Under the leadership of Shen Fang, the Xiang army retreated quickly, retreating like a tide toward the entrance of the camp.
I don’t know when, the originally dark arrow tower in the direction of the barracks gate and the wind lanterns on the city wall were lit again. Under the light, the originally open gate of the barracks also closed. I don’t know when. Many swaying figures can be seen, which should be Shen Tan and his more than a thousand guards and horses in front of the palace.
All the soldiers and horses rushed towards the camp gate, blocking the passage that was dozens of steps wide. Fearing that the enemy troops would come from behind, everyone in the camp crowded forward, creating a chaotic situation.
On the camp wall to the left of the camp gate, several torches were lit, and Shen Tan's figure holding the hilt of his sword appeared in the darkness. He looked at the hurried soldiers and horses below with a sneer.
Shen Fang ran at the front, surrounded by the generals and guards. He was a civil servant, and he usually lived a life of pampering and drinking, and his body was not strong. At this moment, he was panicking and running quickly. He was out of breath, his face was pale, and his whole body was heavy. Drenched in sweat. After seeing Shen Tan's figure, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
"Commander of the Palace, Commander of the Palace. Open the camp gate quickly, there is an ambush among us. They... they have been prepared. Open the camp gate quickly and let us evacuate." Shen Fang shouted in a hoarse voice.
Shen Tan stretched out his hand to brush his beard and laughed loudly: "Master Shen, I know, I know. They are very fierce, aren't they? Are you very scared?"
Shen Fang was stunned and said in astonishment: "Commander, what do you mean by this? Do you know? Do you know they set up an ambush?"
Shen Tan laughed and said: "Master Shen, you eat so much every day that your brain is full of mush. Don't you understand now? You fell into my Luoyan Army's plan. All of this was arranged by me. , tricked you into coming to the military camp and trying to catch a turtle in an urn. Unfortunately, you still can’t figure it out. You don’t even think about it, who am I, Shen Tan? I’m from the Luoyan Army. How can I help you deal with Mr. Lin? You are so overestimating your capabilities. You want to stab Master Lin in the back when he is leading his army to leave the capital? Just because you and Liu Sheng, two people who have been cheating, were once Lu Zhongtian's lackeys, and then bit back again. You are an anti-despicable person, and you still want to have a fight with Mr. Lin? You don’t want to take a piss and take a photo.”
Shen Fang stared in shock and anger, as if he had been struck by lightning. All the vague doubts in his heart before, the feeling that something was wrong, and the hidden worries in his heart suddenly became clear. Looking back on Shen Tan's various behaviors, there are really many doubts. He carefully arranged Such meticulous actions made him think more than himself and Liu Sheng, as if he knew what he and Liu Sheng were thinking. All his arrangements were to dispel his doubts and to lead him step by step into this trap.中. He had arranged this trap a long time ago, taking advantage of his eagerness to successfully deal with the Luoyan Army's remaining troops, setting an ambush in the military camp, and leading himself into this trap. Needless to say, Xiying was like this, It must be the same in Dongying. Liu Sheng is afraid that he has also been ambushed.
Anger, surprise, self-blame, fear, all kinds of emotions
Thousands of emotions flooded into his heart, making Shen Fang almost faint. He gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "Shen Tan, you thief, how dare you cheat on me? How dare you betray the emperor? You are from the palace, how dare you betray me? The emperor's decree is to go all out and seek refuge with Lin Jue? This is a crime of disobedience. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
Shen Tan sneered and said: "I, Shen Tan, really feel sorry for the emperor, but after so many years, I have come to understand. The world in this great Zhou Dynasty needs peace, and if the people want to live and work in peace and contentment, some changes must be made. As a high-ranking person, Those who hold great power and feed the people must bear the responsibility. The old prince, the emperor, has been kind to me, and I, Shen Tan, are grateful to them. But that is my personal kindness. I cannot destroy the justice of the world because of personal kindness. Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness. I am indeed unfaithful to the emperor, but I am doing it for the sake of the righteousness of the world. If you people are allowed to cause trouble behind your back and you are allowed to attack Mr. Lin, the world will return to chaos and there will never be peace in the world. .It took me a long time to understand this truth. If there is a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness, I can only sacrifice loyalty for righteousness, and work with Lord Lin to fight for the welfare of hundreds of millions of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if I leave the reputation of disloyalty, I admit it too."
Shen Fang cursed angrily: "You are talking nonsense, how can you talk about loyalty? You are just Lin Jue's lackey. What benefits has he given you? To make you betray the emperor, betray your savior and work for him?"
Shen Tan said coldly: "I don't deserve to talk about loyalty, so do you? Who are you, Shen Fang? What have you done after reading the book of sages? Mr. Lin didn't give me any benefits. I was actually manipulated by him. Moved by the love for the country and the people, I voluntarily walked with him. You won't understand this. People like you are only for yourself, moving around just to get higher. If I talk to you about the righteousness of the world, of course you won't understand. .It is useless to waste words. Shen Fang, you have been surrounded. Do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in the Western Camp? In addition to the 10,000 soldiers and horses in the military camp, there are also 5,000 soldiers and horses drawn from the city wall on the outside. You You are already a turtle in the urn. If you don’t surrender immediately with your men, that is your last chance to save the lives of so many people. Otherwise, we will all die here."
Shen Fang cursed angrily. Of course he refused to surrender. Surrender would mean death to him. The only way to survive was to fight out.
"Brothers, don't listen to his threats. Let's rush out. They don't have many soldiers and horses, and our soldiers and horses are more than theirs. The emperor will also send soldiers and horses to help. Kill!" Shen Fang shouted loudly.
The soldiers had no choice but to shout loudly and rush toward the camp gate. Indeed, it was just a gate. If you rush out, you can escape from the prison. If you capture any gate, you can escape from the city.
When Shen Tan saw this, he sneered and cursed: "Bah, I won't shed tears until I see the coffin. Shoot the arrow!"
At the command, hundreds of archers on the walls on both sides of the camp gate bent their bows and set arrows to shoot at the oncoming soldiers. Archers on more than a dozen arrow towers near the camp gate also began to release arrows. The formation of the soldiers was They were so dense that they were all living targets at this moment. The archers were condescending and shot countless of them. The equipment of the soldiers was mediocre. If they had strong
It is easier to say that there are defenses such as armor and large shields. Even without these, if they are well-trained soldiers and horses, they can break through the camp gate at the risk of casualties, but it is a pity that they do not have these, neither defensive means nor death. In the heart, this is a group of rabble. Under the fierce blows of bows and arrows, they could maintain the forward charging formation at first, but soon saw the soldiers in front falling one after another, their morale suddenly collapsed, and they turned around and ran back.
Shen Fang roared angrily to stop the soldiers from escaping, but it was of no avail. In desperation, he had to find another way out. So Shen Fang led his soldiers and horses and rushed towards the southern camp wall. He could not get out of the camp gate, so he had to find another way out. It is also possible to find a breakthrough in the camp wall. The fleeing soldiers quickly rushed to the dark south side of the camp wall. However, after a loud gong sounded, countless torches on the camp wall lit up, and countless arrows rained down. He shot down and killed hundreds of soldiers.
"Go west!" someone shouted.
The swarming soldiers who had no choice but to choose their way ran west again. But when they ran to the west camp wall, they were rained down by arrows again, and hundreds of people were killed and injured under the arrows.
The soldiers were in a mess, and they had nowhere to go at this moment. To the north was the Xiaochang military camp, where they had been ambushed just now. The surrounding walls of the camp were full of enemies, and they would be used as arrow targets if they approached, and dragnets were laid out in all directions. , there is no way to escape. The only place to stay is in the middle of the camp. The bows and arrows on the camp wall are temporarily unable to shoot, and it seems that no soldiers and horses are coming to attack. Everyone is already desperate. There is no way out.
Shen Fang followed the soldiers in a panic, his orders being completely ignored. At this moment, his helmet also fell off, his sword was gone, and he also lost a boot while running around. .
"You bastards, why don't you listen to my orders? You bastards, why don't you protect me? No one cares about me?" Shen Da cursed continuously, stretched out his hand and slapped a captain twice on the face. He slapped her and shouted: "Take off your boots and give them to me."
The captain was already desperate and in a very bad mood. Seeing Shen Fang like this now, Ana couldn't control the anger in his heart. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Shen Fang's neck and cursed: "You dog official, if you weren't stupid, How could we end up on a dead end? I’m going to die anyway, so I’ll kill you, the dog-guy, first, because you’re the one who harmed us.”
Shen Fang was startled and cursed angrily: "How dare you! Are you going to rebel? Come here and kill this bastard."
The surrounding soldiers stood dumbly, and no one responded. Shen Fang yelled like crazy: "What's going on? Are you all going to rebel? I will kill you all."
"Fuck you." The captain raised his hand and punched Shen Fang in the face. Shen Fang's eyes were filled with stars, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he howled like a butchered pig. The captain was furious, what? Without thinking anymore, he raised his hand and slashed Shen Fang's face with a knife. Shen Fang screamed and fell to the sky. The waist knife was still embedded in his face, and his whole face was cut in half.
There were shouts of killing from all around, and soldiers and horses of the Luoyan Army surrounded them from all sides. The soldiers on the side had no courage to fight, so they abandoned their weapons and surrendered with their heads in their hands.
