Three days later, the puppet emperor arrived at the front line.
Wearing a battle armor, he took Yu Manqing to the arrow tower.
"My fellow officers and men, during the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, we have encountered great disasters several times and survived, all because of your loyal protection. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you have once again stepped forward. I am very pleased!"
"Since Taizu, the Yan family has been greatly favored by all dynasties, bestowing high-ranking officials, generous titles, and entrusting heavy troops. Unexpectedly, the Yan family is ambitious and repays kindness with hatred, intending to usurp the throne! They conspired to assassinate the general Yu Chong, put the blame on me, and provoked turmoil in the capital. , Trapping the world in the flames of war! These rebellious ministers and traitors cannot be eradicated, which will arouse the anger of the people. Now that the Yan clan is threatening the formation, and the soldiers are fighting bloody battles, how can I sit in peace in the capital? If the Yan clan is not eliminated for a day, I will not retreat for a day! All officers and men, please join me in killing the Yan thieves, eradicating the rebellion for the country, and avenging the general!"
The puppet emperor made an impassioned speech, and the morale of the imperial army soared. Under the leadership of the generals, they shouted loudly: "Kill the Yan thief and eliminate the rebellion for the country! Revenge for the general! Kill the Yan thief and eliminate the rebellion for the country! For the great general General's revenge!"
Yan Ling, who was squatting on a rock in a hidden spot on a hill outside the city, sneered: "He's quite good at winning people's hearts. He knows how to pull Yu Chong out."
Behind him, Xu Yin looked at the blurry figure on the archery tower with his hands behind his hands, and said: "This shows the guilty conscience of the false emperor. As a king, he uses the name of Yu Chong to boost morale. How can he be an emperor at all? Qi?"
Yan Ling nodded in agreement.
The most important information had been obtained, and the two of them were not interested in hearing any more. Yan Ling jumped off the rock, walked over and asked, "Are you tired? Go back and rest for a while?"
Xu Yin nodded: "It's almost noon, let's eat first."
The two of them ordered their subordinates to hide their whereabouts here and quietly went deep into the forest.
Yesterday, they learned that the false emperor was about to arrive, so the two of them packed up their things, took a group of confidants, and sneaked into the front line under the cover of night.
The false emperor never expected that the two people he hated so much were in the mountains and forests a few miles away from him.
"Miss." Seeing them coming back, Xiao Sang, who was boiling water, greeted them quickly, "Please rest for a while, you will be fine soon."
Xu Yin nodded, washed his face and washed his hands.
Their whereabouts this time were top secret, and they did not bring many people with them. Yan Ling ordered a hundred black iron guards, while Xu Yin only brought Wei Jun and other close subordinates with him, and they all hid in the mountains and forests.
Doesn't the false emperor want to play tricks on his mind? Then they will wait here so close to see how he plays!
On the second day, the fighting began.
The puppet emperor came to the battle in person to boost morale, with Yu Manqing by his side.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea."
The pseudo-emperor turned his gaze and saw that Yu Manqing was calm and seemed not to care about the war in front of him.
"You don't care at all. That's right. Duke Zhao calls himself a hero, so why would he care about a little girl? When the time comes, you can just keep your head down and save your life, right?"
Yu Manqing seemed like he didn't hear his sarcasm and just ordered tea.
The false emperor received no response, so he snorted angrily and drank all the tea in one breath.
Yu Manqing took the empty tea cup and said calmly: "The Yan family and I have a grudge against killing my father, and I will not accept their favor even if I die. Besides, didn't His Majesty give me the secret medicine? Didn't you still? rest assured?"
The false emperor narrowed his eyes: "You know?"
A faint smile appeared on Yu Manqing's lips: "Every month in the middle of the month, my blood becomes hot and dry, and my body seems to be eaten by insects. Then Your Majesty will give you bird's nest soup. After eating it, I feel calm. I guess it is the antidote, right?"
The false emperor was silent. Giving secret medicine to important people to prevent them from betraying was one of the royal methods of controlling people, but Yu Manqing was so calm, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Seeing him like this, Yu Manqing laughed instead and said: "I don't care whether you give medicine or not. As long as those two people die, it doesn't matter if they let me be buried with them."
At this point, it would be boring for him to catch another woman to vent his anger. The pseudo-emperor's tone softened: "Wait a little longer, the time has come, let's put the bait out again."
Yu Manqing nodded and said submissively: "I listen to your Majesty."
When the two sides started fighting, the Forbidden Army was full of momentum at the beginning. They have always been elites, and even without their remaining strength, their combat effectiveness was not weak.
As the two sides fought, the Yan family's advantage gradually came to light - the imperial army was raised in the capital and had not fought many battles in the past few years, but the Yan family's army was constantly conquering, going through fire and water.
What's more, there is a huge gap between the military commanders of the two sides.
Duke Zhao was not in a hurry and pushed forward bit by bit, gradually encroaching.
The defeat of the Imperial Army was gradually revealed.
On the hill, Xu Yin observed the battle below.
Yan Ling brought over a cloak: "It's windy at night, so wear more clothes."
Xu Yin took it and put it on and asked him: "How long will the fight last?"
Yan Ling looked over and said: "The Forbidden Army can't hold on any longer. The outcome will only be decided in a day or two."
"Where are the other companies? They are all just watching from the sidelines?"
Yan Ling replied: "Chu Jiu did say hello."
Xu Yin nodded. Master Chu Jiu knew the current affairs very well. Seeing that He Xing had no strength to compete, he might as well ask for a favor first.
"The Zhangzhou Army is also nearby. Zhao Liu gave me a message before you came. However, the situation of the Zhao family is more complicated than that of the Hexing Prince's Palace, and he can't make the decision."
The Duke of Wei has many descendants. There are fathers, grandfathers, uncles at the top of Zhao Liu, and brothers and nephews at the bottom. Naturally, they cannot be as comfortable as the ninth prince of Chu.
"Although Wei Guogong is old, his ambition has not diminished." Xu Yin said objectively, "This is normal. It is far from the time when the dust has settled. As long as there is some hope, how can you give up easily?"
Yan Ling agreed and added: "However, I think the biggest threat is Liang Xing. He arrived the fastest. If we hadn't found traces of transporting grain, we wouldn't have known he had arrived."
Liang Xing was a strong enemy. Xu Yin remembered that Duke Zhao had spent a lot of effort to conquer him in his previous life.
"These people must be watching." Xu Yin said, no one can refuse the great achievement of capturing the false emperor.
Yan Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've made all the arrangements. Of course someone will stop me."
The two talked for a while. Seeing the darkness of the night, Yan Ling said: "It seems that there won't be any movement for a while. Let's go back and rest first?"
Xu Yin responded: "Okay."
The two were about to go back when Commander Xuan Tiewei hurriedly came over: "Second Young Master, there is a situation."
Yan Ling stopped and said, "Say."
"Someone has left the city," the commander reported. "It looks like a dragon guard secretly escorting a car out."
"Did the spies follow?"
"Follow me, we're going southeast now."
Yan Ling immediately ordered: "Gather and prepare to go."
"Yes." The commander agreed, but before he could leave, someone else came to report.
"Second Young Master! Another vehicle has left the city!"
Yan Ling was stunned for a moment: "What?"
This was obviously not the end, as subordinates came to report one after another. In a short period of time, five teams of carriages and horses came out of the city, heading in five directions.