"Nangong Yan, I'm going to be on this trip with a narrow chance of death. If I'm not careful, I'll be doomed!"
"Nangong Yan swears to follow the general to the death! I am willing to share life and death with the general!"
"Okay! Lead your troops and merge into the formation!"
"promise!"
Nangong Yan brought 8,000 Meng family soldiers and merged them into the army. Meng Yi's strength immediately reached more than 10,000.
I walked quickly all the way, and when I arrived outside the south gate, I saw that the city wall of the south gate was densely packed with armored men, with their swords as long as a forest and their targets as tall as a mountain.
When Meng Yi led his troops into the city gate within a hundred feet, war drums rumbled and the sound of killing surged towards him.
Sun Tzu has a saying: The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city.
In any war, siege is often the last resort, because the defender is at a high altitude and has great convenience, rolling wood, rocks, and oil. The siege often needs to use ten times the force of the defender to use a huge amount of force.
Only by exchanging casualties for fighter planes can we hope to conquer the city.
Meng Yi only has more than 10,000 soldiers, while the south gate guards have nearly 20,000 troops. If they were to defend the city, Meng Yi would not stand a chance.
When they arrived here, Zhao Kuang's surrendered soldiers began to become restless. They were coerced by Meng Yi because they were afraid of being implicated by Zhao Kuang. However, Meng Yi had previously told them that he had captured the prime minister who was behind the murder of Princess Tu'an.
Li Si is definitely not attacking Xianyang Palace!
Even if they had a hundred courages, they would never dare to attack the palace!
Meng Yi had no intention of leading troops to attack the city, because firstly, it was impossible to win with his strength, and secondly, once he proposed this idea, his army would be in chaos before the city was attacked.
"General Meng..." At this time, several former generals came forward and asked in surprise, "General Meng, aren't we going to settle accounts with the Prime Minister? Why did we come to the palace?
The Prime Minister's Mansion is also near the south gate. Before Meng Yi led his army along the way, they didn't think much about it, but now, they realized something was wrong.
"Li Si, right in the palace!" Meng Yi said calmly, his eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the two figures in the middle on the tower.
"This..." One of the surrendered generals continued bravely, "General Meng, if you want to attack the palace gate, we will not be able to obey!"
Meng Yi glanced at the several surrendered generals who were ready to attack at any moment, and said coldly: "Asshole! This general is just looking for Li Si to settle accounts, so what is the purpose of attacking the palace gate? How dare you have such treasonous thoughts?"
The surrendered general was greatly relieved after being scolded. The other surrendered generals also quietly released their sword-holding hands.
"General, please forgive me, but the last general was confused." The surrendered generals hurriedly apologized.
Meng Yi took a deep look at the general who spoke before: "What's your name?"
The surrendered general hurriedly handed over his hand: "The last general is Zhang Zhao."
"Zhang Zhao," Meng Yi pointed to the two figures in the middle of the city gate, "did you see it? The Duke of CRRC is above. Although Li Si deserves death, he is the prime minister after all! He wants to be cured.
His crime still needs to be convinced by the official of CRRC, do you think so?"
Zhang Zhao felt even more relaxed when he heard this. Zhao Gaoquan was the only one who could compete with Li Si. With his support and the general Meng Yi, the chance of success in this matter would be greatly increased.
"General Meng is thoughtful and far-sighted. I will wait until the end and swear that General Meng will follow his lead!" Zhang Zhao expressed his loyalty with emotion.
Meng Yi looked at him and suddenly shouted: "Nangong Yan!"
"The end will be here!" Nangong Yan took a step forward.
"After I enter the palace, you will temporarily take over my duties. When you hear the war drums at the city gate, you will move." Meng Yi looked at him and said with deep meaning: "If you disobey, behead!"
Nangong Yan's eyes flashed sharply: "No!"
After Meng Yi finished speaking, without looking at the expressions of these generals, he slapped the tiger's buttocks and walked towards the city gate alone.
Nangong Yan waved his hand, and immediately several thousand generals under his command came forward, surrounding Zhang Zhao and other surrendered generals faintly in the middle.
"Nangong Yan, what do you mean?" Zhang Zhao shouted angrily.
"Nothing!" Nangong Yan sneered, "This place is not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would go and report to the traitor."
"How outrageous!" Zhang Zhao said with an expression of anger, "We have sworn to follow General Meng, and our loyalty is a lesson to the world! How dare you insult us like this!"
Nangong Yan said solemnly: "If you are really upright, Nangong Yan will apologize to you afterwards!"
"you……"
On the top of the city tower, Zhao Gao looked down at Meng Yi who was riding a tiger alone in front of the city gate and felt a little disappointed.
It would be great if Meng Yi could lead his troops to attack, so that he could be completely proven guilty of rebellion.
However, Zhao Gao never believed that Meng Yi dared to rebel. This scene only confirmed that his idea was correct.
This Meng Yi must have felt that he could not explain to His Majesty because of Princess Tuan's death, so trouble arose and he wanted to shirk responsibility.
Zhao Gao sneered, it's a pity that he has set many traps for Meng Yi today, and it's hard not to die!
Amidst the rumbling war drums, Meng Yi rode alone twenty feet below the city gate. The guard commander Zhao Jinsong beside Zhao Gao suddenly raised his hand, and the war drums suddenly stopped.
"Stop whoever comes!" he shouted.
Meng Yi immediately stopped and looked up at the tower.
Zhao Jinsong asked sharply: "Meng Yi, you are good at killing Zhao Kuang, the guard of the east gate, and you also led your troops to gather in front of the palace gate. Do you want to rebel?"
Meng Yi did not answer the question. Instead, he shouted to Zhao Gao beside him: "Your Majesty, do you know about Zhao Kuang's murder of Princess Tu'an?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar at the city gate. Even Zhao Jinsong was surprised and looked at Zhao Gao suspiciously.
Zhao Gao told him that Meng Yi killed the guard and broke into Xianyang with the intention of conspiracy, but he did not tell him that Zhao Kuang killed Princess Tu'an!
Who in the entire Xianyang City didn't know that the First Emperor wanted to accept this girl as his concubine. If Meng Yi's words were true, Zhao Kuang was the real traitor!
Zhao Gao was furious: "Meng Yi, you are slanderous! What evidence do you have that Zhao Kuang killed your majesty's new concubine?"
Meng Yi pointed to the rear and said loudly: "Zhao Kuang's five thousand soldiers saw with their own eyes that Zhao Kuang was so heartbroken that he killed Princess Yushu of Tu'an Kingdom with his own hands!"
"This is impossible!" Zhao Gao simply didn't believe that Zhao Kuang could be so stupid.
Meng Yi's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted angrily: "Outside the east gate, there is Liyi County Sheriff with a thousand soldiers and more than 600 civilians. They all saw with their own eyes that Zhao Kuang killed Princess Yushu with his own hands! Your Majesty!"
If you don’t believe it, just ask and you will know the truth!”
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Zhao Gao was furious, "Meng Yi, how dare you talk nonsense!"
Meng Yi shouted: "Your Majesty! I rode here alone, and I am willing to surrender and wait for your Majesty to find out! But your Majesty, if you ask him what the truth is, he will know it! Zhao Kuang committed the death penalty of killing the nine tribes, but your Majesty repeatedly did it.
What’s the purpose of this traitor’s argument?”
"Bold!" Zhao Gao's face turned red and his voice changed.
Zhao Jinsong suddenly clasped his fists and said to Zhao Gao: "Your Majesty, since Meng Yi is willing to surrender until the facts are clarified, why not capture him first and then make a decision?"
Zhao Gao's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He was also a little unsure about the "truth" mentioned by Meng Yi. In his opinion, Zhao Kuang would not be so stupid, but Meng Yi dared to say this in front of everyone.
It's not like lying.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I want to see how Meng Yi's nonsense will end later!"
After a pause, Zhao Gao said solemnly: "After leaving the palace gate, kill the big insect first! Take the three-jun shackle and lock up Meng Yi!"
"promise!"
After a while, the rumble of the winch was heard, and the palace door slowly opened.