usatvline Chapter 250 What they swore to protect was betrayed by the Zhou family
Chapter 250 What they swore to protect was betrayed by the Zhou family
Chu Xi, who was still on his way to provide support, was naturally unaware of the tense atmosphere in Xianyang City.
Because the situation in Xi'an is tense.
When they left, there were already more than 100,000 soldiers at the gates of the city, and three of the four city gates were surrounded.
Under such circumstances, Chu Xi naturally did not dare to delay on the road for even a moment after finally getting General Tang's agreement to lead troops to rescue him.
They did not dare to delay along the way. Chu Xi, General Tang and other 5,000 elite soldiers rode horses quickly to Xi'an City, while the remaining more than 10,000 people walked.
War horses are extremely precious strategic materials no matter which country they are in.
The stronger and more powerful the warhorse is, the more valuable it is on the black market.
Moreover, privately selling war horses is a capital crime, whether in the Great Zhou or the Western Chu.
Normally a city would not prepare too many war horses. It was an exception for a city like General Tang to have 5,000 cavalry.
Chu Xi didn’t quite understand the Great Zhou’s current requirements for the military system, but Zhou Yichen, as a prince who was at the center of power, knew it very well.
The extra war horses were probably bought privately by General Tang himself. Given my father's fear of military generals, he had deliberately suppressed the supply of war horses.
For 50,000 soldiers and horses, no more than 4,000 war horses are allowed!
...General Tang has exceeded the standard.
If it were someone else, or if it were another situation, Tang Juncheng would never reveal his cards so easily.
But now the situation does not wait for anyone, Xi'an City is in imminent danger, and there is no time for him to think and consider again and again.
Therefore, Tang Juncheng had no time to judge whether Zhou Yichen, the third prince, was worthy of trust, so he decisively ordered people to pull out all the war horses in the stable.
Just to get more people to rush to Xi'an City to resolve the crisis in Xi'an.
"After we pass the small canyon ahead, we will be less than half an hour away from Xi'an City."
Riding a horse is much faster than walking. With the spur of the horse, it took them less than six hours and they could now see the shadow of the city gate of Xi'an.
When they came, there were soldiers ambushed in the canyon. Now, the soldiers have been instigated by them to rebel. However, what happened before made Chu Xi subconsciously alert.
"General Tang, we were ambushed in this small canyon when we came here." Chu Xi reminded Tang Juncheng in front of him.
Tang Juncheng is exactly thirty years old this year. As he was stationed at the border all year round, he had been engaged to two women. However, his fiancée was weak and died of illness before the marriage.
The second time, there was a war with Japan and the wedding was postponed for half a year. The girl was in her prime and could not afford to delay.
In addition, the news sent back to Beijing was incorrect, which led the woman to mistakenly believe that Tang Juncheng had disappeared in the battle with the enemy and his whereabouts were unknown.
The woman didn't like the fact that Tang Juncheng was a military general. When this happened, she was afraid that she would be labeled as a husband-killer before she even got married.
Without waiting for the news to be confirmed...he hurriedly broke off the engagement.
The two unsuccessful engagements temporarily made Tang Juncheng lose interest in getting married, and he never mentioned the matter again. His Majesty did not like military generals in the first place and was worried that they would become powerful and independent.
The Tang family has produced two outstanding generals. Even though Tang Yuhuai's father has been in Beijing for many years, he still cannot dispel the fear and suspicion in His Majesty's heart. The first two candidates for his fiancée were given by His Majesty.
For this reason, when Tang Juncheng did not mention it on his own initiative, His Majesty pretended to have forgotten and delayed granting Tang Juncheng the marriage.
It is good to have no wives or concubines. He has been at the border all year round, and it is such a dangerous place. War may break out at any time, and once a war breaks out, he may lose his life.
Tang Juncheng didn't have a woman he liked, and he didn't want to waste someone's life. Who knows where he might die one day!
If a girl marries into a family and then dies, her family members who are better off will take her back.
If someone had a more rigid mindset and asked her to stay in her husband's family for the rest of her life, then she would have no hope in this life!
Hearing this, Tang Juncheng pulled his thoughts back and looked at the small canyon in front of him. The entrance to the canyon was wide, but it became half as narrow as he entered.
No wonder they were lying in ambush here.
This is indeed a good place to ambush people.
"Where are the people?" Tang Juncheng was surprised.
Since the other party has arranged ambushes, the number must be considerable.
With such a small number of people, even if they had extraordinary martial arts skills, it would be impossible for them to break out of the encirclement so easily, and most of them would remain unharmed.
Chu Xi was looking down, choosing his words carefully.
This is easy to explain.
In fact, the ambush troops are a group of fence-sitters who will sway to the side of the wind.
Zhou Yichen suddenly interrupted, "They are all from the Great Zhou army. Since they can rebel once, they are not afraid of rebelling again."
Tang Juncheng frowned slightly, "The Great Zhou army..."
This instantly reminded him of what Chu Jiang had said before, that cities around Xi'an had been experiencing rebellions one after another, and...the prince was suspected of colluding with Western Chu, committing treason and selling out the country!
"I am just a military man. I don't know how to weigh the pros and cons. I only know how to defend my country. I am a citizen of the Great Zhou when I am alive and a ghost of the Great Zhou when I die." Tang Juncheng sighed lightly.
"Unfortunately, the things we value are worthless in the eyes of others."
Da Zhou's surname is now Zhou, and he is working for the Zhou family. However, the people they swore to protect with their lives were betrayed by the Zhou family. How could he not be heartbroken?
Countless soldiers have fallen, generation after generation, guarding this land.
The thing that all the soldiers swore to protect with their lives was betrayed by their own people without a care!
The more such betrayal occurs, the more infuriating it is.
But as a qualified general, he would no longer express his emotions openly and show anger on his face like he did when he was young.
A person who leads troops should avoid showing his emotions outwardly. If the commander is easily angered and irritable, wouldn't the soldiers under his command be even more easily panicked?
Tang Juncheng turned his head and said to his guards, "When crossing the canyon, tell everyone to be careful and pay attention to the situation on both sides. If there is anything wrong, retreat immediately!"
The personal guard received the order, immediately pulled the reins, and went to the back of the team to convey his orders.
The personal guards brought by Zhou Yichen surrounded him to prevent the rain of arrows like before from happening again!
Chu Xi was riding alone, observing the surrounding situation with sharp eyes.
It is always a good thing to be cautious. Although they have 5,000 people here, they are all going to Xi'an to provide support. If they are really killed here, no one will be able to rescue Xi'an from siege.
She deliberately rode in the front to explore the way.
Before he had ridden far, he heard a slight noise in the canyon, the sound of a few small stones sliding down.
This would not be strange under normal circumstances, but at this moment, this weirdness was magnified by Chu Xi.
The three thousand ambushes never returned. If Qi Jianshu was a qualified general, he would never ignore this problem and would definitely send people to investigate!
As long as someone investigates, the news that Chu Xi and others were not killed, but instead instigated 3,000 rebels, will naturally be revealed.
"There are people up there." Chu Xi immediately turned around and gestured to Tang Juncheng that there was an ambush, "Retreat."