Although Cai Wenjing didn't know whose army this was, he quickly figured out the characteristics of the player's army, which was - "greed"!
Yes, the characteristic of the player's army is greed. As long as there is a chance, they will rush up and bite the meat like hyenas.
And Cai Wenjing is indeed very good at using troops. He uses small groups of troops as bait to lure players to attack. Once the players take the bait, Cai Wenjing will use his army to fight out and destroy several groups of players who are eager to advance.
However, after suffering some small losses, Yuchixin also ordered a ban on ambush operations within ten miles of Yingzhou City. The players also became resistant to the bait set by Cai Wenjing. After all, compared with experience points, a life is worth much more.
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So a confrontation began, and a strange siege began. There were only 2,000 players, but Cai Wenjing's troops of more than 10,000 people were surrounded.
Cai Wenjing knew that he could easily break through the blockade of two thousand people as long as he broke through the encirclement, but after leaving Yingzhou City, where else could he go in this vast white place?
Just as confused as Cai Wenjing was Shi Chaoyi, who annexed Yuguan.
The place where Shi Chaoyi camped could see Yuguan, but knowing that the Tang Army had weapons of mass destruction and that the Tang Army had the ability to attack at sea, Shi Chaoyi deliberately avoided the range of the artillery.
Zhang Guangde, who was in Yuguan, discovered to his dismay that neither the city wall cannon nor the naval gunboats at Yuguan could hit Shi Chaoyi's military camp.
Shi Chaoyi is also very good at using soldiers. Every day he takes turns sending troops to provoke and start a fight in front of Yuguan City Gate, which makes the players very depressed.
However, Yuchi Xin explained that guarding Yuguan is the top priority, so Zhang Guangde could only strictly order the players not to attack, and could only send patrol boats every day to retaliate.
The situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains has also undergone drastic changes.
After Shi Siming announced another rebellion, An Qingxu's remaining bandits in the northern part of Henan Province received great encouragement. An Qingxu personally led troops to break through Guo Ziyi's defense line in the Huayin area. Guo Ziyi could only continue to retreat, thirty miles before Luoyang
Deploy a defensive line where needed.
The bandits threatened Luoyang again, which shocked Chang'an. The emperor ordered Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun to guard Luoyang and not let Dongdu fall into the hands of the bandits again.
The 30,000 Shence Army led by Li Fuguo also arrived in Luoyang. This time Li Fuguo also knew that this battle was related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. He did not act like a monster but happily handed over the command of the Shence Army. He only took a few
The godson is responsible for logistics and supplies and is determined not to interfere in military affairs.
With the same enemy on the front line, Guo Ziyi finally rearranged his defense line to block An Qingxu's offensive momentum, but the people in Luoyang City would still hear the cry of killing.
Zhang Xun led soldiers to patrol the city walls every day, but they could not dispel the fear of the people of Luoyang when An Lushan captured the city a few years ago. Various rumors spread in Luoyang City, and the panicked people wanted to escape Luoyang as soon as possible.
But now Luoyang is under military control and all city gates are sealed. Zhang Xun is exhausted every day trying to appease the people in the city.
Chang'an and Luoyang are the two capitals of the Tang Dynasty, and Luoyang is also the gateway to Chang'an. If Luoyang is like this, Chang'an will naturally not be much better.
The lively atmosphere that had just recovered in Chang'an City was swept away, and the people of Chang'an once again began to worry whether the Tang Dynasty would repeat the same mistake and lose Luoyang and Chang'an just like a few years ago.
But with the front line like this, the differences within the court became even greater.
Officials under the East Palace and the King of Qi were impeaching Guo Ziyi for his incompetence in leading the troops, and demanded that Guo Ziyi be held accountable for the defeat of Heyin.
Fortunately, Li Heng is also a "mature emperor" who has experienced several disastrous defeats. He knows that the biggest problem now is not to hold Guo Ziyi responsible for the defeat, but to stabilize the morale of the army as soon as possible to block An Qingxu's counterattack. This time Li Heng is not only responsible for Guo Ziyi's defeat,
Guo Ziyi's memorials were all ignored, and several censors who made a fuss were triggered, finally suppressing the situation.
"Father, it's better to eat less of the elixir donated by the emperor. My daughter heard from the Taoist nun in Taiqing Palace that although the elixir is good, you can't take too much at one time."
Princess Yanguang tried her best to persuade her father, but Li Heng still stuffed the "Golden Pill" into his mouth. After closing his eyes and digesting the power of the "Elixir", Li Heng said: "You can have such a heart, Father?"
The emperor is relieved. If it weren't for the support of this golden elixir, my father would not be able to handle so many court affairs. This is the elixir sent by your brother, the prince. It has also been seen by alchemists and imperial doctors. It is orthodox from the Waidan sect.
Fangzi, Taizong also ate it back then, so don’t worry, daughter."
Princess Yanguang could only sigh. Taking elixirs was a "tradition" of the Li Tang royal family. The princess knew that she could not dissuade her, but her beautiful eyes were still wrinkled. After the Lantern Festival, the princess who was familiar with the inner affairs of the palace became even more worried about the emperor's health.
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My father's health was not good to begin with. He had been a prince by the Emperor's side for so long. In the words of the imperial physician, he was "worried into his body."
Headache.
Since taking the golden elixir donated by the prince, the emperor's migraine has improved a little. However, the emperor's chamberlain has also spread the news that the emperor, who has slightly improved his health, is addicted to pampering the harem, and seems to want to lose the beauty of the previous decades.
The colors are all restored.
A few days ago, Shang Bo came to the princess's house and expressed his anxiety about the emperor's health. Originally, Li Heng's capital was not very rich, and he could not withstand the consumption of the harem by igniting a trace of internal fire by taking elixirs.
Sure enough, the princess entered the palace today, and it was exactly as Shang Bo expected. She only felt that her father's steps were sloppy, his body was thinner than before, and his face was flushed abnormally.
However, after a few words of advice, her father distracted her with other topics. Princess Yanguang decisively stopped persuading her and only gave her some dietary supplements.
After receiving his daughter's kindness, Li Heng was obviously in a good mood, but after picking up a new memorial, the emperor's face became ugly again.
"Treason! Don't they understand the principle of tolerating each other for the sake of the country? They are still fighting!"
The emperor threw the memorial out, and Eunuch Mu, who was waiting under the imperial steps, quickly picked it up and stood aside with an air of fearlessness.
Princess Yanguang did not expect that her father's mood would change so quickly. Just now she was still talking about family affairs with a smile, but she became furious after taking one look at the memorial.
The princess thought of what Shang Bo once said about the symptoms of erysipelas entering the body. It seemed that her father's body was indeed not as healthy as he thought.
Princess Yanguang walked down the imperial steps and took the memorial from Eunuch Mu. She secretly glanced at it with her peripheral vision. It was a memorial from King Qi.
Even without reading the content, the princess knew what her imperial brother was up to, and it was probably another memorial to attack the East Palace.
From before the Battle of Heyin, the King of Qi had been clamoring to go to the front line to lead the troops.
After the Yuan Dynasty, the King of Qi trained his servants at home every day, and even patrolled Chang'an with his servants every day. This meaningless performance art was impeached by the prince's subordinates, who all accused the King of Qi of secretly amassing armored soldiers for evil purposes.
Fortunately, King Qi only did physical training and did not give weapons and armor training to his servants. Otherwise, he would not be able to get away with the crime of privately accumulating armor.
In addition to performing performance art, the King of Qi often wrote letters requesting to fight on the front lines.
Fortunately, the emperor also knew how much his son weighed and did not agree to King Qi's request.
King Qi felt even more that his father's refusal to allow him to go on the expedition was because of the prince, so he began to attack the East Palace instead.
This is the fifth time that the King of Qi impeached Du Zhilang. Qi engaged in malpractice for personal gain and embezzled military pay to the front line.
Now everyone knows that Wu Qi was recommended by the prince, and this is another attack by King Qi on the East Palace.
Princess Yanguang sighed, her brother King Qi's attack was too irrespective of time and occasion. To attack an important minister like Wu Qi at this time, was it because he disliked the situation in the court and it was not chaotic enough?
Moreover, it is not enough for one's own subordinates to write a letter about this kind of matter. The dignified King Qi impeached the imperial minister, what on earth do you want the father to do?
After being furious, Emperor Li Heng ordered: "Send the memorial back to King Qi, and from today onwards, King Qi will be ordered to stay at home and reflect on his mistakes!"
Eunuch Mu hurriedly left with the memorial. The decree to punish King Qi needed to be approved by the Political Affairs Hall before it could be handed over to the Imperial Academy to draft the decree.
However, the Zhengshitang, which is worried about the front line every day, must be happy to pass this decree to punish King Qi who makes mistakes every day.
Princess Yanguang sighed, compared to King Qi who was doing performance art every day, the performance of the East Palace recently was quite satisfactory, and it actually received collective praise from the courtiers.
More officials are turning to the crown prince. Is this battle to win the heir apparent coming to an end so soon?
Princess Yanguang couldn't help but become anxious. In fact, no matter who became the emperor, the princess would become the eldest princess of the empire. What she was worried about was Shang Bo, who was the envoy of the Longyou Governor's Mansion.
The emperor once again opened a memorial. After reading the memorial, the emperor's temples jumped again.
This is a memorial from Wei Jiansu, the governor of Xichuan. The coalition forces of Nanzhao and Tubo have captured three cities on the border. Some of the Xiangshan barbarians in Shu can no longer resist Nanzhao.
In addition to this love, thieves who believed in Mi Dao also appeared in Lingnan, and the water bandits in Jingxiang had been causing trouble for more than half a year. The emperor pinched his temples again, and could only pick up his pen and write down a few words of encouragement to these local officials.
, anyway, the current attitude of the court is to give policy to policy, but not money or soldiers!