"
