Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 727 The Phoenix Arrives
"Marshal! The emperor has died in the city, the ministers have been wantonly killed by Xirong, and Luoyang is in darkness!" Ma Teng knelt down on his knees with blood on his face, and reported to Qu Tu sobbing.

"Have the empress and the prince been rescued now?" Jue Tu raised Ma Teng and asked loudly.

"Marshal, the city is in turmoil. Even if the empress and the crown prince break out of Xirong's encirclement, but the empress is a girl, I'm afraid there is little hope of surviving." Ma Teng guessed sadly.

"Go, get on the horse, we must rescue the empress and the prince!" Qu Tu jumped on the bay red horse, holding a spear, and galloped into the city.

"Marshal is in danger!" Ma Teng was stunned, and immediately followed with a dozen or so Huben army cavalry.

In Luoyang City, the Xirong cavalry, showing off and dancing, surrounded the tents and slaughtered the poultry of Luoyang people wantonly. When they were drinking, a sharp spear shining with moonlight was like a wind, and it searched the ground and killed Xirong. The soldiers and ghosts cried and howled, and ran away with their heads in their hands.

"Quickly tell me, where is my Empress of Zhou?" The excavating spear touched the throat of Xirong Primary School and shouted loudly.

"Kill!" Xi Rongbing took the opportunity to attack Qutu with a barbarian sword and swung a big knife. Qutu's eyes froze and he turned around with a spear, sweeping away all the Xirong soldiers like shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

"The general of the Great Zhou Dynasty is really brave. It must be Dudu or Cheng Rong. Whoever catches this man will be rewarded with a reward of ten thousand taels!" Conway, the general of the Xirong Department, saw it very clearly in the firelight, and immediately turned his head and shouted at his subordinates. stand up.

Immediately, the Xirong soldiers became more energetic, and they tried their best to get closer. Jutu jumped off the bay red horse.

Conway was terrified at once, and was about to pull his horse to find Bo Li, when suddenly a fast horse flew in front of him, and the young man on the horse was wearing the armor of General Xirong, very brave.

"My lord, it's not a good thing. We have met Duke Zheng Guodu of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" Kang Wei just wanted to salute, but he was stabbed in the vital part by a dagger, and fell to the ground and died on the spot.

When the Xirong people found out that they were killing each other, they retreated for a while. Jutu took the opportunity to gallop forward and came to the young man of Xirong. The handsome boy took off his helmet with a smile, revealing a strand of black hair.
"Empress, where is the prince?" Qu Tu was extremely pleased, and hurried forward to cup his hands. Axi untied the silk sash of his war robe from his arms, and then carefully carried an infant baby in his arms.

"The prince is here, Jutu. Now Dazhou relies on you and the soldiers to restore the country!" Axi was half worried, with a sweet smile on his cheeks.

"For the emperor's matter, I ask the empress to express my condolences!" Jue Tu suddenly realized the bad news, and immediately comforted Ah Xi.

"Let's not talk about it, Qu Tu, the emperor died worthy of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was responsible for the country and died for the people. In addition, the emperor left a will to pass the throne to Jin Wang Shuijian!" Axi wiped his tears and mourned. .

"Empress, please trust us, we will definitely help Da Zhou and restore my country!" Qu Tu solemnly knelt down to accept the order.

The sunset in Luoyang has become the same sad color as the blood in early winter. When Luoyang fell, Xirong slaughtered and plundered the population, destroying the Central Plains. They dug out to protect Queen Axi and Prince Rong Cheng, and led the Huben army with Cheng Rong and Ming Chao. The main force that successfully broke through the siege turned from the west back to Shuilongguan to prepare to regroup and regain the mountains and rivers at that time.

"Has Jutu returned to Shuilongguan?" Bao Si frowned, and accompanied by Mingyue and Huiyue, she received Mingchao's battle report.

"Your Majesty, we are really guilty of serious crimes. The ministers have neglected to escort the emperor, and the emperor has died in the country, and the queen and the prince have been displaced. Now, I can only follow the orders of Zheng Guogong and Cheng Guogong, the prime minister, and come to present the military plane to the queen mother. Please mourn the queen mother By the way." Ming Chao kowtowed in great pain to report.

"Cheng Rong and Jutu are really the military geniuses of my Great Zhou. They were able to bring back such a reorganized tiger and cardinal army after being attacked by a whirlwind of tens of thousands of cavalry from Xirong. They are really heroes of my Great Zhou!" Bao Si tried his best to adjust his mood, I appreciate Ming Chao's report very much.

"Ma'am, the Duke has returned to Shuilongguan, and it is intact!" Xin'er, whose face was brimming with joy, came forward to congratulate Jiang Caibing's piano room.

"That's right, the Duke of the Kingdom is really too, making my sister and I worry until now." Jiang Caibing had a gratified expression on his face.

"Jiang Caibing, Xinyue, you are in Shuilongguan, are your children safe? Are you crying?" Jue Tu opened the curtain with a happy expression, and appeared in front of the two wives.

"My lord, the emperor is really dead?" Jiang Caibing's face was filled with excitement.

"The emperor died for the country, and my subjects should serve the country more faithfully, so as the female family members of the Duke's Mansion, it is better to be cautious in words and actions!" Qu Tu just smiled lightly.

In the palace, Bao Si was holding her hair on her temples, the pearl tassels on her forehead were shining and moving, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, while Ju Tu and Empress Axi had worried and sad expressions on their faces.

"Axi, the emperor died unexpectedly, and our subjects in the Great Zhou are extremely sad. However, since King Wen established the country in the Great Zhou, we have never had the habit of kowtowing to the enemy. Therefore, for the sake of the subjects of the Great Zhou, we must continue to defend the country and take back Luoyang!" Bao Si spoke to Ah Xi with eyes that turned the tide and the sympathy in her heart.

"Don't worry, queen mother, the emperor will not sacrifice his life for the country in vain. The hatred between the two generations of the Zhou Dynasty will always be settled with those traitors and barbarians!" Axi bit her purple lips in grief, her voice was resolute and tactful .

In Luoyang, Xue Ju, Duke of Yue, and Fang Yun, the Taiwei, who were very proud and full of ambition, re-established Duke Lu as the emperor after they led the bandits into the pass, and they took over all the power. Fifteen prefectures were all given to Xirong, Bo Li showed off his power, and held a big banquet in Luoyang every day, killing people without counting. Hearing that there were people in Luoyang who complained about the grievances of Dudu and Cheng Rong's Huben army, they immediately jumped into a rage and shouted at Xue He reprimanded him sharply: "Mr. Yue, this Great Zhou Dynasty was reorganized by us Xirong for you. You Da Zhou can't still complain about Cheng Rong's sudden sudden death. Tell me, should I order this commander to obey the will of the wolf lord?" Has it been implemented?"

"Yes, the little ones must prepare immediately, send a large number of eyeliners into the city, and then spread the bad stories of Dug Tu, Cheng Rong, and Jin Wangping everywhere to create some confusion, and those people will naturally believe it." Xue Ju said flatteringly. road.

"Xue Ju, Shuilongguan is also on the ceded map of your Dazhou. Tell me, do you want your Dazhou to help us eliminate hidden dangers?" Bo Li held a meat-cutting dagger and gestured repeatedly in front of Xue Ju. to intimidate.

Shuilongguan, under the city tower, there was a sound of laughter and insults, and Jugtu looked down at the city himself, and couldn't help laughing heartily at Cheng Rong: "Brother Cheng, the old thief Xue Ju has come to harass and insult again. I heard that he is in Luoyang. In order to vent our anger on Lao Tzu Xirong, he even sent a group of minions to spread rumors everywhere, slander our reputation, and even pretend to be ghosts, saying that the ancestor of the Great Zhou appeared and asked Lu Gong to be in charge of the Great Zhou, it is really deceiving!"

"Quitu, Xue Ju set up a puppet in Luoyang in an attempt to collude with foreign enemies and control the country of the Zhou Dynasty. He is really a scum. We must not keep silent. Now is the time for us to announce the king's support!" Cheng Rong stroked his beard shrewdly. Blinking his eyes, he asked Ming Chao to prepare countless huge first-time cultivation summons, hang them on the big banner, and shouted to the city: "Hey, don't spread rumors and confuse people's hearts. The emperor's decree, King Jin inherits the throne, you guys He is a traitor who usurped the country, so hurry up and get out! Don't lose your life in vain!"

Xue Ju's soldiers and horses were talking about it for a while, and at this moment, the drums on the city shook the ground, and the city gate was opened, and Jue Tu personally led the Huben army to break out of the city gate.

"How unreasonable is this? Kid Tutu, you dare to be so arrogant, pass on the order of your country's lord, build siege vehicles, and attack the whole army!" Xue Ju was furious when he saw the group of defeated soldiers under his command.

On the next day, the Vietnamese army had a meal, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers attacked Shuilong Pass in an all-round way. Both Judu and Cheng Rong climbed up the tower. Arrows rained like rain, fire dragons flew, and the ladder chariots of the Vietnamese army were in flames. He was so burned that he hugged his head and cried, and the army was in chaos. Xue Ju looked down at the battlefield from the watchtower, gnashing his teeth in anger, and ordered his general Wu Ming to use flying stones to bombard him violently. , extremely vicious, Jug Tu held a treasure bow, took advantage of the flashing lights of the Yue soldiers, and the arrow was on the string, like lightning, and hit the insulting general of the Yue soldiers. , were all burned to ruins.

"Quitu, Cheng Rong, and the Huben army fought bloody battles, and Xue Ju suffered heavy losses in just three days. Now it is time to announce to the whole Zhou Dynasty that my master's name is justified. You can discuss how we can gather the princes from all over the world and annihilate the rebels. In the palace hall, Bao Si looked heroic and glanced at the ministers sharply.

"Queen Mother, the victory of our army is the best decree. As long as we select some civilians from the city and walk out of the city gate along the east, we can tell the news of the victory to the princes everywhere!" Cheng Rong immediately reported play road.

"But why did the old thief Xue Ju let the people out of the city?" Qu Tu worried a little.

"Ju Tu, the old thief Xue Ju likes to spread rumors everywhere, as long as these common people go out of the city with the soldiers in battle, Xue Ju will definitely think they are his spies and won't pay attention." Cheng Rong suddenly smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)