Jiaohua

Chapter 1577: Changes in Lanze City

The entire Northern Yuan Dynasty was in a serious information paralysis, with all kinds of news being true and false and confusing.

Not long ago, the messenger rushed back from Lingdai City and reported everything to Yi Shurong.

Upon learning that 40,000 soldiers were fooled and all that happened in Qingquan Town and Yingxing Fort, Yi Shurong was so angry that he laughed.

Not long after, a large eagle flew out from Lan Ze City, carrying an urgent letter, and landed at the mouth of Rongtang Gorge.

But Yi Shurong didn't take the contents of the letter seriously at all.

It was not until two days later, when messengers from various routes came out of Lan Ze City and rode their horses to the entrance of Rongtang Gorge, that Yi Shurong learned that everything was true.

In addition to the oral statements of the messengers, there were also written letters.

Yi Shurong read each line carefully, and his fingers trembled more and more violently.

There was a sudden pain in his chest and a violent cough came up his throat. Yi Shurong covered his chest and almost fainted.

People on both sides hurriedly came forward to support him. Yi Shurong coughed more and more violently, and finally experienced what it felt like for Shang Taiyu to faint from anger.

When he woke up, Meng Jinci and several generals had already rushed over from twenty miles away.

They were equally unfortunate. Their entire family, except for their concubines and children, was wiped out.

Meng Jinci had no concubines, and the concubines he had left were those of his younger brothers.

Although his only son was still young, he had been fond of martial arts since childhood and loved to wield swords and guns. He was very tall and was also killed by Ali.

After Yi Shurong woke up, he divided his troops into two groups.

We followed him on horseback, galloping back to Lanze City.

Directly attack Gongcheng Mountain which is now guarded by Bi’s army.

On the fourth day after Ouyang Jun led his troops to evacuate Lanze City, Yi Shurong finally arrived with his army.

All the dignitaries and bureaucrats in the entire city of Lanze were killed.

Any guards, yamen guards, city gate guards, etc., who are wearing official uniforms and have weapons on their waists or backs, will be killed without mercy.

Although Ouyang Jun ordered that civilians and slaves should not be attacked, law enforcement agencies of all sizes were in name only and order in the city was completely paralyzed. Although civilians and slaves were not killed, they were doomed to chaos.

Lan Zecheng has always been Yi Shurong's greatest pride.

Lanze City ranks third in the prosperity and brilliance of the Northern Desert. In recent years, Lanze City's population has become increasingly prosperous, and its business has flourished. The city's land area has expanded to ten times its original size, and it is on the verge of catching up with Lingdai City.

But now, everything is ruined.

Large fires burned in shops and homes in winter.

Inside and outside the city, people were robbing each other, and friends and relatives huddled together to bully the weak.

Although the mansions of the prominent nobles were completely looted by the Han army, the crazy people of Lan Ze City did not let them go.

Bricks and stones that could not be taken away were chiseled away, first-class wooden carved beams and columns were carried away, and the tiles on some roofs imitating Han architecture were also removed by people using ladders.

If there are things left that cannot be taken away, then we will set another fire.

Outside the north city gate were piles of corpses.

The bodies of many once powerful and influential people were also thrown there because no one came to collect them.

Although it was winter and there were no snakes, insects, rats or ants, there were quite a few wild dogs and wolves, as well as jackdaws circling in the sky, all looking eagerly, waiting for a good meal.

As soon as Yi Shurong returned, he executed all the civilians and slaves who were looting things in the prince's mansion and had no time to escape.

Stepping on the messy ground, he found the bodies of his father and elder sister in the large open courtyard of Manhe Garden.

As soon as their bodies were transported back from Shouye Village, they were temporarily placed in mahogany coffins.

Due to the turmoil in the past few days, the coffins had been snatched away and their bodies were thrown on the ground at random, with not a single piece of clothing left on the bodies.

In addition to their bodies, there were also a large number of bodies of maids and guards around.

These bodies were all killed by Han Chinese weapons. The blood on the ground was frozen into a thick layer of ice by the heavy winter snow, and was trampled by the civilians and slaves who broke into the palace to rob, making it dirty and muddy.

Yi Shurong fell to his knees in front of the bodies of Yi Lancheng and Yi Jingyi, wailing to the sky.

The subordinates gathered around the door: "General!" "Young Prince!"

Yi Shurong roared angrily until his throat was sore and he lost his voice completely.

Yi Shurong didn't want anyone to touch the bodies of his father and elder sister. He stood up and went over to straighten the two completely stiff bodies himself, then took off his robe and covered them with them.

The generals behind him discussed in a low voice, and one of them turned around and told the soldiers to check the location of the coffin.

Another person left and led his troops to a nearby shop, where they needed to prepare a new coffin temporarily.

As I was about to go out, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the long street.

He Yanpo came quickly with a troop of twenty men.

Seeing the deputy general coming out, He Yanpo quickly dismounted and stepped forward: "General Shenhe!"

The deputy general saw him and went to greet him, "Lord He Yanchong, you are here!"

He Yanpo glanced at him and said worriedly, "After I heard about the accident, I rushed here from Mingfang City as soon as possible. The young prince..."

Shenhe sighed and told not only what happened inside, but also everything he saw and heard along the way.

"All, all?" He Yan was quite shocked. "No one from the noble family or bureaucratic family survived?"

"Yes, only their concubines and short children were killed. Even the elderly were not spared."

He Yanpo sighed deeply: "General Shenhe, you go and do your work. I will go in to see the young prince."

He Yan was already shocked by the mess inside and outside the city. After entering the prince's mansion and seeing everything, he widened his eyes, unable to utter a word, and hurried to Yi Shurong.

After running around day and night, Yi Shurong was almost exhausted. Under the huge emotional impact, he fainted again and was being carried by his men into the dilapidated house.

Seeing the two corpses covered with military robes in the yard, He Yanpo stood stiffly as if petrified.

"Mr. He Yan Chong!" People on both sides came forward and addressed him respectfully.

He Yan said with difficulty: "Then, that is the prince and the princess?"

"That's right," a deputy general said with red eyes, "It's the prince and princess!"

Kazuhiko looked around in disbelief: "It turned out like this."

The deputy general said: "Lord He Yanchong, the Xia army is coming with great force this time!"

He Yanpo's voice was filled with undisguised fatigue: "I didn't expect this either. I've always known that Ah Li is amazing, but I didn't expect her to be this amazing."

He paid attention to all the rumors about Ali, but according to the rumors, she did not kill people.

Even if they wanted to kill people, why would they attack civilians?

"We were careless," He Yan said in a low voice, "We have been too conceited over the years."

After the fall of Daqian, the Han troops who remained in the northwest lost their backing. Although they were still brave, He Yan could see from their marching and combat methods how timid and cautious these Han troops had become.

Yi Shurong often regretted these years and always told him that the Northern Yuan army had been consumed in large quantities. If the army was sufficient now, it would definitely be able to swallow up the entire China. Take advantage of his illness to kill him.

It was also because they thought that the Han soldiers were frightened. They could never have imagined that Ali, who had never set foot in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, would turn the most important cities and fortresses in the southeast of the Northern Desert into her chess pieces as soon as she came out, catching all of them off guard.

The cost of being caught off guard is too high.

He Yanpo was deeply confused about how to fight back and how to take revenge.

Ali's tactics are unpredictable, unexpected, and daring to think and act, allowing her to completely seize the initiative.

And what's even more terrifying is that she is also a top killer.

An important family member passed away, so I stopped updating for a few days. Sorry. If I continue to write novels in the future, I will never stop updating again.