Chapter 1516: Han Banner World 206 Decisive Battle 20

The roar of the artillery outside the city had gradually stopped, but the shouting like a tsunami was like a surging tide, gradually drowning the entire city. Inside the city, there were more than 30,000 elite Qin troops and countless young men who were temporarily recruited, but under the fierce artillery fire of the Han army, they were defeated and broken through from the west city, instantly forming an avalanche effect. The regular army retreated to the inner city, and those young men threw away their weapons and tore off their military uniforms. They were originally residents of Xianyang City, and they quickly They ran to their homes, closed the doors, and hid in the rooms with their families, shivering. Those who were originally refugees in Xianyang City had nowhere to hide. They could only desperately throw away all the symbols of soldiers on their bodies, then hug their heads and curl up in the corners and under the eaves. When the Han soldiers who rushed into the city rushed towards their goals, they would be surprised to find from time to time that there were groups of Qin people who were almost naked and pale on the streets, under the eaves, and in the corners.

"They are so poor that they don't even have clothes to wear!" A Han army company commander was very emotional. It's not a problem if you don't know the goods, but it's a problem if you compare the goods. Comparing these Qin people with the Han people in the country, it's really like heaven and earth. They are completely living in two different worlds. In the Han country, if someone under your rule can't even wear clothes, then the local official of this place will basically say goodbye to his official career.

"Our Han country is still better!" Looking at a half-grown child squatting on the ground with his arms folded under the eaves, the company commander strode over. The half-grown child did not dare to look up at him. He curled up into a ball and shook like a sieve.

"Poor! In our Han Dynasty, this is the age to go to school! It's about the same age as my baby!" The company commander untied his cloak and shook it open. He put it on the half-grown child and then trotted all the way to catch up with his company.

The half-grown child raised his head and looked at the cloak with obvious Han army logo on his body. In addition to confusion and gratitude in his eyes, he tightened the cloak. He used it to wrap his thin body with force, and deliberately pulled the Han army logo to the most conspicuous position.

This wave of Han soldiers ran over, and the street suddenly became quiet. The half-grown child suddenly found that several big men were eyeing him step by step. The greed in their eyes was undoubtedly the cloak on his body.

With this thing. Maybe he could save his life in the chaos that was to come.

The child squatted down in fear, holding the cloak tightly. With a bang, several big men rushed over, and the sound of fists and kicks, and angry curses, rang out on the street in an instant.

A moment later, the tallest and strongest man proudly wrapped himself in a cloak and walked to the side, while the half-grown child, whose only pair of shorts was torn to pieces, fell to the street with bruises all over his body, and cried loudly.

If the Han army captain who walked over knew his kindness. In exchange for such a result, he would definitely regret giving the cloak to the child.

"Order!" Outside the city,

Gao Yuan was sitting in his magnificent and huge carriage, meeting with his senior officials. Just now, the commanders of the three war zones, Xu Yuan, Meng Chong, and Helan Xiong, all drove their horses to appear beside his imperial carriage. They came to report the good news to the emperor.

Xianyang City was breached! The hard battle that was originally expected did not happen. The Qin army collapsed at the first blow. The speed of collapse surprised these three veteran generals who had destroyed countless countries. Even when they attacked Qi, they still solved the problem through negotiation. It was not because they could not conquer Qi, but to avoid more casualties.

First hurt, then persuade to surrender, this has always been the standard way for the Han army to solve problems, but this time, they obviously miscalculated. Just after taking the first step, the Qin army collapsed.

However, for them, this is naturally a happy event, which means fewer casualties, less military expenditure and greater merit. But for Gao Yuan, this is not a particularly worthy event to celebrate. The capture of Xianyang City was expected, but the collapse of Xianyang City so quickly can only mean another thing, that the order of Xianyang City has collapsed.

A large city with millions of people, without management and order, has completely become a world where people do whatever they want. What a terrible thing this is, Gao Yuan knows it too well.

Human greed, greed, and the evil buried deep in the heart will be fully stimulated in such an environment. Under the cover of chaos and the stimulation of war, countless crimes will be covered with this coat and bloom into evil flowers, and the victims are all the weakest and most innocent ordinary people.

"Military victory is only the smallest step, and the next step is to restore order in the city. The biggest problem we face." Gao Yuan looked at the three generals under his command with a serious expression, "Meng Chong, you will be responsible for this matter. I need Xianyang City to restore peace in the shortest time."

Meng Chong was born into a scholar family, and his understanding of this point is naturally much deeper than Xu Yuan and Helan Xiong. The latter two are pure soldiers and don't care about such chaos at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty. But I'm afraid that in order to restore the security and order in Xianyang City in a short time, I'm afraid that there will be severe punishments in troubled times, and killing is inevitable." Meng Chong said. For a military district commander, establishing authority and killing people are not really a problem, but this time he has to face not soldiers, but the most ordinary people, Meng Chong has to consider it. He doesn't want this to become a stain on his merits after the war.

"Those who should be killed should still be killed." Gao Yuan sighed: "At the lowest cost, in exchange for the greatest results, this matter, you can do it, kill as few as possible."

"I understand!"

The last Qin army retreated to the inner city, and the Han army that followed quickly surrounded the inner city. One after another, the cannons were dragged by horses, and the muzzles were raised high, aiming at the last fortress in Xianyang City.

"Aim at the gate and fire!" Yan Haibo smiled at the slightly thin gate of the inner city. Such a gate, as long as the shot is accurate, it will be blown open with one shot. "Capture the Emperor of Qin alive!" He waved his arms and shouted. His mind couldn't help but think of Lu Chao in Fufeng. At that time, he was just a small county soldier. He often wandered on the street in a military uniform that was not enough to cover his body. Occasionally, he would see Lu Chao walking on the street in bright clothes. At that time, Mr. Lu was the son of their county lieutenant. In their eyes, he was a high and unattainable figure.

The world is changing, and in just a dozen years, Mr. Lu became the emperor of Qin. Although he usurped the throne, it was also a great thing. And I have also changed from the little soldier who was often naked and didn't know anything. I just knew to run errands behind Sun Xiao to a general who now commands tens of thousands of troops.

The winner is me. Yan Haibo thought excitedly.

Inside the palace, Lu Chao could clearly hear the shouts of the Han army and the roar of artillery, and a smile appeared on his pale face. At this moment, behind him, there were only two personal guards.

"Mother!" He knelt down after entering the palace gate. In front of him was the former wife of the county lieutenant, now the Empress Dowager Lu. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Lu Chao kneeling at the entrance. Although she was deaf to the outside world, she knew that her son's failure was not in front of her. What made him even more sad was that outside the city, the one who was going to win the final victory was Gao Yuan, whom she had raised as another son.

"Mother, I'm sorry for you. I wanted you to enjoy a peaceful life, but I didn't expect that it would end up like this. Your son kowtows to you." Lu Chao raised his head, but his smiling face was covered with tears. "Mother. I am leaving. Please take care of yourself. Gao Yuan will not do anything to you. Even if he is just pretending to be kind and righteous, he will still treat you as a high patron. Your son cannot take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life."

"Chao'er, surrender. As long as you are willing to surrender, your mother will let you live even if she has to sacrifice her old face. We will not live in this palace anymore. Let's go back to Fufeng. Our old house will always be there!" Madam Lu walked forward crying and held Lu Chao's head in her arms.

"Mother!" Lu Chao broke free from Madam Lu's hand and got up from the ground: "My son is the emperor, the first emperor of the Qin Empire. I will never surrender to anyone. When my son was born, he was silent, but when he is about to die, he will be vigorous. In the history books, there will be a heavy stroke of my son. I am an emperor who sacrifices his life for justice, not a coward who is afraid of death."

He laughed and turned to go out, leaving Madam Lu crying in the house.

After leaving his mother's palace, Lu Chao walked all the way to Kunyu Palace where Queen Gongsun Yan lived. Standing at the palace gate, his face suddenly rose with anger, and the whole palace was in chaos. Lu Chao saw his father-in-law Gongsun Ying.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Lu Chao suddenly appear, Gongsun Ying showed a trace of panic on his face.

"What are you doing? Are you going to escape?" Lu Chao looked at Gongsun Ying and asked with a sneer: "Now, where can you escape to? This inner city has been surrounded by the Han army. Oh, I know, you want to surrender to the Han army, why are you holding my son, do you want to take him to ask for credit and reward?"

Lu Chao sneered, snatched the child from Gongsun Ying's arms, and held him in his arms.

Gongsun Ying's face was blue and white, and he was indeed prepared to do so. He stared at Lu Chao, and his face slowly changed, because Lu Chao's big hand was tightly covering the child's mouth and nose, and the child's hands and feet were kicking weakly.

"Lu Chao, what are you doing?" Gongsun Ying rushed forward with a roar, and Gongsun Yan on the side also rushed forward with a scream.

A knife stabbed out from behind Lu Chao, deeply piercing Gongsun Ying's chest and abdomen. Lu Chao looked at Gongsun Ying and Gongsun Yan expressionlessly.

"How can my son, Lu Chao, live to become someone else's captive? In the endless days to come, he will taste the bitterness and pain of the world. It is better to end it all and walk with me happily."

Gongsun Yan slowly sat down on the ground, watching the child in Lu Chao's hands in despair, gradually losing his voice, his little hands and legs drooping weakly, reaching his hand to his head, pulling out a long hairpin, laughing miserably, and stabbing it into his heart.

"Good, good, you are worthy of being my Lu Chao's woman, you still have some fierceness."

Lu Chao laughed wildly, put the child in the arms of Gongsun Yan who was hiding on the ground, and turned to walk out.

"Burn it, set it on fire!"

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