Tragic death and rebirth, the daughter of a general poisoned the government and the country

Inside the south gate of the capital, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, the people in the city heard deafening shouts of killing.

Immediately afterwards, the city gate that had just been opened was hastily closed by the panicked gatekeepers, and outside the city gate there was the sound of metal colliding and cursing and hacking.

"What's going on? Could it be that Northern Liao has attacked the capital?"

"How is that possible? There are still 10,000 Yanzhou troops outside the city who have not yet left. How could the Northern Liao thieves possibly attack us?"

"It's hard to say. The Yanzhou Army is stationed outside the north gate. Now the enemy is attacking the south gate. It's obvious that they want to make a quick decision and break through the gate before the Yanzhou Army can react!"

"Why are you still chatting? Hurry up and run! If the enemy enters the city, all of us civilians will die!"

"Yes, yes, yes, run, run!"

On the city wall, Yan Yun, the capital's guard, stared at the Xuzhou army below the city wall with a look of shock and anger.

"Fuck, where did this bunch of Xuzhou troops come from? How dare these traitors rebel? They are really asking for their lives. All the generals, listen to my order, guard the city gates, light the arrows with kerosene, and shoot these sons of bitches to death!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, a rain of burning arrows fell from the city wall, streaking across the still dim sky like a meteor, and a constant "whooshing" sound was heard in the dry and cold air.

The arrowheads were wrapped in oilcloth soaked in kerosene. Even if the burning arrows did not hit the soldiers of the Xuzhou army, they would ignite their clothes and instantly engulf them in fire.

Screams suddenly rang out one after another, and the thick smoke from the burning kerosene mixed with the smell of burnt flesh and blood blew with the thin cold wind to Yang Li who was sitting in the rear of the Xuzhou army.

Yang Li frowned, he knew it was almost impossible to capture the capital with only 25,000 men, not to mention that there were 10,000 brave and battle-hardened Yanzhou troops stationed outside the capital.

Therefore, they must fight quickly and decisively. As long as they can quickly break through the city gate before the reinforcements in the city arrive and the Yanzhou army has no time to arrive, they will have hope of victory.

But he still didn't expect that the soldiers guarding the gate, who numbered only a few hundred or at most a thousand, could defeat more than 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers under his command and make them unable to raise their heads.

"Let the people behind continue to attack. We must break through the city gate within half an hour!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the soldier who delivered the message left, the black-faced captain hurried over. He was already dark, and after being burned and roasted by the kerosene, he now looked like a piece of charcoal that had turned into a spirit.

"General, many soldiers were burned to death. The soldiers at the back are a little scared and they are suspicious."

In the eyes of these soldiers, they were merely participating in an exercise. Even though they knew there would be casualties, they did not expect the other side to kill them right from the start. More than a thousand people who had just rushed to the front were burned to ashes in an instant.

At this moment, the soldiers behind began to doubt, and some even ran away. They were afraid of death, and even more afraid that their families would be killed because of treason.

Yang Li drew his sword and swung it fiercely at a retreating soldier. The sword pierced the soldier's chest. The soldier looked back at Yang Li in disbelief, spitting out blood, and then fell to the ground and died with his eyes open.

The other soldiers who were also hesitating were all stunned when they saw this scene. They never thought that General Yang, who treated them like brothers, would actually kill them.

"Listen carefully! Now that things have come to this, if you retreat now, not only you will die, but all your nine clans will also die. But if you can break through the city gate, you will have a chance to rise to the sky. In the end, do you want your whole family to die together, or fight to the death for a chance to soar to the sky? It's your choice!"

Yang Li's voice was so loud that all the soldiers behind him who had not yet rushed to the city gate heard it. They finally realized that they had been fooled.

It turned out that there was no drill at all. Yang Li actually dared to lead them to attack the capital. Isn't this treason!

Unfortunately, no one would believe that they were really unaware. From the moment they deserted their posts and left Xuzhou for the capital, their fate was sealed.

Just as Yang Li said, either surrender and wait for the nine clans to be exterminated, or fight to the death to attack the city, and perhaps you can exchange it for a prosperous and wealthy life in the second half of your life.

Damn it, fight!

There was no point in getting angry. If they wanted to survive, this was the only way left.

The Xuzhou army's chaotic morale became firm again, and they rushed towards the city gate with spears in hand.

"Kill!!"

The Xuzhou army below the city was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, its morale high. The rain of arrows could no longer stop them. They were piled up one after another, and several human ladders had already approached the guards on top of the city wall.

Yan Yun was extremely anxious. He only had more than 500 men under his command. If the Xuzhou army climbed up the city wall, they would lose in an instant.

"Quick, put down the boulders! Put down the sandbags!"

Sandbags and boulders used to prevent heavy rain and floods from entering the city had been piled up in a house of the city wall guards. No one had moved them for many years, and now they had become a weapon for defending the city.

The huge and hard stone was lifted by three or four people, and then rolled down from the city wall, crushing along the human ladder built by the Xuzhou army. Blood splattered in an instant, and the human ladder collapsed, turning into a pile of broken limbs and arms, with wailing sounds endless.

"Go and see if the imperial guards have arrived in the city. Have the Yanzhou troops come?"

Yan Yun drew his sword and chopped off the head of a Xuzhou soldier who was climbing up, while anxiously asking his subordinates. The subordinate had blood all over his face, but he didn't even bother to wipe it off and quickly replied.

"I haven't seen the Imperial Guards and the Yanzhou Army yet."

"It's been so long since the news got out, when will these guys get here? If they don't come soon, I won't be able to hold on!"

While cursing, Yan Yun chopped off the arm of a Xuzhou soldier.

At this moment, inside the East Palace.

"Your Highness, there are rebels attacking the east gate of the palace, but as you said, His Majesty's order has not been passed on."

The prince was finally able to get up from his bed today. At this moment, he sat slumped in the armchair with a pale face, talking with King Zhao.

Hearing what King Zhao said, the prince laughed triumphantly.

"Lord Hu has always been meticulous. They don't have many soldiers at their disposal, so they can only win by speed. So he will definitely send secret guards to guard the palace gate to prevent Emperor Ming from summoning the Imperial Guards and the Yanzhou Army."

"But they can only stop us for a moment. Once the city gates are breached and the news of the attack on the palace spreads, I can't hide here forever. Even if I don't move, Lin Mingyue will definitely send troops."

"Uncle is right. Nan Heying's chances of winning this round are already very low, so we have to lend him a helping hand. When our father dies, uncle can take advantage of the chaos to kill Nan Heying's party and establish unparalleled merit."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Prince Zhao's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He had long wanted to kill Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming appeared to be extremely indulgent towards him over the years, but in reality he had never stopped testing and suspecting him in secret. Prince Zhao had always lived extremely cautiously, otherwise, with his tyrannical and murderous nature, he would have killed a few people he disliked every day!

"Of course I have no problem helping His Royal Highness with this small favor, but you must do what I ask."

The prince's eyes twitched, and he answered with a smile to hide the murderous intent in his eyes.

"Of course, when I ascend to the throne, the child born by Liu Mei will be made the crown prince!"

Prince Zhao did not respond, but just stared at the prince. The prince was so angry that he was boiling with rage. However, thinking that he still needed Prince Zhao's assistance in the current situation, he could only swallow his anger.

"No matter whether Liu Mei's baby is a boy or not, my future crown prince can only come from Liu Mei's belly."