Chapter 3583 Battle of Miyagi
The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was regarded by the whole country as a feast of meritorious service, and it was very likely to be the last large-scale war fought by the empire in the next few decades. Anyone who gained enough military merit in this battle could Maintain the family's power and interests, and maybe even go further. However, if you fall behind in this battle, you will have no chance to make up for it. As a result, the family will be at a disadvantage, and it will be difficult to stand up again.
Under this background, it can be said that they actively participated, sending out the most outstanding children and the most elite forces in the family, trying every means to sharpen their heads and infiltrate into the Eastern Expedition army, and even united to squeeze out Fang Jun and his family. If not for the strength of various clans, It’s because the Navy is so weak that it may not even be left with the task of transporting food, ammunition, ordnance by sea...
The greed of the clans for profit is not only endless, but also has no bottom line.
It is precisely because of this that almost all the nobles in the world have their own eyes and ears in the Eastern Expedition Army, and can get a glimpse of the situation in the army at any time. However, since His Majesty Li Er fell from his horse and was injured, and now that the army has returned to the Tang Dynasty and is more than a thousand miles away from Guanzhong, no news has been sent back about His Majesty Li Er or even the army's decision.
To be able to support the family business in troubled times and survive until now when the prosperous times are beginning to emerge and the country is strong, no one in the family is a fool or fool. It is best to have news, but sometimes there is no news, but it is also a different kind of news...
There is a strange atmosphere everywhere in the army, and almost every link is unusual, which inevitably makes people think.
Thinking back to the fact that His Majesty Li Er was seriously injured, and the various parties in the army were constrained by disputes, and that he had not returned to Chang'an for two months...an unbearable answer was almost ready to be revealed.
Every ups and downs in the government and changes in the situation mean that some factions will rise and some factions will fall into the abyss. This is a good time to make a desperate move.
Sitting still means not making progress...
In the current situation, the decision is actually very simple. If His Majesty Li Er is here, no matter what storms and waves Guanlong stirs up, they can only die down in the end. Everything will be subject to the will of His Majesty Li Er.
But if His Majesty Li Er is not here, it will be a completely different matter.
As long as the Guanlong army captures Taiji Palace and deposes the prince, then no matter who is supported as the crown prince, it can become an established fact. Naturally, there will be those loyal to the East Palace who will continue to resist, but by that time, the various clans in Hedong and Hexi will become the decisive force, and who they support will be enough to influence the final outcome.
If they support the annexation of the East Palace, they will fight against Guanlong, and the world will immediately fall into fragmentation, and a mighty civil war is inevitable.
If they support Guan Long, they can easily crush the East Palace affiliates and determine the overall situation in one fell swoop. Even if the Eastern Expedition army returns to Guanzhong by then, it will be of no use. Without the prestige of His Majesty Li Er to overwhelm the heroes, the Eastern Expedition army will fall into division and fighting.
Every family has a sharp eye, how can they not know how to make a decision in such a situation? Naturally, we tend to lean towards the stronger side, to determine the overall situation in one fell swoop, and then reward and share the benefits based on merit.
As a result, all the families in Hedong and Hexi gathered their wealth, and countless troops braved the wind and snow to gather towards Guanzhong.
The Sixth Army of the East Palace and half of the Youtun Guards are like a lone boat in the stormy waves, with the possibility of overturning and perishing at any time...
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There are ten gates in total on the east, west, south and north sides of Taiji Palace. Among them, there are three city gates in the south, Chengtian Gate in the middle, Yong'an Gate on the left, and Changle Gate on the right; there are two city gates in the west and north, Jiayou Gate and Tongming Gate in the west, which is also the east gate of Yeting Palace; To the north are Xuanwu Gate and Anli Gate; to the east there is only one gate leading to the East Palace, named Tongxun Gate, which is the west gate of the East Palace.
There are four gates in the north and south of the East Palace, two gates in the south, namely Guangyun Gate, Chongming Gate and Yongchun Gate; one gate in the north is called Xuande Gate.
Because the palace maids live in the palace, it only opens the east and west gates, not the north and south gates. The west gate is only called the west gate and has no name...
Chengtian Gate is not only the symbol of Taiji Palace, but also the most important place. Donggong Sixth Army and the Guanlong Army gathered heavy troops to attack each other. The sky was dark and the ground was dark. Corpses were everywhere on the city and below. It was extremely tragic.
As the reinforcements continued to enter Chang'an City, the strength of the rebels was greatly improved, and they were able to take turns to attack. They gradually suppressed the Sixth Army of the East Palace and made them miserable. The situation at Chengtian Gate, Yong'an Gate and other places was critical.
However, the first one to be breached by the rebels was the Jiayou Gate located between Yeting Palace and Taiji Palace...
"Kill!"
In the snowy sky, Qin Huaidao, wearing his helmet and armor, rushed toward the rebels who had just climbed to the top of the city with a horizontal knife. Using the momentum of his forward charge, he hit the rebel's shoulder blade with one knife, almost cutting him into two pieces, and then kicked him Kick down the city.
The soldiers on the left and right also fought hard to kill the enemy. They fought in a melee with the rebels who climbed to the top of the city. Blood spurted out and screamed repeatedly. Many rebels were killed on the spot, and many of our own troops suffered casualties. The rebels' siege was thwarted.
However, dozens of aerial ladders were set up on the top of the city, and countless rebels climbed up to the top of the city. Faced with the brave Liu Lian soldiers, they resisted desperately to give their companions time to climb to the top of the city. There were too many rebels. Even though Qin Huaidao rushed from left to right and killed more than ten rebels, they were still gradually swarmed to the top of the city.
Qin Huaidao's eyes were about to burst. He chopped down a rebel with a knife, gathered his soldiers on the left and right, and shouted: "The rebels are plotting rebellion. As the sixth commander of the East Palace, we shall defend His Highness until the death! Everyone, fight to the death today, follow. I will kill the enemy!”
After guarding the imperial city for more than two months, countless people died in battle. How could they allow the rebels to break into the city from the area they were guarding?
Even if he dies, he must die on the Jiayou Gate!
The soldiers on the left and right faced the swarming rebels. Although they were all defeated, they showed no fear. They roared and shouted in unison: "Here!"
The momentum was so strong that all the rebels in front of them changed their colors. Although there were many in number, they only continued to spread towards the city wall and did not dare to charge head-on.
Qin Huaidao was about to lead his soldiers to fight to the death. Suddenly, soldiers behind him ran up to the city and shouted: "With the commander's order, we can withdraw our troops!"
Qin Huaidao just didn't dare to disobey the military order, but when he saw the rebels breaking through the city from Jiayou Gate, he felt really unwilling to accept it. He spat hard, cursed with red eyes: "Mother!" Then he quickly gathered his soldiers and withdrew from Jiayou. Youmen, retreat towards Shujing Hall and Anren Hall behind you.
The outer defense line of Miyagi City has since been lost.
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Li Jing stood on the Jiade Gate, holding the hilt of the horizontal knife on his waist, with bulging veins on the back of his hand. With a pair of tiger eyes, he watched countless rebel soldiers pouring in from Chengtian Gate like a tide. The six leaders of the East Palace fought and retreated. Chaotic, gritting his teeth tightly. Even if a strategy was devised to lure the enemy deeper and gradually resist, the fall of Chengtian Gate meant that the palace, which symbolized the supreme power of the imperial power, was about to fall into war. Such a failure was something that figures like Li Jing could never accept calmly.
In his wasted but meritorious career, there was an inescapable shame.
Taking a deep breath, Li Jing immediately ordered the six troops to retreat and enter the palace. They followed the pre-planned strategy and fought step by step. The reason for retreating to the palace city before was to gather troops to fight the enemy decisively, risking their lives and buying time for His Royal Highness to retreat to Hexi. The reason for retreating to the palace city now is to deal with the enemy and wait for Fang Jun's army to break into Chang'an City, so that they can cooperate with the inside and outside to defend the palace. city, and even turned back and defeated the rebels.
Different purposes lead to different strategies.
When fighting the enemy in a decisive battle, you don't care about casualties. You just want to break the enemy's momentum and block his vigor. When dealing with the enemy, you must stick to the Tai Chi Palace on the basis of preserving your own strength and drag the enemy into a bitter battle. The former is tragic and heroic, and the entire army can be wiped out at every turn, but all it takes is a burst of bloody courage; the latter is wretched, but requires more sophisticated arrangements and command, doubling the difficulty.
Fortunately, Li Jing had been proficient in the art of war throughout his life, and had gone through countless battles in the south and north, so he could handle this situation now. However, his military strength was at an absolute disadvantage, and it was beyond human power to reverse the situation and win.
Immediately, Li Jing sat under Jiade's gate, dispatched troops and generals, and strategized.
The Sixth Army of the East Palace kept retreating from the outermost palace wall into the palace, but because they had already made arrangements, they retreated without chaos. Although the Guanlong rebels were able to occupy the front line of the palace wall and disintegrate the defense of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, they were unable to take advantage of the victory and pursue the expansion. The results of the battle can only be eaten away into the palace bit by bit after Dong Gong Liu led the army.
And because when we captured the imperial city before, we encountered gunpowder planted by the defenders, and suffered numerous losses due to bombings, and our morale was low. We did not dare to follow too closely at this moment. Every time we attacked a palace in the East Palace that had been ceded by the Sixth Army, we had to be careful and careful. After checking and confirming that no gunpowder was buried, they dared to move in. In addition, the Donggong Sixth Army did not retreat blindly. The tactics of resisting every step of the way led to the extremely slow advancement of the Guanlong army.
Outside the city, news that Fang Jun commanded an army to rush into Chang'an came to Yanshoufang like a stream of news, and the situation became increasingly tense and suffocating. Faced with the slow progress of the palace battle, Guanlong and his subordinates were all on fire and anxious. (End of chapter)