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Episode 6: Mending the Sky Chapter 5: Twin Cities (Part 6)

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    Chapter 5 Two Cities (Part 6)

    After working hard for so long, it is still just an insignificant chess piece.  (Please keep this in mind when reading novels) Forward, backward, or even life and death are not within your control.  Knowing that what Zhang Tongru said was true, Sun Xiaozhe still could not accept the mercy of fate willingly. He pondered for a long time, sighed, and retorted quietly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has great blessings. Naturally, he can turn disaster into good fortune this time.  Good luck in death. Moreover, even though Yan Zhuang, the old thief, is not on good terms with Sun, he should also realize that this is about the battle for Chang'an City, and involves the rise and fall of the An and Li families. If by any chance the Anxi Army is defeated,  If Chang'an is taken away, how will the people in the world view Dayan?!"

    "If His Majesty was in good health, of course he would not allow such a thing to happen!" Zhang Tongru grinned, his face full of bitterness, "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Yan may not have the courage of His Majesty the Shengwu Emperor. Today  Tang generals Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan defended Suiyang, holding back Linghu Chao's 120,000 troops, preventing them from advancing any further. They could only watch helplessly as the wealth from Huainan and Jiangnan was continuously transported to Shu.  and then continuously transferred to the hands of various soldiers and horses of the remnant Tang Dynasty. Since our dynasty went south, although we have received a lot of money and food from the treasury of various governments, we have been wasting it day by day in all directions, and slowly it has become  It¡¯s all in vain¡­¡±

    Zhang Tongru spoke very slowly, as if he was afraid that Sun Xiaozhe would not be able to keep up with his thoughts.  Test text watermark8.  The latter listened to every word in his ears, and the feeling in his heart became increasingly miserable.

    When the Yan Kingdom went south last year, they burned, killed, and looted along the way, turning everything they passed into ruins.  At that time, everyone only felt happy and did not seriously think about the adverse effects this would have on themselves.  Now that the war situation has reached a stalemate, retribution is revealed bit by bit.

    No city means no business tax.  Without the farm, it means that there is no stable recruitment channel for military rations.  Although the Yan Kingdom had seized a lot of goods from the warehouses of various local governments, each of the soldiers was given a share, which would have consumed a lot of money.  Nowadays, the front lines in various places cannot continue to advance for a long time, new seizures cannot be guaranteed, and there are no gains from old conquered areas. Life will inevitably become more and more difficult day by day.

    Standing in Sun Xiaozhe's position, he clearly knew that except for himself and Shi Siming, who were able to be self-sufficient, the various princes in the Yan Kingdom now had to rely on Luoyang's supply to continue to maintain their status.  And the money and food in Luoyang City are slowly facing a situation of being left empty.  Under such circumstances, only people with big minds and courage will continue to adhere to the past strategy, with the primary purpose of completely eradicating the remnants of the Tang Dynasty, capturing Li Longji and his son, and focusing on Lingwu and Shuzhong.  Test text watermark 4.  If someone has a slightly worse vision, I am afraid that they will have to change their tactics and focus their strategy on Huainan and Jiangnan. Only by completely solving the problem of food and clothing can they be serious.

    Neither An Qingxu nor Yan Zhuang had the same vision and mind as the Shengwu Emperor An Lushan.  It can be foreseen that if His Majesty Emperor Shengwu goes westward, Chang'an City may be abandoned and it will be a foregone conclusion.  At least, it will no longer be regarded as the focus of competition with Can Tang.

    "To be honest, if Zhang was in the position of Prime Minister, it would be difficult to choose?!" Zhang Tongru added superfluously for fear that Sun Xiaozhe might have misunderstood him.

    "Alas!" Sun Xiaozhe responded with a long sigh, and then remained silent for a long time.

    Suiyang and Chang'an, thinking about the current situation, a chess game seemed to appear in front of his eyes.  Two cities, two tribulation points.  Although the sizes are different, the sturdiness is also different.  It is important to the overall situation, but it is difficult to distinguish who is in charge and who is in secondary importance.  If the Yan State captures Suiyang before the Tang army accumulates counterattack force, it can march straight into the Jianghuai counties, completely cutting off the tax sources of the remnant Tang Dynasty and draining the bottom of the fire.  Test text watermark 4.  And if Chang'an City falls into the hands of the Anxi Army before Suiyang is breached, it means that the fate of the Yan Kingdom is over, and the remnant Tang forces everywhere will be greatly encouraged and take advantage of the situation to advance vigorously.

    ??This game of chess cannot be understood by those who do not have a long-term vision, and those who do not have ambitions for the world cannot hold on.  But His Majesty Emperor Shengwu is so sick that he can no longer stand up!  "God, you can't be so unfair!? The Li family and his son will let them do whatever they do. His Majesty Emperor Shengwu just has a slight illness, just" Thinking about the increasingly desperate future, Sun  Xiaozhe couldn't help but look up to the sky and scream, "Ah - ah -"

    "Commander, Commander!" Zhang Tongru was startled and hurriedly jumped forward, reaching out to pat Sun Xiaozhe on the back. "Commander, please don't do this. You are the courage of an army. Any move you make will bring unexpected results."  s consequence!"

    "Ahhhh¡ª¡ª!" "Ahhhhh¡ª¡ª!" Sun Xiaozhe shouted a few more times at the top of his lungs. He didn't close his mouth angrily until he called in all the guards outside the door.  "So what? No matter how sad I feel, I can only hold it in myself! He ***, bigBut if I don¡¯t serve as the governor of Xijing Road, whoever wants to be the governor will do it.  I will go back to the fortress and find a deserted place to graze sheep and hunt, so as not to suffocate watching the situation every day"

    ¡°Ahhhhh¡ª¡ª!¡±

    ¡°Ahhhhh¡ª¡ª!¡±

    Before he could finish his complaint, a hoarse shout suddenly came from outside.  Test text watermark 2.  It was like an echo just now, full of helplessness and unwillingness.

    "Who is imitating Lao Tzu!" Sun Xiaozhe was furious, pushed Zhang Tongru aside, and strode out the door.  After walking only three or five steps, several more hoarse shouts came, like a cold wind, filling everyone's ears.

    Ahhhhh¡ª¡ª!  "Ahhhh¡ª¡ª!"  "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu""Mom!" In an instant, cries, shouts, and desperate screams resounded throughout the city. Even though he was used to seeing wind and waves, Sun Xiaozhe's hair stood on end.  He rushed back into the house in two steps and took a sword from the weapons rack in his hand, "What's going on?  Whoever is on duty tonight, please call him quickly!  "

    "Jiang Fang!" The soldiers quickly reported the name of a general.  Then they all pulled out their knives and protected Sun Xiaozhe tightly.  The shouts and wails outside were getting louder and louder, the sounds filled with fear and despair.  Sun Xiaozhe's face became colder and colder, paler and paler, as white as the snow in the corner of the wall in winter.

    Looking at Zhang Tongru who was left behind in Xijing, he was so frightened that the two groups were fighting and could not move.  Test text watermark 5.  A pair of hands pressed softly on the pillar, and he murmured: "Anxi Army, Anxi Army has entered the city. Anxi Army has entered the city! It's over, it's over. The man named Wang is killing people like crazy. I'll wait until he falls into his hands tonight."  inside"

    "The Anxi Army has entered the city, the Anxi Army has entered the city!" As if to verify Zhang Tongru's inference, the same desperate and fearful voice came from outside the camp.  Upon hearing the cry, the guards made a quick decision, surrounded Sun Xiaozhe and rushed out.  Sun Xiaozhe was pushed and stumbled. After struggling several times, he got rid of the control of the guards. He raised his knife and shouted angrily: "Why panic? Why panic? If the Anxi army enters the city, just rely on it."  You guys, can you protect me from escaping? Please stand still and don't push me anymore. If anyone dares to pull or pull on me again, I will chop him down!"

    "Commander" The good intentions of the guards were regarded as nothing, and they stopped in aggrieved manner.  Sun Xiaozhe suppressed the panic in his heart, pricked up his ears and listened for a while.  With many years of experience in leading troops, he firmly believes that the situation outside is not as bad as everyone thinks.  He raised his horizontal sword and ordered loudly: "Liu Fu, Zhang Shun, Du Yuan, and Li Ge, the four of you, each go to the commander's desk to get an order arrow and go to patrol the whole city. Order the soldiers of each battalion. If you don't receive the command from the commander,  No one is allowed to act rashly before receiving the order. Test text watermark 5. Cui Hu, take a command arrow and summon Jiang Fang, who is on duty tonight, and order him to lead his troops to patrol along the street. If you encounter any robbers, immediately kill them.  Xu Qi, take a command arrow and call Ashina Congli, An Shouzhong, Zhang Zhongzhi, Lu Yu and others to me. Tell me that the commander has urgent official business and needs to discuss with them.  Let them rush to Jiedushi's camp immediately no matter how many things they have at hand. If they fail to do so after three drums, military law will be engaged!"

    "No!" When the guards saw their coach being so calm, the panic in their hearts immediately eased for the most part. They accepted the order with their hands and hurried away with the command arrows in hand.

    "Damn it! A bunch of trash! They should all be castrated and go plowing the fields." Sun Xiaozhe raised his knife and made a false strike, cursing loudly.  I don't know whether he was scolding An Qingxu, Yan Zhuang and others who were far away in Luoyang, or whether he was scolding the generals under his command.

    When Zhang Tongru heard this, his face suddenly turned purple.  After using his arms several times, he left the pillar tremblingly and bowed to Sun Xiaozhe to apologize, "Subordinate, I just lost my temper. Please, please don't blame me, Commander!"

    "It's none of your business!" Sun Xiaozhe swung his sword impatiently.  "It can't be that the Anxi Army has entered the city, it's more likely that they're blowing up the camp! A bunch of cowards, scared out of their wits by just a few words. Test text watermark 5. It's really embarrassing to His Majesty the Emperor Shengwu. Wait until I find out who it is.  If something happens to one of my men, I have to kill him!"

    "The Anxi Army did not enter the city? Is it really just a camp roar?! How did the commander know this?" Zhang Tongru took a few steps forward, trembling, and asked tentatively.  When it comes to his ability to lead troops in battle, he is far behind Sun Xiaozhe.  But he is a man who is self-aware and never does anything to make someone look fat.

    "It must be Ying Xiao!" Sun Xiaozhe stretched out his hand and pulled Zhang Tongru to a window.  Pushing away, he pointed the tip of the knife at the dark sky outside.  "Listen to the noise outside, it's chaotic and there is no order at all. If Anxi's army entered the city, it must have attacked us from the outside in, along the street. Look at those fire heads, Dongyi,  Xi Yiyi has no rules. If it was released by the Anxi Army, how far should their forces be dispersed? Aren't they afraid that I will defeat them one by one?"

     The sky outside is not yet completely dark at the moment.  Zhang Tongru followed the tip of Sun Xiaozhe's knife and saw several plumes of thick smoke floating into the night sky.  Although the momentum seemed huge, the locations were very scattered, and it was obviously not the work of the army.  He was immediately determined, and he bravely listened to the sounds around him. It was indeed as described by Sun Xiaozhe, chaotic and irregular, and there was no sign of approaching Jiedushi's camp.  Test text watermark 6.

    "Brothers are scattered throughout the city. A roar in one place will not affect the entire city!!" Seeing Zhang Tongru's expression gradually calming down, Sun Xiaoru frowned and added, "There should be some unscrupulous people taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Fang.  , he¡¯s just a waste. It¡¯s been so long and he hasn¡¯t even sent any accurate news!¡±

    "Maybe, maybe General Jiang thinks that the situation is still under his control. He doesn't want the commander to worry!" Zhang Tongru took the initiative to excuse Jiang Fang based on the principle of being kind to others.

    "Huh!" Sun Xiaozhe snorted, noncommittal.  The two of them continued to wait patiently, from when the sky just darkened until it was completely dark, and they did not wait or wait for the report from the general on duty, Jiang Fang.  However, An Shouzhong, who was sent to Xiyuan to supervise the warriors of the tribes nearby, came over covered in blood.  As soon as he entered the door, he lay down on the ground and cried loudly: "Commander, Ashina Congli, Ashina Congli colluded with the Anxi Army to rebel, they rebelled!"

    "Rebellion?!" The knife in Sun Xiaozhe's hand trembled a few times, and he forced himself to calm down, "How do you know he rebelled? He rebelled, why didn't you arrest him?!"

    "General, I didn't expect him to take action now. Test text watermark 4. General, I was ordered to move the station, and only half of it was moved. Ah, Ashina rushed out with his people.  First, we wounded the last general, then seized the warehouse and stables in Xiyuan, and went straight to the west gate!"

    "Trash!" Sun Xiaozhe was so angry that he even considered killing An Shouzhong. He stepped forward and kicked the opponent over, and quickly rushed to the door.  "Come here, gather all my troops together to kill Ashina Congli. Kill him. I must kill him today before the Anxi army enters the city!"

    The confidants who stayed in the camp agreed and went to summon their subordinates one after another.  At this moment, other generals stationed in various places in the city also arrived under orders. While taking the initiative to report the situation on their side to Sun Xiaozhe, they jumped on their feet and cursed Ashina for being despicable and shameless.

    "No matter what you scold, go back and mobilize the troops. Gather all the soldiers and horses, and surround and kill Ashina Congli before the Anxi army launches an attack! Go quickly, what are you doing standing around, you trash, tomorrow  Knowing that Ashina Congli was rebelling, they actually didn't lead any troops to attack him. They all came to my commander to watch the fun!" Sun Xiaozhe was furious, and the orders he issued became more confusing than the last.

    Didn¡¯t you just order me not to act rashly?  The generals were slandering, but they didn't dare to show any anger on their faces.  Watermark Test 1.  He bowed to accept the order and quickly walked out of the camp.

    About a stick of incense later, Sun Xiaozhe¡¯s direct descendants gathered together, and the generals also brought their respective teams to the vicinity of Jiedushi¡¯s headquarters.  There were approximately more than 8,000 people in total, more than twice the number of warriors in Ashina's Rites Division.  This made Sun Xiaozhe feel more confident about quelling the rebellion.  He nodded to everyone with satisfaction, jumped on his mount, and rushed towards the west gate first.

    Near the west gate, hundreds of tribal warriors were going crazy, murdering and looting along both sides of the street.  Upon seeing this, Sun Xiaozhe immediately led his soldiers to rush forward and killed the warriors and turned them upside down.

    "Spare your life, spare your life!" The tribal warriors were outnumbered and decisively chose to surrender.  Sun Xiaozhe, however, refused to let this group of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves go any further, and hacked two of them to death with his own hands. Then he pointed the tip of his knife at another guy wearing a fourth-grade general uniform, and asked sternly: "Ashina?  Where is Li? Where has he gone? What mission have you arranged for you and others? What is the contact signal between Anxi Army and you and others? Please call him as soon as possible. "

    "It's unjust!" The tribal warrior leader shouted, "Commander, spare your life, we are unjust. We Xi tribe, Ashina Congli are Turkic tribe. They are not the same group at all. He told me and others tonight that Dayan Kingdom  It was about to end, and he wanted to take me back to the outside of the wall. But when he got to the city gate, he bullied me and waited for the lack of people, and forced me to stay and break up the queen!"

    "After breaking up, go back outside the Great Wall?" Sun Xiaozhe couldn't believe the other party's confession.  Ashina Congli was not colluding with the Anxi army, but was planning to run back outside the Great Wall to become his chieftain?  Then why did he leave so suddenly, as if he wanted to cooperate with Anxi's army?

    "He said that you didn't dare to provoke the Hammer King at all, and were ready to surrender to him. He was going to kill us foreigners and use our heads as surrender certificates. We didn't believe what he said at first, but today, this evening, Anshou  The loyal people are stationed in Xiyuan again - ah -!" Before the tribal warrior leader could finish his words, Sun Xiaozhe raised his sword and cut it in half.

    "Kill, kill them all, leave no one behind!  "Waving the bloody sword, he ordered loudly, like a crazy devil.

    All the trusted soldiers were ordered to take action, and in an instant, all the remaining prisoners were killed.  Looking at the wide open West City Gate, everyone once again turned their attention to Sun Xiaozhe, "Commander, let's pursue him or not!"

    "Fuck you!" Sun Xiaozhe glared at everyone angrily and responded loudly.  "Are you going to fight with Ashina Congli and lose both sides, and let the Anxi army reap the benefits? Close the door and find these two losers Jiang Fang and Lu Yu. I will chop off their heads with my own hands!"

    Since Ashina's obedience was not in line with the Anxi army's internal and external cooperation, the stone hanging in the hearts of the soldiers suddenly fell to the ground.  They all jumped off their mounts, closed the city gate and raised the suspension bridge again.  After a while, someone carried the bodies of Lu Yu, the general on duty at Ximen, and Jiang Fang, the general on duty in the city, and came to report back to Sun Xiaozhe.  It turns out that the two of them had long been "loyal" to the Yan Kingdom in order to prevent Ashina from defecting from Li.

    "Dead?" Sun Xiaozhe was stunned, with a rare look of sadness on his face.  "Why didn't these two idiots report to me earlier? They just died in a daze, let me, let me"

    Walking to the corpse, he slowly closed the wide-open eyes of the two generals.  After a moment, he suddenly raised his head again and laughed loudly at the dark night sky, "Haha, haha, hahaha. What a Wang Mingyun, with one attack, he destroyed my four thousand army. My commander  I am really convinced of you! But I will not give up Chang'an and will not let you get what you want. I want to see whether you capture the city of Chang'an first or whether our troops from the Yan Kingdom pass through Suiyang first.  !¡±

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