On the city wall, Zhao Lei listened to Zhao's words, and couldn't help frowning, a little wanting to scold impulsively.You say it so high-soundingly, it's not for your own day, have you considered us?
If we descend, what we are waiting for is a dead end.At that time, everyone in the Zhao family had to die, and now they have finally saved their father and son.Zhao Lei pursed his lips tightly, didn't say a word, and persuaded him even more."
Zhao Lei, go and persuade your father to surrender, you can't be a traitor and harm everyone in the Zhao family, your mother, wife and children are all in prison now, do you want to watch them die?"
On the city wall, Zhao Lei sneered, he couldn't take care of himself, he still cared about others, and he would die if he died.He was not close to his wife and the children he gave birth to, and he himself married another wife in Longhaiguan, and he had no shortage of wives and children.Of course, these Zhao Lei will not talk to the Empress Dowager, but seeing that the Empress Dowager is talking more and more.He couldn't say nothing, so Zhao Lei shouted under the city wall with a calm face: "The Empress Dowager, please go back." ”After saying that, he turned around and left.Seeing that he ignored herself, the Empress Dowager had no choice, so she turned around and returned to Xiao Wenyu."
Your Majesty, they don't listen to the mourning family, and the mourning family has no choice."
Xiao Wenyu looked at her with a smile, and said slowly: "If they don't listen, the Empress Dowager will persuade them under the city wall until they are persuaded to surrender, I am not in a hurry." ”As a result, this persuasion lasted for three days, and every day the Empress Dowager went to Dingcheng to persuade her to surrender.Xiao Wenyu also did not give an order to attack Dingcheng, and only let the Empress Dowager persuade her to surrender on the city wall.On the wall of Dingcheng, the Zhao family army did not dare to release arrows at will, and the two armies were twisted like this for a while.Xiao Wenyu is not in a hurry, they are not short of food and grass, there is no shortage of food and drink, plus the continuous march, just let the army rest for a few days, but the Zhao family army in the city is agitated.Originally, they were anti-thieves, one was vigorous, the second was declining, and the third was exhausted, so hanging like this would only wear down morale, and the people in the city had a faint intention to resist.Although Zhao Guogong captured three cities, in fact, the people in the city were only forced by his obscenity and did not dare to resist, but the people themselves did not agree with them, and called him Zhao Thief in private.Although these people didn't dare to say it openly, but the muttering in private still vaguely spread to the army, the soldiers in the army, many people didn't react before, so they followed Zhao Guogong all the way back, and now think about it, many people regret it, they are just small soldiers, even if they follow Zhao Guogong back, what good is it for them.They have parents and children, and now they are all thieves of rebellion.But now that they have become traitors, there is no way to turn back.For a time, the morale of the Zhao family's army was greatly damaged, and the entire Dingcheng was shrouded in a rout.Zhao Lei was very worried, and immediately summoned a group of people under Zhao Guogong to discuss this matter."
Father, what now?
Xiao Wenyu's thief didn't let people attack the city, but let the Empress Dowager persuade her to surrender in front of the battle, which has been persuaded for three days, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that the morale of our army will collapse. ”Zhao Guogong looked at the several subordinates under his head and asked in a deep voice, "What now?"
”The next strategist quickly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is inevitable to get rid of the Empress Dowager, if the Empress Dowager is allowed to continue, I am afraid that the morale of our army will be greatly dissipated." ”Zhao Lei listened to this person's words, and immediately nodded in agreement: "My son agrees with Lord Cao's words." ”Zhao Guogong frowned, that was his sister, but it was not a way to persuade his sister to surrender in front of the battle.Zhao Lei looked at Lord Cao on the side and said, "What does Lord Cao think to do?"
”Lord Cao thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you let someone shoot the Empress Dowager." ”Zhao Guogong listened to Lord Cao's words, and immediately spoke disapprovingly: "If you shoot the Empress Dowager, wouldn't I be insulted." ”Lord Cao was choked by Zhao Guogong's words, and wanted to ask this, do you still have face now?
People outside are scolding you for being a thief, and you are still worried about your reputation, do you still have a reputation to speak of?
But Lord Cao didn't dare to say it, now that he was the emperor, where did he dare to talk nonsense.Lord Cao said while thinking about it: "Your Majesty, we can create an uninformed truth, let our subordinates shoot the Empress Dowager, and then pretend not to know, and severely punish that subordinate." ”That is, to put some fig leaf on yourself.People on the outside may not believe that they don't know.But what can Master Cao do?
Now he is a person on the ship of the Zhao family and his son, so he can only follow them.Before, the Zhao family sent people to infiltrate the capital to assassinate His Majesty, they thought that they would succeed nine times out of ten, but they were defeated, and then he could only follow the Zhao family and his son.If he didn't rebel, the Zhao father and son would definitely kill him, and in order to save his life, he could only respond.As soon as Lord Cao's words fell, Zhao Lei took the lead in agreeing: "Father, this method is feasible, if you keep asking the Empress Dowager to persuade her to surrender in front of the battle, I am afraid that the morale of our army will be dissuaded by her." ”They didn't feel much about what the Empress Dowager said, but the soldiers defending the city were touched when they heard it.This is not the way to go.At the top, Zhao Guogong finally agreed: "Yes." ”That night, the Empress Dowager was shot and killed, and on the city wall, Zhao Lei led people to rush up and scolded the men who shot the Empress Dowager, who looked like they didn't know.Outside the city wall, Xiao Wenyu gave the order to attack the city.He has been waiting for the Zhao family to shoot the Empress Dowager, firstly, to make the reputation of Zhao Guogong's father and son worse, and secondly, to kill the old witch of the Empress Dowager through the hands of Zhao Guogong's father and son.His father died because of this woman, how could he let her live, but if he killed the Empress Dowager, he would be infamy, no matter what, the Empress Dowager was an elder, and it was not his turn to kill, but now the Zhao family father and son shot the Empress Dowager, and the notoriety fell on the Zhao family father and son."
Feng Yao listened to the order and led 30,000 troops to attack the East City Gate.""
Yes.""
Xiao Wenjia led 30,000 troops to attack the South City Gate.""
Yes, Your Majesty."
General Feng and Xiao Wenjia were ordered to lead the army to attack Dingcheng.The sound of this night of fighting continued, originally before the Empress Dowager fell in front of the formation, it broke the army's heart, and then was attacked by the army, Dingcheng was broken after only one night, and Zhao Guogong and his son led the troops to retreat to the city.Originally, he captured three array cities, but he lost one array in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Guogong's father and son were half angry, and at the same time, they were also wary of Xiao Wenyu and the soldiers and horses he brought.The atmosphere in the lobby of Sucheng was indescribably heavy, and Zhao Guogong did not say a word with a blue face.Although he didn't say it, a pair of sharp eyes swept over the faces of the next people from time to time, and he could see that now these people under him, people's hearts are fluctuating, and they are retreating one by one, if it is not for the fact that there is no way out now, these people are only afraid that they will defect at the first time.