Chapter 531 The Fire of the Capital

Chapter 531 The Fire of the Capital

The siege of the capital lasted for a whole day. Countless soldiers followed one after another. The ghosts and ghosts sitting on the high platform were just like killing their cousins ​​in public. to invest more troops.

This army is good at attacking with fire. The boulders thrown, the arrows shot, and even the iron hammer that hit the door, all carried flames. The King of the East Sea and others had never seen this kind of attack before, and they were terrified.

Around noon, a group of enemy soldiers were about to attack the city. Qiu Hong was very proud and said to the King of the East Sea, "There are many beautiful women in Chu. Do you have a wife? Do you also live in the city?"

The King of the East Sea was furious and turned his head to look at him fiercely. Qiu Hong was delighted, and said with a smile, "You have to know one thing. As long as it is the person I ask for, the emperor will not disagree."

The King of the East Sea was trembling with anger. Knowing that this would make the other party even happier, it was still difficult for him to control it. In the end, he turned his head stiffly and said coldly, "The people of Chu are still here, and the capital will not be broken."

Qiu Hong laughed, and soon, he couldn't laugh anymore. The soldiers who finally got close to the city were picked off by long spears.

King Donghai wanted to retort, but after glancing at Zhao Ruosu, he held back.

The defending side is still at a disadvantage, and there is no point in talking big until the final result is seen.

The siege continued, the winter days were short and it was almost dark, and the enemy smashed through a gate.

The enemy troops on the front line cheered in unison, and they soon merged into a neat sound, like the mountain call of the Chu people, long live.

Qiu Hong also shouted, even kneeling on the ground, kissing the base, and when he stood up to face the envoy of Chu, he put on that smug face, "Tonight, we will enter the city of the Chu people and live in Chu. People's houses, eating Chu people's delicacies, and embracing Chu people's beauties, life is faster than this!"

The faces of all the Chu envoys were ashen, and even Zhao Ruosu couldn't keep his composure, and his expression changed suddenly.

In order to break through the capital, the enemy paid a huge price, but they could afford it, and the remaining troops were still huge enough to attack Hangu Pass.

The soldiers in front were moving the battering ram and swarming into the city.

For the first time, the King of the East Sea had a strong feeling that the country was destroyed and his family was destroyed, and he muttered: "Da Chu... Da Chu..."

Zhao Ruosu was the first to regain his calm and asked Qiu Hong, "You drove the soldiers of the occupied country to fight to the death, but there is no big country to the east of Great Chu. If you capture Great Chu, where can you send your troops to go?"

Qiu Hong glanced at Zhao Ruosu contemptuously, but did not answer, obviously looking down on this person's status.

The King of the East Sea came back to his senses a little, "Yeah, where else can you go? Once there is nowhere to conquer, can you still control this army?"

Qiu Hong snorted, "It's too late to beg for mercy now, the emperor will only reward those who wake up first. As for where to go after conquering the state of Chu - the emperor will not stop, he will continue to move forward until the end of the earth and the rising sun. When you come out, then turn the direction, and go to the place of sunset, under the sunshine, there will be the footprints of the righteous emperor."

The King of the East Sea glanced at Zhao Ruosu, not understanding the purpose of his question.

The enemy army in front seemed to be blocked. A large number of soldiers were crowded at the gate of the city. The head of the city was still shooting arrows. The gong sounded again on the high platform. , the effect is not obvious.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Chu soldiers are stronger than the city wall?" Qiu Hong was a little confused.

"The capital is not broken." The King of the East Sea whispered, in high spirits, as if it was the first outing in the city when the spring flowers were blooming, and he couldn't even feel the coldness of the cold wind, "The capital is not broken!" He raised his voice.

"Shut up, the city of Chu is not broken, you are in danger." Qiu Hong threatened, walked away in a hurry, and climbed up to the high platform.

The surrounding soldiers took a step forward and looked at Chu Envoy even more closely.

The King of the East Sea didn't care, he was both excited and uneasy, and asked everyone: "The capital has not been breached, right?"

Zhao Ruosu looked away on tiptoe, not as happy as other Chu envoys, but his concern was obvious, "The city gate must have been broken, and the Chu army stopped the enemy in the city. I don't know how long it will last."

"I will be able to persevere, I will." The King of the East Sea clenched his fists, and he didn't feel pain when his nails got stuck in his flesh.

It was dark, the enemy was still attacking, a large number of soldiers were still advancing into the city, and another group of soldiers began to attack other city gates.

The second gate was also breached, followed by the third and fourth.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, the flames illuminated the ground, and the heart of the East Sea King was sinking again, "How did Zhuo Ruhe guard the city? He lost the city gate so quickly and blocked the city gate."

There was an endless stream of soldiers who came back from the front to report the news. They could only come to the stage, and then others would pass the news upwards. These people couldn’t understand a word of Donghai Wang’s words, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Hong Bubu reappeared and couldn't find anyone who could ask.

He suddenly remembered that he was carrying two interpreters, and turned to one of them and asked, "What are they talking about? What's going on in the city?"

The interpreter shook and shook his head hastily, "I can only speak Hun, they don't speak..."

The East Sea King said to another interpreter: "How about you?"

The second interpreter replied: "I'm learning the common language of the Western Regions..."

"The Western Regions and the gods and ghosts are so close, can you always understand a few sentences?"

To the west of the Western Regions are high mountains and deserts, which are far away from the site of the gods and ghosts. It is by no means "close". The interpreter said a few times, but was forced to say: "They seem to be talking about... about the wall. , I can only understand a few words."

"The wall? They have already broken through the city gate, and they still care about the city wall?" Donghai King didn't know why, and felt that the interpreter must have misheard.

The enemy army moved a few siege machines closer to the city wall, and the huge flint crossed the towering city head and fell into the city, regardless of whether it would hit its own soldiers or not.

There is no one to ask the King of the East Sea, and he can only guess by himself. If he is defending the city, what should he do in the face of so many enemy troops?

Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind.

"Wall, city wall! I understand, another wall has been built in the capital, no, many walls!"

Even Zhao Ruosu looked over, and the King of the East Sea laughed, "It must be like this. Several walls were built in the city facing the city gate. After the enemy soldiers entered, they were stopped. Their siege equipment was too big to enter the city. Don't go!"

Chu envoys all nodded, thinking that the East Sea King guessed right.

"Whose idea is this? It's definitely not Zhuo Ruhe." Donghai King was extremely excited, and it didn't take long before he began to worry again, "The capital is under siege for more than a month, and the wall that hastily built the city must not be high or strong. Enemy?"

No one could give him an answer.

Qiu Hong came back, his face was not very good, and he confirmed Donghai King's guess as soon as he opened his mouth, "Chu people are very cunning, they even built several walls inside the city wall, but it doesn't matter, the inner wall is fragile, our soldiers can use their hands. Tear it down, and before dawn, the capital will be mine."

"Unfortunately, you can only sleep with someone else in your arms tonight." King Donghai knew that he shouldn't anger this person, but he couldn't help but sneer.

"Hey, the people in the city have angered the emperor, and even the luck of being a slave is gone. After the city is broken, everyone will be killed. No matter men, women, or children, the capital is your grave."

The King of the East Sea trembled in his heart, but he was not too afraid. Instead, he felt a little more confident. "The people of Chu are much smarter than you. Could it be that there is only one trick to build a wall inside the wall? You should be more careful."

Qiu Hong snorted a few times, as if he was about to refute, turned around suddenly, and went up to the high platform again.

Donghai King regretted, "Really, how can I remind the enemy? Shut up, you..."

The King of the East Sea tightly closed his mouth.

Qiu Hong came back soon and didn't say anything, but his face was ashen as if he had been reprimanded.

No one spoke again, and everyone looked at the capital quietly. After all, the night was no better than the day. Although there was fire, it was still difficult to see the specific situation. The soldiers came back on horseback to report more frequently. Die didn't ask Qiu Hong, but only glanced occasionally and guessed the trend from Qiu Hong's face.

Qiu Hong gradually showed his joy, and the heart of the East Sea King sank little by little, silently praying that the guards of the city would still have strange tricks to defend against the enemy.

With a bang, the fire in the southeast of the capital shot into the sky, far above the city wall.

Donghai King's heart sank to the bottom.

Qiu Hong jumped up and laughed three times after landing, "Broken, the capital finally..."

There was another fire, and it quickly spread to the west of the city, and soon the entire southern city was burning.

"Burn the capital! Burn the capital!" Qiu Hong said loudly, as if he had finally fulfilled his dream, "I want to remember this night, remember this scene, the capital of Chu, the most prosperous place in the world, will be destroyed by fire tonight! "

The King of the East Sea was almost unsteady. Beside him, several Chu envoys collapsed to the ground. Seeing their appearance, the King of the East Sea stood firm and said to Zhao Ruosu, who was also standing still, "Your Majesty will avenge us?"

Zhao Ruosu hummed and said nothing.

The King of the East Sea looked up at the high platform, and the spears of several soldiers immediately came over. The King of the East Sea didn't care, and looked up and said, "Do you think you can scare everyone in the world? When everyone is scared and not afraid of death, you What can we do?"

The soldiers stepped forward and forced the envoys of Chu to kneel, with their swords and guns on their necks.

Qiu Hong said with a smile: "I have seen many arrogances, and I have seen the same number of fiasco and begging. Da Chu is just one of them."

The East Sea King knelt on the ground, but tried his best to raise his head and look at the capital.

The fire didn't go out, and there were faint screams. Slowly, the screams became louder and louder. In the darkness outside the city, the army rose and fell like a wave of wheat.

The King of the East Sea suddenly remembered something, "If you set the fire like this, wouldn't even your people be burned to death?"

"Huh?" Qiu Hong smiled and didn't care about those words.

The fluctuation of the enemy army became more and more obvious. King Donghai laughed out loud, even if his head was chopped off on the spot, he would still laugh. He had never been so happy. hapiness.

"It wasn't the fire you set, it was set by us, it wasn't the capital that burned, it was your people!" The King of the East Sea said loudly.

Qiu Hong did not believe it, but the army outside the city was faintly retreating. The soldiers who had already entered the city seemed to be running out, forcing their own people to retreat.

The screams stopped for a while, and there were drums in the distance, followed by closer and more drums, neither rushed nor slow, neither rushed nor slow, steady as mountains.

The King of the East Sea stood up, but the two soldiers couldn't hold him down.

"The reinforcements from the capital are here." King Donghai said confidently, although he did not know where the army came from.