Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 362 Crisis comes, Chang'an city gate is blown open
Chapter 362 Crisis comes, Chang'an city gate is blown open
The night is hazy and the moon is bright.
Chang'an City looks like a sleeping lion as always.
With the appearance of Zheng Zaiyou, the lion seemed to wake up.
The night passed like this, and the sun rose as usual the next day, and all the officials went to court as usual.
As several days passed, it seemed that nothing Zheng Zaiyou said happened, and Li Shimin almost relaxed his vigilance.
On this day, the wind was sunny and the sky was cloudless. Suddenly an army appeared outside Chang'an City, all wearing blue uniforms.
"Report!!"
"About 50,000 troops were found ahead!!"
Scout emergency report.
Pass the news to Li Shimin as soon as possible.
"Is it really here?!"
After Li Shimin got the news, his eyes instantly turned cold.
He was very angry, angry that Qi Wang, the fifth surname, actually attacked Chang'an City with troops.
The 50,000-strong army actually surpassed the defenses and appeared directly under the Chang'an City Tower. This shows how powerful Wu Xing Qi Wang is.
"Order to close the city gate and pass on Cheng Yaojin!"
Li Shimin quickly made a response.
He had been prepared for a long time, but Chang'an City was still empty of troops.
Therefore, the city gate must be closed first before the next step can be taken.
Soon, Cheng Yaojin arrived.
"Your Majesty, is it finally time for me, Old Cheng, to take the stage?"
Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and said excitedly.
Not long ago, Li Shimin wanted to send out troops in three directions. Li Jing, Chai Shao, Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, etc. all went, but Cheng Yaojin and a few generals remained.
At that time, Cheng Yaojin disagreed and was clamoring to go to the battlefield. It was only when Li Shimin promised that he would fight soon that he finally had no objection.
Now, he has learned that an army has appeared outside Chang'an City, and Li Shimin has called him, so he knows that it is time for him to take action.
"I can only give you 20,000 troops. You don't have to attack, but the city must be saved."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
There are really not many troops left in Chang'an City.
I can only give Cheng Yaojin 20,000 yuan, and use the rest for other problems.
The Five Surnames and Qiwang have mobilized troops, and it may not be the only troops outside Chang'an City.
You must be adequately prepared to win this battle.
"Twenty thousand?" Cheng Yaojin murmured, and then said firmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, we are here in the city!"
Li Shimin listened, nodded with satisfaction, and indicated that Cheng Yaojin could take his tiger talisman to mobilize 20,000 troops.
It didn't take long for the reason why Chang'an City suddenly closed its gates to be known.
In an instant, people were shocked and panicked.
"Oh my god, whose army is that?"
"Isn't it terrible to appear outside the imperial capital without saying a word?"
"What happened to the court, what happened to the place, and what will happen to us?"
People were shocked and couldn't calm down.
The majestic imperial capital, but enemy troops appeared outside the imperial capital unknowingly.
Did all the cities outside the imperial capital fall, so that the enemy troops penetrated directly into the belly?
But before that, there was no talk of the city falling, only the green mountains of Qingzhou were arrogant on Henan Road.
The people of Chang'an City fell into panic. The senior officials of the imperial court soon learned the news, and they knew more, and they could not calm down.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wang Gui and others immediately entered the palace to meet the saint.
Fang Yuan is now the Minister of Household Affairs, and he can only enter the palace according to normal procedures at this time.
The court has rules. If the court faces a major matter, and the emperor does not summon him, the ministers must take the initiative to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
"The Tsing Yi Army, the army of Qingzhou Qingshan!"
"But I know that it's just a gimmick. The one who really controls them is Wu Xing Qi Wang!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Before Fang Yuan and others arrived, Zheng Zaiyou was already in the imperial study room.
Naturally, he did not take the initiative to ask to see Li Shimin, but Li Shimin forcibly captured him.
Now all the five surnames and seven looks in Chang'an City are under Li Shimin's surveillance, and Li Shimin is aware of any trouble.
Zheng Zaiyou tried to escape several times in the past few days, but was discovered by people arranged by Li Shimin and was forced back to the Zheng family's mansion in Xingyang.
Zheng Zaiyou and others are inseparable from Li Shimin's monitoring, but I don't know if his muskets have left Chang'an City because of this.
"Your Majesty, what is their purpose?"
Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.
The sudden appearance of the army caught them off guard.
This is an unshirkable responsibility for their ministers, and they have neglected their duties.
"Maybe it's a warning to us!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
He didn't plan to tell anyone about the firecracker.
No matter what the future confrontation between Datang and Wu Xing Qiwang will be like.
As long as the gun is still in hand, it will be a reassurance for all ministers.
"With their 50,000 troops?"
"Your Majesty, I thought that I should immediately mobilize the fire gun army to kill them by surprise!"
Changsun Wuji sneered, looking down on a mere fifty thousand soldiers.
He knew that Chang'an City still had 30,000 troops, 20,000 of which were taken by Cheng Yaojin to defend the city.
The remaining 10,000 are under the emperor's personal control to avoid the need to mobilize the army when encountering special problems.
But whether it is ten thousand or thirty thousand, as long as they are equipped with firecrackers, an army of fifty thousand is simply not enough.
This is trust in Fire Gun!
"The Fire Gun Army has my own arrangements!"
"I want you to maintain the normal operation of Datang."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
How to use the fire gun at this time will make the fire gun flow out just as Fang Yuan said.
Before it is confirmed whether Zheng Zaiyou's fire gun is still in hand, the fire gun army does not plan to mobilize for the time being.
"I obey the order!"
Changsun Wuji and others were a little surprised.
But seeing that Li Shimin had already made plans, they stopped meeting him.
After bidding farewell to Li Shimin, everyone left one after another, but Fang Yuan was left behind by Li Shimin.
"Fang Yuan, the way you tortured Ashina Sheer last time was very good. You should also torture Zheng Zaiyou."
Li Shimin pointed at Zheng Zaiyou and said.
He captured Zheng Zaiyou and asked Zheng Zaiyou to participate in the meeting.
I just want Zheng Zaiyou to know that he has a way to deal with the army of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.
The city is empty of troops, but that doesn't mean it will be frightened by the troops of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.
"Your Majesty, there is no need for that."
"I just said that the firecrackers haven't been taken out yet, but I have no right to hand them over."
Zheng Zaiyou's face turned a little pale and he tried to explain.
"I don't believe you."
"Fang Yuan, give him something nice to look at."
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
It doesn’t look like Jung Jaeyou is lying.
But it’s not a lie, you have to torture to find out.
Fang Yuan looked at Zheng Zaiyou with a playful look in his eyes.
Zheng Zaiyou was very arrogant a few days ago, but now he is scared after knowing it.
"Your Majesty, don't do it. The two places are fighting and Bu Zhan is here to envoy. I really don't know!"
Zheng Zaiyou backed away in fright.
But this is the Imperial Study Room, so how can he retreat?
"I won't kill you, just don't worry."
Li Shimin sneered.
The troops of the Five Surnames and the Seven Watchers came to the city but said nothing.
Since you won’t tell me, then ask Zheng Zaiyou. Even if he doesn’t know, he is still a key figure.
"Please."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Let the imperial troops present capture Zheng Zaiyou.
"Emperor, you can't do this, you can't do this!"
Zheng Zaiyou shouted and struggled to escape.
But this is the Imperial Study Room, and it is guarded by the imperial army.
It was impossible to escape, and he was finally caught and taken away by force.
"Fang Yuan, we can't let him die, just scare him."
Li Shimin warned.
He feels that Zheng Zaiyou is unhappy.
Scare him, torture him, and make him regret it.
"I understand."
Fang Yuan frowned slightly, but had no objection.
"Also, prepare a firecracker, you may use it at any time."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
The purpose of the Five Surnames and Qiwang is still unclear.
Either that’s what Zheng Zaiyou said, or maybe it’s not.
But no matter what, a 20,000-strong army is still a little short of a 50,000-strong army.
At the critical moment, it is still necessary to attack with a firecracker and deal a heavy blow to Wu Xing Qi Wang.
"Okay!"
Fang Yuan nodded heavily.
After leaving the Imperial Study Room, Fang Yuan made arrangements after returning.
Not long after, 50,000 troops pressed forward and stopped outside Chang'an City.
The dark crowd gives people a feeling that the city is about to be destroyed by dark clouds.
The soldiers on the city wall looked on, angry and angry, feeling deeply insulted.
This scene seemed to take them back to the ninth year of Wude, when the Eastern Turks came to the city.
"We are here to meet the aristocratic families who want to leave Chang'an City on your orders to go to Qingshan. Please inform the emperor!"
Outside the city, a messenger came out to shout.
The roar of sound reached the ears of Cheng Yaojin and others on the city wall.
"Send the news to His Majesty!"
"Let someone bring another crossbow over here!"
Cheng Yaojin ordered coldly.
The enemy is not within the range of the bow and arrow, but the powerful crossbow can shoot it.
It's just that there are only a small number of crossbows, so it's not easy to shoot an arrow every time, so they don't play a big role.
But even if it doesn't have much effect, Cheng Yaojin still wants to disgust these hateful people.
Soon, ten powerful crossbows were moved over, and ten huge bows and arrows were shot out, and they were inserted into the middle of the 50,000-strong army.
But almost all of them were dodged, and only a few of them hit people, causing a lot of commotion.
Time passes slowly.
Chang'an City is shrouded in an atmosphere of terror.
But until dark, there were no accidents in Chang'an City and everything was safe.
The night is very quiet.
But the defense is the toughest ever.
Inside Chang'an City, Cheng Yaojin wore armor and guarded the city all night.
Outside the city, the 50,000 Tsing Yi troops did not leave or even set up camp.
This made Cheng Yaojin, who was watching the city, feel uneasy, so he specially asked people to guard the city gate to prevent internal and external cooperation.
Chang'an City has too many people with five surnames and seven looks, and many of them are in good positions, so there is no room for carelessness.
The time soon came to early morning.
Cheng Yaojin, who was dozing on the city wall, suddenly woke up.
The moment he opened his eyes, he felt chills standing on end, enveloped in infinite terror.
Looking intently at the 50,000-strong army outside the city, it was pitch black and could not be seen, only the faint light of torches could be seen.
I was about to breathe a sigh of relief when I saw there was no movement from them.
But suddenly, countless torches rose in front, and the flames suddenly reached the sky.
At the same time, there was a loud bang and violent vibrations came from the city.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
Under the city, the soldiers screamed in terror.
At the same time, the 50,000-strong army outside the city also moved at this time.
"All troops gather!"
Cheng Yaojin's pupils widened and he roared.
The next moment, the war drums sounded, and the flames also shot into the sky.
At the same time, when Cheng Yaojin ordered the troops to assemble, he personally lit fireworks to set off the signal.
Cheng Yaojin felt that the gate of the city wall was blown open after the explosion just now.
Now fifty thousand Tsing Yi troops are attacking, heading towards the city gate.
It is difficult to hold the city gate that has been blown open, and there is a high chance that the enemy will come in.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin did not plan to completely defend the city. He planned to let some soldiers defend the city while most of them rushed out to fight.
The soldiers guarding both sides of the city quickly gathered together. Cheng Yaojin immediately mounted his horse and led 15,000 soldiers to rush out, while the remaining soldiers stayed to defend the city.
The war begins!
"What?"
"The city gate was blown up?!"
After Li Shimin learned the news, he stood up from the throne in shock.
He told Cheng Yaojin to keep an eye on the city gate, but why was it blown up?
The key is that in the news sent back by Cheng Yaojin, there is no news about who blew up the city gate.
"Gather three thousand forbidden troops and follow me to the institute immediately!"
Li Shimin roared.
Order Li Junxian to immediately mobilize all forbidden troops.
He put on his golden armor and sent out troops as quickly as possible.
From the palace to the institute and from the palace to the city gate, it is almost a straight line.
Therefore, Li Shimin did not ask Fang Yuan to bring the firecracker, but went to get it himself.
Soon, Li Shimin rushed to the institute in a hurry.
I just happened to see Fang Yuan coming out of the research institute.
"Your Majesty, please fire the blunderbuss!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
He saw Cheng Yaojin's fireworks signal.
So I rushed to the institute as soon as possible and prepared the firecrackers.
He has three thousand men here, and Li Shimin has three thousand men, for a total of six thousand men to attack.
"Get on your horse and follow me to kill the enemy!"
Li Shimin had a sullen face and said with murderous intent.
"Okay!"
Fang Yuan only has one character.
He has already prepared his war horse.
Even if Li Shimin didn't say anything, he would still think of fighting.
With the firecrackers around, ordinary soldiers can't get close, so you don't have to worry about your own safety.
"Drive!"
After distributing the muskets, Li Shimin took the lead and galloped towards the city gate.
It was dark at this time, but I could still see the road clearly under the bright moon.
Not long after, six thousand soldiers rushed to the city gate.
There is a fierce fighting in the middle of the city gate.
An army in Tsing Yi tried to rush in regardless of their own safety, but was blocked by the Tang army.
The two sides fought regardless of life and death in the city gate that was neither narrow nor spacious.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?!"
The deputy general guarding the city was shocked when he saw Li Shimin.
"Can you find out who blew up the city?!"
Li Shimin sat on his horse without getting off his horse, looking down at the deputy general with cold eyes.
"The suspect has been caught, but there is no time for trial."
The deputy general said tremblingly.
The emperor's aura was like a ray of light on his back.
I was ordered to guard the city, but I didn't know until the city was blown up.
This is a dereliction of duty. If you are held accountable, you will have to bear a lot of responsibility.
This is why Cheng Yaojin led people to kill him immediately, because he wanted to make up for his past mistakes.
"It's a good life to guard. If a person dies, bring his head to see me!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
When he heard that the suspect had been caught, his cold face was slightly relieved.
It’s not so rubbish that even the city gates were blown up without any trace of the real culprit.
"Yes!"
The lieutenant general tensed his body and shouted loudly.
"Let the soldiers retreat, and the fire gun troops come up!"
Li Shimin ordered.
And asked Fang Yuan to lead the fire gun army to surround the city gate into a semicircle.
There are six rows inside and outside the semicircle, ensuring that countless people who rush in will be killed by the lead bullets of fire cannons.