Chapter 3617 Victory and defeat in the heart
No one could have imagined that the unruly Tubo Huqi who roamed the plateau would be willing to be driven by Fang Jun and obey his instructions in charging into battle.
Although the Tang Dynasty did not go to war with Tubo in the past two years, from the day Songtsen Gampo proposed to the Tang Dynasty, everyone in the Tang Dynasty realized the ambition of Tubo. However, the Tang Dynasty became increasingly powerful, and Tubo was in chaos. The unstable regimes are different, so all frictions are temporarily hidden.
However, it is the consensus of the Tang Dynasty and the public that there will be a war between the two countries in the future.
Either the Tang Dynasty suddenly declined in national power, or Songtsen Gampo suppressed the internal disputes in Tibet... There was no room for others to snore on the side of the bed. Two powerful countries lived next to each other. How could one mountain accommodate two tigers?
Therefore, when the Tubo Huqi appeared in Fang Jun's army, everyone in the government and the public was puzzled. It cannot be said that Fang Jun defected to Tubo, or that he sold certain interests of the Tang Dynasty to the Tubo people in exchange for their support, right? Others might be able to do this kind of thing, but if Fang Jun did it, even Changsun Wuji wouldn't believe it.
When it comes to "feelings for family and country" and "respect for Han people", no one among the civil and military officials in the DPRK and Chinese cares more about this than Fang Jun. This guy is a typical "family and country first"...
But in any case, the Tubo Huqi did indeed appear under Fang Jun's command, and he was driven at will.
But now, it was this Tubo Huqi that suddenly appeared when the Youtun Guards and Guanlong were in a stalemate, intending to penetrate behind the Guanlong army and complete the encirclement in one fell swoop.
The eldest son, Jiaqing, was terrified. He did not expect that the Youtun Guards would dare to send out all the armored cavalry and light cavalry. He also forgot that such a group of Tubo cavalry was not included in the Youtun Guards' establishment. As a result, the main force and the Youtun Guards were now fighting. The guards were in a melee and couldn't get out, and they were in danger of being cut off by the Tubo cavalry.
He is also considered a veteran general in the army, and he naturally has a lot of strategic vision. He understands that once the Tubo Huqi are penetrated, the troops under his command will be completely surrounded, and then they will be eaten away bit by bit, and eventually the entire army will be annihilated. The ending.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Changsun Jiaqing hurriedly gave the order, then turned around and ran away with the troops around him. The matter has come to this, the defeat has been decided, Longshouyuan has been irreversibly lost, so we can only turn around and run away, no matter how far we can run.
After the military order was issued, the morale of the Guanlong army that was still fighting to the death with Youtunwei collapsed instantly. Countless soldiers simply threw away their weapons, ignored the enemies in front of them, turned around and ran away. For a moment, the situation on the battlefield of endless melee was reversed. The soldiers of Guanlong fled like rabbits, while the guards of Youtun were unhurried. The light cavalry on both wings joined the Tubo Hu cavalry and pursued the Guanlong army all the way.
Under the heavy snow, the Guanlong army was defeated like a mountain. The Youtun Guards cavalry and the Tubo Huqi pursued them all the way to the east side of Longshou Pond, and then gathered their troops and stopped the pursuit.
In front, the defeated troops fled southward along the frozen Longshou Canal. Not far away was Tonghua Gate. From Tonghua Gate to the south to Chunming Gate, more than 100,000 Guanlong troops were stationed, taking turns in tactics at all times. Enter the city and storm Tai Chi Palace.
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The roar of cannons on Longshou Plain can be heard clearly from the inner gate.
Li Chengqian was discussing matters with Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Li Jing, Ma Zhou and others. They were all stunned when they heard the sound of cannons. Ma Zhou was surprised and asked: "Could it be that the rebels want to attack Xuanwu Gate?"
As the gateway to the Tai Chi Palace, the importance of the Xuanwu Gate cannot be overstated. It affects the nerves of everyone in the palace at all times. Although Youtunwei has severely damaged the invading enemies several times, and Xuanwu Gate is still safe and sound, Xuanwu Gate is too important and no one dares to take it lightly.
Li Jing listened for a while, shook his head and said: "If the rebels attack Xuanwu Gate, the sound of cannons should not be far from Xuanwu Gate, but at this moment the sound of cannons occurs at Longshouyuan, so the battle should break out on Longshouyuan."< br>
The monarch and his ministers were at a loss. There was no news from the Youtun Guards beforehand. At this moment, a bombardment suddenly occurred, and they were completely confused about the situation.
Not long after, Li Junxian hurriedly entered and reported: "Your Majesty, the Youtun Guards have just sent the battle report. At noon, the Duke of Yue ordered to bombard the rebel camp on Longshouyuan. At the same time, the Youtun Guards cavalry and the Tubo Hu Ride all Sent out and attacked Longshouyuan with the help of the bombardment. Changsun Jiaqing's troops were now defeated. Changsun Jiaqing led the defeated troops to escape. The entire Longshouyuan, including Daming Palace, was recovered. "
"..."
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, okay! Erlang is worthy of being a world-famous general. As soon as he took action, he continuously severely damaged the rebels. Today, he first raided Baqiao to destroy the enemy's morale, and then recovered the dragon head. Well done, Yuan!”
Now that the entire inner city of Chang'an has long been occupied by the rebels, and the Sixth Army of the East Palace is guarding the Taiji Palace, the situation is extremely unfavorable. Longshou was originally the commanding heights of the entire Chang'an, and the rebels stationed here, always threatening the safety of Taiji Palace. If the Xuanwu Gate cannot be attacked for a long time, the rebels will definitely launch an attack from the Daming Palace to the Taiji Palace. The Sixth Army of the East Palace will be attacked from both sides and will be exhausted to deal with it.
Moreover, since the retreat was always under threat from the rebels, the leaders of the Sixth Army of the East Palace were inevitably worried, leading to low morale.
The current recovery of Longshouyuan means that the Sixth Army of the East Palace has a safe escape channel. Even if they lose to the rebels head-on and Taiji Palace falls, they can still evacuate safely from Xuanwu Gate.
It plays a great role in stabilizing military morale.
Li Jingyi patted the table with excitement and laughed: "This guy is really awesome. I thought that the artillery in Youtunwei was seriously damaged and it would be difficult to show the power of the artillery as it did at the beginning of the war. But unexpectedly, today the rebels were shelled again. The army, to recapture Longshouyuan, must have deliberately released false news in the past to paralyze the rebels, but even we were concealed. ”
Xiao Yu frowned at the side and said worriedly: "Gong Wei is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. He should know the details of the entire army in order to control the entire army and formulate strategies. If everyone in the East Palace conceals the truth like this, it will lead to Duke Wei formulating strategies. If something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility.”
Li Jing glanced at Xiao Yu, who was "speaking uprightly" for him, and said with a smile: "The general will be outside, and you will not accept your orders. Erlang led his troops outside, not only to guard the safety of Xuanwu Gate, but also to constantly send out troops to weaken the rebels and attack them. The morale of the rebels is very low. If you report everything, it will easily delay the military aircraft and lead to It's a big mistake. The Duke of Song Dynasty doesn't have to worry about it at this time. Erlang has made great achievements in battle, and his subordinates are all elites in hundreds of battles. How can we not know how to advance, retreat, attack and defend? We just need to hold on to the Taiji Palace and wait for the Anxi Army to rush to help. Outside Xuanwu Gate, You can leave it all to Erlang.”
Although as a nominal coach, it would be "disrespectful" for his generals to conceal the truth, but Li Jing would definitely not care about this with Fang Jun. Moreover, "a war never tires of deceit." The East Palace and the rebels are both former colleagues and lords, and they have deep entanglements with each other. Who can figure out how many rebel spies there are in the East Palace now? Only by hiding it from everyone can we hide it from the rebels, otherwise there would be no such great victory.
What's more, is Xiao Yuzhi's "speak uprightly" really to safeguard Li Jing's authority?
Even if he lacks political talent, he will not easily fall for other people's simple alienation tactics...
However, he thought that Fang Jun was "hiding the truth from the sky" and had a sophisticated plan to deliberately conceal the strength of the Youtun Guards while catching him by surprise. Unexpectedly, Li Junxian smiled bitterly and said: "It is well known that Duke Wei knows that the Duke of Yue has not concealed the artillery of the Youtun Guards." Quantity. Indeed, a large number of artillery pieces have been scrapped after several battles, and only thirty or fifty can be used.”
"Oh?"
Li Jing became more and more surprised: "A mere thirty or fifty cannons can blow up the more than thirty thousand rebels in Longshou Plain, abandoning their armor and fleeing in panic?"
Li Junxian said: "It's not that the artillery severely damaged the enemy, but when the artillery fired, the rebels' morale collapsed and their morale was unstable. The Duke of Yue sent armored cavalry and light cavalry to entangle the main force of the rebels, and ordered Zan Po to lead the Tubo army. Hu Qi penetrated into the rebel rear from one side and attempted to outflank the rebels, forcing Changsun Jiaqing to make the decision to retreat as he did not dare to risk being surrounded."
Hearing this, Li Jing turned to Li Chengqian and said: "Erlang's use of troops has reached the state of not being trapped in the shape and reaching directly into the inside. Given time, his achievements will not be inferior to those of the old ministers."
Li Chengqian was immediately astonished. Although he relied on Fang Jun for help. The more capable Fang Jun was, the better for him. However, he could not believe that one day Fang Jun would be able to compare with Li Jing, who was known as the "God of War." He hurriedly said: "Erlang Young and temperamental He is slightly less calm and capable, but how can he be compared with Duke Wei? It would be an honor for him to receive some advice from Duke Wei, and Duke Wei must not praise him too much to avoid his arrogance." (End of this chapter.) )