My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 128 Tang...Why is it you? !
The imperial court's 15 troops collapsed like a mountain. The rebels had passed Yushan Plain and the news that the troops were approaching the city had spread throughout the city in less than half a day.

Now that the four gates are closed, the people in the city are almost going crazy.

Compared with the common people, the soldiers on the city wall are also under great pressure. They are not affiliated with the several bannered armies in Gyeonggi Province, they are just ordinary soldiers. Now the pressure has fallen on them. Everyone patrolling and on duty at the moment feels... Some legs are weak.

After all, all the elite soldiers from Yanjing were maimed. How could they, ordinary soldiers, be stronger than the elite soldiers?
"Look...which army outside the city is this?"

On the west wall, as far as the soldiers on guard could see, there was dust and smoke floating diagonally in the air, a shape that could only appear if the smoke and dust were splashed by soldiers and horses moving forward.

The patrol soldiers who heard his words leaned against the wall and looked up. Their expressions changed slightly. Some people hurriedly shouted: "Rebels!"

Then he ran wildly at the top of the city and rushed to the tower. After a distance of two miles, he shouted dozens of times before the guard over there who was dozing was awakened. He hurriedly got up and went to check.

Then, "Oh!" he patted the wall, and the general asked the soldiers to ring the copper bell to send the message, "Ring the bell to send the message, the rebels are coming!"

Boom!
dong dong!

The alarm bell rang on the city tower, and the already panicked people in the city became even more frightened and ran in chaos on the streets. Yanjing ordered Xu You to send government officials to the streets to maintain order. He also shouted loudly in the crowd to let the people Don't panic, go home quickly and wait for words.

The generals on standby in the city heard the warning bell and rushed to the west wall. Half an hour had passed. In everyone's sight, a few miles away, densely packed horse teams were rising and falling in the smoke and dust, like a vast sky. A mighty wave of promotion.

"There are so many cavalry..."

The sound of hooves trampling on the earth could be heard clearly from miles away. Seeing the soldiers at the head of the city, a chill rose in my heart. However, soon, a long line of infantry slowly came over from the official road, and they were also counting. A formation was set up inside and outside. At a glance, it was a dense mass of black people, and at a rough sweep, there were tens of thousands of people.

Before everyone could discuss how the main force of the rebels would attack the city, several cavalrymen rushed from that direction. They stopped dozens of feet away from the city tower and shouted towards the city: "Listen to the soldiers on the city tower. We are the vanguard of the Xiliang Army of the General. General Dong asked us to send a message that you should stick to the city wall where it is your duty. After the city is broken, you will not be in trouble!"

Another knight also shouted: "But swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and you are not soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time. On the day of attacking the city, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties!"

There was a general on the city tower. He drew his bow and was about to shoot at the horses below. He was stopped by a colleague on the side: "What are you doing?!"

"Kill these rebels!"

"What's the use of killing them? Are we really going to wait until the city is broken and their heads will be chopped off?!" The general who blocked him roared: "You and I can just do our duty, why bother embarrassment for the little soldiers!"

"Hahaha!" At this time, the knights below the city tower laughed, and one of them shouted upwards: "Our brothers are used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and we have already ignored life and death. Why should we be afraid of the bows and arrows in your hands! You guys realize that you can Defend the city wall, but don't forget, there are 15 soldiers and horses in front and [-] behind, all of them were defeated by us. Yanjing is already an isolated city. How many days can it be defended? The heads of your two commanders have been chopped off, you guys. How do you compare to them?"

Finally, he shouted again: "My general's words have been brought to you. I hope you will think about it!" Then the few riders turned around and galloped back to the distant military formation.

Soon, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were encamped five miles away from the city, completely ignoring the soldiers and horses in the city.

"Too deceiving!"

One of the generals slapped the wall with hatred and wanted to take advantage of the enemy to set up camp and lead his troops to rush down to the city to kill him. Halfway through, he turned around and looked at the other generals: "Why didn't you stop me?!"

"You want to go out to seek death, what are we going to do to stop you?!"

One of the generals over there said: "There are only [-] available soldiers in the city, and their combat power is far inferior to that of Hu Ben and Long Xiang. They were all defeated in such a miserable state. If you lead thousands of people out of the city, what are you doing if you don't want to die?" "

The embarrassment was resolved when the guard of the West Tower came over to smooth things over.As for how to defend the city, they still needed to discuss how to send these generals away. The flattering smile on the face of the tower guard gradually faded, and he took a sip at their backs as they climbed down the city wall.

Returning to the wall, he looked at the rebels who were building a camp outside and couldn't help but shudder.

……

The skylight passed over the city head, and figures were carrying wood to build camps and erecting fences and gates. Where they passed, there were many figures standing still. If you look closer, you will see that they are all straw men with wooden sticks stuck in them.

Li Jue's voice rang out from the cavalry returning from a distance: "You run back and forth two more times to scare the soldiers and horses in the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, he separated from the horse team and galloped into the camp. Before he could stop, he jumped off the horse and walked straight to the camp that had just been set up. He lifted the curtain and strode in.

"Dong Gong, you haven't seen that there are many soldiers and generals gathered on the top of the city. I guess they are very frightened."

"Hehe, it's only natural."

Dong Zhuo sat on the big chair with a big belly, holding a handkerchief and wiping the ring-headed sword in his hand. "I already knew it when I entered Luoyang. How can it be an exception here? The 15-strong army has been defeated. What can they do? Can it be a frightened bird?"

"Dong Gong is wise." Li Jue sat down at the side, poured a bowl of water into his belly, and put the bowl aside with a ruthless attitude, clapped his hands on his knees, "Then when will we attack the city? Before those people behind are gone. Come on, simply take the city gate, and this skill will be ours. Later, I will do a divination to see which time is the best!"

"You don't need a witch, but do your own divination instead?"

Dong Zhuo threw the knife directly and inserted it between Li Jue's spread legs. The ground shook slightly, which frightened the latter so much that he almost jumped up.

Here, Dong Zhuo continued talking.

"We are not attacking the city. I am using this trick to make up for the damage. It should scare a lot of people."

"Mr. Dong, I think your description is a bit inappropriate."

"Huh?!" Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes.

Li Jue, who was opposite him, quickly shut up and carefully put the Huanshou knife back on the desk. Dong Zhuo then turned his gaze away and said, "The Xiliang army has only been re-enforced with only ten thousand men. It is unwise to attack Yanjing. This plan of mine will make the soldiers in the city fearful, and there is no chance that someone will open the door to surrender tonight!"

Over there, Li Jue stopped correcting Dong Zhuo's wording and quickly said, "Goodbye, Mr. Dong!"

Listening to the flattery, the old man nodded slightly and continued to wipe the weapon.

……

On May 23rd, the Xiliang army was accustomed to regrouping quickly and then marching long distances. Under Su Chen's order, they advanced quickly and captured or killed the defeated troops found along the way.

The main force was still on the way out of Yushanyuan, which was still about a hundred miles away from Yanjing. Some soldiers were left behind to take care of the wounded and prisoners.

During this period, some prisoners from Huben, Longxiang, and Shibuya also joined in. After all, at this time, most people saw what the general trend was.

Most of these surrendered troops were replenished by Su Chen to the two armies of Bingzhou and Xiliang, while some captured Yanshan cavalry were incorporated into Lu Bu's command. The captured horses were enough to form a huge cavalry of 3000 people.All the free horses were given to Dong Zhuo to help carry weapons and armor to ensure a faster march.

At present, the main force is nearly [-], divided into battalions and advancing all over the mountains and plains. On the cart located on the official road, Su Chen is signing his name on some death lists.

"The ashes of the fallen soldiers must be preserved, and no names must be omitted. After the capture of Yanjing, the pensions for the family members will be directly deducted from the palace treasury."

"By the way, I want to build a monument to commemorate the heroic spirits and engrave their names on it. I want to choose a location with the best feng shui outside the city. I want them to be worshiped with incense forever!"

"...not to be forgotten."

Wu Zixun held several rosters with a solemn face. Two of them contained the names of fallen soldiers, totaling more than 4000 people. He was shocked just by looking at the densely packed names.

"Go down and do as I just said."

Su Chen put down his pen and asked Wu Zixun to return to the rear team with the casualty list for preservation. Then he read the news in recent days, especially about the troops in the other two groups.

"It's so slow...Then I won't wait for you."

After speaking softly, he winked at Dian Wei, who was walking aside. The latter consciously walked to the front and asked the soldiers driving the vehicle to get off. He stood up and took over the driving of the vehicle, but the speed of the vehicle obviously dropped a lot, and he was tired. The tongues of the big horses pulling the cart almost came out.

In the car, the Taoist priest lit a stick of incense with an expressionless face and handed it to Su Chen. He wisely walked outside and sat next to Dian Wei. Dian Wei turned his head and glanced at him. The Taoist priest still nodded expressionlessly. , then looked forward.

In the carriage, long incense sticks are inserted into the incense burner.

Su Chen calculated the merits of the two major battles. After putting aside the 14 yuan from Xia Houyuan and Zhao Yun, the remaining [-] yuan directly turned into [-] yuan, which was enough for him to squander at will.

After all, besides attracting unwilling generals, meritorious deeds can only unlock the emperor.

On the stepped altar table, as the incense was lit, a statue of a spiritual figure came to life. They probably knew what Su Chen was thinking and leaned forward one by one to place the spiritual tablets.

"Everyone rolls the dice!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted excitedly.

There was also an excited voice coming from the memorial tablet of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: "This time I have made the greater contribution. Isn't it Ji's turn?"

"Your Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty also made great contributions, why don't you give it to him?" Li Shimin was not polite to these senior emperors, "No one can go back on the promise of throwing the dice. The old Zhu family screams the most fiercely and the most. no chance!"

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Xie looked on with smiles.

"Ancestors, I'm about to start!"

Su Chen felt a little excited just like he was playing cards in his previous life. He closed his eyes, but the voices of the three alternative emperors did not come out like in the past.

Instead, three masses of mist were in front of him.

'Whatever, it's all random, that's great, I still have extra points, I'll draw one more time. '

Su Chen took a deep breath, and then his consciousness focused on the gray fog on the right.

next moment.

The other two mist dimmed and disappeared. The mist he selected gradually dispersed to reveal a spiritual tablet. When he saw the handwriting engraved on it, it was revealed bit by bit, and when the word "Tang" appeared, a smile appeared on Su Chen's face.

Tang Taizong is stable!
However, the second word revealed is the word 'Xuan'.

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.

Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes. He was a seven-foot-three-inch man, wearing a red and yellow robe, a folded headscarf, a nine-ring belt on his waist, and Liuhe boots on his feet. He had a rich and upright appearance, but he had a sincere and frightened expression. He had not yet When Su Chen spoke, he first bowed down to the memorial tablet on the altar table.

"Grandpa Emperor Zeng...I...I don't know why..."

There was a clicking sound from Li Shimin's memorial tablet. Su Chen thought he was going to get angry. After a long while, Li Shimin's faint voice sounded: "Forget it, since it's a throw of dice, I'm not someone who can't afford to lose. How can I blame you?" On your head, since you are also a member of the Li family, it is better than letting other emperors take it."

"Yes Yes!"

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji bowed his hands and bowed, and then looked at Su Chen. It seemed that Li Shimin was there, and he couldn't act like an emperor, so he quickly took out three tokens and handed them to Su Chen.

"Just take it first and let me think about the other two."

After saying that, he also raised his hand towards Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Xie, turned into a wisp of smoke, and disappeared into the spiritual tablets.

"Haha, brother Shimin, why is this emperor of yours so frightened!" Zhu Yuanzhang probably thought about what Li Shimin said just now, and also deliberately mocked.

Here, Su Chen couldn't care less about the bickering between these two people.

Spread out the tokens in his hand. There are three tokens, two gold and one silver. The two gold tokens have "Taibai" and "Pei" written on them respectively, while the silver token has "Yuhuan" written on it.

"What is this for me?"

Too white?

Su Chen remembers it right. It should be Li Bai, the immortal poet of the Tang Dynasty. Why would you give me a poet? I'm rebelling and fighting! !

Then who is 'Pei'?

Su Chen didn't have much impression, and both of them were still golden...

As for the last one, it should be Yang Yuhuan.As expected, he is an artist emperor, and he directly sends over a noble concubine who is good at singing and dancing.

Looking at the three tokens in his hand, Su Chen suddenly hesitated whether to call them over for a look.

(End of this chapter)