Chapter 17: The Angry Slaughter of the Tang Capital
Chapter 17: The Angry Slaughter of the Tang Capital
Arresting Lu Yue into a courtyard, Lu Yue saw that there were people around the courtyard who were strictly guarded and heavily guarded.
"See? Another one was arrested. A young woman in a pink dress said in the direction of Lu Yue.
Lu Yue ran to the woman, "Hello, may I ask what is going on?"
"What's your name? Those who come here are all going to be sent to the Tang Kingdom to be maids. The woman in the pink dress said to Lu Yue.
"Hello, I'm from the Zongzheng Empire, what is your name?" Lu Yue asked the woman.
The woman grabbed Lu Yue, "I am from Xianyang City, my name is Yin Xueli, I am the daughter of a village chief, I heard that the Qin State caught the imperial sister of the Zongzheng Empire, and wanted to blackmail the emperor of the Zongzheng Empire to exchange the hundred cities of the Jin Kingdom, it was the idea of the Tang State to give our Qin State, don't get a hundred beauties to give to the Emperor of the Tang State." ”
"The imperial sister of the Zongzheng Empire, in exchange for the city of the Jin Kingdom, this is not a country, can it be exchanged? How old are the emperors of the Tang Kingdom, why do you want beautiful women?" Lu Yue looked at Yin Xueli.
"What's your name? In the future, we will share weal and woe, I heard that the emperor of the Tang State died, and it was the prince of the Tang State who ascended the throne, in order to prove that he was incompatible with the Zongzheng Empire, he killed the five princes who had the best relationship with the emperor of the Zongzheng Empire, and sacrificed the flag. You can do it to your own brothers, the emperor's heart is really ruthless!" Yin Xueli rolled up her sleeves.
"My name is Yin Yue, you can't talk nonsense in the future, if we really go to Tang Kingdom, your words will lose your head. Lu Yue called himself Yin Yue, for fear that reporting his real name would cause unnecessary trouble.
"Do you also believe Yin?, then how do we two sisters match each other in the future?" Yin Xueli took Lu Yue's hand.
"Okay, then sister, is the imperial sister of the Zongzheng Empire really arrested, or is she lying to the Zongzheng Empire?" Lu Yue took Yin Xueli's hand and sat down on a chair next to the nearby stone table.
Yin Xueli looked at Lu Yue with a serious face and said, "How do I know? ”
At this time, a group of soldiers came from the courtyard and drove a hundred beautiful women in the courtyard and the house to a dozen carriages at the door.
"Where are we going?" asked Yin Xueli, who was sitting in a carriage with Lu Yue.
"Take you to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Kingdom, and let you serve the monarch of the Tang Kingdom, maybe you will fly on the branches and become a concubine. The entourage soldier replied.
"Wait a minute, stop in the yard in front, my laundry from the morning should be almost dry, I'll clean it up, and I'll go with you." Lu Yue asked the soldiers to stop, and the soldiers were afraid of accidents, so they sent a few people to throw the clothes in the courtyard into the house and follow the convoy away.
Zong Zheng had just finished the morning court and was going to go back to the dormitory with Nasha to sleep, and just walked to the door of the dormitory and saw Lu Hua.
"What's the matter with Brother Huang?" Zong Zheng took Nasha's hand and looked at Lu Hua.
Lu Hua said angrily to Zong Zheng, "You said what could happen! Lu Yue is your imperial sister, she was captured by the Qin State, you don't try to rescue her, and you are still messing with her here, Lu Yue is really blind, how can he take a fancy to you!"
Nasha sounded a little wrong, and because Lu Hua was Zongzheng's elder brother, she said, "Brother Huang, whether Imperial Sister Lu Yue was really captured by the Qin State remains to be investigated, don't worry, wait for things to be clarified, and then it's not too late to save the imperial sister, they just want to exchange the imperial sister for the city, and it won't be like the imperial sister, don't worry." ”
Lu Hua looked at Nasha with angry eyes, "Yes, if something happens, no one will bother you two, right? Three days later, I won't see Lu Yue, I will go to Qin State to save her by myself, you and I can't afford to climb high!" After speaking, Lu Hua left.
Nasha looked at Lu Hua who was far away, and said to Zong Zheng, "The imperial brother is also for the sake of the imperial sister, and he is too anxious. ”
Zong Zheng sighed, "Meat, you go to sleep first, I still have something to do." After speaking, he walked to the imperial study with a sad face.
Zong Zheng stayed in the imperial study for a while, and Wang Zixi walked in.
"See Your Majesty, do you have something to look for me?"
Zong Zheng looked up at Wang Zixi and said, "How are you doing with the bandits?"
"The bandits in the country have almost been eliminated, and the bandits and bandits in the surrounding countries have given Wechen the nickname 'Earth Zhaotian', I don't know that Wechen is His Majesty's person, and I think that the minister's black and white calls for wind and rain are on their own. Wang Zixi lowered his head.
"It's a good mix, how many people are there?" Zong Zheng looked at Wang Zixi with a serious face.
"All of them are gathered, more than 80,000 people, but they are all a rabble, equivalent to 40,000 elite soldiers. When Wang Zixi first came in, he looked at Zong Zheng's expression of displeasure, so he kept his head down, for fear of offending Zong Zheng.
"The front line should have heard of it, right? The three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Han will probably take all of them in a month, and the **600,000 army in the east, Yelu Zhongyi, who fought Yelu Zhongyi, was defeated and retreated, and more than a dozen cities were captured, more than a dozen, and our Song Kingdom had more than a dozen cities. Zong Zheng slapped the table angrily.
"That'...... What can Wei Chen do for His Majesty?" Wang Zixi was frightened.
"I let you lead all 80,000 bandits into Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Kingdom, but is it difficult?" Zong Zheng looked at the Red Flame Heaven Sword hanging on the wall.
"This is not a problem, but Chang'an has 100,000 troops to defend it, and if you want to take Chang'an, this group of rabble bandits may be a little difficult. Wang Zixi knew what Zong Zheng was going to do, and he was afraid that Zong Zheng would be dizzy, so he let 80,000 bandits attack Chang'an with 100,000 elite soldiers.
"Take my Chiyan Sky Killing Sword, let 70,000 people mix into Chang'an in advance, you disguise yourself as me, take more than 10,000 people, and find a way to use the Red Yan Sky Sword to prove that you are me, I am trying to find a way to lead out of the city, go out of the city together, let your bandits take the city wall and guard the city gate, anyway, the fifth uncle has been killed by the emperor who has just ascended the throne, and there is no need to give **face, directly slaughter the city!"
"Slaughter the city?" Wang Zixi raised his head in fright.
"Yes, no people or animals will be left! Everything in Chang'an is yours!" Zong Zheng took a sip of tea.
"It's a big deal. Weichen will gather all the bandits, in case he cheats the ** out of the city, and then attacks Chang'an, I'm afraid that this group of bandits won't be able to parry. "Wang Zixi used to be the general of the Song Kingdom, and it is not a problem to lure ** out of the city.
Zong Zheng took the Red Flame Heaven Sword from the wall and put it in Wang Zixi's hand, saying, "After taking Chang'an, send me a letter, and I will send a large army to pick you up." ”
"Well, it's still easy for bandits to sneak into the city, or run out to deliver letters, Your Majesty, don't worry. Wang Zixi took the Red Flame and Killed the Sky wrapped in clothes, walked out of the palace, went to his base camp, and gathered 80,000 bandits.
"Brothers, there is a saying that the rich are the first to know the news, and today we have a big deal to ensure that you are as rich as the country!" Listening to Wang Zixi's words, the bandits dressed in various clothes cheered.
Wang Zixi then said: "We will go to the capital of the Tang State in a while, and now the Tang State has the strength of 600,000 troops to attack the Zongzheng Empire, which is not on the territory of the country, and the domestic soldiers and horses are empty, I will take my brothers to Chang'an, take the national capital, and enjoy the joy of the king! That is the national capital, there are countless gold, silver, treasures and beauties, and they will all be ours at that time!"
Among the bandits were a small number of remnants of the Korean past.
80,000 bandits, 70,000 arranged by Wang Zixi, successively mixed into Chang'an City, and drank and ate meat with more than 10,000 bandits in the mountains outside the city.
Bandits are different from soldiers, their combat effectiveness is extremely poor, and they are indeed the best at robbing homes and houses, and evading officials and soldiers.
Lu Yue and the others were sent to the Tang State by the Qin State, and when they were about to arrive in Chang'an, they rested in an inn.
Yin Xueli asked Lu Yue, "Sister Yin Yue, I will be in Chang'an tomorrow, and I don't know if the next life will be bright or dire." ”
Lu Yue patted the back of Yin Xueli's hand and comforted, "Sister, don't be afraid." We Ji people have their own natural appearance. ”
The next day, Wang Zixi led more than 10,000 bandits to shout and curse in Chang'an City.
The general guarding the city of Chang'an City ran to the palace and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, a person who claims to be Zongzheng outside the city is scolding outside, and the people behind him are all dressed in various clothes, and they don't look like soldiers of the Zongzheng Empire." ”
The emperor, who had just ascended the throne, walked back and forth in the imperial study, muttering, "I have long heard that Zongzheng is good at fighting between two armies, bypassing the rear of the enemy country and attacking the territory where the defenders are insufficient, but now it seems to be true. How many people did they bring?"
The general who defended the city replied, "Less than 20,000." ”
"Let the soldiers change into civilian clothes and mix outside the national capital, this is a clever plan, we have 100,000 defenders, if we capture him, how much territory will be exchanged, don't I have the final say?" Emperor Tang said to himself.
"The last general thinks that this Zongzheng is fake, how can he dress his soldiers like this, and lead more than 10,000 people to attack our 100,000 Chang'an, isn't this sent to death?" said the general who defended the city.
"This is Zongzheng, when he was wearing the armor of the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, one person killed the top ten generals of the Zhao State, I saw him in the palace at the beginning, it seems to be ordinary, excellent martial arts, I heard my fifth brother say that he also has a sword of Chiyan Killing the Sky, the world's weapons are under that sword, if the paper, it will be broken when it collides, and he dared to cross the river with Marshal Yuwen 600,000 troops with thousands of soldiers, and also cut off Marshal Yuwen's hands, and held Marshal Yuwen to escape from the encirclement, If he cuts off your weapon with a sword, he will flee back immediately, find a way to trick Zongzheng to the city, and then take the opportunity to lead an army of 80,000 to take him down in one go, and return to the city immediately, so that even if you want the entire Zongzheng Empire, it will not be a problem. ”
Wang Zixi shouted and scolded not far from the city for a long time, at noon the general guarding the city carried an iron gun and galloped to Wang Zixi, Wang Zixi drew out the sword of Chiyan and killed the sky, and slashed towards the general of the city, after the two weapons collided, the iron spear of the general defending the city was cut off from the middle, the general of the city defended threw half of the iron gun in his hand to Wang Zixi, Wang Zixi hurriedly used the sword of Chiyan to kill the sky and beat half of the iron spear away, and saw the general of the city fleeing back to Chang'an City.
"Alas, it failed, and they all made an appointment with the city, and the soldiers defending the city went out in large numbers, first closing the city gates, then killing the soldiers on the city walls, and then burning and looting, which is good, and the method of luring the snake out of the hole failed. Wang Zixi muttered to himself.
"Report to the big boss, we killed a small number of Qin soldiers not far away, and also grabbed a hundred beauties, ask, we can ...... these" A bandit ran to Wang Zixi's side.
"What kind of beauties are you robbing at this time, don't you have all the ones that take Chang'an City?" Wang Zixi was restless on the horse.
At this time, a large number of soldiers poured out of Chang'an City, rushing towards Wang Zixi in a steady stream, shouting, "Capture Zongzheng alive!"
Wang Zixi watched the city gate continue to pour out, both happy and afraid, happy that ** out of the city, afraid of more than 10,000 bandits now, **50,000, how did he know that the emperor of the Tang State sent 80,000 people out of the city.
In this way, Wang Zixi ordered a retreat, and at this moment it was too late, and the two armies had already begun to fight.
The leader of a group of soldiers rushed to Wang Zixi, Wang Zixi slashed left and right, his hands were invincible to four fists, and he fought with many enemy generals for more than ten rounds, and was knocked off his horse, and his bandits came to save him. After fighting for a long time, Wang Zixi looked from afar, only to see that the gate of Chang'an was closed, and there was a figure of fighting on the city wall, he understood that the 70,000 bandits in the city began to act, he began to drag his already tired body, and led the bandits to break through to a place, and killed until dark, Wang Zixi took dozens of people to break through the siege and fled to the cave where he rested before, looking at the hundreds of people in the cave, and a group of young girls.
"What's the matter with these women?" Wang Zixi asked the nearest bandit soldier.
The bandit replied, "Back to the big boss, it's not without your consent, the brothers have been watching them in the cave, and they don't dare to do it." ”
"Let's bear with it, kill these women tomorrow morning when it's going to be dawn, Chang'an City has been taken, we sneak into the city, where there are gold and silver treasures, and beautiful women are like clouds. Wang Zixi wiped the blood from his face.
"This ...... What a waste, isn't it?" the bandit frowned.
Not far away, a woman evaded the interception of several bandits, ran to Wang Zixi, and was put on her neck with a knife by the bandits, "I don't want to live!"
The woman said, "Sure enough, it's you, General Wang, I'm Lu Yue, why are you here in Chang'an City?"
Wang Zixi rubbed his eyes and looked at Lu Yue, "It's really you! They all said that you were captured by the Qin State and wanted to change the city of the Jin State." Wang Zixi pushed aside the soldier who was hanging on Lu Yue's neck.
"Your Majesty is worried about you, you are going crazy, when you hear the news, you will break into the palace of the Qin State alone with the Red Flame Heaven Killing Sword, if it is not for the Empress of the Jin Kingdom to stop you, something may happen. Wang Zixi and Lu Yue found a place to sit down.
"I don't know what's going on, I lived in my master Yingcheng's house, and I was caught on the way to buy vegetables, and then I heard that I was caught by the Qin State in exchange for a hundred cities in the Jin State, these young women are all innocent, I want General Wang to release them all and let them go home. Lu Yue said to Wang Zixi.
Wang Zixi looked at Lu Yue, "I'm afraid this won't work, if they return to the Qin State, they will definitely die, they were originally sent to the Tang State, and now that the soldiers of the Qin State have died in an unknown way, they will definitely be condemned." ”
"Sister Yin Yue, do you know them?" Yin Xueli was stopped by the bandits and shouted to Lu Yue.
"Let her come!" Wang Zixi told the bandits who stopped Yin Xueli.
Yin Xueli ran to Lu Yue's side, and Lu Yue took Yin Xueli's hands and asked her to sit down.
"Sister, let me tell you something, if they let us go, we will definitely be executed for treason when we return to Qin, I mean if my sister wants to go back to Baiyi City, the capital of the Zongzheng Empire, with me. ”
"Okay, I'll go with you, but what about them?" Yin Xueli pointed to the ninety-eight beauties over there.
After listening to Yin Xueli's words, Wang Zixi smiled, "My bowl is still empty, and I'm afraid that others will be hungry, you have a lot of heart!"
"Yes, what should I do with these women? I really want to kill them all? Wouldn't that ruin my brother's reputation?" Lu Yue looked at Wang Zixi.
"It has nothing to do with Your Majesty, we are bandits now, and we don't care about reputation. Wang Zixi looked at this group of beauties.
"Tell me about you, you don't have a wife in your thirties, I have an idea, give these beauties to the generals who are attacking Tang Qichu, and by the way, how about getting you a wife?" Lu Yue asked Wang Zixi seriously.
Chang'an City is in chaos, more than 10,000 people guard the city gate and city wall, more than 50,000 people burn and loot in the city, do all kinds of evil, and even some bandits are bold and kill into the palace, there are 5,000 royal forest troops in the palace, and 20,000 bandits start a life-and-death duel. In the end, all the 5,000 Imperial Forest Army were killed, and there were more than 5,000 bandits left, and there was no Royal Forest Army in the palace, and the bandits smashed and looted and burned, and the palace was like a sea of fire, just like daytime.
The 20,000 Tang soldiers left behind in the city are almost dead, like a plate of scattered bandits, the original 70,000 people, now there are more than 20,000 left.
The corpses of soldiers and bandits and civilians lay on the streets, and the noise of people fleeing in the fire, the pain of being slashed, and the pain of children who have lost their parents mingle.