I'm playing tricks in Daqin

The flyer that Mingzhu sent to the city to persuade the city to surrender was more accurate to say that it was a deadline to surrender. She only gave the Tang soldiers in the city two days to either surrender or evacuate. After two days, the army will attack the city.

Pi Xiaoxian knew that this was Mingzhu's heart attack, and urgently ordered his soldiers to confiscate the leaflets, and those who dared to hide them would be killed without mercy.

Although some soldiers were beheaded because of this, there were still some soldiers who picked up the leaflets and hid them quietly, and then found a literate person to explain. Soon, not only the whole army, but the whole city knew about it. And the people are getting more and more panicked, they don't want to die like this.

In fact, not only the soldiers and the people were dissatisfied, but also many officers were dissatisfied, and some of them were generals or generals who controlled the army, especially those who thought they could make meritorious deeds but were trapped in the city. My son, surnamed Pi, you want to die, that's your business, you want to drag us to the bottom?

There are no doors!On the surface, these people respect Pi Xiaoxian's orders, but they secretly connect together. Even the usual opponents put aside their previous grievances and cooperate sincerely.

On the first day, the Phoenix Legion really kept their promise and stopped bombarding the city with thunder chariots and thunder chariots. The soldiers and people in the city were rarely able to walk around freely and enjoy fine wine, but the suffocating depression and panic But it filled the whole city. Tomorrow is the last day. Is it possible to just sit and wait to die?

Chapter 411 I'll accept it as soon as I see it

After tonight, it was the time limited by the Phoenix Legion, but Pi Xiaoxian slept very peacefully. He needed to recharge his energy and prepare for the battle tomorrow. He had already done enough preparations for the city defense, so he didn't worry about it. The Phoenix Legion will attack the city in the middle of the night.

In a drowsy sleep, he was awakened by strange noises and vibrations, and hurriedly got out of bed to get dressed, "What happened?"

Before the guards outside the door could answer, they heard another booming sound, followed by the rumbling sound of the building collapsing.

I fork, what the hell happened?Could it be that the Phoenix Legion really raided at night? "My lord...no...it's not good...reverse...reverse..."

A guard rushed in to report that it was not the Phoenix Legion attacking the city in the middle of the night, but that their people had rebelled, not only surrounded the prefect's mansion, but also set up a thunderbolt chariot to bombard the prefect's mansion. Many people were killed and wounded by the personal guards.

"what?"

Pi Xiaoxian was so shocked that his hands and feet turned cold, how could this happen?

He reacted quickly, and then gritted his teeth and ordered the guards to summon all the senior officers to prepare for the suppression.

"My lord... Let's withdraw first..."

The guard smiled wryly. If it was just some middle and low-level officers who rebelled, how could they stir up so many soldiers? It was clear that senior officers were involved.

"If I don't withdraw, I want to see what they dare to do to me?"

Gritting his teeth, Pi Xiaoxian roared, pushed away the guards, strode out, and ran towards the gate of the mansion.

"My lord, it's dangerous..."

Several guards exclaimed, and hurried forward to stop them. Unexpectedly, the sky suddenly rained dense arrows. Pi Xiaoxian and those guards were caught off guard, and instantly turned into hedgehogs.

"grown ups……"

The other guards quickly set up their large shields and charged forward. Pi Xiaoxian was shot by dozens of arrows, five of which hit vital points, and he died of exhaustion.

A group of guards looked at me, I looked at you, staring at each other, suddenly dispersed and ran towards the back door, the master had already died, and if they didn't escape at this time, they would be chopped into pieces by the rebels Bar.

The rebels who surrounded the prefect's mansion didn't know that the chief officer they hated, Pi Xiaoxian, was dead, so they bombarded with Thunderbolt chariots, bows and arrows for a while, and then broke open the gate, brandishing knives and guns to enter.

At this time, the entire city of Jindu was roaring and killing, and the guards in the mansion who dared to resist were quickly overwhelmed by swords and swords, and those who surrendered were also cut off, and those who escaped from the back door were also shot into big hedgehogs by the dense arrow rain. Clever climbing the wall was able to escape.

There were still a small number of soldiers loyal to Pi Xiaoxian. They resisted desperately, but were soon overwhelmed by the tide of rebels.

Those who dared to resist were basically wiped out, red-eyed soldiers broke into the homes of rich and wealthy families, looted gold, silver and jewelry frantically, and those who dared to resist were chopped down by random swords. Many innocent people suffered, and the entire city of Tianjin was transformed It became a Shura hell.

The roaring roar and the soaring flames woke up all the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion outside the city. Under the command of the officers, they hurried into the position and formed a dense defensive formation to prevent accidents.

Soon, Ye Bu received a report. They didn't know what happened in the city, but a large number of Tang soldiers poured out from the east gate and fled in all directions.

Mingzhu ordered the army ambushing outside the east city not to intercept them, and let the Tang soldiers flee. The army stood ready and waited until dawn when the vision was clear.

The situation is unknown, and her vision at night is unclear. She would rather miss the opportunity of the battle than let the soldiers under her command take the risk of attacking.

Yebushou frequently travels between the two gates of the northeast city, constantly reporting the situation of the east gate to Mingzhu.

The gate of the east city was opened, and a large number of Tang soldiers rushed out of the city, fled to the wild, and disappeared into the vast night. During this period, there were also a small group of deserters from the establishment, probably some high-ranking officers, all of whom were private soldiers paid for by themselves. Loyalty to his master is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers.

After half an hour, the number of escapees pouring out of the city decreased significantly, followed by some ordinary people with their children.

Mingzhu confirmed that something really happened in the city, and immediately ordered the troops ambushing at the east gate to attack, ignoring those deserters and civilians, just need to control the gate.

The ambushing army suddenly rushed out from the woods, the deserters fled in all directions in fright, some directly surrendered on their knees, but the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion didn't have time to pay attention, they rushed directly into the open east city gate, and after controlling the position at the top of the city, separated a group of soldiers. The Ministry rushed to the North City, intending to open the North City Gate and enlarge the army to enter the city.

The soldiers of the Phoenix Legion who entered the city hadn't rushed to the North City yet, the gate of the North City had already been opened, and a dozen or so government servants in soap clothes held up torches in one hand and a small white flag in the other, and the battle flag of the Tang Army on the top of the city was also torn off. , a large white flag was hoisted, which was particularly conspicuous in the night.

The dozen or so government servants headed by the head arrester Huang Chengxing held up the torches in their hands, waved the white flags in their hands, and walked towards the Phoenix Legion arrayed on the flat ground.

Everyone was panic-stricken, and before they got close to the dense defensive phalanx, the murderous aura rushed towards their faces, making them all shiver.

A group of cavalry rushed out from the formation and came to Huang Chengxing and others. The officer leading the group sternly asked, "Who is here?"

Huang Chengxing shrank his chest instinctively, swallowed hard, and reported his name and purpose, feeling secretly in his heart. Look at him, this is the real elite army. Those troops already in front of him are a mob. Nah.

A soldier came forward to search Huang Chengxing, and was brought to Mingzhu. Mingzhu inquired, and knowing that all the defenders in the city had escaped, he immediately ordered the army to enter the city.

"Huang Butou, I thank you on behalf of the people in the city, I will give you credit."

After Mingzhu finished speaking, she galloped her horse, surrounded by a group of personal guards, and ran towards the open city gate.

"Ah...Xie Mingshuai..."

Huang Chengxing, with a distraught expression, was stunned for a long time before he realized it. He didn't expect to witness the peerless splendor of Pearl, the Goddess of War in Cangyun Continent one day.

Soldiers from the Phoenix Legion rushed into the city and quickly occupied the city gates and traffic arteries in the city. Some soldiers were ordered to seal up official warehouses such as armory depots and granaries.

Mingzhu was in charge of the army strictly, and none of his soldiers dared to disobey the military order. No incident of disturbing the people happened, but some hooligans in the city were caught by the soldiers when they robbed in disorder, and they were killed on the spot. The people in the city were very grateful, and the anxiety in their hearts gradually weakened.

With the assistance of dozens of yamen under the command of Huang Chengxing, the people in the city soon settled down.

No matter where, law and order are generally maintained by yamen, assisted by military patrols. They are generally locals, and they can be regarded as local snakes who know their way. They will not embarrass them, and they need their assistance to stabilize the occupied area as soon as possible.

Seeing that Huang Chengxing and other government servants worked so hard, Mingzhu fulfilled her promise. As an official, there is no way to give it now, so she can only reward him with silver. She rewarded Huang Chengxing with 2000 taels of silver and asked him to distribute it to his brothers.

After occupying the city of Jindu County, Mingzhu did not move forward again, but sent two armies of 1 each to occupy Lang County and Mei County under the jurisdiction of Jindu County, and stationed there. She personally led an army of [-] to station Jindu County City.

Although the silver in the treasury was looted by the rebel army, the grain in the grain depot was still intact. It not only solved the problem of food and grass for the Phoenix Legion, but also had enough food for the people in the city for several months. It is not easy to go, and the transportation of grain and other materials is inconvenient, and there is no need to worry about food.

Occupying the city of Jindu County is Li Wei's strategic goal this time. It's not that he doesn't want to annex the Tang Empire, but because of an accident, he had to start ahead of time. Necessary supplies such as food and grass are not ready yet. If the fight continues, the logistics will inevitably be tight.

Furthermore, although the Tang Empire was in decline, the emaciated camels were bigger than horses, forcing Tang King Ji Li to fight for his life. Even if he won, it would inevitably hurt his vitality.

There is another major problem. After several years of tossing in the Tang Empire, a large number of people fled, good fields were abandoned, and people were suffering from hunger and cold. A large amount of food had to be transported from the country to appease the people in the war territory. It can give him heartache for a month.

There are also some unstable factors. Once the war is delayed, the Jin Empire will definitely fish in troubled waters again. King Jili of the Tang Dynasty may pay some price to ask the Zhou Empire to send troops for reinforcements. Without complete preparations, the Great Qin Empire cannot afford the third line The consumption of combat, therefore, must be settled as soon as it is good.

After receiving the good news, Li Wei was in a good mood, and personally escorted the logistics transport team to Jindu County City to comfort the soldiers who had done meritorious service.

In this battle, Mingzhu made a great contribution. Not only did he capture the city of Jindu, the Phoenix Army did not suffer much loss, but it also killed a large number of Tang Army's vital forces. Of course, it was a great contribution.

The daughter-in-law has made great achievements, of course she has to be rewarded, which is called rewards and punishments.

However, it is impossible to get promoted. The marshal is already the top rank among generals, so he can only be awarded a title, some silver rewards, and of course, his deep love, hehe.

Thinking of Mingzhu's panting and panting acceptance, this guy felt hot all over, wishing to fly to Jindu County immediately, and explore the mysteries of life with Mingzhu in his arms.

The huge logistics transportation team was like a long dragon with no end to end. It arrived at Meixian City first, a small part of the transportation team stayed behind, and the other part went to Lang County City. Li Wei personally led most of them to Jindu County City.

Jindu County City is the east gate of Yicheng, the capital of the Tang Empire. If this east gate is lost, Yicheng will directly face the threat of force from the Great Qin Empire. King Jili of the Tang Dynasty will definitely take it back at any cost. A long war of attrition is inevitable. Therefore, most of the huge logistics transportation team were vehicles loaded with cement. Li Wei not only wanted to strengthen the city defenses of Jindu County to the extreme, but also strengthened the city defenses of Lang County and Mei County.

Lang County City is behind Jindu County City and Mei County City, and has now become an important logistics transfer station, which must not be lost. Jindu County City and Mei County City firmly guard Lang County City, and the two cities are mutually For the horns, no matter which city the Tang army attacks, it must be restrained by one of the cities. At least part of the troops should be allocated to restrain one of the cities, so that they can attack a city with peace of mind.

The city walls of Jindu County are thick and strong, and Meixian County is only a small city, which has never been stationed with soldiers. Wu Youtiance and others have calculated that if Tang soldiers counterattack, they will attack Meixian County.

Chapter 412 Heroine

Because the small wall of Meixian City is low and the defense capability is weak, if the Tang army counterattacks, it must attack Meixian City first. Therefore, most of the cement shipped from China is first transported to Meixian City, and then a large number of young and strong locals are urgently recruited to expand and build the city wall.

Expansion means to build a new city on the basis of the old county, so that it becomes a city within a city, with double-layered defensive walls.

The wall of the inner city must be higher than the outer city. Even if the Tang army captured the outer wall, it would be very difficult to conquer the inner city. Moreover, in addition to re-strengthening the inner city wall, it even built a lot of forts, removed the double wheels, and installed fixed bases. However, the rotatable thunder cannon can directly bombard the enemy's ladder and other heavy siege equipment, and the defense ability can be improved to the maximum extent.

Manpower and materials are not a problem. With cement, any stone can be used. The construction speed is naturally frighteningly fast. The only time-consuming thing is the foundation of the new city. Piece by piece of large bluestone slabs were laid on top of each other, layer by layer. If it weren't for the difficulty in mining iron ore and the troublesome and time-consuming smelting of steel, Li Wei really wanted to build a reinforced concrete city wall.

There are [-] soldiers of the Phoenix Legion stationed in Meixian City, and another [-] new recruits were urgently recruited for short-term training. The treatment of Qin soldiers is much better than that of Tang soldiers. Considerable pensions, therefore, not only were the people of the original Tang Empire not dissatisfied, on the contrary they enthusiastically signed up to join the army.

Li Wei had already selected the candidate for the chief general to guard Meixian City. Zhuo Fengxing, the former commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, was transferred to the deputy commander of the Central Army, and then transferred to Pingtang Dangerous Pass to assist Xia Houfu in guarding this important city. Xia Houheng replaced him. position, it was not until this moment that he had the opportunity to regain the sole command of the army.

Li Wei is still optimistic about Zhuo Xingfeng's ability. Although he is Xia Houfu's deputy, after two or three years of training, he believes that he should have grown up enough to stand alone, so he entrusted him with this important task.

Li Wei was desperately improving the city defenses of Mei County and Lang County in Jindu. At this time, the Tang court was in chaos, and all forces were spitting at each other. At the moment when the empire was in danger, they were still busy attacking political enemies.

"Shut up!"

Tang Wang Jili, who has a ferocious expression and red eyes like a wild beast, is snarling. Normally, he would be happy to watch several people fight. We hope that all parties will unite in good faith to jointly defend against foreign enemies.

He did not expect that Han Rui, who had placed high hopes on him, would lose so quickly and so badly, that the [-] troops would be swept away by the flood at once, nor did he expect that the city of Jindu County would be lost so quickly, disrupting everything at once. deploy.

Jindu County is the east gate of the imperial capital. Without this barrier, Yicheng, the imperial capital, is directly threatened by the Qin army's iron cavalry. Therefore, it is urgent to recover Jindu County.

As for the culpability of Han Rui and Pi Xiaoxian, let's deal with it later.

About Han Rui, according to the report of the escaped eunuch, the Yuan Supervisor Army asked the army to enter the city to camp, but Han Rui refused to listen and insisted on camping outside the city. As a result, the entire army was wiped out. , As a result, he was killed by those remnant soldiers who did not obey orders.

However, Pi Xiaoxian was more guilty. He wanted to surrender the city to the Qin army, but the generals loyal to the king resolutely opposed it, so a fight broke out, and the Qin army took advantage of the chaos to destroy the city. Therefore, the main responsibility for the loss of Jindu City does not lie with us.

Those officers at all levels who fled back after killing the commander Pi Xiaoxian out of fear of war had already colluded in private, unanimously, and put all the blame on Pi Xiaoxian. Anyway, he had died, and there was no proof.

"Is there no one who can share my worries?"

Tang Wang Jili gritted his teeth and glared at the civil and military officials in the palace. They were all usually good-looking, but they didn't even dare to fart at a critical moment. They were all useless trash.

All civil and military officials turned into cowards, Tang Wang Jili stood up angrily, flicked his sleeves, and announced the dismissal of the dynasty.

Back in the inner hall, Tang Wangjili smashed all the emerald cups on the table, and several pale-faced court ladies and eunuchs huddled in the corner tremblingly. For the head, I can only pray to God of Longevity to bless me.

In the Palace of Harem, Zheng E, who only loves the harem, is leaning halfway on the luxurious Hu bed. Her master and lover, Tang Su'e, the national teacher of the Tang Empire, is sitting cross-legged on the mat, with her eyes closed, as if she were an old monk in meditation .

Ninth Princess Tang Fei'er rested her cheeks in her hands, her brows were slightly frowned, her mind was heavy, the words that her master Tang Su'e said just now still lingered in her ears, and it didn't dissipate for a long time.

What men can do, we women can also do. Your Highness, if you want to revive the Tang Empire, you must make a decisive decision and make a career, so that those stinky men can see that we women are not weak!In the words of later generations, Tang Su'e and Tang Fei'er are definitely strong women, but the former is keen on power and has extreme ambitions, while the latter just wants to help his father and revive the Tang Empire. The nature is completely different.

Although Tang Su'e used the strength of the Lu family to successfully infiltrate the scholar-bureaucrat class of the Tang Empire and grasp some strength, she was still not satisfied and still wanted to gain more power, so she naturally had a disagreement with the Lu family, which made her He was very upset, so he encouraged the Ninth Princess Tang Feier to get involved in the government, and created a force loyal to Tang Feier, the so-called Princess Party.

The Tang army was defeated one after another, and the situation was very unfavorable. Tang Su'e took advantage of Tang Feier's weakness in wanting to revive the Tang Dynasty, and urged the army to go out.

Tang Su'e still has a certain understanding of the court struggle. No matter how powerful you are in the court, if you don't have military power, you are just a bare-bones commander. With a certain amount of military power, you have more confidence.

To be honest, the Ninth Princess Tang Feier is very smart, but sometimes too innocent. Compared with Lu Zhong, a veteran in the officialdom, Tang Feier is her disciple, and everyone is also a woman. They have many things in common and are easier to control, so , she will fully support Tang Feier. As for the real purpose, if the situation can be achieved, she will definitely support Zheng E to become the first queen of the Tang Empire.

"Master, Fei'er...can you really do it?"

Tang Feier grumbled, her heart was full of hesitation, it would be a lie if she wasn't moved, her father often sighed in front of her, asking why she wasn't born as a man?So it also made her think, what's wrong with the woman?

Women can do something too!Mingzhu is the best example, and she is also the idol she admires the most. If she also leads the army, her first opponent will be her idol, Mingzhu, the undefeated goddess of war recognized in the mainland. Of course, she is eager to try.

It's just that she has never led a soldier or fought a war. This is not just a house game. Not only is it about the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, but it is also about the fate of the Tang Empire. She has to think carefully.

"Your Highness doesn't have to doubt your own abilities. In terms of wisdom, Your Highness is as good as anyone else."

Tang Su'e encouraged her. Although she was Tang Fei'er's master, she clearly placed herself in her position and did not dare to call herself a master.

She cheered Tang Feier up, not flattering, she also knew Tang Feier's shortcomings, she had never been in command of a soldier, and it was a major weakness in marching and formation. She also successfully ambushed Xia Houshang's troops, causing the fall of the only veteran general of the Zhu Kingdom in the Qin Empire, which shows that she has this ability. Doesn't the art of war talk about military strategies? It's about wisdom. It is enough to match her with one or two veterans who know how to march.

Tang Fei'er's eyes lit up. This idea is really good. With the assistance of one or two veterans who are good at marching and forming formations, they can indeed make up for her shortcomings.

Having made up his mind, Tang Fei'er immediately stood up and hurried to Shouhe Palace to meet his father.

She didn't make a request directly, but first analyzed the current situation that is unfavorable to the empire, and made a worst-case scenario. If she could not succeed in recovering Jindu County, she must send an envoy to the Zhou Empire as soon as possible, and begged the King of Zhou to send troops to assist .

This is the next strategy, but there is no way out of it. Asking others to send troops to help will cost a price, and the price must be very high. Unless it is a last resort, it will not take this next strategy.

Seeing the haggard father with bloodshot eyes, Tang Fei'er gritted his teeth, knelt down slowly, and said solemnly: "Father, my daughter is willing to lead the army."

Chapter 413 Heroine 2

Tang Wangjili suddenly appointed Ninth Princess Tang Feier as the commander, commanded an army of [-], and went north to recover the lost land. The court was in an uproar for a while, and the Lu clan headed by Shangshu Zuopushe Lu Zhong and the conservative civil servants and military generals all jumped out to oppose , Your Majesty is dizzy?All the empires in the Cangyun Continent are a feudal monarchy system in which men are superior to women. Women have a low status and are just men's playthings and tools for reproduction. Even though Tang Fei'er is a princess with golden branches and jade leaves, she is still a woman after all. It doesn't matter much, Tang Fei'er meddling in the government has made Lu Zhong and others very dissatisfied, and now he wants to control the military power, where will the face of these men be put?Leading soldiers to fight is not a game of playing house, not to mention that Her Royal Highness Ninth Princess has never commanded soldiers, let alone fights. This is related to the fate of the empire. Are you kidding me, my lord?

Grandma can bear it, but uncle can't. All civil servants and military generals will jump out and firmly oppose it.

"There is no need to discuss this matter again, all the gentlemen discuss the next matter."

Tang Wangjili roared with his red eyes, and he didn't know how Tang Fei'er persuaded him to go his own way regardless of the opposition of the ministers.

The next thing is whether to move the capital, which can be regarded as an important matter. Jindu County was lost, and Yicheng, the imperial capital, was directly threatened by the Qin army's iron cavalry. If it could not be recovered, relocation was inevitable.

However, moving the capital at this time is not a trivial matter. The government and the public will definitely be shaken, and the morale of the army and the people will inevitably be unstable. Another terrible problem is that there are few counties and towns left in the Tang Empire. Under the threat of the Jin Empire, it was too close to the Zhou Empire. In a word, it made people feel unsafe everywhere.

The faces of all the ministers were full of doubts. Obviously, the king had already made such mental preparations, so why did he still insist on going his own way?

At this moment, Tang Fei'er didn't have time to pay attention to the affairs in the court, she was in the camp reviewing her army in a fiery red phoenix armor.

The king of Tang issued a decree for the third time to recruit young and strong. The pressure that the common people can bear has reached the verge of collapse. To put it more seriously, a peasant uprising may break out again. If something happens at this time, it will be a disaster for the Tang Empire. The catastrophe of subjugation.