klisemfg Chapter 169 Yu Huatian Hears the Bad News
Chapter 169 Yu Huatian Hears the Bad News
The next day, morning.
If the first night is not counted, this is the second day that Yuhuatian has been trapped in Qianxing City.
There was a violent coughing sound in the City Lord's Mansion.
"Cough cough cough..."
"Master Yu! Take care of yourself!"
All the generals gathered in the hall. Yuhuatian was not wearing armor. It was the turn of summer and autumn and the weather was still quite hot. He was wearing a cloak and wrapped himself tightly.
Yu Huatian picked up the medicine on the table, took a sip, and sighed.
"Yan State is located in the northeast, so the weather is getting cold so early."
A general said quickly.
"General, you feel cold because you are sick. We are all fine, so there is no need to prepare warm clothes."
Yuhuatian's forehead was burning hot at this time. He had been caught in a heavy rain and was very angry, so he fell ill all of a sudden.
When he woke up yesterday, he heard that the city was surrounded and knew that he had been tricked. He immediately forced himself to organize troops to break out.
But just before he was about to go out, he decided to go up to the city wall to take a look.
When he saw the Yan cavalry wandering outside and the enemy camp that surrounded the entire city tightly, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
In this situation, breaking out in broad daylight would be tantamount to giving up the geographical advantage and seeking death.
So he planned to break out at night.
When I went up to the city wall again at night, I was so shocked by the weather that I almost vomited blood.
The enemy spent a day digging another trench outside the camp. If they wanted to rush out, they had to jump into the trench and let themselves be slaughtered.
In the past, they attacked the city and the Yan army defended it.
Now that Kun's army has entered the city, it is the Yan army's turn to attack the city. However, the Yan army does not attack the city and is even defending it.
This is going to trap them to death.
That night, Yuhua Tianqi cursed Shen Changgong loudly, and then his condition worsened and he lay down again.
As soon as Yuhuatian woke up, he summoned all the generals to discuss military affairs.
But the generals talked one after another, and no one could explain the reason.
Yu Huatian waved his hand weakly and said,
"Don't say any more. At this point, there's no chance of success in breaking out. We can only make plans after Han Xuan's army arrives.
Han Xuan's army has 200,000 men, 50,000 of whom are cavalrymen capable of fighting against the Zhennan Army, and the remaining 150,000 men will join our army in attacking the Yan Army from both inside and outside. This battle can be won.
Our only option now is to defend. If we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, we will be victorious."
Upon hearing this, the generals could only sigh.
It was obvious that their Kun Army was the attacking party, but it turned out like this.
Yu Huatian smiled bitterly and said,
"It's all my fault. I've fallen into the enemy's traps time and time again and failed to lead you to victory."
A general said quickly,
"Don't say that, Marshal. You've done well enough. After all, we're fighting in a foreign country, unfamiliar with the place. A lot of intelligence gathering wasn't done in a timely manner, which is why this situation happened. It's all the fault of that useless Prince Ning. He's incompetent at everything. He has no troops, no food, and no intelligence. He's such a loser."
"Well, now that things have come to this, let's all disperse and go take care of our military duties and check on the wounded.
If the enemy does not attack the city, I will also take a break.
By the way, have you reinforced the city gates? The enemy's divine thunder can blow them open, so be careful."
"clear."
Just as the generals were about to send the soldiers out, a messenger ran in with a piece of paper and said anxiously,
"General, there's a carrier pigeon message from Shengjing!"
"From the capital? Your Majesty?"
Yu Huatian looked at the panicked face of the messenger and had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"No... no, you can see for yourself."
The messenger handed the note to Yu Huatian with both hands.
Yu Huatian looked down, his pupils trembled, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily backwards.
"Marshal! Marshal!"
The generals were very anxious and rushed to support Yu Huatian, helping him to sit down, wiping the blood and patting his back.
A general picked up the note, looked at it, and his face changed drastically. He said in disbelief,
"This this!!"
A colleague beside him cursed angrily,
"What the hell are you doing? Just read it now! Do you want us to go and see it in person?"
"Good good."
The general immediately read out,
"General Yu's family is missing, and the thieves have copied your handwriting and falsely accused you of treason. The emperor has ordered Lian Yong to take over military command and escort you back to the capital for interrogation. He has also appointed Han Xuan as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army."
"The signature is, Grand Master Wang Liang."
"What? Marshal Yu's family is missing? Someone is accusing Marshal Yu of treason? The Emperor wants to seize Marshal Yu's military power and punish him?"
"How is this possible? How could our Yu Shuai rebel when he was fine?"
"Who framed us? We're out fighting outside, and you can't expect anything good from us, can you?"
"Bastards, it must be those civil servants. None of them are good people. Sooner or later, they will all be chopped to death."
"How could your majesty do this... How could you do this? Changing commanders in the middle of a battle is a taboo. How could you do this?"
"Fuck her! Stop arguing! Commander Yu has fainted. Go call the military doctor!"
A group of generals hurriedly carried Yu Huatian to the small couch at the back of the lobby. The military doctor came over and gave him acupuncture and boiled medicine. It took an hour before Yu Huatian finally woke up.
After Yu Huatian woke up, he looked at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, without saying a word.
The generals looked anxious and their fists were clenched.
"Master Yu, you...what's wrong now?"
Yu Huatian opened his cracked lips and said weakly,
"I just want to know now, how is my family doing?"
"This……"
A general said,
"General Yu, when you were unconscious just now, we discussed it. We guessed that your political enemies must have framed you. Your family must have been secretly captured by them, or maybe..."
He couldn't bear to say the word "assassination".
Afraid of hitting Yuhuatian again.
But what he meant was, how could Yuhuatian not move?
Yu Huatian shook his head and said,
"My family is being watched by His Majesty's men. They have written to me several times, telling me about this.
There are many eyes watching in secret. Which political enemy has the ability to go against Your Majesty and harm my family?
My family members disappeared just now, and then Your Majesty took away my military power. This is too fast and too coincidental.
I suspect it is…”
Yu Huatian didn't say anything else, as any further words would shake the morale of the army.
"Marshal, do you suspect that His Majesty has harmed your family and is now trying to harm you?"
An upright general said.
Everyone around was shocked.
Yu Huatian said slowly,
"Since His Majesty summoned me back to the capital at this crucial moment... no, he ordered you to abduct me and escort me back to the capital, it means he is determined to kill me. If I go there, I will surely be in great danger.
Forget it, forget it. If the king wants his subject to die, he must die. My parents are probably already gone. They are waiting for me in the underworld.