Fang Jun listened to the sound of rain outside the window and sighed: "The rain has finally subsided. Now the rivers in Guanzhong have surged. Although the dams were repaired and the rivers were dredged last year, such huge floods still endanger the entire Guanzhong."
, I don’t know how much farmland will be submerged. The King of Jin is also causing rebellion, and military disasters are everywhere. The people in Guanzhong will have a hard time this year."
In fact, the life of the people in Guanzhong began to be miserable when His Majesty Li Er devoted all his country's efforts to conquer Goguryeo. Since Zhenguan, because of the clear administration and correct policies, the whole country has shown great productivity and its national strength has been increasing day by day.
But at the same time, the empire almost never stopped attacking. In the second year of Zhenguan, the capital of Liang was destroyed. In the third year of Zhenguan, the Eastern Turks were destroyed. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, the Liao people rebelled. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Liao people attacked Tuyuhun. In the 12th year of Zhenguan, the Liao people revolted again.
Rebellion, the destruction of Gaochang, the destruction of Xue Yantuo, the defeat of Tuyuhun, and the invasion of the Western Region...
Although the battles in successive years were successful and the losses were within a certain controllable range, the consumption of population, food, and ordnance was extremely serious.
And the reason why His Majesty Li Er's eastward expedition to Goguryeo was "developing the strength of the whole country" meant that the entire Guanzhong was almost completely depleted. The troops, food, and baggage... were almost exhausted, and there was no surplus.
The most direct impact of resource depletion is people's livelihood.
When things are prosperous, the people suffer.
Death, people suffer...
For the current plan, we can only quell the rebellion as soon as possible, open up Tongguan and the Yellow River line, so that the navy can transport the grain purchased from the Southeast Asian countries to the audience, and then start trade with Eastern and Southeast Asian countries to enrich the resources in Guanzhong.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Times of difficulty and crisis are also good times to neither break nor establish...
Queen Seondeok doesn't care about this. She can't even care about the life and death of the people of Silla. How can she care about the life and death of the people of Tang Dynasty?
As long as she ensures that Li Chengqian's throne is secure and that the man she has committed herself to is powerful and secure, and can protect her in this most prosperous super city in the world and live out the rest of her life peacefully, she doesn't care about the rest.
For this reason, she was even willing to reveal the last armed force of the Jin royal family and hand it over to Fang Jun to help him protect the new emperor and turn the tide that might arise...
Women are always emotional, even if they are the king of a country. When the country's demise is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, she can feel satisfied if she can fly side by side with a man who conquers her body and mind and work together for the rest of her life.
It was already late at night, and Fang Jun didn't want to leave in the rain, so he turned over, took the beautiful lady's soft waist into his arms, and said with a smile: "I haven't had sex with His Highness for a long time, so I might as well share the same bed tonight."
Lie down and talk about your lovesickness."
"Hey young!"
The Queen let out a sweet cry, and her body fell into the broad and warm embrace. She did not struggle, but curled up and was hugged by strong arms. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and her delicate and tall nose let out a comfortable murmur.
For women, the powerful storm is important, but the gentleness after the storm is equally important...
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of Duke Yue are outside asking to see you. They say they have something urgent to report."
The maid's voice sounded outside the house, and the two people who were entangled on the bed immediately stopped and separated. Fang Jun stood up and walked out of the bed. Under the obsessed gaze of Queen Seondeok, he picked up the clothes hanging on the side and draped them on his strong and slender figure.
He took another belt and tied it around his body. He quickly walked to the door and opened it.
Wei Ying came up quickly from downstairs. When he saw Fang Jun at the door, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said urgently: "Qi Erlang, I just received the news that Yuchi Gong has raised troops to launch a surprise attack at Tongguan. Li Siwen and Cheng Chu
All the troops of Bi and Bi were defeated, both of them were captured, and there were countless casualties. Yuchi Gong has already led all the right marquis guards under his command to dispatch, both on land and water, heading straight for Chang'an!"
Fang Jun said nothing and turned back to the house.
Queen Seondeok, who knew the importance, also got up from the bed, took a silk robe and put it on. She served Fang Jun, dressed neatly, and warned softly: "Be careful in everything."
"Don't worry, you clown, why should you be afraid?"
Fang Jun smiled slightly, turned around, went out and went downstairs. When he walked out of the door, some soldiers had already come forward to put on his raincoat and bamboo hat. After Fang Jun got on the horse, they also jumped on the horse, cheering and supporting him.
After leaving Furong Garden, we headed straight to Chengtianmen in the heavy rain.
Along the way, we encountered many patrol soldiers and street checkpoints. We saw a group of cavalry roaring and galloping on the long street in the rainy night. They all stepped forward to intercept them. However, after seeing the leading soldier showing his badge as Duke of Yue, they hurriedly
Stand back and make way.
He hurried all the way to the Zhuque Gate, called for the city gate to be opened, and then walked through the Imperial City and arrived at the Chengtian Gate. He found that there were already many carriages waiting here. Fang Jun dismounted and walked to the gate. The guarding imperial guards quickly knelt down on one knee to salute. After getting up,
He said: "Your Majesty has already given an oral instruction. When the Duke of Yue arrives, my mother must inform you. Please go directly to the palace. Your Majesty will wait for you in the study room of Wude Hall."
Fang Jun nodded, and then led by two chamberlains, he entered the Chengtian Gate and went straight to the Wude Hall.
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At this moment, the rain is a little lighter, and the rain is pouring. The entire palace has been washed away. Countless lanterns and candles are burning. In the darkness, every palace, every pillar, every wall, and even every brick
The surface is as clear as water, reflecting the rays of fire, rendering this most noble palace in the world brightly lit.
Fang Jun was led by the chamberlain into the study on one side. He saw Li Ji, Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Cen Wenwen, Li Daozong, Liu Zi, Ma Zhou and others all sitting there. He first came forward to greet Li Chengqian, and then saluted them one by one.
Li Ji and Li Jing took their seats, and opposite them were Cen Wenwen, Liu Zi, Ma Zhou and others.
The chamberlain at the back handed a copied battle report to Fang Jun...
Fang Jun lowered his head and looked at the battle report. Li Chengqian looked around and asked in a deep voice: "Yu Chigong is coming fiercely, Cheng Chubi, Li Siwen's troops have been defeated, and their troops have reached Chang'an. Now they have arrived near Xinfeng, not far from Baqiao."
Yuan...do you have any good ideas for destroying the ground?"
The prince is also a prince, and he is only one step away from the emperor, but in fact it is a world of difference. As the prince, Li Chengqian was very cautious, walking on thin ice, and was afraid all day long, fearing that he would make a mistake and be deposed by his father. He had no self-confidence and was timid.
Now that he has ascended the throne as the emperor, he is the supreme king and has the imperial power in his hands, his whole temperament is simply turned upside down.
Even though Yuchi Gong, commanding the army, was marching forward in an aggressive manner at this moment, Li Chengqian could not see any trace of panic or urgency on his face, and his posture was calm and confident.
Everyone looked at Li Ji first. After all, until now, this emperor was still the "number one in the court", with unparalleled power and reputation. He had previously watched from afar and watched success or failure. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to change his mind and swear allegiance?
However, Li Ji lowered his eyelids, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then remained silent...
Li Chengqian stared at Li Ji for a moment with intense eyes, and then looked at Li Jing beside him.
Li Jing stroked his beard with one hand, glanced at Li Ji, and met Li Chengqian's eyes and said: "The Shandong private army has just arrived at Tongguan. It may not be able to complete its reorganization so quickly, and its combat effectiveness is limited. But it suddenly launched a surprise attack. It was obviously a last resort. As for the reason, it must be related to the navy behind it... According to the recent battle report, Liu Rengui has led his army to capture Xingyang, and Zheng Rentai has led the Zheng family in Xingyang to surrender. They are uniting their troops and advancing by land and water to approach Luoyang. It can be seen from this that Tongguan They have no confidence that they can defend Hangu Pass. Instead of waiting for the navy to break through Hangu Pass and completely cut off the retreat route, causing morale to plummet and the morale of the army to be shaken, it is better to fight to the death and risk death to survive."
As the world's greatest military general, his analysis of the current situation naturally impressed everyone.
Cen Wenwen nodded and said: "That's exactly the case, but Yuchi Gong is a veteran of hundreds of battles, brave and resourceful, and the right marquis guard under his command is even more powerful. I wonder how Duke Wei plans to resist?"
Li Jing stood up, came to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to several locations marked by black circles around Chang'an, and said: "At present, the six leaders of the East Palace are scattered everywhere to ensure that all roads to Chang'an are under control. If Yuchi Gong concentrated his forces and marched directly to Chang'an. Our forces everywhere will be difficult to resist."
After a pause, he looked around and said calmly: "So we need to determine the strategy now, whether to fight to the death with Yuchi Gong and the Tongguan troops, or to just stick to Chang'an, delaying time, and wait for the navy to capture Hangu Pass from its back, forming a A situation of flanking attack from east to west?"
Everyone was silent.
The situation in Tongguan is not complicated. Because there is a navy behind Tongguan making trouble and rushing forward, the back route may be cut off anytime and anywhere. Once the back route is cut off, it not only means that all support from Shandong, Hedong and other places has stopped, but also has serious consequences. Military morale.
More than 100,000 troops arrayed in formation can fill the mountains and plains, but most of them are private troops recruited temporarily. It is no problem to fight with the wind. However, once the army loses its morale and morale collapses, it will be defeated in an instant.
Therefore, the Tongguan side could not wait, nor dared to wait. They could only send out troops brazenly before the army was reorganized, trying to rely on "the speed of soldiers" and "surprise" to quickly capture Chang'an and settle the overall situation.
Perhaps, there is no need to wait until Chang'an is captured. As long as the situation changes drastically and the attack is reversed, the troops stationed in Guanzhong will mutiny...
Fang Jun had already read the battle report at this time and had a clear understanding of the situation. While looking at the situation marked on the map, he asked: "The words of Duke Wei are as follows. In my opinion, we might as well shrink our troops and stick to Chang'an. As long as Chang'an is defended, the navy will capture Hangu Pass and cut off the rebels' retreat. When the time comes, they will be attacked from both sides and the rebels will be defeated."
Liu Zi praised highly: "Now the navy is strong and powerful. Before, without the prince's order, he sent troops to Yanziji to defeat the private army in the south of the Yangtze River. Then he went north to Banzhu to defeat Zheng Rentai. Now his troops are directed towards Luoyang... If we wait until Hangu Pass was also captured, and it was worthy of the reputation of "the most powerful army in the world". Not only was it invincible in water battles, but it was also invincible even on land. The Duke of Yue single-handedly created such an army, which is enough to shine in history and be famous. Later generations, I really admire you."
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the study instantly solidified.
Fang Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Zi, who looked admiringly...
"Ahem!"
Li Xiaogong coughed twice, breaking the serious silence, and interjected: "The battle strength of the Navy is secondary. If the key is to confront the rebels head-on, heavy casualties will inevitably occur. It is better to retreat to Chang'an and wait for the Navy to capture Hangu Pass.
As for the meritorious service of the navy... When the country is in danger and the country is in turmoil, it is time for capable men to die in service. How can we cut our own arms out of envy and envy of the capable?"
The civil-military dispute was evident in the East Palace when His Majesty was still the crown prince. The civil servant group headed by Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others were dissatisfied with the military's achievements and were wary of the military becoming too powerful and invading the interests of the civil servants. Now,
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the battle over the basic interests of both parties has naturally intensified.
However, Liu Zi's actions of disregarding the overall situation and excluding dissidents made him extremely dissatisfied.
Even if we want to fight, we have to wait until the rebels are wiped out and the world is at peace, right? Right now, the enemy is facing us, and we have no regard for the overall situation, and our behavior is despicable.