sbdcsierra Chapter 486 Conquering Northern Yan
Chapter 486 Conquering Northern Yan
...In this way, we arrived at the Imperial City of Northern Yan.
At the foot of the imperial city, the weather in the first month of the lunar year was just right.
It was also today that Ling Yunxiao led his troops to attack the Northern Yan Imperial City.
Ling Yunxiao, Zhao Chongxu, Zhang Yan... and other strong generals in the army rode their horses and marched forward and backward, entering the Northern Yan Palace.
As soon as you enter the palace, a strong smell of blood hits your nose, making you feel nauseous.
What Ling Yunxiao and others did not expect was that the once glorious Beiyan Imperial Palace had long since turned into a hell on earth.
Inside the palace, the bodies of concubines and palace maids were scattered all over the place.
“Are they all dead?” Yue Chengxuan widened his eyes and felt uncomfortable.
"They are all dead." Zhang Yan seemed to be replying to Yue Chengxuan's words, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
"This... is too cruel." Zhao Chongxu turned his head and looked towards a corner of the palace, where the concubines' heads and bodies were separated.
The expressions on those women's faces at this moment were so hideous and terrifying, as if they had seen some monster.
"If I'm not ruthless, I'm not the Emperor of Northern Yan." Ling Yunxiao thought of the innocent people who were brutally murdered in Liangzhou and other places, and began to instruct the soldiers behind him.
"Split up and whoosh!"
Generals such as Zhao Chongxu and Zhang Yan each began to lead their troops to search.
Ling Yunxiao himself was also searching, but everywhere he looked, he saw nothing but corpses.
Zhang Yan: "General, there is none in the east."
Zhao Chongxu: "Neither in the west."
Yue Chengxuan: "General, we have dug the ground three feet deep in the south, but there is nothing."
Ling Yunxiao sighed:
"There is no one in the north either. I'm afraid he has already fled for a long time. However, even if he has three heads and six arms, he will eventually show up. Let's retreat first."
He clearly understood that he would not be able to find it even if he looked for it now.
The soldiers evacuated the Northern Yan Palace with regret.
The first thing Ling Yunxiao did after leaving the palace was to order his men to burn down the Beiyan Palace.
What he dared to guarantee was that if the Emperor of Northern Yan was in the palace, he would definitely not be able to escape.
As the king of a fallen country, the Emperor of Northern Yan of course fled before he learned that Ling Yunxiao was leading his troops to attack.
The huge fire did not attract any people to watch.
At this moment, the people of Beiyan were hiding in their homes for fear of being in trouble.
Ling Yunxiao still gave the order, commanding his soldiers to search house by house for the whereabouts of the Emperor of Northern Yan.
However, it was not found.
Because Ling Yunxiao did not order the killing of the people, several ministers from Northern Yan came to find him.
Downstairs of the Imperial City.
At this moment, Ling Yunxiao was discussing the whereabouts of the Emperor of Northern Yan with generals including Zhao Chongxu, Zhang Yan, Yue Chengxuan, etc. When he heard the footsteps, he turned around and looked, guessing the reason for their coming.
When the civil officials saw Ling Yunxiao, they all extended their hands and bowed. One of the leading civil officials boldly said:
"General, there is no need to look for him. Our Majesty has escaped. He escaped a month ago."
When Ling Yunxiao and other generals heard the news, they were eager to know whether it was true or not.
Ling Yunxiao asked the civil official who had just spoken:
"Did you see him escape?"
The civil official followed suit and said, "Yes, your majesty ordered the massacre of many civil officials that day, and then they seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth."
"Evaporated from the face of the earth? You can escape the first day, but you can't escape the fifteenth day!" Zhao Chongxu had already thought of it. The Emperor of Northern Yan was an old fox.
After hearing this, Zhang Yan thought to himself that today is already the 16th day of the first lunar month.
"If I run away again, I will be slaughtered one day!" He thought that as a king, the Emperor of Northern Yan would not live in disgrace.
Another person said, "Before he escaped, he ordered the massacre of all the palace servants. Such an emperor, cruel and inhumane, should have died long ago."
Another person said: "He also killed many innocent court officials. Even if he died ten thousand times, it would not be enough to relieve his hatred."
"..."
Comparing their king with the upright-looking general of Donglin in front of them, they had already decided to submit to Donglin.
At this moment, he even expressed to Ling Yunxiao that if he saw the Emperor of Beiyan, he would definitely help capture him as soon as possible.
Ling Yunxiao thought, "Where could he have escaped to?"
The first civil official who spoke said:
"Maybe he escaped to your Donglin."
Another civil official continued:
"He hated your young general named Jiang from Donglin and the princess from Xining so much that he either fled to Donglin or Xining."
"That's right. He thinks that General Jiang and Princess Xining have colluded with each other to trap Northern Yan. Now he will definitely take revenge."
"It must be Donglin." Ling Yunxiao guessed the truth and certainly didn't want to stay any longer.
Zhang Yan heard this and said to Ling Yunxiao: "General, he must be looking for Jiang Yue's whereabouts."
Ling Yunxiao originally thought of throwing out a bait to lure the Emperor of Beiyan into the trap, but now it seems that he should find Jiang Yue first before implementing it.
Zhang Yan guessed:
"Jiang Yue should be leaving Xining soon now."
"Perhaps, she is almost out of the Xining border." Zhao Chongxu said.
Ling Yunxiao calculated based on the route:
"Maybe so."
"General, leave this to me. Go and save General Jiang." At this time, Yue Chengxuan came jogging and happened to hear the conversation between several people.
Ling Yunxiao nodded. After all, he had seen Yue Chengxuan's abilities over the past few days.
Therefore, today, he was given a new post.
"Yue Chengxuan, from now on you will be a lieutenant under this general."
"Yes!" Yue Chengxuan was very excited.
Even if the Emperor of Northern Yan escaped, they have completely occupied Northern Yan today.
Ling Yunxiao was not afraid of the Emperor of Beiyan alone. He only wanted to kill him as soon as possible.
…After the first month of the lunar year, the weather is no longer as bitterly cold as before, but it is still cold.
Gradually, the weather warmed up.
Gradually, the temperature became suitable and the return journey became much easier.
Occasionally, at noon, when they had lunch in the forest, the Xuanwu soldiers sat together and chatted and laughed. They talked about everything that happened after the victory, their eyes full of expectation and longing.
After arriving at the Xining border, Jiang Yue and other soldiers were able to leave the country without any obstruction.
Because the routes are different, you will reach Dajin after leaving Xining.
The Great Jin was not originally a country, but only a barbarian tribe.
Because of the battle of wits and courage between Zhao Chongzheng and Chen Yuan, this place has now become Donglin's territory.
The young general who was guarding the border blocked the road and saw Jiang Yue, and hurriedly bowed and said:
"So it's General Jiang. I'm General Chen Yuan's subordinate, Chu Sheng."
"Captain Chu." Jiang Yue replied with a fist.
Chu Sheng was curious about Jiang Yue's appearance here. After asking, he learned that Jiang Yue had just returned from Xining. He also admired her courage, because she would be beheaded if she was not careful.
At noon, Jiang Yue and others had lunch arranged by Captain Chu.
After lunch, we continued on our journey, marching eastward.
During the march, Jiang Yue was anxious to return to the capital to report, so he sped up his horse's pace even more than before.
Jiang Yue was still at the front, and the soldiers behind him were as fast as usual.
Inside the carriage, the two girls were jolted unbearably.
Chen Lian covered her stomach, feeling uncomfortable, and looked like she was about to vomit. She felt really uncomfortable.
As for Singh, she could no longer bear the churning in her stomach, so she leaned over the car window and vomited.
Jiang Yue sensed the movement behind him and ordered his generals,
“Slow down.”
"Yes." Although the generals were in a hurry to get on the road, they had to obey Jiang Yue's orders.
Just as he was slowing down, Tianyi's front hooves stepped into empty air, and the originally flat ground suddenly became concave.
"There's a trap!" At the same moment Jiang Yue finished speaking, he had already tightened the reins in a hurry. While turning sideways, Tianyi raised his front hooves and began to retreat.
Wu Fei, Xue Wen and other soldiers also retreated quickly.