novelcrest Chapter 3496 fierce battle
Chapter 3496 fierce battle
Chapter 3496 fierce battle
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, famous generals emerged in large numbers.
At the time of the founding of the country, the strong national power made the military tyrannical, continued to expand externally, and launched wars continuously; at the end of the dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and heroes from all walks of life competed in the world, and countless famous generals who lived through the ages emerged.
But among these famous generals and marshals, the one who can be recognized as the first is none other than Li Jing.
This is not only because of Li Jing's meritorious achievements, but also because of his profound attainments in the art of war and strategy. "New Book", "Bow Jue", "Li Weigong's Art of War"... Countless books that can break the art of war strategy have been handed down to later generations, and have had a profound impact on the masters of art of war since the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, when Li Jing in the Taiji Hall explained the current occupation and the subsequent situation, no one was not convinced.
In fact, if the situation really develops according to Li Jing's speculation, it might not be a bad thing.The title of the Eastern Palace was conferred by His Majesty Li Er's Golden Code, and the name is justified. As long as the imperial city can be kept intact and the Eastern Expeditionary Army returns to Chang'an, the final victory will be won.
Of course, because of this, the rebels gathered by the Guanlongmen faction will launch a crazy attack before the Eastern Expeditionary Army returns to Beijing, striving to capture the imperial city and dethrone the Eastern Palace.
After all, once the mutiny fails, the Guanlongmen Clan will never be able to bear the extremely serious consequences...
Li Chengqian let out a long breath, held Li Jing's hand, and said with emotion: "When I was born alone, the world was not yet peaceful, and the flames of war were everywhere. It's just that Topi, the emperor Gaozu and his father, had a good life since childhood. I have never suffered any setbacks. I suddenly encountered such chaos at this moment. I am really confused and panic. Fortunately, all of you are loyal to the country and help Gu face the crisis. This kindness will never be forgotten. I hope you will do your best , put down the rebel army as soon as possible, and save the people of Chang'an from the disaster of war."
Having said that, he stood up and bowed to the ground to the officials in the hall.
"Your Highness! How is this possible?"
"Your Majesty can't afford such a great gift!"
"This is a matter within the rank and file of the minister, and I will never hesitate to die!"
All the ministers hurriedly avoided, unwilling to accept such a great gift from Li Chengqian, and tried to persuade them one after another.However, although he was terrified on the surface, he was very close to him in his heart. Li Chengqian's words here are like a promise. These people who have shared weal and woe with him today will definitely not forget them when they become the Great Treasure in the future...
As a minister, words such as "being loyal to the country" are still a bit illusory, too noble and ethereal, not for ordinary people to understand.The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and everyone has endured half their lives to stand above the court, isn't what they are doing is the power in their hands?
What's more, whether they stand on the side of the East Palace or are attached to Guan Long, what they seek is only profit.
Li Chengqian sat down again, and said to Li Jing: "Although Wei Gong's analysis is reasonable and reasonable, I admire it very much, but in the end, Xuanwu Gate is too important to allow any mistakes, so I still sent General Li Junxian to support Guo Guogong. , make sure nothing goes wrong."
He was still worried about Xuanwumen, but Li Jing had always claimed that the right guards were enough to guard Xuanwumen, and he couldn't emphasize it again and again, so he said hello to Li Jing first, so as not to misunderstand Li Jing.
Li Jing nodded and said: "Your Highness is wise, that's exactly what it should be. The so-called 'people make decisions, and heaven's success', there is no absolute thing in the world. Xuanwu Gate is the gate of the Forbidden Palace, even if you are extra careful, you should also be careful." .”
Li Chengqian was pleased, so he told Li Junxian to lead his "Hundred Riders" to go to Xuanwu Gate immediately to help Zhang Shigui, the Duke of Guo, defend the city.
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Outside the Xuanwu Gate, fierce battles are raging.
Outside the Youtunwei camp, countless Zuotunwei soldiers besieged and charged against the fierce artillery fire and bullets of the Youtunwei.It's just that this kind of charge looks ferocious, but in fact, the formation has already been scattered under the bombardment of the artillery. It is worthwhile to rush to the front of the right guard and face the fire of muskets, bows and crossbows. They all hid from the front of the Right Tunwei position, trying to extend to both sides.
This made Zuo Tunwei's charge look menacing, but in fact it avoided the truth and did not cause too serious an impact on the formation of the Right Tunwei...
Moreover, the right guards arranged the cavalry on both wings, and they were very mobile. Facing the obstruction of the charge, they had to keep suppressing the left guards who had to disperse to both sides.
The tide-like Zuo Tunwei seemed to have bumped into the mainstay of the river. The waves splashed and the momentum was loud, but it was difficult to shake the Right Tunwei's position.
At this stage, the Right Guards took a defensive position, only using long-range artillery bombardment supplemented by muskets and bows and crossbows to shoot at close range, and always maintained a strong killing force against the soldiers of the Left Guards who were rushing in front of them, resulting in huge casualties for the Left Guards. .
Chai Zhewei, who was standing behind the formation, looked at his troops like moths to the flame. Once he jumped in front of the right guards, he was shot and killed. Hurry up! Damn, why didn't you eat or what? Running so slowly, do you want to be sent to You Tun Wei as a target?"
"Where's Zhentianlei? Where's our Zhentianlei? Hurry up, hurry up, and blast the right guard position to me!"
"Why are you dawdling in the back? Hurry up and finish the assembly, and rush up for me!"
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Chai Zhewei never thought of himself as a superficial person, although he could not be regarded as "Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face", he also had a deep city.But at the moment, when his troops charged forward but were blocked by the right guards who were almost massacred, but couldn't make an inch, he couldn't help losing his composure.
This army is the team he relies on to grab more power. Every time someone is killed in battle, his own strength will be weakened by one point, and it will be more difficult to realize the dream of "becoming a general and entering the prime minister" and "ruling the world".
How can you still keep calm?
Li Yuanjing beside him was silent, watching the shells dragging orange-red lines of fire in the sky and then falling into the formation, he felt his throat dry and his whole body trembling.
There is no doubt that Zuo Tunwei is not a first-class strong army among the sixteen guards, but this army is fully staffed, has sufficient ordnance, and has been trained outside the Xuanwu Gate for a long time. Up is at its peak.
However, it was such an army, which was suddenly mobilized, but was smashed in front of the right guards who were not as strong as their own.
Just looking at the strength of the confrontation between the two armies in front of them, it is by no means the reason for the fact that the strength of the two armies can be concretely shown. The root cause is the huge difference in the combat power of the two sides.
Especially firearms equipment.
The power of artillery is known all over the world, but the Zuo Tunwei does not have a single one, but the Right Tunwei has dozens of them, just because the latter is Fang Jun's direct line of troops, it can be used on a large scale when the number of artillery in the country is limited. Equipment, resulting in the formation of a crushing situation against Zuo Tunwei as soon as the war started.
Followed by muskets, the Zuo Tunwei only had hundreds of shots, and the pawn operation was obviously rusty, and it was impossible to inflict strong damage on the enemy with the intensive three-stage attack tactics like the Right Tunwei.
As for Zhentianlei, the Zuo Tunwei has a lot of equipment. Before the battle, Chai Zhewei also emphasized the application of Zhentianlei, but the development of the battle situation is completely different from Chai Zhewei's previous instructions... Even the front of the right Tunwei. What's the use of Zhentianlei even if he can't rush forward?
He was not only disappointed with Chai Zhewei and Zuo Tunwei, but also frightened by the tyrannical fighting power displayed by You Tunwei.
With such an army defending the East Palace, would he still have a chance of success?
Therefore, although Chai Zhewei frantically urged the army to attack, he still couldn't help but said: "The imperial city has been besieged by the Guanlong rebels, Xuanwumen is our only chance, if we can't capture Xuanwumen, everything will be over! No matter how high the price is, we must defeat You Tunwei and capture Xuanwumen!"
Chai Zhewei, who was holding a whip and shouting at his subordinates, turned around when he heard the words, his red eyes made Li Yuanjing's heart tremble, thinking that he was about to turn his back...
Still Chai Zhewei just glanced at him, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the right guards have too many firearms and are best at defense. It is inevitable that there will be a stalemate where the battle starts. This has long been expected. But as our offensive unfolds, the strength The advantages will be fully revealed, and the Youtunwei will not last long!"
After saying that, ignore Li Yuanjing and continue to direct the army to attack.
In fact, in his heart, he has already faintly regretted...
The left and right guards lived next to each other with a wall, and sometimes they could even see each other's movements clearly, so Chai Zhewei thought he had a clear understanding of the combat power of the right guard.The right guards are equipped with more firearms, and the soldiers are more young and strong recruits. They are indeed stronger than the left guards.
But this time Fang Jun went out of the town of Hexi and took away the elite of the Youtunwei.However, the Zuo Tunwei is full of staff and ready to fight, how can it be invincible when it is suddenly mobilized?
(End of this chapter)