At night, Jiangling City, Governor's Mansion.
Bian Fanzhi, dressed in court official attire, was sitting on the long history case first on the left, and the big seal of the Jingzhou governor was placed on his desk. Now, the big history case, which symbolizes the supremacy of Jingzhou, is empty.
With Huan Zhen leading the troops outside, all important military and political affairs in Jiangling City were under the jurisdiction of the former prime minister of the Chu Kingdom. Civil servants and sergeants in the palace were running back and forth endlessly, and people began to pull the strings from the door.
The loud military report came, and the hall was filled with surprises.
"Reported that the general has defeated the vanguard force led by Lu Zongzhi's son Lu Gui in Jinan City (formerly Ying City, the former capital of Chu State) in the north of Jiangling, and captured more than a thousand soldiers. Lu Gui escaped almost alone, and the rest of the army collapsed.
"
"Report, Lu Zongzhi heard the report of the defeat of the former army, and the entire army retreated north. The general has been chasing him all the way."
"Report, the general caught up with Lu Zongzhi at Changbanpo. The enemy troops were arrayed for twenty miles. The general was so brave that he broke out first. The enemy army was defeated. Lu Zongzhi's left and right lieutenants were killed in the battle. He was almost captured alive. The Yongzhou thieves
He was completely defeated and his body lay hundreds of miles away."
"Report, the general will take advantage of the victory to pursue him, and his troops will be directed towards Xiangyang City!"
Huan Qian's face burst into laughter. He looked at the latest battle report and couldn't close his mouth: "There is hope for the revival of Da Chu. There is hope for the revival of Da Chu. Ah Zhen is really brave and invincible. I knew that Lu Zong's
How could he be his opponent? At this moment, the spirit of his father and grandfather is indeed a powerful general of our Huan family!"
He Danzhi also clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I have told you before that the general is not as brave as Liu Yu. It is a pity that the late emperor did not use him, otherwise Liu Jinu and the Eight Bandits from Beijing would not be able to succeed! But it is not too late now,
Even if we destroy Lu Zongzhi and then attack Liu Yi, Jingzhou will still be the Jingzhou of Great Chu!"
Bian Fanzhi slowly raised his head and said calmly amidst the laughter in the hall: "What's going on at Baling?"
Huan Qian was slightly startled and then said: "There is no news. All the sentries and beacon towers in front have not reported any enemy information. This is not surprising. Liu Yi has just been defeated, and now he does not know the situation ahead.
Afraid of Ah Zhen setting up an ambush again, how could he dare to take the initiative to attack? Didn't Ah Zhen take advantage of his mentality to rush north and defeat Lu Zongzhi first? By the time Liu Yi reacted, Xiangyang was already in my hands, and Ah Zhen was already in my hands.
Zhen's victorious army will also return, and he will have no chance."
Bian Fanzhi's brows were furrowed: "Don't you think it's a little too peaceful coming from the southeast? Liu Yi is a famous general. Even if he doesn't want to attack, he will constantly send small groups of troops to harass and spy on our status.
But in the past two days, there has been no movement at all. My intuition tells me that the more this happens, the more dangerous it is, just like the situation in Jiangling City before the general retook it this time."
Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "The whole city will be mobilized immediately, the four gates will be sealed, all the civilians will go to the city to garrison, all the city headlights will be brightly lit, and a curfew will be implemented in the city. No one is allowed to go to the streets. Also, send people quickly
Go to the palace to protect His Majesty and King Langya, and don’t allow anyone..."
Before he finished issuing his order, suddenly, there was a loud sound of gongs from the east of the city, and accompanied by the sound of weapons clashing, Bian Fanzhi's expression changed drastically, he lifted up his court robe, and trotted all the way to the entrance of the palace, heading east
Looking over, I could see flames rising into the sky in the direction of the east gate, and the sound of killings. Countless Wu and Huaibei accents were shouting: "The king's army has defeated Jiangling. Anyone who lets the war go will be spared!"
Bian Fanzhi stood dumbly outside the hall. Huan Qian and He Danzhi also rushed to his side, their voices trembling: "This, this, what is going on, how could this happen, how, how could the Eight Thieves of Beijing...
………”
Bian Fanzhi murmured: "After all, Liu Yi succeeded in the sneak attack. It's my fault. How could I place my hope on the beacon tower along the river? Back then, Guan Yu's beacon tower didn't block it.
Lu Meng, you can't guard against Liu Yi today."
He Danzhi gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Don't worry about Bian Changshi, where is my old man? There are thousands of elite soldiers in the city, enough to fight to the death with the Eight Bandits of Beijing. Huan Shizhong (Huan Qian's current official position), you
He is also a general of the bodyguard and controls the imperial army in the palace. Now he is rushing to meet His Majesty in person to attack the rebels and calm people's hearts."
He said and winked at Huan Qian. Huan Qian reacted immediately and said loudly: "Let's go and fight with the Eight Bandits of Beijing!"
As he spoke, he and He Danzhi trotted towards the steps without looking back at Bian Fanzhi.
At this moment, Bian Fanzhi seemed to have aged twenty years. His originally gray beard and hair turned completely white under the light of the sky-high fire. At some point, in the main hall behind him, there were originally overcrowded civil servants and guards.
They have all fled. At this time, no one is really stupid enough to think about organizing any resistance or fighting for their lives. Anyone with a little brain knows that the situation is over and they are just dying in vain.
Tao Yuanming's voice sounded softly behind Bian Fanzhi: "Old Bian, they have all run away, why don't you run away?"
Bian Fanzhi did not look back. He sighed softly: "This time, it must be your masterpiece again. How could I be so stupid as to believe you?!"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "As the saying goes, a wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot. Lao Bian, this is the second time you made a mistake. In fact, last time I advised you to take Sima Dezong and flee to the Later Qin Dynasty. That time I really wanted to protect you.
A life, but it’s a pity that you gave up on it yourself. You also know that you can’t defend Jiangling, so you can’t let me die with you!”
Bian Fanzhi closed his eyes, and a line of tears fell from the corner of his eyes: "The situation is over, I have tried my best, but I mistakenly believed that you, a villain, failed to protect the last inheritance of the late emperor. In the history, I will also be regarded as a usurper.
I am an accomplice and get a bad name, but I hate it so much that I will never have the chance to reveal his true face to the real thief!"
With a "pop", the sword pierced Bian Fanzhi's back, and the bloody sword tip came out from his chest. Bian Fanzhi's mouth twitched, his fingers trembled, and he wanted to turn around and point.
The man who took action from behind still spurted out a mouthful of blood, fell to the ground in a pool of blood, squirmed unwillingly twice, and finally died.
Tao Yuanming shook his head, took out the long sword from Bian Fanzhi's body, put the hilt into Bian Fanzhi's hand, took another clean long sword in his hand, and sighed: "Actually, I really don't want to kill
You, but you know too much. If you don’t die, how will I be able to achieve my future great cause? I will take care of your wife and children, so you can go on your journey with peace of mind."
A group of heavily armored soldiers, armed with bloody swords, rushed in from outside the palace gate, led by a young general, whose silver armor looked like it was stained with blood. It was Mao Xiuzhi. Tao Yuanming shouted loudly: "Captain Mao, you are a traitor."
Bian Fanzhi has been executed, please follow me to pick him up!"
This chapter has been completed!