Wei Wuhou

Chapter 834

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On July 24, the tenth year of Marquis Wei, Linzi.

After more than ten days of siege, the city of Linzi suffered heavy casualties. The city wall, which looked solid in the past, is now riddled with holes, as if it would collapse at any time.

But it is precisely because of this city wall that the Qi army can persist for so long in the face of more than [-] Wei army attacks under the condition of insufficient troops.

However, the Linzi defenders are rootless after all, so their strength is gradually consumed in the continuous fighting.

No one knows how long the defenders can last, it may be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or it may be the battle that will come soon.

Now, the only thing that can give the soldiers and civilians in the city a sense of security is the riddled city wall of Linzi.

But at this time, Wei Jun had already built enough catapults, which would be a disaster for the Linzi City Wall.

It is the continuous efforts of these catapults in the past that made Linzi's city walls what they are now, and today they will still pour firepower on Linzi's city walls.

The generals of the Wei army knew very well that as long as a few gaps were made in the city wall, the Qi army in the city would be destroyed without attack.

Outside Linzi's four city walls, there were catapults lined up, and every piece of boulder was moved into place, and the Wei army was already waiting for the attack.

At this time, Linzi did not dare to stand on the top of the city, because the next big stone bombing by the Wei State would greatly increase the danger of standing on the top of the city.

Those big rocks approaching at high speed can kill people with a little rubbing, and no one would joke about their own lives.

After attacking the city for more than ten days in a row, Liu Xuanba's patience was exhausted, so he put the general attack on today.

Liu Xuanba didn't make any pretense about this, he was not afraid that the Qi army would see that he was going to attack fiercely, because both sides were numb from the fight.

No matter how Wei Jun attacks, Qi Jun will do the utmost defense.

"General, all ministries are already in place, just waiting for your order!" At this time, a school lieutenant came to report.

Liu Xuanba glanced at his subordinates, then said coldly: "Let's get started!"

Following his order, dozens of catapults were launched in the direction of the east city of Linzi, and stones the size of millstones were thrown into the sky.

Almost in an instant, the city wall of Linzi was hit hard more than a dozen times, and the rammed earth on its outer wall was continuously peeled off.

It only needs to come so many times, the collapse of the city wall is inevitable, and it is time for soldiers to rush up.

The generals of the Qi army in the city are also very aware of this, but they have no way to deal with it, and Qi has turned to the most passive defense.

This time, Liu Xuanba also became ruthless, the catapult operated almost without stopping, pouring those huge stones to the head of Linzi City.

I don't know how long it took, only to hear a loud "bang", and finally a huge gap appeared in the city wall of Linzi.

The soldiers of the Wei army looked at this gap, and everyone was excited, and it was time to make contributions.

On the other side, looking at the collapsed city wall, the face of the Qi army general was ashen. To him, this opening was like the gate of hell.

"Hurry up, all go up and block that gap..." the general of the Qi army said hoarsely.

But he didn't know that the Wei army didn't attack immediately at this time, Liu Xuanba continued to order the catapults to attack, and he wanted to make the city wall of Linzi collapse more.

As a result, those Qi soldiers who rushed to the top of the city suffered a lot. As long as a large stone fell on the city wall, dozens of people could be killed or injured.

It was under such an attack that other parts of the Linzi East City Wall began to collapse from the very first gap.

This also means that a life-and-death fight is about to begin, and Linzi City will finally face the attacking enemy after being protected by the city wall for a hundred years.

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Linzi North City, where the Forbidden City is located, is where the majestic Qi Palace is located.

Hearing the shouts of killing coming from a distance, Zhuge Ling, the hostess of Qi Palace, was restless, pacing back and forth in the bedroom.

Accompanied by the shouts of killing outside the city, there was also the unstoppable sound of children crying in the hall. It was Tian Yongsheng, the third son of Qi State.

In the past, when the child was crying, Zhuge Ling would definitely go to comfort her, but today it is difficult for her to think so.

She stood at the entrance of the main hall, her eyes looked into the distance from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone.

The maid who took care of Tian Yongsheng was afraid that the child would be too noisy, so she asked Mrs. Jun for help: "Madam, come and see the young master!"

Her husband has been saying that the country of Qi is precarious, but Zhuge Ling felt this deeply today, which made her lose her mind for a while.

After hearing the maid's call, she walked towards her child, squatted next to the cradle, and started to shake slightly.

After his mother came, Tian Yongsheng slowly stopped crying and fell asleep slightly.

But as the child's crying disappeared, the faintly audible shouts of killing became clearer, and the expressions of the servants and maids in the palace changed instantly.

At this time, a maid tremblingly said: "Husband... madam, people from Wei... no... won't call in!"

Zhuge Ling was usually gentle with others, but after hearing this, he seemed to be a different person suddenly, and said rather sharply: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense!"

Everyone in the hall was intimidated by Zhuge Ling's aura, and they didn't dare to say another word, but they all muttered in their hearts.

After calming down the child, Zhuge Ling walked towards the entrance of the main hall again, his eyes still fixed on the soaring flames of war in the east city.

Recently, the war has become more and more anxious, since Tian Yuwen left the palace again three days ago, Zhuge Ling has not seen her husband for three days.

Right now the battle is fierce, and there is even news that the Wei army has broken the city, Zhuge Ling is in a great panic like ordinary palace people.

At this time, the only thing she can rely on is her husband, but now he is not by her side.

Zhuge Ling still remembered that three days ago, when her husband left, he said to wait for him to come back as before.

Past experience also convinced Zhuge Ling that her husband would always come back, but this time Zhuge Ling waited anxiously.

Swords and soldiers have no eyes outside, even if you are the king of the country, you can easily be injured by military chaos.

So at this time, Zhuge Ling was more worried about her husband's safety, and at the same time she secretly blamed the servant who had gone out to inquire about the news, why he hadn't come back yet.

Just at this time, a servant came rushing outside, making Zhuge Ling, who was still complaining just now, overjoyed, finally there was news.

But before she could ask her a question, the servant knelt down in front of her with a "plop", and then said in a sobbing voice, "Ma'am, the city... is broken!"

Zhuge Ling was startled, but before she could ask about the situation, the servant said in horror: "The city...is broken, everywhere...is the Wei army..."

Now, everyone in the hall knows the news, Linzi, the impregnable capital, is actually broken?

"The city is broken... what should we do?"

"It is said that the Wei army is like a tiger and a wolf. They won't kill us when they rush in, right?"

There was a sudden buzz in the hall, and after learning that the Wei army had broken the city, the servants in the palace panicked.

Now Zhuge Ling only cared about her husband's safety, so she saw her asking: "I ask you, where is the monarch?"

The servant who came back to convey the news managed to regain his composure, and only then did he hear him say: "Report to Madam, servant girl...have not found your lord!"

There was chaos in the hall, and her husband could not be found, Zhuge Ling fell into despair immediately, and now it seemed to her that the end had come.

"Don't panic, why panic?" Zhuge Ling asked sharply.

But the effect was not very good. The palace people still fell into panic, and instead woke up the baby in the cradle, so there were more children crying amidst the noise.

But at this time, hearing the shouts of killing getting closer and closer to the palace city, and the chaos that had spread in the palace city, the palace servants serving in the Zhuge Lingbei began to think of fleeing.

Since they wanted to escape, they naturally couldn't leave empty-handed. All the people in the room stayed within the palace walls all day long, so they naturally knew where to escape with their valuables.

No matter how much Zhuge Ling scolded her, she couldn't gather the scattered hearts, and the front hall was suddenly in chaos.

Only a few palace maids who were close to Zhuge Ling did not leave, and still guarded the third son Yongsheng who was crying in the cradle.

Others completely abandoned their identities as servants and started looting wantonly in the bedroom, even Zhuge Ling's personal possessions were unavoidably looted.

The majestic mother of the state of Qi, after being torn apart by the maids, she looks like an ordinary village woman.

The husband disappeared, and their mother and child had no one to protect them. Now Zhuge Ling only had one belief, and that was to protect his son.

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Outside Linzi City, a broken army of more than a thousand people was struggling to escape to the south.

After the city of Linzi was broken, most of the soldiers guarding the city and most of them were young and strong, and most of them abandoned the city and fled after seeing that there was nothing to do.

The right and wrong of these people is hard to say. If you hold on after the city is broken, you will lose your life in vain. This is a meaningless sacrifice, so it is better to evacuate and wait for the next day.

This rout was one of the many routs who escaped from Linzi. Unlike other routs, this team also had a carriage with them during their escape.

It was in this carriage that Qi Guojun Tian Yuwen spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he woke up.

Just when the Wei army broke through the city, he was so anxious that he suddenly fainted, and he still doesn't know where he is.

"Zhou Can...Zhou Can..." Tian Yuwen lay in the carriage, crying weakly.

Only General Zhou Can was by his side just now, and at this time Tian Yuwen could only think of finding him to find out the situation.

The king's waking up call immediately attracted attention, and it didn't take long for Zhou Can to appear in front of Tian Yuwen, and he also looked extremely embarrassed at this time.

"Has the gap been guarded? Has Wei Jun been kicked out?" Tian Yuwen forced himself to sit up and asked.

Under Tian Yuwen's questioning, Zhou Can couldn't help turning his face away, and then said: "Your Majesty, your servant is incompetent, Linzi has been lost..."

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to escort you to Nanshou Yuyang, and then we will be able to make a comeback and regain Linzi!"

Tian Yuwen only heard the previous sentence, the city of Linzi was destroyed... As the capital of the country for more than a hundred years, Linzi, where the ancestral temple of the State of Qi is located, was occupied by the people of the State of Wei!

Thinking of this, Tian Yuwen spurted out blood again, which made Zhou Can tremble with fear.

Suddenly, he remembered that he had been led by Zhou Can to break through, so he asked again: "The widow broke through, what about Madam and the others? Did the young masters leave Linzi with the widow?"

Before Zhou Can could answer, Tian Yuwen climbed out of the carriage to see the situation clearly, but Zhou Can couldn't stop him.

What caught Tian Yuwen's eyes were soldiers of the Qi army with ragged armor and scars all over their bodies. Many of them didn't even have weapons.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for other people to flee with Tian Yuwen.

Zhou Can was also very straightforward at this time. He knelt down and said: "Forgive me, Your Majesty. I originally sent people into the palace to look for my wife and son, but Linzi was already in chaos at that time, and the palace city was also in chaos!"

"Your... guilty!" Zhou Can kowtowed repeatedly, so that Tian Yuwen could see the blood-stained armor on his back and the shocking fresh scars.

Due to emotion and reason, it is impossible for Tian Yuwen to punish Zhou Can at this time. That would not only harm a general, but also make the soldiers who escorted him to break through the siege feel cold.

Slowly getting off the carriage, Tian Yuwen helped Zhou Can up and said, "General, please get up, I don't mean to blame you!"

But while helping Zhou Can up, Tian Yuwen also looked back in the direction of Linzi for the last time.

Tian Yuwen now defines himself as a sinner, a sinner of Qi's army and people, and even a sinner of his ancestors.

At this time, Tian Yuwen also said with pain in his heart: "Madam, I have let you fall into a desperate situation, I am sorry for you!"

But now, at the critical moment when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, all the affection between children seems insignificant.

Under Zhou Can's rearrangement, Tian Yuwen returned to the carriage again, and the team continued to take advantage of the cover of night to rush to Qidi, south of Linzi.

Just as Zhou Can thought, as long as the monarch Tian Yuwen is still safe, then the state of Qi will not be considered destroyed.

Their fleeing team is the last hope of Qi.

(End of this chapter)