Yutai Bi

Chapter 298 Breaking the City 2
Du Yansui stared blankly at the changes outside the city gate, her heart gradually emptied, and gradually filled with grief, indignation and joy.He turned around and ran towards the bridleway, hacking down the Turkic soldiers who had overturned the wall one after another, struggling to get close to the winch.

There was a loud bang from the city wall of the valley in the distance, and the city gate was breached.

Feng Zhong ran away with his two cronies.Tang Jun, who was densely packed behind him, rushed in.

The east gate was broken, and Feng Zhong led his men to flee to the main gate to join He Lu.From a distance, he saw Du Yansui's vigorous figure on the top of the city gate, and shouted anxiously: "Stop Cai Guogong!"

His voice was drowned out by the terrified cries of the surrounding people, Du Yansui kicked a Turkic soldier over, raised the knife in his hand and slashed down on the rope of the winch.

The Turkic soldiers around were in a hurry, and resorted to their wrestling skills, and rushed towards Du Yansui, pressing him down like an arhat.

Amidst the loud noise of "Boom!", the gate of the city was smashed down, and several Turkic soldiers who returned to the city were smashed into meatloaf with their men and horses.

He Lu reined in the reins with all his strength, and Ma Kui raised his front hooves with a yelp, and then lowered them hard, bringing up a suffocating cloud of smoke.

The way back to the city was cut off in front of my eyes.He Lu pulled the horse's head, patted the horse and fled.After running a few dozen feet, he was surrounded by the rushing Tang army.

The general situation was over, He Lu didn't resist any more, dropped his weapon and caught him without a fight.

General Xiao laughed loudly, and asked his soldiers to give him some advice.

"He Lu was captured alive, He Lu was captured alive!"

In the open field, the sound of thousands of people drinking together penetrated Yunxiao.

The city of Zhexi was in chaos.The weapons thrown away by the Turkic soldiers were everywhere.An hour later, several city gates were opened at the same time.Su Dingfang happily entered the city with his troops.

Jing Chu's face was covered with blood and dust, and anxiously met Hei Qi and Cen Sanniang at the gate of the city who were about to enter the city.

"The city is broken, where is the Duke?" Cen Sanniang asked anxiously.

"Feng Zhong captured the Duke and forced the city lord to hide in the city lord's mansion. Su Shuai and the others are all outside the city lord's mansion!"

Du Yansui fell into Feng Zhong's hands, would Feng Zhong let him live?

The three of them rushed to the city lord's mansion at full speed.

Zhexi city was built on the mountain, and the city lord's mansion was built with thick stones, as strong as a fortress.

General Xiao brought He Lu to the gate of the mansion.He Lu yelled the name of the city lord: "Come out and surrender! We lost the battle, and the emperor of Tang Dynasty said whoever should be the Khan, just listen to him!"

Feng Zhong's laughter came from the arrow crenel on the stone wall: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty can be kind to the Khan, but he will not let me go, Feng Zhong! The City Lord's Mansion has been taken over by me! Cai Guogong and the whole family of the City Lord are in my hands." If you don’t want him to die, let him out. If you want to attack, I’ll kill him first!”

He was careful not to show up.Hei Qi moved the bow and arrow following the voice, and gave up after a while: "I can't find him."

He Lu was captured alive, and the West Conquest Army won a complete victory.But Feng Zhong couldn't let him escape.Su Dingfang knew what the emperor meant.However, with a hard attack, Du Yansui had no choice but to die.

Su Dingfang ordered: "Surround first. General Xiao, appease the people, take over the city defense. Keep He Lu well."

The big tent of Feng Zhong and He Lu in the past has become the tent of Tang Jun.

A sealed envelope departed from Zhexi City and sent to Chang'an.

How to deal with the aftermath and how to deal with this large piece of land, the imperial court has its own decision.

Yuchi Baoshu and Du Jingxian followed into the city, and were overjoyed to see Cen Sanniang.

Although she was worried about Du Yansui, Cen Sanniang still told them what happened in Chang'an in her account.

"Siniang gave birth to a son. When you go back, the child was born in early summer last year, almost one year old. When you return to Chang'an, you can call him father. The old man is in good health, and your brother is also fine."

Yuchi Baoshu grinned excitedly.

Cen Sanniang didn't know if he got the news, so Baozhu went.Seeing him so happy, I couldn't bear to mention it.It will only be a few months before the army squadron returns to Chang'an.She turned her head and told Du Jingxian: "Jian Jia is married. I was able to escape from Chang'an thanks to the help of my aunt. Grandpa Guo has three sons. After being washed three times, my grandmother left happily."

Du Jingxian suddenly remembered what Du Yansui said that day when he entered Zhexi City alone.My heart became sour: "Ninth brother still doesn't know..."

He cheered up and said joyfully: "The ninth brother has finally cleared up his wrongdoing. My uncle and grandma will be pleased if she knows."

But in my heart I was afraid.If Mrs. Du hadn't passed away happily when her children were in their third birthday, and heard that Du Yansui had defected to the enemy, and the emperor confiscated Cai Guogong's mansion, the old lady would have died in peace.

"Mrs. Du, Feng Zhong wants to see you!" Su Dingfang's personal soldiers outside the tent reported.

Cen Sanniang was very surprised: "Feng Zhong wants to see me?"

She stood up and rushed to the outside of the city lord's mansion with Hei Qi and Jing Chu.

Seeing her coming, Su Dingfang went up to meet her: "Madam Du, the well water in the city lord's mansion should have been poisoned by Cai Guogong. There is no water in the mansion, and it won't last for a few days. Feng Zhong asked you to bring in water. Look..."

Hei Qi and Jing Chu looked at Cen Sanniang nervously.

"The Duke is inside, even if Feng Zhong coaxes me in, it is reasonable for me to accompany the Duke." Cen Sanniang said indifferently, "General Su, don't be shy. Feng Zhong will never let the Duke go. Even if he escapes, the Duke will still not be able to survive. At noon tomorrow, if Feng Zhong still does not surrender, you can give the order."

She took a deep look at Hei Qi and Jing Chu: "According to the plan we discussed. Whether the Duke and I can come out alive depends on your ability. If there is any chance..." She gently held the piece The jade pendant was stuffed into Hei Qi's hands, "They will entrust it to you."

The City Lord's Mansion opened a side door, and Cen Sanniang slowly walked into the City Lord's Mansion with a water truck.

The door closed behind her.In front of her stood five or six Turkic men armed with weapons.

Cen Sanniang raised her eyebrows.Feng Zhong is Han Chinese.When He Lu was captured, these Turkic people resisted for no reason.They are the guards of the city lord, right?Why did you listen to Feng Zhong's orders?

With doubts, she moved forward slowly.

At the entrance of the tall main hall, Feng Zhong led three Han people and looked at Cen Sanniang with a smile: "Madam Du, I thought you would definitely want to meet Cai Guogong, so I took the liberty of inviting you here to solve a question that has troubled me for many years."

Cen Sanniang smiled and said: "There is a will in the dark. Maybe Sanniang traveled thousands of miles to West Turkic to solve General Feng's confusion."

She stepped up the stone steps, stretched out her hand and pulled out the gold and silver flower moth from the bun.The sun shines on her hands, and the hairpin is radiant and exquisite.

Feng Zhong's eyes were attracted by the hairpin, he was slightly startled, and raised his hand to signal: "Mrs. Du, please!"

At this time, the Turkic man under the steps shouted in half-baked Chinese: "General Feng, everyone you want has been captured in the mansion. When did you let my master go?"

Feng Zhong turned his head and said with a smile: "When Tang Jun agrees to let us go, I will let the city lord go. If you don't listen to me, I will be rude to the city lord!"

"Cunning and insidious Han Chinese! If my master hadn't taken you and Khan in, you would have been defeated by the Tang army long ago!" the Turks shouted dissatisfied.

"Stay here. Twelfth, tell the cook to cook Tang's meals. I want to entertain Mrs. Du." Feng Zhong turned a deaf ear and ordered the apprentices around him to do things.

Cen Sanniang held the hairpin, and couldn't help remembering that Du Yansui came looking for her with a hidden weapon in Poyang Lake.Heal him, those marks on his shoulders.Her eyes swept over those men, and she saw a purse embroidered with gold and silver flowers hanging from their waists.Some are gold, some are silver.It's clear.It seems that the original identities of these people are the same as Du Yansui, and they are all people who Feng Zhong recruited for rebellion.

She entered the hall, and Feng Zhong sat on the chair inlaid with pearls and gems of the city lord.

"Please sit down."

A few tables were set up next, and Cen Sanniang found one and sat down, and put the hairpin on the table.

The hall is high and wide.Once inside, the sun can no longer reach, and two butter braziers are burning on both sides.There were only her and Feng Zhong in the main hall of Nuo Da, and it was extremely quiet.

Feng Zhong looked at Cen Sanniang carefully.It was the first time he saw her.His eyebrows are extremely light, and he sits quietly in white clothes, like an ink painting.

He found the familiar face in his memory from her appearance, and thought of the radiant girl in red who was beside His Highness. grandmother?"

Have you ever said that?Cen Sanniang tried her best to remember, but found that her memory of Mrs. Li was blurred, probably because she didn't care.

"His Royal Highness is your real grandfather, do you know?" Feng Zhong recalled the mutiny.Everyone in the Eastern Palace was killed.The only blood of the master is actually the young woman in front of him.

Doesn't Feng Zhong know the real truth?I don't know that Mrs. Li deliberately made him think that his mother was Li Jiancheng's daughter and he was Li Jiancheng's granddaughter in order to confer a title on meritorious service?

If Feng Zhong still thinks that he is Li Jiancheng's granddaughter, will he be lenient to himself?In this way, does she have a chance?Cen Sanniang's mind flickered, and her hesitation and surprise appeared just right: "What are you talking about! My grandfather is Mrs. Li, the owner of the Li Mansion in Shengyefang, Chang'an!"

She looked at Feng Zhong contemptuously: "I know that the Duke was captured by you. You hated him when he arranged to kill you by the emperor's order. I dared to enter the city lord's mansion, but I didn't intend to get out alive. I am content with dying together with the Duke of the State. It is useless to stir up dissension, General Feng!"

(End of this chapter)