Chapter 127 That An Ning child will definitely not be able to conquer this Pingman Pass!
Chapter 127 That An Ning child will never be able to attack this level!
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Chapter 127 That An Ning child will never be able to attack this level!
After Liu Qing retreated, Qin Wei walked out of the camp and looked at Pingman Pass City in front of him.
At this time, it was late spring and early summer, and the warm southeast wind came slowly, stirring up the crisp vegetation on the mountains.
Feeling the breeze, Qin Wei's lips curled up.
"You have the right location, and I will use the right timing!"
He chuckled softly.
At this moment, Wang An hurried over.
Wang An has been really busy recently. Although the traitors in the Imperial City Division of Shuzhou have been almost eliminated, the new intelligence network of the Imperial City Division has not yet been established. Wang An not only has to deal with the affairs of the Imperial City Division, but also collect information for Qin Wei.
Information from all directions is very busy.
"Your Highness, there is an edict from Kyoto!"
He came to Qin Wei and said urgently.
Qin Wei was startled and quickly took the edict and opened it.
After reading it, his expression became serious.
Emperor Li actually told him to stop at Pingman Pass and not go south to Yunzhou!
In addition, Emperor Li previously told him not to return to Beijing for two years!
Wang An looked at Qin Wei's face and felt a little uneasy, "Your Highness, what happened?"
"Is there anything unusual in Kyoto?" Qin Wei asked.
"Everything is fine in Kyoto, but His Majesty changed the rules for establishing a prince in the court." Wang And said.
"The rules for establishing a reserve?"
Wang Andao: "That's right. Eight days ago, His Majesty modified the rules for establishing a crown prince in front of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. He no longer appointed the crown prince openly, but instead appointed the crown prince through a secret decree..."
After hearing this, Qin Wei was a little stunned.
The crown prince was no longer publicly appointed, but was appointed secretly. It was not until the emperor died that the truth became clear who would inherit the throne.
Qin Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, and his mind was filled with thoughts.
It didn't matter to him how he was established as the crown prince, what mattered was Emperor Li's attitude towards him.
He was not allowed to return to Beijing within two years, which meant that Emperor Li had no intention of establishing a heir apparent.
Now he was asked to stop at Pingman Pass and not go south to Yunzhou, which meant that Emperor Li was already limiting the military power in his hands.
If he goes south to Yunzhou, he will definitely interfere with the military power of Yunzhou. Once the rebels are wiped out, he may control the military power of Yunzhou.
Yunzhou not only has hundreds of thousands of garrison troops but also 200,000 frontier troops. Although these troops are now rebels, if he goes south, he will definitely be able to gather some surrender troops.
After Mao Jiang is overthrown, the Anning Army under his command may reach 200,000 to 300,000 people, or even more.
"My grandpa Huang is really cautious!" Qin Wei sighed helplessly.
He understood Emperor Li's concerns.
Lihuang restricted him not because he doubted him, but just to take precautions in advance.
Prevent him from becoming big after taking control of the military, prevent him from fighting for the throne by force when Emperor Li dies, and prevent him from having inappropriate thoughts now.
This is beating and suppression.
Of course, Qin Wei, the Prince of Xin'an County, was definitely not the only one who was suppressed. Perhaps the princes and grandsons who had been staying in Kyoto would be hit even more.
"Thinking about it this way, I am quite free!"
Qin Wei's lips curled up slightly, then he put the letter away, turned around and walked into the camp.
Whether it's beating or suppressing, it doesn't matter to Qin Wei now.
…
Wude forty-five years, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
It is suitable for burial, offering sacrifices, entering a house, breaking ground, and not consecrating, digging wells, and getting married.
In early summer, all kinds of green are blooming all over the mountains and fields, and the mountains and fields are endless. The green is so bright that it seems that even the sky is dyed green.
The wind blew towards my face with the smell of green grass, causing the green waves to roll incessantly.
Qin Wei was riding on his horse, looking at the majestic Pingman Pass, feeling the warm summer wind, and smiled softly.
The Anning army gathered and marched to the gate of Pingmanguan.
The canyon is filled with dense iron armor and a chilling atmosphere.
Catapults were parked at the front of the army, and thousands of soldiers were busy, all of which indicated that a war was about to begin.
On the city wall of Pingmanguan.
Yang Lu and Li Xing looked at the Anning Army formation.
"They actually want to attack!"
Yang Lu looked at the row of catapults and said in surprise.
In his opinion, catapults could not threaten Pingman Pass at all. He felt that Qin Wei, the king of Xin'an County, might not understand the situation at Pingman Pass, but didn't the other generals in the Anning Army also understand it?
Isn't there anyone who would like to advise Prince Xin'an not to do these useless things?
He was a little confused.
"Maybe they just want to give it a try!" Li Xing guessed.
"Useless effort is useless effort. There is no point in trying no matter what." Yang Lu shook his head and said with a smile.
If Pingman Pass could be breached by catapults alone, then Pingman Pass would not be called Pingman Pass.
At this time, Li Zhongxian and an old man wearing a purple robe walked up to the city wall.
"I've met two seniors!"
"Greetings to the Lord of the Palace!"
Yang Lu and Li Xing bowed quickly.
The old man in purple robes in front of me is Zhong Daofu, the master of Wushan Palace.
Zhong Daofu's face was full of grooves, and his pair of narrow and sunken eyes looked particularly sinister. He was wearing a purple robe, but there was no aura of wealth at all, but a bit of gloom and coldness.
In contrast, Li Zhongxian, dressed in a green shirt, looked somewhat like an outsider.
"How is the situation?" Li Zhongxian asked.
When cooperating with Tang Mingcheng, he never cared about the war. He was just a foreign aid waiting to take action to deal with the opponent's innate warriors.
But Tang Ming's success or failure happened so quickly that he almost didn't react.
A lesson learned, and in order to avoid making the same mistakes again, he stayed by Yang Lu's side this time.
"Senior, don't worry, that An Ning kid will never be able to attack this level!" Yang Lu said confidently.
Li Zhongxian looked at the Anning Army camp with strict military discipline and said calmly: "When Tang Mingcheng attacked Xin'an Mansion, he also said that Prince Xin'an was vulnerable. As a result, he has now become the prisoner of Prince Xin'an."
Yang Lu's expression froze.
What does this mean?
He looked at Li Zhongxian.
Li Zhongxian said in a deep voice: "The Prince of Xin'an County is by no means an ignorant person. If you underestimate him, you will definitely suffer a big loss."
Having learned from the past, Li Zhongxian is now very afraid of Qin Wei.
The more he learned, the deeper his fear of Qin Wei became.
When Qin Wei first entered Shuzhou, he did not think that Qin Wei had the ability to change the situation in Shuzhou. However, after the battle of Xin'an Fucheng ended, he realized that he had underestimated Qin Wei.
"Prince Xin'an is very good at hiding his strength. He established the Zhenwu Division in Tianzhou and manipulated hundreds of sects. However, everyone thought that Mo Yan, who was beside Prince Xin'an, was an innate warrior, but no one knew that Yu Wen Chengdu
He is also an innate warrior!"
"Do you think such a person would attack Pingman Pass without being sure?" Li Zhongxian stared at Yang Lu and said.
Yang Lu's eyes flashed, he did not underestimate Qin Wei, he just had confidence in Pingman Pass.
However, after listening to Li Zhongxian's words, he couldn't help but wonder if Qin Wei had other trump cards.
Just as he was deep in thought, Li Xing suddenly said: "Master Yang, look at this!"
Yang Lu raised his head and looked across the way, only to see dozens of braziers being lit in front of the Anning Army formation at some point.
"What are they going to do?" Li Xing asked nervously.
Yang Lu frowned, "Are they planning to attack with fire?"
"It's impossible. The entire city is made of rocks. Even a fire attack cannot threaten us."
"If this is Prince Xin'an's trump card, then we can rest assured."
"Really!" Li Xing seemed a little doubtful.
Yang Lu nodded affirmatively and said: "When Pingmanguan City was built, we considered that someone might use fire to attack it, so all the buildings in the city were built with mountain stones and rarely used wood."
When Li Xing heard this, he immediately felt relieved.
Although Li Zhongxian was still wary, he didn't say anything more.
"Maybe we can catch them off guard!" Yang Lu looked at the opposite side, the confidence that had just dissipated surged into his heart again.
…
In front of the Tranquil Army formation, braziers were lit one by one, and wet grass balls were transported to the catapults.
Qin Wei looked at those grass balls, and the smile on his face became even better.
Fire attack!
That's impossible.
If he had enough lamp oil or other flammable materials in his hand, he might choose to attack with fire, but unfortunately he didn't.
He only has three thousand cans of lamp oil, which is the largest amount he can collect so far.
With these lamp oils, it is naturally impossible to burn Pingmanguan City with flames.
And this time the real weapon is not lamp oil but those grass balls.
A mountain rock is used as the center of the ball, and the surface is tied with damp hemp rope and many green grass branches.
"Your Highness, everything is ready!" Liu Qing came to Qin Wei and said.
Qin Wei felt the breeze blowing towards him, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "Let's get started."
"Here!" Liu Qing responded and ran to the front of the formation on horseback.
Yuwen Chengdu had been waiting in front of the formation for a long time. He looked at the Pingman Pass where he was heading. Behind him were thousands of soldiers standing beside the chariots and ladders, ready to attack the city.
"Fire!"
Following Liu Qing's order, a dull horn sound suddenly sounded.
Woohoo~~~
The sound of the horn spread, as if it was rushing towards the Pingmanguan city wall with a heavy breath.
The soldiers on the city wall became nervous when they saw this. Although they also had confidence in the tall and strong city wall, this was a war after all. Once the war started, no one dared to say that they would be safe.
As the grass balls wrapped with rocks were ignited and placed on the catapult, Liu Qing roared violently.
"put!"
Huhuhu~~
The three-foot-large grass ball flew towards Pingman Pass with fierce flames and thick black smoke.
Two hundred fireballs leaped from the narrow canyon, each dragging a long tail.
On the city wall, Yang Lu looked at the fire balls, his eyes flashing.
Bang~~
A fireball landed a hundred meters behind the city wall and rolled dozens of meters inside the city before stopping next to a house.
Yang Lu frowned slightly as he looked at it. The fire ball did not fall on the city wall, but in the city.
Do they think that the houses in the city are all made of wood?
When the soldiers in the city saw the falling fire balls, they were a little panicked at first, but soon they calmly fell down and were busy putting out the fire.
Cough cough cough~~
Thick smoke billowed and the fire was not put out, but they were choked and coughed.
Immediately afterwards, more and more fireballs fell in the city.
Thick black smoke covered the sky and filled the entire city.
On the city wall, Yang Lu looked at the billowing smoke and his expression changed drastically.
"Damn it, Prince Xin'an is so cunning!"
His calm mind suddenly became panicked.
Huhuhu~~
A gentle breeze blew in from the south of the canyon, blew across the narrow valley bottom, and rolled up thick smoke toward the city wall of Pingman Pass.
Within a moment, the entire city wall was shrouded in thick smoke.