Everyone in the tent was very excited, finally seeing a chance of victory.
After Li Chengqian came to the throne, there was no peace for a day, and he couldn't spare any time to cultivate close followers. More than 90% of the entire Taiji Palace were old people left by Emperor Taizong. In this situation, the Taiji Palace was like a big sieve leaking air, and it was difficult to block the news.
As if ascending to the sky, the rebels were approaching the city at this time, which gave Li Chengqian a good opportunity to use the army to block the news and isolate China and the outside world.
But precisely because of this, no matter how incredible the news is circulated in Tai Chi Palace, outsiders have no way to verify it.
Li Zhi patted the table and said: "This matter has been decided. Song Guogong will be responsible for the operation, and Chu Huangmen will assist. We must create a huge momentum and make the entire Guanzhong suspicious of the emperor's life and death. Only in this way can we fish in troubled waters."
, taking millet from the fire.”
"... Your Highness clearly knows that the old minister is old and frail, and his energy is hard to save. It is difficult for him to handle such a big thing. If something goes wrong, he will die, so it is better for Chu Huangmen to take charge and the veteran minister to help."
Xiao Yu doesn't need to perform meritorious service at all now. As long as the King of Jin succeeds in ascending to the throne, he will have done his due service to the dragon. In the merit list of the King of Jin, only Yu Chigong can keep pace with him, and the rest are insignificant. In this case, why bother to do this?
Limelight?
Rumors were spread to slander the emperor's death. Once the king of Jin was defeated, the emperor would not be able to forgive Xiao Yu even if he wanted to, and the government and the public would surely attack him...
Li Zhi didn't know what Xiao Yu was thinking, so he praised him and said: "The Duke of Song Dynasty is really a mature man who plans for the country. He not only has strategies, but also is willing to help those who are behind. The so-called noble character and integrity are nothing more than this."
He looked at Chu Suiliang: "Then Chu Huangmen will handle this matter. Is it possible that he is qualified?"
Chu Suiliang was completely coerced by Xiao Yu and came here. He had no way out and naturally had no ambition to make progress. He only wanted to be a bastard with a very poor sense of existence. He did not seek "the merit of being a dragon" and tried his best to avoid being liquidated in the future.
, how can you be willing to become the "humeral minister" of the King of Jin?
He quickly declined and said: "The lower official has never been in charge of a single task. He has been responsible for conveying documents and drafting edicts beside the late emperor, but he has never carried out the actual work. He has insufficient experience and lack of resume. How can he dare to take on such a big responsibility? It shows that His Highness can be entrusted with such an important task.
He is so broad-minded, but I would never dare to make any mistakes at this time."
Li Zhi thought about it and felt that what Chu Suiliang said made sense. After all, although this man had always been favored by the late emperor, he was mostly good at literature and his ability to deal with practical matters was not obvious. Moreover, judging from his personality and relationship
It can be seen from Wei Zheng's handling of the latter's manuscripts that this person's character is questionable.
It is indeed not appropriate to rashly entrust such a major event to him...
But apart from these two people, who else can do the job? Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh secretly. This time he raised the army, it was indeed a bit hasty. Although he had the first mover to "fulfill the late emperor's last wish", he could gain more sympathy from people.
Even support, but it also leads to a shallow foundation and not even a few useful people under his command.
He sighed and said: "I also know that this matter is embarrassing for you, but you have seen the current situation. Victory, defeat, life and death are only on a thin line. Others may be more capable, but how can I, the king, trust and entrust me to you?"
What about the important task? Chu Huangmen should not shirk this matter, just do it reluctantly."
Having said this, what else can Chu Suiliang say?
He could only suppress his reluctance and pretend to be grateful: "Your Highness has entrusted me with such an important task, how can I be so ignorant? Your Highness can rest assured that I will do my best to handle this matter as a reward for Your Highness's kindness."
kindness."
Li Zhi showed his face and said: "That's how it should be! You and I, the monarch and our ministers, support each other, and we can cut through the metal. How many difficult things are there in the world that cannot be accomplished? Bring it to the future and achieve great achievements, and we will share the world with you!"
Chu Suiliang nodded repeatedly, but secretly complained in his heart.
After this matter is completed, he will be completely blacklisted by His Majesty. As long as the King of Jin fails, he will definitely not be able to escape His Majesty's accountability.
At this point, I actually want to serve King Jin sincerely and pray to God and Buddha to bless King Jin to achieve great things.
He glanced at Xiao Yu who was standing aside, and his teeth were itching with hatred. The old thief had picked it off by himself, but he pushed him into the fire pit with one hand.
In addition, the "confession" that I had forced myself to write before forced me to commit myself to the King of Jin's camp, which was completely against my will, and also implicated the entire Qiantang Chu family. It was really lacking.
The great virtue...
*****
Under the Xuanwu Gate, night falls, war drums rumble, smoke fills the air, and the fighting becomes extremely fierce.
Although the Youtun Guards had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, firearms and equipment, and their combat power was more than that of the defenders on the city, due to the fact that the defenders had an absolutely advantageous location and the Youtun Guards did not dare to use firearms so much that the city walls were damaged, the battle continued.
Time is anxious.
Not far from the city, Gao Kan stood behind Fang Jun and looked at the fire on the city. He said worriedly: "The defenders are very tenacious. These are the troops led by Li Daozong. Knowing that Li Daozong is in danger at the moment, they all played a trick."
It is a bit difficult to contribute to the Xuanwu Sect if we are destined to defend the city."
Sun Renshi on the side suggested: "The situation in the palace is extremely critical. Every moment of delay will increase the danger of Wude Palace. It is better to use gunpowder to blow a gap in the city wall so that Xuanwu Gate can be quickly connected with the palace guards.
The army attacked from behind and defeated Li Daozong."
Of course he understood that the reason why Fang Jun did not agree to use gunpowder blasting to blow up the city wall was to prevent other troops from coming to attack Taiji Palace. But now that Xuanwu Gate has cut off communications inside and outside Taiji Palace, no one knows what is happening in Wude Palace right now.
Given the situation, if Li Daozong attacks Wude Hall first and takes control of His Majesty, everything else will be meaningless.
Fang Jun was very steady, his face as usual: "Don't be impatient. The reason why Your Majesty stayed in Wude Hall was because he was worried about the impact on the morale of the army. Since he dared to stay, he naturally had a way to protect himself. Xuanwu Gate must remain intact, otherwise even if he attacks quickly,
When we enter the Tai Chi Palace, who can guarantee that others will not chase after us and attack us? By then the Xuanwu Gate will be out of danger and the entire Tai Chi Palace will become a battlefield, leaving only a white field in the end."
He didn't really care whether the Tai Chi Palace survived. Anyway, sooner or later, the palace was annihilated in the war. In later generations, not even a brick and a half of it remained. But without the barrier of Xuanwu Gate, the enemy could easily launch a large-scale
How can we resist the sudden attack with the strength of the Youtun Guards and the palace defenders?
The three of them returned to the camp. They had just sat down and had not even had time to take a sip of tea when Wang Fangyi burst in and shouted: "Commander, something bad is going on! The left guard has set up a pontoon bridge on the north bank of the Weishui River, mobilized boats, and forward troops.
Already crossed the Wei River!"
The three of them were shocked.
Master Sun Ren was surprised and said: "Is Yin Qinzhou crazy? Now all the garrison troops in Guanzhong are standing by and watching the fire from across the bank. How can he dare to risk the disapproval of the world and lead his army to cross the river?"
The situation is unclear at the moment, and whoever gets involved rashly may suffer huge backlash. Once things fail, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better to miss the opportunity than to take risks. Whoever ends up at this time is a fool.
Yin Qinzhou had shown himself to be aware of current affairs before. Although the troops stationed in the north of the Wei River were very abiding by their duties, even the scouts sent near Xuanwu Gate tried their best to show their whereabouts so that the Youtun guards could be on guard, in order to express themselves.
Being upright and aboveboard convinced Fang Jun that he had no choice but to lead his troops, but he had no intention of overstepping his bounds.
Why did he suddenly go out of his way and start leading his army across the river to approach Chang'an?
Fang Jun thought about it carefully and said with a solemn expression: "I'm afraid this is not Yin Qinzhou's original intention, otherwise Wang Fangyi would not have been so restrained when he went to deliver the message. If what is expected is true, there must be another rebellion within the Guanlong clan.
What kind of moth is it to force Yin Qinzhou to send troops to Chang'an?"
After all, the Liquan Yin family is not from the Guanlong lineage. When the life and death of the Guanlong clan is at stake, it is entirely possible to force him to send troops to Chang'an without caring about the life and death of the Liquan Yin family.
Although the Guanlong clan is in decline, it is still possible to gather the power of the entire clan to force a mere Liquan Yin family...
Gao Kan said worriedly: "Regardless of whether Yin Qinzhou is really crazy or fake, it is inevitable to lead the army across the river. Should we suspend the attack on Xuanwumen and concentrate on dealing with Yin Qinzhou's left guard?"
Although the left guard is not the first-class combat force among the sixteen, the strength is close to 30,000, and its strength should not be underestimated. If the right guard takes advantage of the opportunity to attack Xuanwu Gate and is unable to defeat it, they will come from behind to cover it up.
Very troublesome.
There is no luck on the battlefield. If you are not careful, you may be completely defeated. Don't have any luck.
And once the Youtun Guards were defeated, the rest of the garrison troops in Guanzhong who were watching the fire from across the bank might not be instigated by the Guanlong clan to attack brazenly. This was a situation that the emperor, Fang Jun and the imperial army tried their best to avoid.
By that time, the situation will be completely out of control, and the Youtun Guards and the Sixth Army of the East Palace alone can only protect the emperor from evacuating Chang'an and fleeing to Hexi...
Fang Jun stood up and came to the map. His eyes first stayed on the north bank of the Wei River, and then he patrolled east and west along the Wei River, pondering without saying a word.
Once the Youtun Guards capture Xuanwu Gate, they will use Xuanwu Gate as a key defensive location and at the same time divide their forces into Taiji Palace to attack Li Daozong's rear army, so as to achieve a pincer attack with the defenders and eliminate the danger of Wude Palace.
By then, the vast area north of Xuanwu Gate will be depleted of troops, and the Wei River will no longer be able to serve as a natural moat that blocks other armies from raiding Xuanwu Gate.
The entire city of Chang'an may be caught in the flames of war. When the troops from all sides arrive in Chang'an to start a melee, the situation will be completely out of control...
This is completely contrary to the original purpose of "bringing you in".
"Leading the king into captivity" means to jump out those nobles who are unwilling to submit to the imperial rule one by one, rather than to lure them all to Chang'an...
After being silent for a while, Fang Jun felt helpless: "Order the artillery troops to prepare, try to defeat the left guard in one fell swoop, and then concentrate the troops to enter Xuanwu Gate and raid Li Daozong."
The firearms produced by the Foundry Bureau were enough to equip the entire army of the Youtun Guard, making the Youtun Guard the only unit currently fully equipped with firearms, and its combat power is arrogant in the world. He hid these firearms for a long time, even when Li Daliang was attacked by Zuo Guard Chai Zhewei at the beginning of his rebellion.
Despite the threat, Gao Kan obeyed his order and did not take out his firearms to kill everyone. Even when the Jin army arrived at Chang'an City, they kept it hidden in order to hide their strength so that the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong would be exposed.
Those who are disloyal will jump out and be eradicated one by one.
But now that Yin Qinzhou suddenly led his army across the Wei River, the situation seemed to be getting out of control, and Fang Jun did not dare to take any more risks.
It can only strike with thunder to shock everyone.
But almost everyone who should have jumped out has jumped out. Occasionally, one or two people who are too deep in the city hide too well, and there is nothing you can do for a while. Let them continue to hide. When Li Chengqian secures the throne and starts to implement the New Deal, those guys
I'm afraid that sooner or later I won't be able to hold it anymore...