Volume 11 The Storm in the Western Regions Chapter 1 The Soldiers Are Coming to the City

The sun shines on the earth, the summer of the sixth year of Zhenguan has passed nearly half, this day is shining, but it is by no means an ordinary day, because on this day it is nearly noon, the whole Chang'an City is a serenity, bathed in the blazing sun. But in an instant, all the people felt that the earth seemed to be shaking violently, and the entire Chang'an City seemed to be trembling. Then came the sound of horses' hooves. The yellow dust that obscured the sky and the sun filled the sky and the earth, as if the end of the world was like the end of the world, and the sound of horses' hooves came without warning, as if it suddenly appeared. But it was rolling towards Chang'an City. Just when everyone was still at a loss, on the gate tower of Mingde Gate, the heavy war drums rumbled, and then the desolate horn completely woke up the people of Chang'an City who were sleeping in the afternoon.

"It's ...... The sound of horses' hooves...... The drums of war ...... How could it be! When the older people of Chang'an heard these sounds, they were all shocked and discolored. They will never forget these voices until they die, because a few years ago, such a sound meant that someone was attacking the city, such a sound meant endless killing, the city would be turned into an Shura field, and countless blood and lives would be completely strangled and trampled on by the war. So they all woke up at once and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"This ...... Come on, prepare horses and armor for Ben General! "Who has the most people in Chang'an City? Commoners! But if anyone wants to be most sensitive to the sound of the galloping horses, the sound of war drums, and the sound of the horns, it must be these military generals. At this moment, whether it is Cheng Biting Jin who is sleeping soundly in the afternoon,. Still lying on the sickbed with a pale face, go to Qin Qiong. All shouted a word in astonishment. No matter what they were doing at this time, they were all ready to put on their armor and go into battle. Because they are military personnel, they have a sensitive reaction to this familiar sound that is etched into their bones.

The same goes for Li Kuan. Although he had not led the army for long, he had already taken this habit into his bones, and when the shaking of the horse's hooves crushing the earth came, he opened his eyes, and there was a wave of surprise in his eyes. But he reacted immediately, and suddenly a whistle called for chasing clouds in the backyard, and at the same time, the whole person turned over directly from the chaise longue by the pond and rushed towards a wing room in his gorgeous mansion. He was running. Pieces of armor kept appearing in their hands. The shoulder armor, chest armor, and helmet appeared in his hands as if by magic, and then he quickly equipped himself with it. In the short distance from the courtyard of the mansion to the wing, he had already put on a full suit of armor, and then a spear in his hand flashed out, like a poisonous snake out of a hole. It is like a silver dragon winding into the air.

In the "Master ......" wing, two women are playing against each other, one wearing a snow-white skirt and the other wearing a red palace dress, which is completely like two delicate flowers in full bloom. The whole room was lit up. At this time, when he saw Li Kuan rushing in, he immediately put down the chess pieces in his hand and saluted Li Kuan in a coquettish voice. Then he looked at Li Kuan, who was dressed in military uniform, with puzzled eyes.

"You two. Just stay in the palace, no. Don't stay in the palace anymore, enter the palace immediately. This is the king's waist card, take it, immediately enter the palace to find Princess Yuzhang, go now! Li Kuan didn't say a word, the very slight tremor he felt just now had begun to become more violent, according to his inference, this was absolutely abnormal, because without the rapid march of an army of nearly 10,000 people, there would never be such a powerful tremor, and it was getting closer and closer. This is a powerful army that is hurrying towards Chang'an City. This gave him a feeling that it was a fantasy, such a large force actually rushed directly to Chang'an City without being discovered?

But now, no matter what, after the two girls are settled, the two of them are now his concern, and only the two of them have no power to protect themselves.

"Let......'s go" Li Kuan's mansion is close to the prince's East Palace, so it is very convenient to enter the palace, after Li Kuan sent the two to the palace, Chaiyun also came to his side, he turned over and got on the horse: "Let this king see, what the situation is!" With that, he pulled the reins of his horse and rushed in the direction of the Mingde Gate. At this moment, Li Kuan rode on the back of Chasing Yun, only to find that in Chang'an City, in addition to him, there were many people like him who were riding horses and galloping, all of them were wearing armor and holding sharp blades. Either alone, or in groups of threes and twos, they all rushed towards the main gate of Chang'an City. All the generals Li Kuan saw along the way were military generals in the army, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin, Duan Zhixuan, Qu Tutong, and of course, Qin Qiong sitting on horseback, and Li Jing who rode with him beside him. Even he found the figure of the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Li Xiuning.

"This ...... These people ...... "Li Kuan didn't expect that all these people rushed out directly like him, but what's the use of this? There is also the eldest grandson Wuji, shouldn't these ministers go to the palace to report to their father? Why did you rush in that direction in uniform?

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu...... I wonder if Your Highness knows what is going on? Cheng Biting Jin rode his horse to Li Kuan's side at this time, he was burly, and the armor on his body was also very rough, very similar to his figure, and the shoulder armor on the armor was not an ordinary beast head swallowing, but two sharp spikes, like two horns.

"How could this king know, and he will know when he arrives, I don't know if General Cheng knows what kind of sacredness this is, and he actually appeared directly outside Chang'an City like this? Is Datang's intelligence system vegetarian? Such a large army actually approached Chang'an City silently, and only found out when it launched a charge! Li Kuan was very angry, Datang had just gotten on the right track, and there was such a mistake, which made him hate the group of people in the Baiqi Division, who were still professional in doing these things, and they didn't even know the movements of such a large army. If there is any mistake in Chang'an, then Datang will be completely finished, because if someone is served here, there will be no decision-makers at the top level of Datang, then the entire empire will be scattered, and the world will definitely be chaotic again.

Li Kuan sat on horseback and didn't speak, but a murderous aura in his eyes was constantly condensing, as if he was a tiger trapped in a cage, and he might come out of the box at any time. The nine-foot spear in his hand was held tightly, and he could break out at any time, because the war drums and the desolate horns were telling how dangerous Chang'an City was, and Chang'an under the guard of the sixteen guards was unknowingly rubbed to the front, which had to be said to be a shame. Gradually, the city gate was nearer, and he could already see the countless soldiers standing above the city gate, and he could only see countless soldiers standing on the top of the city, and the city gate was also closed, and he could not see the situation outside the city. But the flying banner on the city tower and the big 'Tang' made everyone feel extremely relieved. It's just that Li Kuan saw the figure on the city wall and stared straight at him, how could that person be here?

Li Er stood on top of the tower of Chang'an City, the sun was shining, shining on his bright yellow robe, the golden dragon entrenched in the clouds looked particularly hideous, the wind was about to rise, the most powerful empire in the east of the world was finally ready, and began to show its hideous fangs to the world, and the dragon was about to rise above the nine heavens, revealing its divine might. Under Chang'an City, there was a crowd of black oppression, some of these people were the people in Chang'an City, and at that time there were more soldiers wearing dark armor and a solemn and solemn face. These people rode on horses, facing the capital of the Tang Dynasty with a resolute face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Datang has now passed the most difficult period, and there have been endless humiliations and hardships over the years. But Datang has survived, and now it's time for my Datang to claim back the previous humiliation from the enemy, are you willing to wash away the humiliation of the past few years for Datang? Li Er stood at the head of the city and said righteously, at this time, a gust of wind blew, rolling up the yellow dust in the sky, and the fierce gowns flew in the wind, looking heroic and extraordinary.

"Willing to die for the Empire!" Under the city, the soldiers shouted loudly, and the sound shook the sky, as if they were about to completely shatter the clouds in the sky. The armor on his body looked thick and like a mountain, and the endless soldiers were shining and waving in his hands, they were the most elite warriors in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, it is time to be loyal to the country, since the first year of Zhenguan, Li Er was forced to sign the alliance under the city on the bank of Weishui, he secretly transferred these soldiers from the major armies of the Tang Dynasty to form the current elite division. Although at the beginning, some people were very puzzled, especially the generals in the army. These soldiers are all the elite of the major armies, and each of them is a certain ten strong existence on the battlefield. After being drained, the combat effectiveness of all armies will be affected to a greater or lesser extent. Because in an army there must be a few powerful ordinary soldiers, who are the real courage of soldiers. On the battlefield, with endless killing, ordinary people are afraid that they will be robbed of their minds in an instant, and then they will be at a loss, and only under the inducement of the strong soldiers around them, they will fight without fear of death. So at first, the generals in the army were reluctant to hand over these elite soldiers. But under Li Er's resolute decision, they finally reluctantly agreed, but each of them still hid a hand.

In the next few years, no one has seen these soldiers, no one knows where they went, and even a few generals in the Tang Army who can be called Dinghai Shenzhu don't know, these soldiers are like completely missing. It did not appear when it was fighting back against the Turks, nor did it appear in the rest of the Tang Kingdom's remaining areas where the war took place. Some people even speculate that these people are long gone, and they were trained by Li Er to become a fine worker, lurking in the surrounding countries to collect intelligence on the enemy country. Until now, these people appeared outside Chang'an City as if they had suddenly disappeared. (To be continued......)