Ancestors, please don't crawl out again.

Chapter 98 Rebuilding the Tang Dynasty

Changan.

Or the ruins of Chang'an.

Yang Feng stood among the thorns, leaning on a nine-section staff, looking at the countless ruins in the weeds in front of him.

"Where is Chang'an now, in all its desolation? Wheat seedlings sprout in the deserted streets of the abandoned market. Woodcutters have chopped down all the flowers in the apricot garden, while those who built the fort have destroyed the remaining willows in the imperial ditch. All the splendid carriages and embroidered wheels have been scattered, leaving only half the gates of the stately mansions. Foxes and rabbits roam the Hanyuan Palace, while thorns overgrow the Hua'e Tower. All the former prosperity has been buried, leaving nothing behind. The inner treasury has burned to ashes, while the streets are covered with the bones of the nobles.

This is my favorite sentence.”

He said.

Behind him, Wang Zhongsi and others had already knelt down in the thorns, crying.

The city of Chang'an has been destroyed.

When Zhu Wen forced Emperor Zhaozong of Tang to move the capital to Luoyang, he not only demolished the palace in Chang'an, but also forcibly moved the residents of the city to Luoyang. He then turned this place into the Youguo Army, which is currently garrisoned by his subordinate general Wang Zhongshi.

Of course, it wasn't just Zhu Wen who destroyed Chang'an. Chang'an was already in ruins, though it was slightly repaired during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, barely recovering somewhat. But then came internal strife and war, and the city remained in a state of constant devastation until Zhu Wen dealt the final blow. But that wasn't the end of it. The battles for the city continued, and even though it had become a wreck, it was still a valuable wreck, with various factions still trampling over it until it was rotten beyond repair.

From then on, the glory of this city completely became a memory in history books.

And the future...

In the future, it will only become the center of a region.

There will be no chance to rule the world again.

"Raise our flags. They are already forming their ranks."

Yang Feng said immediately.

The generals behind him stood up one after another.

Li Daoxuan took a big flag from Guo Daizhao, swung it open suddenly, and then stood there leaning on the flag. There were eight big characters on it.

Fengtian Jingnan!

Destiny is against rebellion!
Then add a Tang Dynasty in the middle.

Behind the fluttering flags, Qin Qiong and others, who had already mounted their horses, lined up in a row.

Behind them were the Tang troops in formation. The Chang'an City, which had become ruins and even a wilderness, now had enough space for 30,000 Tang soldiers to form a formation. In fact, these 30,000 Tang soldiers had not all entered the space rift and were still passing through continuously. Yang Feng's jade axe was inserted into the ground at the bottom of the rift to maintain the existence of the rift.

As for the front of them, there were thousands of defenders also lined up in battle formation.

But you can see that they are all panicked.

The leading generals were still talking to each other in panic.

"Where's Master Wang Zhong? Hasn't Zhu Wen killed his entire family yet?"

Yang Feng said.

Although Wang Zhongshi was Zhu Wen's confidant, as Zhu Wen became more and more manic, his entire family was soon killed because of suspicion. Zhu Wen's life was betrayal, betrayal and betrayal again, which led to him not trusting anyone, even his confidants would be killed by his suspicion. However, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was like this, everyone betrayed, betrayed and betrayed again. This was an era of betrayal. Although the style of his son holding a knife and shouting "Old thief, cut into pieces" is a bit abstract, it was actually the mainstream style in that era.

"Who are you? Are you Li Maozhen or Li Keyong's men?"

The leading general asked.

"Are you blind? There's such a huge space rift behind me, so of course I'm a god. I'm the Prince of Huaiyang of the Tang Dynasty, obeying the will of Heaven to quell the rebellion. I'm following the will of the Lord of Heaven to punish you rebels and rebuild the Tang Dynasty."

Yang Feng said.

The general looked at the space rift behind him.

The Tang army, fully armored, continued to pour out from inside as if endless.

The next moment, he seemed to have made up his mind and was about to get off the horse.

But suddenly a gun head emerged from his chest.

He turned around in shock, staring at a general behind him with disbelief. The general's spear was stuck in his back. He raised his hand in grief and anger, trembling and pointing at the man, but at the same time, a flash of a knife flashed, and a long knife fell, taking his head with it. The last thing he saw was the man who had chopped off his head...

"Master Wang Zhong followed the traitor Zhu Wen and betrayed the Tang Dynasty. He deserves death!"

The guy was shouting with a stern and righteous look on his face.

Yang Feng was stunned.

"humor."

Then Yang Feng said quietly.

But Wang Zhongsi and others behind him looked at this scene with bitterness on their faces.

So this is the Tang Dynasty today!

The guys who killed Wang Zhongshi immediately dismounted and walked towards this side. The thousands of soldiers lined up behind them looked calm, as if they took this as a matter of course. After all, the enemy was a god, and their number far exceeded theirs. They even entered the city directly. Anyone who didn't surrender at this time was a fool.

As for killing Master Wang Zhong...

It's no big deal that the arrogant soldiers and generals killed a military governor.

It was his credit that he led everyone to surrender.

But if we kill him and he surrenders, then that's everyone's credit. Brothers have been through life and death for him for so many years. Is it too much to borrow his head at the critical moment?

It’s not too much!

Several generals quickly dismounted and walked towards Yang Feng.

"Whoever is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we are willing to follow him to defeat the traitor Zhu Wen."

The leader, who was holding Master Wang Zhong's head, stepped forward quickly, saluted Yang Feng with a flattering smile and said.

At this time, behind Yang Feng, Wang Haibin was already walking forward with a knife in his hand.

"Wang Haibin, a man from Taigu County of the Tang Dynasty, and the military commander of Feng'an, please draw your sword."

Wang Haibin stood in front, pointing the knife in his hand diagonally to the lower right, and spoke to him solemnly.

The man was stunned for a moment.

Of course, he was also an experienced fighter, so he immediately realized that something was wrong. He took a step back without hesitation, threw away Master Wang Zhong's head, and then drew his sword.

The four generals following behind him also drew their swords and retreated as quickly as possible.

Without hesitation, Wang Haibin roared and charged forward, his sword thrust upward. His opponent immediately raised his sword to block. The two men collided with the sound of swords clashing, then pushed away with all their might, each retreating. The man wanted to say something, but Wang Haibin had already advanced again. He cursed and swung his sword down, their swords clashing repeatedly at breakneck speed, sending sparks flying from the collision.

This guy is quite powerful in combat.

To be precise, there were no weak generals in the Five Dynasties. This was an era where success or failure was determined solely by the force of force.

Emperor?

It is done by those with strong soldiers and horses.

The other four immediately turned around and ran away.

But at the same time, Luo Shixin and others urged their horses to rush forward and quickly blocked their way.

The four men stopped immediately, moved closer and looked at them fiercely.

The four of them dismounted immediately.

"Luo Shixin, Duke of Tan of the Tang Dynasty."

"Qin Shubao, Duke of Hu of the Tang Dynasty."

"Xue Wanjun, Duke of Lu of the Tang Dynasty."

"Guo Xiaoke, Duke of Yangdi County, Great Tang."

Luo Shixin and others showed their weapons and directly reported their identities.

The four of them were obviously confused. After all, even if they didn't read, they knew these names. Now that the four founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty appeared together, their brains were a little overwhelmed.

"Let's fight one-on-one!"

Qin Qiong said.

Then he swung his two maces straight at one of them.

The latter threw a small hammer from his sleeve and rushed forward at full speed, stabbing his throat with the knife in his hand.

But Qin Qiong, who had fully recovered, avoided the small hammer while swinging his right mace to attack, and then suddenly hit his shoulder on the chest. The guy groaned and flew backwards, but before he could steady himself, Qin Qiong swept both maces at the same time and hit him directly on the chest, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Luo Shixin and the other two also faced one each. After their opponents regained consciousness, they also cast aside their doubts and fought with all their strength.

But Luo Shixin's opponent couldn't even block the direct attack of his two iron spikes.

As the long sword was knocked away, the iron spike hit both shoulders at the same time.

Then the whole person went limp.

Meanwhile, Wang Haibin had already chopped down his opponent and cut off his head, standing there watching the ferocity of his ancestors. Xue Wanjun followed suit, and finally, it was Guo Xiaoke. Although the Five Dynasties were an era of arrogant and powerful generals, and generals were indeed very powerful, there were different levels of strength. Luo Shixin was certainly not guaranteed to win against Li Cunxiao, but even Guo Xiaoke could crush such an ordinary general.

He died in Kucha because of his carelessness, not because he was incapable of fighting.

That was when three thousand cavalrymen raided Yanqi and directly rushed in to capture the king alive.

At this time, Wang Zhongsi stepped forward.

"Immortal Lord, may I give you an order?"

He bowed to Yang Feng and said.

"Well, whatever you want."

Yang Feng said.

In fact, among these people, Wang Zhongsi has become the de facto commander-in-chief. Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin are actually fierce generals. Although Qin Qiong is the commander-in-chief in the novel, he is actually Li Shimin's top thug, dedicated to charging into battle. He has not even commanded the Tang army alone in battle. Luo Shixin is better than him in this respect. He is a pure warrior, so he died early due to injuries. Luo Shixin and others have only been commanders of thousands of people.

The ones who actually commanded the large military group were Wang Xiaojie and Wang Zhongsi.

But Wang Xiaojie lost the fight.

Moreover, he only knows how to fight and nothing else. Simply put, he knows how to fight, but he doesn't know how to coordinate the overall situation.

Only Wang Zhongsi is a talented commander.

In fact, these people also know this, so they basically listen to him.

Those who have truly experienced hundreds of battles know what is important and what is not.

Wang Zhongsi was indeed a junior, but who among them had the experience of commanding the army of half an empire and managing a war zone thousands of miles long?
Wang Zhongsi then saluted and stepped back, then he turned around.

"Kneel down."

He shouted at the soldiers opposite.

The latter looked at each other in bewilderment.

"General, we have surrendered. Why don't you keep your word?"

"Damn it, let's fight them!"

……

The soldiers shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Enter!"

Wang Zhongsi roared without hesitation.

The Tang troops lined up behind them immediately advanced, infantry in the center, a phalanx of Modao in the front, and cavalry on the left and right wings, each with a lance held steady. The massive formation crushed forward, and amid the ruins of Chang'an, the gleam of steel gradually swallowed up the green. The opposing soldiers were now frightened, after all, they were vastly outnumbered. They looked at each other, then began to kneel. But Wang Zhongsi didn't order them to halt, so the Tang troops continued to advance. The opposing soldiers panicked again, and some even stood up, weapons drawn, ready to resist.

The Tang army continued to advance.

They hesitated there, looked at each other, talked, and didn't know what to do.

Some got up and ran away.

But the next moment, dense streams of sharp arrows whizzed past, and then those who were fleeing fell down one after another.

There were also some who, seeing that they were not allowed to escape, decided to resist, but they also fell under the arrows immediately. Soon the Tang army stepped into their midst, but most of them lay trembling on the ground, and the Tang army did not attack them.

Just walked past them.

But those who fled and resisted were all killed.

"Actually, you have another way. You can kill one out of every ten draws."

Yang Feng said.

This is purely to establish authority.

The generals cannot be kept, these guys are all Wei Bo's guards.

Wang Zhongsi let Qin Qiong and others fight and kill them one-on-one, which was considered to be doing them justice.

"Now that you are the king's teacher, you can't act recklessly."

Wang Zhongsi said.

He is a normal person, not a madman.

"Immortal Venerable, who are these Li Maozhen and Li Keyong they were talking about earlier?"

he asks.

"Li Maozhen is a vassal governor in the Fengxiang area. He still adheres to the Tang Dynasty and refuses to submit to Zhu Wen."

Yang Feng said.

"So he's a loyal minister?"

Li Daoxuan said in surprise.

He was still too young after all.

"If you consider a man who led troops to attack the capital twice, and on one occasion drove the emperor out of the capital and made him flee, to be a loyal minister, then you can say he is a loyal minister."

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang spent more than ten years in Guanzhong, and his main opponent was Li Maozhen. He was even driven out of Chang'an by Li Maozhen's troops at the gates of the city. It can be said that the last fig leaf of the Tang Dynasty emperor was stripped off by Li Maozhen himself.

"What about Li Keyong?"

Li Daoxuan asked.

"He ruled Taiyuan and also refused to submit to Zhu Wen. He also supported the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, he was Zhu Wen's main enemy. The two of them were mortal enemies. Many years ago, Zhu Wen tried to kill him, but he escaped. The two sides are still fighting to this day."

Yang Feng said.

But soon the one-eyed dragon would be shot to death by the Liang army.

"So this is a loyal minister?"

Li Daoxuan asked carefully.

“Well, when he rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen was still a model student.

He also insisted on the legitimacy of the Tang Dynasty because he was given the surname Li and was incorporated into the imperial clan. He was originally a Shatuo chieftain, a family heirloom, with his own tribe and a number of Hu puppets under his command, second only to Zhu Wen in power. This way, he could use the Tang Dynasty banner to win over the people. If he could defeat Zhu Wen, his family could claim to be a member of the Li clan and become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Of course, the phrase "three good students" is a bit exaggerated, but it's not entirely inaccurate. Li Guochang and his son, along with the Shatuo, effectively established a separatist regime in Daibei. Zhu Wen was indeed still a student when he was studying the Three Commanderies of Heshuo. After all, his family was well-educated. However, when Li Keyong assassinated Duan Wenchu, the defense envoy of Yunzhou, and rebelled with his father, and was then besieged and defeated by the Tang army and forced to flee to the grasslands, Zhu Wen had just joined Huang Chao's army.

"Are there any loyal ministers left in this world?"

Li Daoxuan said with a disappointed look on his face.

"No, there really isn't. Currently, the only one who still adheres to the Tang Dynasty is Wang Jian of Xichuan, but he has closed his gates to protect himself, simply to avoid submission to Zhu Wen."

Yang Feng said.

Loyal minister?

This is indeed not the case!

"Your Majesty, please issue an order as Regent to summon Li Maozhen to the court."

Wang Zhongsi said.

"What if he refuses?"

Yang Feng said with interest.

"Then we will attack."

Wang Zhongsi said without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)