Volume Four, Volume 25, Chapter 12, Life and Death
When the city gate was broken down, half of Xiang Shaolong's people still failed to enter the tunnel. In desperation, Xiang Shaolong ordered all these people to hide in the newly built Yi Guan Tomb as a cover, and put the extra thick iron
The door is closed, hoping to buy a little more time to evacuate.
It would be ideal if Xiaopan thought they had left long ago and gave up the search.
But everyone knows this is just a delusion.
Everyone in the castle suddenly disappeared. Of course there was a secret passage leading outside the castle.
If Wei Liao cannot find out the tunnel, how can he explain it to the newly enthroned King of Qin?
Everyone in the tomb hall looked at each other, thinking about the soldiers who were filing into the secret passage, and listened to the faint but increasingly noisy cries of killing hoofs coming from outside. They were all anxious, but they could only resign themselves to their fate.
"Rumble" sounds kept coming, indicating that the enemy was breaking into people's houses. They started searching one by one.
"boom!"
The sound of impact finally came from the iron gate in front of me, indicating that the enemy's claws had finally reached here.
After a round of collisions with no results, it fell silent again.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats and they had difficulty breathing.
Everyone expected that the enemy would use a crash car with wooden blocks to break through the door next time.
A quarter of an hour is as long as a century.
Xiang Shaolong, Ji Yanran, Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Tu Xian and more than a dozen Wu family warriors at the rear of the palace all threw their crossbows and prepared to guard the door with all their might, so that others could have more time to leave safely.
Everyone lost their will to speak.
At this time, besides them, there were still more than 30 people who had not yet been able to enter the tunnel.
Fortunately, when designing the tunnel that day, special attention was paid to the ventilation device of the tunnel. Otherwise, I am afraid that so many people would have been suffocated before leaving the tunnel.
Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but look at the spiritual tablet of Xiaopan's mother, Mrs. Ni, in the center of Gaozhi's tomb, and smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking to himself, Nier, have you ever thought that I, Xiang Shaolong, will one day be killed by your beloved son?
"boom!"
The whole tomb temple shook, but the big iron gate remained motionless.
"boom!"
The three iron bolts sealing the iron door bent inward at the same time, the door gap widened, and the light from the torches outside penetrated. The shouts immediately became real, pouring into the tomb from the outside like a tide.
Fortunately, everyone except them entered the tunnel at this time.
Xiang Shaolong shouted: "Get back in quickly!"
Anyone who dared to be lazy at this time rushed into the tunnel.
Before I had a chance to close the iron cover above the tunnel, there was a sudden loud noise. Two large iron doors and some masonry fell down, raising a cloud of dust.
Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and Ji Yanran were guarding the entrance of the tunnel, ready to kill anyone who came.
They have to do this.
At this time, the entire tunnel was filled with people. If the enemy chased them one after another, they would never think that anyone could escape.
The longer you can delay the enemy from knowing the direction of the tunnel entrance, the greater their chance of survival.
The firelight reflected from the tunnel entrance.
Xiang Shaolong and others moved back a little to a dark place where the firelight could not reach them.
I heard someone shout happily: "The entrance is here! They didn't even have time to close the iron lid."
While Xiang Shaolong and others were complaining in their hearts, the graveyard outside the tunnel entrance was completely silent.
Then there was the sound of kneeling down and worshiping.
Xiang Shaolong and others felt their teeth itching when they heard this, and their hearts were filled with fear, but they were unable to do anything.
This person must be the lieutenant.
Ying Zheng was surprisingly silent.
"puff!"
It was the sound of someone kneeling down.
Li Si's voice sounded outside the tunnel entrance, trembling: "Your Majesty, have mercy!"
Wei Liao asked curiously: "Lord Tingwei?"
Then there was a strange silence.
Wei Liao's voice said again: "Your Majesty, please issue an order immediately, otherwise the opportunity will never come back."
Then he coughed dryly and said, "Why does your Majesty only look at the spiritual tablets enshrined here?"
An indescribable feeling arose in the hearts of Xiang Shaolong and others, while quietly Xiaopan was staring blankly at the tomb of his beloved mother, Mrs. Ni.
At this time, except for them, everyone else has passed the middle section of the tunnel, and they still have two quarters to evacuate the tunnel.
However, if Xiaopan accepts Wei Liao's proposal, they will still be dead.
Xiaopen's familiar voice finally sounded: "Wei Qing and the others all left, except Li Qing."
Wei Liao said in astonishment: "Your Majesty..."
Xiaopan shouted: "Back off!"
Footsteps sounded.
After everyone had gone away, Xiaopan said in a deep voice: "How can we teach the world not to talk about this matter?"
Just listen to Li Si's answer: "As long as the king conquers the six countries and unifies the world, then the king's decree will be implemented and it will be strictly forbidden for anyone who dares to mention the name Xiang Shaolong. Anyone who mentions it will be beheaded. Everyone will be silent.
Naturally, the matter will be settled."
Xiaopan said coldly: "If they don't say anything, but write it in history books, how can we deal with it?"
Li Sidao: "At that time, the king would cheat those people and burn the books they wrote."
Xiang Shaolong below was dumbfounded. It turned out that he was the cause of the burning of books and the cowardice. The book of divination that was burned at the same time was probably just a burial object to hide the public's confusion.
Xiaopan added: "But how should we deal with the fact that Lu Buwei was killed by Xiang Shaolong?"
Li Silang said loudly: "This is easier. Just say that he fled back to his hometown in fear of crime, and finally committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine."
Footsteps sounded and someone came to the entrance.
After a period of silence, Xiaopan's voice came down softly: "Master! I wish you a safe journey!"
Then Xiaopan's Duan shouted: "Withdraw troops immediately!"
The sound of footsteps fades away.
The tears that Xiang Shaolong had held back finally burst out of his eyes.
He deeply felt in his heart the touching feeling of making history.
The moment Xiaopan stepped out of his mother's tomb, he was no longer the Zhao Xiaopan from Handan.
Because he has completely cut off the relationship with the past and truly became the winner of the government. From now on, his mind will be devoted to the great cause of unifying the world.
The moment he stepped through the fallen iron gate, the six countries were destined to be annihilated one by one.
What they faced was a super overlord that no one could defeat - Qin Shihuang, the founder of China and known as the one emperor through the ages.
Xiang Shaolong and others gathered their emotions and chased the group out of the tunnel. They were shocked to find that Wu Guo was among the group with all the iron guards.
It turned out that because Chang Wenjun controlled the waterway, they were forced to come by land instead, so they were several hours behind Yingzheng, but they happened to meet them near the tunnel entrance.
Wu Guo also brought the news that Miao Du was torn apart by a car in the city, and that the two sons Zhu Ji gave birth to for him were burned alive. This was what Wang Jian told them.
As for Zhu Ji, it is said that she was escorted back to Chengyang.
Of course, everyone knew that Zhu Ji was finished, and the one who was escorted back to Xianyang under house arrest was just a stand-in arranged by Ying Zheng.
After Yingzheng's army withdrew, everyone returned to the ranch and left calmly on horseback.
Xiang Shaolong also took away the spirits of Zhao Qian's daughters, including Mrs. Ni.
Three months later, they finally arrived outside the Great Wall, fulfilling their long-awaited dream.