Chapter 4379 Rebel Counterattack
Cui Xin was completely frightened.
The troops invaded the village, burned, killed and looted. Countless princes, princes, ministers and dignitaries were massacred, and half of Chang'an city was devastated by military disasters... This will be recorded in the annals of history. No matter whether this rebellion and seizure of power was right or wrong, it will be remembered by the entire city. The whole world condemned him, and even caused him to be infamy for thousands of years.
No one dares to shoulder this responsibility, let alone Li Zhi, who is determined to ascend to the throne?
Even if Li Zhi achieves great things in the future, falsifies history books, and promotes himself as a heroic image of "adhering to Emperor Taizong's will to depose the incompetent emperor", he will never be willing to bear the charge of "causing chaos in Chang'an".
But the fact has already happened. Countless defeated troops poured into various places in Chang'an to burn, kill and loot. I don't know how many children of aristocratic families and famous families suffered harm. It is absolutely impossible to cover it up. This requires someone to bear the consequences and shoulder the responsibility. This crime.
Obviously, Li Zhi blamed Cui Xin for everything...
Cui Xin was about to be frightened to death and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not because you are old and incompetent, but because the enemy's offensive was too fierce and could not withstand it, so you had to retreat to Mingde Gate to resist. Unexpectedly, the army's morale and morale were weakened." collapse , and there are treacherous people who took advantage of the chaos, which caused many broken soldiers to rush into various places! Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely find out the robbers and punish them severely, and give justice to the people of Chang'an!"
He himself would never dare to bear this crime. It is not only a matter of his own life and death. Once the crime is confirmed, the entire Cui family of Qinghe will be implicated. The most important thing for a family that has been passed down for thousands of years is reputation. It can be used for rebellion and rebellion. You can depose the emperor, you can take bribes and bend the law, but you can't harm the people!
Let alone harm the noble families and dignitaries!
After all, the common people represent the people's hearts, and the aristocratic families and dignitaries represent them like a knife and an official's pen!
As long as the charges are proven true, the Cui family of Qinghe will not only be in the world, but will also be infamy for thousands of years...
But someone always has to stand up and take responsibility, and he can only take it out and find someone else to take his place.
Fortunately, among these 100,000 private troops are not only the Cui family's children, but also the children and servants of other Shandong aristocratic families...
Li Zhi's anger subsided a little, but he still glared angrily, and said sternly: "I have appointed you to take full charge of the army. Now that such a cruel and inhumane thing has happened, you have an unshirkable responsibility no matter what! Because you are old and frail. , lack of energy leads to the inability to control the army, I will put this matter aside for the time being. Remember, you must give me an explanation when the time comes! By raising troops to regain the throne and depose the false emperor, I am following the late emperor’s decree and doing what I say. How can this cause the people of the world to suffer so much? If this matter cannot be solved smoothly, I will. The king will never spare you!”
It will be done soon. If Cui Xin is dealt with at this time, it will not only cause the complete collapse of all Shandong private armies and harm Guanzhong, but also cause the entire Shandong region to fall into chaos after he ascends the throne, alienating the imperial court and losing control.
As long as Cui Xin can find someone to replace him and solve the matter perfectly so that the reputation of His Highness the King of Jin will not be tarnished, this will be revealed.
But if Cui Xin fails to do things well, he will never show mercy!
Cui Xin's old body was trembling, and he was sweating profusely. He felt relieved after hearing this, and promised: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if I am cut into pieces, I will never allow anyone to pour dirty water on Your Highness. I will definitely deal with it severely." Investigate, no matter who is involved or what their background is, they will all be punished severely.”
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. At this time, he no longer cares about the overall situation of "the unity of the Shandong aristocratic families". As long as he can get rid of the charge of "causing chaos in Chang'an", he will not hesitate to push out a few of the other children of the Shandong aristocratic families as scapegoats. .
Li Zhi still had a stern look on his face: "Send someone now to stop those defeated troops from continuing to cause chaos, otherwise half of Chang'an City will suffer, and no one can protect you, the Cui family!"
After this defeat, the strength of the Shandong family was greatly reduced. However, after Li Zhi ascended the throne, he was bound to reward the Shandong family, especially the Cui family who provided people, money and efforts, which increasingly made the Cui family the envy of everyone.
At this time, there is such a fatal clue left. Once the government and the public attack, Li Zhi will not be able to protect him even if he wants to...
Cui Xin was trembling, and naturally understood the seriousness of the situation: "I obey!"
He quickly came down from the city tower and left the Chengtian Gate, summoned the Shandong disciples who had followed him into the city, and gathered his men to rush to various places to stop the ruthless troops who were wreaking havoc and causing chaos.
However, once the morale of the army collapses, it will trigger a huge group effect, leading to collective panic, demoralization of the army, and failure of command. At this time, it is not easy to gather the defeated troops to obey military orders.
Especially the broken soldiers composed of farmers, slaves and other mud-legged soldiers rushed into various houses, smashed, burned and looted, and saw the real wealth in this world. The yellow copper coins in the treasury, the mountains of cloth, the dazzling gold ingots, As well as the plump and beautiful women in the inner house, the pure and beautiful noble girls... These rich and powerful people who used to be high in the clouds have never even seen it, but now they can be pocketed and toyed with at will. Who can stop them?
And as more and more defeated troops poured into Mingde Gate, the disaster became more and more severe.
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Outside Mingde Gate, he saw that the rebels were defeated. Some of them rushed into Chang'an City with Cui Xin. Formation defense.
I don't know who led the Sixth Army of the East Palace by the Qujiang Pool. After breaking up the left wing of the rebel army, they immediately withdrew their troops, bypassed the Qujiang Pool, crossed the Yellow Canal, and returned to the Chunming Gate area along the way to return their orders to the Duke of Wei, Li Jing.
Liu Rengui led his troops to press forward and arrived outside Mingde Gate to control all city gates and strictly prohibit entry and exit. Zheng Rentai led his private army of the Zheng family in Xingyang to attack everywhere. When encountering stubborn rebels, they charged and beheaded them on the spot. They were routed or dispersed. Or prisoners, it may not be possible to clear the battlefield in a moment.
News came out that the troops in the city were scattered and the city was raging everywhere. After urgent discussions, Liu Rengui believed that it could not be left alone. Xue, Liu and Zheng then agreed and reported to Cheng Yaojin. Ask him to help guard the south side of Chang'an to prevent unscrupulous people from taking advantage of the fire and intending to attack Mingde Gate. At the same time, let Xue Wanche lead his right armed guards to enter the city from Mingde Gate to wipe out the rebels everywhere and restore order in Chang'an.
Whether it was Xue Wanche, Liu Rengui, Zheng Rentai or Cheng Yaojin, they all tacitly agreed not to go to Tai Chi Palace to rescue the king...
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Li Daozong and Wei Chigong led their troops to capture Chengtianmen and rush into Taiji Palace. Their morale was high and they were full of ambition. They felt that victory was within easy reach. However, as soon as they entered the palace, they saw Yuwen Shi and were defeated by Youtun Guards. Thousands of soldiers besieged them. Tokuden's troops fled in all directions. It was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on their heads, and their morale was severely hit.
It was not easy to blame Yu Wenshiji at this time, so he could only lead his troops to rush to Wude Palace, hoping to take advantage of the fact that the Youtun Guards had not gained a stable foothold, defeat them with superior force, and then completely capture Wude Palace. Regardless of whether Li Chengqian could be captured by then, They can all support the King of Jin to tell the world immediately and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
As for Li Chengqian and the troops loyal to him, they will most likely be annihilated later...
Yuchi Gong was so impatient that he took the lead in urging his troops to rush to Wude Hall, disperse the broken troops encountered along the way, and kill those who blocked the way in a panic on the spot. Finally, the road was cleared, and he arrived at Yanming Gate from the left to the east. After the provincial official residence and Hongwen Hall under the gate, turn northward, pass Zhaode Hall, and reach Wudemen.
At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the lanterns and torches on the Wude Gate were all full of light. On the wide field in front of the gate, there was darkness and countless soldiers of the Youtun Guards were waiting in formation. The Right Guards under Yuchi Gong had just left the Zhaode Hall. Turning around the road and charging, they saw a little firelight in the darkness, densely packed in a straight line, and then the sound of gunfire like fried beans rang in their ears.
The right guard soldiers who were at the forefront fell one by one like wheat in the autumn harvest. The charging formation was like hitting an invisible iron plate. Even the brave soldiers who ran into it were bruised and bloody, but they could not make any progress. .
Yu Chigong, who was walking quickly to the west side of Zhaode Hall, heard the gunfire and his heart sank, knowing that something was wrong.
The firearms of Youtunwei are indeed not improvised, but have sufficient stocks, otherwise they would never let the musketeers attack as soon as the battle begins...
This was the scene he least wanted to see.
What kind of existence is Youtunwei with sufficient firearms, equipment and supplies?
A single bodyguard can march out of Baidao and march across Mobei, overthrow Xue Yantuo, restrain Shi Yanran, and seal the wolf to Xu!
They can rush to the aid of the Western Regions with half an army, casually kill the Turks until they lose their armor, and then defeat the 200,000-strong Dashi army that invaded the Western Regions, and completely defeat them at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.
The other half of the army that stayed outside the Xuanwu Gate calmly defeated the fully reorganized Zuotun Guards and tens of thousands of royal coalition forces, leaving no trace behind...
It can be said that the Youtun Guards equipped with firearms are the top combat power among the Tang army.
Even looking at the world, the east and west, they are almost invincible!
No matter how conceited Yuchi Gong is, he would not dare to face such an army face to face. That is not bravery, but self-destruction...
The charge was blocked, and he quickly ordered: "The front troops formed a formation on the spot to defend against the enemy's counterattack. The rear troops detoured to both sides of Wude Hall and used the cover of the palace buildings to approach Wude Hall. Never charge head-on to increase the number of troops." Casualties! ”
If the battle were to take place in the wild, Yuchi Gong would probably have to lead his troops to stay away at this moment. No matter whether King Jin was dead or alive, he would not care anymore. Fortunately, he was now in the Tai Chi Palace, with numerous palaces and rows of houses. , and there are pavilions and pavilions scattered among them, adding many hiding places to avoid the huge damage caused by the intensive "three-stage strike" shooting of muskets.
As long as the entire Wude Hall is surrounded by the superiority of troops, even if the right guard has three heads and six arms, he can only abandon his weapons and surrender. (End of chapter)