Dongzhou's troops were tired of traveling and traveling, and after entering the city, they closed the city gates of Xinxiang County.
No soldiers from Xinxiang County were allowed to enter the city until all Dongzhou people had evacuated. After all, safety comes first.
The soldiers in Xinxiang County are also very self-aware, and under the leadership of Zhang Qiang, they are very good at avoiding suspicion.
Stationed five miles outside Xinxiang County, it was completely undefended. There was no one on guard duty at night, and there was no vigilance at all. Everyone slept defenselessly in the tent. Just sleep when you say sleep.
This is also for the Dongzhou people to see. The superficial attitude is: We are stationed outside the city for the night. In order to prove that we sincerely surrender, our troops are so loose that we don’t even have a sentry on duty at night...
The night passed like this.
Too many things happened during this night.
Hebi County defeated the city in three minutes. This shocking news was spread to all parts of Kyushu by the forces lurking in Hebi County.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Qiang, who was half asleep, also received news from the spies ahead: "Princess Princess, the situation in Hebi County has been investigated clearly."
Zhang Qiang's expression tightened: "Speak quickly."
"After the Dongzhou troops were in a stalemate with Hebi County for several days, Li Zhen suddenly said, 'I will give you five hours to either open the city gate or crush Hebi County.'"
"Then, he really defeated Hebi County." Zhang Qiang sighed: "If we don't defeat Hebi County, how can we get to Xinxiang County?"
The spy took a breath of air: "Then after five hours, Li Zhen issued an order to break the city. Princess Jiang Tian of Hebi County resisted desperately, saying that reinforcements from us would be arriving soon, and asked everyone to persist in resisting. . But... the equipment of the Dongzhou troops is really incredible. I don’t know what was done, but with a salvo, the city gate of Hebi County was directly blasted with a groove more than 40 meters wide... "
"What!" Zhang Qiang took a breath of air.
groove
A trough more than forty meters wide? What a concept. What kind of destructive weapon is this
"Then the entire city tower collapsed. It was just a volley, and Hebi County destroyed the city. The city wall of Hebi County instantly became a ruin. The whole process took less than three minutes, and the city was destroyed in three minutes."
"What!"
Zhang Tian jumped up in shock and took a breath of air: "The city was broken in three minutes?"
"It may have taken less than three minutes. The towers of Hebi County were destroyed in an instant. At the third minute, all the soldiers in the city came out and surrendered. So the city was destroyed in three minutes. Strictly speaking, it should be... the city was destroyed in an instant."
"What about Jiang Tian?"
"Because Jiang Tian resisted before and later surrendered. So after breaking the city, Li Zhen killed Jiang Tian directly without stationing in Hebi County. He left after breaking the city, but before leaving, he killed all the officials in Hebi County. Thousands of soldiers in the entire Hebi County are all scattered, and no one dares to lead the team. Now those who should disperse should disperse, and those who should run should run away."
Zhang Qiang narrowed his eyes: "Have all the officials been beheaded?"
"Yes. As long as they are officials with some power and prestige, we will kill them all."
"okay, I get it."
“…”
After the spies left, Zhang Qiang was dripping with cold sweat, as if he had taken a shower. With his sharp mind, he instantly analyzed the significance of Li Zhen's actions. Sure enough, Li Zhen didn't bother to occupy the territory at all, he just wanted to enter Balong City. If you don't give way, you will die. Those who give way are easy to talk to.
He is living well now and has not killed himself, which shows a big problem.
"Then Dean Li, why are you so anxious to enter the Eight Dragon City? Do you really want to directly control the imperial center? Are you too lazy to fight for a little bit of territory and go straight to the center? But... it doesn't look like it. He seems to He doesn’t have much desire for power, it’s dispensable. Even if he kills the Emperor, I’m afraid I can’t believe that he wants to replace him.”
Zhang Qiang was very good at reading people and could tell that Li Zhen had no intention of imperial power. Not a person who wants to be an emperor.
What was even more shocking was the strength of Dongzhou's troops, which destroyed the city in three minutes. What kind of concept is this? Hebi County is the largest fortress of the imperial court today. All the towers are concrete structures. Is it so easy to break
Does that mean that there is no problem for this force to directly enter the Eight Dragon City
Not only Zhang Qiang got the news, but also all the forces.
Early in the morning, the court finally got the news.
A fast horse ran towards Balong City like crazy.
"Report! Repay!"
"Open the door quickly, it's urgent! Call us!"
“…”
A sharp shout woke up the people in Balong City.
The palace door opened, and the soldier rode directly to the entrance of the Golden Palace, looking at the emperor on the dragon throne and the civil and military ministers of the court. He staggered in and said, "Report, it's urgent!"
Xun Jiayuan's eyelids twitched: "Say!"
"Li Zhen declared war on the imperial court. Last night, Dongzhou went to war with the imperial forces. He broke through Hebi County in three minutes and beheaded all the officials in Hebi County. He did not stay in Hebi County, passed Hebi County and went directly to Xinxiang County. Xinxiang County was probably also lost. ”
"What!"
Everyone in the court was shocked.
Xun Jiayuan stood up from the dragon chair and screamed in horror: "Is this true?"
"Absolutely true."
'Wow—'
The entire court exploded instantly and turned into a mess.
"I have long said that Dongzhou Li Zhen is ambitious. Talking about business is a lie, but seizing the Eight Dragons City is the real thing."
"Fortunately, we didn't let him drive straight into Balong City that day, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous."
"Sure enough, Li Zhen also intends to compete in the world. He is so ambitious."
"Emperor, hurry up and send troops to intercept them. If we don't stop the Dongzhou people, they will really enter the Eight Dragon City."
“…”
Xun Jiayuan took a few deep breaths and immediately waved his hand: "Ma Junqi, you immediately lead 40,000 forbidden troops to attack Xinxiang County. Be sure to intercept Li Zhenren's horse."
"yes!"
"Lin Shangyuan."
"exist."
"I'll call upon you to gather the troops from Zhongzhou and gather them all in Balong City to prepare for the worst."
"yes!"
"Send an order to all counties along the way to guard and defend to the death. Fight to the death, and Li Zhen must not be allowed to enter Balong City."
"yes!"
Orders were passed out one after another, and Xun Jiayuan's whole body trembled. He had a premonition that his country was about to perish...
How far is Xinxiang County from Balong City
If you march quickly, you can get there in a day and a half.
From the time Hebi County broke into the city last night to the early morning when the scouts returned to Beijing to report, it can be seen that the distance is really close.
Xun Jiayuan returned to his palace silently, with regret in his eyes. He knew that his country was destroyed in his own hands. The dream of the universe has not been realized, the country is about to be lost, and the watermelon is lost after picking up sesame seeds. The problem is, I didn’t pick up any sesame seeds either…
"Someone is coming."
"exist."
"Give this letter to the Chancellor."
"yes!"
An hour later, the Chancellor of Finance received a secret message, which was as short as a few words - to print an additional 10 million Kyushu coins.
hiss-
The finance minister took a deep breath. From this moment, he had a premonition that Kyushu was dead.
(End of chapter)