Iron Dynasty

A gust of breeze blew, and the willow leaves rustled.

The King of Shu looked at the eldest brother in front of him in disbelief, and only then did he notice that the elder brother he had admired and respected before was no longer the high-spirited and arrogant prince he used to be.

On the contrary, he saw the vicissitudes of life and helplessness in his brother.

For a while he didn't know what to say, and there was a brief silence between the two.

In the end, the third prince broke the silence and said, Fifth brother, this is the last chance for you and me to survive. If you are a minister to the emperor, you will be able to keep your glory and wealth. If you continue to be obsessed with it, this city of Yizhou will change hands tomorrow.

The king of Shu's chest was heaving violently, and he said to the third prince: Eldest brother, when King Zhao came to attack the kingdom of Shu, the idiot brother did not surrender, how could he choose to surrender now? He Xiao Ming wanted to take the kingdom of Shu and Step on my corpse.

Fifth brother! Xiao Zhen was anxious. One of the reasons why he promised Xiao Ming this time was to save the life of the King of Shu, but he underestimated the prejudice of the King of Shu towards Xiao Ming.

And in the past five years of his career as a feudal lord, he has enjoyed the sense of superiority of being self-reliant, so how can he be willing to hand over the rights in his hands now?

Elder brother, don't need to say it again. I used to listen to you in everything, but this time you will listen to me once. The King of Shu made up his mind the moment he received the decree, This Yizhou city was sent by Xiao Ming. Artillery, these 20,000 people can’t break through Yizhou City, and Qingzhou is thousands of miles away from Yizhou, so after this defeat, he will no longer send troops here easily.”

The third prince became more and more anxious, he said: Confused, you don't know Xiao Ming at all, and you don't know firearms at all. The firearms given to you by Xiao Ming can't defeat the firearms that his army is using.

The King of Shu couldn't listen to what the third prince was saying. He only remembered the grievances and grievances between himself and Xiao Ming, and firmly believed that Xiao Ming would kill him.

It was because of this that he stubbornly refused to surrender, and after Xiao Ming ascended the throne, he was even more anxious.

The eldest brother doesn't need to persuade him any more. The food at this table will soon be cold, so the idiot brother should accompany the eldest brother to have a few drinks, said the king of Shu.

The third prince said angrily: Now is not the time to drink, General Di Ying outside the city only gave me an hour, if there is no result within an hour, his warship will bombard Yizhou City, and then It's too late.

In the face of his brother's reproach, the King of Shu still shook his head. He can call himself a subject to anyone, but he will not call himself a subject to Xiao Ming.

The two in Chang'an did not deal with each other. They had fought several times. In his opinion, surrendering now is dead, and there is still a chance of survival in a battle.

At this time, he got up and said to the guards of the palace: Protect this king's brother.

When the guard heard the words, he immediately stood behind the third prince, and the King of Shu continued, Sit down, brother, and foolish brother will come when he goes.

The third prince got up and tried to stop him, but the palace guards blocked his way.

At this time, he let out a long sigh. Xiao Ming had expected everything today, and it was because of this that he sent 20,000 horses into Shu.

In Chang'an, there is also a team of people who can support here at any time.

Things had gotten so far out of control that he sat down slumped.

Di Ying has been waiting on the battleship outside the city, and as time goes by, his patience is getting a little bit of news.

Just as he was hesitating whether to let the warships bombard Yizhou City, he suddenly saw that there were many soldiers at the head of Yizhou City. These soldiers walked to the cannons on the city wall one by one, and the torches in their hands were ready to light at any time.

This scene completely made Di Ying give up his fantasies. Obviously, the King of Shu is now going to resist to the end.

After he discussed with the captain of the battleship, the battleships in the South River immediately lined up and prepared to bombard the city wall.

Shu Kingdom is known as the Land of Abundance, especially in Yizhou, which is densely covered with water network.

And on the edge of the Nanhe is this Yizhou City.

At this time, the battleship was docked on the north bank of the Nanhe River, and the distance from the north bank to the Yizhou City was a thousand meters. Because the range of the naval guns was relatively long, it was enough to bombard Yizhou City from here.

After setting up the array, Di Ying motioned to the captain and was ready to fire a warning shot at Yizhou City. If the King of Shu was still obsessed, the real war would begin.

Boom boom boom...

As the artillery fired in unison, the warship's shells smashed directly into the Yizhou city wall, and several craters were immediately added to the Yizhou city wall as the smoke flew.

The loud noise of the artillery instantly resounded throughout Yizhou City, and the wealthy clans who were still feasting in the palace at this time were anxious.

Oops, there must be a fight, said a wealthy family.

The King of Shu insists on going his own way, and now he doesn't pay attention to us at all, what should we do?

We can't continue to wait like this. The army from Qingzhou is Master Wang. The King of Shu is rebellious. If we follow him, it will be rebellious. One said.

What I said is that it's not too late, we each go back to convene to take down the King of Shu, otherwise the army will not know what to do when it enters the city!

While everyone was talking about it, a servant of the palace suddenly came to the main hall and said a few words to a noble family who sat down to the left.

Brother Song, what's wrong? asked the old man on the right opposite.

The person known as Brother Song said: The third prince Xiao Zhen is in the palace, and was watched by the King of Shu, and now only Xiao Zhen can save Yizhou City, after all, he brought the emperor with him. The decree comes and can stop the army outside the city. The servant just now was his eyeliner in the Shu Palace.

It's not too late, we will see the third prince now and let him preside over the affairs of Yizhou, so that the king of Shu will not come.

Everyone reached an agreement and immediately came out of the main hall to the backyard of the palace.

The nobles were aggressive, and the guards of the palace did not dare to stop them for a while, and they soon saw the third prince.

At this time, the noble family surnamed Song said: The third prince, Yizhou is in danger. For the people of this city of Yizhou, I hope the third prince can stop the king of Shu.

Xiao Zhen also heard the sound of the cannon, and he knew in his heart that Di Ying must have been angered by the dispatch of troops by the King of Shu.

He sighed, he couldn't protect the King of Shu anyway, if so, he could only protect himself.

So he said: Since this is the case, I hope you can help me.

After all, under the protection of the noble family, he went straight to Beicheng, where the King of Shu was commanding his soldiers to defend and attack.

The sudden arrival of the third prince caught the King of Shu by surprise.

He smiled bleakly, You all betrayed me.

Fifth brother, the person who knows the current affairs is Junjie. You will only kill more innocent people. Let me advise you again, surrender. The third prince persuaded bitterly.

The King of Shu shook his head, his eyes suddenly became indifferent, and he suddenly said to the soldiers behind him, Kill them!

At this moment, the third prince was completely disappointed. At this moment, he suddenly pulled out a short-barreled musket from his sleeve and fired a shot at the King of Shu.

Because the distance between the two sides was only two meters, the King of Shu could not dodge at all, and the bullet sank into the King of Shu's chest instantly.

Blood flowed down the bullet holes, and the King of Shu slowly fell down...