in the sound of swallows

Chapter 190 Close the City Gate!
However, Gu Chaobei did not intend to retreat, even if one battalion was sacrificed, the emperor just repeated the order: "Go forward."

This road was basically piled up with corpses, and the sound of artillery fire became less and less. When the Fanbang soldiers began to retreat, Gu Chaobei said in a hoarse voice: "All the soldiers obey the order, avenge the compatriots, and kill all the enemy troops. !"

"Kill!" The morale was high, and the shouts shook the sky. The people of Fanbang threw down their iron cannons and fled, but they were still chased and intercepted by the emperor. Of the three thousand soldiers, only a few hundred escaped in the end.

Gu Chaobei also suffered heavy losses. Looking at those iron bumps, his eyes were red: "All these things have to be transported back to the capital for the Ordnance Station to see. If we can do it, we will do it ourselves!"

"Yes!"

Cleaning up the battlefield and transporting away the iron cannons, the emperor mobilized his troops and came out with [-] troops. He encountered an enemy army of no more than [-], and lost more than [-] men.

No wonder Gu Chaonan was defeated!

After packing up and going back on the road, Gu Chaobei also had hesitation in his heart, so he didn't report his whereabouts to the border gate, but took the rest of the people, took a small road, and outflanked the border town.

Shen Guiyan looked at the wooden houses built in Yecheng, and arranged for many homeless old people to live in them.People still complain about her, because she is very willful, either she likes to move the people living near the city wall, or she likes to divert water canals near the granary. I'm worried that this will make the food damp.

The prefect of Yecheng had no choice but to let her do what she did, after all, she was the empress.

The news that the emperor was going to the border had already come back, and Shen Guiyan took the letter and sighed, it was seven or eight days away from the border, and it would be a long time since he would be seen again.

Just as he was sighing, Deputy General Zhang came in with a frown and said, "I heard that the emperor met Fanbang's army on the road."

Shen Guiyan frowned: "Hasn't the border still been lost? How did the people from Fanbang pass the border?"

"I don't know about the final general." Deputy General Zhang said, "But it is said that Fanbang has iron cannons, and General Gu's army was defeated once. I don't know how the emperor is doing this time."

Iron cannon?Shen Guiyan squeezed the handkerchief: "It should be fine, if such a small group of people can destroy the army brought by the emperor, there is no need to fight this battle, and it will undoubtedly be lost."

Gu Chaobei has the talent for marching and fighting, otherwise he would not have won so quickly when confronting Wenshou Mountain.After all, Wen Shoushan is also a person with more than ten years of war experience.

Even if there is an iron cannon on the opposite side this time, he will definitely think of other ways, she should trust him.

However, no matter the victory or defeat, why didn't any news come back?
Naturally, Gu Chaobei sent someone to pass the battle report back to Ye City, but every time the messenger arrived halfway, he would be shot and killed on the horse, and the battle report fell into the hands of no one knew.

So Shen Guiyan could only wait quietly in the silence, waiting for news from the border and movement outside.

After Mingsi came back, she seemed to be much more cheerful than in the palace. Every day, she and Nuoer fought in the courtyard, and she pushed her around Yecheng from time to time.Xu Zhuangzhou has been guarding the eldest prince, almost never leaving him.

Shen Guiyan asked: "You followed all this way to protect the prince?"

Xu Zhuangzhou said: "Caomin just came to fulfill the grand master's entrustment."

Master Zhou said that when Yecheng was in chaos, it was still difficult for the empress to protect herself, so she must not be able to take care of the eldest prince, so let him come, at least he is highly skilled in martial arts, and can help take care of one or two.

Although Xu Zhuangzhou was very curious about why Taishi Zhou knew that Yecheng would be in chaos, he didn't ask too much. It was good to be able to come out and see the scenery outside the capital.

Sitting in the courtyard, Shen Guiyan could see Xu Zhuangzhou quietly guarding the eldest prince's side. She smiled, and she did not show any hostility towards Xu Zhuangzhou, but she did not stop people from watching him.

Half a month passed like this before there was any movement outside the city.

However, the commotion was too loud, and the prefect of Yecheng was so frightened that he came to Shen Guiyan in front of him: "Empress!"

Shen Guiyan put down the book in her hand, looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Outside... General Gu's remnant soldiers are protecting the emperor's... the emperor's dragon coffin is back!"

Lost slightly, Shen Guiyan knocked off the teacup on the table, and the hot tea spilled down, soaking her embroidered shoes and the corners of her skirt.

Whose dragon coffin?

Running out desperately, her robes were blowing violently in the wind, Shen Guiyan ran up the tower, and from a distance she saw a team holding white sails winding their way towards Yecheng.

The leader seems to be Gu Chaonan, and behind him is the dragon coffin pulled by four horses.

Four horses drive the coffin together, which is the etiquette of the emperor's death.

"My mother's day is sad. It is said that the emperor was ambushed by Fanbang at the border and died under the iron cannon." The prefect of Yecheng said tremblingly.

Shen Guiyan's eyes turned red, she stared blankly at the white team for a long time, her body trembled slightly, and she took a deep breath.

Standing beside her, Vice General Zhang felt for a moment that the empress might cry out in grief to express her grief over the death of the emperor.

Who knew that what the queen blurted out was: "Close the city gate!"

Everyone was very puzzled, the eunuch said cautiously: "Madam, that is the emperor's dragon coffin..."

"My palace decrees that the gates of the city will be closed, and all the troops will be on guard!" Shen Guiyan yelled angrily, and turned to look at the prefect of Yecheng, her brows were as fierce as a golden phoenix.

The prefect was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered: "Close the city gate! Close the city gate!"

The city gate hooked by iron chains rose slowly, and Gu Chaonan, who was walking in the distance, frowned slightly.

The city gate of Yecheng is tall, and it is a hanging iron gate, which cannot be opened unless it is from the inside of the city. Once the gate is closed, no one can enter.

"Your Majesty, it is a crime of disrespect not to welcome the emperor's dragon coffin into the city." Deputy General Zhang said with red eyes, "There is a limit to what you can do arbitrarily. Disrespect to the emperor will cost you your life."

Shen Guiyan turned her head and looked at him coldly: "If I say no, then I won't welcome you. Let the bamboo baskets carry people down, and ask General Gu what it means to come out!"

She didn't believe that Gu Chaobei would die so easily. It's only been less than half a month, he should have just arrived at the border, and he didn't have time to report her safety, so how could he bring the dragon coffin back directly.

She doesn't believe it!
Deputy General Zhang walked away, and asked people to go down to the city gate to ask.

Looking from the city gate, the people below were as small as ants. The little ants from Yecheng ran to the front of the army. The army stopped a hundred feet away from the city gate and gave a bloody letter to the little ant. .

The little ant came back to the top of the tower, and reported tremblingly: "Empress, there is the emperor's dragon robe on the dragon coffin. General Gu said that this letter was left to you by the emperor."

The blood on it was blindingly red, Shen Guiyan squinted her eyes, and reached out to take it.

(End of this chapter)