Under the leadership of Prince Long Qing, the cavalry of the Left King's Palace and the allied forces of Yan, Song, and Qi broke through the Tang territory. In the beginning, there was no resistance.
The Northeast Border Military of the Tang Empire was destroyed. Although many of the Tang soldiers were still alive, they were struggling to survive under the pursuit of the Yan army. Even if they escaped back to the Tang territory, they would not be able to fight.
The allied forces that invaded the Tang territory, especially the grassland cavalry from the Wilderness, did whatever they wanted in the eastern territory of the Tang Empire. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes. The grassland cavalry's arms were full of gold and silver. They looked excited and urged their horses to gallop back and forth on the official road.
Long Qing looked at the scene at the foot of the hill and frowned slightly. He said coldly, "Consolidate the military discipline. Don't waste time in these remote places. We have to reach Chang 'an as soon as possible."
The subordinate took the order and left. But some generals had a different view.
The undefeated reputation of the Tang Empire for a thousand years had left an indelible fear in the hearts of these generals. Although the war was going well, they had never expected to break through Chang 'an City, including the grassland cavalry. They thought that they should retreat after plundering in the Tang territory to prevent the Tang's counterattack and revenge.
"The Tang Empire today is not the Tang Empire of the past. The siblings in Chang 'an keep making mistakes. Of course, even if they did not make any mistakes, they would not persist. Because Heaven wants to destroy the Tang Empire."
Long Qing said, "Now the Tang Empire is surrounded by enemies. We have no Tang army in front of us. Chang 'an is defenseless. This is the opportunity given by Haotian. If we don't seize it, we will be punished by Heaven."
A general said, "Even if we attack Chang 'an … it will be meaningless. Everyone knows that Chang' an cannot be broken through. What should we do then?"
"There is no city that cannot be broken through in this world."
Long Qing did not explain further. In today's world, only a few people, including him, knew the real plan of the West-Hill Divine Palace. The Golden Palace's invasion of the south and the world's war against the Tang Empire were just a cover-up or a means to exhaust the Tang army. The West-Hill Divine Palace wanted Chang 'an to be defenseless.
Everything was for the array eye pestle.
The West-Hill Divine Palace was confident that they could get the array eye pestle.
The soldiers and civilians of the Tang Empire all thought that Chang 'an City could not be breached, so they sent their troops to different places. The West-Hill Divine Palace obtained the array eye pestle and broke the God-stunning Array. Chang' an City was about to face a massacre.
Long Qing gently lifted the reins and walked down the hill.
The ears of wheat hung heavily in the farmland. The golden ocean danced in the autumn wind.
The scenery was very beautiful.
The farmhouses by the fields had already been set ablaze, the black smoke rising and the screams of the Tang could faintly be heard.
Long Qing recalled the day he left Chang 'an after failing to enter the Second floor of the Academy many years ago.
That day, he saw the beautiful rural scenery of the Tang Empire, the farmhouses painted in various colors, and the peaceful and happy lives of the Tang people. At that time, he vowed that one day, he would return to the Tang Empire and burn everything.
It was not out of pity for the Tangs that he ordered the generals to enforce discipline, but because it was necessary for the army to march. In fact, he thought that the scene of being burned and slaughtered was a truly beautiful sight.
Long Qing's face, which was not covered by the silver mask, revealed a happy smile.
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Tens of thousands of coalition troops wreaked havoc in the eastern wilderness of the Tang Empire. No matter how strict the military discipline was, it was impossible to completely follow all orders, not to mention that most of them were undisciplined grassland cavalries.
Prince Long Qing's military order was passed down. Most of the grassland cavalries obeyed and followed the military flag to Chang 'an City in the west. However, there were still more than a thousand cavalries left behind.
These grassland cavalries believed that with their riding skills, it would not take too long to catch up with the main force in front of them. Therefore, they were not in a hurry to set off. Instead, they were in a hurry to loot everywhere.
They had long known that the Central Plains was rich and the lives of the Tang Empire's people were even better. However, it was not until they entered the Tang Empire's territory that they realized how ridiculous their imagination of the Central Plains was when they stood in the Wilderness. The wealth accumulated in an ordinary Tang village was actually more than that of a medium-sized tribe on the grassland!
Those exquisite silk, gold and silver treasures made them reluctant to leave. Those fair and beautiful women of the Tang Empire made them salivate. Therefore, many of them decided to loot again before the war.
Dozens of grassland cavalries from the Left King's Palace waved the machetes in their hands and rushed into a small village in the col with sharp whistles and laughter.
This small village was far away from the official road and luckily avoided the main force of the coalition troops. The nearby refugees also took the small road to hide here. Now there were more than a hundred people in the village.
Most of these refugees were old, weak, women and children. As for the men in their families, they had all died in the battle with the grassland cavalries when their village was destroyed.
The grassland cavalries gathered all the people and began to search the houses for valuables. However, this village was a bit remote and relatively poor, so they did not gain much.
The grassland cavalries were very dissatisfied and angrily scolded something.
The old, weak, women and children who were gathered in the middle of the village did not understand what these barbarians were scolding. They all lowered their heads in silence. Only an old woman held a little girl in her arms and stared at the grassland cavalries.
The little girl was still young and did not know exactly what had happened. But she knew that her home was burned down by the bad guys in the tattered leather clothes. Her father was killed by these bad guys with a bad smell. So her eyes were full of hatred.
A grassland cavalries was angry about the little harvest today. Suddenly he saw the girl's hateful eyes and suddenly became angry. He held the machete and walked toward the crowd.
He raised the machete in his hand.
Several old people in the crowd stood up and scolded angrily, trying to stop him.
But the machete had fallen.
The little girl was not hacked to death.
Because the machete fell on the ground and made a crisp sound.
With an arrow lodged in his eye socket, the cavalryman fell stiffly to the ground.
The arrow was a bit messy, not like the standard weapon of the Tang Army.
The grassland cavalries were shocked. They shouted in the barbarian language and quickly got back on their horses. They took down the short wooden bows on their shoulders and looked at the forest behind the village with vigilance.
Whoosh! The arrow whistled.
An arrow flew out of the forest and hit the shoulder of a grassland cavalries. Blood spurted out.
The grassland cavalries were not surprised. Instead, they were happy. They shouted and urged their horses to surround the forest.
Through the characteristics of the arrow, they were sure that the archers in the forest were not regular soldiers of the Tang Army. They were more likely to be hunters. A few days ago, many brothers of the tribes were killed by the Tang hunters.
The hunters were at most in groups of two or three people. Once they showed up, how could they be a match for these elite cavalries?
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Yang Erxi hid behind a tree, holding the boxwood bow in his hand tightly. His shoulder was against the trunk and his right foot was gently stepping on the ground. He looked a little nervous.
Compared with the time when he left home, he was much thinner and darker. His face was messy and full of beard. There were several bloody cuts on his dry lips. He looked very embarrassed.
The sound of hooves gradually came. The grassland cavalries came to surround the forest. He jumped out of the tree, pulled his bow and shot. The arrow left the string and hit the waist of a cavalryman.
After confirming that there was only one archer hiding in the forest, three grassland cavalries held their short wooden bows and shot continuously. Yang Erxi was forced to hide behind the tree and did not dare to poke his head out. The rest of the cavalries surrounded him from the side.
From time to time, there was a sound of knocking on the trunk. The bark was splashed and the arrows brushed past his body.
The grassland cavalries were very experienced in dealing with the Tang hunters. Yang Erxi could not fight back at all. He could only watch the enemy rush out of the forest.
Although he was in a desperate situation, he did not show any fear on his face except for a little shortness of breath.
At this moment, there was a dense sound of breaking the air. A violent rain of arrows fell from the forest!
More than 20 grassland cavalries in the front were suddenly shot like hedgehogs. They fell from their horses and died on the spot with blood all over their bodies.
Then there was a loud sound of stepping on grass and rubbing trees. Countless people rushed out from the depths of the forest and killed the grassland cavalries like wolves and tigers!
The grassland cavalries who were still alive shouted in shock and anger. Their faces showed fear and they pulled the border rope desperately, trying to turn their horses around and escape.
If one could understand the language of the barbarians, he would know that the word shouted by the grassland cavalries was ambush.
They thought they were ambushed by the Tang army.
More than 100 people rushed out of the forest. Some wore ordinary cotton-padded clothes, and some wore silk shirts. Most of them were dressed like farmers. None of them wore the uniform of the Tang army.
These people were a little older and held a variety of weapons in their hands. For example, Yang Erxi held a pitchfork, some held a hammer, and most of them held a straight knife.
The sharp straight knife was the weapon of the Tang army.
Were these people the Tang army or not?
They were not the Tang army.
They used to be the Tang army.
They had retired from the army. Now they were businessmen, bodyguards, and farmers.
But when the Tang Empire needed them, they were the Tang army.
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Yang Erxi smashed a grassland cavalryman from his horse to the ground. Then he strode forward and turned over his hands. The heavy pitchfork drew an arc in the air and fiercely stabbed into the cavalryman's chest.
Then he walked forward and stepped on the grassland cavalryman's body with his right foot. Then he pulled out his hands. With a poof, several bloody holes appeared on the cavalryman's chest.
This whole set of movements was very smooth and skillful. He must have repeated it many times.
Holding the pitchfork, he ran diagonally to a grassland cavalryman who was surrounded by his companions. He was a little annoyed and muttered in his heart that he had to get a knife today.
"Get out of the way. Let me do it!" He shouted.
The grassland cavalryman was already bloody and unconscious. He leaned against a tree and waved the scimitar in his hand purely out of instinct. He had no ability to resist.
The Tang soldiers surrounding the cavalryman heard Yang Erxi's anxious shout and understood what he meant. They tacitly made way for him and left the enemy to him.
Yang Erxi ran to the grassland cavalryman who was dying. He spat into his palm and smashed the pitchfork on him as if he was doing farm work at home.
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