Qingjiang Yin

When bandits attack, the front gate is the first to bear the brunt.

"Your Highness! Absolutely not." Someone among the generals exclaimed, Yuan Che is the current prince, very honorable, how could he be put in danger, even if Ruzhou is guarding, if there is anything wrong with Yuan Che, everyone's lives will be in jeopardy.

Yuan Che smiled slightly, comforted everyone with his eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Ruzhou is an important gateway. If Ruzhou is lost, Henan will be lost. If Henan is lost, Dasheng will also be in danger! In the face of national crisis, even though Yuan Che is a man, he has a duty to do so. If I die here, I will sacrifice my life to Dasheng Jiangshan, if I can survive by chance, I will kill the enemy with my hand, protect my Dasheng Jiangshan, and protect my Dasheng people."

"Yuan Che," he swept his eyes across the crowd present, with both tragic and heroic spirit in his heart, he paused every word, "willing to live and die with Ruzhou."

In an instant, everyone was shocked by this seemingly fragile prince. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old and had not yet reached the crown, but such courage and broad-mindedness made even generals like them feel ashamed.

The school grounds were extremely quiet, the wind whistling across the sky, rolling up dust and sand all over the sky.

After a while, I don't know who it is, and shouted: "I am willing to follow His Highness, die for the country, and defend Ruzhou to the death."

Gradually, everyone in the school field followed and shouted loudly.

"Martyrdom for the country, defending Ruzhou to the death!"

"Martyrdom for the country, defending Ruzhou to the death!"

"Martyrdom for the country, defending Ruzhou to the death!"

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As soon as the setting sun is recorded, the battlefield is bloody, and the pride soars to the sky!

In the 18th year of Emperor Shunwu's birth, he patrolled Ruzhou, and the thieves from the south of the Huishan Mountain moved eastward.

"Da Sheng Zhi" describes this battle with only a few pens. In Emperor Shunwu's magnificent life of Wenzhi and martial arts, the battle of Ruzhou is really not worth mentioning, but for Yuan Che, this battle is his life. One of the most significant turning points.

He was like a wolf that had been kept in captivity for a long time, and was finally exiled to the boundless wilderness. In the bottomless despair, he tasted blood and could never turn back.

In the new year of Deyou's 35th year, Yuan Che was still a boy who had not yet fully grown up, with a thin figure, a handsome face, and a beautiful appearance. , to defend the country.

In this battle, if you win, you will live, if you lose, you will die. There is no other choice.

It was still cold winter and the wind was blowing. Yuan Che stood on the city wall and looked far away. The army of bandits was approaching. Looking from the city wall, there was a thick black line in the sky, which was ominous in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Yuan Che turned to the general Xu Da and said, "How many bandits do you think are there?"

Xu Da paused, and said: "In my opinion, there should be around ten thousand people."

Yuan Che frowned slightly, and said softly, "Too little."

Xu Dayuemo was a little surprised, and looked at Yuan Che puzzledly. Ordinary people in battle hope that the enemy is weak and we are strong. At least it should be evenly matched. How can you think there are too few enemies?

"There were so many thieves, or they were afraid of fighting on the way, so they fled first." Xu Da said.

Yuan Che shook his head, his face turned even paler; "According to the report from the spies before, the number of bandits should be around [-]. Now the number is so small, I'm afraid there are other plans."

Xu Da was silent when he heard the words.Even if there are other plans, with Ruzhou's current military strength, it can only resist for a while, if not for a while.

The sky was getting dark and the wind was turning towards the enemy. Seeing that the army of bandits was only a few dozen feet away from the city, Yuan Che ordered: "Light the fire and let the arrows go!"

Following his order, thousands of rockets shot towards the enemy.

Winter is the driest day, and wherever the rockets go, fires start one after another.Although the thieves were numerous, they had neither rations nor weapons, so they had no way to resist. Their formation was chaotic, and many people retreated and fled seeing the fire.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the city wall cheered one after another, but Yuan Che's expression became more serious.

"It's too chaotic." At this moment, even Xu Da, who was at the side, realized that the situation was not right. Shannan bandits had been in trouble for a long time, and confrontation with officers and soldiers was not uncommon.Although the thieves are absolutely unable to resist the officers and soldiers, they are not so vulnerable.

This only shows one thing, the main force of the bandits is not here.

At this moment, some soldiers rushed towards the two of them. "Report to Your Highness, General, the south gate is in critical condition, and General Zhang is about to lose his hold. Your Highness, please send someone to help!"

Yuan Che and Xu Da looked at each other, and the premonition just now finally became a reality.

"Xu Da," Yuan Che said decisively, "I order you to lead 2000 people and guard the city gate!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Che drew out his sword and said loudly: "The rest, follow me to the south gate to support!"

The South Gate has fallen, and Zhang Yuanye has died in battle.Yuan Che looked at the open city gate with an almost livid face, and the dark bandits.Under the city wall, the defenders were fighting desperately with the bandits, but in the end they were outnumbered, and they were about to be unable to hold on, allowing the bandits to enter the city wantonly.

"How many defenders are left here?"

"Back to Your Highness, there are about a thousand more people." Zhang Yuan's lieutenant general was also covered in blood.

"Where are the thieves?"

The lieutenant paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I killed a group of people with the fire attack earlier, and now there are about... 4000 people."

These 4000 people are the main force of the thieves.

Yuan Che tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, and asked coldly, "How did the city gate fall?"

The expression on the deputy general's face instantly turned into extreme resentment, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's that dog thief Zheng Yang who colluded with the bandits for his life. He opened a gap in the city gate and wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape while I was waiting to fight and had no time to distract himself."

"Then where is Zheng Yang now?" Yuan Che's expression was as stern as iron.

Yuan Che was tall and thin, and he was quite thin in the army that was mostly thick-backed and burly-backed. However, at this moment, such a body gave people infinite coercion.

"The subordinates have already detained him first, and let His Royal Highness dispose of him."

"Bring him up."

"Yes."

Trembling, Zheng Yang was detained by two soldiers, walked up to Yuan Che, his face was slumped, his clothes were filthy, his hair was disheveled, and he no longer had the look of an assassin.

He knew that he had surrendered to the enemy and treason, and his crime was unforgivable. His legs were already weak, and he didn't dare to look directly at the two of them. He knelt down in front of Yuan Che with a "plop", and said in pain, "The guilty minister knows that death is inevitable." research, but there are old mothers, wives and children, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Yuan Che's eyes were like knives, and he looked coldly at Zheng Yang, who was deeply prostrate under his feet, and said angrily: "You also know that you have old mothers, wives and children, and you also know that life is precious. Don't you know that all the soldiers in the city don't have old mothers, wives and children?" Is life precious? Collaborating with the enemy and treason, where do you put your loyalty? Where do you put your benevolence?"

Yuan Che's hand holding the hilt of the sword trembled, unable to hold back the hatred in his chest, he drew out his long sword, and chopped Zheng Yang under the sword with one blow.

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