131. Running forward
Wang Hu sat against a tree trunk, with the blade of the slashing horse slashed downwards and inserted it into the soil beside him. Behind him were a thousand brothers from the Eagle Yang Camp, all of whom were elites he selected.
Wang Hu's song replaced Tian Wuji's three songs at dusk, responsible for monitoring the movements and situations of the East Capital Gate. Once a signal is issued by the city gate, he will immediately bring troops into the city. As the first vanguard, he will live in the city gate to ensure that the subsequent army enters the city.
They took advantage of the night to hide in the woods. The night was deep and everything was silent. The war horses were rushing their hooves and sniffed from time to time. A gust of wind blew, and the branches and leaves in the forest made a tug-of-war sound.
Wang Hu looked at Chang'an City in front of him, and the tall Dongdu Gate stood silently, casting a darker shadow in the darkness. Two people were walking back and forth on the city wall. On the high city tower, a soldier was standing lazily, holding a long halberd and raising his head, as if yawning.
From dusk to now, Wang Hu has been staring at the city gate, and his eyes have hardly moved. The soldiers around him asked him to take a break several times, but he replied with two words: "Not tired!"
It had been an entire hour since Yang Yanshou entered the corner gate. There was no movement in the East Capital Gate. The dark city tower seemed to be a pitch-black monster that swallowed Yang Yanshou.
"Chief Qu, why haven't Mr. Yang come out yet? Will it be..." As if he knew something was wrong, the person who spoke swallowed the second half of the sentence.
There are great risks in going on a hostile force. "Two countries have fought each other and no envoys are killed" are all nonsense. There are endless killings in history books, let alone such envoys sent secretly. However, Yang Yanshou did not show any fear. He entered Chang'an City alone with confidence and ambition to make achievements and delivered his destiny to his own mouth and others' hands.
Wang Hu was a little impressed by Yang Yanshou. This Confucian scholar seemed weak in literature, but in fact he was determined. He might be braver than those warriors who fought on the battlefield.
"Oh, I can't sleep even. When will I have to wait?" A soldier muttered dissatisfiedly, yawning with his mouth open, but when he looked up, he was touching Wang Hu's stern gaze. He was so scared that he quickly shut up. He even yawned back and never dared to complain again.
The night became thicker and darker, the sky was covered with clouds, the moon and stars were hidden in the clouds, and the whole world was so dark.
The night seemed to have no end, and the lights waiting seemed to never appear.
A little light suddenly appeared on the Dongdu Gate Tower, and a little red light appeared particularly eye-catching in the darkness.
"Long Qu, look! Look at that gate!" The soldiers shouted in a low voice, with unconcealed excitement in their words.
Wang Hu saw it, it was exactly the direction of the Dongdu Gate.
There was a little red light on the tall gatehouse, and it seemed like a lantern. The red light flashed and lit up again after Wang Hu held his breath for a while.
Wang Hu held the hilt tightly and stared at the slightly red spot. The soldiers next to him held their breath and were so nervous that they dared not speak, as if they were afraid that a little sound would shake out the small light.
The lights turned on and off, and they turned on and on and on and on three consecutive flashes before returning to silence. Wang Hu stood up straight, pulled out his knife, and ordered: "The whole army ran forward and entered the city!"
He stepped on his horse, shook the reins, and rushed forward first. More than a hundred cavalrymen followed him. The cloth-wrapped horse hooves made a dull sound on the yellow soil, not like war drums, but like a human heartbeat, fluttering.
The infantry behind the cavalry were silently arranged in columns, one running forward, like a long snake from the dark grass, winding forward.
In front of them, the heavy city gate was slowly opening, making a creaking sound, just like the sound of the gears of history biting one place. As the gears rotated, the new historical picture slowly unfolded.
The designer of all this, His Majesty, the wise and great Emperor Jianshi, was now lying on the couch in a strange position, sleeping like a dead pig. He opened his mouth wide, stretched out his legs, curled his legs, and saliva flowed on his face.
In fact, Liu Banzi was immersed in a dream that tasted great, which was his favorite in his previous life - spicy hot pot! He just picked up a chopstick and rinsed it in the red spicy soup. He just delivered it to his mouth and was woken up.
Liu Penzi frowned and opened his eyes, looked at the big face swaying above his head, and said angrily: "What are you shouting! Are you sick? Can't you scream after I take this mouthful?"
Strangely, the scolded bull head did not kneel down to apologize, but swayed the sleepy emperor persistently, "Your Majesty! Get up quickly!" His eyes flashed and he looked at His Majesty the Emperor.
The little emperor was frightened by his passionate gaze. He pulled the quilt over and covered his body, and pulled the quilt under his neck. Then he said tremblingly: "It's midnight, what are you going to do? Retreat your hand, don't touch me! You are so perverted! Do you dare to offend it?"
The bull's head grinned, revealing its white teeth, as if she was laughing, but tears flowed down her eyes, "Your Majesty, the city gate is open, haha, the East Capital Gate is open! We are going to enter the palace, that is Weiyang Palace, Your Majesty Your palace is real, wuwu, it is a real palace, not on Mount Hua, wuwuwu, not the deserted summer palace on Mount Hua!"
The cow head, who had been wasting more than ten years in the summer palace, wanted to enter Chang'an and Weiyang Palace in his dreams. This dream had been going on for many years. When they thought it was a dream after all, they were about to come true. The two dead eunuchs couldn't help but feel sad and joyful, and they all burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, we really want to enter Chang'an City and Weiyang Palace! I, if I can serve Your Majesty in Weiyang Palace, I will never live in vain in this life. I am so happy!" Ma Ming said sobbing.
"When you enter the city, when you enter the palace, when you enter the palace, what do you shout? Why are you crying? Useless things!" The little emperor lifted the quilt and jumped up, put on his clothes and asked, "How is Dongdumen now? Have you entered the city?"
"Your Majesty, King Qu of Yingyang Camp has entered the city and has occupied the East Capital Gate. General Yingyang has just set out and may have entered the city now. The Yueqi Captain is in a hurry to enter the city to eliminate the remaining enemies. He sent it as soon as he got the news. The Hu Ben Captain said that he would protect His Majesty, and now he is outside the tent, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor's order!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Meng and Hu Gouzi had already rushed in and shouted: "Your Majesty! Liu Biao has entered the city first. There should be a fierce battle in the city. I am afraid there will be danger. After dawn, I will escort Your Majesty into the city!"
"No hurry. After General Yingyang eliminates the remaining enemies, I will bring all officials into the city. At that time, the people of Chang'an will see what the real king's army is!"
Liu Penzi's face was very calm, and she was not excited or uneasy to enter the capital of the great empire. Wang Meng and Hu Gouzi both secretly admired him. They were so excited when they thought they were about to enter Chang'an. Compared to the little emperor, they felt a bit like a local bun that had never seen the world.
It would not take long for Liu Penzi to return to peace in Chang'an City. The fierce battles in the city did not exist. As soon as the generals of Xuanhan saw the flag of the Jianshi Han Army, they would immediately surrender. In history, Liu Xuan almost escaped from Chang'an alone, and had no other followers except Liu Gong who was chasing him. The battle in the city would end soon, and they occupied Chang'an without bloodshed.
Even if there are a few stubborn resisters, the Yulin Army will easily handle it. The next question is when the emperor will enter the city.
Hu Gouzi suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty should enter the city early tomorrow morning. Now we are all in the city, and there are only a few thousand Yulin soldiers outside the city. Your Majesty should be careful and be careful."
Liu Penzi smiled, "Beware of it? Who should I guard against? The hundreds of thousands of troops inside and outside the city are all their own people. I have nothing to guard against. You all go back, I am going to sleep."
Hu Gouzi was speechless, "Your Majesty, you really can sleep..."
Wang Meng suddenly said, "Hey, why are there many fewer guards in Your Majesty? Where did the wooden cow go?"
"I gave Decao an errand to do it overnight. He is not here now."
"Then I will take someone as your Majesty's Guard, and I can't sleep now."
"Don't make a fuss, I'll disturb my sleep," Liu Penzi yawned, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep, you both go out, go out!"
The two people who were driven out of the tent by the little emperor were muttering all the way, and Hu Gouzi said: "Your Majesty's defense should be strengthened at this time, but the Yulin Army has all entered the city. Only five or six thousand people outside the city are reliable. Mengzi, I feel a little uneasy."
Wang Meng said: "Gozi, you've been thinking too much every day. There are our people around you, hundreds of thousands of people. What's the scary thing?"
Hu Gouzi came over and whispered in a low voice: "Can't you see? The leaders obey Your Majesty, but everyone has their own little ones. Look at Zuo Dasima, he is now boldly fighting against Your Majesty. General He Changnian, Linyi, has never been very obedient, let alone Wang Kuang and Zhang Ju, were both desperate and had to come over. They were not the same as us. These two people are the most unreliable, and they may not be in a bad mood. Your Majesty is a honest person and doesn't take it seriously. We have to be more alert. We are not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of one. If there is any mistake, who can afford it?"
"Oh, Your Majesty should enter the city early, and it will be safe to enter the city. We are all in the city."
"Your Majesty is different from us. He is the emperor. It is a big deal for the emperor to move his butt. Besides, when an outside emperor enters Chang'an City, he must pay attention to some pomp and stand up his majesty first. It's not like you and me, just raise your legs and leave, and go wherever you want."
"Hey, dog, I didn't expect you to know a lot!"
"From now until your Majesty enters Chang'an, we will take turns to work, and we will open our eyes for twelve hours a day. We must keep His Majesty tightly and we must not make any mistakes!"
"Okay, I won't sleep tonight, so I'll stand guard here. You can come and change me tomorrow."
Chapter completed!