Chapter 13 Chapter Nine

The Ming army captured Gule City very smoothly - when they entered the city, the defenders of Gule City had already killed and injured half of them. The people are still fighting, and there is no one to resist the Ming army. So Nikan Wailan triumphantly led a large number of soldiers and horses into the city with ease; then, he killed everyone he met. A carpet-like massacre unfolded like this. No matter the army or civilians, no matter men, women, old or young, no one was spared wherever the Ming army went. Before long, Gule City was already half a dead city, and only There are still living people inside and outside the mansion of Xia Atai Zhangjing.

The crowd surrounding Atai Zhangjing's mansion has decreased a lot in number - that was also the result of cannibalism - Atai Zhangjing and his trusted lieutenants who were guarding the mansion had no chance of opening the door to fight I had no strength, so I had to stay inside, move a few big stones to block the wooden door, and kill some people who entered through the wall; fortunately, the people surrounding them continued to kill each other, which caused restraint and weakened their strength a lot, so, It also gave them a lot of breathing time. However, the whole situation is so bad that it cannot be recovered, and this period of respite is like the flashback of a dying patient.

Everyone who was still alive could feel the terrifying atmosphere of imminent death. Jue Chang'an couldn't help but sighed and said: "As far as I can see, the Ming army has already entered the city at this moment—things have changed to such an extent. , Gule City, I’m afraid it’s hard to escape the same catastrophe as Shaji City!" There was a sense of frustration and despair in his words, and the gloomy expression and hoarse voice were expressing the feelings in his heart, but after listening to them, the reactions of several people were slightly different: Aixinjue Luoshi hugged him tightly. The toddler gritted his teeth and said nothing, but his eyes were faintly flickering with water shadows; Atai Zhangjing looked up to the sky and stood proudly; He read: "Could it be that there is no other way? We are trapped here, how long can we defend? Whether it is the rebels or the Ming army, it will not be long before they rush in - are we just waiting to die like this? Is there no other way?"

He spoke to Jue Changan, but unexpectedly, Atai Zhangjing suddenly gave a strong voice, and quickly answered his words: "Yes—there is only one way! I can't do anything to the people of Gule City, but For the Ming army, it's different! When they enter the city, I'll kill them out to vent my resentment!" After he finished speaking, he couldn't help screaming up to the sky, and his bell-like voice immediately rushed into the sky; but Jue Chang'an just frowned and shook his head when he heard it: "Break out—there are only these people left in front of me, I'm afraid, it's not easy!" Woolen cloth!"

When Atai Zhangjing heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said sharply: "I don't want to break out - I have not lost this battle! Everyone in Gule City is my people , They mistakenly believed the traitor’s words and betrayed me, it’s because the heavens are going to kill me, it’s not that I’m incompetent, it’s not that I’m defeated!” As he spoke, he slammed the spear in his hand, held it in the air, and danced twice. When he spoke again, his voice was already hoarse, and his eyes were bloodshot: "Since the sky wants to kill me, what's the use of breaking through?"

As soon as he said this, both Jue Chang'an and Tu Keshi felt trembling; after a while, Jue Chang'an thought of something to persuade him politely: "Don't, don't be angry! How much do you want to miss your immature child!" This made Atai Zhangjing startled, but Aixinjueluo was moved when she heard it, and she couldn't help asking: "My son is young—is there any way to protect it?" Jue Chang'an thought for a while, and replied with a distressed face: "Maybe it's the next step, but there may be a chance of survival; but, I'm afraid it won't be easy!"

Aixinjueluo and Tu Keshi asked at the same time: "What method?" Jue Changan hesitated for a moment, and after struggling several times, he finally said, "Surrender..." He had just spoken, halfway through his speech, and before his voice stopped, Atai Zhangjing had already uttered an angry shout, and he slammed the spear in his hand to the ground, and the handle of the gun immediately sank a foot deep into the ground; in an instant, His expression became extremely frightening, his eyes were red, his face was ashen, his two rows of teeth were clenched tightly, but he laughed wildly; his mood was of course extremely sad and angry: "God wants to kill me!" ! There will still cherish my children and grandchildren!"

As he said that, he gritted his teeth angrily again, and looked around at the crowd again, his eyes were almost cracked, but he still stood upright, and said to everyone word by word: "I, Atai Zhangjing, am I right?" Coward! There are only beheaded city lords in Gule City, there are no cowards who surrender! Even if I am the last son and grandson, I can’t be a coward who surrenders just because of a yellow-mouthed child!” After finishing speaking, he exerted a little force, pulled out the spear from the ground, danced twice casually, but stepped out with one step, and was about to open the door to kill, but at this moment, a gentle voice called out He said: "City Lord, please wait a moment!"

It was Aixinjue Luo's voice. She stood up while calling, and when she raised her head, she met the eyes of Atai Zhangjing who turned around after hearing her call; her eyes were gentle and full of tenderness. There was a lot of deep affection and two lines of tears that had already shed unconsciously. "Wait for me—I'll go with you!" "Fujin..." Atai Zhangjing called in a hoarse voice, his eyes were filled with pain and love from the grief and indignation, staring at his wife and son right in front of him, his angina was as painful as a knife Then, he couldn't help calling out Aixinjueluo's nickname: "Big girl, I've troubled you!"

Aixinjue Luo shook his head lightly twice: "Don't say that - Auntie, I am your wife, and I deserve to live and die with you!" As she spoke, she calmly wiped away the tears on her face, then handed the baby in her arms to Jue Changan, and gave him a deep bow: "Farewell, granddaughter..." After the salutation, he picked up the two knives he carried with him in one hand, and walked towards Ah Tai. When he came to Ah Tai, the two of them held hands and walked towards the door without looking back; After walking to the door, he ordered a few words to the cronies and lieutenants guarding the door, and then simply climbed over the wall and went out.

Jue Changan suddenly passed the child that Aixinjueluoshi handed over, and subconsciously hugged him in his arms. He was in a hurry for a while, and he didn't have time to stop Ataizhangjing and Aixinjueluoshi; however, However, the child in his arms seemed to have a feeling, and burst into tears, crying and shouting: "Er Niang—Ama—Er Niang! Er Niang!" Atai Zhangjing and Aixinjue Luoshi were still on the wall, and the cries could be heard in their ears, of course the two of them could understand, they were deeply saddened, but they gritted their teeth, pretending they didn't hear it, and jumped down on their own The wall goes. Seeing this situation, Jue Chang'an and Tu Keshi didn't know how to respond, they were stunned for a long time and couldn't speak; both of them knew in their hearts that the visit of Ataizhangjing and Aixinjueluo was just a matter of course. There was no way out, but there was nothing I could do, I could only watch them come out over the wall; my ears were full of crying children, sobbing and calling: "Er Niang..." The cry was unbearable, and Jue Chang'an was so sad that he couldn't help crying. He held the child in one hand, patted his back with the other, and comforted him, saying: "Oh-oh, good, good, Don't cry..." On the one hand, he said to Tu Keshi: "Big girl entrusted him to us!" Looking at the crying child, Tu Keshi was also heartbroken and had tears in his eyes; he reached out his hand to wipe away his tears frequently, and said to Jue Chang'an in a choked voice: "Big girl——and Ah Tai, only this little flesh and blood is left. , we must always try our best to protect him comprehensively!" Hearing this, Jue Chang'an's expression changed; his face showed a mixture of heavy and despairing grief, and his throat became hoarse: "I'm afraid, it's hard..." He shook his head and looked straight at the Tu Keshi couldn't stop crying; he told Tu Keshi, "In my opinion, Li Chengliang will not let this child go!" "Ama..." Tu Keshi hesitated to speak, and finally said: "We have already watched Atai and Da Niu helplessly, and we are going; ..." Of course Jue Chang'an knew what he was going to say, but he sighed before he finished speaking: "Oh! We can only do our best to defend it!" The two talked and discussed again. The child was tired from crying and fell asleep in Jue Chang'an's arms; but at this time, a large number of Ming troops ended the street fighting and massacre in Gule City. , broke through the wooden door together, and the crowd poured in like a tide. The lieutenants left behind by Atai Zhangjing immediately waved their weapons and stepped forward to fight. They fought to the death and rushed into the crowd to fight. Seeing this, Jue Changan had an idea. , he hastily shouted loudly in Chinese: "Stop—wait a minute! We are not the citizens of Gule City—stop! We are also court officials of the Ming Dynasty!" He yelled several times, and finally, someone in the Ming army heard it; a man who looked like a lieutenant general shouted: "Everyone, stop!" As a result, the physical battle gradually stopped; the leading general-looking man looked carefully at Chang'an and Tu Keshi, and asked: "Looking at your attire, you are clearly Jurchens—how could you Is it the imperial order of my Ming Dynasty? How dare you talk nonsense here to disturb our army's morale?" Jue Chang'an hurriedly said: "I am indeed a Jurchen, but I am also the commander of the Ming Dynasty - I am Jue Chang'an, the commander of the left guard in Jianzhou, and he is my fourth son, Ta Keshi!" As soon as the words came out, the man lost his mind for a while: "This——are you serious? Are you really the commander of Jianzhou Zuowei?" Jue Changan said: "The commander of the left guard in Jianzhou is a hereditary official of the imperial court! Lord Li Jue, Uncle Ning Yuan, the general soldier of Liaodong, and I are old acquaintances--I will trouble you to report to Li Jue, saying that I feel that Chang'an and the four Zita Keshi, who came to Gule City as a guest these few days, was unfortunately trapped here, so he took the liberty to ask to see Lord Li, please take the time to see him!" Hearing that, the man showed embarrassment on his face: "Please see Sir? There has never been such a precedent!" Jue Chang'an immediately corrected his expression and said: "I am a majestic court official, and I am trapped here by mistake; if you don't report to the Lord, what can you make a decision? It is about the imperial court official. If there is any mistake, can you take care of it?" Can you afford it?" Hearing this, the man tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "That's true - I'll just walk around and report up!" Then he ordered his soldiers: "I'll come as soon as I go, you are here, Keep a close eye on these people, don't kill them yet, but don't let any of them get away!" "yes!" All the soldiers responded, and the man turned around and walked out; at this moment, Jue Chang'an and Tak Shi secretly let out a sigh of relief, saying in their hearts that there was no danger, and their emotions eased a little. So, after a while, Jue Changan began to strike up a conversation and ask the soldiers guarding them for news: "Brother, do you know how the lord of Gule City and Fujin are doing now!" He was worried about the two of them, knowing that there must be an accident, but he still refused to give up and held on to a glimmer of hope, asking for their whereabouts. However, there was no fluke in the answers he got. "Just now they killed themselves!" The soldier waved his hand and told him with a slightly impatient tone: "I didn't meet them—only I heard that they were wounded all over their bodies in the battle, and finally killed themselves!" "Ah..." The ending was not unexpected, but Jue Changan and Tu Keshi still felt a sharp pain in their hearts when they heard it, and they couldn't help letting out a cry of grief; then, Jue Changan hugged the child in his arms tightly , closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stopped himself from making a sound to be heard by the guarding Ming army, and there was another accident; but there was a sad cry in his heart: "Big girl..."