My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 429 The Yi Tribe

On a sunny afternoon, after Xiao Zhiyi delivered the news about Taiwei Fan Li, he sat in his yard and murmured repeatedly.

"Crazy... crazy about gain and loss... giving such an order!" He slapped himself again, loudly, "I'm crazy too. I know it's not advisable, but I still act according to his order."

However, the order has been given and cannot be taken back.

The Taiwei Mansion and Imperial City Forbidden Army were already in action in the city. Groups of soldiers and cavalry spread through the streets in long lines. The heads of other prominent families in the city who received the news were stunned.

"What is the Lieutenant doing?!"

"Self-destruction!"

Soon, the sound of booming footsteps stopped at the mansion where the four gate guards lived. Before the guards on both sides of the gate could ask any questions, they were pushed to the ground and tied up by several soldiers.

The courtyard door was kicked open by rough soldiers with a loud bang.

Crowds of people armed with swords and spears poured in. The courtyard filled with the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds was broken by the sudden movement. Some of the guards and servants who came out of the house came forward and asked: "Who do you have under your command..." ….”

Before he finished speaking, he was knocked to the ground by the back of a knife. Seeing such soldiers coming in, the guards, servants, and maids around him were so frightened that they stepped back and did not dare to say anything. They timidly watched them come in and guarded all parts of the house. stand up.

After a while, the old lady of this mansion was helped out by the maid, looked at a military lieutenant colonel who led the team, and asked politely: "My son is a colleague of yours, but he has done something wrong. If I have done something that is sorry to His Majesty and to the State of Wu. You can kill him at will and confiscate his property!"

"Old lady, that's not true."

The captain raised his hands and explained his purpose, "We, the generals, are ordered by the captain to protect the families of the generals who are guarding the city."

Putting down his arched hands, the captain took a step back, waved his hand, and the soldiers he brought entered the mansion. There were sergeants standing everywhere from the main entrance to the side entrance and the back entrance.

The wind blew slowly across the city, and in the soft sunshine, not only this one mansion, but the soldiers who spread across the street knocked open the doors of three other guard houses. Some resisted, and they were all knocked down. The guards and servants at home were all taken away and transferred. Go near the city wall and help defend the city.

When the chaos spread, some servants who escaped also quickly rushed to the city wall where the family owner was, taking the changes that had happened at home.

On the tower of the north gate, there are many swordsmen and archers standing ready. Cheng Guang, who is inspecting the city defense, is the guard of the north gate. He and the other three gate guards are not from aristocratic families.

Therefore, he and the other three generals used to just fill the vacancies and did not actually lead the troops.

But after Yaozhou was defeated, the four of them were promoted as an exception and assigned to the four gates to guard the city gate and resist the Xia army's siege. They also knew in their hearts that this was a life-threatening job, but they could be entrusted with it at this time. The four people who could only fill the vacancies in the past were somewhat willing to give it a try and protect their home and country.

But this afternoon, a servant at home was brought up by soldiers from the city.

When Cheng Guang heard the news, he returned to the tower. He probably thought there was something to be done at home, but what he heard was something that made his whole body feel like he was getting an electric shock.

He stood precariously under the eaves of the city tower, looking blankly at the walls.

On the city wall, the soldiers under his command looked over, and the soldiers stepped forward to help them, with red eyes and a low voice: "General!"

There were more and more soldiers around. They also heard what the servant said and passed it on to the comrades behind them. They were all hot-blooded men. Suddenly they heard that the Taiwei sent troops to kidnap the family members of the guarding general. The crowd was furious for a while. It was not that How much they loved the airborne Cheng Guang, but it was Fan Li's actions that chilled them.

What is even more chilling is that many young people from aristocratic families in the city left Shengkang to escape the military disaster, but their family members wanted to leave the city, but they were all blocked.

The grudge had been buried in my heart for a long time, but now it was finally ignited.

"General!"

"General!"

On the city wall, the surrounding soldiers shouted loudly. Cheng Guang slowly raised his face and glanced at the dense crowd.

"We, the sons of a good family, will be loyal to the State of Wu without sacrificing our lives and possessions. However, you have read and heard yesterday's letter. I suppressed this matter to avoid falling into the enemy's plan to disrupt the morale of the army, but...but you also listen Here I am, a general, but my family has been hijacked by these worms of the country, and they have made such distrustful actions. How can I, a warm-blooded man, still serve them? Your friendship with me has not been long, but you are also generous. Rather than serving for such despicable people, loyal people should take advantage of the chaos to open the city gates, welcome the heavenly soldiers into the city, and share the unification of the world and a peaceful and prosperous age!"

The general Cheng Guang made a 'Qiang' sound and pulled out the sword from his waist: "The court is corrupt, and traitors are in power. If the roots of this big tree in the state of Wu are rotten, how can the tree survive forever?"

After saying that, he clenched the handle of the knife and shouted: "Open the city gate and welcome the soldiers from heaven to enter the city -"

At the top of the city, dozens of people started shouting, then hundreds and thousands. Many soldiers on the city that stretched for several miles were kept in the dark. By the time the news came, thousands of Wu guards were already in front. They rushed down the inner city wall and entered the street. The soldiers below had already received the news and opened the heavy city gate.

Several fast horses were sent out to rush into the wilderness, and the Yizhou Army, which was about to attack the city, received the news. Wei Yan was stunned for a while on his horse. He was always good at making use of surprises. He immediately sent twenty horsemen to follow the opponent into the city. After checking the details, only two thousand soldiers and horses were left to guard the position. The rest of the infantry and light cavalry followed him towards the north gate.

At the same time, the servants and servants of the four guards' mansions who were escorted over had already been killed by the soldiers and horses guarding the city before they arrived. The Taiwei's Mansion and Imperial City Imperial Guards who had been killed were scattered by this sudden wave of impact. , was startled, resisted for a while, ran through the street with disheveled hair, and screamed in horror: "Cheng Guang of the North Gate rebelled and rebelled——"

However, the situation at the remaining three gates was different. Some generals were hesitant, while others, like Cheng Guang, made a decisive decision, opened the city gates, and counterattacked the troops of the Taiwei Mansion in the city.

On the west gate side, the siege has begun. Countless arrows fell densely on the city wall, flying into the surging crowd of people attacking the city below, splashing blood.

Zhang Liao of the Bingzhou Army took command, and Guan Ping and Zhang Bao took the lead in the siege as generals. It was not very intense at first, and the defender Zhu Zhao was still confident to hold on.

They actively encouraged the young soldiers and defenders to move closer to the most intense part of the offensive. From time to time, people were nailed to the ground by arrows shot from the city, but at this moment, everyone just wanted to hold the city down and protect the people behind them.

More people rushed forward, carrying logs and rocks and throwing them from the wall stacks into the sea of ​​people like swarms of bees.

Half an hour later, the fighting at a certain section of the city wall suddenly became fierce. Zhu Zhao led the soldiers and rushed there. The sticky blood on the ground almost made him fall. His vision moved forward, and the crowded formation of soldiers was torn apart. A gap was opened, and several people covered in flesh and blood killed and pushed the blocking figures away, and rushed towards him.

"General Wu, your majesty is already the Duke of Anle of our Xia Kingdom. Why do you need to resist anymore?" The snake spear picked up a Wu soldier and smashed it to the ground. The body was smashed into a shapeless shape. The tall Zhang Bao Shaking the blood beads on the snake spear, he strode into the blood accumulated on the city wall.

"The Kingdom of Wu is over, why should we keep our foolish loyalty anymore."

On another section of the city wall, Guan Ping dragged a Yanyue Sword and led more than a dozen soldiers towards this side to kill him.

Zhu Zhao raised his eyes and saw that Xia soldiers were constantly standing on the city wall, and the corpses of his subordinates were also spreading out. He held the sword and raised it high.

"Ah——" let out a long mournful roar, then put the blade on his neck and shouted: "——The Wu people will not surrender!"

Blood spurted out, Zhu Zhao stared and fell straight down.

"Your generals are dead. Throw your weapons to the ground to avoid death!" Guan Ping waved his Yanyue Sword, his voice resounding.

The fighting on the top of the city gradually subsided, and the city gate opened a moment later. Guan Yu and Zhang Liao led Zhou Cang and Gao Shun into the city with their troops.

"Immediately spread the news throughout the city that Shengkang has fallen. Our army only blames Gu Chongwen, Fan Li, Xiao Zhiyi and others, and the rest will be spared death."

The cavalrymen who announced the summons rushed out and shouted in the streets.

In the bustling city, flames spread, and blood and mutilated corpses continued to sweep forward with the killings. The defender surrendered at the east city gate. After opening the door, eight thousand navy soldiers pretending to attack here, as well as Zhao Kui'an's surrendered troops, were waiting. Zhou Yu agreed and rushed straight into the city.

A Xia general with a golden face, a long beard, tiger eyes and thick eyebrows, wearing a golden chainmail, riding a horse and holding a boring machine, led the way into the city. On the street, there were still recalcitrant Wu soldiers, and some people rushed up and waved their swords at him.

The horse's mane and cloak flew out, and the rushing Wu soldiers dragged out a long line of blood and flew backwards, hitting the door panels of the shops on the street. Yuwen Chengdu lowered his phoenix wings and polished them with gold, reined in his horse and shouted: "Kill! "

Zhao Kui'an also swung his blade.

"kill!"

The soldiers of the Xia Navy and the descendants of the Wu Navy were like tidal waves flowing away from both sides behind Yuwen Chengdu, surging into the streets.

……

Guan Yu, wearing a green robe and golden armor, hung his green dragon sword upside down, riding a horse on the long street leading to the imperial city, his green robe gently swaying in the breeze.

The fighting and screams in the city came here from a distance through the sunlight. A Wu soldier was knocked down by a war horse on the street and trampled to death. There were not many Wu soldiers around who were resisting.

Soon after Yizhou, Bingzhou, and Wu State surrendered troops poured into the intersecting streets, chaos broke out for two hours, and gradually quieted down. Those who took advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, and loot were caught and killed directly and hung under the eaves of the streets. , the breeze was soothing, and the rows of hanging corpses swayed slowly.

"Attack the imperial city immediately and capture Fan Li, Xiao Zhiyi, Gu Chongwen, and their families."

Guan Yu slowly opened his eyes and stroked his beautiful beard on the horse, "...Your Majesty has an order, the Yi tribe!"

"Yes!"

Ling Qi rushed out and summoned the two groups of troops who came in from the other three gates. Soon, more than 50,000 people gathered at the main gate of the imperial city. The siege equipment previously built outside the city was pushed in and began to be assembled.

Imperial City.

Most of the soldiers on the top of the city were descendants of aristocratic families who had never fought in a war. Seeing the scene of the upcoming attack on the city, many of them were so frightened that they leaned against the wall with their weapons in their hands, squatted on the ground and cried.

Some of them couldn't stand it any longer, so they cried and begged the general to open the city gate and surrender.

When they arrived, there were still more than 20,000 people in the imperial city, but there was no need for Wu to defend it any longer. The imperial city alone could not withstand the Xia army. The soldiers in the city had to starve to death.

The imperial city guard was temporarily filled in. The previous general was the younger brother of Prime Minister Gu Chongwen and had long since escaped with the Gu family.

"Surrender……"

He whispered.

Soon, the soldiers entered the imperial city. First, Zhongshu Sheng and the Prime Minister's Mansion were breached. Gu Chongwen and his family were not found. They only found Xiao Zhiyi. At this moment, he was beaten by the soldiers. His hair was disheveled and his face was covered with blood. He left, and some of his immediate family members were also taken away with him. His direct family members have also disappeared.

"General, please have mercy on me. I am willing to surrender. I can also be a loyal minister!"

"Before, I was blind and blind..."

"escape?"

Guan Yu frowned and ignored Xiao Zhiyi's plea. He turned his head and looked at the imperial city guard. This man knew something about it. After nodding, he stepped forward and raised his hands.

"The general knows where they have gone and settled, and is willing to lead the general's soldiers to capture them all."

Guan Yu raised his hand and hurried his horse to lead Zhang Liao and other generals to the imperial palace. The imperial city general followed Zhou Cang and two thousand Yizhou Army soldiers and immediately left the imperial city and headed to the southeast of Shengkang.

As for Xiao Zhiyi on the ground, he was still crawling on the ground, trying to catch the horse's hooves. Then his legs were grabbed by the soldiers and dragged away on the ground.

Probably wait until everyone is here before starting.

(End of this chapter)