Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3464
The rebels gathered from the west and south like a tide, and more and more gathered, which made the guards on the imperial city extremely tense.Finally, not far away, the flames shot up into the sky in the Lifang, and the residents in the workshop rushed out of the workshop, and were chopped down in the snow by the rebels chasing after them, and the gushing blood melted the thick accumulation. Xue, this scene completely aroused the anger of the guards.

There was a soldier whose eyes were about to crack and was burning with anger. Suddenly, a spiked arrow dragged its white feathers through the wind and snow under the city, and with a "swish", it went straight to his face. The soldier dodged subconsciously, and the spiked arrow shot Hitting the pocket on his head, he broke into a cold sweat from fright.

The surrounding soldiers were already filled with anger, and they were furious at the beastly behavior of this group of rebels. This time, the anger was completely ignited. Countless crossbows and muskets were fired in an instant, and arrows and projectiles overwhelmingly enveloped the rebels under the city.

The rebels who lacked armor could not resist the arrows and projectiles shot down from above. In an instant, countless people were hit and fell to the ground, wailing.

The rebel army gathering under the city has already gathered more and more, gradually approaching the imperial city, and now arrows and muskets are attacking from the city, tens of thousands of people gather in one place, there is no way to avoid it, they can only stand and wait for death.Although these rebels are not as powerful as the regular army, they are all nobles and slaves, and they have been running rampant in the village, so they are willing to wait for death so obediently?Without waiting for an order to be issued, they immediately raised their bows and crossbows to fight back. The rebels who were close to the city wall pushed their cars and rushed towards the Suzaku Gate, Hanguang Gate and other city gates. climb.

Tens of thousands of rebels were in a mess under the city. These people came from or came from various clans, or some garrison troops, and they did not belong to each other.At this moment, some people are attacking the city brazenly, some are constantly retreating, and some are at a loss.

Seeing this, the disciples of the various families in Guanlong who organized the order here knew that if the chaos continued, their morale might collapse before the Six Commanders of the East Palace could be killed.

Immediately order, everyone immediately attack the city!

Tens of thousands of hedgehogs gathered under the city, huddled together and launched an attack on the imperial city, braving arrows, projectiles, and thunder that slanted from the top of the city, trying to smash open the city gate with a car, or build a ladder to attack the top of the city.

Almost in an instant, the great war broke out without reservation.

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In the Tai Chi Hall, the Prince Li Chengqian who had just moved back called a group of ministers to discuss how to retreat from the enemy, but there was no good strategy yet, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing came from outside, followed by the roar of muskets and thunder, shaking the whole body. The main hall shook slightly.

A soldier rushed in from outside and shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness, the rebel army has begun to attack the city!"

There was a commotion in the hall, but Li Chengqian nodded slightly without changing his expression.The Guanlongmen Clan bewitched the army and the people, mobilized their own servants to form a rebel army, intending to enter the city to carry out military remonstrance, how could they stop if they failed to achieve their goals?This battle is definitely going to be fought, unless Li Chengqian can bind his hands, walk out of the Taiji Palace, and kneel in front of the Guanlong families to plead guilty...

This is of course impossible.

Now that he is ordered to supervise the country, he is here in person, and his father died in Liaodong. He is the controller of this huge empire. If he goes out of the palace to beg for surrender at this moment, how can the Li Tang royal family continue to rule?
This battle is inevitable.

And you can only win, not lose!Otherwise, the rules and regulations will be reversed, and the status will be shifted. From now on, the Li and Tang royal family will become the puppet playthings of the power lords, playing with them unscrupulously in the palms of their hands.Then the country will not be a country, and the world will be in chaos!

As the crown prince, at this critical moment, he didn't even dare to think of dying in battle. He could only win with all his strength and inherit Guozuo to comfort his father's spirit in heaven!

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart, Li Chengqian said: "Immediately give an order to the left and right guards outside Xuanwumen to keep their posts and protect Xuanwumen, and no mistakes will be allowed!"

No matter at any time, Xuanwumen is not only the pinnacle of calming the sea for Suwei Taiji Palace, but also the root of disaster coveting Taiji Palace.Right now, he doesn't expect the guards on the left and right to enter the city to help put down the rebels. He just hopes that he can hold the Xuanwu Gate firmly and don't make trouble, so that the Liu rate of the East Palace can resist the rebels head-on without any worries.

Otherwise, if the front door drives away the tiger and the back door enters the wolf, it will be very bad...

Cui Dunli stood up and took the initiative to invite Ying: "Let me go outside the Xuanwu Gate and announce the decree to the left and right guards."

If it was a simple order, he, the left servant of the military department, the actual head of the military department, would not need to go to run errands in person, but if he could take the opportunity to observe the morale and arrangement of the right guards, it would be difficult to do it in a leisurely manner, and only he would do it.

Li Chengqian knew what he meant, and this move was quite in line with his own wishes, he nodded and said: "Then trouble Cui Shilang to run, and be careful."

The rebels are now all pouring into Chang'an City, even if there are still outside the city, they are just stragglers, and it is impossible to go to Xuanwumen to make trouble.Therefore, Cui Dunli knew exactly what the prince told him to be careful.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the humble minister will save me."

The prince immediately ordered the officials of the East Palace to take out the prince's seal and hand it over to Cui Dunli.Cui Dunli bowed and strode away.

The Tai Chi Hall was busy, and news from outside the palace kept coming in. Li Daozong and Ma Zhou assisted the prince in summarizing the news, discussing it, and making decisions.

Hearing that the cause of the war was that the rebels set fire to the city, but the soldiers and people in the whole city fell into panic and tension, which broke out immediately. Li Chengqian said angrily: "This country is also a thief! Since the founding of the country by the great ancestors, Chang'an was the capital, and even the emperor Ascension to the throne, 20 years of sleepless nights and painstaking efforts have created the prosperity and splendor of today, making Chang'an the most powerful city in the world! Now that the rebels are setting fire and looting, the foundation of the empire will inevitably be damaged, and countless people and merchants will be massacred. A thousand cuts will not atone for the crime!"

In order to prevent the war from affecting the people of the whole city, Donggong would rather give up the first line of defense, the city wall, and did not take every step to resist the killing, allowing the rebels to easily enter the city, hoping to control the scale of the mutiny and restrict the battlefield to the vicinity of the imperial city. .

Unexpectedly, the Guanlongmen clan had no restraint on the rebels at all, allowing them to indulge, rape and plunder, it is an unforgivable crime!
Xiao Yu remonstrated from the side: "The rebel army's actions can be described as perverse, outrageous and resentful! Your Highness should immediately issue an imperial edict denouncing their crimes, and order soldiers to disperse throughout the city to disturb the morale of the enemy army."

No matter how ignorant Guan Long was, he might not be willing to plunder. This move was so stupid that it was almost equivalent to pushing all the soldiers and civilians of the whole city to the side of the East Palace, making everyone except their direct descendants hate him deeply.But at the moment, whether it is the advice of those old immortals in Guanlong is irrelevant. Now that the matter has been done, the responsibility will naturally be borne by each of the Guanlong families. And hostility, which is of great benefit to Donggong.

Disturbing the morale of the army and shaking the morale is the most effective method on the battlefield. If it is used well, it can even be compared to thousands of troops.

Li Chengqian said happily: "That's exactly what it should be!"

He ordered people to draft the imperial edict immediately, and after modifying it with Xiao Yu and others, he stamped the prince's seal, ordered people to print multiple copies, and distributed them to Lifang in various places in Chang'an, so as to confirm the charges of rebels and cause the city to close down. The hatred of the army and the people.

Another person came to report: "His Royal Highness, Xu Jingzong sent someone to send a message that more than a thousand students from the academy braved the snow and arrived at the casting bureau. The rebels charged and said, as long as there is only one student left in the academy, the foundry will not fall!"

"it is good!"

Xiao Yu praised: "This Xu Yan family has always been virtuous and greedy for wealth. I have never been ashamed. But I don't want to have such a strong character in such an emergency, and it is even rarer to have a strategy and lead the students to resist powerful enemies! If not here Without wine, it's a shame!"

Ma Zhou on the side smiled and said: "The members of the Xu Yan clan... have no strategy and character, and I don't want to comment, but in the academy, such as Cen Changqian, Xin Maojiang, Ouyang Tong, etc., are all outstanding for a while. It is no exaggeration to be young and handsome. These students are talented, courageous and resourceful, and they were entrusted with various tasks while they were still in school, leading more than a thousand students in the academy, and they have made great achievements."

The situation was urgent and the enemy was at hand. Even in this Tai Chi hall, he could still faintly hear the screams of killing outside the palace, but Ma Zhou looked relaxed, talked and laughed freely, and a strong confidence infected everyone around him in an instant.

And everyone who lives here is strategizing together, the situation is not as difficult as imagined, and the mood is a little more relaxed.

In particular, what he said was humorous. On the surface, he praised Cen Changqian, Xin Maojiang, Ouyang Tong and others for their outstanding talents, but in fact he was pointing out that Xu Jingzong may not be the current leader of the foundry bureau, and he may have been "coerced" by Cen Changqian and others. "When you get up, it doesn't count at all, you can only be a puppet...

Everyone laughed, Xiao Yu sighed and said: "If there is no other way, how can the students of the academy go into battle naked and fight the enemy? The students in this academy are all bright and talented. Given time, they will definitely be able to take on great responsibilities , become the mainstay of the empire! If even one of them is lost at this time, it will be a great loss to the empire! The mutiny of the Guanlong families is really the sinner of the empire through the ages!"

(End of this chapter)