Chapter 3683 The silverfish of the country
After Zuowuwei entered Tongguan, tens of thousands of troops immediately deployed their defenses. Not only did they make the defense outside the pass impregnable, but they also stood ready inside the pass. Heavy troops were deployed at many checkpoints in the Forbidden Valley. The front line even extended to the bank of the Yellow River, with numerous sentries and troops. The array is connected and there is no leakage.
When Cheng Yaojin completed the defense arrangements at Tongguan, Li Jicai led the main army and arrived belatedly...
Climbing up Guancheng, looking far into the distance, he suddenly felt that the sky was high, the clouds were vast, and the mountains and rivers were vast. Li Ji looked at the noble troops who entered Tongguan and rushed to Chang'an from time to time, with an expressionless face but sharp eyes.
Returning to the tower, he knelt down behind the desk. In front of him were Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo and other generals. They all had a desk in front of them with a teapot and hot water.
Li Ji lifted his cloak, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then looked around everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Cheng Yaojin, and asked: "How is the situation in the pass?"
Cheng Yaojin said: "It has been calm these past few days. The fighting in the Taiji Palace has temporarily stopped. The peace talks between the East Palace and Guanlong have started again, and it seems to be progressing smoothly. Yesterday evening, the scribes and scribes of the Duke of Ying arrived in Tongguan, intending to leave the customs to visit the emperor. Marshal, I stopped him and stayed in the pass. If the Marshal receives him, I will send someone to notify him later. If he does not see him, I will order him to be expelled."
Li Ji pondered for a moment and said, "No one is coming from the East Palace?"
Until now, he was about to lead his army into the Pass, influence the situation in Chang'an, and decide the fate of many people. Since Guan Long sent people to lobby, there was no reason why the East Palace couldn't come.
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said: "No one has come yet... But now the vast area east of Chang'an is controlled by Guan Long. If the East Palace sends people to come, they will definitely need to take a detour and face Guan Long's pursuit and interception along the way. Even if they finally arrive at Tongguan It will take a long time, and even if you are not careful during the process, you will become a prisoner of Guan Long."
Originally, when the army was stationed in Luoyang, Fang Jun could still reach Luoyang through the ancient Shang-Yu Road, but now Li Ji is in Tongguan, and if Donggong wants to come, he will face even more difficulties and obstacles than before.
Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Ignore it."
Then he looked at the generals and said: "All departments in the army must try their best to restrain the soldiers and garrison at Tongguan. No one is allowed to leave the camp without authorization for any reason. If there is any violation of the order, I will only ask you!"
Hundreds of thousands of troops have been on the Eastern Expedition since the spring of last year, traveling thousands of miles to fight for nearly a year. The homesickness among the troops is extremely serious. Especially the children of Guanzhong, who are currently stationed in Tongguan and are close to their hometown, will inevitably feel homesick. If it is not restrained, the morale of the military may fluctuate and discipline will be loose.
We are just soldiers. If the lieutenant general returns home privately, it will not only shake the morale of the army, but also leak information about the general...
It must be strictly stopped.
"Here!"
The generals agreed with a bang.
Li Ji nodded with satisfaction, but he also knew in his heart that the people in front of him each had countless interests involved, and their respective camps belonged to different factions. It was almost impossible to get them to act in accordance with military discipline and not violate them.
Sometimes, the leakage of information in the army will make the army extremely passive. However, as the saying goes, soldiers are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. There is no unchanging military method in the world, let alone permanent principles. Sometimes, you can also take the initiative to disclose the information to the army. Let some leaks...
He said: "If there is nothing important, please go back. Remember to restrain the army and obey orders at any time. If there is any delay, military law will be dealt with."
"Here!"
When the generals responded to the order and were about to withdraw, Li Ji suddenly remembered something. He raised his hand to stop the generals and asked with a frown: "Zhou Daowu led his headquarters to escort the prisoners back before the army, why has he still not been able to return to Guanzhong until now? ”
Zhou Daowu took the lead and escorted the prisoners back to Chang'an. The Eastern Expedition army besieged Pingrang City for many days before withdrawing. The army was advancing at a slow pace. As a result, the army reached Tongguan, but Zhou Daowu, who had taken the lead, had not yet arrived...
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It seriously delayed the military aircraft and is unforgivable.
Zhang Liang was in charge of military correspondence and intelligence transmission. When he heard Li Ji's inquiry, he thought about it carefully and said: "When the army passed through Yecheng, he received an official letter from Zhou Daowu, the inspector general of You Xiaowei, saying that it was snowing heavily in winter. The road conditions in Liaodong are difficult and the captives are injured. There were many injuries, frostbite was difficult to recover, the casualties were very heavy, and the march was slow. At that time, Zhou Daowu was about to reach the border of Yingzhou when he sent the documents, and he begged the commander to allow him to stay for a few days to replenish supplies before setting out on the road quickly. "
"Ha!"
Li Ji sneered and was very dissatisfied: "There were heavy casualties and the march was slow? In my opinion, the Prince Consort disliked the difficulty of traveling and simply stayed in Yingzhou until the spring warmed and civilized the country before he could travel. Even, I’m afraid there won’t be many prisoners left.”
Li Ji looked down upon the prince-in-law who had been raised in the palace by his majesty when he was a child.
When fighting, he avoids danger and fights for advantage. He has no character of being a soldier who endures hardships and is not afraid of hardships and dangers. He is just a dandy who loves food.
They are not even as good as a dandy. As Fang Jun, Pei Xingjian and others have repeatedly made meritorious deeds and emerged as a new force, the upper limit of dandy children has suddenly been raised. As a result, even the dandy children now have high hopes from their families. To be able to repent and turn around like Fang Jun and others...
Yuchi Gong was also dissatisfied with Zhou Daowu, even though he had fought side by side with Zhou Daowu's father: "I'm afraid it's not just that the captives suffered heavy casualties. Since the Prince Consort stayed in Yingzhou and didn't leave for Chang'an for so long, maybe it was Not even one of the ten prisoners left in the escort was alive. He was afraid of being dealt with by military law when he arrived in Chang'an, so he delayed his trip, hoping that the chaos in Guanzhong would change and no one would hold him accountable. "
Everyone was silent.
This is very possible. Once they encounter a difficult journey when escorting prisoners, army generals are often afraid of abandoning or even killing seriously injured prisoners, so as to speed up the speed, reduce the burden, and save food and baggage. Throughout the ages, this has almost become Unwritten rules.
Even the great Confucians of the Han family did not take the prisoners seriously...
Li Ji waved his hand and said: "Ignore him, no matter what the situation is, military discipline and law cannot be violated. Anyone who dares to test the law must bear the corresponding consequences."
After everyone dispersed and returned to camp to restrain the army, Li Ji, under the leadership of Cheng Yaojin, came to a posthouse located under the pass and saw Yu Wenshiji who was waiting there.
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The weather is good today, the sun is warm and the warm breeze is caressing. The snow in the corners and in the shade of the house is still white, and the ice has gradually begun to melt in other places.
In the side hall of the post house, the post soldiers arranged a table of wine and food. Li Ji and Yu Wenshi sat opposite each other, with Cheng Yaojin accompanying them.
The three of them clinked glasses and drank, and Yu Wenshiji sighed with a look on his face: "Last spring, hundreds of thousands of troops marched eastward with flags flying, chariots and horses tumbling, and they marched eastward to conquer the enemy. Who could have imagined that this war, which involved the entire country, would end in Working in vain and returning home in vain? ”
Cheng Yaojin, who was drinking and eating at the side, took the time to swallow the food in his mouth, glanced at Li Ji, their eyes met, and then reminded Yuwen Shiji: "The Duke of Ying probably had too many thoughts in Chang'an and was unaware of the major events in the world. , now Pingrang City has After being captured, the Yuan clan fled in embarrassment. Although the forces from all over the country supported it, it won't be long before the entire Goguryeo army was integrated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Although there were many mistakes in this eastern expedition, it was a success. "
During the Eastern Expedition, the entire army excluded Fang Jun's troops, fearing that they would share the military merits of a must-win battle. After all, in the past few years, Fang Jun was the leader in almost all the foreign wars of the Tang Dynasty. This man repeatedly After winning many battles and making great achievements, a prince-in-law, Captain Qingyun, was promoted to the title of Duke, which made countless people jealous.
But now that Guanzhong has collapsed and the situation is in chaos, Fang Jun and his troops can no longer be excluded, no matter which camp Fang Jun is in.
Moreover, the navy captured Pingrang City with one force. This feat has shocked the past and present, and is so powerful that it is so powerful that no one can just ignore it?
Especially this dirty and dirty move of deliberately dividing the navy, Cheng Yaojin was particularly disdainful...
Although the Eastern Expedition was not fully successful, and His Majesty died because of the jealousy of the British Lord, the Tang Dynasty is now at its peak, with strong soldiers and horses. Even if it encounters a sudden disaster, it can still make a safe transition with its strong foundation. As long as the prince ascends the throne, the situation in the court will be quickly stabilized. , it was still the Tang Empire that looked down on all directions and had all nations coming to court.
The result was a group of scofflaws who only had their own interests in mind. They brazenly conspired for their own selfish interests and gathered an army of more than 100,000 to depose the East Palace. They reduced Chang'an, the imperial capital of the world, to almost a ruin.
Selfishness and lawlessness are just a bunch of bugs in the country. (End of chapter)