Chapter 4359 A desperate move
Plans always fail to keep up with changes. A wise man can calculate astronomy and measure geography but cannot understand people's hearts. Often an inexplicable change in a person's heart will cause things to deviate from the planned route and go astray. As the saying goes, "Things are planned by man and accomplished by God." , exactly like that...
The original plan of Li Chengqian and Fang Jun was to lure the King of Jin to the vicinity of Chang'an and eliminate them, so as to minimize the possibility of the more than 100,000 rebels wreaking havoc on Hedong, the Central Plains, and even Shandong, Jiangnan and other places, and then use this to make Those with ulterior motives, The rebellious people with evil intentions jumped out one by one, cleaned up the court at the minimum cost, and then implemented the New Deal to reform various shortcomings, focusing on reforming the empire's taxation, education, technology, etc.
Although the risks are great, the benefits are too huge. As long as it can be done, Li Chengqian's throne will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no civil strife in the empire within thirty years. This is a great opportunity to consolidate internal affairs and forge ahead.
But now Yin Qinzhou suddenly raises troops to cross the Wei River, which may disrupt all plans.
If firearms are concentrated to give Yin Qinzhou a hard blow and cause the entire army to be defeated, it will make the armies and nobles who are waiting and watching feel wary of throwing rat weapons. This will probably stop them, and they will have to hide their ambition and rebellion in their hearts and wait for the opportunity; but if it is done in a conventional way, Responding with force may delay the opportunity of fighting, causing Li Daozong to wreak havoc in the Tai Chi Palace.
Li Chengqian naturally had a way to protect himself. He could either leave the palace and rush to meet up with the Sixth Commander of the East Palace outside the Chunming Gate, or escape from Chang'an City through a secret passage and evacuate to Hexi under the protection of Fang Jun and Li Jing, relying on the terrain to protect himself. Trying to counterattack Chang'an.
But since then, the empire will inevitably fall into civil strife, and all plans will be ruined. Even if we can counterattack Chang'an in the future, the foundation of the empire will be completely destroyed. It will take at least twenty years to restore the vitality of the Zhenguan period...
Li Chengqian and Fang Jun didn't have twenty years to waste in this world. Ten thousand years was too long, so they were seizing the day.
Therefore, Fang Jun decisively ordered the artillery to be assembled and displayed in the right guard camp. As long as Yin Qinzhou dared to lead his left guard, he would inevitably suffer a devastating offensive.
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Under night, three pontoons were erected on the Wei River. Hundreds of boats were cruising on the water to ensure the safety of the pontoons. Countless soldiers arrived from the pontoons to the south bank to build temporary positions, and scouts came out. Investigate the movements of the Youtun Guards.
In the temporary tent set up by the river on the north bank, Yin Qinzhou drank tea, lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.
After taking a nap, Dou Xi regained some energy and sat across from Yin Qinzhou in a robe. He took a sip of tea from the teacup, looked at Yin Qinzhou's face, sighed softly, and said warmly: "Don't resent me, I It was also done as a last resort. After the ninth year of Zhenguan, Guan The Long Clan has very little control over the army. This is the result of the withering of talents, but it is also a choice made after a game with Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong tacitly allowed the Guan Long Clan to control the government, but in order to restrain the Guan Long Clan, he could only give up part of it. Military power..."
Yin Qinzhou said calmly: "You don't have an army in your hands, so you decide on others and force them to charge into battle for you and die for you?"
"Hey, when you are at the top of political interests, how can you be so emotional? Never use your emotions to affect your behavior."
Dou Xi shook his head and continued: "Whether it was Emperor Taizong who suppressed the Guanlong clan before, or whether Guanlong launched a mutiny to depose the prince when Emperor Taizong went on an expedition to Liaodong, although the consequences were serious, it could indeed have a negative impact on the Guanlong clan. The damage may not be recovered for a hundred years, but Guanlong Clan can still endure it. After all, life and death are more important than the rise and fall of honor and disgrace. But it is different now. , once Your Majesty puts down the rebellion and cuts off those disobedient people, the whole court will be full of imperialists, and they will follow the instructions of the Constitution, and it is very likely to implement the New Deal... I don’t know what the New Deal is, but suppressing the clan is bound to happen. , and Guan Long, who was once the most prominent clan leader, is now the weakest. He is no longer suitable as a chicken to scare the monkeys. "
Yin Qinzhou was silent.
When a new emperor comes to power, he always has to do something different from the past to demonstrate his authority and establish his prestige. Even for those emperors with lofty ambitions, they have to do some earth-shattering things to achieve the goal of being famous in history. Distinguish those mediocre and incompetent emperors.
Emperor Taizong was a man of great talent and strategy, and almost all of his children were outstanding. Although Li Chengqian was never favored by Emperor Taizong, he was raised by Empress Wende since he was a child. After being taught by famous teachers in the world, he himself was also smart, except for his character weaknesses. Besides, the qualifications are definitely not bad.
Such an emperor was once distrusted by Emperor Taizong, and countless civil and military ministers questioned him. How could everything continue as usual after he was firmly on the throne? He must do something to demonstrate his political opinions and declare to the world that he is a qualified emperor with absolute achievements.
Therefore, it is almost inevitable to implement the "New Deal".
No matter what the specific content of the "New Deal" is, clans all over the world will be the biggest stumbling block, and Guanlong clans are the first to bear the brunt...
With old and new grudges piled up in one place, how can it affect the retreat of the Longmen clan?
In this way, it is understandable that Yuwenshiji rebelled and defected to the king of Jin, and ran around for him...
The tea was a little cold. Yin Qinzhou poured out the tea in the cup, made another cup, and said slowly: "Even if you force me to raise troops across the Wei River and approach Xuanwu Gate, the result will most likely fail."
Dou Xi disagreed: "Fang Jun is indeed the most outstanding figure in the government and the public in the past ten years, and he has never been defeated in battle. However, due to Li Daliang's instigation of rebellion, the Right Tun Guards had internal strife, which greatly damaged their strength. After a fierce battle, how much of Wei's combat power can be retained? Now he has to attack Xuanwu Gate and guard against Li Daozong in the palace. He is simply incapable of doing anything. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he will definitely be defeated."
"When he defeated Zuotunwei, Fang Jun used firearms."
Yin Qinzhou reminded.
Today, the power of firearms has long been known to the world. The armies of the Tang Dynasty equipped with firearms are rampant and invincible in the world. The firearms were originally equipped by Youtunwei, which also made Youtunwei jump from a force that had been disbanded and reorganized to a The most powerful person among the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty.
The Youtun Guards equipped with firearms, who in the world dares to say that he will win?
Dou Xi waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't worry, Guan Long has already conducted an in-depth investigation of the foundry bureau before, and its output has not yet returned to 10% of the original, and can only produce some thunder and gunpowder. For muskets and artillery, It will take some time to give birth, so right now Even if the guards have muskets, they still lack pellets and gunpowder. How is it different from burning fire sticks? Besides, you don't have to completely defeat the Youtun guards when you cross the river. You only need to hold on for two days. The situation in Guanzhong will inevitably change drastically, and someone will come by then. Reinforcements.”
Yin Qinzhou thought for a while and understood what Dou Xi meant.
Attacking Youtunwei and approaching Xuanwu Gate is just a situation, and it does not necessarily require Zuohouwei to defeat Youtunwei head-on. In the past, everyone was resistant to directly raising troops to join the war, because they had to bear too many risks, and no one could bear the consequences of failure.
Of course this is only one reason.
Another reason is that the garrisons and clans in various parts of Guanzhong now do not trust each other. Once someone is the first to go up, it is certainly brave, but the others may not follow. They may even stand on His Majesty's side and attack this "warrior"...
Now Dou Xi wants Yin Qinzhou to be the "warrior" and be the first to attack Xuanwu Gate and His Majesty.
Moreover, Dou Xi was convinced that other garrison troops and nobles from various places in Guanzhong would respond in large numbers and swarm in behind him.
By that time, why would the mere Right Guards care?
A mouthful of saliva from one person is enough to obliterate it...
So the question now is whether Yin Qinzhou can persist under the counterattack of Youtunwei until armies from various places come to reinforce it?
But no matter what, it does seem to have a bit more chance of winning.
Dou Xi saw that his expression had softened slightly, and he was a little more relaxed. He was really afraid that Yin Qinzhou would be timid and would rather break with Guan Long than lead his army across the river. Could it be that Guan Long would really go to war with Yin Qinzhou by then?
It is true that Guan Long can completely crush the Liquan Yin family into powder, but at the same time he is suppressed and targeted by His Majesty, Guan Long will also exhaust his last trace of vitality, and it is probably impossible to leave a blood heir.
Therefore, his actions can be described as a desperate and desperate move.
"The turmoil and fights in this world are all just for the word 'profit'. Guanlong is a self-contained entity, and there is no distinction between me and others. The interests are deeply entangled and inseparable. Your Liquan Yin family has also been in this world in recent years. Already entangled with Guan Long, no one If you can be alone and face danger, you can only work together and advance and retreat together. Go ahead and do it. If you can defeat Fang Jun head-on, you will definitely replace Fang Jun and achieve your career as a world-famous general. Since there is no way to retreat, you might as well fight with all your strength. ”
After expressing such emotion, Dou Xi's eyelids drooped again and he became sleepy.
Yin Qinzhou drank tea and remained silent.
Being forced into this situation, what else can you say?
A school captain came in outside the tent and glanced at Dou Xi, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed, but stopped talking.
Yin Qinzhou put down his tea cup and said, "What's the matter?"
The school captain then said: "Youtunwei is attacking Xuanwumen with all its strength. The defenders of Xuanwumen are very tenacious. It seems that they will not fall for a while. Our forward troops have completed crossing the river. Youtunwei has mobilized five troops to defend the main camp. More than a thousand people came out to defend themselves on the south bank of Zhongwei Bridge. ”
Yin Qinzhou got up, came to the map, looked at it carefully, and asked, "Didn't the Youtun Guards try to stop us from crossing the river?"
The captain shook his head: "Nothing unusual. It seems that the Youtun Guards are planning to wait for us to cross the river and then have a head-on fight."
Yin Qinzhou frowned, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. (End of chapter)