Chapter 123:
Military generals are different from civil servants. They have to jointly defend against the enemy and completely obey their superiors. Over time, the relationship between superiors and subordinates can easily become unbreakable.
What's more, Xu Zonglun has always been an extremely qualified general.
Qinmenguan is different from border gates and prefectures. The guards at the border gates are much freer when the sky is high and the emperor is far away; the guards in the prefectures and prefectures do not have much heavy military affairs, and their daily life is much more nourishing.
It's just that they are such a difficult pass, life is the worst.
Before Xu Zonglun came, they lived a hard life on weekdays, needless to say.
However, after Xu Zonglun became a guard at Qinmen Pass, the situation changed.
He looks like a warm and jade-like temperament, he is literate, and he treats his subordinates well. More importantly, he fooled the officials who came to inspect in Beijing to turn a blind eye to their generals who were greedy for some money and some empty pay.
In the beginning, it was just a few generals who tried to greed for a point or two. Gradually, everyone knew that as long as they didn't go too far, General Xu would not stop them from improving their lives.
So this time, General Xu gathered these people together and told them his plan before His Majesty summoned them. The generals responded immediately, and none of them were reluctant.
Before, they just followed the general to make money at the Qinmen Pass, and when the general's big event is completed, they have the opportunity to increase their officials and become nobles. Do they still use it to guard the pass that is not high or low?
The generals were somewhat eager to try.
And what has happened these days has also well verified their conjecture.
They are stationed outside Chang'an City, as long as they guard these eight city gates, they don't have to worry about other things. When the people in the city saw such a huge army, they didn't dare to take any action lightly. There were also officials and wealthy businessmen who were afraid of fighting, so they made plans for their future, and tried every means to bribe them and put money into their pockets.
But after a few days, they tasted a lot of sweetness.
At the same time, General Xu also expressed something to them.
Chang'an is very rich, and it has been peaceful for more than ten years. In the past few days, General Xu has repeatedly sent food and grass rewards to them outside the city, and distributed them. Even the lowest-ranking soldiers can receive a few coins as rewards, not to mention the fact that the army fires every day, and they can smell the smell of meat. .
This kind of day, even Qinmenguan can not catch up with the New Year.
No need to do anything to get a lot of rewards.
This is the case outside Changlemen today.
When the defender got up, it was already three poles in the sun. After a brief rectification, he inspected the guards outside the city gate, and then went up to the city tower leisurely.
Except for the soldiers on duty, all the other soldiers were waiting in the camp for rotation. However, they had tens of thousands of troops outside the city gate, and the city gate was no bigger than that. To this day, the entire battalion had never been on duty.
This will make it approaching noon, and the soldiers who have nothing to do have set up pots outside the camp and start cooking.
The guard sat down on the tower.
The lieutenant standing above the tower saw him sit down and came forward to chat with him.
"General, is there any news in the palace that when will the Fourth Highness ascend the throne?" he asked.
The guard gave him a slow look.
"What's the hurry?" he said.
The lieutenant smiled.
"What a rush." He said. "These few days have been so leisurely, and my subordinates are not in a hurry. I just wish I could live such a life for the rest of my life."
The commander laughed a few times when he heard the words.
"It's not good either," he said. "Stay here every day, where will you be promoted?"
As soon as the lieutenant heard it, his eyes lit up.
"That's true," he said. "But my subordinates don't want to be promoted, and they go back to Qinmenguan to guard them."
The general glanced at him and sneered.
"Qinmenguan?" he said. "How big is Qinmenguan? How big a general can it hold?"
The lieutenant immediately understood what he meant.
"The general said..."
The Lord nodded when he saw that he asked.
"General Xu promised." He said. "We won't let us just go back to the Qin gate after it's done."
There was nothing left or right, when the lieutenant heard this, he continued to ask with interest: "Then did General Xu say, where should we go?"
The general paused, but did not speak.
This kind of package was naturally made by General Xu when he privately informed them of the plan and asked them to cooperate and help. At that time, General Xu said that after the completion of the matter, the sage will definitely dispose of the entire Yongning Gongfu, and at that time, Yongning's wife's family will not be able to stay.
The elder brother of Duke Yongning's wife is the guard of Yumen Pass.
Yumen Pass is a border gate, which leads directly to the Western Regions.
General Xu said at the time that after dealing with the Shen family, he handed over the vacant Yumen Pass to them.
These words are clear to each of them, but they also know that before things are done, they must not be shared.
The Lord will hesitate.
As soon as the lieutenant looked at his situation, he knew that he knew what he had in mind, but it was hard to say it.
The lieutenant smiled and said: "What is the general afraid of? The subordinates have always been strict. Besides, the enthronement of the Fourth Highness is a sure thing, what else do we have to fear?"
The Lord knows this.
There is a number, don't tell the third person again."
The Lord will be shaken.
"Then you can do it," he said.
The lieutenant nodded.
"General Xu said, wait until things are done..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
The lieutenant's eyes widened.
He saw a sharp arrow flying through the air, and when no one could react, it suddenly tore the tranquility in front of him.
The arrow suddenly pierced the main general's throat, and nailed him to the stone wall of the tower.
He didn't even have time to close his eyes, so he lost his breath.
As if at the same moment, the sound of swords piercing the flesh, the sound of hurried footsteps, and the sound of fighting and screaming came from under the tower.
The lieutenant stared blankly at the city gate.
I saw a troop in black armor, the number was not very large, and there was no sound of killing. As they walked, they could only hear the sound of armor colliding, like ghost soldiers gushing out of the underworld, quiet and swift, killing people like numbness.
And not far away, the soldiers' camp was actually set on fire. The fire was so great that some soldiers fled from their tents in a panic. Some soldiers tried to fight against the black armor army, and before they could drop the sword, they died under the blade.
In just a moment, most of the soldiers in the camp were captured, and the battle between the two armies seemed to be over before the actual battle began.
The lieutenant looked into the distance.
I saw a man and a horse standing quietly more than ten meters away.
The man sat on the dark horse, dressed in a black robe, tall and straight.
The lieutenant suddenly came back to his senses and hurried down the city tower.
Under the tower, there is the sound of fighting. Before taking two steps, he encountered a wounded soldier on the stairs who was about to come up to report.
"General!" said the soldier hastily. "There are so many of them, we can't stop them!"
The lieutenant asked: "What about the other city gates? Our camp is in the far south, so it must be the first to bear the brunt. You immediately find a few people, stand out from the encirclement, and report to the other city gates!"
The soldier shook his head.
"General, someone has come to the west gate just now!" he said. "The other seven city gates... Half an hour ago, they were silently controlled by them, and they didn't even have time to send out the signal!"
The lieutenant was stunned.
"Who is leading the troops?" he asked in a daze.
The soldier wiped his face.
"Say it's... King Guangling, the Yanyun Iron Cavalry!" he said. "Now the other seven city gates have been guarded by them. I heard from the person who reported that the King of Guangling must be entering the city through Changle Gate... He is going to enter the imperial city!"
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In just an hour, all eight gates of Chang'an were broken.
The soldiers at Qinmen Pass have not fought for many years, and they have been much more relaxed these days. Today, when Yanyun's iron cavalry attacked, they even opened fire to cook in advance. Yanyun's iron cavalry attacked from the northernmost city gate, first attacked the city gate, locked the city gate, and then controlled Qinmenguan's army outside the city, catching turtles in the urn. After capturing a city gate, Yanyun's iron cavalry split into two groups, attacked the city gates on both sides, and finally gathered outside Changle Gate, killed the defenders, and took down Changle Gate with ease.
The battle report was immediately sent to the fourth prince's imperial case.
His hands trembled uncontrollably.
"...Sir Xu." After a while, he raised his head, looked at Xu Xiang who was standing in the imperial study, and said. "They came to report that Xue Yan hit Changlemen."
Xue Yan did not enter the other seven city gates. Xue Yunhong knew that it was not those city gates that blocked Xue Yan, but Xue Yan sealed those city gates. Trapped them in Chang'an City.
Xu Xiang did not speak for a while.
Xue Yunhong suddenly stood up.
"How could Xue Yan know the news, how could he have soldiers!" He angrily said. "Master Xu, you promised me that there will be no omissions and no omissions!"
Xu Xiang silently endured Xue Yunhong's anger.
What happened today was something he didn't expect. The soldiers at Qinmen Pass, he didn't plan to really let them do anything, but it was just a shock.
…But now, the deterrence did not work, but it attracted a real wolf.
Xu Xiang clearly knows that no one can save them now.
They made a dangerous move, and Xue Yan was the end of your life. Now that Xue Yan has broken this game, it is naturally them who are going to die.
And this, Xue Yunhong is also clear.
He breathed heavily, and after a while, he opened his mouth again.
His voice was hoarse.
"Master Xu, I can't die." He said. "I can't die in Xue Yan's hands."
Xu Xiang naturally knows.
The one in front of him was left by his daughter, and it was the only common blood of their Xu family and the royal family.
If he is alive, the Xu family will still have a chance. If he dies, the Xu family will be at the end of the road.
“…The minister will make arrangements immediately,” he said. "Be sure to let His Highness leave Chang'an safely."
Xue Yunhong nodded, but then he shook his head again.
“Not enough,” he said.
"Now at the last moment, not only do I have to live, but I also want to let Xue Yan's relatives, the Jun family, and the Jiang family all die."