12dz Chapter 623: Blocking Entry into the City
Chapter 623: Blocking Entry into the City
The cold wind was howling, as biting as a chilly wind.
The winter rain is continuous and pouring down, and the splashing raindrops form streaks of rain mist.
"Quick, speed up!"
On the official road ten miles outside Kyoto City, a troop of soldiers was advancing rapidly.
A middle-aged general wearing black armor, a resolute face, a sword hanging from his waist and a straw raincoat is commanding his soldiers to advance quickly.
At this moment, it was three days after Chu Ning sent the silver out of Kyoto City.
During these three days, Kyoto City was extremely quiet.
Chu Ning's silver was sent away safely, and he was now fully investigating the three thousand men under the command of the ten princes.
The princes suffered a loss this time and were confined by the emperor. With not many people around them, no one dared to take action easily.
Even the prince was very honest during these few days and did not take any action.
Of course, the reason why the prince was so quiet was because he knew that the emperor was transferring troops from Sizhou to the capital.
As the troops from Sizhou had not yet arrived in Kyoto, he did not dare to act rashly for fear of disrupting the emperor's plan.
The troops in front of us are the troops from Sizhou!
Although the Lantern Festival had passed, the weather was still cold. A winter rain made the situation even worse, doubling the original one and a half day journey time.
Fortunately, they hurried and finally reached Kyoto City.
Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and a fast horse came galloping.
"Xu~"
The spy came to the general and immediately dismounted and saluted: "General Zhou, the defense of Kyoto has been taken over by the Liangzhou troops. If it is the capital, it must be approved by His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"
Zhou Lecheng frowned when he heard this: "I didn't expect the King of Chu to transfer the Liangzhou troops to the capital city. Humph, how can we let him control the territory under the charge of our Sizhou troops?
Pass the order, everyone, do not stop, enter the city immediately, I don't believe he dares to stop you! "
They are entering the city under the imperial order. Anyone who dares not to let them in is disobeying the imperial order!
What's more, it is raining heavily now. If the soldiers do not go into the city to rest, will they have to get wet in the rain outside the city?
At the command, 17,000 people from Sizhou marched towards Kyoto City in a mighty manner.
An hour and a half later, the Sizhou troops arrived at the city gate.
The gate of Kyoto City, which should have been bustling, now only had soldiers from Liangzhou stationed there, and no civilians.
A heavy rain made everyone stay at home and dare not go out.
"Stop whoever comes!"
When the Liangzhou soldiers guarding the city gate saw the large group of troops approaching from a thousand miles away, they immediately became alert and shouted to stop them from a distance.
Zhou Lecheng's eyes turned cold, and he rode forward to negotiate: "I am the deputy general of the Sizhou camp, Zhou Lecheng, and I am here to enter the capital by the emperor's order. Please let me go."
The soldiers guarding the city gate looked at each other, and then a captain bowed and saluted: "It turns out to be General Zhou, my apologies.
However, we have not received any news from the general, so please wait for a moment, General Zhou, until I report to the general before letting you go, okay?"
Zhou Lecheng was displeased: "It's raining heavily now. Do you want our army to stand outside the city?"
The captain smiled and said, "General Zhou, please don't be offended. Kyoto City is an important royal place and cannot be entered without permission. It will only take three quarters of an hour for the general to respond."
A cold look appeared on Zhou Lecheng's face, but this was Kyoto City, and he didn't dare to take the initiative at the door.
After all, the other party has already said that he will report it!
"Okay, I will wait for you for three quarters of an hour. If you exceed the time limit, I will lead people into the city immediately!"
"Thank you for your understanding, General Zhou."
The captain breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent someone to the Prince of Chu's mansion to convey the message.
The horses galloped, splashing water, and the soldiers rushed to the Prince of Chu's palace as fast as possible.
Palace, living room.
Chu Ning is teaching Ran Ming the art of war.
But the way he taught was very special. In front of him was a chess game with black and white pieces intertwined.
"Last time you secretly transported the silver away, which was called repairing the plank road in the open while sneaking through Chencang. What I am doing now is called making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!"
Chu Ning smiled and took away Ran Ming's white chess piece.
Ran Ming was so anxious that he scratched his head, but he didn't know how to respond.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard.
The soldier at the city gate came to report: "Your Highness, General Zhou of the Sizhou camp is leading a large army and wants to enter the city."
Ran Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this. Without waiting for Chu Ning to finish, he stood up quickly and said, "I'll go take a look!"
When he stood up, his right hand "accidentally" touched the chessboard.
"Crash~" The chessboard could not withstand Ran Ming's strength and was immediately overturned, with the chess pieces scattered all over the floor.
Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he glared at him fiercely: "I'll take this chess piece back when you come back!"
As he said that, he stood up and walked out: "Let's go, I will go and take a look myself."
Ran Ming chuckled and followed immediately.
But when he reached the door, he suddenly turned to look at a servant and said, "Hurry up and clean up this place."
The servant's face turned bitter. He didn't expect that he would be the unlucky one.
However, in the Prince of Chu's Palace, only General Ran Ming dared to be so presumptuous in front of the King of Chu.
There is no way, after all, General Ran Ming is the trusted and beloved general of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
Ran Ming followed Chu Ning, put on his straw raincoat, and rode his horse straight to the city gate.
Zhou Lecheng lost his patience as he waited impatiently. Seeing that the time was up, his eyes turned cold:
"Three quarters of an hour have passed. Since His Majesty the King of Chu has not responded, I will..."
"Who said that the King did not reply?"
With a loud voice, Chu Ning rode his horse to the city gate.
The Liangzhou soldiers immediately bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Zhou Lecheng's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Chu Ning to come in person.
While he was stunned, Chu Ning said calmly: "Why, you don't need to bow when you see me?"
Zhou Lecheng came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty the King of Chu!"
Chu Ning ignored this person, looked at the Sizhou soldiers behind him, and said calmly: "Didn't your men see me?"
This light sentence carries the purpose of launching a military campaign to hold someone accountable.
Zhou Lecheng suddenly felt bad.
Although he didn't know why Chu Ning picked a fight as soon as they met, he still turned around and shouted angrily: "Why don't you pay your respects to His Highness the King of Chu?"
The Sizhou soldiers were reluctant and shouted in a scattered voice, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
The sound was so weak, as if one hadn't eaten for three days, and it was not even as loud as the sound of rain.
Ran Ming glared and was about to start scolding.
Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him and said calmly: “It seems that you are all exhausted after rushing here from the Sizhou camp. It is not appropriate to do this with such low morale.
How about this, I will let you set up camp outside the city and send someone to provide them with food."
In a word, Zhou Lecheng's idea of entering the city was completely blocked.
When these words were spoken, the soldiers of Sizhou became extremely angry.
They came here in the rain, and not only were they not allowed to enter the city immediately, but now they are asked to live outside the city?
How can this be true in the world?
Even Zhou Lecheng's face turned gloomy at this moment.
"What do you mean, Your Highness? We are here to enter the capital on the orders of the Emperor. Are you going to disobey His Majesty's orders?"
Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said calmly: "I'm sorry, I haven't received any orders from my father or the Ministry of War.
As the general, I have the power to command all the troops in the world, including your Sizhou camp!"
At this point, Chu Ning's tone suddenly became sharp, his eyes cold as he said:
"If you have any objection to my order, you can send someone to report to my father."
"Or, you can bring your men and force your way into the city!"
No matter what choice they make, Chu Ning will not let them enter the city!