Text_Chapter 798 The treacherous prince, the sad city lord
Chapter 798 The treacherous prince and the miserable city lord
Soon, Xiao Mo's vision went dark, he couldn't see anything wherever he could see, and he couldn't think of anything wherever his brain flashed...
It turned out that his big head had been chopped off by His Highness the Crown Prince with lightning speed!
"Hmph! How dare you collude with foreign enemies, you bold traitor? No wonder our army was defeated so quickly!" Xia Tong shouted with anger sinking into his Dantian.
The loud voice attracted all the officers outside the hall.
They looked at the headless corpse lying at Xia Tong's feet and frowned in confusion: "Your Highness, what are you..."
"Your Highness, what happened?"
"Why do you want to kill City Lord Xiao? The City Lord's job is to be an official in the border area. Unless Your Majesty speaks for itself or the military department verifies that a certain City Lord is indeed guilty of a serious crime, no one is allowed to commit suicide without permission!"
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Faced with everyone's chattering, His Highness the Crown Prince just sneered: "Haha, I know that the Lord of the Frontier City cannot kill without permission."
"But the problem is, this Xiao Mo is really bullying people too much!"
"He dared to surrender to the enemy and treason. Just now when we were alone in the palace, he did not hesitate to threaten me with words, asking me to surrender to that old man Xia Chunqiu as soon as possible."
"You also made the deceptive statement that 'the dragon spirit of Great Xia in northern Xia has been exhausted, and the land of Huainan should be regarded as the dragon seed'. It is simply treasonous and unethical!"
"In my rage, this prince, this, this..."
I have to say that His Highness the Prince's acting skills are quite impressive.
In the palace, about 70% of the generals believed in him.
Among the remaining 10%, some were half-believers and half-doubters. Others who did not believe at all, for the sake of their own future and lives, did not dare to jump out and accuse Xia Tong.
However, there were quite a few guys who wanted to cling to the future prince. At this moment, they all said: "His Royal Highness did the right thing!"
"Yes! Xiao Mo had ulterior motives and his crime should be punished! Your Highness just did what all the people of Daxia should do."
"That's right, Your Highness, don't worry about those treacherous people. We all heard the conversation between him and Your Highness through the wall. It is indeed a heinous act of treason and you will deserve to die!"
The corner of Xia Tong's lips curled up: "You all have great righteousness, I will bear this in my heart!"
In fact, this is not the first time Xia Tong has done this.
During this southern expedition, he sought credit rather than fault, and resorted to similar tricks many times, just to get rid of his own guilt and leave all the blame to others.
Many of the generals who followed him turned a blind eye to this, pretending not to see it. After all, he was the crown prince and the future helmsman of Great Xia!
Instead of offending him, it is better to follow him, support him, and accommodate him.
A hundred years from now, His Majesty, these generals and colonels who share the "love and friendship" with Xia Tong may be able to ascend to heaven...
It's just pitiful that City Master Xiao Moxiao, who had been loyal for most of his life, died in his old age, not by the enemy's butcher knife, but by the tricks of his immediate boss.
Even if you die, you still have to bear the eternal infamy of "traitor and villain".
"Xiao Mo colluded with the Huainan rebels, and others in the city may not believe it."
"If we are plotted against by them inside and outside, we will be in a very bad situation."
Xia Tong stood up slowly and said quietly: "For this reason, I am determined that all the soldiers will follow me out of the north gate and rush to Geluo City, four hundred miles away, to temporarily defend it."
"As for Kowloon City...just leave it to those Huainan rebels and let them fight like dogs!"
As soon as these words came out, some of the young generals and lieutenants who had already seen through the prince's cunning and dirty thoughts immediately became furious.
Isn't this so fucking shameless? It's obvious that you were afraid of the enemy and wanted to retreat, but you chose City Lord Xiao as the scapegoat, completely brushing off all the blame for your own crimes.
They can see through Xia Tong's dirty deeds, but these people are also old and young.
For the sake of their wealth and life, they did not dare to say anything after all. They could only lower their heads, look at their noses and mouths, and remain silent.
Others who were complicit with Xia Tong echoed: "What His Highness the Crown Prince said is absolutely true!"
"That's right! Just let the traitors in Kowloon City fend for themselves!"
"Without further ado, let's assemble the army and set off right away?"
Not long after, the north gate of Kowloon City.
The assembled 60,000 to 70,000 infantrymen and 2,000 royal cavalry, led by Prince Xia Tong, seized the north gate and left.
"Military emergency, open the city gate quickly!" the deputy general shouted loudly.
"Well?" The captain at the city head looked hesitant and asked: "Your Highness, where are you going?"
In addition to the captain at the head of the city, there are more than a thousand defenders here.
Therefore, Xia Tong couldn't bear to kill him in full view of the public. He rolled his eyes and thought of his plan, saying: "This prince led his army out of the city to create the illusion of a retreat, and then surrounded the enemy army. This was all discussed with Lord Xiao.
Good strategy.”
"I will open the city gate as soon as possible, don't miss the chance of fighting!"
The captain in front of the gate was startled, and then nodded. On the one hand, he ordered the city gate to be opened, and on the other hand, he sent his trusted followers to rush to the city lord's palace and the south gate, which was under the greatest pressure from the enemy's attack.
At the south gate, in addition to the army in the city, there are also the Luo family, the Ma family, and the subordinates led by Dean Deng Yideng. They are considered the strongest force to resist the enemy except the Lord Xiao.
When something like this happened, but the city lord didn't come forward in person, the captain felt it was strange, but he didn't dare to stop the prince's army, so he thought of asking those adults to verify it.
An army of 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers rushed out of the gate and fled away.
A moment later, in the north of the city, a close aide of the school captain ran back in panic and reported: "Dad, sir, it's not good! Sir, the city lord, he was beheaded and died in the city lord's house!"
"What did you say?"
The captain of the city gate was horrified.
"Report——"
"Sir, I came back from Dean Deng. Dean Deng said that he had not heard that His Royal Highness had discussed with them about sending troops to attack."
"Ah?" The captain was shocked again, and his whole face turned pale: "Could it be that...we were betrayed by the prince?"
After a few short breaths, an old man with a white beard hurried over. It was the dean Deng Yideng.
Beside him were two old men who were plain-looking and slightly haggard.
If Chen Shen were here, he would definitely recognize the two of them: the one on the left is the alchemist of Ma Jiaxuan, Ma Weishan, the left master of the alchemy hall of Kowloon City College; the other is the alchemist of the Luo family, Luo Xiang, who is also at Kowloon City College.
Serving in Dantang.
When Chen Shen was in Kowloon City, he and the two of them met several times.
It's just that at that time, the two elders of Dantang were quite impressive, and their every move showed everyone's style.
Look now, the two old men's cheerful demeanor is no longer there. What's left is just furrowed brows, dirty clothes, and tired eyes as if they haven't had enough sleep...