Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 244 Entering Taiyuan, Write Him a...

In Taiyuan, the sky was overcast, and the streets were bustling with people, with vendors calling out their wares. Suddenly, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, like muffled thunder, shook the ground slightly.

"what happened?"

"what happened?"

"I don't know, but this tremor feels a bit like..." A veteran who had been on the battlefield looked at the bluestone-paved street, which was constantly trembling, and small stones and dust were being shaken up. A terrible thought suddenly popped into his mind.

There were cavalry.

And it was an extremely large number of cavalry approaching!

"cavalry?"

"How could a large force of cavalry have crossed the border and appeared here?"

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Many people, pale-faced, shook their heads repeatedly, trying to calm their frantically beating hearts, but to no avail.

At the same time, outside Taiyuan Prefecture, the imposing Xuanjia Cangyun, just as the people and soldiers of the city were shocked and panicked, unexpectedly entered the sight of the Taiyuan City garrison!

That scene was like the sun rising over the East China Sea!
This most elite and invincible cavalry of the time swept in like a surging tide, approaching from afar.

Ten thousand riders roared like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth.

This Azure Cloud Armor, which appeared out of nowhere, is like a black torrent, about to engulf everything in the world. Like a dragon lurking in the abyss, it will soar into the nine heavens and show its domineering arrogance as soon as it appears!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" the city gate guards shouted in panic, and the people in the city were thrown into chaos, scrambling to take cover.

The defending general hurriedly ordered the archers to be on guard and immediately closed the city gates. However, he saw that the iron cavalry did not directly attack the city, but instead formed ranks outside the city, exuding a chilling aura.

As they drew closer, someone exclaimed in surprise, "The Azure Cloud Banner! This is... the Azure Cloud Army?"

Outside the city, a black-armored cavalrymen stood, each clad in armor, their swords and shields seemingly one, their banners fluttering, their blades gleaming menacingly, their aura terrifying beyond measure.

But what's most terrifying isn't their swords, shields, and armor.

It is not them, but rather themselves.

"It's the Cangyun Iron Cavalry! The Cangyun Army of Jiayuguan!"

"Why are they here?"

The generals and soldiers guarding the city were pale. The Cangyun Iron Cavalry was renowned for its might on the border and its fame throughout the Ming Dynasty. It was known for its black armor and black shields and had always guarded Jiayuguan. Why did it suddenly appear in Taiyuan?
"General, I'm afraid it's... the Jingnan Rebellion."

"Bullshit! Even if it's the Jingnan Rebellion, they're heading for the capital. What are they doing in my Taiyuan Prefecture?" the city's garrison commander cursed, trying to mask his inner panic.

"But if it weren't for the Jingnan Rebellion, the Cangyun Iron Cavalry would never have appeared here!"

At this moment, a rider from the Cangyun Iron Cavalry took the lead, removing his face armor to reveal a cold and resolute face. He shouted:
"By order of His Highness, the Cangyun Army has come to Taiyuan to assist in the defense of the city!"

To aid in the defense of the city?

The soldiers on the city wall fell silent instantly, their hearts pounding.

They weren't stupid; they knew that those four words could be interpreted as Prince Su wanting to use the Cangyun Army to control Taiyuan.

"General, what should I do?"

"What the hell do we do?" the city's garrison commander asked angrily.

"Should we fight or not?"

"Hit?" The city's garrison commander raised his hand and slapped the man who had spoken on the head, making him stagger. He then yelled, "Are you blind?"

"The cavalry outside the city stretches as far as the eye can see; there must be at least tens of thousands of them."

"And they were all wearing armor."

"Haven't you heard the news about the Ming Dynasty? Open your dog eyes and take a good look. Can you find a single one of those Cangyun Iron Cavalry below the Vajra Realm?"

Tens of thousands of Vajra Realm warriors, clad in armor, stared at them with menacing glints in their blades.

The fact that the defending general didn't wet himself in fear on the spot speaks volumes about his composure. Fight?
What a fart!

The defending general took a deep breath and made a decision he would be grateful for for the rest of his life: "Open the city gates and welcome the Cangyun army into the city. Everyone lay down your weapons and do not move rashly. Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

"Yes!!"

It seemed everyone was waiting for his order.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the weapons of the city's defenders were thrown to the side.

……

When the high-ranking officials of Taiyuan arrived, Changsun Wangqing had already led 100,000 Cangyun Iron Cavalry into the prosperous city in an orderly manner.

The people in the city were initially in a state of panic and anxiety, but seeing that the Cangyun Army was disciplined and had no intention of looting or disturbing the people, they were somewhat relieved.

In the crowd, pairs of sharp eyes were secretly observing everything.

Just then, an official in a red robe strode over from the crowd and blocked the Cangyun army's path: "Commander Yan, may I ask if you have an imperial edict or a dispatch order from the Ministry of War to bring the Cangyun army here?"

"I have come to Taiyuan on the orders of His Highness Prince Su to assist in the defense of the city!"

Changsun Wangqing, riding a black, imposing horse, replied coldly.

The official in red robes sneered and pointed at Changsun Wangqing angrily, saying, "The defense of Taiyuan Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Provincial Military Command. We are not within the fiefdom of Prince Su. Without an imperial edict or an order from the Ministry of War, please forgive us for being unable to obey orders."

"Oh?"

A cold glint appeared on Changsun Wangqing's peerless face beneath the Heavenly Net mask as his gaze swept over the surrounding officials and soldiers with sword-like eyes: "Is that what you all think too?"

"Don't dare!"

Everyone lowered their heads in fear, not daring to meet Changsun Wangqing's gaze.

Although they were unwilling, they knew the principle that one has to bow one's head when under someone's roof, so how could they openly contradict Commander Cangyun and disobey orders?
They didn't dare to stop them when they were outside the city.

The Cangyun Army is right in front of us. If they launch an attack, not only will they, but also the hundreds of thousands of people in the entire city of Taiyuan, will not be able to survive.

No matter what interests are involved, they are irrelevant when life and death are at stake.

"Someone is coming."

"General Yan."

"Since he wants an order, then write one for him." Changsun Wangqing sneered, and with a wave of her hand, someone from the accompanying army took out a banknote, casually wrote the word 'order' on it, and threw it in the face of the red-robed official.

"You...traitor, traitor!" The official in red robes trembled with rage. He had expected Changsun Wangqing to back down, and he had expected Changsun Wangqing to become enraged.

I never imagined that Changsun Wangqing would be so audacious as to do this.

In front of all the people and officials of Taiyuan, he directly wrote the word "order" and used it as an order from the Ministry of War. This was utterly disrespectful to the emperor and an act of arbitrariness.

"Hmph, pedantic scholar!"

Annoyance flashed in Changsun Wangqing's phoenix eyes. He snorted coldly, grabbed the reins, and was about to continue forward when he found that the man was still blocking the way for the Cangyun Army. His face became even more displeased.

Before Changsun Wangqing could say anything more, two soldiers guarding Taiyuan swiftly took action.

No matter how much the official shouted, they were dragged away.

"Welcome to the Cangyun Army!"

The prefect of Taiyuan and the generals guarding the city shouted in unison.

"Welcome to the Cangyun Army!"

"Welcome to the Cangyun Army!"

The common people blindly followed suit. Seeing that the prefect and the general guarding the city, whom they could only look up to on ordinary days, were welcoming them, they also shouted and lined the streets to welcome the Cangyun Army into Taiyuan.

(End of this chapter)