Xiahou Yuanzhen squinted his eyes, and the ministers behind him were all whispering.
Naturally, the Prime Minister has more on his mind than most officials.
Tantai Xuanye's confidence surprised the Prime Minister, but after careful consideration, he really didn't know what other trump cards Tantai Xuanye had.
It was already daylight, but the capital city was still completely silent. Even when the army came to the city, the top and bottom of the city remained as quiet as before the war.
"Tantai Xuanye has no intention of opening the door." Zhuang Zhaoyang came to the side of the Prime Minister and said softly: "Prime Minister, I just got the report that the baggage team has entered the city from Kaiyuanmen, and the baggage can be delivered within half an hour."
Xiahou Yuanzhen nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and waved to Zhuang Zhaoyang. Zhuang Zhaoyang came closer and Xiahou Yuanzhen asked in a low voice: "At Anfu Gate and Yanxi Gate... make sure everything is safe?"
"He Taiji has been on good terms with humble generals. He has been in the army for many years and has always stood with humble generals in everything." Zhuang Zhaoyang said softly: "Although Fang Hui doesn't talk much on weekdays, he has always looked down upon eunuchs. Their background is humble.
The general has already checked it out and can be sure that he has no contact with the eunuchs in the palace."
Xiahou Yuanzhen nodded and said: "I also sent people to conduct a secret investigation. It is true that they have no contact with the eunuchs, and they have nothing to do with Tantai Xuanye."
"Just in case, I have placed nails around them." Zhuang Zhaoyang lowered his voice and said, "If something unexpected happens, as a last resort, we can kill them on the spot."
Xiahou Yuanzhen thought for a while and finally said: "As soon as the train arrives, attack the city." He whispered: "After entering the palace, there is no need to be restrained."
Zhuang Zhaoyang was startled, seeing Xiahou Yuanzhen's cold eyes, he understood in his heart that Xiahou Yuanzhen's words clearly meant that after the soldiers and horses entered the palace, they could go on a killing spree.
He felt slightly chilled.
If the soldiers entering the palace were not restrained and went on a killing spree in the palace, not to mention bloody battles with the Dragon Scale Guards, a large number of eunuchs and palace maids would also inevitably suffer, but the most important thing is that there would be no one left in the palace.
There are many noble people.
The first ones to bear the brunt are of course the saint and the two princesses.
Under the chaos of the army, who can ensure their absolute safety?
Doesn’t the Prime Minister care that saints will be implicated?
Suddenly, he heard the sound of the trumpet. Zhuang Zhaoyang frowned at first. Without his military order, who would dare to blow the trumpet? But soon he discovered that the sound of the trumpet actually came from above the imperial city, and all the soldiers and horses under the city were blown by the trumpet.
Attracted by the sound, he looked up.
Many people are surprised.
The soldiers and horses attacking the city did not blow the trumpets. Instead, the defenders blew the trumpets first. Together with the trumpets, if they were to prepare to launch an attack, would the Dragon Scale Imperial Guards want to come out of the city?
The soldiers all tightened their weapons.
But after a horn sounded, calm soon returned. The imperial troops at the top of the city did not make any move, and naturally there was no sign of leaving the city for a bloody battle.
"What are they going to do?" The Prime Minister frowned.
Although he is the chief minister of the empire and is good at political management techniques, he is not proficient in military affairs.
Zhuang Zhaoyang also looked puzzled. After thinking for a while, he could only explain: "Maybe it is to boost morale." But he felt something was not simple in his heart.
After a moment of silence, the sound of horns sounded again on the top of the city. This time the sound of horns was even louder, and there were far more than just one horn, at least a dozen. The horns sounded in unison, spreading far away, and seemed to go to the horizon.
"That's not right!" Xiahou Yuanzhen's expression became serious.
Although he had no experience in military affairs, he was deeply scheming. As the chief auxiliary of the empire, he had seen and experienced too much. The sound of the trumpet sounding from the city was too strange. He knew that it could not be as simple as boosting morale.
After a while, the horn sound stopped again and everything returned to normal.
"The horn sound is a signal." Xiahou Yuanzhen looked a little ugly and said to Zhuang Zhaoyang: "Tantai Xuanye is sending a signal."
In fact, Zhuang Zhaoyang has already reacted.
But is Tantai Xuanye sending a signal?
The Wu-Gui Army and the Shence Army surrounded the city with heavy troops, and the Dragon Scale Forbidden Army stood firm in the imperial city. Three armies and horses have been deployed inside and outside the capital. Apart from this, there are no other troops that can be assembled in Kyoto.
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, Kyoto Prefecture and even Dali Temple all have some soldiers, and even the Ziyi Prison has a lot of troops, but even if the troops of these yamen are added together, they can't exceed 2,000 people.
Although no officials from the Three Legal Departments in Kyoto were involved, at this time, it is certainly impossible to be an enemy of the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of War is the Prime Minister's sphere of influence. Dou Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is now under the city, and many soldiers and horses of the Ministry of War are directly under the city.
They were deployed in various places in Kyoto. Without Dou Fan's order, it was naturally impossible to assemble them.
The Prime Minister never underestimated the Ziyi Prison, and always sent people to keep an eye on the Ziyi Prison.
However, Ziyi Jian is directly subordinate to the Saint, so of course it is impossible to assist the rebels. Even if it is confirmed that the Saint is in trouble, Ziyi Prison will become a force to put down the rebellious party.
Moreover, the Prime Minister knew that the chief steward of the palace was far away from Kyoto, and the two health eunuchs, Xiao Jianzhi and Luo Hu, were not in Kyoto. At this time, the purple eunuch would never act rashly if he had not received the saint's will.
Therefore, Tantai Xuanye was outside the imperial city with no help at all.
The sky was getting brighter and brighter. Half an hour passed, but the baggage train did not arrive as expected.
Zhuang Zhaoyang was a little confused. Half an hour ago, someone had come to report that the supply team had entered the city. They entered the capital from the Kaiyun Gate in the west of Kyoto. As long as there was no delay, half an hour was enough to reach the city. Moreover, the Shence Army was well-trained.
The streets have also been closed, so the road is naturally open and cannot be blocked or delayed.
He waved to a lieutenant under his command to come over and whispered: "Song Tu, go quickly and find out where the baggage team is?"
When attacking the imperial city, although heavy siege weapons will not be used in order to avoid causing too much damage to the imperial city, when faced with a city wall that looks like a copper wall and an iron wall, ladders are rarely used.
Captain Song handed over his hand, called two cavalrymen, got on his horse, and led the two cavalrymen straight away to the west.
The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded on the stone slabs, as fast as raindrops.
At this time, the horn sound sounded again at the top of the city. Captain Song couldn't help but turn his head and look towards the top of the city. Compared with the situation after the two previous trumpet sounds, at this moment, he saw many figures appearing at the top of the city, each in armor.
Excellent, armed with a long bow, but in the blink of an eye, the city was surrounded by forbidden troops.
Song Xiaowei rode as fast as lightning and headed west along the city wall. He deliberately kept a distance from the city wall to prevent the imperial guards on the city from firing arrows.
With the sound of hoofbeats, I ran seven or eight miles in one breath. Suddenly I saw a large group of soldiers and horses appearing from the front. I felt happy. I thought it was a baggage team coming, but I soon felt that something was wrong. Oncoming soldiers
The troops and horses formed an orderly formation, with two rows of shield bearers in front, followed closely by a handful of cavalry. A large, dark mass was rapidly advancing towards this side, with flags waving, but it was Captain Song.
The very familiar flag of the Shence Army.
He was a little stunned. Although he couldn't tell how many people there were in the oncoming team, it was definitely not a baggage team.
He galloped forward, and as he approached, he slowed down his horse. He quickly saw clearly that among the generals in front of the team, one of them was the deputy general of the Shence Army, He Taiji.
Lieutenant Song only found it unbelievable.
According to the plan, He Taiji should command eight thousand soldiers and horses to attack the west gate of the imperial city, and the attack was imminent. At this time, how could He Taiji lead his troops to the south gate.
"General He!" Lieutenant Song quickly dismounted his horse and stepped forward to see him. The two cavalrymen behind him also quickly dismounted.
He Taiji shook the horse's reins and spurred the horse to gallop out of the military formation, approaching Colonel Song. However, he heard a "choking" sound and had already pulled out the saber on his waist. Before Captain Song could react, he
He Taiji raised his knife and lowered it. As the war horse passed by Colonel Song, blood flew and the sword had already cut off Captain Song's neck.
Suddenly, the two cavalrymen behind Colonel Song were shocked, but their reaction was extremely fast. When Colonel Song's head flew up, the two cavalrymen had already climbed onto their horses, turning their horses around to escape. He Taiji
However, the horse under his crotch galloped close to him like lightning, slashing with his sword, and from the military formation, more than a dozen cavalry galloped out.
Two screams came one after another. He Taiji cut the two cavalry off their horses, then raised his arms, faced his troops, waved the sword in his hand, and said loudly: "The rebels are under the city, all soldiers listen
I have ordered you to fight against rebellion and make achievements today!" He turned his horse's head and once again commanded his troops to advance towards the Danfeng Gate.
The sound of the trumpet at the top of the city no longer stopped like the previous two times, but continued to sound.
Zhuang Zhaoyang and Tang Changgeng naturally also saw that the Dragon Scale Forbidden Army guarding the city before was still sparse and scattered, and they seemed not to be ready for the battle. However, at the sound of the third trumpet, a large number of Dragon Scale Forbidden Army appeared at the city head, and
They all held long bows and were ready to face the enemy in a moment.
When the soldiers and horses under the city saw this, the messengers from each team also shuttled back and forth in the military formation, passing military orders. The shield bearers were in front as the first barrier, the archers also had arrows in their hands, and more infantry
But they all already had spears and knives in hand, ready to attack the city.
The Prime Minister and his ministers retreated to the rear of the military formation.
In fact, among the many ministers present, although most of them have been officials for many years and are pillars of the imperial court, few of them have actually been to the battle in person, let alone watched the army attack the imperial city.
At this moment, the sound of horns could be heard in their ears, and many people became nervous. If it weren't for the fact that the Prime Minister was personally visiting the battlefield today, most officials would have wanted to leave this place of trouble immediately, and go as far away as possible.
Wen Xitai led a large number of attendants to escort the ministers and evacuated to the rear of the military formation, but soon felt that something was wrong. At this time, not only the sound of horns came from the imperial city, but also from the rear, and he couldn't help but look back.
, but saw a group of dark soldiers and horses slowly advancing towards this side from the south of Zhuque Street.