. When the war was not going well, Gao Guiying sighed, not feeling that the offensive was not going well. If it was suddenly smooth, it would be abnormal. She lowered her head and continued to sew the military uniform. She couldn't interfere in the war, and all she could do was this.

The war outside continued. Under the attack of the Ming army defending the city, the Dashun army that was sieging the city suffered heavy casualties, but the Dashun army did not retreat and continued to attack one after another. The blood dyed the entire Xiangyang city into purple-black, and the moat outside the city was completely filled with corpses.

On a high platform in the middle, Gao Yigong, Hao Yaoqi, Tian Jianxiu and other generals were all dark-faced. Such casualties made them shocked the generals who crawled out of the dead. It was okay for the dead. Seeing the Ming army commander deliberately playing chess on the city tower, it made people feel even more furious. Everyone wanted to blow up the city tower, but unfortunately they couldn't do it.

"Transfer orders and withdraw troops." Gao Yigong became more and more popular as he looked at it, and ordered.

"Yes." Several commanders walked to the other side of the platform. The sound of "dang, dang." The Dashun Army, who was sieging the city, was stunned and retreated like a tide. After a while, the Dashun Army under the city had already left cleanly.

"Fuzi, get out of here."

"Little bastard, it's really fast to run."

"Good son, go home and have a breastfeeding. If you want to go to Xiangyang, wait for the next life."

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The Ming army on the city wall cursed at Dashun Army in slanderous words. Some veterans took out their guys to release water from the city, and all kinds of teasing and insulting actions emerged one after another. Although the Dashun Army could no longer hear the Ming army's scolding, they could see clearly the movements on the city. How could they not understand the insults of Ming army to themselves? Some veterans were straightened and cursed back a few times, while the rest of the soldiers were dejected.

On the platform, a little angry voice sounded: "Why should I stop siege?"

He spoke in his forties and looked a little weak. This middle-aged man was Niu Jinxing, the prime minister of the Dashun Dynasty. Although Niu Jinxing was only a scholar, he has been trusted by Li Zicheng since he joined the army. All the official positions in the Dashun Dynasty were made by Niu Jinxing. Even Gao Yigong, the uncle, had to perform the following rituals when facing Niu Jinxing.

Gao Yigong frowned and said, "It turns out that it is the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is not resting in the rear. Why are you here to go to this high platform?"

After Xiangyang could not capture it for a long time, Gao Yigong suggested to Li Zicheng that he would bypass Xiangyang and go to the rest of Huguang. He was opposed by Niu Jinxing as a civil servant. These civil servants learned the lessons of the rebel army when they were wandering. Without a stable rear, it would be useless to capture the territory. At most, grab a little thing and eventually give up. Moreover, the strong city has not been eliminated. The risk for the army is too great.

The generals did not think so. The Dashun Army started his own business. Even if they could not occupy the territory, they could go to the hinterland of the Ming army to disrupt the Ming army. By the way, they could also expand their teams. However, these generals did not know that current affairs had changed. The south was always prosperous. In recent years, the weather was even better. The court reduced taxes. If the Dashun Army really entered the hinterland of the Ming army, they would not only not raise the team, but they would only feel that it would be difficult to move forward.

From this point of view, there is no doubt that civil officials are more considerate. Li Zicheng also tends to have a more comprehensive opinion on civil officials and insists on conquering Xiangyang. However, this has increased the conflict between civil and military officials.

When Niu Jinxing heard Gao Yigong's answer, he was stunned and felt that his tone was a little wrong just now. Although he was the prime minister, if he wanted to interfere in the military, even if Li Zicheng trusted him, he would be disgusted. He could only smile and said, "Marty Gao doesn't have to misunderstand. I am just concerned about how the war progresses?"

"So that's the case. I thought the Prime Minister had any tricks to attack the city. The Prime Minister might as well point out that I would definitely think carefully, but how to fight is the business of our martial artists. I hope the Prime Minister does not need to interfere."

Xiangyang City has high walls and thick walls, surrounded by Han water, and the terrain is high. There is no need to use water attack, fire attack, or tunnel attack. How could he have any tricks to attack the city? Niu Jinxing had to say embarrassedly: "Of course, of course." But he didn't know what he was.

Seeing that Niu Jinxing had nothing to say, Gao Yigong ignored him and was about to walk off the platform. There was a noise under the platform. A voice shouted loudly: "I want to see Marquis Gao, I want to see Marquis Gao."

Gao Yigong was stunned for a moment and ordered the personal soldiers beside him: "Go and see, what's going on."

"Yes." A personal soldier responded and ran off the platform. After a while, he hurriedly ran up and reported to Gao Yigong: "Report to the Marquis, it is a general under General Guoyi Gu Kecheng who claimed that there was something important to report to the Marquis and asked him what important things were, but the Marquis refused to say that he had to see the Marquis.

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A mere whistle manager wanted to see Gao Yigong, but he couldn't explain what happened. No wonder the people below stopped him. Gao Yigong heard it and felt moved. He didn't think that the whistle manager dared to bother him with trivial matters, and said, "Come on him."

"Yes." The personal soldiers turned around, and after a while, an officer in his twenties was already dusty.

When he came up, Li Zicheng and the escort officer appeared on the official road from Zaoyang to Xiangyang. As soon as he saw Gao Yigong, the Dashun Army general fell to the ground and cried.

Gao Yigong frowned. He thought that the whistle had always suffered some grievances, and he said helplessly: "What's wrong with you? If there is grievances, I can make the decision for you."

The whistleman shook his head and choked, "Emperor, Your Majesty..."

"What's wrong with the emperor?" Gao Yigong was shocked. He suddenly remembered that the emperor went to Zaoyang two days ago. It was almost time to come back today. Now a whistle in Zaoyang always came to him to cry. Could it be that Gu Kecheng was so bold and dared to be rude to the emperor?

"Emperor... Woo..." The whistleman cried again, which made Gao Yigong feel upset. He couldn't help but lift the whistleman's neck: "Tell me quickly, what's wrong with the whistleman?"

"Mr. Marquis, I can't confirm my position. However, I encountered nineteen corpses on the road to Zaoyang, one of them, and one of them looked very similar to the emperor." The whistleman whimpered.

"What?" Not only Gao Yigong, but also Hao Yaoqi, Tian Jianxiu, and Niu Jinxing's heads were almost blank when they heard the news. They were all insiders of the emperor's whereabouts, so they naturally knew that the emperor had gone to Zaoyang and could return almost today. The nineteen corpses were the same as the number of entourages around Li Zicheng, which made them not panic.

"What you said is true?" Gao Yigong asked almost word by word, holding the whistleman's neck.

"I dare not say panic if I get back to the Marquis, I will take advantage of my ten courage to take advantage of my position."

Gao Yigong loosened the neck of the whistleman and took several steps back. Several personal soldiers quickly reached out to support him. Gao Yigong did not fall. After calming down, Gao Yigong threw away the two personal soldiers who were supporting him and shouted: "Prepare the horse!"

After a while, the rumbling sound of hooves sounded at the Dashun Army camp, and a cavalry of nearly 10,000 people rushed out of the camp. Some soldiers who had just retreated from the battlefield looked at the direction of the cavalry at a loss, secretly guessing what happened. Even the defenders at the top of Xiangyang City were alarmed and stretched out their heads to look towards the smoke and dust aroused by the Dashun Army cavalry.

Gao Yigong fought desperately, and it usually took two hours to get there. It took him less than an hour to arrive. At this time, Gu Kecheng had already obtained the news first, and sent people to investigate the traces of the murderer. Gao Yigong felt even more heartbroken when he saw this pose. He rushed up quickly and pulled the war horse up. He jumped off the horse without any hesitation.

In the middle of the road, a large piece of ground had been paved with brocade. There were nineteen corpses neatly placed on the brocade, one in a row, and the other eighteen corpses were formed in a row. Gao Yigong came to the separate corpse, knelt down with a plop, staring at the face of the corpse.

"Ah." After a long time, Gao Yigong screamed like a lone wolf. He jumped up from the ground and pulled out his long sword and chopped Gu Kecheng: "How could something happen to the emperor in your jurisdiction? It's not good for you to protect the emperor, I'll kill you."

"Marty, Marquis, Mo Jiang deserves to die. But the murderer who killed the emperor was not found. Mo Jiang died with his eyes open. I hope that the Marquis will keep Mo Jiang's life and find the murderer before talking about it."

Gu Kecheng's face was full of bitterness. He dared not resist and could only dodge. When he learned that the emperor was dead in his jurisdiction, Gu Kecheng wanted to wipe his neck and make up the matter. When Li Zicheng returned, he proposed to send troops to escort him, but Li Zicheng refused himself, but his fault could not be erased. If it weren't for the assassin hidden in his jurisdiction, how could Emperor Dashun die?

"You don't need to investigate. Judging from the emperor's injuries, it must be done by the Ming army. This marquis will lead his troops to avenge the emperor. You can go with peace of mind." Gao Yigong said with great confidence.

Gu Kecheng was forced to nowhere to retreat by Gao Yigong, so he had to kneel on the ground and wait for death with a pounce. However, Gao Yigong's long sword was not cut off. Tian Jianxiu also rushed over and held Gao Yigong's hand: "Hao Yu calm down. Now it is not the time to punish General Gu. How to deal with the emperor's funeral is the most important thing. If you don't, my Dashun will fall apart."

Gao Yigong was shocked: "The emperor passed away, and I, Dashun, have a prince to succeed to the throne. This marquis vowed to capture the murderer who killed the emperor and send orders to the army searched within a hundred miles. All those who could be arrested. If there is any resistance, they will be killed."

"Yes!" With Gao Yigong's order, the ten thousand people he brought scattered in all directions.
Chapter completed!