When Xue Poye learned from the scouts that Hu Rennan had invaded, King Mingyue who was in the city also received the same news.
The military guards at Yangguan and the soldiers at the border quickly sent messages with flying pigeons, reporting the battle situation there to Yongzhou City, and King Mingyue also learned the specific battle situation at Yangguan from Yuan Tiangang.
"It seems that the barbarians have begun to learn to be sanctimonious." Mingyue King stood by the window of Tianji Pavilion with a mocking smile on his lips: "Rescue me? What a pathetic excuse."
Yuan Tiangang looked solemn: "Your Majesty, it is not a bad thing if the Hu people invade the south."
Mingyue King did not look back, but said calmly: "Tell me your reasons."
"Now Xue Poye's army is besieging the city. Today he also brought out a new weapon. According to Mao Shuai, the power of that weapon is really amazing. He has been in the army for decades and has never seen or heard of it. If it is a head-on battle, but that kind of weapon,
It may cause fatal damage to our army." Yuan Tiangang said slowly: "The Hu people are taking advantage of the situation to rob them. As long as we defend the city, we can even send a message to the Xinyang Pass garrison and ask them to let the Hu people enter the pass. At that time, Xue Po
At night, we have to face the threat of the Hu people. We can either concentrate our forces to fight the Hu people, or at least divide our forces to deal with them. When they are both defeated, our army can come out in full force and attack Xue Xue from both sides with the Hu people.
Once Po Ye succeeds, Xue Po Ye will definitely be defeated!"
"You mean to join forces with the barbarians to get rid of Xue Poye?" Mingyue King's voice was calm: "Get rid of our own compatriots?"
Yuan Tiangang was startled. He heard the huge dissatisfaction contained in Mingyue King's calm voice.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty... I just think that this is the only way to get out of the current predicament." Yuan Tiangang said cautiously.
King Mingyue sighed and said softly: "Tiangang, Yangguan and Yongzhou City are only two hundred miles apart, but on these two hundred miles, there are twenty villages of different sizes, and three counties. In total, there are three people.
There are 400,000 people. Once the Hu people really enter the border, these people will definitely suffer. You and I are aware of the barbarism of the Hu people. When you hid the truth from me and secretly cooperated with the Hu people, this is what you are doing.
The risky move of letting barbarians into the country is an attempt to lure wolves into the house. This matter should not be mentioned again."
Yuan Tiangang hurriedly said respectfully: "I made a mistake, please forgive me!"
King Mingyue shook his head, turned around, walked slowly to the chair and sat down. His face looked a little haggard. He glanced at Yuan Tiangang and then said calmly: "I am thinking, if Xue Poye really
We have captured Yongzhou City, how should we respond?"
"Fight with blood, the king will be safe and sound." Yuan Tiangang said firmly.
King Mingyue smiled lightly and said, "Do you think I am worried about you?"
Yuan Tiangang said hurriedly: "The king has misunderstood. I know that the king is worried about the soldiers and people in the city. But don't worry, the king, there are still 80,000 northwest warriors and hundreds of thousands of people in the city. As long as we work together, the Chu army can break through."
If we capture the city, our army may not be defeated."
With a self-deprecating smile, King Mingyue shook his head and said: "A bloody fight, you die and I die? Will Yongzhou City turn into a city of death? No, Tiangang, this is not what I want...!"
"Your Majesty, you...?" The corners of Yuan Tiangang's eyes twitched, and he seemed to have a premonition of something.
King Mingyue was silent, and after a long time, he calmly said: "Can we negotiate?"
"Negotiation?" Yuan Tiangang's expression changed dramatically: "Your Majesty, could it be that... do you want to compromise with Xue Poye?" He knelt down suddenly and hissed: "Your Majesty, we have not been defeated, everything is still under our control.
We will definitely not be defeated, Your Majesty, please believe in your ministers and your warriors!"
King Mingyue looked very tired, a kind of tiredness that penetrated deep into his bones. Not only his body, but also his heart seemed to be exhausted.
"My father once said that Yongzhou City is the hometown of our royal family, and Da Chu is the country of our royal family. We can abandon everything, but we cannot abandon our hometown and country." King Mingyue's voice was light and distant: "Father
The emperor told me that in order to preserve the country, the most important words are two words, the word 'harmony' and the word 'benevolence'."
Yuan Tiangang listened with a sad expression.
"Being harmonious, all our fellow countrymen of Chu must work together to protect the country. Be benevolent, be merciful to the people." Mingyue King said quietly: "But for the sake of one person, I have violated these two words.
This has led to the disaster of weapons and weapons in Yongzhou in the northwest of our country. I am really ashamed of my father and the people."
"Your Majesty...!" Yuan Tiangang's eyes were red: "This is all the fault of my ministers...!"
King Mingyue waved his hand and sighed: "No wonder you. If I hadn't been indecisive and stopped you, we wouldn't be here today. Tens of thousands of people from the northwest died on the battlefield. This is all my fault... This mistake,
If it hadn't been for the arrival of the barbarians, I'm afraid I would have continued to commit such crimes... Fortunately, the beast-like barbarians woke me up. They are evil wolves on the grassland, always waiting for an opportunity to devour my great Chu and seize my country.
Kill my people. Now, they have seen this opportunity and want to take advantage of the war between the northwest and the imperial court to make a profit. Of course, I will not let them succeed!"
"Your Majesty, are we going to let all our hard work go to waste? Are we going to let tens of thousands of our descendants from the northwest die in vain?" Yuan Tiangang burst into tears: "The people in the northwest are not convinced."
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At this time, they heard the thundering drums outside the city, and the shouts became louder and louder. There was no doubt that the Chu army began to attack the city again.
"Your Majesty, listen." Yuan Tiangang said excitedly: "Even if we don't want to fight, look at Xue Poye and the Chu army. They are still persistent in attacking our city. Once the city is breached, they will still be brutal.
They slaughtered the people of the northwest who they regarded as rebellious in their eyes. We want to retreat, but there is no way out!"
"What they want is me." Mingyue King said calmly: "As long as I fall into their hands, they will no longer be in trouble with Northwest."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Even if I die, I will stop your Majesty from doing this." Yuan Tiangang said decisively.
King Mingyue closed his eyes and said nothing, as if he was listening to the loud shouts of death outside the city, and seemed too tired to open his eyes.
I don't know how long it took, but the two of them suddenly heard an earth-shaking loud noise, the kind of loud noise that tore through the heaven and earth. It was several times louder than the previous artillery bombardment by the Chu army.
Although Mingyue King has a calm temperament and is as motionless as a mountain, the sound of the earthquake and the shaking of the mountain still made his face twitch slightly.
Yuan Tiangang ran to the window and looked at the smoke rising from the east gate. He even heard the thundering cheers of the Chu army. His heart sank, and an ominous feeling came over him.
Soon, a partial general came up to report: "Your Majesty, the Chu army has breached the city gate and is rushing towards the city. Marshal Mao is leading his troops to resist."
Yuan Tiangang asked anxiously: "Did they break through the city? How? Is it the east gate?"
"Replying to your Majesty's words, the Chu army used spray cannon as a cover and stormed the city gate. They dug a deep pit under the city gate, put strange things in it, and then set it on fire. After a loud noise, the lower half of the city gate was covered with fire.
Cave." The general panted and said anxiously: "In addition to the east gate, the same is true of the north gate. The Chu army is pouring in from the two northeast gates. Our army is now blocking the city gate and fighting to the death with the enemy!"
"The north gate is also broken?" Yuan Tiangang asked in surprise.
"Xue Poye's troops attacked from the east gate, and Song Fei's troops attacked from the north gate. The battle was fierce!"
Mingyue King remained calm and said calmly: "You should step back first."
After the general was ordered to retreat, King Mingyue said to Yuan Tiangang: "Tiangang, you have followed me for more than ten years, and you have worked hard and loyally. Today, I have one last thing for you to do. You cannot refuse.
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A fierce and fierce battle unfolded at the two gates of Yongzhou City, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. On such a venue, it was impossible for the most proud cavalry in the northwest to exert their powerful impact. Both sides could only rely on their own weapons.
Fighting to the death with swords and spears.
After Xue Poye did not sit in the army this time, he personally led the army into the city. He knew the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army. Even if the city gate was blown open, it did not mean that the Chu army would definitely win. He had to use
Charge personally to boost the morale of your soldiers and thereby enhance their combat effectiveness.
Qinglianzhao's men were all equipped with soft armor unique to the food protection team at this time. They followed Xue Poye, first to kill the enemy, and secondly to protect Xue Poye, who was leading the army.
Qinglianzhao is now regarded as a life-saving straw by Jiang Xue Poye. If Xue Poye makes a mistake, the imperial court will massacre Qinglianzhao, and Qinglianzhao will have no backer.
Xue Poye's knife was extremely sharp. In the chaotic battle group, he fiercely slashed the enemy's neck with the blade, and the blood that spattered out was bright red and brilliant.
The city is filled with the smell of death.
The Chu army charged into the city with the most violent offensive. However, after the gate of the city that they thought was impregnable was broken, the northwest army was shocked and suffered a great loss of morale. Between the advancement and retreat of morale, the Chu army's combat effectiveness unexpectedly dropped.
Look stronger.
The Northwest Army standing on the ground is naturally unable to compete with the Northwest Army on horseback. The most terrifying thing about the Northwest Army is the strength of their cavalry. However, in the crowded streets of Yongzhou City, it is impossible to have enough space for the Northwest Army.
to demonstrate the power of their cavalry.
As a result, a bloody hand-to-hand battle could only be carried out with screams.
The streets and alleys near the city gate were soon filled with soldiers from both sides, fighting each other.
"Commander, we have researched the news and learned that King Mingyue likes to stay in two places the most." The one-armed Qian Hong who followed Xue Poye said: "One is in King Mingyue's Mansion, and the other is Tianji Pavilion. That day
Ji Pavilion is said to be the place where King Mingyue and his men discuss matters. Now that the war is fierce, I think he is very likely to stay in Tianji Pavilion."
"Tianji Pavilion?"
"Commander, please look over there." Qian Hong pointed to a high attic and said, "That's Tianji Pavilion!"
"Okay, capture the thief first, capture the king, set up a flag, attack Tianji Pavilion, and take the Mingyue King!" Xue Poye waved his sword, and the soldiers behind him shouted in unison, and followed him, killing towards Tianji Pavilion in the distance.