With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

Liu An walked hurriedly, without even looking back at the court officials and soldiers who were in chaos behind him.

I just felt a buzzing in my head, and all my former ambitions turned into nothing at this moment.

Li Jun looked at Liu An's receding back and sighed deeply.

He knew that the game was over.

He turned to Liu Qi and said:

"Sir, let's go. As long as there are green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."

Liu Qi's face was pale, his lips were trembling, but he couldn't speak.

He glanced at Li Jun, then looked at the panicked people around him, and finally nodded.

"All soldiers, follow me to escort the Prime Minister and the Young Master to evacuate!"

Li Jun shouted loudly, his voice was particularly clear in the noisy environment.

The remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry quickly gathered and escorted Liu An and Liu Qi towards the west gate.

The streets of the capital were filled with fleeing civilians, and the cries of crying, shouting and cursing merged into one.

The crackling of burning houses and the clatter of horses' hooves.

The clashing sounds of swords intertwined into a tragic song of doomsday.

Liu An and his group struggled to make their way through the crowded crowd.

Panicked civilians kept rushing over and were ruthlessly pushed away by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way, everyone!"

A Tiger and Leopard Rider shouted loudly, waving the long sword in his hand, and forced back the approaching crowd.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led the way westward, their iron hooves crushing the remaining dreams of the capital.

It also shattered the last glimmer of hope in Liu An's heart.

The once powerful cavalry turned into ruins before his eyes.

He saw that the once magnificent palace was now in ruins.

The raging flames devoured everything, and thick smoke billowed, blocking out the sky and the sun.

The once deafening shouts of "Long live the king" have now turned into desperate cries.

Heart-wrenching and horrifying.

At this moment, Liu An was like a puppet with his soul drained out, numbly following the team.

Liu Qi followed Liu An closely.

He was once a high and mighty prince, living in luxury and enjoying all the wealth and glory.

Now, he has become a stray dog, fleeing everywhere and living in constant fear.

My mind is blank, I can't remember anything and can't think about anything.

He just followed the team mechanically, like a walking corpse.

Everything I once had, the wealth and glory, the fine clothes and delicious food, has now turned into nothing.

Li Jun was the last one standing, his brows furrowed, his mind full of thoughts.

Looking at the chaotic scene behind me, my heart was filled with sadness.

The Datong Dynasty is over, completely over.

The former glory has now turned to ashes.

He remembered his previous oath to defend the Datong Dynasty to the death.

Now we are watching it go to destruction.

He felt deeply remorseful and guilty.

The news of the fall of the capital spread as quickly as the plague.

It escaped from the occupied capital at an astonishing speed.

It spread in all directions, sweeping across the entire Datong Dynasty.

In the teahouses and taverns, people were whispering to each other, their eyes full of fear.

The morale of the soldiers at the border was low and their military spirit was broken.

The Queen of Datong, Chen Qingwan, has now disappeared without a trace.

His life or death is uncertain, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth.

Some say she fled overseas, others say she died in the chaos of war.

There are different opinions and no consensus.

Prime Minister Liu An, a powerful official who once held great power in the court.

It also disappeared without a trace and its whereabouts are unknown.

Some said he had surrendered to the enemy, others said he had retired to the mountains, and all sorts of rumors were heard.

The power center of the Datong Dynasty was completely vacuumed, and no one knew where to go.

Riding on this wave of chaos, the flames of uprising suddenly broke out.

They carried the slogan of "clearing the imperial court and eliminating treacherous officials".

Claimed to overthrow the corrupt court and establish a new order.

Among them are ragged, skinny farmers.

They were suffocated by heavy taxes.

In order to survive, they had to take up arms and resist;

There were gentry who were well-read and knowledgeable, and they were disappointed with the corruption and incompetence of the court.

Those who hope to change the fate of the country through reform; and those ambitious warlords.

They have long been eyeing the Datong Dynasty.

Now that troubled times have arrived, it is a great opportunity for them to expand their influence.

These rebel forces had complex compositions and different goals.

Some just want to gain a piece of land to settle down.

Others dream of establishing their own dynasty.

They each recruited soldiers, captured cities and territories, and their power grew rapidly.

The once peaceful countryside has now turned into a battlefield.

The flashing of swords and the shouting of killing shook the sky. The once peaceful pastoral scene was shrouded in the dark cloud of war.

Warlords from all over the country also set up their own factions and ruled their own territories.

They attacked each other and fought for territory, all wanting to establish their own hegemony in this chaotic world.

The once prosperous town has now become a ruin, with broken walls and ruins telling of the cruelty of war.

The people were displaced, their wives and children were separated, their families were broken up, and they suffered terribly.

The fields are barren and no crops are harvested. The once fertile land is now barren.

The village was burned down and thick smoke billowed. The once peaceful village has now turned into a hell on earth.

In just half a month, the once unified Datong Dynasty was destroyed.

It is now torn into pieces and can never be put back together again. It is only one step away from destruction.

What is also puzzling is why Beixiang Kingdom and Java Kingdom joined forces to attack Datong?

There is no intersection between the two countries, and there is even some friction.

Their collaboration is like a carefully planned conspiracy.

It is so puzzling and incomprehensible.

Is there someone manipulating this behind the scenes?

Who is it and what is their purpose?

Just when everyone was confused, Liu Wen, the commander-in-chief of Beixiang State, issued a shocking ultimatum.

He threatened the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the capital.

Demand that Lu Yan, the governor of Shannan Prefecture, release Princess Mingyue.

Return Jianmen Pass and release Mu Qing, Zhao Mu, Javanese general Tu Rong and others.

Otherwise, Liu Wen would massacre the entire city and turn the capital into a hell on earth with rivers of blood!

This ultimatum spread to every corner of the Datong Dynasty at the fastest speed.

The whole world was in uproar and shocked.

"Shannan Mansion?"

Someone murmured to himself, his eyes full of doubt.

"where is that?"

More people looked confused, as they had never heard of this place.

"That desolate, remote place?"

Someone remembered some rumors.

About the remote, impoverished Shannan Prefecture, which is perennially harassed by barbarians.

"There's actually a prefect in that place?"

Some people are skeptical about this, in their opinion.

A place like Shannan Prefecture is not worthy of the court appointing officials.

"What is even more puzzling are the demands made by Liu Wen."

"Who on earth is this Lu Yan?"

"What on earth did he do to cause the Beixiang Kingdom and the Java Kingdom to join forces to attack Datong?"

People really can't imagine that he is just the prefect of a small Shannan Prefecture.

What kind of extraordinary ability does he have that can make two countries fight for him?

They couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if the capital city was really massacred.

For a moment, everyone was wondering who this Lu Yan was.

Even threatening to massacre the city?