As the trebuchets were launched again and again, huge boulders were hitting Jiangzhou City one after another. Some fell on the city wall, some fell among the defenders at the top of the city, and some directly crossed the city wall and fell into the city. Jiangzhou defenders
I never thought that the siege troops below the city could "throw" such heavy stones onto the city. The already shaken military morale collapsed instantly.
The war drums under the city sounded "dong dong dong", and the Jingzhou army carried the long ladder and rushed to the city wall with shouts. The archers once again shot sharp arrows towards the top of the city. The difference was that this time there were no letters tied to the arrows.
It was a cluster of sharp arrows. Forced by Zhang Ren, the defenders on the city head were shot by random arrows as soon as they stretched out their heads. They screamed and fell off the city wall. Those who were hit by huge rocks were even more desperate.
That is, disabled.
Wu Lan pulled Zhang Ren and said: "General, this city can no longer be defended. Let's leave quickly. There is only Jingzhou navy outside the west gate. There may be a way out from there."
Zhang Ren was dragged out of the west gate by Wu Lan, accompanied by only two or three hundred cavalry. Not far away, there was a sound of gongs in front, and countless people and horses came out. In the lead, a general, holding a big sword, shouted loudly
: "Gan Ning is here. If Zhang Ren doesn't get off his horse and is bound, how long will it take?"
Wu Lan yelled: "General, leave quickly, I will stop him."
Zhang Ren reined up his horse and headed north. When he looked back, there was no one on Wu Lan's horse. Zhang Ren sighed and galloped away.
Gan Ning only had one turn before he knocked Wu Lan off his horse. The soldiers rushed forward, dragged him alive, and tied him up tightly. However, Wu Lan blocked him, and Zhang Ren and others moved further away.
Gan Ning shouted loudly and led his army in hot pursuit.
Zhang Ren rode non-stop, heading north, with fewer and fewer sergeants accompanying him. When he came to a mountain col, he saw a flag fluttering, and a majestic general, holding a broadsword in hand, laughed and said: "Zhang Ren, do you still know Huang Zhong?"
"
Zhang Ren did not dare to confront him, so he turned back and walked eastward. Only a few dozen steps away, another group of men and horses blocked the way. At the head was a young general, wearing white clothes and armor, carrying a bright silver spear in his hand, and a white dragon horse under his crotch.
Zhang Ren deceived him because he was young and did not say anything. He urged his horse and rushed forward to fight with him.
The coming general was none other than Zhao Yun. He flicked his spear and fought with Zhang Ren for more than ten rounds. He secretly praised Zhang Ren for his good marksmanship! The two fought for another three to five rounds. Huang Zhong and Gan Ning had already arrived with their respective armies.
, surrounding Zhang Ren in the middle.
Zhang Ren knew that he would not be able to escape today, so he simply stopped his gun, smiled up at the sky, widened his eyes, and shouted: "This man is destined to die, you all come together."
Zhao Yun also stopped and said: "General Zhang was very skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary bearing. Wouldn't it be a pity to die like this? Why not abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?"
Zhang Ren said angrily: "If you ask me to surrender, there is no way!"
Zhao Yun snorted coldly and said: "If you persist in stubbornness, you will seek your own death!"
The two fought together again, and they fought for about twenty rounds. Zhang Ren gradually lost his strength, and Zhao Yun's shooting skills became faster and faster. He just heard him shout: "Let go!"
Zhang Ren felt that the tiger's mouth was numb, and the gun could not be held, and it had already flown three feet away.
Zhao Yun flicked his silver gun, and the gun drill pointed lightly at Zhang Ren's back, and shouted: "Get down!"
Zhang Ren swayed and fell off his horse with a "plop". Before he could get up, seven or eight soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers and held him down.
After capturing Jiangzhou, Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief. The other counties in Bajun were undefeated. If Liu Yan was smart enough, he would shrink his troops and rely on Luocheng in Guanghan County to hold on. This battle
It was enough to scare Liu Yan, and Liu Xin could free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with the chaos in the north. Zhang Ren, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan refused to surrender, and Liu Xin did not kill them, but put them all in prison.
Liu Xin, who felt relaxed, couldn't help but remember that Qiao'er had said that Sister Ling'er was pregnant, and she came to Cai Yan's courtyard unknowingly, because Sister Ling'er was still Cai Yan's personal maid. And that night in
The scene when Huayuan saw Qiaoer seemed familiar. At this time, Cai Yan had already staggered out to greet him.
Seeing Cai Yan, Liu Xin suddenly understood. Isn't this scene the scene described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" where Wang Yun saw Diao Chan and later set up a serial plan? Thinking of this, Liu Xin asked confusedly
Said: "Zhaoji, do you know Wang Yun?"
Cai Yan didn't expect that Liu Xin would ask such an inexplicable question when he saw her. Although he thought it was a little strange, he still smiled and said, "Of course I know Wang Yun. He and my father were both the Minister of Dongguan."
Liu Xin nodded and asked again: "What does the Minister of Dongguan do?"
Cai Yan covered her mouth and smiled and said: "No wonder my sister often says that you are ignorant and incompetent. You don't even know what the official position of Dongguan Shilang is. Dongguan is the place where the emperor collects classics, and the duty of Dongguan Shilang is to help the emperor organize the classics.
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Liu Xin understood now. It turned out that Cai Yong and Wang Yun were both senior researchers at the National Library. Now they have parted ways. Cai Yong became a respected academy dean in Jingzhou, and Wang Yun is even more powerful.
, he first served as the governor of Yuzhou, and now he serves as Shangshu Youcheng. He will be promoted to Situ in the future, which is ranked among the three princes. Unexpectedly, Cai Yong and Wang Yun are still old colleagues. Cai Yong is far more talented and famous than
Wang Yun must have been in Dongguan at that time, and Cai Yong always had to suppress Wang Yun. No wonder the first thing Wang Yun did after coming to power was to kill Cai Yong, an old colleague.
Seeing that Liu Xin was silent, Cai Yan pushed him and asked, "Husband, why do you think of asking these questions?"
Liu Xin came back to her senses and said with a smile: "I'm just asking casually, are your family familiar with Wang Yun's family?"
Cai Yan's thoughts couldn't help but go back to her childhood. She was smart and studious since she was a child. Her father often took her to various literati gatherings. Wang Yun's mansion in Luoyang was also one of their gathering places. Wang Yun was also from a noble family in Luoyang and had many singers.
Dancers, these young and beautiful women would come out to sing and dance every time there was a party. At that time, Cai Yan was still very young, but she had a keen sense of art. She was not only interested in music, but also in singing and dancing. She often
Followed behind, singing and dancing. During her childhood before Cai Yong's family was exiled, Cai Yan's life was definitely very happy. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile lightly on her face.
Liu Xin looked at the blush on her face and asked: "What did you think of? So happy."
Cai Yan said shyly: "It's nothing, it's just something from my childhood. At that time, I often went to Mr. Wang's house to play. There were many girls singing and dancing in Mr. Wang's house. I had so much fun at that time."
Liu Xin's heart brightened. Wang Yun really liked raising dancing girls, and asked casually: "Do you know one of these dancing girls named Diao Chan?"
Cai Yan's eyes widened, a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "Husband, please tell the truth. How did you know that there is a person named Diao Chan? No wonder my sister always said that you were eating from the bowl and looking at it.
In the pot.”
Liu Xin touched her head. She really couldn't explain this to her, so she could only say with a straight face: "Then don't worry about it. Just tell me if there is this person?"
Cai Yan saw his expression changed, pouted, and said angrily: "Of course. The last time I went to the Wang family was when I returned to Luoyang with my father who had just finished his exile. At that time, Mr. Wang had just returned from Qiao County.
During the Spring Festival, he invited many guests that day, and many family members of adults were also guests at his house. Master Wang invited my family over and asked me to play the piano for them in the inner house. It was that time that I
I saw a little girl named Diao Chan, who was about ten years old. I heard that she was sold to Master Wang’s house when she was two years old, and she has been learning singing and dancing in their home. Why did you think of asking her? However, at that time, she
Although she is still young, she cannot hide her natural beauty. Now five years have passed and she should have become a great beauty. Do you want me to write a letter to Mr. Wang and ask for her to come over."
Liu Xin heard the sourness in her words, and felt angry and funny. She said, "Don't think too much. Take a walk more often and don't just sit there all the time. Otherwise, you will scream like last time in a few months."
People are worried.”
Cai Yan's pretty face turned red: "I don't want you to worry about it."
Although he said this, Cai Yan's heart was full of sweetness. The moment Liu Xin turned around, Cai Yan stuck out her tongue at his back and smiled slyly.
In the past few days, news continued to come from the capital. First, He Jin summoned elite soldiers from various towns to the capital to serve the king. However, the matter was not kept secret, and he planned to kill Zhang Rang and others. Later, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao led their troops into the palace.
, almost all the eunuchs were killed, Liu Bian and Liu Xie both lost their way, and met Dong Zhuo, the shepherd of Liangzhou, on the way.
Only then did Liu Xin realize that it was not that He Jin's message had not been sent out, but that He Jin did not want to send it to him at all, and all the preparations he had made during this period were in vain.
Not long after, Dong Zhuo proposed to abolish Liu Bian and establish Liu Xie, and had a quarrel with Bingzhou Mu Ding Yuan. Ding Yuan's adopted son was bribed by Dong Zhuo, killed Ding Yuan, and switched to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo raised the issue of abolishing Liu Xie again, and there was always trouble.
By September, he finally took control of the court, deposed Liu Bian, named him King Hongnong, and made King Chenliu the emperor.
Hearing that the capital was in chaos, Ju Shou and Tian Feng started thinking again. The late emperor's last edict to Liu Xin was for him to assist Liu Bian. Now that Liu Bian is no longer the emperor, it seems that what the golden armored god said has hope again.
Together they persuaded Liu Xin to launch an army to attack Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo.
Liu Xin understood that Liu Xie was just a chess piece in Dong Zhuo's hands. In fact, he was innocent, and Liu Bian's mother and son would soon be murdered by Dong Zhuo. Thinking of Liu Hong's kindness to her when he was alive, looking at him now
His wife and children were oppressed and were about to die. Liu Xin couldn't bear it, and said to Ju Shou and Tian Feng: "Gong Yu, Yuan Hao, the late emperor ordered me to assist the new emperor. Who knows that the new emperor has been betrayed by the evil Dong Zhuo?"
The thief is dead, and Liu feels ashamed of the late emperor's great trust. See if there is any way to bring the Queen Mother He and her son to Xiangyang. I want to take good care of them for the rest of their lives to ease my guilt."