Chapter 3620 The situation is reversed
Only the greatest investment can gain the greatest benefit, but the greatest investment also means the greatest risk. Rich families like Jingzhao Weishi, which have been inherited for thousands of years, care most about the inheritance of the family and will almost never compromise for the greatest benefit. Take the biggest risk possible.
Because there are endless benefits in the world, but once the family inheritance is cut off, there will be no heirs and the family temple will be in decline. No one can weigh and judge which is more important.
Unless you are absolutely sure, or the situation forces you to do it...
Can Jingzhao-Webster be completely sure of the current situation? This may not necessarily be the case. The situation in Chang'an is unpredictable. It seems that Guanlong has the upper hand, but the foundation of the East Palace is still there. Even if all the nobles in the world come together to help Guanlong, once the elite Anxi army returns from the Western Regions, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose. How can we take it lightly? Talk about victory or defeat?
If you have to do it... who in the world can force a thousand-year-old family like Jingzhao Weishi to take risks and risk the family inheritance?
Jingzhao Webster suddenly jumped out, and the real intention behind it is thought-provoking.
The eldest grandson Jiaqing pondered: "But no matter what, once Jingzhao Weishi gives his full support, it will definitely affect the world's elites, which is a good thing."
Even Jingzhao Weishi, a prominent surname in Guanzhong and a millennium-old wealthy family, spared no effort to support Guan Long. In a sense, it means that Guan Long is already in a winning position. Otherwise, how could Jingzhao Weishi risk all his family inheritance?
This will make the world's elites reduce their worries and fully support Guanlong, causing Guanlong's power to increase dramatically.
Changsun Wuji sighed: "Of course I know this is a good thing, but no matter good or bad, this kind of situation out of control is always uncomfortable. Hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expedition troops led troops abroad and have not returned. Now Jingzhao Webster jumped out without any warning... How could he know that there was no ulterior conspiracy behind this? "
He is a born "conspiracy theorist" and will be suspicious of everything that he cannot control. No matter how passive the situation is, he is confident that he can use his own ability to turn the tables and turn defeat into victory. Back then, he assisted His Majesty Li Er to seize the opportunity and achieve hegemony. , has already proven this.
But I feel deeply disgusted with everything unknown, even if it seems that I and Guan Long have benefited a lot from it...
After taking a sip of tea, the eldest grandson Jiaqing said: "How should we deal with it now? Please give me some advice. I will obey it as a brother."
Changsun Wuji started to have a headache again...
As the commanding heights of the Chang'an area, Longshouyuan had a very important strategic position. He always attached great importance to it. First, he asked Changsun Heng'an to lead the army to guard the Zhongwei Bridge, which not only cut off the connection between Xuanwu Gate and the north bank of the Weishui River, but also defended Longshouyuan. Then the eldest grandson Jiaqing was placed on Longshouyuan, with the two old men of the eldest grandson family sitting in charge to ensure that nothing went wrong.
As a result, eldest son Heng'an was defeated by Fang Jun's "returning gun". Not only did tens of thousands of troops collapse, but company commander Sun Heng'an also died in the army. Now eldest son Jiaqing suffered another heavy blow, and his army of 30,000 was routed. The entire Longshouyuan and the Daming Palace were destroyed. Entering the hands of Youtun Guards, it poses a great threat to the Guanlong army stationed in the east of the city.
Now that the morale of the Youtun Guards is strong, the soldiers and horses are strong, and they have occupied the Longshou Plains, Guan Long will not only have to face the extremely elite and high-morale Youtun Guards and the Tubo Huqi, but also face an "upward attack" if he wants to recapture the Longshou Plains. In such an extremely unfavorable terrain, what are the chances of winning?
Should we risk a counterattack?
Or are you willing to accept the status quo and defend yourself with all your strength?
For a time, Changsun Wuji weighed the options but couldn't make a decision...
Changsun Jiaqing is also thinking seriously. He does not think that this defeat is his own problem. Of course, there may be his own problems, that is, he underestimated the deterrent effect of artillery on Guanlong soldiers, which led to the morale of Guanlong soldiers under the artillery bombardment. Collapse, military morale lost. But his own command was not wrong. Faced with the situation where the morale of the army collapsed, even if Bai Qi was resurrected and Han Xin was reincarnated, how could there be any way to recover?
Defeat is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless to think too much. Instead, we should think more carefully about how to face the current situation and minimize the losses and impacts as much as possible.
He suggested: "Now that Youtun Guard occupies Longshou Plain, it needs to defend the Daming Palace, which will inevitably lead to the dispersion of its troops, not to mention the defense of Xuanwu Gate? If an army of 50,000 people is assembled, From south, east and north Facing a fierce attack on Longshouyuan, the Youtun Guards will definitely lose sight of one thing. We broke into the Daming Palace and relied on the palace to engage in street fighting with Youtun Guards, making it difficult for the cavalry to exert its power. We will definitely be able to recapture Longshouyuan. "
Changsun Wuji listened carefully. After a while, he stood up and leaned on crutches. He endured the pain in his injured leg and came to the map on the side of the wall to look at the map carefully.
The eldest grandson Jiaqing also stood up and came to his side.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "The risk is too great... Although it is indeed possible to capture Longshouyuan according to your tactics and regain the suppression of Xuanwu Gate, once it fails, then The consequences will definitely be a huge disaster.”
From the day the troops were raised, except for the initial entry of the Guanlong army into Chang'an City and the full suppression of the East Palace, they were restrained everywhere. Especially when Dong Gong Liu led the army abandoned the imperial city and retreated to the Taiji Palace, the Guanlong army was stuck in mud. They could only fight bloody battles with the Dong Gong Liu led in the Tai Chi Palace. There were more than 100,000 troops but they could not take advantage of their strength. .
After Fang Jun returned thousands of miles to come back for reinforcements, the Guanlong army suffered another series of defeats. The morale of the army was extremely low. This can be seen from the disastrous defeat of Changsun Jiaqing's troops - once they faced the Youtun Guards, Guanlong The soldiers do not have half the momentum to win. If the occupation is not smooth, morale will be low and the morale of the army will be shaken, which will lead to a disastrous defeat.
If an army of 50,000 people is mobilized to counterattack Longshouyuan but fails, or even continues to lose troops and generals, how low will the morale of the Guanlong army be?
As one goes and the other goes, the morale of Youtunwei and the Sixth Army of the East Palace is getting stronger and stronger. Maybe Fang Er’s stick will just rush over from Longshouyuan’s commanding position...
"In the current situation, stability should be the most important thing. Since we can't defeat the Youtun Guards in one blow, we need to be patient. After all, time is on our side."
After thinking for a long time, Changsun Wuji decided that it was better to be absolutely safe and not take risks.
The Anxi Army is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. Before it can return to Chang'an, the reinforcements from the world's elite will inevitably arrive in Guanzhong earlier, which is enough to destroy the East Palace in one fell swoop with an overwhelming advantage. After the overall situation of the cauldron is determined, we can calmly consider the position of the hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expedition troops.
If we rush to counterattack at this moment and accidentally lose again, the situation will be too passive and we have to proceed with caution...
Changsun Jiaqing looked a little unhappy. Although he did not think that the previous defeat of Longshouyuan was his fault, a defeat was a defeat. Losing face was inevitable. If the army could be mobilized as soon as possible to counterattack, Guanlong currently lacks generals. Due to the reality, coupled with the status of the elder of the Changsun family, there is a high probability that he will still lead the army.
If he can successfully counterattack, he can avenge his past humiliation and earn back his lost reputation.
But Changsun Wuji refuted his opinion, so the matter of avenging shame was put aside for the time being. Unavoidably, a sigh of relief filled his chest, making him feel extremely unhappy. But Changsun Wuji was the master of the family and kept his word. Even the ancestors of those great uncles did not dare to refute Changsun Wuji's opinions, let alone him?
He could only say in a muffled voice: "What the auxiliary machine said is true, everything is up to you to decide. Just one word for brother, no matter when and where, as long as it is useful to be a brother, I will go through fire and water, no matter what!"
Changsun Wuji said happily: "As the saying goes, brothers working together can break gold! Our Changsun family is at a critical juncture. As long as we can overcome the difficulties in front of us, we can regain our past glory, and our children and grandchildren will benefit endlessly. You and I, brothers, We should work together, not fearing life and death, to earn a lasting blessing for our family and our descendants! ”
The eldest son Jiaqing was greatly encouraged, and he immediately put his slight unhappiness behind him and said in a deep voice: "It's exactly what the auxiliary machine said!"
Having enjoyed the wealth and glory that dominated the world in the early years of Zhenguan, I simply cannot imagine how the prince will live after he continues His Majesty Li Er's national policy and continues to suppress and weaken the family, especially since the children in the family have since disappeared from everyone and become officials. All must pass the examination Examination... The clans of Guanlong originated from military exploits, and the fierce blood of the people outside the Great Wall has been flowing through their ancestors for generations. If they say that they are not afraid of anyone in killing and conquest, how can the Four Books and Five Classics in the imperial examination be compared with the heirlooms of poems and books? Comparable to the Shandong aristocratic families?
Even among the Jiangnan gentry, most of them are descendants of clans from the Central Plains who traveled south in attire. Their family background may not be much worse than that of Shandong families. When they go to court to obtain scholars through the imperial examination, how can they still have a future for the Long clan clan?
It's ridiculous that those clans in Hedong and Hexi didn't even understand why the Guanlong clan rebelled and wanted to depose the East Palace. Instead, they sent troops and money to help Guanlong defeat the East Palace. They were just like morons.
What's more, some people around the prince in the Tai Chi Palace are actually sending out messages to express their goodwill to Guan Long, completely unaware that the prince's policy is actually the most beneficial to them, the heirs of poetry and calligraphy... (This chapter End)