People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 433
Li Xuan stood on the top of the city gate, holding the hilt of his sword, with a cold expression on his face.

The corners of the clothes blown by the strong wind rustled.

Below the city are piles of broken corpses.

The rock walls on both sides of the mountain road have been smoked into black.

Blood flowed down the mountain path, gradually converging into a small river!
it's very windy.

The strong wind had already turned the firewood and dead grass into ashes, and the thick smoke had been blown away long ago.

What was also blown away was the endless blood from the massacre.

The catapult did not cause much slaughter, it caused even more panic, and it was stopped shortly after by Li Xuan's order.

However, before the Tianyin believers in the city had time to rejoice, the countless crossbow arrows on the city wall had already killed them.

All the Tianyin believers within the range of the crossbow arrows were ruthlessly slaughtered by Yan Tao and his men.

When Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen led their people down, there was only a pile of corpses left on the ground, and they could only kill further away.

On the battlefield, no one will hold back.

This is an occasion for wanton killing.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked into the dense forest several miles away. The sound of the wind could be heard faintly, and he could hear the fighting going on.

"Qiu Beishen and Captain Zhou, the court will definitely reward you for their achievements in establishing Qiushan this time." Feng Hua's voice sounded from behind Li Xuan, full of envy.

"There is still a quarter of an hour. In a quarter of an hour, beat the drum and withdraw the troops." Li Xuan replied lightly.

Feng Hua was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Li Xuan with a slightly wry smile: "My lord, I don't mean that."

"What does this king mean? Excessive killing will hurt Tianhe!" Li Xuan waved her hand lightly.

Feng Hua was taken aback for a moment, what the King of Nanchang said did not match what he did!
Immediately, Feng Hua reacted: "My lord is the center of worry..."

"The mouth is on someone else's face, and there is nothing I can do!" Li Xuan's voice was calm, but his face was very cautious.

"But it's true. Before and after, the lord has defeated at least thousands of Tianyin sect bandits. If people notice this, I'm afraid many people will be jealous." Feng Hua cupped his hands at Li Xuan, and he clearly felt Li Xuan. that caution.

As the king of the current dynasty, what Li Xuan needs to worry about is not only the emperor, prince and queen, but also a group of important officials in the court.

Confucianism has always been very afraid of the clan's meddling in the political power.

From the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, I don’t know how many powerful clans finally sat on the throne of the emperor.

What Confucianism wants to see is a emperor who rules from the top down and is at the mercy of Confucian officials, not a county king with excellent military command ability.

Once there is a threat, slander, slander, and various means of framing will come immediately.

Even if it kills you, I still have to add a sentence for your own good.

"The merits of this king are already enough. If there is more, someone from the court should come to Wuzhou to pick on this king." Li Xuan looked over the mountains and looked in the direction of Shendu, his eyes were full of caution: "Maybe at this time, someone has already spoken ill of the king in front of the prince and His Majesty."

This is almost inevitable. The rise of any clan vassal will greatly affect the interests of the courtiers.

If Li Xuan didn't rely on these things taught by Tian Yin, it would be impossible for him to have so many troops in his hands.

Perhaps the emperor sent him here to be a mascot.

But unfortunately, he can jump too much.

"Your Majesty is overwhelmed. Your Majesty's sage can see thousands of miles away. His talent is comparable to Fang Du's second chancellor. He is enough to assist the emperor and govern the world. Even if a villain instigates him, he will definitely be reprimanded by His Majesty." Feng Hua cupped his hands and looked at him. In the direction of Shendu, slightly arched hands.

Comparable to Fang Du, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, but he had never thought about it that way.

This horse is a bit over the top.

At this time, Feng Hua turned around, stopped continuing the topic, looked at the place where the battle was fought in the distance, and said softly: "To be honest, my subordinates are really envious of Brother Yan, this time it is a blessing in disguise. "

Wuzhou soldiers were infiltrated, leading to the assassination of Wang Fanglin, which was a crime that Yan Tao could not escape.

But after these several fights, Yan Tao's military exploits are really not small. Not only is he cleared of his guilt, but he is even expected to go further.

"Joining the army has made a lot of contributions this time. If my king's guess is correct, after all this subsides, joining the army should be transferred to another place." After a short pause, Li Xuan followed up and said: "I don't know what the purpose of joining the army is next. If you want to join the army, you can still do some activities, but as for other states and counties, you have nothing to do with it.”

"Then trouble the prince!" Feng Hua made a choice immediately without hesitation.

In any case, it is impossible for him to stay in Wuzhou any longer.

If we continue to stay in prefectures and counties, it will be nothing more than Hangzhou, Yuezhou, Suzhou and Yangzhou, but with the center in front, who cares about other places.

Suddenly, Feng Hua seemed to realize something, and looked at Li Xuan: "Why, according to the prince, it seems that there is no chance for me to make meritorious deeds?"

"In these few battles at Meiling Pass, at least [-] Tianyin Cultists were killed by us. However, in the place where the incident occurred, the Tianyin Cult could finally recruit more than [-] soldiers. If there is a loss of [-] here, you have to adjust it in other places. If you make up for it here, then there will be less. Before you know it, there will be a big gap in other places. At that time, only Hangzhou and Yuezhou will seize the opportunity... ..."

"A battle is guaranteed!" Feng Hua immediately realized the subtext in Li Xuan's words, and said with some surprise: "My lord means that Hangzhou and Yuezhou will not let us intervene anymore..."

"Maybe I will be responsible for some small things, but I don't want to have a real big battle." Li Xuan smiled and said: "The most important thing in a person is contentment."

"That's fine." Feng Hua nodded in agreement. Many things are not what they want.

Less is less, at least it is safer.

Li Xuan smiled faintly and didn't say any more, but his eyes subconsciously looked towards the direction of Sanhe Pass.

The fact that the Tianyin Sect has a navy is probably not known to the outside world.

Li Xuan raised her eyebrows fiercely, looked at the gloomy sky, felt the moisture in the air, and said to Li Zhu who was on the side: "It's time, beat the drums, and withdraw the troops!"

……

In the endless dense forest, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen led the soldiers under them like shepherding sheep, and drove the Tianyin disciples who were in a panic in front of them to their garrison.

The bow and arrow in his hand kept harvesting the lives of the teaching staff who fell at the end, without any intention of keeping them alive.

From leaving the city to now, the number of Tianyin teachers who died directly under their hands has exceeded [-].

And more are the deaths and injuries caused by Tianyin's teaching staff running away in a panic and trampling under the fear of death.

At this moment, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen had already set their sights on the place where the Tianyin Sect was stationed.

Now there is already chaos there, camp fences, etc., everything was kicked over in the chaos.

Qiu Zhenmu looked back subconsciously. Behind them, Qi Guang was leading his Wuzhou soldiers to make up the sword quickly, while avoiding being counterattacked from the two wings.

Qiu Zhenmu nodded in satisfaction, Qi Guang is that rare kind of helper who doesn't take credit, but is very useful.

Turning his head, Qiu Zhenmu immediately walked towards Zhou Shen quickly, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, shall I go straight in next, or..."

"Let's set the fire first, and kill the outside, so that they can trample on each other." Zhou Shen looked at the camp in the dense forest, frowned, and said: "The camp looks simple, but it was built according to the righteous way of war. , once you get in, if you encounter a little accident, it will be difficult for you and me to get out, don't forget, an hour is almost up."

"Yes!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately became serious.

The military orders of the King of Nanchang came first. Once the three drums were passed, people would not be able to rush back. The credit they had made would definitely be gone.

The King of Nanchang absolutely kept his word in this regard.

Qiu Zhenmu immediately turned around, greeted Qi Guang, and then gathered all the rockets under him.

The camp of the Tianyin Sect was built in a valley, surrounded by only one straight road, and although the hills on both sides were not high, they were full of trees.

There was a stream next to the camp, and that was the only place that could be used to put out the fire.

But now no one notices this at all.

"Shoot the arrows..." Qiu Zhenmu gave an order, and countless rockets shot directly towards the valley.

In the blink of an eye, intense flames ignited ragingly in the valley, and countless figures inside scattered and fled in all directions, creating chaos.

At this time, no matter who stands up, don't try to stop this chaos.

Because of this kind of thing, there is a proprietary name called Yingxiao!
Standing outside the flames, Qiu Zhenmu saw the heat, because as long as he waited for a while, he would be able to lead the crowd in and kill them all.

However, he didn't want to, and he didn't dare to violate Li Xuan's military orders.

Li Xuan himself treats them very well, so I don't need to mention it. The key point is that up to now, the king of Nanchang has kept a memorial for three days and sent it to the capital of God.

Here, he only needs to complain a little or two, and his future will be completely over.

"Boom boom boom..." The huge sound of gongs and drums came from the south, and the sound resounded throughout the canyon.

Qiu Zhenmu's face suddenly became solemn, and she grabbed the hemp rope. Although she looked at the burning valley with great reluctance, Qiu Zhenmu turned around immediately, and brought a large group of people to join Zhou Shen, Qi Guang and others. Quickly headed in the direction of Meiling Pass.

Three drums, this time is not long.

Not long after, Meiling Pass appeared in front of everyone.

I saw eight ladders lined up above the city gate, and eight hanging baskets beside them.

Everyone hurriedly threw the inconvenient weapons into the hanging basket, and then quickly climbed the ladder to the city wall.

With a wave of Li Xuan's hand, many soldiers quickly descended from the other side of the city wall and came to the barn below.

In the rows of rooms behind, there was already a strong smell of rice.

All of a sudden, the hunger that had been fighting for a long time came to my heart.

"My lord, why don't you open the gate of the city? At this moment, those people from the Tianyin Sect have no power to fight back. As long as I wait to kill them, I can kill them all immediately... I can catch up now." Qiu Zhenmu He looked at Li Xuan eagerly.

"First of all, why didn't you open the city gate." Li Xuan asked suddenly, "Brother Qiu, what do you think is the real reason why we were able to win today?"

"It's the prince's strategizing and decisive decision..." Qiu Zhenmu paused in the middle of speaking, looked at Li Xuan, and said in astonishment: "Is it that gust of wind?"

"That's right, it's that gust of wind?" Li Xuan turned her head, looked towards the southeast, and said softly, "Brother Qiu, haven't you noticed the difference in the sky?"

Qiu Zhenmu followed Li Xuan's eyes and looked up to the sky, and suddenly saw that the dark sky was already billowing with black clouds.

"It's going to rain..." Before Qiu Zhenmu could finish his sentence, a drop of rainwater suddenly hit his face heavily.

The rainwater slid down the nasal groove to the lips, and Qiu Zhenmu licked it subconsciously.

Just at this moment, more raindrops fell from the sky quickly and directly hit the entire city gate.

It hit the whole world.

With a sound of "dong", the three-way drum stopped.

Heavy rain.

(End of this chapter)