Chapter Twenty-Four
The arrows in the goshawk's hands shot out like cannons, and almost every arrow killed a Japanese soldier. The goshawk was on the rise, but the hand that reached into the quiver was empty.
Before I knew it, the thirty arrows I carried with me had been shot. Goshawk pulled out his saber a little helplessly and once again threw himself into the pursuit.
Killing people is actually an individual job, and blood is splashed with a knife. It seems simple, but it is actually very costly. After all, the Yun family's guards still have a saber in their hands, not a laser sword.
Everywhere there are people who are disheveled and even bare-bottomed and fleeing for their lives. The guards of the Yun family, who were covered in armor, were so tired that they were panting, and they didn't kill many people in the end. On the contrary, the soldiers of the courtyard king wearing bamboo armor flashed and moved, killing and injuring many guards.
"Damn, if our horse team is here. And let these people run away? "Goshawk grinds his teeth with hatred, if the invincible cavalry of the Yun family is here. Categorically will not let so many guards escape under the cover of the night.
But at this time, the goshawk could only watch the figures disappear into the darkness. The guards of the Yun family were wearing dozens of catties of armor, and they could only look at the back and sigh.
When Yun Xiao stepped onto the lower pass, the fiery red sun had already risen.
The rising red sun dyed the heavens and the earth in a bloody color, and the subordinates of the Courtyard King, the goshawk and others bathed in this blood. Searching for the guards who were not dying, the seriously wounded were given a knife to end their lives. When they saw someone who was playing dead, he picked it up and sent it to the prisoner camp. Whether it is the Yun family or the courtyard king, some labor is needed.
Dayuanjun took Fusang to greet Yun Xiao on the beach, and his attitude was extremely humble.
"The last general led the dog Fusang to see the Marquis of Yun!" The courtyard gentleman made a big salute to Yun Xiao, and the thoughtfulness of the etiquette made Yun Xiao a little surprised.
In general, at such times, the person being bowed down will often lift the person who is kneeling down. And then say, bother your brother and all sorts of nonsense.
Yun Xiao didn't take the usual path, he stretched out a hand and pressed it on the top of Dayuanjun's head.
"You head. Ben Hou originally planned to take it. However, you made the right choice, Ben Hou had to let him grow well. I hope you don't give Benhou a chance, or it won't grow here. ”
In the face of the threat of this red fruit, Dayuanjun was even more submissive. Because he knew that Yun Xiao didn't actually lie to him. In the face of such a formidable opponent, deference is actually the only option. Since you have chosen to be a dog. Dayuanjun is very conscious of being a dog.
"Master Hou, please rest assured, since you voted for Master Hou. In the end, the fire came and went to the water, and he was driven by the Hou Ye. ”
Yun Xiao was very satisfied with Dayuanjun's reply, although the words in his mouth were unreliable. But listen to his words and watch his deeds, and the next step is to see what he does.
"Next, what do you think of Dayuan-kun?" Yun Xiao glanced at the battlefield in the distance, where many soldiers were still cleaning the battlefield in the morning light.
"According to the last general, the Hou Ye should reorganize the troops and horses and go straight to Kyoto. Tonight's events, Gen Yoshikyo will definitely send a fast horse to tell Kyoto. The Emperor knew that my Hyogo soldiers had mutinied. I'm afraid that someone will be sent to Hyogo to kill the family members of my soldiers. ”
Oyuan-kun is right, if the emperor knows about the mutiny of Oyuan-kun and his men. The first thing he did was to send the Guards to kill the women and children in Hyogo Prefecture.
"Oh, what the situation is in Kyoto. How many people are there in the garrison and how strong is it? Yun Xiao did not rush to answer Oyuan-kun, but first asked about the war readiness in Kyoto.
"If you go back to the Hou Ye, Kyoto is the largest city in the East. When Xu Fu landed in Dongying, there were already some prototypes. After more than 100 years of expansion. It has been built to a great extent.
The population is more than 20,000 households, totaling about 1230,000 people. One of the four people of Toei lives in Kyoto. The standing army of Kyoto was 10,000 imperial guards. Their training equipment is the best in the Dongying army. We used bamboo armor, and they wore bronze armor.
We have few bows and arrows, but they have powerful crossbows. And this is only peacetime armaments, if wartime. The emperor was able to temporarily recruit more than 30,000 young men into the army, although these people were not as skilled as the guards. But after all, there are a lot of people, and it's good for these people to defend the city. ”
A population of 1230,000 is considered a huge size. Yun Xiao couldn't help but laugh. If you see Luoyang, which has a population of more than one million, Chang'an. I don't know how this courtyard monarch will feel, the earth leopard is the earth leopard, and he has never seen the world at all.
"What about the food in Kyoto?"
This is a matter of concern to Yun Xiao, if Kyoto has enough food stocks. The expedition was made by his own labor, and the supply line was so long by water. I want to besiege Kyoto. It's also impossible.
"Back to Hou Ye, the rice has been ripe in recent years. If you save the grain in the Kyoto national warehouse, you can eat it sparingly. I'm afraid it can be more than two years of support. ”
"Hiss......" Yun Xiao gasped, this emperor can save bags. You can eat for two years just by storing food, and this city is still surrounded by fart. When the time comes, Prince Youli's fleet will be troubled. There are tens of thousands of soldiers who are trapped in the beast and fighting. This battle is difficult to fight, and we must not let the battle situation develop to this point.
Yun Xiao looked at the ten thousand rays of light in front of him and thought about what to do against the enemy. The situation in Jiangnan was unstable, and he could not be caught up in the war against Dongying for a long time. It has only been half a month since the start of the war, and he has already lost his troops. The Yun family categorically can't afford such a loss, and it seems that they have to think of a good way.
Suddenly, Yun Xiao seemed to have an epiphany, turned around and asked the courtyard monarch: "Are you saying that the emperor knows that you have mutinied, and will send troops to attack Hyogo Prefecture as soon as possible?" ”
"No, Emperor Jimmu is a man who will repay his eyes. If he had known that our army had mutinied, he would have inevitably sent troops to the arsenal. ”
It turned out that this was the case, and a smile appeared on the corner of Yun Xiao's mouth. A classic tactical term appeared in Yun Xiao's mind, encircling points to send reinforcements.
"Who do you think His Majesty the Emperor will send out to sweep Hyogo Prefecture?" Yun Xiao looked at the courtyard Jun with blazing eyes.
"There is no doubt that it must be the eldest son of Emperor Jimmu, Prince Nao, because only Prince Nao is the best at commanding troops in the court. Emperor Jimmu did not trust Prince Rei as much as he could, and he categorically refused to hand over the power of commanding the army to Prince Rei. ”
The eldest son of the emperor and the future heir to the throne. Perfect, this qiē is too perfect. Yun Xiao deeply hoped that things would develop as Dayuanjun guessed.
Minamoto Yoshikyo was struggling on the way back to Kyoto at this time, and countless thoughts passed through his mind along the way. He wanted to kill himself, he wanted to escape. But thinking about it, he still has a glimmer of life.
As long as all the responsibility for the defeat is shifted to the mutiny of the courtyard king, it is very likely that he will escape. Let the emperor be full of resentment towards Otoin-kun, then he will not be overly blamed.
Thinking of this, Yuan Yijing cheered up. While hurrying, I typed the manuscript on the other hand. He was originally a close minister of the emperor's side, and he knew the emperor's temper well. After a belly draft, I am not afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will not hate the monarch of the courtyard.
To Yuan Yijing's surprise, he collected a lot of remnants of defeated soldiers along the way. It was not easy to chase and kill in the dark, and many of the guards were fleeing for their lives. Yuan Yijing stopped and stopped all the way, and actually gathered more than 2,000 scattered guards.
This time Gen Yoshikyo was even more confident, and he did not send a fast horse back to Kyoto to deliver the letter as Oyuanjun guessed. Instead, he stopped and stopped, gathering as many scattered soldiers as possible along the way.
On the outskirts of Kyoto, Minamoto Yoshikyo had 25,600 men.
"Majesty!" Yuan Yijing ran into the main hall with a ragged and bearded beard. When he saw the emperor, he bowed his head, and the sound of wailing in his mouth was endless.
"Well, I don't listen to your howl. Tell me what's going on. "When the emperor heard that Shimonoseki was lost, he was already anxious, where did he still have the heart to listen to Gen Yoshikyo crying here.
"陛xià! The Emperor betrayed His Majesty the Emperor and attacked the camp of our Guards at night. The minister led his troops to counterattack, but there were many enemy troops. Wechen these days, fighting and retreating. It was all the way to the edge of Kyoto. Perhaps the Han people and the Dayuan monarch were afraid of the emperor's prestige, so they withdrew their troops and fled.
The Emperor was deeply favored by the Emperor, but betrayed His Majesty the Emperor. I beg His Majesty the Emperor to be the master of the ministers, and to the soldiers who died unjustly! Yuan Yijing knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic. The sound of "Bang Bang" was even more endless, waiting for the two gangs of guards to pull him up. Blood was already visibly oozing from his forehead.
"What? The Courtyard King betrayed me! How is this possible! "The emperor didn't believe Gen Yoshikyo's words, and he had already given enough benefits to Oyuan-kun. At this juncture, how could he betray himself.
"His Majesty the Emperor! What the minister said is true, if you don't believe it, you can ask the surviving soldiers I brought back. They all saw it with their own eyes, and the Junsuo Department of the compound took the lead in attacking our army. If it weren't for the minister's desperate death, I'm afraid that the whole army would have been wiped out at this time. ”
"Father, Yuan Yijing has been by his father's side for many years. He doesn't look like a liar, and the Courtyard Jun and Gen Yoshikyo go on the expedition together. Why was it only Minamoto Yoshikyo who escaped? If they are defeated, the two of them should flee back to Kyoto together. ”
Prince Zhi and Yuan Yijing have a close relationship on weekdays, so it is natural to pull the dog's leg at this time. As the eldest brother, at this time, he does not cover the younger brother, but when to wait.
The emperor fell into deep thought, if the emperor of the courtyard defected. He really can't blame Yuan Yijing for the defeat of Xiaguan, but he still doesn't believe that Dayuanjun will betray him, because no matter how he thinks about it, he has no reason to betray.
"Summons the Guards to meet you!" After much thought, Emperor Jimmu summoned the generals who had fled.
The corners of Yuan Yijing's mouth turned up slightly, and he confessed to these generals along the way. Just waiting for Emperor Jimmu to question, these generals naturally want to shirk the responsibility for the defeat. actively cooperated with Yuan Yijing, so it was between half-truths and half-truths. The betrayal of the courtyard monarch was said to be premeditated.
Emperor Jimmu was out of anger and lied alone. It is impossible for everyone to lie,
"Someone!" (To be continued......)