Northern Dynasties

"What does Li Boshan want to do? The army and troops have arrived, but they don't attack! Doesn't he, a famous general in the world, not know the principle of making great efforts in one go, then weakening again, and finally exhausting himself in three attempts?"

On the north tower of Jiangling City, Liang Emperor Xiao Yi and his civil and military ministers looked at the enemy's situation from a distance. Seeing this series of actions of the Western Wei army, they couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Although Xiao Yi felt ashamed and irritated by the enemy sergeants shouting about his misdeeds, he was anxious due to the pressure of the powerful enemy and had no time to take care of it for the time being. He just ordered the soldiers inside and outside to be on strict alert and not to be careless. , so as not to expose any flaws and be exploited by the enemy.

However, the whole army was on alert for several hours. From early morning to evening, the Wei army always built the city elsewhere and circled the city to shout to persuade them to surrender. Other than that, they did not take any further actions. This inevitably caused the monarchs and ministers on the city wall to watch the enemy and prepare for war. I breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"It seems that Li Boshan thinks he has the upper hand, so he is hypocritical and hypocritical, hoping to weaken our defense personnel outside the city by confusing the public. Huh, this guy thinks that with his past reputation, our people will It is really ridiculous to fight in fear and wait for the wind to surrender! This battle is a battle for the survival of the country. Since the Liang family's many years of efforts in raising scholars have been proved here, how can the enemy be arrogant and deceived to destroy it!"

After experiencing the initial panic, the expected fierce battle did not happen. When he saw that the Wei people's propaganda to persuade them to surrender was only so-so, and few people outside the city were bewitched by them, Xiao Yi regained some composure in his heart. Immediately, he turned back and ordered the generals: "Since the enemy is too big to fight, I can take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the defense and set up a long fence between the houses outside the city. We will fight again in the future. If we can, defend the fence and not retreat." The soldiers and civilians will be rewarded heavily if they defeat the enemy!"

The generals quickly accepted the order respectfully, and after escorting His Majesty the Emperor back to the city, they quickly arranged defenses.

The Western Wei army did not launch an attack immediately after arriving in Jiangling. This naturally made the soldiers and civilians of Jiangling City breathe a big sigh of relief. However, the generals in the Western Wei army were inevitably a little confused, and among them, the most violent reaction was Xiao Qing, the king of Liang.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, please move to other tents first. After the general and the generals have finished discussing the affairs, I will report to your Highness Prince Liang immediately for his visit."

Pei Hong, who joined the army, looked at Liang Wang Xiao Qing who looked anxious and said, and raised his hand to point to the small tent aside.

However, King Liang just stood outside the big tent and refused to leave. He snorted coldly: "I have been marching for many days, and I have repeatedly asked to see you, but today I have to see Duke Taiyuan no matter what! If you still refuse to see him, I will I won’t stay here forever!”

Seeing that King Liang was so stubborn, Pei Hong could only apologize and then turned around to report to the tent.

Li Tai had just finished arranging the night's watch in the big tent. He frowned slightly after hearing Pei Hong's report, but after thinking about it, he raised his hand and said, "Invite Prince Liang in."

Since the situation turned around, the King of Liang has repeatedly sent people to see him, but Li Tai really did not have time on the one hand, and there was nothing special to talk to the King of Liang on the other hand, so he never met with him.

After the King of Liang was led into the tent, he bowed to Li Tai first. Li Tai, who was standing up from his seat to greet him, hurriedly avoided the scene when he saw this. He looked at the King of Liang and said, "Why is Your Highness the King of Liang doing this?"

"The former has betrayed his covenant and betrayed his trust. He should plead guilty to the Duke of Taiyuan!"

King Liang first said in a deep voice, then looked up at Li Tai and said: "But I have been asking for permission today, and there is another thing that I don't understand. Now that our army has arrived in Jiangling, the soldiers and people of Jiangling are frightened when they see this majestic army. , we should take advantage of the situation and attack the city in a hundred ways, which will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort and destroy the dead! But now the Duke of Taiyuan just stops outside the city and neglects to attack. It seems to be contrary to the purpose of using troops?"

Li Tai knew why King Liang was so anxious about this. He was just worried about what terms of peace he would reach with Jiangling City and put them aside. After all, he had betrayed him before, and of course he was worried about retribution.

"The King of Liang has also seen that there are many living people gathered outside Jiangling City. If they attack rashly, there will be heavy casualties. They need to be recruited and guided to resettle elsewhere before they can directly attack Jiangling."

He raised his hand to signal King Liang to take a seat, and also explained in his mouth.

But King Liang had no intention of sitting down. After hearing this, he just frowned more tightly and his tone became a little harsh: "Taiyuan Duke has been in charge of military aircraft for a long time. Don't you know that this opportunity cannot be missed? Besides, now there are thousands of troops here, and everything in one day can't be missed." The consumption of rice is more than ten thousand stones. You must know that kindness does not lead to soldiers. Now that the two countries are at war, how can we be so kind to this woman!"

"The benevolence of women? The King of Liang has a strong and brave mind, so in the King of Liang's opinion, the rice that can be harvested in three months is more valuable than the twenty-year-old man who can barely support himself?" "

Li Tai also said in a deep voice after hearing this.

The king of Liang still said plausibly: "The humble grain can save my soldiers, but the noble man is the enemy's claws! The Duke of Taiyuan has been tempting the envoys for a long time today. Have those foolish people ever abandoned the unrighteousness in favor of benevolence and righteousness? In this way, there is no distinction between right and wrong. The ant people who cannot distinguish between good and evil have no regrets about dying. It is better to wait for a new life and be re-educated than to spend so much time and energy to live like this stupid people!"

"Is this what King Liang is saying? Even if the ignorant people cannot distinguish right from wrong and good from evil, isn't it because the Liang family has failed in their education? The Shu dog barks at the sun, probably because it is rare and strange, and the people do not know the virtues, and they are just ignorant! The kings and ministers of the Liang Kingdom, this is There is no virtue and righteousness to teach the people. Now I display it here, but people don’t know it. The King of Liang is not ashamed of this injustice, but instead questions my wife’s benevolence. It’s really ridiculous!”

After Li Tai heard this, he pointed at King Liang and scolded him unceremoniously.

Seeing this, King Liang suddenly felt that he had lost his composure. He hurriedly lowered his head and said: "I am just feeling sick and anxious. Seeing the enemy city is close in front of me, but I still can't enter the city to kill the thieves. It was only because of my anxiety that I lost control. Please forgive me, Mr. Taiyuan!"

"I know what the King of Liang is worried about. Now that he has raised troops to come south, they will definitely be incompatible with the master of Jiangling. There is no reason to have both sides! If it only stops at attacking Jiangling, there is no need to send so many troops south. The reason why The reason why the army is suppressing the territory is to deal with things calmly and give these innocent people outside Jiangling City a chance to survive, and this is also to accumulate virtue for the King of Liang!"

When Li Tai saw King Liang lowering his head to admit his mistake, he spoke again.

After Liang Wang heard this, most of the anxiety on his face immediately dissipated, but there was still a hint of excitement. Apparently he was secretly happy because of Li Tai's virtuous words. He nodded repeatedly and said, "It's me who is stupid." I am short-sighted and want to talk about military affairs in front of Duke Taiyuan. It is really ridiculous. Please rest assured, Duke Taiyuan, I will definitely urge my troops to obey the military orders and save the lives of the soldiers and people outside the city, so as to restore the vitality of Jiangling!"

There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, when the soldiers left the camp to start a new day's business, they soon discovered that hundreds of ragged people gathered under the walls of the newly built Anmin City.

Although these few hundred people are really inconspicuous compared to the tens of thousands of refugees outside Jiangling City, it is undoubtedly a good start for the soldiers who spent all day in vain to persuade them to surrender. .

When the soldiers galloped towards that place, the people who came here at night were frightened and fled into the wilderness. The army quickly dispatched a sergeant from Nanliang to shout in a local accent: "Countrymen, don't panic. I have been ordered by General Li to come and take you into Anmin City! Once you enter the city, there will be no war troubles, and you will be provided with food and clothing!"

Hearing this call from the local voice, the fleeing Jiangling people stopped, turned back hesitantly, and entered the Anmin City under the guidance of the sergeants.

At this time, Anmin City only had the outline of a wall and no buildings inside. Seeing these ragged people entering, some of the soldiers who were still busy building the city couldn't help but laugh and said: "There are actually people who are not afraid of death who enter the city!"

These words naturally frightened the people, but what happened next made them feel like a dream. First, a sergeant came forward and threw them a pair of coarse kudzu clothes, and pointed to a row of passages inside the wall. She said: "There is a residence for you and others. There are ten people in one house, half a dozen women and children. There is a stove in front of the house. For each stove, you will be given five dou of rice a day. If you are sick, report it immediately. If you don't report and the disease develops, you will be given a stove." All people are quarantined! Those who collect firewood and are willing to work will be given five liters of food per day..."

These people who had defected from Jiangling City just obeyed the arrangements of the sergeants here with dull expressions, and there was no obvious reaction. After putting on rough clothes in the residence, which could protect the body from the cold, they all gathered around Beside the stove fire, staring at the moving flames.

Waiting until the rice in the earthen pot was steamed and distributed by the dormitory leaders to the people in the same dormitory, a middle-aged man grabbed the rice and stuffed it into his mouth. He grinned because of the hot rice.

The middle-aged man suddenly covered his mouth and burst into tears. While crying, he let out a hoarse roar: "Anu, Anu, it's true! If you had come yesterday, you wouldn't have starved to death at night..."

Cries rang out one after another among this group. These refugees had endured too much suffering, and the accumulated sadness was deposited in their chests like hardened stones. They had forgotten to cry anymore, and now they were supposed to be massacred. Their Wei Jun felt soothed again, and the sorrow that was stuck in his chest was blasted away again, and he could only vent his anger by crying.

"Why, why didn't you come earlier! I have a family of seven, and there is only one left..."

While crying, a young man with half-broken palms stared at the Wei soldiers walking around with teary eyes and roared, but soon he knelt on the ground again, and his forehead was smashed into the dust again and again: "Benefactor, My benefactor!"

The sergeants in the city were indeed ruthless soldiers who killed people without batting an eyelid on the battlefield, but now they could not help but feel deeply moved when they saw the people venting their anger after being rescued. They waved their hands and said loudly: "We are just soldiers under orders. The one who really saves you is General Li, Duke of Taiyuan! If you are grateful, then fill your bellies quickly and summon more companions to come to the city so that my army can capture Jiangling City as soon as possible!"

After the people heard this, they hurriedly swallowed the grain rice, which was not exquisite but was enough to satisfy their hunger. After they were full, they spontaneously walked out of the city and boarded the city after obtaining permission from the Wei army. Tushan showed off his robes to the people below and shouted loudly about the treatment he received in Anmin City.

The power of examples is infinite. Not to mention the Western Wei army that was just across the fence and watching eagerly. Even if there was no threat of military disaster, outside Jiangling City, there was already a lack of food and clothing, and the living environment was extremely harsh. At this time, when we saw those who took the lead, The people actually received gifts of food and clothing, and a large number of people rushed out of the simple shacks and ran straight towards Anmin City.

In some places, due to the barriers of fences, large sections of fences were directly knocked down from the inside by people eager to escape, and then they strode towards the city that contained vitality and hope.

"Don't run, don't escape! Stop, stop, anyone who escapes will die!"

The Jiangling defenders who were scattered among the fences of the residential buildings outside the city were naturally a little panicked when they saw this scene. They hurriedly waved their swords, guns, and sticks to stop the people who were running away. Where there were many defenders, they managed to stop them. The few places were directly dispersed by the people. What's more, even the defending soldiers simply threw down their weapons and sticks and followed the people to escape from this desperate place.

"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense! These unscrupulous people have attached themselves to the city and are sheltered by me. How can they survive if they are not tolerated here? Now that they are tempted by a powerful enemy, they actually abandon me and run away. They should be killed, they should be killed!"

Liang Emperor Xiao Yi, who was shocked to hear that the people were fleeing in the city, hurried to the tower in the north of the city. When he saw the people pushing down the fence and swarming out, his face turned livid. He drew his sword and kept hacking at the city wall, shouting and cursing loudly. . Immediately, he ordered Zhu Maichen, the prefect of Wuchang, to lead a group of elite soldiers out of the city and march between the fences of residential houses to stop and kill the people who were fleeing in a noisy manner.

At this time, in the north of Jiangling City, Li Tai watched more and more people fleeing to Anmin City, with a happy smile on his face.

The closer people are to the periphery, the worse their living environment becomes, and they are the ones Li Tai wants to rescue. His mentality is not comparable to that of the Holy Mother, let alone the benevolence of women that King Liang criticized. The reason why humans are different from beasts is that they have compassion. The more powerful a person is, the more he should have this kind of mind. Make the world a better place within your own ability, rather than lamenting with a sophisticated face that this is how the world is.

The world may not be like this, but it requires capable people to take responsibility. If greater power only makes people less scrupulous and more animalistic, how could it not be like this in the world? The world can be better, and it also needs incompetent people who can distinguish right from wrong, instead of blindly following authority and blindly venting their anger.

Suddenly, there was a loud killing sound among the fences of the residential buildings, especially in the east of the residential buildings near Anmin City. You could see numerous armored Liang Jun troops waving their swords and guns, constantly slashing and driving away the people who were trying to escape. These Nanliang defenders turned a blind eye to the Western Wei army outside the city, but they were brave and invincible when suppressing the people outside the city!

"The Shesheng Battalion quickly attacks and kills the Liang Guo sergeant who is killing the people inside the gate!"

After seeing this scene, Li Tai's face darkened and he issued the order to attack first after arriving in Jiangling.

After receiving the order, the archers put on their armor and saddles, and under the leadership of the camp general Pi Jinghe, galloped towards the battlefield.

At this time, due to the large number of people fleeing outside Jiangling City, the scale of the defense line was directly reduced by a large level. All the fences and shacks on the outermost perimeter had been knocked down, and Pi Jing and his party were able to enter the inner circle unimpeded.

Naturally, the defenders of Nanliang did not dare to cross the fence to attack such a fine cavalry unit, but just lined up behind the fence to wait for the enemy. Pi Jinghe and others went directly to the area where the fighting was the most serious inside the fence. When they were within shooting range, they each cocked their bows. With a loud shout, arrows hit the fence like a heavy rain. Even though there were dozens of people, they A soldier named Liang laid his body on the spot.

"Counterattack, counterattack quickly!"

Zhu Maichen, who was leading the team, panicked when he saw how fierce the enemy's arrows were, and he shouted loudly in a hurry.

However, in doing so, his position was exposed. Of course, it wouldn't matter under normal circumstances. Zhu Maichen was still in the inner circle, and he was covered in fine armor. Even if the Wei army's arrows could hit this position, they would be too weak to penetrate the armor.

However, he did not know that this team was part of the Shesheng Battalion organized by Li Tai's personal soldiers. Their riding and shooting skills were second to none in the entire Western Wei Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the best in the world.

"Shoot general!"

Following Pi Jing's shout, dozens of shooters at the front drew their bows and shot at the enemy general who was still shouting for dispatch.

Zhu Maichen only felt a black shadow flash before his eyes, and immediately the whole world fell into darkness and deathly silence. Dozens of arrows hit his face in a very short period of time, shattering the entire facial bones. He died on the spot in an instant!

"Prefect Zhu is dead! The enemy is too fierce, retreat, retreat!"

Seeing this scene, the soldiers in Zuojin Jiangling were filled with awe. They no longer cared about stopping the massacre of the people between the fences, and fled to the inside of the defense line. “Stand back to one side, the thief will come and attack again!”

When Pi Jinghe saw this, he led the crowd to retreat to the side of the battlefield temporarily, allowing the people to continue to flee.

After those people who were lucky enough not to die under the killings of Liang Jun escaped from the defense line, many people bowed or bowed to Pi Jing and his party, and then hurried towards Anmin City. If an uninformed person saw this scene, they would probably mistakenly think that the Wei army was the defender and the Liang army was the aggressor.

The defense line outside the city that Liang Emperor Xiao Yi thought was strong and reliable was continuously reduced in the following time. After a whole day passed, at least tens of thousands of people fled from Jiangling City to the Anmin built by Li Tai. city.

This is not because Li Tai's slogans are so tempting, but the people's livelihood outside Jiangling City has already reached a limit that is about to collapse. Li Tai's method only pushed it a little, and the collapse came immediately!

By evening, the defense line outside Jiangling City that was originally dozens of miles long had been greatly reduced, and the residential defense zone outside the city that was several miles thick had also collapsed and been reduced to less than a mile.

The reason why the people within one mile of the city wall have not fled is not because they are all Nanliang Guzhong, but because there are particularly many defenders in this range, and the layers of fences and trenches restrict the movement of the people. .

"Clear the plains outside the city tomorrow and prepare to begin the siege!"

Now Li Tai can directly see the Jiangling City Wall. Under the current situation, at least 20,000 to 30,000 people will gather around Jiangling City in a week. However, if the defenders of the city are not suppressed, they will have to surrender just by shouting. It is also difficult to separate these people from outside the city.

After hearing the words, the generals nodded in agreement, and their eyes looking towards Jiangling City also showed excitement. Although they had rescued tens of thousands of innocent people without attacking for two days, which greatly satisfied their sense of morality, their army was still here to kill the enemy and destroy the country. Only by conquering the city in front of them would they be considered successful. Great creation!

Unlike the excitement of the Wei army outside the city, the city of Jiangling was full of gloom and gloom. Emperor Liang Xiao Yi stood on the tower until dark before walking down with the advice and support of his ministers.

He did not return to the inner garden, but stayed in a nearby Buddhist temple. He summoned Zong Mao and said: "Prefect Zhu was loyal to me and did not do any wrong. Now he died in battle, and his body was stolen by the mob." I really can't bear to abandon the Wei army, so I sent you as an envoy outside the city to return the body of Governor Zhu with gold and silk and bury it in a grand ceremony!"

After Zong Mo heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said sadly: "Although I am not afraid of sending envoys, even if the Wei people are willing to talk to each other, they should ask about the future of my king, ministers and people. Zhu Maichen, an eunuch, died. The country is also within its scope, so why bother is His Majesty still thinking about it in times of crisis! Isn’t it possible that the lives of all the people and people in this city are not like eunuchs!"

Xiao Yi fell silent immediately after hearing this. After a while, he said again: "You are definitely not the same as me. I made a mistake, please forgive me!"

As he spoke, he looked around at the people present and said: "The ants outside the city have dispersed, and the city has been exposed to the enemy. Why should we resist the enemy? Do you have any plans?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a general in uniform came out and said: "I see that the enemy camp is well organized and difficult to break. However, the newly built thieves' city in the east of the city has been hastily built, and there are also many mobs. If we can attack at night, they will There will be chaos. I rashly sent my elite soldiers out of the camp at night to frighten the enemy!"

The person who took the initiative to ask for a fight was Pei Ji, the son of Pei Zhigao. He had been convicted of conspiring with the Qi envoy to assassinate the Wei envoy. He had just been released because the enemy troops were approaching the city. He also needed to perform well to gain understanding.

"General Pei is really brave. If he is able to defeat the enemy, I will personally greet the general at the city gate and congratulate him on this great achievement!"

Xiao Yi was overjoyed after hearing this. He nodded repeatedly and said that he immediately decided to arrange for Pei Ji to lead his troops out of the city to camp that night.

In the middle of the night, Pei Ji, who had the hopes of Jiangling's monarchs and ministers on him, led two thousand troops out of the city and headed towards Anmin City. Soon, the sound of fighting rang out from the direction of Anmin City. However, due to the darkness blocking the view, Xiao Yi and others who were watching from the top of the city could not see how the battle was going.

As Jiangling's monarchs and ministers waited anxiously, the morning sun slowly rose, and the light returned to the earth. In the wilderness north of Jiangling City, the Western Wei army had already formed a formation, and in front of the formation was a row of corpses. Pei Ji and his party left the city to build a camp last night and attacked Anmin City.

"Thieves, thieves are so vicious!"

When Emperor Liang Xiao Yi saw this scene, his face suddenly turned pale, and his figure became shaky and unsteady.

At this time, the exciting sound of drums and horns also sounded outside the city. The armies of the Western Wei Dynasty slowly advanced and formally launched an attack on Jiangling City.

"Your Majesty, please return to the city temporarily. I will fight to the death to resist the enemy!"

After the leading general Hu Sengyou saw the enemy's movements outside the city, his mood suddenly sank. He immediately persuaded the emperor to retreat into the city and not to affect the defense on the city wall to resist the enemy.

Xiao Yi descended from the city wall in despair. When he heard the sound of fighting already outside the city, he couldn't help but feel even more panicked. He suddenly looked around and shouted loudly: "Where is Wang Pushe? Hurry up and invite the Wei envoy Li Daochi to come. Li Boshan, the ant villager outside the city, even showed mercy and did not kill him, so he must be more concerned about the flow of scholars. I am not the lord of the country's defense, but the king of its revival. I am bound by destiny. It is unlucky to kill me! Today, my general, the foreign envoy, is weak. If you can get it for me, you can give me money, silk, people and land. I just tell you that you need to fear destiny and let me go back east for eternity. If I don't survive, what's the use of it!"

However, after all his plans and nagging, Wang Bao shattered his hopes with just one sentence: "Your Majesty, I am busy with city defense matters, but unexpectedly Li Daochi broke through and ran away without a trace..."

After Xiao Yi heard this, he felt dizzy and fell directly into the arms of the waiter beside him. When he woke up again, he had returned to the inner garden. Prince Xiao Fangju was standing in front of the couch. When he saw him waking up, he came up to him with a mournful face and said plaintively: "Father, Hu and Hu led the army to the enemy. Kill him at Wansheng Gate in the north of the city!"

"Uh……"

Xiao Yi opened his mouth, only to feel his throat was hoarse due to interference. He took the honey water handed to him by the palace servant and drank two sips of it, then said in a trembling voice: "Has the Wei army broken the city? Who is still resisting the war? Are there reinforcements outside the city? arrival?"

The good news is that the Wei army has not yet broken through the city, and all parties are still defending. The bad news is that there is still no news from the reinforcements. Under the siege of the Wei army, Jiangling City is like a small boat struggling to sail in the vast ocean.

Xiao Yifang took a breath and was lying on the couch to think about other ways to save himself. Suddenly, various crying sounds came from outside the room, completely interrupting his train of thought.

"Who dares to scream and make noise in the garden!"

He stood up angrily from the couch and yelled loudly.

The eunuch next to him hurriedly came forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, it is the families of the generals who died in the battle defending the city who are remembering their dead."

After hearing this, Xiao Yi remembered that all the officials and their families had been connected to the inner garden not long ago, making the already not very spacious inner garden even more crowded and cramped, and now even the most basic tranquility was gone.

"Since you have deprived your country of wealth, you must die for your country! If you dare to shout mourning and disturb others again, you will be driven out with sticks and sticks!"

He was in an agitated mood, and became even more angry when he heard these howls, so he waved his hand and gave an order.

Soon, there was a louder sound outside the living room, accompanied by men and women shouting, cursing and crying, and it gradually became more and more intense. At this time, Xiao Yi, who was upset, also noticed something was wrong and quickly pointed at the prince Xiao Fang. Ju ordered: "Go and have an inspection quickly and summon Zhu Maichen... Oh, summon the general on duty and lead his troops to the arch immediately!"

Xiao Fangju did not dare to refuse his father's order, so he took a group of soldiers and went straight to the direction of the commotion. As soon as he arrived here, he saw a mess of people, and there were many blood stains on the ground. A fallen person.

"Stop it! What happened?"

Xiao Fangju took a step forward and asked loudly.

"Yes, it's these thieving slaves who disobey orders! The slaves were ordered to drive the rioters out of the garden, but they were injured by the thieves!"

The person lying on the ground was the eunuch in the garden. When he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arriving, he hurriedly got up and covered his wounds to complain.

Several strong slaves on the opposite side said with indignation: "Your Majesty, the servants are the servants of the leader Hu. Because the mistress heard that the master died in the battle, the mistress was unbearable. She wanted to hold a sacrifice for the master to summon his soul, but she was killed by the eunuchs... "

"Insolent! How can you desecrate the solemn place in the inner garden! Hu led his army to death, and he will be rewarded with kindness and gifts. You are waiting for the imperial edict to reward you. Is it possible that the funeral in the middle of the garden can bring the dead back to life!"

Xiao Fangju also inherited some of his father's irritable temper. After hearing this, he angrily made an explanation: "Capture these unruly slaves, don't be rude to Mrs. Hu..."

"The dog-footed prince! He led the army to fight to the death for the country, but his family members were humiliated! How can a country like this not be destroyed!"

Suddenly there was a loud shout from the crowd watching, and the onlookers who had already been unable to restrain themselves started shouting and reprimanding. There were even a few teenagers who shouted at the strong slaves and surrounded the eunuchs and the imperial guards and beat them. When he got up, the scene suddenly became more chaotic.

The chaos in the inner garden spread very quickly. Although the number of civil and military officials in Jiangling City was not as high as in the heyday of Jiankang, there were at least several hundred in number, and the number of their respective family members would be expanded several times. Thousands of people were crammed into the limited space of the inner garden, and they were filled with fear and fear. Now that they were exposed to various stimuli and burst out, it was naturally difficult to control them, and the riot soon spread to the entire inner garden.

Although Xiao Yi recruited the Forbidden Army to defend him in time, it was difficult to control the turmoil with just a few hundred Forbidden Army soldiers, and he could not massacre the ministers and their families, so he could only order the guards to escort him there. Go outside the garden, gather the city guards and then return to suppress the situation.

At this time, the garrison soldiers who had just experienced a whole day of fierce fighting were resting near various city gate strongholds, but news of riots in the Imperial Garden soon came from the inner city. The families of these governors and generals were all in the imperial garden. When they heard the commotion in the imperial garden, they immediately led their troops towards the inner city without thinking of defending the city.

The Wei army officers and soldiers who had been fighting hard all day outside the city had also returned to camp to rest and recuperate. Only a small team of men on night watch were stationed below the city. The sudden call for men and horses outside the city soon aroused the alert of the night watch personnel outside the city, who immediately passed the news to the rear camp.

In the large tent in the camp, Li Taizheng summoned the generals to summarize the gains and losses of the day's siege and arrange tomorrow's combat tasks. After hearing this, he realized that Liang Jun did not have the energy and courage to fight at night again, so he just ordered his general Quan Xu to lead the army. Two thousand men and horses went to inspect and report back if the enemy's situation changed drastically.

About half an hour after Quan Xu took the order, the envoy suddenly reported that Wansheng Gate in the north of Jiangling City had been captured, and the general needed to send reinforcements quickly.

"Is there such a thing?"

Li Tai and the generals in the tent were all shocked when they learned about this. They immediately did not care to discuss the rhythm of tomorrow's attack. Li Tai personally led 5,000 elite troops out of the camp. Liang Shiyan, Gao Le and others returned to camp to gather their troops. The successor.

When Li Tai rode his horse to the outside of Jiangling City, he saw the Wansheng Gate in the north of the city standing proudly open. Quan Xu, who had arrived first, was waiting under the city gate with several governors. Standing next to Quan Xu was a general dressed in Liang Jun's uniform, Hu Changyi, son of Hu Sengyou.

When he saw Li Tai riding his horse, Hu Changyi immediately knelt on the ground and choked with sobs: "My father died in the battle, and he died a worthy death. However, the Liang Lord was unkind and even tortured and killed his mother and younger brother in the inner garden. Changyi was not talented, so he could not To protect the stability of the country, we can only welcome the king's master to express the hatred of the family! Please forgive me, general, for my late return..."

Li Tai quickly got off his horse, helped Hu Changyi up, and said in a deep voice: "But there is no need to return to righteousness sooner or later. Hu leads the army and the country, and he will be honored even if he dies. General Hu has a pure heart, and he has no regrets! Wait until my king's army enters the city. , I will help the general to avenge his hatred!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the army behind him filed into the city. Using Wansheng Gate in the north of the city as the base point, they quickly rushed into the city along the streets and alleys.

At the same time, all the armies from behind also arrived here one after another. After a preliminary understanding of the situation, they each occupied different areas of the city in accordance with the general's orders. As the Wei army entered the city in large numbers, many people fled in various places in the city, but there were few stubborn enemies.

This night, Jiangling City was destroyed!

　Sorry, sorry, long wait. . . I originally wanted to spell another 10,000 words, so I’ll stop here first. If I don’t update, people may think I’m cheating again. . . Jiangling City has been conquered, and this volume is over. Next is the content of the next volume. The update of the next volume will begin tomorrow. . . I wish you all a happy life! ! !

　　(End of this chapter)