Southern Chu suffered heavy casualties, and Great Wei did not give in this time, also suffering heavy casualties.
Nan Gongzheng withdrew to the rear with his men. After the wound was bandaged, he knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty to Prince Yuanzhao of Wei Dynasty. He promised Yuanzhao that he must protect the four siege cannons today, but he failed, and asked people to destroy all the siege cannons, although the last two siege cannons were destroyed by the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His own hand, but he also has the responsibility that cannot shirk.
He Lanjue did not target Nangong Zheng this time, but knelt down with him to plead guilty with a pale face, "His Royal Highness, please punish him."
He is worse than Nangong Zheng today. He has long been affected by the sound of the piano tearing through the air on the city wall of Heiyaguan. He has a splitting headache. He can only be stronger than ordinary soldiers. All gone. As long as he moved, the sound of the piano would penetrate the eardrums, making his eardrums feel like they were being torn apart.
Nan Gongzheng was able to bring the hidden guards of the Nangong family up to fight, but as a general, he couldn't do it. He had exhausted all his strength to keep himself from falling down.
If in the past, someone told him that the sound of the piano could kill people, he would not have believed it, but he did not expect that now he has really seen it.
Xie Yuan's piano music, although it cannot kill people, it can damage people's minds.
Yuan looked at the two of them for a long time, then raised his hand to let them get up, "Get up, I don't blame you."
Nan Gongzheng raised his head and looked at Yuan Zhao.
Yuan Zhao said with a sullen face: "Even if this king leads people to attack the city today, he can't do better than you. Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Nan Gongzheng stood up.
He Lanjue was very ashamed, "Your Highness, I am an incompetent minister. Today's battlefield has not played a role at all."
"Get up, I don't blame you, but I don't." Yuan Zhao waved his hand.
He Lanjue also thanked and stood up.
Yuan Zhao signaled the two to sit down, "I didn't expect that there were several people in the Nanchu military camp who could play this unheard piece of his song like Xie Yuan, and even used it against us a second time." I didn't expect that a large number of masters from Nanchu suddenly came and joined the battle, and even tried to take away my king's siege cannon. If they really took it away, it would be a bad thing. Fortunately, it was destroyed."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Nangong Zheng with admiration, "It was an excellent job to receive the king's order in time and lead the people to destroy the siege cannon without hesitation."
Nan Gongzheng also expressed regret, "It's a pity that His Highness's six siege cannons are all destroyed."
"It's not a pity to destroy it. It can be rebuilt. If it falls into Su Rong's hands and is used by Nan Chu for research, it will be the end." Although Yuan Zhao was also very heartbroken, but thinking about the situation at that time, he didn't feel it was a pity. Nan Chu didn't get it.
"No, it's from the Qinghe Cui family in Daliang." Yuan Zhao said: "One of them, the king has seen his portrait, is the most respected grandson of the Cui family in Qinghe, and his name is Cui Xingzhi."
"It turns out that he is Cui Xingzhi, I know him." Nan Gongzheng said: "Grandfather once mentioned it to me, but unexpectedly, he came to Nanchu."
"Well, I really didn't expect that the patriarch of the Cui family in Qinghe made such a determination to support Su Rong, and sent his most respected and promising grandsons to Southern Chu to help." Yuan Zhao said: "It can be seen that Duke Cui of the Qinghe Cui Clan really values his grandson Zhou Gu very much."
Nangongzheng thought for a moment, then pursed his lips, "The Cui family of Qinghe has been going downhill all these years. Even if Mr. Cui is quite talented, it is difficult for one person to save the Cui family of Qinghe. It is to keep a low profile with Duke Huguo's mansion. It is said that the plan is to use Zhou Gu to bring up the declining Cui family after Prince Liang ascends the throne, but now Zhou Gu has followed Su Rong to Southern Chu to be the king , then it is hard to guarantee that his plan will not change to let the Cui family of Qinghe settle in Southern Chu and come to explore the world."
He Lanjue couldn't believe it, "Isn't it possible? Who in the world doesn't know the Cui family? It's a big family with hundreds of years of history and deep roots. How can it be easily moved? It's just to help Zhou Gu and Su Rong."
Yuan Zhao took a look at He Lanjue and shook his head, "There is nothing static in the world. If the Qinghe Cui family is divided, it is unthinkable, but it is not impossible. This king never underestimates anyone. Cui Gong of the Qinghe Cui family, Someone with the guts."
He Lanjue stopped talking, still thinking it was too incredible.
Seeing Yuanzhao admitting his statement, Nangongzheng continued: "If it is true as I guessed, then we must take Heiya Pass as soon as possible. Once the war is stalemate, it will be at our disadvantage. Cui Gong has such courage, so Daliang's national defense What about the Duke's mansion? If the old protector knows the current situation in Nanchu, will he send a large number of help for his grandson? And Prince Yan Huisheng of Daliang will definitely not let Nanchu fall into our hands, maybe Reinforcements will be sent."
Yuan Zhao nodded, "That's the truth."
He raised his brows, "Rest today, Luo Yan should wake up tomorrow, and continue to attack the city."
If Luo Yan hadn't been seriously injured yesterday and fell into a coma, with her here today, Su Rong would have been killed long ago, and she wouldn't have been allowed to wait until someone came to rescue her.
Cui Xingzhi, who was being discussed by Yuan Zhao, Nan Gongzheng, and He Lanjue, was too busy to touch the ground at this time. As Zhou Gu said, there is no longer a general who can stand in charge in Heiya Pass. In addition to Su Rong, Zhou Gu, Ye Guixue, Xie Yuan, Feng Ling, Jiang Zhu and others who were unconscious, Zhang Mao and Ning Ze also passed out after vomiting blood due to injuries to the inner mansion. After taking Baotai Pill, he was sent back to lie down on the bed, also unconscious. There was only one Zhang Yun, who lost a lot of blood, his face was pale, and he was still supporting himself, making people look at him as if he was about to collapse at any time.
Cui Xingzhi took over such a heavy responsibility at that time, no matter how talented he is, he has never dealt with military affairs. He learned all kinds of schools of thought and the six arts of a gentleman. What Mr. taught was the strategy of governing the country, the people's livelihood and the benefit of the world. Facing such post-war defense , feeling a little helpless, Zhang Yun swallowed a lot of medicine, supported, and explained everything to him.
Cui Xingzhi was smart, and after an hour, he was already on the move, and quickly ordered people to send Zhang Yun back to treat his injuries and rest.
Zhang Yun also knew that he couldn't hold on anymore, so he stopped holding on, and passed out relaxedly, and was sent back by someone.
Cui Xingzhi stayed busy until late at night before he finished everything. Mo Shu, the close bodyguard, reminded him, "My lord, there are people here to watch over the city. You go back to the mansion to drink water and eat, and take a rest."
Cui Xingzhi shook his head and rubbed the center of his brows wearily, "Find a place nearby, I'll just rest for a while."
He really didn't expect that the situation in Nanchu had reached such a crisis. He had thought of the worst plan, but it was just that the princess and her cousin were forced to be constrained by the Nangong family, and they were in danger of being assassinated frequently. Who would have thought that the Great Wei quietly mobilized 800,000 soldiers and horses to attack Southern Chu, and the Prince Yuanzhao of the Great Wei led the troops himself.