Mo Xingde was extremely brave and led his troops to fight against Rouxuan's army.
He comes from Wuchuan Town. Wuchuan and Rouxuan have a grudge, so they are extremely vicious.
Before the Kyoto army rushed up, the militiamen had already lost twenty-three-tenths. Many people even huddled between the two armies and did not dare to fight against the enemy's formation. Among the tens of thousands of militiamen, only those who actually fought against the Rouxuan army's formation
It's only half of them, only five or six thousand people.
But when the Kyoto Army charged, the stagnant militiamen had no choice, and the Kyoto Army's general attack also boosted the morale of these militiamen.
More than 20,000 people roared like an overwhelming force and rushed towards the Rouxuan Army who was massacring the militiamen. When the militiamen who were massacred one-sidedly heard the charging horn of the Kyoto Army, they felt a sense of survival from a desperate situation and fought with all their strength.
The Kyoto Army knew from the beginning that if the two armies were to fight in formation, the Rouxuan Army would definitely take advantage due to their rich combat experience and tacit cooperation.
Only when both sides fall into a melee, with me among you and you among me, can the Kyoto army rely on its superiority in strength to gain the upper hand by attacking more and less.
Therefore, the militiamen rushed into the formation and disrupted the Rouxuan Army's formation. The Kyoto Army took the opportunity to rush forward again, and the two sides fell into a melee.
On the vast battlefield outside the city, the sound of killing shook the sky. Naturally, this gruesome sound spread to the capital. Many people in the East City also heard it, but they were also frightened.
The bright moonlight shines on the earth, but it illuminates the bloody Shura scene.
The saint who was far away in the royal study in the deep palace could not actually hear the sounds of fighting outside the city, but he received continuous battle reports.
Some of the loyal ministers in the court were also waiting in the imperial study room at the moment.
This is a decisive battle concerning the general trend of the world.
If it wins, Kyoto may reverse its defeat, regain the support of many states and counties, and form a strategic advantage over Sheyue.
But once defeated, Kyoto's main force will be lost, and the saint will have no way to recover.
Therefore, all the ministers were summoned into the palace at dusk and learned that there would be a decisive battle tonight, so they all waited in the imperial study room. Even dinner was eaten in the imperial study room with the saint.
"Report!" A eunuch came directly from outside the open imperial study and knelt on the ground. "General Mo has sent out the rocket signal and ordered the entire army to attack!" Without saying much, after reporting, he turned around and quickly retreated.
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A dozen ministers in the imperial study looked at each other.
Logically speaking, when ministers enter the palace to see a saint, they naturally stand to serve them, but now more than a dozen important ministers are sitting on round stools. After all, half of them are over fifty years old, and they will definitely not be able to stand forever.
The saint was considerate and asked all the ministers to sit with him and wait for the battle report.
"Sage, what does the rocket signal mean?" Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment, couldn't help but asked cautiously. >
The saint smiled and said, "Previously, all my dear friends only knew that there would be a decisive battle tonight. You also all knew that the Ministry of War organized a large number of militiamen to disrupt the enemy positions in order to prepare for the final decisive battle. But there is one thing that I did not explain to you. Now
It's time." He paused and then said, "The rocket signal is sent to the reinforcements. The rockets are released from the top of Kyoto City. Under the night sky, the reinforcements' spies will see clearly. As long as they see the rockets, the reinforcements will know that the Kyoto defenders are preparing.
Attack across the board, they will also cooperate with the defenders to attack from both front and back, and completely annihilate the rebels!"
All the ministers present were astonished, and even the Minister of War, Su Lun, looked astonished.
Reinforcements?
Where did the reinforcements come from?
Without the order of the Ministry of War, the state camp cannot be moved without authorization. If there are really reinforcements, the Ministry of War must know it.
"I know you are all strange." The saint said slowly, "I said at the court meeting before that as long as we hold on to Kyoto, reinforcements will definitely arrive. I know that not many civil and military officials in the court believe it, and they all think that I am daydreaming."
Scanning the other ministers, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to make eye contact with her.
Su Lun said cautiously, "Sage, you don't know where the reinforcements are coming from?"
"Nishikawa!"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were even more shocked.
Of course, all the ministers present knew that the governor of Xichuan was Xiahou Yuanshu, the Marquis of Anxi, and this man was the second brother of the current saint.
The saint comes from the direct line of the Xiahou family, with three brothers and sisters. The saint has two elder brothers, one is the Prime Minister Xiahou Yuanzhen, and the other is the Hou Xiahou Yuanshu of Anxi.
In fact, before the saint ascended the throne and while the late emperor was still there, Xiahou Yuanshu was arranged to serve as an official in Xichuan.
Xichuan is Yizhou, which has forty-one counties under its jurisdiction. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the recovery of Xichuan, Xichuan was divided into two parts, and two administrative offices were set up in eastern Sichuan and western Sichuan. They were governed separately and each had its own state camp. The purpose was to avoid
Let any force in Xichuan dominate and form a check and balance.
The land of abundance is rich in products, and it is also an important taxation land for the empire.
However, in comparison, eastern Sichuan is better governed, while western Sichuan has many ethnic groups and dense mountains and forests. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, many rebellions occurred in western Sichuan. Although the imperial court sent troops to conquer each time, due to geographical reasons, they were not put down every time.
It will cost a lot of money and take a long time.
Therefore, in order to stabilize Western Sichuan, the imperial court implemented a policy of appeasement in Western Sichuan since the Wu Zong Dynasty, levying light corvee and lax taxation, and ordered the heads of various departments in Western Sichuan to send their children to Kyoto to serve as officials. These people had no real power and just enjoyed the glory and wealth in Kyoto.
, are a group of hostages kept by the imperial court.
Xiahou Yuanshu was originally assigned to serve as the governor of Western Sichuan.
This time surprised many people. After all, the governor of Western Sichuan had to deal with various ministries all year round, which was actually a hard job.
If you want to fish for oil and water, Western Sichuan is definitely not a good place. Datang has many places where you can fish for oil and water, and even eastern Sichuan is far better than western Sichuan.
Many people think this is because the Prime Minister wants to train his brothers.
But a few years later, Western Sichuan was managed in an orderly manner. What was important was that Xiahou Yuanshu actually established an extremely good relationship with the heads of various ministries, and the Xiahou family also took root in Western Sichuan.
Some people who know the inside story know that Xiahou Yuanshu went to Western Sichuan to serve as an official. The Prime Minister arranged many talents around him. These people made suggestions for him behind the scenes and followed the appeasement policy. Naturally, Western Sichuan was taken care of very well. And there was a steady stream of people.
Gold and silver treasures were constantly transported to western Sichuan. Xiahou Yuanshu used these treasures and wealth to make friends with the leaders of various tribes, eat, drink and have fun. Naturally, he attracted these leaders to his side and formed a foundation.
After the current saint ascended the throne, Xiahou Yuanshu served as the governor of eastern Sichuan, and the governor of western Sichuan was also a member of the Xiahou family. Although Xichuan was still two jurisdictions, the governor of western Sichuan naturally obeyed Xiahou Yuanshu's orders.
In fact, the entire Xichuan became the courtyard of Xiahou Yuanshu.
Xiahou Yuanshu himself did not have any great talents, and compared with the abilities of the Prime Minister, they were far behind.
However, the Xiahou family regarded Xichuan as their base. The Prime Minister arranged many talented people in Xichuan to assist Xiahou Yuanshu in controlling Xichuan.
In the early years, the saint needed the support of his natal family, but he turned a blind eye to the Xiahou family's control of Xichuan. When the Xiahou family had completely established its foundation in Xichuan, it was too big to lose. Fortunately, the Xiahou family was loyal to the saint, and the saint also
Let Xichuan be controlled by the Xiahou family. .??.
At this time, all the ministers were naturally surprised when they heard that it was King Qin of the Xichuan reinforcements.
They were not surprised that Xichuan would send troops.
If there is anyone in the world who is determined to support the current saint, it must be the Xichuan Army controlled by the Xiahou family.
It's not surprising that the Xichuan army supports the saint. What's strange is that Xichuan is far away from Kyoto. Who would have thought that they could travel through mountains and rivers to reach King Qin in Kyoto?
"Twenty thousand elite soldiers from Xichuan marched day and night to Beijing to serve the king." The saint said, "I and the Prime Minister have been exchanging secret messages. These 20,000 elite soldiers were personally led by the Prime Minister to come for reinforcements."
Prime Minister?
The ministers were even more surprised.
The Prime Minister led troops to attack the imperial city, but fell into a trap and was eventually defeated without bloodshed. The party members were wiped out by Tantai Xuanye. At that time, Kyoto officials were in a state of turmoil, and many people were killed.
The Prime Minister was also directly escorted to Suzhou for imprisonment by a decree.
Most officials have always thought that the Prime Minister He has been under house arrest in Tianchi Mountain, Suzhou, and a very small number of well-informed officials have received the news that the Prime Minister seems to have been away from Tianchi Mountain for a long time and disappeared without a trace. No one knows whether he is alive or dead and his whereabouts.
At this time, it was shocking to learn that the Prime Minister had actually gone to Xichuan.
Thinking about it, it is actually a matter of course.
With the temperament of the Prime Minister, it is of course impossible for him to stay in Tianchi Mountain and be slaughtered by others. He will definitely try his best to escape from Tianchi Mountain.
The Prime Minister had a lot of gang members, and he also supported a lot of followers and dead soldiers. It was impossible for Tantai Xuanye to dig out all of these people, and the future of these people also depended on the Prime Minister's ability to make a comeback, so he rescued the Prime Minister from Tianchi Mountain.
It's not difficult to look at each other.
To escape Tianchi Mountain, there are only two places for the Prime Minister to go, one is the Southern Army and the other is Xichuan.
Pei Xiaogong, the general of the Southern Army, was favored by the Prime Minister. Without the Prime Minister, it would have been impossible for the declining Pei family to make a comeback, and Xichuan was the sphere of influence of the Xiahou family.
So these two places are of course the places where the Prime Minister will stay.
Compared with the Southern Army, Xichuan is definitely safer.
Therefore, it is reasonable to hear from the sage himself that the Prime Minister of the State led troops from Xichuan to Qinwang.
According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, it is definitely impossible for Xichuan to have an establishment of 20,000 soldiers and horses, but in extraordinary times, it is natural for the prime minister to ignore the military system and recruit brave soldiers in Xichuan.
Although I was surprised that the Prime Minister actually arrived in Kyoto with 20,000 Nishikawa troops, at this critical moment of life and death, the 20,000 Nishikawa troops were too important to Kyoto, and it was a timely help.
The Kyoto garrison and the Nishikawa Army joined forces, with a total of no less than 40,000 soldiers and horses, forming a pincer attack from the front and back, attacking the more than 10,000 exhausted Rouxuan Army across the board. Although few of these dozen important ministers were proficient in military affairs, they also felt that
The overall situation has been decided, and many people let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this battle will definitely be won, and the danger in Kyoto will soon be lifted.
But Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment, lowered his head and his body was trembling a little.
He has not forgotten that when he was purging the Prime Minister's gang members, Tantai Xuanye used the Ministry of Punishment to rush in.
At that time, Lu Junzhong had not yet been executed, and he presided over the bloody storm. However, Zhu Dongshan was the second-ranking figure in the Ministry of Punishment at that time. If he said that he had nothing to do with the bloody storm, no one would believe it.
He now feels that after this battle, he may die.
When cleaning up the Prime Minister's accomplices, Lu Junzhong and the Ministry of Punishment were extremely ruthless in order to please Tantai Xuanye.
Now that Tantai Xuanye is dead, the Prime Minister has led troops to Beijing to serve the king. After winning this battle, the Prime Minister will definitely regain power. At that time, the Prime Minister will of course settle the scores, and he and many people in the Ministry of Punishment will definitely be in disaster.