Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 196 Zhang Liang's mutiny will be re-established

The situation has changed, and the dark cloud of war has almost enveloped the entire country.

This is undoubtedly a major reshuffle, and will once again establish a new pattern.

The Xueyantuo, the Western Turks, and the Tubo all wanted to compete with the Tang Empire, and the Three Kingdoms governed by Li Chengqian, who served as the fuse, could be considered a rising force and qualified to be at the table.

In the tide of this era, there are many people who also want to ride the wind and waves and become the trendsetters of the era.

Zhang Liang has such an idea. He doesn’t have great ability, but he has great ambition.

"Deputy Manager Zhang, what is so urgent and urgent that you have to summon us here in the dead of night?"

Changsun Huan frowned, his face full of displeasure. As he spoke, he and Changsun Wen beside him quickly walked into the hall of the City Lord's Mansion in Xiqing Pass.

"Could it be that the Xueyantuo are planning to launch a surprise attack under the cover of night?"

Chang Sun Wen asked, without showing any nervousness on his face.

At this time, Zhang Liang, who was sitting in the first seat, was looking at the two men walking towards him with a serious expression. When he heard what the Changsun brothers said, his face darkened slightly, but he soon regained his composure, but the hostility in his eyes became more and more obvious.

"General Zhangsun, please be careful about your words and actions! This is an important military camp, how can you be so rude and disrespectful! Besides, I summoned you here this time, there must be an urgent matter to discuss and deal with, otherwise how could General Zhang easily alarm you all."

A general standing behind Zhang Liang glared at him and shouted loudly.

Chang Sun Huan snorted inwardly, not caring at all about the general's rebuke. He glanced at Zhang Liang and sneered:
"Humph, if there's anything urgent, just tell us now so as not to waste everyone's time here."

His words were full of disdain and provocation, and it was obvious that he did not take Zhang Liang seriously at all.

In fact, Chang Sun Huan had long been dissatisfied with Zhang Liang's position. Although Zhang Liang's official position was higher than theirs, they were not afraid of Zhang Liang in the army because of his strong family background.

What's more, Zhang Liang had never made any significant contributions in the army, so his prestige was naturally difficult to convince the people.

Therefore, Chang Sun Huan had been waiting for the opportunity, wanting to secretly trip up Zhang Liang so that he could be forced to step down from his position as deputy general manager.

In addition, Changsun Huan has a special identity and many halos around him, which Zhang Liang cannot suppress.

Zhang Liang was sitting upright at the desk on the pig-mouth seat. He narrowed his eyes slightly and forced a seemingly kind smile on his face, but a frightening gloomy look flashed in his eyes imperceptibly.

"Today, my general specially invited two major generals here because he has a brilliant plan to defeat the enemy. I hope you two can lend me a hand!" Zhang Liang said with a bow.

Upon hearing this, Changsun Huan and Changsun Wen suddenly became interested, and their original strong sleepiness instantly dissipated.

Chang Sun Huan hurriedly asked, "Oh? I don't know what it is. If it succeeds, will it be a credit?"

Zhang Liang nodded, turned to look at Zhang Gang standing behind him, and ordered: "Zhang Gang, you come and tell the two major generals in detail what the mission is that needs to be carried out this time."

After saying that, Zhang Liang seemed unwilling to stay any longer. After confirming the two of them, he hurriedly left towards the back door.

However, Changsun Huan and Changsun Wen did not inherit any of the cunning and wisdom of their father Changsun Wuji.

Zhang Liang's hasty departure did not alert them at all. Instead, they both turned their eyes to Zhang Liang's adopted son Zhang Gang, their eyes full of eagerness and expectation.

Chang Sun Huan couldn't hold back his temper and urged, "Tell me quickly, what kind of important mission is it that requires us to go together to carry it out?"

He also had not forgotten the instructions from his father Changsun Wuji before he left, that he should stay here to contain Zhang Liang's power.

After all, the power in the army is still firmly in the hands of his Changsun family.

However, if Zhang Liang wants to completely control this army, he must eliminate all the generals who come from the clan.

Only in this way can he truly grasp military power and realize his ambitions.

Therefore, when Duomi Khan asked for the heads of the Tang army generals, Cheng Gongying agreed readily without any hesitation.

For him, this was just a matter of going with the flow.

"Mission? Hehe, it's very simple. My father wants to borrow the heads of the two major generals!"

Zhang Gang said with a sinister sneer. Before he finished speaking, dozens of burly men holding sharp knives and axes suddenly rushed out from the darkness like ghosts.
In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Changsun Huan and Changsun Wen without saying a word.

Zhang Sunhuan was shocked and angry when he saw this. He stared with his big eyes like copper bells and shouted at the top of his voice: "How dare you, Zhang Gang, to openly rebel?"

Perhaps because he was too anxious or because he was filled with fear, his roar was deafening and echoed throughout the city.

However, the soldiers here have been replaced, so even if he shouts louder, it will be of no use.

Facing Chang Sun Huan's roar, Zhang Gang curled his lips in disdain, slowly stepped back a few steps, and after he stood still, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, mockingly saying:

"Humph, General Changsun must have made a mistake. It's not that I, Zhang Gang, want to rebel, but my father has great ambitions and wants to accomplish a great cause that will shake the world, so he needs to borrow the heads of the two major generals."

After saying this, he raised his chin triumphantly, his eyes full of contempt.

Then, Zhang Gang waved his hand fiercely and shouted:

"Go ahead! Kill them, but don't hurt their heads!"

As soon as he gave the order, the swordsmen pounced on Changsun Huan and Changsun Wen like hungry tigers, and chopped at the two of them mercilessly with the shining weapons in their hands, leaving them no chance to breathe or room to maneuver.

"Zhang Gang, you traitor, you shall not die well..."

Chang Sun Huan was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire and he started cursing loudly. However, his shouting and cursing were soon drowned out by the sound of swords and axes clashing like dense rain, and eventually disappeared without a trace.

Then came the horrific screams of Changsun Huan and Changsun Wen. But the screams did not last long, gradually becoming weaker until they were completely silent.

"Father, the traitor has been killed!"

Zhang Gang held two bloody heads in his hands, walked up to Zhang Liang and spoke respectfully.

They were called adopted sons, but in fact they were all loyal soldiers raised by Zhang Liang.

The death warriors are a group of people who don’t know that they are death warriors, but are willing to die for the person in power.

It’s not about right or wrong, it’s just the belief they hold in their hearts.

The death warriors are not a group of heartless people.

On the contrary, they are a group of pitiful people who are carried away by their emotions.

Until they died, they had no idea that they were being used.

"Take it down."

Zhang Liang took a glance, waved his hand in disdain, and turned to ask Cheng Gongying who was standing aside.

"Have the other rebel generals in the army been controlled?"

"We have already sent people to encircle and suppress them. I believe that by now, all those who should be killed have been killed."

Cheng Gongying beside him replied.

A mutiny broke out tonight, and Zhang Liang's adopted sons played a vital role in it.

"Shouldn't we kill them all? There are hidden dangers if they are left alive."

Zhang Liang became furious. At this point, he had no way out.

He was not from a noble family, and launching a mutiny was not only a rebellion against the imperial power, but also would have offended the noble families.

Killing one is also killing, killing two is also killing.

His current situation is exactly the same as Li Chengqian's.

"General, keep them. They will be of great use in the future. It is enough to kill all the people who are left behind by Changsun Wuji to implicate the general."

Cheng Gongying said in a sinister voice that he had a longer-term vision.

As long as we have these noble sons in our hands, we can make the powerful families afraid to act rashly.

"Just make the arrangements as you see fit. Also, send the heads of the rebels to the Xueyantuo army and lead them into the pass." "But don't let any of the rebels go. Try to delay the news as long as possible."

Zhang Liang ordered again that he could only hope that Yu Xueyantuo would keep his promise.

He wanted to gain a foothold while the Xueyantuo entered the pass.

As Zhang Liang launched a mutiny, the entire northern border of the Tang Dynasty fell into war.

"Break out of the encirclement and spread the news that Zhang Liang has launched a mutiny."

In a military camp, war has broken out, with Tang army fighting against Tang army. Many people don't know why they are fighting, they just follow orders.

"General Su, this way."

Zhishisili roared and led the elite cavalry of the Eastern Turks into the battle circle to rescue the besieged Su Dingfang.

Before this, it was Su Dingfang and Zhishisili who were guarding the Guannei Road. They were familiar with military affairs. Su Dingfang also keenly noticed the abnormality in the soldiers' movements and was on guard, so he was not hacked to death.

However, Zhishishili was an Eastern Turk and a foreign general. He led the Eastern Turk cavalry alone and had extremely high autonomy, so Zhang Liang could not reach him.

When the incident happened, Cai Wei was captured and killed immediately.

"go!"

Su Dingfang was so brave that he would charge into the battle in every battle. However, he did not kill his former colleagues. After knocking down a few of them, he led his personal soldiers and joined the Eastern Turkic cavalry.

"General Zhishi, Zhang Liang is plotting something bad and has already started a mutiny. We should leave quickly and report this to His Majesty."

Su Dingfang glanced at the Tang army behind him and said hurriedly.

"The whole army breaks out!"

Zhishisili shouted loudly, and the Turkic cavalry turned their horses around, dispersed the Tang army's ranks, and rode away.

The Turkic cavalry was an ace unit of the Tang army.

Zhishisili also led the Turkic cavalry and achieved many feats.

Even when attacking Tuyuhun or Western Turks, he was present.

Before the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, it relied on the power of its vassal states to fight one hostile country after another.

Using the opponent's force to counter attack him is a very clever tactic.

He was the gangster boss at that time. If anyone disobeyed him, he would call on his subordinates to beat you into submission.

Just like the situation Li Chengqian was in, before the Tang army arrived, Goguryeo was already surrounded by enemies on the four fronts.

"Su Dingfang colluded with the Eastern Turks and was planning something bad. He wanted to restore the Eastern Turks when the Xueyantuo army was approaching. I sent an order to the three armies to kill anyone they met."

"At the same time, send an express letter of eight hundred miles to Chang'an to inform Your Majesty and the Crown Prince of the news of Su Dingfang and Zhishishili's rebellion."

The next morning, Zhang Liang gathered all the generals together to raise the banner of justice.

The escape of Su Dingfang and Zhishisili gave him an excuse.

This is also an opportunity.

In any case, the real situation cannot be known to the soldiers below.

Because no matter what, you have to have a legitimate reason to do so.

Today in the Tang Dynasty, with people from all over the country paying tribute, it is obviously impossible to hold high the banner of a tyrant.

The only way is to find another way.

The Tang Dynasty today is facing real internal and external troubles, and is in danger of collapse.

A lot of big changes have happened during this period of time.

A fierce battle was also taking place at Buyeo City, on the border of Goguryeo.

Buyeo Mountain City was the first mountain city built by the ancestors of Goguryeo during the Han Dynasty.

The city was built on the top of a mountain and was surrounded by steep cliffs, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. In terms of strategic location, it was even more strategic than Anshi City.

It was also the first capital of Goguryeo. It had a small area and could only accommodate 30,000 to 50,000 people, but there were mountain springs and sufficient food in the city.

You can only seize it by force, you cannot adopt the tactic of surrounding without attacking.

If the Uighurs, Weishi, and Khitans wanted to invade Goguryeo, they had to capture this city, otherwise they would be in danger of being attacked from all sides and having their food supply cut off.

This is inevitable.

In ancient times, not every village had access to roads.

There may be only one road leading to a place.

The cost of carving a path is too high.

So it’s not that the ancients couldn’t think of a way around it, but that the conditions didn’t allow it.

A single person might be able to make it through the steep mountain road, but horses and carts with food could not.

The city is located in the middle of the avenue, which is why, in order to capture a city, one must conquer it.

Although the coalition forces of various countries are numerous, they are useless.

The Tang army only needed two people to guard the mountain and push rolling logs down the mountain to stop the army of tens of thousands.

The arrows from the bottom of the mountain were difficult to shoot up, making it invincible.

He truly achieved the goal of one man blocking the way for ten thousand.

After several days of attack, the coalition forces have suffered more than a thousand casualties.

But even the Tang army couldn't see it clearly.

This had a great impact on the morale of the coalition forces.

The coalition forces are now in a dilemma.

The morale of the coalition forces of various countries was high at first, then weak, and finally exhausted.

The fighter planes have appeared.

Gao Kan has also been personally going to the top of the city wall these days to observe the changes in the coalition forces.

One stop is one day.

"Pass the order down, have the soldiers take turns sleeping, don't take off their armor, don't let go of their swords, and follow orders."

Gao Kan said seriously that the fight had lasted long enough.

Without the unified command of the Tang army generals, these coalition forces were used to being scattered and acting independently, and flaws had already appeared.

Some wanted to go south to plunder, while others had concerns and left without seeking rescue.

Anyway, the coalition forces of various countries no longer have the unity they had before, and they even started playing tricks within the army.

Khitan, Wei Shi and Huihe were all neighboring countries, and the wars between them never stopped.

Over time, conflicts are inevitable.

Not to mention that once the war breaks out, they will watch you die without helping you and may even stab you in the back, making it difficult for the generals of the three parties to devote their full attention and energy to dealing with the Tang army and for them to be on guard against each other.

(End of this chapter)