retaliate

Chapter 1370 Eyes are high but hands are low, words from the heart
The world is in chaos, and the most joyful and contradictory is the general who holds a heavy soldier.

Someone is rebelling, and it is overwhelming.

This shows the weakness of the dynasty.

Reverse or not?
Don't be a loyal minister?
If the majesty of the dynasty is still there, it doesn't matter to be a loyal minister.

But this country is like a dilapidated house, as if it could be knocked down with one kick.

Can't we build a new house ourselves?

This idea is called ambition.

This is how Shi Gongming's ambition was born.

He felt that he was sitting on a large army, and Shi Zhongtang and Li Xuan would inevitably have a war that would last for many years.

In this way, he can take the opportunity to develop wretchedly.

The abacus was good, but what he didn't expect was that the development of the situation made him dizzy.

The emperor fled, and Shi Zhongtang occupied Guanzhong.

The situation has tilted towards the rebels in southern Xinjiang.

Then the northern Xinjiang army attacked and broke Lizhou, and the two armies confronted each other.

The drama begins.

Shi Gongming was full of joy at that time, waiting for the two armies to fight, and then it continued.

As a result, Li Xuan raided his army and took Daizhou.

What was even more unexpected was that Shi Zhongtang was defeated in the first battle... What's more, Jiagu Pass was lost.

Shi Zhongtang fled to the south, and changed from a warlord who controlled most of the world to a traitor in southern Xinjiang.

But Shi Gongming was sitting on the wax.

The northern Xinjiang army who defeated the southern Xinjiang rebels licked their lips and looked around.

He prayed every night, praying for the blessing of the gods, so that the northern border army would go south and fight Shi Zhongtang.

So, at least he still has a glimmer of hope.

——What if Shi Zhongtang Xianyu turns over?

The situation was lively.

But all of these turned out to be dreams.

Looking at the army below the city, Xie Zhong said in a low voice, "Master, the morale of the soldiers is not high."

Shi Gongming saw it.

Deguang City was destroyed in one day, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the defenders.

Moreover, he, Shi Gongming, is now a traitor!

If he can rule the world, he will be the founding monarch of the new dynasty.

If you fail, you are a traitor.

This is what a winner and a loser look like.

"Aye, how about saying that Li Xuan refused to accept the surrender!" Shi Jian said in a low voice.

Shi Gongming glanced at his son and said sadly, "Can't he shout?"

"Is it going to drop or not?"

The city is shouting at the moment.

The sound of hitting the shield was very powerful.

"Is it going to drop or not?"

"Is it going to drop or not?"

The face of the defenders was ashen.

"Big reward!" Shi Jian said.

Shi Gongming nodded.

Money is brought in.

It is piled up on the top of the city.

"The King of Shang's army is on its way here. It only takes five days to defeat the Northern Frontier Army. You will get the money yourself!"

Shi Gongming spent a lot of money, opened his private treasury, and brought all the treasury of the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

Copper coins piled up like a mountain.

Gold and silver filled the wooden chests, glistening in the autumn sun.

The guard's eyes lit up.

"Sure enough, money touches people's hearts."

Xie Zhong whispered: "There is still a chance."

"Siege!"

The Northern Xinjiang Army is slowly advancing.

Ballistas came forward row by row.

The trebuchet is in place.

The crossbowmen are in position.

Death Battalion in place.

The world is silent.

"put!"

The swing arm of the trebuchet swung violently.

The stones roared and flew up to the top of the city.

Bah!
There is a pool of blood on the top of the city.

boom!
The stones that hit the city wall rebounded and fell, but the top of the city was shocked.

"Fire arrows!"

The ballista was launched, and a crossbow gun flew to the top of the city.

Xie Zhong heard the howling, and looked back, a sergeant was pierced by a crossbow spear and flew out backwards.

The crossbow gun did not cause many casualties, but it was breathtaking.

"Fire arrows!"

A black cloud of crossbow arrows came.

"Shield!"

The shouts of the generals at the head of the city were a little weak.

"Attack!"

The death camp is out.

Huizhou City is a strong city, so everyone thought it was not easy to attack.

Only Li Xuan was different.

The first wave of offensive did not go well, the defenders were very fierce and drove the death camp down.

"Somewhat interesting." Li Xuan said lightly.

A team of scouts came to report, "Your Highness, we found traces of rebels in southern Xinjiang. They are all cavalry, and they are coming to Huizhou."

"Shi Zhongtang really wants to rescue Shi Gongming." Jiang Cunzhong said: "Your Highness, I am willing to stop the rebels."

"Don't worry." Li Xuan looked at the top of the wall and said, "Perhaps, there is no need to stop it."

At noon, Mingjin withdrew his troops.

Li Xuan called Suo Yun and asked about the situation of the defenders.

"The morale is quite high." Suo Yun said: "The brothers who climbed to the top of the city also saw the money falling from the arms of the dead rebels."

"The wages of avarice is death!"

Li Xuan understood Shi Gongming's method.

"The morale driven by Eli will not last long!"

Li Xuan was in a good mood and ate an extra cake for lunch.

After dinner, he took a walk to digest food, and Yang Lue accompanied him.

"Recently, someone approached the minister for consultation..."

"What are you asking? The purpose of governing the world alone?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

"Yes!" Yang Lue said, "I don't know either."

"They know you don't know, they just use this to get close to you."

Li Xuan saw these methods clearly, and He Lianyan did not complain much.

Although he didn't need to use Jin Yiwei to monitor the officials, Jin Yiwei almost instinctively collected information in this regard.

It worked out great.

"Gu seems to be getting farther and farther away from the courtiers." Li Xuan said with self-deprecation: "Gradually he became a loner."

"This is the only way." Yang Lue said, "It's not appropriate for the emperor and his subjects to get too close."

"I know alone."

Li Xuan turned around, "Go back."

Back in the Chinese army, Wang Lao Er was happily telling the old thief about the interesting story of capturing a scout earlier, when he saw Li Xuan, he eagerly handed over a piece of jerky, "Your Highness, this is jerky made by my wife. "

Li Xuan took it and took a bite.

Damn!

Almost broke the lone tooth.

Li Xuan looked at Wang Lao Er eagerly waiting for his evaluation, then slowly chewed a few times, swallowed the whole piece, "Delicious!"

"I'll just say it's delicious! But the old thief said he couldn't chew it." Wang Lao Er grinned.

Tu Chang gave King Qin a sympathetic look, then subconsciously touched his cheeks, his big teeth were a little sore.

Yang Lue suddenly smiled, and said to He Cong: "With Wang Er Er here, it will be difficult for Your Highness to become a loner!"

……

"The morale of the soldiers is high!"

Shi Jian was very happy.

Shi Gongming had just finished eating, and was feeling a little full at the moment.He got up and walked slowly, rubbing his abdomen with his hands folded, and said: "The rangers in Chang'an frequently kill people for money, and then abscond. They are rangers. Sergeants are more ignorant than rangers. You just need to lure them, and they will naturally be fierce." Not afraid of death."

"Shi Zhongtang's reinforcements will not last more than five days!" Shi Gongming said firmly: "He knows the consequences of the fall of Eastern Xinjiang."

"No problem in five days!" Shi Jian was full of confidence.

The father and son smiled at each other.

I just feel that there is more light in front of my eyes.

Rare!
From the day Daizhou was defeated, the father and son never really laughed.

"The northern army is here."

In the afternoon, the Northern Frontier Army's offensive became more and more fierce, and some monks even mingled in the siege death camp suddenly broke out. If Xie Zhong hadn't been able to arrive in time with the reserve team, this day would not have passed.

In the subsequent offensive and defensive battles, the defenders gradually lost.

Shi Gongming couldn't believe that his subordinates would be so powerless. He roared and led the reserve team around, kicking and kicking the generals under his command, threatening them.

When the setting sun shone on the top of the city, there was the sound of gold ringing, and the Death Battalion retreated calmly.

There were corpses everywhere on the top of the city, and the city walls were damaged in many places.

The defenders slumped on the ground as if they had received an amnesty, looking at this hell of flesh and blood weakly and blankly.

puff!
puff!
puff!
Shi Gongming brought people to inspect.

Every foot was stepped into a pool of blood, the smell of blood was pungent, and the middle man wanted to vomit.

No one stood up, not even saluted.

This is a red flag.

Shi Gongming personally helped up a wounded sergeant, but this action did not have any effect... The defenders still looked blankly.

Even indifference.

Money can buy loyalty, but it is short-lived.

Money can buy bravery, but when the god of death hovers over his head all the time, bravery has to kneel.

Shi Gongming turned around with a gloomy expression.

He returned to the Jiedu envoy's mansion, and Xie Zhong followed closely.

"Sanggong, it's impossible to go on like this!"

Xie Zhong said: "It was said to be five days, but on the first day I almost missed it. Mr. Xiang, I have a word from you."

"Say!"

"We overestimated the Eastern Border Army!" Xie Zhong looked at the angry Shi Gongming, "We haven't fought seriously in these years. To be honest, we are far inferior to the Northern Border Army. It is proof."

At that time, Li Xuan swung Qingqi to make a surprise attack. If the Eastern Frontier Army had rich experience, they could form a defense line in a few strokes.

"It only needs to delay and delay the northern border army for a moment, and then it will be able to calmly line up in the follow-up. But the soldiers panicked. This is the defeat of Daizhou."

What Xie Zhong didn't say was that Shi Gongming also panicked at that moment. If he could command calmly and block the Northern Border Army layer by layer...then they are light cavalry after all, and their impact is not as strong as heavy cavalry.

But Shi Gongming was stunned.

Just one click gave the northern army time to defeat the eastern army.

"What do you want to say?"

Shi Gongming asked coldly.

"The lower official is bold." Xie Zhong hesitated, "The lower official was single-handedly picked up by the gentleman, saying that the kindness of knowledge and encounter is not enough to describe the kindness of the gentleman to the lower official. The lower official is grateful, so even if he is defeated, he will not give up. Leave. Dismissal..."

He looked at Shi Gongming, "The lower official has something to say from the bottom of his heart."

"Say it!" Shi Gongming's face paled.

Xie Zhong is his single-handed confidant who has been loyal to him all these years.

Moreover, Xie Zhong's home is not far from his home. If Xie Zhong turned against him, his wife and children would become hostages in an instant.

Xie Zhong is trustworthy!

Xie Zhong rubbed his cheek, just touching the wound, he couldn't help but gasped.

The lobby is very quiet.

Xie Zhong took a deep breath.

"In the view of the subordinates, our Eastern Border Army is far inferior to the Northern Border Army. In addition..."

Xie Zhong looked at Shi Gongming boldly, "In my opinion..."

"Xianggong's use of soldiers...is far inferior to that of the King of Qin!"

……

Shi Jian came to look for his father, and when he was more than ten steps away from the lobby, he heard his father roar: "How dare you despise this old man?!"

Who?
Shi Jian was stunned.

He held down the handle of the knife, and was about to rush in and kill that daring idiot when he heard a familiar voice.

"Xiaguan is deeply gracious to my lord, and I wish I could repay him. What I said is from the bottom of my heart. My lord, in the battle of Daizhou, King Qin decisively raided our army in a desperate situation. It seems inevitable that Shi Zhong and Tang's army will cover up and kill us." The game was won, but he was defeated in one fell swoop in the end. Dare I ask the gentleman, can my eastern border be compared with southern border?"

Shi Gongming was silent, only the sound of rapid breathing.

Shi Jian was stunned.

"If Xianggong thinks that our army can crush the southern border rebels, how can we be inferior to Shi Zhongtang?"

"Today, the minister used money to lure the soldiers, and it worked. But it took only half a day. Sir, no amount of money can buy loyalty. When the soldiers found out that this battle was bound to be lost, the officials were worried that they would turn back. hit!"

"They dare!"

Shi Gongming's voice sounded a bit harsh.

"My lord, the King of Qin is the son of the emperor who respects the emperor. He has righteousness in his hands, and he holds the world's mighty soldiers... With righteousness in hand, and a sharp knife in his hand, who can be against him?"

"You have said so much, what do you want to do?" Shi Gongming asked coldly.

Shi Jian couldn't help approaching the lobby.

His mind is in turmoil.

On the one hand, I feel that Xie Zhong is right, but on the other hand, I am not reconciled.

The world is in chaos, Shi Gongming is the emperor of Dongjiang, and he is the prince of Dongjiang.

He does not give up this glory and wealth.

"From the point of view of the subordinate, we can't hold it for three days. If the city is destroyed, the subordinate may be able to repair the road, but what about my husband?
The officials speculated about King Qin's disposition, and he hated those dawdling people the most.

The lower official heard that someone hesitated for a moment between surrendering and resisting, and then he ordered him to kill him.

If Huizhou resists for three days, the officials are worried that Xianggong will die! "

Shi Gongming was executed, and Shi Jian could not survive.

His heart was beating like thunder, and he was furious.

"So, what's your suggestion?" Shi Gongming's voice calmed down.

It seems to be a wise man.

"The meaning of the next official...Sanggong, surrender!"

"The old man killed you!"

Choke!

The sound of drawing a knife came.

"The next official is bold. Mr. Xiang is not young, and the days to come are numbered, but Mr. Xiaolang is still a young man. Could Mr. Xiang just watch him... see himself as the last one?"

Bah!
The horizontal knife landed!

(End of this chapter)