One month later.
With the intentional cooperation of Kunwu injury, Gu Shubai led his army all the way to Xixian City.
Kun Wushang once served as the chief general of the army. He has some resources in the army, but it is not so smooth.
It was too easy to break through the city all the way, but Kun Yuyang and the others felt strange, worried that this was a trap.
Gu Shubai didn't feel strange at all.
"Look at the soldiers who have surrendered and you will understand."
With curiosity, Kun Yuyang went to the camp of surrendered soldiers to take a look, only then found the strangeness.
Half of these soldiers had Dongling's accent, and they talked enthusiastically about "Gu Family Son", without being discouraged by the defeated soldiers.
It seemed that they were not Xikun's soldiers, but were originally Bei Li's soldiers.
"We are neither from Xikun nor from Beili, we are all from Dongling!"
The soldiers said with Kun Yu: "If Dongling had not become what it is now, how could we have been exiled to Xikun and become soldiers of Xikun? We don't understand anything else, we only know that we recognize the son of the world, he We will follow which side we are on. It must be correct!"
Kun Yuyang couldn't help but laugh, she really underestimated the prestige of Gu Jiajun in the hearts of the people of Dongling.
Kundi had a good idea. He thought that by attracting the refugees from Dongling to Xikun to join the army, he would strengthen Xikun's military power. How could he think that it was these people who weakened Xikun's defense
When they saw Gu Shubai, they hurriedly ran away, ignoring Xikun or Beili.
-In this troubled world, all land and cities are the bargaining chips for transactions between nations. Today they belong to Dongling, and tomorrow they may belong to Xikun.
The country’s attraction to the people is too small, and only a true hero can respond.
Gu Shubai is just like that.
"Report—"
A message came from outside the account, "General, the Seventh Prince can no longer be contacted. Our people are still inquiring about what happened. We only know that the Xikun Dynasty is now in chaos!"
Gu Shu frowned, "What does it mean to be unconnected? I don't know the specific situation, or even general guesses?"
The soldier hurriedly said: "The spies said that as the army approached Xixian City, the royalists in the court and the supporters of Kunjunyue gradually targeted the seventh prince. Before the seventh prince lost contact, the spies saw courtiers leading in. The Seventh Prince’s Mansion, and then there was no news of the Seventh Prince. Our people could not enter the mansion, but it can be concluded that the Seventh Prince should not have left the mansion."
Did not leave the house but lost contact, was either imprisoned or assassinated.
Gu Shubai didn't want him to have an accident. He was able to lead the commander to drive straight into Kunwu's injury. Originally, their exchange was for Kunwu's injury to cooperate with him, and he wanted to rush to save Kunwu's injury as soon as possible.
If Kunwu is injured and killed, not only will he feel guilty in his heart, but the situation in Xikun will be even more chaotic, and no one can lead.
Gu Shubai looked at the soldier, "Is there no news from the Xikun Dynasty?"
"No, there is no reply or a letter sent for a long time."
After all, Xixian City is the capital of the country, with a dense population. There are abundance of clan aristocrats and courtiers. For such a city, it is always necessary to persuade surrender before mobilizing troops.
The letter persuading surrender has been sent to the court, but there is no movement.
He can imagine that at this moment, the Xikun Dynasty must be heatedly discussing whether it should surrender or stubbornly resist.
Surrendering is not the style of Xikun, a belligerent country, but stubborn resistance... The strength of Beili's army is not inferior to that of the Gu's army. They have no capital to resist.
Gu Shubai drew an arrow from the case, "No longer, since they can't make a decision, the general will help them."
The arrow was dropped, and the artillery flew to Xixian City.
Among the three countries of the Kyushu mainland, only Bei Li has a firearm, but people have only heard of it and have never seen it before.
Not today, they finally saw it.
The red fireball with flames flew towards the Xikun Palace, and when it landed, with the sound of the shaking of the earth and the mountains, a palace was blown up in half in an instant.
Kun Yuyang knew the layout of Xixian City very well, and commanded the firearms battalion to fire the artillery in the direction of Xikun Palace to avoid harming innocent people in the city.
The courtiers in the palace were gathering in the golden hall to quarrel, and they fell silent as soon as they were bombed by artillery.
"What is this?"
"It's a cannon, it's Bei Li's cannon!"
"Isn't it a fake that Bei Li has artillery? I have never seen them use it!"
As he said, another artillery fell on the square in front of the hall, blowing up black smoke, and the ministers in the hall were lying on the ground awkwardly.
"Cough, cough..."
All the blood and fighting spirit were vanished in the face of such a powerful weapon. They knew that no matter how powerful the martial arts Xikun warriors were, they couldn't fight this kind of artillery.
It's like a condemnation from heaven, they can only endure with their heads down, unable to compete with human power.
"Report—"
Soldiers hurried in from outside the hall, "My lords, this is a letter from Beili's army just shot on the wall. The general ordered his subordinates to be sent to the palace immediately!"
The ministers opened the letter hurriedly, and someone read: "If there are no more letters in half an hour, then Xikun Palace will be razed to the ground. The signature is... Gu Shubai?!"
The North Korean military commander heard the three words Gu Shubai more frustrated than seeing the artillery explode in front of him.
Xikun has almost never won the Gu Jiajun. They couldn't win Gu Huaijiang before, and now they can't win Gu Shubai, let alone Gu Shubai who owns artillery.
In the barracks outside the city, many soldiers who hadn't seen it surrounded the artillery and exclaimed, but they didn't dare to get started.
They did not see the artillery exploding in the Xikun Palace with their own eyes, but they could hear the horrible explosion, and saw the wood and stones that were blown up in the palace flying into the air.
This kind of lethality makes people dare not even touch it.
"General, you can ask your majesty for a firearm, why didn't you say a word when you were in Weizhou? I only saw such a magical weapon today."
Kun Yu was amazed, she had only personally commanded the position by the side, and she also understood some of the method of operation of this artillery, so she still didn't dare to act rashly.
Gu Shubai said: "When I heard the news of the attack on Weizhou, I came with my troops overnight. How can I ask your majesty to ask for a firearm? I have only heard of firearms and I have never seen it before. Your Majesty is worried that Weizhou can't. Chang Baoning, ordered people to postpone the delivery of these firearms. In the future, if there is a sudden attack by the army and insufficient troops, these firearms can be used to deter the enemy."
Yan Zheng followed, and heard something wrong, "Ah? So these firearms were used by your Majesty to deter the people of Xikun. I didn't tell you to actually fight them out! Now it's alright, the Xikun Palace is about to be destroyed. We’re half blown up, is it really okay?"
Gu Shubai glanced back at him, not angry.
Yan Zheng shrunk his neck and rounded up the field by himself, "The last general speaks a lot, your majesty and the general have a strong heart, and naturally know how to use it."
Kun Yuyang couldn't help laughing, and Gu Shubai said with a serious face: "Gu Jiajun has fought with Xikun for decades, and has been planting spies in Xixiancheng to learn about the news of the Xikun dynasty. Ministers of Xikun. I know their temperaments very well. They are militant, arrogant, and ambitious, but the more they are, the more likely they are to be overwhelmed by existences stronger than them. Yu Yang, what do you think?"
Kun Yuyang nodded, "The general said well."
Gu Shubai added: "Beili has always had firearms, and the Ministry of Defense has a firearms room. Although the firearms are not available, they have not stopped improving and further research. The reason why they are not used is because they are too lethal and worry about the death of innocent people. Today, we are not using firearms on innocent people, but in the palace. If those ministers surrender because of fear, many casualties can be reduced. This does not go against the original intention of your majesty."
When everyone heard the words, Yan Zheng couldn't help but curiously said: "Then you just said that the palace would be flattened without seeing the book for half an hour... Is it true or false?"
"I'm afraid you will never know the answer to this question."
Gu Shubai squinted his eyes towards Xixian City. Someone hung a white flag on the city wall, lest he move slowly and a cannon would fly towards him.
At the same time, the gate of Xixian City opened, and a group of envoys came out holding Jiang Shu tremblingly.
"General Gu, please forgive me. Your majesty in our country has a new funeral. The crown prince is also in your Beili and has not returned, so the subordinates will deliver the letter of surrender."
If it were not for Kundi and Kunjunyue who were not there, and there was no master in the court, they wouldn't have hoped of surrendering so soon.
Gu Shubai didn't care about this. He just took the Jiang Shu to flip through and handed it to Kun Yuyang, "Where are the Seventh Princes of your country?"
The envoy was taken aback, not knowing why Gu Shubai mentioned Kunwu's injury. After thinking about it, there was a strange speculation in his heart, and seeing Gu Shubai's gaze became a little unwilling.
"The next official is just a small official in charge of diplomacy in North Korea. I don't know about the Seventh Prince. Please ask the general to ask someone else."
Gu Shubai quickly understood what he meant. He thought that Gu Shubai's army could rely on Kunwu injury cooperation, and despised this behavior, so he was unwilling to tell Gu Shubai about the situation of Kunwu injury.
Gu Shubai didn't count on him, and turned around and said loudly to the soldiers: "After entering the city, the rules are still the same as before. Qiu has done nothing and treats the prisoners kindly. If there is any offender, make a decision!"
After that, get on the horse first, ignoring the surprised look of the envoy standing aside.
Severely decided...
Looking at the accustomed gazes of the soldiers behind him, it is obvious that Gu Shubai has always run the army like this. No wonder the people and soldiers in the city didn't look much worried when he surrendered the book to leave the city.
They had long known that Gu Shubai's army had strict military discipline and would not kill innocent people indiscriminately even if they broke through the city, and their anxiety and resentment naturally diminished.
The envoy suddenly trembled, thinking very carefully.
I don’t know if Gu Shubai is really rigorously governing the army, or if he relies on this kind of appearance to enable him to capture other cities more smoothly...
Gu Shubai ordered Kun Yuyang to go to the Seventh Prince's Mansion to look for Kun Wu's injury. As the chief general of the army, he must go to the palace to settle the situation in the city.
I didn't want to go to the gate of the palace, but saw a familiar figure. The man was wearing a rough linen that didn't fit and wearing a hat on his head. When he saw Gu Shubai, he took off the hat and smiled at him.
"You didn't even go to the Seventh Prince's Mansion to find me first. It was in vain that you were the first person who thought of me at the moment of life and death, and I didn't even think of Yufu."
At this time, who can still laugh so heartlessly, besides Kun Wu hurt
Gu Shubai glanced at him, "It's fine if all four limbs are healthy. You think I don't know. How can you think of me? Is it the kit I gave you?"
Kunwu snorted slightly, and Gu Shubai stretched out his hand to pull him to the horse, and galloped into the palace all the way.
I saw traces of burnt explosions in many palaces in the palace, and even the square in front of the main hall was blasted out of a black deep pit by artillery. Kun Wu was amazed by his injuries.
"I have used all the artillery. If Yufu decides to use it earlier, will I still have a chance to surrender to you?"
Gu Shubai glanced back at him, "Of course. Both of us are your elders and will naturally take care of you."
Kun Wu hurt: "..." Yufu is just a senior sister. What kind of senior is he here to serve
Only then did he remember that Yufu and Gu Shubai were already married, and they are now well-justified husband and wife, and they really can afford to be respected.
He dismounted his horse in the square in front of the temple, "You go first, I'll change my clothes and come back again. I don't have to tell the ministers who look down on others to look down upon me."
After that, walking towards the harem, Gu Shubai saw blood stains on the back of his clothes and signs of wear.
I don't know what he has endured these days, the dignified son is so embarrassed.
Gu Shubai didn't think much about it, and took the lead to lead people into the Golden Palace. Manchao Wenwucheng looked at him with trepidation, and they didn't want to experience the same thing as a cannon thrown into the palace just now.
Gu Shubai originally thought that he would be condemned by the ministers when he was above the Golden Palace, and he was already mentally prepared.
I didn't want the ministers to just look at him apprehensively, and no one dared to speak.
He suddenly understood that the dragons had no leader, and these ministers would not dare to come forward at this time no matter how temperament they were.
He smiled and looked at everyone, "I have a good relationship with Xikun, and my majesty promised that Emperor Kun will never invade during his lifetime. But Xikun took the lead in tearing up the treaty and attacking Weizhou City in Beili twice. The prince went to the capital to explain in person, and his majesty did not pursue it. This time the offensive has been intensified, and his majesty still abides by his promise to Kundi, only defending but not attacking."
He stood on the head, glanced at everyone, his eyes slightly cold, "Now that Kundi is dead, it is destined that Bei Li should fight back. Otherwise, you would think that Bei Li, like Dongling in the past, can only defend but not attack."
The ministers shrank their necks subconsciously, and his righteous words were irrefutable.
When Gu Shubai was still the major general of Dongling's Gu family, Xikun repeatedly invaded the borders of Dongling, fighting for years. Now that Gu Shubai has become Bei Li's general, his aura is becoming more compelling, not as humble as Gu Houye back then.
Wouldn't he take this opportunity to avenge his personal revenge
When the ministers were worried, Gu Shubai suddenly pulled off the saber around his waist, "Although Xikun is unrighteous first, but I, Beili, is not a arrogant country that is unreasonable and unforgiving. Since Emperor Kun is dead, as long as The ministers here are not disagreeable, they are sincere to surrender and seek peace. This general will never treat you harshly. The generals will not invade the people. This general can be guaranteed. But if there is an intent to rebel and then start a war, don’t blame it. This general has no mercy!"
After saying that, a sword was thrown towards the gate of the temple, and Shengsheng cut a seven-inch thick redwood carved door in half, and fell on the ground with a loud noise.
Everyone couldn't help but panic.
Kunwu changed his clothes and walked to the outside of the hall. He happened to see this scene and patted his chest and walked in. "Fortunately, it was cut on the door. How much pain would it hurt if it was cut on someone?"
Speaking of squatting down, gestured with the thickness of the wooden door with his fingers, "Tsk tsk, I don't know if people's shoulders are as thick as seven inches."
The ministers who were standing close to him couldn't help being afraid, and they were a little further away from the shattered wooden door. Kun Wushang only then got up and looked at the ministers in the hall.
"The adults have been waiting for a long time. The prince has been in the mansion for a few days before entering the dynasty, which makes the adults worry. Don't you adults always want to know what happened when the father died?"
He was smiling, not at all like his father who had just died. "This prince is here to clarify your doubts, and I also ask General Gu to be a testimony."
He walked up to the head and stood beside Gu Shubai and said: "The father was poisoned to death, but unlike the adults, he was not poisoned by the prince, but by the prince."
Kunjunyue's party members in the middle of the court were unhappy when they heard this, "You are talking nonsense! When your majesty died, the prince was not in the middle of the court at all. You still want to pour dirty water on him?"
"Because he is not in the court, it proves that it is his handwriting."
Kun Wu didn't panic at all, and said to the outside of the hall: "Come here, please invite all the imperial doctors of the Taiyuan Hospital to the hall, and let the adults ask you clearly and understand."