Chapter 1067: The People Have Come

"Wu Shilang, it's time to take action."
The Ministry of War, Wu Kui, draws his sword.
Dozens of soldiers are waiting.
Wu Kui says, "The thieves are attacking the Daming Palace, and the imperial city is also in danger. Follow me!"
A team was approaching. "Please go through the Hanguang Gate," they said.
Wu Kui was taken aback. "The Hanguang Gate is not far from the Zhuque Gate, and there are bound to be many thieves there. You should wait..."
The team leader spoke up: "I'll wait!"
Wu Kui gave him a deep look and said, "Okay."
The group gathered and mounted their horses, then arrived at the entrance of Hanguang Gate.
The gates of the imperial city were tightly shut, and the soldiers on the city walls shouted, "There are hundreds of archers outside, and our people are scattered throughout the imperial city. We can't open the gates!"
The Imperial City and the Taiji Palace are very large, and the remaining troops in the Imperial City are not enough to defend it comprehensively, so they can only adopt the strategy of key defense.
Wu Kui thought of Jia Pinyan's letter, "I, Wu Kui, Minister of War, open the door!"
The general on the city wall asked, "Where is Mr. Wu going?"
Wu Kui said, "To save Chang'an!"
Squeak...
The gate slowly opened.
The general on the city wall shouted, "Protect Mr. Wu."
The bandits outside the gate were stunned for a moment, then immediately prepared to cover the Han Guang Gate with bows and arrows.
"The Vermilion Bird Gate has opened."
The Vermilion Bird Gate has opened and more than two hundred guards rushed out.
"Release the arrows!"
Arrows flew and the soldiers fell one by one.
Inside the Hanguang Gate, the commander shouted, "Charge!"
Horse hooves sounded, and dozens of cavalry rushed out of the Hanguang Gate.
"Form up!"
The leader of the thieves shouted loudly.
Long spears began to form a formation.
Wu Kui was at the back of the dozens of cavalry.
He saw several riders ahead collide with the long spears, and the riders on horseback flew past.
Someone was pierced by a long spear in midair, and others knocked down the thieves, then fought together.
They even used their own bodies to open a gap.
Subsequent cavalry rushed into the gap.
The thieves ahead kept falling down, but the cavalry kept slowing down... slow cavalry is not as good as foot soldiers!
The cavalry kept being stabbed and falling off their horses.
But no one retreated.
The defending army on the left side attacked with full force and charged forward one after another.
In front of them, two cavalrymen were about to charge out of the enemy formation, but were hit by arrows coming from the side.
The troops behind them shouted without hesitation, "Break through!"
He led the way and charged out, while the cavalry behind him were stabbed with long spears, gripping the shafts with both hands and shouting, "Go!"
吴奎就在他的身后，挥舞着横刀冲了出去。
The front suddenly opened up.
Looking up, tears poured down Wu Kui's eyes without knowing when.
……
Fan Li appeared outside Xing'an Gate with his people.
"How is she?"
A man pointed to the city wall and said, "There are only a dozen people here, and they have just been taken care of."
The Xing'an Gate slowly opened.
Fan Li turned to look at his companions behind him and said calmly, "How will Jia Ping'an defend himself this time?"
……
Inside Danfeng Gate, Jia Pina warned, "Be on guard against their crossbows and spears, and keep an eye on all directions..."
Wuwuwu!
A bugle sounded from the right.
"Your Grace, Xing'an Gate has been opened by someone to provide assistance."
"Fuck your mother!"
Jia PIngan's face also turned dark, "Retreat, retreat into the palace."
Ming Jing followed him and asked, "Why is there still an insider?"
Jia Ping'an cursed, "The royal family used to be a family from Guanlong, who knows how many nails have been buried around them!"
"Jia Pinaan escaped!"
"Chen Ju is ecstatic, 'Mission accomplished, signal sent!'"
Someone blew a horn.
Oh!
Whew!
Wuwuwu!
The rhythmic sound of the horn was received and promptly sent to Pingkang Lane.
The gate of Pingkang District has been taken over.
One person rode straight in until they reached the restaurant.
Wang Gui put down his wine glass and smiled: "I heard the sound of hooves."
Someone rushed in, "We have already attacked the Daming Palace!"
"Splendid!"
Zhao Xin stood up and said, "I really want to go and take a look."
Dugu Chun smiled, "Capture Li Hong first, and then capture all the influential officials from each place. Jia Pinyan...I think he's better off dead."
Wang Gui said: "That person is like a mad dog, charging towards us from the beginning, if we are lucky enough to survive today, we will hang him!"
"Good!"
……
"Ignite!"
When Fan Li arrived at the main gate of the palace, the Hanyuan Hall was inside. He said: "Can Jia Pingan manage to block the door? Today, I will make sure he has nowhere to hide!"
Chen Ju said: "Charge in and capture Li Hong as the leader to achieve first merit. Kill or capture Jia Pingan for great merit!"
The bandits began to set fire, and several doorways were burning under the pouring of oil.
“They are coming in, Duke, block the gate.”
Bao Dong felt that things were not going well.
During the city's defense, most of the city gates would naturally be blocked, but today's thieves were a surprise attack and there was no time to respond.
Jia PIngan stood by the gate with his sword and asked, "How many thieves have come in?"
Someone on the wall responded, "Your Grace, there are over two thousand thieves who have entered."
Almost done.
Jia Pingan looked up at the sky.
……
Wu Kui galloped through the city on horseback, surrounded by more than ten riders.
"Up ahead is the Kehua District!"
The gate to the Kehua District was tightly closed, and someone in a tower resembling a watchtower shouted, "We've spotted cavalry!"
Wu Kuichong rushed to the gate of the neighborhood and pulled his reins, "I am Wu Kuichong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War. The rebels are attacking the Daming Palace! Form up, form up and follow me to save the crown prince!"
Without waiting for a response from inside, he spurred his horse and continued to charge forward.
前方是安仁坊。
“I am Wu Kui, the Military Minister of Bingbu. There are bandits...”
Wu Kui shouted with all his might, occasionally pulling at his official robe, which served as his identification to the cavalry.
"Form up and come out."
He continued to ride fast, and when he reached Yongda Fang, he encountered dozens of riders ahead.
"They're bandits!"
The captain gave Wu Kui a quick glance. "Take care, Vice Minister Wu!"
These thieves are no worse than the government soldiers; most of them are equally skilled and can be considered as the elite force of Guanlong.
With only ten riders facing the enemy who outnumbered them, there was no hope for survival.
Wu Kui crazily pounded on the workshop door, shouting, "I, Wu Kui, a Minister of War in the imperial court, have received reports of thieves attacking the Palace and attempting to assassinate the Crown Prince! Come out! Form ranks and rescue them! Save the Crown Prince, save the great Tang dynasty!"
There was no movement behind the door.
Wu Kui cursed, "Are you waiting with no balls? Today, this old man will show you what it means to be a man of the Tang Dynasty!"
He turned his horse around and drew his sword.
The more than ten people had already engaged in battle.
As soon as they met, three of them were killed while only one bandit was caught.
Indeed, they are elite soldiers from Guanlong. I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to block a single stroke!
But...
"Kill the enemy!"
Wu Kui raised his sword and shouted loudly.
Zhiya!
Wu Kuai turned his horse around and looked back.
The gate of the neighborhood was wide open.
Fang Zheng led the charge and shouted, "Form up and charge!"
Why is the Great Tang so terrifying?
It's not because of their wealth or their brilliant culture, but because the people are all tough and resilient!
After the end of the Han Dynasty, there was a long period of ruthless killings. People sang songs of victory only to see new challengers emerge. Countless bloody realities taught us that only those who know how to kill will not be killed. This fierce national character continued into the Tang Dynasty.
And the most desirable profession for the people of the Tang Dynasty was to join the army.
Joining the army depends on family background and strength. If you have exceptional swordsmanship and archery skills, you naturally have an advantage over others.
Yang Deli used to practice under the leadership of Village Zheng.
"Kill!"
A group of strong young men rushed out of the alley.
Both sides of the fight over there were stunned.
The alley was shouting and cursing, "Your mother, line up, line up!"
One by one, the commoners carried long spears or broadswords, forming a formation and running quickly.
The dozens of riders were stunned.
"Charge!"
Someone suggested.
"Charge your mother! Look, those bastards even have bows and arrows."
"The long spear formation is coming."
Cavalry fears the long spear formation the most.
"Retreat!"
The bandits turned and ran.
Up ahead, the gate to Dao De Fang is wide open.
Di Renjie and Jiang Rong are at the front.
"Form up!"
Hundreds of soldiers lined up.
Di Renjie drew his sword.
"Kill them!"
The thieves looked back in fear.
Not only in front and behind, but also in the distance, one could see rows of troops assembling.
An arrow flew and a thief fell to the ground, his eyes fixed on the formation on the side.
"Is this the common people?"
……
"What happened?"
Dai Zhide said with some worry, "It seems like a fire, no, it is a fire."
The crowd walked to the outside of the palace and looked at the fireworks on the edge of the palace.
Dai Zhide turned around and said, "Your Highness, the palace has been lost!"
"Retreat!" Zhang Wenjin said, "We will stay here and hold the line. The enemy will think Your Highness is still here, which will buy us some time."
Li Hong glanced at Li Jingye and said, "My uncle has not yet sent someone to deliver the message, I will not leave!"
Dai Zhide took a deep breath to suppress his anger and said, "Your Majesty is far away in the Nine Palaces, and Your Highness is responsible for the safety of Chang'an. We cannot afford to be careless."
Li Jingye stood slightly to the side and frowned at the sound, saying, "My elder brother has made arrangements, why are you shouting?"
Dai Zhide shouted, "Where are his arrangements? Has he sent anyone to deliver a message since the war began?"
Li Jingye couldn't be bothered with any left or right court officials. He was dissatisfied and said, "What do you mean? Are you questioning my brother? Why don't you go fight? Someone, take Dai Zhide to fight!"
Two soldiers really came.
"Arrogant!" Dai Zhide was so angry that he shook all over.
One of them rushed in.
"It's Bao Dong!"
Bao Dong was covered in blood and rushed in to salute and report, "Your Highness, the Zhao State Duke has ordered me to report that the matter has been settled!"
Li Hong nodded and said, "I am aware of it alone."
Dai Zhide asked, "If the rebels have entered the palace, how can you say that the matter is settled?"
Bao Dong said, "Letting the rebels enter the palace is a tactic of Zhao Guogong."
"What methods?" Zhang Wenjin asked, "Do you mean... luring the enemy into deep territory?"
"Exactly. Duke Zhao is worried that if the thieves are defeated, they will wreak havoc all over the city of Chang'an, so he pretends to be defeated and lures the thieves into the outer city... It's about to begin."
……
British official residence.
"Arang, be careful!"
Li Xie mounts his horse.
At the Duke of Lu's residence, Cheng Zhijie is forced onto a horse and gasps out, "Follow me, my young ones!"
……
"Kill!"
The thieves were fiercely attacking the main gate of Hanyuan Palace defended by Jia Pingan.
……
Inside the palace, the guarding troops were engaged in intense discussion.
"Forget about other places, let's gather and charge out to rescue the crown prince!"
"There are countless officials in the Forbidden City, what about the Taiji Palace?"
This is a dilemma!
……
"The garrison in the Forbidden City dare not act without authorization, which is the ingenuity of our plan this time."
Wang Gui can no longer drink alcohol, but the excitement is just beginning.
……
On Zhuque Street, the thieves are surprised.
"What are those?"
"Probably commoners, and they're even in formation. Are they trying to fight us?"
"Hahaha! Two hundred riders could scatter them with one charge."
The defenders in the imperial city were still discussing.
"Should we launch an attack or not?"
This is the problem of lacking leadership.
The sound of horse hooves came clattering, and the crowd turned around.
Over a hundred riders appeared from the side.
Leading them were actually several old men.
Cheng Zhijie laughed and said, "This old man is so old, I've always wanted to kill a few people before I die. I never imagined that my wish would come true. Hahaha! Ahem, ahem!"
Li Xidan said calmly: "Open the city gates."
"British Duke?"
A group of people were confused.
Someone stepped forward and said, "The British Duke and his men have killed all the thieves outside Shunyi Gate."
The guards were overjoyed!
Those officials who gathered together were ecstatic.
Only a hundred riders, but they gave them the confidence to win.
"Open the door!"
Zhiya!
The bandits outside the city were astonished.
"Form up and prepare to charge!"
Two hundred riders form a formation.
Foot soldiers line up in formation, spears at the ready.
The Vermilion Bird Gate slowly opens.
A rider appears!
Li Xian, with gray hair, looks at these bandits with disdain, "Traitors and rebels!"
Li Xie raises his lance.
"Sons and youths!"
An old voice echoes in the Imperial City.
"Here!"
Countless people respond.
Li Xie points his lance forward, "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
"Victory!"
"Yes, Lord Duke!"
"Cheng Zhijie is here too!"
It's chaos!
The thieves' army was in chaos!
Just the appearance of Li Xie caused a great disturbance in their morale.
"Don't be afraid, charge forward, Li Xie is old, and Cheng Zhijie can't even lift a sword, kill them!"
The leader was cheering on the bandits.
Two hundred riders charged up.
The horse spear pierced into the chest of the bandit, and then rebounded. The spear handle slightly bent, Li Xie lightly moved, and the horse spear grazed the neck of a bandit...
He may be old, but he has killed people all his life!
Cheng Zhijie was obviously not capable anymore, and could only follow behind Li Qian with a broadsword in hand, picking up the scraps.
“I, the old man, have slain one person!”
程知节得意洋洋，浑然不顾贼人已经被李勣重创。
“老夫再斩杀一人！”
两个混世魔王冲在最前方。
城头一个军士突然说道：“我怎地落泪了？”
……
贼人大乱。
身后传来了密集的脚步声。
一个贼人回头，尖叫道：“好多人！”
更多的贼人回头。
一排排坊民拎着各种兵器小跑而来。
各种长枪和土制长矛在最前方，后面还有拎着横刀的，以及弓箭手。
这特娘的分明就是一个缩小版的大唐府兵！
“冲散他们，咱们出城去！”
贼人们开始掉头！
Stay calm!"
狄仁杰就在第一排的后面，作为贾平安的首席幕僚，有贾师傅名将光环的加成，外加姜融不要脸的吹捧，他成功攫取了平叛大军的指挥权。
狄仁杰激动的脸都红了，身边一个老人问道：“狄先生，你脸红什么？”
狄仁杰说道：“精神好！”
老人哦了一声，这时贼人残存的百余骑掉头冲来，老人咦了一声，“狄先生，你脸咋白了？”
狄仁杰哆嗦了一下，“有些饿了。”
"Release the arrows!"
狄仁杰及时下令。
箭矢飞舞过去，绝大部分落空，但依旧造成了十余敌骑落马的战果。
How clever!
狄仁杰觉得自己有成为名将的潜质，“顶住！”
姜融在他的身边提醒道：“石头！”
“是啊！”狄仁杰这才想起来，“扔石头！”
先前就有人提及了这一招，所以百姓们收集了不少石头。
"Throw!"
身后顿时就热闹了起来，石头不断飞过去，一块石头却意外的落在了狄仁杰身前，正中一个正在列阵的坊民。
嗝儿一声，坊民就倒在了狄仁杰身前。
狄仁杰怒了，“甘妮娘，扔准一些！”
前方就像是下雨一般，石块纷纷落下，战马的惨嚎，人的惨叫……
Holy shit!
狄仁杰张开嘴巴。
剩下的数十骑竟然倒下大半。
Is this acceptable?
带着一群百姓来平叛，对于狄仁杰来说就是一个全新的任务。他一直在担心打不过，可没想到一波石雨就解决了最厉害的贼人。
我真是个天才！
吴奎气喘吁吁的上来了， "How is she?"
他担心的是百姓一旦受挫就会四散奔逃，所以对贾平安的交代有些疑虑。
"See for yourself."
剩下三骑正在冲来。
前方密集的长矛啊！
箭矢还在飞舞。
三个贼人绝望的叫喊起来。
"Kill!"
对面的李勣等人也呆住了。
"Is this the common people?"
程知节眨巴着眼睛，“平日里看着老实无比的百姓，竟然这般了得？特娘的，比隋末时的百姓厉害！”
对面，狄仁杰喊道：“去大明宫！”
"Run!"
坊民们开始小跑。
……
大明宫中，宫门已经被烧成了灰烬，贼人不断在冲击着。
贾平安吩咐道：“请了太子来！”
有人急匆匆的跑了去。
“Your Highness!”
太子等人正在殿外等候消息。
“是王老二。”
李弘笑道：“是舅舅的家仆！”
王老二单手行礼，“殿下，郎君请殿下前去观战。”
一行人在李敬业带队的护卫下到了含元殿。
绕过含元殿，戴至德就看到了战场。
贼人舍生忘死的冲杀，守军不动如山。
贾平安就站在龙尾道上，单手按刀，格外从容。
“国公，殿下来了。”
贾平安回身，微笑道：“太子放心，此战从开始之前就已经在酝酿了。”
李弘问道：“从今日之前就开始了吗？”
贾平安点头，“三门峡截杀车队只是一个幌子，真实的目的是想把朝堂的目光吸引过去，方便他们行动。此次行动从陛下决定巡幸九成宫之后就开始了，他们一步步把自己的人手送进了长安城中，其中以长乐坊最多。”
“贼人如此规模，当有内应。”
戴至德面色铁青。
“自然有。”贾平安觉得老李家和关陇该彻底脱钩了，“他们今日动手就选在了早晨，百官进了皇城，殿下开始议事，市井百姓刚出坊门……守城的军士懈怠……”
张文瑾问道：“可有人懈怠？”
“昨日我就让百骑的人轮番守在各处大门内，就是提醒守军。”
贾平安看了张文瑾一眼。
“随后贼人攻打，本想击溃他们，可臣想着若是溃兵在城中作乱，那麻烦就大了。于是就把他们引到了宫城前来，如此关门打狗。”
“谁来夹击？”张文瑾问道。
贾平安侧耳，“你听！”
脚步声很轻，但很密集。
越来越重了。
整个宫城仿佛在颤抖。
那些正在厮杀的贼人惶然回头。
太子问道：“舅舅，是援兵吗？”
戴至德摇头，“殿下，地方府兵不得陛下的点头，无法调动。”
贾平安微笑道：“太子，可还记得我曾告诉过你，这个天下谁最强大……”
“百姓！？”太子说道，随即震惊，“舅舅……你是说百姓来了？”
Jia Pingan nodded.
……
晚安！