Chang'an.
Wei Xiaokuan was sitting in the mansion at this moment, and the children in his family gathered beside him.
Wei Xiaokuan lost his official position, but his descendants did not think this was a bad thing. Dugu Qihe is getting more and more fierce, causing panic in Chang'an. The nobles north of Chang'an were so scared that they dared not eat peaches.
It is also a good thing not to use swords and guns with Naqihu and stay in Chang'an for retirement.
Wei Xiaokuan was no longer young. There were so many young people in the army, so it would be better to leave the big things to them.
However, looking at the children and grandchildren gathered in front of him, Wei Xiaokuan's eyes became increasingly worried.
What should I do?
His younger brother Wei Hong sat aside. He was a standard Han doctor. He was very handsome, regardless of appearance, temperament or clothes. He was very similar to the hermit style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties who liked to get into the mountains and forests.
The old Wei family is from Han, and comes from a famous family, Jingzhao Wei family.
There are all kinds of children in the family, some are good at fighting, some are elixir-refining, and some are in seclusion. This is a big family.
Wei Feng said calmly: "Brother, what's the point of greed for this power?"
"I know my brother has always had great ambitions, but life is short and power is ultimately illusory. My brother might as well go with me. We play the piano and write poems and govern articles together."
"I have never been greedy."
"I'm just worried that your leisure time will not last long."
Wei Xiaokuan interrupted his younger brother in a stiff tone.
Wei Feng was not angry either. He smiled and stroked his long beard, "I am not interested in government affairs, I am just focusing on articles, and mundane things cannot harm me."
Wei Xiaokuan did not answer.
Everyone just thought that Wei Xiaokuan had just returned and was in a bad mood, so they didn't say much.
His son Mr. Wei is an impatient person, "Father, what are you calling us here for?"
"We are about to face a disaster. We call you here this time to discuss the matter of protecting ourselves."
"ah?"
Everyone was shocked. Wei Xiaokuan had many relatives in Chang'an, including his son, cousin, brother, in-laws, nephews, etc.
They were particularly surprised when they heard Wei Xiaokuan's words.
Mr. Wei has the strongest personality, and he immediately asked, "What does my father mean? Is it because someone wants to make things difficult for my family?"
But a few children, Yuwen Yong, who appeared in their minds at this moment, was shocked when they remembered the tragic consequences of the previous dukes.
Wei Xiaokuan took a deep breath, "Your Majesty insisted on going south to fight, all the elite troops in Guanzhong were released, Chang'an was empty, I am afraid that Liu Taozi will attack, Chang'an will be in trouble."
Hearing this sentence, the horror on everyone's faces disappeared a lot.
Mr. Wei smiled, "I still think it's something. My father was too worried. The thief had come here in the past. What can he do? No matter how empty the city defense was in the past, they never dared to attack the city. Chang'an City is,
If there is no internal response, it will definitely not be lost."
“The current situation is different from the past.”
"Father, don't say anything more, be at home with peace of mind."
Several people began to persuade each other in a verbal manner.
The calm Wei Xiaokuan suddenly became furious.
"Shut up! Shut up! Listen to me!"
"He doesn't listen to me, will you dare not listen?!"
Wei Xiaokuan looked like this, and everyone dared not speak, and they all lowered their heads to apologize. Wei Xiaokuan said angrily: "There are all kings and princes. If the city is broken, the enemy will not occupy it and plunder. The households here are afraid that
If you are not spared, you can go to the old house in the east of the city first and change into shallow clothes. Just take it as a rest. If the enemy has not arrived, it is best, but if the enemy comes and the cavalry attacks the city quickly, there will be no time to hide.
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"Put down your horses, don't say anything."
Wei Xiaokuan made careful arrangements.
Everyone disagreed. However, Wei Xiaokuan was a parent. Even if he didn't believe it, he could only obey it. Disobeying his parents is not a good thing.
After Wei Xiaokuan made arrangements, everyone went back to work hard.
Mr. Wei walked out of the door with helpless look on his face, looking at Wei Jin who was following him and was frightened and scared, and scolded: "What are you afraid of!"
"My father was depressed after he lost to Liu Taozi, so he had this symptom. Sooner or later, I will kill Liu Taozi to eliminate this trouble for my father!"
Wei Jin shivered for a moment, "But what if it is true?"
"How is this"
"boom!!!"
Hearing a loud noise from a distance, both of them were shocked.
A moment later, knights rushed over from a distance, and the officials exclaimed, and they were in chaos in an instant.
"East thief!! The East thief is here!"
Mr. Wei was stunned and stood there.
"Boom~~"
The cart threw it and launched a fierce attack on the north city wall.
These are all movable throwing cars. They are broken down on weekdays and turned into parts. They are carried in the army. After they arrive at the city, they are immediately assembled to attack the city.
The city of Chang'an is strong and huge.
This kind of flying stone really cannot destroy Chang'an City, but it can well hurt morale.
Chang'an City has not been attacked like this for a long time.
Outside the city, the craftsmen were in a hurry. With the help of many grooms, Cangtou, they were forming a ladder to prepare for a siege later.
Liu Taozi stood not far away, staring at Chang'an City in front of him, with an inexplicable luster flashing in his eyes.
The generals were very excited. A fearless man like Gao Changgong was shaking his hands holding the spear at this moment.
Chang'an!!
The cart was throwing was still shooting continuously, and the knights brought them stones, ladders and other objects to them quickly.
But the chaos in Chang'an City has not ended yet.
Before Yuwen Yong left, he specially asked his younger brother, King Zhao, to be responsible for the city defense in Chang'an, and King Zhao was even more heavyweight, not that he had bad character.
Yuwen Zhao was generous and kind, and had some military achievements. He had led soldiers and beat people.
The only disadvantage is that he is too young.
He is only twenty-one years old this year, and he seems a little frightened and helpless in the face of this sudden situation.
He stood above the city wall, holding a sharp blade, staring at the enemy in the distance.
The soldiers held large shields and surrounded him.
Yuwen Zhao looked at his left and right, feeling unsure of his mind.
Just when he was at a loss, an old man in armor rushed to the city quickly.
"Duke Deng!!"
Seeing the old man, Yu Wenzhao was overjoyed, and his worries disappeared.
The person who came was Duke Deng, Dou Chi. Dou Chi had no time to salute King Zhao, so he rushed up quickly and looked at the enemy in the distance.
"not good!"
"The enemy is creating siege equipment!!"
Yuwen Zhao hurriedly said, "Duke, how should you defend the city? I am willing to obey your instructions!"
Dou Chi didn't care whether he had done this or not. He directly started the city defense deployment on behalf of Yuwen Zhao. Dou Chi had sufficient experience in all aspects of fighting throughout his life.
Preparations are being made in various places.
Liu Taozi slowly drew out his sword and aimed at Chang'an City directly in front of him.
"Chang'an is right in front of me, who will pull it out for me?!"
"Please be the pioneer!"
Gao Changgong came out.
"good!"
"Siege!!!"
"kill!!!"
Gao Changgong led the knights to attack. The elite knights, holding large bows, began to shoot back and forth at the city wall.
Arrows fly across the board.
The defenders on the city wall immediately chose to fight back.
The crossbow roared, and the huge arrow was enough to penetrate the armor.
The warriors pushed the ladder cart and quickly approached the city wall.
Liu Taozi only attacked the north side of the city wall.
Dou Chi left only a few soldiers in the rest of the country, gathering most of them in the north without hesitation.
The old man stood on the city wall, pulled the bow himself, and shot the Han army.
"Are you ready? Once the ladder approaches, it will burn immediately!!"
"leave!!!"
The rolling wood was thrown off the city wall and hit the warriors below.
The warriors held large shields, but the rolling wood was strong and they were smashed down one after another.
The battle was particularly fierce. Even Gao Changgong was knocked down from the ladder once, but he was not afraid at all. He held the big shield and continued to attack fiercely.
The two sides were just stalemate on the North City Wall, and the more they fought, the more intense they became.
The shouts of killing soar into the sky, and it seems that you can hear them for dozens of miles inside and outside the city.
The city was already in chaos. The emperor was not in the city now, and almost all the nobles of the world gathered here, from all officials to many nobles, and they were so scared that they were no longer looking at each other.
If the city was captured by the enemy, they would not dare to imagine what the outcome would be like.
Blood splashed everywhere.
On the city wall, soldiers fell to the ground.
Gao Changgong, wearing a mask, rushed up to the city wall again. He was covered in blood. Even the mask seemed so gloomy and terrifying at this moment.
The soldiers around him just looked at the blood-stained mask and their legs became weak.
Gao Changgong is almost crazy.
Take Chang'an!!
Chang'an!!
He rushed towards the Zhou army in front of him. When the Han army saw the generals so brave, they shouted and followed them one after another. The city wall was in chaos.
Gao Changgong kept rushing forward, and the enemy's corpses continued to appear on both sides of him. Hu Luxian also led the second team to start a fierce attack. After Gao Changgong opened the gap in the city wall, they continued to attack the city wall from this gap.
Dou Chi's eyes were congested and his whole body was stiff.
Yuwen Yong sent troops this time and his army was deployed on various important roads outside Chang'an. Chang'an itself did not leave much elite troops. Moreover, Chang'an is a giant city, and the pressure of defense and offensive pressure are also great.
The Han army had completely suppressed them at this moment. They did not leave any reserves, but except for the craftsmen, they all seemed to rush up.
Although Chang'an is empty, they cannot delay, and they are surrounded by enemy troops.
The longer it drags on, the greater the risk.
Dou Chiding was at the forefront, surrounded by several personal soldiers, and constantly organized counterattacks to kill all the enemies.
At this moment, a strong man in full armed came to the city. The personal soldiers around him were far more sophisticated than those around Dou Chi, whether in terms of clothing or physique.
Dou Chi was stunned and quickly reacted.
"Dugu Qi is really good!!!"
Dou Chi roared angrily, threw down the long-soldier, took out the short-soldier, and rushed towards the thief.
The soldiers around him raised their shields and rushed over them.
"Bang!!"
With a loud bang, the personal soldiers of both sides collided.
Dou Chi raised his short-selling force and wanted to hug the enemy general in front of him.
"How dare the old thief!!"
Shi Wansui shouted angrily, and the big shield in his hand hit Dou Chi hard. Dou Chi was hit by the shield and fell to the ground. He struggled to get up. Liu Taozi stabbed him with a spear, Dou Chi's body
Directly penetrated.
Under the leadership of several powerful generals, the Han army attacked wildly, but the Zhou army could no longer withstand it.
They were constantly defeated, and more and more places were occupied by the Han army.
They fought under the city wall again and began to attack the rest of the positions.
I don’t know who missed it, but the torch that was originally used to ignite the ladder truck fell on its own, and the house near the city wall caught fire first.
Liu Taozi and others rushed to the city wall, and everyone scattered and chased the Zhou army in the city.
The sound of fighting slowly changed from the city wall to the city, and the alleys were getting closer and closer.
In an ordinary house in the east of the city.
Mr. Wei held a long knife in his hand and blocked his younger brother Wei Jin at the door. Both of them looked pale and trembled all over.
They could hear the shouts of killing from outside the door, and the enemy was fighting at their door.
Another rapid sound of horse hooves came, and the enemy had already begun to ride horses in the city.
And in the inner courtyard, the men gathered together, and everyone was trembling.
The famous scholar who originally persuaded Wei Xiaokuan not to be greedy for power was now shaking into a sieve.
"Brother, brother, what should I do about it?"
"Don't be afraid, the enemy cannot occupy the rest of Chang'an, it depends on the will of God."
Wei Xiaokuan slowly closed his eyes.
The beacon was ignited all the way, and the knights ran around with the news of the attack on Chang'an.
At this time, the Zhou army had just taken down the last Anzhou city in the hands of the Southern people and drove the Chen people back.
Yuwen Yong never forgot his previous lessons, so he did not participate in the subsequent war. He sat honestly in the rear and rewarded the meritorious soldiers, that's all.
In fact, this is enough.
The emperor made contributions in his rear and could meet the emperor and let the soldiers know this truth. He didn't need to get on a chariot to pursue the enemy.
After Yuwen Xian and Yuchi Jia took over, they completely cleaned up the remaining Chen people.
Huang Fafeng and Chunyuliang ran very quickly and didn't catch them.
Huang Faqiu still stood firm outside and gathered the defeated troops again, but did not completely lose his combat effectiveness.
Just like the situation that day, even if Gao Yanzong did not run out and Yuwen Yong chased him so hard, he would probably be beaten by Huang Faqi.
At this moment, Yuwen Yong was sitting in the big tent, and the generals stood on both sides.
Yuwen Yong was extremely happy.
He held the wine cup and drank against many generals.
"This time, all the generals will make contributions to defeating the thief!!"
"The Chen people and the thieves are like Huang Faying, Chunyu Liang, Zhang Zhaoda, Xu Jingcheng and others are all vulnerable. It can be seen that the Chen people are weak and not our enemy. In the future, it will only be between morning and evening!"
Yuwen Yong ignored anything else, first he belittled his enemies, and then began to praise his family.
During this battle, all the backbone of the army were young and strong.
The leaders of the army have already transitioned from Yuchi Jiong to Yuwen Xian, and under them, they are mostly young generals, such as Yang Su, He Ruobi, Han Qinhu, etc., countless.
This battle is enough to prove that there is no shortage of warriors among the young young people in Zhou State.
The large number of royal families he arranged also achieved military merits and honed his abilities.
This is what Yuwen Yong wants to see.
Next, he can gradually bring these young people and royal families to power and further stabilize his innovation with their strength.
Thinking of this, the shame that was previously defeated by Gao Yan Sect is not that great.
Yuwen Yong has never cared about success or failure, and he will not be obsessed with this matter. As long as he can achieve his goals, he will be fine.
He looked at everyone in front of him, all of which were his confidants and the basis for his future pacification of the world.
He cleared his throat and prepared to read out their reward.
"His Majesty!!!"
Gao Yang walked in quickly at this moment, extremely rude. He looked pale and looked very wrong.
Yuwen Yong was going to scold him, but when he saw his face, he never scolded him. He signaled everyone to continue drinking, and then looked at Gao Yang with a smile. Gao Yang walked to Yu Wen Yong tremblingly at this moment.
, whispered a few times.
"What did you say?!"
Yuwen Yong suddenly became irritable.
The sound was so loud that the generals present suddenly became silent and looked at him one after another.
Just saw Yuwen Yong's face turned red, as if he was stained with blood. He staggered and stood up, "No, I can't do it."
He said, his mouth and nose suddenly bleeding.
"Bang~~"
Yuwen Yong fell to the ground locally.
The generals were so scared that they were scattered. Yuwen Xian reacted the fastest and rushed up and helped his brother up. He was almost crying in a hurry, "The Imperial Doctor's Order!! Where is the Imperial Doctor's Order?!"
A moment later, an imperial physician came over and began to take his pulse.
Yuwen Xian took a deep breath and looked at everyone suddenly, "Everyone, come to the tent first! Don't leave! Don't say anything!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!!"
Everyone said yes, and the soldiers took them to the door.
Only Yuwen Xian, Yuchi Jiong, and Gao Bing were left in the tent.
The imperial physician was busy, and Yuwen Xian looked at Gao Bing, "What happened?"
"Liu Taozi defeated Yanzhou general manager Da Xizhen and besieged Chang'an, but he was afraid that Chang'an would not be protected!"
"What?!"
Yuwen Xian's reaction was not much better than Yuwen Yong's reaction. He just felt dizzy and forced himself to wake up.
Chang'an is the core of the empire.
From the prince to the officials, to the families of the generals, to the nobles, documents, materials, weapons, and food, it can be said that this is the core of everything.
If Chang'an is broken, wouldn't it mean that all these things fall into Liu Taozi's hands?
Liu Taozi captured many ministers and nobles from the State of Zhou from the Crown Prince, and cracked down on all the secrets of the State of Zhou, from military deployment to household registration and arable land information, the location of granaries in various places, and the situation of the road.
Chapter completed!