Only seven days left to live? She goes crazy and kills

The Yong army was indeed well prepared.

Sophisticated weapons and armor, strong horses, abundant food and grass, and unprecedented morale made the Beiliang army feel a great threat.

In the first three days of the war, Beiliang lost more than 4,000 troops. The general urgently ordered the withdrawal of troops and closed the city gates tightly.

But Yan Donghuang did not give up. Taking advantage of the high morale of the soldiers, he ordered a forcible attack on the city.

Yuan Ziying and Xie Yunjian, who had just arrived in Jiangcheng, heard the news and were happy for the Yong Dynasty. They couldn't help but start planning to cooperate inside and outside and take the initiative to open the city gate for the Yong Dynasty.

The two of them were sitting on the second floor of the inn, discussing strategies by the light.

"During the Yong Dynasty's strong attack, Beiliang's heavy troops were on the city tower. A sneak attack would definitely not work. If an archer were to shoot him there, the gain would outweigh the loss." Yuan Ziying held her chin, feeling a little distressed, "Both of us are still alive. Face, it won’t work if you show it, it will arouse their suspicion.”

If the city gate could be opened, Yong Dynasty soldiers and horses would not have to climb ladders to forcefully attack the city, which would reduce a lot of losses.

But precisely because the defense of the city gate is the most important, the defense is particularly strict, and all the elite troops are deployed on the tower.

Even if the two of them go for a sneak attack, there is a high chance that they will be shot into pieces.

"They have time to change their defenses." Xie Yunjian said calmly, "After Gong Liancheng returned to Beijing, his subordinate Cao Ji was guarding the border. This general likes men."

"Ah?" Yuan Ziying was surprised, "What did you say?"

"This general is Gong Liancheng's uncle-in-law, and he likes men." Xie Yunjian said calmly, "I decided to give it a try."

Yuan Ziying was speechless.

Did General Beiliang have so many quirks?

No wonder she always felt that something was not right between Prince Duan and Gong Liancheng. Could it be that Prince Duan also made such a "sacrifice" in exchange for Gong Liancheng being loyal to him?

But this method obviously doesn't work.

Yuan Ziying slowly shook her head and rejected his suggestion: "What you said is a bad idea. If the Beiliang generals are disappointed with their emperor, the best thing to do is to give up resistance."

Yuan Ziying said, and couldn't help but frown and think: "I can disguise myself and come up with a trick to attack General Cao."

"Gong's scheming?" Xie Yunjian raised his eyebrows, "What are you going to do?"

Yuan Ziying said: "The news that Gong Liancheng died in the capital has been blocked and has not yet reached the border. I decided to tell him the news."

When the late Emperor of Northern Liang was critically ill, Gong Liancheng returned to Beijing with his elite troops in order to compete for the throne for the second prince, which was not justified.

Now Gong Liancheng and King Duan are both dead in the capital, and the crown prince's ascension to the throne is definitely bad news that makes Cao Ji worse.

Because he is Gong Liancheng's uncle-in-law, and the new emperor cannot tolerate Gong Liancheng and Prince Duan, even if Cao Ji wins the battle, he will inevitably be liquidated by the new emperor after he returns.

This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of.

Yuan Ziying asked Xie Yunjian to go out and find her some clothes for a young man. The size should be smaller, the style should be more ordinary, and preferably the style should be older. In short, the shabbier the better.

Xie Yunjian understood what she meant, "Yeah."

After finding the clothes, Yuan Ziying quickly changed into them, took off the hairpins and earrings from her hair, combed her hair into a boy's style, and put some dim powder on her face.

The originally fair and delicate skin soon became dull, even on the neck, and the hair on the forehead was a little messy. I wiped a little blood and dust on it, checked it again and again in the mirror, and after making sure it was correct, I took advantage of the night. Leave the inn and head towards the General's Mansion.

In order to increase her credibility, Yuan Ziying also wiped some dust on her face, and then ran all the way to the gate of the General's Mansion, panting and sweating profusely.

The guard looked at him unkindly: "Who are you? What do you do?"

Yuan Ziying's face was anxious, and her face was stained with blood, which highlighted her embarrassment and fear: "Master Jun, I want to see General Cao! I have important information to tell the general in person! Something happened to General Gong!"

The gatekeeper outside the General's Mansion originally wanted to drive her away, but when she heard her mention General Gong, his expression suddenly changed: "What's wrong with General Gong?"

Yuan Ziying's voice was urgent: "Something happened! I want to see General Cao. I have important information to report to General Cao in person! Hurry up!"

Seeing her urgency, the soldier guarding the gate did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly turned around and went into the house to report.

Yuan Ziying waited anxiously outside and kept pacing.

After a while, the man came back and said to Yuan Ziying: "Please come with me."

Yuan Ziying followed him into the general's mansion, and soon saw General Cao Ji in the study. There were several generals in the study, and all of them looked unhappy. I don't know if it was because of the unfavorable outcome of the war, or because they were worried about General Gong. .

When Yuan Ziying entered the door, everyone present turned to look at her.

At this time, Yuan Ziying was dressed in plain clothes, her face was stained with dirt and blood, and her hair was slightly messy.

"General." Yuan Ziying looked at the man sitting behind the desk with some uncertainty, "Are you General Cao?"

Cao Ji was dressed in silver armor, tall and strong, with a fierce look on his face. There was an obvious scar on his left cheek, which made him look particularly ferocious.

"Yes, this is General Cao." A general next to him replied, "What happened in the capital? Tell me quickly!"

Yuan Ziying looked horrified: "General Gong is dead!"

As soon as he said this, Cao Ji's expression suddenly changed and he stood up suddenly: "What did you say?"

"It's true," Yuan Ziying said with a look of horror on her face, "She was tortured to death."

Cao Ji looked ugly: "By whose hands did he die?"

"It was the queen and her son..." Yuan Ziying was heartbroken, "In order to ensure a smooth succession, they secretly sent someone to assassinate the general. The general was poisoned by an arrow and was placed in the palace by His Royal Highness Prince Duan. Later, a female doctor who could detoxify appeared in the imperial city..."

"Female doctor?" Cao Ji gritted his teeth, "Is it Yuan Ziying?"

Yuan Ziying nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it seems to be Yuan!"

"Then what?"

"This person tampered with the detoxification of the general." Yuan Ziying looked angry and sad, "The general was killed by her!"

"She was someone the queen found. After killing the general, the queen wanted to silence her, but she accidentally escaped on the night of the palace coup. The queen was furious and sent people to hunt her down..."

"I didn't expect that the person hasn't been found yet, Yong Chao They started the war, saying that the female doctor was the empress's sister, and that the war was entirely caused by this person! "

A general nodded: "That's right, the war was indeed caused by that female doctor."

Yuan Ziying looked panicked: "The new emperor ascended the throne, heard that the border was in danger, and sent his confidant to lead the Black Family Army to support, but they walked very slowly... General Cao, they deliberately wanted you, the old generals, to die on the battlefield, and then they came to rescue, and then all the credit would be theirs! The emperor killed two birds with one stone, not only eliminating the big trouble with his confidant, but also guarding the border, but in fact..."

Yuan Ziying said angrily: "As long as you die, Yongguo will withdraw its troops."

Cao Ji's face was stiff: "You mean, the war in Yongguo was originally a conspiracy?"