Tiantang

Chapter 456 The Change of Kucha
Chapter 462 The Change of Kucha

"Brother, we can't let it go like this... The Kucha Kingdom can't just end like this... We are not reconciled!" The seventh prince Jena gritted his teeth and slammed the table.

He Na also frowned, "Don't shout!"

"Of course the country of Kucha can't end like this... But, what my father said is also reasonable. The Chinese emperor's army is overwhelming the country. If we insist on fighting with the Chinese emperor, there will be no good fruit to eat. But—"

He Na also had a gloomy look on his brows, and said with a sneer, "After all, the Western Regions belong to our 36 countries, not the Western Regions of the Central Plains people. It's not so easy for them to really control the Western Regions. Don't look at those people who surrender on the surface. Surrender, but behind the scenes, I don’t know what to do.”

"In the current situation, someone needs to take the lead. As long as someone stands up and shouts, there will be a hundred responses. As long as this pool of water is disturbed, our goal will be achieved."

"Old Seven, you go and find He Nagu, General of the Royal Guard Army, and Old Fifth, you go to contact the kingdom's officials and ask them to bring the people together outside the palace tomorrow morning to protest against the Chinese Emperor's domineering behavior. I don't believe it, The Emperor of China can still kill all the people of Kucha, does he want to be a notorious tyrant?"

"In addition, we also need to make a good retreat. Once the Chinese emperor is unmoved, we will continue to do nothing, gather the kingdom's soldiers and horses, burn the King City of Kucha, burn food, grass and treasures, open the south gate and rush out, and retreat to Monan , and then passed through Monan and crossed the Congling Ridge, and fled to the Kingdom of Kang. The Great Cannibal has [-] troops stationed in the Kingdom of Kang. Unless the Chinese Emperor wants to declare war on the Great Cannibal immediately, his soldiers and horses will not chase after him.”

He Na also clenched his fists fiercely, and said word by word, "I would rather die than be a servant of the Chinese Emperor!"

Jena nodded viciously, pushed the door away, and the other two princes were also impassioned, expressing their attitude of preferring death to surrender.

It seems that compared with their father, these sons of He Lu seem to have more backbone.However, when it comes to critical moments, how many are really spineless?

Half an hour later, Jena called He Nagu, the leader of the Imperial Guards of the Kingdom of Kucha, and the three of them hid in He Naye's room and had a secret discussion for most of the night. They did not split up until midnight.

In the early morning of the next day, more than a hundred officials and nobles of the Kingdom of Kucha led their servants and gathered the civilians in the city of Kucha. Thousands of people knelt down outside the palace of Kucha, shouting to see the emperor. .

When Feng Changqing got the news, he immediately sent Anxi Army to blockade around the palace.And the emperor's guards stationed in the palace were also on full alert, for fear that the Kucha people would rebel.

As a precautionary measure, Feng Changqing also ordered the Anxi Army to immediately take over the two gates of the King City of Kucha, and put the entire city under martial law.But when the Anxi army arrived, the two city gates were already under the control of the Kucha army, and the two sides clashed over the control of the city gates.

The Anxi army had a small number of defenders in the city, and most of them were stationed outside the city and on an oasis 50 miles west of the city.

Feng Changqing stood on the square in front of the palace, negotiating with some familiar courtiers of the Kucha king, but he quickly realized that these Kucha people had come fully prepared, and it was beyond his ability to persuade them. of.

But at this time, the soldiers came to report that the army of the Kingdom of Kucha had taken control of the King City of Kucha.

Feng Changqing was shocked, and immediately sensed a conspiracy.He immediately ordered people to find a way to sneak out of the city. On the one hand, he went to inform the Anxi Army, and on the other hand, he went to the Shence Army camp outside the city to mobilize the army to surround the King City of Kucha.

"Your Majesty, we want to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Please come out to meet us, His Majesty the Emperor!"

Feng Changqing frowned as he looked at the crowd of Kucha people clamoring and shouting in the square, and immediately turned and went into the palace to report to the emperor.

In fact, Zhang Xuan had long been disturbed by the movement outside the palace.

With his mind and political wisdom, he immediately made a basic conclusion.

In his view, this is also normal.It would be abnormal if the people of Kucha calmly accepted the fate of removing their country title.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't take it too seriously.There are 5000 guards around him, nearly a thousand Anxi troops, and tens of thousands of troops outside the city. Even if the entire population of Kucha begins to riot, there will be no disturbances.

Zhang Xuan went out, and met Feng Changqing who was walking in a hurry.

Feng Changqing hastily bowed down, "Qizou Your Majesty, there are people from Kucha making trouble outside the palace, please stay safe in the palace and let me deal with it!"

"Lieutenant Feng, you must lead His Majesty's guards to strictly guard the palace and protect His Majesty's safety!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "Feng Changqing, don't panic. Why panic?"

"I'll go out to meet them and see what they want to do! Feng Changqing, I'll give you 2000 guards, and gather your [-] Anxi troops to rush to the north gate, take down the city gate, and immediately Send troops into the city, and strive to wipe out the Kucha Kingdom's army in the shortest possible time, leaving no one behind!"

Zhang Xuan smiled coldly, his voice extremely cold.

Feng Changqing hesitated, "But His Majesty is safe..."

"You can rest assured. With the protection of three thousand sons, no one can touch me. Not to mention a small King City of Kucha, surrounded by the Tubo army, I can come and go freely. I can't capsize in this kind of gutter."

"Hurry up! The city gate is our camp, so the rebels must come out from the south gate, and they must flee to Monan, and then go to the Congling Ridge to join the big cannibals. Therefore, you must call The army guards the south of the city, and any rebels who escape will be killed on the spot, leaving no one alive!"

"Yes, I obey the order!" Feng Changqing heaved a sigh of relief.

Feng Changqing admired the emperor's unruffled command in the face of danger.

Feng Changqing led his men to leave and went straight to the north gate. Their purpose was to take down the north gate, and then rushed out to mobilize the army to enter the city.Great changes are imminent, and the emperor is in the city again, with his safety at stake, Feng Changqing naturally dare not neglect.

After Feng Changqing left, Zhang Xuan ordered half of the [-] guards to mount their horses in front of the palace, and half of them lined up in three rows, occupying the favorable terrain of the palace, and enclosing the palace airtightly.

Under the guard of hundreds of soldiers, Zhang Xuan strode out.

Seeing the emperor come out, the Kucha crowd on the field started to riot.

Zhang Xuan stared at the crowd coldly, and suddenly shouted, "I use a stick of incense as a measure. I will not blame anyone who leaves the square. If you have any wishes, He Lu, the king of Shuntian County, will report to me. If the time comes, you will also Gather rioters in the square and kill without mercy!"

"Kill Unforgiven!" Thunderous shouts erupted from thousands of guards, bowing their bows and drawing arrows, waiting in full force.

Most of the people are commoners and merchants, surrounded by nobles.Seeing that the formation was not right, they all dispersed.

After all, for the common people, there is not much difference whether this is Shuntian County under the control of the Chinese Dynasty or King City of Qiuci. It has nothing to do with them who holds the power.It is enough for them to have food to eat, clothes to wear and keep their own small business.

At the scene, there were only hundreds of nobles and their servants left in Kucha.

And as time went by, some who were not firm in their stance also fled one after another.He Na was also caught in the crowd, seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately took advantage of the chaos and fled, preparing to gather the kingdom's army with He Nagu, set fire to the king's city, and then fled.

When the time came, there were still dozens of people in the square who insisted on not leaving. Zhang Xuan sneered and walked away, "Shoot the arrow!"

Arrows rained down, and ghosts and wolves howled in the square.Dozens of Kucha nobles fell under the arrows.

At this time, Feng Changqing led two thousand soldiers and horses to rush out of the north gate and transfer troops to the camp.

He Na also led the Qian Kingdom's army to set fire to the city, but encountered the Anxi army and the emperor's guards, and the two sides fought fiercely in the city.The city was full of smoke, and it was a mess.

How could the combat effectiveness of the Kucha Kingdom army be compared with the experienced Chinese army horses? They fled in a short time.

He Naye and others led [-] remnant soldiers to charge towards the south city gate, left the city gate in a panic, and fled in the direction of Monan.It's a pity that the main force of the [-] Shence Army has already ambushed in the south of the city. Seeing the Qiucha army escape from the city, they immediately charged to intercept it.

In less than an hour, the battle was all over.

Thousands of Kucha troops were all killed on the spot.The seventh prince of Kucha, Yena, and the leader of the army, He Nagu, died in the chaos, and the eldest prince of Kucha, He Na, was also captured alive by Feng Changqing.

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The King City of Kucha returned to calm.

On the square in front of the palace, there was still a faint smell of blood. He Lu led the subjects of Kucha and the other kings of the Western Regions who hadn't had time to leave the city of Kucha, all stood there silently, not daring to fart.

Feng Changqing led [-] Shence Army and Anxi Army into the city, and the whole city was under martial law.

"Report to Your Majesty, all the rebels were executed. The seventh prince of Kucha, Jena, and the general of Kucha, He Nagu died in the battle. The eldest prince of Kucha, He Na, was also captured alive." Feng Changqing bowed down, " Come, bring He Na here, and let His Majesty deal with it!"

The faces of the nobles in Kucha immediately turned pale.

Zhang Xuan looked up at He Lu, and said with a calm smile, "Prince Shuntian, do you have something to say to me?"

He Lu knelt down on the ground with a puff, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't know that the evil son rebelled, I really don't know..."

"The minister is not strict in discipline, please punish the crime, Your Majesty!"

The corner of Zhang Xuan’s mouth twitched, “You know it or you don’t know it, the rebellion is over, and I decided not to pursue it anymore. But this is the last time, and I don’t want it to happen again. If there is another rebellion in Kucha, I will first Only you are asking."

At this time, several cavalry galloped over from the direction of the city gate, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, General Nan Da hastened to report that Wusun rebelled and was wiped out by the army! Gumo's rebellion was wiped out by the army!"

"King Wusun and King Gumo resisted to the end and were shot!"

The voices of the soldiers were hoarse and powerful, echoing in the square in front of the Kucha Palace, and the kings of the Western Regions were dumbfounded: Wusun and Gumo were wiped out in just one day and one night?

He Lu let out a long sigh in his heart, and fell at the emperor's feet, pleading guilty again and again.

(End of this chapter)