The first and fifth chapters of Xiang Guo's regret
After the bloody setting sun sank into the Xiang Kingdom, mist gradually rose on the plain. The bloodshed, broken armor, and broken swords from the fierce battle were only shrouded in this thick fog, and the Xiang Kingdom was not captured that day.
After withdrawing his troops and returning to the camp, Ran Min paced back and forth as he looked at the camp full of wounded soldiers and the soldiers leaning on the side.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here." A sergeant was leaning on the wooden shaft. As soon as he opened his eyes, he struggled to get up and said hurriedly when he saw His Majesty coming.
At this time, there was a commotion in the camp, and everyone gathered around and knelt in front of Ran Min.
Ran Min leaned over and saw that the soldier's arm was wrapped in a bandage. When he pulled it open, he saw a stab wound more than a foot long in front of his eyes. The blood was flowing uncontrollably, and his bones were vaguely visible.
Ran Min was very anxious, "Medical officer, where is the medical officer accompanying the army?!" Ran Min shouted.
At this time, a medical officer came over and knelt down when he saw Ran Min.
Ran Min shouted: "Why don't you give him the ointment to treat the golden sore? His injury is so serious."
The medical officer only kowtowed and apologized: "Your Majesty, I am not a villain who does not want to treat you. But now there is a severe shortage of medicinal herbs and there are too many wounded soldiers. There is really nothing I can do for you."
At this time, Zhang Ai, who was following him, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what the doctor said is true. Travel between the north and the south has been interrupted, and medicinal herbs are in short supply. It is already rare to have a bandage."
Ran Min lowered his head and saw that the medical officer himself had injuries on his arms and was still treating the entire army. Naturally, he couldn't bear it.
Ran Min was silent for only a moment and said: "Gather the officers and men above the rank of captain to quickly go to the big tent to discuss matters."
Only a moment later, the generals above the rank of captain of the Wei Army gathered in the tent.
When Ran Min saw that all the generals had arrived, he said solemnly: "It is my fault that the battle is not going well now. Tomorrow I will be the vanguard to defeat the Xiang Kingdom."
At this time, Zhang Aiyan said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must not take risks with your dignity."
Zhang Wen also said: "Your Majesty, the division between monarch and ministers depends on one body, and the defense of Hua and barbarians depends on the world."
All the officers and soldiers were excited and tried to dissuade His Majesty.
At this time, Sun Wei said: "Your Majesty, the Yan army is currently occupying too much of our army's energy. If we deploy suspicious troops to confuse the Yan army, it may be feasible for our army to attack the city with all our strength."
At this time, Zhang Wen hurriedly advised: "This plan is too dangerous. If Xiangguo cannot be attacked and the Yan army arrives again, wouldn't it mean that we will be attacked from both sides?"
Dong Run took the lead today, covering the wounds on his body and said: "Your Majesty, today, the Zhao army is at the end of its crossbow. We broke into the city several times, but saw that the armor of the soldiers was broken. If it were not for the personal visit of the Zhao Lord, Xiang Guodan would
The sun can set."
All the generals said: "Yes, one cannot be the same. Now that Xiangguo's defenders have been fighting for days, they are exhausted. Finally, the generals agree."
All the soldiers cupped their hands and said, "We agree."
Ran Min just stood up and looked at the excited soldiers in the camp. He preached: "Tonight, make preparations quickly, and tomorrow we will send out all the best troops, so that we can conquer Xiangguo in one fell swoop."
"As commanded."
The moonlight in Yecheng was calm as usual. Inside Ye Palace, Ran Min's wife Dong just ordered people to close the palace door and go to bed early. However, she often had convulsions tonight and her eyelids kept moving.
Feeling uneasy, Mrs. Dong only wanted to visit the inner court. The moon and stars were scarce at the moment, and she didn't know what was going on in Xiangguo's war. She only took two or three maids to walk in the garden.
"Mother, the wind is cold and the dew is heavy. Please take a rest early." Son Ran Yin stepped forward to say hello to Mr. Dong.
"It turns out it's Yin'er." It turned out that it was not just the Dong family who stayed up all night, Prince Ran Yin was also in the garden.
Seeing her son's increasingly upright figure and heroic spirit, Ms. Dong couldn't help but move forward and hold her son's arm.
"When my son grows up, he has to think about his successor. When this war is introduced, my mother will ask my father to find a woman with a pure family background, dignified and noble character among me, the ministers of the Wei State, and betrothed to him.
Here you go." As he spoke, he gently stroked Erzi's angular face with a loving look on his face.
Ran Yin only took a step back and said: "Mother, the war is not over yet, and wars are rising in all directions. My son just wants to share the worries of his father, but he really has no intention of thinking about his own marriage."
"Silly boy, since ancient times, you have to have a family and have a career. Now that my father has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor and made you the prince, it is most important to spread the branches of the royal family. The emperor has no family to worry about. As a mother, I still look forward to the blood of the Ran family.
It can be continued as soon as possible.”
"But just listen to your mother."
"Dong dong." While the mother and son were talking, they heard the sound of neat footsteps coming from outside the palace gate, and the sound of leather boots, mixed with the sound of swords and halberds.
When Mrs. Dong heard about it, she was furious and cursed: "It's so late. Who dares to lead troops to break into the inner court privately?" Ran Yin just wanted to step forward, but Ran Yin felt something was wrong. He quickly grabbed his mother and said, "The situation outside is unknown. Please ask mother."
Go to the back and take shelter."
"This is unreasonable. This is the imperial palace of Wei State. How can we allow others to be presumptuous?" Mrs. Dong wanted to order the maid next to him to go and reprimand him.
"Mother!" Ran Yin looked at Dong with a determined look, a look she had never seen before.
The voices of the people coming to my ears are indeed a little unusual. Although there are guards in the inner court, they are just showy. These people are obviously wearing armor. Mixed with the sound of clashing swords, and the soles of their feet are also leather boots, they are really masters of field warfare. Here they come.
When we reached the palace gate, there was a vague sound of fighting, as if someone had fallen.
Ran Yin said solemnly: "Mother, take your family with you quickly. My younger brother should take refuge outside the city. We can't stay in Ye Palace any longer."
Perhaps Mrs. Dong noticed something, so she just held her son's hand and said, "No, Yin'er, I will go with you for my mother's sake."
Ran Yin only said decisively: "If this were not the case, I am afraid that none of our family would be able to leave without someone coming."
Ran Yin only called his personal entourage and said: "Take the queen to another palace."
"As commanded."
"boom!"
After a while, the palace door of the inner court burst open, and all the hidden dead soldiers were spread out, only Ran Yin was surrounded in the middle. At this time, a man in black armor and red robe stepped forward. Although the armor was tall and straight,
However, the person supporting his armor was a bit thin, so he only walked in front of everyone.
Who else is that person besides him?
"Li Tekang, are you okay?" Ran Yin didn't see the formation beside him and only said slowly to him, "I'm sorry you endured it for so long under my father's hands."
"Ran Yin, my parents, children and nephews all died at the hands of your begging army. This hatred is irreconcilable. If I can't kill all the Han people, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart."
Ran Yin just smiled and said: "It's true that Hu and Han are harmonious. It's true that it's a lie."
"Hu and Han merge?!" Li Tekang was shocked. Shi Xi's last words only caused ripples in his heart.
At this time, Yao Yi, who was next to him, said hurriedly: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Among these brothers, parents, children and nephews, none of them died at the hands of the Han people. Every blood debt and every crime will be paid with blood."
"Blood debt must be paid with blood," the sergeant next to him shouted.
"It seems that my father is too confident. Hu Han's killings that lasted for hundreds of years can be eliminated in one day."
At this time, the night wind gradually picked up, only blowing away the surrounding mist. The tassels on the armor only blew up, and the swords set up by the sergeants collided with each other, making the sound of golden swords.
After Ran Yin finished speaking, he just pulled out his sword and wanted to fight, but Li Tekang knocked down his sword.
At this time, the sergeant next to him came to report: "General, there are no Queen Ran Min, Dong family and Ran Zhong in the inner court."
Yao Ruo only glared at Ran Yin, turned to Li Tekang and said, "Ran Yin must know."
Li Tekang did not want to look directly at Ran Yin, but said: "Hand it over, don't make it difficult for us."
Ran Yin just stared at Li Tekang and said, "You will die if you die, but if you retaliate, you will never be able to kill all the Han people."
"Don't talk nonsense." Yao Yi just wanted to chop it off.
"Stop!" Li Tekang shouted.
Yao Yida hung his sword in the air, but when he saw Li Tekang, he looked at him angrily and said with a smile: "It seems that you have been raised by the Han people for a long time and have lost the glory of the Hu people."
"No! There are only thousands of people like me in Ye City now. It is already difficult to control the court ministers and their families. If there is another chaos in the military camp in the city, it will be difficult to suppress it." Li Tekang only looked at Ran Yin and said, "Only
With the prince in hand, great things are planned."
Yao Ruo stepped forward at this time and slowly pressed his hand on the back of Yao Yi's sword, pressing it down slowly and saying: "What Li Tekang said is reasonable. We suffer from insufficient troops. With the prince in hand, great things can be accomplished.
"
It was too late but it was too late. Ran Yin was about to hit the sword of the sergeant next to him. Fortunately, he was caught by the people on the left and right.
"Kill me, kill me. We will never be your puppets." Ran Yin shouted.
Li Tekang said to others: "Keep him alive. If anything happens, I will take care of you."
Yao Yi thought about it for a while and then said: "Well, I'll leave you some time to see the destruction of your Wei Kingdom." Pointing to the sergeant next to him, he said, "Someone, take Ran Yin to the Chancellor's Stand so that he can be detained."
After Ran Yin was taken down, Li Tekang preached to the remaining sergeants: "Go to the inner lane and Jiuqing's residence and take all the officials of the civil and military ministers of Yecheng into custody."
"As commanded."
"Don't forget, Wang Tai's residence is in Qili, don't miss it," Li Tekang warned before the sergeant left.
Yao Yi smiled and said: "Our brothers are really right about you. You tolerate shame and humiliation. You are no less generous than Han Xin and Sun Bin."
Li Tekang just looked at the bright moonlight and said: "I hope that the great revenge will be repaid." After returning to his senses, he said, "Ye City is in chaos, and flying pigeons are sending messages. Yao Yi, save Zhao tomorrow."
"clear."
At dawn on the second day, the Wei army officers and soldiers rushed to kill them at all costs. At this time, Xiangguo's city defense had encountered many dangers and was beyond its capabilities.
In the city, Yao Xiang said anxiously: "King Zhao, our officers and men are all brave and brave. Just waiting for an order, they will kill Ran Min under the horse. Your Majesty, please give the order quickly."
Inside the main hall of Xiangguo, there were shouts of killing outside, and the danger became more and more urgent. At this time, Liu Xian, who had been fighting bravely on the city wall for days, rushed over with blood all over his body and said: "Your Majesty, the south gate has been lost. Ran
Min only brought his own personal entourage. Now our army retreats into the inner city. Your Majesty, please leave as soon as possible without further delay. We will protect your Majesty."
Shi Kun said anxiously: "Liu Xian, how long do you think it will take for the inner city to be breached?"
"The Wei army is approaching fiercely. Although our soldiers are fighting to the death and will not surrender, our army is weak and we can only hold on for two or three hours."
Shi Kun stood up and made an impassioned speech: "Your Majesty, our Jie clan soldiers were born as slaves. Now the Central Plains has been completely lost. We are so ashamed of our ancestors. If we can't rise up again, how can we face our ancestors? My brother is willing to commit suicide."
As a pioneer, we will live and die together with this city."
Shi Zhi only sighed and said: "If I, the State of Zhao, had obtained your minister earlier, why would I have come here? Come and take my sword, and guard this city with all the soldiers."
Shi Zhi held Shi Kun with one hand and Yao Xiang with the other just to leave the palace.
Just then, a palace official came in hurriedly, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand and said to everyone: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there is news from Yecheng."
Shi Kun came down in a hurry, took the carrier pigeon from the palace servants, opened the letter tied to his feet, read it in a hurry and said happily: "The big thing is done, the big thing is done."
Shi Kun turned back, maybe he was too excited, and staggered. Yao Xiang grabbed him, and Shi Kun just gave him the letter. Yao Xiang just handed the letter to Shi Zhi, and Shi Zhi led everyone to read it.
"Come here, let our defenders shout: Li Tekang rebels and Yecheng falls."
Shi Zhi stood up and said to everyone: "This is the time for our army to counterattack. Yao Xiang, you can charge with your cavalry."
"The general will obey his orders."
"Shi Kun, please quickly order people to leave the city and inform the Yan army, so that they can cooperate to cover up the killing."
"I accept the decree."
"Liu Xian, the palace guards, and all other officers and men, follow me to kill Ran Min."
