Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 430 After you sing, I will appear on stage

Erzhu Zhongyuan stayed not far from Gao Guiyi's delegation. This house was originally the ancestral property of a wealthy family in Youzhou. Now, this wealthy family in Ji County that had been passed down for three generations has disappeared. The empty house was cleaned out and used as a guesthouse to accommodate Erzhu Zhongyuan's delegation.

After Erzhu Zhongyuan came to Ji County, he asked Han Lou for money and women. He pushed away the concubines who had served him all night. These two women from the Youzhou aristocratic families were indeed attractive in appearance and figure, but they cried the whole night, which was a bit disappointing.

Erzhu Zhongyuan had just finished washing up when he heard his men coming hurriedly to report.

"General! That bastard Han Lou even entertained the envoys from Guanzhong!"

Upon hearing this news, Erzhu Zhongyuan flew into a rage and said:

"No wonder Han Lou had already agreed to surrender, but has been delaying for the past few days. It turns out that he has found a new buyer!"

The envoys who came with Erzhu Zhongyuan were all his confidants, and they were all angry, thinking that Han Lou had tricked them.

But they had not thought about how arrogant and domineering they had been since entering Ji County, and how they had offended Han Lou.

Erzhu Zhongyuan kicked over the wooden basin and said, "Put on your armor! This Han Lou is shameless. Let's charge into his office and make him kill the envoy from Guanzhong and present a letter of surrender to the general!"

Although Erzhu Zhongyuan was domineering, he was not completely stupid.

He brought more than a hundred men into the city, all of whom were elite soldiers of the Erzhu family who had experienced many battles.

The mansion where he lived was not far from Han Lou's mansion. If these one hundred people suddenly launched an attack, they could really capture Han Lou's mansion.

At that time, they would capture and kill the envoy sent from Guanzhong, and Han Lou would have no choice but to surrender to Erzhu Rong.

Erzhu Zhongyuan's plan went very well, but he missed one thing.

In the afternoon of that day, Erzhu Zhongyuan put on armor and killed the officials sent by Han Lou to serve them. Then he led more than a hundred of his men in full armor and rushed straight to Han Lou's official residence.

At this time, Han Lou was discussing matters with Gao Guiyi in the mansion. When he heard the news that Erzhu Zhongyuan had raised an army, Han Lou was so scared that his face turned pale.

When Erzhu Zhongyuan entered the city that day, Peng Le persuaded Han Lou to place Erzhu Zhongyuan's entourage outside the city.

But at that time, Han Lou was intimidated by Erzhu Zhongyuan's momentum and did not dare to disobey Erzhu Zhongyuan's request to live in the city, so he let them enter the city.

But he didn't expect Erzhu Zhongyuan to be so bold as to directly launch an attack on Han Lou's old nest and his official residence.

But what Han Lou did not expect was that Erzhu Zhongyuan's hundred soldiers were extremely elite. Several waves of troops sent to intercept him were defeated, and they were about to rush to his official residence!

Han Lou then remembered that the one hundred soldiers of Erzhu Zhongyuan were the seven thousand elite troops that Erzhu Rong used to defeat the million.

"Envoy Gao, let's leave the city."

Han Lou was at a loss as to what to do and was ready to flee, but Gao Guiyi had calmed down and said:

"Your Majesty, you cannot escape."

"With the palace protecting it, Erzhu Zhongyuan will not be able to attack it for a while, and the generals from all directions will definitely come to rescue it. If the king leaves the palace to escape, the morale of the defenders in the city will collapse, and how can the king escape Erzhu Zhongyuan's pursuit?"

Han Lou was persuaded by Gao Guiyi's words. After all, he had fought his way out of the troubled times. After recovering his true colors, he personally arranged for the garrison troops in the mansion to guard the key points of the mansion and prepare for defense.

Erzhu Zhongyuan dared to start an army in Han Lou's lair. He was quite capable in commanding a battle. Several armies that came to support Han Lou were easily defeated by Erzhu Zhongyuan and were about to reach Han Lou's mansion.

At this moment, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed out. The general leading the troops was only wearing half a set of armor and was drunk. He stood in front of Erzhu Zhongyuan.

The person who came was Peng Le. He was drinking with Wanqi Chounu in the mansion. When he heard that Erzhu Zhongyuan had suddenly raised an army to attack Han Lou's mansion, he rushed over to protect Han Lou without even having the time to put on a full set of armor.

Peng Le was furious and cursed at Erzhu Zhongyuan:

"You bastard! The king treated you sincerely, but you actually raised an army to cause chaos! Is this how envoys from the Erzhu family act?"

Erzhu Zhongyuan also retorted: "The great general has been so gracious that he allowed Han Lou to surrender, but you are actually wavering and contacting the rebels in Guanzhong! If gentle words of persuasion don't work, then we can only use force to make Han Lou realize the situation!"

After saying this, Erzhu Zhongyuan didn't waste any more words. He personally led his troops forward and started fighting with Peng Le.

After all, Erzhu Zhongyuan was trained by Erzhu Rong himself, and he had extraordinary martial arts skills. Peng Le was also strong, but he had just drunk some alcohol and his body was a little unstable. Erzhu Zhongyuan soon found his weakness and cut his abdomen with a knife.

Peng Le's intestines flowed out of his abdomen. His personal guards rushed forward to help and finally rescued Peng Le.

Peng Le was also brave. He tried to stuff his intestines back into his stomach, but found that he couldn't stuff them back completely, so he simply cut off his intestines and stuffed them into his stomach. He then took a torch to burn the wound directly, and rushed forward again with a knife in hand.

Peng Le's bravery also boosted the morale of the defenders. The soldiers charged forward at the risk of their lives and blocked Erzhu Zhongyuan in front of Hanlou Mansion.

Erzhu Zhongyuan had never expected that Han Lou would have such a fierce general under his command. He tried to persuade him to surrender, "Good warrior! If you are willing to submit to me, I will recommend you to the general! Isn't it better to serve the general than to follow a coward like Han Lou?"

Peng Le endured the severe pain without saying a word, but the moves in his hands did not change at all, and he chopped down another soldier who rushed up to attack him.

Seeing that Peng Le had no intention of surrendering, Erzhu Zhongyuan did not waste any words and ordered his soldiers to speed up the attack.

Peng Le and his men had fought hastily and were not as elite as the Erzhu soldiers, so they quickly retreated to the gate of the official residence.

Han Lou was about to order the gate of the mansion to be opened to let Peng Le in, but Gao Guiyi stopped him.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"General Peng is a man of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, but the enemy soldiers are too close to the gate. If we open the gate, we won't be able to stop them from rushing in. It's better to order the soldiers to guard the gate carefully."

Seeing Peng Le's soldiers being killed one by one, Han Lou's eyes became red. Gao Guiyi was right, and he couldn't come up with a better solution.

Han Lou simply said, "We are just sitting there waiting for help. When will this end?"

Gao Guiyi looked into the distance and said:

"Your Majesty, please be patient, it will be here soon."

The soldiers around Peng Le fell one after another. Even Peng Le was stabbed several times and could only lie on the ground supported by the hilt of his knife. Just when he was about to despair, he suddenly heard a shout of killing.

It turned out to be Wanqi Chounu and Chen Chong, who led the Guanzhong delegation to kill us!
Wanqi Chounu, wearing armor, led his soldiers to fight against the soldiers of the Erzhu family!
Erzhu Zhongyuan felt the pressure. He did not expect that this group of people from Guanzhong were so elite that they could fight back and forth with his own troops!

Erzhu Zhongyuan felt a little regretful. When he heard his cousin Erzhu Rong praising Su Ze for his ability to train soldiers, Erzhu Zhongyuan did not take it seriously. He thought that there was no army in the world that could be compared with the elite troops of the Erzhu family.

After today's battle, I realized that my cousin is really good at judging people. This Su Ze is indeed a formidable enemy!

As more and more soldiers gathered towards Hanlou Mansion, Erzhu Zhongyuan made a quick decision.

"Attack the mansion first! Capture Han Lou alive!"

Erzhu Zhongyuan shouted with a knife in hand, and the soldiers responded in unison. Peng Le and his men could no longer hold out, and were killed by the Erzhu soldiers in front of their mansion.

The archers guarding the mansion fired a hail of arrows, but were unable to break through the defenses of the elite Erzhu family soldiers wearing double armor. Just as the gate of the mansion was about to be breached, the neighing of war horses was suddenly heard.

I saw a young general riding a white horse, galloping flexibly on the narrow street and rushing directly into the Erzhu family's armored formation!
The soldiers waved their swords to block him, but he dodged them flexibly. Chen Chong, holding a horse lance, repelled several soldiers who tried to intercept him, then pulled the reins to urge his horse to leap forward and rushed directly towards Erzhu Zhongyuan!
The soldiers around Erzhu Zhongyuan stepped forward to stop him, but were all pushed away by Chen Chong's spear. At this time, Erzhu Zhongyuan also sensed the danger. Just when he was about to swing his sword, Chen Chong simply jumped off his horse and rushed towards him!

Looking at the long spear coming towards him, Erzhu Zhongyuan was frightened. He rolled over to avoid it, but the long sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Chen Chong threw away the long spear, picked up the long knife on the ground, grabbed Erzhu Zhongyuan, and put the long knife on his neck.

Erzhu Zhongyuan looked at Chen Chong angrily. Chen Chong stepped forward and kicked his knee, breaking it. Then he shouted:
"The leader of the bandits has been killed! Put down your weapons and you will be spared!"

All this happened in a flash. When the Erzhu soldiers found out that their commander had been captured, their morale finally collapsed. Wanqi Chounu immediately led his troops forward and hacked down several distracted Erzhu soldiers, and shouted slogans to persuade them to surrender.

Originally, the quality of Su Ze's soldiers was no worse than that of Zhu Rong's elite troops. After Erzhu Zhongyuan was captured, this group of elite soldiers was finally defeated. When some soldiers began to lay down their weapons and surrender, the entire army began to collapse.

Han Lou in the mansion was overjoyed and said to Gao Guiyi beside him:

"Envoy Gao! If it weren't for the help of the county lord, I would have been killed by the villain! I will immediately submit a letter of surrender to the county lord and submit to the king!"

Gao Guiyi said:

"Your Majesty, please open the gates of the palace and save General Peng! I have a medical expert with me, who may be able to save General Peng's life."

Han Lou finally reacted and said quickly:

"Yes, yes, open the door quickly! Carry General Peng into the mansion for treatment!"

After Han Lou opened the door of his mansion, Gao Guiyi calmly let Chen Chong lead his troops into his mansion.

Peng Le was treated by the doctor who accompanied the delegation, but he fell into a coma with a high fever. The doctor could only say that he had tried his best. Whether Peng Le could survive depended on his own luck.

Han Lou beheaded Erzhu Zhongyuan, announced that he would remove his title of king and pledge allegiance to Su Ze, and drafted a manifesto to declare war on Erzhu Rong.

Su Ze in Hengzhou has received the news of Youzhou's surrender through his summoned followers. The chess game in the world has entered the middle stage and has reached a difficult moment.

(End of this chapter)