At night, the candles in the Chinese military tent were bright, and the table in the middle was full of delicacies. Zheng Jieping walked into the tent with two colonels, Gao Jifu greeted him, hugged his fists and said, "General Zheng, Gao has been waiting for a long time, please." ”

After Zheng Jieping returned the salute, he sat down at the desk, looked at the other party and said, "General Gao, why did you remember to invite General Wei to drink today?" Gao Jifu smiled and said: "General Zheng came to the Wagang Army, Gao did not entertain well, and tonight's wine can be regarded as a confession." ”

"General Gao is too polite."

Gao Jifu picked up the wine jar, poured wine into the two of them, and then raised it and said, "General Zheng, come, do it!" ”

When the wine was half-drunk, Gao Jifu opened his drunken eyes and pretended to be mysterious: "General Zheng, tell you a secret, we are going to open tonight." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Go and attack Chang'an."

"Huh?" When Zheng Jieping heard this, he was shocked by a layer of cold sweat on his back, and most of the wine woke up, "You? Are you going to rebel? ”

Gao Jifu sneered and said, "You're right!" With that, he threw away the slug in his hand, and the guards who were lying in ambush behind the tent rushed out and tied up Zheng Jieping and his two men. Zheng Jieping shouted while struggling: "Gao Jifu, you will regret it!" ”

"Hold it down, cut it!"

The next day, in the military tent in the Xiaoji camp, Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, was gossiping with his subordinate generals, and a general Zuo hurriedly ran in and shouted: "Lord, it's not good!" The Wagang Army ran away! ”

"What's going on?" Lee Hyo-gi asked with wide eyes.

"There was no one in the barracks, only the bodies of Zheng Jieping and the others were found."

One of his subordinates thought for a while and said, "Lord Wang, they should have defected, should you send an army to chase after you?" Li Xiaoji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "No, the emperor asked us to guard the Changchun Palace, and the army must not move lightly!" Send out scouts at once to find out where the Wagang traitors have fled. In addition, write down the situation here as a note and report it to the imperial court as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

Chang'an, Mingde Gate. As in the past, there was a long queue of pedestrians and carriages before the gates were opened. The difference is that there are many more female dependents in the procession today, and they are either carrying burdens or backpacks, as if they are going to the city to visit relatives. There is also a large flower bridge in the procession, presumably to go into the city to pick up the bride, and the drummers who follow behind the palanquin hold musical instruments such as suona and cymbals in their hands. Song Shi was wearing a new set of clothes, wearing a big red flower, dressed as a groom.

In a moment, the gates opened, and the flow of people and vehicles began to move slowly forward. When the sedan chair passed, a city guard came over and stopped the sedan chair. Song Shi greeted him, with a smile on his face: "Master Bing, what's wrong?" ”

"What's in the sedan chair?"

"We went into the city to pick up the bride, and the palanquin was empty."

"Empty car? The four people in the empty sedan are struggling to lift? ”

"This ......" Song Shi saw that he couldn't pretend anymore, so he glanced at the palanquin drivers and shouted, "Do it!" ”

The four palanquin bearers drew their poles and threw themselves at the soldiers. The drummers threw away their musical instruments, took out swords and other weapons from the sedan chairs, and rushed towards the soldiers guarding the city gates. Soldiers disguised as women also ripped off their headscarves and took out weapons hidden under their skirts.

After a brutal battle, the rebels seized the city gates. Song Shi walked to the gate of the city, put his finger in his mouth, and made a loud whistle in the distance, and thousands of Wagang soldiers hiding in the woods shouted and rushed over to occupy the Mingde Gate.

The Wagang army quickly expanded its gains and occupied two other gates south of Chang'an City. The city of Chang'an was lost, and thousands of Wagang troops armed with weapons poured into the city like a tide.

Li Mi secretly left Chang'an City yesterday and moved into a military camp. He took off his silk shirt and put on his battle robe again, only to see that he was wearing a golden helmet and armor, as if he had become a general commanding thousands of troops.

Li Mi entered Chang'an City surrounded by many guards. He took Jia Yanfu and other staff members to climb the tower of Mingde Gate. Here is condescending, everything in Chang'an City is in full view. The wide streets, rows of houses, and towering palace buildings in front of you are almost endless. And Li Mi's soldiers, through the several gates under his feet, poured into the city like a flood, and rushed in all directions along the thoroughfare. The air is burning, the earth is trembling, and the cries of thousands of people are like rolling thunder, moving people's hearts.

Li Mi stood on the high city tower, feeling that the anger that had accumulated in his chest for months had been swept away, and a heroic feeling rose spontaneously. He Li Mi rebelled again, before, he rebelled against the Great Sui, and now, he rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. As the saying goes: When people don't know Lingyun wood, they wait until Lingyun is high. He Li Mi is not a stone that can be smashed under his feet, but a man who stands up to the sky. Isn't it? Chang'an City, the heart of the Tang Dynasty, was trampled under his feet at this moment, trampled and ravaged by him, trembling and wailing under his feet. As far as the eye can see, the majestic palace standing on the horizon is his next target.

The people around Li Mi were all in high spirits, talking, laughing and feasting, and they were all ecstatic to conquer this glorious giant city. Li Mi was even more ambitious, fluttering like in the clouds, feeling that the general trend of the world was under his control. The golden scales are not the things in the pool, and they will turn into dragons when they encounter the wind and clouds. He Li Mi was originally a dragon, and he will definitely be able to turn over the clouds and rain and make some earth-shattering deeds!

When the rebels invaded Chang'an City, Li Zhiyun had just returned from dispersal. His guard of honor was walking on a street, and suddenly there was chaos in front of him, and the people on the street were rushing and chaotic, and the guard of honor was blocked by a group of people running from nowhere, and had to stop.

Li Zhiyun got out of the carriage and asked Cai Hu, who was riding a horse and following him, what had happened. Cai Hu shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know." At this moment, Zhang Zheng rode his horse and galloped from the front. When he arrived, he stopped his mount and gasped: "Lord Wang, it's not good, Li Mi has rebelled!" His army had already stormed the city of Chang'an. ”

When Li Zhiyun heard this, he was taken aback, like a cold air rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and he looked at each other in a daze, unable to speak for a long time. Zhang Zheng anxiously: "Lord Wang, what should we do?" After a while, Li Zhiyun came to his senses, he thought for a while, and said, "Quick, go to the New Army camp." ”

So, the guard of honor turned to the left and went straight to the camp of the new army. Li Zhiyun stopped riding the carriage anymore, and asked the guards to bring him a horse. He mounted his horse in stirrups and followed the procession.

When I arrived at the camp of the new army, as soon as I entered the gate, I felt that the atmosphere was not right, many soldiers ran in a panic, and some soldiers were already in line. Obviously, the new army has already received the news, and the barracks are blowing the trumpets of the troops, beating the drums, and making preparations for the battle.

Someone had already gone in to report, and as soon as Li Zhiyun turned over and dismounted, Scarface and Li Tieniu greeted him with a group of generals and took him into the Chinese military tent.

Li Zhiyun didn't have time to sit down, so he couldn't wait: "Wang Baoqiang, do you know the situation?" Scarface said: "Lord Wang, I sent scouts, and I have already found some news, the rebels are about 40,000 people......" Li Zhiyun frowned and interrupted him: "Is the information accurate?" How could Li Mi have so many troops? A general next to him said: "I heard that he secretly transferred the Wagang Army stationed in Huazhou and Tongzhou to Chang'an." ”

Li Zhiyun thought about it carefully and thought that this number should not be much different. Because, if the number of troops was too small, Li Mi would not dare to risk attacking Chang'an City. Scarface continued: "The rebels have captured the Mingde Gate, Anhua Gate, Qixia Gate to the south of Chang'an, and Yanping Gate to the west, occupying one-third of Chang'an City, and are currently advancing from south to north. ”

Li Tieniu is a fiery character, as soon as Scarface finished speaking, he roared: "I'm afraid that he is a bird, let's rush up and kill him on his back!" Zhang Zhengdao on the side: "No, there are too many rebels, let's stick to it and wait for help." ”

Li Zhiyun felt that Zhang Zheng was reasonable, although there were 30,000 Tang troops in Chang'an City, only 20,000 Shence troops and 6,000 new troops under him really had combat effectiveness. It is impossible for the Shence army to defend the palace, and it is impossible for him to take the initiative to attack, and if he leads 6,000 new troops against 40,000 rebels, it will be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

The enemy is outnumbered, so I can only hold on and wait for help. But where should we keep it? There are only two places, one is the New Army Barracks and the other is the Chu Palace. If both are defended, the forces are too scattered, and one can only be abandoned. It's better to guard the Chu Palace, the arsenal is next to the Chu Palace, which has cost him more than two years of hard work, and must not fall into the hands of the rebels. Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun said to Scarface and Li Tieniu: "The new army will immediately go to the Chu Palace, and stick to the palace and the arsenal!" Scarface and Li Tieniu both clasped their fists and said, "Obey!" ”

Both regiments of the Forces nouvelles were equipped with muskets, each with an artillery battalion, each armed with twenty cannons, for a total of forty cannons. Li Zhiyun believes that with such powerful firepower, although the rebels are numerous, they should not have much problem holding out for three or five days.

After returning to the palace of the king of Chu, Li Zhiyun immediately set up a headquarters in the hall and began the pre-war deployment. In order to give full play to the power of firearms, he ordered all the walls of the Chu palace and the arsenal to be torn down, trenches were dug along the location of the walls, and all the houses within 50 zhang of the surrounding area were demolished, and the people who demolished the houses moved into the palace to live. As a result, it would be impossible for the rebels to use their premises to avoid firearms if they were to attack. In addition, he carefully selected three places to set up artillery positions to ensure that there were no dead ends for firing in any direction.

After Li Zhiyun was deployed, the new army, the royal palace guards and the servants immediately started to push the wall, dig trenches, and demolish people's houses.

They turned around the position for more than an hour, and when they returned to the front yard, they happened to meet the second sister. As soon as the second sister saw Li Zhiyun, she hurriedly walked over and said, "Zhiyun, I heard that the rebels have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. You take us into the Chu Palace, and we stay here to be safe? ”

Li Zhiyun had already sent people to bring several of his sisters and their families into the palace of the king of Chu, and the rebels had captured Chang'an, and he could not let his relatives be slaughtered. The second and fourth brothers were not in Chang'an City, and their families were also brought in. The eldest brother's East Palace is next to the Taiji Palace, so he must have already hid in the palace at this time, so he doesn't have to worry about it.