All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 307 The First One to Enter Guanzhong Will Be King~~~
There is Shiling Pass on Shiling Mountain, and even thousands of troops cannot pass through it.

Looking at the steep terrain around him, Chen Ran on the top of the city wall nodded with satisfaction.

He turned and laughed towards the Shatuo army camp in the distance to the north, "If Li Keyong wants to pass here, he has to fly~"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was suddenly shocked.

Why am I standing here when I am so proud of myself?

"It's not bad." Chen Ran nodded repeatedly after reflecting on himself. "The person on the other side is Li Keyong, not Yue Fei."

The news that the court appointed Li Keyong as the governor of Hedong Town reached Chen Ran faster than it reached Li Keyong.

The reason is simple: Zheng Ting is hedging his bets.

Chen Ran had long heard of the name of the three Shatuo tribes. During the late Tang Dynasty, it was indeed a big name.

If he didn't have important matters to do, he would definitely send troops to fight against the famous Li Keyong.

"What a pity! I have to hurry to Chang'an City to pick up bargains."

Chen Ran sighed and shook his head, "We'll compete again next time we have a chance."

The messenger sent by Huang Chao brought a handwritten letter from Huang Chao.

The meaning of this great general is very simple, "The first one to enter Chang'an will be the king~~~"

He wants the title, but he wants the actual benefits even more.

That is the unparalleled Chang'an City, with massive wealth, countless supplies, a large number of craftsmen, etc., all of which are Chen Ran's targets.

He also planned to snatch Huang Chao's job of "trampling the bones of officials and nobles in the streets" and do it himself.

Precisely because they had such an important thing to do, they chose to defend the pass and block Li Keyong's passage to the south.

"Liu Xun."

"The general is here!"

"You have a calm personality." Chen Ran said, "You have the advantage of geographical location. You just need to guard the pass carefully."

"Please rest assured, General." Liu Xun responded generously, "I will definitely defend Shiling Pass and make sure Li Keyong cannot move south!"

Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction and left him three thousand soldiers to resist Li Keyong.

With this kind of geographical environment, even if Ma Su comes, bah bah bah ~ as long as he is not a moron, he will be able to defend it.

After arranging the defense, Chen Ran did not delay any longer and quickly went south through Shiling Town, Yangqu County, and Hubikou, heading straight for Jinyang City.

After a short rest, he left Ge Congzhou to guard Hedong Town, while he continued to head south and rushed to Puzhin Ferry.

At the same time, Huang Chao was approaching Tongguan.

The Tang Dynasty court dispatched the Shence Army to guard Tongguan, but most of them had fled before they even left Chang'an City.

After much difficulty they arrived at Tongguan, with no military equipment or food or wages. All they were told was "for the emperor" and they were ordered to fight Huang Chao's army to the death.

Most of the Shence Army were old hands from Chang'an City, so they would not fall for this and immediately dispersed.

Huang Chao had no idea that the defenders had collapsed. He had heard of the great reputation of Tongguan for a long time and carefully arranged for his general Zhu Wen to test it.

This trip back and forth took a whole day.

Upon learning that the defenders were defeated and the world-famous Tongguan was captured without a fight, Huang Chao's troops were greatly encouraged and rushed towards Chang'an city in a mighty force.

Their speed was fast enough, but when they arrived at Chang'an City, they were shocked to see a huge banner with the words "Carrying out Justice on Behalf of Heaven" flying on the top of the city wall.

"Brother Zihou."

Meeting at the city gate, Huang Chao looked complicated, "You win."

"It's just a joke." Chen Ran waved his hand generously, "Don't take it to heart."

It's just a joke, but who in the army doesn't know it?
How is it possible to just take it as a joke?

There is no doubt that Huang Chao was suppressed in morale.

As for why they lost, Chen Ran swept the grassland and seized countless horses. Almost everyone in the army had a horse, so they were of course faster than Huang Chao, who mainly employed infantry.

Huang Chao simply took advantage of the situation and changed the subject by asking, "Have you caught the emperor?"

"I've come fast enough."

Chen Ran spread his hands. "But the emperor ran even faster. It is said that he only took a group of eunuchs and guards with him. When the court officials were arrested and questioned, they didn't even know that the emperor had fled."

The emperor ran very quickly, even before the news of the fall of Tongguan came.

Not only did he not inform the ministers, he didn't even take the women in the palace away.

"what a pity."

Huang Chao stamped his feet with regret, "If we catch the emperor, Brother Chen can take his place."

Faced with such temptation, Chen Ran simply responded, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about how to settle down next."

"Brother Chen, what do you think?"

"I won't stay in Guanzhong for long." Chen Ran's words made Huang Chao smile. "After all, my base is far away in Youzhou Town. This time I came here mainly to cooperate with you in attacking Guanzhong."

Huang Chao, looking relieved, immediately expressed his regret and stated with certainty that he wanted to divide Guanzhong equally with Chen Ran.

Just laugh at such words, no one will take them seriously.

"It's definitely okay for me. I'm here to help. But I have tens of thousands of soldiers under my command. They've come all the way here. I can't let them go back empty-handed."

"Understood." Huang Chao nodded repeatedly. "Brother Chen, you can take the wealth and population of Guanzhong!"

Huang Chao, who had traveled around the world, knew how to choose. Anyway, it was not his to begin with, so he could just use it to send Chen Ran off with courtesy.

"In that case, I won't be polite."

Chen Ran was really rude. The supplies and goods in the government warehouses inside and outside Chang'an City filled up many large carts.

All the craftsmen from inside and outside the city were taken away with their families.

Chen Ran even arranged for his generals to go to various counties in Guanzhong to transport supplies from local government warehouses.

Huang Chao's subordinates were extremely jealous, and the pressure finally fell on Huang Chao.

There was no other way, so he had to bite the bullet and find Chen Ran, asking him when he would leave.

"Three days. The last three days."

Chen Ran smiled and said, "It will be fine soon."

Within three days, almost all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City were wiped out.

When Huang Chao and his men entered the city, they saw the bones of nobles all over the city.
In the end, he left Chang'an City with a large number of royal women, as well as women from aristocratic families and court officials who "voluntarily" followed him.

After bidding farewell to Huang Chao, he reunited with the generals who were sent to various places to collect loot, and escorted a large number of people and supplies to Puzhou Ferry.

"General." The generals were very confused about giving up Guanzhong. "It was clearly agreed that whoever enters Guanzhong first will be king."

"That's right." Chen Ran said with a smile, "I was the first one to enter Guanzhong. Everyone in the world knows it."

"But why should we give up Guanzhong?"

"Because we can't defend it, at least not now." Chen Ran laughed again, "There are more than 100,000 soldiers in the autumn defense alone, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers from Shuofang, Fenning, Fengxiang, Xiasui and other towns to defend the king. These soldiers are not the Shen Ce Army, which is mainly composed of vagrants from Chang'an City. How can we fight with only these 20,000 or 30,000 people?"

Wang Yanzhang acted as if he suddenly understood, "I see, this is chicken ribs. The general threw the chicken ribs to Huang Chao and asked him to fight the court to the death. He used the court to get rid of him."

"You talk too much."

Just as Chen Ran expected, the imperial court's counterattack soon came.

The troops from various towns and Huang Chao's army fought each other in Guanzhong, and the battle was so fierce that it was dark and chaotic.

Chen Ran had already returned to Hedong Town and began to count the spoils.

This trip into Guanzhong not only earned him the title of "the first one to enter Guanzhong will be the king", but also brought in hundreds of millions of goods and silks, thousands of craftsmen of all kinds, and a large number of women of marriageable age.

So many bachelors under Chen Ran began to get married on a large scale.

Compared to the fate of these women in history, who became playthings of Huang Chao's army after Huang Chao entered the city, and were despised and forced to die after the imperial court came back, they are now living a very good life.

The generals were not without vision. They all collected a group of outstanding women to serve the general.

There were also women of different identities who were placed next to Chen Ran.

Like the emperor's concubines and the princesses of the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Ran did not refuse. He accepted it with the intention of saving him. It was better than being treated as food.

"Li Keyong hasn't left yet?"

"He has already left, and returned to Daibei. Before he left, he sent someone to deliver a message saying that this matter is not over yet, and he will repay you a hundredfold in the future."

"Oh." Chen Ran smiled. "If he doesn't come to find me, I will go find him. I have to think carefully about how powerful the Shatuo cavalry is."

"General." Liu Xun looked a little hesitant.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Yes." Liu Xun asked simply, "I heard that the general has wiped out all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City?"

"That's true." Chen Ran looked at him suspiciously. "Why, do you sympathize with them?"

"No." Liu Xun shook his head immediately. "Who among the common people in the world doesn't hate the aristocratic families? But I'm afraid no one will be willing to surrender to the general in the future. After all, civil officials are still needed to govern the world."

"That doesn't make sense."

Chen Ran immediately retorted, "They are just scholars. If there are no scholars coming to join us, then we can train them ourselves. It's just reading, who can't do it?"

"Each city, each wing, and each camp has opened night schools to teach people how to read and understand the world. After retiring, they can work in local government offices."

Chen Ran left Liu Xun to guard Hedong Town, and returned to Youzhou Town with troops, supplies and population.

Farming, doing business, training soldiers, and always keeping an eye on the melee in Guanzhong.

When the news came that Huang Chao could no longer hold on and withdrew from Guanzhong, Chen Ran immediately sent troops.

He did not send troops to Guanzhong to support Huang Chao, but instead went north into the grassland, gathered the frightened nomadic tribes as cannon fodder, and marched westward in a mighty force, heading straight for Daibei.

Chen Ran never regarded Huang Chao as an opponent, because Huang Chao was a true refugee. Once his roaming route was blocked, he would be doomed to failure.

The only opponent he really cared about was Li Keyong.

As for waiting for Li Keyong to develop and then compete with him for the world, that's nonsense.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

The best option is to nip it in the bud before it develops.

This time, Chen Ran sent troops to Daibei with the purpose of destroying Li Keyong.

Not only did he bring more than 30,000 combat soldiers, but he also brought almost the same number of auxiliary soldiers.

Including the conscripted laborers and the grassland tribes used as cannon fodder, the number of people was close to 100,000.

After fighting for so many years, Chen Ran had long realized that using force to suppress the enemy was the best way to fight.

(End of this chapter)