"If a person falls, I'm afraid there won't even be a corpse left."
"But you told me that you saw my second emperor's sister? Master, your excuse is too much!"
As he was talking, Xiao Tian hurriedly walked in, "Your Majesty, calm down, what Master Yun Zhongzi said may be true."
An Qing. He looked at Xiao Tian angrily and said, "What did you say?"
"It's true, Your Majesty, I was fighting in the northern border and I once saw a woman who looked similar to the Second Princess. That person was extremely skilled and proficient in many kinds of demon arts."
"It's just that at that time, that person had a strong demonic aura, and I didn't think in that direction. Now it seems that the Second Princess may not really be dead."
An Qing was silent because she suddenly remembered that they really didn't find An Xin's body back then.
"Well, now that Brother Yecheng has completely turned against us, what should we do? Please give us an idea."
Yun Zhongzi sighed, "Your Majesty, as of now, the only thing we can do is fight and notify the rebel states. Neighboring states and counties are preparing for war."
An Qing nodded, "Okay, okay, hurry up and issue an order. If we win, there will be heavy rewards!"
The day after An Qing's imperial edict arrived in Jinzhou, a large rebel force appeared outside Jinzhou.
Zhao Yu walked at the forefront of the army with his horse and sword horizontally.
Along the way, they passed through almost all the counties and counties that looked like winds. Zhao Yu and Wang Yue's army reached the capital of Jinzhou without any effort.
On the city, Xiao Nan, the governor of Jinzhou, saw their posture on the city tower and was frightened.
He was a close confidant of Xiao Tian, and he also wanted to be loyal to the imperial court, but looking at the mighty and majestic army outside the city, he couldn't stop trembling in his heart.
"Xiao Governor, listen, An Qing's unethical conduct has brought disaster to the country and the people. We have raised our troops to clear the imperial court and give the people of the Zhou Dynasty a clear sky."
You. If you know the current situation, go down to the city and surrender quickly! Otherwise, no civil and military officials in the city will be left behind when the soldiers pass by!" Zhao Yu pointed his sword at Xiao Nan on the city and said confidently and domineeringly.
Xiao Nan shouted angrily with a trembling voice, but he could not even stand still, and the fingers holding on to the crenellations of the city wall were as white as snow.
Zhao Yu sneered, rode forward a few steps, and asked sharply, "Law? Gangshang? Loyalty? How can An Qing have the dignity to ask us to do this!
He killed his sister and killed his younger brother, usurped power and throne, flirted with monsters, harmed good people, and beguiled the court. , slaughter Zhongliang, such an unkind, unfaithful and unfilial king, why should we be loyal to her!"
As he said, he raised the long sword in his hand, raised his arms behind him and shouted, "We follow the orders of General Ye Cheng to calm the world with one soldier. This is great loyalty, great filial piety, great benevolence and righteousness!"
“And you, Xiao Nan, if you continue to persist in your stubbornness, today next year will be your death anniversary.”
Before he finished speaking, a hundred thousand troops behind him roared in unison, and the voice resounded through the sky, "Kill the demon queen, and the world will be peaceful! Kill the demon queen, and the world will be peaceful!"
hip The sound shook the walls of Jinzhou City a little.
In addition to the shouts that echoed through the sky, Xiao Nan's ears could only hear the cries of the people in the city.
Of course it is not a cry of fear, but a cry of joy when the clouds finally clear and the moon shines!
In recent years, they have been overwhelmed by the taxes from the imperial court. Now seeing the rebels arrive, it is like seeing a savior!
The soldiers around Xiao Nan were also dejected. Obviously, they did not agree with and would not support him to fight to the end.
At this moment, a clerk hurried up to the tower and whispered a few words in his ear.
Xiao Nan's pupils shrank suddenly. It turned out that just now, the people in the city of grain and grass in the treasury had secretly moved outside the city to give to the rebels. However, of the 30,000 defenders in the city, 20,000 had declared an uprising on the spot and joined the rebels. They were already occupying the north, south, and east gates of Jinzhou City.
"You, you have already...&"
Zhao Yu looked up at Xiao Nan and sneered, "Xiao Governor, I know you are a relative of General Xiao Tianxiao, but you also know, right? What ability does that general have?"
“Moreover, you are well-read in poetry and books. How could you not know that Confucius and Mencius once said that the king values the people? You have also seen the situation clearly. This general will give you one last chance. Will you surrender?”
Hio Nan was silent for a moment, slowly took off the black gauze hat on his head, and threw it down the city, "The trend of the times is not the work of man."
"However, when the country is broken, how can there be no one to die for justice? Scholars know justice, how can they not die for their confidants? I, Xiao Nan, receive the favor of the emperor. "Today I am unable to resist you, nor can I stop the soldiers in the city from joining you. I can only die to repay you!"
Say it, Xiao Tian pulled out his sword, looked in the direction of the capital in the west, kowtowed three hundred times, and swung his sword to kill himself.
Soon, the only west gate in Jinzhou Fucheng that had not yet been opened was opened.
Zhao Yu took the lead, followed closely by the soldiers, who poured into the city one after another.
In the city of Jinzhou, the people lined the streets to welcome him, burning incense and bowing before him, with cries mixed with cheers.
The whole territory of Jinzhou belonged to Yecheng. After Zhao Yu and Wang Yue left 10,000 horses to provide relief for the people, they led the remaining troops eastward and headed straight for Xuzhou.
On the other side, Yuzhou, Xinye County.
As the most important military town on the southern border of Yuzhou, heavy troops have always been stationed here.
Today, in order to prevent Kou Bai and others from taking down Yuzhou and Qingzhou and establishing contact with Youzhou and Bingzhou, An Qing sent General Qin Lie to lead the 80,000 Shenji Battalion to station here.
Shenji Battalion is another direct force of Xiao Tian. Although it is not as close as the Demon Suppressing Guards and Xiao Tian, it is undeniably loyal.
Because of this, Xiao Tiancai dared to let Qin Lie lead them to garrison in Xinye County.
After this, Kou Bai and Su Xiong led their armies to fight Qin Lie in three fierce battles, all resulting in draws.
"Brother Kou Bai, are the bandits determined to choke us?"
Kou Bai frowned in thought for a moment and said, "Since we can't attack by force, let's try to outwit them."
"I have a plan. There are wastelands around Xinye County, which is not suitable. Farming, there is no food stored here, and Qin Lie's 80,000-strong army consumes a lot of food every day. "
"So, there must be a continuous supply of food transport teams for him. We only need to attack Qiliang Road, and then send Xizuo into Xinye County. Rumors say that my eldest brother has gone south with an army of 300,000 people and has conquered Qingzhou. The morale of the army in the city will be chaotic."
"When the time comes, we will be able to attack the city in one go."
Su Xiong clapped his hands and said, "Wonderful, Brother Kou is really smart."
So, that night, Kou Bai personally led his people to squat in the west of Xinye City, and he saw the grain transport team.
Kou Bai took action immediately. The grain transport team were all strong men recruited temporarily and were not willing to work for the court. Now that they saw the rebels, they naturally laid down their weapons and surrendered on the spot.