Thirty-six rebels have arrived outside the city!
As soon as the emperor's words came out, everyone present was stunned. Even Pei Zhong and other court officials looked horrified.
Just now they were talking about the rebels passing through Yuncheng, but they didn't expect that they were already outside the capital!
Pei Zhong said with a look of astonishment:
"Your Majesty, I have received news from the Ministry of War that the Thirty-sixth Route Rebels have only been able to cross Yuncheng for two days. It takes at least seven days to travel from Yuncheng to the capital. How can a million-strong army arrive in two days? Capital?"
At this moment, a spy from the Wulin Guards rushed over from the side of the palace. After kneeling to Li Yun, he handed over the secret letter in his hand.
Li Yun glanced at it, smiled slightly, handed the secret letter to Pei Zhong and said:
"I think there is a secret method for coming to the three major martial arts holy places to guard the millions of coalition troops. Pei Aiqing, don't worry. I and my bodyguards have already prepared for the direct army and will follow me to the city to watch the battle."
Pei Zhong took the secret letter and took a closer look, only to realize that it was a piece of frontline intelligence that had just been obtained by the Wulin Guard's spies. The rebel Thirty-Sixth Route Allied Forces were flying as fast as the wind, and had already reached the distance from the capital. There is only Huangzhuang in twenty miles.
This time, these one million rebels are attacking from the west!
And according to what was said in the secret letter, the thirty-sixth allied army had been marching at high speed, day and night, without even resting except for eating and drinking.
It's like an iron army.
Those war horses are also like iron horses, as if they don't feel tired at all.
This is why the rebels were able to reach the capital so quickly.
Pei Zhong and all the civil servants were all shocked at this time. Being able to march day and night without anyone feeling tired was simply a magic trick.
This million-strong coalition is far more dangerous than the four rebel armies before!
Just looking at the confident expressions of the emperor and the generals, everyone immediately felt at ease again.
The emperor is the Holy Son of Heaven, the mighty Emperor of the Martial Saint, and the millions of rebels, even if they have magic skills, are nothing more than chickens and dogs.
The last time the four groups of rebels were suppressed, the emperor personally went into battle and with only nine cavalry, he killed hundreds of thousands of rebels, including tens of thousands of Iron Buddha Tu elites. What about millions of rebels?
The emperor just killed a few more people back and forth.
Li Yun then strode towards the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, towards the west city wall.
Behind him, a group of civil and military officials immediately followed.
Seeing the emperor leading a group of courtiers to Dengcheng to watch the battle, the more than 10,000 candidates in the examination room in front of the Taihe Palace immediately became excited, and followed the emperor with excitement on their faces.
They had only heard of the power of the current Saint's Martial Saint in various rumors and stories before, but today they were going to see it with their own eyes!
After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Li Yun got on his horse, led a group of courtiers towards the city wall, and quickly climbed onto the city wall.
Behind them, a group of panting candidates also entered the city one after another, surrounding the emperor with excitement and looking outside the city.
At this time, the entire capital was under martial law, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Shangzhi Army had already left the city and were forming formations outside the west gate.
Seeing this scene, Pei Zhong and other civil servants realized that the emperor had already known about the attack of millions of rebels, and ordered his guards to prepare for the attack.
However, among the military formations under the city, there were many rectangular objects covered with red cloth. They were so large that it was difficult to understand what they were.
At the same time, a large number of soldiers in this military formation, in addition to ordinary long knives, also carried a thick black iron rod on their backs, which was even more confusing.
Could this be the new weapons and new soldiers mentioned by the Minister of Industry and the Ministry of War?
Everyone was speculating in their minds when they saw a black cloud of dust rising on the horizon not far away, like a sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun, heading towards the capital!
"This is...this is the smoke and dust of the march!" Yuan Chengtao murmured.
The Thirty-sixth Route Allied Forces, an army of one million, sounds simple to say, but until they actually see this terrifying number, many people understand how terrifying a million people are.
People, people, people, people everywhere!
A tidal wave of people, pressed by cavalry, surged in from the west like a stormy sea!
Just the smoke and dust brought up by the march was like a sandstorm rising towards the capital!
Seeing that the dust storm was about to reach the top of the city, Li Yun sat on the city wall, smiled slightly, casually pulled out an embroidered spring knife from the waist of the attendant on the side, and chopped it down in the air.
Immediately, a zhenqi sword, several feet long, appeared in the shadow, roaring away with an unrivaled strong wind. It actually split the dust storm in half, and most of it was blown away by the sword wind. The rest walked around the city.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the city couldn't help but feel greatly boosted in morale, shouting long live the mountain.
At this time, the dust storm dispersed, and the full picture of the millions of rebels in the wilderness below was finally revealed.
I saw the military formation stretching out for dozens of miles, and I couldn't see the edge at a glance.
Flags were fluttering, and the origins and clans of the various rebels were written on the banner.
There are hundreds of thousands of heavy cavalry alone!
The remaining spearmen, sword and shield bearers, archers, crossbowmen and other various types of arms are numerous.
And just by looking at the neatness of these military formations, one can tell that these are definitely the elite tooth soldiers of Thirty-Six Towns, and they are the personal guards of the Jiedu Envoys from various places!
Among them are the famous Wei Bo Yabing under the Jiedushi of Wei Bo, the trapping camp under the Jiedushi of Huzhou, the Shengong Camp under the Jiedushi of Chongzhou, the Pifeng Camp under the Jiedushi of Xuanlong Dao, and the silver camp of the Gongsun family in Xijing. Armored spearmen, etc.
They are all the best among the best!
The momentum among them is simply not comparable to that of the previous four rebels.
Although the imperial court of Wu State collapsed and there were many vassal towns, it has not been robbed by foreign countries such as Beidi, Xirong, and Bohai Kingdom in recent years. One of the main reasons is that the vassal towns in various places are also strong and ready to compete in the Central Plains at any time.
It's good enough that they don't bully those border countries, and those border countries naturally don't dare to mess with them.
Looking at the numerous and orderly rebels under the city, Li Yun couldn't help but admire:
"They are worthy of being elite soldiers from various vassal towns. Many of the teams here are top-notch battle formation soldiers in the world. Even I am a little happy to see them."
He could also feel the strong energy and blood energy emanating from the millions of rebels below, which was somewhat similar to the auras of the Left Dao Immortal Sect such as the Blood Spirit Immortal Sect and the White Lotus Immortal Sect.
Apparently, this was why a million rebels were able to march so quickly.
As for whether this method of burning qi and blood will harm Yangshou, no one else can know.
On the city wall, whether it was the officials, the tens of thousands of students who accompanied the emperor to watch the battle, or the soldiers guarding the city, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva at this time, and their faces turned pale.
This was the first time in their lives that they felt the power of these millions of elite soldiers.
Simply unstoppable!
I just don’t know whether the emperor can handle it?
Some candidates and students turned their heads to look at the emperor who was on the road in the city, and they all made up their minds. If the city was destroyed, they would risk their lives to protect the emperor...
At this moment, a voice like Hong Zhongdalu's voice was heard among the millions of troops, and it spread throughout the battlefield and even the entire capital:
"The false emperor Li Yun, please leave the city immediately and ask for surrender. I will spare your life. Otherwise, millions of people in this capital will be buried with you!"
(End of chapter)
