The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 734
In the land of Gyeonggi County, there are cavalry galloping at this moment.

These are the cavalry of the Yong army. They encountered many cities along the way, but they all skipped them. Their goal was only the capital.

Of course, they also encountered sporadic resistance along the way, most of which were routs organized by officials from various places, and they couldn't make waves at all.

And the closer to the capital, the weaker the resistance became, and in the end there was no resistance at all.

In front of the galloping cavalry, Chen Yuhe reined in.

In order to rush to the capital as quickly as possible, he only brought 2000 of his subordinates to make a surprise attack, and the rest of his subordinates were relatively slow, responsible for clearing out the routs in the rear.

Their four cavalry rushed on their way, and each divided the "defense" area. These areas had to be cleaned up by them, and their task was not just to go to the capital.

Near the capital, there are a large number of farmlands, and now rice ears have grown, and farmers working everywhere can be seen.

Although they were killing people outside, the rout soldiers didn't escape fast, so they didn't have time to harm these places.

Of course, the arrival of Chen Yuhe and his party broke the tranquility here and made the working people tremble with fear.

Sitting on the horseback, looking at the large tracts of good crops, Chen Yuhe said solemnly: "pass down the order, never harass the people, never destroy the crops, or you will be punished severely!"

"Yes!"

Protecting the people and crops is something that Zhao Yanxun has repeatedly emphasized, but how dare Chen Yuhe not pay attention to it.

No matter how many military exploits you have made, if you lose points in these areas, it will really be worth the loss.

Looking forward, Chen Yuhe said to the left and right Qianhu: "Thirty miles ahead, we will arrive at the capital!"

Qianhu smiled and said: "My lord, the other guards are not as fast as us. It seems that we are the ones who are able to point the sword at the capital!"

Chen Yuhe also laughed, and then said, "Let's go..."

"Walk……"

The people rode their horses and continued to come. After the two thousand cavalrymen left, the hidden farmers showed up.

"I've always heard that the imperial court is suppressing thieves. It seems that the imperial court has won..."

"It's good if we win, and we can live a peaceful life soon..."

"Yeah, in today's world, it's too difficult for us to live..."

The peasants were short-sighted and couldn't tell the difference between the official army and the Yong army. At this moment, they all thought that the imperial court had won.

Of course, there are always some well-informed people in the village, who can find something wrong just by looking at the banner.

"I said you idiots, those cavalrymen who passed by just now fought the Yongzi flag!"

The person who said this was an old man wearing a long robe, who looked extraordinarily rich among the peasant households, presumably he was from a wealthy local family.

"Master Wang, you mean those people are rebels?"

Master Wang patted his sleeves, and then said: "The rebels? Huh... I'm afraid that the dynasty will change, and the rebels will change their ranks!"

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked. They couldn't imagine that the powerful imperial court would be overthrown.

"Master Wang, you mean we won't be promoted after me?"

Common people's concerns are hardly the same as those of "meat eaters".

They don't care about the distribution of benefits from the change of dynasty, because they have no chance to participate in it at all, so they can only ask about these "details".

His expression was full of contempt, and Master Wang said: "This King Yong is the son of the late emperor. It is a matter of the royal family to raise troops. No matter who wins or loses, the emperor's surname is Zhao. Don't they even recognize their ancestors?" Already!"

Everyone nodded one after another, expressing their admiration for the knowledge of "Master Wang", and then went about their own business.

No matter who is the emperor, they have to pay taxes, as long as they don't disturb their normal life, the people don't care much about it.

In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon.

The passage of the cavalry of the Yong army only became a topic of leisure for the common people. No one said that they wanted to defend the emperor, let alone go to the capital to live and die with the emperor.

Before noon, the vanguard of the Yong army, who had been on the road for a day, arrived within five miles east of the capital.

At this moment, there are some guards stationed around the capital, and these are temporarily recruited and planned to be sent to the front line of Jishui.

It's a pity that the frontline army was defeated before the imperial court increased its troops.

Even because time was too tight, before these soldiers had time to retreat to the city to deploy their defenses, they started fighting with the Yong army who rushed over.

"kill……"

A battle started.

But the battle started quickly and ended even faster.

Only repeated two rounds of charging, plus two rounds of throwing, the three thousand guards were defeated.

Of course, the battle that started outside the city also sounded the alarm for the inside of the city, and all the troops defending the city were on alert.

"Pass down the order to block the gates of the capital, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!" Chen Yuhe issued the order.

The cavalry has high mobility, as long as the defenders in the city do not leave the city on a large scale, they are not afraid at all.

Two hundred cavalry are distributed at each city gate, which is enough to block the city.

Of course, with tens of miles around the capital, if someone fell from the city wall and went out, Chen Yu and the thousands of people in his hands would not be able to guard against them at all.

Of course, with the arrival of troops from other guards, it was only a matter of time before the capital was sealed off.

At this moment, Chen Yuhe brought dozens of personal soldiers and rode horses to the main gate of the capital.

"Brothers, three years ago, my official body was still white, so I would have thought that today I would be able to lead troops into the pass and step into the capital!"

Looking at the tall city walls of the capital, Chen Yuhe was very excited.

At this moment, Chen Yu and the surrounding officers all began to flatter his superior.

"Don't even brag, we are able to accomplish such a great feat, it is all because the prince is entrusted with the destiny and commanded properly!"

Hearing Chen Yuhe's words, everyone agreed even more, and called all the compliments to Zhao Yanxun's name.

But at this moment on the city wall, Li Jinglong, who was in charge of guarding the Zijin Gate, was so busy jumping up and down.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the archers are all ready..."

Although he hadn't been on the battlefield much, as a son of nobles, Li Jinglong had basic military qualities.

So he knew very well that it was impossible for the hundreds of cavalry wandering outside the city to attack the city.

The moat of the capital, the tall city walls, and more than 3 guards and horses, the two thousand cavalry who came couldn't move.

But Li Jinglong still bluffed and ordered his subordinates, because he had to do something to show that he was responding effectively.

After working for more than ten minutes, after everything was arranged properly, Li Jinglong stopped and leaned on the wall to check the situation outside.

I saw the cavalry outside, now parked 200 meters away, out of the shooting range of bows and arrows.

The bed crossbow can shoot that far, but it's a pity that the accuracy is really bad.

Of course, from the bottom of his heart, Li Jinglong was unwilling to take the initiative to provoke the Yong army, even though the Yong army had already reached the city.

But at this moment on the city wall, the guarding soldiers were panicked.

The main force of the imperial court in Jishui was defeated, and the vanguard of the Yong army had already reached the capital. Everyone thought that the imperial court was about to end.

When the main force of the Yong army came, it would be basically impossible to defend even the tallest city walls.

The soldiers had their own thoughts, and the news of the Yong army's killing spread to the capital at this moment, causing panic among the common people again.

Of course, the news of the Yong army's killing has also spread to the palace as quickly as possible.

At this moment, outside Qian'an Palace, several important ministers are rushing over.

The emperor convened a court meeting, and they should have rushed there immediately.

However, the emergencies that occurred one after another required them to deal with them as soon as possible, which delayed their audience.

So much so that they didn't appear outside Qian'an Palace until now.

(End of this chapter)