"In which direction did they escape?" Cheng Yong grabbed the soldier and asked eagerly.
"East Gate"
Everyone was immediately shocked. As we all know, a large number of Nanliang troops were stationed on Shilipo outside the east gate. Their total number was nearly 100,000. After Jin Dingguo was defeated, they divided into several strongholds in an encirclement manner, almost blocking the east side.
All the ways out, that is to say, there is only one way for Zhao Zijian to go here, and that is to collaborate with the enemy and treason. This guy knows the defense situation in the city very well. He will definitely tell Liang Jun about this surrender. With Jin Dingguo's personality, he will definitely lead the way as soon as possible.
siege the city
For this reason, Shao Yan quickly asked two generals, Dong Tianyuan and Tan Shijie, to quickly increase the number of troops at the east gate. At the same time, he ordered Cheng Yong and other generals to prepare for battle. When the onlookers learned of this situation, they immediately panicked and prepared for the battle.
To prevent an accident from happening, Shao Yan asked the residents living near the east gate to go home, pack their things, and evacuate to the west city as quickly as possible.
After returning to the Xicheng camp, Shao Yan put on a suit of iron armor, a golden lion helmet on his head, a five-foot sword hanging on his waist, and knee-length boots on his feet, making him a majestic general. After getting dressed, he
Take Chang Yixiao and rush to the east gate
At this moment, Donglin soldiers are everywhere on the east gate tower. On the edge of the guardrail is a row of archers, followed by a line of guards holding spears. Generals Dong Tianyuan and Tan Shijie are leading the soldiers to carry stones to the tower.
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As soon as Shao Yan stepped onto the city gate, he heard a report from Dong Tianyuan, saying that Jin Dingguo had led an army of 100,000 troops to the city. Shao Yan walked to the city gate and looked down, but saw that not far from the city gate, there were gold-plated horses and war flags.
Piaopiao, everything is dark from far to near. Jin Dingguo is sitting on the tall horse at the front, with a proud smile on his face. Next to him are several generals under him, and on the left side of his body is
They are Zhao Zijian, Li Guangyou, Yuan Chang and Zheng Qingyi
"Excellent emperor, let your people open the city gate quickly." Jin Dingguo pointed his sword at the city tower and shouted. All the soldiers raised their spears and kept calling for formation.
Shao Yan glared at Zhao Zijian with an angry look, and said sternly: "Zhao Zijian, Yuan Chang, Li Guangyou, Zheng Qingyi, I have been very kind to you in the past, why do you want to betray me?"
Zhao Zijian smiled coldly: "Your Majesty, you have never treated us badly, but you have never reused us. You reused Cheng Yong, Dong Tianyuan and others. In your eyes, we brothers will always be inferior."
"You fart!" Before Shao Yan could say anything, Dong Tianyuan on the side walked to the tower angrily, pointed at Zhao Zijian and cursed: "The emperor has always treated us equally. If you had not made a mistake, could the emperor remove you from your posts?
You deprived me of your salary but didn’t know how to share your worries, and now you have committed such shameless acts as betraying me and surrendering to the enemy. Are you worthy of the emperor and the people of Donglin?"
Shao Yan nodded appreciatively. Dong Tianyuan was the youngest among the generals, but he was also the one with the most straightforward temperament. Unlike Zhao Zijian, he was flattering on the surface but harboring evil intentions secretly.
"Dong Tianyuan, don't slap us with such big hats. Who do you think you are? You have no say here." Zhao Zijian said angrily: "To tell you the truth, I am now the Generalissimo of Zhengdong in Nanliang. You little brats
Please be polite to me from now on."
Cheng Yong said: "Zhao Zijian, if you want to be the marshal, I will give it to you. Why do you have to surrender to these people?"
"Hahaha..." A sly smile appeared on Zhao Zijian's lips, "Brother Cheng, you may not know yet. I heard that the Chu army has captured the canal. The Baimei father and his daughter led their troops to retreat steadily. Given time, the Chu army's flag
It will be inserted in the capital of Donglin Kingdom. As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost. Brother, I advise you to choose a retreat for yourself as soon as possible, lest you don't even have a place to live. As long as you are willing to surrender to Liang Kingdom, brother
I guarantee that you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in this life."
Jin Dingguo smiled and nodded: "You're right. Those who know the current affairs are heroes and the best emperors. I think you should stop making unnecessary resistance. The army of Western Chu will attack Luo Jing in the near future. You still think about it.
How can you go back to put out the fire? Or just surrender to me, Daliang, and I, Jin Dingguo, will guarantee your safety with my personality."
Day, how much is your personality worth? Shao Yan smiled half-heartedly and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Jin, for your kindness. Unfortunately, the word 'surrender' has never been in my dictionary. I'm afraid I will disappoint Brother Jin."
Jin Dingguo snorted and turned his head to the side. Zhao Zijian raised his head and said with a malicious smile: "Your Majesty, you are a wise king. You don't need to toast or eat as fine. As long as you open the city gate, we will never do it."
Harm anyone, but if you stubbornly resist, don’t blame us for being merciless."
Seeing his arrogant look, Shao Yan felt angry and said coldly: "Marshal Zhao, you are so majestic. It seems that I really underestimated you back then. Since the temple of Donglin Kingdom cannot afford to support someone like you."
Buddha, please return those ten thousand soldiers to me. I don’t want them to kill my own people with swords.”
Zhao Zijian laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, you are so funny. These ten thousand soldiers were all brought out from the countryside by the general. Even if the general wants to return them to you, I'm afraid they won't listen to your orders."
Shao Yan least wanted to see brothers killing each other. Although he knew that Zhao Zijian refused to return the Donglin soldiers he had taken away, he still wanted to try his best. Even if it was in vain, he would still feel more at ease, "In this case,
What else can we say? Come, open the city gate and prepare to fight."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "bang——" sound, the city gate was opened, the high suspension bridge was lowered from the city wall, and was directly placed on the moat. Shao Yan rode a white horse and led tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the city.
At the same time, Jin Ding's troops retreated two hundred meters to prepare for the battle.
The two armies faced each other on the open grassland. The Donglin soldiers held their spears with both hands and stared eagerly forward. The bright red Donglin flag fluttered back and forth in the breeze, seeming to send a challenge signal to the opponent. Shao Yan and
Cheng Yong and several generals were sitting on horseback, standing at the front of the team.
The late autumn wind brought endless coolness, making people suddenly feel a bit cold. In an instant, Shao Yan took out a long sword from his waist, Cheng Yong held a Fangtian painted halberd weighing forty kilograms, and Dong Tianyuan was young but used to use both hands.
Tan Shijie used a long ax as a weapon, and everyone's eyes were filled with sparks.
In contrast, Liang Jun's soldiers all had murderous looks on their faces. Jin Dingguo rode a tall horse confidently, as if he was already arrogant. Zhao Zijian had a proud look on his face. However, Yuan Chang, Li Guangyou, Zheng Qingyi, etc. beside him
Several generals seemed a little afraid. As traitor generals, these people would inevitably feel guilty. They did not dare to look at the emperor's face and could only bury their heads on their chests.
After a long while, Jin Dingguo said: "Excellent Emperor, I will ask you again, will you surrender or not?"
"No - surrender -" Shao Yan replied word for word.
The air stopped flowing as the two people talked, and could even make people suffocate at any time. The cold wind continued to blow wildly on the battlefield, and countless flags made whistling sounds in the wind.
"kill--"
"Come on -"
Rolling sand and dust stirred up again on the earth. Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed towards each other waving their weapons. The sky was full of the sound of iron weapons clashing, shouts, killing sounds, screams, screams..., just like the roar of the waves.
It swept through the entire Changqing City like a horrifying wave, and heaven and earth seemed to be connected instantly. There was a gray sky everywhere, and it was hard to tell which was heaven and earth.
Shao Yan's face was as steely as he slashed at Liang Bing's body with his sword. He had learned swordsmanship from Yun Yun and Bai Ruxue before, so it was not a problem to deal with some soldiers. But when he saw one of them stabbed to death with one sword, then his legs
He clamped the saddle and rushed down for a few steps. When several soldiers surrounded him, he suddenly tightened the rope and turned around. The soldiers thought he was going to run away, so they turned around and chased him. Shao Yan unexpectedly turned his head and swung his sword.
Assassinate five people in a row
Cheng Yong swung Fang Tian's painted halberd with one hand. As long as he waved it lightly, the person who was hit would die from a violent blow to the head, or die from all the bones in the body. Seeing this, several generals of Liang Army quickly attacked him.
As they gathered around, Dong Tianyuan raised his two swords and slashed at the backs of those people. General Liang Jun was unable to dodge and fell from their horses to the ground. Tan Shijie started to deal with Jin Dingguo. Jin Dingguo used a five-foot-long sword, and Tan Shijie held it.
The two of them fought with each other for a while, but there was no winner. The sword and ax sometimes collided on the ground, sometimes sparks flashed in mid-air, and made a "clang" sound.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Zhao Zijian, together with Yuan Chang, Li Guangyou and Zheng Qingyi, led a group of soldiers to push towards the city gate. Chang Yixiao, who was responsible for guarding the city, reacted quickly and immediately ordered people to hoist the suspension bridge and close the city gate.
Zhao Zijian had no choice but to retreat back out of breath. During this period, Shao Yan fought with his sword with one hand and tightened the horse's rope with the other hand to change positions in time. Zhao Zijian wanted to kill the best emperor so that he could be promoted to a noble rank, so in other
With the cooperation of the three surrendered generals, they quietly came to the back of Shao Yan's horse and swung their weapons at him at lightning speed. Shao Yan's ears were very sensitive and he quickly lay on the horse's back. Zhao Zijian's sword came from
The back of his head flashed past, and the other three generals raised their swords and slashed at Shao Yan's chest. Shao Yan drove his horse forward a few steps, but Zhao Zijian rushed over and cut off his horse's leg with a quick stride.
With a bang, Shao Yan fell off his horse. Seeing that the emperor was in trouble, several Donglin soldiers hurriedly came to support, but were hacked to death by Zhao Zijian and four others. Shao Yan knew that he was no match for the four of them and tried to
He broke out forward, but he didn't know that the opponent still got a step ahead. Yuan Chang slashed his back with a knife. Fortunately, Shao Yan was wearing iron armor, but it still left a big wound. His back was wet with blood. He was unwilling to accept it.
He died in the hands of several generals, and then ran forward in pain, with Zhao Zijian and others pursuing him all the way.
At this time, Cheng Yong and Dong Tianyuan saw this situation and quickly rode their horses to intercept Zhao Zijian and others. Jin Dingguo quickly ordered the soldiers to block their way, but Tan Shijie was distracted on his shoulder by the spears of more than a dozen Liang soldiers.
Pierced, he roared suddenly, pulled out the spear from his body, and shot at those Liang soldiers, and several Liang soldiers fell down.
"Protect the Emperor!" Cheng Yong shouted while fighting. All Donglin soldiers surrounded Zhao Zijian and others. Shao Yan finally had time to take a breath. He only felt a heartbreaking pain in his back, as if his bones were broken.
Just when he was about to take off his clothes and tie up the wound, a Liang soldier appeared out of nowhere, and while he was not paying attention, he slashed his arm with a knife. Shao Yan immediately knelt on the ground in pain. Fortunately, the soldier
Liang Bing was not very strong, and his arm was not broken, but he could not exert any strength. More than a dozen Liang soldiers quietly surrounded him. Shao Yan gritted his teeth, turned over suddenly, and faced the man who sneaked up on him.
Liang Bing slashed over, and the Liang Bing's head fell to the ground. Shao Yan then swung his sword and slashed at the other Liang soldiers. Three of them were hacked to death on the spot. The remaining Liang soldiers raised their spears and aimed at
He stabbed
"Your Majesty, my concubine is here." Just when Shao Yan felt desperate, a rapid sound of horse hoofs suddenly came from behind Liang Bing. Along with several screams, more than a dozen Liang soldiers in front of him came one after another.
Falling in a pool of blood, Shao Yan endured the toothache from the wound and stood up, only to see Yunyun riding a war horse in front of him.
"Your Majesty, give me your hand." Yun Yun stretched out his hand to Shao Yan and said. Shao Yan immediately climbed onto the horse's back without saying anything. Seeing that there were many wounds on his body, Yun Yun couldn't help but feel heartbroken and said with tears: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine.
The rescue is late, please forgive me, Your Majesty." As he said this, he took off his coat and wrapped it around the wound on his back.
"Excuse me for what? Didn't I ask you to stay well on the tower? You——, why are you so disobedient?" Shao Yan was covered in bruises and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Due to excessive blood loss, there was no color on his face.
, even the tone of speaking has become weak and weak
"I will always be with the emperor throughout my life."
Shao Yan leaned on her shoulder and saw that the girl's face was covered with tears, as if she had been dipped in water. He smiled lightly and said: "Silly girl, you have seen such a scene today. Jin Dingguo used all his troops to attack Changchun."
Qing, Changqing City may not be protected at any time, listen to me, follow Chang Yixiao and leave here quickly, go find Bai Ruxue, I will be there soon.”
"I don't want to go together, or die together." Yun Yun hugged Shao Yan's waist from behind and cried: "You are my concubine's husband. Wherever you go, I will follow you. If anything happens to you,
Even my concubines will not live in this world."
Shao Yan was deeply moved. If it weren't for the crisis, he would certainly not be willing to let Yunyun leave. However, Jin Dingguo's backup troops continued to pour out from all directions. At this time, there were as many as 200,000 Liang soldiers on the battlefield.
, and the Donglin Kingdom has only more than 60,000 troops, and the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great. If the battle continues, Changqing City will definitely not be able to defend it. The only way now is to withdraw from the battle and defend the city with all its strength.
"Retreat!" Shao Yan kicked the horse's belly hard and ran towards the city. Cheng Yong and other generals received the order and quickly ordered the large troops to retreat. Jin Dingguo shouted: "Quickly stop them. If anyone lets a Lin soldier escape,