Chapter 968: Painting the Corners of the Sea Moon (Part 2)

Cao Shixiong, who was in Mingde Gate, also looked at the fire that was spreading again in the distance with a complicated expression, then turned his head and said in a deep voice to the generals gathered on both sides:

"The unexpected fall in the north, and the key people led by Niang Niang-niang Cao failed to respond, which means that our mission has failed half of the time! I will want to take on the responsibility of wrong judgment and delaying the time," he said.

"I have ordered the standby Tuqi battalion and cavalry battalion to form a guerrilla division, bypassing the Chunming Gate-Qujiang line, and conducting a rushing and reconnaissance to the eastern suburbs of Chang'an to see if there is a chance to rescue and respond to some escaped survivors..."

"Next, we can only do our best to do our best to restrain the enemy in the city before this round of offensive is exhausted, and we must first kill the enemy forces to the maximum extent. We hope that you will continue to encourage each other and do our best to do our best!"

"Get orders" and "promise!"

The people present also responded in unison with their own voices, and then they randomly turned into figures that led their troops to execute orders. However, at this moment, Cao Shixiong sighed invisibly, but remembered the situation of Wang Pan, the eldest brother of the Nufeng Camp who had made a special trip to ask for advice and greet him before giving the order.

Now Wang Pan, who is in charge of retired service, has the welfare and subsequent resettlement of the soldiers, as well as the second- and third-tier troops and retired soldiers in the village to supervise things, can be said to be the first-class nobleman envied by everyone in the governor's office. Despite this, his daily family life with a few wives, concubines and children is still as simple and unpretentious as that of Canton.

In addition to drinking some wine and having no meat every day, he has no special luxury or expense hobbies; he only stays in the offices in the city or the farmhouse outside the city; even if he accidentally goes out to watch a drama with his family, he is very low-key, and he can't tell the show that he was once the No. 2 figure in the name of the Governor's Office and the first left-behind official.

Therefore, in daily life, except for some retired brothers who come to drink and chat, his life trajectory can be said to be very in-depth and simple; he also does not give outsiders the opportunity to get close to, please and get to know each other. Although he is inevitably fond of some old friends who are seeking and boycotting them as inhumane stone people, he is also easy to avoid the many troubles and most troubles caused by being in a high position.

The only time he took the initiative to inquire was to meet a young woman who was dying and seeking medical treatment. As a result, he did not get into the matter too deeply or express more. It was only after confirming that most of the situations told by the other party were true and the handling was appropriate, he unexpectedly adopted the young woman who was already alone.

Therefore, although he usually keeps a certain distance without losing his composure because he avoids suspicion in official business; when he really encounters some problems, he still hopes to learn from this big brother who has a transcendent position in the governor's office but has a more open view of things.

However, Wang Pan, who was holding the third child who was learning to speak at the time and grinned with a smile, said to him lightly:

"Lion, aren't you just asking for trouble? Why do you have to worry and speculate? Do the Governor have any surprises and other thoughts?"

"But that's not an easy relationship, it's something related to Huang Wang after all! If you really have to face it personally in the future, you will feel particularly difficult and dangerous..."

Cao Shixiong sighed without hesitation:

"You are already the first general in the Governor's Office and position, and your horizons must be broadened and increased accordingly, right? Why do you still have to be confined to the relationship between your background in the past?"

However, Wang Pan seemed to guess where his concerns and taboos were:

"You must know that King Huang was the founding figure who led everyone to conquer the world. Who in the army dares to say that he has no connection with it? But why did he lead him to this point? Isn't it the Grand Governor and the righteousness and ambition to recreate peace?"

"What's more, before King Huang, there was a general who was earlier in the army to ask for life for the people, but he betrayed the great cause of the rebel army halfway and wanted to seek court pacification, but in the end he could only welcome the defeated and dead general of the Butian King?"

"Jiang Tou said? Huang Wang is also..."

Hearing this, Master Cao seemed to have some awareness in his heart and grasped something.

"I don't know about other places, but I have seen some of the people who have escaped from Chang'an and have also learned about some of the changes and feelings that happened to the king in Chang'an..."

Wang Pan sighed:

"Lion! Let me tell you the truth. How many differences are there in the actions and ways of employing people since Huang Wang became emperor in Chang'an and the old Li Tang dynasty? Those things that harm the country and the people are still in the high court. They surrounded the imperial throne and pretended to shout twice, and then they can continue to enjoy fame and fortune?"

"When those old brothers who survived were all rich and prosperous, and were promoted to the titles; but those local people and poor families can change? No matter how disaster-stricken years, they still die in the ordinary years. How can the people's livelihood and conditions improve much?"

"So I thought about Cai Ci'ang for many years and understood that this is the remnants of God's special love for me. It actually allows such a worldly figure who has gone on to succeed the saint to be born under my command."

"And I just started by taking on a false reputation and enjoying my wealth for so many years and continuing to benefit my descendants for generations? And you, Lion, can follow him side by side and become an important member of the situation and atmosphere of a new dynasty. This is a blessing that I don't know how many lifetimes it takes to cultivate!"

"The head... It is precisely because of this that we want to be able to relieve our worries for the Grand Commander and do more!"

Cao Shixiong responded with emotion when he heard this:

"You must know that the Grand Commander truly empathizes with the people who are like dust and ants, and is also truly trying to eliminate the injustice and despicable things in this world."

However, Wang Pan just sighed at him:

"For this reason, the great families of the rich and powerful people who were willing to kill them were bloody and filled with grief and grievances. Isn't all these things done for the majority of the rest of the world to live decently?"

"How can the world's ambition that is so open and selfless, compassionate to all living beings care about the serious gains and losses of those subtleties? No matter what the outcome in Chang'an in the future, can it still block the general trend of the world that has gradually become?"

Speaking of this, Wang Pan's face changed and shouted in surprise:

"broken.."

"What's wrong, but what's wrong..."

Cao Shixiong was also shocked: Then he saw Wang Pan's expression becoming a bitter smile, and he said with his wet hem:

"I talked to you on a whim, but I forgot to change the base cloth for the child... It's all about me..."

After regaining his mood, Cao Shixiong set his eyes on the distant Longshou Mountain and the magnificent Ming Palace building complex, but he remembered the situation of the two years ago, with the Grand Governor visiting the main buildings in the north, and chopping down the collapse of the Mingtang on the spot, giving each person a piece as a souvenir.

This dark golden wood block with a dark gold texture and a very hard texture was later carved into a private seal for him. After all, being able to follow the Grand Commander into the Daming Palace and obtain such symbolic souvenirs basically represents their ranking and qualifications among the founding heroes and heroes in the future.

Therefore, this time, while Cao Shixiong was rarely ordered to lead troops to rescue Chang'an, he also wanted to fight for the possibility of one or two more for his ranking in the Xin Dynasty. Because, among many people's private unceremonious discussions, the Huang King in Chang'an City, who had already experienced the decline of the Xin Dynasty of Daqi, was undoubtedly worthy of being remembered and commemorated by others for his death, and was far greater than the subtlety of being annoying and embarrassing life.

However, as the Grand Commander, Empress Cao, who is particularly valued and has a deep connection, is inevitably inadvertently killed. Thinking of this, he asked the Yuhouguan in the tent he followed again:

"Confirm again, where have the several stop teams of the enemy's work department reached? But are there any messages and signals to come back?"

Inside and outside Chang'an City today, there are several independent groups disguised as government troops and are moving with the trend; the main members of each group are basically from northern people who have developed and transformed from prisoners of the former government troops, and then joined several orphans who had escorted Zhang Huaishen to flee south. The group of children and old troops in front of the Guiyi Army.

Therefore, with their authentic Guiyi army as a cover-up and cooperation, among the government troops inside and outside Chang'an City, which were dominated by the western army but relatively complex, it was undoubtedly more like fish in water. It was these special groups mixed in the city that sent signals at any cost at the critical moment that the Taiping Army immediately discovered the fact that the north had fallen.

At the same time, Wang Jian, the general of the Shu army who occupied the three gates in the west of Chang'an City, was also secretly worried. Compared with the equipment and tactics, it was not conducive to street fighting in Chengfang, but was better than the Western Army units that were better than field battles and infantry and cavalry breaking formations in the wave battles; the Shu army, which was known for melee combat and crossbow guarding, was undoubtedly a better choice for this round of Taiping Army offensive.

Therefore, after the Shu army at the west gates of the city came to meet and support, the Western Army units, which were defeated and retreated, finally stabilized their positions between Anrenfang and Fenglefang, which were only three cross-border streets left in the imperial city; and endured waves of firearms from the bandits' army, and used beams, pillars and materials demolished from nearby wealthy houses to forcibly build a more solid and heavy front.

However, Wang Jian then discovered that even after such a battle on Zhuque Street, there was a Chengdu general who was an elite battalion who was defeated in the face of melee. Another battalion of the Shenji Crossbow soldiers were killed and injured and then collapsed. The other battalions of the Huangtou Army who were responsible for restraining and supporting were also injured. The combined deaths and disappearances of the front and back exceeded a thousand.

This was the biggest casualty after he led his troops into the pass. Even the thief army that had rushed into the Dasan Pass in the wind and snow before, frostbite, falls and the deaths combined, failed to cause such a huge loss. It was damaged in just half an hour here. This forced him to feel pain.

You should know that in the case where the rear of Shu is now cut off except for major problems, and several powerful Fans and Dujian are not in the pass; he has already regarded these people as his basic foundation in the future in disguise. Because, according to the promises and conditions from Prime Minister Zheng Ting, as long as he can continue to control these people, he will not have the opportunity to have a vassal state.

Therefore, he then flatly refused the planning and suggestions of the on-site counterattack, and directly ordered the troops to withdraw from the range of bombardment by the Taiping thieves' firearms, and handed over the newly built fronts and brigades to those stupid Western soldiers who were ignorant of their ignorance.

However, next, a general who rushed over to report the news brought him angering news:

"No, the third Zhongwu capital of our army and the Cao family army of the Western Front fought on the spot near Ximing Temple in Yankangfang..."

In the house of Yang Su, the powerful minister of the Sui Dynasty, who originally occupied one-quarter of Yankangfang, and later as the beloved son of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Li Tai, the Ximing Temple, which now has more than 4,000 buildings in the ten-yard complex. At the top of a high tower of Futu near the street, the former Guiyi Army Duangya Zhang Chengshi, slowly put away his iron arm bow, looked at the street in a melee, and vomited a deep breath;

Because he had just shot an arrow and sneaked into a childhood friend, a comrade and comrade-in-arms who had been familiar with him in the past, and shot him into the confrontation of the streets, causing two official troops with different banners to kill each other on the spot. Then he pressed his extra thoughts and walked down the rope. With the cooperation of his companions, he disappeared into the empty and broken temple.

Outside Chang'an City, the vassals who could not enter Chang'an without permission finally received corresponding orders and launched a large-scale operation. Some of them began to enter the West Neiyuan, East Neiyuan, North Neiyuan, etc. through the opened city gate. There were also many banner net worth rushing towards the south of the city along the moat under the city wall.

However, more vassal cavalry scattered in groups began to spontaneously search outside the city for those "troubled relatives" who were captured with money and official positions and offered high rewards. Then, they could not help but bump into the Taiping Army Rangers who were searching. For a time, many encounters and unexpected conflicts of riding and shooting, and at the same time broke out between the western and eastern suburbs of Chang'an.
Chapter completed!