Tiantang

Chapter 446 Take down Cheng Qianli

Chapter 454 Take down Cheng Qianli
In the early morning light, Zhang Xuan leaned over and looked down, only to see a cavalry team galloping towards them, brandishing a shining scimitar, shouting ferociously.

It can be seen that this is another cavalry skirmisher who came out from the direction of Devil City to plunder. The number is not large, probably less than a thousand.

Therefore, Nan Jiyun was not panicked, and Zhang Xuan was also fearless.

Nan Jiyun has 500 soldiers under his command. They are elite warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles, and they are selected from hundreds of thousands of troops to protect the emperor's personal guards.And well-equipped, but also equipped with sufficient firearms.If such an elite and brave army can't even defeat a straggler with a sudden cavalry, then Nan Jiyun should smash his head against the south wall to death.

Nan Jiyun reacted quickly, as did the 500 soldiers under him.

When the merchant guards on the hillside assembled after a moment of panic, Nan Jiyun had already led his troops to rush down the hillside with their spears raised high and shouting.

Zhang Xuan stood there with a sword in his hand, his face solemn.

Eighteen Iron Guards held the Mo Dao in front of his chest, guarding his left and right sides.

Guo Fu and Li Tengkong were dressed in strong clothes, holding their swords and looking around nervously, they were worried about the emperor's safety.

Nan Jiyun led his army down the hillside, and suddenly pointed his spear. The 500 guards suddenly stopped their horseshoes, and their movements were uniform.

"Shenhuo Flying Crow, get ready!"

Nan Jiyun shouted loudly.

He was ready to use the firearm.Although in his eyes, using firearms against this cavalry skirmisher team of less than a thousand people is somewhat of a fuss, and it will even expose their identities.But the emperor was on the hillside, and he had to ensure 100% safety. Nan Jiyun didn't dare to take any risks.

"put!"

Following Nan Jiyun's order, the 500 well-trained guards launched the rockets in their hands. The dense rockets flashed with fire, and they flew across the sky at dawn, roaring towards the team of sudden cavalry. .

The Tuqishi came from another merchant's camp, plundered, full of energy.Strictly speaking, in terms of combat effectiveness, the Tuqi cavalry is not much worse than the Tubo cavalry, and they belong to the warlike race among the Turkic people.

But Tuqi Shi had never seen this kind of legendary firearm. When the rocket crashed down and exploded violently one after another, their formation immediately became a mess, and many Tuqi Shi cavalry were shocked by this magical weapon that suddenly fell from the sky. Killed and wounded, the horse neighed and screamed continuously, and began to trample on each other.

"Rush forward and annihilate them on the spot!" Nan Jiyun shouted violently.

The 500 guards rushed over, and the sudden riders were already panicked and their formation was disrupted, and they were completely defeated immediately. Some fled in all directions, while others were cut off by the guards.

With a bow and arrow, Nan Jiyun shot a fleeing Tuqi cavalry off his horse, and roared, "Catch up, no one is allowed to escape!"

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This small-scale battle came hastily and suddenly, and it ended very quickly.On the high slope, a group of Ge Luolu merchants and guards were stunned. In less than an hour, Nan Jiyun led 500 guards to end the battle. On the battlefield not far away, there were a lot of corpses of cavalrymen .

None escaped, and all were wiped out on the spot.However, none of Nan Jiyun's 500 soldiers survived, and only a dozen or so were slightly injured.

However, as a result, these hundreds of Ge Luolu merchants and their guards suddenly realized that this group of merchants from the Central Plains were not real merchants, but... but the regular army of the Chinese Dynasty !

And this young man who was guarded by soldiers... should not be an ordinary person, his status is extraordinary.Many Ge Luolu merchants turned to look at Zhang Xuan with complicated expressions and even some fear, but none of them dared to strike up a conversation.

Jian Li, a girl from Tuqi Shi, hid in the periphery of the crowd with a shocked expression, her eyes flickering slightly.

She suddenly noticed that Zhang Xuan turned around and glanced over, and quickly lowered her head respectfully and in awe.

Because in front of all Ge Luolu's merchants, Nan Jiyun could not perform the grand ceremony of the monarch and his ministers, but just clasped his fists and lowered his voice, "Master, wipe out all the Tuqishi people!"

"Okay." Zhang Xuan nodded, turned his head to look around the Ge Luolu caravan gathered on the other side, and said lightly, "Nanba, it seems that we can no longer walk with them, pass the order, and set off immediately, Mercedes-Benz Balikun! I want to meet Cheng Qianli immediately!"

Although Zhang Xuan's voice was low, it concealed endless anger.

Right on the outskirts of Balikun City, where the Beiting Duhufu is located, it can be said that right under Cheng Qianli's nose, there are even Tuqi Shimen looting merchants everywhere. What does this mean?It means that Cheng Qianli's Beiting Dufu Mansion and its nearly [-] garrisons are all useless decorations.

This is no longer a matter of Cheng Qianli's cowardice and incompetence, but a serious dereliction of duty, and the court's dignity has been completely lost as a result.

Nan Jiyun's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't dare to say anything more. He immediately packed up his army and escorted Zhang Xuan, Li Tengkong, and Guo Fu to gallop down the high slope, bathed in the morning glow, and galloped in the direction of Balikun.

As the sun was setting, Zhang Xuan led his team to Balikun City.

Balikun City, also known as Dahe City, was built by the Yiwu Army. It was originally a military castle, and later gradually developed into a large city in Beiting.

The city is rectangular, divided into the main city and the attached city.The two cities are juxtaposed from east to west, separated by only a wall, and there is a doorway in the middle of the city wall.The main city is more than ten miles long from north to south and several miles wide from east to west.The wall is nearly 10 meters high and 12 meters wide.

There is a door on the west wall with a width of 4 meters.The east wall is the west wall of the attached city. In addition to a doorway in the middle to enter and exit the main city, there are three built-in horse faces in the attached city, one at the north end and two at the south end.

There are turrets at the four corners of the city wall, but from the perspective of Zhang Xuan and others, there are no sentries guarding the turrets.

Although the city gate is wide open, the flow of people entering and leaving is very rare.But the direction of the military camp in the wilderness to the west of the city was even more deserted. If it weren't for the flags fluttering in the wind, and if it wasn't for the neighing of war horses from time to time, Zhang Xuan would have doubted whether it was an empty camp.

Zhang Xuan frowned, sitting on the horse and remaining silent.

Nan Jiyun respectfully saluted at the side, "Your Majesty, should I go to the city to inform Cheng Qianli, and ask Cheng Qianli to come out of the city to meet him?"

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he shook his head, "No need for now. Let's go, I'll go to the city to have a look."

After speaking, Zhang Xuan drove away first.

Before arriving at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate saw that Zhang Xuan had many followers and several carriages, all of which were dressed as Han people, so they guessed that they were big merchants from the Central Plains.

However, Balikun was not a necessary place for merchants to pass through. Merchants from the Central Plains to the Western Regions rarely entered this city, so the arrival of Zhang Xuan and others aroused the suspicion of the soldiers.

A military man with the appearance of a small leader waved a spear in his hand, and asked loudly in a strong Guanzhong accent, "Who are you waiting for?"

Nan Jiyun took a step forward and cupped his fists and said, "Masters of the army, we are businessmen from Zhongjing, we are going to Hanhai City to do business, passing through here, please allow us to enter the city to rest overnight."

"This city is the Beiting Protectorate's city, and merchants are not accepted, so you should go back the same way. Besides, the Hanhai City in front is already the territory of Tuqi Shiren. Didn't the original merchants among you seek their own death in the past?" After all, he is a compatriot from his homeland. Although the soldier's attitude is not friendly, it is obviously a good intention.

Nan Jiyun deliberately said, "Ah! Isn't Hanhai City a place under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Protectorate of the imperial court? A certain family sold fur goods to Wusu through Hanhai City last year, why was it taken over by Tuqishi people this year?"

The soldier frowned, and reprimanded in a deep voice, "Stop talking nonsense! As I told you, if you can't go, you can't go! Let me tell you the truth. It's you rich people from the Central Plains. If you don't want to die, you should return to Yiwu and change to Gaochang."

Nan Jiyun repeatedly interceded with Junhan, wanting to go to the city to rest for the night, but Junhan refused to let him go.It's not that the military man deliberately found fault. Obviously, this city has been listed as a military city, and it has no residential and commercial functions.In addition to the various yamen in Beiting Duhufu, the city is also the garrison government office.

Zhang Xuan was a little impatient, and he could tell that if he didn't reveal his identity today, he wouldn't be able to enter Balikun City.

Thinking of this, he coughed lightly twice.

Nan Jiyun understood, and immediately looked serious, took out the emperor's imperial gold medal and held it high in his hand, and shouted, "Hurry up and report to Cheng Qianli, Your Majesty is here! Li Guifei and Duanfei are here!"

While speaking, whether it was the Eighteen Iron Guards or the 500 Guards, they all took off their outer smocks to reveal the inner leather armor.

The soldier guarding the gate almost peed his pants in fright, and stayed there for a while, unable to react.

He was in such a small border town, how could he have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would appear in front of him.

Nan Jiyun shouted violently, "Why don't you hurry up and report to Cheng Qianli?"

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The 500 soldiers lined up and waited in line. Li Tengkong and Guo Fu stood beside him, and behind them was Nan Jiyun, who was dressed in a general's armor and looked majestic.

The thundering drums sounded, and the sound of dense footsteps came. Cheng Qianli hurried out of the city in his official robes, behind him were more than a hundred officials and generals from Beiting Duhufu.

Cheng Qianli took a quick glance and saw that it was indeed the emperor who had arrived, so he bowed down in fear and fear, and led a group of officials to shout loudly, "Your Majesty and the two empresses are here, and the ministers are far away from welcoming you, and you deserve to die! Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!"

After Zhang Xuan died, the 500 guards also bowed down generously, and shouted long live together.

The Tuqi Shi girl, Jian Li, who was standing outside with a few handymen, stared at the room with a shocked face, and knelt down in fear.Although she guessed that Zhang Xuan's identity was extraordinary, she never expected that the person who saved her in Yiwu City was actually His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Dynasty.

Zhang Xuan strode forward, glared at Cheng Qianli, and said loudly, "Come on, take Cheng Qianli down!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, the two sturdy soldiers behind Nan Jiyun rushed forward and pinned Cheng Qianli to the ground.

Cheng Qianli shouted tremblingly, "Your Majesty, what crime have you committed?"

The more than a hundred officials and generals behind him all raised their heads in astonishment, looking at the emperor.

(End of this chapter)