The situation on the field suddenly changed. The defenders on the city tower had originally seen the two commanders gaining the absolute upper hand, but were suddenly restrained. Although the content of the subsequent conversation between the two parties could not be heard clearly, they could see each other.
Apparently he had put away the dagger and was about to release the two commanders and one horse. However, Commander Wang suddenly attacked the opponent and was killed by the opponent. This result was not only surprising, but also embarrassed the defenders at the top of the city.
.If you lose, you resort to a sneak attack and get killed. The result is too embarrassing and shameful.
Lin Jue took out a cloth and wiped the flesh and blood on his left hand, took off the finger tiger and put it in his arms, and quickly ran towards the direction where Bai Bing was standing. Bai Bing had exhausted all his strength. Although he was standing there at the moment, he was a little shaky.
When Lin Jue came to her side and reached out to hold her arm, Bai Bing's whole body fell weakly into Lin Jue's arms.
"Husband, your hand was so handsome just now. Congratulations on your victory, husband." Bai Bing said weakly with a smile on his face.
Lin Jue said: "That's nothing, it's not because of your help. You played this piece very well, I feel much better than before. How do you feel? Such music is too destructive, I will never let you play it again in the future
Let’s play this tune.”
Bai Bing smiled sweetly and said: "I'm fine. It's just that my energy has been exhausted too much. It will recover after a rest. I am from the Demonic Sound Sect. The master wants me to take charge of the sect. How can I not learn the sacred song? Not only this
First, I also need to learn those two songs. Don’t worry, husband, I will be careful.”
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yes, you have your own persistence, so I will naturally not stop you. But it must be done in moderation and cannot be forced. Let's not talk about this for now. I will help you go back."
Bai Bing stood up straight and said: "How can I let my husband support me in public? You go and do business. We have won. Those defenders should abide by their promises. Husband, please go quickly. Sister Mu Qing is here.
She came to pick me up."
Lin Jue turned around and saw that Gao Muqing had already rushed from the front of the formation, obviously to support Bai Bing. He had some important things to do at the moment and really couldn't leave, so he gave a few words and turned around to come to the field.
"Listen to the defenders on the city. Your two generals have decided the outcome of the duel bet we set before. They are dead. Now it is time for you to keep your promise. Withdraw your troops immediately and open the city gate."
Lin Jue shouted loudly towards the top of Zhuque City.
Wang Jun and several of Yuan Ping's lieutenants looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do. The two commanders had indeed agreed to the terms of the duel before, but now they lost. What should they do now? It seems inappropriate to comply, and it seems inappropriate not to comply.
That's not appropriate either.
Lin Jue waved his hand, and Sun Dayong chopped off the heads of Wang Juan and Yuan Ping with a knife. He grabbed their hair and carried their bloody heads and strode to the gate of Zhuque Gate. He stood with his legs crossed and shouted loudly:
"It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. This head is yours first."
Take it, and then I'll give you some cannonballs."
Sun Dayong turned the two heads around his head several times like a meteor hammer, then threw them out with a loud sound. The two heads rotated and collided in the air, drawing a perfect arc and landed on the stone railing of the city tower.
Inside, it hit a long window with a bang and fell to the ground. The surrounding area was a mess with blood splatters, and the soldiers fled in horror, staring at the two heads and not daring to come near.
Lin Jue, who was under the city, shouted in a deep voice: "Listen carefully, you could have survived, but if you are still stubborn at this moment, then no one will survive. If you don't open the city gate immediately, you can disperse, retreat or surrender, but you
If you choose to fight, don't blame me for the Luoyan Army who killed them all. Everyone, please listen to me. Anyone who continues to resist stubbornly will have his or her identity identified and the whole family will be questioned and killed. We will never tolerate it."
The morale of the defenders at the top of the city was already low, and everyone witnessed the thunderous means of the opponent's attack on the city. At this moment, the 200,000 troops were scattered, and there were only 20,000 or 30,000 troops at the top of the city. It was already a doomed situation. The two commanders died again.
This series of blows had already left them with no fighting spirit. Now what Lin Jue said was the last straw, because these soldiers and horses were originally members of the Forbidden Army, and a considerable number of them were locals in the capital.
Everyone in Bianliang has a family, wives, children, and parents. A large number of people in the Forbidden Army are the children of wealthy families who relied on connections to get into the Forbidden Army through the back door. They want to make a career in the Forbidden Army. Basically, these people are in the army.
The middle and low-level generals did not want to fight at all. At this time, who still had the determination to fight to the death? They were not Lu Zhongtian's die-hard loyalists.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat. If we fight hard, we will definitely die. We have been defeated."
"Yes, it's okay if you don't have to risk your own life, but you also have to risk the lives of the children in the family. That's not worth it. Why do we serve as soldiers? Isn't it to honor our ancestors and to live a better life for our parents, wives and children?
Good? It's not what we want if we bring them down."
"Exactly. At this time, you need to know the current affairs."
The soldiers secretly talked to each other, their voices getting louder and louder, and they became more and more unscrupulous. Several lieutenants had no intention of fighting decisively, and knew that persistence was meaningless.
"Since the two commanders have made an agreement with someone, let's abide by their last wishes. We can't let them bear the name of disbelief even after someone dies. What do you say?" A lieutenant general found a high-sounding reason.
"What General Zhao said is that the general situation is like this, and it is inevitable to violate destiny. I'd better go home to be with my mother, wife and children. I quit." A deputy general dropped his sword, quickly took off his armor, and watched as the people around him stared blankly.
He walked towards the lower city stone steps with his eyes down.
"Old Mo, you...just left like that?" several lieutenants shouted.
The deputy general turned around and said, "If you guys feel that what I'm doing is inappropriate, you can just kill me with one knife."
Who is willing to commit evil at this time? No one will kill him because
It's meaningless. Even a fool can see that Lu Zhongtian is finished, and there is no benefit in following him at this time. Kill Lao Mo and ask for credit? That is just one more crime.
The departure of Lieutenant General Mo Huaide became the first domino to fall. The soldiers on the city wall threw down their swords and took off their armor and fled. Some die-hard generals and soldiers did not dare to stop them when they saw this situation, for fear of offending the public.
So he chose to retreat. Soon after, the Zhuque Gate gate was opened wide, the suspension bridge was lowered, and a large number of soldiers who had lost their armor and swords poured out with their hands raised to surrender. The Luoyan Army soldiers and horses swarmed in, quickly controlled the city gate, and cleared the city wall. The cavalry began to move along the
They advanced through the inner city streets without encountering any resistance. Soon the city gate markets in the three directions of the inner city, southeast and west were all controlled. The Luoyan Army gathered outside the Ouchi Imperial Palace in the evening and surrounded the palace.
…
In the empty Chongzheng Hall, Lu Zhongtian sat alone on the throne. There were only a dozen or so ministers in the hall, and the rest had disappeared. When he ascended the throne in the morning, the hall was still full of people, and now no one knows where to hide.
The faint shouts of killing came from the market outside the palace, making the wrinkles on Lu Zhongtian's face tremble from time to time.
There was a sound of footsteps, and a figure rushed from the door of the palace. The panicked footsteps echoed in the empty hall, making it extremely harsh.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," the man shouted.
Lu Zhongtian stood up and asked: "Liu Zhenbang, how is it outside? How is it outside?"
The visitor was none other than Liu Zhenbang, who had been ordered to go out to inquire for information. At this moment, his official hat was tilted, his face was full of panic, and he looked panicked.
"Your Majesty, it's not good. The Zhuque Gate has also been lost. Wang Jun and Yuan Ping died in the battle. The soldiers mutinied and surrendered to the enemy. The inner city was destroyed. The enemy has controlled all the gates and streets in the inner city. They have surrounded the entire city.
Come on. Your Majesty, we should have left long ago, but now we can’t leave. We can’t leave.”
There was a cry in Liu Zhenbang's voice, even a hint of blame. Not long ago, Wang Jun and Yuan Ping sent people to suggest that the emperor evacuate from Beicheng, but Lu Zhongtian rejected it. That was the only chance. Now he can't leave even if he wants to.
.
"Where is Chen Bin? Where is Zhu Zhirong? Where are the others? They are missing somewhere?" Lu Zhongtian shouted angrily.
"Privy Chen and Lord Zhu are arranging things to resist the enemy at the palace wall. Are there others? Those dogs are all running around. Just now, the Xihua Gate was opened and hundreds of officials ran away. These dogs are not
Loyal and unjust, they all ran away when disaster struck. Your Majesty, what should we do now? We have less than 10,000 soldiers and horses left, how can we hold on?" Liu Zhenbang said in a trembling voice.
"What should I do? I...how do I know? What should I do?" Lu Zhongtian sat slumped, muttering to himself with no particular anger on his face, only endless loss.
