Chapter 081 The Dragon Emperor Returns!
At the same time Ni Kun received the information.
Li Yuan, the governor of Taiyuan, had just gotten up and had not even had time to rinse his mouth when he heard this extremely absurd news.
"The Qin Army? The First Emperor?"
Li Yuan looked surprised:
"Who is this lunatic talking nonsense?"
Pei Ji, the deputy supervisor of Jinyang Palace and Li Yuan's close friend, looked solemn and said slowly:
"Whether the so-called Great Qin Army is real or fake, its overwhelming force is real.
"He started his army from Dunhuang, and in just twelve days, he marched nearly 4,000 miles, conquered the four counties of Wuwei, Jincheng, Longxi, and Tianshui, and is now approaching Chang'an.
"Shude, we can't hesitate any longer. If we let the so-called Great Qin Army succeed and take Chang'an first, then everything will be in danger!"
Pei Ji was born into the Hedong Pei family and was of the same clan as Pei Ju. He had a close friendship with Li Yuan and had been working hard to plan for Li Yuan to raise an army.
Since December last year, when the news of Zhang Xutuo's death came, Pei Ji had been encouraging Li Yuan to start an uprising, but Li Yuan was still somewhat hesitant.
After receiving the news about the Qin army today, Pei Ji rushed over before dawn, broke into Li Yuan's bedroom, used his internal energy to wake Li Yuan up outside the door, informed him of the news, and urged Li Yuan to make a decision quickly.
But looking at Li Yuan's expression, he did not seem to believe that the Qin army was really capable of taking Chang'an.
"Xuan Zhen, you just said that the Great Qin Army only had more than 4,000 people?"
Li Yuan was grinning, looking like he was listening to a joke.
"Uncle De!" Pei Ji stamped his feet and said:
"This is no joke! Although the Qin army is small in number, they have marched nearly 4,000 miles and conquered several counties in just twelve days. Their strength should not be underestimated."
Li Yuan spread his hands and said with a smile:
“I know this is no joke, but a march of four thousand miles in twelve days is something my son Shimin can accomplish with a group of elite cavalry.
“Conquer several counties in a row, give my son enough experts, and he can still do it.
"But, four thousand soldiers and horses, to capture Chang'an..."
Li Yuan shook his head and sneered:
"My family's Tangguo Mansion is in Chang'an City. In Chang'an City, I have countless old friends and relatives , so my roots are very deep.
“But even if I want to attack Chang’an, I have to gather at least 200,000 soldiers before I dare to besiege Chang’an.
"That so-called Great Qin Army, with only 4,000 people, wants to attack Chang'an? What else can they be but madmen?
"Xuan Zhen, you still treat it as if you are facing a formidable enemy..."
Pei Ji was speechless and had no words to say for a moment.
…
Chang'an, Duke of Tang's Mansion.
Li Xiuning was incredulous for a moment when she heard the news brought by the family general:
"Did the 'Qin army' really head straight for Chang'an? Did they set up camp at the foot of Mount Li last night? This...
"Are they here to attack Chang'an, or are they here to commit suicide?"
"Miss."
A man with a sallow complexion, a sturdy figure and a grim face stepped forward and said:
"Why don't I and my junior sister go and take a look."
Next to the man, a dark-skinned, pretty woman was also eager to try:
"Yes, Miss. That Qin army is just a group of fools led by a madman. Let my senior brother go and find out!"
These two are Ni Kun’s old friends, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng.
They didn't know how they managed to get to Guanzhong and sneak into the Duke of Tang's mansion.
However, for this couple who know some history, following the Li family and becoming a founding father seems to be a good choice?
Li Xiuning pondered for a while and nodded slowly:
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Brother Chen and Sister Mei to make the trip.
“Although the Qin army seemed crazy and stupid, they were able to fight their way from Dunhuang to Chang’an and conquer several counties. Even if they were not strong enough to break through Chang’an, the world’s most fortified city, their strength should not be underestimated.
"Brother Chen, Sister Mei, you must put your own safety first and do not take risks lightly."
Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng agreed, left Duke Tang's Mansion, and went out of the city to investigate.
…
At the same time, at the foot of Mount Li, on a hill.
The man, who was wearing black armor, was of medium build but gave off a sense of overwhelming power. He held his sword in his hand and looked into the distance at Chang'an.
Behind him, a group of "important ministers" who followed him to conquer the world were also silently gazing at the majestic city of Chang'an, with worry hidden in their eyes.
Although they were invincible throughout the eastern expedition, it was all because they had the skill of "navigating on land". Even if the soldiers marched day and night, their physical strength was still well preserved, so they were ready to launch surprise attacks at any time.
Then a group of experts sneaked into the target city first, launched a sudden attack, seized the city gate, and cleared the way for the cavalry.
Only in this way could we create the miracle of conquering several counties with only 4,000 troops.
But now, Chang'an is on guard, and Sui's elite troops have already entered the city.
There are many experts in Chang'an City. Even if there are many experts here, it is impossible for them to launch a surprise attack to seize the city gate and let the cavalry in.
What's more, even if the group of masters succeeded by chance, what could a mere 1,000 cavalry and 3,000 baggage soldiers do if they broke into the huge city of Chang'an?
Chang'an City was the capital of the Sui Dynasty. Although Yang Guang made Luoyang a secondary capital after building the new city and mainly conducted activities in Luoyang, Chang'an City's status as an imperial capital was not abandoned and it remained a place where the essence of the country was concentrated.
The population is in the hundreds of thousands, and there are countless aristocratic families, high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
If only 4,000 men were allowed to enter the city, I'm afraid the private soldiers and generals of the powerful families alone would be able to overwhelm this small number of troops.
In addition, many historical celebrities in this world are actually masters of martial arts.
This is outrageous. History books never say that they were good at fighting!
When the ministers were worried, the man in black armor suddenly spoke:
"Are you wondering why I did not recruit soldiers and expand my military strength after conquering several counties? Why did I dare to lead only 4,000 soldiers and march straight to the mighty city of Chang'an?"
The ministers were silent for a while. A tall, middle-aged man in white clothes with a high nose, deep eyes, iron-like hair and beard, and a face with quite exotic features, holding a snake-headed staff, stepped out and said in a deep voice:
"I am a foolish minister, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
The man in black armor said slowly:
"The great Qin warriors were invincible, and though they died, their heroic spirits live on.
"It's a pity that the world is divided into yin and yang, and even if the heroic spirit is immortal, it cannot show its holiness in the world.
"Therefore, the heroic spirit of the Great Qin under my command needs a carrier..."
As he spoke, he slowly drew out his sword, swung it out, and gave an order:
"wake up!"
The more than four-foot-long Qin King's sword "Cosmic Edge" slashed through the air, and brilliant golden light surged out from the sword tip, turning into a golden torrent that swept out.
The ministers' eyes blurred, and they saw flags fluttering and thousands of troops in the torrent of golden light.
Sigh...
Amid the faint neighing of war horses, a strong wind suddenly arose, shaking the heaven and earth.
As the wind and clouds rose, the golden torrent with floating flags and thousands of troops suddenly sank into the underground of Mount Li.
Boom boom...
At the foot of Mount Li, the earth shook and dust flew.
The ground in several places sank, revealing several huge underground palaces.
In front of the underground palace, there is a square ramp.
Huge legions were arranged in rows and columns, and no matter from which direction they looked, they formed a straight and neat square formation. They marched with thunderous steps that shook the mountains and rivers, singing loudly, "Who says I have no clothes? I will share my robe with you." They walked out of the underground palace, along the ramp, and onto the ground.
That is a...
The Qin Terracotta Army!
