Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 119: Storms gather, chaos in Lanzhou
On the northwest road, on the magnificent and straight official road, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from afar.

"Boom boom boom!"

The earth began to shake continuously, and a powerful and deep sound of horse hooves, like the sound of war drums, rang out from far away, raising dust and making the river boil.

It was quickly transmitted from the end of the official road outside Lanzhou Prefecture to the vicinity of the city gate of Lanzhou Prefecture.

In front of the city gate, many Lanzhou defenders heard the loud sound of horse hooves, their faces changed slightly, and vigilance appeared in their eyes. Their originally sleepy spirits were instantly shaken.

The soldiers defending the city walked quickly, some climbed up to look into the distance, and some put their ears to the ground.

"Report, a large number of cavalry are heading towards Lanzhou Prefecture on all the official roads."

"Report, the Ganzhou Guard flag was spotted at the South City Gate."

"Report, the four Xi'an guards have assembled in large numbers and are less than 800 steps away from the north gate."

"Report..."

"Boom~!"

The guards on the city wall first raised torches; a short while later they raised two more beacons, and the sound of drums shattered the night sky.

The tranquility of Lanzhou Prefecture at night was torn apart.

Countless people were awakened from their sleep.

On the official road, smoke and dust billowed, and the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder and roared continuously.

In the dense smoke and dust, Li Chongwu and other Ganzhou Guard commanders, generals, and lieutenant generals rode on fast horses, followed by a large number of troops that were neatly arranged and marching in an orderly manner like dragons and snakes.

"The Four Guards of Xi'an are here too!"

“It’s unclear what their purpose is.”

Li Chongwu galloped on his horse, with a fierce murderous look flashing in his one eye.

Although he had a very good relationship with the commanders of the four guards of Xi'an and many generals and lieutenant generals, if those people betrayed his own prince, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

"Commander, the Ningxia Guard and the Zhuanglang Guard have been spotted on other official roads."

"What about the Liangzhou Guards and Suzhou Guards?"

“None.”

"Keep exploring."

"Yes."

The scout's horse quickly turned around and galloped off in another direction.

Lanzhou Prefecture was already in sight. Li Chongwu's knuckles turned slightly white as he gripped the reins. He knew that if other garrisons rebelled tonight, there would be a river of blood.

"You bunch of bastards, don't seek death." Li Chongwu led the five guards of Ganzhou to five hundred steps outside the city of Lanzhou and waved his hand to stop the march.

Almost at the same time, the four guards from Xi'an, Zhuanglang and Ningxia also arrived.

They formed a siege and surrounded the four gates of Lanzhou Prefecture.

On the city wall, Yang Shuo, the Lieutenant General of the Lanzhou garrison, loudly demanded, "Li Chongwu, without the order of His Highness, you have led your troops to besiege Lanzhou. Are you planning a rebellion?"

Li Chongwu said nothing, just waited quietly.

"boom!"

In the city, a violent explosion suddenly sounded.

Before Yang Shuo could check, he heard his subordinates report: "General, some of the soldiers guarding the west gate are colluding with the enemy and intend to open the city gate. Suddenly, a large number of martial artists appeared at the north gate, carrying a large amount of gunpowder, and forcibly blew the city gate open."

"Report, General, there are soldiers rebelling at the East City Gate."

"Send someone quickly..."

"Choke~!"

A sharp white blade light cut through the night sky and stabbed at the unsuspecting Yang Shuo.

"Pfft."

The sound of a blade piercing through the body followed, but the smugness on the face of the reporting soldier froze. He looked down in disbelief at the tip of the blade that pierced through his chest, and was kicked away with an expression of disbelief.

Yang Shuo looked down at the knife less than three inches from his throat, a trace of fear on his face. "Drag him away, investigate his family's background, expel him from the military, and prohibit his family from serving in the military for three generations."

Only then did Yang Shuo look at the people in front of him: "Who are you?"

Several people covered their faces with cloaks, so the lineup could not be seen clearly.

The Lanzhou guards surrounding the city quickly gathered around, fearing a repeat of what had just happened. "General, I'm sorry."

"We are secret guards directly under His Highness."

“This is a waist badge.”

Several people showed the secret guards' special badges to Yang Shuo for inspection.

"So it's the Secret Guards!" Yang Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. The presence of the Xuanjia Secret Guards was no secret; on the contrary, the Three Divisions frequently dealt with them. Seeing the Secret Guards arrive, his heart relaxed a little. He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much for saving me. I am deeply grateful. After this is over, please do me the honor of entertaining you."

"You are Welcome."

The leading secret guard said in a deep voice, "You and I are comrades, and rescuing you is our duty. We are here on His Highness' orders. Your most important concern right now isn't these, but the ones guarding the city gates and the other scoundrels below."

"what?"

Yang Shuo exclaimed, his face instantly filled with murderous intent: "Someone come here."

……

Similar things were happening at several other city gates.

Lanzhou Prefecture, North Gate.

Those martial artists who suddenly appeared in large numbers thought that with their abilities, it would not be difficult, if not a piece of cake, to open the unguarded north gate.

However, when they appeared at the city gate.

Dozens of secret guards in black armor also walked out from the darkness on all sides.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

A round of applause rang out from the city wall above their heads.

I saw a figure in white clothes as white as snow standing on the city wall, looking at the following martial artists who were trying to open the city gate and cooperate with the Zhuanglang Guards outside with a deadly look.

"The Demon Sect, the Azure Dragon Gang, the Blood Robe Hall, the Skynet, the White Tiger Hall, the Rakshasa Sect."

"There are still so many rats hiding their heads and showing their tails."

"We have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Do it."

On the city wall, the figure in white clothes as white as snow waved his hand, and the secret guards in black armor from all directions suddenly pounced on him.

"No, we fell into a trap!"

"Retreat, retreat quickly!

The pupils of the group of uninvited guests in the dark night shrank, and many of them jumped into the air without thinking and turned around to run away.

"choke!!"

The snow-white sword light cut through the night sky, and heads flew up one after another.

Then another figure in white clothes as white as snow, holding a black-sheathed sword, walked out slowly from the darkness with murderous aura.

"A mob, a bunch of rats and sparrows."

"Since I'm here, I might as well die here."

The person who wanted to escape suddenly had his pupils shrink when he saw the person coming: "Ximen Chuxue??"

Sword God Ximen Chuixue.

One of the most renowned swordsmen of this decade.

His black-sheathed long sword was stained with blood, and the number of Zhixuan realm masters who died under his sword could not be counted on one hand.

Among the astronomical figures in the Ming Dynasty, he, Xue Yiren, Ye Gucheng and others are the most famous.

Many people present had even witnessed Ximen Chuxue's strength with their own eyes, so how could they not be shocked?

Just as they screamed in shock, dozens of secret guards who received orders did not give them time to breathe, and swords and sabers flashed and shone everywhere.

It was clearly a case of hundreds against dozens, but the secret guards were like a tiger among a pack of wolves.

In just a few breaths, most of the black-clothed and masked rabble were slaughtered.

In an attic in the distance, a dark shadow could no longer sit still and suddenly stood up and was about to attack, but at this moment, a frivolous voice sounded beside him like thunder.

"Gongsun Wulong, just watch carefully, and I can leave your body intact."

(End of this chapter)