After hearing what Bian Yingxiong said, the soldiers finally remembered the screams from before. Those people must have never thought that one day they would die at the hands of their own people.
“Huang Ye and Li Xi must have rebelled, but they were definitely not the main instigators, and we don’t know who the mastermind was.
Seeing how they launched the attack so resolutely and are now leaving so resolutely, their purpose is obviously not to kill us all, but they have other more important things to do.
My guess is that they will attack Tangjing City!"
Hearing what Bian Yingxiong said, the officers under his command couldn't help but look at each other.
"My lord, their two armies combined only have 30,000 men, they cannot possibly capture the capital of Tang.
Although there are not many guards in Tangjing City, they are all elite, and their equipment and skills are far superior to ours.
Besides, the defenses on the walls of Tangjing City are ridiculously strong, and can be said to be impregnable. If one or two troops go there, they will die!"
Wu Ming spoke with a puzzled look on his face.
Bian Yingxiong frowned and thought: "Since they dared to choose to rebel, they must have a thorough plan and would not act rashly.
The First, Third and Second Armies are all aware of the strength of Tangjing City, so they definitely cannot attack Tangjing City alone, there must be someone cooperating with them."
Wu Ming still looked confused, and said: "All the armies of the imperial court have been mobilized to the border, and even the city guards of many cities have been withdrawn. Where else can they gather manpower!?"
Bian Yingxiong looked at the horizon with a gloomy face. He had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud. After a long silence, he said, "We will go to the direction of Wushou Mountain and gather there.
It is the closest to Tangjing City, and we have at least 18,000 people here, which is a bit of strength. If there is a chance, we will definitely contribute our strength to Your Majesty."
After Bian Yingxiong finished speaking, he ordered the two armies to merge together.
The leaders of the four armies were unable to evacuate in advance and were eventually killed by the enemy in the camp. Now the four armies have no leader and can only accept the command of Bian Yingxiong and be incorporated into the second army.
After hiding in the forest for a while, they found that there was indeed no danger, so they left the forest and started to take a detour towards the direction of Tangjing City.
At this time, Li Rushan was still in the palace, and they had not heard any news about the Zhenzhong Army.
However, at this moment, intelligence suddenly came.
In the hall, Li Rushan looked at a middle-aged man who was kneeling on the ground with an anxious look on his face and said, "He Shuo, what kind of information made you ignore the rules and rush into the hall directly?"
He Shuo kowtowed in panic and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Something terrible has happened. The defenders of seventeen cities have declared rebellion. They have assembled their troops into a 30,000-man army and are marching towards us.
In addition, something happened to the Zhenzhong Army. The first and third armies attacked the other two armies. The fourth army was destroyed on the spot, and the second army is missing. They must have gone into hiding. "
Upon hearing this, Li Rushan jumped up from the throne, his face full of disbelief, and said, "How is it possible that two armies of the Zhenzhong Army rebelled, and the defenders of seventeen cities rebelled!
So how many troops are heading towards Tangjing City now? Have you figured it out? "
He Shuo heard this and said, "Your Majesty, the two divisions of the Zhenzhong Army have a total of 30,000 people, plus the 50,000 defenders in the 17 cities, a total of 80,000 people, and they have already reached a place not far from Tangjing City.
And… and…”
"What else? These guys declared rebellion. Did they give a reason?!"
Li Rushan was filled with anxiety at the moment and was beginning to become anxious.
“Yes… Yes… Your Majesty… They have reasons, they say… They say they want to overthrow your rule.
They say that you... you killed your father and brother to ascend to the throne, and you are a cruel sinner.
They also said they wanted to overthrow your rule and support the Third Prince to succeed the throne, making him the new heir!"
He Shuo reported to Li Rushan in a trembling voice.
As soon as he said this, the entire hall was in an uproar. No one expected that after the other party's rebellion, the person they would support to inherit the throne would be the third prince who had rarely returned to the palace.
The third prince Li Rulin does have the right of inheritance, but he can only inherit the throne after Li Rushan's death. After all, his inheritance priority is not as high as Li Rushan's.
"How is it possible? Third brother has only loved cultivation all his life, and he should know about Li Ruhai's affairs. He will definitely not choose to overthrow me!
It is very likely that those guys were doing this under the name of my third brother, and it has nothing to do with him.
But now no matter what the other party's purpose is, we have no choice but to defend Tangjing City to the death! ! !
We are not afraid even if they have 80,000 men. We will immediately call back the troops on the border and ask them to come back to assist me in killing the rebels.
The Xuanwu Army can also be called back. With them in the army, these lords can't threaten us at all!!!"
Although Li Rushan was shocked when he first received the news, now that he thinks about it carefully, he seems to have nothing to fear. The power he controls should be much stronger than that of the other party.
Moreover, the city walls of Tangjing City have amazing defensive power. It is almost impossible for 80,000 people to take it.
After his men mobilized the troops according to the order, Li Rushan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Judging from a series of recent events, the Yuan Dynasty was likely related to this incident. The troops they deployed on the border successfully drew away most of Li Rushan's forces.
In order to fight against the army of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Rushan gathered all his troops on the border, and even transferred the garrisons of some cities. Now was the time when the defense of Tangjing City was the weakest.
The Zhenzhong Army was the largest defensive force he relied on, but now it turned around and attacked him. How could he not be frightened
It is certainly impossible that the defenders of the other 17 cities rebelled suddenly; this action must have been premeditated.
Li Rushan had no idea who was the mastermind behind the whole incident, but he believed it definitely couldn't be Li Rulin.
The gates of Tangjing City were quickly closed, and the city guards all climbed up to the top of the city walls, taking a defensive stance.
The two divisions of the Zhenzhong Army and the guards of the seventeen cities have now gathered together and surrounded the city of Tangjing.
The seventeen cities were distributed in different areas and had huge distances from Tangjing City. The fact that they were able to gather together at the same time showed that their rebellion did not start when they announced the rebellion, but had already begun.