Everyone in Nanfeng Palace still had illusions at first, but bad news came in one after another.
The garrison north of the city was defeated.
After learning about it, the defenders in the west of the city not only did not come to help resist, but instead collectively abandoned the city and ran away.
The supervising army and the supervising team were furious and even killed more than ten people, but to no avail.
Many of the defenders even led their troops to escape while still speaking plausibly.
Saying that the north of the city has been destroyed, it doesn't make much difference whether the west of the city is defended or not.
Moreover, they had no choice but to abandon the defense.
As the commander-in-chief of the Central Army, General Bai Qiongjingbai has been diligently preparing for war and is always thinking about the important matter of defending the city and driving away the enemy.
Even if there is no merit, there is still hard work.
As a result, Jin Linwei said "colluding with the Yunchui people and betraying the country for glory", so his family was imprisoned. Their life and death are still unknown.
It really chills the hearts of the entire Central Military Army...
If you want them to defend the city, you can first release General Bai and his family, and then destroy the Jinlin Guards.
The supervisors looked at each other.
It would be easy to release Bai Qiongjing, but it would be difficult to destroy the Jinlin Guards.
The bad news continues to sound like a death knell one after another.
"Report, the west side of the city has been breached. The defenders of the west city went straight to the south gate, intending to open the door and leave the city."
"Report, the street fighting in the north is not going well, our side suffered heavy casualties. The people even led the way for Yun Chui's soldiers."
"Report! Yun Chui's army is approaching the bell tower!"
The bell tower of Dingcheng in Song Dynasty is also called Wangling Tower and is located slightly north of the center of the city.
Every day, watchmen, announcers, etc. all start here and go to other places in the city to remind people of the time or other official matters.
Arriving at the Bell Tower is equivalent to arriving at the aristocratic residential area of Nanfeng and the entrance to the palace.
"Come so quickly?"
Everyone in the palace, including Pei Ruhai, who was the calmest, couldn't help but change their expressions drastically.
The palace city occupies a huge area, and it was still quiet outside at this time, but they seemed to hear the deafening murderous sound, as if Yun Chuiren was about to break through the palace gate and break in the next second.
Looking at the time, after breaking through the north of the city, it was clear that Yun Chui's army was entering an uninhabited land, heading straight for the palace without stopping.
The towering outer city couldn't stop the wolf-like and tiger-like Yunchui people, let alone the palace walls.
The ministers didn't care about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, so they gathered around and tried to persuade each other.
"Your Majesty, Yun Chui's target is the palace. The palace is dangerous, let's leave for now."
"But..." King Nanfeng hesitated.
Nanfeng was deeply influenced by Yun Chui. The palace was his ancestral property and could not be abandoned unless it was absolutely necessary.
"It's nothing. Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood."
"Yunchui people are full of righteousness at this time. Let's avoid their sharp edges for the time being. We will have plenty of time to regain the rivers and mountains in the future."
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"There is no unstoppable road. Fortunately, there are no Yunchui people blocking the south gate. Your Majesty will go to the south to recuperate for the time being and wait for news from Emperor Changxing."
After much talk, it wasn't until the sound of banging on the palace door was heard that the panicked King Nan Feng was willing to leave.
There is a secret passage in the palace, so you don't have to worry too much about being blocked by others and having nowhere to escape.
Outside the royal city, Li Hebai, who was covered in blood, glanced disdainfully at the palace wall. Although he came quickly, it was not his responsibility to enter the palace and arrest King Nanfeng.
Wow.
Li Hebai shook the thick stack of lists in his hand, and then distributed them to his generals.
"These are the lists of important ministers of Nanfeng and the locations of their palaces. Find them all for me and search their homes. If they resist, they will be killed without mercy. But if they do not resist, they are not allowed to take their lives at will."
These people were so embarrassed that their hands were stained with the blood of Yunchui people, and they had to be taken back to the country to stand trial and give an explanation to the people who died unjustly.
Bang bang!
He typed the name again.
"Especially this Pei Ruhai, he has to dig deep to get his entire family, men, women, old and young, to be captured by me. He will live and die, or his body will be seen. If there is one missing, you are the only one who can ask."
"Yes!" The generals loudly accepted their orders and dispersed with their subordinates in all directions with murderous intent.
Scenes like this were staged everywhere throughout Songding City.
Fortunately, the Xingluo Army and Zhennanguan were fine. The two border guards had strict military disciplines and enforced orders and prohibitions. There was no need for the generals to waste too much words.
However, Baihua, Xiyu, Canglan and the Guangxin County garrison who arrived later were different, and they had suffered greatly from Nanfeng in recent years.
If they don't give a few more warnings and send people to keep an eye on them, they can kill the entire Song Ding city until it is a river of blood, leaving no chickens or dogs behind.
Nanfeng Palace.
Nanfeng King Pei Ruhai and others hurriedly opened the mechanism and stepped into the secret passage. They rushed forward without looking back, fearing that they would be caught by the Yun Chui soldiers who came in if they were too late. However, they did not know that a vigorous figure followed behind.
After escaping from the north of the city, Ren Ning changed his clothes immediately to wash off the odor on his body, stuffed a few things into his mouth to fill his stomach, and walked into the palace in a familiar way.
At this time, he followed in quietly.
He wasn't worried about these people escaping.
There seems to be no one outside the southern city, but that's just a superficial phenomenon. The Starfall Legion has already sent people to keep a close eye on it.
The reason why I followed him was to see if there was a secret passage in the palace, and whether there was any wealth belonging to King Nanfeng in the secret passage.
Several generations of Nanfeng kings have been running this country for hundreds of years. Apart from the official treasury, Ren Ning does not believe that the royal family does not have any hidden savings.
Red light flashes everywhere in the secret passage under the golden finger, and the values are large and small.
Ren Ning is an expert in this field.
He seizes the opportunity to seize the opportunity, dodge if he can, go around if he can't, and only remove it if he can't go around.
The ancient mechanisms were not as sophisticated as modern ones, and since the mechanisms did not recognize people, King Nan Feng and his party also had to unravel and move along. He could easily follow them.
Sure enough, after turning a few corners, Ren Ning saw a warehouse.
King Nan Feng did not know whether he was anxious to escape or whether he believed in the safety of this secret passage. He had no intention of opening a warehouse to withdraw money and continued to escape with his ministers.
After they walked away, Ren Ningsong checked the warehouse door lock, easily broke through several overt and covert traps, and finally opened the lock in a few clicks.
squeak!
There was a soft sound and the warehouse door opened.
After the bad luck dissipated, Ren Ning walked in and soon smiled.
As expected, the warehouse was filled with gold and silver treasures. The gold and silver were so bright that it made people dizzy, and they were stacked neatly, like a hill.
He picked up a few pieces and inspected them carefully. After confirming that they were genuine gold and silver, he nodded with satisfaction.
Got rich.
However, Ren Ning didn't hesitate, and immediately left the warehouse, ignored him, and continued to pursue him.
The secret passage has several branches, each branch is dark and long, and it is not known where it leads. If he loses King Nan Feng and Pei Ruhai, Ren Ning will not forgive himself.
Along the way, Ren Ning discovered other warehouses.
However, Nanfeng was a small country after all, and the king of Nanfeng did not have much private money. Except for the original warehouse, several other small warehouses were filled with rare calligraphy and paintings.
The so-called hiding antiques in prosperous times and buying gold in troubled times. These things are worthless in Ren Ning's eyes. And after looking at the signatures, many of them have Ruan Tianshou written on them.
Ren Ning was even more speechless. These were paintings by King Nan Feng of all dynasties, so they were even less valuable.
After walking for another half an hour, Ren Ning estimated that they had been out of the city for a long time, and the speed of King Nan Feng and his party in front slowed down.
It looks like the exit is coming.
squeak.
Deep in a bamboo forest somewhere outside the south city, a small piece of land suddenly loosened and revealed a crack.
Buzz.
Countless mosquitoes and ants living here suddenly exploded, flying and crawling everywhere.
King Nan Feng and his party in the secret passage suddenly changed their colors.
In addition to mosquitoes flying around, there was also the sound of war and chaos outside.
"Kill them!"
Even Ren Ning, who was following behind, could hear the familiar voice of Yun Chui, which was Lei Er's energetic shout.
On the ground, the Nanfeng Central Army abandoned the city and fled. However, before they could run a few miles, they were caught by the Xingluo Army who was waiting for help.
It was originally cavalry versus infantry, and Yun Chui had high fighting spirit, and the result was needless to say.
It seems I can't get out.
People in the secret passage are in panic all day long.