Chapter 4313 The army is coming
As the guards walked out, Li Zhi looked at Shi Yuwen and said, "In an important place in the army, servants are not allowed to enter without permission. It's better for Duke Ying to go out and greet him. If he has any writings or messages, just bring them back."
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Yu Wenshiji immediately understood what Li Zhi meant and hurriedly responded: "This is because I didn't think carefully. Your Highness, please wait a moment."
Strided out.
The people present in the Chinese army tent are all Li Zhi's cronies, but not all of them may be loyal. Even if they are loyal now, they may not be loyal at some point in the future. I am responsible for contacting the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong and the Minister of Cultural Relics of the DPRK and China. No matter which one If people's information is leaked here, it will be a fatal blow.
You must be careful. You can let everyone know the specific strategy, but you must not easily reveal who is secretly communicating with us in Chang'an...
The tent fell into silence again. Although Li Zhi's words were cryptic, who among the people sitting here was not the best among the best? Everyone understands Li Zhi's worries and the reasons for them, but this does not mean that they feel comfortable.
They all sacrificed their lives and even risked their lives for the great cause of His Highness the King of Jin, so why should we favor one over the other?
Chu Suiliang lowered his head to drink tea, feeling quite frightened. He was thinking that His Highness, Prince Jin, was obviously suspicious of someone present here. Would he suddenly attack someone at some point and kill him?
What if the person under suspicion is yourself?
If he confesses Xiao Yu then, will King Jin believe him?
What's more serious is that if Xiao Yu was afraid that he would confess to him, would he attack first and eradicate the root cause?
For a moment, Chu Suiliang sadly found that he had done nothing but seemed to be trapped in a huge pit, surrounded by dangers and in danger of death...
Fortunately, he did not suffer in worry for too long. Yuwenshi returned in a moment, his steps became more and more convenient, and the fatigue and haggardness on his face seemed to be wiped away. He quickly entered the big tent with a letter in his hand. When he arrived in front of King Jin, his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Your Highness...it's done!"
Li Zhi pursed his lips, took the letter from Yuwen Shiji's hands, and read it at a glance. With luck, he tried to suppress the excitement in his heart, but failed in the end. He stood up and looked around, gritting his teeth. Staring, he almost roared and said: "God help me!"
Everyone in the tent was a little embarrassed. It seemed that they must have secretly contacted a heavyweight who could influence success or failure, and gave the King of Jin a definite reply that they were willing to send troops to help fight for the throne, and even promised to support Li Zhi in ascending to the throne.
This is indeed great news, and it’s no wonder that Li Zhi, who has always been particular about his appearance, is a little embarrassed.
Logically speaking, everyone should say a few words of congratulations at this time to brighten the atmosphere and boost morale.
But no one here knows who this person is, let alone how to implement it. If it is just a few general congratulations, it would be a bit empty...
Li Zhi didn't care about this. He was filled with ecstasy now. He immediately ordered Yuchi Gong: "The Duke of E immediately assembled his troops and left a force of sufficient strength to prevent Xue, Liu, and Zheng from crossing the Ba River." Chase them one after another, and the rest of the troops will break out of camp and attack Chang'an!"
Yuchi Gong quickly stood up and promised loudly: "Here!"
After saying that, he walked out of the tent with striding strides, his armor leaves clanging, and when he reached the outside of the tent, he shouted: "Send the order, the whole army must assemble!"
The sound of the messenger's horse hooves was as urgent as rain hitting banana trees, and the whole military camp was boiling.
Li Zhi's face glowed red, he looked around with a smile, and said with great energy: "Everyone, follow me to kill Chang'an and achieve great things!"
"I will follow you to the death and do my best to serve you!"
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From Duqu and Wei Zhao to the south, there are unfinished temples scattered on the Shaoling Plain. The mountain gate, bell and drum tower, Dharma hall, meditation hall, sutra collection building and other buildings have begun to take shape. They are still far from being completed. The construction of the temple is still far away. Craftsmen and monks have long been expelled.
At this moment, it was raining heavily and the leaves were falling. Countless military camps surrounded the temple, and the Chinese military tents were set up inside the temple.
Cheng Yaojin sat in the meditation hall, looking at the rain falling outside the window and the fallen branches and leaves, his eyebrows tightly knitted together.
Niu Jinda strode in from outside the hall, his armor leaves clanking as he walked, and he came to Cheng Yaojin in a few strides. He whispered: "The news just came back from the scouts that the three armies of Xue, Liu, and Zheng have gathered in Ba On the east bank of the water, we can forcefully cross the river at any time, and the King of Jin has already set up his troops and is heading west."
The wind and rain outside the window are getting heavier.
Cheng Yaojin poured Niu Jinda a cup of tea and poured himself a cup: "Now it seems that the King of Jin is not just waiting for the response from the garrison in Guanzhong. If he dares to attack Chang'an when the situation is unclear, he must have been fully prepared... Chang'an It is very likely that someone in the city has secretly contacted King Jin. As soon as King Jin’s army arrives at the city, they will mobilize their troops to respond. Not only can they successfully seize the throne, but they can also sit securely.”
In his opinion, it is not difficult to overthrow Li Chengqian. There are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong. They have just withdrawn from the Liaodong battlefield and have not had time to repair. Many soldiers have not been sent back to their hometowns. They are all gathered under the command of the commander. They can be killed with a general order. Enter Chang'an.
What is really difficult is that after overthrowing Li Chengqian, Li Zhi can sit firmly on the throne.
But among those who could send troops into Chang'an to overthrow the emperor, how many of them, including Cheng Yaojin himself, were truly loyal? The reason why everyone was loyal in the past was because of His Majesty Li Er, not Datang, and not Li Chengqian.
Even the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty like Li Chengqian could be overthrown, so who would care about killing one more Li Zhi?
To kill or not to kill, to overthrow or to support, all depends on their own interests. As long as the benefits of supporting a prince again are greater than the benefits that Li Zhi can give, those people will abandon Li Zhi without hesitation.
He even kicked Li Zhi hard after his downfall and put all the blame for "treason", "rebellion", "regicide" and other crimes on Li Zhi, and wiped away all his own guilt...
Li Zhi could not have been stupid enough to be pushed by everyone and just rush into Chang'an, let alone think that overthrowing Li Chengqian would achieve imperial hegemony and imitate the story of His Majesty Li Er back then. In fact, His Majesty Li Er's "Xuanwu Gate Change" back then Later, he did not immediately depose Emperor Gaozu and ascend the throne. Instead, he first established him as the prince, and after one by one the ambitious people in the government and the public who were eager to take advantage of the fire were eliminated, he forced Emperor Gaozu to abdicate and ascend the throne. emperor.
Niu Jinda was too lazy to think about these difficult questions, but he still praised him: "Who could be in secret with the King of Jin?"
Cheng Yaojin seemed to have a sense of accomplishment in showing off his IQ in front of this confidant. The more he created a scene of clouds and mountains and fog that left Niu Jinda confused, the happier he became. He said slowly: "Who knows? There are also left and right people. It’s just those few people.”
Niu Jinda was speechless. The two of them had fought side by side and supported each other for decades. How could they not understand each other's temper?
Therefore, he did not intend to realize the bad idea of cheating the whole process, and decisively changed the topic: "The commander-in-chief really intends to fulfill his promise and retreat to make way for the king of Jin to march to Chang'an? If you have other concerns, please let me know clearly. Be prepared, otherwise it will easily ruin the commander’s important task.”
Once he took this step, he could not take it back. According to his understanding of Cheng Yaojin, he would never put himself in such a life-or-death danger in his spare time. If one side agreed to the King of Jin, the other side secretly contacted the emperor. , this is in line with Cheng Yaojin's behavior.
In the final analysis, this is a master who "doesn't let go of the rabbit when he sees it" and refuses to take any losses...
Cheng Yaojin opened his eyes and said displeased: "What nonsense are you talking about? I keep my word and keep my promises, and I will do what I promised even through fire and water. How can you question my character like this?"
Niu Jinda ignored his annoyance and laughed, but he knew in his heart that his guess was indeed correct. This guy seemed to have a rough personality, but in fact he had a delicate mind. He was most cunning and scheming...
However, he still warned: "Sanlang is still in the hands of King Jin, be careful not to damage his life."
If Cheng Yaojin does something detrimental to the King of Jin, Cheng Chubi's life will be in danger...
Cheng Yaojin was silent for a moment, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth is in heaven, how can I abandon the century-old foundation of my family just because of him? It's okay if he can't escape this disaster. It’s his destiny and he can’t blame anyone else.”
Niu Jinda shook his head, and just as he was about to persuade him again, there were hurried footsteps outside, and a captain walked in quickly. After seeing the ceremony, he said urgently: "Commander Qi, the army under King Jin has broken camp and set off!"
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient. Have the scouts found out where King Jin is heading?"
"The scouts reported that based on their forward direction, they should be heading through the Shaoling Plains along Du Qu and straight to Chang'an."
"Duqu?"
Cheng Yaojin unfolded the map on the table, moved his finger in the direction of Shaoling, and finally landed on the word Du Qu, then moved south to Xingjiao Temple, which is where he is currently, and then moved north again, I drew a line near Du Ling, where Liang Jianfang led his army to guard the position at that time.
And if they came according to the scouts, the Jin army passed through the gap between the two armies...
Niu Jinda stood on the side of the table and looked at the map, his eyes followed Cheng Yaojin's fingers, and when he saw his last click on Liang Jianfang's many locations, he not only shook his head, but sighed: "This kid... is quite unlucky. ”
He glanced at his commander with some resentment. He had always been very optimistic about Liang Jianfang, but last time he was tricked by Cheng Yaojin and he almost died in the rebel army. The scar has not healed yet, and he looks like it will happen again... …
Cheng Yaojin ignored him and ordered: "Send the order to the whole army. Everyone must stick to the camp. Without the order of the general, they are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization, and they are not allowed to engage in battle with the King of Jin's army. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Here!"
After receiving the order, the captain turned around and hurried away to convey the military order to the entire army.
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On the west side of Duling, there is the right guard camp.
In the Chinese military tent, even though the autumn rain was gurgling outside the window, Liang Jianfang, who was still shirtless and covered with gauze in several places on his body, immediately received the news that King Jin's army had broken camp and raised troops. The scouts had also investigated and learned the advance route of King Jin's army.
Looking at the marching route of the King of Jin's army on the map, there was a gap between his and Cheng Yaojin's positions. At the same time, he learned that Cheng Yaojin's Zuowuwei was clinging to the camp behind closed doors and was about to let the King of Jin's army rush to Chang'an. , suddenly became angry and slammed the table!
"Old thief Cheng Yaojin has gone too far!" (End of Chapter)