In a small horse farm near the border, the people here saw everything that happened just now. They were also affiliated with the King of Zhennan. They no longer wanted to fight to the death. The most important thing now was to tell the King of Zhennan about the situation here.
"Hurry up and ride your horse back through the shortcut. Your Highness's prediction is correct. The Tang army has already crossed the border. Your Highness must be prepared..."
When the person in charge here was speaking, he suddenly stopped and his subordinates looked anxious.
"If you have something to say, just say it now. It's already late and you're still hesitating. The Tang army is already here to attack us."
The person who was about to set off wanted to hear what was going on, but when he saw the arrows on his accomplice's body, he understood what was going on. It turned out that only a part of the Tang army came from the official road, and the rest of the people infiltrated directly from both sides and happened to hear what they had just said.
The three Tang soldiers are holding crossbows in their hands. Since you guys want to tip off the Prince of Zhennan, don't blame us for treating you badly.
Nanzhao Palace
There have been two tentative attacks. This time, the King of Zhennan has learned his lesson. Didn't you threaten me with your family? Then I can use this trick too. Although I can't find the king's family, I can find the families of the palace guards.
At this moment, there are hundreds of people tied up next to the Prince of Zhennan. These hundreds of people are all family members of the palace guards. They are found one by one and let the people inside see clearly that if you do not surrender, your family members will be killed immediately.
This trick is still very useful. Princes and nobles don't care much about the life and death of their family members, but ordinary people still care. From the beginning until now, more than 20 people have climbed over the wall. Although they were later shot to death by the palace guards with bows and arrows, at least it has shaken the morale of the troops inside.
His Majesty the King is now furious. Why didn't he think of this at the time? If he had thought of this, after driving out the palace maids, he should have asked the princes and guards to bring their families in. The palace walls are very high now. If the King of Zhennan wanted to break in, it would probably not be easy.
Of course, there is a more important point. The Prince of Zhennan has already predicted that he will win, so the palace cannot be damaged too badly. If it is damaged too badly, how will he live in it in the future?
The Zhennan Palace had been reduced to a sea of black ash. This must have been done by His Majesty the King. Now that he had seized power, he had to work in the palace. If this place was destroyed again, would he have to find a doghouse himself? Therefore, all the methods of attack proposed by his subordinates were rejected by the Zhennan King. Now the Zhennan King had to focus on winning the hearts and minds of the people.
The whole morning passed like this. Except for the first few dozen people who climbed over the wall, no one else came out. The Prince of Zhennan lost his patience at this time, but he did not kill all these people.
He himself had experienced the pain of losing his loved ones. If he killed the family members of the palace guards, these palace guards would probably lose their minds. When he attacked, these people would fight to the death, which would bring him huge trouble. If someone wanted to fight to the death, he might even end up burning down the entire palace.
"Your Highness, I've received information that the rebels have already brought in thirty carts of lamp oil before we even entered the city..."
One of his generals came on horseback from a distance, followed by a merchant who was selling lamp oil in the royal city. According to him, when the war just broke out, all the lamp oil was taken away by His Majesty the King, but a batch of it had been stored in his warehouse and guarded by the palace guards. Later, when the city wall was breached, the king took this batch of lamp oil to the palace.
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhennan went to the shop owner to confirm again. Only then did he realize how cruel his brother was. It turned out that he had never thought about reconciliation from the beginning. As long as there was any sign that the palace was about to be captured, his brother would probably set the entire palace on fire.
"Damn bastard, pull up the siege equipment for me."
After hearing what Prince Zhennan said, his generals all breathed a sigh of relief. When they started the attack just now, some people were ready to pull the catapults over, but were stopped by Prince Zhennan. If they had to rely entirely on human lives, by the time the war was over, these generals would all become single commanders.
The battle outside the city gate had already caused them to lose about one-third of their soldiers. After entering the city, another group of people died. Now they finally surrounded the palace. If they used those siege weapons, then this person would be very powerful. But if they relied on flesh and blood, I am afraid that the remaining half would not be able to survive.
The king, who was inspecting the interior of the palace, also discovered this scene before. He thought that his second brother wanted this palace, so he would not use catapults. But at this moment, his subordinates reported that many catapults had been pulled over and were being installed. As long as the King of Zhennan gave an order, large stones might hit the palace.
"Go, tell your good nephew, if the stone falls into the Queen Mother's palace, does that mean he won't even want his own mother anymore?"
The king suddenly saw his uncles. When the soldiers outside the city came in, the two uncles ran directly to the palace with their families. They all supported the King of Zhennan and should have waited at home, but those chaotic soldiers were too terrible, so they could only take their families to the palace to take shelter.
According to their thinking, no matter which of the two nephews won the throne, they would have no problem as uncles. They originally wanted to hide here, but they didn't expect to be pushed onto the city wall.
Although the uncle didn't want to go up, after all, swords have no eyes, what if the archers outside shot an arrow, wouldn't he be nailed to the city wall? But seeing the king's cruel eyes, if he said no, he would probably strangle himself on the spot.
The uncle trembled as he climbed up the palace wall. This place was only slightly smaller than the outer city wall, and it also had all the necessary facilities...
