At the same time that the many defeated guest generals in the outer city of Chang'an, each greeted their own very different destinies. On the wall near the Zhuquemen, which is several feet high in the Imperial City, the weak one can only sit on the yellow nest on Jiayu, and he is also patrolling the last defender under his command, and then shouts with a hoarse and tired voice. One by one, familiar or unfamiliar names came, encouraging and encouraging in a few words.
Although he has applied bright rouge and bright oil wax on his face to make himself look more vigorous and refreshed; but the deep recesses of the eye sockets and dense wrinkles that can't be concealed by the thick blush have become looser. Down the dough. Because just after taking the initiative to accompany Empress Cao to dinner the night before, he passed out again.
Then I woke up very quickly this time, with almost no impact or disturbance; and the medical officer just replied that the overworked body was too tired, and it would be better to stay in bed more. But how can he lie down at this moment? He was afraid that he would lie down for a longer time, or if he did not show up in public that day, it would have an impact on the morale and heart of the guards of the imperial city.
After all, under the current position of this sorrowful city, he can believe and rely on fewer and fewer people, but his suspicion is getting heavier as his body is intact. Even his clan of the Huang clan, who used to claim to be one and the same, also found examples of surrendering, surrendering, and abandoning the enemy under the chaos in the city; let alone those who have followed for many years or are newly promoted. The promoted foreign generals are now.
During the most urgent days of the army's attack, he couldn't sleep in the arms of his concubine several times, because he was worried about the moment he opened his eyes again; he was already in the prison of the army. Therefore, he kept his eyes open and heard the daybreak before going down to sleep for a while, and then had a lot of nightmares in a cold sweat.
Most of the content in the dream is very vague, and he can't remember it clearly; what is more impressive is the endless journeys and escapes, and then repeatedly frustrated and stumped under the great city of Jiancheng, and he can follow. There were fewer and fewer people, and even in the deep valley of rebellion, surrounded by Shang Rang and others who raised their swords and guns to face each other, however, he wept with tears and begged his nephew Lin Yan to cut off his head and give him a way to survive. .
However, now that Lin Yan had already gone to Jiangling early, there was no news to return. And Shang Rang, who had already betrayed, was also far away in Shannan Xidao, and there was no possibility of making the sign represented by this nightmare become a reality. But the content of this dream still made him feel suspicious for a long time. He even executed Xu Cong, the old brother of Shang Rang's ancestor, for this reason.
On the contrary, Empress Cao, who took the initiative to return to him regardless of the previous suspicion, gave him the last point of comfort and support in the exhausted internal and external difficulties. It's just that Huang Chao can only give half of the trust, and also secretly arranged multiple teams to conduct interlaced surveillance. He is not worried that the other party will seize power or do something else, he is just afraid that one day he will suddenly lose the other party.
(Because Empress Cao once said in a hurry: Liuer disliked it, it would be better than Jiangling Yisun...)
So after drinking several soups and medicines, he still urged people to put him on the stage with his shoulders, which counted as another form of parade and boosting morale. Only yesterday after a round of blowing air from the city, he found that the skin on his left was unconscious and could not move. It was easy to use medicine and needle stones to comb it back, but it was not easy to speak when the corners of the mouth were crooked.
Fortunately, Empress Cao, who returned to him again, quickly came up with an expedient measure that was not a solution. It is to use a small eunuch who is good at ventriloquism and onomatopoeia in the palace worship hall, who follows Huang Chao's shoulders anytime and anywhere, and is responsible for reciting and continuing some longer routines. Only then did the situation continue to be fooled and maintained.
Now, the offensive of the official army has finally come to a halt, and the military and civilian family members who withdrew between the imperial city and Miyagi are still relatively stable; relying on the reserves prepared in the palace and the Kunming and Taiye pools. The water supply and drinking water equipment are still adequate. However, sporadic escapes still inevitably appeared among the defenders of Miyagi.
They are not fleeing or seeking surrender to the area occupied by the officials and soldiers in the city. Instead, they usually go down the city with self-made ropes along the direction of Hanguang, Xuanwu, and Chongxuan gates that are partly far away from the outer wall at dawn. , Then crossed the heavily silted moat and disappeared into the wilderness.
Because the weather is getting warmer and the ice and snow begin to melt, the wilderness at this time is still no longer so isolated, and it is intolerable. With the current strength of the official army, there is no way to fully focus on the winding wall section that is more than a dozen miles wide in the north of the city, but can only focus on a few city gates suitable for large troops to break through.
So as long as it wasn't bad luck that happened to collide with the ranger of the official army, there was still a considerable chance of escape. In response to this situation, Huang Chao initially ordered to guard against death, led by Huang's clan to step up patrols in the city, and arrested and killed batch after batch in order to serve as an example. However, soon someone sued Huang Chao one after another, claiming that these Huang clan members abused their powers, framed and organized crimes too many foreign generals.
Then under Lian's seat, another Huang clan was arrested and dealt with the most effective escapee. One of Huang Chao's cousins stumbled and fell to death in the moat while visiting the city at night. As for this contradictory and divergent situation, Huang Chao couldn't even get to the bottom of it and the truth.
The remaining members of the Huang clan were severely reprimanded and deprived of their posts, and the general who was in charge of the first complaint, the old brother, was born in Yousanqi, the regular attendant, and Ma Xiang, the right supervisor in front of the temple, was also in the exhortation ceremony. After giving the reward, he was appointed as Wei Weiqing, and the idle cast in disguise was scattered. Therefore, the fleeing of the proscribed army ended without a problem.
Therefore, afterwards, even the three guards under Huang Chao's name began to appear as victims; because the newly recruited personnel already exceeded half of them. This made Huang Chao's even sitting method no longer able to maintain. This is because the team officer who was severely seated after the fact that he may have fled because of his subordinates, also took off his robe and armor, and followed the example of escape along the rope left by the fugitive.
If he sat down strictly along the corresponding relationship, Huang Chao found that he might end up in a dilemma where no one could use it, or would simply force his subordinates to the opposite side unintentionally. Therefore, he could only stop the matter secretly and decisively, and summoned relevant people, trying to control the further spread of the situation.
Therefore, nowadays, sporadic escapes still exist among the defenders in the imperial city, but as long as they don’t flee toward the officials in the city or plan to open the door to land, they can only act as a clandestine net that pretends to be deaf and dumb. Let's open it up.
Therefore, nowadays, sporadic escapes still exist among the defenders in the imperial city, but as long as they don’t flee toward the officials in the city or plan to open the door to land, they can only act as a clandestine net that pretends to be deaf and dumb. Let's open it up. There are at least seven to eighty thousand soldiers and civilians who have been guarded in the city. According to the current speed of escape and the size of the follow-up Ding Zhuang that can be supplemented, if you are more optimistic, you can still persist until the turn of spring and summer.
"Holy long live Jin'an..."
Amidst the waves of greetings and prayers, there was suddenly an abrupt voice asking:
"Sage Qi, dare to ask Daqi's supporters... how long will it take to arrive..."
This remark immediately attracted everyone's attention, and focused on a young soldier with a beard who was wearing an obviously larger size robe and armor, who seemed a little funny and squatted down.
"Bold..."
"Asshole..."
The attendants around Huang Chao suddenly changed their expressions, wanting to scold and deal with such a bold person who dares to question sensitive topics. However, Huang Chao on his shoulders coughed, and some scrawny arms stretched out and swung them back, before slowly speaking:
"Actually, it's not far... I didn't see that the ice and snow in the trenches have melted? I must have been on the road long ago. It was just blocked by the enemy for a while. It will take some twists and turns to get news. "
"That's good, that's good..."
A similar-looking soldier beside the young soldier who was suspected of being a father and brother also patted his hat with relief and said:
"That's good, that's good..."
A similar-looking soldier beside the young soldier who was suspected of being a father and brother also patted his hat with relief and said:
"It's all said, it's the emperor's golden mouth, he must have been prepared long ago, your kid still dare to think and say?"
"The king, forgive me, but the Taiping army dare to ask?"
However, the next moment the young soldier knelt on the ground, his eyes full of expectation widened and he couldn't help asking again:
"Naturally... Yes..."
Seeing his eyes full of longing and trust, Huang Chao suddenly blocked his chest with a breath, and didn't know where to send it, but forced a smile and said:
"You...and...how do you know..."
"Because everyone said that the Taiping Army is among the million rebels in the country and can fight the most! If it can be the first to come to the rescue, it must be this one, right?"
However, the young soldier did not hesitate to respond with emphasis:
"That's it... Reason..."
"That's it... Reason..."
Huang Chao nodded slightly with some sadness and a strong smile: When he turned his head, he motioned to others to appreciate a small object, but he lost all the desire to continue talking.
However, the next moment, in the direction of Chengtian Gate in the north, there was a sirens that blew, as well as the noise and noise of the brigade officers and soldiers starting to attack. When Huang Chao's shoulders were carried to the upper floor of Xing'anmen Gate, the nearest to Bei Nei, someone came forward to report:
"Holy Master, however, an enemy army smashed through the road connecting the north inner Jianfu Gate here overnight, causing a large area of the outer wall to collapse and collapse."
". And the enemy has already rushed towards the root of the wall, and the people of the Environmental Guard have already set up barriers in the lane and blocked one or two..." (End of this chapter)