Unsurprisingly, no one has been able to pass the Common Man Trial so far.
This is normal. After all, players have become accustomed to the fact that the difficulty of subsidiary trials is higher than that of the official trial illusion. They have already reached the state of "Dark Sand has tortured me thousands of times, and I treat Dark Sand like my first love."
After the players challenged the common man trial and prepared their troops at the same time, a new trial fantasy world was finally opened.
Zhao Haiping came to the new trial illusion portal.
Compared with the previous portal, this one looks much smaller, but it looks deeper.
There is still countless black energy vaguely surrounding it, which is even more serious than the previous copy of "Eight Thousand Miles Road Yunheyue".
This is obviously related to the settings of the copy.
This new version is called "The clothes and crowns of all nations worship the crown", which is a poem used to describe the Liang Dynasty in its heyday.
Words like "Khan of Heaven" and "All Nations Come to Korea" are by no means whitewash, but ironclad facts.
The name of the copy is "Today's Universal Peace", and of course the players have already found the source.
This is exactly a poem written by Liang Taizong.
"If you caress the sword generously, how can you help the world and gain fame?"
"The stars and flags are raised with lightning, and the sun's feathers are soaring in the sky.
"There are tens of thousands of cavalry stationed in the fields, and five camps are stationed in Linyuan.
"Mountain climbing to command martial arts festival, carrying the magic soldiers with their backs against the water."
"In the past there was war and war, but now the universe is at peace."
This poem was written by Liang Taizong when he pacified Guandong and returned to Guanzhong. At this year, he was only twenty-three years old and had already laid the foundation for unifying the world.
This heroic heroic spirit has been fully revealed in the poem.
Although Liang Taizong's poems are not particularly outstanding in terms of rhetoric, combined with his magnificent life, they have the momentum of looking down on the world, which is difficult for ordinary poets to achieve.
However, the announcement of "Dark Sand" has also stated that the situation of this instance is different from the previous instance.
The previous dungeon "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon" was the result of the Great Demon merging two historical slices, but this time it was forcibly opened to the Liang Dynasty historical slice.
In terms of scale, it may not be as huge as "Eight Thousand Miles to the Clouds and the Moon", with two stages and multiple identities, but the level of danger is not reduced at all.
After all, we have to go deep into the siege, and no one knows what is going on inside.
And before going to the historical slice of Liang Taizong, you have to pass through a historical slice that was temporarily pulled over by a demon.
But for Zhao Haiping, after he passed the copy of General Han Fuyue, he was quite confident in his abilities.
…
After entering the Trial Fantasy, you did not immediately enter the identity selection or talent skill card selection interface, but instead played a cutscene.
Zhao Haiping's vision came to the land of China from God's perspective.
There is a majestic city in the distance, with a splendid palace vaguely visible, which is obviously the capital of the Liang Dynasty at this time.
But compared to the prosperous, prosperous and flowery capital, the surrounding Gyeonggi area looks a bit bad.
Locusts covered the sky and covered the ground, and the ground was red for thousands of miles.
A large number of locusts are like a sweeping storm, sweeping away the surrounding crops.
Not only that, judging from the cracked earth and dried up rivers, it seems that this place has just experienced a severe drought.
If this is the case in Gyeonggi Province, other places may be even less optimistic.
Before playing the game "Ansha", Zhao Haiping accidentally saw some records in history and often had questions like this: Why did natural disasters and man-made disasters often occur together in the last years of the dynasty?
It even makes people think that it is very reasonable for the ancients to believe in the induction of heaven and humans.
Because what a coincidence!
But after playing the game "Dark Sand" and becoming more and more familiar with the historical content, I realized that this is actually a kind of survivor bias.
In fact, when Mingjun was in power, it was not always the case, and various natural disasters often occurred.
It's just that when a wise king is in power, the king and his ministers work together, whether it is relief or disaster relief, and can use various means to minimize the impact of natural disasters. Therefore, history books often do not spend a lot of space to record them.
By the end of the dynasty, a weak king often means corrupt officials and corruption, and the destructive power of natural disasters will be multiplied.
The camera quickly advanced towards the imperial city and soon reached the main hall.
The emperor was sitting on the throne. Although he was trying hard to maintain his majesty, his eyes were turning. He obviously didn't care about the situation at this time and just wanted to retreat and have fun.
He was now nineteen years old and was no longer the little emperor he was when he first ascended the throne. However, as he grew older, he only had the skills of eating, drinking and having fun.
"His Majesty!
“There is a locust plague in Gyeonggi Province, please Your Majesty to allocate funds for relief as soon as possible!
"I want to impeach Tian Lingzi for being corrupt and amassing money. He is lawless! He actually kidnapped all the treasures of merchants and travelers in the east and west cities of the capital, causing the people to boil over! Failure to punish him is not enough to calm the people!"
The emperor looked at the eunuch in fine clothes next to him: "Father, is this possible?"
The eunuch Tian Lingzi narrowed his slender eyes slightly, and said in a strange voice: "Jing Zhaoyin, is this possible?"
Among the courtiers, Jing Zhaoyin came out and knelt on the ground: "Report to your Majesty, this is indeed the case!"
Tian Lingzi frowned, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Obviously, this was not the answer he wanted to hear.
Among the courtiers, there were also strange expressions.
He actually admitted it?
Jingzhaoyin Yang Zhizhi can be regarded as the general manager of the entire capital. He is directly responsible for the severe locust plague in the Gyeonggi area.
Not only that, Yang Zhizhi was also a confidant of the great eunuch Tian Lingzi. Tian Lingzi dared to openly rob all the treasures of merchants and travelers in the east and west cities, and it was through Yang Zhizhi, the Jingzhao Yin, that he did it.
At this time, both of them were impeached together, and Jing Zhaoyin and Yang Zhizhi actually admitted it?
Amid everyone's doubts, Yang Zhizhi, who was kneeling in the corner, continued: "Your Majesty, the locust plague is indeed a thing.
"But now His Majesty is ruling the country with great grace. Even though some locusts flew into the capital, they were so grateful for your kindness that they refused to eat the crops and died clinging to thorns.
"I am about to submit a memorial. I should tell the world to show your majesty's wisdom!"
All the ministers in the court froze.
From God's perspective, Zhao Haiping also froze.
Obviously, no one could have imagined that the dignified Jing Zhaoyin could talk such nonsense.
However, at this moment, Tian Lingzi suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty is so holy and virtuous, why don't you congratulate him quickly?"
After a brief pause, an official immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty has blessed the world with blessings, and your grace is so great. Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Soon, all the officials knelt down one after another.
Finally, the two prime ministers in front also knelt down silently: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The emperor sitting high on the throne smiled happily: "Okay, okay, that's very good! Father, this is all your fault, just accept your reward. Let's leave the court!"
The ministers shouted: "My emperor is wise!"
The emperor turned and left, as if he didn't want to stay in this depressing court for a second longer.
The great eunuch Tian Lingzi winked at Jing Zhaoyin Yang Zhizhi.
Yang Zhizhi immediately understood and sent people to pull down the minister who dared to impeach the two men and beat him to death with sticks.
The muscles on the faces of the two prime ministers in the court twitched, but neither of them spoke.
Then, the lens changes.
The mighty rebel army has advanced westward, approaching Tongguan. Once Tongguan is breached, Chang'an, the capital of the Liang Dynasty, will be in danger.
In the center of the army was a sedan chair decorated with gold, and around the sedan chair, a group of warriors with their hair disheveled, tied with red scarves, and wearing splendid costumes were guarding both sides.
Farther away, there are armies all over the mountains and plains, including cavalry, infantry, and all kinds of heavy vehicles.
The so-called 600,000-strong army feels like entering an uninhabited country.
The army took a break, and the people in the golden sedan stepped out and looked at Tongguan in the distance.
And everyone knew that what he was looking for was actually Chang'an, the capital of the Liang Dynasty.
Then, he chanted softly.
"The incense formation reaching the sky penetrates Chang'an..."
"The whole city is covered with golden armor!"
…
Seeing this, Zhao Haiping basically understood the background of this historical slice.
At this time, Liang Xizong was on the throne. From this temple name, it can be seen that this emperor had a big problem.
He was chosen by many eunuchs for his position. The eunuchs saw that he was young and easier to control, so they helped him to ascend to the position.
As expected, Liang Xizong lived up to the expectations of the eunuchs. From the time he ascended the throne at the age of twelve, he spent most of his time on horseback riding, archery, sword dancing, Cuju, cockfighting, mathematics, music and gambling.
It wasn't until the age of nineteen that a failed private salt dealer named Huang Xianzhi led an army to invade Chang'an, causing him to flee in panic like a bereaved dog.
At this time, the court was basically controlled by eunuchs. Tian Lingzi was deeply loved by the emperor and was called "father". He could basically do whatever he wanted.
Many people think that the eunuchs of the Dasheng Dynasty were very powerful, but compared with the eunuchs of the middle and late Liang Dynasty, they were simply the younger brothers among younger brothers.
No matter how powerful the eunuchs of the Sheng Dynasty were, they were just dogs raised by the emperor and could be killed if they wanted. But the eunuchs of the Liang Dynasty might really depose the emperor.
With the support of the emperor, Tian Lingzi basically acted recklessly and lost the support of the people. He actually asked Jing Zhaoyin to directly rob all the goods in the East and West markets and put them into the treasury. Some of them were used for the emperor's amusement, while the other part was kept.
to yourself.
As for the ministers in the DPRK, there is basically nothing they can do at this time.
Although some ministers are still worried about the country, all the ministers who were impeached by Shangshu were basically killed by Tian Lingzi and Jing Zhaoyin. The remaining ministers must either protect themselves wisely or find ways to save the country. At this time,
The situation is hopeless.
As for Huang Xianzhi, he had experienced countless battles at this time. Although the Liang Dynasty had many chances to pacify, they were all ruined.
At this time, Huang Xianzhi finally led an army of 600,000 to Chang'an, which he had longed for.
…
Zooming in, Zhao Haiping found that he was possessed by a general.
He was wearing armor and looked heroic, but in the atmosphere at this time, there was still a sense of sadness.
"General Zhang Chengfan.
"The rebels invaded Tongguan, and General Qi had already retreated to Tongguan. At this time, he was short of military supplies and suffered from hunger and cold. He urgently asked the court to send reinforcements.
"His Majesty appoints you as the vanguard, General Zuo Shence Army, and orders you to lead the Shence Army to Tongguan to support!"
Zhao Haiping had met the man who came to appoint Zhang Chengfan, and he was one of the prime ministers in the previous court.
Zhang Chengfan accepted the order: "Yes!"
At this time, Zhao Haiping truly gained control of Zhang Chengfan's body.
"...Is it such a serious situation?"
The only doubt in Zhao Haiping's mind now is what is the goal of success.
Defeat Huang Xianzhi?
Dream on.
Huang Xianzhi now leads an army of 600,000, and then look at Liang Chaotang's pissing ability, he will be lucky if he can win.
If Tongguan can be defended for three hours, it will be considered a victory.
The gap between the two sides is really too big, and the key is that they have no soldiers at all. Even if General Han Fuyue and General Deng Yuanjing are reincarnated, they can't do much at this time.
Perhaps the goal of success is to defend Tongguan?
Zhao Haiping originally thought that many of the situations he faced in the previous dungeons were considered desperate situations, but now it seems that they were nothing.
This is the real desperate situation.
However, he still has the Shence Army at this time.
The Shence Army was just an ordinary border guard at the beginning, but later due to its bravery in combat and meritorious service in escort, it became the Emperor's Forbidden Army.
Later, due to the separation of vassal towns, the Liang Dynasty realized that it must directly control a powerful force, so it expanded the Shence Army. The Shence Army entered its heyday and officially became the Emperor's Forbidden Army.
In most people's first impression, the Shence Army is regarded as a powerful army second to none.
Of course, Zhao Haiping did not have high hopes. After all, Huang Xianzhi successfully captured Chang'an in history, and Tongguan did not hold out for much time at all. If the Shence Army was really so capable, it would not have even offered decent resistance.
But then, when Zhao Haiping inspected the Shence Army, he saw a scene he had never imagined.
There are less than 3,000 people in total, and they don't seem to be any elite troops. They are all ruffians, gangsters, scoundrels, and bankrupt farmers.
mob.
This is a no-brainer.
Zhao Haiping was stunned for a moment, and he grabbed a soldier with his hand.
"You are the Shence Army?! How can you be the Shence Army!"
As we all know, the Shence Army was almost the highest-paid army in the entire Liang Dynasty.
How can these ruffians and bankrupt farmers join the Shence Army?
The captured soldier panicked and hurriedly said: "General, spare your life! I, I am employed..."
The corners of Zhao Haiping's mouth twitched, and he instantly understood what was going on.
Shence Army is not without money, on the contrary, they are too rich.
These rich children from the capital had never been on the battlefield. They bribed the eunuchs and joined the Shence Army just because the Shence Army had high wages, good treatment, and had the support of eunuchs to do whatever they wanted.
When Huang Xianzhi's army came to kill them, these rich children all cried and paid a lot of money to hire some poor people to go to the front line in their place.
Zhao Haiping's face turned dark.
What a mercenary!
Looking at these three thousand people, and there is no reliable logistics at all, isn't this a proper way to send them off?
But now that the matter has come to this, he can only take these three thousand people and rush to Tongguan.
