"If you know the fundamentals of profit and loss and plan to defend against the enemy, even if there are millions of people, you can defeat them without any effort." [Tiger Seal Sutra: First Plan No. 15]
Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels finally arrived. According to the emperor, the envoys still had to be sent, but they had to fight a battle first anyway. Otherwise, sending envoys from the beginning would make the imperial court feel guilty.
Zhao Qian and Ma Rixi both agreed with this and had no objections. At the same time, they also believed that Lu Bu's defeat was due to Hu Zhen and Yang Ding's betrayal on the battlefield. If they fought desperately, the imperial court might not lose so miserably.
In the afternoon of that day, when the rebels arrived at Chang'an City, Li Jue deliberately demonstrated and ordered the elite soldiers to line up in front, hiding the weak civilians behind, creating the illusion of a hundred thousand elite soldiers.
This could not be hidden from the layman Ye Zhe Pushe Yang Zhong sent by the emperor to investigate the military situation, but it could not be hidden from the general Huangfu Song who was experienced in the army. Looking at the flags fluttering and the cavalry displayed below, Huangfu Song smiled and said: "That's right.
There is nothing to worry about when you are a fool!
"How do you say this?" Yang Zhong said in confusion: "Please give me some instructions from General Chariot and Cavalry so that I can return to the palace and report to Your Majesty."
Huangfu Song did not dare to take the big shot and said truthfully: "Don't let me be deceived by these young people. Dong Zhuo has only 30,000 trusted followers, most of whom are imperial soldiers and horses, and the rest are soldiers from Bingliang and Xiongnu who are slaughtering each other. Huangzhongyi
Judging from the current situation, the 100,000-strong army looks very powerful, but its momentum is just pieced together by forcibly recruiting civilians."
Yang Zhong looked around and saw the enemy's formation flanked by cavalry and foreign troops with completely different clothing and weapons, and behind them were young and unarmed civilians.
He nodded and said: "I remember that when the general He Jin was killed by the eunuchs in the province, his general Wu Kuang had always been at odds with the cavalry general He Miao, so he led the general's troops to attack and killed him.
He Miao, so that all the subordinates of the general in Luoyang City had no one to control them, and finally they all surrendered to Dong Zhuo. Presumably many of these people in front of me were the Luoyang Forbidden Army back then."
"Yes, the Xiyuan Army formed by Emperor Xiaoling, as well as the original Northern Army, Yu Lin, Hu Ben, as well as the general He Jin, the hussar general Dong Chong, the chariot general He Miao, Jinwu Ding Yuan's troops and horses
A total of 40,000 to 50,000 people were all brought under Dong Zhuo's false orders. Those who obeyed were organized into troops, while those who disobeyed were dismissed and expelled from the army." Huangfu Song sighed: "In the final analysis, this battle is just the same as before.
The war between the Luoyang Forbidden Army and the current Chang'an Forbidden Army."
"Eh..." Yang Zhong was depressed and had nothing to say. After learning about the city defense and the enemy's situation, he immediately rushed to the palace to report back to the emperor.
After listening to Yang Zhong's report, the emperor was not as depressed as he was, but he still had some emotions. The lower-level imperial guards were so obedient to the emperor and the court that they did not distinguish between likes and dislikes and would only obey the orders and abide by the law.
If you obey the law, you will be violent if you are violent.
In fact, in the final analysis, this is not a problem of soldiers, nor is it a problem of generals in charge, but a problem of system and ideology. As long as there is a rigorous and reasonable system for leading and dispatching troops, and the ideas of family, country and loyalty to the emperor are established among the soldiers,
Even if they encounter a tyrannical superior again, they will know right from wrong, at least they will not blindly follow him.
It is too far to say this now. The emperor plans to slowly adjust and revise the issue of army construction after this. The top priority is to deal with the rebels outside the city.
Despite the massive strength of the 100,000 rebels, Li Jue and the others were actually the ones leading the rebellion. How many soldiers at the bottom would dare to rebel as long as the court gave them a way to survive?
As far as the emperor knows now, most of the 100,000 people were the Imperial Guards who guarded Luoyang and were loyal to the imperial court. As long as the rebel generals are controlled and the connection between the generals and soldiers is cut off, the former Luoyang Imperial Guards will naturally
He will follow the imperial edict again, just like Dong Zhuo did when he invaded the imperial army.
We must know that the Han Dynasty court at this time had not experienced the historical situation of displacement and loss of majesty during the Xingping period, nor had it been at the mercy of others and shelved in the high cabinet during the Jian'an period.
The centuries-old authority of the Han Dynasty is still there, and the people are still in awe of the human godhood that Liu's dozens of generations of emperors have continuously deliberately shaped and strengthened.
At this time, there was no slogan of "The Son of Heaven shall be served by those with strong soldiers and horses." If it had been the era when warriors were in power at the end of the Tang Dynasty, where would Wang Yun have the confidence to dare to instruct Li Jue Yi, who had military power, after he killed Dong Zhuo? Li Jue and others initially
How can one be like a bereaved dog, wagging its tail to the court for mercy and begging for pardon?
Thinking of this, the emperor became more confident, and the plan he, Ma Rixi and others made to invite the king into the urn and kill the culprit became more likely to succeed.
However, whether this plan can be implemented smoothly depends on how well the initial battle goes. If the battle is won, the rebels will be weakened, and the court will be more confident in negotiating conditions for Cai Yong's departure from the city.
If he loses or fails to take advantage, then everything the emperor has planned will be full of uncertainties again.
War drums beat and flags wave.
Chariot and Cavalry General Huangfu Song personally climbed to the top of the city, and the military governor fought fiercely with the rebels. The ten-month training of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army finally showed results. Archery Colonel Jujun and Infantry Colonel Wei Jie cooperated seamlessly to defend Chang'an.
Xuanpingmen, where the fighting was fiercest in the northeast of the city, repelled enemy offensives several times.
Changshui captain Zhang Meng, garrison captain Jiang Xuan, Yulin lieutenant general Xu Rong, and Yulin supervisor Gaishun led thousands of mounted cavalry, rode out of the city, and fought fiercely among the rebels.
Among them, Captain Zhang Meng of Changshui showed the most courageous performance. With strong armor and fast horses, he led his troops to rush into the rebels and cut down more than ten people in a row. Blood was flowing everywhere on his body. The rebel soldiers were frightened and started to fight.
Don't dare to get close.
However, as the rebels received more and more follow-up support, the cavalry that left the city could no longer withstand it, so they gathered together and began to attack the weak areas in the west of the rebels. Li Jue did not expect this, and had no time to intercept him, so he had to watch helplessly.
Follow them to retreat to Xi'an Gate in the south of Chang'an City.
The large group of cavalry entered the city smoothly under the support of Yang Ru, the Qiang guard captain Yang Ru, the guard Ling Gao Shun and others who were stationed at Xi'an Gate. The emperor specially asked the eunuch Ling Sun Du and others to distribute meals to comfort them on the palace tower at the north gate of Weiyang Palace.
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Zhang Liao was so enthused by Lu Ben that he took the initiative to ask for an order to go out of the city to fight. Seeing that his morale was ready, the emperor immediately agreed and ordered Zhang Liao to lead his troops to the city to help Huangfu Song defend Chang'an and act according to the opportunity.
Although Li Jue and other generals gathered an army of 100,000, they fought independently without an efficient and unified command center, and only used less than 20 to 30% of their 100% strength. On the other hand, the soldiers at the top of Chang'an City worked hard and worked as one, with high morale and repeated attacks.
Withdrawing the attack, the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the rebels under the city.