"Can the commander-in-chief order the withdrawal of troops and hand over the river bank positions?"
He led his army to retreat for more than ten miles. When he saw that Yuchi Gong only sent more than a thousand cavalry to harass Niu Jinda who was accompanying him, and the main force was stationed on the bank of Bashui, he ordered to stop the retreat, and then quickly returned to the west to return to the Chinese army.
He strode into the tent and shouted angrily at Cheng Yaojin.
Niu Jinda has been fighting all his life since he defected to Wagang. He has been defeated and surrendered, but he has never retreated without a fight.
Now that I am approaching old age, I have experienced such a humiliating way. It is simply unbearable...
Cheng Yaojin was frowning and reading the military report. When he heard this, he just waved his hand casually and said without raising his eyelids: "This commander controls the entire army and has orders like mountains. All you have to do is follow orders. Why is there so much nonsense?
Come, make some tea for Mr. Langya County."
Niu Jinda angrily sat next to Cheng Yaojin, picked up the teacup handed over by the soldier and took a sip. His anger had not dissipated, and his tone was still hot: "What on earth are you playing? Your Majesty ordered us to defend the water defense line. Now,
Retreating without a fight and surrendering the shore positions, allowing Yuchi Gong to successfully forcibly force the entire water defense line to completely collapse! Do you still think that His Majesty is the little baby you could hold in your arms and pierce your face with a beard? This is a serious crime of beheading.
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Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was speechless, he added: "Yuchi Gong has now successfully crossed over. When he stabilizes his position, he will definitely launch a surprise attack. The 20,000 troops under his command are not vegetarians. If the two armies confront each other on the battlefield, we will naturally be worthy of our victory."
, but if he is only waiting for an opportunity to break through our defense line, it will be impossible to prevent him. Once he breaks into Chang'an City, you can just wait for His Majesty to chop off your head and hang it on Chunming Gate as a warning to others."
Everyone knows the purpose of Yuchi Gong's long march and furious advance. That's why the imperial court mobilized the Sixth Army of the East Palace and other troops to strictly guard the line of Ba River, in order to block Yuchi Gong from advancing east of Ba Bridge.
As a result, Yuchi Gong now tried to attack the east and west. He passed the Baqiao instead of fighting. Instead, he moved dozens of miles upstream overnight. He suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Zuowu Defense Line and successfully crossed the river in one fell swoop. As a result, the situation almost collapsed. You can imagine that inside the Tai Chi Palace
How angry Li Chengqian would be.
In addition, Niu Jinda couldn't think of any reason why Li Chengqian was willing to take advantage of the situation during his release...
The child did have a weaker character and was not as decisive as Emperor Taizong, but after all, he was still an emperor, the son of God, and he spoke of the constitution of heaven. How could he tolerate Cheng Yaojin's repeated tricks?
Even though a tiger is young, it still has the spirit of eating cows. You have to treat it like a kitten, which is simply unreasonable...
Only then did Cheng Yaojin put down the military newspaper in his hand, pinched his brows to relieve his dizziness, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, glared at Niu Jinda, and said slowly: "You have a intestine that goes from top to bottom, even
You have no tricks at all. You will only fight and charge in this life. To be able to get the title of Duke of Langya is purely a reward given to you by the late emperor out of conscience."
Niu Jinda snorted and said mockingly: "We are military generals. All we have to do is charge into battle and win the battle. Why do we need so many twists and turns? You pride yourself on being smart and have all sorts of plans along the way. But now it's like this
You are in a dilemma, you are in a dilemma, you are not a human being inside and out.”
Cheng Yaojin: "..."
Can we still chat happily?
Why don't you open which pot and pick up which pot?
When Niu Jinda exposed his previous miscalculation, he became quite angry and shouted: "Fart! If I hadn't been hiding my secrets all these years, you, an old cow, no matter how brave you are, would have been shrouded in horse leather long ago, and you can still be so powerful."
Is Ma Jindao sitting in front of me and being stupid? His Majesty has long understood the intentions of King Jin, but he has always turned a blind eye and only defends but not attacks. The purpose is to lure King Jin to abandon Tongguan and come with all his troops. Except for you, a good guy, where can you go?
Is there anyone who really wants to kill Yuchi's right guard head-on? If he really does this, the King of Jin will be so frightened that he can't get out of Tongguan. When the time comes, will you take the risk to attack Tongguan yourself? Idiot!"
Niu Jinda was speechless, staring and said: "Everyone is watching Yu Chigong march all the way to Bashui, even waiting for King Jin to lead his army?"
The two had an irreversible friendship when they became bandits in Wagangzhai. After entering the Tang Dynasty, Niu Jinda was also under Cheng Yaojin's account.
Yixiong Pass, known as the "Hundred and Second Pass", has a dangerous terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now the King of Jin has an army of more than 100,000 people and a lot of food and supplies. Once he makes up his mind to hide in Tongguan and defend it, he wants to attack it.
How many casualties will be needed to capture it? After the Eastern Expedition, the Guanlong Mutiny, and the Jin Dynasty rebellion, Guanzhong has almost exhausted its foundation for many major events in a row, and the court absolutely cannot tolerate continued bloodshed. So the key to this battle is
The whole army of the King of Jin will be drawn out, and then they will fight to the death. Of course, there may not be any intention of luring the snake out of the hole. It is to let the King of Jin's army approach Chang'an to see if those with ulterior motives can't restrain their disobedience and raise troops to respond. Then the court can
There will be no future troubles."
In a sense, this is a conspiracy. The King of Jin may not be able to see the intention, but even if he can see it, what can he do?
The outcome of being trapped in Tongguan can only be defeat and death. Since it is destined to fail, what is the point of dragging more soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to die under Tongguan?
It is better to take a risk and take the initiative to attack, which may completely disrupt the Guanzhong. If by luck, the garrison troops from all over the country unite to oppose the imperial court, there will be a chance to turn defeat into victory...
But the idiot Niu Jinda couldn't see it.
"Since I entered the Tang Dynasty, I have followed Emperor Taizong in the southern and northern wars. This army under my command has gone through countless wars and swept away heroes from all walks of life. All of them are my loyal loyalists. As long as this army is still there, I will have to do it as long as I do not rebel against your majesty.
Give me some respect, but if the generals and the right guards are all killed on the shore of this domineering water, what do you think I will end up with?"
Cheng Yaojin was angry that he would not argue and scolded him loudly.
It is not only in troubled times that one can build up an army with self-respect, but also in times of peace, it is the same. With the handle of the sword in hand, even the most powerful emperor will look up to you and show you more tolerance. But once you become a polished general, the emperor will kill you.
He didn't even blink his eyes when he got up.
Niu Jinda was reprimanded and became a little angry. Although he was Cheng Yaojin's subordinate, the two of them had fought side by side for many years and had dragged each other out of the dead more times than they could remember. They had a deep friendship, so such private occasions were also
He will not take into account the majesty of the coach Cheng Yaojin.
He immediately frowned and said: "It's wrong, it's wrong. Just point it out and we'll change it. Why are you so aggressive and unforgiving? Show off your majesty as a commander? Come on, come on, if you are really dissatisfied, then take it
Take our head to show your majesty to the whole army."
After saying that, he took off his pocket and put his head in front of Cheng Yaojin, as if he wanted to kill or chop him up as he pleased.
"Mother!"
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he slammed the table, but there was nothing he could do.
"In a word, instead of going head-to-head with that charlatan Yu Chigong, we just need to make sure that he doesn't break through our position."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Fight when you say, and retreat when you say."
"If that's the case, then why do you still question my commander's order and come here to raise an army to hold him accountable?"
"That's almost enough. Killing people can only be done with a nod of the head. It's not over, right?"
"Can you have the most basic respect for your commander?"
"If we really fight, you are no match for me. At that time, it will not be a question of respect or disrespect, but a matter of losing your face."
"...Okay, I'll give you face."
*****
"Our Duke Lu is really cunning and scheming. He is not willing to take any losses. When he saw Yuchi Gong forcibly crossing the Ba River, he immediately retreated twenty miles and refused to fight this tough battle."
When Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda led their troops to retreat to preserve their strength, in the Wude Hall, Li Chengqian was complaining to Li Ji, Li Jing, Fang Jun and other generals. The emperor's face was full of dissatisfaction, obviously he was unhappy with Cheng Yaojin's refusal to fight.
I was very angry when I retreated.
On the contrary, he did not show much anger at the collapse of the entire water-hegemony defense line...
Li Jing stroked his beard and said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's nothing serious. Although Yuchi Gong is a powerful general in the world, he only has 20,000 soldiers under his command. Even if he forcibly crosses the Ba River, it will not be enough to cause trouble in the hinterland of Guanzhong. I want to completely defeat him."
We can defeat and annihilate them at any time."
Now that he is getting older and is only one step away from becoming an official, Li Jing has experienced a transformation of "washing away his past and returning to his original nature". His views on things have also changed greatly. He can be calm and calm at all times.
Everything is under control.
Li Ji took a sip of tea and comforted him: "Your Majesty only needs to sit firmly in the middle palace. Now the general trend is with me. This small thing is just a dying struggle. As long as they abandon Tongguan and come out in full force, this rebellion will end."
.As for others, it is inevitable that they will have some small thoughts. Since you cannot influence the situation, your Majesty naturally has to be concerned."
Human nature has always been selfish. Although there are warriors who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country without asking for anything in return, most of them are villains who have to weigh the pros and cons. As a monarch, you should have a broad mind. You can't punish your ministers just because they are careless, right?
Some people do it for fame, and some people do it for profit. In the end, it’s all about profit.
Li Chengqian was just dissatisfied with Cheng Yaojin's surrender of the position on the shore of Bashui. After listening to the advice of the two important military officials, he put the matter aside and said: "After this battle, no matter what, the right marquis guard will give it to him."
Abolition, since the national policy of the empire will be completely transferred from the outside to the inside, the responsibilities of the Sixteen Guards should also be gradually changed, so I plan to abolish the Youhou Guards and use the old name of "Zhi Jinwu" in the Han Dynasty, add "Jinwu Guards", and depose them.
According to the system, the 'Jinwu Guards' guard the palace. When the emperor travels, he patrols the back hall day and night, and when he stays overnight, he is responsible for guarding the palace. I wonder what you, my beloved ministers, think?"
Fang Jun's heart moved and he looked at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian didn't look at Fang Jun, as if the purpose of his decision was not for Fang Jun to regain military power...
But Li Ji and Li Jing, who had been ups and downs in the officialdom for most of their lives, understood Li Chengqian's true intention with just a little thought.
To put it bluntly, Li Chengqian, who had experienced continuous rebellions, could no longer trust anyone except Fang Jun, so the heavy responsibility of guarding the palace and defending the capital could only fall on Fang Jun. After the emperor ascended the throne, he reorganized the army and appointed cronies. It was unusual for the two to do so. No one has any reason to object.
Since I can't object, I'll just do it as a favor.
Li Ji nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise and has abolished the Youhou Guards and added the Jinwu Guards. We might as well put the Duke of Yue in charge of the entire army."