After reciting the Jade Instructions of the Saint, the expressions of the believers changed drastically, and their gazes towards the Saint became solemn... It turns out that all the events that happened during this period were foreseen by the Saint.
The saint said, I am in trouble and have to travel far. Isn't it because I encountered misfortune on the way? The saint said again, General Tongtian cannot be replaced by anyone. You must prevent someone from usurping his position... This is not fair.
Did General Tian replace General Tongtian? Thinking of this, the believers couldn't help but feel a lot of shame. They felt very ashamed that they had not followed the teachings of the saint and fought to protect General Tongtian's status.
As for the saint's last words, when I return, it will be the day when you will transcend the sea of suffering. It has ignited the raging fire of hope in everyone... In the past month, General Tongtian has disappeared, and General Pingtian has eradicated dissidents.
The endless civil war in the White Lotus Sect made the believers panic and uneasy. What they prayed for day and night was the return of the Saint to calm the disputes and restore the original peace in Guangling. As a result, all the believers worshiped the White Lotus Saint devoutly, and many even burst into tears.
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This made Yu Gui, who was watching from the archery tower in the mansion, angry and anxious. He hurriedly shouted: "Don't let her deceive you. She is a spy of the government. Otherwise, how could she come with the government and the army?"
These words hit home. The reason why many people still have concerns about the Saint is simply because they saw her appearing with the officers and soldiers.
Since Gu Xiaolian dared to appear as a saint, she had naturally expected that he would say this. She smiled faintly and said to herself: "Actually, General Tongtian came back long before me."
As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately became restless. After all, most people were heading up the mountain for Liu Zijin. Previously, Yu Gui and Han Tiancheng had been saying that General Tongtian was killed by the army.
General Tian is regarded as the natural successor...
After hearing Gu Xiaolian's words, Yu Gui's expression on the arrow tower changed. When he was about to say something, he was drowned by the voices outside. Everyone asked: "Where is General Tongtian? Why doesn't he meet us?"
"General Tongtian cannot meet you, because he is currently behind closed doors and is fighting bloody battles with the traitors with his brothers..." the saint said slowly.
These words caused a greater commotion. Although the news that the siege army had seen Liu Zijin at Pingxing Pass was tightly blocked by Yu Gui, there were too many people present that day, and the group of rebels happened to rotate back to the city. Within a few days of the New Year,
, the news about General Tongtian's appearance in Pingxing Pass has actually become very popular. At this time, the Holy Lady personally verified the rumors, which made the believers who didn't know what was going on completely angry, and shouted towards the arrow tower of the General's Mansion: "Pingxing Pass."
General Tian, is that true? Why did you fabricate the news of General Tong Tian's death and kill him to death?"
"..." Yu Gui on the arrow tower was immediately extremely passive. Although he had killed Liu Zijin and replaced him, it had long been a secret among the high-level leaders of the rebel army, but the ordinary believers had been kept in the dark. They simply thought that General Pingtian and
General Tongtian is a good brother. The purpose of attacking Pingxingguan is to eliminate the traitors.
Now it seems that General Pingtian is the real traitor.
Feeling that everyone was looking at him with contempt, Yu Gui rushed to divert the trouble and shouted at the saint: "This witch brought the army to destroy us, how could you believe her lies?"
The believers thought the same thing. Anyway, the saint appeared in the Ming army, and the Ming army was their enemy.
Gu Xiaolian was well prepared and said with a faint smile: "I am looking for a way out for you. Now that the sea is in chaos and the world is at home, how can we fight against the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court with just one county? If we continue to resist stubbornly, there is only one way to die.
, I asked the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty to promise that as long as you lay down your arms, he will promise not to pursue you and punish you, but only to kill the chief culprit."
These words caused a stir in the crowd. Many people naturally disagreed. They came up to the mountain to rebel. Even if the court did not blame them, what would be the point of going back to continue farming and being exploited by the government? But many people were moved... They
They went up the mountain for the legendary Liu Zi, who was a god. After seeing Liu Zijin's myth shattered, they realized they had been deceived. However, they were also riding a tiger and couldn't get off. They always had nightmares these days. Guangling was captured by the army and their whole family was killed.
Head. Now that the court is willing to pardon them, that is really the best thing...
Yu Gui on the arrow tower secretly sneered, a pardon can make them switch sides, you underestimate the White Lotus Sect too much, right?
If this group of people has been pushed to the edge, a pardon would still have some effect, but now that the Ming Cultists and the rebels have the upper hand, the weight of this sentence is not enough. Even if it is said by the saint, it will not. But Gu Xiao
Lian didn't expect to be able to defeat this group of people in this way. She still had a trump card: "If you are willing, Your Highness Taisun will also welcome you to join the Ming Dynasty's army, and the organization will be kept intact."
These words had little effect on those devout believers, but they were more attractive to the rebel officers. They were unwilling to surrender to the officers and soldiers because they were used to living a life of shouting and drinking, and did not want to go back to it.
In the bitter days of the past, many officers actually blurted out: "Seriously?"
"I swear to the Buddha that if I say anything false, I will fall into the Avici Hell, suffer the fire of red lotus karma, and will never be reincarnated." The saint held up the dharma cause and solemnly swore.
Regardless of whether she believed in religion or not, when she saw her swearing such a strong oath, she believed it in her heart. But whether she should agree or not, so many people in the room had their own ideas, and it became a mess for a while...
Wang Xian watched this scene with cold eyes. He didn't expect to be able to rely on the saint's words to make more than 100,000 believers and nearly 20,000 troops surrender in one fell swoop. He only needed the current chaos for his troops to invade the general's palace.
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At this moment, there was only a loud bang, and a cloud of gray-black smoke rose up from the west wall of the General's Mansion, followed by bricks and tiles falling like raindrops, and an eight-foot-wide hole was opened in that section of the wall...
…This is a self-made explosive pack made by Youjun. Although the gunpowder is not powerful enough at this time, the wall is not a city wall. As long as the amount is sufficient, it is still very easy to blow up a section.
Before the smoke cleared, the soldiers of the Ming army swarmed in from the entrance of the cave. Most of the original defenders of this section of the wall were killed and injured, and the rest were also stunned, but the Ming army broke in easily.
The defenders from other places rushed to help defend, but their own defense line was shaken by the wind and rain, and the shouts of killing, screams, and the sound of weapons clashing... resounded from all directions in the general's mansion.
But the sound seemed to have nothing to do with the reinforcements from the outside. The believers and the army were having a fierce dispute. There were troops loyal to Yu Gui who wanted to rush in for rescue, but there were believers loyal to Liu Zijin and the Saint who tried their best to stop... In the era of cold weapons, the army and the army were fighting.
There is not much difference between the common people, and the Ming Cult has all the people as soldiers. The ordinary believers are carrying simple knives and spears, and many of them are also wearing armor, so there is no ambiguity in the confrontation.
Seeing the internal strife in the opponent's reinforcements, Wang Xian became worried and mobilized a thousand troops from the rear army responsible for blocking the attack. The troops who reinforced the attack on the general's palace even had people shouting: 'Only capture Yu Gui,'
Don't talk about the rest. 'Anyone who captures a nobleman and comes to invest will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and a hundred households with titles.
These words reached Yu Gui's ears, making him extremely anxious. He felt that the eyes of the people around him changed when they looked at him... as if they were sizing up a treasure.
Put down weapons, surrender without killing, and those who resist to the end will be killed without mercy. The slogans of the Ming army one after another made the defenders who were in danger and unable to wait for reinforcements feel confused. Many people were fighting to the death one moment, but the next moment they threw away their weapons.
After throwing it away, he surrendered. The Ming army added a thousand more troops. As time went by, the defenders were defeated one after another. The Ming army entered the mansion from all directions almost at the same time.
Seeing that he would be trapped in the arrow tower if he did not evacuate, Yu Gui hurriedly went down under the protection of his men. Unexpectedly, Mo Wen, who had been staring at him, saw him going down and immediately ordered someone to shout: "Yu Gui is dead."
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All kinds of slogans were replaced by this sentence: "Yu Gui is dead, Yu Gui is dead." The defenders who were resisting stubbornly couldn't help but look towards the arrow tower when they heard the sound. Sure enough, the figure of General Pingtian was missing.
He lost his fighting spirit, threw away his weapons and knelt down to surrender.
The rebels outside who were about to go in for reinforcements were busy yelling at the believers who blocked them, and did not notice the situation in the archery tower. At this moment, they saw that there was no one up there, and they actually believed what the Ming army said... They were somewhat contradictory to begin with.
, should they listen to the saint, or should they go with General Pingtian? Now that Yu Gui is dead, they don't have so many thoughts. Although they won't switch sides immediately, they gradually stopped saying anything and stood aside and watched coldly.
The Ming army over there had already breached the General's Mansion. At this time, even Yu Gui's die-hard men were still defeated. In the blink of an eye, they were dying, and the Ming army successively attacked Yimen and Ermen.
Yu Gui and hundreds of his bodyguards were surrounded in Houya.
Seeing that it was impossible to fly, Yu Gui looked up to the sky and sighed. From the day of the rebellion, he had thought about the day when he would be defeated and die, but he was not afraid, because he was already sixty-six years old, and it would be better to die in a grand manner than to die on the bed.
Even if he died in battle, his life in this world was not in vain. But he never expected that he would be defeated in such a useless way... He was captured by the Ming army without any decent resistance. It was really...
Shameful, so shameful
"General, let's cover your way out of the back door." Seeing that he was dumbfounded, the guards had no choice but to wake him up.
"I can't get out." Yu Gui shook his head and said: "Even if I can break through the Ming army's blockade, I will be captured by those guys who are bent on selling their goods for glory and give it to the army."
"General, is this really the only way to go?" the guards cried: "How could this happen? Did our 50,000-strong army lose without even resisting?"
"I have fallen into someone else's scheme, what can I do?" Yu Gui sighed and said, "You have been with me for so many years. Instead of benefiting others, it would be better to benefit you." He said with a sad smile and said, "Tie me up and send me away.
Give it to the officers and soldiers."
"General, woo woo..." Although many people really had this idea, they were still deeply moved when they heard what he said.