Chapter 131 Empire
In an era when electricity was not even discovered, talking about space physics theory with others was just to make yourself uncomfortable. Seeing that Cui Ziyi couldn't understand it at all, Wan Jun gave up the idea of telling the truth.
It was already dark, and all the soldiers were wrapped in clothes and lying on the top of the city with the soldiers. In order to prevent the Qing soldiers from attacking at night, most of the soldiers were resting near the city wall.
I don't know how long it took, but Wanjun was awakened by the noise, and the soldiers all around looked warily outside the city.
"What happened?"
Wan Jun asked, but the soldiers didn't know. Only a few hundred meters away, flames several meters high shot up from the outside of the northwest city wall, which looked particularly shocking in the night. People outside the wall shouted and horses neighed, and gunfire sounded from time to time.
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"Could it be reinforcements?"
Uncertain of the situation for a while, Wanjun ordered people to strictly guard the city wall and wait and see what would happen.
The riot outside the city continued until dawn. The expected reinforcements did not appear, and only a large group of Qing troops entered the inner city again.
All the troops thought that at this moment they would run out of ammunition and food.
Sure enough, as Cui Ziyi said, at Mao hour, after several rounds of gunfire, the regiment leader walked up to Wan Jun and said, "Führer, we have no ammunition!"
The last round of gunfire rang out, and the gunfire on the entire city wall became mute.
When the Qing soldiers below the city saw the sound of musketry stopped, they shouted loudly and rushed towards the city gate excitedly.
Wan Jun drew his long sword and said, "What are you waiting for? Go down to the city and fight them!"
The Musketeers shouted, "Fight them!"
When they went down to the city gate, some of the musketeers abandoned their muskets and picked up their spears, while those without spears pulled their bamboo spears.
The Qing soldiers cut down the bamboo spear array, climbed over the trench, and charged into the Chinese army array.
Ten thousand soldiers took the lead, guarding behind the earthen wall on one side of the trench, and slashed to death two Qing soldiers who had climbed over with their long swords flying.
However, the effectiveness of the trenches was limited. More and more Qing soldiers crossed the trenches and began to try to outflank the city gate from both sides.
The musketeers usually practiced firearms, but suddenly they changed their weapons. Their combat effectiveness was extremely poor, they could not kill many enemies and many died in battle.
Seeing that the trenches were lost and they would only fall into division and siege, Wanjun shouted, "Retreat and move closer to the front door!"
After everyone withdrew from the back garden, they were attacked again by Qing soldiers when they reached the red-walled palace gate. They had no choice but to fight back.
Wan Jun's long sword moved horizontally, blocking the two slashed knives, and kicked one person away. He flipped the knife edge and swung it to the right, cutting down another person. His body dodged left and right, and the long knife blocked or slashed up and down, continuously.
Put down several people.
Compared with the combat effectiveness of the musketeers, Wan Jun quickly attracted the attention of a large group of Qing soldiers, and all their spears and swords were directed towards Wan Jun.
Fighting with cold weapons, iron weapons colliding, flesh and blood flying everywhere, soon Wan Jun felt numbness in the tiger's mouth, and the muscles in the right arm holding the knife were sore as if on fire.
The three musketeers, carrying long spears and long bamboo spears, rushed in front of Wan Jun to resist. They did not avoid the swords and spears of the Qing soldiers, and waved their spears to prevent the Qing soldiers from approaching.
The Qing soldiers nearby rolled to the ground, rushed in front of the Chinese soldiers, swung their swords, and cut off the soldiers' spears and arms to the ground. Then they jumped up and killed three people with flying swords.
Wanjun gasped for breath as he retreated, secretly regretting in his heart, damn, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have played Surprise Soldiers. Why are you trying to be a hero? I'm going to end up here today.
"Kill!"
Suddenly there was a cry of killing, and a figure rushed in front of Wan Jun. It was Cui Ziyi.
Wan Jun originally expected to retreat to the front gate and follow
Cui Ziyi came closer, "Ziyi, don't you want the front door?"
Cui Ziyi stopped and smiled at Wan Jun, "Head of the State, listen!"
Ten thousand troops heard a wave of shouts and the sound of gunfire!
At the palace on the south side, red flags were flying, and a large number of soldiers in Tibetan blue uniforms were rushing over, "It's reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived!"
A familiar figure rushed forward and said with a smile, "Führer, I am late to save you, please forgive me!"
Wan Jun's tense body relaxed, and he fell to the ground and said, "Damn it, Xinmin, if you're one step late, you'll have to find me among the dead!"
Chen Xinmin squatted down, supported Wan Jun and said, "If it weren't for that thief Li Guoying, we would have arrived two days ago."
Wan Jun said, "It doesn't matter. Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It will be great if you can arrive in time."
Soon Li Wenlong also rushed over, strode over, knelt on the ground and said, "The head of state, I am incompetent and failed to rush into the city to rescue. Please punish the head of state."
Wan Jun threw away the long sword in his hand, held Li Wenlong's shoulder and said, "You have few soldiers, no wonder you. Where are Yang Zhan's soldiers?"
Li Wenlong said, "Master Yang's vanguard just arrived at Fengxiang Mansion after receiving the paperwork yesterday."
Wan Jun said, "If I had counted on Yang Zhan to save me, I would be able to drink milk even if I was reincarnated."
After resting for a while, Wan Jun realized that his coat was soaked with blood and the inside was wet with sweat. At this time, the cold wind blew his whole body, so he went to Chengyun Hall to change clothes and rest.
In the evening, the entire city of Xi'an had been cleared, and Cui Ziyi, Chen Xinmin and Li Wenlong came together to meet Wan Jun.
Cui Ziyi said, "The remaining Nikan troops have escaped from the north gate, and the overall situation in Guanzhong has been decided!"
Wan Jun asked, "How many soldiers are there with us crossing the Ziwu Valley?"
Cui Ziyi said, "There are less than two regiments left."
There were less than two thousand of the seven thousand men left. Wan Jun sighed, "All the strange troops are registered in a register and will be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver. For the fallen soldiers, another two hundred taels of silver will be given."
Cui Ziyi said again, "In this battle, we captured 1,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners and more than 20,000 Green Camp prisoners. How to deal with these people?"
Wan Jun said, "The prisoners are still useful, let's stay in the prisoner of war camp for now."
Chen Xinmin said, "There were also 6,000 prisoners of war in the Battle of Tongguan, but they can be locked up in one place. There is also the general Li Guoying in the army. How to deal with them?"
Wan Jun said, "This notorious traitor should be beheaded directly!"
Speaking of beheadings, Wan Jun thought of one thing, "Where are the heads of the prince and his son hanging at the city gate?"
Cui Ziyi said, "It has disappeared. It was probably taken away by the Qing soldiers after the outer city fell."
Wan Jun said, "Just throw it away. If you kill the Hu prince and his son, you need Li Youtian's political propaganda team to publicize it well."
Cui Ziyi said happily, "Since the Liao Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has suffered repeated defeats. The barbarians fought from Liaodong all the way to the Yangtze River. Everyone in the world said that the barbarians are wolves and the Han people are like sheep. This battle can show them whether the Han people are sheep.
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Chen Xinmin said, "The Chinese army cannot be left without a master for a day, and I also ask the head of state not to go to dangerous places again."
Cui Ziyi said, "Yes, now Guanzhong, the Central Plains, Sichuan, and Huguang are all in my hands, and the Chinese army occupies most of the world. The head of state is concerned about the safety of the world, so he must be cautious."
Wan Jun nodded and said, "This battle is dangerous. I was careless."
Chen Xinmin said, "Head of State, now the Chinese military has a great cause, negotiating with foreign countries, sending troops to fight, and pacifying hundreds of thousands of people."
Surname, everything must be given a correct name. It is extremely inconvenient to be like before. Why don't the head of state establish a country and we can be a founding hero and leave a name in history?"
Li Wenlong was one of the six earliest captains of Laolong Village, and could be regarded as a direct descendant of Wanjun. Hearing this, he said excitedly, "Old Chen is right, the head of state now has millions of troops and a vast territory of thousands of miles. Please ask the head of state to found the country and proclaim himself the emperor."
, let’s all be heroes of the founding of the country!”
In Wan Jun's conception, after the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese army could no longer follow the old path of imperialism. The issue of establishing a country was raised in Nanjing.
Li Wenlong and Chen Xinmin did not attend that meeting, but Cui Ziyi was present throughout the whole process. Having followed Wan Jun for so long, Cui Ziyi never understood the concept of the Seven Pillar Kingdom's control of imperial power, but became a firm supporter.
But power is a poison that changes people beyond recognition. Throughout the ages, who can resist the temptation of power? What's more, if you found the country and became emperor, you have the world in your hands, and your descendants are all royals. How fascinating it is. Cui Ziyi said, "Please ask the head of state to be the emperor."
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Hearing this, Wan Jun smiled at Chen Xinmin and Li Wenlong and said, "Ziyi's words are clearly scolding me."
Cui Ziyi said, "I don't dare."
Wan Jun said, "The Chinese army does not have an emperor. This is something I said in Nanjing. How could you forget it? You clearly thought that I would be unjust and unjust, so you said that on purpose."
When Cui Ziyi saw Wan Jun mentioning Nanjing, he knew that his thoughts had been seen through, and he quickly bowed and said, "Ziyi uses the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman, and please ask the head of state to punish him."
Wan Jun said, "They have not gone to Nanjing. Ziyi, please talk to them about the Qizhu Kingdom. The journey of the Chinese army is across the stars and the sea. Don't try to persuade them to enter in the future."
Cui Ziyi nodded in agreement, but the look of joy on his face did not change.
Wan Jun said, "Ziyi immediately sent a letter to various places, and all the Chinese armies were stationary. He asked Zhang Wuyang, Zhao Boyuan, Zhang Sheng, Wen Anzhi, Li Dingguo, He Dingchuan, Gui Dongliang, Chang Jian, Li Laiheng, Li Guo, Gao Yigong to come.
He Tengjiao, Yuan Jixian and others came to Xi'an to discuss important matters of the empire!"
As soon as these words came out, the three of them didn't know that the country was really about to be founded, and their breathing became heavier for a while.
Wan Jun said again, "Tomorrow Chen Xinmin will lead 50,000 troops to pursue the remnants of Nikan's army to the north and defend northern Xi'an."
After everything was arranged, when Li Wenlong and Chen Xinmin exited the Chengyun Hall, Wan Jun stopped Cui Ziyi and said, "Do you still remember what I told you last night?"
Cui Ziyi said, "Last night, the head of state and I expressed condolences to the troops and said many things. I wonder which sentence the head of state was referring to?"
After thinking for a while, Wan Jun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, go ahead!"
Cui Ziyi exited the hall, wondering why these questions sounded so familiar.
Three days later, Yang Zhan's west-route army finally arrived in Xi'an. Yang Zhan came to see Wanjun, and upon meeting him, he knelt on the ground to apologize.
Wan Jun said, "You are the slowest among the four armies. The battle has been fought for three days before you arrived. What's the reason?"
Yang Zhan said, "The heavy snow piled up in the north of Baoxie Road, making it impossible for the 100,000 troops to pass. The final general had no choice but to divert to Gongchang Mansion. The road was thousands of miles away. Fan Zhi, Ma Ning, and Ma Shiyu successively led troops to block it, and finally the general's formation was cut off by Fan.
Zhi and Ma Ning defeated 70,000 Qing soldiers, so they arrived too late."
The road to the Qinling Mountains was heavily snowed and it was difficult for thousands of troops to pass through by luck. Hearing this, he gave up his intention to punish his sins and stepped forward to help Yang Zhan up. He said, "General, he has traveled thousands of miles to fight. Although he did not arrive in Xi'an in time, he still worked hard and achieved great results. Let's go down and have a good rest."
Chapter completed!