Competing

Chapter 638
Fan Kuai was exhausted all day, and just about to lie down and rest for a while, he was awakened by his own soldiers.

The south gate was broken, and the Vietnamese army had already entered the city.

Upon receiving such news, Fan Kui was terrified and a little unstable.

After a moment of hesitation, Fan Kuai yelled, "Go, hurry up and defend against the enemy with this general..."

The soldiers shook their heads and said: "General, it's too late, the southern city has already fallen, and the Vietnamese army has already entered the city, it can't be stopped."

At this moment, Prime Minister Cao Can arrived at Fan Kuai's command post in time. Obviously, he also came in a hurry after receiving the news.

"Prime Minister, what should we do?" Fan Kui was already anxious and confused.

Cao Shen already knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately murmured: "I will lead the army to defend against the Vietnamese army. You go to the palace and take the queen and the prince to break through... to join Zhou Bo and withdraw to Qi..."

In a panic, Cao Shen figured out such a clue and made emergency arrangements.

"Okay!" Fan Kui agreed, and hurried away.

Without hesitation, Cao Shen immediately led his troops to fight the Vietnamese army. The south gate had already been lost, and more street fighting had turned into it.Cao Shen knew very well that judging from the current situation, Xingyang could no longer hold on.But it must be delayed as much as possible to buy time for Fan Kui to cover Lu Zhi and Liu Ying to break through and escape.

Fan Kuai rushed to the palace in a hurry, Lu Zhi had already been awakened by the shouts of killing outside, Liu Ying and Lu Yuan seemed a little scared, and hid in their mother's arms.

"General Fan, how is the situation?" Seeing Fan Kuai coming in, Lu Zhi hurriedly asked.

Fan Kuai said: "The Zheng family turned traitor and opened the south gate to surrender to the Yue Kingdom. The Vietnamese army has already entered the city."

"What?" Lu Zhi couldn't get a firm foothold, and almost fainted.

"Mother, mother, what's the matter with you?" Liu Ying didn't know anything yet, and only remembered to care about her mother.

Lu Zhi's face was ashen, and his eyes were full of unimaginable horror. The south gate fell, and Xingyang City was also destroyed.At first, she just thought that the Vietnamese army attacked the city at night, but she didn't expect such a serious result.

Suddenly, Lu Zhi didn't seem to know anything. The destruction of Xingyang City meant that everything was over, everything was over...

Lu Zhi fell to the ground slumped, the heavy blow left her at a loss...

Fan Kuai hurriedly said: "Queen, I will escort you and the crown prince to break through!"

"Breakthrough? Where can I go?" Lu Zhi sneered, Xingyang city defense seemed to be her last psychological defense line, once conquered, all beliefs collapsed.

Fan Kuai said: "Go to Zhou Bo, at worst we can go to Qi to join Han Xin..."

"Xingyang city is broken, how can Cheng Gao be better? If you go to Qi country, you will have to live under the fence..." Lu Zhi said silently, feeling resentful in his heart.

Fan Kuai said: "Staying in Xingyang is a dead end, the only way to survive is to break through!"

"But is it interesting to live like that?" Lu Zhi asked back, there seemed to be a bit of aloofness in his eyes.

Fan Kuai was very anxious, he couldn't wait to feel his brows, and the eldest sister was still so arrogant, really annoyed.

"Queen, you don't think about yourself, you also think about the prince, don't you? The prince is not yet ten years old, do you have the heart to watch him die in Xingyang?" In desperation, Fan Kui thought of Liu Ying, who should be Lu Zhi The only weakness!

Sure enough, Lu Zhi leaned over to look at his son, and the maternal love in his heart was aroused.May I ask which mother in the world does not love her son?Which mother would not want her son to live a good life?It's not bad at all, if you don't think for yourself, you should also think for your son...

Even if he sent his son to live in Qi State and ask Han Xin for protection, he could at least survive.Liu Ying was only less than ten years old, so it was too cruel to deprive him of his right to live so early.

"Fan Kuai, take Liu Ying and Lu Yuan to break out and find General Zhou Bo!" Lu Zhi hesitated for a moment before making such a decision.

Fan Kuai nodded and said: "Okay, the final general will swear to the death to escort the queen, prince and princess to escape."

Lu Zhi shook his head lightly: "No, you can leave with Liu Ying and Lu Yuan, I won't leave..."

"Queen!" Fan Kui was very anxious, no matter what, Lu Zhi was his eldest sister, how could he watch her fall into danger.

Lu Zhi firmly said: "No, I want to stay and live with Xingyang, and I won't go anywhere... You go, there is no time!"

Fan Kuai knew that Lu Zhi always said the same thing, so he left Liu Ying and Lu Yuan with tears in his eyes.

Seeing the two sons and daughters leave, Lu Zhi couldn't help but shed tears. Even though the sons and daughters cried and called for their mother, she was not moved at all.

From Lu Zhi's point of view, she is also responsible for the defeat of the Han Kingdom today. She blames herself a little, maybe staying and living with the city is also a way of atonement!But it should be more of a kind of arrogance in his heart. It is an insult to her to depend on others in order to survive. She is proud and unwilling to be humiliated.As for the days when he was a hostage in the Chu State, even though he suffered all kinds of humiliation, there is always hope, and one day all hardships will come to an end.But now, it's completely different. The Han Dynasty is completely over, without any hope.

All that was left to her was despair, there was no difference between life and death, so she chose to stay.I would rather die with dignity as the queen of the Han Dynasty in Xingyang City than send myself under the fence as a subjugated slave.

Lu Zhi looked at the huge Hanwang Mansion, and the flames could be vaguely seen in the distance, and the sound of the Yue army charging and fighting became more and more clear.The only city defense in Xingyang is the city wall. With such a fragile military spirit, as long as there is a breakthrough in the city wall, the Han army's morale and defense system will collapse in an instant.

Fan Kui has already led Liu Ying and Lu Yuan to break through, and Lu Zhi believes that Fan Kui will try his best to escort the two children away.Everything depends on God's will, if God does not give them a chance to escape, there is no way.At this moment, there is nothing left to miss, and Lu Zhi silently wished the safety of the two children...

Immediately there was a maniacal laugh, there was nothing left to miss in this world... Lu Zhi walked slowly to a corner of the hall and pushed the burning candlestick away.The fire oil flowed all over the ground and reached the curtain at the corner of the hall, and the flames burned along.Soon the curtains were ignited, and the wooden structure of the main hall soon ignited a raging fire...

Lu Zhi's miserable wild laughter came from the hall, the sound became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely. The woman who should have been the all-powerful woman in the history of the early Han Dynasty died.

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After Zheng Lin opened the south gate, the Vietnamese army quickly stepped forward to control the gate of the city. It was too late when the Han army discovered the abnormality.The cavalry of the Vietnamese army had firmly controlled the situation, and the city gate was completely lost, and it was impossible to take it back.The Yue army then drove straight in and killed them.

If the Han army has a solid morale and a determined fighting spirit, it would be more beneficial to carry out street fighting.After all, the street fighting in the city has no advantage at all for the Yue cavalry who are good at field combat, and there are even many obstacles.

It's a pity that the situation of the Han army is too bad, the morale of the army is lax, and it is impossible to organize effective resistance at all. It can be said that it will collapse at the first touch.At this critical time, there is also a lack of people to come out to organize resistance, and each fights on his own, causing chaos.Many generals were bought by Yue Guo Feiying long ago, and they actively cooperated with the Yue army after they entered the city. Not only did they not stop the attack of the Yue army, but they became the best help.

As a result, the Han army in Xingyang City did not pose much threat at all, and the Vietnamese army quickly took control of the entire Xingyang City.Just as the Vietnamese army was preparing to attack the Han Palace, a building that symbolized the existence of the Han Kingdom, a raging fire burst into the sky.

The terrain of King Han's Mansion is relatively high, and the flames can be seen from all sides.Yin Xu looked back, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, he sighed and did not speak.

"Who set fire to the palace?" Yin Xu asked softly after being silent for a while.

Immediately someone stepped forward and replied, "It was Lu Zhi, Queen of Han, who lit it."

"Did Lu Zhi set himself on fire?" Yin Xu was a little surprised.

"Yes!" The soldiers who invaded the palace captured the maid of the Han Palace. According to them, Lu Zhi was alone in the hall and set himself on fire.

Yin Xu pondered for a moment, this is also possible.It seems that Lu Zhi was really underestimated, this woman is really so stubborn and arrogant.

"What about the rest of Han?" Lu Zhi's death was just a small wave, and Yin Xu didn't take it seriously.

Su An galloped over and said, "Cao Shen led his troops to resist to the death, and General Yingbo is leading his troops to destroy them. Just now, when Dongmen came to report, Fan Kui led a group of soldiers and horses to break through, and seemed to have two children with him. General Pu has already gone after them." .”

"Children?" Yin Xu said lightly, "It must be Liu Bang's sons and daughters!"

After pondering for a while, Yin Xu ordered: "Tell Pu Jun, try your best to catch up, but don't hurt the two children, the children are innocent! Also, send troops to support Yingbu, and take care of Cao Can as soon as possible. After dawn, I will summon the Xingyang military and civilian representatives. "

Liu Bang's two children, especially Liu Ying, have a great relationship because of their special status as the prince of the Han Dynasty.If this child is exiled, someone will rebel in the name of Liu Ying or Liu Ying in the future, maybe something will happen.Throughout the dynasties, there were not a few exiled princes who took revenge and caused chaos, and this possibility must be killed in the cradle.As long as Liu Ying is caught and brought back, it's a big deal to treat him kindly. After all, he is only a child, and the premise is that he must be in his own hands.

"Yes!" Su An immediately sent someone to convey the order.

When the whole of Xingyang fell into the hands of the Vietnamese army, any stubborn resistance was meaningless, and Cao Shen was doing such things now.Although he led the army to fight bravely and resist, he still couldn't resist the tide-like offensive of the Vietnamese army, and couldn't change the fact that Xingyang fell.Especially when Yingbo personally led the army to encircle and suppress, they could no longer resist.

Cao Shen himself was injured in many places. Watching the Vietnamese army attack again, Cao Shen looked up at the sky and sneered.In fact, his resistance was more to buy time for Fan Kuai. Presumably the queen and the others had already escaped by now, so the mission was completed.Cao Shen squeezed out a bitter smile from the corner of his mouth, and cut himself with the sword.

The moment Cao Shen fell down marked the end of the resistance of the Han army in Xingyang City.At dawn, the Vietnamese army had completely occupied Xingyang City.

(End of this chapter)