In the Prince Shu's palace, Li Hongxin was calm and composed at this time.
No one denies that Li Hongxin was once considered a tycoon. He inherited the throne of Shu King at a young age and kept Xichuan firmly in his hands for more than ten years. If he had not faced the powerful Chu State, he would have The famous general of the generation, Mr. Jinyi Laohou, may still be in the hands of Li Hongxin in Xichuan to this day.
The iron horse is at war with each other, and Li Hongxin has gone through the storms and waves.
He was once glorious and majestic, but he also fell into a low point in his life, worrying day and night that the Chu State would kill him.
After going through ups and downs, he was able to remain calm at critical moments.
This is his last ditch effort, and he knows what it means. Once he succeeds, his dream of regaining control of Xichuan for many years is likely to come true. His more than 20 years of hard work and hardship will not be in vain, but if he fails, then he will again There is no next chance.
This desperate move is certainly not the best time, and is even somewhat unavoidable.
But now that he has taken action, he has made the most thorough arrangements. As long as tonight's operation is successful, he will know how to make the next deployment. The entire Xichuan was his possession back then, and he certainly knows what means to use to control Xichuan.
"Your Majesty, the operation should have already begun!" Ximen Hengye, who had always looked very serious, was sitting diagonally opposite Li Hongxin: "If everything goes well, we can get the news within an hour."
Li Hongxin nodded slightly, and Mr. Huang, who was sitting next to Ximen Hengye, said, "Your Majesty, we can take action here."
Li Hongxin pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Instruct Sun Shou to lead the palace guards and set off immediately to seize the armory."
Mr. Huang cupped his hands and stepped back to deliver the order.
After Mr. Huang retreated, Ximen Hengye came closer and said, "Your Majesty, we are unable to contact Ksitigarbha in time for this operation. If we can get his help, we should...!"
Li Hongxin smiled faintly and said: "Chang Shi, this king is in alliance with Ksitigarbha, not just obeying his orders. Even if he really sends people to help, it will not have much impact on the outcome tonight. If we can win, there is no need for him." We can win even if we have a few more people, but if we can’t win, we won’t be able to reverse the situation even if we have a few more people.”
Ximen Hengye nodded slightly, and Li Hongxin said in a low voice: "If his people were involved in this operation, after I win, I will be restricted by him. This victory has nothing to do with him, and he is not qualified to serve in this operation." Pointing fingers in front of you."
Ximen Hengye said with a smile: "What the prince said is absolutely true."
"But after I take control of Xichuan, I have to be more careful about this person." Li Hongxin's eyes showed a cold and stern look, and he sneered: "He promised me at the beginning that he would be able to make the Miao people take the lead in causing rebellion in Xichuan. In this way, Later, Xichuan fell into turmoil, and I had the opportunity to control Xichuan. However, in the end, the Miao people not only did not resist, but even the secret letter I wrote to Langchatulu actually fell into the hands of Qining. This man became successful. If it is not enough, it will expose the matter, and it will be of no use to this king."
Ximen Hengye whispered: "Your Majesty, if Ksitigarbha is not used, we must be prepared to get rid of him in the future. This person is already quite powerful in Xichuan. When the Prince takes control of Xichuan, this person becomes a stumbling block for the Prince. There is a threat to the prince."
Li Hongxin nodded and said: "I have already made plans to deal with Ksitigarbha. It is not advisable to act too hastily and to take measures slowly." His eyes were deep and he said calmly: "I must first capture Chengdu. As long as Chengdu is captured, the rest of the war will be over. Things will be easier to handle." He pondered for a moment, then said: "Chang Shi, do you think Wei Shutong's head has been taken down now?"
Ximen Hengye thought for a moment and then said: "Even if Wei Shutong's head is not taken now, it will be soon."
In the governor's mansion, Dai Ling was the first to take Wei Shutong's head. He led people into Wei Shutong's residence, but found that the house was empty and there was no trace of Wei Shutong.
The soldiers searched every corner of the house, but could not find any hair from Wei Shu.
Four groups of people rushed into the Governor's Mansion, but so far, no sound was heard.
Dai Ling already had a vague feeling that something was wrong. When he left the room, someone beside him said, "General, does Wei Shutong not live here?"
Before Dai Ling could speak, he heard the sound of footsteps. He looked towards the courtyard door and saw Lu Yi leading a group of people to rush in. Dai Ling stepped forward to greet them. Lu Yi raised his hand to stop everyone and asked: " General Dai, have you captured Wei Shutong?"
"He's not here." Dai Ling frowned and said, "Mr. Lu, can you see anyone else in the house?"
"General Dai, we came in through the back door. We didn't see a single person along the way." Lu Yi looked strange: "There seemed to be no one in the governor's mansion. There were lights in two rooms. We rushed in, but no one was found."
Dai Ling's face became even more ugly. He rushed out of the courtyard first, followed closely by a group of people. He passed through the corridor and met another group of people, but no one was found alive in the governor's mansion.
The entire governor's mansion turned out to be an empty and empty house.
Dai Ling's back felt cold, and he already felt that something was wrong.
"This is a trap!" Dai Ling suddenly said: "Get out of here quickly." Holding the knife in his hand, he rushed towards the main entrance. There were still eight soldiers guarding the main entrance. When he saw Dai Ling rushing over with a large group of people, some Surprised, Dai Ling already said in a deep voice: "Open the door and go out first."
Several soldiers immediately turned around and opened the door. When the door opened, countless arrows were fired at them. The three soldiers were immediately shot into hedgehogs. Dai Ling could vaguely see the longing figures on the street outside the door, and he was horrified and shouted: "Close the door quickly!"
Without his instructions, the soldiers quickly closed the door.
"General Dai, there is an ambush outside." Lu Yi's voice was full of horror: "They... they set a trap!"
Dai Ling's hands and feet were cold.
"You guys guard the front door." Dai Ling pointed at a few people and said, "Don't let them break in." He waved and said, "Others, follow me to the back door." He turned around and ran to the back door. Hundreds of people followed Dai Ling. After passing through the Governor's Mansion and arriving at the back door, Dai Ling winked, and two people approached it cautiously. However, they did not dare to open the back door immediately after learning from the experience of the front door. One person put his eyes to the crack of the door and looked outside. I looked around and saw the back alley was empty.
The man felt relieved, turned around and nodded to Dai Ling, and then opened the back door. Sure enough, no arrows were fired from outside, but Dai Ling still did not act rashly. He pursed his lips again, and the two soldiers went out of the back door first. In the alley, I looked around and was about to wave inside. In the night, a strong wind suddenly rose. There were two "Puff" sounds, and two hidden arrows shot into the throats of the two soldiers. Fall to the ground.
Dai Ling was horrified, knowing that there was an ambush in the back alley, and someone quickly closed the back door.
"General, now it seems that this is a carefully laid trap." Lu Yi looked sadly: "Our operation this time has been completely planned by the other party. Qi deliberately let us fall into the trap."
"General, what should we do now?" someone behind asked.
Dai Ling's face was extremely ugly.
He is not worried about not being able to get out of the Governor's Mansion now. For him, he planned to risk his life for tonight's operation and was ready to die here. However, the current situation has shown that Qining has no intention of tonight. Dai Ling had long been prepared for the attack, and even put up his pockets to let Li Hongxin jump down. Dai Ling knew that Li Hongxin, who had withstood for twenty years, would attack with all his strength, but in the end it would be a complete defeat and his dream would come to nothing.
His hands and feet were cold, and he sneered: "Everyone, we have received great kindness from the prince, and we only strive to fight to the death to repay the prince!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside: "You are raiding the governor's mansion tonight and rebelling against the imperial court. You are committing a heinous crime. If you put down your weapons immediately, you can still survive. If you resist stubbornly, you will not be killed!"
Dai Ling laughed and said: "Let us put down our weapons and come in and get them if we can." In his heart, he was still preparing for a last-ditch effort, thinking that he still had about 400 men under his command, and they were all brave and brave soldiers who had been trained for a long time. I don’t know how many Qining ambushes tonight, but it’s not impossible to fight.
"What's the difference between desperadoes and bandits?" said the voice from outside: "It's just that many of you have families and businesses. The governor has an order. Those who surrender now will not only protect your lives, but also I guarantee that your children will not be punished in any way. If you are stubborn, not only will you be killed, but the crimes of the three clans will also be held accountable."
Dai Ling's soldiers attacked the governor's mansion at night with murderous intent, only to find that it was an empty mansion. A lot of the murderous intent they had accumulated had been exhausted. Then they found that they were originally preparing to surround the governor's mansion, but now they were surrounded by officers and soldiers. They were all quite panicked.
The Jinguan Guards were Li Hongxin's personal bodyguards. They were all from Shu, and most of them had families. At this time, the voice outside threatened their families, and many people were even more frightened.
No one knew how many people were outside, and precisely because they didn't know, they felt panicked.
Dai Ling saw that many of his soldiers had strange expressions, and he knew that the other party's few words had affected the morale of the army. He knew that if he wanted to give it a go at this time, everyone would have to work together. If the morale of the army was in chaos, the consequences would be disastrous, and he said in a deep voice "Brothers, since we are here, even if we surrender, do you think they will really let you go? We only have a chance to turn defeat into victory." Then he sighed and said, "I won't force you. If any of you wants to lay down your weapons, you can step aside."
Hundreds of people looked at each other, and someone immediately said: "General Dai, the prince has been very kind to us. If we abandon our weapons and surrender at this time, is it still a human thing? Let's fight back to the Shu Prince's Mansion, protect the prince and rush out of the city. Look for another opportunity to make a comeback.”
Dai Ling's eyes were like daggers and he asked, "Is this what you all have in mind?"
The soldiers looked at each other, and finally one of them had the courage to say: "General Dai, we... we fell into their trap. We simply... can't turn defeat into victory, otherwise...!" Before he could finish his words, Dai Ling shouted loudly, Dai Ling rushed forward, raised the knife in his hand, and chopped off the man's head with one blow. Everyone was shocked. Dai Ling looked at the head rolling on the ground and sneered: "Afraid of death, ungrateful, such a bastard!" How can people live in this world with dignity?”