Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 5 He appears, the eldest grandson of the Tang Emperor!

"Go ahead, take this general's order, which is also the order of His Highness, and behead all those collateral members."

Su Dingfang gave the order again.

The commander of the Tianxuan Camp beside him took the order and slowly left.

then,

Su Dingfang looked at the soldier from Tianxuan Camp next to him and asked, "How long will it take for His Highness to arrive?"

His Highness was with him this morning, but he needed to take the lead in breaking into the city, while His Highness would coordinate everything, so it would take him a little longer to enter the city than it did for him.

He has only been in Constantinople for a short time, so I don't think His Highness will be that fast either.

The soldier reported: "General, the letter said that His Highness will arrive in half an hour. The rear base camp asked me to wait for this time to clear the entire Constantinople so that His Highness can come in unimpeded."

Su Dingfang nodded: "Okay, then I will..."

Halfway through his words, an inopportune voice sounded from the side.

"Ding-ling-ling"….
It was the sound of a cabinet opening in the next door house, not far from Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang raised his eyebrows slightly.

He exchanged a glance with the soldiers from the Tianxuan Camp next to him. Their long-term tacit cooperation made the soldiers of the Tianxuan Camp instantly understand what he meant. They walked towards the house step by step with guns in hand, alertly.

Behind him, more soldiers from the Tianxuan Camp followed.

soon.

The first soldier from the Tianxuan Camp arrived at the cabinet.

There's nothing surprising here.

But when the soldiers of Tianxuan Camp squatted down and tried to open the cabinet, they found that it could not be opened, as if there was a force inside preventing it from opening.

The soldiers of Tianxuan Camp had sharp eyes and exerted force instantly.

With a creaking sound, the cabinet door was pulled open by him.

At the same moment he pulled away, an arrow shot towards his face.

The soldier from Tianxuan Camp dodged quickly and looked back, only to discover that there was another world inside the cabinet. There was actually a huge space inside, and the person who shot the arrow at him just now was a noble woman who was trembling all over but still holding the bow and arrow.

"General, there is a secret passage here!"

"There are more than a dozen people inside!"

The soldiers of Tianxuan Camp shouted to the rear.

Before Su Dingfang could answer, the group of Roman noble women spoke in trembling voices.

"No, don't kill us, we surrender, we have nothing to do with the Roman royal family."

"That's right, we can do anything for you."

"Spare us, spare us."

"...."

They were all begging for mercy.

Su Dingfang listened to it, but remained unmoved and said, "Kill them all."

He announced the order to massacre in a cold and calm manner.

"Do not!!!!"

"what!!!"

There were continuous screams coming from the secret passage.

This was just a small episode, but it also made Su Dingfang cautious.

"Notify everyone to carefully search the secret passages in the Imperial City of Constantinople. If any Romans hiding in the secret passages are found, all of them will be killed!"

"His Highness is coming, we can't let those in the dark hurt him in the slightest!"

Su Dingfang spoke loudly to the people behind him.

"Yes!!"

A group of soldiers from the Tianxuan Camp received the order and then dispersed.

They each had their own duties, which were to go in various directions to notify the Dayan soldiers.

Su Dingfang then rode away.

He had to go and continue preparing for His Highness's arrival.

A quarter of an hour [fifteen minutes] later.

A group of soldiers from the Tianxuan Camp escorted an old man in Confucian robes to meet Su Dingfang.

When Su Dingfang saw the person coming, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

This old man in Confucian robe is Wang Gui, a former official of the Eastern Palace!

Ten years ago,
He was once an aide to Crown Prince Li Jiancheng.

Although Wang Gui is not well-known in history, he is actually a very powerful person. In history, after Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he sent Wang Gui to Li Jiancheng to serve as a military officer and a prince's attendant.

It can be said that he was highly regarded by both Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng.

His status in the Prince's Mansion was even higher than that of Feng Li and Wei Zheng.

Before the Xuanwu Gate Coup ten years ago, the struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin became increasingly fierce.

Wang Gui once made suggestions and recruited ministers to Li Jiancheng's command to confront Li Shimin.

However, Li Jiancheng did not listen.

One year, Yang Wengang, a subordinate of Li Jiancheng, rebelled and was eventually suppressed by Li Shimin.

Wang Gui was also implicated.

Li Yuan believed that as the prince's attendant and a military officer of the Eastern Palace, he had failed to advise the prince, which led to the discord between the brothers.

Finally he was exiled.

When people in later generations talked about the Xuanwu Gate Incident, they often sighed that if Wang Gui was in Chang'an at the time, it might not have been Li Shimin who launched the mutiny, but Li Jiancheng who took the initiative to attack.

Later, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to show his magnanimity and broad-mindedness, he deliberately recalled Wang Gui to Chang'an.

Wang Gui also relied on his true talents and knowledge to successfully become prime minister from an exile.

He is known as one of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty.

With a criminal body, he became one of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty. How powerful he was!
But now, something has gone wrong with history.

After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Chengdao led the remaining troops of the Eastern Palace to leave Chang'an, intending to go to Jiangdong, and then cross the sea from Jiangdong to Rome.

I met Wang Gui on the road.

When Wang Gui learned about the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he sighed that it was all about fate and followed Li Chengdao from then on.

He had sworn to assist the prince. Although the prince did not listen to him in the end and he was exiled, he always kept his oath in mind.

In that era, the promises of literati were worth more than gold.

He failed to assist the prince, but he would assist the prince's son to the end!

After following Li Chengdao across the sea and arriving in the West, Wang Gui's series of opinions played a very important role.

He was one of the founders of the Great Yan Empire.

"Mr. Wang, you are here."

Su Dingfang went up to him and said with a smile, "Where is His Highness? Since you are here, I guess His Highness will be here soon too, right?"

Wang Gui was about to speak, but at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard.

Boom boom boom!
Soldiers wearing red armor thicker than that of the Tianxuan Camp came running slowly in two lines.

Those are His Highness's personal guards.

Each of them is a remnant of the Eastern Palace army back then.

of course,

That was a thing of the past, and now they have an incredibly resounding name.

His Highness’ personal troops, the Suzaku Guards!
The Vermillion Bird Guards filed into the square and stood on both sides, providing a smooth path.

then.

Su Dingfang heard screams one after another. That was...that was him ordering people to bring the captured nobles to the square and wait for the prince to come and await their fate.

Now I hear screams. Is it... Your Highness ordering the soldiers to kill them?

Su Dingfang took a deep breath and immediately looked towards the front.

Behind.

The same was true for all the Dayan soldiers, who all looked there with burning eyes.

The captives present were looking ahead in panic.

at last.

At the extreme end of everyone's vision, a man appeared riding a horse slowly towards them.

Yes...it's that man!
The man who founded the Great Yan Empire and brought countless fears to the entire Western Continent!

He...he showed up!

Many Dayan soldiers, including Su Dingfang, and those Roman noble captives, can be vaguely seen.

At the end of the field of vision, a tall figure was riding his horse towards him step by step. He was wearing a black robe, with fluffy black hair draped over his shoulders like a waterfall. He looked heroic and his eyes were proud.

That was the former Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!
Belongs to the Tang Dynasty.

Since setting foot in the West, he has never been defeated in his military career.

He is also recognized by the Western Continent as a murderous demon from the East!

Li family of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengdao!

(End of this chapter)