hsntnovel Chapter 2312 The troops are approaching the city
Chapter 2312 The troops are approaching the city
Outside the city of Yiluolu, three thousand armored soldiers were lined up on horseback, and their momentum was so huge that it was frightening.
In particular, the 3,000 cavalrymen were equipped with uniform equipment, rode uniform horses, and wore masks on their faces, making it impossible to see their faces, making them seem even more mysterious.
A black and red battle armor, under the sunlight, a layer of blood red faintly appears on the surface, giving people a murderous feeling.
At this moment, these 3,000 armored soldiers stood outside the city of Yiluolu, without making any movement or sound.
But even so, the deterrent effect is still terrifying.
Seeing this, the defenders on the Yiluolu city were all on high alert. It was not difficult to see that if they fought head-on, they would be no match for the Tang army.
Since these three thousand people arrived here, the shouting and killing in the city has gradually disappeared.
However, the number of defenders on the city wall was increasing.
"General, the Tang army seems to be about to attack the city." On the city wall, a Kucha general looked outside the city, and a general beside him said worriedly.
It's obvious that this army is not someone to be trifled with.
"Su Wen said that the most powerful unit in the Tang army is called the Black Armor Army. Today, I see that it is indeed worthy of its reputation.
A mere 3,000 men are more powerful than our few thousand men."
The general nodded, and he was also extremely shocked. The Tang army was already powerful enough, so how could such an army appear?
If they had appeared earlier, Kucha would have surrendered long ago.
"General, is this the Black Armor Army?" When the generals heard the Black Armor Army, they looked at it curiously for a few more seconds.
He had also heard of the name of the Black Armor Army.
I didn't expect to see it today.
Judging from the weapons and armor, the Kucha side mistook Li Shen's guard camp for the Black Armor Army. If Li Shen knew about it, he would definitely slap him in the face.
The equipment of these guard battalions is much better than that of the Black Armor Army, but they have fewer people.
"Pass the order down, be on high alert and be ready for protection at all times.
Tell them that since they have rebelled, there is no turning back. The day the Tang army breaks through the city, that will be their death."
The general turned around and gave orders that they must defend themselves no matter what.
"What about the city?" asked the adjutant.
"Just send someone to keep an eye on them to prevent them from colluding with others from inside and outside," the general replied.
At this time, more than a hundred people came from behind the team.
Li Shen rode his horse and brought Guo Daizhao to Xue Rengui's side.
"How is it? Can we take it?"
"Your Highness, it's not a problem. It shouldn't be difficult if we attack by force." Xue Rengui replied confidently.
The city wall is only about two meters high and is easy to break through. The opponent's city gate is not that strong either.
"That's good, let's start talking." Li Shen felt much more at ease.
Upon hearing this, Xue Rengui sent a guard to the city alone. The Kucha defenders just watched and no one stopped him.
"Listen up, everyone above us. We are the guards of His Majesty the Great Tang Emperor's tenth son, the noble Prince Ji.
Our Prince Ji has a kind heart and does not want to see you suffer.
Therefore, we hope that they can abandon their evil ways and join the light, take the initiative to open the city and surrender, and not engage in futile resistance.
Our Prince Ji does not want to cause more killing.
For your own lives, for the lives of the people behind you, and for the lives of your families, give up resistance.
We in the Tang Dynasty treat prisoners well. His Royal Highness Prince Ji has ordered that as long as you surrender in Kaicheng, you will be forgiven the crime of rebellion.
If you remain stubborn, we will kill you all when our army attacks.
I'll give you half an incense stick of time to think about it."
The guard shouted at the top of his lungs at the city wall, then he took out a stick of incense from somewhere, broke it in the middle, lit it with a fire stick, and stuck it into the ground.
After finishing everything, he turned around and returned to his team.
There was silence on the city wall. They heard the other party's words clearly. The ordinary officers and soldiers all looked at the general above the city gate.
In fact, these ordinary officers and soldiers wanted to surrender in their hearts. The strength of the Tang Dynasty had been deeply imprinted in their hearts.
It left them with psychological trauma.
They believed in their hearts that the Tang Dynasty was invincible. The Tang army entered the country as if it was in an empty land, and the soldiers defending the city were frightened and fled.
Even their king ran away and led an army of 50,000 to resist at the border, but was finally defeated and captured alive.
This time, he was instigated by Da Xiang Nali to rebel, but he didn't expect that he would fail in the end.
This put them in a difficult position and they were afraid of retaliation from the Tang Dynasty.
Now a prince from the Tang Dynasty has come and promised to forgive the past, so they naturally want to surrender.
The general guarding the city also had a solemn look on his face. He looked around and found that the soldiers on the city wall were all looking in his direction.
I felt the pressure for a moment.
He wondered if these officers and soldiers would kill him and hand him over to the Tang people on the opposite side if he disagreed.
But if he surrendered, he was afraid of being punished because he had senior officials behind him.
Da Xiang Nali also ran away. Will he come back and take revenge on him in the future?
At this moment, the general guarding the city was very confused. Suddenly, he ordered one of his men:
"Go back immediately and report to General Jie Liedian and tell him what happened here."
After hearing this, the subordinates immediately took the order and ran down the city.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, do you think they will surrender?"
At the back of the team, Guo Daizhao sat on his horse and looked towards the city wall and asked.
"I don't know. If they refuse to surrender, we'll just attack and kill all the resistance.
By the way, I heard that the King of Kucha was captured and his brother Yehu was made king.
Why would these Kucha soldiers rebel? Did Yehu also rebel?
Li Shen asked curiously.
Even if it was a rebellion, wasn't it a little too quick?
You haven't even had time to warm up your seat yet, and you dare to betray me?
After hearing about Prince Ji's culture, Guo Daizhao was also confused. Yehu was indeed the new king.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, perhaps he was bewitched by Nali, or perhaps Nali has charisma."
Guo Xiaoke guessed.
"No matter what the reason is, we'll know once we get in. If this Ye Hu really rebels, I'll kill him and hang him on the city wall."
Li Shen sneered, he was just a King of Kucha, while he was a prince of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time in the Kucha Palace, the Kucha King Bushibi and the general Jie Liedian were in the main hall.
They also received the news that the Tang army was approaching the city. When they were at a loss, the adjutant who brought the news ran in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty, General."
"Who are the Tang army coming? Ashina She'er should still be in Khotan."
Bushipi asked hurriedly.
"Replying to the king, the man who came here claims to be the tenth son of the Tang emperor, Prince Ji. He told us to open the city and surrender, otherwise he would attack the city.
He also said that if we didn't surrender, all the soldiers would be killed, and gave us half an incense stick of time to think about it.
They even lit half a stick of incense at the foot of the city.
The general asked me to return and report to the king, who will make the final decision."
(I had something urgent to do yesterday, so I took a day off.)