"Go, let the artillery be brought up from behind."
"I don't believe that this lame old man can't be killed with a blast!"
The streets of Taiyuan's inner city were densely packed with Tang soldiers in black armor. A group of former Jin officials who refused to surrender were killed, and the rest were driven together and imprisoned.
As the base camp that Li Keyong has operated for many years, even though the city is now broken, there are still sporadic Jin army resistance in the streets and alleys.
However, among the Tang army, the infantry and cavalry of the large groups mainly gathered towards the Taiyuan Palace City.
In the entire Taiyuan, only the palace city remained in the hands of the Jin army.
Outside the palace city, there were many formations and heavy shields standing outside, forming a black and terrifying thick iron wall. As for behind the iron wall, there are muskets raised at a 45-degree angle, which makes people's scalp numb.
In the military formation, Chu Shan stood on horseback under the flag, looking at the wheelchair on the palace wall from a distance, and proudly ordered the people around to pull up the artillery outside the city for a walk.
A subordinate carefully reminded: "Taiyuan is the place where Taizu and Emperor Taizong were born. If we bombard the palace with artillery, would it be inappropriate..."
After Chu Shan thought about it carefully, he felt that it made sense, so he simply gave up.
But he still did not forget to taunt loudly: "Old man Zhu Xie, do you still recognize someone?"
There was no response from the opposite palace wall.
With a slight snort, he raised his bloody right hand and ordered in a deep voice: "Each battalion prepares..."
At this time, a female figure finally stood up on the palace wall and said loudly: "General below the city, King Jin has something to say. Can you please listen carefully?"
Chu Shan frowned, put down his hand, and shouted back to the masked woman at the top of the city: "You want to ask for surrender? The Holy One has already made a decree. If Zhu Xie is willing to kill himself in front of the three armies, he can surrender." .”
The latter's voice turned cold: "In that case, just come over here!"
Chu Shan also lowered his voice: "Get ready to attack the city!"
The flags were waved, and military formations everywhere immediately received orders to move forward. The commander of the Shenji Battalion began to wave the command flag, asking the gunners of the Shenji Battalion to prepare to load and fire.
The wheelchair on the palace wall was finally pushed forward a little, allowing people to see the face of the person on it clearly.
Chu Shanxu squinted his eyes and drew out the long knife beside the saddle.
In an instant, Li Keyong, who was in the wheelchair, suddenly stood up. The toes of his broken leg were only a little bit on the top of the wall, and he jumped out quickly.
"put!"
The Shenji Battalion responded quickly, turning their guns instantly and firing dozens of muskets at once.
The bullet passed through the figure, but it was just an afterimage.
Li Keyong's real body had suddenly broken through the heavy shield and iron wall, and stood in front of Chu Shan's mount with his hands behind his back.
His white beard kept fluttering in the wind, and the corners of his white robe gently fell down at this time.
So fast!
Chu Shan's Tong Kong shrank, and he himself had the strength to be in the middle of the sky. At this time, he was the first to bear the brunt, and he intuitively felt the pressure brought by Li Keyong.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang", the guards on the left and right drew their sabers instantly and guarded Chu Shan. The surrounding Tang soldiers also folded their bodies and formed a formation.
No one would have thought that King Jin, who had been in a wheelchair for decades, was actually faking it!
Li Keyong's white hair was neatly combed and tied with a purple gold soaring crown. At this time, he stood in the Tang army's formation with his hands behind his back. He was just taking a rest and looked proud.
He has a kingly demeanor.
"If I don't want to die, you can't take me down."
He didn't even look at Chu Shan with his eyes. His one eye seemed to see all the troops in vain: "Go and invite your emperor."
"I will meet with him."
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The royal guards cleared the way, accompanied by Zhong Xiaokui, and Li Jing entered Taiyuan City surrounded by a group of knights.
"General Chu was so eager to achieve success that he rushed too fast. He just defeated the Jin army in the city and surrounded the palace with his troops."
Jingxiang was riding a horse next to him, panting and admonishing: "Your Majesty is Tianhuang Guwei, Emperor Ziwei, and you must never agree to Zhu Xie's final words. Although he said that he would meet the Holy One alone, who would dare to Do you know he has no other means?"
"Although I know that the Holy Master's martial arts skills are unparalleled, the Jin thief is at the end of his rope and he is a tycoon who knows martial arts. He must not be involved in danger!"
Li Jing's expression remained unchanged, and she just rode forward on her own, not knowing whether she heard what she said.
Jingxiang sighed, wishing he could tear away the life of Chu Shansheng who was greedy for success.
A general was actually kidnapped in the middle of the battle. Isn't it a shame?
This group of people was very fast, the roads were cleared, and they arrived at Taiyuan Palace City in a blink of an eye.
At this moment, the two armies were at war with each other.
The palace door slightly opened a corner, and a tall woman with a ponytail stood directly in front. She saw Li Jing coming on horseback surrounded by people from a distance, and she immediately bowed and handed over her hands: "Li Cunren of Tongwenguan, welcome the Emperor."
Li Jing smiled coldly and said loudly: "Where is Zhu Xie?"
Li Cunren's voice was solemn and he turned sideways: "The King of Jin is in the palace and wants to meet the Emperor face to face."
At the same time, she explained aloud: "There are thousands of soldiers in the palace. As long as the emperor agrees to meet the King of Jin, more than a thousand soldiers will put down their weapons and bow to the emperor."
Li Jing did not hesitate and immediately rode forward.
"etc!"
Li Cunren raised his hand, pointed at the cavalry and infantry behind Li Jing as if to stop him, and reminded him: "The emperor can only go in alone."
Li Jing's expression was a little strange, and he expressed doubts.
"Who do you think you are, qualified to negotiate terms with me?"
"I regard you, Zhu Xie, as nothing more than a pig or a dog. I am willing to see him this time just for the sake of my beloved general. Do you really think this paper wall can stop me?"
After speaking, Li Jing sneered: "I see that you are extremely loyal to Zhu Xie, so I will give you a chance.
Go in and tell thousands of disciples of Sanjin that those who are willing to bow their heads for me can still survive. If there are still people who can't figure out the situation, the nine tribes will kill all the chickens and dogs! "
The last words fell lightly, but he didn't wait for Li Cunren to get in, clamped the horse's belly, and then stepped forward.
Zhong Xiaokui beside him immediately jumped out from the horse and opened the palace door wide so that the emperor could enter.
Li Cunren stood there in astonishment, watching Li Jing riding his horse past her without any expression, unable to think of any resistance.
Large numbers of Tang troops followed their emperor and poured into the palace city.
Thousands of soldiers inside have indeed formed a formation to guard in front of the main hall.
Li Jing reined in his horse and stopped where he was.
Behind him, countless warriors of the Tang Dynasty were also forming formations, preparing to charge and kill.
Looking at these last batch of Jin army elites who were a little numb but still looked forward to death, Li Jing took a deep breath and said loudly.
"Since the Huangchao Rebellion, the imperial court has been declining day by day. I have recruited you to guard the frontiers, but you have not received any military pay. You have been starved for nothing! Therefore, I have no resentment when you follow Zhu Xie in rebellion, because this is the imperial court. Sorry for you!
But now that the court is stable and the treasury is sufficient, so what if I just pay you the military pay you have owed for decades? "
Everyone in the Jin army's formation was a little unexpected and inexplicable. They looked at each other with shock on their faces.
Li Jing was seen holding the horse's belly between the two armies, turning back and forth.
"Since I came to the throne, I have wiped out Zhu Ni, brought peace and order to the people, and rectified the government. I only hope that everyone in the world will have food to eat, everyone to have clothes to wear, and everyone to have a house to live in! But -"
His voice became longer, his eyes became sharp, and his voice became passionate: "Zhu Xie, a member of the army, colluded with foreign thieves to lead Mobei to the south, defrauding my people, destroying our foundation in Hebei, and disrupting my wishes!"
Li Jing stopped his mount abruptly and shouted sternly: "Since you are descendants of the Three Jin Dynasties, how can you bring trouble to the people of the Three Jin Dynasties? How can you destroy the foundation of your ancestors? How can you, the traitor Zhu Xie, be like this, and you still want to help Zhou to commit evil!" "
Jingxiang was in the camp behind, dumbfounded.
The emperor's art of controlling the heart is really becoming more and more sophisticated...
There was already a commotion in the Jin army formation.
In fact, they were also somewhat dissatisfied with Li Keyong's move to the north and south of Momo.
Are the foreigners who were originally pushed to the ground and beaten by us worthy of eating the same meal as us?
There were generals in the formation who were still loyal to Li Keyong and began to shout harshly.
But the next moment, Li Jing was heard shouting loudly.
"Children of the Three Jin Dynasties, are you willing to bow your heads for me and march north to conquer the grassland!"
The generals in the Jin army's formation were suddenly held down. Nearly two thousand soldiers dropped their weapons one after another, knelt down and bowed their heads, shouting in unison:
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"I am willing to follow Your Majesty and clear out the foreign races!"
There are many Shatuo people among them, but what does it matter?
The benevolence of the Son of Heaven is the lord of all races, and anyone who is willing to bow his head can use it!
