Chapter Fifty-Nine: Someone Will Meet This Man!
Shang Rang is actually not sick.
The reason why he didn't go to the front of the battle to watch the battle was because he had seen too many such scenes.
Especially today, Huang Chao adopted a very formal siege strategy, intending to defeat the last hold of the Tang army in one fell swoop in a hard-fought manner.
Moreover, he has been adhering to the military idea of "attacking the heart first, attacking the city below", this kind of stubborn style of play is completely following the rules in his opinion, and there are basically not too many strategic problems, and it is enough to have a Meng Kai.
He was lying on his side on the bed reading a book.
What I read is not a war book, but a book called "Tang Tongjian Chronicle".
This book is not widely circulated at present, but it was written by a person who lived in Chang'an for a long time during the Daizong period, and the content is extremely rich, and there are many descriptions of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, most of this part is praise, after all, the honorific title of "Tian Khan" was still recognized by neighboring countries during the Tang Dynasty.
The first, Emperor Gaozu Taizu.
Although in later generations, because Li Shimin's light was too dazzling, it seemed that this person was more ordinary.
But if you think about it, which of the founding monarchs of the previous dynasties was not amazing?
Moreover, this person's strength value is probably the highest among all the emperors after that, especially a carved bow that once shocked the northwest border pass.
Seeing this, Shang Rang stroked a pitch-black bow standing at the head of the bed with his hand, but it was the treasure bow that was captured by Cai Hanquan, the former commander of the Shence Army's infantry and horses, and given by Li Yuqin.
When Huang Chao gave him this bow, he recognized at a glance that it was Li Yuan's "Obsidian Dingjun Bow"!
And for Li Shimin...
For such a person who attaches great importance to family affection, no matter how high the cultural and martial arts are, they can't withstand the change of "Xuanwu Gate".
"If so-and-so, I'd rather give up the power in my hands and live in seclusion than raise a butcher's knife to my relatives!"
He knows very well that the royal family can do everything for that chair, and from Li Shimin's point of view, it is a life-and-death struggle between you and me.
But I just resented it.
Turning the book down next to the page, Li Zhi, Wu Zetian, Zhongzong, Ruizong...
He stopped his gaze on this section of Xuanzong Li Longji.
This is the emperor who wrote the most in the whole book except for Li Shimin, the first half of his life was incomparably brilliant and gorgeous, but the second half of his life was so sloppy that the author kept it secret, obviously not wanting to get into trouble because of this.
"The disadvantages of the eunuchs, the rebellion of the military town, so far!"
He sighed, and immediately thought of Huang Chao.
He and Huang Chao's attitudes towards Datang are already different.
Huang Chao attacked the city and plundered the land all the way, and his ambitions were constantly expanding, from the original acquisition of a nine-grade lieutenant to the king of Luoyang, who fought against the court, almost every day.
Now, he has the idea of changing the dynasty, and personally drove the Tang Emperor off the dragon chair, calling himself a lonely widow.
But it can still be different.
He believes that the reason why the imperial power has fallen is due to the Anshi Rebellion and the subsequent generations of emperors being subject to the arbitrary power of eunuchs, and the Tang Dynasty is still popular among the people.
Hundreds of years of orthodox imperial power dragon qi can't be blown away by one breath just because of oneself.
The slogan "Qingjun side" was shouted by him to Huang Chao, and it also represents his own will.
In this way, if he is famous, he will not be scolded by future generations after thousands of years.
It's a pity that this sentence is really just a slogan for Huang Chao, he not only wants to clear the monarch's side, but also plans to clear it out with the emperor.
The content behind is still unbearable, except for the Daizong who is known as the "Little Taizong", who is very sorry, as for the Daizong, he can only hehe.
Carrying the "Hei Yaoding Military Bow" in his hand, he put on a big hat and walked out of the tent, and frowned when he looked at the sparse generals around him.
Huang Chao, who was so happy, even took away his own 50,000 elites, it can be said that the defense of the Chinese army camp has fallen to the freezing point, but fortunately, the Tang army has adopted a strategy of all-out defense, and has not had the courage to attack the camp until today.
Otherwise...
He looked up to the west at the setting sun, and when he was thinking about the battle ahead, there seemed to be many more black spots in the dusk sun, and he immediately recognized it with great experience.
It's a rain of arrows!
One of the arrows was speeding towards him, and the sound of the sky breaking was heard in his ears.
He used his big bow to wrap around the arrow, and this very strong arrow was honestly held in his palm.
Hundreds of other arrows have covered the entire Chinese military camp, and dozens of people have been killed or injured by arrows.
Subsequently, a group of soldiers with colorful costumes and a white brocade tied to their left arm appeared outside the defensive circle of the Chinese army's tent on war horses.
Shang Rang raised his big bow in his hand, and when he grabbed the arrow, he shot an arrow, and a blond and blue-eyed Persian fell from his horse.
"The Tang army attacked the camp!"
His guards shouted a warning, but Shang Rang's expression was grim,
"This is Li Jie's 3,000 water splashing army!"
Now, the three thousand miscellaneous military forces active in Chang'an City have proved their strength, where they appear, the thieves know that Li Jie has arrived, even if they have already attacked the city wall, they will obediently run down again, temporarily avoiding its edge.
Because Li Jie once jokingly described himself as like a prince who was holding a wooden basin and splashing water everywhere to put out fires, the name of "Splashing Army" also spread among the two armies.
"Is it to avenge Li Jie?"
He was analyzing the battle situation, and a tooth general had already tightened the gate of the big camp with a thousand men and horses, and began to defend against the incoming Tang army.
This tooth general is estimated to be a famous person, and a big knife in his hand slashed left and right, and the Tang army was blocked outside the narrow gate and couldn't rush for a while.
Shang Rang didn't see this person's face clearly, and a guard had already led his war horse over,
"Don't worry, general, the enemy army is about 3,000 people, but the defenders left by King Huang in the camp are 10,000 people, and the other party did not choose to attack at night, I am afraid that there is no command of King Shou and it will become a rabble."
Although Shang Rang got on the horse, he didn't agree with this person's opinion.
It can be said that this "splashing army" chose an excellent opportunity to carry out a surprise attack.
In particular, the big tent of the Chinese army is close to the grain and grass camp, and the purpose of the Tang army's attack this time is self-evident.
At this time, the siege of the Huangchao army was exhausted, and the combat strength was greatly damaged.
Even if it comes back in time to reinforce and form an encirclement, it is likely to be easily chiseled by this long-recuperated force and leave calmly.
And, for some reason, he faintly felt a hint of conspiracy, which made his mind a little uneasy.
And just when he didn't pay attention to the gate,
The "Splashing Water Army" suddenly divided to both sides, and a Tang Army general wearing black helmet and black armor and wearing a mask came galloping, and a black iron gun in his hand picked up the big knife of the tooth general, and then a round of guns, the tooth shattered the sternum and fell to death.
Shang Rang saw this scene in his eyes, and his eyes lit up,
"With so much strength, Li Jie is dead, when did Tang Jun come out with such a character again?"
He turned his head and commanded,
"Blow the trumpet to warn King Huang, there will be a meeting with this person!"