Chapter 124 Shortness of breath (Part 2)

On the thirteenth day of April, the city was already quiet, but the blood and corpses made this night look particularly cold and desolate.

The city was dark, and only a few families had lights.

However, there were many fires rising in the Shu army camp not far away, and the sky turned red.

In contrast, the difference is even more obvious.

Qian Qingfu stood on the city, looking at all this, feeling desolate.

Three days ago, after the pass was burned, the Shu army did not advance on the first day, and the next day, they were only surrounded today.

It is said that the Guanzhong corpses were all buried on the first day, which won many praises.

No, if so many people are burned to death, just one is buried, and there is kindness?

Qian Qingfu sneered, but his heart became more and more sad. If he had done it himself, he would have been afraid that the hat of being mean and easy to kill would have been put on long ago?

Qian Qingfu never understood why there was this difference.

Is it because I am only a military family?

Since childhood, he was bold and ruthless and capable of fighting, so he could jump from a lowly military household to a fire chief, a commander of the camp, and a general of the guard, and step by step to the present.

Even if he killed the master, others did not see his talent and effort?

It's just a failure now, everything before it has been wasted!

Of course, in the past two days, he also gave him a little chance. After returning, since there were 2,000 personal soldiers in the county, he finally suppressed the unstable morale of the army.

However, as soon as the Shu army arrived, Qian Qingfu immediately felt that the suppression was unstable.

At this time, he turned around and walked downwards.

In the corridors passing by, soldiers holding weapons were guarding a group of people.

These people were frightened, both men and women, and under the supervision of soldiers, they did not dare to make noises, but they were ordered to bring stones.

Without looking at the fearful expressions of the people, Qian Qingfu had a gloomy face and went down the stone steps to the city tower supervision room.

This place suddenly became Qian Qingfu's temporary resting place. As soon as he sat down on his chair, someone came outside the door.

"Lord, Mr. Xu asks for a meeting." The guard said outside.

Mr. Xu Jin, Qian Qingfu's confidant adviser, is the younger brother of Qian Qingfu's favorite third wife, and has always been an important figure in Yongchang County.

When Qian Qingfu heard that he was coming, he said, "Let him come in."

“Yes, Lord.”

After a while, a thin man walked in from outside. Even at this time, he was still a bit romantic and elegant, but his eyes were covered with bloodshot and dull.

As soon as he came in, Xu Jin first saluted respectfully to Qian Qingfu who was sitting on it, and said with a worried look on his face: "Lord, Yongchang City has been trapped by the army. I heard that the defenders in the city are constantly rioting. But last night, more than 100 people fled. If this continues, the morale of the army is in chaos. Lord, you should make a decision early."

"Oh? Is the morale of the army very in chaos?" Qian Qing repeated this sentence, looked up at Xu Jin, and looked at him for a while.

Just for a moment, Xu Jin was sweating profusely. Qian Qingfu withdrew his gaze and said lightly: "So, according to what you said, how can we turn the situation around?"

Xu Jin laughed dryly, but when he thought of the situation in the city, he hesitated and plucked his courage to persuade him: "My lord, according to the villain's opinion, this battle cannot be fought again. At this time, dormant is nothing. You can keep the green mountains and not afraid of burning firewood. At present, Yongchang County is under the control of the Shu army. Only this county city will be controlled for a few days. If it is consumed, not only will the people in the city rebel, but Wang Hongyi, who is under the city, will not allow you to be allowed. It is better, the lord pretends to surrender to Wang Hongyi first, and slowly recover his strength in secret. If you have the opportunity in the future, it is not too late to make a comeback..."

"What do you mean is to persuade me to surrender to Wang Hongyi?" Qian Qingfu stared at Xu Jin coldly.

Xu Jin hurriedly said, "Lord, I'm just pretending to surrender. One day the time is coming, and you can make a comeback!"

Qian Qingfu obviously didn't want to listen anymore, so he stood up suddenly and sang outside: "Come on."

"Master!" Hearing the noise, several fully armed guards came in from outside.

Qian Qingfu pointed to the strategist opposite the side who was already frightened and pale: "Drag him out and kill him!"

"Yes, Lord!" Several guards came up without saying a word, dragged Xu Jin and walked out.

"Master, you can't do this! Madam! Xu Jin has been by your side for many years, and he has worked hard without any credit! Madam, I don't care about Xu Jin's longing for you, but for the sake of my sister's affection, please spare Xu Jin's life! Madam..." After Xu Jin was dragged out, his shouts became farther and farther.

Until the sound could not be heard again, Qian Qingfufang sat down again with a gloomy face.

I picked up the teacup and took a sip, and I couldn't help but throw it to the ground.

"Lord!" Hearing the sound inside, someone immediately entered, but saw the Lord sitting there with a gloomy color.

"Get out." Qian Qingfu raised his eyes and looked at the guards coming in and said.

"No." Seeing that the master had nothing to do, the guard stepped back respectfully.

"Wait a minute, let Fu Xin come here to see me." Qian Qingfu suddenly said. Fu Xin was a confidant and beloved general, and he was promoted by one hand, so he was so loyal.

"Yes, Lord." The guards retreated after hearing this.

After a while, a general in his thirty years old stepped in from outside and stopped at the door: "My general Fu Xin, I have seen the lord."

"Let me go to the top of the city to watch with me." Qian Qingfu stood up and walked out, saying as he passed by Fu Xin.

"No." Fu Xin followed Qian Qingfu respectfully and walked towards the city.

When he arrived at the top of the city and looked at the army below, Qian Qingfu couldn't help but stroke the wound on his body and sighed inwardly.

He actually felt as if the morale of the army in the city was unstable.

He almost died after losing his troops before. Although he fled back to the city, the situation was hopeless. Even if there were personal soldiers to suppress him, it would be useless.

"When the city is really broken, let the Yongchang County City be buried with me, Qian Qingfu, and it will definitely not fall into Wang Hongyi's hands." He thought to himself.

"Fu Xin." After a moment, Qian Qingfu drank.

"The last one will be there."

"All the things you asked you to prepare a few days ago?" Qian Qingfu looked at his confidant beside him and asked.

"Lord, you're ready." Fu Xin's face changed slightly, but he replied respectfully.

Qian Qingfu nodded, his face gloomy and unstable: "Okay, today, midnight, follow what I told me before."

"But, lord, the city is still there now, do this..." After hearing this, Fu Xin's face changed drastically.

"Why, I'm defeated so far, can you even betray me?" Qian Qingfu said as he lowered his face.

Fu Xin immediately fell to the ground: "I dare not."

"Then do what I told you." Qian Qingfu said sternly.

"……promise!"

Outside Yongchang County, there are continuous camps, which look spectacular.

At this time, the night was deep and the oil lamps in each camp were already extinguished.

Only in the main tent was brightly lit and the table was full of documents. There were a few volumes of books in front of the collapse. Wang Hongyi was half lying on the collapse, flipping through the books.

After only looking at it for a while, I felt sleepy. I put it aside and lie down, closing my eyes slightly to rest.

At this time, a servant brought him dinner.

Wang Hongyi looked at the few foods placed on the ground and lost appetite.

"Just leave these two!" Wang Hongyi left only two of them, and the rest was brought out by the servant.

After barely finishing the meal, the attendant came in and packed it up. Wang Hongyi got up and walked out of the tent.

"Master!" When the people outside saw him coming out, they saluted respectfully.

Wang Hongyi waved his hand, so that they did not have to be restrained and that they would do their own business.

He stood in front of the account, looking at the direction of Yongchang County, and was slightly ecstatic. Three days have passed since the last battle, and Yongchang County has basically fallen into his hands.

Although there are still 4,000 enemy troops in Yongchang County, according to the information, this is already vulnerable. I am afraid that it will not be able to hold on for a day if the attack tomorrow.

If I hadn't hoped to get a better city, I'd attack today.

"What's the situation?" At this time, a figure came to Wang Hongyi, and Wang Hongyi asked indifferently.

"Lord, Xu Jin has been beheaded by Qian Qingfu, and the persuasion of surrender has failed." The black shadow replied.

"Then act according to the plan and instigate those officials to surrender to the city." Wang Hongyi said.

"No." The black shadow quietly retreated.

However, when Wang Hongyi thought for a moment and turned his gaze to Yongchang County again, his eyes suddenly widened, and he saw a fire rising in one part of the city and soaring into the sky.

"Hahaha..." A fire broke out in the county magistrate's mansion. Qian Qingfu stood in a small building in the mansion, looking at the scene in the city, laughing desolately.

"Fu Xin, even you betrayed me!" Looking at the city where there was no scheduled fire, especially in the granary, Qian Qingfu laughed wildly: "But I can at least burn this mansion."

Qian Qingfu laughed loudly and strode into the sea of ​​fire. Suddenly, the flames rose and lit him, like a fire man, but this man didn't feel any pain at all. He still laughed in the fire until it turned into a scorched bone.

The mansion was burned, and the surrounding houses were even more in chaos. Crying and screaming were heard everywhere, and there were people running and fleeing, and there were soldiers who took the opportunity to plunder.

The fire surged into the sky, like hell on earth.

Fu Xin closed his eyes and sighed: "Master, it's not that I won't go with you. This is really ridiculous. Tens of thousands of people and thousands of men in the city want to survive!"

Not to mention burning the city, even if you burn all the granaries, no one who executes them will survive. This granary concentrates most of the grain in the county.

As for burning the entire city, Qian Qingfu was really crazy. It was impossible for anyone to have this kind of control.

King Zhou had been in the Shang Dynasty for six hundred years, and he could only burn a deer platform to this point!

After watching silently for a moment, he turned to the general serving him and said, "Go and open the city gate and welcome the Marquis of Shu into the city!"

Wang Hongyi was watching the changes in the city at this time, and after a moment, he received the news.

"What? Qian Qing's revenge? Fu Xin led his troops out of the city to surrender?"

This incident occurred in Yongchang County City, and for the Shu army, it was a good time to enter the city.

At this moment, Wang Hongyi stopped hesitating and immediately ordered: "Sorry Ding Huchen to lead a capital into the city, and ordered surrendered general Fu Xin to cooperate to control the city, not to plunder, and extinguish the fire."

Wang Hongyi himself, even most of the army, would not enter the city.

It's too dangerous, and it's only time to enter the city when you wait tomorrow morning.

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Chapter completed!