Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 737 Horror

"Cheng Rong ran away before the battle, hand him over!" Outside the Hall of Shuilong Shuren, the voices of insults and impeachments were repeated one after another, and many royal ministers wrote letters attacking the Western Expedition Army and Xi Rong's secret collusion in an attempt to rebel.

Shui Jian was suddenly disturbed and lost his size.

"Cheng Rong, Xu Chao, you go back to the residence for now, I think twice." Shui Jian gave Cheng Rong and Xu Chao a look and ordered them to retreat temporarily.

"Your Majesty, with so many doctors and princes writing letters to cause trouble, there must be black hands behind the scenes. Please be at ease, Your Majesty, these insults and attacks are deliberately arranged by conspirators in secret. Cheng Rong smiled heartily and resolutely explained to Shuijian.

"This, is it really a trick set up by someone secretly to deceive me?" Shui Jian looked at the mountain of memorials on the case with lingering fear, and dared not make a decision easily.

An hour later, under Cheng Rong's command, Xu Chao led his troops straight to the place where the Xirong mission was staying, arrested the doctor Tang Jin who was spreading rumors on the spot, and captured the Xirong spies Ange alive in one fell swoop.

"Say, who are you ordering to spread rumors in the capital and incite the courtiers to make trouble?" Shui Jian angrily glared at the two traitors under the steps of Shuilong Shuren, and asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, our Wolf Lord has signed a contract with King Zheng. Cheng Rong was afraid that the Emperor would punish him, so he deliberately repudiated the debt and pretended to be calm." Ange kowtowed tremblingly.

"Hahaha, An Ge, stop showing your ugliness, kid. What about signing a contract? Isn't it just that the dug tu's handsome seal was copied by you? Why, you want to frame me Cheng Rong instead, it's really sad!" Cheng Rong He calmly took the contract from the servant, analyzed the handsome seal on the contract, and said with contempt for Ange: "Look clearly, this handsome seal is made with your inferior seal. The biggest loophole is that this seal cannot be kept forever. Changing to use the name Zheng Guogong, you are so frivolous!"

"Cheng Rong, it turns out that you have tampered with your engraving and deliberately let us take the bait. It is really unreasonable!" Ange became furious and could only yell.

"Bold Xirong thieves, don't tell me where your head Gelu is hiding, or you will instigate trouble, gather people to spread rumors and slander the crimes of important ministers, and I will execute you!" Shui Jian suddenly realized, pointing at Ange and scolding loudly.

"Master Gelu ran back to Xirong a long time ago. The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty should kill the little one. The little one doesn't know anything." Ange smiled strangely, and suddenly fell on his back. The guard stepped forward to see that he had committed suicide by taking poison up.

"Your Majesty, Xirong spies are all over our capital, please investigate thoroughly immediately, otherwise the imperial court will lose the country!" Prime Minister Ming Chao hurriedly knelt down and reported.

"My lord, no, now is the critical moment of the battle on the front line. We must not mess with our own minds without authorization. I suggest that all impeachment memorials be burned to show the emperor that the past is not the fault of the past!" Cheng Rong said magnanimously.

"Cheng Aiqing is really broad-minded, okay, let's do this!" Shui Jian had already understood Cheng Rong's intention, and could not help but feel very happy, and issued the imperial edict.

Let’s talk about the front line of Tongguan. Knowing that Gelu’s rumour-making in the capital had worked, Boli cheered excitedly, and immediately ordered that all the news that Luoyang officials besieged Cheng Rong be shot into Tongguan with arrows to create panic.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, Zhou Jun seems to have wavered in Tongguan and is retreating one after another!" The complacent one should also report excitedly.

"Okay, let me pass on the order of the commander-in-chief, this time we must play to the death and conquer Tongguan!" Bo Li laughed slyly.

The Xirong iron cavalry had been almost completely wiped out by the excavation in the Tongguan Valley. Bo Li led the infantry and unprotected cavalry to flock to Tongguan, controlling the major roads for withdrawing from Tongguan, thinking that he would definitely be able to treat the excavation as a turtle in the urn.

On this day, the north wind was bitter, and all the soldiers of the Western Army were arrogant. They robbed houses and bushes everywhere in the outskirts of Tongguan, and lay in ambush inside, waiting for the retreat of the Zhou army.

In the middle of the night, the moon and stars were sparse, and Boli couldn't wait to lead the army into the undefended Tongguan, catching and digging everywhere, and was crazy. Suddenly, a bright torch was lit on the city, and all arrows were fired, and the soldiers of the Western Army were crying and howling. , who was killed on his back, should have just wanted to escape, and An Tong flew out of the slanting stab, and should have knocked off the horse with a blow, and should have been thrown into the mud, just about to escape, but was stabbed from behind by An Tong. Wear it and take off the head.

Seeing that the lieutenant general was beheaded, Bo Li was so shocked that he almost lost his mind. He quickly turned over and broke through, but was hit by Zhou Jun's crossbow arrows.

"Old thief Boli, look at the knife!" Seeing that Boli had fallen off the horse, An Tong was immediately refreshed, and flew towards Boli with a saber in his hand, but was blocked by a man with a knife.

"Hai Hague, save me quickly!" Burley was so frightened that he got up and shouted, Ha Hague immediately gave up his horse to Burleigh, and fought on foot. After a fight, he finally led a group of disabled soldiers to escape in embarrassment At this time, the [-] Xirong army was already dead everywhere, and the entire army was wiped out.

"Marshal, we have won the battle!" An Tong and other generals cheerfully came to Qutu and cheered loudly.

"By the way, where is the empress dowager now?" Que Tu looked at the generals very anxiously, but did not notice Bao Si's heroic appearance.

"Marshal, the Empress Dowager is in ambush at the Fox Hunter's Gate in Tongguan, and the old thief Boli should have been waiting by now." An Tong laughed loudly.

Liehukou is a thorny road in Tongguan. Boli lost his troops and lost his generals. He fled to the intersection in panic. He was rejoicing. Come.

"Marshal, the opponent's general is a woman!" Seeing that Khabarov turned pale with fright, Ha Ha quickly pointed to the opponent and reminded him.

"Oh? This woman's weak eyes are swaying, and her brows seem to be frowning. Could it be that she is the number one beauty of the Zhou Dynasty? Si, force Jutu to dismount and surrender!" Bo Li took a closer look, and found that the leader of the other party was a graceful woman, and suddenly became arrogant.

The general of his subordinates, Ruyu, waved a big knife, and slashed at Baosi. Baosi smiled, and with a long bow in his hand, he searched the ground with a sharp arrow, which hit Rugui's chest, and Rugui turned over and died on the spot.

"Baosi, you are really arrogant. Come on, come on!" Boli was furious, and he personally led the troops to rush to the Zhou formation. Baosi glanced at him contemptuously, and the Zhou army quickly came out, pulling the trigger of the crossbow in his hand, and suddenly the arrows flew like a thunderbolt. , Shooting through countless Xirong cavalry.

"Is Boli really going to die in this fox hunting mouth today?" Boli couldn't help getting off his horse and knelt down when he saw the morale of the Zhou army was soaring.

"Bo Li, I'm not a bloodthirsty person either. As long as you promise not to help our Da Zhou's treacherous Xue Ju, and promise not to harm the people on our border, and make peace with my Da Zhou, of course I can spare you." Fate!" Bao Si pursed her lips and smiled happily.

"Bao Si, I really didn't expect that your women from the Great Zhou Dynasty are so brave and strong. Okay, I agree with your suggestion, withdraw troops immediately, and go back to Xirong to appeal to the wolf lord." Bao Si clapped her hands and agreed.

"Okay, the marshal is indeed a hero, let's settle it!" Bao Si couldn't help but smiled comfortably.

In the battle of Tongguan, after fighting for a month, the Xirong cavalry was almost lost. Seeing that something was wrong, Bo Li hurriedly withdrew his troops overnight. At this time, Haojing had become an isolated city.

"Xue Ju, didn't you say that you want to help me win the Great Zhou? Now the rebel Dug Tu has led an army of [-] to surround Haojing. You say, I lost my life, how can I compete with King Jin for the world?" In the Golden Luan Palace, the furious Bao En scolded Xue Ju.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing to be afraid of, children of Jutu. Although Xirong has suffered a disastrous defeat, all the princes in the south have been fooled by our rumors. Sooner or later, they will lead their troops north to King Qin. When the time comes, Taibo Wu and Marquis Chu will join forces. It will definitely wipe out Qutu completely, and then go straight to Luoyang!" Xue Ju roared with complacency.

"Duke Yue, we still have [-] troops in our hands. If we temporarily recruit soldiers and horses, we can get another [-] troops in a few days. When the time comes, we will stick to the city and gain power again!" Fang Yun is also like a dream Encourage Xue to follow the Tao.

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Xue Ju waved his big hand, immediately showing a confident figure.

At this time, in the north of Haojing, due to Xue Ju spreading rumors that Qutu's character is inferior and condoning soldiers' looting everywhere, guards and princes from all over the country led their troops to Haojing to meet Xue Ju, the Duke of Yue, less than half of the time. In the next month, Xue Ju gained another 15 troops, insulting and laughing arrogantly on the city of Haojing.

"Hahaha, old thief Xue Ju, still dreaming, come here, prepare a rock-throwing cannon for me, and bombard me hard!" Jue Tu ordered loudly.

Immediately, the trebuchet shot violently, and countless flying stones rushed fiercely towards the city of Haojing, and there was a sea of ​​blood immediately.

"Brothers, capture Haojing and capture Xue Ju!"

(End of this chapter)