kvmb Chapter 914 Please enter the urn
Chapter 914 Please enter the urn
Lin Wuji reined in his horse and turned around. His lieutenant hurriedly led his men to surround him.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Lin Wuji didn't turn around, "Retreat!"
Someone nearby disagreed: "Your Highness, if we retreat, the Left Wise King will surely blame us. How will the Empress Dowager face then?"
"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"
Lin Wuji gave the order in a cold voice.
The group exchanged bewildered glances, and the deputy general hurriedly ordered, "Retreat first! The situation is unclear, and our Dugu clan cannot get involved in this mess."
"Yes!"
The troops that Lin Wuji brought were all private troops of the Dugu clan, who always obeyed only the orders of Empress Dowager Dugu. When Empress Dowager Dugu ordered them to follow Prince Lü, they had no choice.
The army quickly retreated with Lin Wuji, leaving Qin Prefecture.
Meanwhile, Sheng Junyao led his army to the outskirts of Qinzhou City.
Zong Que stood atop the city wall, gazing at Sheng Junyao from afar, and smiled knowingly.
"Open the city gates!" Zong Que commanded.
The soldiers guarding the city quickly opened the city gates again.
Yin Yueling jumped off the giant python. "It's finally time to hunt. The weather in your Great Zhao is so cold. My Ajiao is freezing. She'll have to be well nourished later."
"Big brother, I'm going to find Sister Lu now, goodbye!" Yin Yueling waved to Zong Que.
“Go ahead,” Zong Que nodded.
Holding Ajiao's body, Yin Yueling and the python quickly left, startling the soldiers guarding the city.
Zong Que descended the city wall and met up with Sheng Junyao. The two faced each other without saying a word, but they tacitly raised their hands and shook hands firmly before mounting their horses and leading their army toward the enemy.
Since their defeat at Chenzhou eighteen years ago, they have vowed to crush Northern Yan and restore peace to the world.
Therefore, Sheng Junyao abandoned his studies to join the army, and spent nearly ten years developing trade in the Northwest, promoting trade instead of war, and stabilizing the border region.
Since entering the imperial court, Zong Que has reformed the tax system and the economy several times, allowing the people of Da Zhao to recuperate, live in peace and prosperity, and stabilize the rear.
We've come a long way, facing life and death, ups and downs, and finally arrived at this day.
Once the main force of the Northern Yan under the command of the Left Wise King is destroyed, the Northern Yan will surely be defeated.
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When the news from the city gates reached Helian Chi's ears, he was leading his troops into the main city with great pride, watching the Great Zhao army suffer defeat after defeat.
"What did you say? Our troops have already entered the city, and you haven't even managed to capture the city walls? Are you kidding me?" Helian Chi looked at the messenger with an expression that almost doubted whether he was joking, and even laughed out loud. "Say it to me again!"
"Your Highness, we failed to capture the city gates. They closed them after we entered the city. Prince Lu's troops are still outside the city!"
What a joke! What a joke!
Upon hearing this, Helian Chi was so enraged that he drew his sword and killed the soldier who had brought the news.
"Go and scout again, you bunch of useless trash!"
However, the messenger soldier soon brought another message: "Your Highness, Prince Lu has retreated!"
"What?" Helian Chi doubted himself again.
Helian Cheng, who had already received the news, rushed over at this time. "It's bad, Uncle! That Dugu Ji is a fool! He didn't enter the city; he's already fled with his army! We're trapped inside the city now. I've received news that their reinforcements have arrived!"
"You explain yourself clearly! What do you mean the enemy's reinforcements have arrived? What about ours?! What are those two bastards, Nalan Xiong and Dugu Ji, doing?! I'll go and chop them down right now!" Helian Chi shouted, his eyes red with anger.
"Uncle, we've fallen into a trap! Dugu Ji never intended to provide support; he tricked us. Sheng Junyao's reinforcements have already entered the city, and those from Fengming Mountain are also reinforcements from Da Zhao. General Nalan didn't take Fengming Mountain at all! We're now trapped in Qinzhou City and must retreat as soon as possible, otherwise, we won't be able to get out!" Helian Cheng never expected that the battle situation, which they had already secured, would take such a dramatic turn in an instant.
No wonder their siege was so successful today. Even after entering the city, the Zhao army suffered a series of defeats and quickly retreated. We originally thought they were in such a hurry to retreat because the situation was hopeless. But we never expected that it was to deceive us and trap them in the city.
"Damn it!" Helian Chi cursed, finally realizing that they had been tricked by Nalan Xiong and Prince Lü. The news of taking Fengming Mountain was of unknown authenticity. Nalan Xiong's reinforcements had not arrived, but the reinforcements from Da Zhao had. Prince Lü, Dugu Ji, was even more shameless, delaying the arrival of reinforcements to mislead him. In the end, it was Da Zhao's reinforcements that arrived.
These two people are determined to destroy him and the Great Yan Dynasty.
It's one thing if that bastard Dugu Ji can't be tamed, but no matter how much the Dugu family tries to seize power, they are still on the side of Great Yan. Dugu Ji is nothing to fear. As for that old hag, Empress Dowager Dugu, she will never relinquish power. And what is the reason for that scoundrel Nalan Xiong?
Helian Chi was so angry he wanted to skin the two men alive, but at this moment, he had to calm down and make other plans.
"Pass down the order: split into two teams, break out from the west and south gates, and rendezvous in the southwest woodland. Preserve the main force, regardless of casualties," Helian Chi ordered in a deep voice.
Even if a breakout at this point results in heavy losses, as long as the main force of the Yan army is preserved, there is still a chance to start over. Once his 200,000-strong army is wiped out in Qinzhou City, the Great Yan will undoubtedly be defeated.
For so many years, not only has the Great Yan coveted the Great Zhao, but the Great Zhao also harbored the same thoughts. That old witch has been delaying the killing of Crown Prince Chongwen and has even had doctors attend to him and take care of him. She just doesn't want him to die so early and incite public anger in the Great Zhao. Instead, she wants to keep him alive and use him as a tool to suppress the Great Zhao.
As long as Crown Prince Chongwen lives, the Great Zhao Dynasty will forever be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Therefore, he absolutely could not allow the main force of the Great Yan to be lost in Qinzhou.
Left Wise King Helian Chi made a decisive move, splitting his forces with Helian Cheng into two groups to break through the encirclement.
But it's too late.
The great battle in Qinzhou lasted for a day and a night. Before nightfall on the second day, less than 100,000 of the 200,000-strong army of the Great Yan were trapped in the valley south of the city, and their commander, Helian Chi, was captured alive.
Qinzhou City was plagued by war for many years, and most of the people were military households. In order to make a living, the soldiers took turns farming. They designated an area in the south of the city, where transportation was more convenient, as a grain field. During the busy farming season, it was used to dry grain, and during the slack season, it was used to train soldiers.
Helian Cheng led his troops to break through the south gate, where they encountered Zong Shuo's reinforcements joining Cheng Qianjun's vanguard. This forced them to turn towards the west gate. Meanwhile, Helian Chi, who was also heading towards the west gate, was caught in a pincer movement by the armies of Cheng Qianli and Sheng Junyao and had to retreat to the south.
Ultimately trapped in the valley south of the city, Helian Chi also fell into the hands of Zong Que.
Helian Chi was bound hand and foot and thrown in front of the battle line, facing Helian Cheng, who was seriously injured and on the verge of collapse, and the remnants of the Northern Yan army.
Zong Que sat on his horse, facing off against Helian Cheng.
"Those who surrender will have their toes cut off, but will be spared!"