The Empress, Run Quickly
The thieves who were concerned about this batch of salt had already left Chang 'an.
The three of them galloped.
At this moment, Su Yan suddenly stopped his horse.
"What's wrong? Boss Su?"
Shan Ying hurriedly stopped his horse and asked.
"Nothing, let's continue forward!"
Su Yan let out a long breath and said.
In fact, a voice had suddenly appeared in his mind just now.
"Ding! Mission system activated!"
"Ding! [Host has received a side mission: Robbing the Zhangsun Clan's salt team!]”
"Mission reward: Basic reward: 1000 points, the rest will depend on the mission completion rating!”
" Punishment for mission failure: None!"
"Mission Hint: The difficulty of this mission will be much harder than you think!”
It was much more difficult than he had imagined?
Su Yan shook his head.
Which part went wrong?
....
9th month, 18th day, 9th year of Wude.
A caravan of more than a thousand people left Chang 'an City through the east gate and headed for Luoyang, the eastern capital.
There were a few ordinary carriages in the caravan.
Although one of the carriages was covered with black skin, it was quite luxurious inside.
In this carriage were the Empress of the Tang Empire, Zhangsun Wugou, and the Eldest Princess of the Tang Empire, the little loli Li Lizhi.
Although it was still the era of martial virtue, Tang Taizu Li Yuan had already abdicated and called himself the Retired Emperor.
On the other hand, Li Shimin ascended the throne in the ninth year of Wude, on the 9th day of the 8th month. He continued to use Wude as the year title and only changed it to the first year of Zhenguan the following year.
A thousand cavalrymen wearing cloth robes and iron armor protected the carriages in the middle.
This was Zhangsun Wugou's guard.
A thousand elite knights who had been through hundreds of battles.
On the road from Chang 'an to Luoyang, this force was enough to protect the Empress of the Tang Empire.
This was because this was the core area of the Tang Dynasty's rule.
Usually, the Path Cutting Bandits would not choose to loot here.
The military system in the early days of the Great Tang was inherited from the prefectural military system of the Northern Dynasty.
They adopted a strategy of strengthening the main branch and weakening the branch.
The central government of the Tang Dynasty ruled the world in Guanzhong.
In the Guanzhong region, they had 80% of the Tang Dynasty's army.
Once something happened, the Guanzhong region could immediately gather the army and move in all directions.
Therefore, it was enough to have a thousand knights to protect the Empress.
After all, they only needed to defend for four to four hours before the surrounding prefecture soldiers would receive the order and lead their troops.
It was foolproof.
"Mother, why are we going to Luoyang?”
Princess Li Lizhi blinked and asked.
Zhangsun Wugou sighed in his heart.
"Chang 'an has not been peaceful recently. Let's go to Luoyang…Take a break."
The so-called relaxation was actually to avoid the smell of blood in Chang 'an.
Li Shimin Xuanwu Gate rebellion, killing many people.
Since he ascended the throne a month ago, Chang 'an had not been peaceful.
Prince Jiancheng's remaining party was in turmoil, and Li Shimin had been busy cleaning up Chang 'an for more than a month.
Chang 'an was still prosperous on the surface, but it had long been permeated with blood.
Zhangsun Wugou was feeling depressed in Chang 'an, so he planned to stay in Luoyang for a while.
The little loli Li Lizhi leaned on Zhangsun Wugou's thigh while Zhangsun Wugou sat in the carriage.
The carriage swayed, and her chest rippled.
He was completely unaware that danger was approaching.
.....
Sixty miles outside Yongzhou City.
In an inconspicuous place, the hills on both sides did not fluctuate much.
From a military point of view, it was not suitable for ambushes.
However, Su Yan led 800 bandits to set up an ambush here.
"Is everything ready?"
Su Yan asked as he lay on the side of the mountain ridge.
"Everything is ready. The wooden raft has been set up. Once we succeed, we will cross the Luo River and enter the mountain.”Shan Ying said in a low voice.
Su Yan nodded.
He took out a copper cylinder.
This was a monocular telescope made from high-purity crystals. Currently, Su Yan was the only one in the world with this.
"Hmm? Something's not right!"
Su Yan said in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
Shan Ying asked.
Su Yan handed him the monocular.
Shan Ying carefully opened it.
"Something's not right. There are so many people!"
"That's right, they're not ordinary people…They were skilled in riding, and the team was neat and orderly. They were probably a team of elite knights!”
Su Yan's face revealed a trace of seriousness.
No wonder... The system would say that this mission was more difficult than he had imagined.
His original plan was to rob the caravan, but now an army had come.
This difficulty level…Wasn't this too big?
"Could this be a trap?"
Shan Ying said with a solemn expression.
"That's not very likely. We have been lying low for half a year before we moved out. Only the three of us brothers know about this operation. Moreover…Li Shimin had just killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and had ascended the throne. It was time to purge Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng's remaining party…At this time when everyone is in a panic, who would still have the time to think about the bandits of the Qin Mountains…"
Su Yan shook his head and denied.
" My lord, there are a total of more than a thousand riders. They are vaguely protecting the carriages in the middle. On the contrary, the salt carriages are placed at the back..."
Shan Ying looked at it for a while before passing the binoculars to Su Yan.
"I guess…He's a big shot!"
"Big shot? A big shot is good! Fortunately, we were prepared beforehand. It's just a thousand cavalry. We can't stop them!”
Su Yan smiled.
"Our nest is in the Fallen Dragon Gorge of the Qinling Mountains. This deep mountain forest has narrow roads. Even if a big shot enters the mountain, he has to coil up. Do you think it's someone from the Zhangsun family?”
Su Yan laughed.
"If it's true, I can extort a sum from that old dog Zhangsun…" Shan Ying chuckled." However, my lord, won't you consider snatching a wife or something?”
In front of everyone, Shan Ying had always addressed Su Yan as his lord.
This was the final stubbornness of a famous general…
After all, he really couldn't bring himself to call him 'Great (Nandai) King' like an ordinary bandit…
Su Yan also knew Shan Ying's thoughts.
Even in his dreams, he wanted to kill Li Shi Min for revenge.
Sigh...
Wasn't it good to be a happy bandit?
"What wife of a bandit chief? How can we live if the Xiongnu haven't been destroyed?”
Su Yan curled his lips and said. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the young woman he saw in Chang 'an two days ago…
Hmm, someone of this standard can be my wife.
As for the ordinary ones, forget it.
"Go, get ready to light the fire."
Su Yan immediately ordered.
Su Yan had already gotten someone to dig a hole for him on this path that he had to pass through.
Su Yan had not done nothing during the three years he had transmigrated.
At the very least, he had already figured out gunpowder.
Although it was a little difficult to forge cannons and guns for the time being.
But...
Gunpowder was not difficult.
Sulfur, sulfur, charcoal.
The raw materials were these three. The next step was nothing more than adjusting the ratio.
After constant attempts, he was still able to find a suitable ratio.
Therefore, what was waiting for Zhangsun Wugou…It was two rows of simple hairstyles…Landmines.
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