Chapter 34 Shuobei Proclaims Himself Emperor and Wears the Yellow Robe [Must-Read Chapter]

Ding!

Hearing the news from the messenger sent to the Turkic camp, Liang Erhu, the former commander of the Yunhui Army, felt his heart thump, and a biting chill suddenly hit his body.

Previously, when General Wu Qingyun sent eight hundred miles to urgently give Liang Erhu the order to set off the army, he had warned him that he must be more careful with these Turks.

Timur went back on his promise, and only 20,000 of the 50,000 Turkic cavalry he promised to lend to Yunhui's army came.

This matter is inherently strange and weird. There must be some ulterior secret hidden behind it. Maybe it will be a conspiracy against Yunhui's army.

Now, the arrogant Huobo Quiren led his 20,000 Turkic cavalry to disappear overnight and left without saying goodbye. Naturally, he would not have traveled to Dragon City all night to help him deal with Chen Huaian!

Since they don’t go to Dragon City, where else can these 20,000 Turks go?

It must be Shuobei City, which is empty of defenders at the time when Yunhui's army is marching south!

When he thought of this, dense beads of sweat oozed out on Liang Erhu's forehead, and cold sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his pale cheeks.

He didn't care about going south to Longcheng to deal with Chen Huaian, so he hurriedly ordered:

"By the order of this general, the cavalry of the front army will immediately regroup and set off. All other armies will stop resting and regroup and return to Shuobei overnight. No mistakes!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Following Liang Erhu's order, the 80,000 Yunqi troops encamped at Panlong Pass immediately took action and prepared to return to Shuobei City.

Soon, more than 8,000 former cavalrymen of Yunhui Army were fully equipped.

General Liang Erhu also put on his armor and rode on horseback, and personally led eight thousand cavalry back to Shuobei City.

In my heart, I was still praying that the 20,000 troops left behind in Shuobei must hold on and not be fooled by the Turks and open the city gate and let these dogs with human faces and animal hearts into the city.

As one of the most important border towns of the Daxin Dynasty, Shuobei City has tall walls, complete and strong fortifications, and sufficient stocks of rolling stones, hammers, fire oil and other armament equipment needed to defend the city.

As long as the 20,000 Yunhui troops defending the city are fully alert, even if the Turks from Mobei attack the city with all their strength regardless of the cost of casualties, the defenders can still hold out for ten days and a half with the help of solid city defenses. , until reinforcements arrived.

At this moment, what Liang Erhu was most worried about was that the bastard Huo Bo Guiren was pretending to pass the general's order at night, and coaxed the soldiers guarding the city to open the city gate and let in the 20,000 Turkic cavalry.

Once the Turks are allowed to enter the city, 20,000 versus 20,000 will be a massacre.

The Yunhui army guarding the city was responsible for the killing, while the barbaric Turks were responsible for the random killing.

The commander of the Yunhui army who stayed behind in Shuobei City was General Wu Sankui. He was the cousin of General Wu Qingyun who had not been out of the fifth uniform. He was not very capable and had a bad temper.

Before the army set off, General Liang Erhu repeatedly told Wu Sankui that once the army heading south to Longcheng to suppress the rebellion left Shuobei, they would immediately order all city gates to be closed.

All soldiers guarding the city must enter a battle-ready state, keeping their armor and horses unsaddled, in order to respond to possible enemy situations at any time.

After the army set off yesterday, Wu Sankui did follow Liang Erhu's general order and ordered the soldiers of the city defenders not to take off their armor and horses, not to take off their saddles, and to maintain a high alert state.

Even the general Wu Sankui himself wore armor and carried a sword and climbed up to the tower to stand guard.

But one night passed, and not even a ghost appeared in the direction of the Mobei grassland.

The same was true during the day. Apart from a few occasional wolf howls, there was no movement on the vast Mobei grassland, let alone any signs of enemies.

As a result, Wu Sankui's tense nerves relaxed, and he secretly thought that General Liang was too nervous, so there was no such thing as a bullshit enemy!

Day after day, soldiers don't take off their armor, and horses don't take off their saddles all night long to prepare for battle. Isn't this a fool of a man? Even a tough man can't stand it!

As a result, Wu Sankui ordered without authorization to cancel the entire army's alert and change it to a rotating duty. Except for the soldiers on duty that day, the rest were supposed to do whatever they were supposed to do.

Coincidentally, today, the opening ceremony of a new Yichun Courtyard opened by a businessman from the Western Regions in the city was held. Wu Sankui was specially invited to attend the dinner to enjoy singing, dancing and drinking.

After hearing the news, Wu Sankui went there happily, just in time to find some blond girls from the Western Regions to relax.

Tonight, the wind in Shuobei City, an important border town, is strong and fast.

As soon as Xu Shi arrived, Wu Sankui, who had changed into casual clothes, brought several servants to Yichun Courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, Wu Sankui was attracted by the fragrance of powder and the melodious ensemble of drums, piano and pipa in the courtyard.

Looking for fame, there was a beauty from the Western Regions covered in gauze dancing gracefully on the stage of the gorgeous Yichun Courtyard.

The flimsy and colorful dance clothes could not hide the white skin on her chest, which was rising and falling to the cheerful music rhythm.

The male guests who were watching cheered and whistled.

"General Wu, you are here!"

At this time, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose, blue eyes and a mustache saw Wu Sankui. He immediately came up to him with a smile on his face and complimented:

"General Wu's visit has made the courtyard feel full of glory!"

"Come, General, please take a seat!"

Ha ha!

Wu Sankui smiled heartily and said, "Abbas, I wish you a prosperous business, General!"

Boss Abbas grinned: "With the general's good words, I hope the general will come to support me more in the future!"

"sure!"

While the two exchanged pleasantries, they came to the best position to enjoy the stage and sat down. As the lieutenant general of the Shuobei garrison, Wu Sankui naturally sat in the upper seat.

After sitting down, Wu Sankui found that 70% to 80% of the civil and military officials in Shuobei City had come, and several generals of the Yunhui Army who were supposed to be on duty on the tower were among them.

Just as Wu Sankui was about to stand up and question the generals on duty, the Western Region dancer who was originally performing in the center of the stage suddenly turned to Wu Sankui to the rhythm of cheerful music.

A pair of slender hands hooked Wu Sankui's neck and danced directly close to him.

In an instant, Wu Sankui's nose was wrapped in a fragrance like orchid and musk, refreshing to the heart, and he looked at the exotic beauty in a daze.

In his mind, only the primitive hormonal impulse was working wildly, and how could he remember that he was still responsible for protecting the country and the people.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the spectators with different thoughts could only applaud sourly, imagining when this exotic beauty would come to their side and let them kiss her!

For a while, the upper-class people with status, military power and authority in Shuobei City gathered in Yichun Courtyard to have fun, drink and play finger-guessing games, so chic and happy.

At this moment, in the alley behind the Yichun Courtyard, a team of Turkic soldiers holding scimitars, crossbows and shields were quietly walking out of the back door of Yichun Courtyard, and under the cover of the night, they ran straight to the south gate of Shuobei City with murderous intent.

In Yichun Courtyard, there was singing and dancing, and indulgence in sensuality.

Outside Yichun Courtyard, the cold wind was blowing, and danger was everywhere.

Separated by a wall, two worlds.

It was the hour of Hai.

The South Gate of Shuobei City, which had long been under curfew, was quiet, and only the sound of the night watchman echoed desolately and lonely over the South Gate.

The Yunhui soldiers guarding the South Gate were dozing off near the gate in twos and threes, and they didn't notice that a group of fully armed men and horses were approaching the South Gate in the dark.

"Who are you?"

Suddenly, a soldier who was watching the city with his eyelids closed found the group of Turks approaching the city gate and shouted loudly.

Whoosh!

Puff——

The next moment, the soldier guarding the city was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground on the spot.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Then, more arrows shot at the Yunhui soldiers guarding the city like a torrential rain. People kept falling to the ground after being shot, and finally the Yunhui soldiers guarding the city reacted and cried out:

"Enemy attack——"

However, it was too late.

In a blink of an eye, the more than 100 Turkic soldiers holding scimitars, crossbows and shields rushed to the city gate.

There were no extra words or slogans of killing. A group of people waved their scimitars and fought with the Yunhui Army soldiers who rushed to fight in the chaos.

These 100 Turkic warriors who participated in the seizure of the gate were all experienced and outstanding soldiers in the Turkic army. They were not only good at archery, but also good at close combat.

In less than a cup of tea, more than 300 Yunhui Army soldiers stationed at the South Gate were slaughtered.

The Yunhui Army soldier who was about to beat the drum for help had his back shot like a hedgehog, and his hands were still tightly holding the drumstick until his death.

After the Turkish soldiers occupied the South Gate, they immediately fired a cloud-piercing arrow outside the city. The orange flash blooming in the dark night was particularly dazzling.

Then, the Turkish soldiers found the winch to lower the suspension bridge hanging above the moat, and opened the two heavy wooden gates from the inside.

Outside the city, Huobo Guiren, the leader of the Turkic Iron Cavalry Vanguard, who had been waiting in the dark for a long time, saw the arrows piercing the clouds blooming above the South Gate, and immediately led the army to rush into Shuobei City.

It turned out that Huobo Guiren had already arranged everything in the city, and the Yichun Courtyard opened by Abbas, a Westerner, was where he hid his troops.

The opening ceremony of Yichun Courtyard was held tonight, which was also part of the whole plan, in order to make the Yunhui Army in the city leaderless.

From the beginning, Huobo Guiren formulated a plan to seize the city by force, instead of doing something like calling the gate as Liang Erhu predicted.

The reason why the Turkic Khan Timur changed his previous combat strategy of "the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind" can be traced back to Chang Yuchun's lightning-fast attack on Jincheng.

In recent years, Timur has spent a lot of money to train caravans to trade in various parts of the northwest. Making money is only one aspect, and the other is to collect intelligence and act as a spy.

Therefore, the news of the capture of Jincheng was immediately passed back to Timur's tent by the spies in the city.

Seeing that Chen Huaian's Jingnan Army was unstoppable all the way south, Timur also smelled a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately decided to march south to compete for the Central Plains.

The first battle was to take Shuobei.

That's why Huobo Guiren withdrew his troops overnight and left without saying goodbye.

Let's get back to the story.

As soon as he entered the city, Huobo Guiren asked the leader of the death squad who was trying to seize the gate: "Where are Wu Sankui and the generals of the Yunhui Army?"

"Reporting to the general, they are all in Yichunyuan!"

As he said this, the Turkic death squad leader showed a disdainful smile on his face and sneered: "I'm afraid he is busy getting into a woman's bed at the moment!"

Humph!

Huobo Guiren snorted coldly, and then ordered: "Tuoba Lie, this general orders you to lead a thousand cavalry to the north gate, capture the guards, open the city gate and welcome the Khan into the city!"

"The rest of you, follow me and go straight to the Yunhui Army camp, and pass on my order, do not put down your swords tonight!"

"I have received your order!"

At Huobo Guiren's command, the bloody history of 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Shuobei began.

First, the Turkic death warrior leader Tuoba Lie led a thousand soldiers to attack the north gate. After a fierce battle, they wiped out the Yunhui Army soldiers guarding the city, and then opened the north gate to welcome the Khan Timur and the 100,000 Turkic army into the city.

Next, more than 19,000 Turkic cavalry led by the Turkic vanguard leader Huobo Guiren broke into the Yunhui Army camp at night. Countless soldiers died in their sleep, were hacked to death, and burned to death.

Then, the 100,000 Turkic army led by the Turkic Khan Timur entered the city from the north gate. As soon as this group of uncivilized northern barbarian soldiers entered the city, the savage beasts in their bones broke out.

Along the streets of Shuobei City, they combed over and over again like a comb.

The first time, most of them were brutally killing young men and women in the city;

The second time, they were mainly robbing gold and silver treasures;

The third time, they were mainly searching for survivors and continuing to rob gold and silver treasures, food and women;

The fourth time...

That night, Shuobei City, which had stood proudly at the northwest border for hundreds of years, was completely reduced to a purgatory on earth.

Killings were everywhere, and the wailing of women's painful screams was everywhere. The air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder, and was also filled with the unscrupulous laughter of the northern barbarian soldiers.

In the early morning, Liang Erhu, the commander of the front army of the Yunhui Army, led 8,000 cavalry to the foot of Shuobei City. Seeing the closed gates, flames rising to the sky, and screams and wails in Shuobei City, Liang Erhu's eyes went black and he fell off his horse.

At the same time, Wu Sankui, the commander of the Yunhui Army's city defense force, was awakened by Huobo Guiren in the middle of the night, who poured a bucket of steaming horse urine on his face from his bed in Yichunyuan.

When the drunken Wu Sankui heard the screams in the city, he realized that he had caused a huge disaster. The Turks marched into the city overnight!

But it was too late.

Because this incident happened in the first year of Jian'an in Daxin, it was known as the "Jian'an Rebellion" in history!

The next day.

When the east was just a little light, the scouts sent by Fan Wuji, the vanguard of the Longcheng Northern Expedition Army, immediately reported the news of the fall of Shuobei to the army.

Hearing this news, the commanders of the Longcheng Northern Expedition Army were all shocked.

Especially Pang Xianchu, who had followed the former king Chen Polu to conquer Mobei three times and had a deep affection for Shuobei City, was even more furious.

He immediately said angrily: "Liang Erhu is a treacherous villain who has brought disaster to the country and the people. He actually allowed the Turkic barbarians to slaughter my compatriots and humiliate my women and children, destroying the achievements of the previous king's five expeditions to Mobei!"

"No, I will go to King Jin to ask for permission now, lead the army to attack Shuobei, and make the northern barbarians pay with blood and die in Shuobei!"

As he said this, Pang Xianchu was furious and rushed to the central army tent where Chen Huaian was resting.

"General Pang, wait a minute!"

At this time, Fan Wuji suddenly called Pang Xianchu.

The latter was stunned and looked at Fan Wuji with a puzzled look.

Fan Wuji leaned close to Pang Xianchu's ear and said in a low voice: "General Pang, the fall of Shuobei to the Turks may be a good thing for the King of Jin!"

"Don't get excited, listen to me!"

Fan Wuji's eyes were firm, and he asked word by word: "General Pang, why did the King of Jin raise troops in Longcheng this time?"

Pang Xianchu's expression froze, and after thinking for a moment, he replied: "According to the order, we will quell the rebellion, clear the emperor's side, eliminate the treacherous, stabilize the country, and consolidate the foundation of the country!"

Fan Wuji said: "That's right, so our Longcheng troops are also called the Jingnan Army!"

Then, he changed the subject and said: "The banner of the Jingnan Army is used for internal warfare.

Now that the Turks have occupied Shuobei, it is an enemy country invading our border territory and slaughtering our compatriots and border people. If the King of Jin directly declares war on the Turks, wouldn't it be inappropriate to use the banner of the Jingnan Army?"

"If the name is not right, the words will not flow!"

Pang Xianchu raised his eyebrows and said, "Fan Wuji, what do you mean?"

Fan Wuji said, "What I mean is, why doesn't His Royal Highness the King of Jin take this opportunity to proclaim himself emperor in Shuobei, wear the yellow robe, and establish a new country name, so that he can declare war on the Turks with a legitimate reason and a just cause!"