Chapter 0026 Dog bites dog
Yuwen Tianbao held a phoenix-wing gilded hammer in his hand, with golden light flashing, blocking the sharp arrows in front of him. However, the other soldiers around him were not so lucky. They were shot by the sharp arrows and fell to the ground, with countless of them screaming.
"Damn it, damn it." Yuwen Tianbao led the army to retreat with great difficulty. His handsome face turned red with anger and his body trembled. He had never suffered such a humiliation before. He was actually blocked outside the city by his own people.
"Haha, you traitor, you still want to defraud me, but don't you see who I am? The Zheng family of Xingyang is not someone a traitor like you can cheat. If I were you, you should retreat a hundred miles away right now. Otherwise, when General Yuwen Shu's army arrives, you will be dead." Zheng Yuanwu laughed.
"Your Excellency did not expect that military merit would come from nowhere. These rebels still wanted to deceive us. They had no idea that General Yang had already warned us before leaving." Han Hao beside him laughed.
"Haha, a traitor is a traitor." Zheng Yuanwu nodded repeatedly and shouted at Yuwen Tianbao: "Traitor, if you don't retreat, today will be your death day."
"Damn you, I am Yuwen Chengdu, the general who guards the palace appointed by the court, and the general who was appointed by His Majesty as Tianbao. Why don't you open the city gate for me?" Yuwen Tianbao said sternly. He raised the phoenix-wing gilded hammer in his hand and shouted loudly: "This is my phoenix-wing gilded hammer. Who else in the world has such a weapon?"
Under the firelight, the gilded phoenix wings sparkled with golden light, and Yuwen Tianbao, who was covered in golden armor, looked extraordinary and heroic. To be honest, in this vast world, Yuwen Tianbao was the only one who could be dressed like this.
Zheng Yuanwu and others on the city wall were stunned, with a trace of doubt on their faces. Zheng Yuanwu hesitated for a while and said, "Humph, it's just a weapon, anyone can make it. You say you are General Tianbao, but are you General Tianbao? Now it's night, no one knows, what if you are a traitor? Let's wait and see tomorrow."
Zheng Yuanwu was a little lacking in confidence, but in the end he did not open the city gate. No one could guarantee who the other party was. If, as Li Yu said, the army in front of him was disguised as the enemy, that would be bad.
"Damn it! Open the city gate now. I'm going to hunt down the rebels." How could Yuwen Tianbao endure such humiliation? Not only was he blocked at the foot of the city, but he would also be prevented from hunting down the rebels.
"Nonsense, where are the rebels here? I think you are the rebel." Yuwen Tianbao didn't expect that it would be fine if he didn't say this. After saying this, Zheng Yuanwu was immediately furious. He suspected that the troops under the city were Yang Xuangan's troops. From Hancheng, where are the rebels? If there were rebels, wouldn't it mean that Zheng Yuanwu was blind? He couldn't stand this. Not only him, but also Han Hao and others couldn't stand it.
"Shoot, they are traitors, shoot, shoot them to death." Han Hao was furious, and before Zheng Yuanwu could say anything, he shouted loudly. The rebels under the city were really abominable, they actually treated me and others as fools and chased them. It seemed that what General Yang said made sense. These rebels wanted to capture King Cai alive to achieve their ulterior motives. It was really abominable. Were all of us idiots? We didn't even know if the other party was a rebel?
" Shoot , shoot, shoot them, they are all cavalry, not good at attacking the city, shoot them." Zheng Yuanwu shouted loudly. Being able to stop these rebels for a moment is also a military achievement. In addition, he saw that Yuwen Tianbao and others were rebels and could not attack the city at all. In the dark, it was even more difficult to capture Hancheng, so he could attack the city with confidence.
There were screams coming from the city again, apparently another soldier was shot. In just a quarter of an hour, hundreds of people were shot to death. It was a pity that these people did not die on the battlefield, but died at the hands of their own people.
"General, the magistrate of Hancheng will not let us enter the city now. We should wait until tonight and come back to settle accounts with him tomorrow. Attacking the city at night will surely cause countless casualties among our brothers." The personal soldiers around him hurriedly said, "I believe that with our speed, no matter how far the rebels run, they will not be able to escape from our grasp."
"Damn it." Yuwen Tianbao waved his whip viciously. He had already lagged behind Li Yu for a long time. If he delayed for another night, it would be even more difficult to catch up with Li Yu. Thinking of this, he became even more angry at Zheng Yuanwu who was guarding the city.
"Let's go." Yuwen Tianbao looked at the fire on the city wall with a gloomy face. He whipped his warhorse hard and turned to leave. In this situation, Yuwen Tianbao had no choice but to temporarily endure the humiliation and leave Hancheng. In this situation, if the army continued to attack, it would only suffer heavy casualties.
Zheng Yuanwu on the city wall saw it clearly and couldn't help laughing. No matter what, the enemy had no choice but to withdraw under such circumstances.
"Sir, where are the troops under the city?" Han Hao asked in a low voice.
"So what? Who knows who the enemy is? If they are rebels, opening the city gates now would be like inviting thieves in. If they are really General Yuwen?" Zheng Yuanwu's face was uncertain. If Yuwen Tianbao was leading the army, things would be bad. He patted the battlements and said, "No matter what, he is a rebel. How could be a rebel?"
Han Hao and others also nodded. This was the only way to go at this time. Who would not think that King Cai was a rebel? The world is so big, and everyone knows that King Cai is loyal to His Majesty, so how could he possibly rebel?
At this moment, in Yi Yang City, Yi Yang Magistrate Yang Qiu was walking up and down in the hall. He was a branch of the Hongnong Yang family, so he could be the Yi Yang Magistrate. If it were in the past, his position as Yi Yang Magistrate would be very comfortable, with the support of the Hongnong Yang family. Not to mention in Yi Yang, even near the Eastern Capital, no one would do anything to him.
But the situation is not good now. Yang Xuangan actually raised an army to rebel. Nearly 200,000 troops marched westward to attack Guanzhong. This pushed the entire Hongnong Yang family to the forefront of the world. Yang Qiu was excited and frightened at the same time, because he was also a member of the Yang family. If he won, he would naturally benefit from it. If he failed, things might be bad.
"Sir, do you think Duke Chu can really succeed?" Yang Qiu looked at the middle-aged man next to him. He was Yang Qiu's aide named Zhu Yu, a teacher in Yi Yang City, and he had some wisdom.
"Don't you know it, sir? If it succeeded, why would the young lady come to Yi Yang?" Zhu Yu laughed softly.
If successful, Yang Ruoxi would only be a princess high above everyone else. Only if she failed would she come to Yi Yang.
"Then what should we do now?" Yang Qiu's eyes were shining. There were only two paths in front of him. One was to welcome Yang Ruoxi and assist her, and the other was to kill Yang Ruoxi in order to preserve his safety and official position.
