The captain who defended the city wanted to open the floodgates, but was blocked by his subordinates.
The Qingming Canal is the most important water source in the Imperial City. If people of unknown origin are allowed to approach, or even flow down from this waterway to the vicinity of the Imperial City, wouldn't it be a big deal? Then they will all guard the safety.
All the soldiers at the Huamen Water Gate must die.
The city guarding captain looked at his team with a sullen look for a long time, and then nodded: "In that case, you go down and find out their identities first."
"Here!"
The captain was breathing a sigh of relief, but he was really afraid that the captain had made up his mind and had to lower the sluice gate. Now that the rumors of "soldier remonstrance" are widely known, how could he not know who these ships coming up the waterway are? It's just you.
Let's remonstrate with soldiers. We have to enter the city through Anhua Gate. Wouldn't this mean that we will lose our lives?
He only wanted to go down for inspection and then come back to report. At that time, no matter what happened, he would have to gather his colleagues to put pressure on the captain. He must not open the floodgates and let people into the city.
But just as he turned around, still calculating in his mind, the captain had already pulled out the horizontal sword from his waist and slashed him down with a single blow.
With a scream, the captain was hit by the knife in the carotid artery, half of his neck was cut through, and a stream of blood spurted out like a fountain, falling to the ground hot and steaming.
Out of breath on the spot.
The captain held the bloody horizontal knife and looked around: "Who else objects to lowering the sluice gate?"
His soldiers all rushed forward and lined up all the soldiers on the city tower. The soldiers surrounded them and stared at them eagerly. If they disagreed, they would kill them.
Although most of the soldiers on the tower were unwilling to lower the water gate, looking at the captain's murderous eyes, how dare they say no? They had to nod one after another, expressing their willingness to follow the captain and obey his orders.
Order.
The captain was quite satisfied and ordered the sluice to be lowered.
On the dark waterway, the huge sluice was hung up by the noose. Dozens of river boats swarmed in along the current, straight into Anhua Gate. Then they followed the waterway along Anle, Changming, Feng'an,
Xuanyi, Huaizhen and other squares went straight north towards the imperial city.
Almost at the same time, the soldiers, slaves, dead soldiers, and even some scattered troops gathered by various Guanlong families poured in from various gates in Chang'an City, some of them rushed towards the East Palace, and some of them went directly to Xingqing.
palace.
The troops belonging to the East Palace retreated quickly, guarding the Imperial Palace and Xingqing Palace, and did not want to start a melee with the rebels in the city. The Guanlong clan did not care about the destructive power of this military remonstrance, and only wanted to annihilate the East Palace as quickly as possible.
The army, and then deposed the East Palace, determined the victory before the Eastern Expedition army returned to Guanzhong, creating an established fact. Therefore, once the Sixth Army of the East Palace camped step by step and launched snipers everywhere in the city, the entire city of Chang'an would inevitably be involved in the flames of war.
This imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty is the largest city in the world, and it brings together almost 20% of the wealth of the empire. Once the war rages, no matter who wins or loses in the end, it will damage the foundation and vitality of the empire, which has been accumulated by the tireless efforts of the subjects of the world since Zhenguan.
The wealth that has just emerged but has not yet reached its peak will be completely destroyed in the flames of war.
The Guanlong clan won't consider this. All they want is power, and they don't care about wealth or prosperity. To some extent, they increasingly hope that the political situation of the empire will be unstable and the world will be unstable. The more chaos there is, the more they can make money from the fire and profit from the chaos.
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But Li Chengqian couldn't care less.
Nowadays, the East Palace has been given the responsibility of supervising the country by His Majesty Li Er. It has the responsibility and obligation to maintain political stability and world peace. Even if it cannot do this, it must try to reduce the losses caused by the war, regardless of the loss of property or population.
Loss.
Because the East Palace is the first place in the world!
In the darkness of night, under the heavy snow, countless rebels entered the city smoothly from various city gates, charging forward like a tide. The troops affiliated with the Sixth Army of the East Palace and the Jingzhaofu and the Ministry of War kept retreating in order to make the final battlefield
It is limited to the Imperial Palace and Xingqing Palace and will not spread to the whole city.
Wuhoupu, who was responsible for the security of Chang'an City, also took action, but some of them were attracted by the Guanlong clan and joined the rebels, while some retreated with the Donggong army.
The entire city of Chang'an suddenly fell into turmoil on this snowy night. Tens of thousands of troops moved quickly throughout the city. The situation between advance and retreat was obvious. The rebels were the main attacker and the East Palace was the defender. The war was about to break out!
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In the north of the city, Xuanwu Gate.
The falling snow has shrouded the majestic gate tower. Even if you stand at the bottom of the city and look up, you can't see the whole gate tower. The snowflakes blown by the wind are fascinating to your eyes. However, there seems to be a blazing heat in this severe and cold wind and snow.
The undercurrent is surging wildly.
The number of patrolling soldiers on the city has increased by more than five times than before. There is a soldier standing behind almost every arrow stack, his eyes fixed on the city. The slightest movement can attract countless bows and crossbows.
of aiming.
At Xuanwu Gate, the commander of the imperial army and the guard of Xuanwu Gate, Zhang Shigui, personally sat in the gate tower. Thousands of his "Ten Thousand Cavalry" and "Yuan Cong Imperial Guards" were inside the Xuanwu Gate, ready in armor and in formation, to guard against a surprise attack by the rebels.
Xuanwumen, rush into Taiji Palace.
Although His Majesty Li Er is in Liaodong at the moment and the Crown Prince has moved to Xingqing Palace, the symbolic significance of Taiji Palace to the center of the Tang Empire is still irreplaceable. Once the Xuanwu Gate is broken and the rebels enter Taiji Palace, it will not only mean the fall of the center
, the shaky state of the country is the greatest shame of the empire!
After all, there are dozens of His Majesty Li Er's concubines and several unmarried princesses in the Taiji Palace. If they are abused and humiliated by the rebels, the Li Tang royal family will become the biggest laughing stock in the ages. Even thousands of years later, it will still be
A shame that cannot be washed away...
Generally speaking, inside the Xuanwu Gate there are not only the "Wanqi" and "Yuancong Guards", the most elite Beiya Imperial Guards in the empire, but there are also left and right guards outside the gate who lean against each other for complete defense. It can be said that it is impregnable. Who wants to reproduce the martial arts
The story of the "Xuanwumen Incident" in the ninth year of De's reign is as difficult as going to heaven.
However, Zhang Shigui did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Fang Jun, the general of the Youtun Guards, is now leading the Western Expedition and is engaged in fierce battles in the Western Regions. Only half of the Youtun Guards stationed outside Xuanwu Gate are left. Although the Youtun Guards are the most powerful army among the sixteen guards,
Once, troops marched across Mobei to overthrow Xue Yantuo, but now, can this half of the Youtun Guards be able to shoulder the important task of guarding Xuanwu Gate?
Chai Zhewei, the general of Zuotunwei, has a vague position. He has been in frequent contact with Guanlong and the clan recently, and no one is sure what his position is. If he defected to the rebels, tens of thousands of elites would attack the Xuanwu Gate.
Can the garrison guards and the thousands of Beiya forbidden troops under their command resist it?
The left and right guards, the two minions who protect the Xuanwu Sect, have now become the biggest hidden danger to the Xuanwu Sect...
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In the Zuotunwei barracks not far from the city, Chai Zhewei, wearing a helmet and a gloomy face, was pacing back and forth in the room, restless.
News continues to gather here from everywhere. Although the situation in the city is not yet known, rebels have gathered in various places in Guanzhong. Several rebel armies, such as Hou Mo's Chen family, Yuwen family, and Helan family, have entered the city, and the war is about to break out.
He doesn't worry about his position or where to go. In short, as the army with the most complete organization, the largest number, and the strongest combat power in Chang'an at present, it deserves the words "a rare commodity to live in". All it takes is a sky-high price. In this battle
Seize the maximum benefit in the "Feast of Power".
However, what makes him irritated is that until this moment, no one has come directly to the door to bid... No one bids, how can he bargain?
Mother!
These bastards are really calm. Do they really think that Wu Chai has to choose one among them? If they push me into a hurry, they will ignore the past grievances and simply surrender to the East Palace to see who can fight.
This Xuanwu Sect’s idea!
As long as the Xuanwu Gate is not broken, considering the copper and iron walls of the Taiji Palace, it would be impossible to capture it from within the city. Even if the rebels number in the tens of thousands, it will be impossible to reach the sky.
The door suddenly opened, and Chang Shi You Wenzhi came in from the outside dressed in wind and snow. He shook the snow off his shoulders and said quickly: "Commander, His Highness King Jing has sent someone here!"
Chai Zhewei perked up and asked hurriedly: "Who is coming?"
Whoever is sent here represents the importance King Jing attaches to him. If he is just a small soldier and general, Chai Zhewei plans to expel him from the barracks and then completely surrender to Guanlong, without considering King Jing Li Yuanjing.
You Wenzhi said: "It's Li Anyan!"
Chai Zhewei exhaled, turned around and sat behind the desk, looked as steady as a mountain, nodded and said: "Let him come in."
"Here."
You Wenzhi turned around and went out.
Chai Zhewei's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what Li Yuanjing's chances of winning were and what kind of benefits he would offer himself...