In the palace, Emperor Chengwu walked into Kun's harem again. Unlike last time, Emperor Chengwu looked a lot more haggard this time, but his eyes were sharper than last time.
"Mother, can't you see what my uncle is thinking now? He doesn't want to force Chengwu to abdicate, he simply wants to seize the Li family's world. Mother, the emperor does not ask for anything, even if the capital is destroyed, I, the emperor, will not
We will live and die with the Dafeng Dynasty. Today, the emperor is here just to fulfill his filial piety and pay his respects to his mother. Tomorrow Chengwu will personally go into battle in the body of a king. Perhaps this will be the last face of our mother and son." Emperor Chengwu
As he spoke, he filled a cup of tea with his own hands and brought it to the old lady.
The old queen mother's eyelids moved slightly, but she did not speak. Even though Kun's harem had been sealed, Emperor Chengwu still ordered the harem eunuchs to send battle reports to the old queen every day. Emperor Chengwu wanted the queen to read them
Look, when he wins, he wants to win openly, and when he loses, he wants to lose heartily. Cheng Wu used this method to tell his mother that he would never bow his head.
Emperor Chengwu put down his tea cup and smiled heartily, "Mother, if the emperor is defeated and dies, I hope you can bury Prince Jing and me not far away. Even if our brothers become lonely ghosts, we will still be here side by side.
Fight together. Of course, this also requires the consent of my uncle." After saying that, Emperor Chengwu glanced at the old queen mother, "Since the queen mother doesn't want to say anything to the emperor, please take care of yourself and say goodbye to the unfilial emperor." Cheng Wu said.
After Emperor Wu finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the Queen Mother, turned around and walked out of the palace. After speaking these words to the Queen Mother, Emperor Cheng Wu suddenly felt relieved.
Wei Zhan's hand never left the sword at his waist, and his eyes never left the old eunuch beside the old queen. Although the old eunuch Hong Shan didn't even raise his eyelids, Wei Zhan knew that this old guy was not simple, so he took action
It might kill Emperor Chengwu. It wasn't until Emperor Chengwu turned around to leave that Wei Zhan bowed to the old Queen Mother and quietly retreated.
The two vermilion palace doors were closed again, and the old queen slowly glanced at the door, with crystal tears in her eyes.
"Hongshan, do you think Uncle Guo will really kill Chengwu and Prince Jing?" the old queen asked softly.
"Old master, a sword has no eyesight. Maybe this is not the original intention of Uncle Guo." Hong Shan lowered his head and said.
"Isn't that what he meant? Humph! I think this is what he meant. I am old and should not have participated in this kind of thing, but I was deceived by my brother. There is no regret medicine in the world. At this point, I
The palace can only persevere. Even if my uncle wins this victory, I am already disheartened and will not interfere with anything in this world." The old queen mother gave a bitter smile, stood up slowly, and walked up to the building.
He dressed up and walked to the harem.
Emperor Chengwu came to Qiang Palace. The capital had been trapped for nearly a month, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties. In addition to the 3,000 Imperial Guards in the palace, there were less than 30,000 people capable of fighting. The northern camp was very powerful, and the catapults had already been smashed open.
Creating a gap, Chu Yun had to fight to the death to defend the south gate. After these fierce battles, the death rate of the defenders was much higher than that of the attackers.
According to King Jing's prediction, Zhou Yantian will attack the gap tomorrow at all costs. There are currently no arrows in the city, and there is almost a slope under the city with rolling wood and thunder stones. Tomorrow's battle may be the last battle.
In Qian Palace, Emperor Chengwu was stroking his golden armor. He had never worn this armor since he became the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince and the second prince would like to see you." Eunuch Wei walked over and whispered.
Emperor Chengwu did not turn around, but nodded silently, "Let them come in."
The two princes were neatly dressed and walked in. Seeing Emperor Cheng Wu's back, the two princes couldn't help but look ashamed.
At the beginning of the war, both of them had illusions. Once Emperor Chengwu was forced to abdicate, the eldest prince, as the eldest son, should win the throne. The second prince even got the tacit approval of the old queen mother, and he felt that he was the one who belonged to him. But the battle By now, the two princes could see that the old uncle was not trying to force the palace, but that he wanted to massacre the city. The six ministers had all surrendered to their father. Even if the old uncle took the capital, could he kill all the civil and military officials? Kill? Boss ### finally understood that the old uncle was not trying to push them to power at all, but was changing the dynasty.
The two of them knelt on their knees, and one of them kowtowed, "Father, I am guilty!"
Emperor Chengwu slowly turned around and looked at the two princes. Instead of getting angry, he was full of love. During this period, he had not interfered with the three princes, just to let them see the situation clearly.
"No tree can grow into a towering tree without being tempered by wind and rain. I hope you can accept this lesson and never make similar mistakes in the future. Get up."
The two brothers raised their heads with shame on their faces. The eldest prince Xuan Ming clasped his fists and said, "Father, my son must make meritorious service and go out to kill the enemy."
"My son is also willing to serve the country with his own life and stay with me in the capital." The second prince also took a step forward and said.
Emperor Chengwu looked solemn and said, "Okay, these are the descendants of our Li family. As the saying goes, in a war, brothers, father and son, will fight together with the father tomorrow. Let old man Zhou Yantian see, I am the descendant of the Li family. Not everyone can be bullied. Even if he dies in battle, his body must be cut off."
"I respect your orders~!" the two princes said excitedly.
Emperor Chengwu smiled happily. Although Zhou Yantian forced Chengwu to be embarrassed, at least he got the support and trust of his sons. Emperor Chengwu believed that if he passed this level, the Dafeng Dynasty would be prosperous. Work together to create a new powerful dynasty.
At midnight the next day, Zhou Yantian formed a military formation outside the south gate. At this time, Zhou Yantian still had more than 70,000 troops left, but these 70,000 troops were blood-refined soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong.
Zhou Yantian couldn't wait any longer. Deserters had already appeared in many camps. If he didn't capture the capital, the morale of the army might be weakened. Therefore, he had to capture the capital to stabilize the morale of the troops.
On the city wall, everyone in the city guarding army looked angry and put on a desperate posture. The appearance of Emperor Chengwu and his son shocked the soldiers guarding the city. Seeing Emperor Chengwu's golden helmet and golden armor and Jing Wang stood side by side, and Zhou Yantian's face trembled outside the city. It seemed that the other party was also risking his life.
Zhou Yantian waved his flag and said, "Soldiers, this foolish king Cheng Wu is standing on the city. Whoever captures this foolish king, I will reward him with a thousand taels of gold. Today, even if we fight to the last man, we will capture the capital." .Soldiers, kill!" As he said that, Zhou Yantian raised a blue flag, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed towards the city gate.
A gap had been opened on one side of the city gate. General Chu Yun held a spear and led his troops to guard it. Seeing the opponent starting to attack, Chu Yun raised his spear and said, "Get ready to fight~kill!"
Emperor Chengwu sneered in front of the Zhou family's army, turned around and shouted, "Three emperors, drums! Let the soldiers see that our father and son and your uncle Wang are at this city gate today!"
The third prince stood on the highest tower and shouted, "Your Majesty, I respect your decree!" As he said that, he started to beat the drums in support.
Under the city wall, another large group of people came running. Wang Taifu, Minister of War Li Hong and others walked up to the city wall one after another.
"Your Majesty, I and my ministers have come here with our servants to participate in the battle. Please grant your permission!" the old master said tremblingly, with a look of justice on his face.
A fierce battle has begun in the gap under the city. Emperor Chengwu and King Jing looked inside the city gate. Almost all the civil and military officials were present. Behind them, they each brought the servants of the palace, Hu Yuan, and others. They carried various weapons.
There are door poles. There are also many spontaneous people who come to cheer.
Emperor Chengwu clasped his fists in emotion, not knowing what to say to express his feelings.
"My ~ decree!" Emperor Cheng Wu clasped his fists at the Ding Huyuan family members. Even if he died in battle today, he felt it was worth it. At least he had the support of the ministers and the recognition of the people.
Outside the city, Zhou Yantian saw that the battle had been stalemate, and both sides were seriously injured. Zhou Yantian waved his command flag, "Prepare the catapult, aim at Chengwu Hunjun, and kill with all your strength!"
More than thirty catapults were pushed out from the ranks. King Jing took a look at it on the city wall and immediately ordered, "Come, protect your majesty and return to the city."
"No! I can't leave. I'm just here watching the soldiers defeat the enemy." Emperor Chengwu raised his golden spear. His shout really lifted the spirits of the soldiers defending the city.
King Jing gritted his teeth. He knew that if Emperor Chengwu left at this time, the soldiers would probably lose confidence. Emperor Chengwu had no choice but to do this.
"Okay! Damn it, let's fight with old man Zhou today. Come here, set up a shield formation to protect the emperor."
After King Jing finished speaking, the two teams of soldiers immediately deployed layers of shields in front of Emperor Cheng Wu and King Jing. Wei Zhan stood beside Cheng Wu, holding a broad and sharp sword in his hand.
Whoosh whoosh~ A shower of stones flew towards Emperor Chengwu. The huge stones hit the shield, causing blood to flow from the corners of the mouths of the soldiers behind the shield, but no one retreated. The one who fell immediately replaced another one, keeping the shield.
The array is complete.
Zhou Yantian waved the order flag again, "Every team obeys the order. The first team to rush into the capital will be rewarded with thousands of acres of fertile land, and the captain will be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households!"
There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the people of the northern army are also willing to fight. Anyway, they have committed the crime of rebellion, so it is better to follow Zhou Yantian to fight a bloody path, and maybe become the founding general of the country.
More and more rebels were pouring into the gap. Chu Yun was attacking from the left and from the right, and gradually he could no longer hold on. Li Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War, drew his sword and said, "Listen, all the servants and guardians, life and death depend on this, follow me."
~Kill!”
Li Hong shouted and was the first to rush towards the gap that was opened. Behind him, people wearing various costumes of servants, holding various weapons, followed him with crazy shouts.
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Emperor Chengwu's eyes widened with anger, and the hand holding the golden spear was shaking a little. The shield formation in front of him seemed to be unable to hold up, and there were three rows of cavalry inside the city gate, preparing to save them for last resort.
"Brother Prince Jing, I leave this place to you. I will personally lead the army out of the city to fight."
"No!" Prince Jing and Wei Zhan shouted at the same time.
"The king of a country must not take risks." Wei Zhan said calmly.
"Brother Imperial, if you wait any longer, the other party won't be able to hold on for long. With such an attack, all we have to do is endure." Prince Jing looked at the city calmly with dark circles under his eyes.
At this moment, only a few "boom boom~" cannon sounds were heard in the distance, and a team appeared in the sight of the officers and soldiers on the city.
"Father~ It's Zhu Tianjiang~ Our reinforcements have arrived~!" The third prince shouted from a high place. As soon as the drum beat stopped, the third prince Xuan Le shouted to the soldiers fighting below the city~ "Everyone, listen.
, our army has arrived, Zhou Yantian is finished~!"
The third prince's shout was no less than a thunderbolt in the clear sky. It shocked the hearts of Zhou Yantian's army and almost broke their hearts. But to the soldiers in the city, he gave them a shot of chicken blood, and with a roar, they regained their energy.
Emperor Chengwu's body swayed, and Prince Jing grabbed Emperor Chengwu's arm, "It's Zhu Tianjiang, haha~ It's Zhu Tianjiang!" Prince Jing's face turned red with excitement.
A handsome car rushed to the front. On top of the handsome car, there was a sacred pig flag and a big flag with the word handsome. Zhu Tianjiang stood on the car with a silver helmet and saw Zhou Yantian's army lined up in front.
Zhu Tian lowered his flag and waved, "The canopy army listens to the order. Four teams, Fan Rong, Qin Wei, Yang Bo, and Ge Long, charge forward! Uncle Wen and Yue Dingshan protect the two sides, don't let them escape. Kill me."
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Six armies passed by the handsome car. Everyone looked on with ferocious faces and gnashed their teeth. They charged forward with their spears raised.