vstars Chapter 533 Tiger Minister Xiao Tiansheng
Chapter 533 Tiger Minister Xiao Tiansheng
At the gate of Rongyang City, a dozen soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were holding sharp weapons and wearing red armor. They stood upright at the gate of the city, their eyes constantly scanning the people coming in and out.
Seeing the luxurious carriages and armored guards approaching, their faces became more solemn and they hurriedly blocked the road.
"parking!"
The carriage slowly stopped, Lin Xiaofan got out of the carriage and carefully looked at the city in front of him. The city wall is tall and the defenders are well-trained. If they attack from the outside, even if they give it 100,000 troops, they won't be able to break it in less than a month.
"We are the messengers of Daqian."
Duanmu Liangjiang stepped forward and handed the document to the city guard.
"Messenger? Why haven't we heard of him?"
The soldier took the document dubiously and checked it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he said:
"None of us have ever said hello to this matter. We need to report it."
Bringing armor into the city is no small matter, and there are so many people. They were just a few ordinary soldiers who did not receive the news in advance and did not dare to make decisions without authorization.
"it is good."
Duanmu Liangjiang nodded to express his understanding, and carriages stopped on the side of the road.
"Drive! Drive! Drive!"
Not long after, there was the sound of horse hooves, and dozens of horses galloped out.
The leader was dressed as a general, with a majestic figure like an iron statue, a jade-like face with sharp edges and corners, and the heavy armor on his body shone with metallic luster. The black horse riding underneath was larger than an ordinary horse.
"Yu~~"
The horses stopped outside the city gate, and many soldiers dismounted.
"Meet General Xiao!"
Upon seeing this, the city guards bowed their heads and saluted the person they recognized at first glance.
"No gift!"
General Xiao didn't even look at these city guards and walked straight towards Lin Xiaofan.
Lin Xiaofan also took a few steps forward, Duanmu Liangjiang and Fengsheng followed closely. Looking at the heroic general in front of him, a name appeared in Lin Xiaofan's heart - Xiao Tiansheng.
Although they have never met each other, Xiao Tiansheng's temperament is almost exactly the same as that in the rumors.
Xiao Tiansheng was the youngest among the ten tiger ministers of the Tang Dynasty. He was born in the Xiao family, a large family of the Tang Dynasty. He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and later won the first prize in martial arts. He also made some achievements on the battlefield and became a junior general.
When he was twenty-four years old, a war broke out between the Tang Dynasty and the Tianwu Kingdom. The Tang Dynasty was outnumbered and was in defeat. When it was about to be beaten to retreat, Xiao Tiansheng led two thousand cavalry under his command and rushed all the way. The enemy's Chinese army camp almost killed the Tianwu Kingdom's general and turned the tide of the war.
At this point, Xiao Tiansheng became famous in one battle and became the youngest tiger minister.
"Xiao Tiansheng, I have admired Brother Lin for a long time."
Xiao Tiansheng spoke, stretched out his hand, and looked Lin Xiaofan up and down, with a bit more admiration and praise in his eyes.
He became famous in one battle back then, but he was only ranked over 40 on the list of divine generals.
Lin Xiaofan is only 17 or 18 years old this year, and he has already reached ninth place on the list of divine generals.
If he were in the Tang Dynasty, he would be on the same level as the three generals.
He had read about Lin Xiaofan's achievements countless times, and he only had one comment in his heart - shocking!
"Lin Xiaofan, nice to meet you."
Seeing the friendly attitude of the other party, Lin Xiaofan smiled slightly and stepped forward to shake hands with Xiao Tiansheng.
"Under the orders of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, I am responsible for escorting Brother Lin to Chang'an."
Xiao Tiansheng turned around, got on his horse with a graceful movement, waved his hand to the city guards and said:
"Let go!"
Xiao Tiansheng's horse and Lin Xiaofan's carriage walked side by side.
"Brother Xiao led two thousand cavalry back then, charging everywhere, and finally reached the enemy's central general, turning the situation around. He was a hero among men, and I admire him."
Along the way, Lin Xiaofan and Xiao Tiansheng got to know each other gradually.
"Haha, at that time, the battle situation was showing signs of decline. I just wanted to kill more enemy troops to relieve the pressure on the frontal battlefield, but I accidentally ran into the enemy camp. Compared with Brother Lin's battles, it was not worth it. Mention it. Brother Lin’s deeds of defeating 200,000 men with 30,000 men and making many extraordinary moves have been passed down among us generals for a long time.”
"What I dealt with was just a group of unknown people. Both the generals and the troops under my command were quite mediocre. Compared with the enemies that Brother Xiao dealt with, they were nothing to mention."
The two complimented each other and enjoyed themselves endlessly.
First, because Lin Xiaofan wanted to explore the tone of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the tone of many ministers of the Tang Dynasty from Xiao Tiansheng. Second, because Xiao Tiansheng was a forthright person with a straightforward temperament and was worthy of friendship.
"Haha, Brother Lin, after this incident is over, I will definitely take you to travel around Chang'an."
"Okay, then let's make an agreement."
Lin Xiaofan also responded cheerfully.
"Brother Lin, you still have to be careful this time. I don't know the attitude of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but I heard that some ministers in the court seem to have great opinions on you."
Xiao Tiansheng said with some worry.
Hearing this, Lin Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly:
"Brother Xiao, don't worry, there's nothing they can do about me."
Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not express his attitude on the surface, he sent Xiao Tiansheng here to show that he was friendly to him. As for those ministers in the Tang Dynasty who had objections to him, they were nothing more than two groups of people.
The first is those friends of the Dongfang family. He and the Dongfang family already have enemies, and they will definitely use this opportunity to deal with him.
The second group of people was because he killed General Yu without the permission of the Tang Dynasty. Although General Yu was at fault first, the gap between Da Gan's strength and that of the Tang Dynasty was too big. He killed people rashly. These ministers felt that they were disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, so they had to at least embarrass him a little in order to deal with him.
Of course, this is not a deep hatred. In addition, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has a relatively friendly attitude towards him. As long as he gives up some of his interests, it can be settled.
To be honest, deep down in his heart, he was still looking forward to cooperating with the Tang Dynasty.
The land area of the Tang Dynasty was much larger than that of Daqian. Although Chang'an City was in the south of the Tang Dynasty, they still took a carriage for more than ten days to get there.
"Brother Lin, after leaving the city, there are two roads you can take. One is a narrow road, which is inaccessible and desolate. You may encounter ambushes, but the road is shorter. The other is a highway, and there are bustling cities along the way. There will be danger, but the journey will take five or six days longer. Which way do you want to take?”
Xiao Tiansheng opened his mouth. In his heart, he wanted to take the narrow path and go fast. And what dangers could there be in the Tang Dynasty? Even if there is, with his fifty personal guards here, they can easily solve it.
As the youngest Huchen, he still has confidence in his own strength.
"Brother Lin, why don't we take the narrow road."
Fengsheng thought for a while and said.
After riding in the car for so many days, she was a little tired.
"Okay, then take the narrow path."
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly.
Fifty guards with repeating crossbows, plus Xiao Tiansheng's fifty elite cavalry, as well as Duanmu Liangchuan and Fengsheng guarding him, unless thousands of well-trained killers appeared at once, they would not be able to pose a threat to him .