Thirty thousand troops swarmed outside the capital city with a monstrous momentum. The three-foot-tall Chinese army flag was embroidered with a large Chinese character with flying dragons and phoenixes. Han!
At that time, Emperor Liu Ye of the Northern Han Dynasty was the younger brother of Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, Liu Yeguan was envoy to Hedong, Taiyuan Yin. Emperor Yin was young and his ministers had exclusive power. Seeing that the regime of the Later Han Dynasty was not consolidated, Liu Ye made military and financial decisions.
Prepared.
In the first month of the second year, Guo Wei proclaimed himself emperor and changed the country's name to Zhou, which was called Later Zhou in history. Liu Ye proclaimed himself emperor based on the twelve states in Hedong and changed his name. He still used the Qianyou reign of Later Han and the country's name was Han, and was called Northern Han or Eastern Han in history.
.The Northern Han Dynasty is the only one in the north among the ten kingdoms.
Liu Ye was seriously ill. Because he had not made up his mind to pass the throne to the crown prince Liu Huan, his eleven sons fought openly and secretly among themselves to compete for the throne. Although Liu Huan was the crown prince, he secretly colluded with each other because of his cold nature.
A large number of officials in the imperial court formed cliques for personal gain, and Liu Ye was quite disgusted with what he did. The most powerful person to compete with Liu Huan for the throne was Liu Ye's fourth son Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng had many friends, spent a lot of money, and had a good reputation among the court officials. He was generous and rigorous in his work. Liu Ye had been hesitant between passing the throne to Liu Zheng and Liu Huan.
General Wang Liuling is the ninth son of Liu Ye, and he and the fourth prince Liu Zheng are brothers from the same mother.
The city gates of Taiyuan, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, were closed tightly, and the city walls were lined with Imperial Guardsmen in full armor. An old eunuch with gray hair stood on the city gate tower and looked at the black army gathering outside the city, with a smile on his face.
A sneer appeared. This old eunuch's name was Guo Si. He was the most trusted eunuch of the current emperor Liu Ye, but he had long been bribed by the prince Liu Huan.
"Who is at the city gate? The general, the king, is going to enter the city. Please open the city gate quickly!"
A soldier next to Liu Ling raised his head and shouted.
The old eunuch Guo Si glanced down, held an orchid and pointed at a general beside him and said: "Who is down there? They are chirping to death, telling them that the emperor has passed away and the eight doors are closed tightly, so that no one can get in."
The general named Chen Xiao frowned and was obviously extremely disgusted with Guo Si's effeminate expression. However, since the old eunuch held the military talisman of the Taiyuan City Forbidden Army in his hand, he had no choice but to obey his orders.
"Is this the General King below? I am Chen Xiao, the gatekeeper on duty today. I have been ordered by the Crown Prince to close the city gate. Please forgive me, the General King."
Chen Xiao clasped his fists and shouted from the city gate tower.
Liu Ling raised his eyebrows and looked up, snorted coldly, and said to the bodyguard beside him: "Tell him that I want to go into the city to meet my father. If you don't open the city gate, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The guard shouted as he was told, but when Chen Xiao was about to speak, Guo Si pushed him away.
"Get out of the way, useless slave."
Guo Si said something in a sinister voice.
He walked to the crenellations on the city gate, held on to the city wall and looked down, and then he patted his chest in fright. While caressing his chest, he said nervously: "Oh, if you fall from such a high place, you still don't want me."
Old Ming. Whoever built the city tower so high when he was full and had nothing to do, wasting money and wasting the people, should be beheaded!"
Chen Xiao snorted and muttered in a low voice: "What a idiot."
Guo Bang cleared his throat and shouted to the city: "Who do I think he is? It turns out to be our invincible general, the king. What's the matter? You want to enter the city? That's really unlucky. This old slave has been appointed as the prince.
His Highness decreed that the eight gates of the capital should be sealed tightly with the military talisman of the imperial army. Even if you are afraid, you will not be able to enter. This is no wonder, old slave. Great General, please take care of me."
Liu Ling said coldly: "A eunuch dares to scream in front of me. If you don't open the door, don't blame my subordinates for their ruthless swordsmanship!"
Guo Bang raised his hand to cover his mouth and said with a smile: "Hey, General King, please don't be so angry. The affairs between you princes have nothing to do with me. I'm just here to serve you.
The emperor's order is followed. General Wang, please feel aggrieved and temporarily station thirty miles outside the city. I think I will have a decree for you tomorrow. When the time comes, General Wang Jin becomes the prince, don't forget to take care of me.
, I would like to thank you in advance."
Liu Ling raised her eyebrows and asked: "The emperor's order? Are you following the order of my father the emperor?"
When Guo Si heard Liu Ling's question, he immediately raised his hand and touched his eyes with his sleeve robe.
"The old slave is under the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince. The late emperor... the late emperor has passed away. Oh, my late emperor, why did you leave the old slave alone and let the old slave follow?
You go."
Looking at Guo Si's disgusting expression on the city wall, Liu Ling felt angry, but he didn't feel much sadness at the death of his father. This is not to say that Liu Ling is unfilial, but because he should not be a person of this era.
. He was inexplicably reincarnated into the body of Liu Ling, the ninth son of Liu Ye. At that time, Liu Ling was already extremely ill and had only one breath left. But in that year, the sick Liu Ling soared into the sky. Not only did he recover from his illness, but he also
As if possessed by the God of War, he has been victorious in hundreds of battles since the first suppression of the rebellion in the southern part of the Northern Han Dynasty!
And Liu Ye was very unhappy with his sickly ninth son. Although Liu Ling later became the number one general in the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Ling, who should have been promoted to prince in terms of military merit, fell behind.
The false title of General Wang shows how deeply Liu Ye resented his son.
"Someone is coming!"
Liu Ling roared.
All the guards shouted in unison: "Here we are!"
Liu Ling pointed at the city gate and said: "Beat the drum three times. If you don't open the city gate after three times, I will break the city gate and anyone who blocks it will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
The guards roared and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten. Five huge war drums were pushed to the front of the formation by the soldiers. Five shirtless and handsome men held drumsticks and beat the war drums in unison with the order.
Pass!
The sound of drums is loud!
The face of Chen Xiao, the general on the city gate, suddenly changed. He had followed the general Wang Liu Ling in battle and naturally understood Liu Ling's character. If he were to use four words to describe Liu Ling, it would be decisive in killing! As soon as the drum sounded
, Chen Xiao's heart began to beat rapidly. Based on his understanding of Liu Ling, he had already guessed that if the city gate was not opened after the three-tone drum, the 30,000 troops outside the city would attack the city!
"Eunuch Guo, what should we do now? Based on my understanding of the general, I'm afraid that after three rounds of drums, we will order an attack on the city!"
Guo Bang snorted coldly and said: "You are a slave who is greedy for life and afraid of death! The Taiyuan city wall is eight feet high and there are tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers guarding the city. How can Liu Ling, a kid with a yellow mouth, be able to conquer the sky? In my opinion, you are being beaten by Liu Ling, a kid.
That gimmick of being invincible must have scared your nerves. I have His Royal Highness the Prince's Imperial Guard Talisman, and I have the final say here. This city gate will not be opened!"
He squinted at Chen Xiao and said, "General Chen, if you disturb the morale of the army again, don't blame me for being ruthless in military law!"
Chen Xiao's face turned pale with anger, and he stamped his feet and walked aside.
Pass!
The second tong drum sounded, and the three armies outside the city roared loudly.
"Open the city gate!"
The deafening roar startled Guo Si. He had never seen such a majestic force of thousands of soldiers. He was almost frightened to death by the roar of 30,000 soldiers. Guo Si turned pale and almost fell down while holding on to the city wall.
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Chen Xiao slapped the city wall hard and sighed: "Oh! After the city is broken, I'm afraid there will be a river of blood."
Pass!
The third tom sounds!
Liu Ling sat on the red-maned horse, raised his hand and pointed at Guo Bang and said, "Where is Huasanlang?"
A young general with a handsome appearance and a slender figure, wearing a bright silver armor, rode his horse to Liu Ling's side, clasping his fists and saying, "The general is here!"
Liu Ling said coldly: "Kill this eunuch for me!"
"Got the order!"
Hanasaburo's eyes turned cold, and he took off his special 100-stone iron bow from the saddle bridge. He held the iron bow with one hand and pulled out an arrow from the quiver on his back that was far thicker and heavier than ordinary arrows with the other hand.
With many carved feathers and arrows, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and shouted softly: "Open!"
I saw that the iron bow that the ordinary big man couldn't shake was actually stretched like a full moon by the seemingly delicate Hanasaburo!
"middle!"
Hanasaburo let out a soft cry and loosened the bow string with his hand, and the thick and heavy eagle-feather arrow, which was more than one meter long, shot out like a meteor! In just a blink of an eye, the arrow flew straight out as if it had eyes.
With a pop, it hit the old eunuch Guo Si in the throat!
Seal the throat with one arrow!
The place where Hanasaburo stood at the foot of the city was a full 150 meters away from the eunuch Guo Si on the city gate tower. This arrow shot out with a power that defied the heavens!
"The first person to break into the city will be granted the title of Marquis of a Thousand Households and will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
Liu Ling pointed his horse whip at the city gate and said coldly: "You are all veterans who have followed me, and you should understand how I, Liu Ling, lead my troops. Break through this gate within three sticks of incense, and anyone who retreats will be killed."
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Liu Ling raised his arms and shouted: "My subordinates, I want to see how you can show off the majesty of my Gyeonggi camp and how you can show off the majesty of my great Han lion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the guards shouted in unison: "General Wang Weiwu!"
Thirty thousand soldiers shook the sky and shouted: "The great general, the king is mighty!"
The momentum is like a rainbow!
Thirty huge crossbow carts were slowly pushed out from the military formation. The huge crossbow arrows, which were three meters long and twenty centimeters thick, had been set up on the crossbow carts. They could be fired with just one command. This crossbow carts were so powerful.
It can be called the ultimate weapon for conquering cities and territories. In an era before gunpowder was widely used, such a huge crossbow arrow that was powerful enough to penetrate the city gate was already incredible!
"Archers prepare!"
Following the command of the archer commander Hanasaburo, three thousand archers marched forward neatly and walked to the military formation. Thirty ballistas and three thousand archers were like a thick dark cloud brought to the guards on the city wall.
The Forbidden Army is under tremendous pressure. Although the Forbidden Army is known as the most elite force in the Northern Han Dynasty, it has never participated in a major war from the beginning of the founding of the country to the present. When the Forbidden Army with no actual combat experience faced such a scene, each of them looked pale.
Pale and gone, he no longer had the domineering spirit of the past.
"Divide into three rows and rotate forward and backward. First row, shoot!"
Hanasaburo gave the order!
There was a clicking sound, the device on the crossbow was pulled up, and the huge crossbow arrows raised their heads like angry dragons, pointing straight at the defenders on the city wall.
boom!
The sound of bowstrings and ballistae firing was deafening, and a rain of arrows pressed toward the city head like a black cloud! (To be continued)