When Xue Poye learned from the scouts that Hu Rennan had committed crimes, King Mingyue, who was in the city, also got the same news.
The guards at Yangguan and the border guards quickly reported the battle situation there to Yongzhou City with pigeons, and Mingyue King also learned the specific battle situation at Yangguan from Yuan Tiangang.
"It seems that the barbarians have also begun to learn to be respectful." Mingyue King stood by the window of Tianji Pavilion, with a mocking smile on his mouth: "Rescue this king? What a pathetic excuse."
Yuan Tiangang looked solemn: "Your Majesty, it's not a bad thing for the barbarians to commit crimes."
King Mingyue didn't look back, but said indifferently: "Tell me your reason."
"Now that Xue Poye's army is besieging the city, today he also brought out a new weapon. According to what Shuai Mao said, the power of that weapon is really amazing. He has been in the army for decades, and he has never heard or seen it. If it is a direct battle, but that kind of weapon, It may cause fatal damage to our army." Yuan Tiangang said slowly: "The barbarians are now taking advantage of the fire to loot, as long as we guard the city, we can even send a message to the Xinyang Pass defenders to let them enter the pass. At that time, Xue Po The night will have to face the threat of the Hu people. Either concentrate our forces to face the Hu people, or at least divide our troops to deal with them. When they are both defeated, at that time, our army can come out and attack Xue with the Hu people back and forth. Poye, once successful, Xue Poye will definitely lose!"
"You mean to join forces with the barbarians to get rid of Xue Poye?" King Mingyue said calmly, "Get rid of our own compatriots?"
Yuan Tiangang was taken aback, he heard the great dissatisfaction contained in Mingyue King's calm voice.
"Your Majesty, my subject... I just think that this is the only way to get out of the current predicament." Yuan Tiangang said cautiously.
King Mingyue sighed, and said softly: "Although the distance between Tiangang, Yangguan and Yongzhou City is only two hundred miles, there are twenty villages of different sizes and three counties on the two hundred miles. There are 400,000 people, once the Hu people really enter the customs, these people will definitely suffer. You and I are clear about the barbarism of the Hu people. At the beginning, you cooperated with the Hu people secretly without telling the king. It's a risky move, if you want to let the barbarians into the pass now, it's even more of an idea to lure wolves into the house, this matter can't be mentioned again."
Yuan Tiangang hurriedly said respectfully: "I have made a mistake, I beg the king to come down!"
King Mingyue shook his head, turned around, walked slowly to the chair and sat down, his face looked a little haggard, he glanced at Yuan Tiangang, and said lightly: "This king is thinking, if Xue Poye really We have broken through Yongzhou City, how should we deal with it?"
"I'll kill you in the bath, and I will ensure that the king will be safe." Yuan Tiangang said firmly.
King Mingyue smiled faintly and said, "Do you think this king is worried about himself?"
Yuan Tiangang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I know that His Majesty is worried about the soldiers and people in the city. But rest assured, Your Majesty, there are still 80,000 northwest warriors and hundreds of thousands of people in the city. As long as we work together, the Chu army will be defeated." If we conquer the city, our army may not be defeated."
With a self-deprecating smile, King Mingyue shook his head and said: "Blood battle, you die and I die? Turn the good city of Yongzhou into a city of death? No, Tiangang, this is not what I want...!"
"Your Majesty, you...?" The corners of Yuan Tiangang's eyes twitched, and he seemed to have a premonition of something.
King Mingyue was silent, and after a long time, he calmly said: "Can we negotiate?"
"Negotiation?" Yuan Tiangang's expression changed drastically: "My lord, don't tell me... do you want to compromise with Xue Poye?" He suddenly knelt down and hissed: "My lord, we are not defeated, everything is still under our control , we will not be defeated, my lord, please trust your subjects, trust your warriors!"
King Mingyue looked very tired, it was a kind of tiredness that went deep into the bone marrow, not only his body, but also his heart seemed to be exhausted.
"My royal father once said that Yongzhou City is the hometown of our royal family, and Dachu is our royal family's country. We can abandon everything, but we cannot abandon our hometown and country." King Mingyue's voice was light and distant: "Father The emperor told me that if you want to keep the country, the most important thing is two characters, a word for 'and' and a word for 'benevolence'."
Yuan Tiangang listened sadly.
"Peacemakers, all my compatriots in Great Chu, work together to protect the country, and benevolent people must be lenient to the people." King Mingyue said quietly: "But this king violated these two words for one person. This led to the disaster of swords and soldiers in Yongzhou in the northwest of me, this king is really ashamed of his father and his people."
"Your Majesty...!" Yuan Tiangang's eyes turned red: "This is all the fault of my subjects...!"
King Mingyue waved his hand and sighed: "No wonder you, if this king hadn't been indecisive and didn't stop you, there wouldn't be today. Tens of thousands of children from the Northwest died on the battlefield, and it was all my fault... It’s not the arrival of the barbarians, I’m afraid this king will continue to commit the crime... Fortunately, the barbarians who are like beasts woke up this king. They are vicious wolves on the grassland, waiting for the opportunity to devour my big Chu, seize my country, and kill me. People. Now, they see such an opportunity and want to take advantage of the war between the Northwest and the imperial court to benefit the fisherman. Of course, this king will not let them succeed!"
"Your Majesty, are we just going to waste our hard work like this? Are we going to let tens of thousands of Northwest children die in vain?" Yuan Tiangang burst into tears: "The people in the Northwest are not convinced."
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At this time, they heard the thundering drums outside the city, and the shouts became louder and louder. There is no doubt that the Chu army began to attack the city again.
"Your Majesty, listen." Yuan Tiangang said excitedly, "Even if we don't want to fight, but look at Xue Poye and the Chu Army, they are still persistently attacking our city. Once they break through the city, they will still be brutal. In their eyes, they slaughtered the Northwest people who were rebellious. We wanted to retreat, but there was no way to retreat!"
"What they want is me." Mingyue King said flatly: "As long as I fall into their hands, they will no longer make things difficult for the Northwest."
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible. Even if the subject dies, you must stop your Majesty from doing this." Yuan Tiangang said decisively.
King Mingyue closed his eyes and didn't speak, as if he was listening to the shouts of killing outside the city, but he seemed too tired to open his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, the two of them suddenly heard an earth-shattering loud noise, which was several times louder than the Chu army's bombardment before.
Although King Mingyue had a quiet temperament and was as immobile as a mountain, the sound of the earthquake and the shaking of the mountain still made his face twitch slightly.
Yuan Tiangang ran to the window, watching the gunpowder smoke rising from the east gate, and even the thunderous cheers of the Chu army could be heard there, his heart sank, and an ominous feeling came to his heart.
Soon, a general came up to report: "My lord, the Chu army has broken through the city gate and is rushing towards the city. Mao Shuai is leading his troops to resist."
Yuan Tiangang asked urgently: "Have they breached the city? How did they break through? Is it the east gate?"
"Returning to what your lord said, the Chu army used spray guns as a cover to storm the city gate. They dug a deep pit under the city gate, put in strange things, and then set fire to it. After the loud noise, the lower half of the city gate was covered by a large The hole." Panting, the general said anxiously, "Except for the east gate, the same is true for the north gate. The Chu army is now pouring in from the second northeast gate, and our army is now blocking the city gate, fighting to the death with the enemy!"
"The north gate is also broken?" Yuan Tiangang asked in surprise.
"Xue Poye attacked from the east gate, and Song Fei attacked from the north gate. The battle was very fierce!"
Mingyue King remained calm and said calmly, "You should step back first."
After the general ordered to retire, King Mingyue said to Yuan Tiangang: "Tiangang, you have followed this king for more than ten years. You have worked hard and been loyal. Today, this king has one last thing for you to do. You can't refuse it." !"
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The fierce fierce battle unfolded at the two gates of Yongzhou City, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. On such a venue, it is impossible for the most proud cavalry in the Northwest to exert their powerful impact. The two sides can only rely on their respective hands With big knives and spears, they are fighting desperately.
After Xue Poye did not sit in the army this time, he personally led the army into the city. He knew the fighting power of the Northwest Army. Even if the city gate was blasted, it did not mean that the Chu army would definitely win. Charge in person by yourself to improve the morale of your soldiers and increase your combat effectiveness.
Qing Lianzhao's group of people were all equipped with the special soft armor of the food protection team at this time, and followed Xue Poye, first to kill the enemy, and second, to protect Xue Poye who took the lead.
Qing Lianzhao is now Jiang Xue Poye's life-saving straw. If Xue Poye loses, the imperial court will wipe out Qing Lianzhao, and Qing Lianzhao will have no backing.
Xue Poye's knife was extremely sharp. In the chaotic battle group, he slashed the blade fiercely on the enemy's neck, and the blood that sprayed out was bright red and gorgeous.
The city is filled with the breath of death.
The Chu army rushed into the city with the most violent offensive, and the northwest army was shocked after the city gate that it thought was indestructible was broken, and its morale was greatly reduced. When the morale advanced and retreated, the combat effectiveness of the Chu army unexpectedly It looks tough.
The Northwest Army standing on the ground is naturally unable to compete with the Northwest Army on horseback. The most terrifying thing about the Northwest Army is the strength of their cavalry, but in the crowded streets of Yongzhou City, it is impossible for the Northwest Army to have enough space. To demonstrate the power of their cavalry.
Ever since, a bloody hand-to-hand combat can only be carried out amidst screams.
The streets and alleys near the city gate were soon filled with soldiers from both sides fighting each other.
"Marshal, we have checked the news and learned that King Mingyue likes to stay in two places the most." The one-armed Qian Hong who followed Xue Poye said: "One is in the Mingyue Palace, and the other is Tianji Pavilion. It is said that the Ji Pavilion is the place where King Mingyue and his subordinates discuss matters, and now that the battle is fierce, I think he is likely to stay in the Tianji Pavilion."
"Tianji Pavilion?"
"Marshal, please look over there." Qian Hong pointed to a tall attic and said, "That is the Tianji Pavilion!"
"Okay, to capture the thief, capture the king first, set a flag, attack the Tianji Pavilion, and take the Mingyue King!" Xue Poye swung his sword, and the soldiers behind him shouted in unison, followed him, and killed the Tianji Pavilion in the distance.