Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

When the news of the defeat at the front reached the palace, the already panicked palace became even more noisy.

A slim woman in silver armor came in with more than a hundred female soldiers. She frowned at the figures milling around like headless flies and took a breath, "What a mess!"

The running eunuch and palace maid were startled, turned around and saw that it was Xiao Puxian, and hurriedly saluted: "Imperial Concubine."

The armored Concubine De stepped forward and looked around: "Where is His Majesty?"

A group of eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Xiao Puxian was just asking casually, but she was confused when she saw this, so she raised her voice: "What's going on? Where is His Majesty? We need to prepare quickly for the enemy to enter the city."

"Princess, regarding His Majesty's affairs..." an eunuch looked at her cautiously, "You don't know?"

"What do I know?" Xiao Puxian frowned. She had been patrolling around the city with her female soldiers until she received the news that the east and south walls had fallen. Then she hurried back with the female soldiers.

"This……"

Seeing him hesitating with his head down, Xiao Puxian frowned and said, "Speak! Are you mute?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty vomited blood and fainted. Now...Now he is resting in the warm room."

The trembling voice was heard, and the standing woman swayed and took a step back. She calmed herself down, and without saying a word, she trotted to the warm room.

bang-

"His Majesty!"

As the door to the warm room opened, Xiao Puxian called out. Everyone in the room turned their heads. Li Chuwen looked at her and walked forward, "Please keep your voice down, Concubine De. The imperial physician is treating your majesty."

The panic on Xiao Puxian's face faded slightly, she grabbed Li Chuwen's sleeve and shouted in a low voice: "The Qi bandits have attacked the city wall, I'm afraid it's not good, take His Majesty away quickly."

Li Chuwen's eyes lit up, and he quickly suppressed the joy in his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him: "Is what Concubine De said true?" He pretended to be embarrassed: "But how can Your Majesty move now?"

Xiao Puxian looked at the imperial doctors gathered over there and walked over: "How is your Majesty?"

“De Fei…” “This…” “Your Majesty…”

Several hesitant voices came out of the imperial physician's mouth. Xiao Puxian became more and more impatient and stepped forward to ask, "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

Several imperial doctors were still hesitating, and the woman over there drew the long sword from her waist and said, "I don't have time to waste with you. Someone, take His Majesty out of the city."

"No, Concubine De!"

Li Chuwen heard the shout and quickly spoke up, taking a step forward: "Your Majesty is seriously ill and cannot move easily. Let's hear what the imperial doctors say."

An imperial physician looked at him and nodded quickly: "Yes, Concubine De, Prime Minister Li is right. Your Majesty cannot be exposed to the wind at this time, otherwise the condition may worsen and his life may be in danger."

Xiao Puxian clenched the hilt of the sword, looking somewhat hesitant. The next moment, urgent horn sounds rang out in the city. The continuous sound stunned everyone in the room. Even the imperial doctors had different expressions, some were confused, and some looked panicked.

Concubine De stepped forward and looked at her man. He had a pale face, bloodless lips, and dark eye sockets. She felt a little worried, but she also knew what the horn sound just now meant.

"Take His Majesty with you and go!"

Xiao Puxian did not hesitate any longer and ordered the female soldiers behind her to step forward. Several imperial doctors looked up, then looked down at Li Chuwen. The Prime Minister of the Southern Palace shook his head, and then no one went up to stop them.

Several female soldiers hurried forward and hurriedly wrapped the emperor in a felt. They had heard what the imperial physician had said just now, and naturally they did not dare to expose the person to the cold winter wind. Someone filled a water bag with hot water and put it in the felt, and called several strong eunuchs to lift the person up.

Li Chuwen turned his head to look outside, then looked at the emperor who was being carried, thought for a moment, and followed the team, just winking at his brothers who were waiting outside.

Li Chu Neng nodded, turned around and ran outside.

The Defei over there was looking at the emperor intently and did not notice that as soon as everyone turned a corner, they saw Li Chuneng with his hands raised, being forced to retreat step by step by someone with an iron knife.

"Dashi Linya?"

"What's going on?"

"Yelü Dashi, what are you doing?"

A scolding voice came from behind. Li Chuwen's face turned pale as he stepped forward and looked at his brother who had the blade on his neck: "Lin Ya, how did my brother offend you that you have to do this at this time?"

Xiao Puxian's eyes moved, she looked at Yelu Dashi and the Li brothers, then lowered her eyes and ignored them.

"Li Chuwen!" Yelu Dashi turned his eyes away from Li Chuneng's face and looked at the Prime Minister of the Southern Palace who came out: "Why are there not enough supplies on the city wall! Do you think everyone is stupid? Does the court owe you anything?"

"What is Lin Ya talking about?" Li Chuwen said calmly, "This is not the time to talk. It is better to escort His Majesty out of the city first."

Yelu Dashi looked at Xiao Puxian, then glanced at the emperor who was being carried, and said, "Defei, go first. There are still a thousand elite cavalry outside the palace to protect you. Go through the north gate or the west gate. There are many enemy troops outside the city, so please be careful."

"Why don't Lin Ya go with us?" Xiao Puxian's expression changed.

"...Someone must be here to hold back the Qi thieves." Yelu Dashi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Even if I die, I want to let Lu thieves see that we in the Liao Dynasty are also brave men."

The hand holding the hilt of the sword turned pale. Xiao Puxian walked forward without looking back: "Lin Ya, be careful."

The figures passed by, and the people carrying the emperor hurried away under the escort of female soldiers, and the sound of their footsteps gradually faded away.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." After a long silence, Yelu Dashi spoke lightly, then took a step forward and exerted force with the knife in his hand.

puff--

"Erlang!"

Blood oozed from the red line on Li Chuwen's neck. His bloodstained face looked at the horrified face. Li Chuwen pointed his halberd at Yelu Dashi and said, "Yelu Dashi, you are crazy! Why did you kill the court officials without authorization?"

Swah——

The iron knife swung, and the blood stained on it splashed an arc on the ground. Yelu Dashi looked at him calmly and walked forward slowly: "This commander suspects that you are colluding with the Qi bandits to deliberately withhold supplies and delay military operations."

Li Chuwen pointed at him tremblingly, his expression sad and angry: "You are slandering me, do you have any evidence?"

"evidence?"

Repeating it softly, Yelu Dashi grinned, his bloodstained face looked somewhat ferocious, he kicked the ground hard, suddenly jumped in front of Li Chuwen, slashed his neck from the left side with a knife, the warm blood dripped on his face and armor, and a gentle voice rang out: "If I am wrong, I will go down and apologize to you later."

He reached out to pick up his cloak, wiped the blood off the knife, glanced at the imperial physician who was shaking like a sieve, and exhaled white air from his mouth and nose: "What are you guys standing there for? Run for your lives."

"Thank...thank you Lin Ya."

Several imperial doctors ran past him tremblingly. Yelu Dashi looked back, waved his hand, and the personal soldiers behind him with bows and arrows drew their bows and drew their arrows.

hum-

A few short "Ah!" screams were heard, and Yelu Dashi didn't even look at the corpses on the ground. He walked to the front of the palace and stood still. His personal guards led war horses, and the sound of combat boots stepping on the ground could be heard around him.

The cold wind blew, the sky was shining sideways, and the less than five hundred death warriors prepared for the final battle with indifferent expressions.

……

The figure who surrendered in panic knelt on the ground. The black-armored soldiers holding swords and guns drove the man aside and surrounded him with the deer antlers seized in the city. Outside, hundreds of black-armored archers holding bows and crossbows pointed their arrows and dropped them to the ground, calmly looking at the uneasy captives in front of them.

War horses galloped in the city, and loud shouts to reassure the people echoed in the air. Occasionally, a wave of shouts would be raised by the stubbornly resisting Liao soldiers, and after the clash of metal, silence would return.

A figure who was waiting and watching took a step and ran when the sound was heard, took off his military uniform, and ran into the house next door wearing only his undershirt. The roar of horse hooves rang out, and Yang Zaixing held a long spear, and the silver scale armor on his body was still pure and elegant.

"The palace is ahead!"

Zuo Yuan, dressed in black, looked excited. When the city was broken, he ran out to find the Qi army entering the city and asked for guidance. Yang Zaixing had heard of his story and saw that he had no weapon with him. Yang Zaixing was skilled and brave, so he was not afraid of this man's cheating, so he urged him to lead the way to the palace.

In front of them, the tall walls of the palace came into view, and the open gate seemed to be welcoming their arrival.

"General." Lü Fang rode up to him, holding his Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand. "Be careful, there may be a trap."

"The Liao people are already toothless tigers, there is no need to worry." Yang Zaixing looked ahead and pointed the spear in his hand forward: "Go in, if there is an ambush, just break through it."

After saying that, he rode his horse first and ran towards the palace gate. Seeing this, Lu Fang had no choice but to follow closely behind him. The horseshoes under his horse's hooves hit the bluestone bricks of the palace corridor, making a clicking sound.

The roaring sound of horse hooves caused the eunuchs and palace maids to scream in surprise. They hid behind the wooden windows with trembling legs and watched through the gaps in the black-armored figure galloping past.

Boom boom boom——

The warhorse stopped in the winter chill. Yelu Dashi had already mounted his horse in front of him. He held his spear horizontally and looked at Yang Zaixing and Lu Fang who rushed into the palace. His eyes swept to Zuo Yuan who was standing beside him. He narrowed his eyes and pointed his spear: "Traitor to the country!"

He looked at Yang Zaixing again and took a breath: "The palace of the Liao emperor is here, traitor stop!"

Yang Zaixing kicked his horse, walked forward, pointed his spear in his hand and said: "You are already defeated. There are no soldiers to fight inside and no reinforcements to help you. I think you still have some heroic spirit. Why don't you surrender early!"

The cold wind whistled, rustling the sleeves of the soldiers on both sides. Yelu Dashi was silent for a moment, clenched his spear, and shook his head: "No point in talking any more." He took a long breath and suddenly shouted: "I am Yelu Dashi, the eighth-generation grandson of Yelu Abaoji, and I am here to announce my name."

"General Zhaoyong of the Great Qi, Yang Zaixing!"

The general holding the reins looked at the Khitans opposite him and slowly raised his spear.

boom--

The soldiers on both sides pointed their weapons at each other at the same time.

Gumbling—

Zuo Yuan swallowed his saliva, smiled awkwardly, and turned his horse around: "Well, I won't get in the way here..."

Yang Zaixing didn't even turn his head, but just looked at the Khitan soldiers lined up on the opposite side. He kicked his horse, the horse's hooves slowly moved forward, and the raised golden tiger-head spear drew an arc downward.

"kill--"

The same word but different pronunciations came out of both people's mouths at the same time.

The war horses ran and the war boots stepped on the ground.

The short distance does not allow the war horses to reach their maximum speed, but most of these cavalrymen have fought bloody battles, so they are not uncomfortable with not being able to kill the enemy at high speed.

boom--

The sounds of shouting and weapons clashing rang out.

Yelu Dashi thrust out with his spear fiercely, and Yang Zaixing on the opposite side swung his spear in response. When the two spears collided, Yelu Dashi felt as if he had hit a piece of bluestone. The huge recoil force made his arm numb.

Yang Zaixing took advantage of the situation and showed no mercy. He stabbed Yelu Dashi with his spear, nodding his head, stabbing his chest and shoulders. Just a few strikes made Yelu Dashi break out in a mixture of hot and cold sweat.

Before he could get used to the opponent's fighting style, Yang Zaixing on the opposite side shouted "Haha!" and thrust out his spear fiercely, knocking away the oncoming spear and piercing the center of his chest.

puff--

A mouthful of blood spurted out of Yelu Dashi's mouth.

"rise!"

With a loud roar, Yang Zaixing exerted force with his arms, and the figure wearing heavy armor was lifted off the horse and flew into the air.

Winter sunshine...

So dazzling!
The bright eyes slowly lost their luster, and the body fell to the ground.

"Kill them and clear the obstacles for His Majesty!"

When Lu Fang saw Yang Zaixing killing someone, he immediately cheered up, killed a young Liao army general who was rushing forward with his Fang Tian Huaji, and shouted loudly.

"Clear the obstacles for His Majesty—"

"kill--"

The cavalry around were also in high spirits, shouting and rushing forward. Swords and spears fell from horseback onto people's bodies, and blood was spilled in front of the palace.

The bloody smell became stronger.

……

Lu Bu rode on Red Hare and entered the city gate. The corpses here had been cleaned up by the Qi army soldiers. From time to time, cavalrymen ran back from the front and brought back intelligence from the front line.

The soldiers who entered the city first had clear division of labor. The infantry was responsible for clearing out the remnants of the Liao army scattered in the city, Yang Zaixing led his troops to attack the imperial palace, and Wanyan Loushi and Yelu Yudu led troops to capture members of the royal family.

Lu Bu flipped through the intelligence in his hand and handed it to Qiao Lie beside him. The Taoist lowered his head and flipped through it. He sighed with some emotion and handed it to Li Zhu: "It turns out that there are so many loyal and brave royal family members in Liao. They actually chose to attack General Wanyan's troops when the city was broken."

The figure stroking his beard paused for a moment, then nodded with an expression of approval: "Loyalty is revealed when the country is destroyed. These royal family members are usually supported by the people, so it is only right for them to be loyal to the country now."

The Red Hare in front slowed down for a moment. Lu Bu turned back and looked at the two men with a strange expression, then continued to urge his horse forward: "Alright, I didn't say that General Wanyan was wrong. They wanted to die for their country, so they can't blame anyone else."

The civil and military officials around who were listening to the conversation all had smiles on their faces.

After a while, a new cavalryman came galloping over and said, "Your Majesty, Yelu Pingliao has captured Yelu Dezhong's family in the Prince's Palace. Your Majesty, please tell us what to do."

"Oh?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, looked at the rider, and thought for a moment: "Go tell Yelu Yudu not to do anything for now, and wait for me to come over."

The cavalryman bowed and accepted the order and left.

Lu Bu looked at the people around him with amusement: "It seems that not all members of the royal family are willing to die for their loyalty."

Zhang Lin stroked his beard and smiled: "Yelü Ping Liao's methods were much gentler."

"Well." Lu Bu pulled the reins and turned his horse's head: "Yelü Dezhong and I are old friends, let's go and see what's going on."

At the back, Qiao Lie and Deng Fei, who was being pushed, looked at each other and smiled.

Densely packed soldiers were scattered on the streets. Archers armed with bows and crossbows climbed to high places, looking at the streets in the distance, guarding this mansion.

In the hall, Yelu Yudu was sitting in the lobby, looking at the tied figure below with a complicated expression. The nasal sound of "Wuwuwu, Wuwuwu——" was coming out of the person's nose and mouth.

Snapped--

After a slap, the woman stood beside him with her hands on her hips and twisted the ear of the bound man: "It's such a bad time, and you are so stubborn. Do you want our family to be extinct?"

The four figures who were not tied up nodded. The younger ones looked at Yelu Yudu and said, "Uncle Yudu, please bear with the emperor."

The expression of the sitting figure suddenly became interesting. (End of this chapter)