Chapter 797: Don’t turn back until you hit the wall
There was heavy snow last winter, and the river level rose very quickly at the beginning of this spring, especially after the beginning of spring, there were several consecutive heavy rains.
The abnormal weather, which was the same as last year, coupled with the turbulent and wide river, made the entire court nervous, fearing that this year would be another year of great disaster.
Nowadays, a large number of people are jumping into the moat quickly and rapidly like dumplings.
Many people struggled in the river, and were swallowed by the whirlpool that formed.
The river was rushing fast and all the trees near Kyoto had been cut down long ago, so they couldn't carry their belongings down into the river. They could only step on others to have a chance to swim to the other side.
"Open the door! I am a villager from Xishan Village in the suburbs of Beijing! I have delivered vegetables to Yunzhou Grocery Store before, and everyone nearby can vouch for me!"
"It's unfair! I'm not a rebel. Please open the city gate."
Various cries and begging voices mixed together, from men and women, old and young, begging miserably and urgently.
No one on the city wall responded to them.
The kind-hearted soldiers couldn't bear to watch any longer and lowered their heads heavily.
Who dares to open the door?
Once the door is opened, hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Kyoto will suffer.
Some officials were terrified by the tragic scene below the city wall and kept urging the captains guarding the city: "Hurry, they are coming up! Throw boulders, rocks, and pour oil pans! Do you know how to fight?"
The lieutenant was annoyed and said angrily: "Do you think these supplies are easy to come by? If you use them now, what will you use them for in the future?!"
All the generals of the Kyoto camp came to the city wall.
They looked serious but not nervous.
This is just a tentative attack, and it’s not time to officially start the meal yet.
The main purpose of the rebellious army was to fill the moat and consume Kyoto's defense supplies.
The more times like this come, the more we must not panic.
The generals were very dissatisfied with the civil servants who were of no help on the city wall and only caused trouble, and they asked them to come down from the city wall in a very firm manner.
"My Lords, I will invite you up when the fight officially begins."
Just as the generals had guessed, when the sun set, the rebel army stopped driving the people away and returned to their camp.
The soldiers on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief, but the generals were in a heavy mood.
They looked at each other and went to visit Marquis Dingyuan tacitly.
"The brutality of the rebel army is beyond my imagination. In their eyes, no one is a human being."
"The situation is not good. The disorderly army's methodical attack on the city is also full of madness."
A chaotic army is not scary; a chaotic army out of control is the scariest.
If the only thought in their minds was to capture Kyoto, no one could stop them unless they all died or Kyoto was captured.
"We alone cannot defend Kyoto."
"Marquis Dingyuan, we still have to seek help from outside!"
Dingyuan Hou coughed, and he sat up with great difficulty, and said helplessly: "Who do you think is most capable of lifting the siege of Jingdu?"
Everyone was silent for a long time, and finally someone spoke with difficulty: "It must be Duke Yun."
Whether Li Aotian's army can arrive in time depends on whether Duke Yun agrees to let him come.
If Duke Yun disagrees and insists on dragging Li Aotian into a fight...
well.
A general cursed quietly, "I've long said that you should leave a way out for others so that we can meet again in the future. The emperor has offended Duke Yun so much. If Duke Yun doesn't add insult to injury at this time, he can be said to have the world in his heart."
"You can't say that. Didn't we sign a peace and truce agreement with Yunzhou? The relationship has eased."
Marquis Dingyuan's eyes were wandering.
"Marquis Dingyuan?" Everyone looked at him in confusion.
The situation is critical, but you are still hiding it. Isn't that a bit unkind?
Marquis Dingyuan frowned, and his hands sometimes clenched and sometimes unclenched, looking very conflicted.
After struggling for about an incense stick of time, Dingyuan Hou whispered, "It seems that the emperor has joined forces with Xixia, Tubo, and Goryeo to attack Yunzhou."
!!!
"How is this possible?!"
"How come I don't know about this?"
"You must be mistaken!"
The generals are going crazy. Such a big matter, but the emperor didn't even inform the generals!
The news was so shocking that it took half an hour for everyone to calm down.
Someone asked fearfully, "Duke Yun shouldn't know about this, right?"
Put yourself in his shoes. If you were the Duke of Yun, after learning about this, you would have to take advantage of the siege on Kyoto to bite off a big piece of meat from Great Zhou!
Saving Kyoto? Save nothing.
She waited for Kyoto to fall, then took action to quell the rebellion, earning both fame and profit.
Dingyuan Hou was filled with bitterness: "I don't know. Maybe she knows, maybe she doesn't, maybe she knows but pretends not to know."
That's quite a mouthful.
The generals were disheartened and dispersed.
The most obvious and smooth road has been blocked by the government itself, so let's just do our best.
The next day, Marquis Dingyuan went to court despite his illness and proposed that the emperor issue an imperial decree to send troops from all directions to quell the rebellion.
The emperor agreed and issued orders to Li Aotian and Xie Lantian respectively, but did not mobilize the border troops and the naval forces.
Marquis Dingyuan also suggested that they write a letter to Duke Yun in the name of the emperor to talk about their feelings. It would be best if Duke Yun could help them. If not, it would be fine if she just stood by and watched without adding insult to injury.
The government refused sternly and no one could persuade it.
He said: "Su Xuanming is still in Kyoto. Gu Nanxi can't just watch her eldest son die here."
Master Tong raised the corners of his lips sarcastically.
After the court session, Marquis Dingyuan personally selected a number of good soldiers to form a death squad. They dressed up as ordinary people and left the city at night to convey the emperor's orders to Suining County and Xiangzhou respectively.
Master Tong found Su Xuanming and said, "You can go with them."
As Gu Nanxi’s son, this identity is Su Xuanming’s golden ticket to immunity from death.
Most of the people who fled Kyoto fell into the hands of the rebel army and were badly beaten if not killed.
Su Xuanming is different.
As long as the rebel army still has reason, they will never anger Gu Nanxi at this critical moment.
So, what the official said was a joke.
Even if Jingdu was really destroyed one day, as long as Su Xuanming revealed his true identity, Fang La would not only not kill him, but would also do everything he could to protect him. He was afraid that if something happened to Su Xuanming, Gu Nanxi would come after him.
A hint of hesitation flashed across Su Xuanming's eyes.
To go or not to go?
Do you want to stay here and try your luck?
…
Outside the city of Kyoto, Fang La was organizing a meeting with his men.
"Boss, there are too many people escaping from Kyoto. We can't catch them all."
Even tigers take naps.
Kyoto is so big that no one knows from where on the city wall they will secretly lower the rope.
Fang La let out a long sigh: "Then we won't defend it. Let them go. We will only guard the roads to Xiangzhou and Suining County and cut off the connection between Kyoto and these two places!"
"By the way." Fang La added, "Don't touch the people from Yunzhou, especially Su Xuanming!"
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