novelaction Chapter 1248 Rushing into the Capital
Chapter 1248 Rushing into the Capital
Xu Sibei said: "We have been preparing for so long and finally got results. The battle will start tonight."
Zhou Guo looked around and saw countless groups of people.
There were so many people, but no one spoke in the entire venue. There was only the sound of the north wind whistling and the fluttering flags. Swords and spears were carefully guarded, ready to be unsheathed at any time.
Even though she had been on the battlefield and killed people, she was still shocked and speechless when faced with such a grand and majestic scene.
This might be the real battlefield, with hundreds of thousands of troops involved. The few times she appeared on the battlefield were all small scenes.
Xu Sibei pointed north and said, "I'm leaving now. Half an hour from here, I can see the gate of the capital."
Then he pointed to the northeast and said, "There is a mountain about ten miles away from the capital. From the halfway point you can overlook the entire capital. Go there and wait. When the war is over, I will send someone to pick you up."
After saying this, he left with his personal soldiers.
Zhou Guo asked: "How can I help?"
Xu Sibei smiled and said, "Your biggest help to us is just staying here. Now the army is full of soldiers and 800,000 soldiers are here. We don't need you to do anything. Just stay here and watch us open the gates of the capital."
After saying that, he turned around and rode away on his horse.
Zhou Guo watched his figure slowly turn into a small black dot, and behind her was an army of more than 300 soldiers, one hundred of whom were personal soldiers assigned to her by Xu Sibei.
The rest were probably sent by Xu Xiushan to protect her very well.
By now it was already dark, and the nearly one million-strong army was like ghosts in the darkness.
I don’t know how long it took, the moon rose, everything was quiet, and the Xu family army began to move.
Large banners led groups of people away, and like swimming dragons, they gathered towards the direction of the capital.
But the noise made by hundreds of thousands of people can be ignored, which shows the strict discipline of Xu's army.
Zhou Guo turned her horse and galloped in the direction Xu Sibei said. Although she could not participate in such a grand event, she had to witness it with her own eyes.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
When she arrived at the location Xu Sibei mentioned, she looked down in the direction of the capital.
There was flames all over the sky and deafening shouts of killing. Even though she was far away, she could still hear it clearly.
Everywhere you look, there are flames. Gunpowder had not been invented at that time, so this was kerosene.
Some built ladders, some attacked the city gates, some threw flaming oil and rocks...
Although she was not on the battlefield, she could still feel the cruelty brought by the war. The people on the ladders were like ants, one after another, and kept falling. Living people lost their lives in the blink of an eye.
It was the coldest time of winter, and under the bright moonlight, she could clearly see snowflakes beginning to fall from the sky.
At first it was only the size of willow catkins, but soon it became as big as goose feathers when it fluttered down.
It makes people feel cold all over.
I don’t know how long it took, but it didn’t seem like too long, when the city gate finally opened and the first person successfully climbed onto the tower…
She murmured, "The capital city is broken..."
Xu family, it’s done.
It will be a success!
But it is hard to find a good general, and all living beings are just those dry bones.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier. Zhou Guo gathered his white fox cloak and looked up at the sky. Snowflakes were falling densely, as if to cover the entire world.
Starting tomorrow, the world will be different, and the world will usher in a brand new chapter.
The army entered the city and rushed straight into the palace.
By this time, the imperial court had long lost the will to resist. The emperor and empress burned down the Qianqing Palace and reduced themselves to ashes.
Some royal family members committed suicide, and some surrendered.
Some civil officials and military generals would rather die than surrender, while others surrendered and changed their minds. The Xu family was doomed to fail, and the fate of the court was over, which could not be reversed by human power.
There was also a loyal minister who tried to escape with his young master, but the city gates were tightly guarded by Xu's army and they were discovered before they left the city.
The common people in the capital city cannot move, but the imperial palace can. The vanguard troops are roaming around the palace and they have to hurry and grab some good stuff now. Once the day breaks and the troops are called back, this imperial city will have nothing to do with them anymore.
Zhou Dacang took the lead and was the first to rush into the imperial city. After finally finding where the emperor and empress lived, he discovered that he was too late and everyone was burned to ashes.
The princes and princesses all wiped their necks.
He passed the situation on and also strolled around the imperial city. There must be a lot of good things in such a big imperial city.
As soon as the imperial city was broken, Xu Sibei led the army in. Any soldiers harassing civilians along the way would be executed immediately!
The Xu family army has always had strict military discipline, so this kind of thing has never happened.
However, the imperial city and the residences of high-ranking officials were completely ransacked.
Even if ordinary people have some at home, how many good things can they have? If you want to find treasures, there are still more places like this.
The common people who were hiding in their houses trembling with fear did not dare to sleep. Looking at the firelight coming in from outside and listening to the chaotic footsteps, everyone huddled in the houses trembling, fearing that the soldiers would rush in.
But they only heard the footsteps of the soldiers coming closer and closer, but they didn't hear anyone rushing in, not even knocking on the door, and they didn't seem to hear any shouting near the next door.
I don't know how long it took, I just heard someone outside shouting: "Listen, all of us Xu's army, those who enter the city are not allowed to disturb the people, seize their property, bully the people, or force their women. Those who disobey the order will be executed!!"
In fact, before setting off, Xu's army had already been informed of the military discipline, and these were only said to the people in the capital.
The common people listened, and combined with what they had heard from other places about the deeds of Xu's army, they felt much more at ease, knowing that whenever they captured a city, the army could not enter the city and disturb the people.
Some brave ones even secretly looked out through the cracks in their doors. The sky in the capital city had really changed.
Zhou Guo stood halfway up the mountain and watched the city gate catch fire, chaos ensued, and then slowly calmed down. The army rushed into the imperial city. The world was finally settled, and the troubled times were over!
The snow was falling heavily, and she stood halfway up the mountain like a pillar until midnight.
None of the guards behind dared to speak.
After a long while, Dashu said, "Master, shall we go back?"
At this time, a thick layer of snow fell on everyone's hair, shoulders, and horses' backs. Soon, they would be completely covered by the snow.
Zhou Guo exhaled, "Wait a little longer."
"Guoguo!" someone shouted behind them. They turned around and saw a group of thirty or forty people riding horses towards them. It was Xu Yubei.
Zhou Guo went forward to wait for him, wondering where Xu Yubei had been for the past half day.
Xu Yubei came closer and saw the snow all over her head and shoulders. He frowned and asked, "Why is there so much snow and no one is holding an umbrella for you?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, I want to get wet in the snow."