Chapter 73: Cut down the sacrificial flag!

Holding the nail clipper borrowed from A Ming in his hand, the prince was carefully trimming his nails;

After trimming, he reached out and borrowed a small file and began to trim his nails. Perform polishing and modification.

Polished one,

put it in front of me,

Blowed it:

"Huh...huh..."< /p>

The delicate nail caps, contrasted by the shine that shines through, look comfortable.

Not far to the north of this tall building is the North City Wall. At this moment, the most brutal fighting is breaking out. The Gan army once attached to the city and formed breaking points, but it was again destroyed by the Yan army. He was driven away.

The battle situation is already very critical.

But the prince did not have the slightest intention to panic, because the Jinyi Guards Camp was still placed beside him. Since the city wall did not ask him for help and sent Jinyi Guards up, the situation was still preventable. Controllable.

As for killing scenes, Zheng Fan has long been used to them.

"Ah Ming, I found that the longer you are the head coach, you will inevitably regard casualties as a number. After a glance, you will naturally jump to the result."

The prince stood up as he spoke. Without waiting for A Ming to respond, he continued:

"If this is called maturity, it is actually quite boring."

Zheng Fan turned his head, saw it, and said:

"What are you laughing at?"

A Ming replied: "My lord, you are starting again. "

"Oh?"

"The master hasn't fed the fish in the pond in the mansion for a long time."

"Let them eat so many. How dare they ask me to deliver food to them every day when they are full of food?

No, what did you mean when you said I started again?”

“Although? The war is fierce, but in your heart, you are already determined. Now that you are sure that you can win, and that you are sure that you will be able to survive, you have to start acting pretentious again."

"Hahahahaha..."< /p>

When Zheng Fan heard this, he smiled and bent over,

and said:

"Is it so obvious and deliberate?"

"Yes. "

"I'm afraid I haven't fought in many years, so I'm a little rusty."

As he said that, the prince put his hand on his face and rubbed it gently. Rubbing,

said:

"It may be that I have been in a high position for a long time and basically don't have to act anymore, which has led to the deterioration of my acting skills."

"But During the previous war between Yan and Chu, the Lord behaved very well, which made his subordinates sigh and admire him in their hearts. "

"Isn't this flattery?"

"No. "

Zheng Fan nodded and said, "That means I am really scared this time."

The Lord suddenly spoke so honestly.And A Ming didn't know how to answer these words.

Zheng Fan walked to the railing outside the building. This is one of the highest points in Jinghai City. From here, one can observe the situation of the entire northern city wall.

Outside, the sword master and the sword maker were sitting on a small chair.

Since the last time I saw the "white as snow" swordmaster when I was disgraced, the swordsmith quickly became "passive and slow in his work";

Of course, he didn't do nothing. He had a piece of paper spread out in front of him and was tracing the style of a new sword that he was going to make for his son Zheng Lin.

Zheng Fan stepped forward, glanced at it, and

said:

“It’s too gorgeous, not restrained enough.”

"But the child will grow up eventually. "

The sword maker said of course: "It's not a big deal. When the prince grows up and doesn't like this one anymore, I will make another one for him."

"This is a good idea."

As a father, Zheng Fan felt that he had underestimated his son's attraction in front of these "grandmasters".

He raised his head,

looking ahead,

On the tower adjacent to the north city wall, there was a royal flag, and his son was sitting there "supervising the battle" "His mother is accompanying him.

"The offensive of these people is really fierce." The prince said with emotion.

"Yes." The sword maker couldn't help but agree. It could be seen that Ganren really spent money on this city.

But what Ganren didn't know was that, in a normal sense, the Yan Army was not good at attacking and defending the city, and this would not work for the Jindong Army.

In recent years, although the Jindong Army still has heavy cavalry and is still dominated by cavalry, it has practiced infantry tactics on weekdays. Its shortcomings in attacking and defending cities have long been eliminated. Make up for it.

In addition, the king's flag was erected in the city, and the military morale was stable, and they were determined to defend for the prince. Therefore, after repeated attempts and tricks to no avail, they could only bite the bullet and use the stupidest method. Use human flesh and life to wear away the thickness of this city wall.

The prince held the railing with both hands,

closed his eyes,

took a deep breath;

when he slowly opened his eyes again ,

I saw a black spot in the distance of my sight, and it was getting bigger and bigger. It was a stone thrown by a catapult outside the city.

"..." Zheng Fan.

The sword master jumped up, and the sword maker put down the drawing and followed closely behind.

Two of the four great swordsmen of the past volleyed in front of Zheng Fan, each striking out a powerful sword energy.

"Bang!"

The boulder shattered in the air.

The sword maker relaxed and prepared to take advantage of the situation.Falling;

The sword master tapped his shoulder with his toes and floated back into the railing.

The sword maker raised his head, cursed a few words silently, landed honestly, and climbed back up the stairs.

Seeing that the Sword Master has sat down again, there is no wave in the ancient well.

He just shook his head and glared twice, then sat back down and continued to pick up paper and pen.

The prince turned around and leaned against the railing;

A Ming said:

"My Lord, where we are standing now is, after all, It’s natural to be hit at the high point of the northern city wall.”

“Okay, God doesn’t like me very much, and I didn’t know about it until the first day.” p>Fortunately,

I’m used to it.”

……

Ganren’s round of offensive is finally over.

Xie Yuan stumbled down the city stairs. With his lips a little chapped, he reached out to take the water bag from a guard next to him, took a big sip, and then sat down silently.

At this time, the official Zhao Yuannian came over with a tired look on his face. His trouser legs were soaked by the water in the puddle. Fortunately, Xie Yuan reached out and took a handful, so the official was not depressed. Fall to the ground.

After he sat down, Xie Yu'an discovered that there were blood marks on Zhao Yuannian's back. He must have been hit by flying gravel after throwing a stone.

Seeing this, Xie Yuan smiled and said: "Hey, you have to be careful, don't die directly."

Zhao Yuannian laughed twice, and then coughed twice. Finally, he wiped the corners of his mouth, took the water bag from Xie Yuan's hand, and took two big gulps to calm down.

"It won't happen, it won't happen."

The officials personally mobilized the people in Jinghai City to help them defend the city. In the early stage, the bad guys were the Chu people, and the Yan people had a good image. The most important thing is that Zhao Yuannian did mobilize many people with his various promises as an "official".

"What are you doing so hard for?" Xie Yu'an asked.

"Aren't you the same?" Zhao Yuannian asked.

"Haha."

Xie Yu'an raised his head and looked at the towering attic not far to the south.

Logically speaking, he has already obtained what he can get, and he should not continue to be in such "embarrassment".

But for some reason, he couldn't just put down his sword and rest like a sword maker.

Only he knows in his heart that the reason why he has been working so hard is no longer simply to flatter.

The same is true for Zhao Yuannian. If you do something for a long time and insist on doing it, it doesn't matter whether it is a show or not.

"I think we should mobilize as many people as possible so that the prince and the old man can see us. In this way, in the future, the Yan people may be able to treat the people here better."

"Is it just here?" Xie Yu'an asked.

"Other places are not mine yet. Besides, the people here were the first to kneel down and worship me when I patrolled the streets after I ascended the throne."

"That is what I gave in advance. You gave me a reward." Xie Yu'an said with a smile, inviting extra performers.

"It doesn't matter, I knelt down after all." Zhao Yuannian sighed, "When I was the heir apparent in Prince Fu's Mansion, I saw with my own eyes how my father deliberately made himself fat and how brave he was. How could I live my life in fear, thinking that many people in my family were members of the Shining Armor Guard?

At that time, I felt angry, why were all the sons and grandsons of my family? Do you have to live like this?"

"What now?"

"Fame, wealth, status, etc. were not available before, but the pursuit of life is now available. I don’t take it seriously. If I’m not afraid of you laughing, I really want to be nice to the people.”

“Do you want to leave a name in history?”

“No. , it’s not that troublesome. Everyone knows that I have made Jiangnan rich, but how many people know that peasant rebellions in Jiangnan are actually more frequent than native rebellions in the southwest?

I am really convinced now. I want to wait until the war is over to let the people live a good life like those in Shanxi."

Xie Yu'an smiled and said, "This is impossible." Not to mention the unique geographical conditions of Jindong, plus the environment where it can be plundered and replenished, there is no way to solve the contradiction that Jindong is still sparsely populated while Jiangnan, a country of Qian, has more people and less land.

The most important thing is...

If you, Zhao Yuannian, want to copy what Jindong did in Jiangnan, what do you want to do?

To enrich the country and strengthen the army, why save the country through curves?

Zhao Yuannian yawned. A military doctor had already come to help him deal with the wound on his back. He looked at Xie Yuan and said:

"It's the battle at this moment and the pain." I feel hurt, very tired, and at the same time feel great, so I have these emotions, just like when I lay in bed after the Yun Yu incident, I began to worry about the people.

I guess that when the war is really over, I'm probably going to be a drunken king or prince, and I can still claim it for self-protection and self-destruction.

But you,

What are you trying to do?"

"Maybe, I just feel that I should do something as a matter of course, even if it is just picking up some other people's leftovers, it is better than walking away in this world in vain."

"That's right."

Xie Yu'an took out a small box from his pocket, which contained It was a mint leaf. He handed one to Zhao Yuannian and said:

“Here is one, King Qian.”

Zhao Yuannian reached out to take it and replied:

“Thank you. Come on, King of Yue."

...

After days of attacks, they failed to break through the city wall, but instead made themselves exhausted.

The morale in this dry army camp is not very high at the moment.

The same is true in the Chu army camp.

In fact, Meng Gong did not let the Chu army directly attack the city. It is not that Meng Gong understood the righteousness and took care of the friendly troops who returned to the battlefield, so he was unwilling to use them as cannon fodder...

But the Chu army's morale and morale were low, which made Meng Gong even more worried that sending them to attack the city would not only be ineffective, but would also cause a decline in morale and morale for his own army. At the same time, the Yan army would be more determined to defend the city. confidence.

The reason is that the Chu army was completely defeated by the Yan army in the national war in Shanggu County.

In the past few battles with the Yan State, although they were defeated and the capital was burned, it was not like last time when hundreds of thousands of people were hunted down like piglets by the Yan army.

Precisely because they were defeated, when they were incorporated into the Yan Army system and went out to fight together, the morale of this royal forbidden army was still good. It was good to join if they couldn't defeat it.

With the Yan people dominating the battlefield, they are not afraid of others.

However, an inexplicable change of direction made the returning former general Nian Yao become a former general again;

The Chu army, which was originally an ally of the Yan army, was replaced by the deputy general Nian Yao. Shuai La came out and stood on the opposite side of Yan Jun again.

The soldiers were really afraid, even if the superiors kept telling them how bad the situation of the Yan people was now. The regent of the Yan people was waiting to be captured in Jinghai City. turtle.

But the morale of the army has been shattered, how can it be recovered so quickly?

Besides, without a regent, the Yan people still have the main force of the army. After the battle here, will they have to fight the main force of the Yan people again when they return to Chu?

The thoughts of ordinary soldiers are very simple. They cannot think so far-reaching. They are just afraid of breaking up with the Yan people again. Now many people dream of being chased and killed by the Yan people. scene.

As the commander-in-chief of the first army, Zhaohan had just returned from a military meeting at the commander-in-chief's tent.

As soon as he entered his main tent, this noble general from the Zhao family swept everything on the table to the ground and cursed three times in a row: "This is unreasonable!"

As a result, all the generals at the military meeting burst into laughter.

It is really unreasonable.

His Zhaohan and his Chujun were reduced to being useless and ridiculed by the army! ! !

This is a humiliation, a huge humiliation.

Zhaohan, who had just vented his temper, suddenly heard the noise outside and immediately said to the bodyguard beside him:

"Look at what's going on outside, there are no rules!"< /p>

"Yes."

Before the guard could go out, the curtain was opened.

Several generals walked in, with blood stains on their armors..

Immediately afterwards, a familiar figure also walked into the tent.

"Nian Yao...you..."

Nian Yao's eyes swept over the mess on the ground,

smiled:

"Have you forgotten what I taught you back then?

To be handsome, you should be calm and calm. Look at what you look like now."

"Come here, come here!"

Zhao Han shouted.

Nian Yao looked at him with a smile;

At this time, a general beside him said: "Zhaohan, your people have been controlled by us. Now, the entire camp, It's in the hands of the general."

Zhao Han's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that all this happened like this. He was the commander of an army, but his military power was taken away so lightly. This is simply more humiliating than losing the battle.

"Nian Yao, what are you going to do? Is it possible that you are going to take these Chu Di Erlangs and continue to work for the dying King of Yan?"

"You You're right, I really plan to do this."

"You're crazy, you're crazy, you didn't see that Jinghai City is already crumbling, and that Lord Yan is about to become a prisoner of Qianjun."< /p>

"I have seen it. I am afraid that this city can still hold on for a while, but it is crumbling. It is just your own imagination."

"Then you haven't seen it. I know How many Gan troops are surrounding the barracks?"

"I also saw them. There are so many of them. For Gan troops, they are already considered elite."

"Then you..."

"I want to make a bet. I bet that the prince in the city will have the last laugh this time."

"Nian Yao, this This is my chance for Dachu, my only chance for Dachu to revive again. You are not even considered a man from Chu, but you actually..."

"I am an eunuch now."

Nian Yao said with a smile, "Actually, now that I am no longer a man, I feel more relaxed."

"You!!!"< /p>

Zhaohan turned sideways, trying to draw out his saber, but the people around Nian Yao were faster and stepped forward first, restraining Zhaohan directly and kicking his knees to make him kneel down.

Nian Yao knelt down in front of Zhaohan, reached out and patted his face,

said:

"Actually, I'm also embarrassed to look at him. Come out, how can the prince in the city make a comeback?"

"Then you..."

"But I just think that you let Zheng Fan lose. I really don’t believe that I will lose to someone like you. It’s up to you. You are my guiding light.

Just do the opposite.”

After finishing speaking,

Nian Yao stood up and

ordered:

"According to this general's order, the Forbidden Army is divided into three parts. , one part mainly,Two parts are supplementary.

The two troops raided the surrounding Gan army camps.

The main force followed my general and tried to burn his Gan army camp! "

" Got the order! "

" Got the order! "

A group of generals immediately went down to execute the military order. Only Nian Yao and the tied up Zhaohan were left in the commander's tent.

"Your Majesty treats you well... ”

“I am His Majesty’s slave and I should serve Your Majesty as I should, but Your Majesty should not have allowed the Yan people’s secret service to take my family away when I was defeated, captured and suffered humiliation. Received from Chu State.

I don’t believe it.

I don’t believe that the Chu Kingdom’s Phoenix Nest Guards can’t take care of my small family in Yingdu!

Seeing that I was useless, he took the initiative to send my family members out in order to drive a wedge between the Emperor of Yan and the Regent.

He once asked me if I would like to be Tian Wujing of this great Chu. "

Nian Yao shook his head,

"Haha, I don't want to. "

As soon as he finished speaking,

suddenly there was a cry of killing outside. The noise was so loud that the two people in the handsome tent were stunned for a moment.

Zhao Han said: "It was Ganren who discovered the abnormal movements of our army and took action in advance to suppress the rebellion! ! ! "

" Bang! "

Nian Yao slapped Zhaohan on the face,

swearing:

"You are deaf, you don't have such a big roar of horse hooves? You hear, he is here, how can there be such a formation of cavalry available! "

Nian Yao anxiously drew out the knife,

shouted angrily:

"Hahahahaha,

a straight bitch,

I was thinking about gambling my life again,

In the end, I almost ate shit and couldn’t catch up with the hot one! "

......

In Jinghai City,

A rebellion has just been quelled.

Zhao Yuannian, whose back injury has not recovered yet, , now kneeling at the feet of the regent in a panic.

The prince is sitting on a chair on the city wall, and to his right is the prince.

And under the wall. , and kneeling down were many people and soldiers who had just abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Although a lot of blood was shed on the day Zhao Yuannian ascended the throne, Zhao Yuannian has spared no effort to win over and contain them. He recruited all the Gan people here, ranging from local noble families to small knights.

After Gan Jun besieged the city, Zhao Yuannian continued to promise and continued to expand his strength to help in order to meet the needs of the war. Defend the city.

In fact, he did the right thing, because a very important factor in defending the city is to gather people.

Although the Yan army in the city is elite, its number is small. There are only more than 20,000 people, and we still need the support of enough civilians and auxiliary soldiers to defend the city more steadily.

But who could have expected that?

Tonight, a Ganjun auxiliary camp with a size of about 400 people,A mutiny broke out secretly, trying to steal the door and join the troops outside.

Fortunately, it was discovered in advance that this Ganren Auxiliary Battalion naturally failed to steal the city, and it did not have time to make any noise in the city.

The soldiers of Yan Army, who had been well prepared, shot down hundreds of people with a round of arrows, and the rest abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Immediately afterwards, based on the confession of the leader, several more groups of people were arrested and all were surrounded here.

All around, soldiers were holding torches, and the evening breeze blew with a chilling atmosphere.

Zhao Yuannian was panicked and scared. Although he knew that with the prince's wisdom, he would never think that it was Zhao Yuannian who wanted to betray him, but this incident was, after all, his fault.

Especially those who were led by the planners were basically his close confidants who had recently been recruited, including the left and right prime ministers of the new dynasty and several ministers.

Zheng Fan lowered his head and glanced at Zhao Yuannian. He was not angry or angry at Zhao Yuannian.

The population of Jinghai City was already large. The Chu people plundered it and purged it on the day they ascended the throne. But later, the population was deliberately moved in, and there were also many surrendered Yuan Gan. The sergeant is inside.

It can be said that this place has been infiltrated into a sieve by the Silver Armored Guards for a long time, and it is difficult for you to complete the real cleaning.

However, Zhao Yuannian's ability to choose losers... is really blind;

How did he do it and choose a group of "righteous men" to be by his side?

Co-author of your new imperial court, you are the only emperor who is determined to commit adultery, while the others below are all in Cao’s camp but in Han’s heart?

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"Get up."

"Yes, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yuannian stood up tremblingly. At this moment, nearly a thousand people were arrested one after another.

Most of the backbone of the new dynasty are here.

Many people began to cry and pray for life.

Zheng Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt a little relieved. He might have thought wrong before. It's not that all the people here are righteous people. How can there be so many righteous people?

I'm afraid Seeing that Jinghai City was in danger and was about to be destroyed, these guys who served as officials of the new dynasty were frightened and feared that they would be liquidated after the city was destroyed, so they planned to defect in advance.

After thinking about this,

Zheng Fan’s eyes became softer when he looked at Zhao Yuannian.

"No matter what, defending the city is still the top priority right now. Zhao Yuannian, these people..."

They are all weaklings, just scare them. They can still be used. After all, they are still weak. It is not necessary to hold on for a few more days.

Although the military must use heavy codes, there is still time. The most important thing now is that even if you are a paper framer, you have to pass the remaining days.

So, Zheng Fan planned to let Zhao Yuannian be a good person again;

But the prince hadn’t finished speaking yet.

Outside the city, a loud shouting of killing suddenly came from the sky!

The surrounding soldiers of the Yan Army suddenly became nervous. They subconsciously thought that the Qian Army had launched a night attack.

However, everyone soon realized that something was wrong, because the sound of fighting was not under the city wall, but at the location of the various camps of the Ganjun army in the distance. The scale was so large that it seemed that almost all the Ganjun troops outside the city were fighting. Fierce conflicts were breaking out in the military camp at this moment.

"Haha..."

The prince laughed,

stood up,

standing on the wall, he looked at In the distance, the sound of killing was loud and the candlelight turned into stars.

Finally,

The wait is here.

Everything seems to be a repeat of the time when it snowed at the customs.

A Cheng did not disappoint his master after all.

"Where is the messenger?"

"He is here!"

"I am sending this king's order to gather the soldiers and horses in the city and open the gates in all directions. Follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"

"I will obey my orders!"

"Leave me alone"

"Here!" /p>

Liu Dahu immediately brought the armor and began to put on the armor for the prince.

"These days, the lonely king's flag has been standing there. It has eaten a lot of ashes and is all dirty."

While wearing armor,

Zheng Fan He glanced at the people surrounding him below;

While silently opening the groove at the position of the goggles and putting a red stone in, he continued lightly:< /p>

"Cut them all down,

Give the flag to the lonely sacrifice."