Chapter 672: Battle of Kyoto

The action has already started in Chongshan Town, and the siege in Kyoto has also begun.

On April 25, the Daliang Army besieged the city for 20 days and produced a large number of siege equipment.

Early in the morning of that day, the sound of drums could be heard in the Daliang Army's camp.

Then, a large number of soldiers pushed out of the camp with many siege equipment such as ladders, trench bridges, nest carts, catapults, and crossbows.

The army lined up, surrounded three sides and lacked one, and launched an attack from the west, north and south of Kyoto City.

The horns sounded and the drums resounded.

Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed towards the city wall like ants.

The catapult started, and the basin-sized stones were wrapped in straw ropes and poured with kerosene, falling into the city with fire and whistling sounds.

At the same time, there were a large number of crossbows mixed in, and the sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded.

As soon as the battle horn sounded, the Daliang army outside the city showed extremely professional siege skills.

The counterattack inside the city was also not bad, with a large number of crossbows firing, and dense crossbow arrows covering the sky, which made people's scalps numb.

Although the court of Darong has been corrupt for many years, although the imperial army has been destroyed, and although the emperor's personal army in the city is no longer a real elite, Kyoto is Kyoto.

Here is also the best defense facility of Darong, there are more than 2,000 crossbows alone, and they are all large crossbows.

In addition to crossbows, there are a large number of scepters and rolling stones on the city wall, as well as a lot of gold juice and boiling oil.

Smoke rose on the city wall, and the smell was suffocating.

A large number of soldiers had already been guarding and waiting.

The moat of Kyoto is very wide, more than ten feet wide, and more than two feet deep.

It is impossible to cross the moat with a trench bridge alone. The moat needs to be filled up and a trench bridge is built to ensure that the soldiers can cross the moat quickly and safely.

At the beginning of the siege, the main task of the Daliang army was to fill the moat.

On the first day of the siege, the Daliang army did not touch the edge of the city wall, but the attacks of both sides were very sharp. The catapults and crossbows shot at each other. Although the two sides did not touch each other, there were many casualties.

Especially the Daliang army, more than 2,000 casualties occurred in just one day.

Then the offensive and defensive battles of both sides entered an extremely tragic stage.

The Daliang army continued to transport soil and bricks to fill the moat, and the catapults and crossbows of both sides shot at each other.

The Daliang army outside the city suffered heavy casualties, and although the soldiers in the city did not suffer too much loss, the people near the city wall suffered.

A large number of houses were set on fire by the stones thrown over, and a large number of people were accidentally injured or burned to death.

One day, two days, three days...

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and the moats on the west, north and south sides of Kyoto were filled up, and this most tragic siege war also entered the final stage.

On the morning of the first day of May, the sky was gloomy, and the heavy clouds were like lead, pressing people to breathe.

Emperor Tianwu stood on the central army banner, holding a telescope, looking at the tower opposite.

On the tower, Li Feihe was also looking at Emperor Tianwu's central army banner.

The real hand-to-hand combat was about to begin, and both sides were in a very solemn mood.

"Grandfather!" Li Feihe looked at Li Chao behind him.

Li Chao looked at Chen Wansong and Wang He not far away. At this time, eight innate warriors gathered here, Chen Wansong, Wang He, Li Chao and the three great monks of Dacheng Temple, as well as the two innate warriors of Xueren, Bai Jian and Heidao.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Darong court has fallen apart, the royal family still has many innate warriors.

The three great monks of Mahayana Temple, Miaoxin, Miaofa, and Miaozhen, are not ordinary innate warriors. Mahayana Temple is originally a royal temple, and the monks in Mahayana Temple enjoy royal offerings.

Compared with the Three Valleys, Mahayana Temple is actually closer to the royal family.

Because the Three Valleys are the offerings of the court, while Mahayana Temple is the offering of the royal family.

Although the three great monks Miaoxin, Miaofa, and Miaozhen are not very prominent and have no great reputation, and even many innate warriors are not very aware of their existence, their strength should never be underestimated.

Among them, Miaoxin became an innate warrior the earliest, and now he is more than 140 years old, Miaofa is the second, and he is also more than 120 years old. Miaozhen is the youngest, but he is also 100 years old.

As for Bai Jian and Hei Dao, they are the innate warriors among the Blood Blade. Although they have been innate warriors for less than ten years, they are the innate warriors trained by Emperor Yanping and are loyal to the royal family.

To be precise, the Blood Blade is the royal family's death warriors. There are 48 Blood Blades, each of whom has outstanding strength and is determined to die for the emperor.

In addition to the eight innate warriors in front of him, there are actually four innate warriors guarding Emperor Jianxing in the imperial city.

Four old eunuchs.

The foundation of the royal family is not Chen Wansong, but Blood Blade and those old eunuchs.

For the royal family, it is far more cost-effective to train eunuchs and death warriors than to train nobles and officials.

Nobles and officials may betray the court, but eunuchs and Blood Blade will not.

The war is about to start. At this time, the eight innate warriors gathered on the city wall, waiting for the upcoming decisive battle.

Three monks sat cross-legged in the tower, their eyes slightly closed, chanting scriptures, as if they were praying for the dead soldiers and civilians.

Bai Jian and Hei Dao habitually stood in the shadows, their breath was very weak, as if they did not exist.

Li Chao stood outside the tower, looking at the Daliang army surging outside the city.

Chen Wansong and Wang He looked solemn and calm.

"Kill!"

The shouts of killing sounded, and the iron hook at the top of the ladder hung on the female wall. A large number of Daliang soldiers wearing iron armor and holding weapons climbed up the ladder.

The soldiers of Darong on the city wall began to drop squash and rolling stones, pouring hot oil and boiling gold juice.

In the blink of an eye, the shouts of killing and screams resounded throughout the sky.

Before the soldiers of each beam rushed to the city wall, they were smashed by wood and rolling stones, or were poured with hot oil and gold juice.

Under the big flag, Emperor Tianwu frowned when he looked at the tragic soldiers.

The walls of Kyoto are tall and have complete facilities for guarding the city. It is difficult to climb the wall in a conventional way.

Even acquired warriors find it difficult to rush up to the city wall quickly, and even one or two acquired warriors rush up to the city wall is not very meaningful. There are also many acquired warriors in the Great Enemy Army on the city wall. Once an acquired warrior rushes up, it will He was shot down immediately.

The key is that such a way of playing will cause heavy casualties and injuries to the soldiers. After a long time, morale will inevitably decline.

If you want to win this battle, you must dispatch innate warriors.

If you can defeat the other party's innate warrior, it will cause the other party's morale to decline and your own party's morale to be prosperous.

One rises and the other falls, and it is easy to attack the city.

Thinking of this, Emperor Tianwu looked at Zhang Luan beside him, "Senior Zhang, it's time for you to take action!"

Zhang Luan nodded and slammed the long sword in his hand, "Everyone, let's go! Now, it's time to decide the outcome in one battle!"

"If you can't beat it, let's tell me in advance and let's run together!"

He also joked.

Li Zhen smiled, "Don't worry, I will definitely run ahead of you!"

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Good brothers are good brothers. Even if they are already centenarians, they still have deep brotherhood.

The laughter fell, and Zhang Luan, Li Zhen, Jian Chengfeng and Yang Jiushi flew out like sharp arrows.

In terms of the number of innate warriors, Daliang seems to be far inferior to Darong, but that doesn't matter. Since they dare to go, it means they are sure to win.

In the blink of an eye, the four of them came to the city tower. They ignored the flying crossbow arrows and the soldiers attacking the city around them, stood on the nest cart, looking at the city tower opposite.

"Everyone, long time no see!" Zhang Luan's eyes looked at the people opposite him through the fighting soldiers.

The sound was like thunder, suppressing the screams and screams around him.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

Everyone in front of him is his acquaintance. Chen Wansong, Wang He and Li Chaozi need to say more. Zhang Luan, the three great monks of the Mahayana Temple, have also communicated with them many times, but Bai Jian and Black Knife. , Zhang Luan just met them and had never had any interaction with them.

"The traitor, you must die a good death!" Chen Wansong said first, and he looked at Zhang Luan and Jian Chengfeng with a gloomy expression.

It’s okay for the others, Zhang Luan is a nobleman of Darong, and Jian Chengfeng is also a minister of Darong. They are real traitors.

In comparison, Li Zhen and Yang Jiushi are at most thieves and are not considered rioters. Although they had received Darong's salary before and received Darong's Sanhuang Li and Zhenyuan Pill, they did not really enter the court. Be a minister.

Zhang Luan smiled disdainfully, "Chen Wansong, don't speak so badly. You and I understand that it's not me who makes Darong become a person at this level now, but you're waiting for the crime!"

Chen Wansong stared at him, "I'm waiting for the crime? What's the crime?"

"It is a sin to be in a high position, enjoy all the glory and wealth, but do nothing!"

Zhang Luan said coldly: "You eat, drink and use people's paste, but have you done anything for the people of the world?"

"It's not just you, but they. These great monks have made some achievements besides chanting scriptures. However, their Buddha statues are golden, their temples are magnificent, and they are supported by countless people. Haha, the Buddhist mercy is in mercy. And they have never mercied the people!”

His eyes swept over the three great monks, then passed the white sword and the black sword, and finally fell on Li Chao.

"One of you, only Marquis of Haining has done something. He has at least defended the border and resisted foreign enemies for the people!"

"Haha, you are just a person who is in a position of corpse. With the support of millions of people, you only care about yourself. How can you face the people of the world?"

This is why Zhang Luan looks down on these people the most.

Innate warriors are the best, but this does not mean that innate warriors can despise the people of the world.

In fact, he was very willing to serve the court, otherwise he would not have taken over Shangwu Temple at the beginning.

He was willing to protect the people of the world. When he was in charge of Shangwu Temple, he restrained the sects of the martial arts, cracked down on the crimes of warriors, and eliminated the oppression of warriors on ordinary people.

He is not a simple warrior. He has the world in mind and is willing to let go of his cultivation for the people of the world.

But what is the result?

His painstaking efforts made the dog feed, and eventually it was a mess.

Zhang Luan was furious when he remembered the exclusion he had suffered in the court.

The great Rong fell to its current level, which was caused by the inaction of the royal family, the corruption of the government in the court, and the countless officials who were in corpse and were simply accused of eating.

He hated Darong royal family extremely, he hated Darong court extremely, and he wanted to get rid of the bureaucrats.

That's why he chose Daliang. Although Daliang was a bandit before, Daliang could at least allow the people of Hanzhong Prefecture to live a stable life.

Under Zhang Luan's anger, Chen Wansong's face turned blue and white.

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense!" Chen Wansong did not think that Zhang Luan's words were wrong. On the contrary, he felt that Zhang Luan was right.

Even now he is regretting that he should not have stayed in Fengxian Hall and ignored the affairs of the court. He should have given more advice to Emperor Yanping.

Unfortunately, his regret is useless.

And the butt determines the head. Since he is a member of the royal family, he must maintain the rule of the imperial power. No matter what the court has become now, he must maintain it.

As soon as the voice fell, Chen Wansong flew towards Zhang Luan.

Seeing this, Zhang Luan had a sneer on his face.

Those words just now were his true words, but he said those not to talk to Chen Wansong, his purpose was to induce Chen Wansong to take action.

On the tragic battlefield, the two of them collided in an instant, swords and shadows intertwined, a large amount of messy true energy burst out everywhere, and many soldiers who were fighting on the city walls were affected.

Zhang Luan and Chen Wansong have already taken action, so naturally others will not be idle.

The three monks opened their eyes. They were wearing thin monk robes, gray cloth shoes, and holding rosaries. They looked at Jian Chengfeng and the other two with anger in their eyes.

"Amitabha! My Buddha is merciful!"

Miaoxin chanted the Buddha's name, and his whole body instantly radiated golden light. His monk robe fluttered without wind, and his snow-white beard fluttered.

Then he rushed towards Jian Chengfeng, shining with golden light, like a Buddha, and stepped out, as fast as golden thunder.

But before he could reach Jian Chengfeng's money, a scarlet sword light suddenly appeared.

It stabbed out from behind him, and before everyone could react, the sharp sword had already come close to Miaoxin.

The sword came unexpectedly, piercing Miaoxin like a rainbow piercing the sun.

Miaoxin is indeed a top innate warrior. He was able to react to the sudden attack.

He paused, and the Buddhist beads that were about to be thrown out were suddenly retracted, and then he put his hands together and clamped the stabbing sword.

Bang.

The sharp sword stopped, and Miao Xin's eyes were filled with anger, staring at the person in front of him like an angry Buddha.

The person holding the sword was none other than Wang He.

Yang Zhengshan guessed correctly that one of the two people who had a secret meeting in the pavilion in the backyard of Jing'an Marquis's mansion was Wang He's confidant.

As for why Wang He betrayed the court, the reason was not that complicated.

The fiefdom and title were not the main reasons. Although Wang He valued these, it was too early to say them now. Even if Daliang could conquer Kyoto, it was still a long way from unifying the world.

The reason why Wang He chose to betray the court was nothing more than a good bird choosing a tree to live in.

Darong had already reached its end, and Daliang was like the rising sun.

Wang He was just placing a bet in advance, trying to gain wealth for his descendants.