Although Huo Tianxiu was keenly aware of the strangeness in the capital, except for the two guards and more than a hundred soldiers he brought out, he had no other military power.
He had neither an edict nor a military talisman. Even if he guessed what happened in Kyoto, he would be helpless.
Huo Tianxiu wrote a letter to inform the Marquis of his many speculations, and then continued on his way to see how bad the situation in Beijing was.
The Marquis received Huo Tianxiu's letter and was a little calmer than him. Apart from the siege of Chang'an, the Marquis could not think of any other possibility that would lead to the blockage of news.
Although the rebellion of Gushui City's garrison division took advantage of Huo Tianxiu's departure, it was a coincidence.
But now Huo Tianxiu has rushed back. As long as he takes over the nine sects, a military commander should not be worried.
It was not until the Marquis received news that the garrison commanders in the eight cities surrounding Chang'an had all rebelled and that the emperor was bedridden that he was shocked and panicked.
But unfortunately, he can't be messy right now.
The Marquis calmed down his thoughts and wrote a letter to Huo Tianxiu first to reassure him not to rush in. He stayed in Gushui City for the time being to gather information and contact the old troops in Bacheng who were about to treason, and asked the old troops to spread rumors that Huo Tianxiu was about to lead troops back to the capital following the imperial edict. .
The Marquis himself also changed his previous secretive return to Beijing to a big fanfare, spreading the news to make it known to the cities he passed by. Xiahou Ye rushed back to Chang'an from Wanzhou.
There are different opinions on this matter, and the general rumor is that the Marquis fell ill due to the news of the death of the young Marquis years ago, and was secretly sent out of the capital to seek medical treatment.
Now that he has found a miracle doctor and is in good health, he rushes back to Chang'an from Wanzhou.
The reason why the Marquis went to so much trouble was because he heard the latest intelligence from Huo Tianxiu, and General Zhao suddenly returned to Chang'an with a heavy army.
The Marquis bet that General Zhao and the Emperor must have planned something in advance, so it would be better for him to bluff on his way back to the west.
Since Old General Zhao could suddenly lead his troops back to the city, why couldn't Lord Marquis, who was still in the capital, suddenly appear in Wanzhou and return to the city with Huo Tianxiu leading his troops.
Of course, they had no military symbols and could not mobilize troops. The Marquis's move was just to increase the momentum of the Zhao army and make the rebels think that they were being outflanked by the west and north.
Huo Tianxiu was originally unstable. He rushed into Gushui City and suddenly received the news that General Zhao had returned to the capital. He just withdrew after listening to the Marquis's words.
The news of the Marquis's mysterious move to suspect soldiers spread quickly, and it had reached Chang'an in less than three days.
Although the people in the garrison occasionally had ups and downs in their moods, no one really took it seriously.
After all, it was still just a rumor whether the Marquis and Huo Tianxiu had returned with their troops, but the Shi family's army was overwhelming the city with a serious army.
General Zhao was forced to abandon the North City Gate. If he continued to hold on stubbornly, he would be attacked by Shi Fuqiu and Shi Jialiang from both inside and outside the city.
He was forced to go to Ming Sa Garden in the west, where Jiao Shi was waiting for General Zhao.
Ming Sa Garden was originally located in the western suburbs. It was closed again after Xiao Mubai's 20,000 private troops stormed the city from there.
It was not until this time that General Zhao was forced to lead his army to move south, and Jiao Shi went to intercept it and reveal his identity. Ming Sa Garden was originally opened in the name of Zhao Xingwen, and it was also an excellent place to station.
General Zhao originally wanted to move to the south gate, but after listening to Jiao Shi's words, he actually went to Ming Sa Garden in the west. Taking advantage of the news that came out today, he asked Jiao Shi to lead people to follow the words of the Marquis and continue to make up the story. The reason why General Zhao led his army to the west was to join the Xia family army of Marquis and Huo Tianxiu.
Even Su Qian'an took this lie seriously. Pi Dian Dian happily ran to ask General Zhao: "When will the Xia army led by the Marquis arrive in Beijing? How should we dispatch the troops on both sides? Do I need it? Do you have any military orders to convey when I go to greet you?"
Old General Zhao was so worried that he held his forehead in pain when he asked him. He added a handful of firewood to this old fox's mysterious trick. Do you really think a fool would believe it
The Xiao Kingdom has never had a Xia family army in its history. Although the Marquis was powerful in the past, in the end he was only famous for his intelligence.
He can assist a general to become famous, but he has never become a general on his own and leads thousands of troops.
General Zhao's move was just based on the tacit understanding in the past, and he cooperated with him in an attempt to suppress the powerful enemy's rebels in terms of military strength.
The 30,000 Zhao family troops who came from General Zhao's camp were not timid.
But the city defenders brought back along the way still need to be cheered up...
As for the situation in the imperial city, Xiao Mubai had been holding steady for two or three days, seeing General Zhao waiting to break the city, but it happened that the Shi family army returned to the city at this time.
The battle situation that originally favored Xiao Mubai suddenly turned toward Concubine Li.
"This woman is really crazy!" Xiao Mubai stood on the city tower, watching the mighty Shi's army from the north approaching the city, and slapped the blue bricks of the city wall with his palm.
He heard what Xia Chu said and knew that what General Zhao led was not the real Zhao family army.
Therefore, attacking the city is not as smooth as the soldiers.
Han Yang's army was still defending the city with Zhao Shuangquan and Zhao Xingwu motionless, but Shi Fuqiu was different. This was a serious Shi family army. Did the new city just give up to the Mongols
"Oh, Your Majesty, this city wall doesn't hurt, please be careful with your hands." Han Sa advised from the sidelines as he listened to the 'snap' sound.
The war has been stable for the past two days. Xiao Zimu will only stand on the city tower in the early morning of the war and overlook the city. He spends most of his time in the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the courtiers. They have already begun to discuss many matters after the city's difficulties are resolved. .
Seeing that the crisis was temporarily resolved, Xia Chu stayed in Kunning Palace to take care of the emperor wholeheartedly.
Seeing that the scab on the emperor's chest was about to fall off, he still fell asleep as usual every day, with no sign of waking up.
Xia Chu looked at the sleeping face of the emperor, and something was wrong in his mind, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
At this time, Xia Chu and Xiao Zimu, one in Kunning Palace and the other in Taihe Palace, did not know the news of Shi Jiajun's return to Beijing.
Xiao Mubai was the only one standing on the tower, and beside him was Gu Shirou and Zhao Xingwen. The faces of the three of them were uglier than the last.
Gu Shirou was not as angry as Xiao Mubai. She could no longer care about the border and could only focus on the present. She gave up the new city. She calmed her face and said in a deep voice: "If the Shi family army enters Chang'an from Beicheng, this imperial city will be I really can’t hold on anymore.”
Xiao Mubai was silent for a while and said coldly: "I don't think Shi Fuqiu will let the army enter the city. If I were him, I would definitely let the Shi family army go against General Zhao to tie him down, so that the garrison in the city can use all its strength. Capture the imperial city.”
Zhao Xingwen thought that he could come up with some good ideas after being silent for a long time. After hearing this, he couldn't help but said in a discouraged voice: "That's the same thing. If the imperial city is attacked by the rebels in Chang'an, it will be impossible to defend it..."
(End of chapter)