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Volume 2: Wang Changan Chapter 19: Iron and Blood - A Battle to the Death (Part 2)

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    Chapter 19 Iron and blood fight to the death

    When Dashi's army was approaching Zhou's army and was about to start a decisive battle, Li Zuoguo happened to have dinner at Ariel's place in Chang'an, thousands of miles away. The whole Chang'an was already lit up with lights, and the ladies in the palace were putting away the dishes.  The incense burned, and the gauze enveloped the open window, bringing a burst of fragrance and coolness to the room in the early evening. Li Zuoguo had grown a beard, and his whole person looked calm and dignified, not angry or authoritative, and the aura of a superior person was lingering.  Download e-books and win phone bills,

    Ariel has also been a pampered dog in the past few years. The change of status in the inner house and the palace has also made Ariel mature rapidly. Ariel is wearing a colorful flying phoenix robe and a nine-phoenix golden crown on her head. They are all home designs, and  It is not a formal dress for the ceremony, but combined with Ariel's peerless appearance and noble demeanor, the image of this Queen of Zhou has become perfect.

    Ariel knew that she was of Hu origin, and many officials of Dazhou were still quite resistant to the queen of such blood. Although she was suppressed by Li Zuoguo alone, there was an undercurrent surging underneath. This is what happened to Zhang Jun.  An extension of this concept, in the eyes of many Han officials in the world, the eldest prince Li Zhongyang is the most suitable to be the prince. Thinking of this, Ariel raised her long eyelashes and looked at the person sitting next to her who was stretching her arms.  Relaxed Li Zuoguo.

    Feeling Ariel's gaze, Li Zuoguo turned to look at his queen and smiled. This smile completely destroyed Li Zuoguo's majesty and immediately revealed Li Zuoguo's true age. After all, this legendary rise of the emperor was  Only twenty-three years old, Li Zuoguo smiled and said, "What's wrong? Ariel."

    Ariel¡¯s long eyelashes lowered again, and she whispered: ¡°Your Majesty, you have been very busy these days, so you should pay attention to rest and take care of your dragon body.¡±

    Li Zuoguo raised his eyebrows. They have been married for a long time. There is something on Ariel's mind. Why can't Li Zuoguo see it? "You and I are husband and wife, and now we are in the same room. Why is there any need to call someone holy or not?"

    Ariel raised her bright lake blue eyes to glance at Li Zuoguo, and changed her title with a small mouth: "Dalang, are you busy these days with opening up subjects to get scholars? Xiaoxin is getting older too.  , Dalang also needs to find one or two knowledgeable people to enlighten Xiaoxin."

    Li Zuoguo looked at Ariel and said: "Ariel, you are hiding something from me. After all, this world is at least the Li family's world now. You are my wife. What do you want to hide from me?"

    There was mist in Ariel's eyes, and her voice became softer: "Ariel knew that she was of Turkic origin, and there were a lot of discussions among the officials in the court. Now Ariel is the wife of the eldest son, and Erlang is also the biological son of the eldest son.  Rou, since you are married to Dalang, no matter you are the emperor or a junior military attache in Shule, Dalang is a Han, Ariel is also a Han, and Dalang is a Hu, so Ariel is also a Hu, why do you have to say it because of blood?  Erlang is not an orthodox person from the Zhou Dynasty, and he also said that Erlang is a barbarian and a wolf, which makes Ariel feel uncomfortable."

    Ariel's eldest son, Li Zhongfei, is called Erlang by his family. Ariel has a straight character, and some rumors from the outside have long spread to Ariel. Ariel is just innocent and naive, not stupid.  She also knew that these words were definitely not good words, but they were all spread among the people. Ariel held it in for a long time, not wanting to distract the busy Li Zuoguo, but today she couldn't help it anymore and couldn't help but say it out.

    Li Zuoguo's eyebrows slowly rose. When he came to this world, he never thought about doing anything big, let alone being an emperor. His original ideal was just to keep his family safe in the chaos of Anshi.  This ideal is a bit stingy, but step by step it has come to this day. One incident after another pushed Li Zuoguo to the throne, but in his heart, Li Zuoguo still only wanted to protect his family.

    The position of the crown prince was not determined. Firstly, Li Zuoguo himself was still young, and secondly, his three sons were all young. The knight Li Zuoguo had no distinction between Hu and Han at all in his mind, but his ministers did not think so. Seeing that Li Zuoguo did not confirm the crown prince after he ascended the throne,  Immediately, I began to wonder, could it be that Li Zuoguo didn't like that Li Zhongfei, the son of Queen Arier, had Hu ancestry?  So the ministers began to help the emperor relieve his worries in a self-righteous manner. Even though they beat the group headed by Zhang Jun, they still secretly spread some rumors.

    Xiao Yun has an indifferent nature. Although she was born as a maid, she is Han after all. The eldest prince Li Zhongyang she gave birth to became the most suitable prince in the eyes of these ministers who kept upholding the orthodoxy of the Han people. This is the thinking of some ministers. Since then,  After Zhang Jun's incident came out, Li Zuoguo filled the harem with some wives, all of whom were officials with innocent family backgrounds. Li Zuoguo also favored a few more people. Two of them were found to be pregnant and had already received titles. Although they were of high rank,  It's not high, but it has truly established a foothold in the palace. This has stirred up the hearts of some speculators, who are gearing up to take a chance when Li Zuoguo chooses a concubine again.

    This is how to approach the skyIt is easy to choose a new master and the cost is the lowest. Originally, Li Zuoguo only had one queen and two concubines. Now it seems that he wants to enrich the harem. The first choice of concubines was not very popular. Many people just waited and watched. The girlfriends at home were also hidden for fear.  After being selected, they saw that the daughter who entered the palace could gain closeness to Li Zuoguo so quickly and established her identity. Some people who did not send their daughter to the palace became regretful and stretched their necks to wait for Li Zuoguo again.  When choosing a concubine, maybe your daughter will be able to give birth to a prince. It depends on who the throne belongs to at that time. At least Xiaoyun's natal family is an empty prince and has no real power. This is another group of people's thoughts.

    The shortcomings of Li Zuoguo's speed in conquering the world are now revealed. The Anxi army was extremely powerful and its combat effectiveness was terrifying. However, after the country was conquered, the talents to manage it were stretched thin. This was also the reason why Li Zuoguo conquered the world in less than ten years.  The problem is that the time is too short. The army can be trained in one or two years, but the internal affairs talents, economic talents and counselor talents who can really govern the local area cannot be cultivated in a short time. This situation of strong military and weak culture makes  Li Zuoguo had to use some surrenders from the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the place would not be able to operate.

    However, Li Zuoguo was deeply wary of the aristocratic families that led to the decline of the Tang Dynasty, and issued various decrees to restrict the power of these aristocratic families.  The power of the aristocratic family formed in the past has been greatly disturbed, so it is also a way out to solve the problem of the survival of the aristocratic family by influencing the prince or prince. This is the main source of the current dispute between the prince and the Han.

    When the new dynasty was established, it must have been all about strong force. The world was created by fighting. But conquering the world means ruling the world. However, force cannot be used blindly. That is why there is a saying of going up to conquer the world and dismounting to rule the world.  The emerging aristocratic group also emerged in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it was a military general group that started with military merit. How could a civil servant group with mostly aristocratic families enter this center of power?

    There are two paths. One is to focus on political affairs, work conscientiously, and wait for promotion after political achievements. However, when Li Zuoguo restricted the power of the family, some officials from the family were doubtful. This path was also relatively slow.  Yes, the second way is to intervene in the battle for the crown prince. As long as we stand in line at this time, we will definitely be able to enter the center of power one day. What's more, Li Zuoguo's harem has already opened its mouth. Maybe the future emperor of Zhou Dynasty will also come from our family.  Well, in this way, Ariel, who occupies the position of queen and has a legitimate son, Li Zhongfei, becomes a roadblock, and rumors cannot be stopped.

    Li Zuoguo also paid attention to some rumors, but he didn't expect that these guys were so courageous that they dared to do this even after he had an attack on Zhang Jun and his gang. Li Zuoguo looked at Ariel's cautious look and felt a pain in his heart for no reason. It turned out that  The lively and cheerful Turkic princess with a laugh like a silver bell seemed to have disappeared. Even if Ariel was cautious every time she was alone with him, Li Zuoguo was filled with guilt at this time.

    Stretching his arms around Ariel, Li Zuoguo sighed and said, "I've wronged you, Ariel."

    Feeling Li Zuoguo's strong arms, Ariel gently leaned her head on Li Zuoguo's chest. A long-lost warmth lingered around her. Ariel listened to Li Zuoguo's heartbeat and said, "Don't be wronged, Ariel and  Da Lang is one and the same. Ariel knows that it is not easy to be a good emperor. It turns out that her father Khan is very tired just managing a small Ashina tribe. After taking over the tribe, his hair is getting grayer day by day, not to mention it is so huge.  Empire, Ariel knows how hard you have worked for Da Lang, Ariel can endure anything, and Ariel will not complain to Da Lang in the future."

    Li Zuoguo tightened his arms, with a cold tone in his voice. He was talking to the guys who spread the rumors: "These guys are really desperate for power. Ariel, you don't have to bear it in the future. I have decided that next month, wait for  After the imperial examination this time, I will make Erlang the prince to stop those unrealistic thoughts about Hu and Han blood. As long as he is the son of me, Li Zuoguo, even if he is of black blood, if I, Li Zuoguo, want to, I will be the next emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.  ."

    Ariel suddenly poked her head out of Li Zuoguo's arms and asked in surprise: "Really?" Then she asked doubtfully: "Dalang, what is black blood?"

    Li Zuoguo was greatly embarrassed. He blurted out the word "black" out of his mouth just now, and said quickly: "That's the Kunlun slave. He has dark skin, so he is called black, hahahaha"

    When all the countries in Chang'an came to court, there was indeed a Kunlun slave with dark skin. Ariel had also seen it. After hearing Li Zuoguo's words, Ariel was relieved, and then her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled. She suddenly thought, why did Li Zuoguo suddenly sound like a Kunlun slave?  Already?  Could it be that he suddenly likes dark-skinned women?

    Li Zuoguo, who was still grinning, didn't expect that his wife had already thought a thousand miles away from the topic. He still nodded and said: "Yes, although Kunlun slave's skin is dark, it is very delicate.No matter how obedient she is, only her eyes and teeth are white. I can bring one of them to you Ariel sometime.  "

    Now Ariel was even more sure that Li Zuoguo had other ideas. In fact, the black slaves in Kunlun today are not African blacks in later generations. They are actually Asian blacks. For example, Tianzhu was one of the main sources of Kunlun slaves at that time, and there were also some Asian blacks.  Living to the west of the Khorasan region, Anxi has actually been trading Kunlun slaves for a long time. The Kunlun slaves have good obedience, are strong and tall, and are suitable for military service. Gao Chengwei, the commander of Suiye in Anxi, has a team of dedicated men.  A guard trained by a purchased Kunlun slave.

    Ariel gently pushed Li Zuoguo and said, "This imperial examination has saved a lot of time. Is it really useful for Dalang to spend so much time every day? Don't exhaust yourself."

    Li Zuoguo said: "There are talents among the people. What the poor scholars lack is a channel to get into the profession. With the imperial examination system coming out, the glory of aristocratic families controlling the recommendation of officials will disappear. This is a national event. As long as this matter is truly dealt with,  If you do it well, then the control of the country by the clan will be gone yesterday. To select talents in this way, it must be truly fair. Of course, the aristocratic families will still have certain advantages, but in the future, there will be constant fresh blood in the court.  Only by injecting can we lay the foundation for the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so this matter is a top priority. Now we should work hard to make all aspects of the imperial examination system without leaks. It is worth the hard work."

    Ariel breathed out softly, like orchid, and leaned gently into Li Zuoguo's arms. Li Zuoguo promised to make his son the prince. The big stone in Ariel's heart also fell to the ground. Her husband still didn't love her.  Reduced, Ariel's two years of suffocation turned into this exhalation, all disappeared, leaving only peace, joy and deep attachment to Li Zuoguo in her heart.

    The room became quiet, but the atmosphere became ambiguous. Ariel's figure was already showing her breathtaking figure. Although she had given birth to two sons, her figure was still as curvy as it should be, as big as it should be, and her breasts were even more impressive.  When Yu came out, a deep white groove loomed in the front, and a faint fragrance came. Li Zuoguo suddenly felt a fire in his heart. He and Ariel had not been together during this period, and Li Zuoguo was trembling.

    The sound of hoofbeats sounded, and the knight on horseback shouted wildly: "There is an ambush, there is an ambush, we are approaching." The horse galloped, and the cavalry sent out had just stepped out of the circle of fire when they found many figures in front of them and immediately retreated to give a warning.

    Zhang Xiaoyong immediately ordered to prepare to meet the enemy. The formation was already set up. Zhang Xiaoyong did not gather all the infantry together to form a large formation. Instead, he used one brigade as a unit, and each brigade formed a formation with a gap of about five meters between the formations.  In the passage, twenty-one brigades and six thousand three hundred Zhou troops were arranged in a rectangular shape. This way, the entire formation occupied a large area. When the enemy attacked, it could effectively disperse the impact. Every brigade entering the formation could be killed.  Enemies trapped in formation.

    At this time, this enemy formation was set up in the dark night. First, it can effectively reduce the impact of the enemy's cavalry charge. After all, the damage of crossbow arrows is reduced at night. Second, this formation is also known as the Mopan formation. As long as each  The small formation is still there. The enemy will always face attacks from more than two directions in the formation. At the junction of the four brigades, he even has to face attacks from four directions. It can consume the enemy's strength like a millstone. Zhang Xiaoyong can't  He will take it lightly because of the strength of his soldiers.

    The scouts rushed into the formation one after another. The small formations of the Zhou army swallowed up the scouts like fire. Both sides ordered at the same time: "Sh¨¨."

    The "buzzing" sound of crossbows and bows suddenly tore through the night. The crossbowmen of the Zhou army fired to the left and right, while the bows and arrows of the Great Food Army poured directly in the direction of the Zhou army. The infantry and cavalry of the Zhou army were different.  The load must be reduced as much as possible on horseback. Except for important parts, the rest of the parts are mainly made of leather armor. The infantry of the Zhou army now looks like heavy infantry. The armor on their bodies is not only tightly protected, but also effective against arrows.  Very strong protective power. Dashi's bows and arrows fired a lot, but they did not cause any casualties to the Zhou army at all. The sword and shield soldiers directly raised their shields to not only protect themselves, but also the crossbowmen. The spearmen were basically  He lowered his head and let the arrows shoot at his body. The armor bounced away from the arrowheads. Only a very few unlucky guys could be shot through the thin parts of the armor and were only injured. The Zhou army's infantry standard armor protected the vital parts extremely well.

    After a burst of fighting, the Da Shi Army stood in a favorable position, but the losses were not small. With a whistle, all the Da Shi Army mounted their horses. If they couldn't take advantage of the fire, only the cavalry rushed into the formation. The war horses were 150 meters away.  The distance charge can increase the horse speed to the maximum. A little bit of the Zhou army can be seen in the firelight. The large food cavalry horses on both sides galloped and began to charge.

    "Come on, you sneaky scum, I'll smash your heads with my stick. Cowards, you only dare to sneak attack." Duan Yaoming stood in front of his army formation and roared loudly. Facing the battle, Duan Yaoming's blood boiled.  Eager to smash the enemy's head to pieces with his own hands using his beloved mace.Every cell of Duan Yaoming was cheering, but at first it was just arrows on both sides, and the feather arrows falling like raindrops. Duan Yaoming didn't care at all. His ultra-thick armor was like the skin of a black dragon, immune to all spell damage. The feather arrows  The shot hit Duan Yaoming's armor, and at most a few sparks were shot out before falling to the ground helplessly.

    At this time, the sound of the charging hooves of a large group of cavalry came. Dashi's cavalry rushed over, and the ground shook. This was by no means a small-scale cavalry charge. Fang Chi's brigade was next to Duan Yaoming's brigade. Fang Chi shouted: "  You lunatic, hurry back to the formation and stand outside the formation looking for death. This is a cavalry charge." But Fang Chi's voice disappeared in the thundering hoofbeats, and even Fang Chi himself couldn't hear clearly.

    Duan Yaoming seemed to hear Fang Chi's words amidst the deafening hooves. His huge figure retreated into his own formation. The two spearmen stepped aside. Duan Yaoming retreated, followed by two spearmen.  As soon as the soldiers joined together, they crouched down, pointing their long rifles diagonally forward, with their tails piercing the mud on the ground. The rifles of the rear row of spearmen poked out from their shoulders, forming two rows of jungle-like spears. The third row was  Sword and shield soldiers, these sword and shield soldiers lowered their bodies, raised the shields in their hands to protect their heads, and pressed their shoulders against the bodies of the spearmen in front. A forest of shields almost turned the entire inner formation into a large metal shield, and the crossbow soldiers  Wind it up nervously in the gap between the shield array, and then fire.

    Facing the impact of the cavalry, if the formation is broken, the soldiers inside will suffer huge casualties in an instant. The infantry cannot resist the cavalry charge and is broken out of the formation, then it will be the beginning of failure. The infantry without formation cover will  Definitely no match for the cavalry.

    Zhang Xiaoyong trusts his infantry. This kind of spear formation has never appeared before. The enemy soldiers who dare to charge into the formation have never appeared before. The dense forest of spears will frighten the charging cavalry. But Zhang Xiaoyong forgot one thing. It is night now, and the charging cavalry will  The cavalrymen in the front row could not see the Zhou army's spear formation at all. When they saw the spear formation, the distance between the two sides was only a short distance of less than ten meters. The cavalrymen in the front row of the cavalrymen vaguely saw the monster-like Zhou Jun in front.  The army formed a military formation, but at this time, the highest horse speed could no longer be reduced at all.

    "Boom" was like thunder. The two sides collided head-on without any skill. The large food cavalry hit the Zhou army's iron wall-like gun array without slowing down. There was an explosion of metal collision and countless blood splashes. The strong smell of blood suddenly  The atmosphere dispersed, the horses neighed miserably, and the dying screams of the soldiers on both sides echoed in the Gumuer Valley. The battle, later known as the bloody battle of Gumuer, began.

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