Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chapter 490 The Shameful Empress

Luocheng, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

A city with hundreds of years of history, with walls dozens of feet high, looking like a natural moat from a distance.

On the city wall, the morale of the defeated Zhou soldiers was low. Facing the Liang Wang soldiers outside the city, they had no fighting spirit at all.

Three miles outside the city, military camps stood one after another, with flags waving and soldiers training.

At this moment, outside the camp, a thin middle-aged man with narrow eyes stood on horseback.

Next to this man was a general wearing black armor, a white cloak, and a red tasseled helmet.

The former is Li Long, the King of Liang of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the latter is Yan Yucheng, the great general of the State of Yan!

"King Liang is indeed very smart. After the psychological offensive of the past few days, the people in the city are now in a panic and can't wait to leave the city."

Yan Yucheng looked at Luocheng not far away, with an excited look on his face: "We only need to wait a few more days, until the enemy's morale is broken and the people in the city become chaotic, then it's time for you and me to attack."

Yan Yucheng initially scoffed at Li Long's plan. He thought that they should surround the enemy from all sides and launch an attack immediately.

But Li Long refused on the grounds that the casualties were too great, and he guaranteed that he could bring chaos to Luo City in ten days.

By then, attacking the city will be more effective.

Although he was reluctant, the State of Yan recently transferred some troops from his side, and the number of troops on both sides here changed.

Li Long has more soldiers and horses, so of course Li Long has the final say.

With an attitude of giving it a try, Yan Yucheng agreed to station outside the city first and shoot arrows into the city every day with letters of persuasion tied to the arrows.

In just a few days, the people in the city became panicked, and there were several incidents of attempts to attack the city gates.

Although the Great Zhou tried its best to suppress it, the situation showed signs of getting worse.

If this trend continues, there will be more riots in the city in a few days. If we attack the city then, the defenders will definitely find it difficult to resist their offensive.

The people in the city rioted, and the army outside the city attacked the city, which was equivalent to internal and external cooperation.

However, in response to Yan Yucheng's compliment, Li Long showed a playful look on his face: "I don't want to wait too long, it's time to add fuel to the fire!"

Yan Yucheng's eyes lit up: "King Liang is planning to attack the city?"

"Not bad!"

King Liang chuckled and said, "The people in the city are as timid as mice. If we don't force them, they won't unite.

What's more, those wealthy families in the city also want to rely on the tall city walls to resist. Let's see the trend first and then decide whether to surrender to us.

If we launch an attack, we can force the people to riot more violently, and also let the wealthy families in the city see the situation clearly."

Yan Yucheng pondered for a moment and felt that there was no big problem, so he nodded slightly: "Okay, let's do as King Liang wishes."

Li Long made a prompt decision: "In this case, please ask General Yan to lead your men to attack the east and south gates, and I will lead the troops to attack the west and north gates.

The momentum must be great, creating the illusion that our army is going to surround the city from all sides, putting pressure on the people and noble families in the city. "

Yan Yucheng laughed: "Don't worry, King Liang, I will definitely create a big momentum. We will launch an attack together in one hour after dark. Goodbye!"

After saying this, Yan Yucheng rode away on his horse.

Li Long looked at Yan Yucheng's departing back, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he immediately ordered: "Come here, cook immediately, and launch the attack after dark!"

At the command, the whole military camp became lively.

Smoke rose from the kitchen and the aroma of rice wafted out. Half an hour later, the rebels in the barracks began to eat.

Soon, the sky darkened, and at the agreed time, the rebels began their attack.

Under the cover of night, the defenders of the Great Zhou stood guard listlessly on the city wall, when they suddenly heard the sound of dense footsteps coming from outside the city.

Looking up, I saw a large group of soldiers rushing towards the city wall.

"No, enemy attack!"

"Blow the horn!"

"Woo~wu~wu~"

As the huge horn was blown, the deafening sound alarmed the people in the city, and many people went to the streets to check the situation.

The soldiers guarding the city also quickly came to the city gate to provide support at this moment, and the streets were full of soldiers.

The battle started soon. After several days of preparation, the rebels had ready siege vehicles and ladders. Encouraged by the sound of war drums, they began to attack the city.

Shouts of killing were heard simultaneously from the four city gates, alarming the entire population of the city.

In the palace, the empress was awakened by her maid.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Di requests to see you."

"He came to see me so late at night, he must have something important to tell me... Ahem, let him in."

Soon, hurried footsteps were heard, and Di Ying came into the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty, it's bad, the enemy is attacking the city!"

The empress behind the pearl curtain was silent at first, then she said in a deep voice: "It seems that King Liang can't wait any longer. He is attacking the city now just to make the people in the city lose their composure."

Di Ying sighed: "I'm afraid they want to force those noble families to make a choice. Your Majesty, we have to be on guard against these people."

But the empress shook her head and frowned, saying, "No, the more we are at this time, the more we cannot be on guard against them, otherwise it will give them a reason to rebel against me.

How about this, just send someone to monitor their every move, there is no need to use force.

For this battle... please ask the Prime Minister to go there in person. I believe that with you here, you will be able to convince the people in the city."

Di Ying's expression changed slightly.

He came here originally wanting to ask the empress to come out in person to persuade the people. After all, the empress hasn't appeared in public for several months. If she could come out at this moment, it would definitely boost morale and reassure the people.

But from what the empress said, it was clear that she understood his intention and asked him to handle the matter without waiting for him to speak.

"This... Your Majesty, if you can come in person..."

"There is no need to mention this matter again!"

The empress interrupted Di Ying sternly before he could finish his words: "My health is not fit to see anyone right now. You, Prime Minister, should handle this matter!"

"Oh...Okay, I will go and comfort the people right away." Di Ying sighed, turned around and left quickly.

Since the empress refused to come forward, he could only find a solution on his own.

Although I don’t know why the empress refuses to show up, now is not the time to pursue these issues. Stabilizing the situation is the most important thing.

The empress looked at Di Ying's departing back and a look of shame appeared on her face.

In fact, she also knew that she should come forward at this moment, but unfortunately she was not presentable in her current state.

Touching her abdomen, the empress murmured to herself: "I hope I can hold on and not cause trouble for me at this time!"

After saying that, she looked outside the palace again and said in a low voice: "I don't know where he is now."

The "he" the empress was referring to was of course Chu Ning!

At this moment, Chu Ning was rushing here day and night.

Under the cover of night, a pure white cavalry marched forward quickly.

At this time, a fast horse rushed from the front.

A scout dismounted and reported: "Your Highness, this place is less than a hundred miles away from the capital of the Great Zhou, Luocheng. We can arrive there tomorrow!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "It's finally here, send them out immediately to get information, especially about the situation of the Queen of the Great Zhou!"

Thinking of the majestic face and graceful body of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chu Ning couldn't help but smile.

The two sides have been separated for almost ten months, and no one knows how the Empress of the Great Zhou is doing at the moment.