Luo Xian sat on the high red sandalwood chair like a corpse, his complexion was ashen, his eyes were hanging. He had no time to mourn for his harem and concubines in Suizhou City. There was only a dead end in front of him.
Not a shred of life could be seen.
Huaidong's ambush in Chaishan was almost exhausted, and the center of gravity of the troops quickly moved westward. Only more than 3,000 armored soldiers were left to defend Lishan in the east. The Wang Xiang was in Lishan City - thinking of the Wang Xiang, Luo Xiancheng's teeth turned white.
The bite made a loud crunching sound, and I wanted to drag him to me, tear off all his flesh, put each piece in my mouth and chew it till it turned into crumbs!
If it weren't for the Wang Xiang, he would still be the King of Xiangyang, who is under one person and above all kings, but it is the Wang Xiang who lures the wolf into the house, causing him to fall into a desperate situation where he can neither advance nor retreat! How can he not hate the Wang Xiang to the bone?
It's just that the current situation has made it easy for him to have extra thoughts to chew the king into pieces in his heart. He doesn't even care about his harem concubines, civil and military officials, and relatives Wu Ai in Suizhou City. He is just desperate and can't see anything.
Hope of escape.
Now, almost 34,000 to 5,000 elites from Huaidong have moved west to Fancheng and Zaoyang, and there are still more than 10,000 elites in Suizhou City, which has actually completely blocked their westward escape route from the southern foot of the northern mountain range of Huaishan Mountain;
To the north of Huaishan Mountain, Dong Yuan transferred troops and horses from Xinyang and east of Xinyang to the south on the 20th. Now at the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain, from Luoshan to Xinyang and Pingchang Village further west, Huaixi troops and horses are intensified.
The Fengli Army, which has been marching westward to aid Xinyang since early September, has a total strength of more than 80,000.
Donghai Fox is not easy to mess with, but Huaixi Dong Yuan is easy to mess with?
In the past, Luo Xiancheng had thought of fleeing into Huaishan and hiding if he couldn't win, but now Huaidong is approaching with great momentum. He is afraid that no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses will pour into Jingxiang. In addition, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in Huaixi to the north. Luo Xiancheng will lead him
Even if a group of defeated soldiers turned into a group of horses and monkeys and hid in the Huai Mountains, they would be hunted out and killed——
It is said that breaking through the siege directly north from Xinyang Mansion and entering western Henan is a shortcut to avoid waiting for death in the deep mountains of the northern mountain range of Huaishan Mountain. But even if there are not 890,000 or 90,000 blockade troops in the south of Xinyang Mansion, Luo Xiancheng does not have a boat in his hand, how can he cross
The vast Huai River coming out of Tongbai Mountain in the east?
Luo Xiancheng looked at the gorgeous sword inlaid with pearls and gems on the table, and felt a sense of despair that he was at the end of his rope. From time to time, he thought of drawing the sword and slicing his own neck. He didn't realize that he still had 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in his hand.
The hope of fighting again - his extravagant enjoyment in Suizhou City these years has completely wiped out all his fighting spirit in his early years. His strong physique from fighting on the battlefield in his early years has also gained weight.
His clumsy body has disappeared. Now Luo Xiancheng can't even walk a few steps without support. How can he still have the fighting spirit to lead his troops to the battlefield?
Meng Anchan was also completely wiped out in the south of Zaoyang. Except for Ye Jiluo Rong's 100,000 elite troops on the west bank of the Han River and the troops of Ruzhou King Chen Zhihu north of Nanyang, the outcome of the complete destruction of the army on the eastern front was no longer possible.
After the change, Luo Xiancheng locked himself in the cabin at this time. Even Zhong Rong, who had escaped from the southern front, Wang Xianer did not want to see him again, for fear of hearing any bad news again.
"King Luo, King Luo..." A minister trotted in. Before he entered the room, he shouted anxiously, which shocked Luo Xiancheng.
Luo Xiancheng stood up suddenly, with an angry face, staring coldly at Shi Feng who came in shouting and screaming, and picked up the sword on the case. Shi Feng didn't realize that he stepped into the Palace of Hell, and said
: "Prince Mu sent a special envoy from Jingzhou and has entered the camp. He said that he has a secret order for you, King Luo, to read personally..."
"Ye Ji Luo Rong's messenger?" Luo Xiancheng was intrigued. Although he was frightened and frightened by the Huaidong Army at this time, it was not that he had no ability to think at all. It seems that Ye Ji Luo Rong had just captured Hubei in Jingzhou.
With the news of the great defeat, and the fact that the troops from Jingzhou to Lishan were either defeated or the Huaidong Army, how could Ye Jiluorong's messenger rush over so easily?
How do we know that that person is Prince Mu's messenger and not someone from Huaidong pretending to be?"
Meng Anchan was completely wiped out in front of Zaoyang. It is not impossible for Huaidong to find a few prisoners, find some tokens from Meng Anchan, and pretend to be Ye Jiluorong's messenger to pass on secret orders.
"It's unmistakable," Shi Feng said, "the person who came here is the leader of Salvia Tong. I met him when I accompanied King Luo to meet Prince Mu. He can't be someone sent by Huaidong..."
"Tong Erdan? Is it true that Tong Erdan came here in person?" Luo Xiancheng was like grabbing a straw when he was drowning. As if he had taken a stimulant, he walked up to the minister, grabbed his collar, stared into his eyes, and asked
He said, "Aren't you trying to deceive me?" He was really afraid that he would lose his service, and he would go crazy and talk nonsense.
"I am loyal to King Luo, how could I dare to deceive you, King Luo?" Shi Feng said.
The direct line of soldiers and horses in the Northern Yan Dynasty, the generals were named Dutong, Shenling, Assistant Ling, etc. The Dutong was equivalent to the former admiral of South Vietnam or the envoy-level general. Meng Anchan was the Dutong of the left part of Yanxi, and governed the two areas.
Ten thousand fine cavalry; Pu Jieshi's ten thousand fine cavalry are only deputy capital commanders; in addition, Ye Ji Luorong's personal army commander is only deputy capital commander; Tong Erdan is a counselor and is the deputy commander of Ye Ji Luorong's personal army.
Tong Erdan should be with Ye Jiluorong at this time, and there is no way he could be captured by Huaidong. When Luo Xiancheng first defected to Beiyan, he went to Jin to meet Ye Jiluorong. He also drank with Tong Erdan several times, so he was definitely not afraid that he was someone else pretending to be him.
Ye Jiluo Rong was able to send Tong Erdan to sneak in. Luo Xiancheng could only think that he must have brought Ye Ji Luo Rong's secret strategy to help the Suizhou army break out of Nanyang on the western front. Otherwise, there would be some secret order that would require Ye Ji Luo Rong to send the pro-army troops around him.
A person as important as the deputy commander was sent to deliver the message?
"Heaven will never stop me, Luo Xiancheng," Luo Xiancheng stood in the middle of the lobby with his fat body, laughing wildly and the folds on his cheeks trembled. In his opinion, Ye Ji, Luo Rong, and one hundred thousand elites were on the West Bank, and Chen Zhihu slaughtered the people in Nanyang.
There are still 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers. The Suizhou Army can still gather more than 60,000 elite soldiers. There may not be a battle. This is the case for people who are drowning. Even if they catch a straw, at that moment they think they have caught the hope of survival.
, Luo Xiancheng asked urgently, "Where is Tong Erdan? Please invite him to come and meet..."
"Tong Erdan met General Zhong when he entered the camp. I came here first to inform King Luo that General Zhong and Tong Erdan should have come from behind," Shi Feng said.
"" When Luo Xiancheng spoke, the corners of his mouth trembled with excitement, and he hurriedly walked out of the house to greet Zoldan himself.
"King Luo..." Zhong Rong, who was tall and ugly, and Tong Erdan, who had deep eyes and hawk-nosed eyes, and the other two guardsmen who had sneaked into Lishan with Zoldan, just walked to the corridor and saluted Luo Xiancheng.
"No need to be formal, no need to be formal," Luo Xiancheng moved his fat body awkwardly, walked down the steps, helped Zoldan up, and asked impatiently, "What clever idea does Prince Mu have for General Tong to bring? General Tong, take a look.
, the situation in the past few days has made my beard turn gray with worry..."
Tong Erdan came with the defeated troops and knocked on the camp gate. He had already alerted the civil and military officers in Lishan. Except for Zhong Rong, how could Wang Xianer and other officers sit still? After hearing the news, they all rushed over as if they had grabbed a straw and wanted to know.
What good news does Tong Erdan bring?
Chen Jingrong, disguised as Yin Xiangshang's retinue, had just entered the camp. He followed Yin Xiangshang directly to Luo Xiancheng's tent and saw Zoldan and Zhong Rong going in to see Luo Xiancheng hand in hand.
Yin Xiangshang was marching for the Suizhou Army, Zuo Sima, and his official position was not low. Naturally, he could enter the inner courtyard with Wang Xian'er and other generals. Naturally, Chen Jingrong and other retinues had to stay outside. They could not go in casually. They could only stand in the outer courtyard and peek through the door.
Fortunately, everyone was paying close attention to what news Tong Erdan would bring. The generals' retinues were whispering to each other in the outer courtyard and frequently peeking in. Chen Jinrong did not attract anyone's attention.
In fact, at that time, the world was in chaos, and various vassal forces were competing for hegemony and balance. In order to prevent assassins, there were strict restrictions on the lower-ranking people approaching the higher-ranking ones. Lin Fu had always been close to his subordinates. Except for personal guards, no one else was allowed to approach.
Only a few generals were allowed to enter the palace without using their swords, which was actually a special reward. Lin Fu also had great achievements in regaining the imperial capital, so the Queen Mother rewarded Xu Dengdian for bringing his troops without bowing.
Luo Xiancheng was suspicious by nature. In addition to his bodyguards, Zhong Rong also had to take off his sword in the outer room even if he went to see him.
Chen Jingrong stood in the outer courtyard, looking through the moon gate, and saw Zhong Rong at the bottom of the steps. He took off the sword from his waist and gave it to the guard on the side. He saluted Luo Xiancheng, but Zoldan lowered his hands and had no intention of removing the sword.
, but directly clasped his fists and saluted and said to Luo Xiancheng: "Prince Mu has a secret order to show to King Xiangyang. Can we discuss it in a secret room?"
No one in the inner and outer courtyards noticed this detail. Even Chen Jingrong, who was full of doubts about Ye Ji Luorong sending a special envoy to Lishan at this time, did not find it strange that Zoldan and the two accompanying him did not take off their sabers in front of Luo Xiancheng.
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Although Luo Xiancheng led the Suizhou army, which was said to have 200,000 troops, to surrender to Northern Yan and was granted the title of King of Xiangyang, his status in Northern Yan was actually not as good as that of Chen Zhihu, Yuan Lishan, Zhou Fan, and Meng Anchan who could lead troops, let alone
Comparable to Ye Ji Luo Rong - Zoldan himself is a mid-level and high-level general in the Bei Yan Council, and he is also a special envoy sent by Ye Ji Luo Rong, carrying a golden arrow talisman. As long as his identity is confirmed, both internal and external
Everyone in the hospital even thought that he was qualified to fight in front of Luo Xiancheng.
Luo Xiancheng, who was fully expecting Ye Jiluorong to come to save him, even if he had a hundred brains at this time, he would not have thought that Tong Erdan was the assassin sent by Ye Jiluorong to kill him. Luo Xiancheng heard that Tong Erdan was going to the secret room to discuss matters, and he did not doubt anyone else.
, asking others to stay in the courtyard, he took Tong Erdan's hand and walked into the hall. The two people who came with Tong Erdan walked down the corridor and guarded the door.
The personal guards were all blocked outside, as if to absolutely prohibit others from eavesdropping.
Zhong Rong was dissatisfied. He didn't know what secret orders Ye Ji Luo Rong would give him, and he couldn't listen to them. He was thinking wildly, but at this time he could only stand patiently in the inner courtyard - Chen Jingrong stood in the outer courtyard, also speculating on Ye Ji Luo Rong.
Rong sent Tong Erdan over to see Luo Xiancheng's intention. Yin Xiangshang was also full of doubts in the inner court and couldn't help but turn around and look at Chen Jingrong.
While everyone was anxious and full of speculation, a shrill, sharp scream suddenly came from the hall, followed by Luo Xiancheng's pig-killing voice: "Why did Ye Ji Luorong ask you to kill me!" Luo Xiancheng's
The screams are full of surprise, unwillingness, anger and despair...
Chen Jingrong was also shocked when something unexpected happened. Who would have thought that Ye Jiluorong's special envoy would be an assassin? The guards in the corridor of the inner courtyard were the first to react and wanted to rush in to save him, but they were beaten by two messengers blocking the door.
The sword killed three people, but they couldn't rush forward for a while.
"Useless thing!" Zhong Rong grabbed a knife from the soldier's hand, jumped up the steps, and slashed at a messenger. Zhong Rong has been leading troops in the military camp, and his martial arts skills have not been neglected, and he has great strength.
, he cut the waist knife in the courier's hand, knocked the man down with one kick, and stabbed his throat with the knife. The courier screamed for his life: "Prince Mu secretly ordered Luo Xiancheng to be killed. Zhong Rong, you dare to disobey?"
Zhong Rong was startled. How could he understand why Ye Ji Luorong wanted to kill Luo Xiancheng? He put aside the knife and kicked the messenger in the sun hall, knocking him unconscious. He saw another messenger coming to Luo Xiancheng.
Tong Erdan stepped on Luo Xiancheng's body with one foot and held a drop of blood in his hand.