Ji Tang

Chapter 850 Former Sui Veteran
The Tang army camp outside Pingxiang City.

The endless rain finally stopped, which made Liu Rengui and others breathe a sigh of relief.

If this continues, they won't have to fight anymore and just go home.

After the rain, the weather ushered in a rare sunny day. The July sun quickly dried out the muddy roads caused by the rain in the past few days.

The stagnant water evaporated quickly, and the people who had been depressed all day seemed to have cleared away the gloom in their hearts and became much more energetic.

uh~
A loud eagle call broke the peace of the past. A huge eagle appeared in the sky above the camp. After circling a few times, it slowly fell into the camp somewhere.

Not long after, Ji Qing and others came to the Chinese army's tent after hearing the news. Liu Rengui was surprised and didn't know what happened. Why did everyone come together?

"The flight is here."

Just when Liu Rengui subconsciously wanted to ask, Ji Qing took out a bamboo tube and laughed: "Pingxiang City is destroyed!"

Liu Rengui did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood up and took the bamboo tube. When he saw the content on it, he immediately burst into laughter!
"Haha, I didn't expect that the Marquis would have such a back-up plan. It's so easy to break the city now. It can be broken in an instant!"

No wonder he was so happy. With just these people, it was impossible to capture a heavily guarded city like Pingxiang City without paying a heavy price.

But now, there are [-] elite soldiers in the city to support them at any time, and three tunnels have been dug below.If they still can't take Pingxiang City, they might as well wipe their necks.

"Send an order to the entire army to prepare to attack the city immediately!"

Liu Rengui did not hesitate. The matter had reached this point and there was absolutely no room for hesitation.

The battlefield seems to be changing rapidly. No one knows how long the secret of the tunnel can be kept. Once the Goguryeo people discover the existence of the tunnel, it will be difficult for them to break the city.

What's more, the people in the city are hiding their difficulties. The longer they go, the more dangerous they become.

Therefore, they attacked the city immediately and used it as a cover. In fact, they immediately sent people to bring gunpowder from the tunnel and quickly broke through the city.

The Goguryeo people are not fools. With the lessons learned from the past, they cannot be unprepared in this regard.Just because there is an authentic path doesn't mean everything is foolproof.Once the movement starts, the movement will not be small. Only by making a big movement above can the movement below be hidden!

"Xue Li!"

Liu Rengui sat at the top and spoke vigorously.

Xue Li took a step forward and said loudly: "The general is here!"

Liu Rengui took out a command arrow and said in a deep voice: "Immediately lead your cavalry to gallop in the tunnel and make a big noise. You must not let the enemy troops in the city detect the movements of our troops."

"Order!"

Then he took out another command arrow.

"Wang Xuance!"

"The end is here!"

"You can ask someone to prepare gunpowder. The quantity is sufficient. This time I want a big one for the Goguryeo people."

When he said this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Who will die if the Goguryeo people don't die this time?The Marquis started plotting against them several years ago. If this still fails, it can only be said that they are incompetent.

Therefore, in order not to appear incompetent, we can only let the Goguryeo people build our reputation.

Wang Xuance gave a final grin, showing his teeth, and said with a smile: "I will not disappoint the commander!"

After Xue Li and Wang Xuance left, Liu Rengui said directly to Ji Qing: "Go and prepare for the siege. After our army breaks the city, kill the generals in immediately."

Ji Qing smiled and nodded, saying: "No!"

The Tang army moved very quickly. In less than half an hour, all [-] troops appeared a hundred feet away from Pingxiang City.

Liu, Xue, Ji, Wang.The four-color flags flew arrogantly in the air, and Xue Li led the cavalry to patrol back and forth in three directions, as if observing the situation on the city wall.

On top of the city, Mo Zhili frowned. He really couldn't figure out what the Tang army had done this time.
Although he knew that the Tang army would definitely take action after the rain stopped, he was still surprised by such an overwhelming force!
Do you have confidence in them, or do you think you are easy to deal with?

A mere 4 people wanted to break through a city garrisoned by [-] elites and tens of thousands of young men. Who gave them the confidence?

What surprised him even more was, where did these [-] troops come from?

If you want to send [-] troops here, apart from the Changbai Mountains, the only way is sea.But there are various signs that these armies are all coming from the north.

But because the north was completely blocked by the Tang army, even if he sent more than a dozen messengers and scouts to explore the road, no news was sent back, and even none of the people who went out came back.

Their fate is no longer considered, and they are lucky to be alive.

Did they really land from the north?

He suddenly thought of this possibility and was suddenly excited.

If this was really the case, then they would be in big trouble. Forty thousand troops were raided from behind their home. He could already imagine what kind of chaos his rear was in at this time.

"Have we checked and cleared it? Are there any tunnels dug by the enemy?"

Mo Zhili's heart was full of gloom, but after all, the city was good, and he didn't show it on his face.

"Qi Mo Zhili, the city has been investigated and cleared, there is no sign of the Tang army digging tunnels, and there is no abnormal movement in the city!"

After hearing this, Mo Zhili breathed a sigh of relief.

He had known for a long time that the Tang army had gunpowder that could blow open the city wall, and he had prepared many means for this.

If you want to dig a tunnel, you can't hide it from their eyes and ears.

As long as the Tang army does not have the help of ghosts and gods and they garrison the city wall, the Tang army will not be able to come up easily.

"Well, don't be careless. You will confirm again. Anyone who is suspicious does not need to be reported. They will be dealt with directly."

"promise!"

Troops gathered outside the city, and the city was also turbulent, but it was all going on in secret.

The former Sui soldiers who were taken in by Lao Lin had already gathered near the north gate under the arrangement last night.Coupling the overt and covert manpower of each family, Liu Laoer found that there were no less than 800 people after gathering.

This made him speechless. As expected, these old guys had something to hide.If it weren't for the death orders issued by all the family heads this time, they would have used all their trump cards.

They knew Liu Laoer's reputation, and with him in charge, they felt much more secure.With the letters written by the heads of each family, they had no reason to shirk.

If this failure was due to their fault, Ji Hou would be able to deal with them all without the help of his family leader. Maybe after returning to Chang'an, their family leader would have to apologize and not mention them at all.

Liu Laoer was hiding in a private house at this time. The place had long been deserted. As for where he had gone?

Ha ha!
Sitting in front of Liu Laoer is an old man in his fifties. He is wearing bright light armor and a polished horizontal knife is standing on the ground. His eyes are closed tightly, as if he is concentrating with his eyes closed. .

The whole person looked lifeless, like a living dead, but the chill emanating from his body made Liu Laoer and many of his soldiers feel uncomfortable!
There are dozens of old people like him here, and the others are hiding around.Liu Laoer wanted to speak many times but hesitated, but he shut up again many times!
He had a lot to say but didn't know where to start.These people are no different from the living dead. Perhaps the meaning of living is revenge.

"Where are you from, brother? Do you have any relatives at home?"

Liu Laoer couldn't help but ask. If he didn't ask, he didn't know if he would have a chance to ask in the future.

He wanted to do something for these people, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bear it!

This time it can be said that they are being used as dead soldiers. I'm afraid not many of the 800 people can survive to the end.

"family?"

The veteran trembled all over, and tears unknowingly flooded his eyes.

"Yes, of course there is."

"I have a wife, a son, and an old mother. But I don't know that their master is still alive!"

"It's been more than 30 years. I've been here since I was 16. It's been more than 30 years. Manager Lin wants to find my family, but I don't dare, I really don't!"

"I'm scared, scared of them all"

".I don't know if I will have the courage to live by then."

As the veteran told the story, the eyes of the veterans in the room turned red. It's not that they didn't want to know the whereabouts of their family members, but what if they did?
They can't go back, and they don't want to go back.

They did something that insulted their ancestors, and they had no shame in going back!
Now, they have only one idea, and for this idea, they can continue to exercise every day at the age of 50.

Kill the enemy, take revenge, kill him until the earth is turned upside down, kill him until the blood flows like a river!
They are not afraid of death. What they are afraid of is seeing hellish scenes every day when they close their eyes.

That was worse than death. No one knew better than them what they had gone through.Shame, anger, mental torture, and mental trampling.

Maybe it would have been the best ending to die fighting with my old friends!
When they learned that they could take revenge, they had no hesitation at all. Even if they were asked to die immediately, they would die with peace of mind as long as they could see the person who had bullied them die under their swords.

Over the years, they have been sent to hidden places outside the city one after another. In addition to sleeping, they exercise every day. If they can't practice to death, they will practice to death.

Someone tried to stop it, but to no avail.Even if I practice to death, I won’t have any regrets!
Then he asked others to kill more people for him. More people died over the years, but some people still persisted.

And these people are people who live for revenge. Without unforgettable hatred, how could they persist until now?

They knew that a nobleman from Chang'an ordered them to be taken in and sent a message saying that he wanted them to return to the Central Plains to spend their remaining years in peace.

But they refused without hesitation. They did not want to go back and could not go back.

Without this spirit to support them, they would die soon, which they could not tolerate.

Revenge has not been avenged, the enemy has not been killed, how can they die?

Although Liu Laoer cannot empathize with them, their hatred from the bottom of their hearts cannot be faked.Lao Lin told him some of their encounters, but he interrupted him when he heard the beginning.

It’s not that I don’t want to hear it, it’s that I don’t dare!
He was worried that after hearing this, he could not help but kill immediately and completely destroy everyone in this city.

The veteran was silent for a long time and suddenly said: "Can we people know the name of that noble man?"

"We can't repay our kindness in this life, but if there is a next life, we will definitely work like a cow to repay this kindness."

"In this life, I can only pray that noble people will have a long line of heirs, princes and nobles for generations, and endless wealth!"

Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Liu Laoer's eyes were red and he forced a smile and said: "Then listen carefully, my Marquis is Hou Jisong of Kaiguo County, Haojue County, Tang Dynasty, and his ancestor is a descendant of the Tao Kingdom in the pre-Qin Dynasty. , a descendant of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty with upright roots."

"The current general manager of the Tang Dynasty Navy is currently confronting Yang Wanchun at the foot of Anshi City. Not long ago, he defeated Yang Wanchun with one against five and killed more than [-] enemies."

"It won't be long before Anshi City will be captured by my Marquis."

When it comes to his own Marquis, Liu Laoer's saliva is flying everywhere and there will be no end.

What about avenging his father among the thousands of troops, what about being weak and crowning a lord, going north to conquer the Turks, going south to save the people and revitalize Xuanzhou.

By building academies, ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty, whether they were traffickers or lackeys or dignitaries, would have the opportunity to study in the academies.

One of the people suddenly trembled and said in a harsh voice: "Is Xuanzhou okay now?"

When he went to Liaodong, there were already signs of instability in Xuanzhou. Later, he heard that it had been invaded by rebels and that people were in ruins. I don't know what happened to his family?

"Oh? I'm from Xuanzhou, right? Where are you from? I went to many places with the Marquis back then, including most of the counties."

Liu Laoer was overjoyed and said quickly.

These people are so miserable. It can be said that they were fine before the age of 20, but they lived in a nightmare for decades after that.

If it were possible, even if it was one in ten thousand, he would hope that some people could survive.

"Dangtu!"

He looked a little excited and spoke in the local dialect.

"I will remember until my death that there is a century-old locust tree in Shanghe Village in the southwest of Dangtu County. I remember it clearly now."

Liu Laoer was stunned and hurriedly asked: "Is there a small river next to it called An River? There is a village downstream called Xiahe Village?"

The veteran was stunned and said blankly: "How do you know?"

"Of course I know where I went when I followed the Marquis for an unannounced visit. I remember that I stayed outside for too long that day and couldn't make it to the city, so I stayed overnight in Shanghe Village."

"I still remember that there was an ancestral hall in Shanghe Village, which seemed to be the Liu family's ancestral hall. I slept there that night."

After Liu Laoer finished speaking, he found that the veteran was very excited. His face was already covered with tears. The most ruthless person during training, the old man who never shed tears no matter how hard and tired he was, was crying like a baby.

"That's my home, my surname is Liu, and that ancestral hall is the ancestral hall where my clan worships their ancestors!"

"The descendants are unfilial and cannot serve their ancestors. The descendants are unfilial!"

He wiped away his tears randomly and quickly grabbed Liu Laoer's arm. Even Liu Laoer felt the pain.

"How is it there now? Are there many people in the clan? Is life good?"

Although he was a little hurt from being caught, he did not show it. He just smiled and said: "Then your family will enjoy the blessing. This is one of the rare good places in Xuanzhou."

"Iron ore was discovered on the mountain not far from your home. It has been mined by the government. In addition to farming, the villagers now go to the mine to mine in their free time. They can get at least three copper coins a month. When the wife at home is fine, By doing some food hawking without work, the people in Chang'an can earn as much as a year, and all the people in Chang'an are envious."

"Do you think they are enjoying themselves?"

The veteran looked at Liu Laoer blankly, as if he couldn't believe it and said, "You didn't lie to me?"

(End of this chapter)