In the official residence, Cheng Yaojin sat on a stool with a golden sword, listening to the battle report reported from somewhere. The situation of the entire Xianyang Qiaotou battlefield was clearly outlined in his mind, and then he considered every military order and issued it after confirming that it was correct.
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An Yuanshou's impatient attack was somewhat beyond his expectation. The two parties were old friends and both worked in the Prince of Qin's Mansion for a period of time in the past. However, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, An Yuanshou returned to Liangzhou to succeed his father as the
The post of General You Xiaowei suppressed the nine surnames of Zhaowu and some Turkic tribes within him, so he did not have many close friendships.
Therefore, Cheng Yaojin knew that An Yuanshou had a hot-tempered and unruly personality, and that he was very much like Xue Wanche in fighting, but he did not wait for the two armies to join forces with Li Huaiqin and Liu Keman like this.
It's still hard to understand why he directly crossed the Wei River to launch an attack at one point...
"Everyone in the world said that Xue Wanche was straight, blunt, violent and unruly. How could he know that An Yuanshou was even worse? He was so reckless that I dare not compliment him. I think back to when An Xinggui was wearing a feather and a silk scarf in front of Emperor Gaozu, chatting and laughing.
The style of suppressing Tuyuhun is really like a tiger father and a dog son."
Niu Jinda expressed his disdain for An Yuanshou's behavior of rushing hundreds of miles to attack without waiting for the entire army to rest.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at the battle report in his hand, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "That's too much. An Yuanshou has been guarding Xiliang for more than ten years. He not only suppressed the nine surnames of Zhaowu, but also suppressed them.
He beat the Turks into panic and fled. He is considered a powerful general in the world. How can he be called a 'dog son'? Not everyone is a second-generation soldier. Among the second-generation nobles, An Yuanshou is already very good."
How can he be someone like Yi who has been able to guard the land of Xiliang for more than ten years without any rebellion from the Hu tribe? Even if he is "brave but not resourceful", this "brave" alone cannot be matched by anyone.
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Niu Jinda clicked his tongue and sighed: "You said that, I don't think it's right. Now when you compare someone among the second generation of nobles, you will subconsciously take Fang Er as a benchmark, but Yunwen is like this
Yun Wu, how many talented and beautiful people have there been in history? It would be unfair to others to always compare him to him."
"That's why I feel that Your Majesty will win this battle."
Cheng Yaojin put down the battle report and stretched out. He had not taken off his armor and stomach for a long time, and the rainy day was humid, so the inner jacket was in disarray. He could wet his crotch even if he grabbed it...
Niu Jinda asked: "Do you have confidence in Fang Er?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded: "That boy is the shrewdest. Since he dares to encourage your majesty to make a risky strategy of 'leading the king into a trap' to obtain the maximum benefit, it is obvious that he has full confidence in your majesty's safety. Even if there is nothing in the world.
In absolute times, no matter how careful a plan is, accidents may occur, but do you think that the fledgling King Jin and a ragtag group of people recruited by a group of aristocratic families can overthrow Fang Er and succeed in his rebellion?"
Since Fang Jun's debut, the dull and decadent man who was "outspoken and uneducated" in the past has changed his face and taken on a new look. He is not only peerless in literary talent and poetry, but also outstanding in military strategy and illustrious military exploits. His every word and deed amazes the world, and his achievements
The achievements are even more astonishing.
How could such a person put himself in danger?
Niu Jinda was a little impatient, snorted and said: "You are always full of calculations. Before, it was just calculations. Now that we are standing here, there is no way back. We can only support His Majesty to the death to block His Majesty's way."
Otherwise, if the rebels in Chang'an change their ways again, wouldn't they lose their prominence to the world? The question now is not whether Fang Er can protect His Majesty, but how to deal with An Yuanshou's fierce attack?"
Cheng Yaojin disagreed: "We are fully prepared and the position is impregnable. How can An Yuanshou break through? What is there to worry about?"
"An Yuanshou cannot break through our position head-on, but aren't there Li Huaiqin and Liu Keman? Those two are both cunning people. Now An Yuanshou has made a head-on attack to contain our main force. Once those two people
Then he crossed the river to attack our two flanks, and even circled back to our rear to attack us from both front and rear. Wouldn't we be trapped in a tight siege?"
Niu Jinda was very annoyed with Cheng Yaojin's optimism. They were all veterans who had been fighting for a lifetime. How could they not know that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly and the enemy must not be underestimated? Even if he looked down on An Yuanshou, he should not do this.
Underestimating the enemy.
Zuo Wuwei's current mission is to defend Xianyang Bridge and cut off the rebels' road to Chang'an. Therefore, they cannot leave or retreat. They can only hold on to their position. Once they are surrounded, either the mission will fail or the entire army will be destroyed.
"Who do you think Li Huaiqin and Liu Keman are?"
Cheng Yaojin stood up and stretched his muscles, standing in front of the window and looking at the dark sky outside with heavy rain: "Their purpose is not to defeat our Zuo Wuwei, but to open up the road to Chang'an to support the King of Jin's ascension.
They ascended the throne so that they could seize the benefits... They were beaten to death in Chang'an City, and the King of Jin could see it. After the success of his dynasty, their meritorious service would definitely not be missing, but in Xianyang Bridge, they lost their troops in a deadly battle.
What's the point? If the whole army is destroyed here, wouldn't it mean sacrificing yourself to help others? Only a fool would do that."
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It rained heavily, and the Wei River rolled and surged, making a sound like thunder.
Li Huaiqin was sitting on pins and needles under the awning built on the shore, looking up from time to time at the dark night sky in the west. An Yuanshou was indeed brave and brave. He led his Right Xiaowei to cross the Wei River and attack Zuo Wuwei's position. He had already defeated Zuo Wuwei.
The Wei forces were forced to retreat continuously and had to give up the tidal flats on the banks of the Wei River, allowing You Xiaowei's army to cross the river smoothly.
At this moment, the battle on the south bank of the Wei River was raging, and An Yuanshou had sent people more than once to ask him to cross the river quickly to support him so that he could join forces to break Zuowuwei's position, but Li Huaiqin kept delaying and hesitated.
He is waiting for Liu Keman...
Can An Yuanshou cross the river and defeat Zuowuwei's position at this time? Li Huaiqin thinks it is very unlikely. Although An Yuanshou advanced very quickly and successfully occupied the tidal flat on the south bank, forcing Zuowuwei to retreat, Zuowuwei's position was not good.
In the chaos, the losses were not big. On the contrary, An Yuanshou suffered a lot of casualties due to the strong attack. Under such circumstances, even if he could break through Zuowu Wei's position, the price he would have to pay would be extremely huge.
This is what Li Huaiqin did not want.
The purpose of raising troops to Beijing this time was to support the King of Jin in ascending to the throne, and then to make a move from the dragon to the feudal side, to found the country and become the king. But without the 20,000 troops under his command, even if he went to the feudal side, what would he do?
To stabilize the feudal country and govern the people?
Do you rely on being upright?
If we really fill up the troops under our command in Chang'an City, that's it. After all, we can let King Jin see it with his own eyes, and we will definitely get valuable compensation in the future. But if we are here at Xianyang Bridge, how can King Jin sympathize with us if he doesn't feel the same way?
I can't help but say "trash"...
A group of fast horses came through the rain curtain from the west, galloping in the wind and rain, and stopped in front of them. The scouts on horseback loudly said: "Report to the king, Liu Keman led his army from the west.
It’s less than ten miles away!”
Li Huaiqin let out a long breath. He had already sent away several waves of people sent by An Yuanshou, using various excuses. If another person came, he would not know what to say...
"Send the order, and the whole army will be ready to cross the river!"
"Here!"
Not long after, an army suddenly appeared out of the wind and rain, rushing towards the north bank of the Weishui River. Li Huaiqin personally put on his raincoat and rode forward to greet him, and met Liu Keman in front of the army, who had stood out from the crowd.
"The general has met the king!"
"General, no courtesy!"
The two of them got off their horses and came to the awning hand in hand. Li Huaiqin poured tea with his own hands. Liu Keman took a sip of the hot tea. The damp and cold air spread all over his body, and he exhaled in comfort, "Thank you, Prince, I don't dare to be the general!"
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"The war is fierce and the country is in ruins. You and I have to protect the country in troubled times and follow the last wishes of the late emperor. This is exactly what is difficult and dangerous. To build on the past and forge ahead, we should unite as one and have no distinction between each other. How can we dare to take it or not?"
Li Huaiqin looked upright, and his speech made Liu Keman look embarrassed and unable to speak.
Everyone is just opportunistic. You guys are just, great, bright and correct. Do you really have no shame?
He quickly changed the topic: "The heavy rain washed away many roads, making the journey extremely difficult, so I was a step behind Duke Liang... I wonder what the current situation is?"
Li Huaiqin then described the current battle situation to him in detail.
Hearing that An Yuanshou did not wait for the three armies to join forces, he forcibly crossed the river and launched a brazen attack on Zuowu Wei. Liu Keman's face darkened. He looked at Li Huaiqin's expression and said tentatively: "This Duke of Liang is probably in the west."
Liang Heng is used to being domineering, but he actually doesn't take Cheng Yaojin and other Zhenguan ministers into his eyes."
Li Huaiqin understood Liu Keman's temptation and immediately expressed his stance: "Shu Zi is domineering and arrogant, unruly and unruly, and he is incapable of planning!"
Liu Keman knew what was going on, and echoed: "How arrogant is it to lead troops to attack Zuowuwei's position head-on? Our most important task now is to quickly overcome all obstacles and reach Chang'an City. If we delay for too long, it will ruin the Jin King's important affairs.
Even death is not enough to atone for your sins!"
Li Huaiqin slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Who says it's not the case? If An Yuanshou has such knowledge as a general, why worry about a big deal? But now An Yuanshou is leading troops to attack the Zuowuwei position, and the two sides are fighting fiercely.
I have sent people to ask for support several times, but I am having trouble making a decision. I don’t know how to respond. How can the general teach me?"
Damn it! Liu Keman cursed in his heart, you don’t want to support An Yuanshou, but you are worried that An Yuanshou will settle the score with you later, so you want to blame me?
Want to be beautiful!
He looked solemn and sighed: "Of course we shouldn't be entangled with Zuo Wuwei here, but now Liang Guogong has gone into battle and can't retreat even if he wants to. What can we do in vain? We all share the same goal and want to safeguard the late emperor's last wish.
You can’t ignore death without saving someone.”
Li Huaiqin's palace was not deep, and a look of dissatisfaction immediately appeared on his face, waiting for Liu Keman to say: "In this case, please ask the general to cross the river immediately to support An Yuanshou, and I will arrive soon."
After saying this, the two looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
Liu Keman paused and said helplessly: "The general has just arrived and the whole army is exhausted. It is not wise to rush across the river. This matter needs to be considered..."
Li Huaiqin snorted: "Then let's think about it carefully?"