Chapter Eight hundred and ninety-four, raze Yi Jing to the ground!
Mrs. Chen has clearly kicked off the carriage for herself, and now she is bumped into by Chen Dao. Chen Dao will definitely ask Mrs. Chen the reason, and Mrs. Chen will most likely tell Chen Dao the truth.※※
This means that the imperial sergeants in front of them, including Chen Dao, all knew that they had kicked their beloved concubine out of the car at a critical moment.
These soldiers knew how to behave in such an unkind and unjust way, how could they not be heartbroken.
The embarrassment in Liu Bei's heart made him look at Chen with a look of disgust, but the look of disgust only flashed past, and surprise suddenly appeared on Liu Bei's face.
"My dear concubine, I thought you were separated from me and your life was in danger. I was about to send someone to look for you, but I didn't expect you to be saved by my uncle. I hope you are fine." Liu Bei was filled with surprise and concern.
It looked like he didn't kick Mrs. Chen out of the car or abandon her at all, but that Mrs. Chen walked away on her own.
Chen Dao looked stunned and couldn't help but look at Mrs. Chen.
Chen said it was the emperor who kicked her out of the car, while the emperor said it was Chen who got separated. They had different words, but Chen didn't know who to believe.
Chen was also very shocked, but she didn't expect Liu Bei to say such words, completely denying what he had done before.
Mrs. Chen couldn't help but feel aggrieved in her hurt heart.
"Yes, thanks to General Chen for finding my concubine, I'm afraid I'll never see your majesty again." Mrs. Chen didn't have time to think too much, and quickly echoed Liu Bei's words, choking with sobs.
Chen couldn't help it. What could she do? Could she expose Liu Bei in public and say that Liu Bei was lying?
No, as Liu Bei's concubine, of course she can't. If she still wants to stay with Liu Bei, she can't expose it.
Chen was at a loss now. But he didn't dare to say anything. He could only stand there in a daze, watching the reunion of Liu Bei and his wife.
Liu Bei called Mrs. Chen over, pulled her into the carriage, gently took her into his arms, and comforted her: "My dear concubine, just be okay. It's all my fault. I couldn't take good care of you. Don't worry."
.I will never let you get separated from me again."
Liu Bei's caring and sincere words warmed people's hearts like the warm sun in winter. Even Liu suddenly thought that the incident of being kicked off the carriage was just an illusion.
However, it was just a moment of trance. How could Chen forget the unforgettable pain.
At the moment, she could only snuggle into Liu Bei's arms, reluctantly pretending to be grateful, and enjoying Liu Bei's care.
On the other side of the carriage, Mrs. Liu hugged her son tightly, looking at Liu Bei's loving look, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed deeply.
After Liu Bei comforted his wife, he ordered an emergency retreat and continued to retreat to the north.
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Yi Jing.
The roar of cannons and the sound of killing shook the sky.
The rocks in the sky are like the rain of locust arrows, which are shooting into the main city of Yijing all the time. The remaining Han army can only huddle under the parapet in fear, enduring this terrifying attack.
Liu Bei had already escaped from Yijing City with most of his troops, leaving only Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xiu holding on with less than 10,000 remaining soldiers.
Of course Liu Bei knew that with this small number of troops, there was no way he could stop the attack of 250,000 Chu troops. It was only a matter of time before Yijing City fell.
Even so, Liu Bei still ordered Zhuge Liang to defend Yijing.
The reason was, firstly, because Zhuge Liang himself insisted that Yi Jing should not be abandoned, and the other reason was that Liu Bei relied on Zhuge Liang's persistence to buy himself time to retreat.
If he leads his entire army to abandon Yi Jing, the Chu army will seize Yi Jing without any effort, and will then march north in large numbers to pursue him.
Without the obstruction of Yi Jing, the Chu army's cavalry could easily catch up with Liu Bei who fled out of the city. Naturally, this was something Liu Bei did not want to see.
In order to escape to Jicheng alive, something must be sacrificed.
Yan Liang didn't know that Liu Bei had escaped, or in other words, it didn't matter to him whether Liu Bei escaped or not.
A monk who can escape cannot escape from the temple, and Liu Bei's territory is getting smaller and smaller as the battle continues. Even if he escapes from Yijing now, how long can he continue to escape?
Yan Liang then ordered the entire army to attack Yijing to the ground and kill all the Han troops who dared to resist.
The generals of the Great Chu Kingdom then led hundreds of thousands of Chu troops to launch a day and night attack on the Yijing defense line, which was crisscrossed with trenches and lined with mountains.
Frankly speaking, the Yijing defense line is much stronger than the old defense line built by Gongsun Zan. Even if the Chu army has such sharp weapons as city-breaking cannons, Liu Bei can still hold on if he is determined to hold on.
But now Liu Bei's fighting spirit has collapsed and he has taken away most of his troops, leaving Zhuge Liang with only 10,000 troops. How can he hold on?
The Han army, which was short of troops, was constantly captured by the Chu army on the outer defense line. Mountains of earth were destroyed and trenches were filled. It only took the Chu army three days to capture all the fortifications outside Yijing.
On the fourth day, the Chu army's troops advanced to the main city of Yijing.
Zhuge Liang sat in a wheelchair and looked south from the top of Yijing City. Not far away, he saw that the Chu army was slowly dragging huge city-breaking cannons to the front line.
On the front position of Yijing City, about 400 city-breaking cannons have been deployed, and more city-breaking cannons are still being transported in a steady stream, as if they are exhausted.
Yan Liang has decided that he will use a thousand city-breaking cannons for the first time and bombard Yi Jing at the same time, so that the Han army will know what unprecedented terror means.
Looking at the dense cannons that destroyed the city, the Han troops at the top of the city were trembling with fear. They couldn't even hold their weapons, and every one of them looked ashamed with fear.
"Prime Minister Zhuge, our army has less than 5,000 men left. How can we withstand the Chu army's attack? Please order a retreat as soon as possible." Zhang Xiu said anxiously.
"Retreat, where else can we retreat to?" Zhuge Liang sighed bitterly, "We have lost all our troops and horses, and now we have lost our Wuhuan allies. There is a vast plain to the north. What else can we use to resist the Chu thieves?
Iron hoof?"
Facing Zhuge Liang's rhetorical question, Zhang Xiu's expression changed, but he answered silently.
Zhang Xiu also knew very well that if Yi Jing was lost, the hope of Han Dynasty to make a comeback would be a foregone conclusion.
"However, His Majesty has already escaped and took away most of the soldiers and horses, but he asked us to defend the city here. Doesn't this mean that we are waiting to die?" Zhang Xiu raised his head again and asked, showing some disdain for Liu Bei in his words.
of resentment.
"Your Majesty..." Zhuge Liang paused and sighed: "Your Majesty was also panicked and lost his sense of control. I believe that with your Majesty's wisdom, as long as we hold on, your Majesty will definitely send reinforcements."
At this time, Zhuge Liang still has no complaints against Liu Bei and is still excusing Liu Bei.
"When Liyang was besieged and our Han army was still strong, your majesty could abandon his sworn brother at that time. The prime minister thinks that at this point, will your majesty still care about us?" Zhang Xiu bit his lip and asked.
Zhuge Liang's body trembled and he responded, but could only remain silent.
Zhang Xiu raised his head and looked at the overwhelming Chu army outside the city, and then at the remnant soldiers around him who were frightened and had no fighting spirit.
In his mind, Liu Bei's flattering and evil face towards Hu Lu appeared again, and Liu Bei's evil deeds of abandoning his subordinates and brothers time and time again appeared in his mind.
The more Zhang Xiu thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more disappointed he became with Liu Bei.
"Prime Minister, now that things have come to this, it's better to..."
"Needless to say any more, His Majesty's decree for us is to stick to Yijing. We are determined to live and die with Yijing. For the sake of the Han Dynasty and the people of the world, we will never take a step back!"
Zhuge Liang interrupted Zhang Xiu's opening words with an impassioned and decisive speech.
Seeing Zhuge Liang's unquestionable aura, Zhang Xiu secretly gritted his teeth and had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips.
Zhuge Liang, who had made up his mind, conveyed his determination to the troops at the top of Yijing City, and personally walked along the city in a wheelbarrow to boost the morale of the Han army.
It is a pity that the fighting spirit of the Han soldiers has already fallen to the bottom due to Liu Bei's escape. No matter how many wonderful cakes Zhuge Liang drew with his eloquent words, he could not boost morale.
The five thousand remnant soldiers were just afraid of military law, so they were forced to stay at the gate of Yijing City with their last bit of persistence.
There was panic at the top of the city, but outside the city, the Chu army was full of fighting spirit and blood boiling.
On the line directly south of Yijing, a legion of about 80,000 people was assembled. This was the strongest attacking legion deployed in a single direction since Yan Liang raised his army.
Yan Liang wanted to use sixteen times more troops to raze Yijing City to the ground in one fell swoop.
Standing on his horse and holding his sword, Yan Liang looked at the Yijing Tower in the distance. Yan Liang's eyes were as cold as iron. He seemed to be able to see how terror was surging in those trembling faces.
In sight, city-breaking cannons one after another have all been dragged to the front of the formation.
An hour later, thousands of city-breaking cannons were all ready. Looking around, a dense darkness was facing the main city of Yijing.
A horseman came forward. Zhu Huan rode forward to defend himself. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, all the cannons for destroying the city are ready. Please give me your permission."
"Yes." Yan Liang just nodded slightly, pointed his riding whip forward, and said coldly: "Pass on my decree, fire thousands of cannons, and raze Yi Jing to the ground."
"No!" Zhu Huan received the order and rode off excitedly.
Not long after, the rumble of war drums soared into the sky, shaking the dust from Yijing City.
Just the sound of the war drums frightened the Han army at the top of the city with pale faces and burning fear.
When the three-pass drum passed and the war drum started, it suddenly became more urgent.
That's the call to attack.
As the flag in front of the formation moved forward, the order to bombard Yi Jing was officially issued.
Huhuhu~~
When the ear-piercing sound broke through the air, it instantly filled the ears. In the sight, thousands of huge stones flew out of the sky almost at the same time.
Countless stones drew graceful arcs, crashing down towards the top of Yijing City like falling stars.
At that moment, Zhuge Liang watched helplessly as the rocks came overwhelmingly. His face that was pretending to be calm was deformed with fear, and his determination to die was instantly destroyed.
