Chapter 4358 The rebels cross the river
Everyone in the tent was very excited, finally seeing a chance of victory.
After Li Chengqian came to the throne, there was no peace for a day, and he could not spare any time to cultivate his close followers. More than 90% of the entire Taiji Palace were old people left by Emperor Taizong. In this situation, the Taiji Palace was like a big sieve leaking air, and it was difficult to block the news. As if ascending to the sky, the rebels were approaching the city at this time, which gave Li Chengqian a good opportunity to use the army to block the news and isolate China and foreign countries.
But precisely because of this, no matter how incredible news spreads in Tai Chi Palace, outsiders have no way to verify it.
Li Zhi patted the table: "This matter has been decided. Song Guogong will be responsible for the operation, and Chu Huangmen will assist. We must create a huge momentum and make the entire Guanzhong suspicious of the emperor's life and death. Only in this way can we fish in troubled waters." , take millet from the fire.”
"...Your Highness clearly knows that the old minister is old and frail, and his energy is hard to save. It is difficult for him to handle such a big thing. If something goes wrong, he will die and it will be inevitable. It is better for Chu Huangmen to take charge and the veteran minister to help."
Xiao Yu doesn't need to perform meritorious service at all now. As long as the King of Jin succeeds in ascending to the throne, he will be a complete meritorious service. In the merit list of the King of Jin, only Yu Chigong can keep pace with him, and the rest are insignificant. If that's the case, why bother being in the limelight?
Spreading rumors and slandering the emperor's death. Once the king of Jin is defeated, the emperor will not forgive him even if Xiao Yu wants to do so. The government and the public will surely attack him...
Li Zhi didn't know Xiao Yu's thoughts, so he praised: "The Duke of Song Dynasty is really a mature man who plans for the country. He not only has strategies, but also is willing to support the underachievers. The so-called noble character and integrity are nothing more than this."
He looked at Chu Suiliang: "Then Chu Huangmen will handle this matter. Is it possible that he is qualified?"
Chu Suiliang was completely coerced by Xiao Yu and came here. He had no way out and naturally had no ambition to make progress. He was only willing to be a bastard with a very poor sense of existence. He did not seek "the merit of being a dragon" and tried his best to avoid being liquidated in the future. , how can you be willing to become the "humeral minister" of King Jin?
He quickly declined and said: "I have never been in charge of a single position, and I have been responsible for conveying documents and drafting edicts beside the late emperor, but I have never carried out the actual work. I have insufficient experience and lack of resume. How can I dare to take on such a big responsibility? It shows that His Highness can entrust him with such an important task. He is so broad-minded that he never dares to make any mistakes at this time."
Li Zhi thought about it and felt that what Chu Suiliang said made sense. After all, although this man had always been favored by the late emperor, he was mostly good at literature and his ability to deal with practical matters was not demonstrated. Moreover, judging from his personality and relationship It can be seen from Wei Zheng's handling of the latter's manuscripts that this person's character is questionable.
It is indeed not appropriate to rashly entrust such a major event to him...
But apart from these two people, who else can do it? Li Zhi couldn't help but secretly sigh. This time he raised the army in a hurry. Although he had the first move to "fulfill the late emperor's last wish" and could get more people's sympathy and even support, it also led to a shallow foundation and not even a few people under his command. There is no one who can use it.
He sighed: "I also know that this matter is embarrassing for you, but you have seen the current situation. Victory, defeat, life and death are only on a thin line. Others may be more capable, but how can I, the king, trust and entrust me to you?" What about the important task? Chu Huangmen should not shirk this matter, just do it reluctantly.”
Having said this, what else could Chu Suiliang say?
He could only suppress his reluctance and put on a look of tears of gratitude: "Your Highness has entrusted me with such an important task, how can I be so ignorant? Your Highness can rest assured that I will do my best to handle this matter as a reward for Your Highness's kindness." Well.”
Li Zhi showed his face and said: "That's how it should be! You and I, the monarch and our ministers, support each other and use our strength to cut through gold. How many difficult things in the world can't be accomplished? Bring it to the future and achieve great achievements, and we will share the world with you!"
Chu Suiliang nodded repeatedly, but secretly complained in his heart.
After this matter is completed, he will be completely blacklisted by His Majesty. As long as King Jin fails, he will inevitably be held accountable by His Majesty.
At this point, he actually wanted to serve King Jin sincerely, praying to God and Buddha to bless King Jin to achieve great things.
Glancing at Xiao Yu who was standing aside, he felt his teeth itching with hatred. The old thief had picked it off by himself, but he pushed him into the fire pit with one hand.
In addition, the "confession" that I forced myself to write before forced me to commit myself to the King of Jin's camp, which was completely against my will, and also implicated the entire Qiantang Chu family. It was really lacking. The great virtue...
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Under the Xuanwu Gate, night fell, war drums rumbled, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the fighting was extremely fierce.
Although the Youtun Guards had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, firearms and equipment, and their combat power was more than that of the defenders on the city, but because the defenders had an absolutely advantageous location, and the Youtun Guards did not dare to use firearms extensively, causing damage to the city wall, the war continued. Time is anxious.
Not far from the city, Gao Kan stood behind Fang Jun and looked at the firelight on the city. He said worriedly: "The defenders are very tenacious. These are the troops brought out by Li Daozong. Knowing that Li Daozong is in danger at the moment, they all played. It is difficult to contribute to the defense of the city. ”
Sun Renshi on the side suggested: "The situation in the palace is extremely critical. Every moment of delay will increase the danger of Wude Palace. It is better to use gunpowder to blow a gap in the city wall so that Xuanwu Gate can be quickly connected with the palace guards." The army attacked from both sides and defeated Li Daozong."
Of course, he understood that the reason why Fang Jun did not agree to use gunpowder blasting to blow up the city wall was to prevent other troops from attacking Taiji Palace. But now that Xuanwu Gate has cut off communications inside and outside Taiji Palace, no one knows what is happening in Wude Palace right now. Given the situation, if Li Daozong attacks Wude Hall first and takes control of His Majesty, everything else will be meaningless.
Fang Jun was very steady and his expression was as usual: "Don't be impatient. The reason why Your Majesty stayed in Wude Hall was because he was worried about the impact on the morale of the army. Since he dared to stay, he naturally had a way to protect himself. Xuanwu Gate must remain intact, otherwise even if he attacks quickly, When we enter the Tai Chi Palace, who can guarantee that others will not come after us and attack us? By then, the Xuanwu Gate will be undefeated, and the entire Tai Chi Palace will become a battlefield, leaving only a white field."
He didn't really care whether the Taiji Palace survived. Anyway, sooner or later, this palace was destroyed in the war, and not even a brick or a half of it remained in later generations. But without the barrier of Xuanwu Gate, the enemy can easily launch a large-scale raid. How can the right guards and the palace defenders resist it?
The three of them returned to the camp. They had just sat down and had not even had time to take a sip of tea when Wang Fangyi burst in and shouted: "Commander, something bad is going on! The left guard has set up a pontoon bridge on the north bank of the Weishui River and recruited boats. The forward troops Already crossed the Wei River! ”
The three of them were shocked.
Sun Renshi was surprised and said: "Is Yin Qinzhou crazy? Now all the garrison troops in Guanzhong are standing by and watching the fire from across the bank. How dare he risk the disapproval of the world and lead his army to cross the river?"
The situation is unclear at the moment, and whoever gets involved rashly may suffer huge backlash. Once things fail, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better to miss the opportunity than to take risks. Whoever ends up at this time is a fool.
Yin Qinzhou had shown himself to be aware of current affairs before. Although the troops stationed in the north of the Weishui River were very abiding by their duties, even the scouts sent near Xuanwu Gate tried their best to show their whereabouts so that the Youtun guards could take precautions to express themselves. Being upright and aboveboard convinced Fang Jun that he had no choice but to lead his troops, but he had no intention of overstepping his bounds.
Why did he suddenly go out of his way and start leading his army across the river to approach Chang'an?
Fang Jun thought about it carefully and said with a solemn expression: "I'm afraid this is not Yin Qinzhou's original intention, otherwise Wang Fangyi would not have been so restrained when he went to deliver the message. If what is expected is true, there must be another rebellion within the Guanlong clan. What a moron, forcing Yin Qinzhou to send troops to Chang'an."
After all, the Liquan Yin family is not from the Guanlong lineage. When the life and death of the Guanlong clan is at stake, it is entirely possible to force him to send troops to Chang'an without caring about the life and death of the Liquan Yin family.
Although the Guanlong clan is in decline, it is still possible to gather the power of the entire clan to force a mere Liquan Yin family...
Gao Kan said worriedly: "Regardless of whether Yin Qinzhou is really crazy or fake, it is inevitable to lead the army across the river. Should we suspend the attack on Xuanwumen and concentrate on dealing with Yin Qinzhou's left guard?"
Although the Zuohouwei is not the first-class combat force among the sixteen, their strength is close to 30,000, and their strength should not be underestimated. If the right guard takes advantage of the opportunity to attack the Xuanwu Gate and is unable to defeat it, they will cover up and kill them from behind. It's trouble.
There is no luck on the battlefield. If you are not careful, you may be completely defeated. Don't have any luck.
Once the Youtun Guards were defeated, the rest of the garrison troops in Guanzhong who were watching the fire from across the bank might not be instigated by the Guanlong clan to attack brazenly. This was a situation that the emperor, Fang Jun and the imperial army tried their best to avoid.
By that time, the situation will be completely out of control, and the Youtun Guards and the Sixth Army of the East Palace alone can only protect the emperor from evacuating Chang'an and fleeing to Hexi...
Fang Jun stood up and came to the map. His eyes first stayed on the north bank of the Weishui River, and then he patrolled east and west along the Weishui River, pondering without saying a word.
Once the Youtun Guards capture Xuanwu Gate, they will use Xuanwu Gate as a key defensive location and at the same time divide their troops into Taiji Palace to attack Li Daozong's rear army, in order to achieve a pincer attack with the defenders and eliminate the danger of Wude Palace.
By then, the vast area north of Xuanwu Gate will be short of troops, and the Wei River will no longer be able to serve as a natural moat that blocks other armies from raiding Xuanwu Gate.
The entire city of Chang'an may be caught in the flames of war. When the troops from all sides arrive in Chang'an to start a melee, the situation will be completely out of control...
This is completely contrary to the original purpose of "bringing you into the trap".
"Leading the king into captivity" means to jump out those nobles who are unwilling to submit to the imperial rule one by one, rather than to lure them all to Chang'an...
After a moment of silence, Fang Jun felt helpless: "Order the artillery troops to prepare, try to defeat the left guard in one fell swoop, and then concentrate the troops to enter Xuanwu Gate and raid Li Daozong."
The firearms produced by the Foundry Bureau are enough to equip the entire Youtun Guard army, making Youtun Guard the only unit currently equipped with firearms, and its combat power is arrogant in the world. He hid these firearms for a long time. Even when Li Daliang was threatened by Zuotun guard Chai Zhewei at the beginning of his rebellion, Gao Kan obeyed his order and did not take out the firearms to kill everyone. Even when the Jin army arrived at Chang'an City, Gao Kan Hiding and tucking is to hide the strength, so that those who have disloyal intentions among the troops stationed in Guanzhong can jump out and eradicate them one by one.
But now that Yin Qinzhou suddenly led his army across the Weishui River, the situation seemed to be getting out of control, and Fang Jun did not dare to continue taking risks.
He can only strike with thunder to shock everyone.
But almost everyone who should jump out has jumped out. Occasionally, one or two people who are too deep in the city hide too well, and there is nothing they can do for a while. Let them continue to hide. When Li Chengqian secures the throne and starts to implement the New Deal, those guys I'm afraid that sooner or later I won't be able to hold it anymore...(End of Chapter)