bestfiction Chapter 228 Unless He Doesn’t Want His Head Anymore
Chapter 228 Unless He Doesn’t Want His Head Anymore
Qi Jianshu originally thought about dispatching more troops to intercept the team that was asking for help, but after hearing what his confidant said, and considering the current difficulties in the siege, he gave up the idea of sending reinforcements.
Three thousand people...
Even if we cannot kill all the people who go for help, it should be possible to stop them from asking for help.
Thinking of this, Qi Jianshu felt that the most critical thing right now was to take down the city gates. They had been attacking the three gates for a whole day and night, but they still couldn't take them down!
It seems that the defenders in Xi'an city are completely different from the surrendered soldiers behind him. It is worthy of being the city guarded by Han Yaojun. It is more difficult to capture than other cities!
-
On the other side, Yun Jiyu, who was eager to get to Xi'an as soon as possible and do something practical about the flood in Xi'an, was speeding up his journey and did not dare to slack off at all.
As for the general who was responsible for escorting the relief grain and silver, although he was the eldest prince's deputy general, he did not lag behind under the urging of Yun Jiyu who was eager to rush to Xi'an City for disaster relief.
However, they did not dare to rest for too long along the way and rode at full speed, but were stopped by a city guard in front of Xianyang City.
Yun Jiyou saw that the general repeatedly opened the pass and read it in the name of routine inspection, and then sent soldiers to look through the grain and silver.
It dragged on for almost a cup of tea, but there was still no intention of letting him go, which made him frown slightly, and he had to remind him.
"General, we are assigned by His Majesty to provide disaster relief in Xi'an. I hope you can help us pass through so that we can arrive in Xi'an as soon as possible!"
"What are you in a hurry for?"
Yun Jiyou was a man of great sophistication. He knew that some local officials were more difficult to deal with than the aristocratic families in the capital.
These people are like local snakes. Although they are not very powerful, as long as you are on their territory and there is a conflict with them, they will do anything disgusting.
He just wanted to get to Xi'an City as soon as possible and didn't want to be deliberately delayed here any longer.
Yun Jiyou didn't want to get into a conflict with others, so he could only explain with a smile, "Disaster relief cannot be delayed. Your Majesty is also very concerned about the flood, and we really can't afford to delay."
The commander at the city gate did not listen to Yun Jiyu's words. Instead, he smiled and slammed the pass document shut, then clapped his hands with the document with a half-smile.
He was dressed in armor, but he did not have the courage of a general. Instead, he suppressed Yun Jiyou and said, "Why? From what I heard from Lord Yun, you mean to use His Majesty to suppress me?"
Yun Jiyou frowned, but soon relaxed his brows and explained in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "I didn't mean that. I mentioned Your Majesty just now because I was worried about the safety of the people in Xi'an City and didn't want to delay the disaster. I hope the general can understand and let us pass through as soon as possible!"
The guard raised his eyebrows and curled up the corners of his lips, not hiding his hostility and sarcasm towards Yun Jiyou, "What if I just don't let you pass?"
The eldest prince's deputy general, who was traveling with Yun Jiyou on this trip, had no intention of taking part in the communication between Yun Jiyou and the commander defending the city, and just stood by with his arms folded and watched the fun.
Because he knew that Lord Yun had a close relationship with the Crown Prince of Chu, and the Crown Prince of Chu was a strong supporter of the Third Prince. As the deputy general of the First Prince, it was already good enough for him not to trip him up.
Still want him to help?
That is impossible.
With this thought in mind, he stood there watching the excitement for a whole cup of tea. As the sun was getting high in the sky, the sun began to shine on the shaded area where he was.
The deputy general really had lost his patience. He looked a little impatient and glanced with cold eyes at the guard who had a bad face and was deliberately making things difficult for Yun Jiyu.
He showed his wit and aimed at the arrogant defender who was deliberately delaying time.
"Although you are the commander of this city, this place is still the land of the Great Zhou. The whole world belongs to the king. How come even the pass granted by His Majesty is no longer effective?"
"Or is this city no longer part of the Great Zhou, but has become your personal property? Do we need your consent and approval to pass through this city?"
Every word was heart-piercing. The guarding general was terrified after hearing each word. He looked around, fearing that there might be spies from other people around and that these words would reach the ears of His Majesty in the capital!
Then his head might really be in danger at any time!
Yun Jiyu was slightly surprised when he heard this. This man was from the eldest prince's party. Even though he didn't pay much attention to the fight for the throne, he knew it very well.
How could he not be surprised when the other party suddenly stood up and spoke to the defending general?
However, despite being surprised, he quickly regained his composure.
With such a big hat put on him, no matter how arrogant a person is, he would not dare to allow the Crown Prince's deputy general to say so.
Unless, he plans to give up all the Nine Clans.
The guarding general had a slightly cold expression on his face. He stared unkindly at the deputy general who suddenly spoke with a venomous tone, while tightly clenching the pass in both hands.
Then, as if he was thinking of something, he suddenly laughed, and his laugh was quite sincere.
"You are exaggerating. I was just playing a little joke on you. Is it necessary to be so cruel? As you said, the whole world belongs to the king. How can the cities of the Great Zhou be my personal property?"
"I just think that it's better to be cautious about such an important matter. This is why we have wasted some time. We have to let them go. The flood in Xi'an didn't get better until yesterday. In the past seven or eight days, many houses and things have been damaged. Now is the time when we need you..."
Don’t we need them?
Xi'an has become an isolated city, and it is still a question whether it can pass through Xianyang City.
The guard explained with a smile and raised his hand to gesture to the soldiers behind him to let them go.
After receiving the message from the garrison commander, the soldiers immediately shouted, "Let them go."
"I wish you a safe journey and that you can reach the next city safely."
The next city is Xianyang...
No one knows the current situation in Xianyang City better than him!
Since they are so ignorant, let them go to see the King of Hell as soon as possible!
This saves him the effort of doing it himself.
The change in the guard's attitude before and after was so great that Yun Jiyou couldn't help but look back subconsciously when he passed the checkpoint. The guard happened to be looking back at him.
The other person raised the corner of his lips slightly, and the weird smile made his eyebrows jump violently.
After passing the checkpoint, Yun Jiyou turned around and asked the deputy general on horseback beside him, "General Yuan, don't you think this garrison commander is a little strange? His attitude is so different before and after..."
And the look in her eyes before she left was dark, with a strange and triumphant smile, as if she was watching her enter some extremely dangerous place.
"What's so strange about that?" General Yuan disagreed. "Unless he doesn't want to take his own head, how dare he continue to stop us?"