Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4133 King Jin raises troops
Dark clouds billowed in the night sky, the rain suddenly increased, and a bolt of lightning pierced the sky like a branch, illuminating the dark army below the city to pour in, countless knives and guns gleamed brightly under the lightning, full of murderous aura.

The defenders on the city were also ready to fight to the death. Although the numbers were at a disadvantage, Chang'an City had high walls and thick walls, occupying a geographical advantage. The Liu rate of Donggong would have to pay a heavy price if they wanted to capture Jinguangmen.

The only thing that makes Cheng Chumo tangled and uncomfortable is that his own brother is under the city, and swords and arrows have no eyes on the battlefield. In case his brother is killed in the city, he really doesn't know what to do...

The sound of the war drums gradually became thicker, beating on the hearts of the soldiers defending the city, the wind and rain were dark, and the battle clouds were dense.

The six soldiers of the Eastern Palace in the front had already raised their huge wooden shields and came to the moat. Countless soldiers with their waists bent rushed out from the gap between the giant shields with huge sacks filled with mud and stones, and "thumped" and "thumped" the sacks. "Throw it into the moat, then circle around from the front of the formation, and rush to the back formation.

Going back and forth like this, the sack was thrown into the moat and splashed, and the moat was filled up in sight.

On the top of the city, Cheng Chumo looked solemn, took a deep breath, raised one hand high, and as soon as it fell, the soldiers around him would shoot all arrows, and the huge bed crossbow had also slightly lowered its elevation angle, aiming at the moat Even the huge wooden shields in front of the mighty bed crossbow would instantly shatter like cardboard leather, and the soldiers hidden behind would suffer huge casualties.

Cheng Chumo didn't know why Li Jing was going crazy, even if he didn't want to kill Pao Ze, but his duty was that he couldn't allow him to be half-hearted.

Gritting his teeth, just as he was about to put down his raised arm, a loud shout came from behind: "Wait a minute, general, the commander has orders, return to the camp immediately!"

"Uh……"

Cheng Chumo held his breath in his chest and almost passed out, then turned his head and stared at the soldiers who came to report in disbelief: "Back?!"

The soldier rushed to him, obviously coming in a hurry, gasping for breath, said: "The commander-in-chief has an order, order the general to return to the camp immediately!"

Cheng Chumo finally breathed it out. Although he didn't understand why his father gave this order, it was a good thing that he didn't have to fight against his brothers on the battlefield. He waved his hands to the left and right and said, "Did you hear that? Although I retreat!"

The soldiers on the city retracted their bows and crossbows one after another, and retreated down the city like a tide.

Cheng Chumo went two steps away, and suddenly asked the messenger soldier: "Is it the same with Chunming Gate?"

The soldier nodded and said: "The specific situation is unknown, but we came out together to deliver orders, and the orders we received were the same."

Cheng Chumo's mood became more and more serious. At this time, Chang'an was supposed to be under martial law, and Zuo Wuwei, who lived in the capital, unexpectedly opened the gates and retreated to the camp under his father's order, which was equivalent to evacuating the entire Chang'an defense. , but the smooth entry of various armies into the city is already unstoppable, and these armies that either support the prince or the king of Jin enter the city, and a vigorous battle for the throne is inevitable.

The father's position here is a bit obvious, seemingly neutral and not helping each other, but in fact he may have switched to King Jin.

And my younger brother is currently serving in the Sixth Army of the Eastern Palace. With his temper, he will never run away. He will definitely follow the prince to fight to the death. When the time comes, the brothers and sons will meet on the battlefield, and they will probably not be able to escape...

Lead the soldiers under his command to quickly withdraw to the camp.

Behind them, the troops led by the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace were ready to fight to the death. The ladders were put up on the top of the city. In the city, the drums and countless soldiers crossed the filled moat, and the tide rushed towards Jinguangmen.

However, the expected tenacious resistance did not happen. The defenders on the city had already withdrawn in a few steps. Rolling wood and rocks were piled up on the top of the city, and the thick crossbow arrows were still placed in the arrow slots of the huge bed crossbow, ready to go... On the top of the city, the sixth soldier of Donggong punched the air with all his strength, feeling a little dazed.

"Is there an ambush?"

"Send an order to the city to stop advancing! Wait until we search the city!"

"Report the situation here to the commander-in-chief, please make a quick decision!"

Facing the deserted city, the soldiers were a little confused. While searching up and down to see if there was an ambush, they hurriedly sent someone to report to Li Jing.

Under the city wall, Li Jing, who was riding on a horse and looking across the moat at the top of the city, was also a little surprised. The combat power of Zuo Wuwei has always been the first-class existence among the sixteen guards. He is the most brave and good at fighting. It fits perfectly, now guarding the Golden Light Gate, no matter what, he will not give up easily.However, as expected, the bloody battle did not happen. Seeing that the soldiers had successfully climbed to the top of the city and erected the flag of the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace, Li Jing hastened to send his own soldiers to the top of the city to check the situation.

After a while, the soldiers at the head of the city and the soldiers returned almost at the same time. Li Jing pondered for a while, then waved his hand: "Quickly occupy the Jinguang Gate, rectify the army on the spot, and do not move without orders!"

He actually took a great risk in attacking the city this time. After all, the movement in the city is still unknown. If King Jin rebels, let it go. What he did was to anticipate the enemy's opportunity, occupying the important place of Jinguangmen first, and opening up the connection between inside and outside the city; If the King of Jin did not rebel, he would have entered Beijing due to illness and was suspected of treason.

Now that the Golden Light Gate has been captured, it's better to be on the safe side, otherwise, when the army arrives outside the Taiji Palace, there will be no room for turning around...

"Here!"

The soldiers turned into the city from the top of the city, opened the city gate, and lowered the drawbridge. Nearly [-] troops swarmed into the city, and the rest rested on the spot.

……

On the tower of Chunming Gate, Niu Jinda looked down the city with his hands on the stack of arrows. In the night, the densely packed Youhou guards slowly entered like a forest and a wall, and they reached the bank of the moat. The arrow rushed straight to the top of the city from bottom to top, and the soldiers hurriedly raised their shields in front of Niu Jinda, and with a sound of "Double", the arrow pierced hard on the wooden shield.

The soldier felt his arm shake violently and exclaimed: "This arrow is at least as powerful as five stones!"

It is said that Yang Kan, the fierce general of the Nanliang Dynasty, has amazing physical strength. He used a bow of twelve stones, and he could still use six stones immediately. Shooting and killing enemy generals from hundreds of steps away is like searching for something... This is of course an exaggeration, not to mention whether someone has such amazing power. , No bowstring can withstand such a huge force, if it is pulled half way, the bowstring will break.

In today's army, there are very few people who can use the five-stone bow, and the one in the Youhouwei who has this supernatural power is none other than Yuchi Gong.

"Hey, there's a letter!"

The soldiers took off the wooden shield, and when they pulled out the arrow, they saw something tied to the shaft of the arrow. They took it off and opened it, and found that it was a letter wrapped in oiled paper, and hurriedly handed it to Niu Jinda.

Niu Jinda took it, and the soldiers behind him moved closer to the pine oil torch that was soaked in rain, and took a closer look, and immediately took a breath of cool air.

It was actually a call to crusade against the prince...

At this time, there was also a clamor in the city. It was chaotic at first, and gradually became clear: "The prince is cruel, poisoned the late emperor, persecuted his brothers and sisters, prostitutes and sycophants, and a villain. God can't bear it, and God will punish him!"

A roar was clearly transmitted to the top of the city in the rainy night, and the faces of the defenders all turned pale, and the two battled.

Although many of them realize that it is impossible to escape a battle for succession, when this call to arms reaches the city, it means that this war is inevitable, and it is difficult for almost all soldiers to stay out of it.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were warlike, and Gein was able to accumulate military merits to enshrine his wife and son, increase officials and ranks, and even earn a piece of permanent land without paying exorbitant taxes for the whole family.But it was a foreign war. During the civil war, he slashed the old robes with a horizontal knife. He lost his head and died in a different place. He didn't even have a pension.

Niu Jinda took a deep breath, folded the letter and wrapped it in oiled paper again, and handed it to the soldiers beside him: "Send it to the commander quickly, and at the same time inform the right Houwei that he has the intention to attack the city, please the commander decides!"

Originally, it was the duty to defend the city, and whoever wanted to attack the city could only pass over Niu Jinda's corpse, otherwise he would never even think about entering the city.But now that the battle for the throne has been involved, and the battle for the throne is imminent, how can he still call the shots?
"Here!"

The soldiers carried the letter in their arms and rushed down to the city.

At this time, another arrow was shot from the city, this time the shot was a bit off-point, it flew past the wooden shields raised by the soldiers, and shot on the window frame of the tower behind Niu Jinda, with a "snatch" sound.

The soldiers rushed to pull out the arrow, and sure enough there was a letter on the arrow shaft, and handed it to Niu Jinda after untiing it.

This time it was a letter of persuasion...

"The prince has no way, favors traitors and sycophants, which led to super-class chaos, evil spirits in power, and even a plot to poison the late emperor. Now there is a solid certification, which cannot be denied. The people and gods are all angry! The people of insight in the world should unite and punish him..."

Niu Jinda's eyes widened, the prince actually poisoned the late emperor?

If there is no such thing, but since King Jin dared to say "the certification is conclusive", he must be extremely credible. Regardless of whether it is true or not, the crown prince is in trouble this time.

Just as he was about to have this letter sent away, another arrow was shot from under the city, but was blocked by the guards again with their shields, and the exact same letter was handed over to him.

This time Niu Jinda opened it and took a closer look, and couldn't help but let out a heavy breath.

It turned out to be a copy of the "Emperor's Last Edict"...

It's a completely different situation if there is an exhaustive imperial edict.The crown prince is the crown prince of the country. After the death of the first emperor, it is logical for the crown prince to ascend the throne. Even though countless people knew that the late emperor had tried to depose the crown prince several times, but he still did not depose him in the end.

The king of Jin raised his troops to seize the heir apparent because he was plotting and causing chaos. Even if there were people following him around, more people would still strongly condemn and fight back. The prince is just, how can he be humiliated?

But if King Jin really had a will, the situation would be completely opposite.

Although the first emperor passed away, his prestige was unparalleled during his lifetime, and there were countless supporters in the government and the public. Even after his death, countless people were willing to go through fire and water for his last life, and died without hesitation.

King Jin has the edict in his hand, so the prince's rightful name will be completely gone, the situation will be reversed, and the position of good and evil will be changed...

(End of this chapter)