They still overestimated Jingchuan Bai. They thought he would rush back to the capital mainly to escape for his life, but he was a pampered man with a delicate body. The continuous march was too hard for him, and even more so for him.
He sensed danger while marching at night, and no matter what the three generals advised him to do, he still decided to stop and rest until daybreak before embarking on the road again.
It was obvious that the advantage in distance had been gained, but as soon as it stopped, all the previous efforts were wasted.
They waited until dawn and then marched quickly to Xiuyang City. Within an hour, news came that the pursuers were less than 5,000 feet away from the city. This frightened Jingchuan Bai, who had just finished his breakfast.
Not light.
He never expected that Xiao Muting would catch up so quickly. At the same time, he was also puzzled as to why Xiao Muting would still chase him when he had clearly agreed to withdraw from Xixia Pass.
Suddenly, he understood that Xiao Muting did this just to humiliate him and to take revenge, and he was taking revenge for that girl. It turned out that the rumor that he doted on his concubine was true, but in his mind
, but I still can’t figure it out. Is this the case for a woman? He doesn’t hesitate to have grudges with other countries.
Recalling the reminder that Jing Hongqi had mentioned at the beginning, which he had not taken to heart and never paid attention to, he realized that it was all true.
He immediately passed the order and left Xiuyang City immediately, but he was still worried, so he called the city's prefect Liang Zhijie and the city defense captain Zhou Yanghua, asking them to intercept the officers and soldiers of the Sheng Qin Kingdom who came to pursue them, no matter what use they used.
Some method must be used to stop these pursuers. If they fail to be stopped, they will be punished for the crime of unfavorable defense. If they can defend, they will definitely receive a special commendation and be promoted to the third level.
But his oral edict had no power at all to these two people. Who didn't know that all of Sheng Qin's armies were brave, and that all the three powerful armies of Long'an Kingdom were defeated and fled back.
What ability do the guards in the city have to resist?
But the imperial edict has been issued. Failure to follow it is disobedience to the holy order, but if it is carried out, it is almost as good as death.
Before Jingchuan Bai got on the carriage, he said to the two of them again: "Don't just think about holding on, you won't be able to hold on for long. You must learn to use your brain. When the people of Long An are safe, I can help them live a stable life."
, when the country is in crisis, one must have the consciousness to sacrifice one's life for righteousness, and I heard that the Xuanjia Army of Sheng Qin has never killed innocent people indiscriminately, as long as they push all the people in the city to the city gate, think about it, their artillery will no longer
Even if they are powerful, they will not hit these people. Do you understand what I am saying?"
The prefect Liang Zhijie and the city defense captain Zhou Yanghua immediately became overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "My emperor is wise! Long live my emperor!"
Jingchuan Bai then nodded with satisfaction and got into the car, then waved his hand to let him drive.
But Shao Wanshan, who was walking behind, pointed at Liang Zhijie, who was looking up, and reminded him: "You'd better not risk the lives of the people, otherwise the consequences will be serious."
Although these two people nodded "yes" in a friendly manner, they didn't take it seriously. They just thought that this should be a way to deal with it. After watching them all go out of the city gate, they immediately ordered all the city gates to be closed and the
All the people in the city gathered on the street, and the whole city entered a state of war readiness. The officers and soldiers on the city wall were constantly watching the movements outside the city.
Half an hour later, a messenger came to report: "Reporting to the Grand Administrator and the Commander-in-Chief, there are a lot of people coming outside the city. Judging from their attire, they are not our soldiers and horses from the Long An Kingdom, but they should be Sheng Qin who came to pursue the emperor."
army!"
"Guard! You must guard it for me, otherwise none of us will be able to live anymore. Pull the people to the city wall and shout to those people. If they dare to attack by force, these innocent people will be killed and injured, and they will also be carried on their backs.
He is infamous for massacring innocent people indiscriminately! Hasn't Xiao Muting always paid attention to his reputation? Let's see if he still dares!" Liang Zhijie immediately shouted loudly.
"Yes!" The messenger left immediately.
Suddenly the city became "lively", and the sound of crying and shouting broke out everywhere. The people who were pulled up to the tower were crying and begging for mercy, and the people below were also shouting together.
The Xuanjia army that had arrived outside the city became angry after seeing this scene. They all stared at the situation on the city wall and wished they could kill these inhuman beasts.
At this time, someone shouted: "Listen to the Holy Qin army outside the city. We are here to resist your attack under the orders of our country's Holy Emperor. Judging from the number of people, we are indeed not as large as yours, but all the people in our city are
We will not allow Sheng Qin’s cavalry to enter the city. If you attack the city by force, the people of our city will fight to the death and will never take a step back. Please think twice. In the name of massacre, your country
, whether your army can afford it, I have long heard that His Highness King Chen of the Holy Qin Dynasty is a great hero and will never wield his sword at innocent people. I hope this rumor is true and don't let the world down!"
Hearing these words, the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army became even more angry. They did nothing and were labeled as massacrers of the city and the killing of innocent people.
Lin Haoxuan even angrily pointed at the people on the tower and yelled: "Nonsense!"
"Don't get angry with these people. Fighting on the battlefield is a taboo. Jingchuan Bai arranged this just to slow down our pursuit. But these Xiuyang City officials are really hateful!" Xiao Muting said gloomily.
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Su Han took a map from Yun Shi and looked at it carefully. She called out: "Your Highness, General Lin, come here."
The two of them approached her and took over the unfolded map, and saw her slender fingers sliding on it: "As expected, although this city is a big city, from the outside, it looks nothing like Yanzhen.
The difference is that it is a square city, but on both sides of this city, there are mountains, forests and farmland. If we choose to give up entering the city, the bargaining chip they are threatening will be of no use at all."
"Yes!" Lin Haoxuan replied immediately, but he added: "But if this is the case, we will have to go a long way around, and it will be even slower to catch up with the emperor."
"Do you think we can't catch them?" Su Han said with a calculating smile.
Lin Haoxuan immediately shook his head: "No, but this will take a long way."
"At least, the people in this city can be temporarily safe, but I have to decide the fate of the dog officials in this city!" Su Han raised his head and looked at the tower opposite.
Xiao Muting held her hand tightly and said solemnly: "Okay! I will definitely leave the officials in the city to you, but not now."
Su Han naturally understood this truth, nodded to him, and then looked back at Xia Qing: "Leave ten people to find a way to sneak into the city, and keep all the dog officers in the city under my watch. When we come back,
, and then deal with them one by one."
"Yes!" Xia Qing responded immediately.
The people guarding Xiuyang City were worried for a long time, but they saw that the army outside the city divided into two groups and left along both sides of the city. It was not until there was no one here that they breathed a sigh of relief and carried the
They finally felt relieved and rejoiced for this "success", but they didn't know that they were already being watched.