Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 115 Side General Sun Dayong

Sun Dayong is a border guard, the kind with a very low official position, but only one hundred households.

His jurisdiction is a dilapidated small town, with hundreds of families living in it, and the old and weak, women and children add up to less than 3000 people.

Every autumn and winter, hordes of captives would come to plunder.

So Sun Dayong took the [-] officers and soldiers under him to patrol everywhere at all times, beware of any captives coming to loot at night.

Life was tough, but it was okay. After all, it was within the defense zone of Daming, and the captives only dared to sneak over at night, and the number of them was not many, one or two hundred at a time.

It's just that he runs very fast every time, which makes Sun Dayong very unhappy.

He really wanted to kill a few captives and report them for meritorious service, so that he could become a thousand households and go to a nearby small town to direct others to run around instead of patrolling day and night by himself.

But the gang of thieves rode very good horses, and their arrows were very accurate. When they encountered officers and soldiers, they would run away without fighting, so Sun Dayong was very depressed.

This year is different.

When autumn came, perhaps because the weather was cold and early, life was difficult for captives.

It is said that a large tribe organized more than 1000 cavalry and entered a large town with tens of thousands of people at night.

Not only killed the local officials and guards who were patrolling, but also looted thousands of civilians.

The emperor was very angry, so he mobilized an army of 20, and the imperial driver personally marched.

Sun Dayong didn't make it to the front line, but he was also promoted to a small pass to serve as a guard.

This pass is so small that it can only pass through people, not horses.

But at last there was a city wall. Although it was very short and made of earth, Sun Dayong was very happy. He finally didn't have to run around to catch thieves.

The low city wall made him feel a long-lost sense of security.

It's just that the number of soldiers in the city is a bit small, less than 300, which is not as good as when he was a hundred households.

Sun Dayong asked the veterans in the city, and they told Sun Dayong.

There used to be a thousand defenders in this city, but the emperor personally conscripted and transferred 600 of them, and there are many nearby passes, all of which are like this.

It is said that an army of 3 people will be formed to prevent the army of captives from attacking the city, so that they can come for reinforcements.

So Sun Dayong was a little worried, what if some thieves came to rob at this time?
There are too few soldiers in the city, and he is afraid that he will not be able to fight.

But soon, he felt that his worries were unnecessary.

The emperor's army arrived, tens of 10 people, passing by the nearby Xuanfu City.

Sun Dayong followed the past and watched, the long team walked through the pass for a whole day.

The Shangguan who led them there said that the Mongolian side also panicked, and 8 or [-] people from various tribes were assembled to attack Datong.

But we have more people, 20!
Those bandits were too busy to take care of themselves, and had no time to manage their small cities.

Shangguan is Shangguan, what he said makes sense.

For half a month, Sun Dayong had a very stable life.

Sure enough, the captives did not come to plunder again. Several veterans told him that in the nearby tribes, all those who could fight were recruited by their sweat, so no one could come if they wanted to plunder.

Several days later, Sun Dayong saw the imperial army again.

But this time it's going back!
It is said that because the emperor was here, he was afraid of any mistakes, so he returned to the teacher.

Sun Dayong was a little disappointed. He still thought that when the fight broke out, he might be called up to the front line.

I didn't expect this to be withdrawn...

Not long after that, one night, while Sun Dayong was sleeping, two followers came in in a panic and woke him up, saying that the civil fort outside Xuanfu City was fighting.

Sun Dayong hurriedly put on his armor and climbed onto the tower.

In the distance, flames shot up to the sky, and the sound of fighting and horseshoes could be heard from far away.

Sun Dayong felt a little uneasy.

Didn't you say go back to the teacher?Why are you fighting again.

Throughout the night, the shouts of killing continued in the distance. Sun Dayong woke up all the officers and soldiers in the city and put on strict defense.

Not only that, he also mobilized the remaining hundreds of people in the city to patrol around.

The fire in the distance burned all night, and Sun Dayong's heart hangs all night.

Its daybreak.

Still no one patronized his small pass, Sun Dayong was exhausted, so he ordered his subordinates to take turns to guard, and went back to catch up on sleep.

When he woke up again, someone outside told him.

The army was ambushed in the Tumu Fortress, the emperor was captured by captives, many high officials died, and more than half of the 20 army also died.

Sun Dayong panicked. He took a dozen people and rushed to the place where the battle was fought.

There are dead people, dried blood, long knives, and scorched land in front of him, all of which show that a tragic battle has just ended on this land, and the winding stream beside it is still bright red. color.

He froze in place, unknowingly weeping.

He still remembered that when the army passed through the Xuan Mansion, it was mighty and indomitable.

At that time, he was so envious that they had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, get military merit, and seal their wives and sons.

He felt that such a powerful army, how could it be impossible to win a battle?

However, the hell-like scene in front of him made him feel scared.

He has never seen so many dead people in his life.

Suppressing the strong feeling of vomiting in his heart, he led his men to pick up a lot of usable weapons, firecrackers, from the battlefield.

After returning to that small pass, Sun Dayong was in panic every day.

Because almost every day, there is bad news.

It is said that the captives captured the emperor and asked for a lot of gold and silver treasures.

Some people say that the imperial court can't move anymore and wants to negotiate a peace.

It was rumored that there were noses and eyes, and it was said that the Xuanfu and Datong would be compensated to the captives in exchange for the emperor.

These small passes should also be sent out together.

Sun Dayong didn't believe it, he had been waiting, waiting for the imperial court to send troops for reinforcements.

but!

The only ones waiting were captives and the imperial court's strict order not to open the city gates indiscriminately.

The imperial court established a crown prince and replaced it with a new emperor, who is the younger brother of the original emperor. He is said to be very powerful. No troops have been sent over.

There are gossip that the imperial court is already too busy to take care of itself, and the troops mobilized from all over the country are all going to the capital.

The imperial court should give priority to protecting the capital, and these small passes on the border can only fend for themselves.

Believe it or not, Sun Dayong has been very busy recently.

For some reason, there were suddenly more thieves nearby.

More than ever!

Someone told him that it was because Yanghe had fallen, and the army of captives was stationed outside the pass, negotiating with the imperial court.

So the army of thieves ran in from Yanghe in groups of a few hundred people and looted everywhere.

In the past few days, he has met three times.

Fortunately, they are all small troops with less than 200 people, and they can still hold on.

But with such day and night patrolling, guarding, and fighting, he felt that he was almost unable to hold on.

The pass next door was unlucky, and they ran into an elite group of 800 people. Within two hours, the city was broken.

None of the [-] guards remained, and even the guards were all dead.

Captives have always only killed people, robbed people, and ran away after beating them.

After they left, Sun Dayong secretly went to see them.

Terrible!

The town was burned, most of the people were kidnapped, and a small half fled to him.

After returning, Sun Dayong felt very scared. There are less than 400 people in his city now, not as many as those next door.

He called Shangguan several times to ask for more troops.

He felt that there must be at least a thousand, no, 500 people to make him feel at ease.

He knew that the imperial court had [-] troops, not far away in Bauhinia, Juyong and other places ready to reinforce everywhere at any time, and he wanted to distribute some of them.

But the court refused!
They said, let the people move away first, to Juyongguan, where the walls are high and the walls are deep, guarded by more than 1 troops, the captives dare not pass.

As for the guards, continue to guard and not be allowed to retreat. The imperial court has mobilized a large army from the pass, and they will arrive in half a month.

Sun Dayong was very scared, very scared.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw the tragic scene of the guard at the next pass when he died.

Obviously two days ago, they were still drinking together.

The guard, surnamed Wang, was several years older than Sun Dayong, and he had been guarding the pass next door since he assumed office.

He said that was where he grew up, and it was also his home!
While drinking, Brother Wang also said that there are few soldiers in his city, if he encounters a situation that cannot be dealt with, he should report to him early, and he will definitely come to reinforce immediately.

Later, he died.

The head was beheaded and hung high on the city wall. Below the city were the corpses of officers and soldiers.

I can't die...

There was so much noise outside, Sun Dayong sat up from the bed almost reflexively.

Since the day the pass next door was breached, he has not taken off his armor.

Lifting the long knife on the table, Sun Dayong rushed out immediately.

He stood on the wall, feeling that he was going to die this time.

Under the low city wall, a large number of captives were riding horses and shouting. Sun Dayong saw at least 500 of them.

He can't stop it!
But this is the end of the matter, he can only fight.

The captives' horses were fast, and their archers were too few to stop them effectively.

So he can only go out of the city to meet the enemy.

I have only 300 people, and there are more than 500 people on the opposite side.

Sun Dayong watched the soldiers around him fall one by one, and he was almost exhausted.

He slashed the long knife in his hand on a captive's horse's hoof, out of the corner of his eye, Sun Dayong saw someone behind him holding a machete and stabbing towards him.

But he didn't have the strength to hide.

That's right, most of the people in the city have moved away. After so many days of worrying and fearing, he finally had a result.

He is not dead!
The old soldier who had been by his side saved him and was himself stabbed to death.

Then the captive withdrew.

His luck was still good. The inspector censor sent by the imperial court to Juyongguan happened to pass by with 500 officers and troops. Seeing the fighting here, he came to reinforce it.

When the captives saw that someone was coming for reinforcements, they didn't want to fight, so they withdrew.

When Sun Dayong returned to the city, he didn't even have time to be sad, so he fell asleep and fell asleep.

It was evening when I woke up again.

The clouds are beautiful, red, like fire, and like blood, smudged the whole sky.

The censor didn't leave, but helped the commander strengthen the city defense.

Sun Dayong and he boarded the city wall and checked it out.

I don't know where the thieves got the gunpowder, the city wall has been blown out a gap, and there are only a few people left who are nervously building.

The censor expressed his approval of Sun Dayong's efforts to defend the city, and said that he would report to the imperial court and give him meritorious service.

Sun Dayong didn't respond, he hoped that the court would give him a few hundred officers and troops, so that when the captives came over next time, he might be more likely to survive.

The censor also brought a piece of news.

It is said that the guards at several passes couldn't bear the pressure, and led their troops privately to Juyongguan, where they were arrested by the guards.

This censor was going to take them back to the capital to discuss their crimes.

"Back to the capital, what will happen to them?"

"Then there is no need to ask. If you abandon the city and flee during the war, you should be killed!"

"Should I be killed?"

Sun Dayong repeated these two words lightly, without speaking.

He is afraid of death, and he also wants to go back.

But seeing the indignant look on the censor's face, he didn't dare to say it.

"Can the imperial court win this time?"

The censor sighed for a long time, and finally said.

"must be able to!"

The censor left.

He has his mission, to go to Juyongguan to escort those fugitives back to the capital.

Sun Dayong has the task of Sun Dayong, continue to guard this small city.

Their meeting was a chance meeting, and the wind passed without a trace.

Sun Dayong knew that he might never see him again.

The grace of saving a life is very important, but on the battlefield, this is just a common thing.

He is more worried about his future than the unattainable thing of repaying his kindness.

He once again asked his superiors for additional troops, but the answer was still no.

Sun Dayong took the reply letter and looked at the dilapidated city wall.

A raging fire ignited again in the distance. I don't know which pass it was, and it was invaded again.

I don't know if I can beat it...

In the shadows, a guy with treacherous eyebrows touched his back and said.

"Brother Sun, it's better to surrender."

"The imperial court doesn't care about us anymore. If you fight, you will die. If you run away, you will die. Why don't you take the baggage in the city and surrender..."

"The emperor doesn't take our lives seriously, so let's follow Wala and turn against the emperor. Anyway, the emperor is also opposite, so it's not considered rebellion..."

The moonlight was cold, shining on Sun Dayong's face, half of which was hidden in the shadows.

Sun Dayong held the knife in his left hand, and the letter from Shangguan refusing to increase troops in his right hand, and did not speak...

　I originally wanted to be a side story, but after thinking about it, it would be more appropriate to put it in the main text. War is always cruel to little people, alas...

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