Zhu Nao

Before dawn, Xie Wuji was resting in the tent, when suddenly there were hurried footsteps outside.He slept very lightly, was awakened immediately, and got up with his clothes on: "Who?"

The voice of a soldier came from outside: "General, a spy has sent an urgent report!"

Xie Wuji turned over and went to bed, said: "Let him come in and talk."

The lights in the tent came on, and a spy ran in panting from outside the tent.Xie Wuji placed eyeliners near each military camp, paying close attention to the movements of all forces.She recognized at a glance that this man was sent by him to monitor the Jiangling army camp.

"General, something serious has happened!" The spy hastily bowed, and before he could catch his breath, he couldn't wait to report, "General Huang Dongxuan of the Jiangling Army suddenly dispatched troops at midnight tonight, and took a few battalions of troops to surprise the capital by night! "

Xie Wuji was stunned.

……

After a while, several officers in the Yanzhou Army were awakened from their sleep and rushed to Xie Wuji's tent.

"What?! The Jiangling army sent troops? Tonight??"

When the sleepy-eyed officers heard the news, they woke up instantly and exploded in an instant.

"The Jiangling army only has 3000 people, and they actually went to attack the capital?! What do they want to do??"

"There are only 3000 people. Even if he can enter the capital, how can he defend it?! If he can't defend it, wouldn't he be making wedding dresses for others? How could he send troops at this time?!"

"Then Huang Dongxuan is crazy, right? What is the intention of Jiangning Mansion?"

The night was still dark, but the discussions among the officers were already in full swing.People even repeatedly asked the spies whether the information was accurate, and the spies repeatedly assured that they saw it with their own eyes, but some still couldn't believe it.

Among the crowd, Xie Wuji's face was calm, his brows were furrowed, and he didn't say a word.

When people recovered from the shock and digested the news, they couldn't wait to invite Xie Wuji.

"General, Huang Dongxuan has always been known as a good fighter. Since he took the lead in sending troops, we can't wait any longer!"

"Yeah, let's mobilize troops as well. The Jiangling Army only has 3000 people, and they will be in a tough fight with the rebels. There is still time for us to go now."

"General, hurry up and order. Once the capital is destroyed, all our plans will be ruined."

Amidst the noise of people, Xie Wuji closed his eyes.

What does Huang Dongxuan want to do?He had roughly guessed it.Although the rebel forces in Beijing are powerful, they are actually scattered and not good at fighting.Although Huang Dongxuan only led a thousand people, but he was a surprise attack, and he must have been prepared long ago, so it may not be impossible to obtain results.As for the fact that there are too few soldiers and horses to defend the results of the battle, I am afraid that Huang Dongxuan sent troops at this time, and he never thought about defending the results of the battle.There are all kinds of princes in the world, there are timid and cautious hypocrites like Liu Song and Lu Guang, and there are daring gamblers like Huang Dongxuan.

Huang Dongxuan's sudden move was indeed beyond his expectation, and also disrupted his plan.Does he want to send troops now to fight for the results of the battle?

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Xie Wuji slowly opened his eyes and said: "No. We can't send troops in a hurry. Let the soldiers of all armies stand by, and we will wait and see what happens."

All the officers were stunned, and the tent fell silent for a moment.

Someone couldn't help saying: "But the general..." Before he could say anything, the people next to him secretly patted him and shook their heads at him.The man thought for a while, then swallowed the words hesitantly.

Once Xie Wuji made a decision and gave an order, he would not sway left and right and change it again and again.Since he said so, there must be his reasons and considerations, and others should not say anything more.

After a while, the officers withdrew from their tents.They could go back and rest a little longer before dawn.

Someone complained unwillingly: "The Jiangling army has taken the lead, why didn't the general let us send troops immediately? In case Huang Dongxuan used his troops like a god, and the rebel army was too vulnerable, he really let 3000 people succeed in suppressing the bandit King Qin." , isn’t the general’s painstaking efforts all in vain?”

Someone comforted: "Jiangling's army only has such a small number of people, so they may not have that ability. Maybe they will return home without success?"

"Ugh……"

But Wu Cong shook his head and said, "Don't you know the general yet? It is impossible for the general to rashly send troops at such a time. Unless it is a time of life and death, he never fights unprepared battles."

The crowd fell silent.

Indeed, Xie Wuji can become a victorious general not only because he knows how to use troops, but also because he has a calm mind.He is almost never emotional, so he never rushes into the battlefield.It should be known that the battlefield situation is unpredictable, and sometimes it seems like an opportunity, but it is an abyss of traps.Those who are greedy for merit and aggressiveness may be able to make great achievements repeatedly within a period of time, but they often fall short with just one mistake.And Xie Wuji is very principled in fighting, he would rather give up some easy-to-get results, and never act rashly.Although this has made him miss some opportunities, it may have made him invincible many times.

Wu Cong said in a low voice: "The general is not only responsible for success or failure, but also for the lives of thousands of soldiers in the army. It is taboo to send troops rashly."

The moon and stars are sparse, and the wind howls.For a long time no one answered.There is endless desolation in everyone's heart.

After a long time, people gradually dispersed.

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Under the cover of night, a small team quietly touched the base of the city wall.People lightly set the ladder to the wall and climbed up the ladder.There were also some nimble soldiers who grabbed the uneven wall and began to climb with their bare hands.

On the city wall, some soldiers were already curled up by the wall and fell asleep, while others gathered together and were gambling enthusiastically.No one realizes that the danger is approaching.

"big big big!"

"Small, small, small!"

"open!"

"Hahahahahaha, win, win!"

"Damn, what a bad luck."

"Get the money out."

"I owe it first, and I will pay you back when I win the next game."

"Go, go, how many rounds have you lost? What are you playing after losing all your money? Hurry up and change."

"What's the big deal? Find someone else to grab a wave tomorrow. Are you afraid that you won't have the money to pay you back? Keep driving!"

"Pull it down, who are you going to rob? Is there any other family in the city who has money for you to rob?"

Everyone booed, laughed and cursed to coax the guy who lost all his money to leave.

The person who was coaxed off the stage was full of dissatisfaction, and still lingered on the sidelines, refusing to leave. Suddenly, he frowned and raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet: "Wait a minute, did you hear any strange sounds?"

"What's the sound? All right, don't afford to lose, otherwise who will play with you in the future?"

"That's right, hurry up and give up your position, don't play tricks."

The man said anxiously: "Didn't you hear it? It seems to be coming from under the city wall. There won't be a sneak attack, right? Let's go and have a look."

"Sneak attack? Ha! Come on? Didn't you hear that the princes who came to King Qin are all planning to go back? Our general Tianshen is really amazing. He said that this battle can't be fought, but it really can't be fought."

"Hahahahahahahahahaha, yes. When I heard that [-] to [-] troops came to King Qin, I was so scared that I almost ran away home. Fortunately, I didn't leave. The gang of officials are more than a fool .Let them be kings, do they dare?"

"Ha ha……"

While everyone was laughing, the first batch of soldiers of the Jiangling Army had already climbed onto the wall.

The soldiers who attacked the city drew out their sabers and slashed at anyone they saw on the city wall. Those poor guarding soldiers who were dozing off became victims of the sword without even opening their eyes.

The soldiers who gathered to gamble did not finally realize that something was wrong until they heard the screams of their companions. Those who hurriedly collected money collected money, those who collected dice collected dice, and those who were looking for knives looked for knives.But when they found the knife, Jiangling's army was already in sight.

"Kill!!"

"Come here, help!! Someone is attacking the city!!"

In an instant, there was chaos on the city wall.

Huang Dongxuan had already ordered people to investigate around the capital for a long time, and these rebel soldiers seemed to have heard the news that the King Qin League was about to fail, so their defenses became more and more lax in recent days.And Guo Jinli and Li Cui are obviously not good at leading troops, the military discipline in the army is loose, and the morale of the army is lax.That's why he made the plan for the sneak attack.

And things went more smoothly than he had imagined.

When the soldiers of Jiangling rushed to the city, the soldiers who defended the city hardly resisted, and they began to flee in chaos in a blink of an eye.On the important city wall, there was not even a single officer who could stand up and command the soldiers to fight—maybe there was such an officer, but he escaped faster than others.

After occupying the city wall, the Jiangling Army officer said: "Quickly, go down and open the city gate!"

It was only the vanguard that attacked the top of the city, and the army was still waiting below.So the soldiers rushed down the city tower, opened the city gate, and welcomed the army to enter.

"Kill!!!"

In the dark night, countless torches were lit, and more than 1000 soldiers shouted the momentum of thousands of troops, and rushed straight to the imperial city!

……

Guo Jinli was sleeping soundly in the bedroom, when panic shouts came from outside.

"General Tianshen, General Tianshen! King Qin's army has entered the city and is already heading towards the palace!!!"

Guo Jinli vaguely heard the sound, but was still not awake. He thought the mosquito was calling, waved his hand impatiently, turned over and went back to sleep.

"General, wake up!!"

After calling several more times, Guo Jinli finally woke up, rubbing his eyes and sitting up angrily: "Who is making noise there? Are you disturbing my sleep, looking for death?"

"General, King Qin's army has entered the city!!"

Guo Jinli: "..."

It took him a while to digest the meaning of this sentence, shook his head, fell down and continued to sleep: "Impossible, I must be dreaming."

Subordinate: "..."

More and more people were awakened in the palace, and the lights gradually brightened.Even Li Cui, the "General Tiance" heard the news, and ran into the palace disheveled.

"Where's the eldest brother? Something happened to the eldest brother!"

Guo Jinli: "..."

The noise, the screams, the dazzling flames, all of which made him unable to believe that this was not a dream, but a reality.

But he still had a little fantasy in his experience, so he asked bravely: "Are you sure the news is true? The [-] troops don't fall asleep, and they come to the king in the middle of the night? Will there be such a thing? When did they become so united? Don't Who's kidding me?"

He didn't know that only the Jiangling army was dispatched tonight, and he thought that all the armies were mobilized together.Right now the palace is in chaos, and the incident happened so suddenly that almost no one knew the exact news. People were just shouting "King Qin's army has entered the city" and "King Qin's army has entered the city", no matter which gate they came in from. Yes, I don't know how many people came.

But things have come to this point, they can no longer sit in the palace and wait for death.

Li Cui was completely bewildered, and asked, "Brother, what should we do now?"

After all, Guo Jinli was a person who had seen big scenes, so he didn't panic too much: "What are you afraid of? We also have tens of thousands of troops. Hurry up and mobilize the troops to resist King Qin's army. Let's pack up and bring the little emperor with us. If the situation is not right, we will retreat first." .”

He added: "Don't worry, with me here, we will definitely save the day."

Pausing for a moment, as if to reassure someone, he repeated again: "The danger will definitely be saved..."

……

At this moment, the Jiangling army led by Huang Dongxuan had already reached the gate of the palace.

They came all the way and encountered almost no resistance. All the rebels lost their armor and armor when they encountered them, and fled in all directions.They didn't love to fight, they rushed all the way, and the people in the palace just got the news, they had already killed them.

Huang Dongxuan stopped outside the imperial city, and with the torches in everyone's hands, he had a panoramic view of the imperial city in front of him.

In fact, just eight years ago, the imperial court mobilized tens of thousands of laborers to repair the imperial city. It is said that in just eight years, the imperial city should still be magnificent.But under the ravages of the rebels in the past two years, the walls of the imperial city have long been afraid of many vines, dirt is piled up around the city, and there are even children's graffiti on the walls.

The mighty imperial city in the past is now in ruins.

Huang Dongxuan looked at the city tower in front of him that didn't quite match the rumors, and let out a chuckle of "heh" from his throat.

He was about to order to attack the palace, capture the thief leader, and rescue the emperor, when suddenly there were soldiers galloping from behind.

"General!" The soldiers rushed in front of Huang Dongxuan and urgently reported, "There are pursuers coming from behind!"

Huang Dongxuan's eyes flickered, thinking that the rebels finally reacted and mobilized troops to stop him.He hurriedly asked, "Which direction did you come from? How many people?"

The soldier said: "About a thousand people followed from outside the city. I can't see the number clearly, so come and send a letter to the general first."

Huang Dongxuan frowned.Followed from outside the city?Then it wouldn't be the rebels. Which princes heard the news of his dispatch and came after him to claim credit?Or did Zhou Toad find out that he sent troops overnight, and came after him to stop him?

He gave a "tsk" unhappily, and said, "People from the first battalion, go and block it."

So the soldiers who received the order began to withdraw to resist the army coming from the rear, so as to buy time for Huang Dongxuan.

Huang Dongxuan glanced at the remaining troops.These are the most elite and trustworthy soldiers under his command. These people helped him grow from penniless to famous, and he also led this group of brothers from hunger to prosperity.

He raised the knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "Brothers, let's go in!"

"Kill!!!" The soldiers responded passionately.

The army continued to kill towards the palace.

……

"General Tianshen, something is wrong! King Qin's army has entered the palace!!"

"What?! So fast??" Guo Jinli was packing the gold and silver, when he heard this, his hand shook, and the things in the bag were scattered all over the floor.

He never expected that King Qin's army would come so quickly. He had just sent an order to mobilize the army, but before the escort arrived, the enemy had already been killed.

Li Cui ran in carrying the trembling little emperor who had just been pulled out from the bed: "Brother, I seem to have heard King Qin's voice."

Even Guo Jinli panicked now.Who was it that broke in?How can it be so fast?

There are still some eunuchs and maids in the palace who were left by Guo Jinli and the others to serve him.Seeing that this is a good opportunity, a eunuch boldly suggested: "General Tianshen, the princes and armies from all the prefectures came to serve the king, just to ask for credit. General, it is better to let the emperor come forward and give them more officials and ranks. Everyone is happy. They won't embarrass the generals anymore."

He said this to keep Guo Jinli from escaping.Once King Qin's army got the little emperor, how could they let the rebels go?At that time, the rebellion of the rebels for more than a year should be put down.

The little emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this, he nodded his head like a woodpecker, and stammered: "Yes, yes, yes, I, I, I won't, I won't let them make things difficult for you. Let, let I go……"

It's a pity that Guo Jinli is not so easy to coax.After thinking about it for a while, he knew that handing over the little emperor would be a dead end. Only by continuing to hold the little emperor as a hostage would King Qin's army be afraid and dare not do anything to him.

So he snatched the little emperor from Li Cui's hand and said: "Let's go first, avoid the limelight and then think of a way."

The little emperor's eyes dimmed instantly.

Guo Jinli, Li Cui and others led the little emperor out of the bedroom, only to hear shouts, exclamations, and running sounds all around. They didn't know which palace door Qin Wangjun came in from, so they rushed towards the palace in a hurry. They ran to the nearest palace gate.

It was no coincidence that before they reached the gate of the palace, a group of troops suddenly rushed out from the side, it was the Jiangling Army who broke into the palace, and the leader of the team was Huang Dongxuan himself!

This rescue was a rare achievement in a thousand years, Huang Dongxuan was reluctant to give this credit to others, so he rushed in with a group of the most capable soldiers.However, after entering the palace, he couldn't figure out the direction, and was running around like headless chickens, and bumped into Guo Jinli and the little emperor who were fleeing in a hurry.

Everyone looked at each other, Guo Jinli and others saw the Jiangling army's armor clearly, and they were shocked!

Huang Dongxuan and others were shocked when they saw the child being held in their hands clearly!

Everyone was stunned, Huang Dongxuan was the first to come to his senses, and immediately figured out the identity of the child.His heart beat faster, and he burst into ecstasy. He drew his knife and shouted: "Brothers, help me!"

The elite soldiers of the Jiangling Army immediately rushed towards Guo Jinli and the others with claws and claws!

Guo Jinli turned pale with fright.In a hurry, he picked up the little emperor, drew the knife and put it on the little emperor's neck, and shouted: "Don't move! Whoever dares to come over, I will kill this little bastard!"

The emperor's life is still valuable, Huang Dongxuan and others immediately slowed down, not daring to act rashly.

Guo Jinli rejoiced secretly: Fortunately, he saved the life of the little emperor. If he had killed the emperor, he would probably be the one who was killed now.

During the stalemate between the two sides, Guo Jinli was thinking about how to use the little emperor to escape, but unexpectedly, an accident happened right under his nose.

After all, the little emperor was still a child. He had been trapped in the capital for more than a year, and he had long dreamed of escaping.Now that the rescuer is coming, how can he let go of this opportunity?So he suddenly struggled hard, pushed away Guo Jinli's hand holding the knife, and ran towards Huang Dongxuan desperately: "Aiqing, save me!!"

Guo Jinli and Li Cui turned pale in shock, and immediately stretched out their hands to grab the little emperor. In a panic, Guo Jinli forgot that he was still holding a knife in his hand, and swung his arms vigorously——

"what!!"

Hearing a scream, the little emperor twitched and knelt down slowly.Blood flowed down his neck, instantly staining his yellow obscene clothes red.

The expressions on everyone's faces were terrified, and the sound of shouting and killing disappeared for a while, and the world seemed to stand still.

The time seemed to have passed only for a moment, and it seemed to have passed for a long time. The boy fell to the ground.

Guo Jinli threw away the knife in his hand and backed away in horror.His luck in the past few years may have ended today.He destroyed his amulet with his own hands.

Huang Dongxuan was also shocked by this sudden change, after recovering, he rushed forward and put his hand under the boy's nose.The look on his face was frightened and angry at first, but then he didn't know what to think, and to everyone's surprise, his anger dissipated, and finally he suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, hahahahahaha..."

He laughed more and more wildly, and he didn't know what was so funny that he was about to cry from laughter.Guo Jinli, Li Cui and the others were so heartbroken by his laughter that they almost forgot to run away.The Jiangling army under him also didn't know why.

After a while, he stood up, casually wiped the blood from his hands on his body, and looked pitifully at the young man whose face had turned blue on the ground.

His subordinates rushed up, pointing at Guo Jinli and Li Cui who had already run a distance: "Brother, are you chasing me?"

Huang Dongxuan didn't give an order immediately, but squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, spies rushed over.

"General!" the spies panted, "This subordinate has found out that it was Zhou Hato who led people to catch up. The battalion we left behind couldn't stop them, they have already rushed to Miyagi!"

"Oh?" Huang Dongxuan snorted, "The action is fast enough."

After all, it was all Jiangling Army, he led this half of the troops to sneak out of the camp to attack at night, it is very difficult not to alarm the other half at all.Not long after he left, Zhou Toad got the news, immediately woke up the rest of the soldiers, and led them to chase them out.

Huang Dongxuan rolled his eyes and said with a sneer, "No more chasing, let's withdraw."

His subordinates were shocked: "Is this the withdrawal?"

Although the little emperor was killed by mistake, their plan to rescue him failed, but capturing the leader of the thief can make him famous, right?

Huang Dongxuan glanced at the crowd, and said loudly: "You didn't see anything that happened just now, and you are not allowed to tell anything! What happened tonight is like this—we just broke into the imperial city, and we are about to attack and save you. But it was stopped by Zhou Hama's troops. So we had to give up the chance to rescue him and retreat back to the camp—do you understand?!"

The people he brought with him today are all his soldiers who have been with him for several years, and they are also his confidantes. Everyone hurriedly said: "Understood!"

This Huang Dongxuan was originally a water thief. Although he is now a general, he still has a rebellious spirit in his bones.He has long been displeased with these hypocritical princes who are now entrenched in the Central Plains.When he saw the little emperor being killed, the first thing he thought of was not that his plan failed, but what would happen to the princes who had their own ghosts and wanted to get a piece of the Queen Qin's pie if they knew about it. What kind of expression?

It was so much fun, it was so much fun.The level of interest even surpassed the regret that he failed to rescue him.

He didn't even want the government officials to know about it too quickly.He wanted to see them try their best to attack the capital at last, only to find that he was frantic when he was trying to fetch water from a bamboo basket.

Huang Dongxuan glanced at the young man on the ground for the last time, waved his hand and said, "Get out!"

The soldiers ran towards the palace gate, and when they returned to the palace gate, Huang Dongxuan stopped again, swiping his knife and slashing towards the palace gate vigorously a few times.After a while, he cut down a piece of the palace gate.

He picked up the door, put it in his arms, and led his men to continue to retreat outside.