"Does the Prime Minister think Yan Qing will rebel?"

Wen Zhehan hesitated and finally asked the question.

Xu Xiangfeng caressed the chess pieces, his eyelids drooped slightly, covering the emotions in his eyes. After a long time, he finally spoke: "Your Highness, you have no doubts about your employment."

"It's just a guess. Yan Qing's various behaviors really make it difficult to guess what she is thinking."

While talking, Wen Zhehan made a move, cut off Bai's advance route, and switched from defense to offense, "Although it is hard to believe that she will really counterattack, there are no absolutes. Sometimes it is always good to be prepared."

"You have grown up."

Xu Xiangfeng put down his chess pieces, stroked his beard and nodded happily.

On the chessboard, White's decline has become apparent. He is defeated like a mountain and there is no need to continue.

Wen Zhehan smiled slightly, tilted his palm slightly, and all the black stones in his hand fell back into the chess box: "Actually, I don't believe that Yan Qing will really rebel."

Wen Zhehan turned his head and looked at the south city wall, "She was calm from the beginning to the end. Whether I asked her to be an internal response or Yan Qin was imprisoned, she behaved very calmly from the beginning to the end, without any extraneous words. action."

"Although the Yan family is in decline, its foundation is still there, and Yan Qing has always obeyed everything without any resistance."

"Sometimes I even have an illusion."

Wen Zhehan spoke for a moment, with a little confusion in his eyes, "She seems to have known everything for a long time. She seems to be following the trend, but in fact everything is moving towards the result she hopes for."

As he said that, Wen Zhehan suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Xiangfeng, "Prime Minister, do you think there are really people in this world who can predict the future?"

"Your Highness, as an emperor, you should not believe in ghosts and gods."

Xu Xiangfeng lowered his eyes and warned Wen Zhehan, his slightly narrowed eyes making it difficult to see his emotions.

Wen Zhehan felt a little bored and was about to drop the topic, but he saw Xu Xiangfeng raised his eyes and met his own, his eyes deep and serious.

He said: "You should be very clear about King Su's temperament. Regardless of whether Yan Qing really rebelled or not, just because she revealed the matter to Hong Gong, it is destined that she will not be able to walk off the battlefield alive."

Wen Zhehan originally thought that he was going to preach to him, but when he heard what Xu Xiangfeng said, he was a little stunned for a moment.

After thinking about it, this is indeed what Wen Zhemao would do.

This made Wen Zhehan couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity. Generals like Yan Qing are indeed rare. If she hadn't encountered these things, she might have become the next Anyuan Hou."

"It's fate that plays tricks on people."

Xu Xiangfeng lowered his eyes and sighed in agreement.

On top of the south city gate tower, the protagonist in the two's mouth was looking solemnly at the billowing smoke and dust outside the city.

Li Dingshan sent troops three to five days earlier than the time they agreed.

"Get ready to trip the horse rope."

Yan Qing ordered in a deep voice, "The hussars must not be allowed to ride into the city."

Hongzhuang got the military order and immediately started preparations.

Si Zha frowned and reminded: "General Yan, don't forget what we agreed before. Your transfer to the guard of the south gate of Kangdu City is an unexpected blessing. According to the agreement, when Marshal Li's army presses the border, you should open the city. The gate welcomes the army into the city, leads the troops and horses to withdraw into the imperial city, and tears apart the Yulin army's defense from the Suzaku Gate."

Yan Qing glanced at him and lowered his voice and asked: "Do you think everyone is blind or stupid? You retreat without fighting and open the city gate to meet the enemy. If you were the imperial city guard, you would open the city gate to welcome this enemy." The defeated army enters the city?"

"Everything goes through your head!"

Yan Qing mocked, looking back at the billowing smoke and dust outside the city, "What your master wants is the high position in the palace, not a dilapidated city with countless casualties. If the Hussars' cavalry were allowed to enter the city, public resentment would boil over.

, even if your master takes that position, he will be pulled down sooner or later."

"For ordinary people in the city, as long as the Wen family's own struggles do not affect their lives, whoever becomes emperor will have no impact on them at all."

Yan Qing casually recruited a small soldier and asked him to enter the palace to report Li Dingshan's attack on the city.

After they left, Yan Qingcai continued to talk to Si Zhan: "If you want your master to secure his position, the best option is to pull Li Dingshan's troops to the edge of the imperial city while minimizing the losses of ordinary people.

"

After hearing this, Si Zhan suddenly smiled: "After all, at this time, you still care about the safety of others. You are worthy of General Yan who serves the country and the people. Even if he becomes a rebel, he still does not change his nature.

.Someone, I admire you!”

Yan Qing glanced at Si Xi, stopped talking to him, and turned to the current battle situation.

The ropes used to trip the horses were initially effective. The forward troops of the hussars were stumbled upon, and many horses had their legs broken.

"Archer!"

Yan Qing shouted loudly.

After several rounds of shooting, most of Li Dingshan's advance troops were wiped out.

Li Dingshan was sitting at the back, his face turned dark when he saw Yan Qing actually killing him.

"charge!"

Li Dingshan ordered.

He didn't believe that Yan Qing, with several thousand troops, could stop his army of tens of thousands!

Bows and arrows were fired several times, and even though Li Dingshan's advance troops were damaged, some of them still rushed forward.

The siege ladder was set up, and the enemies came up one after another, bluffing this motley army, which was a mixture of the Su Wei army and the Beijing army and had never really seen blood, and was unable to fight back.

The Yan family army, which was incorporated into the South City Gate garrison along with Yan Qing, had already joined Yan Qing under the call of Hongzhuang.

"withdraw!"

Seeing Li Dingshan's men and horses attacking and the South City Gate defense line completely collapsed, Yan Qing did not hesitate at all.

Everyone in the Yan family army who was resisting bravely was stunned when they heard Yan Qing's order and couldn't believe their ears.

"General, we can't withdraw!"

A soldier shouted, "If we withdraw, where will the reputation of our Yan family army be?!"

"Is fame or life more important?!"

Yan Qing shot his spear in front of the man, suddenly flew up to touch the man behind him, pulled him over, and shouted to the man behind him, "Withdraw into the Imperial City!"

The Danjing Army and the Suwei Army were frightened by the cruelty of the war. They quickly withdrew from the battlefield as early as Yan Qing shouted the first sentence.

Although everyone in the Yan family army was unwilling to give up, the military orders were overwhelming. After Yan Qing ordered to retreat to the imperial city, everyone realized what Yan Qing's plan was.

The Beijing army and the guard troops only had more than 20,000 people, and they were divided among the four city gates, with only more than 5,000 people at each place. They were fighting against Li Dingshan's more than 30,000 people, and there was no chance of winning.

And there are 30,000 Yulin troops in the imperial city. Even if they are scattered to guard the city gate, they will definitely be better than their current situation!

Everyone quickly retreated towards the Vermillion Bird Gate, but Yan Qing was at the end.

The city gate was opened by the enemies who invaded the city, and Li Dingshan's large army marched straight in.

With their speed, it was simply wishful thinking for Yan Qing to lead this defeated army to safely retreat into the imperial city.

Hongzhuang led a group of Yan family troops to protect Yan Qing and was responsible for the aftermath.

Seeing Li Dingshan's men and horses approaching, someone urged: "General, follow Hongzhuang and leave first!"
Chapter completed!