Chapter 111: General Lan Yu, Attacking Shule

On the wall of Shule City, the chief general of the defending army, Deng Yucheng, glared at each other.

The border soldiers under his command, armed with swords, spears, and halberds, were ready to shoot cold arrows at the Longcheng Guanning Iron Cavalry outside the city at any time.

As a former "prince's party" and a die-hard supporter of the tyrant Emperor Daxin II, Deng Yucheng hated Jin Wang Chen Huaian and his Longcheng Po Lu Army as much as the Western Region barbarians who had been attacking Shule City for months.

In Deng Yucheng's eyes, Chen Huaian, who had raised troops in Longcheng and rebelled under the banner of Jingnan, was undoubtedly the number one traitor of the Daxin Dynasty and should be killed with all his clans!

Especially after he learned that Chen Huaian had led his troops to ambush Emperor Jian'an Zhao Gan in Tumubao, causing the emperor to commit suicide due to humiliation, he even labeled Chen Huaian as "regicide and treason".

Moreover, when the Western Region barbarians besieged the city, they did not forget to pay tribute to Zhao Gan, the leader of Daxinbao, thousands of miles away. They built a tomb for Zhao Gan in Shule City and called on the soldiers and civilians of the city to pay tribute for three days.

From that time on, Deng Yucheng's hatred for Chen Huaian was deeply engraved in his bones.

So, when he found out that the reinforcements that rushed to Shule City and frightened the 50,000 Western Region barbarians who attacked the city to flee were actually the Longcheng rebels who were sworn enemies with him, Deng Yucheng's desire for revenge was immediately aroused.

Seeing that Deng Yucheng, the defender of Shule, did not know what was good for him, the lieutenant general Tan Li, who was calling at the door of the city, immediately brought out his immediate superior, Anxi General and Zhenxi General Guo Dingfang.

Tan Li said earnestly: "General Deng, this is wrong!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin raised an army in Longcheng to quell the rebellion. It was actually to purge the emperor's side, eliminate treacherous officials, consolidate the foundation of the country, and protect the country. It was also in accordance with the will of the late emperor. How could he be compared to a traitor?"

"In addition, General Deng has been trapped in Shule City for a long time and is unaware of the orders of the General Army of Anxi. General Guo, the General of Zhenxi, has issued an order to announce that 300,000 Anxi frontier troops are loyal to the Prince of Jin. This order will take effect from the beginning of October in the first year of Daxin'an!"

Paused , Tan Li continued: "General Deng, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin personally led the elite cavalry of Longcheng and traveled thousands of miles to rescue the four towns of Anxi, not only to relieve the siege of the four towns of Anxi;"

"but also to lead the Anxi border army to attack the old nest of the Huihe people and restore the glory and splendor of the Han people on the Silk Road!"

"General Deng, open the city gate to welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin into the city, let His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin lead us to pacify the Western Regions, and let the barbarians dare not invade our Han borders and slaughter our Han border residents for a hundred years!"

"Shut up!"

Suddenly, Deng Yucheng on the tower shouted He shouted angrily, "Coward Tan Li, stop talking nonsense and disrupting the morale of our army. Guo Dingfang is just like you, a coward who is disloyal and unrighteous."

"If Guo Dingfang had not disobeyed the emperor's will and was reluctant to lead his troops to attack Longcheng, how could Chen Huaian, a traitor, lead his troops to ambush Emperor Jian'an at Tumubao, causing the emperor to die, civil strife in the dynasty, and disaster for the people?"

"Even if Chen Huaian had traveled thousands of miles to lead his troops to support the four towns of Anxi; even if he had pacified the Western Regions and restored the glory of the Han people on the Silk Road Brilliant; what can I do? "

Deng Yucheng continued to roar: "Can this change the fact that Chen Huaian rebelled and killed the king and betrayed the country?"

"I, Deng Yucheng and the border soldiers in Shule City would rather die on the battlefield and wrap my body in horsehide than collude with traitors like Chen Huaian!"

"As long as I, Deng Yucheng, still have a breath, traitors, don't even think about entering the gate of Shule City!"

After saying that, Deng Yucheng pointed his blade and said sternly: "All the soldiers of the Anxi Border Army listen to my order, and the whole army is ready for battle!"

Swish!

With Deng Yucheng's order, the crossbowmen of the Anxi Border Army on the wall of Shule City pointed their strong bows and crossbows at the outside of the city.

"Deng Yucheng, are you trying to disobey orders?"

Below the city, Tan Li was also angry and said, "The entire Anxi border army has declared their loyalty to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, but you, a small garrison of Shule City, dare to go against the will of heaven. You are trying to rebel!"

"It is you who want to rebel, not me!"

On the city wall, Deng Yucheng grabbed a bow, raised his hand to draw the bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at Tan Li under the city without any hesitation.

Whoosh!

The arrow almost brushed past Tan Li, which was enough to show that Deng Yucheng had shown mercy with this arrow.

"General Tan, be careful!"

Outside the city, the accompanying Yanqi City border army soldiers immediately warned him.

Tan Li was also startled. He did not expect Deng Yucheng to shoot arrows directly at him, and he rode his horse back dozens of steps.

"Deng Yucheng, how dare you shoot an arrow at me!"

Tan Li was so angry that he was like a Buddha, but he couldn't do anything to Deng Yucheng. He had to ride his horse back to the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

At this time, Jin Wang Chen Huaian, wearing golden armor and wearing the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword, rode his horse outside Shule City without any hurry, and just saw the conversation between Tan Li and Deng Yucheng.

"Your Highness..."

Tan Li came to Chen Huaian with a dusty face and took the initiative to say: "This Deng Yucheng was once a member of the prince's party. The order to promote him to the garrison of Shule City was issued by the second tyrant Zhao Gan himself."

"So"

Tan Li hesitated and finally said: "Your Highness, but the Anxi Border Army soldiers in Shule City are all first-class soldiers!"

"I dare to ask Your Highness, for the loyalty of the Shule Border Army soldiers who fought bloody battles with the Western Region barbarians to protect the city, please do not order a strong attack on Shule City for the time being!"

"General, I am willing to put my head on my neck to vouch for the soldiers of the border army in Shule City. They must be willing to be loyal to His Highness the King of Jin!"

"General Tan, I would like to tell you, General, what do you have to say to these remaining soldiers in the city?"

Before Chen Huaian spoke, the powerful general Lan Yu beside him couldn't sit still, and immediately said: "Your Highness, I would like to lead Guan Ning's cavalry to attack Shule City!"

As he spoke, Lan Yu pointed behind him. The Western Region barbarians who besieged the city hurriedly evacuated and took away the siege equipment before they had time, and continued:

"Your Highness, the large-scale siege equipment is all ready. The general will be able to capture Shule City in just three days and supply food, grass and baggage for the army!"

"Your Highness, please don't attack Shule City by force!"

Upon hearing what Lan Yu said, Tan Li hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the defenders of Shule City are also part of the Anxi Frontier Army and are loyal to His Highness the King of Jin. This storming of Shule City will not cause a flood." If you flood the Dragon King Temple, will your own family fight your own family?”

Lan Yu stiffened her neck and said: "General Tan, who is a family member with us? Have you ever seen someone shoot his own family members with arrows? Have you ever seen your own family members block their lord out of the city and prevent him from entering the city? person?"

Tan Li: "I"

The two were arguing endlessly, but Chen Huaian watched calmly.

He actually believed that with Lan Yu's personality, if he hadn't been suppressing him here, he would indeed be able to do such a thing as storming Shule City.

Not to mention the current defenders of Shule City, who have not yet declared their allegiance to the King of Jin and joined the Longcheng army camp.

Even if the dragon city defenders dared to block Lan Yu outside the city, this guy would probably attack the city anyway.

After all, Lan Yu has a criminal record.

The bombardment of the Ming army defending the city at Xifeng Pass was clearly done by Lan Yu.

"Your Highness, I would like to go to the city alone to lobby for a way out for the frontier soldiers in Shule City!"

At this time, Tan Li suddenly said: "Your Highness, if this trip cannot convince the Anxi frontier army in Shule City, it will not be too late for Your Highness to let General Lan Yu lead his troops to attack the city!"

"In order to prevent Anxi's soldiers from fighting with each other, I am willing to risk my life!"

"I hope His Highness will give you permission!"

After saying that, Tan Li got off his horse and knelt down straight in front of Chen Huaian.

Having said this, Chen Huaian naturally could no longer refuse Tan Li's sincere loyalty.

He immediately ordered: "Lanyu, pass the order, the army will retreat ten miles to set up camp."

Then, he said to Tan Li: "Tan Li, I will only give you one night. At noon tomorrow, the army will attack the city on time!"

"The general will get the order!"