Chapter 291 Humanity has been lost in troubled times (10.6)
How powerful is the combat power of a soldier who has been hungry for three days?
This point was invincible before the Kaifeng city gate opened. Xie Tianba, Huang Ming and Miao Feng all thought with confidence. Even if the other party was a tiger, it should have turned into a soft-legged crab at this moment.
However, after the Kaifeng city gate was opened, the rioters were shocked immediately.
Nine men with bright armors were standing in front of the line with long swords. Behind them were still three rows of men with bright armor, and then soldiers wearing leather armored jackets.
Even if the rioters were formed by refugees, they could tell that the nine people standing at the front of the team should be first-class officials. This can be seen from their armor that the refined chain mail and neck-protecting helmet are not qualified for anyone to wear.
That's right, standing at the forefront of the team are nine officials from Gaojia who are second-rank commanders or commanders from third-rank commanders.
Generals of their level generally took over the central army to command the battle when they started the war. But at this moment, they stood at the forefront and showed an attitude, fighting to the end, without any return.
The chaotic army hit the city gate, but after a long time, it was just a loosening of the city gate. It would take some time before the city gate was actually broken.
The city gate opened for a moment, and the rioters were still stunned, Gao Jia was the first to roar: "Kill!"
With a sound of falling, Gao Jia took the lead in rushing towards the rioters.
"Kill!" This sound was shouted by a group of 100,000 troops, and the sound shook the sky.
The group of chaotic soldiers responsible for breaking the city gate without thinking, and the giant tree thrown into their hands turned around and ran away.
Seeing that the soldiers who had been hungry in Kaifeng City for three days dared to open the city gate and rushed out on their own initiative, Xie Tianba and the others were also shocked. However, this situation was also a good thing for them, saving the energy to attack the city.
Gui Wudi was originally the one who controlled Kaifeng Prefecture, so he was the most dedicated to the capture of Kaifeng Prefecture. Gui Wudi waved his long sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill! The princess and ministers are the prime ministers!"
Let’s talk about it in two ways, let’s talk about Jiang Xia and the others.
Jiangxia rescued the baggage troops escorted by Yao Zhaofeng from Qi County, and then the two rushed to Kaifeng without stopping. With nearly 20,000 troops under Jiangxia, the marching speed of the baggage troops was much faster. All the way from Qi County to Hui County, and then from Hui County to Xinxiang, Jiangxia and others only took four days to travel day and night.
When we arrived in Xinxiang, Jiangxia and the others were not far from Kaifeng Prefecture. They just had to pass Shamen Town and officially entered the scope of Kaifeng Prefecture.
They stayed in Jiangxia, Xinxiang for a day, and rushed to the road overnight, and their group was already stranded and exhausted. Even if they could hold on, the animals had to rest well. Many horses had already started foaming at their mouths.
Xinxiang is close to Ruzhou Prefecture, and Ruzhou is controlled by Huang Ming, the Great Emperor Army.
In the battle of Kaifeng Prefecture four days ago, the Ming army, who originally thought that they would be dead, broke out at the last moment. From the beginning, the Ming army had been in a desperate situation. If it weren't for the fact that the four chaos troops were twice as powerful as the Ming army, I'm afraid that whoever wins and loses in that battle would not be certain.
However, in the end, the Ming army broke through and fled. Although the price was quite high, it was still a bloody road after all.
Nalan Mingchu, who knew about this, was furious in the Xiangcheng County Government and cursed in Mongolian: "The people in the Central Plains are all waste."
However, Nalan Mingchu was not an ordinary person. He immediately ordered Huang Ming to take people to Shamen Town to block Jiang Xia and the others. As for Gui Wudi, Xie Tianba and Miao Feng continued to pursue the escaped Ming army.
The Ming army collapsed all the way while running away, but Gao Jia and his men led thousands of troops to escape north. In his opinion, as long as he could find the capital's baggage team, he would have the opportunity to reconstitute the team with abundant food and grass, and then quell the chaos.
This was a war caused by the lack of food, but the quelling people did not take the food and grass seriously. This was a rebellion that could be quelled by any general who brought troops to Henan, but it made things extremely complicated because Zhu Houzhao wanted to come in person.
Since Kaifeng came out, there were either refugees or rioters on the road, including weeds and loess, and starving to death, no one buried the stinky corpses on the roadside, but there was no food.
Even the weeds and wild fruits have been dug up completely.
Zhu Houzhao felt the feeling of hunger for the first time in his life. He glanced at Liu Jin, swallowed and said, "Liu Jin, I haven't eaten for a whole day."
Liu Jin immediately knelt on the ground and said in panic: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent, I deserve to die. I immediately go find food for the emperor."
After saying that, Liu Jin looked at Huang Feiyue and said, "Mr. Huang, I will leave the safety of the emperor to you."
"Don't worry, Lord Liu, I, Huang Feiyue, will never be hurt at all," Huang Feiyue patted his chest and promised.
Liu Jin nodded, then took two Jinyiwei away.
Huang Feiyue took off the water bag from his waist and handed it to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you drink some water first."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and took the water bag.
After just drinking two sips of water, Zhu Houzhao felt even hungry. He looked at Li Feng with concern and said, "Are you hungry? Don't worry, Liu Jin will definitely find food to come back."
"I'm fine, but you probably have never been hungry before." Li Feng said with a reluctant smile, leaning against Zhu Houzhao's arms.
At this moment, Huang Feiyue, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly stood up and shouted in a deep voice: "Someone is here, prepare to protect the car!"
Dozens of Jinyiwei immediately stood up to surround Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao and Li Feng also stood up. He held Li Feng in his arms with his left hand and pulled out the long sword at his waist with his right hand.
Sure enough, Huang Feiyue heard it correctly, hundreds of ragged refugees ran over. The refugees quickly stood in a circle and surrounded Huang Feiyue and others.
The refugees were holding hoes, sickles, wooden sticks and other weapons, and the clothes they wore were also torn. It was obvious that refugees gathered together to form a small group of gangsters.
These people surrounded Zhu Houzhao and others, and their eyes emitted a greedy light.
The light seemed very primitive and wild, just like a very evil beast seeing its prey.
An old man who is probably in his fifties and is as thin as a skinny man with a knife to crush stones, whispered in a low voice: "They are all young people with tender skin and tender flesh. They will definitely taste better if they are cooked. There is also a girl who can play when they are full and then cook her."
The plain tone seemed to be telling something extremely ordinary.
After hearing this, Li Feng was so scared that his face turned pale and his body kept hiking into Zhu Houzhao's arms.
ps: Four updates are missing.
Chapter completed!