Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 379
"How did this gang of rebels come so slowly? I have been waiting for you for three days!" On the eighth day of October, Zhe Siyu stood on the tower, carefully observing the Jingyuan rebels who were marching towards Chang'an City.

It's still a little tricky, it's not as ugly as the Huangchao Zhiji in the middle of the year when they swarmed in, at least they still maintain the basic formation.

"General Li, it's time to go out of the city to form an array." Liu Zijing, deputy cavalry commander, glanced at him and reminded.

Li Kui (huì) clasped his fists in salute, turned around and went down.

In addition to the palace guards, there are still some forbidden soldiers in the city who have not escaped. A total of 4000 people have been gathered, and they are about to leave the city to form an array to stop the Jingyuan rebels.

Li Kui is not a fool, of course he knows the intention of the military envoy, but now - alas!

"Up to the Yu'anyuan Building!" Someone in the city suddenly shouted.

Anyuan Tower is actually the Anyuan Gate Tower.

When the country goes west and travels north, it must pass through this gate, which is also called the Kaiyuan Gate.

Li Kui, who had just walked to the bottom of the city, was excited when he heard the words, and said to the sergeants who had already finished the queue: "Everyone heard it, the emperor is on the tower. Lie Sheng has always been kind to the Shence Army, and the rewards are doubled to the rest of the army. Now is the time to kill the enemy and repay the king's kindness."

The three or 4000 people gathered in a hurry mainly came from the three towns of Pinglu, Wuning, and Yiding.When recruiting soldiers, they were all simple and honest villagers, but they were surrounded by those veterans in Beijing, and they didn't know what they had become.

But after all, unlike the sergeants born and bred in the capital, Li Qi felt that they hadn't completely fallen, and they could still be saved.

only--

When he finished speaking about the mobilization, the sergeants didn't seem to be very moved, their faces were dull, and they didn't look grateful at all.

Li Kui's heart sank, and he said again: "If you fight well, the saint will definitely reward you."

The expressions on the faces of the sergeants became richer.

That's right!You send money, I will work hard, fair trade, innocent and innocent, why talk so much!

More than 3000 sergeants slowly left the city.

The people all focused their attention on them, hoping that they could defeat the rebel army.

The scholars sighed and gave up hope.

The Floating Boy's eyes flickered, and he was waiting for the Shence Army to be defeated, to create chaos and loot wantonly.

Zhang Jun discovered a serious problem.

The closer you get to Chang'an, the more difficult it is to control the troops, and the more lax the military discipline.

The big soldiers were beaming, wishing they could rush into the city right now, where there were endless wealth and women.

Looting is no longer of much interest to them.

In ancient times, why did so many generals like to slaughter cities to boost morale?
Let go of the evil of human nature.Isn't a fair-skinned and beautiful noble girl more exciting than a dark and dark country girl?
The prime minister, Yu Shi, who was usually arrogant, shivered in front of them, who were as low as dirt, and his wife and daughter were ruthlessly played and cried.

After playing, you can exchange it with others. If you don't want to part with it, you can just take a princess, concubine, or prime minister's daughter home to give birth to yourself.

From the palace to the private houses in the city, you can take whatever you want, and kill anyone who doesn't like it, or ask him to kowtow to you, play around and then hack to death.

Even the high-ranking emperor can ridicule and make fun of him.

In the end, the sage had to give rewards to everyone with a smiling face, and even make an official appointment and make a wish.

To rob a hundred counties, but not to rob a single Chang'an!
"Quick! Quick! Enter Chang'an!"

"hurry up!"

"Why didn't Zhang Shuai give the order?"

"Why is Zhang Shuai hesitating? Then you will be the prime minister, and I will be a general."

The sergeants kept clamoring.

Zhang Jun and Zhang Xie looked at each other, feeling a little powerless.

"Array!" Finally, some officers were sensible, kicking and beating the leading soldiers into the formation.

The big soldiers had been fighting for many years, and they knew that if they didn't line up, they would be stragglers, and they were food on the plate, so they had no choice but to suppress the excitement in their hearts, and reluctantly finished the formation.

The size of the chaos army has expanded to more than [-] people!

The reason is that along the way, many Shence troops were defeated and joined the group, and they went to Chang'an together.

Zhang Jun was unwilling at first, thinking that these people would only be a burden if they were only focused on raping and plundering.However, his younger brother Zhang Ji and his aide Chen Na all advised him that it is necessary to strengthen the momentum now.He also cited the example of Zhu Xi's aggressive recruitment into the army back then, and believed that the five thousand Anxi troops alone would definitely not be able to last for such a long time.

Moreover, they may also face the threat of the army of Qin Wang who is coming from all walks of life, and there are not enough soldiers.Not only the people recruited on the road, but also the imperial soldiers in the city can be annexed in the future. In short, it is doing everything possible to snowball and strengthen the headquarters.

As long as he has a firm foothold in Chang'an, Jingyuan can be abandoned!
Of the 7000 people, more than [-] arrived at the city of Chang'an at this time.Looking down from the top of the city, there is a large area of ​​darkness, boundless and full of wilderness.

The area around Chang'an is large, otherwise it would be difficult to spread out so many people.

The saint's face was a little pale.

The three prime ministers Kong Wei, Du Rangneng, and the newly appointed Xu Yanruo came together, and together with the Privy Envoys of the Beisi, they stood on the left and right of the saint and looked carefully outside the city.

The thieves are monstrous!

More than 3000 Shence troops lined up in front of the chaotic army, like leaves in a strong wind, ready to be blown to pieces at any time.

The Zaifu were not bad, barely able to stand.

There is no strict division of civil and military affairs in the system of sending generals and entering prime ministers in the country. Warriors can be prime ministers, and prime ministers can also go out of the town to become commanders-in-chief.Overall, the bosses are still holding on.

Middle-level court officials, many of them have worked in the local shogunate, and they are not too unfamiliar, and their complexion is good-this is another characteristic of the court. Civil servants who often enlist local vassals and towns to enter the court as officials are actually those who did not pass the exam A way out for Jinshi literati.

But the faces of the new officials turned pale. They really had never seen such a big scene.

Especially those new scholars, some of them had just married their brides, and when they were in love, they were looted by the big soldiers, attacked wantonly, and changed hands in multiple military camps, and their whereabouts were unknown in the end?
The complexions of Jinshi upstarts are as white as saints now.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The rebels had already completed their team, and their roars went straight to the tower.

The sage felt his legs were a little weak, so Ximen Zhongsui and Kong Wei supported him secretly.

"The thieves are attacking!" someone shouted.

Ximen Zhongsui and Kong Wei turned their heads at the same time.

The middle-ranking officials "cleaned up the troops".If there is any disharmony for a while, they will protect the saint and return to the palace, and then negotiate with the chaos.

The proportion of middle officials who know martial arts is not low. The Beisi has a special training institution and a place to teach them how to read military books.

Kong Wei frowned, it must have been someone from the Hanlin Academy just now who couldn't stand the scare and screamed indiscriminately.

The Jingyuan army formed a phalanx.

The formation moved forward slowly.

Seventy steps away, a wave of arrows shot out.

The Shence Army was shaken, and the noise gradually rose.

Ximen Chong then slapped the city wall bitterly, aren't the soldiers willing to fight to the death?
Fifty steps, another wave of arrows rained.

Many people started to run away.

"Those who fled before the battle will be killed!" Li Kui led his own soldiers and rushed over to intercept the defeated soldiers, regardless of command.

But he could stop here, but he couldn't stop there. More and more soldiers were defeated, and even the sergeants who wanted to fight had no courage. They just threw away their weapons, turned around and left.

"The Shence Army is running away, chase after it!"

"Chang'an is ours!"

"Don't rob me for a while, I'm the lieutenant general."

"Fuck you, why don't you grab it? First come, first served."

With the collapse of the Shence Army, the Chaotic Army suddenly fell into a frenzy, couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately chased after it.

"Chasing the enemy in the front line, the limit is a hundred steps, and finishing up..." Zhang Jun just gave half of the order, and suddenly stopped.

In his field of vision, the soldiers of the Jingyuan Army were like wild horses running wild, chasing the rear of the Shence Army and rushing straight towards the Anyuan Gate.

This has exceeded the normal pursuit speed!

If you encounter a blocking enemy army and don't allocate your physical strength reasonably, can you fight again?
Moreover, the formation is getting more and more scattered, and it will almost collapse completely if it is no longer pruned like before.

And as they rushed forward, the sergeants of the central army, the rear, the left wing, the right wing, the scattered team, and the parade also clamored, fearing that the good things would be robbed by others.

"Why didn't you order?"

"Zhang Shuai quickly give the order!"

"The Shence Army is invincible. We already knew it, and you are still hesitating. Give an order!"

Someone took out a bow and arrow, and was about to shoot at Jieshuai Zhang Jun who was on the high platform.

Zhang Jun sighed and ordered to beat the drums.

The sergeants cheered, and they didn't care about anything else. Everyone rushed to Chang'an City.

Some cavalrymen frantically urged their horses, intending to enter through other doors, so as to have a good drink.

The saint's tears flowed down, and Kong Wei, Du Rangneng, Xu Yanruo and others also looked at each other and wept.

With the Shence Army like this, Chang'an will suffer a catastrophe, and no one feels good about it.

Ximen Chong then supported the saint, and said loudly: "Don't worry, saint, there is Shuofang army."

The saint looked in the direction of Ximen Chongsui's finger.

On the wide street, five thousand auxiliary soldiers from the Iron Cavalry Army had already lined up, long spears stood everywhere, and the troops were solemn.

The sage made up his mind.

Outside the Golden Light Gate, a large number of glittering silver knights have also lined up.

More than [-] iron kites, under the wings of [-] soldiers in the Tuqi capital, slowly accelerated.

Outside of Gwanghwamun, the [-] elite cavalry of Beiweidu set off first, and circled far behind the Jingyuan army, ready to launch an attack.

The soldiers of the Jingyuan Army were in a state of frenzy, and they were focused on entering the city, and their formation was not much better than that of the defeated soldiers.

Someone threw away the armor in order to run faster, what a clever little guy.

The sound of hoofbeats came from behind.

Zhang Jun turned his head to look, and the monarchs and ministers upstairs in Anyuan also looked together.

More than [-] riders were like a sharp black sword, quickly approaching the already scattered Jingyuan army's center formation.

"Buzz!" Hundreds of horsemen rushing to the front shot a round of arrows, and without looking at them, they directly pulled out their short horse spears from the spear sleeves, and wedged them hard into the soft waist of the Jingyuan army.

Like a knife and an ax breaking through a bamboo, chop it to the end!
On the other side, the silvery iron kite rushed towards it with a thunderous force.

Some soldiers of the Jingyuan Army have come to their senses.

But now the establishment is in disarray, and they simply cannot find officers to command.

Some spontaneously moved closer together, firing spears, but most turned and ran.

"Boom!" More than [-] riders charged straight into the formation.

Looking from the tower, it looks like a heavy plow is plowing the field deeply, directly pulling out a deep furrow.

More than [-] cavalry in Tuqidu continued to widen the gap, hacking with knives and axes, completely disrupting the already extremely scattered enemy formation.

"It's over!" Zhang Jun closed his eyes in pain, holding a horizontal knife in his hand, wanting to kill himself.

It was not his original intention to come to Chang'an to knock on the que.

But will the emperor listen to him?Will the officials understand the difficulty of being coerced by him?
No one will listen to you.

It is an inevitable fate for the Zhang family to be punished by the clan.

"Brother, let's go." Zhang Xie stepped up to the high platform, helped his brother down, and there were a few horses beside him, just in time for his death.

The team is in such a mess, it is hard to save the gods, if you don't leave, you have to explain everything here.

On the Anyuan Tower, the saint seemed to be in a trance.

The might of an armored cavalry charging into battle made his skin crawl.

The officials of the Nanya and Beisi were also fixed there.

The Jingyuan Rebellion Army, which was still fierce just now, is now like chickens fleeing in all directions, being chased all over the ground by falcons.

Bandit army, just collapsed like this?

So Easy?
On the gate tower, the general of the Shence Army sighed secretly.

The cavalry army of Shuofang Army used the Shence Army and Chang'an as bait to lure the Jingyuan Army to pursue them. When their formation was scattered, they detoured from Gwanghwamun and Jinguangmen and cut off the chaos army like an iron chisel. big picture.

Prime Minister Du Rangneng was the first to react, and remonstrated: "Your Majesty, the rebellious army has been defeated, and it has been defeated. It may be of great use to send people to recruit and recruit them into the army."

The sage came back to his senses and said: "If the bandit army is in chaos again, how can we appease it? Not right. The envoy of the Shuofang Army, I heard that he was born in the general's family. I want to give a banquet and a big reward."

Du Rangneng and Ximen Zhongsui looked at each other, and they could see the panic in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)