Tiantang

Chapter 112

Chapter 120 An Lushan Escape

How Xiao Shisanlang sneaked into the city is unknown to Zhang Xuan, let alone the thousand soldiers under Zhang Xuan's command.

Anyway, for a chivalrous man like Xiao Shisanlang, although Chang'an's city walls are high and deep, they can't stop him.It's just that chivalrous men like Xiao Shisanlang, although powerful and miraculous, are high-spirited and upright, and won't rely on their skills to do evil.

Shisanlang Xiao can help Zhang Xuan with some things, but he has his own principles and bottom line.If Zhang Xuan did evil purely personally, it is absolutely impossible for Xiao Shisanlang to help the evildoers.Of course, if Zhang Xuan was such a person, Xiao Shisanlang would definitely not become brothers with Zhang Xuan.

Dawn was about to break through the eastern sky, but there was still silence at Tonghua Gate.

During the period when the night is about to pass and the dawn is about to come, it is the most exhausting moment for the defenders of the castle.When a certain soldier noticed a black shadow on the tower and let out an exclamation, Shisanlang Xiao had already leaped onto the platform of the tower.

There was a clear sound of sword clashing and scolding alarms from the city tower. Zhang Xuan and a group of soldiers looked up, feeling very nervous.

After all, there are at least 500 Habayashi guards guarding the Mingde Gate. Although Xiao Shisanlang's martial arts are superb and his swordsmanship is superb, it is still difficult to do it alone. Can he break out of the encirclement among hundreds of people? Zhang Xuan was actually not sure about how to open the city gate.

However, Zhang Xuan knew that if Xiao Shisanlang couldn't do something, he would have no problem escaping calmly, otherwise he would never let Xiao Shisanlang take risks.

About a cup of tea time has passed.The commotion on the tower was getting louder and louder, the torches were brightly lit, figures came and went, and screams came and went one after another.

And at this moment, flames shot up to the sky over Tonghua Gate, and the sound of horseshoes and army drums shook the sky.

Jia Yong's soldier, Cao Zhou Xuchu, approached worriedly, and said softly, "My lord, Xiao Yishi went deep into the tiger's den alone, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath, remained silent, still staring at the tower.

The sky was gradually getting brighter, and the sky to the east of Chang'an was already pale.

what! ——

A shrill scream sounded suddenly, and a corpse slipped from the tower, and fell to the ground under the watchful eyes of Zhang Xuan's soldiers, instantly turning into a blurred mass of flesh and blood.

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The heavy city gate finally opened, half an hour after Xiao Shisanlang sneaked into the city.

Meng Jie, the captain of the Habayashi guard guarding the Mingde Gate, was held hostage by the blood-stained Xiao Shisanlang, and ordered several Habayashi guards to open the city gate.

Zhang Xuan suddenly turned his head and looked in between. He saw Xiao Shisanlang holding a sword across the neck of a low-ranking officer of the Habayashi Guard at the side of the city gate, with disheveled hair and slightly embarrassed expression.

He has completely lost the calmness and calmness of the past, which shows the hardship and difficulty of his battle.

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed. He drew out the sword from his waist, waved it towards the sky, and shouted loudly astride the horse: "My sons, go to the city with me, punish the rebels, destroy the rebels, and protect your majesty!"

A soldier beat the military drum vigorously, and amidst the thrilling drumbeat, more than a thousand soldiers roared like thunder, "Punish the rebels, destroy the rebels, and protect Your Majesty!"

Immediately, Zhang Xuan clamped his horse's belly and rushed to the city gate first.And more than a thousand soldiers followed closely behind, with momentum like a rainbow.

Zhang Xuan did not follow the previous agreement with Ge Shuhan and Yang Lian, and directly led the army into Xingqing Palace.

Because he knew very well in his heart that Ge Shuhan's army hadn't conquered Tonghua Gate at this moment. If the thousand troops led by him foolishly rushed to Xingqing Palace, the emperor would not be able to rescue him. Surrounded by soldiers.

It is impossible for Zhang Xuan to be so ignorant. He doesn't have much sense of foolish loyalty to the emperor.

Therefore, he followed his own path completely.

He ordered Zhou Xuchu to lead more than a hundred soldiers into pieces and scattered them to every corner of the city, clamoring everywhere: "Slay the traitor, King Rong!"

Or, "Your Majesty has a decree that anyone who surrenders on the spot will not die!"

There was chaos in the city, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.It goes without saying that the common people shut their doors in panic and did not dare to go out, but more importantly, the eight thousand soldiers and horses of the Habayashi guards in the city and the thousand private soldiers raised by Li Wan were disturbed by this, especially the guards at the gates of the city. No longer have the heart to defend the city.

Ge Shuhan led his army to break through Tonghua Gate and approached Xingqing Palace.Almost at the same time, Yang Lian also led more than a thousand soldiers to attack Kaiyuan Gate, raided Xingqing Palace in the shortest possible time, and joined Ge Shuhan's soldiers and horses on the way. The Habayashi Guards under Huo Qing, who retreated and gathered on the outer side of the Xingqing Palace, launched a frontal attack, and the Habayashi Guards were defeated across the board.

"Punish traitors, exterminate traitors... Kill without pardon!"

Zhang Xuan rode his horse and led 900 people to cover and kill the northwest of the city along the empty Zhuque Street, shouting bugles along the way.

Xiao Shisanlang glanced at Zhang Xuan with some doubts on the horse, because the direction Zhang Xuan led his army was heading in was exactly the opposite of Xingqing Palace.

900 soldiers and horses screaming and killing passed through several streets and alleys, and gradually approached the Dongping County Prince's Mansion in Anlu Mountain.

In the past two days, Li Wan raised troops to force the palace, no matter how much troubles were made outside, An Lushan turned a blind eye and hid in the mansion to thank the guests behind closed doors.

An Lushan is playing wishful thinking.If Li Wan succeeded in usurping the throne, he would stand up and congratulate him immediately, and then return to Fanyang to continue his great cause of treason preparations.As long as the time is right, no matter who he is, he will be the emperor.

And if Li Wan failed to usurp the throne, he could also prove his innocence by himself. He did not directly follow the thief, and at most he would complain about being coerced.

Before dawn, none of the movements inside and outside the city escaped An Lushan's ears.After learning that Ge Shuhan led an army to rescue King Qin of Chang'an, An Lushan immediately judged that Li Wan's mutiny would end in tragedy.

This is An Lushan's intuition as a hero.

An Lushan actually disapproved of Li Wan's actions.In his opinion, Li Wan should have led his troops into the Xingqing Palace last night, beheaded the emperor, immediately forced the royal family and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to support him as emperor, and then stabilized the situation immediately.

The kinship between father and son is like a bird in front of the supreme imperial power!

It's a pity that Li Wan is not An Lushan after all. As the prince, Li Wan not only considered too much the legitimacy and legitimacy of his superiority, but he still couldn't bear to let him really kill his father.

Of course, this is also related to his overconfidence.He felt that everything was under control, and he had enough time and patience for the emperor to issue an edict to abdicate on his own initiative.

An Lushan and his eldest son An Qingzong dressed neatly and were mentally prepared to meet the emperor at any time to plead guilty.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a vigorous army horse operation and the noisy sound of killing rebels and traitors outside the gate of the mansion.An Lushan has always been suspicious, and more importantly, he has ghosts in his heart. When he heard a report from his subordinates that a group of soldiers and horses were rushing towards the Dongping County Palace aggressively, he immediately panicked.

Immediately, he and An Qingzong gathered two or three hundred family members and soldiers to rush out of the gate of the mansion, planning to take advantage of the chaos to leave the city.

But as soon as he left the mansion, he confronted Zhang Xuan's 900 troops head-on.

Zhang Xuan's 900 soldiers and horses are the elite divisions of the Jinwu Guard who have been fighting for a long time. They are full of murderous looks and have a well-organized appearance.

An Lushan changed into the clothes of an ordinary domestic slave, and bowed his head in silence.And An Qingzong hid in the guards of the slaves and shouted loudly, "Which general is in front? Below is An Qingzong, the son of An Lushan, the king of Dongping County and the governor of the three towns..."

Zhang Xuan smiled coldly, pretending not to hear, raised his sword and shouted: "Punish the rebels, destroy the traitors... Kill without mercy!"

"Kill!"

900 soldiers brandished Mo Dao and long spears and rushed to the past. The people in An Lushan were unstoppable and frightened.Some retreated into the mansion, some were scattered by the army horses, and fled to the city.

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After some melee, most of the people in Anlu Mountain were wiped out.An Qingzong was captured, but An Lushan was nowhere to be found.

Xiao Shisanlang frowned, and said softly, "Brother, bring someone to search for brother, this old thief must be hiding in the mansion."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, and said in a low voice, "Brother, that's all. You can't really kill this old thief, let him escape from the city."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xuan shouted vigorously, "Boys, hurry up and follow me to Xingqing Palace to rescue you!"

Zhang Xuan naturally intended to let An Lushan go.

Because in his opinion, it is actually very easy to kill An Lushan, let alone such a good opportunity for mutiny, even in normal times, he has too many ways to destroy Anlushan.But killing An Lushan does not mean that An Lushan's party will be destroyed. His son An Qingxu is still in Fanyang, and his power has not been substantially weakened. Those who should rebel will still rebel.

The death of An Lushan might bring even greater uncontrollable variables.

Instead of this, it is better to let An Lushan escape.

As a result, even though An Lushan would not be directly implicated in the rebellion of King Rong Li Wan, the emperor's anger was aroused because he fled the capital privately because of disrespecting the sacred edict, which gave the Tang court a chance to weaken its power in a fair manner. excuse.

This is Zhang Xuan's real intention to take advantage of the military chaos to intimidate An Lushan.

Zhang Xuan expected that An Lushan was not prepared enough at this time, so he would not dare to raise troops.The Anshi Rebellion in history was the 14th year of Tianbao, and there are still 2 years before this time.

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Knowing that there were reinforcements attacking the city, Yang Guozhong and Li Heng led the Palace Guards to guard the Xingqing Palace to the death.As a result, Li Wan's army had just broken through the gate of Xingqing Palace when Ge Shuhan and Yang Lian's army arrived.

Under the attack from inside and outside, and Huo Qing's Yulin guard Ma Jun was distracted, and had no intention of fighting at all.Most of the Habayashi guards knelt down and gave up their weapons and surrendered on the spot, while a few guarded Li Wan, Huo Qing, Gao Xianzhi and others and fought and retreated to the Rong Palace.

Instead, he retreated into the Rongwang Mansion, but was surrounded by Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan's army, and the Rongwang Mansion was completely surrounded.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Li Wan looked up to the sky and laughed wildly three times, spurting three mouthfuls of blood.Then holding a sword in hand, he killed all his children, heirs, wives and concubines, and then killed himself.

(End of this chapter)