novelcrest Chapter 3574 Adjustment
Chapter 3574 Adjustment
Chapter 3574 Adjustment
There was constant wind and snow on the city, and the fighting in the city was shaking. The tide of rebels rushed towards Chengtianmen, and the arrows above and below the city were like locusts.
However, all these seemed to disappear before Li Chengqian's eyes. He was shocked, stared at Li Junxian in a daze, and asked, "What did you say?"
Li Junxian has never seen such fierce eyes of Li Chengqian, a gentle and cowardly person who suddenly showed such cruelty is more frightening than those who are usually vicious.
He subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said in a loud voice: "The right guard outside the Xuanwu Gate came to report, saying that Gao Kan had led his troops northward across the Wei River and headed straight to Qishan, where he joined the tens of thousands of cavalry led by the Duke of Yue and defeated them. The Zuo Tunwei and the royal army gathered at Jianzhuo Ridge are now heading straight for Chang'an!"
Li Chengqian glared angrily, stomped his feet fiercely, and said angrily: "He, he... how dare he do this?! Gu Qian ordered him to guard the Western Regions, even if he was defeated and died alone, he would not be able to return to Chang'an, causing loss. An inch of land! How dare he disobey the order, abandon the great land of the Western Regions and return to the court? It's really pissing me off!"
For the first time, he felt infinite anger towards Fang Jun, even though Fang Jun's return to court was to save his family and life.
Although he has a weak personality, he agrees with Fang Jun's saying that "the interests of the empire are above everything else". When the empire's territory is invaded by foreign enemies, what is the honor and disgrace of personal life and death?
When the surrounding soldiers heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was so furious, they immediately stood in awe.
It is said that the prince is weak and stupid, but now they have seen it with their own eyes. They would rather be besieged by the rebels and be defeated and die than the army of the Western Regions to give up their land and borders to return to aid, thus losing their land and causing the people to fall under the iron hooves of the Hulu ...Since ancient times, how many emperors have been able to put the interests of the empire above their own safety?
Li Jing knew that Li Chengqian was not just putting on airs, but was sincerely determined to stick to the Tai Chi Palace, and never wanted Fang Jun to give up the Western Regions and return to the imperial court, why didn't he do that?
The Western Regions are the barrier of Hexi, and Hexi is the key to Guanzhong. Its strategic position is very important. Once the Western Regions are lost, Hexi will face powerful enemies. Tang Sheji is in danger.
The Western Regions are lost today, and they must be regained at any cost in the future, but I don't know how much national power will be consumed, how many soldiers will be sacrificed, and how many years will be spent...
However, the matter has come to this point, so what if you just get angry?
Then he sighed and persuaded him: "Erlang is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Even the veterans are convinced. Since he led his army to attack thousands of miles back to aid Chang'an, he must have thought about it. This matter can be discussed later. Now that Erlang has returned, we Our strategy should be adjusted in time, and at the same time, we should send people to contact us, cooperate internally and externally, defeat the Guanlong rebels in one fell swoop, and turn defeat into victory!"
Of course Li Chengqian understands this truth, even if he complains again, but the matter has come to this point, where is there any room for regret?
In any case, Fang Jun's return to aid Chang'an was for the sake of him, the prince of the Eastern Palace, and he could not let the officials of the Eastern Palace be defeated and die, and his family extinct for the sake of his so-called persistence and pride...
Breathing out, Li Chengqian looked calm, nodded and said: "What Duke Wei said is true, but Erlang's return to aid Chang'an caused a drastic change in the situation. I wonder how Duke Wei intends to adjust his strategy?"
There was no hope of victory before, so he let go of the imperial city to lure the enemy to go deep, and concentrated the limited forces of the sixth rate of the Eastern Palace to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.Then let go of the front line of Chengtianmen, relying on the many palaces and towers in Taiji Palace, fight the enemy bloody to the end, and burn all jade and stone.
But now that Fang Jun has captured Xiaoguan and is approaching Chang'an, naturally he can no longer continue his strategy of decisive death. Otherwise, when Fang Jun returns to Chang'an, the Taiji Palace has already fallen, and all the six commanders of the East Palace are killed, so what a fart...
Li Jing made a decisive decision and said: "Temporarily stick to the front line of Chengtianmen, and then contact Erlang. If he can reach Chang'an as soon as possible, this strategy is naturally safe, but if it is delayed for a long time, it will be difficult for Chengtianmen to hold on. We still have to fight and retreat. Retreat into the Tai Chi Palace to deal with the enemy, but there is no need to fight to the death. Besides, the reason why the rebels attacked crazily in the past two days must have been the news that Erlang returned to aid Guanzhong. , On the other hand, we will definitely send troops to besiege Xuanwumen, which can not only involve our troops, but also block the communication channel to the outside, so Xuanwumen is still the top priority. His Highness orders all the troops to defend, and must not let Xuanwumen Fall. At the same time, you can draft a letter of persuasion, which states that King Qin’s army is approaching Chang’an, and the mutiny is imminent. As long as the rebels lay down their weapons, His Highness will only punish the leader and leave the blame to the followers... Order the officials in the palace Make multiple copies and distribute them to the rebel formations with the bed crossbow on the Chengtian Gate."
The low-level soldiers only know how to obey orders, whether to advance or retreat, fight or surrender, without much subjective judgment, because they lack information about changes in the situation, and it is difficult to respond based on various information.Right now, Guanlong must conceal the news that Fang Jun led the army back to help, blindly urging the soldiers under his command to continue to launch fierce attacks.
With the heavy casualties, the soldiers' war-weariness and fear of war will inevitably increase. At this time, the letter of persuasion to the rebel army is placed in the rebel formation, and they are read and circulated. They understand that the current situation is already on the verge of extinction for Guanlong, and it is bound to severely damage the morale of the rebel army. , to shake the morale of the army.
Coupled with the prince's promise to "punish only the culprits and not the followers", this will further divide the rebels' will to fight.The Guanlong rebels were originally a mob, with almost no military discipline. They relied on the prestige of each family to command the army. Once the morale of the army was shaken and the morale was slackened, they knew that this war could not be won, and continued to rush and fight would only lead to death in vain. , naturally flinched before the battle, and refused to go all out to die.
In this way, how much combat power can the mob's Guanlong army have left?
As one goes up and down, the East Palace Six Rates side will fight to the death more and more, united as one, sticking to Tai Chi Palace is naturally no problem.As soon as Fang Jun's army arrives outside the city to contain the Guanlong army, the rebel forces in Chang'an City will be empty, and even the East Palace Six Rates can launch a wave of counterattacks...
Li Chengqian thought for a while, nodded and said, "Good! I will follow Duke Wei's policy."
He has self-knowledge. Apart from his status as the prince of an empire, he is not good at everything in terms of literary and military strategy. It is the most correct choice to follow advice, and it is foolish to pretend to be smart.What's more, how many people in the world can refute the strategy proposed by Li Jing, the number one master in the art of war in the world, or even propose a better method?
Immediately, Cen Wenwen wrote a letter of persuasion, condemning Guanlong's rebellious behavior verbally and writing, and also reported the current situation in detail. Defeated to death, the whole family will be exiled for three thousand miles, to fend for themselves in the miasma, laying down weapons is the only way to survive...
Afterwards, several copies of this letter of persuasion to surrender were copied, tied to the shaft of the arrow, and fired into the rebel formation with several bed crossbows on the Chengtian Gate.
Li Jing also issued military orders from time to time, adjusted the strategy, and ordered the Sixth Commander of the East Palace to stick to Miyagi and wait for reinforcements from outside the city.
Hearing that Fang Jun has led an army to rush thousands of miles back to aid, he has already passed Xiaoguan, and is rushing towards Chang'an along the Weishui River. Fighting desperately without fear of death, they kept the rebels out of the palace city. Even though the rebels continued to dispatch troops and generals to strengthen their onslaught, it was already difficult to make an inch.
The battle situation was stalemate again, but this time it was more beneficial to Donggong. After all, as long as the rebels were not completely defeated, the final victory would be on Donggong's side.
Time is completely on Donggong's side.
*****
On the Xuanwu gate.
Zhang Shigui, Duke of the Guo State, Li Junxian, Commander of the "Hundred Riders", and dozens of Beiya imperial guards and elite Baiqi, surrounded by the two princesses Changle and Jinyang, faced the wind and snow blowing from the north, Looking at the overwhelming rebels coming from as far as the eye can see.
Under the Xuanwu Gate, there was a melodious sound of horns in the Youtunwei camp, and under the fluttering flags, dozens of artillery pieces that had just been maintained were pushed to the front of the camp. The cavalry guarded the two wings, and the heavy infantry followed closely behind. Strict and murderous.
Princess Changle tightened her cloak, her beautiful face was slightly flushed by the north wind, and she added a little more beauty to her beauty, she pursed her lips and said worriedly: "The right guard is going to meet the Duke of Yue, the troops in the battalion Empty, can it block the rebel offensive?"
Zhang Shigui didn't answer immediately, he stroked his beard, looked suspiciously at the formation of the Youtunwei not far from the city, and said strangely: "Gao Kan has already led the army to Qishan, and the Youtunwei battalion is not only empty of troops, but the general is even more Insufficient ability, but why are there still masters who are proficient in strategy and can arrange such a brilliant formation?"
(End of this chapter)