Chapter 13 Qin Qiong leads the 'Black Armor Army' and the war is about to begin!

"You guys withdraw for now. I will review the situation carefully by myself before making a final decision." Liu Bian looked at Cao Zhengchun, Qinglong and others and gave the order.

"Your servant obeys your command!"

They resolutely took orders and retreated.

Liu Bian then thought: "Draw the lottery immediately!"

In fact, Liu Bian had already confirmed that he was the only one who could see the system panel. But Liu Bian was cautious and still transferred the others away just in case.

The turntable began to rotate again, and the pointer passed over attribute points, weapons and armor, military supplies and combat readiness, auxiliary talents, soldiers and population, martial arts secrets, etc. It turned around and around, and finally stopped gradually from fast to slow.

Stopped on the military option!

Liu Bian straightened his back subconsciously, with anticipation in his heart.

"Congratulations on winning the elite Tang army - three thousand black armor soldiers!"

"Due to the large number of people, 3,000 Black Armored Soldiers have been airdropped to Beimang Mountain and received with the Tiger Talisman Jade Pendant!"

Three thousand black armor soldiers!!!

After hearing this, Liu Bian's calm mood seemed to be overjoyed!

The Black Armor Army was a heavily armed elite cavalry formed by Qin Wang Li Shimin himself in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. It was a very important force in his hands during the process of unifying the world and was known as one of the ten great cavalry in Chinese history.

Li Shimin once used 1000 black armored soldiers to defeat Wang Shichong's army of more than 6000. In the battle of Hulao Pass, which determined the fate of the country, Li Shimin only used 3500 black armored soldiers as the vanguard to reinforce Hulao Pass, and ended up defeating Dou Jiande's army of more than !

The Zizhi Tongjian once recorded:
"King Qin Shimin selected more than a thousand elite cavalrymen, all dressed in black armor, and divided them into left and right teams, with Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, and Zhai Changsun as commanders. In every battle, Shimin personally wore black armor and led the vanguard, taking advantage of the opportunity to attack, destroying everything he encountered and making the enemy fear him."

The Tang Army was the most powerful military force in the world at that time, and the Black Armor Army was the elite among the elite!

and!

The Tang Dynasty was more than 400 years away from the end of the Han Dynasty. The improvement of the forging technology of fine steel gave armor and weapons a huge advantage. In addition, the Tang Dynasty already had the three-piece set of war horses - horseshoes, double stirrups, and high-bridge saddles.

The combat effectiveness of cavalry will be increased!

The Black Armor Army is a fully armed "armored cavalry". Compared with the cavalry of the late Han Dynasty, they are ahead in terms of armor and weapons. Coupled with the combat power bonus of the three-piece warhorse set, it is possible to fight ten enemies alone!

It just so happens that Liu Bian has Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao under his command, who are the commanders of the Black Armor Army. It is a perfect match and complements each other! The Black Armor Army will exert a stronger and more terrifying combat power!
This is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Liu Bian's forces, which are currently short of troops and have weak military power!

Today, the deposed and enthroned people suddenly launched an uprising, and Liu Bian suddenly felt that his chances were not slim!
...

Liu Bian summoned Cao Zhengchun, Qinglong and others again, took out the "Black Armor Army Tiger Talisman" given by the system, and solemnly and murderously ordered:

"After careful consideration, I feel that Suzaku's analysis is well-founded. Now that things have come to this, we must take the risk and launch an attack!

"The guards launched an attack in the palace. Xuanwu managed to disguise himself as Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, and controlled the guards at the city gate, opening the city defense for Qin Qiong, Zhang Liao and other troops outside the city. In addition to this -

"I have another 3,000-strong army in Beimang Mountain. They are fully-armored cavalry wearing bright light armor, riding light cloud horses, and can travel a thousand miles a day and walk as far as Kunlun Xu - the Black Armor Army!

"Leave it to Commander Qin Qiong. I believe that Qin Qiong will not disappoint me. He will lead the Black Armor Army to glory and severely damage the Xiliang Iron Cavalry!"

...

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun, Suzaku and others were immediately shocked! They had never thought that His Majesty actually had such a trump card!

Armoured cavalry, this is fully armed heavy cavalry!
Looking throughout the world, only the "Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry" in the Bingzhou Army and the "Flying Bear Army" in the Xiliang Army meet the standards for heavy cavalry. Each heavy cavalry unit is the elite among the elite!

This is a terrifying and powerful fighting force!

This shocked Cao Zhengchun, Zhuque and others, and at the same time, gave them more confidence in launching an attack today. They received the order excitedly and said:

"Your servant obeys your command!!!"

They retreated respectfully, and I don’t know if it was an illusion, but they bent their waists even lower and their posture became even more reverent!
The cards Liu Bian showed one after another made them feel that the emperor's mind was unpredictable and they were filled with awe!
……

It was already past three quarters past midnight, almost one in the morning. The Xiliang army would be on the move tomorrow, so the time would definitely be around 8 a.m., which meant they only had three hours (six or seven hours) left.

Time was running out, so the factory guards went out in full force overnight.

Wang Fang, a general of the Western Liang Army disguised as Baihu, is now guarding the Deyang Palace of the Northern Palace. As he deploys troops and attacks from both inside and outside, the factory guards gradually infiltrate the palaces and gate defense areas of the imperial palace.

The "Imperial Palace" of the Han Dynasty, namely the South Palace and the North Palace, each has four major palace gates - the Azure Dragon Gate, the White Tiger Gate, the Vermillion Bird Gate, and the Black Tortoise Gate.

There was a corridor connecting the two palaces. It was here that Lu Zhi reprimanded the Ten Eunuchs and saved Empress Dowager He.

These important positions had long been gradually infiltrated by the factory guards with connections inside and outside the "Wang Fang", and now they have strengthened their control, just waiting for the day to abolish them and suddenly launch an attack!
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Outside the gates of the South and North Palaces is the imperial city area, or it can be called the "inner city".

Near Gumen on the northeast side of the imperial city are Taicang and Wuku, and near Shangdongmen on the east side are Buguangli and Yongheli, where the residences of the nobles and dignitaries are located. Near Haomen on the southeast side are the residences of the three dukes, and Dong Zhuo's Sikong Mansion is located here.

To the northwest of the imperial city is the imperial garden Zhuolong Garden, and a little further west between Shangxi Gate and Yong Gate is the Jin Market. Near Pingcheng Gate and other gates on the south side is the Nan Market, which is the comprehensive commercial area of ​​the inner city.

The north side leads directly to Beimang Mountain, where the five schools of the Northern Army were stationed. The five schools of the Northern Army had the duty of guarding the imperial city (i.e. the inner city), and also had the right to protect the imperial guards outside the imperial city, i.e. the "outer city".

The inner city patrol was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guards, who were responsible for the inner city's emergency response and were required to patrol the inner city three times a month. This was a heavy responsibility and an important position. After the Imperial Guards Ding Yuan was killed, the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army jointly controlled the inner city.

Because the factory guards were short of manpower, it was difficult to completely infiltrate the inner city area, and they could not be comprehensive. They could only infiltrate key positions in small numbers to achieve the purpose of hitting the key points. This was to help Qin Qiong and Zhang Liao attack the imperial city from inside and outside.

The factory guards are inside, and outside——

This requires the use of the five schools of the Northern Army!

The five schools of the Northern Army, the Praetorian Guards, and the City Gate Captains were mutually restrained and independent of each other, and together formed the inner and outer city guard system of the Eastern Han capital.

Most of the five schools of the Northern Army were former subordinates of He Jin. Among them, Zhang Liao, the Sima of Yueqi, was originally a Bingzhou official under Ding Yuan. After being recommended to General He Jin, he was sent to Hebei to recruit soldiers.

When Zhang Liao returned with more than 1,000 men, He Jin was already dead. Like all of He Jin's subordinates, he was again controlled by Dong Zhuo. Later, because Dong Zhuo annexed the Bingzhou Army and won over the people, Zhang Liao was promoted to the rank of Sima of Yueqi.

Qin Qiong and Zhang Liao were old acquaintances, and he persuaded Qin Qiong to come to the rescue. Qin Qiong was indeed a "little Mengchang" and a social expert. Zhang Liao promised that when the Xiliang army was deposed and enthroned, he would lead his soldiers to die for the country!
but!

The five schools of the Northern Army were stationed in Beimang Mountain. If they wanted to enter the imperial city, they had to go south from Beimang Mountain, pass the outer city of the capital, and enter the inner city. The nearest city gate was Gumen or Xiamen on the north side.

This is the second of the twelve gates of the imperial city!

The city defense system was controlled by the "City Gate Captain", who was in charge of the twelve city gate Sima of Luoyang. Each of the twelve city gates had a City Gate Sima who guarded the gate and led hundreds of soldiers.

If they want to cooperate internally and externally, they must get rid of the "city gate guards"!
This requires Xuanwu to take action!

Xuanwu, who is proficient in disguise, bone shrinking and ventriloquism, will play a key role in this internal and external cooperation!

As there were only a few hours left, Xuanwu could only forcibly kidnap the sleeping city gate captain Wu Qiong and torture him to extract a lot of information. At the same time, he observed his words and actions to disguise himself and take over his position!

After Xuanwu became the city gate captain 'Wu Qiong', it was already the first quarter of the morning, about three o'clock in the morning, and there were only more than three hours left!
Xuanwu, disguised as 'Wu Qiong', immediately joined forces with the factory guards to prepare to deal with the gate Sima of Gumen and Xiamen and control the gate guards as soon as possible. This is the nearest gate from Beimang Mountain to the imperial city.

But Xuanwu suddenly discovered that Empress Dowager He had already placed people here, and Yuan Wei and the Western Liang army had stationed heavy troops here. This was a field of conspiracy and a place of strangulation, and it was the focus of attention from many parties!
After careful consideration, the Jinyiwei decided to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. Zhuque gave up the city gate on the north side and looked for a breakthrough from the city gates in other directions. This might work wonders!
The factory guards infiltrated and controlled the key locations of the imperial palace and the imperial city, controlled the captains at the gates of the imperial city and tried to open the gates. Qin Qiong, who was outside, was also trying to prepare for the sudden attack today.

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Beimang Mountain is the headquarters of the five schools of the Northern Army.

The five schools refer to the five battalions of Tunqi, Yueqi, Changshui, Infantry, and Shesheng.

Zhang Liao, the Sima of Yue Cavalry, is under the command of the Yue Cavalry Battalion and the Yue Cavalry Captain. He is now making plans with Qin Qiong in the military tent. The two are analyzing the geomancy map and arranging the troops in preparation for their sudden attack today.

Not far from their feet, there were two broken bowls with blood wine residue in them. That was the evidence of their promise to rescue the king and swear an oath of blood. It showed that they still had the chivalrous spirit of loyalty to the king and the country in their bones!
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"

At this time, the night watchman in the army struck the gong for the fifth watch, which was the hour of Yin, around four in the morning.

After hearing this, Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "It's already five o'clock in the morning! There is only one hour left before the Xiliang army can march!"

"Wenyuan seems a little worried?" Qin Qiong sensed the emotion in Zhang Liao's tone and asked with a calm smile.

"Shubao is indeed a great general, fearless in the face of danger!" Zhang Liao did not hide anything and sighed, "I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that I will not be able to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and die in vain!"

"Wenyuan, we will definitely win this time! We will kill the traitors, serve the emperor and the country, and support the Han Dynasty!"

"But Shubao, I only have more than a thousand brothers under my command! Even though you once said that there are more than a thousand loyal and patriotic people in the city, there are only more than two thousand people in total."

Zhang Liao took a deep breath, his tone showing his worry:
"We need to pass through the city gate, and after entering the imperial city, we still need to face the Xiliang army, and then we need to pass through the palace gate, so that we can enter the Chongde Hall to interfere with the dethronement.

"Can we really do this with just over 2,000 of us?! The Xiliang Army controls 200,000 soldiers in the capital! 2,000 people against 200,000?!!!"

Zhang Liao was now a rookie, not yet the future "Zhang Babai" who was experienced in battles, brave and resourceful, and defeated Sun Quan's army of 100,000 with 800 elite soldiers. This sudden attack was definitely the first battle he had experienced.

So I seem a little worried!

Qin Qiong stepped forward and patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder. He analyzed the pros and cons for him, showing his courage, wisdom and strategic planning. He said:

"Wenyuan, the Xiliang Army seems to control 200,000 soldiers in the capital, but the composition of its personnel is complex.

"The main Xiliang Army has 100,000 soldiers, but the five schools of the Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army and other capital garrison troops also have 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of Bingzhou Army soldiers, which make up their Xiliang Army's 200,000 troops!
“With the death of Dong Zhuo, the Xiliang army’s fight for the throne has caused the troops under his command to be torn apart, and each has their own plans!
"What's more, the Xiliang Army needs to divide its troops to guard the eight passes of Luoyang and the inner and outer parts of the imperial city. With our forces dispersed, the resistance we face is actually not that great!
"And Wenyuan, you are from the Bingzhou Army.

"Although Lü Bu killed Ding Yuan and caused the Bingzhou Army to split, and Lü Bu led his army to join Dong Zhuo. But once Dong Zhuo died, the Bingzhou Army and the Xiliang Army would definitely find it difficult to coexist, and there would be rifts. It is possible that they would surrender!
"Is there no loyal and patriotic people among the Bingzhou Army?!
"As long as we launch an uprising tomorrow and set an example, I believe that there will be loyal officials and generals in the five schools of the Northern Army, the Xiyuan Army, and the Bingzhou Army who will follow suit. By then, the call to fight against the rebels will grow stronger and will surely sweep away thousands of troops!"

...

Qin Qiong's words made Zhang Liao's blood boil. He felt relieved and said with deep emotion: "Shubao, I am not as good as you in commanding troops and fighting!"

Qin Qiong smiled and said, "Wenyuan can't stand still. You are extremely powerful and have the potential to be a legendary commander. As long as you pass the actual combat training, you will surely make rapid progress. I am very optimistic about your future. You will be famous for thousands of years and recorded in the Temple of Martial Arts!"

"Shubao praised me!"

Zhang Liao felt embarrassed by what Qin Qiong said.

Having said that, Qin Qiong thought about it and decided to inform the ambush "Xuanjia Army" to stabilize morale. After Zhuque decided on the strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west, the Xuanjia Army was this surprise force, and it needed to be hidden and launched a surprise attack!
But Zhang Liao is loyal and righteous, and is worthy of trust!
"Wenyuan, to be honest, I have a group of brothers who want to serve the king and make great achievements. They are all from good families and are fully armed cavalry, known as the 'Black Armor Army'!"

Thinking back to the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Black Armor Army, Qin Qiong couldn't help but sound proud.

"Is this true?! Then we will have another source of help if we launch an attack today!!!"

Zhang Liao was surprised and clapped his hands, looking excited: "By the way, Shubao, how many soldiers are there in the Black Armor Army?! Are there a hundred?!" Armored cavalry, this is heavy cavalry, fully armed with armor, ordinary people can't afford to raise them. Zhang Liao guessed that Qin Qiong's brothers should only have dozens or even hundreds of people!

However, Qin Qiong smiled mysteriously and said, "Wenyuan, I'll take you to see it!"

"Okay!" Zhang Liao readily agreed.

The two were planning to leave the camp at night to meet the Black Armor Army. Now it was the 15th hour, and there was only about an hour left before the Xiliang Army launched an attack. They had to be fully prepared to catch them off guard and launch an attack directly.

but! !! !!

Zhang Liao and Qin Qiong had just stepped out of the tent when a messenger came in a hurry: "Report to Sima Zhang, Captain Wu is calling for an urgent meeting!"

"I understand. Please report this to Captain Wu first. I'll be there soon!"

"promise!"

Looking at the messenger's departing figure, Zhang Liao and Qin Qiong looked at each other, appearing a little suspicious!

Captain Wu was none other than Captain Wu of Yueqi, the commander of the Yueqi Battalion and Zhang Liao's superior. But now he was summoned at around 4am, and there was no military intelligence. What on earth had happened? !
Could it be that their plan to "start an attack suddenly" has been exposed? !

Zhang Liao has mobilized his troops to prepare for the sudden uprising today. Even though he has done everything with extreme caution, there will definitely be clues, and it is possible that his immediate superior Wu Fu would notice!

"Captain Wu only summoned Wenyuan to discuss matters instead of leading the troops to suppress the rebellion directly. This either means that it is something else, or that he is also a loyal minister and a capable general. We don't need to panic!" Qin Qiong analyzed.

"Indeed!"

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Shubao, I will go to discuss matters first and then go to see the Black Armor Army later. You stay in the tent, but if anything unexpected happens, remember to leave first, just in case!"

"Wenyuan, what are you talking about? Am I a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death and is unkind and unjust? I will disguise myself as Wenyuan's personal soldier and go with you to discuss the matter. If there is anything wrong, we will take action directly!" Qin Qiong was decisive.

"Alright."

Zhang Liao was moved by Qin Qiong's loyalty and did not refuse. The two went to the camp of Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue cavalry, to discuss the matter.

After arriving, he found that in addition to Zhang Liao, there were other officers and soldiers from the Yueqi Battalion.

Wu Feng was a little surprised when he saw Qin Qiong standing behind Zhang Liao. This guard holding two maces was no ordinary person. But he quickly withdrew his gaze. The most urgent task was not to win over talents, but to decide who would be deposed and who would be enthroned.

"You are all my trusted generals, loyal and capable generals of the Han Dynasty. To be honest, not long ago, the Northern Army General He Yong summoned the five Northern Army Captains to discuss the matter of deposing and enthroning the Western Liang Army today!"

The five schools of the Northern Army were supervised by the "Northern Army Lieutenant General" with a rank of six hundred stones. The rank of the five school lieutenants was equivalent to two thousand stones. It was a common practice in the Han Dynasty to use officials of lower ranks to supervise higher officials.

Just like the provincial governors with a rank of six hundred stones and the county governors with a rank of two thousand stones.

He Yong, the general of the Northern Army, was a famous scholar from Nanyang. He was recruited by General He Jin, who was also from Nanyang. They were not only students and former officials, but also fellow villagers. They even had the same surname, He. Their relationship was very complicated!

Therefore, He Yong was the one who strongly opposed Dong Zhuo's "dethronement"!
Dong Zhuo was assassinated yesterday, and Captain Wu mentioned the incident early this morning, which immediately triggered associations among the officers and soldiers present, and they looked strangely and suspicious!
Zhang Liao and Qin Qiong glanced at each other inconspicuously, with the same look of surprise and doubt!

Wu looked around at the officers and soldiers who were somewhat surprised, and said in a deep voice:

"Marquis He Zhong received a secret report that after Dong Zhuo was assassinated, the Xiliang Army still wanted to forcibly depose and enthrone him today!

"Although I don't know why the Xiliang army is so determined to do so, the death of Dong Zhuo did not stop them from being determined to depose the emperor. But!
"The Xiliang army is plotting rebellion. We are the ones who earn your salary and share your worries. We should be loyal to you and serve our country. We should rescue you, kill the rebels, and support the Han Dynasty!"

Wu Feng said solemnly, "To be honest with you, the five lieutenants of the Northern Army have all agreed that when the emperor is deposed, they will lead the five colonels of the Northern Army to rebel, turn against the emperor, and save the king! What will you choose?"

The officers and soldiers were all shocked, but at this point, even those who stayed out of the matter did not dare to refute, fearing that Wu Wu had hidden swordsmen to kill the opponents, so they all bowed and said:

"We should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and save the king!!!"

"You are all loyal ministers and good generals of the Han Dynasty!"

Wu the captive relaxed, asked someone to bring him some wine, and started a pre-war mobilization. "It is already three quarters past three in the morning, and there is less than an hour left before the Xiliang army is to be established. After drinking this bowl of wine, you will immediately go back and mobilize your troops and prepare to fight!"

"I obey your command!!!"

They drank the wine in one gulp, threw the wine bowls down, and immediately left the tent with murderous intent.

Wu Feng wanted to keep Zhang Liao and ask him who the imposing generals behind him were. But he thought that the five schools of the Northern Army were going out in full force today, and time was urgent. He had no time to waste on trivial matters of winning over talents.

Moreover, when the five schools of the Northern Army counterattack the capital, a great battle will inevitably break out with the Western Liang Army. A bloody battle can also show how good the soldier's martial arts is, and when it comes to rewarding people for their merits, it is a good opportunity to promote him and win people's hearts.

The soldier Wu was talking about was naturally Qin Qiong. After he and Zhang Liao returned to the camp, they were suddenly surprised:
"The Han Dynasty has so many loyal ministers and generals! The five schools of the Northern Army have at least 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses. This will be a great help!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao was also somewhat excited. Although the five schools of the Northern Army were divided by Emperor Ling of Han to form the Xiyuan Army, they still had 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses. With such a powerful force, as long as they could open the city gates, they would be able to move forward unimpeded!
Zhang Liao suddenly thought of something, looked at Qin Qiong and asked:

"Oh, right, Shubao, He Zhonghou was promoted by General He. He joined forces with five lieutenants to attack. Behind the scenes, there might be a counterattack from General He's former subordinates, or even Empress Dowager He! There are five schools of the Northern Army attacking outside the city, and there might be ambushes inside the city!
"Don't you have more than a thousand brothers in the city working together? Do you need to report this to Captain Wu? Only by joining forces can we be more sure of success! And avoid accidentally hurting friendly forces!"

...

"Wenyuan, Captain Wu has mobilized his officers and soldiers to come to the rescue of the emperor. All five captains of the Northern Army have done the same. But there is no guarantee that there are no spies from the Western Liang Army among them. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, my brothers can hide in the dark and act according to circumstances.

It's not that I don't trust the soldiers of the five schools of the Northern Army, but it's a matter of great importance to save the king and eliminate evil, so we must be extremely cautious! "

Qin Qiong declined and said, "I will tell my brothers about this matter. They will not clash with the troops of the five schools of the Northern Army and accidentally injure friendly forces!"

...

"Alright."

After thinking about it, Zhang Liao felt that Qin Qiong's consideration was more appropriate. "In this way, we can use one strategy to attack the West and the other to make a feint to the east, which can increase our chances of winning the war against the Western Liang army!"

...

"This battle must be won!"

Qin Qiong was also feeling excited and enthusiastic.

...

At this moment, Zhang Liao suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, Shubao, aren't you going to take me to see the Black Armor Army? Let's set off immediately!"

Qin Qiong nodded.

...

The two men rode out of the camp overnight and walked for half an hour. It was already around the beginning of the Mao hour, which was a little after five in the morning. The sky was already turning pale, and they finally arrived at the temporary base of the Black Armor Army.

As soon as they approached, the three thousand black armored soldiers obeyed orders, were on high alert, and were ready to go. Fortunately, Qin Qiong was there, and he immediately made them stop moving and stop moving, and his orders were as strong as a mountain!

Elite!!!

This is a super elite force!!!
Zhang Liao was horrified when he saw this, and there was a storm in his heart!!!

These soldiers are well-trained, their armor and weapons are all made of fine steel, and the horses they ride are Ferghana horses. This is an elite cavalry that is no weaker than the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry!

What shocked Zhang Liao the most was that he initially estimated that this elite cavalry had 3,000 people!!!

But how is it possible? ! ! !
This kind of fully armed cavalry requires a huge amount of money to build. Not to mention Qin Qiong, even a local lord can only bear a few thousand soldiers at most.

Gongsun Zan, the governor of Beiping in Youzhou, had a famous garrison called "White Horse Volunteers" under his command, but the number of White Horse Volunteers was controlled at 3,000. It was not that Gongsun Zan did not want to increase the troops, but that he could not afford to support them!

Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army had more than 100,000 soldiers because he controlled the horse breeding area of ​​the Hexi Corridor in Xiliang, which had a unique geographical location. In addition, there were many soldiers in Liangzhou. In addition, there was secret funding from the Yuan family, which is why there was this world-famous Xiliang army!

But even so, among the Xiliang Army, the only one that can be called "Xiliang Iron Cavalry" is the "Flying Bear Army"!
The Feixiong Army was fully armed, with only 3,000 men, led by Li Jue, a trusted general of Dong Zhuo. This shows that this was the limit of the "armored cavalry" that the Xiliang Army could withstand!

Their Bingzhou army was not weaker than the Xiliang army. This was because Bingzhou had the Hetao Plain, an area for raising horses, and Bingzhou was often invaded by foreign barbarians, which made the people of Bingzhou tough and brave.

But even so, the elite Bingzhou Wolf Riders in the Bingzhou Army also only had about 3,000 men. They were commanded by Ding Yuan himself, and after he was killed, they were commanded by Lu Bu. This shows that this was already the limit of the "armored cavalry" that Bingzhou could withstand!
Youzhou, Liangzhou and Bingzhou are the three major horse farms of the Han Dynasty. They are blessed with a unique geographical location and secretly assisted by aristocratic families, which is why they can support thousands of "armored cavalry"!
Now, the brothers Qin Qiong summoned, these 3,000 "Black Armored Army", are also armored cavalry, fully armed. And they obey orders, their orders are as strong as a mountain, the elite among the elite!
This shocked Zhang Liao and caused a great deal of confusion. He had a question: "Where did this black armor army come from? Who is the power behind it? Who is Qin Qiong working for?"

Zhang Liao and Qin Qiong were old acquaintances. They talked about everything and regarded each other as bosom friends. Naturally, he trusted Qin Qiong very much. He blurted out this doubt and asked in a deep voice:
"Shubao, who is behind you? As you said, there are more than a thousand brothers in the city, and now there are three thousand black armor soldiers outside the city. This force is very powerful. Which princes are supporting it?!"

Qin Qiong did not tell Zhang Liao that his master was the current emperor, Emperor Han, Liu Bian.

In fact, Zhang Liao had already become suspicious. Qin Qiong had more than a thousand soldiers in the city and three thousand black-armored soldiers outside the city, neither of which could be supported by ordinary forces.

But Qin Qiong kept his mouth shut and did not expose Liu Bian!

Now that the Xiliang Army controls the imperial city and the palace, Qin Qiong is afraid that the news of this matter will leak out. The Xiliang Army will threaten Liu Bian. If he puts a sword on Liu Bian's neck at that time, they will be so afraid to act that they will have no choice but to surrender and suffer defeat!
It is bound to fail!
Therefore, Qin Qiong chose to conceal the truth. When no one knew who they were working for, Liu Bian would be the safest!

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!

Only if they control the imperial palace and the imperial city, ensure Liu Bian's life safety, and have absolute control, can it be made public!

Qin Qiong looked at Zhang Liao and did not give a direct answer. Instead, he smiled and said:

"Wenyuan, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court handed over military power to local warlords, ambitious people recruited troops and horses, plotted to rule the country, and traitors tried to steal the throne!

“However, the state has nurtured scholars for 370 years, and my ancestors have received the emperor’s grace for generations. At this time of national turmoil, if we do not think about being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, how are we different from animals?

"I was born a Han Chinese and will die a Han ghost. I am willing to die for my country and repay the emperor's kindness! This is enough!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao felt the loyalty and patriotism in Qin Qiong's tone, which immediately resonated with him. Everything can be faked, except for the sincere and innocent heart and the heroic spirit of dying for the country, which cannot be faked!

Zhang Liao said with emotion:
"Yes! At this time of national turmoil, as long as they are loyal to the emperor and love their country, does it matter who is behind them? They are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty! They are all working hard to eradicate evil! I am willing to die for my country and repay the emperor's kindness!"

The conversation between the two men resonated with the three thousand Black Armor Army. The voice of "dying for the country and repaying the emperor's kindness!" immediately echoed in all directions, shaking for ten miles!

As the sun was rising, the light shone on this "Black Armor Army", giving them a sacred aura. Inexplicably, Zhang Liao seemed to feel the momentum of the "Army of the King" and the "Army of Justice"!

"Its daybreak."

Qin Qiong looked at the rising sun, his smile full of murderous intent: "It's time for us to take action!"

After a sleepless night, Zhang Liao's tiredness disappeared after looking at the rising sun, and he was left with excitement and passion!

The war is about to begin!!
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(End of this chapter)