The troops are like a tide.
Dust filled the sky, war horses neighed, and the leading general had broad shoulders, a tight waist, long limbs, and a body that had been tempered with thousands of blows, with a powerful beauty.
It was the momentum honed on the battlefield, making people feel that what was standing before them was a fierce blade drawn from its sheath.
General Longwu Li Aotian!
His appearance gave Kyoto a shot in the arm. With his high momentum, he led tens of thousands of cavalrymen straight to the north gate.
Upon seeing this, Fang La ordered his army to make way for them and concentrated his forces at the west gate.
Li Aotian looked at Fang La coldly from a distance and said, "If you want to fight, then fight!"
With the joining of Li Aotian, the west gate was quickly defended and the disorderly soldiers who were committing crimes in the city were also cleared out.
When the Emperor of Great Zhou saw Li Aotian, he couldn't help but stand up from the dragon throne, ran to him, and choked with sobs.
"My dear, you are finally here."
To be honest, he was really scared today.
Kyoto was almost finished. If Li Aotian hadn't arrived in time, he would have been finished!
Li Aotian was on the road all the time, covered in dust, with a hint of fatigue under his cold face.
"I pay my respects to your majesty!"
"My dear, there is no need to say more. In your opinion, when should we counterattack?"
The young emperor did not bother with the pleasantries and asked directly.
Li Aotian's movements were slightly stiff, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I only brought 20,000 soldiers this time."
The Minister of War, who was also in the hall, widened his eyes and blurted out, "Why is it so little?"
At the beginning, Li Aotian planned to march north with hundreds of thousands of troops. A wave of them died in the battle, and another wave was transferred back after the peace talks. Finally, only 50,000 troops were left to garrison in Suining County.
Li Aotian explained: "First, we are in a hurry, and second, we don't have time to bring food and grass."
As the saying goes, food and supplies must be sent before the army moves.
Every march is a huge challenge, especially when there are tens of thousands of people.
It is amazing that we can organize a team of 20,000 people to go out for rescue in such a short time.
The young emperor lowered his eyes in disappointment: "According to your opinion, what should we do?"
Li Aotian: "If no reinforcements come, and there are only these 20,000 of us, we can only compete to see who can give up first."
The rebel army has many people and insufficient food and fodder. As long as we hold out until their food and fodder are exhausted, they will retreat.
Li Aotian is confident that he can fight two more battles.
But doing so is equivalent to completely transferring the initiative to the other party.
If the rebel army had no food supplies, or if they continued to besiege Kyoto, Kyoto would be in great trouble.
After all, Kyoto has a population of only a few hundred thousand, and on weekdays it has to rely on transporting food from other places to ensure consumption.
Recently, there is no demand for grain in the market. Almost all grain shops are closed, and every household is tightening their belts to make ends meet.
Twenty thousand people cannot defend Kyoto, but they can fight their way out and protect the government officials in their escape.
The young emperor was a little hesitant. It would be too embarrassing to tell others that he was forced to leave Kyoto by a group of peasants.
What's more, maybe things haven't reached that point yet.
In Kyoto, the riots caused by the rebel army that entered the city have subsided.
The shop owners along the street went to the river to fetch a few buckets of water, and, bearing the nausea, washed away the bloodstains left at the doorsteps of their shops.
Jiusi held his son and returned to the yard in a daze.
During the riot, his parents tried to pick up belongings that had accidentally fallen on the ground and were trampled to death by the crowd.
When he, Ye Niang and the children were fleeing, they encountered a crazy mob.
The speed of this chaotic army was so fast, and their scarlet eyes were like those of crazy beasts.
Jiusi could almost smell the stench in his mouth.
At that time, Jiusi's mind was blank. When he reacted, he found that he had pushed Ye Niang, who was holding her daughter, behind him to block the knife.
The blades of the rebel army were so cold, and Ye Niang's painful cries seemed to still linger in her ears.
Jiusi hugged his son tightly, his face terrified, and whispered: "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. This is not my fault. Ye Niang will be very happy that we can save our son."
The courtyard gate was tightly locked with a copper lock.
Jiusi took out the key from his body and tried to open the door several times but failed.
Yes, the yard has been sold to Fang Zheng. I didn't expect him to act so quickly. He actually changed the locks right after my family left.
"It doesn't matter, I still have money, money..." Jiusi reached back and found that the bag he had been carrying on his back was gone.
He froze at first, then began to grope his whole body frantically!
He only had a hundred-liang Jiaozi note on him!
Asshole, how could this happen?
In Kyoto, the most valuable things now are gold, silver, silk and satin. The value of silver notes and land deeds has almost dropped by half. As for Jiaozi, it is no different from a piece of waste paper.
"ah!!"
In the alley, there were creepy howls of pain, like those of wild beasts.
This is the most painful thing in the world: people are still alive, but their money is gone.
The neighbors in the alley recognized that it was Jiusi's voice, but they all curled their lips and pretended not to hear it.
The family left secretly. They must have found a way out of the city. They had such a way but didn't tell anyone. What a black-hearted family!
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Inside the city, everyone felt fear and relief at the same time because of their thrilling escape from death.
Outside the city, Fang La and others regretted their failure.
"Damn it! If we had moved faster and breached the entire west gate, even if Li Aotian came back, there would be nothing we could do!"
"Saint, if we don't capture Kyoto, our food and supplies will be completely exhausted!"
Everyone knows the consequences of insufficient food and fodder.
Fang La curled the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were so fierce that they could almost kill people.
He gave away all his treasures and women, wasn't he after the entire Kyoto? !
"Don't worry, I have already called all our people over. They will be here soon."
Most of Fang La’s men are in Kyoto, but a small number are still left in the south.
Originally, Fang La had no intention of risking his entire fortune to take on the tough nut of Kyoto. He just wanted to give it a try first, just in case he could take it down!
Unexpectedly, Kyoto was so tempting that the generals would rather break their teeth in a tough battle than miss such a good opportunity, so they did not ask Fang La for permission and led their troops to Kyoto on their own.
The situation is getting increasingly out of control.
Kyoto was more difficult to capture than Fang La had imagined. Fang La's direct forces were severely damaged, and the various generals showed signs of disobeying orders.
Fang La decided to go all out and put all his chips on the table.
If you win the bet, you will soar to the sky.
If you lose the bet, everything will be gone.
Fang La lowered his eyes, sneering in his heart. No one could take advantage of him by stepping on his corpse!
If we have to die, let’s die together.
Just as Fang La said, on the third day, an army of 100,000 with all their food and fodder crossed the river in a mighty force and arrived at the outskirts of Kyoto.
"Hahaha! Attack the city! Kyoto will definitely be ours!" (End of this chapter)
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