The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 690 Is Ninth Brother Coming?
On the hillside of Zhuma, looking at the city in front of him, Zhao Yanxun asked: "The scouts still haven't found any reinforcements sent from the east of the Han River?"

Zhang An's guess was right. The cavalry who had arrived earlier were indeed waiting for the imperial court to send reinforcements, and then took advantage of the situation to eat them up.

Hu Dabiao on the side replied: "Your Majesty, the imperial army has gathered at the Donghe Mansion, and now they are only stationed on the river bank, and no troops have crossed the river!"

"They can hold their breath!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

It is indeed a headache for Zhao Yanxun that the imperial court strictly guards the Han River. It is not easy to cross the river with strong guards on the opposite side.

Of course, the so-called crossing the river is something later, Zhao Yanxun has to take Hanbei City first.

As the various units of the Yong Army approached, the defenders in Hanbei City were already in panic.

The imperial court set up the Hanbei Guard here, and the entire guard had three thousand households under its jurisdiction, with a force of more than 300 people.

At this moment, on the west wall of the city, Wang Lifeng, commander of the Northern Guards of the Han Dynasty, was looking at the approaching army in the distance.

Qianhu on the side said: "My lord, these people are really powerful, and go straight ahead against the monster!"

From his tone, he was full of admiration for Yong Jun. They had never seen such a style of play before.

Wang Lifeng said helplessly: "It's amazing...it's a pity that we are enemies with him!"

"My lord, say something that shouldn't be said. With our little people, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend Hanbei City!"

Hearing this, Wang Lifeng immediately said: "I have already sent someone to seek help from the general!"

Another Qianhu said: "My lord, we have reached this point. Even if the general sends reinforcements, it may be too late!"

Immediately afterwards, the Qianhu who spoke earlier said, "My lord, we have to make plans early!"

Wang Lifeng turned his head, looked at the two subordinates with a cold face, and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

After the two Qianhu looked at each other, one of them said, "My lord... why don't we withdraw!"

"You mean to flee without fighting?"

Withdrawal is a relatively cryptic calligraphy. Wang Lifeng's words directly removed the fig leaf of his subordinates.

"My lord, the enemy army has a large number of troops, what are we going to fight with them? Staying here is just going to die in vain!"

"That's right, my lord, how can we fight against such a powerful enemy if we can't even stand on the city wall!"

Hearing the words of his two cowards, Wang Lifeng almost died of anger, and said in a cold voice: "Fleeing without fighting is a capital crime, and you will implicate your family!"

The imperial court could not investigate the family members of ordinary soldiers, but the family members of military officers with thousands of households and above were all placed in the capital.

If they really fled without a fight, it would definitely be bad luck if the court pursued them.

Wang Lifeng's words shattered the fantasy of the two thousand households, and "evacuation" became an unavailable option.

But stay and stick, if the reinforcements come later, they will also die.

Wang Lifeng drew out his saber, and said slowly: "Since death is certain, why not die vigorously, so as to bring some benefits to the family!"

When Wang Lifeng said these words, he was already talking about the affairs behind him, which made the hearts of the two Qianhus feel heavy.

At this moment, noise came from under the city wall, which attracted the attention of the three people on the city wall.

"What's going on?" Wang Lifeng frowned.

After a while, a general flag came up and reported: "I tell my lords, the three princes have brought people over!"

"What are they going to do?"

"The three princes said that they should bring people to help defend the city!"

Hearing this, Qian Hu said: "My lord, there are a hundred and ten people under these three princes, so they can help a little!"

Wang Lifeng said with a stern face: "As for them, they have never been on the battlefield, so I'm afraid they didn't come here to make trouble!"

At this moment, I saw several people rushing up the ladder to the tower, followed by soldiers blocking the way.

"Wang, we are going to defend the city, but these people under your command stop us, don't you care?"

The one who rushed to speak at the front was Guang Wang Zhao Yanyuan, followed by Heng Wang Zhao Yansong, and Ling Wang Zhao Weiheng with a gloomy expression.

Although the three princes lost their power, they were princes after all, and if they braved their skins to break through the barrier in person, a small general flag would definitely not be able to stop them.

Knowing that there was an invasion by foreign enemies, the three feudal princes who were "trapped" here naturally couldn't sit still at this moment.

Trapped in the city for nearly a month, although they escaped the danger that cannot be guaranteed at any time, they are just surviving.

Once the imperial court withdraws its hand and regains several small counties in Hexi County, it will kick the three of them to the feudal domain.

And going to that kind of place to become a feudal clan can basically be tantamount to death.

The youngest Sui Wang, Zhao Yanxiao, was bitten to death by zombies in the "Fiefdom" two months ago.

Therefore, today's enemy attack is an opportunity for Zhao Yanyuan and the others.

They planned to flee the city with their confidants while defending the city.

Although there are many zombies outside the city, and there are still enemy troops watching, they also want to go out of the city to fight.

Even if escaping means death, they are all willing, at least it is better than dying like a wimp.

Looking at the three princes walking in front of him, Wang Lifeng said coldly: "Your Highness, swords and guns have no eyes, you should go down, this is not the place you should come to!"

Objectively speaking, Wang Lifeng's attitude was very rude, but Zhao Yanyuan and the others were obviously used to it.

At this time, Heng Wang Zhao Yansong said: "Commander Wang, if you guard the city with a sword without eyes, you will die, but if you can't defend it, we will die after the bandits break through the city!"

"They are all dead, defending the city and dying for the country, as a member of the royal family... Shouldn't this be?"

Ling Wang Zhao Weiheng on the side also chimed in: "Commander Wang, let us straighten our backs and die!"

Hanging the word "death" casually in his mouth, the three princes on the city wall made Wang Lifeng feel pitiful for no reason.

They were originally nobles, but they could only inevitably die at such an age.

"Since the three Highnesses are not afraid of death, then your people will come up!" Wang Lifeng planned to give them a chance.

The three of Zhao Yanyuan breathed a sigh of relief, their plan completed the first step.

In order to save themselves, they also took great pains and were willing to risk their lives to seize the opportunity.

Of course, dozens of people under their command went up to the city wall, and the strengthening of the city defense was extremely limited.

Standing by the city wall, looking at the large number of zombies outside the city, Zhao Yanyuan felt extremely disturbed.

"If you really go out of the city, even if you escape the bandit army's search, I'm afraid it will be the mouth of a monster!"

Hearing what he said, Ling Wang Zhao Weiheng said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ten, what did you say just now, are you afraid now?"

Zhao Yanyuan smiled slightly, and then said: "Eldest nephew, what are you afraid of!"

At this time, the main force of the Yong army in the distance was no more than five miles away from the city wall.

A vanguard cavalry of a hundred men was rushing towards Hanbei City with overwhelming momentum, killing zombies like chopping vegetables.

On the city wall, all the guards were shocked.

As the distance got closer, all the soldiers could clearly see the details of Yong Jun killing the zombies.

It was as light and light as wind and clouds, and it directly refreshed everyone's cognition. It turns out that killing zombies is so simple.

Such a powerful army, these ordinary troops who struggled to get out of the city, what do they use to fight against others?

Seeing this situation, Ling Wang Zhao Weiheng said extremely pessimistically: "I'm afraid we really can't escape!"

The two princes of the two foreign countries also looked pale. The enemy army has such a strong fighting force, it is really unrealistic for them to want to take advantage of the chaos and escape.

Just as everyone on the city wall was pessimistic, the front guard soldiers led by Zhang Meng had already stopped twenty feet away from Hanbei City.

Ahead is the moat, and there is a suspension bridge on the river that cannot be retracted. Zhang Meng and his party can continue to move forward.

On the city wall, all the crossbowmen drew up their arrows, waiting for Wang Lifeng's order.

You can see the soldiers of the Yong army who are all in fine armor below, and the archers on the city wall themselves have to doubt whether the inferior bows and arrows in their hands can shoot through their armor.

At this time, Zhang Meng's shout came from under the city wall.

"Listen, people in the city, His Royal Highness King Yong abides by the destiny, respects the will of the late emperor, and crusades against the rebels... If you want to survive, you should abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and the prince will forgive you!"

There is a saying in the art of war that if you subdue the enemy's soldiers without fighting, you are good at what you do.

At this moment on the city wall, Zhao Yanyuan murmured: "Ninth Brother... is it that Ninth Brother is here?"

(End of this chapter)