Peerless Pirates

Zhang Bing took a closer look at the man on the horse and shuddered all over. Even after such a bloody war, Zhang Bing was still startled by the man on the horse.

At this time, Pang Hui was wearing full armor. Under the sunlight in the afternoon, the silver light shone. With the tall white horse under his crotch, if he looked at it from the back, he was indeed very tall and majestic. However, if he moved his eyes to the front, Pang Hui looked very tall and majestic. The face is like a mummy, like a ghost walking by night, absolutely shocking.

Pang Hui, who had already half-stepped into the tomb, had an extremely thin face. The cheekbones that were originally obvious were now like the thin layer of skin on his face that had broken through and stood out. The same was true for his nose and chin. The whole face looked like It has been hanging in the wind for several months. Except for the pair of deep-set eyes, which are still alive, the rest of it has completely dried.

In fact, Pang Hui himself could no longer sit up, let alone wearing a helmet. After urgent discussions with Fu Hai, Gao Dingshan asked military craftsmen to temporarily build a "work" frame, which supported Pang Hui's two legs. With his shoulders tied up on the horse's back, and two strong seats beside him to help him, Pang Hui appeared in front of the newly conquered Xixia Palace in this state.

Pang Hui rode on the horse, raised his head with great effort, and looked at the palace gate. His hazy and bloodshot eyes showed excitement. He even moved his chin slightly to the side and opened his mouth.

Gao Dingshan urged his horse forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the Xixia Palace was rebuilt after the Dangxiang people invaded Chang'an. It is said that half of it imitated the Xianyang Palace of the First Emperor, and the other half followed the style of the Dangxiang Palace in Xingqing Prefecture. So. , it looks weird and a bit nondescript.”

Pang Hui made a growl in his throat and still sat on the horse, looking at the palace gate.

"The largest hall is called Taiyuan Hall, which is where the Xixia bandit emperor went to court. I have already asked people to clear out the Dayuan Hall. Your Highness might as well move there..." Gao Dingshan continued to explain while looking at Pang Hui. face.

Pang Hui's throat rumbled again, and Gao Dingshan was a little confused. He couldn't figure out what Pang Hui meant, and quickly turned back to look at Fu Hai. Fu Hai waved his hand, and Gao Dingshan quickly reined in his crotch and took two steps back.

Zhang Bing stood not far away from the palace gate, secretly looking at the world-famous prince, and murmuring in his heart. Zhang Bing had seen Pang Hui from a distance a few months ago, and vaguely felt that Pang Hui's face was a little pale. But his eyes were extremely sharp. Although he was caught by Pang Hui's eyes from dozens of feet away, Zhang Bing was still nervous for several days, and even had nightmares at night.

Zhang Bing did not expect that when he saw Pang Hui again now, he would still feel frightened. Especially when Pang Hui's eyes were looking directly at the palace gate, the hair on Zhang Bing's body stood up. He was so frightened that he lowered his head. But he couldn't help but tilt his eyes at the cypress tree. Every time he glanced at it, he felt his heart being pinched. In such a cold weather, Zhang Bing's forehead was sweating.

In fact, for most of the Qi army sergeants, Pang Hui is a high-ranking and extremely terrifying existence, and the various legends are also very scary. But when it comes to the specific horrific things Pang Hui has done, it is difficult to say I can't tell. Apart from the rumored palace coup in advance, of course, the salt case that wiped out the Ji family has also been attributed to Pang Hui by some people.

In any case, Pang Hui is just like the ghost in the story. No one has seen a ghost, but everyone is afraid of ghosts. Pang Hui's former "prestige" has now returned to the current situation of "humans are not humans, and ghosts are not." The "ghost" look made many Daqi sergeants fall to their knees on the ground and kowtow.

Pang Hui stood quietly in the slanting sunlight, his body as straight as a statue. The noisy sergeants all stopped one after another, and the scene became quiet. Even the sergeants escorting the prisoners of the Xixia Army stopped and turned around. The prisoner was pushed to the ground, and the Undead Supreme knelt down.

A strange scene appeared in Chang'an City. Some ruins were still burning and sporadic battles were still taking place. However, the imperial palace in the center was eerily quiet.

After about half a cup of tea, Fu Hai urged him to come up, listened sideways and listened to Pang Hui's cooing several times, and nodded quickly.

Fu Hai's face was gloomy and serious. Just before putting on Pang Hui's helmet and armor, the imperial physician who accompanied the army made a diagnosis and confirmed that Pang Hui had indeed run out of gas. Perhaps once he got on the horse, he would never be able to ride again. Come down.

As an old man who has been with Pang Hui for decades, Fu Hai's mood is extremely complicated. Although Pang Hui repeatedly explained the funeral arrangements, he still had a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, Pang Hui's life has come to an end. Just when he got on the horse, Pang Hui once again lost the ability to speak, leaving only a vague "gurgling" sound, and this kind of sound can only be heard by Fu Hai. Understand.

Fu Hai coughed slightly and said loudly, "Which one is the brave man who broke into the palace alone? Come forward and see the prince."

Xin Qiji quickly looked at Zhang Bing and nodded slightly. Zhang Bing clenched his fists, took a deep breath, stood up, and waved behind him. The six warriors who broke into the palace with him stepped forward, ran a few steps, and knelt down. In front of the juniper horse.

"Zhang Bing, the commander of the Ding Camp of the Western Army on the Shandong Road, together with six soldiers from this fire, pays homage to the prince!" Zhang Bing got down on one knee and tried to raise his chest to face the majestic face of the horse.

Pang Hui's eyes turned slightly and stared at Zhang Bing. Zhang Bing immediately felt his scalp tingling, his neck quickly shrunk, and his eyes averted.

After staying for a long time, Zhang Bing didn't hear a sound, so he tilted his head slightly, raised the corners of his eyes, and looked at Pang Hui. He saw that Pang Hui's eyes were getting bigger and bigger, and the whole eyeball seemed to pop out. Zhang Bing looked at Pang Hui. B shivered again, fell down, and knocked his head on the brick with a bang.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Pang Hui suddenly shouted three times. Although his voice was slightly hoarse, it was extremely loud. In this silent environment, it was especially abrupt.

"Long live the prince!" Many people at the scene uttered these four words in unison, and some with some culture said a few words: "It is the merit of the prince." "God has given me Daqi." "The virtue of the prince bless my army"... …

But Fu Hai felt something was wrong. After all the noise slowly subsided, Fu Hai stepped forward quickly. Seeing that withered face again, Fu Hai froze.

Pang Hui, who was on the horse, looked at the palace in front of him. His eyes were motionless, but his pupils had dilated. There was an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, which seemed particularly meaningful to Fu Hai.

Pang Hui's body is like a straight wooden pole, tightly tied to the horse. His left arm hangs down by his side and is slightly raised, as if he is trying to grab something.

"Your Majesty!" Fu Hai let out an earth-shattering cry, rolled off his horse, knelt on the ground, and cried bitterly.

Gao Dingshan, Guan Piao, Xiao Dingguo, Xin Qiji and others were shocked. They all stepped forward to greet him. After confirming that Pang Hui was indeed dead, they all fell to their knees and cried repeatedly.

Zhang Bing was inexplicably relieved as if a big stone had been removed from his heart. Then, an emotion called "sorrow" emerged in his heart. He did not dare to look at Pang Hui's face anymore, so he could only kowtow to the ground. With everyone chanting together.

Zhang Bing naturally didn't know what Pang Hui's death in Chang'an meant to Daqi. With his status, he just knew that he had made a great contribution this time and could at least be promoted to a general of 100 households or even 1,000 households. It is not impossible to find a wife and a wife.

A quarter of an hour later, Gao Dingshan stood up. As the commander-in-chief of Zhengxi, he was only subordinate to Pang Hui. Now that Pang Hui has passed away, he is the person with the highest position and has obtained the highest command authority. Gao Dingshan tried his best to suppress his high spirits. In his mood, according to the original script, he loudly praised Pang Hui's achievements, and said that the armies would inherit the prince's legacy and clear out the Xixia bandits on the south bank of the Wei River.

Next, a mourning tent was set up in the Taiyuan Hall of the Xixia Palace, and a coffin was placed in it for the lieutenant general to express his condolences. As for the white paper and cloth for the mourning tent, it had been prepared as early as in Shaanzhou. Since then, In another sense, Pang Hui carries the coffin to the battle.

While the three armies were in silence, two reports of Gaodingshan, the leader of the army, were sent to Jiangning. The first one was the victory report of the capture of Chang'an, and the latter one was the death report of Pang Hui. The one sent to Jiangning together with it was the last one of Pang Hui. A request to bury Zhongnan is listed above.

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When the Qi army in Chang'an was running with ten thousand people, the Jin army on the north bank of the Weihe River also received the news that Pang Hui died of illness. From the time the Qi army conquered Chang'an to Pang Hui's death, it did not exceed one day and night, which made the Jin army somewhat overwhelmed.

The day after Pang Hui's death, a memorial was sent from Xianyang, the base camp of the Jin Army, to Zhongdu. In this memorial, one was to inform Wanyan Yusheng of the death of Pang Hui from illness, and the other was to inform the Jin Army of the death of Pang Hui. A letter of request signed by the generals to conquer the Qi army.

In the petition, the commander of the front line of the Jin army argued that this was the best time to drive the Qi army out of Guanzhong. First, Pang Hui had just died, and the Qi army was in low spirits and disoriented; second, the Qi army had passed through Tongguan previously. The bloody battles at Aoguan and Chang'an City have long been exhausted; thirdly, it is known from reliable sources that the internal conflicts in Daqi are acute. After Pang Hui's death, the huge power vacuum will cause another round of political struggle.

All in all, if the Qi army is not driven out of Guanzhong at this time, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity in the future.

According to the previous fighting methods of the Jin Army, as long as there is an opportunity, they will always take a bite. The reality is also the same. Xianyang and Chang'an face each other across the Wei River. Seeing the Qi Army occupying the iconic central city of Guanzhong, the Jin Army is really unwilling to accept it. . However, the Jin army did not dare to act rashly against Da Qi. Wanyan Yusheng repeatedly warned the Jin army generals that they could use the Xixia army to consume the strength of the Qi army, but they must not take the initiative to conflict with the Qi army. Violators would be severely punished.

Because of this, a group of unruly Jin Army generals had to jointly ask Wanyan Yusheng for instructions.

While Dajin and Daqi were making a fuss about Pang Hui's death, Li Xi, who occupied Longyou and Hanzhong, also got the news. He quickly passed it on to Shu. He didn't want the Shu army to leave Jiange. , touch into your own territory.