Invincible son

Chapter 1074 1075 [The righteous way in the world is vicissitudes] ([-])

The world is vast, and the swords and soldiers are like waves.

The retreat of the rebels was far from smooth as expected. One of the reasons was that except for the two cavalry outside the city, the main force of the West Camp had already penetrated into the palace, intertwined with the defenders indistinguishable from each other.Both Gu Liang and Xiao Jin are veterans who have spent half their lives on the battlefield, how could they miss the opportunity to let the opponent retreat calmly, even if they command the imperial army and the Jingdu garrison to bite the opponent's rear army.

The second is the appearance of veteran soldiers of the Beijing Army, which made it impossible for the [-] infantry left by Wang Pingzhang to get out, and the two sides fought in a scuffle on the wide imperial street.In terms of immediate combat power, the old soldiers who haven't practiced for a long time are actually not the opponents of the elite of the Western Camp, but they have a huge advantage in numbers, and they are very experienced and smooth in battle. They are the most difficult enemies on the battlefield.

Therefore, Wang Pingzhang had no choice but to sever his wrists, abandon his subordinates who were entangled by the officers and soldiers, gather as much force as possible to withdraw from the west gate of Kyoto, and then turn south.

At this time, the Longbow Army broke through the interception of the Xiying Xiao cavalry guards, successfully arrived at the gate of the West City, and met the rebels head-on.

It was another extremely tragic fight. The rebels showed their last courage, and after thousands of casualties, they fled south in a hurry.

The rebels headed south along the Hengduan Mountains, and fought back the Longbow Army several times. Countless people were killed in battle. In addition, the small group of soldiers who fled taking advantage of the chaotic situation bravely waited for them to enter through the stone bridge upstream of Qishui. In the territory of Yongzhou, the number of troops was less than 3000.

The reason why these remnants and defeated generals never broke up was because of the Chinese army's banner and the sixth prince Liu Zhi's king's banner standing in front of them all the time.

In addition, Changxing Hou Qujiang appeared from time to time to command the armies, so they could barely maintain their formation.

After crossing the river, Qujiang ordered people to stand firm on the stone bridge to block the pursuit of the Longbow Army, and the rebels were finally able to catch their breath.When the blood in the body began to cool down, a sad death began to emerge in the hearts of the soldiers. First, the slightly injured sobbed, and then the people around them were also affected, and soon there was a lot of grief.

When they are on the battlefield, they can still forget the reality and risk their lives to fight. Once they calm down, the horror that the world is so big that there is no place to hide will engulf everyone's heart, and even if they die, they will not be able to offset their sins, and they will definitely be implicated. to your own family.

Qujiang's face was tired and deep, and he realized that he could not continue to delay, otherwise there would be big troubles within the defeated army, so he immediately left a part of the stone bridge to stick to it, and continued south with the remaining 1 people.

After temporarily escaping from the pursuit of the Beijing Army and the Longbow Army, they went all the way from Yongzhou to Yaozhou. This army should not be hindered, because Daliang's military forces are mainly distributed in Kyoto and the border, and there are only a few inland state capitals. The army remained stable.Although the morale of the rebel army has been severely hit, the weak Xiang army has not yet been able to pose a threat to them.

Qu Jiang and his cronies repeatedly agitated, and stated that the commander-in-chief of the frontier army, Xiongwu Hou Lanyu, would send troops to the northern border of Yaozhou to respond, and the marching speed of the team gradually increased.

After more than half an hour, to the south of Yongzhou Plain Town.

"Report! A cavalry suddenly appeared in the south, under the banner of the Changping Camp of the Southern Army!"

The scout knelt down on one knee in panic, and after hastily saying this, the faces of the generals in the rebel army were pale, and despair appeared in their eyes.

"Report! The pursuers of the Longbow Battalion are only twelve or three miles away from our army!"

Another scout came galloping from the north on a fast horse.

At this moment, the generals did not overreact. They looked at the Chinese army banner and the king's banner not far in front of them, and then focused their attention on Qu Jiang.

There are no figures of Wang Pingzhang and the sixth prince Liu Zhi here.

Qu Jiang smiled miserably, his eyes were full of unwillingness, without the slightest remorse.

He looked at the sun above his head, which was already tilted to the west, then turned his head to look at the northwest direction, and said softly to himself: "Master, the humble job can only do so much for you."

Looking back on this life, it started at the end of Qingping, fortunately appreciated by Wang Pingzhang, started as a soldier by his side, successively served in various positions in the Daliang Army, and finally became the commander of the Beijing camp as a poor boy, I don’t know how many martial arts he has The dear ones envy and hate.Qu Jiang didn't care at all about how this story would be written in Qingshi, and how he would be evaluated. He just regretted that Wei Guogong failed to fulfill his wish after all.

He also knew that the death of a person like himself was not a pity.

Silently laughed a few times, Qu Jiang looked around at the tens of thousands of soldiers around him, with a bit of reluctance in his eyes, after all, these are the elite soldiers he has painstakingly trained for more than ten years.

That's it.

Qu Jiang took two deep breaths and said sadly, "You all surrendered."

A few miles to the south of the rebel army, an elite cavalry force of about 6000 was waiting in formation. There were two large banners in the formation. Hou Chen".

The obvious mission of this cavalry is very simple. It is to escort Han Gongduan, who participated in politics in the Eastern Mansion and achieved fruitful results in the peace talks with the Southern Zhou Dynasty, back to Beijing. Naturally, only two big figures know about it.

When Han Gongduan heard the scout's report, he said that the rebels had already disarmed and surrendered, so he said to Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding beside him, "Your Majesty, thank you."

Chen Huan lowered his head slightly and said: "Master Participating in politics is polite, this is Chen's duty."

Watching Chen Huan lead the army forward, Han Gongduan let out a long sigh, turned to look at the mighty city in the north that was out of sight, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, is it really worth it?"

……

Imperial Palace, Xingqing Hall, Main Hall.

Emperor Kaiping sat on the dragon chair, his face was extremely red.

Everyone knew that the emperor's life was dying, so forcibly using the imperial physician Gu Hongmiao's secret method of golden needles to support his body would be tantamount to hastening the arrival of the result.But no one can persuade him or change his mind. Looking at the emperor's stern eyes like before, all the important officials in the palace don't even know whether it is the imperial doctor's method that is working, or whether the emperor's tenacity and stubbornness have inspired his extremely tenacious desire. vitality.

"How is the situation in the capital?" Emperor Kaiping asked succinctly.

Xiao Jin stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the rebel army in the palace has been cleared out, and the imperial army is checking repeatedly to ensure that there will be no future troubles. The inner prison and Luan Yiwei are in charge of the harem, so you will not be disturbed. There are still many people in the city. The rebels resisted stubbornly, and the Guangping Hougu military plane led the veterans of the Beijing army to seal off the gates of Kyoto and clean them up one by one, which is expected to be completed within three days."

He paused for a while, and continued to speak in an orderly manner: "Nearly 2 rebels escaped from the west gate of Kyoto, and then turned to the south. Hou Suwu of Nan'an led the Longbow Army to pursue them all the way. After the rebels crossed Qishui, only About half of the troops. Puding Marquis Chen Huan led [-] cavalry from the Changping camp to block the rebels' escape route to the south, and then the rebels abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Your Majesty, Chen Huan sent a flying horse to report that Wang Pingzhang and the sixth prince are not in the army Among them, Qu Jiang, the leader of the army, committed suicide in fear of crime."

Emperor Kaiping closed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking or resting his mind.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Mo Haoli on the other side, and asked lightly, "Mr. Jun Xing, where is the silence?"

This question is a bit abrupt, and the emperor doesn't seem to care about the culprit of the Kyoto rebellion at all, which makes people wonder.

But Mo Haoli knew it well, because he had issued an order early on, and the top experts in Luan Yiwei were watching Wang Pingzhang's whereabouts, and would contact Pei Yue at any time.

Hearing the emperor's words "Silent Cloud" without the slightest emotion, the old man calmly replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen has been staying in the mansion and has not gone out, nor has he contacted the principals of Taishitai Pavilion."

After the other ministers listened to the conversation, they actually already had guesses in their minds, especially when they thought of the explosion that occurred in Nanxun Hall in the early morning, a terrifying truth gradually surfaced.

Who would have thought that a lonely official whom His Majesty valued so much would do such a thing?

Emperor Kaiping was silent for a long time, without looking into Mo Haoli's eyes, he said slowly, "Please silently enter the palace."

Mo Haoli sighed softly in his heart, the word "please" obviously couldn't explain the right and wrong between the monarch and his ministers.

However, if this matter can be resolved before Pei Yue comes back, he can barely accept it, so he slightly lowered his head and said, "I obey the order."

(End of this chapter)