In the spring of the twenty-seventh year of Shengwu, the Xuanjia army conquered Jizhou, wiped out the remnants of Marquis Yan in the north, rebelled in the sixteen prefectures of Jingyou, withdrew the Northern Fan, and established Beiting and Wuwei Dufu.
In the same month, the Emperor of Heaven issued a decree to withdraw the Eastern Marquis and set up the Eastern Sea Protectorate. At this point, the vassal states that had dominated the four territories of the Celestial Dynasty for nearly a hundred years were all abolished, and the military and political power was gradually divided into the state capitals, and only the imperial power reigned supreme in the four seas.
After Ye Tianling stabilized the sixteen prefectures, he immediately mobilized soldiers, horses, food and military supplies from various roads with dragon talismans, gathered 400,000 cavalry in Jizhou, and sent his army northward.
The army was led by the early Tang Dynasty and Nangong Jing as the left and right troops. The troops were divided into two groups, with Wanqi Shuofeng's 100,000 vanguards in the front, and even Ke Zuoyu, Su Tuhai, Sihe, Xiasha, Riguo, Yudou, Qingmuchuan The nine cities of Yima, Gangu, and Yima were forced by soldiers to reach Dana.
Every time Wan Qishuofeng led the army to pass through a city, they did not accept prisoners, and those who were buried in the road piled up like a mountain of bones. The Yunu River, which crossed the land of Mobei, was blood-stained.
After the war, the Turkic people were extinct in the Nine Cities, and most of the land north of Lihou Mountain and east of Hanhai belonged to the territory of the Celestial Dynasty.
Since Dana City was destroyed by the Xuanjia Army in the 19th year of Shengwu, Shiluo Khan, while cooperating with the Celestial Dynasty, worked hard to expand the outer city around the royal capital. Dozens of huge iron crossbows were designed at the top of the city. , the body of the crossbow is nearly one foot wide, and the arrows are heavy and powerful, overlooking the city from a condescending height, it is very powerful.
Now that the Celestial Army was approaching the city, the Eastern Turkic general Mu Chisha suddenly controlled them. His iron crossbow had a long range and great lethality.
Tang Chu and others led their troops to try many times, but they were unable to attack the city. Anyone who entered within the range of the iron crossbow would either die or be injured.
Ye Tianling sent an order to temporarily retreat from Yima City, while replenishing food and grass, and at the same time summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Everyone has arrived that day, but Ming Zhi's figure has not been seen for a long time. Until noon, Ming Zhifang hurried in to ask for an audience. Ye Tianling raised his head from the sand table imitated according to the surrounding terrain of Kanda City. Nangong Jing and others broke into a cold sweat for Ming Zhi.
Although Ming Zhi had some calculations in his heart, he still felt very uneasy when Ye Tianling glanced at him, and hurriedly handed over something before Ye Tianling's attack: "Your Highness, this subordinate has a plan to destroy the city, please take a look at it!"
Ye Tianling glanced at him lightly, then handed him a few pages of paper to read, Tang Chu stood beside him, and said casually, "Isn't this a trebuchet?"
Mingzhi said: "It was transformed on a trebuchet."
Tang Chu said: "It's not that I haven't thought about attacking the city with huge stones, but the defensive distance of the iron crossbow is a thousand steps away, and the range of the trebuchet is limited, so it can't hit that far. Moreover, there are many iron crossbows on the top of the city, and it is almost impossible to destroy them all in one fell swoop. "
Mingzhi said: "The terrain of Yima City is higher than that of Dana City, and the mountain peaks in the north of the city are even closer to the city. If this object is built on the nearby cliff, as long as the cliff is half as high as Dana City, the stone can be beaten to a height of more than a thousand. If you don't use boulders, you can go farther."
Nangong Jingdao: "What's the use if you don't have a boulder?"
Mingzhi said: "Your Highness, please look behind."
Ye Tianling raised his hand and turned it over, and Ming Zhi continued: "Use Xuanjia fire thunder, one charcoal, three sulfur, six nitric acid, plus grass aconitum, chamaema chamaejasma, croton, arsenic and other drugs, and asphalt, once you enter the city It burns and explodes immediately, and the poisonous smoke and fire alone are enough for the Turkic people to endure. No matter how strong the iron crossbow is, it needs someone to control it. This poisonous fire is extremely powerful. .”
Wan Teng Shuofeng was listening, nodded and said: "Good idea! We just want to destroy the iron crossbow, but we forgot about it. Once there is chaos in the city, we take the opportunity to attack and the city can be taken down!"
Ming Zhi said: "I have ordered people to try it. The black armor fire thunder that is as big as a wooden barrel is much lighter than a stone. It can shoot nearly two thousand steps at a distance, and half of the city of Dana is within range."
Nangong Jing continued: "If we can build a few more trebuchets, then we will take turns projecting fire and thunder, and the natural power will be doubled."
Seeing that the problems that plagued the army were easily solved, all the generals were excited. Wan Tushuofeng raised his head, but saw Ye Tianling only looked down at the paper in his hand, as if he was admiring the words on it, with a calm expression and a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
He suspected that he was dazzled, but following Ye Tianling's gaze, he saw a piece of elegant running script, as elegant as the wind and as steady as orchid, writing along the slender grid. The snow-colored plain paper, the black ink is clear, with Ye Tianling's slender fingers flipping it lightly, there seems to be a light fragrance, which actually makes people feel peaceful in the bottom of their hearts.
After a while, Ye Tianling flicked the paper in his hand, looked up at Mingzhi, "Good idea."
Ming Zhi had been paying attention to Ye Tianling's expression, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "If Your Highness thinks this method is feasible, please take a look around the city, the brothers from Shenji Camp are trying to install Huo Lei, and they must have some clues. "
Ye Tianling nodded slightly, but asked: "Once the fire and thunder explode, poisonous smoke will be everywhere, and I may accidentally injure our army's siege soldiers. Have you ever thought about this?"
Mingzhi said casually: "The princess said that she must choose the day of the north wind to attack the city... Uh..." As soon as the words came out, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she couldn't help but stop to look at Ye Tianling, but Ye Tianling's lips raised slightly, only to signal him go on. Mingzhi then continued: "Soldiers attacking the city can also cover their mouths and noses with wet wipes and take antidote to ensure nothing goes wrong."
Nangong actually noticed that Ling Wang and Wang Hao were very alienated for some reason, but they couldn't figure out the slightest clue, and they didn't even dare to mention it in front of Ye Tianling. Avoid the disaster of the fish in the pond. Today, Ming Zhi accidentally slipped his mouth, everyone went to see Ye Tianling's reaction, no one said anything, only Xia Bufeng went straight, and blurted out: "So it was the princess' idea, I just said Ming Zhi, how do you understand?" These blades of grass…”
In the middle of speaking, Nangong Jing turned to stare at him, Xia Bufeng said in a daze, "Why, did I say something wrong?"
Nangong Jing was extremely helpless, but he had no choice but to say: "That's right."
Xia Bufeng said: "That's right, why don't you let me say it?"
Tang Chu couldn't bear it anymore, coughed lightly, held back a smile and said, "Think more and talk less, Your Highness usually tells you the most, but you forget the fastest."
Xia Bufeng scratched his head and looked at Ye Tianling, still confused, Ye Tianling got up and said to Ming Zhi: "Go and see, if this method is feasible, the merits and demerits will be offset, so I won't ask you for being late today, otherwise you will not be punished severely." lazy."
The words were calm, the thunder was heavy and the rain was light, Ming Zhi bowed to respond, and couldn't help but pull a smile on his face, "The merits and demerits are equal, and he will not punish you for being late." The princess is really predictable, yes King Ling's temper is very clear, even the words are the same.
Everyone walked a few steps, Xia Bufeng suddenly asked Nan Gongjing in a low voice: "Your Highness and the princess are having trouble?"
Nangong Jing couldn't help but laugh: "I just can't figure it out, why did my sister-in-law fall in love with you, an ignorant old man?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Bufeng said seriously: "Being rude has its advantages."
These two sentences were said so loudly that everyone could hear them clearly and laughed. Ye Tianling walked in front with his hands behind his back, his thin lips were slightly raised, and his cold eyes under the sun were full of smiles.
On the hillside five miles away from the city, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion felled forests to collect wood, opened mountains to quarry rocks, and people came and went, busy in an orderly manner.
Ye Tianling and the others approached, and saw that the remodeled trebuchet was almost twice as large as before. Several soldiers are working together to install a thick winch wheel on one side, and then twist it together with thick cowhide and iron chains. Although it looks a bit complicated, there is no need to use boulders to counterweight as before, which saves money. A lot of strength.
Everyone was looking at the modified trebuchet, but they heard a loud bang in the distance, the ground shook under their feet, and an astonishing burst of flames exploded on the opposite mountain. The huge rocks collapsed and fell directly into the valley, causing a deafening echo. . After the thick smoke dissipated, half of the mountain corner was blown down, everyone was stunned, even Ming Zhi didn't expect that Xuanjia Fire Thunder would be so powerful after modification.
Wan Tushuofeng's eyes lit up, and there was a cold light: "Dana is about to break!"
Ye Tianling nodded slightly, coupled with the deadly poisonous smoke and raging fire, they penetrated everywhere, no matter how strong the city was, it would not be able to withstand it for a long time. I don't know if it was because of some trouble, but he seemed to be in a good mood. After carefully looking at the trebuchet with the generals, after agreeing on a strategy for attacking the city, they talked and laughed all the way back to the city.
Walking to the city gate, two riders galloped towards each other on the main road ahead, but it was Wei Changzheng with a bodyguard, looking dusty, as if he had just come back from a long journey.
When Wei Changzheng saw Ye Tianling, he got off his horse and saluted. Ye Tianling asked, "Is it done?"
Wei Changzheng said: "There are none in the nearby cities. I went down to Qingmu River and finally bought it."
Ye Tianling took the reins slightly, and confessed: "Give it to Mingzhi." Then he continued to walk forward.
Wei Changzheng took two small packages from the horse and handed them to Ming Zhi: "I didn't expect you to be here."
Ming Zhi asked, "What?"
Wei Changzheng smiled: "Just look at it." Then he rode his horse and followed Ye Tianling to the front.
Mingzhi lagged behind and couldn't help but be full of doubts. The battle is imminent, what is the important thing at this time, Wei Changzheng needs to go to Qingmu River in person? He lowered his head to open the package, Wan Cheng Shuo Feng was next to him, turned his head and saw it, very strange: "Musk?"
Mingzhi laughed softly: "Musk and white sandalwood are used by the princess to prepare medicine. They are not easy to buy in Mobei, but they are indispensable."
Wan Tushuofeng raised his eyebrows knowingly. Wei Changzheng looked back with a smile in front, Ming Zhi held his fists in the distance, and mouthed silently: "It's hard work!"
Wei Changzheng shrugged, and when he turned his head, he saw Ye Tianling had raised his whip and urged his horse, and hurriedly followed.
After entering the city, everyone went to practice and prepare for the siege. Wei Changzheng followed Ye Tianling back to the camp, but before entering the gate, Ye Tianling reined in his horse and stopped suddenly, turning his head to look aside.
Wei Changzheng followed his gaze and found a white thing nestled beside a few rocks, curled up in a ball, shivering under the cold wind. He got off his horse and went closer to have a look. It turned out to be a small beast.
When the little beast heard someone approaching, its ears perked up, and it looked up vigilantly. Its blue eyes were like two ice crystal stones in the white snow, and it looked at Wei Changzheng with enchanting hostility. Struggling to rub back.
Wei Changzheng was amazed, except for the different color of the eyes, this little beast was born exactly the same as Xue Zhan, it looked like a fox but not a fox, like a mink but not a mink, it couldn't be called what kind of animal it was.
He was about to squat down and study it carefully when someone reached out and picked up the little beast without saying a word.
With a "woo", the little beast struggled in Ye Tianling's hands, trying to scratch him with its front paws. Ye Tianling frowned, and restrained those two dishonest paws effortlessly, and the little beast immediately hung pitifully in the air, its big tail tucked up, and its body trembling slightly. Only then did Wei Changzheng realize that its hind leg was injured, and its snow-white fur was stained with blood. It seemed that the injury was not serious.
Ye Tianling looked at the little beast for a while, then raised his hand and threw it into Wei Changzheng's arms: "Give it to Mingzhi."
Wei Changzheng took it in a hurry, and was scratched by the little beast on the spot, feeling a bit dumbfounded, stretched out his hand to hold down the little thing that was trying to break free, and hurried away.
Three days later, the north wind was strong, and the army of the Celestial Dynasty was ready to attack the city.
After Ye Tianling used Wanqi Shuofeng himself, he seldom led troops into battle in person, and only let him show his skills. Wanqi Shuofeng is warlike by nature, and he knows Mobei and Turks well, so he can attack cities and lands without any disadvantages. At the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Nangong Jing and others were still suspicious of him, but after a few battles, they couldn't help but become close friends, called brothers and brothers, and were very familiar with each other. Ye Tianling also often had long conversations with him over wine, discussing literature, discussing martial arts, the past and the present, and both of them sighed in their hearts that they hated seeing each other late.
Although Wan Tu Shuofeng didn't say anything, he admired Ye Tianling in his heart. Not to mention anything else, just because Ye Tianling trusted him with such a big battle as Kana City, even though he was proud of his talents, he didn't think he had the courage to do so.
Strategies are planned, with a plan in mind, there are swords and halberds outside the city, soldiers and horses are like mountains, but Ye Tianling doesn't even wear armor, his robes are light, and he sits and camps.
I closed my eyes for a while, and suddenly there was a very light sound nearby. He opened his eyes and saw that Xue Zhan was squatting on the window pane with his head slightly tilted, with shining golden pupils, looking at him.
He stared at the little beast for a moment, then got up and walked out. Walking to the front of the corridor, he was suddenly taken aback. The breeze was slightly cool, and the Qiongguang was faint. A familiar figure was looking up at the tree with a helpless expression on his face.
The light fur in the moonlight, the clothes fluttering slightly, the clear light penetrates through the budding branches and leaves of Mobei, half sprinkled on her side face, a suet white jade hairpin is scattered, and the color of the sun shines brightly. Transparent and clear. Hair like clouds, people like jade. Standing here, he could see her soft and graceful chin lifted slightly, revealing her slender neck, a few strands of hair slipped quietly from the hairpin, hanging softly by her ear, occasionally rippling a few strands when the spring breeze blows Micro waves.
She turned her head halfway, frowning slightly, her soft red lips were slightly pursed, showing a playful look. I have seen this frown and smile thousands of times and never get tired of it. He stood there quietly looking at the person in front of him with a smile in his handsome eyes.
"Xueying, you ran around before your injury healed, and dared to climb a tree, come down quickly."
On the branch, a small snow-white beast squatted there, looking sideways at Qing Chen who was a little helpless under the tree, with bright blue pupils, reflecting an elegant figure.
Suddenly, Xueying turned her head to look to the side, and a white shadow flashed lightly, and it had already jumped from the tree.
Qing Chen turned around, and saw Ye Tianling standing in front of the corridor with his hands behind his back, looking at her quietly. Pale golden sunlight fell from the cloudless sky, covering his clothes. The robes were neatly trimmed and his body was long and tall, with a three-pointed cold look, but those deep eyes were filled with boundless softness.
Qing Chen was stunned, never expecting that Ye Tianling was camping at this time, staring at him, but saw him suddenly smiling warmly, the mountains were clear and the water was clear, the clouds were calm and the wind was light.
How many times in the world of mortals, how many times I look back, every time I look for his figure, he is always at the place closest to her, silent and silent, but he is here, for a long time, holding her hand, and will never leave and never give up.
Qing Chen slightly raised the corners of his lips, but didn't speak, Ye Tianling's smile deepened, and he said lightly, "Why, don't you know me?"
Qing Chen raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a smile, "It looks like we've met each other before."
The dark color in Ye Tianling's eyes fluctuated slightly, and suddenly he noticed the white shadow flickering around him, and before he had time to dodge, the snow shadow had already rushed onto his shoulder. He frowned, stretched out his hand and picked up the little beast, who knew that Xueying caught his clothes with his front paws in a panic, and didn't say anything to let go.
Qing Chen couldn't help laughing as he watched the man and the beast stalemate. How could His Highness King Ling, whom everyone respected, allow a little beast to squat on his shoulder and stare at all directions, and Xue Zhan usually suffers a lot from this. Seeing that Ye Tianling had a tendency to be unbearable, she hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Xueying's little paw to rescue it from Ye Tianling's hands, and said with a smile: "It is very naughty, it is more headache than Xueying, I don't know how the Long March still had such idle time during the war, and unexpectedly picked up such a small thing and came back." While speaking, Qing Lingling's phoenix eyes slightly raised, smiling like a flower.
Xueying was honest at this time, lying in Qing Chen's arms aggrieved, looking pitifully at Ye Tianling from her arm, her eyes were mournful, as if she was accusing Ye Tianling of his extremely unkind behavior just now.
"Hmm...huh!" Ye Tianling stared at it, was stunned, and snorted coldly.
Qing Chen put Xueying down on the ground, and seeing his unkind expression, he asked with a smile, "You don't mean to care about this little guy, do you?"
Her clear spring-like smile bloomed charmingly in front of Ye Tianling, and if she hadn't looked at it carefully for a few days, the picturesque eyebrows unexpectedly added a bit of gentle and mature charm. He can hardly remember what happened, it seems that every meeting is a beginning, and every meeting is unforgettable and tender.
His wife, the person he had been looking for half his life, Tingting was standing in front of him, looking at him with a peaceful smile.
He sighed slightly, but there was a cheerful expression in his sigh, "The only women and small animals in the world are difficult to raise, but why are there more and more around me?"
Qing Chen blinked: "Oh? So, does it mean that His Highness has recruited newcomers in the past few days?"
Ye Tianling didn't expect Qing Chen to ask such a question, he sized her up carefully, frowned and said, "Even if this king accepts new recruits, you don't have to be so happy, do you?"
Qing Chen looked at his face, Shi Shiran wanted to turn around: "Then I'll be free."
Before he could move, Ye Tianling stretched out his hand to hold her, narrowing his eyes slightly: "What is Xiaoyao? Who was so domineering back then and said that I belonged to her alone?"
Qing Chen chuckled, and said with confidence, "Me!"
"Then where are you going for fun?"
"Prince Ling's Mansion!" Qing Chen said with a smile: "You are mine, and Prince Ling's Mansion is yours, so of course it's also mine. If you have any newcomers, it's still mine. My mansion is a big place, and sometimes there are not enough people to guard the house. It is also necessary to add a few people."
She tilted her head and thought seriously, Ye Tianling laughed when she heard this. At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from a distance, one after another, like a landslide and a tsunami, the momentum was astonishing.
Qing Chen was unprepared and was taken aback. Before he could turn around, Ye Tianling stretched out his arms lightly and held him in his arms.
In the north of the city, a skyrocketing fire ignited, thick smoke billowed everywhere, and soon covered the sky layer upon layer. In the smoke of gunpowder, the flames of war are faint, with blood-stained colors, and the entire Mobei land seems to be torn open a huge hole, making people feel that the mountains and cities are slowly sinking, and the world is overturned.
Qing Chen frowned subconsciously, Ye Tianling covered her ears with one hand, and gently held her in front of her.
It's been a long time since he had such a clean breath, a broad embrace, and steady arms. Qing Chen quietly leaned in Ye Tianling's arms, against his chest, and heard his heartbeat, which clearly overshadowed everything else. Suddenly the turbulent surroundings slowly subsided into calm, she seemed to be floating in the clear lake water, floating gently, sparkling, the sky was full of stars in the quiet night, the warmth made people drowsy.
Gold and iron horses are far away, only his embrace is so real.
After a long time, the sound of the explosion gradually died down, and Ye Tianling said calmly, "Dana City is broken."
Qing Chen gently raised her head from his arms, her quiet eyes cast into the distance, as if she saw the clear sky beyond the green mountains and clouds through the sky of beacon smoke, she seemed to be talking to herself, but also seemed to be facing Miaoman Tianguang said softly: "The city of Dana is broken, and the Eastern Turks are dead."
What if the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed