Otherworld Qin

Chapter 65 Chapter 71

The form of Lone Bamboo is changing subtly every day. The rebellious families are still attacking the three cities, and the royal family is constantly adding troops there. It is stationed in Carlin Wing City, and there are tens of thousands of imperial city garrison troops in the main city of Carlin, which is 80+ troops, and the rest are stationed in large and small towns across the country, and the troops stationed in the three cities plus There are only more than 10,000 people, if it is not because of the steep terrain, I am afraid that it is impossible to persist for such a long time.

After more than a month of non-stop attacks, the walls of the three cities have been damaged to varying degrees, and the number of personnel is decreasing rapidly. The war is like a monster with its mouth wide open, constantly throwing away life and supplies. Swallowing it in, the royal family began to increase troops here continuously.

And Chunyu and the Great Elder have fully mobilized their strength through this period of fighting, which actually allowed them to recruit another [-] troops, and a batch of large-scale siege equipment has also been rushed out. The real contest has already begun.

Huangfu personally commanded the attack on Qingxi City. As the boulders thrown by the catapults hit the city wall, the general attack of the rebel army officially began. Trembling, a small part of the city wall finally collapsed amidst the roar, only to hear a rush of horns accompanied by thundering drums, and the rebel army rushed towards the gap like a tide.

The arrows above and below the city were like locusts, but they still couldn't stop the rebels from attacking the city. I saw wave after wave of onslaught from below the city. The rebels finally poured into Qingxi City. There was a scuffle in the city. The armies of both sides Fighting together at once made the bows and arrows of both sides useless, and now they can only rely on hand-to-hand combat. The whole Qingxi City has become a bloody battlefield, and there are fierce battles everywhere. There are still several fires in the city. Make this scene more anxious.

The rebels never expected that these defenders would be so tenacious. They refused to surrender when the city was breached, and they were still fighting desperately there, trying to drive the rebels out of Qingxi again. At this time, Huangfu Yixin seemed not in a hurry. He just kept commanding the army to rush into the city, and suddenly a group of silver-armored troops appeared in Qingxi City. The addition of this group of fresh troops immediately turned the tide of the battle, and the rebels were driven out of Qingxi City step by step. Huangfu Yixin couldn't help but see this. Smiling slightly, "Let's send an order to withdraw the troops."

This decision surprised everyone. After paying such a huge price, Qingxi City could be taken by sight, but why did they suddenly withdraw their troops at this time?Facing the doubts of the generals, Huangfu Yixin only said softly, "We have won this battle, and you will know soon."

Although Qingxi City's crisis has been resolved, the other two cities are still under fierce attack by the rebels. Also because of the emergence of the Silver Armored Army, the rebel siege came to an end.

These silver-armored troops are the Silver Feather Guards stationed in Kalin Yicheng. There are 1 troops stationed in Yicheng. Among them, there are a small number of Golden Feather Guards, whose number is no more than [-] people. People, there are about [-] armored troops known as Jingyuwei. This time Qingxi and other three cities are in a hurry, and the royal family has no choice but to use the soldiers and horses of this Yicheng. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, I am afraid that there are at least six soldiers this time. Thousands of fine feather guards and more than [-] silver feather guards were dispatched, so it seems that Karin's defenders at the moment may not be more than [-] at most. If someone leads troops to attack at this time, it is definitely an excellent opportunity.

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At this moment in the palace, Dugu Feng was meeting with He Lian Zan, "Zan'er, can you find the Prime Minister's movement?" He Lian Zan hurriedly stood up when he heard this and said respectfully, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have arranged a reliable People stared at the prime minister's mansion day and night, but so far nothing is wrong." Dugufeng waved his hand to signal him to sit down, "There are only two of us here, you don't need to be formal, let's sit down and talk."

After Helianzan sat down on Dugufeng, he continued to ask, "Do you think the prime minister really colluded with those two thieves to rebel?" Helianzan bowed and wanted to stand up, then sat down, "Your Majesty, from Sima Jie's recent attitude can already tell his thoughts. Ever since Huangfu Chunyu's two families conspired against each other, His Majesty has personally asked him to supervise the matters of food and grass and the recruitment of soldiers and horses, but until now, the Prime Minister has not done any of them well. There are thousands of excuses, if I hadn’t secretly hoarded some supplies through the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce back then, I’m afraid the food and grass would have been cut off by now, doesn’t this explain the problem? Haven’t you made up your mind by now?”

Dugufeng sighed, "Well, this Sima Jie is still my uncle, and the Sima family is also a veteran of the founding of the country, and has always been the pillar of Guzhu. Is there anything I can do to feel sorry for them?"

He Lianzan smiled slightly, then put away his smile and said seriously, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The facts are already in front of you. Since the day eight years ago when I found out that Chunyu Feifei secretly wooed her father-in-law, Sima Jie, according to his father's order, From the beginning, the Sima family had the intention of treason, but at that time,,,," Helian Zan stopped talking, and Dugu Feng hurriedly said, "But it doesn't matter." "It's just that His Majesty was too kind at that time, if that Then we got rid of these three families together instead of just executing Chunyu Feifei, I don’t think this disaster will happen today.”

Dugufeng took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, and said slowly, "My Dugu family has countless entanglements with the Sima, Chunyu, and Huangfu families. How can it be as simple as I said? I have been giving They have a chance and want to make them change their minds, but it's a pity that they still want to go their own way, but this is good, at least let the world see that I have treated them with the utmost benevolence, and now even if the three families are completely eradicated, no one will say anything I'm not."

Helian Zan hurriedly stood up, "Your Majesty is merciful." Dugu Feng waved his hand, "It's not because I'm merciful, but because I saw too many killings in the past few years, I just don't want to see more blood, maybe I'm really I'm old." "Your Majesty still looks old, how can you say I'm old?" "Hehe, don't comfort me," Dugu Feng looked at Helian Zan and said, "This time, according to your plan, I've already given up my wings. Most of the soldiers and horses in the city have been sent out. I think if Sima Jie really plans to rebel together, there will be some movement in the next few days. You should keep an eye on them for me. Karin is like an empty city right now, and something really happened. I'm afraid it's too late to regret it."

When Helian Zan heard this, he quickly stood up respectfully and then bowed to salute, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. Although there are now less than [-] Kalin defenders, with the precipitousness of the Blue Shield River and Kalin City, even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops in front of you." The army can also stick to it for several months. Now Qiling's monster army is all ready and secretly stationed at Huanglongjiao less than a hundred miles away. Qingqiu envoys also came to contact secretly with Liu Yiyi, and Qingqiu's army has also set up troops. Borders, as long as the rebels muster all their forces, it's time for us to fight back."

Hearing this, Dugu Feng nodded, "Zan'er is really a good planner. No wonder your aunt strongly recommended you. You arranged these things in an orderly manner. I think the rebel army has already fallen into your scheme." Hehe Lian Zan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is absurd. It's all because of His Majesty's foresight. I'm just doing my best for Your Majesty."

Dugufeng seemed to have made up his mind before he said, "Jingman and Sanmiao are restless now, so we must deal with this matter quickly. Once you find out that the prime minister has changed, you can play it by ear. You don't have to report it to me first. That's fine too. Buy some time, and hope there will be no more trouble in this incident." This is equivalent to handing over the power to Helian Zan, after Dugu Feng said this, he couldn't help but leaned on the chair with his hands on his head, looking extremely tired, He Lian Zan hastily bowed deeply respectfully, "I respect the king's order." "Okay, go and see your aunt, she misses you very much these few days."

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At this time, in the prime minister's mansion, Sima Jie was sitting on a chair drinking tea, suddenly a servant hurriedly reported, "Master, there is news ahead." Sima Jie hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, "Oh? When did you come? ""Just came in through the back door." "No one found it, right?" "Master, don't worry, this man entered the mansion hidden in a waterwheel, and no one found it." Sima Jie then nodded, "Let him meet me in the secret room .” As he spoke, he walked towards the secret room first.

In the secret room, Sima Jie looked the person up and down, "I don't seem to have seen you? Who sent you here?" The man chuckled, "Your Prime Minister is too careful," he said, taking out a token from his body to respect Handing it over, Sima Jie took a closer look at Chunyu's belongings, and then he said with confidence, "How is the front now?" Withdraw the troops from the city, and now most of the Yicheng defenders have been transferred, and Karin is like an empty city, my master has come here to let me report to the adults, and I hope that the adults can take action as soon as possible."

Sima Jie couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, "Well, I see, you go down and rest first, and when I finish writing the letter, you leave the city overnight and hand it over to your master. This matter is so important that you can't make any mistakes." Yes." The man promised to turn around and walk out of the secret room, and his family took him to rest behind.

Sima Jie just took the pen and paper, and quickly wrote two letters. To be on the safe side, these two letters were written in coded language. On the surface, it seemed that they were just some purchase lists, but after deciphering, they read The time of action and other contents, carefully put the letter in the envelope, and then stamped it with a seal, then sighed and muttered, "Feifei, my daughter-in-law, you were forced to die by that stupid king to protect my Sima family. , I have waited for this opportunity for eight years to avenge you." As he spoke, he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

"Come here." Hearing this call, a confidant domestic servant immediately walked in. "What do you want, master?" "You immediately give this letter to the person who came, and you personally send him out of the city. If you encounter obstacles on the way, you have to I will destroy the letter when I come here, come..." He compared it to his neck, and the servant nodded immediately, "Yes, master." "There is also this letter, you should find a reliable person to deliver it to my son immediately, If this letter is discovered, do you know what to do?" The servant hurriedly said, "Master, don't worry, if someone is caught, the first thing is to destroy the letter, and the second is to commit suicide by taking poison, and never let any news leak out." Sima Jie nodded "Okay, you go." "Yes."

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For Sanmiao at this time, after more than a month, the Witch King has sent his subordinates to strangle those dissident nobles. These nobles originally sent people to participate in the Winter Food Festival, but the people they sent never returned. Without any news, this already made them doubtful, and they secretly made preparations. When the Witch King made a move, it made them more sure that the royal family would wipe them out. Of course they refused to stand still, and immediately some nobles united Rise up against the royal family.

And this made the royal family think that they had planned to rebel a long time ago, so they sent a large number of troops to exterminate. Fight chaos.

After being poisoned, Gu Li has always pretended to be a lingering poison, lying there sickly every day. Although the Witch King had doubts because almost no one who drank the poisoned wine was spared, there was indeed an exception, that is Gu Wuliu, relying on his many years of practice, coupled with his use of Gu insects and centipedes to take drugs and the medical witch's careful treatment, he was able to save his breath, but only half of his life was left. Now he took the medical witch to the mountains to recuperate The treatment also fulfilled the Witch King's wishes. There was a Gu Wu who was not dead, so the Witch King finally felt that the bone strength was not dead. Maybe it was because he practiced a lot of grudge, so he resisted the poison, but now it is also half-life. Not much of a threat.

After a month of brutal pursuit, the dissidents have been wiped out, and Gu Li's spirit has gradually recovered. It can be said that most of the three seedlings are now in his hands, and the civil strife in Lone Bamboo has reached a decisive battle. At that time, he believed that the opportunity he had been waiting for for many years would come soon, so he began to step up his armaments, and only waited until that day to raise his troops to knock on the pass.

On this day, Gu Li was researching the current situation in the study, when an attendant suddenly reported, "Your Majesty, someone claimed to be entrusted by your old friend to bring a message." "Old man? Who is he?" The attendant thought for a while He wanted to say, "The man just said to tell His Majesty a box and His Majesty will know." "Box? Box? Congratulations! Well, I understand, you bring that person in."

Seeing Gu Li, the visitor hurriedly offered a big gift, and then said respectfully, "Your Majesty Gu Li, my master hopes that you can lend me your strength for the sake of providing the weapons back then." "Oh?" Hearing this, Gu Li couldn't help but Slightly surprised, he asked the person to sit down, "I don't know how to borrow strength from me?" The person hurriedly said, "My master hopes that His Majesty will not send troops to Guzhu for the time being, and will enter Yunshan City when the time is right." Gu Li laughed "What do you mean? When did I say I was going to attack Lone Bamboo? If it wasn't for Mr. He's face, I would have pushed you out and chopped you up. You'd better go, and stop talking nonsense here." Hearing this The person who spoke calmly smiled slightly, "I heard from my master that His Majesty Gu Li is cautious in his actions, and seeing him today is indeed true." He took out a map from his pocket, "This is what my master specially ordered me to hand over to you in person. Your Majesty, he said that you will understand everything at a glance, and you will definitely agree to this request."

Gu Li reached out to take the map, and was startled when he glanced at it, because it was a distribution map of Lone Bamboo's troops. As long as he had this map, he would have greater confidence in attacking Lone Bamboo. He drew more than a dozen cities with a red pen, all of which are rich and prosperous places close to Jingman, and specifically stated that these cities will be ceded to him after the event is completed. He couldn't help asking curiously, "Who is your master? Why? It is possible to get such a map, and let alone the decision to cede Lone Bamboo City? This can’t be a joke.” The visitor chuckled, “Don’t worry, King Guli, this is definitely not a joke, but my master’s status is special and it’s inconvenient to tell you. Wait until Your Majesty The identity of my master will definitely be known on the day the soldiers are raised, and we will raise our troops together to facilitate this."

Gu Li squinted his eyes and looked at the person in front of him carefully. He was also thinking about the reliability of these words in his heart, but he was finally moved by this huge temptation. It may not be much more difficult to attack than it is now, and if this is true, then you can get a big deal, and you can't help laughing: "Okay, I agree to this, but you go back and tell your master, if you cheat I'd better let him wash his neck and wait."

The man also laughed when he heard this, "Your Majesty Gu Li is really proud, I will thank you for my master first, but the city on the map can only be painted like a savage after things are done, so I hope your majesty can cooperate with my master's actions That's good, I've finished what I'm going to say next, so let's take my leave." After speaking, Shi Yibai went straight out.

Gu Li was still pondering what he said just now, "cooperate? Doesn't that mean that I should obey his orders? I don't know what the situation was like at that time. Maybe I have to contribute to some tough battles. It seems that the benefits are not for nothing. Yes." But in an instant, he began to think about who the congratulatory letter was.It's just that I saw such a person when I traded with Chilong for the first time. At that time, I felt that this person was young but had an extraordinary bearing, and there was a trace of kingly air in his eyebrows, but this person stood behind He Lianzan and didn't say anything. What are you talking about, it was only introduced by He Lianzan that his surname was He, but it was just a one-sided relationship, and he didn't take it to his heart. He didn't expect to jump out of such a trick today, and he had to consider the origin of this person, could it be? Is it the son of Gu Zhu's family?This is the only way to think about it now, otherwise what is the possibility?Since it is related to Helianzan's red dragon, it must also have a great connection with Lone Bamboo, and the possibility of getting the greatest benefit through this matter is that a hidden force wants to use it to seize Lone Bamboo.

(End of this chapter)