Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 321 Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and it’s your job to do your job!

Anchang County.

It was one of the fourteen county towns of Gaochang State, with a population of no more than two thousand. Its low city walls had long been ripped apart by the wind and sand.

There are not many pedestrians entering and leaving the county town, most of whom carry various tools on their shoulders or in their hands.

Due to the cold weather, farming is impossible, so the people in Anchang County have long turned their attention to the mountains and forests. This is also a consistent characteristic of the people in Anchang County.

During the cold winter, most people would take tools to the mountains to hunt, set traps, and dig up wild vegetables.

But something is wrong today.

Many people who had not yet entered the mountain discovered that a tiger seemed to be coming down the mountain, scaring the birds in the forest into flying everywhere.

Liu Tai looked at the forest with suspicion, "Did the big beast escape from the mountain?"

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

"In this kind of horrible weather, even the big bugs have to go hunting, right?"

"If we really encounter a big bug, we will be rich!"

A few familiar friends were joking around.

At this time.

Many figures ran out of the forest.

They fled in panic, stumbling, looking back from time to time and shouting for help.

"Help……"

"Help!"

"What's going on here?"

The people of Anchang who were preparing to go into the mountains on the city gate avenue stared at the scene in front of them in amazement.

Never seen it before.

Nearly.

A familiar face that was fleeing in panic gradually approached.

"Third brother?"

Liu Tai recognized the third brother who ran the fastest at a glance.

The third brother was the pride of their village. His fast legs once helped him escape from a wild wolf's pursuit, and many people talked about him.

Why is Third Brother so flustered today?
"Run!"

"Run, Ryuta!"

puff.

A sharp arrow pierced the third brother's chest. Under his horrified gaze, the third brother slowly fell to the ground with blood oozing from his mouth.

"Run quickly... the Tang people are coming to kill us..."

"Third Brother!"

"Tang people?"

"Run! The Tang people are coming to kill us!"

Whoosh whoosh.

Arrows flew through the air, and civilians who ran out from the mountains and forests fell one after another under the countless arrows.

The people who were still standing there in a daze suddenly changed color as the arrow fell, and turned around and ran.

Pfft!

Those who ran slower were all pierced by arrows, while those who ran faster had already entered the city.

Liu Tai stared blankly at his third brother who fell in front of him, then looked at the arrow on his shoulder. It was very painful and cold.

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves rose from the mountains and forests.

He saw the cavalrymen rushing out like wolves and tigers.

They were covered in armor and their appearance could not be seen clearly. However, there was a young man who was not wearing armor.

"Still alive?"

Su Chen looked down at Liu Tai who was kneeling on the ground, and saw his own figure in his confused eyes.

"Tang Army?"

"Hello, my name is Su Chen."

Su Chen smiled slightly, raised his hand and slashed with a knife, relieving his pain.

Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo, one on the left and one on the right, followed Su Chen and looked towards the county town ahead.

"Anchang."

"Within one stick of incense, walk through Pingchang and find the food you want!"

Su Chen raised the bloody sword in his hand and pointed it at the county town ahead. "Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

"kill!"

Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo each led 500 people, attacked from the left and right sides of Su Chen, and headed straight for Anchang County.

Duang!

Duang!

Duang!

"Enemy attack enemy attack!"

Waves of dull bells, accompanied by bursts of terrifying roars, continued to ring on the city walls.

Cheng Chumo could almost see the panic on these people's faces.

Not many people.

There are only a hundred people.

"Break the city gate first!"

Cheng Chumo shouted loudly, and ten soldiers behind him rode out on horseback, two people in a group, each dragging a wooden block that two people could hug together, and rushed towards the city gate with the help of the horses.

"Reinforce the city gates!"

Bang!
With the support of the galloping warhorse, the impact of the wooden pier is self-evident.

The rusty city gate trembled under the impact of the wooden pier, and a large amount of wood chips kept falling everywhere.

"Fire the arrow, let the arrow fly!"

Ding Ding Ding!
Dozens of arrows fell, but failed to leave many marks on their bodies.

On the contrary, the cavalry rushing up from the rear broke through the gate with even more ferocious momentum.

Bang bang bang.

Under repeated attacks, the cracks in the city gate became bigger and bigger, and it let out a cry of unbearable humiliation.

boom.

After the seventh wooden block hit the city gate, the gate could no longer hold and collapsed.

Without the blocking of the city gate, Cheng Chumo and Li Jingheng were able to move freely in.

"Sir, the city has been breached."

Su Chen clamped his legs against the horse's back and slowly headed towards the city gate under the protection of Sun Qiang and Cao Yuan.

He also thought about galloping on horseback.

But, it can't be done.

So much so that Su Chen and I couldn't help sighing that plans were always slower than changes.

He was originally a military advisor, but now he leads an army on his own.

He was thinking about whether he should find a city to rest and get horseshoes and saddles to make riding easier.

The sooner the battle begins, the sooner it ends.

In just a stick of incense's time, Anchang County became completely quiet.

The people in the city were gathered in the center of the city by Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo.

Under the watchful eye of a well-trained cavalryman, they squatted together and shivered.

"gentlemen."

With the arrival of Su Chen, Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo quickly gathered together.

"Is the food ready?"

"We have already arranged for people to collect it."

Li Jingheng nodded, pointed at the people in front of him and said, "How do we deal with these people?"

Su Chen asked back: "What do you think?"

Li Jingheng pondered and said, "We are traveling light, so we can't stay here for too long. Besides, we have eliminated all the garrison forces in the city. We only need to arrange some people to be stationed there to control the city."

Su Chen nodded and looked at Cheng Chumo, "What do you think?"

Cheng Chumo grinned and said, "I'll listen to you, sir."

Su Chen smiled and rode his horse to the front of the crowd, "Do you know who we are?"

Faced with Su Chen's question, everyone was in shock.

Su Chen smiled and said, "We are from the Tang Dynasty."

"The King of Gaochang obstructed the tributes from the Western Regions, drove away the Tang envoys, and provoked the Tang Dynasty. I came here today to teach him a lesson."

"I could have killed you to vent my anger, but the Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette and will not kill innocent people. We will only take some of your food this time..."

"If you want to hate someone, hate the King of Gaochang. It was he who brought disaster upon you."

"..."

In the huge square, Su Chen was the only one who spoke.

Although he spoke in a simple and approachable manner, the people of Anchang were still shocked and confused.

You really won't kill them?
"Sir, I have prepared a day's worth of dry food."

"Um……"

Su Chen nodded, smiled and waved, "Sorry to bother you."

"Go!" A thousand cavalrymen turned around and left, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Only a few hundred people were left, shivering in the cold wind, until some brave enough people took a few steps towards the west gate to take a look, then collapsed to the ground.

"Gone, really gone."

"He actually let us go..."

"My son..."

"Damn Tang people!"

"Why did the king anger the Tang Dynasty?"

"It was the king. It was the king who caused the tragic death of our relatives!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Damn you, Qu Wentai!"

"..."

On the way to Gaoning.

Su Chen turned his head to look at Li Jingheng beside him, "Do you know why I didn't leave troops to guard Anchang County?"

Li Jingheng pondered and said, "We entered Gaochang by surprise. If we leave troops to guard Lianchang, although we can ensure that these people will not cause trouble, our manpower will be reduced."

Su Chen smiled and nodded: "This is one of them."

"anything else?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "Our main purpose of coming here is to assist Yanqi. Attacking Gaochang is just a way to teach him a lesson."

"Besides, we can't stay here for too long, otherwise, Yu Gushe's army will most likely reach Yanqi before us and capture Yanqi."

"So, just punish the main culprit."

After eliminating the living forces in Gaochang, the remaining elderly, weak, women and children would naturally not be able to pose any obstacle to them.

By then.

After dealing with the trouble with Yuguse, the Silk Road from Yumen Pass to Yanqi was under the control of the Tang Dynasty.

The remaining Kingdom of Qiuci, the Kingdom of Gumo, or the Kingdom of Loulan and Qiemo in the south, and the Kingdom of Changji and Shiqihe in the north, will all be under the military force of the Tang Dynasty.

Whether to resolve the issue by force or through peaceful negotiation depends on their attitude.

In this way, the prototype of the Anxi Protectorate was completely formed.

Li Jingheng and the other man nodded in understanding.

Su Chen said in a deep voice: "Give the order to prepare for a surprise attack on Gao Ning Linchuan and arrive at Gaochang City before sunset!"

"Yes!"

……

Puchang City.

Xue Wanche's army was at the gate of the city.

The defending general Yuan Zhenli had an extremely serious expression on his face.

He had sensed something was wrong as early as the scouts appeared at Yumen Pass.

as predicted.

Within two days, the Tang Dynasty's army arrived.

At the same time, what made him panic was that the Turkic army had not been seen yet.

Even the scouts he sent out to look for the Turkic army have now lost any news!
The situation is not good!
"Listen up, guards on the city wall! I am Yuchi Baolin, the commander of the Tang Dynasty!"

"I am here on the orders of the Marshal. I advise you to open the city gates and welcome the royal army. Otherwise, the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Great Tang will crush Puchang City!"

Yuchi Baolin rode his horse to the foot of the city wall and shouted to the guards on the wall, "The King of Gaochang prevented the Western Regions from paying tribute to the court. When questioned by our emperor, he ignored it and drove away the envoys!"

"I advise you not to make mistakes, otherwise when we attack the city, you will die!"

Yuan Zhenli responded loudly: "This is a rumor spread by others, don't believe it! The Tang Dynasty is sending troops to invade, just to find a reasonable excuse!"

"You guys think you have a strong army and can do whatever you want, but Gaochang will never compromise!"

Ah!
Yuchi Baolin was immediately amused by Yuan Zhenli's response.

rumor?

Relying on your strong military force and horses to do whatever you want?
I think you have a way to die!

At this point, Yuchi Baolin stopped talking nonsense and rode his horse back to the camp.

"General, I was ordered to go and persuade them, but the villain was not only unwilling to open the city gates to welcome the royal army, but also slandered our Tang Dynasty for its evil deeds!"

Yuchi Baolin said with a serious face, "General, please give me the order to lead the troops to attack the city!"

Xue Wanche glanced at him, then nodded after thinking for a moment, "I will only give you one stick of incense. If you can't take Puchang down within that time, I will replace you!"

"Yes!"

Yuchi Baolin was overjoyed.

It was originally just an attempt, but unexpectedly Xue Wanche actually agreed, and he and Li Chongyi in the crowd were full of envy.

Why let him take the lead?

Yuchi Baolin rode his horse to the front of his team, "Everyone, the general has allowed us to lead the charge!"

"I know that you are all brave and good at fighting. It is no problem for you to defeat a small city like Puchang!"

"This captain has only one request. Follow me to take down Puchang City within one stick of incense!"

"Yes!"

"All soldiers, follow me to attack the city!"

"kill!"

……

"Brother Su, can you hurry up?"

“…When you’re working, you should call your position by your title!”

On the way to Gaochang City, Su Chen responded to Li Jingheng's questions with an expressionless face.

Li Jingheng pursed his lips and said helplessly: "But Mr. Su, everyone is waiting for you, are your legs okay?"

Su Chen wanted to cry but had no tears, "It's almost scrapped..."

So particular and irritating!

After conquering Anchang County, Su Chen said with high spirits that they would arrive at the city of Gaochang before sunset.

Everyone is also very motivated.

Whether it was Gaoning or Linchuan and other counties, they did not waste too much time and took over these counties one by one.

It didn't take long to capture these counties, but the raid took too long.

Su Chen, who had never learned horse riding, was really forced to do it.

His legs were tightly clasped around the horse's waist and ribs, so tightly that the inside of his legs were almost rubbed to the point of bleeding.

This was also due to the thick clothes he was wearing. If it were summer, Su Chen estimated that he would have been useless by now.

"Captain Li!"

"The general is here!"

Li Jingheng's face turned serious.

Su Chen said in a deep voice: "This advisor now orders you to lead 500 elite soldiers under your command to rush to Gaochang City first. If you meet civilians along the way, rush them all to Gaochang City!"

"Yes!"

Li Jingheng nodded and left.

"Captain Cheng!"

"The general is here!"

"You must lead your five hundred elite soldiers immediately and go around to the west gate of Gaochang City as quickly as possible and hide there. Do not reveal your identity."

"Yes!"

Cheng Chumo nodded, but then he seemed to think of something and looked at Su Chen, "Mr. Su, Captain Li and I are gone, and you only have Sun Qiang and a few others by your side. How can we guarantee your safety?"

"Don't worry about me."

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "Follow orders."

"Yes!"

Cheng Chumo immediately waved his hand and left with the 500 troops under his command.

After Cheng Chumo and others left one after another, Su Chen couldn't help but tremble, feeling sore and painful. The feeling was really exciting.

Sun Qiang asked with concern: "Sir, how about we go slower?"

Su Chen shook his head, "I always have a bad feeling, we have to be quick!"

Lu Fei: "Sir, why don't you do it from behind me? That way it will be more comfortable at least."

Su Chen looked over with a dark face, "Can't you use your brains and find me a carriage?"

"Uh……"

Lu Fei smiled awkwardly, "Why don't you go over there quickly, you who is so-and-so."

"Haha, I'll go, I'll go."

Qi Yun, who was named by Lu Fei, rode away happily.

"You go too!"

"Oh oh oh."

Lu Fei nodded and reminded Sun Qiang, "Protect the gentleman. I'll go find a carriage."

Melancholy.

Su Chen rubbed his head. Perhaps it was because of the surge of adrenaline during the siege just now that caused him to feel nothing. Now that the adrenaline had subsided, his legs were almost numb.

coo.

coo.

A white dove appeared in the sky...

(End of this chapter)