The captain who defended the city was frightened. He stepped forward to salute and asked, "May I ask the general why you are here?"
Although they are very afraid of Niu Jinda's evil reputation, after all, their responsibilities are there, and they cannot sit back and wait for death even though they know that his coming to take over the defense is against the rules. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have their own backbone and will never shrink away from facing a strong person, let alone tarnish their own
Responsibilities.
Niu Jinda sat upright on horseback and said calmly: "Your Majesty has passed away. Please be careful to prevent the situation from changing. I have come to take over the defense of Chunmingmen under military orders. Please hand over quickly without delay, otherwise military law will be engaged."
"ah?!"
The captain who defended the city was shocked, and then he reacted. He knelt down on one knee and shouted "Your Majesty!", and then quickly said: "General, I obey!"
No wonder Youhouwei dared to leave the camp and approach Chunming Gate without permission. His Majesty passed away, but Niu Jinda did not mention the succession. It can be seen that the crown prince is still the prince at the moment. Some people may want to imitate the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" back then, but they don't know
Is it Yu Chigong outside the city, or Niu Jinda in front of me...
However, this kind of thing was too high-end for him, a little city guard captain. Even if he couldn't get involved, he didn't dare to get involved. He handed over the defense obediently, and then led his soldiers to ride in the rain and rush to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to hand over the mission.
, quickly stay away from this and wrong place.
Niu Jinda was sitting in the city tower commanding and deploying the defense of Chunming Gate, checking whether the city defense equipment was complete and whether the gates were safe. Soldiers came to report: "General, the right guard outside the city is constantly approaching the city gate. We
I repeatedly warned them to stop advancing, but the other party ignored them, so I asked the general to make a decision."
Niu Jinda stood up without saying a word, picked up the horizontal knife on the table and hung it on his waist, strode down the city tower, took the reins from the soldiers, got on his horse, walked to the city gate, and shouted at the soldiers guarding the city.
shouted: "Open the city gate!"
"Here!"
The soldiers did not dare to say anything and quickly took off the huge door latch. Five people on one side pushed the city gate open. The soldiers on the tower used wooden poles to turn the winches. As the thick chains gradually relaxed, the suspension bridge outside the city slowly lowered and lay horizontally.
On the moat.
Niu Jinda led the way through the city gate and crossed the suspension bridge, followed by dozens of soldiers riding behind him. For a moment, the sound of hoofbeats was rumbling, murderous, and like wind and clouds, he arrived directly in front of the vanguard of the Youhou Guards who was slowly advancing.
"Stop! Stop! Array! Array!"
The vanguard deputy general of the Right Houwei was startled when a group of cavalry suddenly appeared in the pouring rain. He thought it was the city defenders coming to make a surprise attack. Seeing the menace of the enemy, he quickly ordered to stop advancing and form a formation on the spot. The enemy was fully equipped with men and horses.
Although it is not a physical cavalry, it looks very impactful. There are only infantry on my side. Once they are rushed into the formation, it will be over.
Fortunately, the opponent reined in his horse and stopped just a stone's throw away before joining the formation. The leader took a few steps forward and loudly shouted: "If you dare to advance even half a step further, you will be killed without mercy! Where is Yuchi Gong? Niu Jinda is here, please come out.
say!"
The guards of Youhou were trembling with fear. It turned out that this god of murder was in front of him. They couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that they had not advanced too fast. Otherwise, once the battle was taken, the consequences would be disastrous...
He quickly sent people to the rear to inform the commander, Yu Chigong, and at the same time issued an order to restrain the soldiers under his command. They must not take a step forward, otherwise the murderer might launch a charge into the formation...
In the heavy rain, the two armies faced each other, with dozens of people on one side looking murderous, but a vanguard array of hundreds of people on the other side arrayed on the spot, not daring to take a step beyond the boundaries.
After a moment, there was the sound of horse hooves, and Yu Chigong, who was dressed in a raincoat, rode up from the rear formation. He was not sure whether the opponent would surround him and kill him. He went straight to the place where the cow was about a foot in front of him and stopped, laughing loudly on the horse:
"It turns out it's Lao Niu. On this stormy day, why didn't you accompany your commander-in-chief to drink in the army, and why did you run out of the city? Could it be that you miss us, Yu Chi, and want to get together and have a few drinks?"
Niu Jinda had no expression on his face, wiped the rainwater from his face, and said angrily: "The last general was ordered to take over the defense of Chunming Gate. It's none of my business for the right Houwei to leave the camp without receiving military orders, but it is none of my business to approach Chunming Gate and threaten the city defense.
Absolutely not, please also ask the Duke of E to understand the responsibility of the general, and immediately retreat ten miles and withdraw from the Chunming Gate defense zone."
The bamboo hat blocked his sight. Wei Chigong in the coir raincoat raised his head slightly, with an undisguised look of astonishment on his face. He stared blankly at the flag fluttering in the wind and rain on top of the city, and suddenly raised the whip in his hand and pointed it at the face of the captain of the vanguard camp next to him.
He pulled it up and cursed: "You are a piece of trash. You don't even know how to change defenses in the city. Did you grow up eating shit?"
The captain was caught off guard and was slapped in the face with his whip. He screamed in pain and covered his face. He rolled off his horse and knelt in the muddy water, begging for mercy: "Commander, please calm down. I will eventually realize my mistake..."
Yuchi Gong, however, refused to give up. He simply turned over from his horse and whipped the whip in his hand without thinking. He kept cursing: "Bastard, why did I raise a bunch of trash like you? I'm afraid
I didn’t even know it was the day I was killed by you..."
His hand was extremely heavy, and the whip cracked down. The captain could only protect his face with his hands, rolling on the ground in pain, but he did not even dare to say anything to beg for mercy.
The two parties stood in the wind and rain, watching Yuchi Gong whip his subordinates...
It wasn't until the captain couldn't even roll around anymore and was lying in the muddy water with no air coming out that Yu Chigong threw away the whip angrily, raised his head and looked at the towering Chunming Gate again, and suddenly he knelt down on his knees with a sharp forehead.
He was smashed into the mud and water, and he screamed: "Your Majesty!"
He knew very well that Cheng Yaojin's acting style seemed rough but was actually the most cautious. Sitting in the imperial palace in Chang'an had aroused jealousy from all parties, so he had to restrain his temper. How could he possibly do such a taboo thing as taking over the defense of Chunming Gate?
The only explanation is that something big happened in the city.
But apart from His Majesty's death, he really couldn't think of anything else...
Zhenguan Xunchen not only regarded His Majesty Li Er as a king, but also regarded him as a leader. Even if a rebellious person like Hou Junji sat down and rebelled, there were actually too many shadows of the clan behind it, and it may not be his true identity.
intention, not to mention the other ministers who are loyal to His Majesty Li Er?
At this moment, it was guessed that His Majesty Li Er had passed away. Yuchi Gong couldn't help but feel sad and cried bitterly on the spot.
Niu Jinda, who was sitting upright on his horse, looked expressionlessly into the muddy water and howled loudly. Yuchi Gong, who had no image at all, twitched the corner of his mouth and reminded: "Please also ask the Duke of E to lead the army back to the camp. Compared with the obituary, it is slightly
We will arrive later, but it will be troublesome if we can't find Duke E."
He has never been good at speaking, nor is he good at dealing with people. He always feels that his brain is slower than others, and he will suffer from mistakes from time to time when hanging out in a group of people, but this does not mean that he is a fool.
When the news of His Majesty's death was unknown, he dared to lead his troops to leave the camp and approach Chang'an City without any purpose. This is already a serious crime of beheading. Now that he heard the news of His Majesty's death, he cried so heartbrokenly and acted as if he was so loyal. Who can show it to him?
Of course, there must still be loyalty, but compared to self-interest and the family's future, this loyalty is inevitably greatly reduced.
Yuchi Gong got up from the ground, wiped the tears, snot, and mud on his face, shook his head and said: "No, I will wait for the obituary here, and then enter the palace to see off His Majesty for the last time."
Niu Jinda frowned and said displeasedly: "Your Majesty passed away and the situation in the city was unstable, so the commander-in-chief sent his junior general to take over the defense of Chunming Gate, just to prevent the disdainful people from taking advantage of the fire. Duke E led his army to approach Chunming Gate and threaten the city defense.
If you refuse to retreat, won't it make others suspicious? It's better to retreat quickly to avoid disrespect by the general."
"Fuck your mother!"
Yuchi Gong cursed loudly: "Who do you think you are, how dare you speak like this in front of me? When I was fighting with His Majesty, you were a bitch and you didn't know how to sneak around and lick that woman's bed! Today, I leave my words here,
Never take a step back, you Niu Jinda are really brave, just come and cut off this master's head with one knife, otherwise you can get away as far as you want!"
"presumptuous!"
"You really think we don't dare to kill you?"
"How brave!"
The soldiers behind Niu Jinda shouted angrily. They didn't care who the Duke of E was or what the Duke was. As long as Niu Jinda gave an order, they would dare to charge and kill this old guy who insulted their own general!
"Wow!"
The vanguard battalion behind Yuchi Gong did not give in too much. They all took two steps forward, holding swords, long burrs, spears and other weapons high.
The situation is tense.
At this moment, there was the sound of horse hooves in the direction of the city gate behind him. After a moment, someone came nearby and shouted: "On the order of Prince Jun, I am delivering the obituary notice to the Duke of E..."
A fast horse came near. When the cavalry saw Yuchi Gong, they quickly got off their horses and handed an object heavily wrapped in oil paper to Yuchi Gong with both hands: "Your Majesty has passed away. Prince Jun ordered us to go out of the city to pay homage to General Sixteenth Guards."
The obituary notice has arrived, please ask the Duke of E to enter the palace immediately!"
Yu Chigong, who had been crying and waiting for the obituary to be loyal to His Majesty, stretched out his hands to receive it, but just as he received the oil paper parcel, he suddenly remembered something and his expression suddenly changed.
If he enters the palace at this moment, his right marquis guards will be leaderless. How can they cooperate with the King of Jin?
What's more, Prince Jun ordered all the generals of the Sixteenth Guards to enter the palace together. In case this was just a Hongmen Banquet, and all the generals of the Sixteenth Guards were put under house arrest under the guise of attending to His Majesty's funeral, wouldn't Guanzhong become the crown prince's world?
?
What's more, if the prince simply assassinates the general who doesn't obey his orders...
Yuchi Gong suddenly realized that what he had picked up was a hot potato. It was very likely that he would never come out once he entered the city. However, the obituary arrived. He, Yuchi Gong, was a loyal minister of His Majesty. There was no way he would not enter the palace to mourn His Majesty.
...What should I do?
Niu Jinda looked at Yu Chigong, who was stunned on the spot, and thought about why he was so hesitant and embarrassed, so he did not give him a chance to back down: "The Duke of E is your Majesty's humerus. He is extremely favored and trusted. I should enter the palace to cry for your Majesty."
… Please ask the Duke of E to order his troops to return to their base, and the general will personally escort you into the palace.”
Yuchi Gong held the obituary in his hand and was in a dilemma.
Is it possible that we can have a urine escape while leading the army back to the camp?
As a loyal minister of His Majesty, but he did not even attend His Majesty's funeral, then his reputation will be terrible...