King Xiang did not defect to Xuelao City.
Even if he wanted to, none of his subordinates would follow him.
So to be precise, he didn't betray, but reversed.
With an army of 20,000 preparing for the battle at Yongxue Pass, he came to the capital and asked His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate.
Because of this news, the barracks became very chaotic. There were many horses galloping on the grassland, and many eyes fell on a certain tent of the West Route Army.
Isn't Xiang Wang seriously injured and recuperating? How could it suddenly appear in Kyoto tens of thousands of miles away
In addition to monitoring the cavalry command in Xuelao City, all the generals of the human army, the dignitaries of the state religion, and the representatives of the practice sects gathered in the camp of the Chinese army in the evening.
He Mingshen will stand in front of the sand table, with lights on his face, a little cloudy and sunny.
Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong sat at the back without speaking.
It was unusually quiet in the tent, and the atmosphere became more and more depressing, until there was a sound outside.
A middle-aged man in disheveled clothes was escorted in. It was Xiang Wang.
Everyone was very surprised. After a closer look, they found that this person was very similar to Xiang Wang in appearance, shape, and demeanor, but he was just a stand-in.
Xiang Wang is a strong man in the sacred field. Under his ridiculously obese appearance, there is a hidden strong aura, but this double does not have it.
"fraud!"
From nowhere, there was a hateful curse.
From the moment they confirmed that King Xiang was a substitute, everyone confirmed that the news of the southern rebellion was true.
At this time, many people remembered that in a battle in the north of Xingxing Gorge a few days ago, King Zhongshan fought bravely, but unfortunately was seriously injured and was sent back to the south.
The people in the tent looked at each other, wanting to make sure who had left and who stayed besides King Xiang and King Zhongshan.
There were three princes of the Chen family in the tent, their faces were a little pale, not because they were worried that they might be suspected, but because they were sure that they were abandoned by King Xiang.
The faces of Peng Shihai and others were particularly ugly. They had a close relationship with King Xiang, and they could even be said to be close friends.
He led his soldiers to fight bloody battles on the front line, but Xiang Wang and his men brought rebels to attack Kyoto. How could this comparison not be infuriating
"What do they want to do? Think changing the dynasty is such an easy thing?"
Taoist Si Yuan's eyes were very deep, looking at Peng Shihai like a ghost.
Peng Shihai snorted coldly and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Why is there no letter from Xunyang City?"
Someone suddenly thought of a question.
Xunyang City is the base camp of the Demon Clan in the Northern Expedition. From the military equipment, food and grass to the replenishment of soldiers, it all started here. The location is very important. After many considerations before the battle, it was finally decided that Cao Yunping, a strong man in the sanctuary trusted by all parties, would personally sit in town.
It is not too difficult for Xiang Wang to sneak back to Yongxueguan to organize the rebels secretly, but if the rebels want to reach the capital, they must pass through Xunyang City. With Cao Yunping's strength and the defenders of Xunyang City, even if they couldn't eliminate the rebels, they could at least hold them back for a long time, so that they wouldn't even have time to issue a warning.
The rebellion should have happened for a while, and the silence of Xunyang City can only represent a very bad possibility.
"Someone saw Cao Yunping with King Xiang with their own eyes."
General Heming still looked down at the sand table and said casually, "It's just outside the city of Kyoto."
Hearing these words, the tent fell into silence again.
All the troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty were in front of Xuelao City, and all the strong men were here. When Cao Yunping also joined Xiangwang, no one could stop the rebels.
Kyoto has no walls.
If you want to eliminate the rebellion and rescue His Majesty the Emperor, then withdrawing troops becomes the only option. However, Xuelao City is right in front of you, the city gate has been broken, and the demons are about to perish. If the human army retreats and the demons get a chance to breathe, who knows how history will develop
Who dares to take on such a responsibility
It has to be said that the timing of King Xiang's rebellion was really good, or too bad.
"He wants to be an eternal sinner?"
The sound of wheels crushing gravel came from outside the curtain, and there was an old voice at the same time.
Old Mrs. Tang walked into the tent and looked at the double of Xiang Wang with indifferent eyes, as if looking at a dead person.
Everyone knows that no matter what the final outcome of this matter is, this person will never survive.
Xiang Wang's substitute got up from the ground, straightened his clothes, looked at Mrs. Tang and said with a smile: "You are wrong."
He was naturally ready to die long ago, but he was able to behave so calmly, it had to be said that he was a bit chic.
"Of course the prince doesn't want to affect the future foundation of the human race because of his own affairs."
Xiang Wang's substitute looked around and said: "He asked me to tell you that the army will never step into the capital until you enter Xuelao City and burn down the Demon Palace."
Peng Shihai said sharply: "Then what if we return to the south immediately? Is he going to do something rebellious? Is he trying to threaten us with this?"
Xiang Wang's stand-in said sternly: "It's wrong again! The prince said that if you all choose to return to the south, then he will arrest you without a fight, but he will look down on you."
There were a few dry laughs in the tent, and then stopped quickly, because this was not the moment for laughing, and also because there was a chill in the words carefully.
"Does the prince really think that he will succeed?"
General Heming raised his head, stared into the eyes of the stand-in and said, "Don't you also believe that he will succeed?"
The stand-in smiled and said: "At first, I also thought it was the delirium of a madman, but then the prince convinced me."
Now all the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty is in Xuelao City. If the king's goal is to invade the capital, occupy the palace, and force the emperor to abdicate, then it is indeed easy to succeed. The question is, how many people can support him afterwards
Chen Changsheng will inevitably lead the state religion to launch a counterattack, and he will have the support of the practice sects represented by the Holy Maiden Peak and Lishan Sword Sect, and the Tang family represented by the aristocratic family. Even if King Xiang doesn't have to worry about the teacher-student relationship between him and the future Queen of the Yaozu for the time being, it's just that these are hard to resist.
Why did King Xiang dare to launch this rebellion? Unless he was sure that Chen Changsheng, Li Gong and those forces would not have any influence on him.
Where did his confidence come from
No matter how you look at it, the first condition is that Shang Xingzhou expresses his position and stands by his side.
Many eyes fell on the small car outside the tent.
Xiang Wang's substitute smiled and said: "My lord, please rest assured that Dao Zun, he must put the world first and will never mess around."
It seemed that King Xiang really pinned his hopes on Shang Xingzhou.
Indeed, only Shang Xingzhou could deter Chen Changsheng afterwards, no matter whether it was his teacher's status or his seniority in the state religion.
And the whole continent knew that Shang Xingzhou didn't like Chen Changsheng.
As long as the human race can rule the world, as long as the descendants of Taizong are still on the throne, it seems that it doesn't matter who will be the emperor.
If the rest of the people are dead, then King Xiang is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for the new monarch.
But the whole continent knew that Shang Xingzhou liked Yu Ren.
Why did Xiang Wang bet that Merchant Xingzhou would support him
The tent became very quiet, everyone looked at the car, waiting for Shang Xingzhou to make a decision.
Old Mrs. Tang left the tent suddenly, because he knew what Shang Xingzhou would do. If it were him, he would have chosen the same way.
The little Taoist opened the curtain, jumped out of the car, looked at the generals and strong men in the tent, and said in a childish and uncertain tone: "The ancestor said, the city is broken right in front of you, those who Let’s talk about unimportant things later.”
There were several gasps of air-conditioning in the quiet tent.
People were shocked.
The most beloved student is about to die in a shameless rebellion, yet so indifferent...
In Dao Zun's eyes, letting the demons perish is indeed more important than anything else.
Respect is one thing, obedience is another, not everyone will listen to Shang Xingzhou's opinion, many generals look to General Heming.
General Heming is the chief general appointed by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and many people have vague guesses about how he will choose.
"Your Majesty has said in person that the general will not accept orders from the emperor when he is away, and he will not give orders indiscriminately."
General He Ming said: "What's more, there is no imperial decree from Kyoto."
There was an uproar in the tent, and no one expected him to have such an attitude.
Xue He's forehead bulged slightly, obviously extremely angry.
The face of the King of Ling Hai was even more gloomy, his hands in his sleeves trembled slightly, and he was ready to strike.
Someone looked at a certain corner, Wang Po had been standing there quietly, the Patriarch of the Wu family and the elders of the Sword Hall from Lishan were not far away.
They remained silent the whole time, and they didn't even look at Chen Changsheng, but everyone knew that they would stand with Chen Changsheng, perhaps with Xu Yourong.
Chen Changsheng didn't look at Xu Yourong, but quietly looked at the little Taoist priest beside the car, he didn't know what he was thinking of, and his mind was a little distracted.
Someone coughed.
He came to his senses and said, "That's it."