The devil is coming

Chapter 1012: Cut down the sacrificial flag!
Holding the nail clipper borrowed from A Ming in his hand, the prince was carefully trimming his nails;
After cutting it, he reached out to borrow a small file and began to polish and modify the nails.
Polish one well,
Put it in front of you again,
Blow:
"Huh...huh..."
The delicate nail caps, contrasted by the shine that shines through, look comfortable.
Not far to the north of this tall building is the North City Wall. At this moment, the most brutal fighting is breaking out. The Gan army once attached themselves to the city and formed breaking points, but they were driven back by the Yan army.
The battle situation is already very critical.
But the prince had no intention of panic at all, because the Jinyi Guards Camp was still standing beside him. Since there was no request for help from him on the city wall to send Jinyi Guards up, the situation was still preventable and controllable.
As for killing scenes, Zheng Fan was already used to them.
"Ah Ming, I have discovered that the longer you are a head coach, you will inevitably regard casualties as a number. After a quick glance, you will naturally jump to the result."
The prince stood up as he spoke. Before A Ming could respond, he continued:
"If this is called maturity, it's actually quite boring."
A smile appeared on A Ming's lips.
Zheng Fan turned his head, saw it, and said:
"What are you laughing at?"
A Ming replied: "My lord, you are starting again."
"Oh?"
"My lord has not fed the fish in the pond in the mansion for a long time."
“I’ve given them enough food for so many days, how dare they ask me to deliver food to them every day?
No, you just said I started again. What did you mean? "
"Although the war is fierce, in your heart, you have already made up your mind. Since you are sure that you can win, and since you are sure that you will be able to survive, you will start to act pretentious again."
"Hahahahaha..."
When Zheng Fan heard this, he smiled and bent over.
Road:
"Is it so obvious and deliberate?"
"Have."
"I'm afraid I haven't fought in many years, so I'm a bit rusty."
said,
The prince put his hand on his face and rubbed it gently.
Road:
"Maybe it's because I've been in a high position for a long time and don't have to act anymore, so my acting skills have deteriorated."
"But during the previous war between Yan and Chu, the Lord performed very well, which made all his subordinates sigh and praise him in their hearts."
"Are you not flattering me?"
"No."
Zheng Fan nodded and said, "That means I am really scared this time."
The Lord suddenly spoke so honestly that A Ming was a little confused as to how to respond.
Zheng Fan walked to the railing outside the building. This is one of the highest points in Jinghai City. From here, he can observe the situation of the entire northern city wall.
Outside, the sword master and the sword maker were sitting on a small chair.
Since the last time I saw the sword master "as white as snow" when I was disgraced,
The sword maker soon became "passive and slow in his work";
Of course, he didn't do nothing. There was a piece of paper spread out in front of him, and he was tracing the style of the new sword, which was to be made for the crown prince Zheng Lin.
Zheng Fan moved forward and took a glance.
Road:
"It's a little too gorgeous, not restrained enough."
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. As a young man, no matter how calm he is, his heart is still fiery. Naturally, he needs a gorgeous sword to match."
"But the child will grow up eventually."
The sword maker said matter-of-factly: "It's not a big deal. When the prince grows up and doesn't like this sword anymore, I will make another one for him."
"That's a good idea."
As a father, Zheng Fan felt that he still underestimated the attractiveness of his son in front of these "grandmasters".
He raised his head,
Looking ahead,
On the tower adjacent to the north city wall, there is a royal flag. His son is sitting there "supervising the battle", and his mother is accompanying him.
"The offensive of these people is really fierce." The prince said with emotion.
"Yes." The sword maker couldn't help but agree. It could be seen that Ganren really spent a lot of money on this city.
But what Ganren didn't know was that in the ordinary sense, the Yan Army was not good at attacking and defending the city, and this would not work for the Jindong Army.
In recent years, although the Jindong Army still has heavy cavalry and is still dominated by cavalry, it has practiced infantry tactics on weekdays. Its shortcomings in attacking and defending cities have long been made up for.
In addition, the king's flag was standing in the city, and the military's morale was stable, and they were determined to defend for the prince. Therefore, after many attempts and tricks to no avail, Ganren could only bite the bullet and use the stupidest way to kill the city wall with human flesh. thickness of.
The prince held his hands on the railing,
close your eyes,
Take a deep breath;
When I slowly opened my eyes again,
I saw a black spot in the distance of my sight, and it was getting bigger and bigger. It was a stone thrown by a catapult outside the city.
"..." Zheng Fan.
The sword master jumped up, and the sword maker put down the drawings and followed closely behind.
Two of the four great swordsmen of the past volleyed in front of Zheng Fan, each striking out a powerful sword energy.
"boom!"
The boulder shattered in the air.
The sword maker relaxed and prepared to fall;
The sword master tapped his shoulder with his toes and floated back into the railing.
The sword maker raised his head, cursed a few words silently, landed honestly, and climbed back up the stairs.
Seeing that the sword master had taken his seat again, there was no wave in the ancient well.
He just shook his head and glared twice, then sat back down and continued to pick up paper and pen.
The prince turned around and leaned his back against the railing;
A Ming said:
"My lord, where we are standing now is, after all, against the high point of the north city wall. It is natural for us to be hit."
"Okay, God doesn't like me very much, and I didn't know it until the first day.
Fortunately,
Already used to it. "
……
Ganren's round of offensive was finally over.
Xie Yu'an stumbled down the city stairs. With his lips a little chapped, he reached out to take the water bag from a guard next to him, took a big sip, and then sat down silently.
At this time, the official Zhao Yuannian came over with a tired look on his face. His trouser legs were soaked by the water in the puddle. Fortunately, Xie Yu'an reached out and took a handful, so the official did not fall to the ground.
After he sat down, Xie Yu'an discovered that there were blood marks on Zhao Yuannian's back. He must have been hit by flying gravel after throwing a stone.
Seeing this, Xie Yu'an smiled and said: "Hey, you have to be careful, don't die directly."
Zhao Yuannian laughed dryly twice, then coughed twice. Finally, he wiped the corners of his mouth, took the water bag from Xie Yuan's hand, and took two big gulps to calm down.
"No way, no way."
The officials personally mobilized the people in Jinghai City to help defend the city. The bad guys in the early stage were the Chu people, and the Yan people had a good image. The most important thing is that Zhao Yuannian, in his capacity as an "official", made various promises and indeed mobilized A lot of people got up.
"What are you doing so hard for?" Xie Yu'an asked.
"Aren't you the same?" Zhao Yuannian asked.
"Ha ha."
Xie Yu'an raised his head and looked at the towering attic not far to the south.
Logically speaking, he has already obtained what he can get, and he should not continue to be in such "embarrassment".
But for some reason, he couldn't just put down his sword and rest like a sword maker.
Only he knew in his heart that the reason why he had been working so hard was no longer simply to flatter him.
Zhao Yuannian is actually the same. If you do something for a long time and insist on doing it, it doesn't matter whether it is a show or not.
"I think we should mobilize as many people as possible so that the prince and the old man can see us. In this way, the Yan people may be able to treat the people here better in the future."
"Is it just here?" Xie Yu'an asked.
"Other places are not mine yet. Besides, the people here were the first ones to kneel down and worship me when I patrolled the streets after I ascended the throne."
"That's because I paid you a reward in advance." Xie Yuan said with a smile, inviting extra performers.
"It doesn't matter, I knelt down after all." Zhao Yuannian sighed, "When I was the heir apparent in Prince Fu's Mansion, I saw with my own eyes how my father deliberately made himself fat and how he lived in fear. How do you treat...many people in your family as Silver Armored Guards?
At that time, I felt angry, why did my family have to live like this when we are all descendants of dragons? "
"now what?"
"Fame, fortune, glory, status, and status were not something that existed before. Now that we have them, we don't take them seriously anymore. If I'm not afraid of your laughter, I really want to be nicer to the people."
"Do you want to leave your name in Qingshi?"
"No, it's not that troublesome. Everyone knows that I made Jiangnan rich and prosperous, but how many people know that peasant rebellions in Jiangnan are actually more frequent than native rebellions in the southwest.
Now I really want to wait until the war is over to let the people live a good life like that in Jindong. "
Xie Yuan smiled "haha" and said: "This is impossible."
Not to mention the unique geographical conditions of Jindong, plus the environment where it can be plundered and replenished, there is no way to solve the contradiction that Jindong is still sparsely populated while Jiangnan, a country of Qian, has more people and less land.
Most importantly...
If you, Zhao Yuannian, want to copy what Jindong did in Jiangnan, what do you want to do?
To enrich the country and strengthen the army, why save the country through curves?
Zhao Yuannian yawned. A military doctor had already come to help him treat the wound on his back. He looked at Xie Yuan and said:
"It's just that I'm fighting, injured, tired, and at the same time feeling great, that's why I have these emotions. It's the same as when I lay in bed after the Yun Yu incident and began to worry about the people.
I estimate that when the war is really over, I will most likely be a drunken king or prince, and I can still claim it is to protect myself and defile myself.
but you
What's the picture? "
"Maybe, I just feel that I should do something as a matter of course. Even if it's just picking up some other people's leftovers, it's better than walking away in this world for nothing."
"I don't understand, but I admit that you are better at playing than I am."
"That is."
Xie Yuan took out a small box from his pocket, which contained mint leaves. He handed one to Zhao Yuannian and said:
"Have a piece, King Qian."
Zhao Yuannian reached out to take it and replied:
"Thank you, King Yue."
……
After days of attacks, they failed to break through the city wall, but instead made themselves exhausted.
The morale in this dry barracks is not very high at the moment.
The same is true in the Chu army camp.
In fact, Meng Gong did not let the Chu army directly attack the city. It is not that Meng Gong understood the righteousness and took care of the friendly troops who returned before the battle, so he was unwilling to use them as cannon fodder...
But the low morale of the Chu army made Meng Gong even more worried that forcing them to attack the city would not only be ineffective, but would also bring about a decline in morale and morale, and at the same time strengthen the confidence of the Yan army to defend the city.
The reason,
In the national battle between the Chu army and the Yan army in Shanggu County, they were completely defeated by the Yan army.
In the past few battles with the Yan State, although they were defeated and the capital was burned, it was not like last time when hundreds of thousands of people were hunted down like piglets by the Yan army.
Precisely because they were defeated, when they were integrated into the Yan Army system and went out to join the Qian army, the morale of this royal imperial army was still good. If you can't defeat it, just join it. It's good.
With the Yan people holding the line on the battlefield, they were not afraid of others.
However, an inexplicable change of wind direction caused the returning former general Nian Yao to become a former general again;
The Chu army, which was originally an ally of the Yan army, was pulled out by the deputy commander and once again stood on the opposite side of the Yan army.
The soldiers were really afraid, even though the superiors had been telling them how bad the situation of the Yan people was now. The regent of the Yan people was now a turtle waiting to be captured in Jinghai City.
But if the military morale is shattered, how can it be recovered so quickly?
Besides, without a regent, don't the Yan people still have the main force of the army? After the battle here, will they have to fight the main force of the Yan people again when they return to Chu?
The minds of ordinary soldiers are very simple. They cannot think so far-reaching. They are just afraid of breaking up with the Yan people again. Now many people dream about the terrifying scene of being chased by the Yan people from behind.
As the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Zhaohan had just returned from a military meeting at the Commander-in-Chief's tent.
As soon as he entered his main tent, this noble general from the Zhao family swept everything on the table to the ground and cursed three times in a row: "This is unreasonable!"
Zhaohan took the initiative to ask for military service at the Qianjun military meeting and requested to be the main attacker of a part of the city wall.
As a result, all the generals at the military meeting burst into laughter.
It really doesn't make sense,
He Zhaohan, he Chu Jun, one day he was reduced to being laughed at by Qianjun and useless! ! !
This is humiliation, a huge humiliation.
Zhaohan, who had just vented his temper, suddenly heard the noise outside and immediately said to the bodyguard beside him:
"Look what's going on outside, there's no rules!"
"Yes."
Before the guard could go out, the curtain was opened.
Several generals walked in, their armors still stained with blood.
Immediately afterwards, a familiar figure also walked into the tent.
"Nian Yao... you..."
Nian Yao's eyes swept over the mess on the ground.
laughed:
"Have you forgotten what I taught you back then?
A handsome person should be calm and calm. Look at what you look like now. "
"Come on, come on!"
Zhaohan shouted.
Nian Yao looked at him with a smile;
At this time, a general beside him said: "Zhaohan, your people have been controlled by us. Now, the entire camp is in the hands of the general."
Zhaohan's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that all this happened like this. He was the commander of the first army, but his military power was taken away so lightly. This was even more humiliating than losing the battle.
"Nian Yao, what are you going to do? Is it possible that you are going to take these Chu Di Erlangs and continue to work for the dying King of Yan?"
"You're right, I really plan to do this."
"You're crazy, you're crazy, you didn't see that Jinghai City is already crumbling, and that Prince Yan is about to become a prisoner of Qianjun."
"I've seen it. I'm afraid this city can still hold on for a while, but it's crumbling. It's just your own imagination."
"Then you haven't seen how many cadres are surrounding our Chu army camp!"
"I've seen them, too. There are so many of them. For Ganren, they are already considered elite."
"then you……"
"I want to make a bet. I bet that the prince in the city will have the last laugh this time."
"Nian Yao, this is my chance for Da Chu. It is my only chance for Da Chu to revive again. You are not considered a man from Chu, but you actually..."
"I am a eunuch now."
"..." Zhaohan.
Nian Yao said "Smash it" and said with a smile: "Actually, after becoming a man's son, I feel more relaxed."
"you!!!"
Zhaohan turned sideways and wanted to draw out his saber, but the people around Nian Yao were faster and stepped forward first, restraining Zhaohan directly and kicking his knees to make him kneel down.
Nian Yao knelt down in front of Zhaohan, reached out and patted his face.
Road:
"Actually, it's hard for me to see how the prince in the city can make a comeback."
"then you……"
"But I just think that if you let Zheng Fan lose to you, to someone like you, I really don't believe it. I just rely on you. You are my guiding light.
If you go the other way, that's right. "
finished,
Nian Yao stood up and
ordered:
"By this general's order, the Forbidden Army is divided into three divisions, one is the main division and the other two are the auxiliary divisions.
Two troops attacked the surrounding military camps.
The main force follows this general to try to burn his dry food camp! "
"Order!"
"Order!"
All the generals immediately went down to carry out the military orders. Only Nian Yao and Zhaohan, who was tied up, were left in the commander's tent.
"Your Majesty treats you well..."
"I am your Majesty's slave, and I should serve your Majesty as I should, but your Majesty should not have allowed the Yan people's spy department to take my family members out of Chu when I was defeated, captured and suffered humiliation.
I do not believe,
I don't believe that the Phoenix Nest Guards of Chu State can't take care of my small family in Yingdu!
Seeing that I was useless, he took the initiative to send my family members out in order to drive a wedge between the Emperor of Yan and the Regent.
He once asked me if I would like to be Tian Wujing of this great Chu. "
Nian Yao shook his head,
"Haha, I don't want to."
The voice just fell,
Suddenly there was a cry of killing outside, and the noise was so loud that the two people in the handsome tent were stunned for a moment.
Zhaohan said: "It was Ganren who discovered the abnormal movements of our army and took action in advance to put down the rebellion!!!"
"Snapped!"
Nian Yao slapped Zhaohan on the face.
scolded:
"You are deaf. Didn't you hear such a loud roar of horse hooves? He is here, how can there be such a formation of cavalry available!"
Nian Yao immediately drew out his knife anxiously.
shouted angrily:
"Ha ha ha ha,
Straight bitch,
I'm still thinking about gambling my life again.
As a result, I almost ate shit and couldn’t catch up with the hot one! "
……
In Jinghai City,
A rebellion had just been put down.
Zhao Yuannian, whose back injury had not recovered yet, knelt down at the feet of the regent in a panic.
The prince is sitting on a chair on the city wall, and to his right is the prince.
Under the wall, many people and soldiers of Qian people were kneeling who had just abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Although a lot of blood was shed on the day Zhao Yuannian ascended the throne, after he ascended the throne, Zhao Yuannian has been sparing no effort to win over and accept the cadres here. He has recruited everyone from the local noble family to the rangers.
After Qian's army besieged the city, Zhao Yuannian continued to promise to expand his strength to help defend the city for the needs of the war.
In fact, he was right on this point, because a very important element of defending a city is to gather people.
Although the Yan army in the city was elite, they only numbered more than 2. They still needed the support of enough civilians and auxiliary troops to defend the city more steadily.
But who would have expected,
Tonight, an auxiliary barracks of about 400 soldiers secretly mutinied, trying to steal the door to meet the soldiers outside.
Fortunately, it was discovered in advance that this Ganren auxiliary barracks naturally failed to steal the city, and they did not have time to make any noise in the city.
The soldiers of Yan Army, who had been well prepared, shot down hundreds of people with a round of arrows, and the rest abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Immediately afterwards, based on the leader's confession, several more groups of people were arrested and all were surrounded here.
All around, soldiers were holding torches, and the evening wind blew with a chilling atmosphere.
Zhao Yuannian was panicked and scared. Although he knew that with the prince's wisdom, he would never think that it was Zhao Yuannian who wanted to betray him, but this incident was, after all, his fault.
Especially those who were led in planning were basically his close confidants who had recently been recruited, including the left and right prime ministers of the new dynasty and several ministers.
Zheng Fan lowered his head and glanced at Zhao Yuannian. He was not angry or angry at Zhao Yuannian.
The population of Jinghai City was already large. The Chu people plundered it and purged it on the day they ascended the throne. However, later on, the population was deliberately moved in, and there were also many surrendered soldiers from the original army.
It can be said that this place has been infiltrated into a sieve by the Silver Armored Guards for a long time, and it is difficult for you to complete the real cleaning.
However, Zhao Yuannian’s ability to choose a loser... is also really blind;
How did he do it and choose a group of "righteous men" to be around him?
With your new imperial court, you are the only emperor who is determined to commit adultery, while the others below are all in Cao's camp but in Han's heart?
"Your Highness... Your Highness..."
"Get up."
"Yes, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yuannian stood up tremblingly. At this moment, nearly a thousand people were arrested one after another.
Most of the backbone of the new dynasty are here.
Many people began to cry and pray for their lives.
Zheng Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt a little relieved. He might have thought wrong before. It didn't mean that all the people here were righteous people. How could there be so many righteous people?
Seeing that Jinghai City was in danger and was about to be destroyed, these guys who served as officials of the new dynasty were frightened. They were afraid that they would be liquidated after the city was destroyed, so they planned to defect in advance.
Thinking of this,
Zheng Fan's eyes became softer when he looked at Zhao Yuannian.
"No matter what, defending the city is still the top priority right now. Zhao Yuannian, these people..."
They are all soft bones, just give them a scare, they can still be used, after all, they have to hold on for a while longer.
Although the military must use heavy rituals, there is still time. The most important thing now is that even if you are a paper framer, you have to pass the rest of the day.
Therefore, Zheng Fan planned to let Zhao Yuannian become a good person again;
But the prince hasn’t finished speaking yet.
Outside the city, a loud shouting of murder suddenly came from the sky!
The soldiers of the Yan Army around them suddenly became nervous. They subconsciously thought that the Qian Army had launched a night attack.
However, everyone soon realized that something was wrong, because the sound of fighting was not under the city wall, but at the location of the Qianjun camps in the distance. The scale was so large that it seemed that almost all the Qianjun camps outside the city were now. Fierce conflicts broke out.
"Ha ha……"
The prince laughed,
stand up,
Standing on the city wall, he looked towards the distance, where the sound of killing was loud and the candlelight was like stars.
at last,
Waiting is coming.
Everything seemed to be a repeat of that time at Snow Customs.
Ah Cheng, after all, did not disappoint his master.
"Where is the messenger?"
"I am humble!"
"Pass this king's order, gather the soldiers and horses in the city, open the city gates in all directions, and follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"
"The last will obey!"
"Big Tiger, I'll leave you alone."
"Here!"
Liu Dahu immediately brought the armor and began to put on the armor for the prince.
"These days, the lonely king's flag has been standing there. It has eaten a lot of ashes and is all dirty."
When wearing armor,
Zheng Fan glanced at the crowd of people below;
While silently opening the groove at the position of the goggles and putting a red stone in, he continued lightly:
"Cut them all,
Give the solitary sacrifice flag. "
(End of this chapter)