Chapter 470: The inside should be combined with the outside
Liu Xiang returned to Handan, met Liu Lin and Liu Jie, and told them the details of his visit to Liu Xiu.
After hearing what Liu Xiang said, Liu Lin and Liu Jie were overjoyed and excited. They couldn't help but asked urgently: "Liu Xiu really said that I had to do things for him because he was blackmailed by Wang Lang, rather than voluntarily doing things for him."
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Liu Lianlian nodded and said: "This was said by Da Sima himself, and he said it several times!"
Liu Lin and Liu Jie looked at each other, their faces full of joy, excitement and joy.
Liu Xiang continued: "Da Sima also said that we are all members of the same clan. Although we are divided into the north and the south, we cannot write two characters Liu in one stroke. We should take care of each other!"
Liu nodded one after another and sighed: "Da Sima is sincerely trying to excuse me!"
Liu Lin also felt the same and made a decision in his heart. He said to Liu Jie and Liu Xiang: "Let's discuss how to deal with Da Sima next!"
Knowing that Liu Xiu did not resent the two of them and was devoted to excusing them, Liu Lin and Liu Jie also changed the name of Liu Xiu from calling him by his first name to Da Sima.
On the other side, Liu Lin and the envoys sent by Liu Jie to Xie Gong's camp also returned to Handan. Compared to Liu Xiu, Xie Gong's attitude was much more arrogant and promised that as long as Liu Lin and Liu Jie were willing to serve as internal correspondents in the city,
He can ask your Majesty to spare them both of the death penalty, but one thing is that when the city is breached, they must find a way to hold off Liu Xiujun, and the palace in Handan must be occupied by his soldiers under Xie Gong's command.
Liu Xiu's guess was correct. Now, Xie Gong was also concerned about the money Wang Lang had collected.
Xie Gong himself was not a greedy person. The reason why he was concerned about Wang Lang's money was for Liu Xuan's sake. Xie Gong believed that after his side captured the city, all the money seized should be handed over to the emperor.
But once Liu Xiu got it, it was open to question whether he could hand it over to the emperor. Otherwise, Liu Xiu might secretly take it away and use it to strengthen his own power. To avoid future troubles, he simply refused to let him go.
Liu Xiu got the money.
Comparing the two, Liu Xiu treated his own envoys with courtesy and politeness, and he excused his own side both inside and outside his words, and repeatedly emphasized his feelings of the same clan.
Xie Gong, on the other hand, was arrogant, confident that he would win, and was arrogant. He also proposed such and such conditions, but he would not even promise whether he could save his life after taking internal measures. He only said that he was reporting to the emperor.
Please give the emperor a gentle sentence.
The attitudes of Liu Xiu and Xie Gong formed a sharp contrast. Anyone with a right mind would definitely choose Liu Xiu's side.
When Liu Jie and Liu Lin were conspiring, they bluntly stated: "Xie Gong is not trustworthy. Compared with this, I believe in Da Sima's character more!"
Liu Xiu's reputation was so good. Not only was he highly virtuous, he was also generous and kind, and he kept his word. He said he would forget the past and would definitely keep his word if he could save their lives.
Liu Jie also felt the same and nodded thoughtfully. Liu Jie continued: "What's more, Da Sima Ye has been married to King Zhending, and we have an irreversible friendship with King Zhending. Based on this relationship alone, Da Sima will not
It’s hard for us to wait. Even if the accounts are settled in the future, as long as King Zhending is here, we can keep you and me safe and sound. As for Liu Xuan..."
At this point, Liu Jie frowned, shook his head slowly, and said: "He is capricious and unkind. If you choose him, I am afraid that you and I will suffer from it in the future."
Liu Lin said seriously: "Liu Xuan is not trustworthy, and he will not last long. Don't forget, Handan has the spirit of an emperor!"
Liu Jie couldn't help but rolled his eyes in his heart. At this time, you are still superstitious! xdw8
That's right! Liu Lin indeed took the saying "Handan has the spirit of the emperor" in mind and believed it deeply.
He continued in a serious tone: "The prince is a fake emperor. This cannot be counted. Then the real emperor should be the one outside the city."
Liu Jie held his forehead and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
Anyway, Liu Lin and his own positions are consistent. Everyone tends to support Liu Xiu. It is enough to have a unified position. As for the reasons for supporting Liu Xiu, it doesn't matter.
Liu Jie said meaningfully: "Since we want to support Da Sima, we must also do something to help Da Sima!"
Liu Lin asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Liu Jie smiled meaningfully and said, "Do what Da Sima wants but is too embarrassed to ask for!"
"..." Liu Lin was confused by what he said.
In the next few days, the envoys sent by Liu Lin and Liu Jie frequently traveled between Liu Xiujun's camp and Xie Gongjun's camp.
Even if the two of them don't intend to fall to Liu Xuan's side, they must at least be able to live with it on the surface, and first appease Xie Gong.
In May, Handan had been trapped for more than half a month. That night, at around 3 o'clock in the morning, Handan's Beicheng City and Xicheng City were lit up with a bunch of lights almost at the same time.
firewood.
The firewood burned vigorously and the fire was blazing, which looked particularly eye-catching in the dark night.
Outside the North City and West City of Handan, each about two miles apart, a large number of soldiers and horses gathered.
There were no lamps or torches lit. The dark army was so silent that it seemed to be integrated with the darkness.
These two troops were Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun who were ready to attack.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu. He was riding on a war horse. When he saw the firelight on top of the city, his eyes flashed and he turned his head and said, "Send the order and tell all the soldiers to get ready!"
The messengers around him did not dare to speak. They all stepped in to salute, then rode away, running back and forth among the various formations, conveying Liu Xiu's orders in a low voice.
After a cup of tea, a second ball of fire lit up on top of the city.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and waved forward. The square formations on both sides of him took the lead in marching forward. People's feet were wrapped in thick linen, so they would not make too much noise when walking.
sound.
As his own phalanx began to advance forward, Liu Xiu urged the war horse under his crotch and began to move forward slowly.
When he was still one mile away from Handan North City, Liu Xiu raised his arm. After a short time, the advancing phalanx stopped.
Liu Xiu raised her head and stared at the city head intently. Time passed by, and she didn't know how long it had passed. Finally, a third group of fire light came on the city head. At the same time, there were also torches shaking in front of the city gate.
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Seeing this, Liu Xiu took a deep breath and shouted: "The whole army charges!"
Following Liu Xiu's order, the entire army no longer advanced slowly in a phalanx, but spread their legs and ran forward at full speed.
Rumble
Even though people's feet were wrapped in linen, there were so many people that they made a dull thundering sound when they ran. No arrows were shot from the top of the city, and the people rushed directly to the city gate without receiving any counterattack.
forward.
At this time, the city gate was already wide open, and there were two large groups of soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate. They were all dressed like Wang Langjun, but their arms were tied with red cloth.
Red is the color of the Han army's military uniforms, and wearing a red cloth strip indicates that one is an internal agent of the Han army in the city.
The soldiers of the Han army who rushed forward just glanced at them and didn't pay much attention. They followed the open city gate and rumbled into the city.
As batch after batch of Han troops continued to pour into Handan City, soon the northern city of Handan felt like it was exploding.
At the same time, the West City of Handan was also in chaos, and shouts of killing were everywhere. Standing on the top of the city and looking into the city, I saw that the North City and West City of Handan were full of fire, and there were people flying forward holding torches everywhere.
Running soldiers.
Compared with Liu Xiujun's unhindered flow, Xie Gongjun was quickly blocked by the defenders in the city after entering the West City. The two sides fought in the streets and alleys, and a melee broke out.
At this time, the prince was sleeping soundly in the palace, with one of his beloved concubines lying next to him. The noise outside woke up his concubine first. The latter pushed the snoring prince and shouted urgently.
Called: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Huh?" Wang Lang responded in a daze, and said incoherently: "It's not yet dawn, let's sleep a little longer!"
"Your Majesty, listen, why is it so chaotic outside?"
Wang Lang raised his eyes, blinked, and listened to the order. Sure enough, there was a faint noise outside. He frowned and sat up from the bed. At this time, a chamberlain opened the door and ran in in a panic.
Bedroom.
He did not dare to enter the inner chamber, so he stood in the main hall of the palace and said urgently: "Your Majesty, something big...is going bad. Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun have...all invaded the city..."
The words of the chamberlain frightened the prince so much that he almost fell off the bed.
He hurriedly got out of bed, not even bothering to put on his shoes. He was barefoot and bare-chested. He quickly walked to the door, opened the door, looked at the waiter outside, and asked sternly: "What do you mean?
What? Say it again!"
"Your Majesty, Liu... Liu Xiujun, Xie Gongjun, have now conquered Beicheng and Xicheng, and have... already entered the city..."
This time the prince could hear clearly, and his head buzzed. His eyesight turned black, and his body shook uncontrollably. The servant hurriedly supported him and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, now... what should we do now?"
Before Wang Lang became emperor, he was just a charlatan and fortune teller. Now that such a big thing has happened, he can't think of any ideas for a while.
At this moment, another chamberlain staggered in and said loudly: "Report! Report to your majesty, King Guangyang has come to the palace to ask for an audience!"
"King Guangyang..." At this time, Wang Lang's head was blank. He murmured, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said urgently: "Quick! Please ask King Guangyang to come see me!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" the chamberlain shouted, turned around and ran out. Not long after, Liu Jie strode in from outside.
"Your Majesty, sir!" Before Liu Jie could finish his salute, Wang Lang couldn't wait to step forward, took Liu Jie's arm, and asked in a trembling voice: "Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun have... already entered the city.
, King Guangyang, this... is this true or false?"
Liu Jie said seriously: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun have indeed entered the city, and Handan can no longer defend it. Your Majesty must escape quickly before the enemy troops attack!"
After a pause, he added: "I have prepared the carriage for your Majesty, your Majesty, hurry up and get in the carriage!"
"This this……"
"Your Majesty! If you don't leave, it will be too late!" Liu Jie said urgently.
The prince stamped his feet heavily, turned around and ran back to the inner room. He pulled up the disgraced concubine on the bed and wrapped a few clothes around her. He also wore one himself. The two of them were very disheveled.
He ran out of the palace.
When we got outside, sure enough, there was a carriage parked there, and there were many palace guards standing around the carriage.
The prince took his beloved concubine and hurriedly got into the car. Then, he raised the door curtain, looked at Liu Jie, and asked: "King Guangyang, won't you get in the car with me?"
"Your Majesty, go first! I will fight the enemy to the death!" As he spoke, he said to the guards he brought into the palace: "Protect Your Majesty and escape from Handan City as quickly as possible!"