Chapter 744: Restoration of the Capital (Holidays)
Arubu left Yale Buhua in the capital without expecting him to defend for long. In order to help them escape back to Longcheng, he only left less than 20,000 troops. Faced with the attack of the 100,000 Jiazhou army and the continuous persuasion of Black Bingtai within the capital, the attack on the first day opened up this strong city with great force in the world, even faster than Yuan Zhang took the capital. In just a few years, the capital fell for the second time.
"The city should not be defending the city, but the walls are thick, but in the hearts of the people." Faced with this situation, Li You sighed with great emotion. Suiyang City is more than ten times worse than the capital. However, Zhang Xun can rely on this city to kill and damage the enemy troops several times his own. There are not many fewer troops in Lingzhou City than in the capital. Pei Ji can use this to repel Li Jiqian's attacks again and again, all because the soldiers and civilians in the city were united. On the contrary, the officials in the court in the capital were determined to seek peace and had no intention of fighting. This time, the people in the city hoped that the Jiazhou army would enter the city as soon as possible to deal with Xu Shiyong's party. It was reasonable to easily fall.
"Congratulations to Lord Taiwei for restoring the capital. The shame of our Central Plains has been so severe that we have been in the past many years. Lord Taiwei has made great achievements for thousands of years!" The generals on both sides congratulated each other in unison. They were full of excitement. When they mastered this city, Li You had the title of righteousness. If he ascended the throne in the future, they would be the heroes of the founding country, and it would be no problem to be granted a wife and son in the future.
Ambassador Zhang, the general of Mo finally led his troops into the capital! Qin Shixin looked at the direction of Zhang Guo’s grave and burst into tears, but this was not enough. The general of Mo would lead his troops into the inner road in the future and drive all the barbarians from the north of the desert back to the grassland! Qin Shixin made up his mind in his heart.
"Report to the Grandmaster, the enemy troops of all the sects have been cleared. The Northern Barbarians will either be annihilated or fled from the Northern Gate. Most of the imperial guards in the capital will be surrendered. They will also ask the Grandmaster to lead their troops into the city." When the sun was about to set, the capital was finally completely under the control of the Jiazhou army, and Li You can enter the city.
"Haha, thank you all the troops." After saying that, Li You turned around and looked around, and said with great enthusiasm, "Everyone, come and go into the city with me and see how the prosperity of the capital is different from Jiazhou." Except for a few people such as Zhou Bofu, most of the generals in the Jiazhou army were recruited by Li You after the group training. These people had indeed not been to the capital before, and now they have the opportunity to witness the most prosperous city in the legend in the world at the forefront. They are naturally very excited.
However, after entering the city, they were a little disappointed. Although there were tall buildings and wide streets in the capital, all kinds of mansions could be seen everywhere, most of the people on both sides of the street looked hungry and their eyes were full of fear, and they were even less generous and confident than the people of Jiazhou.
Recalling what he saw and heard when he came to the Imperial College in Beijing last time, Li You felt quite emotional. In just a few years, the pride and pride accumulated by the people in the capital were destroyed by Beilu and Xu Shiyong. They wanted to exploit the people in the capital and tossed the city into a disastrous manner, which looked really heartbreaking.
"Wenyang! Brother Wenyang!" While feeling sad, Li You suddenly heard familiar and unfamiliar shouts from the roadside, and someone called him his words.
How long has it been since I heard someone call me that? Li You looked in the direction of the sound. This made him immediately tie the reins of Zhu Longma, climbed the mountain and walked towards the skinny and ragged young man, shouting as he walked, "But Brother Chen Jinglong, Brother Chen? How did Brother Chen look like this!"
The man on the roadside was a classmate of Li You's Imperial College, the prince of Shunchang. When Li You left the capital, he was still a white and fat rich man, but why did he become a beggar today? However, Li You did not feel disgusted at all. He separated the crowd and walked over and held his hand and sighed, "Brother Chen has suffered in the past few years! And how are Zheng Liang and the others doing now? But are they still in this capital?"
"Brother Zheng...Brother Zheng led his army to fight with Brother Qiu Shangjian and Qiu when the Beilu broke the city, and died in the chaos. Even... the capital was not found! The classmates from the Imperial College in the past are only the two of us left!" Chen Jinglong burst into tears. When he thought of his relatives and friends who had died in recent years, his tears could not be controlled and he instantly wet his clothes.
"This is not a place to talk. Brother Chen and I got on the bus together. I will talk about my experiences over the years when I arrived at the mansion." Because of Li You, the army stopped and the streets were blocked.
He arranged Chen Jinglong into the accompanying carriage and ordered someone to take good care of him. Li You rode on Zhu Longma again and walked slowly towards the direction of the palace. While walking, he inquired about the latest trends of the war. "Yale Buhua, Xu Shiyong, Yang Deming and others have caught him? Especially Xu Shiyong and Yang Deming, they have been accomplices for tigers for so many years, and the people in the capital have suffered enough of their hardships. They must be arrested and punished by Mingzheng and Zheng Zheng Shuo to give justice to the people in the capital!"
"Report to the Grand Marshal, someone saw them fleeing the North Gate in a hurry. It is estimated that General Qin has stopped them." Sima Cuohui reported, "In addition, according to the Black Ice Platform, Yale Buhua had already gathered the families of these pseudo-Chu officials to take care of them. When they ran away, they didn't bother to take them with them. Now the Black Ice Platform has controlled them. Please tell me what to do about it!"
"These people have been bullying the people over the past few years because of their identities as Xu Shiyong and Yang Deming. They must not let them go easily." Li You had no good attitude towards these people. He snorted coldly and ordered, "Send a team of soldiers to take care of them, and then inform the people in the capital, so that those who have grievances will seek justice and those who have grievances will all go to the yamen to submit complaints! After Master Yao and his team arrived in the capital, they should be interrogated strictly and should not let a bad person go."
"Subordinates obey the order." Sima Cuo immediately took the order and left.
Soon, the group had arrived near the palace. Now the palace was in chaos. The guards, eunuchs and maids fled in scattered everywhere. The Jiazhou army also caught many people who wanted to escape with the treasures of the palace.
Seeing the towering palace in front of him with a lot of old colors, Li You felt quite moved. He had just visited Li Gui here a few years ago, but now he has led an army of 100,000 to come here, and perhaps this place will become his residence soon.
Chapter completed!