She Yue looked at the person who came, and saw that the person was less than forty years old, with a strong figure and a gentle manner. She knew that this person was Dong Guangxiao, the magistrate of Shuning County.
Dong Guangxiao looked at She Yue at a glance, looking up and down, but She Yue had already thrown away the jade pendant that he had been holding in his hand. Dong Guangxiao reached out and took it, but his skill was not weak. He looked carefully at it by the firelight on the side.
His face suddenly changed, he turned over and dismounted, took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said: "Dong Guangxiao, a humble official, do you dare to ask the noble...?"
He didn't know She Yue's specific identity, but he had already recognized that this jade pendant was indeed from the palace. Holding this jade pendant, he was naturally a noble person in the palace.
"I am She Yue." She Yue said simply and clearly: "Are you Dong Guangxiao?"
Dong Guangxiao's body was shaken and he immediately fell to his knees. The group of people behind him had already dismounted and fell to their knees one after another. Huang Captou and the surrounding county soldiers all knelt on the ground with an uproar.
She Yue took back the jade pendant from Dong Guangxiao and asked: "How many people do you have now?"
"Reporting to your noble lord, there are only forty-eight yamen in the city, but many friends from humble posts have come to help. In addition, humble posts have mobilized the young men in the city. Currently, there are more than 600 people guarding the two city gates, and there is also a nearly
A young and strong team of 800 people is undergoing training these two days." Dong Guangxiao said immediately.
When She Yue heard the sounds of killing outside the city, she was only worried about Qin Xiao and said: "How many people can you mobilize now? Qin Shaoqing of Dali Temple is fighting with the rebels outside the city. You and your people should leave the city immediately for reinforcements."
Dong Guangxiao's face showed joy, thinking that the princess had arrived to bring reinforcements.
Although it is unbelievable that the imperial reinforcements arrived so quickly, and it is unreasonable for the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to lead the troops, of course it is a dream to have reinforcements from officers and soldiers at this time. He asked: "Your Highness, how many troops does Lord Qin have?"
"He is the only one." She Yue was worried, "He was surrounded by rebels...!"
"One person?" Dong Guangxiao's heart sank.
On the side, Capt. Huang knew that His Highness could not understand the situation for a while, so he explained: "Your Highness, Your Highness and Mr. Qin rushed through the rebel camp and arrived at the city. We...we don't know His Highness's identity and dare not
After opening the city gate, the rebels were chasing after them. Lord Qin left His Highness alone and rushed towards the rebels alone...!"
Dong Guangxiao suddenly changed his face and said in a voiceless voice: "He rushed to the rebels alone?" He was about to go to the top of the city, but She Yue was at the side, so he could only hold his hands and said: "Your Highness, I humbly go up and have a look at the situation."
"Hurry up and gather people to go out of the city to rescue." She Yue almost collapsed emotionally when she thought of Qin Xiao's narrow escape: "If we don't leave the city, it will be too late."
Dong Guangxiao solemnly said: "Your Highness, the total number of soldiers and horses here at the North City Gate is only three hundred. The drums have just sounded. Within a stick of incense, there will be young men coming to reinforce, but by then the total number will only be six or seven hundred."
There are so many people, and except for a few who are capable of fighting, most of them have never been on the battlefield. To leave the city at this time is to seek death and play into the hands of the rebels."
She Yue said angrily: "Are you going to disobey me?"
"Your Highness, there are tens of thousands of people in Shuning City. Once the city is breached by the rebels, the consequences will be disastrous." Although Dong Guangxiao was only a county magistrate, his tone was still firm in front of She Yue: "If the defenders in the city defend the city with all their strength,
There is still a glimmer of hope. If we go out to fight, Shuning City will be destroyed. Beizhi is responsible for the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the city. Even if it is the princess's order, Beizhi will never dare to obey."
She Yue certainly knew that Dong Guangxiao's decision was based on the overall situation. If he did not have such insight, it would be impossible to hold on to Shuning City and wait for help.
But Qin Xiao was trapped in the enemy formation, and everything was done for her. In the past, the life and death of a minister was really not worth mentioning to her, but now she watched Qin Xiao die in the rebel formation.
, that is impossible to do no matter what.
"Dong Guangxiao, you are an official of the Tang Dynasty. I ordered you to go out of the city for rescue, but you dare to disobey. Aren't you afraid that I will kill your head?" She Yue was annoyed, anxious and angry.
"Your Highness, just because you are the princess of the Tang Dynasty, you should understand what is more important than what is more important." Dong Guangxiao said seriously: "Compared with Qin Shaoqing's life, the safety of tens of thousands of people in Shuning City is more important. These people in the city are more important.
They have not compromised with the rebels and have been actively preparing for war in the past few days. They are the best people of the Tang Dynasty and the best people of the princess. Can the princess have the heart to ignore their safety? If the princess wants to kill someone in a lowly position, just give an order.
But even if the princess wants to die, I will never send troops out of the city at this time."
His tone was extremely firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
Musk Moon closed her eyes.
Dong Guangxiao was right. Qin Xiao was an official of the Tang Dynasty, but weren't the tens of thousands of people in the city citizens of the Tang Dynasty?
They followed Dong Guangxiao and stayed in the isolated city. They were loyal people of the Tang Dynasty. Did they ignore tens of thousands of people just for Qin Xiao?
The sound of killing outside the city continued. She Yue's body trembled slightly. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw many soldiers not far away climbing up the stone stairs to the top of the city. She immediately ran over there, with injuries at her feet.
Good or bad, after running only a few steps, the wound opened.
But she had forgotten the pain in her feet at this moment.
When Dong Guangxiao saw this, he looked solemn and followed him immediately.
She Yue rushed to the stone staircase, staggered and fell to the ground, but did not hesitate at all. She struggled to get up and almost climbed up the stone staircase. Dong Guangxiao was surprised to see that the Princess of Tang Dynasty was going crazy at this moment.
, secretly thinking that a young minister from Dali Temple could actually make the princess lose her composure?
When She Yue climbed to the top of the city, several soldiers tried to stop him, but She Yue said sternly: "Get out of the way!" She pushed away a county soldier, ignored the others around her, ran to the battlements, and looked down at the rebel formation.
Under the moonlight, as far as the eye could see, there were only dense crowds of people, and it was not clear where Qin Xiao was for a while.
"Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao...!" She Yue had long lost her former composure, her hands were clenched into pink fists, and her beautiful eyes were scanning the rebel formation, just wanting to find Qin Xiao.
Dong Guangxiao climbed to the top of the city, and Gong Kui immediately raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Countless stones and huge trees were piled at the top of the city, as well as barrels of kerosene prepared. Dozens of archers were lined up at the top of the city, and bundles of arrows were piled at the feet of the archers.
Shuning City was indeed fully prepared to deal with the rebel siege.
He stood beside the Musk Moon and raised his eyes to look outside the city.
He had never met Qin Xiao, but Huang Captou's words just now made the Shuning County magistrate respect Qin Xiao.
Dong Guangxiao is certainly not a fool.
Huang Captou's few words had already made Dong Guangxiao understand everything that had happened before.
Qin Xiao took the princess through the rebel camp and came to the city. However, because of his own order, the officers and soldiers guarding the city did not dare to open the city gate. Qin Xiao left the princess and rushed into the rebel formation with only two purposes.
The first is to prove that they are not rebel spies, and the second is to buy She Yue time to enter the city.
The courage and courage of this young gentleman are truly awe-inspiring.
Qin Xiao's goal was indeed achieved, but he also found himself trapped in the enemy's formation.
Dong Guangxiao knew that Qin Xiao was already in dire straits.
Not to mention a small Dali Temple minister, even a master with special skills, breaking into the enemy camp alone, surrounded by thousands of rebels, and still trying to escape alive is simply a fantasy.
Qin Xiao was already surrounded by rebels.
At first, the rebels who rushed in were in a sparse formation. Qin Xiao could use the advantage of his war horses to gallop back and forth among the rebels. However, as more and more rebels arrived, they all surrounded Qin Xiao for the reward.
, Qin Xiao only felt that there were people all around, and he was no longer able to fly at will like before.
He didn't know how many people he had killed, but he only knew that the blade in his hand was curled and his body was covered in blood.
The rebels' attacks were haphazard. Some rushed over and stabbed with spears, some directly chopped off the horse's legs with knives, and some threw axes and pickaxes directly in their hands. Qin Xiao not only had to protect his body,
You also need to protect the war horses from being injured by the rebels.
If the war horse falls, there is no way for him to survive.
He slashed with another knife and cut off the neck of a rebel. Blood spurted out from the wound and splashed on Qin Xiao's face. Qin Xiao felt blood red in front of his eyes and immediately raised his arm to wipe the blood from his blindfolded eyes.
He could not let the blood block his sight. At this moment, he felt a stabbing pain in his left leg, but a spear in the hand of a rebel soldier took the opportunity to pierce Qin Xiao's thigh.
Qin Xiao cut off the spear with his sword and found that the rebels had gathered around him. Seeing that there was still the last gap that had not been closed, he ignored the gunshot wound on his leg and shouted loudly, urging his horse to rush through the gap.
But soon I found that after crossing the gap, there were dense figures surrounding me in front of me.
Qin Xiao once heard that Mr. Storyteller said that the unparalleled admiral rode alone into the formation and entered and exited as if he were in no one's land, but today he realized that Mr. Storyteller's words could not be believed.
If you are trapped in the enemy's formation, even if you have three heads and six arms, the enemy army is like a tide. As long as they surround you, even if there are thousands of pigs surrounding you, it will be like going to the sky to kill you.
When a man is exhausted, the war horse will also be exhausted and stumble.
Qin Xiao's clothes were stained with blood, and he sighed in his heart, thinking that he died here to protect She Yue, and he didn't know if She Yue would build an ancestral hall for himself in the future for future generations to worship.
Suddenly, I noticed a bright fire not far away, and heard the sound of horse hooves. I saw a group of cavalry rushing towards me. The first person with disheveled hair, a red ribbon on his forehead, was wearing a battle armor, but he was holding a handful of weapons in his hand.
The ghost-headed sword rushed towards him.
Behind that man were dozens of cavalrymen, several of them holding torches, and some also holding a flag. In the light of the fire, Qin Xiao could see clearly that the big Chinese character "Kui" was clearly written on the flag.