It was early in the morning, and the city gate had just opened, and a messenger from the Long Xia Army riding a fast horse was seen galloping towards the city.
When they saw that it was the messenger from the front line riding on horseback, the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly dispersed the people on the road.
But we know that this city is Chang'an, the capital of the current dynasty, and even front-line messengers must be inspected by the soldiers guarding the city.
Situations like this have become commonplace. In the past ten years or so, almost every year, the frontline would send scouts back to the capital to report on the frontline's defeat.
We are used to seeing these guards at the city gate.
The old lieutenant shook his body and was about to step forward to check as usual, but unexpectedly, this year the courier was so arrogant that even a bird ignored him and flew directly past him.
"Stop it, uncle!"
As fast as the wind, it raised a cloud of dust, and even cursed him.
After the old lieutenant was stunned for a moment, he didn't get angry and didn't bother to care.
Looking at the figure moving away, I couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, I don't know where those barbarians have hit again this year."
After years of defeat, both these soldiers and the people in the city have long been numb.
Looking at the messenger walking on the street, I felt sad, angry, helpless, and it was hard to express my heart.
"Hey, I just want to go to Wujiang City and plunder him. If he comes to Tongguan, the court will have to spend a lot of money to pay tribute."
"Yes, these barbarians fight every year. They are really a bunch of hungry wolves who cannot get enough to eat."
"Be content with yourself. I'm glad I was born in Chang'an. I heard that the south of the Yangtze River is also miserable. The Japanese slaughtered an entire city this year. Those women and children... Oops, I heard their methods are even crueler than the Tatars!"
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When so many people in Chang'an City saw this messenger speeding away, they all looked up to the sky and sighed, beating their chests and stamping their feet.
Even if they are ordinary people, they have lived on this land for generations, the blood of the Central Plains is bleeding, and the country has been humiliated for years. How can they not feel resentful?
During these years of war, too many families lost their fathers, brothers, and sons because of this damn war.
There are too many widows, lonely old people, and fatherless sons in this country. How can they not be resentful or angry?
But unexpectedly, the next moment, almost everyone in the city heard a huge bell ringing.
"Boom...!"
At this moment, both the senior officials of the current Longxia court and the hundreds of thousands of Chang'an people fell silent because of this sound.
It was as if time had stopped suddenly.
The people on the street remained motionless and silent, listening carefully to the faint sound of the bell.
It can be seen that this is the Long Victory Bell. This bell was only there when the ancestor emperor succeeded to the throne. Whenever there is a great victory on the front line, this bell will be rung. However, I don’t know how many years have passed since the last time it was rung.
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"Is this... is this the sound of the Changsheng Bell?"
"It should be... that's right. I heard my father say that when the Victory Bell rings, the whole city will know it."
"The Monan side...won?"
Even at this time, these people are still in the fog and feel that it is extremely unreal.
But soon, hundreds of messengers who suddenly came out of the city to report the good news to various states explained everything.
However, he saw that these hundreds of messengers were also ecstatic. He looked at everyone and shouted loudly: "Great victory in Monan! All 70,000 Tatar enemy troops were wiped out in Wanlayer Gorge!"
"What? Total annihilation!"
At this moment, the entire city of Chang'an was like boiling soup, and the shouts instantly drowned out all the streets and alleys.
"My mother, annihilate all 70,000 people? Isn't this false information?"
"Bullshit, how can the news in the palace be false? Why can't we, Long Xiaerlang, win the battle?"
"No, no, it has always been a losing battle, and we have not recovered."
"Hey everyone, just because of our victory over Longxia Kingdom, the noodle shop is half price today!"
"The same goes for our family. In the past three days, the girl has only charged half the price."
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It was like this after being suppressed for too long. Almost everyone went out to the street, talking to each other and celebrating.
It was so exciting to win a fierce battle, especially such a feat of annihilating 70,000 enemy troops.
The royal palace at that time.
The ministers and emperors gathered in the front hall of Weiyang Palace, all discussing the rewards for the Monan victory.
When messengers enter the city, they have already delivered news to various places, and the news received by these officials needs to be even more detailed.
Especially the group of leaders and factions were stunned by this unprecedented legendary battle.
The rocks at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Layers Gorge collapsed, and the Shu army, with only 4,000 men, besieged the enemy for more than 20 days.
But these are fine, and there are a few other pieces of news that are even more shocking.
King Alatan was killed, the two kings of Husile Narimai were captured, and all the three princes and their descendants were buried in Wanlayer Gorge.
In the letter, Wei Qinghong did not say that all this was due to his command and skill, but that it was caused by an ordinary person named Chen Mu and Han Xiner.
Emperor Long Xia, who was on the high platform, was already smiling with joy. He was hunched over and pacing back and forth while reading the battle report in his hand.
"This battle is a great victory, a great victory! We wiped out more than 70,000 people and captured two kings. I say within ten years, the Tatars will never dare to take a step south again."
The ministers in the audience also had smiles on their faces. Among them, except for the military generals of the main war faction who were really happy, some civil servants also had smiles on their faces, but they felt extremely uncomfortable in their hearts.
People are all selfish. As the Legalists say, they always think of seeking their own interests first. The saying of serving the country with all your heart and dying just sounds a bit grandiose after all.
A great victory in this battle means that these military generals will benefit, but the cake is only so big. The result is just to cut off some of their interests and then give them evenly to these military attaches.
Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents. This sentence is extremely suitable for anyone.
Emperor Liu Guang collected the letter and looked at Messenger Long Xia who was kneeling under the stage.
"I ask you, are Han Xin'er and Chen Mu really as powerful as they say in the letter? If you dare to deceive me, your nine clans will be punished."
Upon hearing this, the messenger in the audience couldn't help but shudder, but he quickly responded word for word: "Everything Wei Sima said in the letter is true. General Chen and General Han are truly warriors."
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Next, the messenger began to talk in detail about the final details of the decisive battle at Ten Thousand Layers Gorge that day.
Especially when it was mentioned that Han Xiner rode alone, took the lead bravely, and made a desperate move at the last moment to pierce King Alatan with one strike. The messenger had forgotten everything, and he was like a storyteller, and his story was lifelike.
In this battle, Han Xiner was the highlight, there is no doubt about it.
The more the general listened, the more excited he felt. It was almost impossible to take the general's head among thousands of troops on the battlefield, but this young man named Han Xin'er actually did it.
When they heard that this person was only fifteen or sixteen years old, everyone took a deep breath.
Capturing two kings and killing one king were all done by this person. These things can make any person famous throughout the ages, but who would have thought... this person is just a child!
Everyone was shocked, even the emperor on the high platform frowned for a moment.
It is not difficult to imagine that this person is definitely a natural military genius. This person is so powerful that it even makes people feel scared.