Dugu Lan said: "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Even if you refuse to open the city, how can he retreat? He must just change the gate to enter the city."
Colonel Dugu said: "Here!"
Turn around and go out.
Dugu Lan sat alone in the city gate tower, listening to the howling wind outside, and sighed. The Li Tang royal family was originally a branch of Guan Long, and they relied on Guan Long's strong support to establish themselves in the country and ascend to the throne, so sometimes
Even if His Majesty Li Er is still fearful and suppressive, some things on the surface must be supported, such as military power.
One-third of the several gates of Chang'an City are controlled by generals who were born in Guanlong or were close to Guanlong. This is certainly a great threat to the imperial power, but it is also an attitude of His Majesty Li Er - although I
Suppressing you, but this is just government affairs. In fact, we still share weal and woe. Didn't you see that I even handed over the Chang'an portal to you?
Therefore, as long as the Guanlong Clan wants to carry out military remonstrance, they will inevitably attack Chang'an City.
Of course, if His Majesty Li Er was still here, he would not dare to do this even if he gave Changsun Wuji a hundred courages, because with His Majesty Li Er's order, those Guanlong nobles who usually attached themselves to Changsun Wuji, instantly
will turn against him.
His Majesty Li Er's prestige is absolutely as strong as Mount Tai...
But now, why would Changsun Wuji dare to plan such a military remonstrance and completely provoke the imperial power?
Dugu Lan was vaguely aware of it, but he couldn't believe it, let alone be sure...
On the upper floor of the city gate, Lieutenant Dugu was lying on the arrow stack and shouted loudly to the bottom of the city: "Yuwen Zuocheng, do you have an official letter for leaving the city and a letter for entering the city?"
Although the curfew has been lifted in Chang'an City, the inspections in and out of the city are still strict. If you go out on business, strict procedures are required for entry and exit, and there are official letters and letters issued by the respective yamen. Of course, under normal circumstances, central government yamen like Shangshu Province
There are some powers that go beyond the rules. Most of the time, you only need to brush your face, and the defenders will take care of themselves.
But strictly speaking, an official letter must be issued and signed.
Yu Wenjie, who was under the city, felt his heart sink, and said loudly: "Official affairs are urgent, and there is no time to prepare official letters and Fuxin. You and I are both descendants of Guanlong. We have always been friends and we know the basics. Why should we stick to the rules and not know how to adapt?
I also hope Captain Dugu will open the city gate and the Yuwen family will remember this favor!"
These words have almost made it clear: We are preparing for major events in Guanlong, and your Dugu family must also fully cooperate. What is the reason for blocking me from the city now? Kaicheng, I will remember your favor. If the city gate is not opened,
Then we will become enemies...
However, Captain Dugu was unmoved and refused: "How dare you violate the law if this is the law? If there is no official letter or letter, please go back to Yuwen Zuocheng for the time being and come back to Kaicheng after dawn."
After saying that, he ordered the people on the left and right to guard the city gate strictly and not to open it without permission, then turned around and went back to the city gate tower, leaving Yu Wenjie alone in the cold wind and bitter snow below the city...
Yu Wenjie didn't have time to get angry, but felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Although the Dugu family has gradually declined in recent years and no longer has the prestige of being "relatives of the emperor and the nation" in the past, it is still the leading family among the Guanlong clan. At present, the Dugu family is obviously staying out of the matter and has no intention of getting involved in this military remonstrance. If this happens,
This makes other families also have their own concerns, how can big things be achieved?
After taking a look at the towering Kaiyuanmen Gate Tower, Yu Wenjie rode back. Thousands of soldiers were silent in the wind and snow, eagerly watching his return.
Yu Wenjie glanced around and said in a deep voice: "The Dugu family refuses to open the city gate. They have already drawn a line with Guanlong. Let's go around the city wall and go to the Jinguang Gate!"
"Here!"
Thousands of soldiers followed Yu Wenjie as they trudged through the wind and snow, and arrived at the Golden Light Gate in the west of the city an hour later.
The time has already reached the ugly hour, but the lights are brightly lit in front of the Jinguang Gate. Groups of soldiers in different colors, and servants holding various weapons, armor, and ordnance, line up to enter the city from the Jinguang Gate. Yuwen Jie has just arrived.
In the distance, a scout from the other side came up to greet him.
In order to avoid misunderstanding, Yu Wenjie personally rode to the Jinguang Gate and met the city guarding captain Mo Chenlin.
After greeting each other, Hou Mo and Chen Lin asked curiously: "Didn't Yuwen Zuocheng lead his troops from afar to enter the city? Time is running out at this moment. If we don't enter the city, we may miss important events."
Yu Wenjie had no choice but to tell the situation on the other side of Kaiyuan Gate, and sighed: "The Dugu family seems to have changed their minds and refused to allow my family to enter the city. It is already getting late, so I can only come here and enter the city through the Jinguang Gate."
Hou Mo and Chen Lin suddenly thought: This is the style of the Guanlong clan!
When something good happens, they rush in and rush to beat each other. They talk about the same thing and share the same spirit. But whenever something difficult happens, everyone rushes to blame each other. Let alone talk about each other's distrust.
Troublemaking is commonplace, and stabbings in the back are commonplace.
For example, right now, he is the captain of the city guard at Jinguang Gate, and he is responsible for the security of the city gate. If he allows the rebels to enter the city, he is a real rebel! If this military remonstrance succeeds, that's all, but if it fails,
The first person who needs to stand up and give an explanation to Dong Gong is Hou Mo Chen Lin.
However, at this time, the family was completely separated from him. All actions were his own and had nothing to do with the family.
Back then, with the help of his family, he became the captain of the city guard of the Golden Light Sect, and he once received many envious looks. But today, he discovered that he was just a scapegoat pushed out by his family...
He took a breath, turned back and pointed at the Hou Mo and Chen family soldiers who were entering the city, and said: "There are thousands of soldiers and horses here, and we can all enter the city in less than half an hour. We can only ask Yuwen Zuocheng to lead the soldiers to wait. But at this time, the city
I'm afraid the war has already begun, so entering the city later would not be a good or bad thing."
Entering the city early will naturally earn you the reputation of "going forward bravely". You will have an advantage when it comes to describing your achievements, but you will also encounter the elite direct descendants of the East Palace head-on, and heavy losses are almost inevitable.
Yu Wenjie nodded and said, "I'm sorry to trouble Colonel Chen, Hou Mo!"
In fact, the Yuwen family was not enthusiastic about this military remonstrance, but since the other clans agreed, it was difficult for them to object, so they symbolically sent a family army under the command of Yuwen Jie. In fact, he was also recommended by the family.
A scapegoat?
If it succeeds, the family will get the benefits; if it fails, it can all be blamed on him, and he will bear it all alone...
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In the south of the city, Anhua Gate.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Chang'an lived in the center of the Guanzhong Plain, bordering the Weishui River to the north and the Qinling Mountains to the south. It had a unique geographical location. Many rivers originating from the northern slopes of the Qinling Mountains followed the terrain and passed through the Guanzhong Plain in a mighty way until they merged into the Wei River to the north.
Chang'an City is located on the alluvial plains of these rivers, with fertile soil and rich products. It has been known as "land and sea" since ancient times.
There are eight main rivers around the city of Chang'an: the Bianshui and the Lushui in the south, the Jingshui and the Weishui in the north, the Fengshui and Laoshui in the west, and the Chanshui and Bashui in the east, forming the scenic spot of "Eight Rivers Surrounding Chang'an"
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In order to better utilize the water sources of these eight rivers, ditches such as Qingming Canal, Longshou Canal, Yongan Canal, Huang Canal, and Cao Canal were dug during the Sui and Tang Dynasties to introduce the river water into the city, and together with the surrounding rivers, formed a complete water conservancy system of Chang'an City
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One of the most important rivers, "Qingming Canal", enters the city from Anhuamen, turns eastward through Da'anfang East Street, and then turns north after reaching Anlefang, flowing through Anle, Changming, Feng'an, Xuanyi, and Huaizhen.
, Chongde, Xinghua, Tongyi, Taiping and other nine squares, and flows into the imperial city from the northwest through Buzhengfang to the east, and flows into the palace city from the north to the back court of Taiji Palace, which is noted as Nanhai Pool, Xihai Pool and Beihai Pool, and
Yong'an Canal is also the water supply channel for the western part of Chang'an City, the Imperial City, and the Palace City.
It was a dark night, stormy and snowy, and dozens of river boats floated down from the upper reaches of the river, straight to the outside of Anhua Gate. The river was turbulent and fast, so it was not frozen in winter. When the river was out, a huge sluice had been lowered, and the water surface
It is more than ten feet above the water surface and reaches the river bed below the water surface. They are all isolated by this sluice. It is extremely difficult to sneak into Chang'an City through this.
These dozens of river boats had a very deep draft. When they arrived under the lock, someone on the first boat walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck. He lit a torch in his hand and raised it in the air three times to the left and three times to the right...
In the tower above the sluice, the soldiers guarding the city could naturally see it clearly.
A team was lying on the arrow stack, looking down, and said curiously: "It's so late, I haven't heard of a fleet entering the city. Besides, I entered the city from the Qingming Canal at night. I need official letters and letters. If I don't hurry up and hand them over, I'll hold them there.
What does the torch circle mean?"
Behind him, the city guarding captain said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? Open the water gate quickly and let people into the city!"
The fleet was startled and said hurriedly: "Captain, you can't do it! This Qingming Canal leads directly to the imperial city. If this fleet of unknown origins has evil intentions, wouldn't it be a big deal?"