Fan Zeng, the defensive commander of the Yumen Army, is a veteran general. He is already pale at the age of more than 40 years old. Since he came to Longyou twenty years ago, Fan Zeng has been stationed at Yumen for twenty years.
Twenty years ago, Yumen Pass was the front line of Kaiyuan Kaibian. At that time, the Yumen Army had tens of thousands of troops stationed and was often harassed by Turkic cavalry.
Because of his bravery in battle, Fan Zeng accumulated military exploits along the way, from corps commander to commander, from commander to battalion commander, from battalion commander to brigade commander, and from brigade commander to school lieutenant.
The territory of the Tang Dynasty was getting larger and larger, and Fan Zeng's position was getting higher and higher, but Yumen became increasingly deserted.
The Tang army has already reached Anxi, and the Northern Turks, who once threatened them, have been completely defeated by the Tang Dynasty. Fan Zeng has no more battles to fight.
The Yumen Army, which once numbered 10,000 people, was reduced to 3,000. From the Yumen Army's attack force, it became the Yumen Army's defense force. Yumen Army changed from the front line of the frontier to the rear area.
Fan Zeng could only hear the news of the victory on the front line from the soldiers who returned from the front line to report victory.
Fan Zeng originally thought that this prosperous age could continue, but the wheels of history were moving too fast and could not be stopped by his own will.
When An Lushan rebelled, the imperial court mobilized the Longyou army to enter Guanzhong to quell the rebellion. Fan Zeng handed over all 2,000 elite soldiers to the deputy general and told him to continue to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
There were only one thousand Yumen troops left out of three thousand. Fan Zeng did not wait for the news that the rebellion was successful. Instead, he heard the news that the Tang army was defeated at Tongguan and his entire family was wiped out.
Fan Zeng had no time to feel sad, as the situation in Longyou had changed.
The Uighurs who emerged from the northern grasslands took the place of the Turks and began to harass the northern part of Longyou.
The Tubo people even showed greedy desires and constantly attacked the Longyou states.
With only a thousand Yumen troops, it is already good to be able to defend Yumen Pass.
Fan Zeng became more and more disappointed with the Tang court. The emperor's edict was passed down from Hexi Jiedu Mansion, and the Tang Dynasty signed a treaty with the Uighurs, strictly prohibiting the military offices in Longyou from attacking the Uighurs.
In this case, then stay at Yumen Pass.
A few days ago, a messenger came from Baowen Mountain's Captor's Mansion to ask for help. The Captor's Mansion was besieged by the Uighurs' elite cavalry.
His subordinates called for a fight, but Fan Zeng suppressed them all.
It's not that Fan Zeng and Bao Wenshan have any grudge, but that Fan Zeng and the former Bao Wenshan prison guard are old comrades-in-arms, and the current prison guard was also watched by Fan Zeng.
But Fan Zeng no longer wanted to risk the death or injury of his sons at Yumen Pass. The emperor and the Jiedushi had strictly ordered not to attack, so why should he take risks? Anyway, the Uighurs surrounded the Capture Mansion, probably just to extort and plunder.
Fan Zeng originally thought that things would pass peacefully, but a few days ago another group of people came who claimed to be envoys of King Jianning.
When King Jianning came to Longyou, Fan Zeng naturally knew that King Jianning had defeated Tubo, but Fan Zeng was skeptical.
Fan Zeng was naturally aware of the drama of Li Tang's royal family seizing the heir, and now he just wanted to be alone and protect the Yumen Army under his command.
Continuing to strictly order his subordinates not to attack without authorization, Fan Zeng patrolled Yumen Pass every day and ignored other matters.
A few days ago, my subordinates came to report that the female official under King Jianning came to Yumen Pass to look for some old musicians.
These are all old musicians left over from the heyday of the Yumen Army more than ten years ago. They are almost the same age as Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng didn't interfere. After all, they are also people under King Jianning. As long as they don't send troops, Fan Zeng will follow.
The Jade Gate was closed as they entered and exited.
Li Daoyuan's eastbound regiment received the mission and waited for Yu Chixin's army outside Yumen Pass.
But Yu Chixin was stationed in Dashuixia for reorganization and training, and the people in Li Daoyuan's brigade had nothing to do.
It would take a while for Yu Chixin to arrive, so Yu Xiaoxiao, who was idle and bored, decided to rehearse a show outside Yumen Pass.
Yu Xiaoxiao heard that there were some old musicians in Yumen Pass, and she persuaded these old musicians to come out through hard work.
These veteran musicians are older, but the Qiang flute they play is still melodious, the pipa they play is still graceful and agile, and the tambourine they beat is still exciting.
A dozen veteran musicians were invited out of Yumenguan by Yu Xiaoxiao, and they rehearsed and arranged music with Yu Xiaoxiao every day.
Seeing Yu Xiaoxiao playing and singing every day, the businessmen stationed outside Yumen Pass were also very interested, and some accomplished businessmen also joined Yu Xiaoxiao's band.
Yu Xiaoxiao also welcomed everyone who came. The number of the band reached a hundred people, and she actually led this group of people to rehearse day and night.
What are these blowing?
Fan Zeng listened to the chaotic sounds outside the city and didn't know what the female officer under King Jianning was up to.
Forget it, let her go. Anyway, they are just some old musicians, so they can't make any waves.
Yu Xiaoxiao majored in music and dance. Although ancient music scores are different from the Western music scores she studied, the music theory of music is the same at home and abroad.
After rehearsing day and night outside Yumen Pass for several days, Yu Xiaoxiao finally finished rehearsing the music.
Yu Xiaoxiao was excited. With more than a hundred musicians, it was a small symphony orchestra!
When will I, an up owner with only a few hundred thousand people, be qualified to have a symphony orchestra accompany me?
This is actually implemented in the game! This is a folk band!
Yu Xiaoxiao also invited the soldiers from Yumen Pass to set up a stage outside the pass. How could these soldiers guarding the border refuse the request of a cute girl like Yu Xiaoxiao.
Fan Zeng looked at the busy soldiers and could only smile bitterly. Guarding the border was too hard, and the strict order for the Yumen Army not to attack the Uighurs had already made these good men feel suffocated.
In this case, as long as they do not violate military orders and attack the Uighurs, let them do whatever they want.
With the help of Yumen Army soldiers, the stage for Yu Xiaoxiao's performance has been set up.
With hundreds of musicians on the stage outside Yumen Xiongguan, Yu Xiaoxiao was extremely excited. This was a treatment that even the top people in the entertainment industry did not have!
After finishing the final rehearsal, Yu Xiaoxiao rested for the night. In the early morning, Fan Zeng was awakened by the sound of drums.
What is this? It doesn’t seem to be a snare drum? It’s a performance drum?
It seems that today is the day when the female official of King Jianning performs? Fan Zeng put on his clothes and walked up to the city wall.
There were more than a dozen military musicians, plus musicians from the merchants, and a hundred people stood neatly beside the stage.
The female official put on a dancer's dress and stood in the center of the stage holding a sword.
The sound of the drums became louder and louder, and the sounds of the Qiang flute and the shepherd were added, and another burst of rapid pipa sounds came in.
This piece of music is "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation"!
The musicians begin to sing:
"The leader accepted the command and resigned, and the ministers and generals attacked the rebellious ministers. They broke the formation with salty songs and played music together to enjoy the peace."
Yu Xiaoxiao stood in the center of the stage and started a beautiful sword dance.
"The royal winds of the four seas have brought pure virtue and clear water for thousands of years; I don't even have to wear military uniforms, and I have achieved success today."
"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" is a military song of the Tang Dynasty, and the soldiers standing on the city wall also sang along.
The sound of music resounded inside and outside Yumen Pass, and even Fan Zeng felt excited.
"The sage opens the Changli calendar, and the ministers are loyal to Dayou. You see that after Yange, there will be peace and autumn."
When the last song of "This Is Peaceful Autumn" was sung, Fan Zeng had tears streaming down his face.
After the song and dance were over, the wind and dust were billowing in the west of Yumen Pass, and Yu Chixin's large banner stood high and appeared in front of the sergeant at Yumen Pass.
The cavalrymen who asked for help from Baowen Mountain wept bitterly and shouted loudly: "Reinforcements! Reinforcements!"
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements!" were shouted up and down the Yumen Gate.
At this moment, the musicians played a new song again, which was something Fan Zeng had never heard before.
But the melody was passionate and exciting, and more than a hundred musicians sang in chorus:
"The sky is full of snow all night long, wrap my shoulders around me!"
"The great man of the Tang Dynasty, his energy penetrates Haotian!"
"With a three-foot sword hanging at my waist, I am willing to be the vanguard of the army!"
"Follow you into the enemy's camp, don't worry about life or death!"
The soldiers on the city wall first hummed, then sang along, and finally gathered one voice: "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Seeing the determined look on his men's faces, Fan Zeng raised his sword and shouted: "My men, follow me out of seclusion! Kill Hu!"