Chapter 1074 1075 [The right path in the world is the vicissitudes of life] (12)

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1074 1075 [The right path in the world is the vicissitudes of life] (12)

The world is vast, and the swords and weapons are like a tide.

The rebels' retreat was far from smooth as expected. Firstly, except for the two cavalry outside the city, the main force of the Western Camp had penetrated deep into the palace and was indistinguishable from the defenders. Gu Liang and Xiao Jin were both veterans of the military for half their lives.

, how could he miss the opportunity to allow the opponent to retreat calmly, while even commanding the imperial army and the Kyoto garrison division to bite the opponent's rear army?

Secondly, the appearance of veteran soldiers from the Beijing army prevented the 10,000 infantry soldiers Wang Pingzhang had left behind to escape. The two sides started a melee on the wide imperial street. In terms of combat power alone, the veteran soldiers who had not practiced for a long time were actually

They are not the opponents of Xiying's elite, but they have a huge advantage in numbers, and are experienced and slick in battle. They are among the most difficult enemies on the battlefield.

Therefore, Wang Pingzhang could only cut off his men, abandon his subordinates who were entangled by the officers and soldiers, gather as much force as possible to withdraw from the west gate of Kyoto, and then turn to the south.

At this time, the Longbow Army broke through the interception of the Xiying Cavalry Guards, successfully arrived outside the West City Gate, and faced the rebels head-on.

It was another extremely brutal fighting. The rebels showed their last courage and fled south in a hurry after suffering thousands of casualties.

The rebels moved south along the Hengduan Mountains, repelling the Longbow Army behind them several times. Countless people died in battle. In addition, a small group of soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape. They waited for them to enter through the stone bridge on the upper reaches of Qishui River.

When they entered Yongzhou territory, their military strength was already less than 13,000.

The reason why these remnants of the defeated generals never dispersed was because of the Chinese army's banner that always stood in front of them and the sixth prince Liu Zhi's royal banner.

In addition, Changxing Hou Qujiang appeared from time to time to command the armies, so they could barely maintain their formation.

After crossing the river, Qu Jiang ordered his men to hold on to the stone bridge to block the pursuit of the Longbow Army. The rebels were finally able to take a breather. When the hot blood in their bodies began to cool down, a sad and desolate air of death began to emerge in the hearts of the soldiers. First, the slightly injured sobbed.

, and then the people around him were also affected, and soon the whole country was filled with grief.

When they are on the battlefield, they can still forget the reality and risk their lives to fight. Once they calm down, the horror of having no hiding place in the world will engulf everyone's heart, and even if they die, they will not be able to offset their sins, and they will definitely be implicated.

to one's own family.

Qu Jiang's face was dark with fatigue, and he realized that he could not delay any longer, otherwise the defeated army would be in big trouble, so he immediately left some troops to guard the stone bridge and continued southward with the remaining 10,000 people.

After temporarily breaking away from the pursuit of the Beijing Army and the Longbow Army, this army should not be hindered all the way from Yongzhou to Yaozhou, because Daliang's military strength is mainly distributed in Kyoto and the border, and there are only a few in the inland state capitals.

The army maintained stability. Although the morale of the rebels had been severely hit, the weak Xiang army could not yet pose a threat to them.

Qu Jiang and his cronies repeatedly encouraged and stated that the commander-in-chief of the border army, Xiong Wuhou Lan Yu, would send troops to the northern border of Yaozhou to support them, and the team's march gradually became faster.

More than half an hour later, south of Yongzhou Pingyuan Town.

"Report! A cavalry group suddenly appeared from the south, under the banner of the Changping Camp of the Confederate Army!"

The scout knelt down on one knee with panic on his face. After saying these words hastily, the generals in the rebel army turned pale, with despair in their eyes.

"Report! The pursuers of the Longbow Camp are only twelve or three miles away from our army!"

Another scout came galloping from the north.

The generals did not react excessively at this moment. They looked at the Chinese army flag and the royal flag not far in front of them, and then focused their attention on Qu Jiang.

There are no figures of Wang Pingzhang and Sixth Prince Liu Zhi here.

Qu Jiang smiled miserably, his eyes filled with deep reluctance and without any regret.

He looked at the sun above his head, which had turned to the west, then turned to look northwest, and whispered to himself: "My lord, I can only do so much for you in this humble position."

Looking back on this life, I started at the end of Qingping. Fortunately, I was appreciated by Wang Pingzhang. I started as a soldier beside him and held various positions in the Daliang Army. Finally, I became the head coach of the Beijing camp as a boy from a poor family. I don’t know how many military honors he had.

The relatives are envious and resentful. Qu Jiang doesn't care at all how this story will be written in the history of history, and how he will be evaluated. He is just a pity that Wei Guogong failed to fulfill his wish.

He also knew that it would not be a pity for someone like him to die.

Wu Yan laughed a few times, and Qu Jiang looked around at the nearly 10,000 soldiers with a bit of reluctance in his eyes. After all, these were the elite soldiers he had spent more than ten years training.

That’s all.

Qu Jiang took two deep breaths and said sadly: "You all surrender."

A few miles to the south of the rebels, an elite cavalry force of about 6,000 people was waiting in a tight formation. There were two big flags in the formation. On the left, it read "Han, the Imperial Envoy Supervising the Border Army Affairs", and on the other side it read "Changping Camp Pu

"Dinghou Chen".

The mission of this cavalry on the surface is very simple. It is to escort Han Gongduan, who has reached peace talks with the Southern Zhou Dynasty and achieved fruitful results, back to Beijing. However, it happened to appear on the only way for the rebels to escape south. What is the reason?

Naturally, only two big shots knew about it.

When Han Gongduan heard the scout's report, saying that the rebels had surrendered on the spot, he said to Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, beside him: "Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Chen Huan lowered his head slightly and said, "Sir, please be polite. This is Chen's duty."

Watching Chen Huan lead the army forward, Han Gongduan let out a long sigh, turned to look at the great city in the north that was not in sight, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, is this really worth it?"

…

Imperial Palace, Xingqing Hall, Main Hall.

Emperor Kaiping was sitting on the dragon throne, his face showing an extremely abnormal red color.

Everyone knew that the emperor's life was in danger. Forcibly using imperial physician Gu Hongmiao's secret method of golden needles to support his body was tantamount to accelerating the outcome. But no one could persuade him or change his mind. At this moment, he was looking at the emperor.

With the same cold eyes as before, the important ministers in the palace didn't even know whether it was the imperial doctor's method that was working, or the emperor's own tenacity and stubbornness that inspired his extremely tenacious vitality.

"How is the situation in the capital?" Emperor Kaiping asked succinctly.

Xiao Jin stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, the rebels in the palace have been eliminated, and the imperial army is conducting repeated checks to ensure that there are no future troubles. The harem is in charge of the internal eunuchs and Luan Yi guards, so they will not disturb the nobles. There are still many in the city.

The rebels resisted stubbornly, and the military planes of Guangping Hougu led the old soldiers of the Beijing army to seal all the gates of Kyoto and then clean up the area one by one. It is expected to be completed within three days."

He paused for a moment and continued to speak in an orderly manner: "Nearly 20,000 rebels escaped from the west gate of Kyoto, and then turned south. Nan'an Hou Suwu led the Longbow Army to pursue them all the way. After the rebels crossed Qishui, only the remaining

About half of the soldiers

Force. Puding Marquis Chen Huan led six thousand fine cavalry from Changping Camp to block the rebels' southward escape route. Then the rebels abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Your Majesty, Chen Huan sent Pegasus to report urgently that Wang Pingzhang and the Sixth Prince were not in the army.

Qu Jiang, who led the army, committed suicide out of fear of his crime."

Emperor Kaiping closed his eyes slightly, as if thinking and resting.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Mo Haoli on the other side, and asked lightly: "Jun Xing Gong, where is the silent cloud?"

This question is a bit abrupt, and the emperor seems not to care at all about the culprit of the rebellion in Kyoto, which is confusing.

Mo Haoli knew it well, because he had already issued the order, and the top experts in the Luan Yi Guard were watching Wang Pingzhang's whereabouts and would contact Pei Yue at any time.

After hearing the emperor's emotionless words "silent cloud", the old man replied calmly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen has been staying in the mansion and has not gone out, nor has he contacted the principals of Taishitai Pavilion."

After listening to this answer, the other ministers actually already had speculations in their minds. Especially when they thought of the explosion that occurred in Nanxun Hall in the early morning, a horrific truth gradually emerged.

Who would have thought that His Majesty's most respected minister would do such a thing?

Emperor Kaiping was silent for a long time, not looking into Mo Haoli's eyes again, and said slowly: "Please invite Silent Cloud to enter the palace."

Mo Haoli sighed in his heart. The word "please" obviously could not explain the rights and wrongs between the monarch and his ministers.

However, if this matter could be resolved before Pei Yue came back, it would be barely acceptable, so he bowed his head slightly and said, "I obey the decree."
Chapter completed!