After hearing Cheng Yaojin's order, Niu Jinda looked surprised and puzzled: "Why go to Xianyang Bridge? If we plan to be loyal to His Majesty, shouldn't we immediately go to Mingdemen to quell the rebellion?"
If Emperor Taizong was still there and Cheng Yaojin planned to launch a rebellion, Niu Jinda would not comply to the death. He would even turn against Cheng Yaojin and help Emperor Taizong eliminate this traitor. But now that Emperor Taizong has died, the "Emperor Renhe" has ascended the throne. Li Chengqian is still far from the point where Niu Jinda will follow him to the death.
So whether he sided with the Jin Dynasty or was loyal to His Majesty, it didn't matter to Niu Jinda. They were all the sons of Emperor Taizong. What difference did it make who became the emperor? He was too lazy to think about the pros and cons and just followed Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin Whatever you say he will do.
Now Cheng Yaojin ordered the entire army to withdraw and rush to Xianyang Bridge. It was obvious that he would not get involved in the Jin King's rebellion and would be loyal to the emperor. But since he was loyal to the emperor, why not enter the city from Mingde Gate to help His Majesty annihilate the rebels?
Xianyang Bridge is dozens of miles away from Chang'an. What can you do there...
Cheng Yaojin was annoyed by the noisy bull and said angrily: "If we want to be loyal to His Majesty, His Majesty must trust us! Why don't you go ask Xue Wanche, who is under Mingde's sect, to use the road to enter the city and see if he takes it. Take care of you?"
Niu Jinda was speechless for a while and complained: "You deserve it! Who told you to be two-faced and scheming before? You have the image of a treacherous official. It's strange that people can trust you!"
"Mom! As if you are not my general, I am a traitor and you can still be a good person?"
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he had never seen anyone scolding himself, this stupid cow!
Niu Jinda was not annoyed at all, but he was still a little confused: "Why did you suddenly choose to be loyal to His Majesty? The heavy rain severely restricted firearms, and the combat effectiveness of the Youtun Guards was greatly reduced. It may not be the fault of Yuchi Gong and Li Daozong. Opponent, there is a high possibility that the Wude Palace will be captured."
"Are you really stupid? Even if the Youtun Guards don't have firearms, they are still the most powerful army in the world! If Yuchi Gong thinks that the Youtun Guards don't have firearms, they will give up, and they will have to break his big teeth! Your Majesty, where are you? So the reason why we are passive everywhere is because we don’t have enough troops... But is it really that we don’t have enough troops?”
"... It doesn't seem to be the case. The Sixth Army of the East Palace outside Chunming Gate, plus Xue Wanche's Youwu Guards, Zheng Rentai's Zheng family's private army, and Liu Rengui's navy... there are still 60,000 to 70,000 people, and most of them They are all elites, so they may not be any worse than King Jin's troops."
Niu Jinda thought for a while and came up with this answer.
Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice: "The reason why Xue Wanche and Zheng Rentai dare not enter the city to quell the rebellion now is because we are here and they don't trust us to hand over their backs. Li Jing needs to be on guard against the various clans in Guanzhong, and the garrison is waiting for an opportunity to come to Chang'an to support The King of Jin did not dare to enter the city..."
"I see!"
At this point, Niu Jinda suddenly realized: "We move to Xianyang Bridge to block the roads of Guanzhong, Longxi, and garrison troops to Chang'an. Even if Li Jing is liberated, Xue Wanche and Zheng Rentai can safely enter the city through Mingde Gate without having to Worried about a surprise attack from behind."
Simply moving the troops to Xianyang Bridge would free up several troops loyal to the emperor so that they could enter the city to quell the rebellion and make up for the lack of troops in Youtun Guards.
In order to express my allegiance to His Majesty, it can also be regarded as a great achievement...
"High! Really high!"
Niu Jinda raised his thumb and praised him repeatedly, sincerely convinced.
Cheng Yaojin: "..."
Why doesn't it sound like a good thing?
Niu Jinda said: "Should we wait until the rain subsides before setting off?"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said: "Don't be afraid of being late when it comes to standing in line. The most important thing is to be accurate! Now that you have decided, what are you waiting for? Send the order and set off in the rain to Xianyang Bridge."
"Here!"
Niu Jinda accepted the order, immediately put on his raincoat and walked out of the awning. He called the nearby captains and scouts to him to convey the military order.
The captains and scouts braved the rain to convey the orders to the armies. Tens of thousands of people began to gather slowly in the heavy rain.
This unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of Xue Wanche, who was stationed at Mingde Gate, and Zheng Rentai, who was repairing the Anhua Gate area...
At this moment, the whole of Chang'an has almost turned into a huge battlefield. Not only is the civil war in Taiji Palace raging, fighting to the death, but rebels are everywhere in Chang'an City, fighting everywhere. All parties are tensing up and paying close attention to all trends. If there is any abnormality, they will
It has aroused the attention of all parties, not to mention such a large-scale gathering of Zuo Wuwei?
Xue Wanche immediately ordered the troops to shrink, and stood ready in formation above and below the city. Just as he was about to send out scouts to investigate the movements of Zuo Wuwei, a school captain came to report: "Report to the commander, Zuo Wuwei has sent people, saying that Lu Guogong has gathered troops to rush to Xianyang Bridge.
, to protect the safety of the west side of Chang'an and to block the rebels who may invade."
Xue Wanche stroked his beard and knitted his eyebrows together, and said in surprise: "Is this old thief planning to completely give up on King Jin and be loyal to His Majesty?"
Naturally, no one can answer this. After all, since the King of Jin raised his troops, Cheng Yaojin has been swaying between His Majesty and the King of Jin, repeatedly jumping sideways. He has no position to speak of. Now he is just gathering according to Zuo Wuwei.
It is too early to conclude that he is completely loyal to His Majesty after withdrawing from the Chang'an battlefield and rushing to Xianyang Bridge.
If Cheng Yaojin is still half-hearted, who can bear this responsibility?
Xue Wanche was naive, but not stupid. He thought about it for a while and then ordered: "Second order, the whole army will stick to Mingdemen. No one can leave their posts without orders from the commander. If there is any disobedience, military law will be enforced! In addition,
Send someone to follow Zuo Wuwei and report back immediately if there is any movement to see if he is going to Xianyang Bridge!"
Normally speaking, Cheng Yaojin's move was obviously to relieve Xue, Liu, and Zheng from fearing him, so he took the initiative to evacuate so that Xue and Zheng could lead their troops into the city to cooperate with Liu Rengui and reinforce Taiji Palace.
But who knows if Cheng Yaojin will suddenly kill a carbine after the main forces of Xue and Zheng enter the city, capture Mingde Gate and cut off the retreat of Xue, Liu and Zheng, causing the army to be trapped in a dilemma in Chang'an City?
Xue Wanche knew that he was not good at strategy and did not dare to bet on Cheng Yaojin's true intentions. He could only adopt the safest method, monitoring Cheng Yaojin and not act rashly before he arrived at Xianyang Bridge to camp.
This may delay the opportunity to fight, and we will not be able to enter the city to reinforce Taiji Palace this morning, but the best thing is to be safe and not cause extra problems to cause the situation to collapse even more...
Zheng Rentai outside Anhua Gate also paid attention to Zuo Wuwei's unusual movements. At the same time, he also received a notification from Cheng Yaojin. After some thought, he decided to hold his troops. At the same time, he sent someone to contact Xue Wanche, saying that he would obey Xue Wanche's command and would never make his own decisions.
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He knew in his heart that it was absolutely impossible for him to gain great merit as a "surrendered general". If he dared to lead his army into the city from Anhua Gate, Xue Wanche would dare to lead his army to completely eliminate him. The crime must be "intending to make a surprise attack"
"Enter the city to help the rebels", the Zheng family's remaining private army in Xingyang will not only destroy the entire army, but also lead to the liquidation of the entire family.
As for what Cheng Yaojin wants... what does it have to do with him, Zheng Rentai?
He only needs to obey Xue Wanche's orders honestly. If he is asked to repair outside the city, he will repair outside the city. If he is allowed to enter the city, he will enter the city. He will never act smart or make his own decisions.
Moreover, the heavy rain caused the weapons of the Youtun Guards to fail and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. The final outcome of the mutiny is complicated and confusing, and anything could happen. Zheng Rentai may not just be a "surrendered general" honestly, but he may also rebel.
A chance to strike...
Under the heavy rain, the accumulated water becomes a stream, and the human heart is also floating and sinking, tossing and turning in this current of blood and rainwater.
*****
Above the street, under the heavy rain, the battle was extremely fierce.
The Modao team wears heavy armor and has sharp steel knives. Although the entire team is small in number, it is well-trained, and each of them is one of the best in a hundred strong and skilled combatants. They advance and retreat with a tacit understanding. When advancing,
Entering like a wall, with a blade as sharp as a forest, Mo Dao swung his sword and slashed with both men and horses to pieces, making him unbeatable.
At this moment, the Shandong private army also realized that if they lost this battle, it would not only be a matter of surrender, but also that they, the children of Shandong, might never be able to return to their hometown, never see their parents, wives and children again, and would have no time to complain about being raped by various parties.
The head of each family drove to this pass to work hard, just thinking about defeating the ferocious enemy in front of him and fighting his way home.
In a desperate situation, the vigorous Shandong disciples, with red eyes, launched charges again and again in the face of the wall-like Mo Dao. The front team died in the battle, and the rear team immediately stepped on the bodies of the front team, wading through the blood of the robes and risking their lives.
They rushed forward and faced the enemy's blades, until their bodies were cut to pieces by the sharp swords, one after another without end.
Cui Xin looked at the tragic battlefield in front of him. Countless Shandong heroes looked at death as if they were dead, leaving corpses all over the street, with blood flowing everywhere. He felt like his heart was pierced by a knife and his eyes were about to burst.
No matter what, he Cui Xin will become the sinner of the entire Shandong. It was he who buried the entire generation of Shandong in Guanzhong thousands of miles away for the so-called glory of the family. Even though their bodies were broken and they lost their lives in battle, they could only continue to fight.
Urging them to move forward and deliver them to the enemy's knife.
However, even so, it still could not shake the oncoming naval force at all...
The tide-like Shandong private army marched forward bravely, constantly falling under Mo Dao, but they were still unable to break through the Mo Dao formation. Although the Mo Dao team was elite and capable of killing many people, they could not face the countless Shandong private troops.
When I finally got tired, Mo Dao was long and heavy, and with the heavy armor on his body, every Mo Dao player was carrying a huge burden. The killing left his mind numb and his limbs aching. The two sides fought vigorously on this long street.
Fighting against each other was the most brutal battle in the whole war of the Jin King's mutiny.
On the tall tower of Chengtianmen, Jin Wang Li Zhi held his arrow butt and looked at the brutal fighting on the Tian Street in the distance. The corners of his eyes were beating wildly and uncontrollably. His heart was as heavy as a lead and he was breathless.
Heavy rain has greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of Fang Jun's troops, but when will the battle end?