"Brother, we can't just let it go Kucha Kingdom can't just end like this We are not willing to accept it!" The seventh prince Jena gritted his teeth and slammed the table.
He Na also frowned, "Don't yell!"
"Of course the Kingdom of Qiuci cannot end like this However, what my father said makes sense. The Emperor of China's army is pressing down on the territory. If we and the Emperor of China fight hard, there will definitely be no good fruits. But -"
He Naye had a gloomy look on his brows and sneered, "This Western Region is after all the Western Region of our thirty-six countries, not the Western Region of the Central Plains people. How can it be so easy for them to truly control the Western Region? Don't look at the appearance of those people. They all surrendered, but behind the scenes, I don¡¯t know what to do.¡±
"The current situation requires someone to take the lead. As long as someone stands up and calls out, there will definitely be a hundred responses. As long as this pool of water is disturbed, our goal will be achieved."
"Lao Qi, go find General He Nagu of the Royal City Guards. Lao Wu, contact the kingdom's ministers and ask them to bring the citizens to gather outside the palace early tomorrow morning to protest against the tyrannical behavior of the Chinese emperor. I don't believe it. The Emperor of China can still kill all the people of Kucha, doesn¡¯t he want to become a notorious tyrant?¡±
"In addition, we must also prepare an escape route. Once the Chinese emperor is unmoved, we will do whatever it takes to gather the kingdom's soldiers and horses, burn the Kucha Royal City, burn the grain, grass and treasures, open the south gate, rush out, and retreat to Monan , and then crossed Congling via Monan and defected to the state of Kang. The cannibals stationed 10,000 troops in the state of Kang. Unless the emperor of China wanted to declare war on the cannibals immediately, his troops would not pursue them. "
He Na also clenched his fists fiercely and said word by word. "I would rather die than become a slave of the Chinese Emperor!"
Jena nodded fiercely and pushed the door open. The other two princes also expressed their impassioned attitude that they would rather die than surrender.
It seems that compared with their father, He Lu's sons seem to have more backbone. However, at the critical moment, how many people really have backbone?
Half an hour later. Jena summoned He Nagu, the leader of the imperial guard of the Kucha Kingdom, and the three of them hid in He Naye's room and discussed in secret for most of the night. They separated at midnight.
Early the next morning, more than a hundred subjects and nobles of the Kucha Kingdom led their servants and gathered the common people in Kucha City. Thousands of people knelt down and worshiped outside the Kucha Palace, shouting to see the emperor. .
Feng Changqing got the news and immediately sent the Anxi Army to blockade the area around the palace. The emperor's guards stationed in the palace were also on full alert, fearing that the Kucha people would rebel.
As a precaution, Feng Changqing also ordered the Anxi Army to immediately take over the two gates of the Kucha Royal City. The whole city is under martial law. However, when the Anxi Army arrived, the two city gates were already controlled by the Kucha Army, and the two sides clashed over the control of the city gates.
The Anxi Army has a small number of defenders in the city. Most were stationed outside the city and on an oasis 50 miles west of the city.
Feng Changqing stood in the square in front of the palace, negotiating with some acquaintances from the Kucha princes, but he quickly realized that these Kucha people came fully prepared, and this was not something he could persuade at all. of.
At this time, the soldiers came to report. King Qiuci's troops took control of King Qiuci's city.
Feng Changqing was shocked and immediately sensed a conspiracy. He immediately ordered people to find a way to sneak out of the city. On the one hand, he notified the Anxi Army, and on the other hand, he went to the Shence Army camp outside the city to mobilize a large army to surround the Kucha King City.
"His Majesty the Emperor, we want to see His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Please, His Majesty the Emperor, come out to see us!"
Feng Changqing frowned as he looked at the noisy Kucha people in the square. He immediately turned around and went into the palace to report to the emperor.
In fact, Zhang Xuan had long been alarmed by the movement outside the palace.
With his mind and political wisdom, he immediately made a basic guess.
In his opinion, this is normal. It would be abnormal if the Kucha people calmly accepted the fate of removing their country's title.
However, Zhang Xuan didn¡¯t take it too seriously. There were 5,000 troops guarding him, nearly a thousand Anxi troops, and tens of thousands of troops outside the city. Even if all the Kucha people started to riot, there would be no trouble.
Zhang Xuan went to the outside and met Feng Changqing who was walking in a hurry.
Feng Changqing hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, there are people from Qiuchi making trouble outside the palace. Your Majesty, please stay safe in the palace and let me deal with it!"
"Captain Feng, you and your Majesty's army must strictly guard the palace and protect His Majesty's safety!"
Zhang Xuan smiled calmly, "Feng Changqing, don't panic. Why are you panicking?"?¡±
"I'll go out to meet them and see what they want to do! Feng Changqing, I'll give you 2,000 troops to protect you. You can gather your Qian Anxi Army, rush to the north gate, take down the city gate, and then immediately Move troops into the city and strive to annihilate all King Qiuchi¡¯s troops in the shortest possible time, leaving no one behind!"
Zhang Xuan smiled coldly, his voice extremely cold.
Feng Changqing hesitated, "But His Majesty is safe"
"Don't worry. With the protection of three thousand men, no one can touch me. Not to mention the small city of Qiuci, which is surrounded by the Tibetan army, but I can come and go freely. I can't capsize a boat in this kind of gutter."
"Go quickly! The city gate is our army's camp, so the rebels will definitely come out from the south gate, and they will definitely flee to Monan, and then go to the Congling Mountains to join the cannibals. Therefore, you must mobilize The army will guard the south of the city, and any rebels who escape will be killed on the spot, leaving no one alive!"
"Yes, I obey the order!" Feng Changqing let out a sigh of relief.
Feng Changqing was greatly impressed by the emperor's calm command in the face of danger.
Feng Changqing led his people to leave and headed straight for the north gate. Their purpose was to capture the north gate and then rush out to mobilize the army to enter the city. A great change was imminent, the emperor was in the city again, and his safety was at stake, so Feng Changqing naturally did not dare to neglect it.
After Feng Changqing left, Zhang Xuan ordered half of the three thousand guards to mount their horses and form a formation in front of the palace, and half of them lined up in three rows to occupy the favorable terrain of the palace and surrounded the palace airtightly.
Under the protection of hundreds of soldiers, Zhang Xuan strode out.
Seeing the emperor come out, the Kucha crowd began to riot.
Zhang Xuan stared at the crowd coldly and suddenly shouted, "I will use a stick of incense as a measure. Anyone who leaves the square will be forgiven by me. If you have any wishes, He Lu, the king of Shuntian County, can tell me. If the time comes, there will be more. Anyone who gathers to riot in the square will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!" Thousands of guardsmen burst out with thunderous shouts, readying their bows and arrows and preparing for the attack.
Most of the people are civilians and merchants, who were recruited by the nobles. As soon as they saw that the formation was not right, they all dispersed.
After all, to the common people, there is not much difference whether this is Shuntian County under the control of the Chinese Dynasty or the Kucha Royal City. Who has the power in their hands has nothing to do with them. It is enough for them to have food to eat, clothing to wear, and to maintain their small business.
On the scene, only hundreds of Kucha nobles and their servants were left.
And as time went by, some people who were not firm in their stance also fled. He Na was also caught in the crowd and saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately took advantage of the chaos and fled, preparing to gather the royal team with He Nagu, set fire to the royal city, and then escape.
When the time came, there were still dozens of people in the square who refused to leave. Zhang Xuan sneered and walked away, "Fire the arrow!"
Arrows rained like rain, and the square was filled with howls of ghosts and wolves. Dozens of Kucha nobles fell under the arrows.
At this time, Feng Changqing and his two thousand soldiers and horses had already rushed out of the north gate and mobilized troops towards the camp.
He Na also led several troops of King Qian to set fire to the city, but encountered the Anxi Army and the emperor's escort, and the two sides started a fierce battle in the city. The city was full of smoke and chaos.
How could the combat effectiveness of King Qiuci's troops be compared with the Chinese army and horses that had experienced hundreds of battles? They fled in a short time.
He Naye and others led two thousand remaining soldiers to attack the south city gate. They left the city gate in panic and fled towards Monan. Unfortunately, the main force of the 20,000 Shence Army was already ambushing in the south of the city. When they saw Kucha's army escaping from the city, they immediately charged and intercepted it.
In less than an hour, the battle was over.
Thousands of Kucha troops were all killed on the spot. The seventh prince of Kucha, Jena, and the army leader Henagu died in the rebellion. The eldest prince of Kucha, Hena, was also captured alive by Feng Changqing.
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The royal city of Qiuci has returned to peace.
The square in front of the palace was still filled with a faint smell of blood. He Lu and his subjects in Qiuci and the other kings of the Western Regions who had not yet had time to leave Qiuci King City stood there in silence, not daring to let out a fart.
Feng Changqing led 10,000 Shence Army and Anxi Army into the city, and the whole city was under martial law.
"Reporting to your majesty, all the rebels were killed. The seventh prince of Kucha, Jena, and the general of Kucha, He Nagu, died in the battle. The eldest prince of Kucha, He Na, was also captured alive." Feng Changqing bowed and bowed, " Come, bring He Na here too, and let your Majesty deal with it!"
The faces of the Kucha nobles immediately turned pale.
Zhang Xuan looked up at He Lu, smiled lightly and said, "Prince Shuntian, do you have anything to say to me?"
He Lu knelt down on the ground with a pop and shouted in a trembling voice, "Your MajestyForgive me, I didn¡¯t know that the evil son rebelled, I really didn¡¯t know about it"
"My discipline is lax, please punish me!"
Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, "Whether you know it or not, the rebellion has been put down, and I have decided not to pursue it anymore. However, this is the last time, and I don't want the next time. If there is another rebellion in Kucha, I will first You¡¯re the only one asking.¡±
At this time, several riders galloped over from the direction of the city gate, and shouted on their horses: "Your Majesty, General Nan Da has urgently reported that Wusun rebelled and was annihilated by the army! Gumo rebelled and was annihilated by the army!"
"King Wusun and King Gumo resisted to the end and were shot dead!"
The soldiers¡¯ voices were hoarse and powerful, echoing in the square in front of the Qiuci Palace. The kings of the Western Regions were stunned: In just one day and one night, Wusun and Gumo were wiped out?
He Lu sighed deeply in his heart, fell at the emperor's feet, and apologized again and again.