"Alas!" Hearing the shouts of death coming closer and closer outside the grain depot, Bian Lingcheng, who was sorting out the accounts, also let out a long sigh. The shouts of death first rang from the direction of the west gate, and outside the west gate was facing Wang
Xun's Anxi Army then contacted Guo Ziyi to spread suspicion and open the passage to the southeast of Chang'an. He used a three-day agreement to confuse the morale of the defenders. Jia Chang took the initiative to ask Ying to prepare the baggage for the army's evacuation and other actions. The shouts from outside
What the killing sounds mean is already clear.
Bian Lingcheng had no intention of dying for the Yan Kingdom, just as he would not die for the Tang Dynasty back then. His loyalty has always been only for himself. He just feels very unwilling to do so.
All failed. Jia Chang took Zhang Tongru's command arrow and cooperated with the Anxi army to capture the west gate. Wang Mingyun took advantage of the opportunity created by Guo Ziyi and caught the defenders who were preparing to retreat by surprise. The wily Guo Ziyi would not feel guilty afterwards.
He placed all the responsibility for not keeping his promise on Wang Mingyun, saying that the latter was arrogant and domineering and could not be controlled by him. Not only did he fail to command the city's destruction, but his personal reputation was not affected at all.
Everyone got what they wanted, and almost everyone got what they wanted, but we, the old man, were the only ones who suffered. We couldn’t go to Luoyang, we couldn’t go to Hebei, and we still couldn’t go to Lingwu. While I was feeling sorry for myself, a famous treasury official stumbled away.
He came in and shouted loudly: "Report to Sir Bian, the enemy is about to attack. I'm waiting for you to fight or surrender, so please make up your mind quickly!"
"Don't worry, Bian has been in the Anxi Army for many years and has friendships with many generals. Go down and tell the brothers that their lives are in Bian's hands!" After hearing this, Bian Lingcheng immediately changed his mind.
With an inscrutable gesture, he gave instructions to the clerk who came to ask for instructions.
The petty official was also suffering from illness and was indiscriminately seeking treatment. He had no time to think about whether Bian Lingcheng's words were true or false. He agreed and turned around to pass on the message. After taking only three or two steps, he suddenly heard a strange sound of wind behind his ears. It was too late to dodge.
Ling Cheng hit the back of his head with a candlestick and fell to the ground screaming.
"Don't blame Bian for being cruel. If you do, blame Wang Mingyun for not leaving everyone a way to survive!" Bian Lingcheng gritted his teeth as he reached out to take off the official uniform of the junior official. Several other custodians came to seek help.
When the clerk saw this, he screamed and the birds and beasts dispersed immediately. When Bian Lingcheng saw it, he did not order anyone to chase him.
In a moment, he had already put on the official uniform of a petty official. He waved his hands to the soldiers standing at the door and shouted loudly, "What are you waiting for? Go and prepare your horses. By the way, load the grain bags in the granary."
Mi. Let’s take advantage of the chaos and leave as quickly as possible. No one will care about keeping it and chasing after it!”
"No!" The soldiers were so impressed by the old eunuch's quick wit that they immediately split up to make preparations. After a while, the war horses were brought, and they had brought enough food and grass for the road. Bian Lingcheng was heartbroken, grabbed the candlestick and tied the window screen
The doors and curtains were all set on fire, and then he led his direct followers, rushed into the yard as quickly as possible, and set fire to several granaries. He watched thick smoke rising from the tops of the granaries, then he laughed a few times and rode on horseback.
And go.
As he had expected in advance, a pot of porridge had been cooked in Chang'an City. Li Guiren and Zhang Tongru, who realized that they had been deceived, mobilized their troops to try to retake the west gate. The Anxi Army followed the wide and straight streets in Chang'an City.
The long street was pushed inward step by step. The two sides took advantage of the cover of the mansions and houses in the city, and they fought fiercely. Almost every intersection was fought over, and almost every bluestone was stained with blood.
Moreover, the rebels who were originally subordinate to Sun Xiaozhe had been demoralized by the Anxi Army for more than a year. Knowing that their future was definitely hopeless, they simply gave up on themselves and started banditry in the city. When they saw a better house, they went there.
In the rush, if you see something valuable, you will risk your life to grab it. If you see a slightly attractive woman, you will push it to the ground. If someone stops you, no matter whether the other person is wearing Anxi Army armor or Great Yan Kingdom uniform, they will all
Take out the knife and fight to the death.
Back then, Bian Lingcheng followed Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing and destroyed countless cities. Even if he changed positions, his ability to deal with chaos was still very high. He took several of his close associates and hid when they saw fighting and torches.
Just by circling, there was no attack. After three circlings and two circlings, we avoided the area where the attackers and defenders were most fiercely contested, and arrived at the center north of Chang'an City, in front of the former imperial palace.
After repeated plundering by the mob and Sun Xiaozhe's tribe, all the rare treasures in the palace have long been looted. However, all the buildings are basically intact. Although they are slightly dilapidated due to no maintenance for a long time, with a little repair, they can be restored.
Quickly restore its former glory.
"I originally wanted to take you guys back here!" Bian Lingcheng muttered as he led his trusted guards to hide in the shadow of the palace wall. "Who would have thought that Li Heng, that loser, would be so incompetent?
The generals under him are unable to restrain themselves. If it had been when Li Longji was in power, someone like Wang Mingyun would have been executed long ago. No matter how much credit he had made!"
When he mentioned Li Longji, he remembered that he had ordered to kill Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi. Suddenly, a feeling of desolation filled his heart. Both Gao Xianzhi and later Feng Changqing actually respected him.
Youjia. Although not very close, his share will never be missing every time the spoils are divided. No matter how much credit he gets, he will never be forgotten as the supervisor. Although many times, he is actually hiding behind and doing serious things.
Didn't do anything.
"Why do I have to kill these two people? Bian, Gao, and Feng actually have no grudges at all?! If I didn't kill them, how could the boy named Wang chase after Bian, and why would Bian bother?
He ran for his life like a dog..." As if lost, he muttered to himself in front of the palace, not caring whether anyone was listening or not.
The soldiers were afraid that Bian Lingcheng's chatter would attract pursuers, so no one would answer his words. They lowered their heads and tried to speed up their horses. Bian Lingcheng, however, was not aware of it. He tilted his head and reluctantly watched the distance between him and him getting closer and closer.
The palace further away sighed and continued: "It was not Bian's idea to kill Feng Changqing that day. Gao Lishi did something wrong and was afraid that Wang Mingyun would retaliate against him after he rose, so he wanted to eradicate Feng.
Chang Qing refused to help him, so he started to hate Feng Changqing. The reason why Li Heng chose to stand aside was because Feng Changqing was too upright and refused to accept his win.
.In that matter, from beginning to end, Bian was actually just a pawn who followed orders. The man named Wang did not dare to seek revenge from Li Heng, and could not help Gao Lishi, but he pursued Bian. This is unfair
,unfair!"
"Since it wasn't your idea, why didn't you explain it to Wang Mingyun! If you had explained it clearly earlier, why would we be hiding in hiding now?!" He couldn't bear it because he was so long-winded.
A soldier frowned and retorted.
"Our family wants to explain, but there must be someone willing to listen!" Bian Lingcheng immediately turned his face and roared at the soldiers, "Our family was first left to die in Chang'an City by Li Longji, and then Sun
Xiaozhe was under surveillance as a prisoner, and it was not easy until Sun Xiaozhe left, and our family reconnected with our former colleagues. But Li Heng, the son, couldn't restrain his subordinates... No, it's not that he couldn't restrain his subordinates. He deliberately didn't restrain them.
Bian knows too many things. He wants Bian dead. He has wanted Bian dead for a long time. He asked Bian to stay in Chang'an that day..."
Suddenly thinking of a possibility, Bian Lingcheng took his mount with a look of horror on his face. Li Heng was also involved in the killing of Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. They later wanted to use the Anxi Army to deal with Sun Xiaozhe, so of course they had to find someone to take the blame.
.So when you, Li Longji and his son, ran away, so many civil servants and generals were not left behind, but you left one eunuch behind to stop the rebels. And now, in order to show your favor to Wang Xun, you promised on the surface that you would be guilty and meritorious, but in fact, you were against the Anxi Army.
Let the action take its course.
Regardless of whether Li Longji, Li Heng and his son really think so, at least at this moment, Bian Lingcheng believes that he has guessed all the truth. He has used conspiracies and tricks to deal with others all his life, and when he examines his own situation with a skeptical eye, he
It becomes more and more "clear" that he has fallen into a shocking trap. But he has seen through this trap and cannot break it. But no matter where he hides now, he cannot escape the coverage of the trap.
Could it be that the world is so big that there really is no place for someone to stay?! The more he thought about it, the more desperate he became. Bian Lingcheng actually didn't want to run away anymore, and just wanted to end it for himself. Several close friends couldn't bear it.
I watched helplessly as he sat there waiting for death, and after pulling and persuading him, I finally got him to give up his will to die. However, at the intersection ahead, he was blocked by a group of broken soldiers!
"Li Tiejian is dead, Li Tiejian is dead! The Hammer King killed him with one move, and even the man and the horse were split in half!" Someone ran and wailed in despair.
"Mo Dao soldiers, Mo Dao soldiers. The Hammer King himself rushed into the city with Mo Dao soldiers. Master An Wu was hacked to death by him, and General Xu was also hacked to death by him. Old General Liu led people to top it, even half of the pillars
I couldn't hold on for a long time, so I was carried down by the soldiers!" The defeated soldiers talked all over the place, exaggerating the combat effectiveness of the Anxi Army.
Li Tiequiang, An Shourong, Xu Jie and Liu Jinzhong are all dead?! Reciting a few familiar names, Bian Lingcheng started to shiver all over. These four are famous generals in the Yan army and are known to be able to kill tigers with bare hands.
The owners of Leopard all died at the hands of Wang Xun today. Then Wang Mingyun, who in the world can stop him?!
"The master who stayed behind has ordered that everyone gather near the Zhuque Gate and block the enemy forces to the west of the imperial city at all costs. Don't mess around, everyone. Our people are three times the enemy's. We just need to stand firm..." More than two dozen others
Soldiers in bright armor rode up on horseback, holding command arrows in their hands and shouting at the defeated troops.
"Bullshit, stand firm. Why doesn't Zhang Tongru stand in front of him?! He asked me to wait under Mo Dao to die, so that he could pack up his luggage and run away. Do you think I'm a fool?!"
"Yes, if you want to go, you can go on your own, Grandpa won't wait for you anymore!"
"Grandpa is going home, Grandpa is going home!"
The rebels were all talking, and no one was willing to turn around and continue to fight against the Anxi army. The general who gave the order was furious, drew his horizontal sword, and slashed into the air. "Those who disobey military orders will be beheaded. Those who gather to cause chaos will be punished by their clans. Don't you think so?"
quilt……"
"Go to hell with your grandma!" Before he could finish the threat, the defeated soldiers had already picked up bricks and smashed them over. At that moment, a big hole was made in the general's helmet, and blood flowed out from the edge of his hair.
How could the general's confidants be willing to suffer such a loss? He urged his mounts to rush over and slashed at the defeated soldiers with his sword. This time, he completely stabbed the hornet's nest. All the defeated soldiers rushed forward, pulling the reins of the horses and hugging the thighs of the others.
The general who had ordered the order and his cronies were pushed off their horses, and in an instant, they were chopped into pieces with random knives.
"Everyone quit, go out of the east gate and go home by yourself!" Someone refused to do anything and suggested loudly while holding up a blood-stained horizontal knife.
"No more, no more. Anyway, it's not our turn for the emperor to do this!" Someone immediately responded loudly, took off the armor from the general, put it under his arm, and turned around to the east.
This action reminded everyone. Immediately, all the defeated soldiers raised their knives and rushed straight into the nearest workshop. Following a burst of shrill cries, several rooms burst into flames, and several people dressed in luxurious clothes burst into flames.
The woman was dragged out by the defeated soldiers while wailing.
"Robbing money and grabbing women!" A defeated soldier shouted excitedly, showing his red teeth.
"Don't be too busy having sex with women, look for animals first. Only with animals can you walk easier on the road!" Some of the soldiers were experienced and loudly pointed out to their colleagues what was the best choice at the moment.
Horses were pulled out of the house one after another, regardless of whether their original owners were common people of the Tang Dynasty or officials of the Yan Kingdom. Bags of gold and silver soft goods were thrown onto the horses' backs, no matter what means the original owners used to obtain them.
Come on, how much effort was spent on it. When Bian Lingcheng saw that the momentum was not good, he immediately turned around and took a detour. Unfortunately, the broken troops were everywhere killing people and setting fires, so he had no way to escape.
After going around several streets, they failed to find a safe passage. The war drums of the Anxi Army were getting closer and closer. Bian Lingcheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush towards an intersection where there were relatively few broken troops.
, while burying his head to avoid being recognized.
"That old guy, don't run away. Where did your horse come from? Grandpa is missing a few legs!" The defeated soldiers, who were already red-eyed, were not willing to let go of this fat fish in front of them. They immediately held up torches to block it.
They stayed on the road and asked to "requisition" Bian Lingcheng's war horses.
Seeing that the two sides were outnumbered, Bian Lingcheng had no choice but to accept his fate. He signaled to the soldiers not to resist, jumped off his mount, and took the initiative to hand over the reins.
"You're an old boy!" After the defeated soldiers got a good horse, they didn't want to embarrass the horse's owner anymore. They waved their hands and signaled Bian Lingcheng and others to get out of here.
Bian Lingcheng lowered his head and walked out of the crowd with a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to escape from danger, suddenly, one of the defeated soldiers shouted and chased after him with a knife, blocking the way again, "Don't let him escape!"
This guy is Bian Lingcheng, the enemy of the Hammer King. Capture him and come with us. If we can't escape, hand him over. We will definitely save our lives!"