Volume 1, Chapter 140: The Enemy at the Gates

At this moment, in the palace.

"Report--"

"Your Majesty, Bai Qi has crossed the Yellow River and arrived in Hebei!"

"The generals guarding the city along the way not only did not intercept him, but many generals opened the city gates and even let the people line the streets to welcome him!"

Just as the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was drinking and singing with many concubines, as Bai Qi continued to march south, one battle report after another came.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"Write down the names of these generals for me. After Bai Qi withdraws this time, I will settle accounts with them one by one!"

"At the very least, they will be dismissed from their posts, and at the worst, they will be tattooed and exiled!"

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty slammed the table and roared. Fortunately, there were beauties around him, otherwise he would really not be able to live like this!

He had already hated all these generals in his heart.

Bai Qi could lead his troops back to the capital. Although these people did not have the courage to follow him, they all sympathized with Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi.

When someone wants to rebel one day, these people will definitely stab him in the back!

"It seems that only Pan Aiqing and the Prime Minister are my loyal ministers!"

He praised the two biggest treacherous ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty in his heart, and then continued to indulge in pleasure.

Ten days later.

Boom boom boom!

The war horses stomped on the ground with a rumbling sound.

A burst of urgent shouts suddenly came from the palace.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! It's not good! Bai Qi has led the army to Xuanwu Gate! Now he is confronting the defenders on the city!"

The sharp voice of the eunuch came.

"What are you panicking about!"

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty stood up from the soft couch, asked the concubines to change his clothes for him, put on the dragon robe, and left the palace with the guard of honor.

At this moment, on the city wall, all the civil and military officials stood on the top of the city.

General Cao Changqiu stood on the city gate tower, looking at Bai Qi wearing a helmet and armor with complicated eyes, and sighed: "General Bai Qi, why is it so? You can come alone, why do you have to lead troops?"

Bai Qi sat on the big black bear, holding the Fang Tian Huaji in his hand, and coldly glanced at the civil and military officials on the city, and said coldly:

"I come alone, who is willing to give Marshal Yue and Marshal Yang justice?"

"I just want to ask the court officials, what crime have the two marshals committed?"

This!

General Cao Changqiu and others all looked ugly and remained silent.

Of course, they did not think that the two marshals were guilty. This was the result of the big pig's hoof and his willful behavior.

Seeing that no one answered, the cavalry behind Bai Qi refused to do it.

"What is the crime of Marshal Yang?"

"What is the crime of Marshal Yue?"

"Give the marshal justice! Give the marshal justice!"

Thirty thousand cavalrymen hit the armor with spears, making bursts of roars, and the murderous atmosphere filled the whole city.

The horses under their crotches also neighed.

The soldiers on the top of the city were sweating profusely.

The military generals were anxious.

The civil officials wiped the sweat off their faces. These soldiers seemed to be really brave enough to kill people!

Bai Qi waved his hand to quiet the soldiers behind him, and then pointed at the officials on the city wall and roared:

"General, I will give you a quarter of an hour to open the city gate immediately! Let me go into the city to talk to the emperor!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for leading the troops to attack the city!"

Bai Qi no longer wanted to talk nonsense with these people on the city wall. He just wanted to enter the city quickly. He

wanted to see the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi as quickly as possible.

The reason why he led the troops here was that he didn't want to talk nonsense with them!

Only with soldiers can you be persuasive!

Whoever has the biggest fist is now qualified to reason!

"Attack the city, attack the city!"

The cavalry behind Bai Qi shouted together. They had waited for this day for too long.

And the drummers in the army had already beaten the war drums at this moment!

Dongdongdong!

The sound of war drums rang out again and again, as if hitting the hearts of civil and military officials, and everyone shuddered involuntarily.

Bai Qi was really playing!

The civil officials no longer dared to stay on the city wall. If they were shot to death by arrows, it would be a big loss!

After they retreated from the city wall, they found that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty had already come in a car.

But the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty would not go to the top of the city, it was too dangerous, he chose to stay under the city.

When the civil officials saw the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they immediately said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly, Bai Qi really wants to attack the city!"

"Why are you panicking? Why are you panicking? You are all high-ranking officials in the court, and you have no manners at all. You should learn more from me, and you will not change your face when Mount Tai collapses in front of you!" The emperor

of the Great Zhou Dynasty rarely saw these civil officials, and they were scared like turtle grandsons. At this moment, he taught them a lesson calmly.

The civil officials all looked depressed, thinking that you can do it, and you will have a hard time!

After the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty taught the civil officials a lesson, he waved his hand and ordered: "Bring Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi here, and ask them to persuade Bai Qi to withdraw his troops!"

"I will obey your majesty's order!"

The eunuch immediately rode a fast horse and ran to the Ministry of Justice to pick up the person.

But as soon as he entered the prison, the eunuch felt cold sweat all over his body. At this moment, Yue Shenqiang had been tortured beyond recognition.

All his limbs were broken.

His body was covered with all kinds of wounds,

and even his ribs were exposed.

Even the eunuch, who was accustomed to the dark means of the harem, could not help but avoid his eyes at this moment and could not bear to look directly.

He quickly ordered people to change Yue Shenqiang's clothes, and asked people to carry Yue Shenqiang on a soft couch and rushed to the top of the city.

Yang Wudi was not punished. After sighing, he followed them and came to the top of the city.

When Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi appeared, the 30,000 cavalrymen behind Bai Qi were instantly silent.

Yang Wudi's eyes welled up with tears when he saw his subordinates who had come from Honghua City.

These subordinates were willing to risk their families to rescue him.

He had been stationed in Honghua City for decades and loved these soldiers like his own children.

"Marshal, Marshal, we are here to save you!"

"We are here to take you home!"

"Return to Honghua City!"

Before Bai Qi even opened his mouth, the 30,000 cavalrymen in the rear shouted in unison, their concern was beyond words.

Good! Good! Good!

Yang Wudi opened his mouth, only to feel a thousand-pound boulder blocking his throat. He finally sighed, forced out a smile and said, "You guys go back! I'm fine! Don't delay your future!"

At this time, the eunuch next to him also shouted to the city with a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has ordered that the case of Marshal Yang's unauthorized use of the 400,000 taels of seized silver will be re-examined!"

"General Bai Qi, please withdraw your troops quickly!"

This was what the Emperor of the Great Zhou had just ordered him to do, just to trick Bai Qi and others.

As long as Bai Qi and others withdrew their troops, it would be up to them to decide how to deal with Yang Wudi and Yue Shenqiang!

Bai Qi snorted coldly: "Where is Marshal Yue? Why don't I see him?"

Just now, he only saw Yang Wudi, but not Yue Shenqiang.

This!

The eunuch was a bit embarrassed, but he finally ordered his men to help Yue Shenqiang, whose limbs were all broken, to the top of the city wall, and whispered in his ear:

"Marshal Yue, please persuade Bai Qi to withdraw his troops! The emperor will remember Marshal Yue's kindness!"

"Get lost!"

Yue Shenqiang laughed miserably. If the emperor of the Great Zhou was here, he really wanted to spit on the emperor's face.

Remembering my kindness means that not only will my family be destroyed, but I will also have to admit to a false charge?

But after all, he believed in the relationship between monarch, ministers, and fathers and sons.

Finally, he said to Bai Qi in a broken voice:

"Bai Qi!... Although this is the first time we meet, I have long known from Yun Lei that you are a very passionate person!

As the saying goes, if the king wants his subjects to die, they must die!

My life and death are not important...

Bai Qi, don't let me... be criticized by thousands of people, bear the infamy, and cause an irreparable disaster!

Retreat!

I'm fine! Maybe in another year or two, I can still lead the troops with you to fight! Expand the territory for the Great Zhou!"

Yue Shenqiang endured the severe pain all over his body and pretended to be indifferent. At this moment, his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"No! Cousin, don't believe it. They tortured Yun Lei, and they must have tortured Marshal Yue! Save them."

Bai Qi's cousin Zhang Qing also grabbed Bai Qi's arm and said anxiously.

If Bai Qi just left like this, who could still make the decision for General Yue and General Yang?

Of course, Bai Qi would not believe what Yue Shenqiang said, and with his eyesight, he had already discovered that something was wrong with Yue Shenqiang.

The reason why Yue Shenqiang could stand at this moment was that there were people around him holding him up.

The muscles on Yue Shenqiang's face trembled, and he was obviously enduring great pain, but he had to force out a smile.

This made Bai Qi furious.

He wanted everyone to know how vicious the

emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was! "Since Marshal Yue is fine, then come down to the city. Our two families are also relatives, and I have to call Marshal Yue uncle!"

"Then please ask Marshal Yue to come down to the city for a chat."

As he said, Bai Qi opened his hand directly, and the surging internal force was like an invisible big hand, grabbing Yue Shenqiang directly.

The next moment, Yue Shenqiang flew into the air and floated directly towards Bai Qi.

"No!" The eunuch exclaimed.

Yang Wudi sneered endlessly, this time he was exposed!

Because of Bai Qi's grab, Yue Shenqiang touched the wounds all over his body, and his face was distorted with pain.

Bai Qi narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand, and burst out his internal force, directly tearing the gorgeous robes on Yue Shenqiang.

When the outer clothes were shattered, Yue Shenqiang's miserable appearance finally appeared in front of everyone.

His limbs were broken and hung limply, and his body was covered with dense wounds like a centipede. The white prison uniform grew on his body and was covered with blood.

Some wounds were even deep and bone-deep.

Miserable, too miserable!

This!

On the top of the city, the general Cao Changqiu's face changed drastically, and he pointed at the eunuch angrily and said: "How dare you? This is Yue Shenqiang! You treat him like this?"

He was stunned.

Isn't it enough to frame Yue Shenqiang?

He has to be treated so cruelly!

Damn it, damn it!

For a moment, he wanted Bai Qi to rush into the city and kill these beasts directly!

"Asshole! Asshole! Is this how you treat the ministers who have fought for the country and made contributions? I'll kill you!"

The generals on the side were completely crazy, and a nameless anger rose from their hearts. What is the meaning of "a rabbit dies and a fox mourns"?

They can empathize the most.

Yue Shenqiang has made great achievements in the war,

but he is treated like this by these little bastards! What about these ordinary generals?

They are just letting these villains do whatever they want.

Damn it! Damn it!

A general directly pinched the eunuch's neck, then grabbed one of his fingers and broke it hard!

The eunuch let out a shrill scream, tears and snot flowed, and he was so wronged that he begged for mercy: "It's none of my business, this is all done by those bastards in the Ministry of Punishment!"

"Humph! You are not a good thing either!"

The general had no place to vent his anger. He threw the eunuch to the ground, drew the sword from his waist in anger, and chopped the city wall frantically.

"Ahhh!"

One knife after another!

As a result, with a clang, the saber was cut off directly, and the broken sword flew out by his face, leaving a bloody wound.

But the general was unaware of it, and chopped the city wall even more frantically, as if the city wall was the scum of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Marshal Yue, Marshal Yue!"

The soldiers on the city lowered their heads one by one, their eyes were red, and all the weapons in their hands were thrown to the ground.

It was so miserable! At

this moment, they didn't know why they had to guard the capital of the Great Zhou.

They felt that guarding the capital of the Great Zhou had become meaningless!

Some soldiers even cried because they had received the favor of Yue Shenqiang.

"Marshal Yue! Relatives!"

Bai Qi's uncle, seeing the miserable appearance of Yue Shenqiang, as a weak scholar, felt goose bumps all over his body.

He didn't even dare to get close to Yue Shenqiang.

As soon as he got close to Yue Shenqiang, he even felt that those wounds grew on his body.

Just thinking about how a healthy person could have his limbs broken, Bai Qi's uncle felt pain in all his bones.

Bai Qi's cousin had already burst into tears. Even Yue Shenqiang was beaten like this by that gang of bastards. What about his fiancé Yue Yunlei?

He was the first to be tortured!

When she thought that her husband might become like this, Bai Qi's cousin almost fainted.

She knelt down in front of Bai Qi with a plop, and said sadly: "Cousin, you must make the decision for us!"

At this moment, Bai Qi's cousin really wanted the

emperor of the Great Zhou to die! She wanted those bastards who attacked Yue Yunlei and Yue Yuanshuai to die.

"I'm fine, I can still bear it! Bai Qi, don't let the people of the capital suffer! Go back! Don't worry about me."

Yue Shenqiang squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and then pulled the wounds all over his body. The sweat and blood on his body mixed down, and the pain made Yue Shenqiang gasp repeatedly. He

fainted several times.

If it weren't for Bai Qi's internal force to protect his internal organs, maybe Yue Shenqiang couldn't hold on after such a toss, and died on the spot!

"Ah! - Bastard!"

Bai Qi roared, feeling like he was hit by a thousand-pound boulder in his heart.

Before he was reborn, he had also heard of the tragic experience of a general in history.

But today, he saw the same scene!

Although the things described in the book also made him sad and angry, and he wanted to chop those beasts into pieces.

But it can never be compared with the scene he saw in front of him, which is truly unforgettable!

"This is how you treat meritorious officials!

This is how you kill the soldiers who fought bloody battles?

Where is justice and fairness? Do

you still have the face to guard the city gate and block my way forward?

If you are treated like this, do you still want me, Bai Qi, to lead the troops back?

Cao Changqiu, as a general, what else do you have to say?"

You roared at the general on the city wall. To be honest, this general is still loyal and dedicated!

But at this moment, Bai Qi wanted to ask, why couldn't you stop this tragedy from happening in the court?

General Cao Changqiu sighed, he was also very uncomfortable, but he had no way!

In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, unable to respond to Bai Qi's words.

The soldiers below saw the miserable state of Marshal Yue at this moment, and in an instant, the 30,000 cavalry were excited.

"We are fighting bloody battles in the front!"

"The tyrant is obsessed with pleasure in the back!"

"That's fine, but he is so cruel to loyal people, why should we defend the Zhou Dynasty for him?"

"He doesn't deserve it, he doesn't deserve it!"