allonlinenovel Chapter 936 How Do You Know?
Chapter 936 How Do You Know?
"What?" Shi Siming turned around suddenly and looked in the direction the soldier pointed. He saw that the two vermilion-painted doors of the south gate of Luoyang City were slowly pushed open inward. The creaking sound of the door hinges turning was particularly clear on the silent plain.
"Who opened the city gate? Who?" Shi Siming was furious. He drew the scimitar at his waist, pointed at the city gate and roared, "Where is Zhou Meng? Get Zhou Meng out here! How can he guard the city gate?"
But the only response he got was the sound of fighting coming from the city gate - several soldiers dressed in rebel uniforms were fighting with the rebels guarding the gate, and the black silk exposed under their cuffs was particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.
Shi Siming then realized that these people were not his soldiers at all, but secret guards lurking in the city!
"Following the imperial decree of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, we will drive out the Tartars, conquer the four seas, and pacify the world!"
Just as Shi Siming was shocked, Zhang Yanci and Qin Shutong raised their spears at the same time and shouted at the top of the city wall. The sound passed through the helmets and spread throughout the battlefield.
"The world belongs to all!" The Tang army soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was deafening.
"Kill!" Zhang Yanci took the lead in urging his warhorse and rushed towards the city gate.
The heavy cavalry followed closely behind, their horses' hooves stepping on the frozen soil on the south bank of the Luo River, making a "boom boom" sound, like a thunder rolling across the earth.
The crisp sound of the black iron armor colliding, the friction between the spears and the gun barrels, and the shouts of the soldiers intertwined together, forming an unstoppable torrent.
Seeing this, the rebel soldiers on the city wall shot arrows in panic, but the arrows hit the armor of the heavy cavalry and most of them were bounced off. Only a few hit the unarmored parts of the horses, but they were not enough to stop the galloping horses.
The heavy cavalry's iron hooves directly crushed the rebels at the city gate. The moment the spears pierced through, some rebel soldiers were thrown into the air, and their bodies fell heavily to the ground, and were soon trampled into meat paste by the following horses' hooves.
Qin Shutong led the light cavalry and followed closely behind, taking advantage of the gap opened by the heavy cavalry to quickly rush into Luoyang City.
As he swung the spear in his hand, the rebel was pierced through the chest, and blood splattered on his silver armor, like dark red flowers blooming.
A rebel soldier slashed at her with a long knife. Qin Shutong dodged sideways and kicked the soldier in the chest. The soldier screamed and fell backwards, bumping into the rebel behind him. The two fell into a nearby house, splashing a cloud of dust.
Shi Siming watched from the top of the city wall with bloodshot eyes. He knew that the city gate had been breached and that if he continued to defend it, he would be caught by the Tang army. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Retreat! Retreat to the inner city! Defend the treasury and granary!"
But just as his order was passed down, he heard a commotion coming from the direction of the inner city. A personal guard ran over in a panic, his face pale. "General! The inner city... the inner city defenders have rebelled! They've raised a black flag and claim they want to submit to the Tang Dynasty!"
Shi Siming turned around suddenly and saw a black flag rising in the direction of the inner city with a golden word "Qi" embroidered on it.
Only then did he understand that from the mysterious army approaching the city, to the city gates being opened, to the inner city defenders turning against them, it was all a conspiracy that had been set up long ago!
He always thought that he was in control of Luoyang, but he didn't expect that the city had already been infiltrated by secret guards like a sieve.
A chill ran from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.
He should have thought of it earlier. Ever since he occupied Luoyang, there have been rumors that there were secret guards left by Emperor Wu hiding in Luoyang. However, the people he sent to search either found nothing or never returned. He just thought it was a folk rumor, but he didn't expect that this force would have such a terrifying power.
At this time, Zhang Yanci had led the heavy cavalry to the gate of the inner city. The defenders of the inner city not only did not resist, but took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome the Tang army into the city.
Zhang Yanci reined in his horse, looked up at Shi Siming on the city wall, and said in a cold voice, "Shi Siming, do you know you are wrong?"
Shi Siming knew he had no way out. He gripped the scimitar tightly, a glint of madness flashing in his eyes. "Want to kill me? Not that easy! Brothers, fight them! Kill one and we'll break even. Kill two and we'll make a profit!"
He led his personal soldiers down the city wall, trying to fight his way out.
But the rebels had already lost their morale at this time. Seeing the inner city defenders defect and facing the fierce attack of the Tang army, most of them laid down their weapons and surrendered. Only a few diehards followed Shi Siming to resist.
When Qin Shutong saw Shi Siming rushing down, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He urged his horse and rushed straight towards Shi Siming.
Shi Siming swung his sword to fight, and the two men's weapons collided in the air, making a harsh metallic sound.
Shi Siming was a veteran who had fought on many battles. His swordsmanship was ruthless, and every blow he made was aimed at Qin Shutong's vital points.
Qin Shutong avoided Shi Siming's fierce attack while looking for the opponent's weakness.
After several rounds, Shi Siming gradually became exhausted, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and the scimitar in his hand began to become unstable.
At this moment, Zhang Yanci rode over on horseback, stabbing Shi Siming's back with the spear in his hand.
Shi Siming sensed the danger and quickly dodged to the side, but he was still a step too slow. The spear pierced his armor, leaving a deep wound on his back that was visible to the bone. Shi Siming screamed, staggered and fell to the ground, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground.
Qin Shutong took the opportunity to step forward and put his spear on Shi Siming's neck.
"Shi Siming, do you have anything else to say?" Qin Shutong's voice was cold, without a trace of pity in his eyes.
Shi Siming lay on the ground, looking at the black flags flying over Luoyang City, then at the surrendered rebels around him, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I thought I was smart, but I didn't expect that I would lose in the end..."
"But I don't accept it! Ahahahahahaha, I, Shi Siming, don't accept it!"
"What a bullshit! 'The world belongs to the public,' sounds good, but you're still just serving the emperor like a dog."
"In order to quell the rebellion, the Tang emperor allowed foreigners to plunder Chang'an and Luoyang."
"They wantonly plundered the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Is this what it means to be a world for all? Is this the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"
"To put it bluntly, we are rebels, but every soldier here has shed blood and fought for the Tang Dynasty."
"Which inch of the Tang Dynasty's borders is not protected by our lives?"
"But what did we get?"
"The imperial court won't let us live our lives, so we're rebelling against this damn imperial court. What's wrong with that?"
Shi Siming laughed wildly.
Facing the soldiers in front of him, there was no fear on his face.
"Who told you that we belong to the imperial court?"
A cold voice sounded.
When the people around saw Mr. Qi coming, they all put down their luggage.
Mr. Qi looked at Shi Siming with some regret.
It's a pity that his character flaws are too obvious, otherwise, there would be nothing wrong with him becoming the emperor.
He looked at Shi Siming's unconvinced eyes.
"How do you know that if we attack Luoyang, we won't attack Chang'an?"