Sisters Xue Bizhu and Huang Lingyi recovered from their astonishment, looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
Emperor Tian was worthy of his lover. The two sisters waited hard and missed each other silently. Finally, the clouds cleared and the moon shone brightly.
"Brother Liu, you must be careful!"
"I know, you two don't run around in the restaurant!"
"Yeah, little sister, listen to big brother!"
Liu Mingzhi walked out of Penglai Restaurant at a fast pace. When Cheng Kai and the others failed to follow him out in time, he made some vague gestures to the houses on both sides.
Several flexible figures wearing bamboo hats immediately lurked towards the backyard of Penglai Restaurant.
Tang Ru and Cheng Kai followed him out while chatting and laughing, and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was standing on the pavilion of the restaurant and hurriedly walked up.
"Commander, these two girls are really timely. The general was still worried about the food and fodder. The food and fodder purchased by the brothers secretly can only support one month's consumption at best.
The general is worried about the soldiers and horses of King Zhao outside the city. If the soldiers and horses of Northern Xinjiang are unwilling to admit the fact that the capital has been destroyed and insist on fighting with us, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will see hope and burn the grain and grass in the city. What should we do?
Cope with the upcoming events.
Now it's fine, 210,000 stones of food and grass are enough for us to last for two to three months.
Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from King Zhao and General Dongfang outside the city, even if Marshal Yun leads the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang into the capital, we will have no worries!"
Liu Mingzhi silently looked at Tang Ru's happy expression, smiled softly, looked at the palace gate in front of him and walked straight over while holding the heavenly sword.
"Don't worry, Marshal Yun won't have any chance to come unless he gives up the 27th Mansion in Northern Xinjiang!
This king understands who he is, and he has not yet the courage to risk the lives of millions of people!
There are still about five thousand imperial guards and imperial guards in the palace. There may be a tough battle to be fought next. The brothers are ordered not to underestimate the enemy after taking the inner city.
Ouchi guards are one of the few who are both masters and soldiers.
Whether alone or in formation, it cannot be underestimated.
It’s the last step, and you must not stumble because you underestimate the enemy.”
"Yes, we understand!"
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, the soldiers and horses under the command of King Zhao are desperately attacking the city. The soldiers and horses under the command of King Zhao are being bewitched by some unknown source and are charging at the city gate guarded by the brothers without fear of death."
"Where is King Zhao?"
"According to the observation of the lookout, King Zhao was directing his soldiers and horses outside the city to rush into the city crazily."
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, General Zhou Baoyu has withdrawn his troops and returned, but due to the siege by King Zhao's troops, he is unable to enter the city. General Dongfang Ming is chasing after him.
General Ning Chao asked me to come and inquire whether he would lead his troops out of the city to cooperate with General Zhou to cover up the enemy?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned and turned around to look outside the city. It seemed that the war was far from over.
As long as the rebels in Li Tao's hands and the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang under Dongfang Ming did not accept the fact that the capital had fallen, it would be useless even if he invaded the palace and asked Li Ye to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
When the time comes, the armies of King Qin from all over the country may come to the capital in a steady stream, under the banner of King Qin rescuing him, to attack him.
It doesn't matter what their thoughts are, what matters is King Qin's banner of rescue!
"Commander, what should we do next? As long as King Zhao still leads his troops to attack the city, it means that the war is far from over, and may even have just begun."
Cheng Kai was chatting and laughing with Tang Ru just now, looking relaxed, but he had to become serious again because of the arrival of two mounted scouts.
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a while: "To capture the thief, capture the king first. King Zhao's foundation is still shallow and he cannot recruit many people in the world. We must find a way to capture King Zhao and order his troops to abandon their weapons and surrender."
"This... method is a good one, but although the brothers of the elite scouts are top-level masters, they are not proficient in assassination raids. If they fail, I am afraid that they will...
Cause greater troubles!"
"Just leave this matter to me, the commander. You continue to lead the troops to attack the palace gate!"
"Got the order!"
Cheng Kai waved, drew his weapon and rushed towards the palace gate: "Brothers, follow me, General!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the back of Cheng Kai and the five thousand soldiers and horses approaching the palace gate, nodded gently to the dozen or so soldiers with unusual aura around him, and then rushed towards the palace gate.
go.
A dozen soldiers looked at each other and sighed.
"Let's go and pay homage to Chief Suzaku and Chief White Tiger first. Only a dozen of us can only die!!"
"good!"
More than a dozen people divided into two groups and leaped towards the complicated alleys of the capital. Their figures disappeared after a few ups and downs.
"My king Liu Mingzhi, which general is at the palace gate?"
"The last general, the inner bodyguard commander Fang Shuo, meets King Bingjian!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced around at the very familiar palace gate, and his eyes flashed with a hint of trance.
"Commander Fang, there is no need for me to elaborate on the purpose of my visit. I need to be more sensible and open the palace door myself. Everything will be easy to explain. Otherwise, I can only lead my troops to attack!"
Fang Shuo leaned forward and looked fearfully at Liu Mingzhi and the tens of thousands of new army soldiers who were surrounding the palace gate: "Your Majesty, the last general is the emperor's bodyguard and the last line of defense for the palace.
The general has His Majesty's safety on his shoulders, so how dare he open the palace door and let the prince into the palace."
"Commander Fang, although your imperial guards are all kung fu masters, you and the imperial guards together only have 5,000 troops at best. Do you think you can withstand me?
Open the city gate honestly, otherwise your brothers and the robes of your imperial guards will all die because of you."
"Your Majesty, you have to block it even if you can't. If your Majesty wants to attack, you can only step on the corpses of the general and other brothers."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Fang Shuo, who was panic-stricken but had firm eyes, and nodded helplessly.
"In this case, we can only meet with swords!"
"Come here, set up the cannon!"
"Got the order!"
Hundreds of soldiers and horses carrying dozens of artillery and forts slowly rushed towards the palace gate. Fang Shuo and the surrounding Ouchi guards were frightened.
The internal strength of myself and others can withstand several bombardments!
"Your Majesty, wait a moment!"
Liu Mingzhi was startled, looked toward the palace wall, and raised his hand to signal the gunner to continue setting up the cannon.
"Your Majesty, although I really don't want to do this, I still hope that Your Majesty will meet someone before deciding whether to attack!"
"Commander Fang, I have almost lost count of the number of times you have invited lobbyists. The matter has reached this point and it will be useless for you to invite anyone.
There are only two ways before you now, one is to surrender and open the palace gate, the other is to fight with this king..."
Liu Mingzhi's words suddenly stopped, and he stared in shock at Liu Zhi'an, whose arms were restrained by two imperial guards, and a silk cloth was stuffed in his mouth and pressed against the palace wall!
Seeing Liu Zhi'an struggling and staring at him, Liu Mingzhi's eyes were as sharp as swords and he clenched his fists.
"Old...old man! You...you..."
Commander Fang stared at Liu Mingzhi with complicated eyes.
"The prince is known for his righteousness. Others can't persuade the prince. Liu Weng's intervention should make the prince change his mind, right?
If the prince insists on attacking the palace, the general will have no choice but to...
Therefore, if the prince does not want to see Liu Weng and the palace coexist, please put down your weapons and order the soldiers of the three armies to surrender immediately."
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
Cheng Kai and others also stood beside Liu Mingzhi and stared at Liu Zhi'an for a while, then looked at Liu Mingzhi with complicated thoughts!
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
Liu Mingzhi came back from his shock, looked at the complicated expressions in Cheng Kai's and others' eyes, and looked blankly at Fang Shuo. After a long silence, he turned his attention to Liu Zhi'an.
"Take off the silk cloth from my old man's mouth, and I will listen to him with my own ears!"
Fang Shuo nodded silently, took off the silk cloth from Liu Zhi'an's mouth without hesitation, and whispered: "Liu Weng, if you can persuade the prince to retreat, I hope it all depends on you."
The silk cloth from Liu Zhi'an's mouth was removed, he took a few deep breaths, looked under the palace wall, and smiled at Liu Mingzhi, whose eyes were cold and stern.
"How can a bastard, a handsome man, abandon his comrades and ignore the life and death of his comrades?
You cannot ignore hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have been with you through life and death just for the sake of me.
Don’t be constrained because of me!”
Fang Shuo suddenly turned his head and looked at Liu Zhi'an in shock, "That's not what you said. That's not what you told His Majesty."