Li Daozong looked at Li Zhi with eyes full of joy and relief. Although in his opinion, Li Zhi's usual performance was too young and superficial, far from the astounding talents of Emperor Taizong, he was now able to do so in a desperate situation.
Fighting for one's life and putting life and death on the line does indeed have a bit of an emperor's spirit of killing decisively.
For those who achieved great things in ancient times, how could there be smooth sailing and beautiful things that could be easily achieved?
As expected, Emperor Taizong had a keen eye for pearls, and he did not misjudge this youngest legitimate son. Even though he was immature, he had full potential...
The sons of Emperor Taizong were all dragons and phoenixes.
Well, something seems wrong. If we are all dragons and phoenixes, why should we depose Li Chengqian and support the King of Jin...
Then he nodded with satisfaction: "If Your Highness thinks so, then the humble ministers will naturally guard you and accompany you in life and death! Even if you die in the army, the kindness and virtue of Emperor Taizong's cultivation and maintenance will not be in vain."
Life or death is a matter of life. Since he was able to embark on the path of "military admonishment" for Emperor Taizong's last wish, he had already put his family and life at risk. If the army was defeated in the end and Li Zhi was implicated, he would have no choice but to die to apologize.
If you are lucky enough to achieve a great cause and support the King of Jin to ascend to the throne, then life and death will not matter...
Having made the most difficult decision, Li Zhi felt relieved. One person only lives for one life and only one autumn for the grass and trees. Why not take risks for the sake of the supreme throne? Whoever has this opportunity to be one step away from the supreme throne, come to think of it.
Neither will give up.
If he really died in the battle, he would also appoint him.
If you don’t fight hard, who knows who is destined to be destined?
Xiao Yu and others remained silent.
A school captain walked in quickly outside the hall and said urgently: "Your Highness, Liu Rengui led his army to advance from Tianjie. The offensive was fierce. Our army could not resist and retreated step by step. Now it has retreated to the vicinity of Anhuafang. The army
The casualties are heavy and morale is low. Please ask Your Highness to send military reinforcements as soon as possible."
Everyone in the hall felt tense.
When Yu Wenkai designed and built Daxing City, he used a super-large military fortress as the blueprint. The 108 squares in the city were in order. If the outer city fell, defenses could be set up step by step according to each square. But because of this
, Chang'an City is actually not easy to fight with large armies.
After all, since the outer city has fallen, it means that the war is on the passive side. How can a large-scale counterattack be organized? Street fighting is more conducive to the side with a smaller but better army.
As a result, the current situation was created. The Shandong private army was dozens of times larger than the navy soldiers led by Liu Rengui. However, due to the terrain, it was divided into pieces and could not form a strength advantage. Moreover, due to the individual strength of the Shandong private army,
The quality of soldiers and tactical literacy cannot be compared with that of the elite navy, resulting in being constrained in everything and falling behind.
The reason why they were able to defend step by step along Tianjie until now was entirely filled with human lives, which made the Navy's Mo Dao team unable to kill people. They had to stop charging repeatedly to save their strength and slowed down their advance.
However, Shandong's private armies were all temporarily recruited, and their military discipline was almost non-existent. Previously, they could rely on heavy rewards and severe punishment to restrain the army, and they could not retreat in the face of the naval attack. However, this unilateral approach was suppressed.
Fighting a battle with huge casualties and persisting for a long time will eventually deplete the morale of the army and lead to complete collapse.
Cui Xinxin was anxious and stood up hurriedly: "Your Highness, there are currently many troops in the Taiji Palace. Many troops are just rotating aside and cannot go into battle for a while. Can you mobilize a team of elites to come out of Chengtian Gate to support? These troops under Lao Cheng's command are all
I am not familiar with military affairs, and I am trying to maintain my loyalty to Emperor Taizong and His Highness. Once I cannot withstand it, it will easily lead to the collapse of military morale, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
At this meeting to support the King of Jin's "military remonstrance", the Shandong aristocratic families did their best. Not only did they donate all the wealth they had accumulated for decades, they also recruited most of the young men in the areas controlled by various Shandong aristocratic families to form a hundred thousand people.
Army.
So far, the Shandong family has suffered heavy losses in this battle. Even if the King of Jin successfully ascends the throne, it will take more than ten or twenty years to recover due to the tilt of the court's policies, let alone what if the King of Jin is defeated?
Part-time jobs are unthinkable.
The loss of food and supplies is nothing more than that. If all 100,000 Shandong disciples die in Guanzhong, then every family in Shandong will be barren and every household will cry. Not to mention that it will be difficult to recover without fifty years of rest and recuperation. The most important thing is that Shandong
The ruling foundation of the family will completely collapse.
In the most extreme case, he is ready to accept failure, but if the entire army is annihilated, then he must not accept it...
Li Zhi silently put on his armor and stomach while being served by the chamberlain, but he was hesitant in his heart and subconsciously looked at Li Daozong.
The area within the Taiji Palace is limited, and the fierce attack around the Wude Palace is endless. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses cannot all go into battle, and they can only attack in turns. Sending an army out of Chengtianmen to reinforce the Shandong private army will not affect the Wude Palace.
fighting.
But after all, it has weakened the military strength in Tai Chi Palace. No one can guarantee that they will not suffer the consequences due to insufficient military strength at some point...
Li Daozong and Li Zhi looked at each other and said solemnly: "The most important thing now is to capture Wude Palace as soon as possible and end this military remonstrance. As for the ownership of Chang'an City and even the safety of Chengtianmen, it actually has nothing to do with the overall situation, even if more troops are sent at the moment
The reinforcements have defeated the navy, and we are waiting for Li Jing to finish his training and lead the army into the city. What reinforcements should we use? In my opinion, there is no need to care about the gains and losses in the city, and we should concentrate all our efforts on capturing Wude Palace."
Even if they reinforce the Shandong private army, repel the navy, and ensure the safety of Chengtian Gate, what's the use? Once Li Jing's Donggong Sixth Army and Xue Wanche's Youwuwei enter the city, they will rush straight to Chengtian Gate, and no one can stop them.
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The only chance of victory is to capture the Wude Palace first, and then the King of Jin announces to the world that he has ascended the throne. Only then can the six leaders of the East Palace and the Youwu Guards be forced to either lay down their weapons and swear allegiance to the King of Jin, or to protect Li Chengqian and escape to the west of Hexi.
The most important thing is whether Wude Palace can be captured. It is meaningless to send the troops who besieged Wude Palace to reinforce the Shandong private army.
As for whether the Shandong private army will be completely defeated and the entire army will be wiped out, what does it matter? At the current overall situation, everything must be based on the overall situation.
Cui Xin was cold all over, looking at Li Zhi's face full of pleading, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, the children of Shandong have traveled thousands of miles to enter the pass just to be loyal to Your Highness and fulfill Emperor Taizong's last wish. How can we watch helplessly?"
Did they end up with their heads missing and their limbs mutilated under Liu Rengui's butcher's knife?"
The killings of the Mo Dao Team were so cruel and tragic. Although Cui Xin had not witnessed it in person, he felt fear from the bottom of his heart every time he listened to the battle reports. This shows how tragic it is for the Shandong children who are on the front line to fight the enemy to the death.
, miserable, as the head of a Shandong family, he could only watch silently from the side with no ability to rescue, making him feel on pins and needles, at a loss.
But what made him most distressed was that the Shandong family had spent all their money to support the King of Jin, but now they were being ruthlessly sacrificed by the King of Jin...
Li Zhi tied the silk ribbon around his stomach and could not bear to face Cui Xin's pleading eyes, but he understood what he should do most at the moment, and said softly with a hard heart: "Don't worry, Mr. Cui, I have seen the sacrifices of the Shandong family."
Here, the day he ascends the throne, he will be compensated ten times or a hundred times. The Cui family will be prosperous for a hundred generations and live with the country! If you violate this oath, there will be such an arrow!"
He casually pulled out a wolf tooth arrow from his quiver, held both ends of the arrow shaft with both hands, bent his knees and knocked hard, the arrow shaft broke into two pieces with a "kacha" sound, and then threw it to the ground, with all the arrows on the ground.
The color of determination shows one's determination.
Li Daozong said with emotion: "His Highness's heart of benevolence and righteousness is touching. This is also the original intention that we are willing to follow. Of course, the Shandong Family has done its best to support His Highness this time. His Highness has this commitment, and it is also appropriate."
Although he doesn't care about the life and death of the Shandong private army, if the Shandong private army collapses at this moment, Liu Rengui will inevitably lead his army to directly attack Chengtianmen. Then troops must be mobilized from Taiji Palace to resist. This is inconsistent with the nature of sending troops out of Chengtianmen to support the Shandong private army.
The same will affect the all-out attack on Wude Hall.
Cui's confidence was cold and full of anger. The Shandong family was so loyal and dedicated, even at the expense of the wealth they had accumulated over decades and more than 100,000 young and strong children, but in the end they ended up being abandoned...
But now that things have come to this, what else can he say?
If King Jin succeeds in the end, he can at least give more compensation to the Shandong family. But if King Jin fails from now on, then the Shandong family will fall from there and fall into the mortal world, and it will be difficult for them to rise again...
Taking a deep breath, suppressing the disappointment and sadness in his heart, Cui Xin bowed his arms to the ground, his voice trembling slightly: "It is the honor of my Shandong family to be loyal to His Highness and do my best for His Highness' great cause. As for sacrifice...
Throughout the ages, every time Kuang Fu Zhengshuo went against the will of heaven and changed his destiny, there was no blood flowing freely, and the corpses were lying everywhere? Today, Your Highness is pursuing the way of heaven. It is the right time. I only hope that His Highness will fight against the rebellion and return to his destiny!"
Li Zhi took two steps forward and patted Cui Xin's shoulder heavily. His young and handsome face was full of emotion: "Mr. Cui's kindness really makes me grateful and deeply touched! He will follow his ambition to reach the top of the clouds."
I won’t return until I get drunk with Mr. Cui!”
Cui Xin said loudly: "May your Majesty win the victory and achieve success immediately!"
"I would like to lend you your good words!"
Li Zhi nodded heavily, opened his hand to take the spear handed by the guard, and strode out of the Zhaode Palace. The guards of the Jin Palace had already assembled in the heavy rain. When they saw Li Zhi coming out, someone quickly brought the war horse.
, serve Li Zhi to mount the horse, and then mount the horse collectively, gathering behind Li Zhi.
Raindrops are pouring, armor is clanking, and swords are like a forest.
Li Zhi galloped forward on horseback, with Li Daozong accompanying him on the right. Hundreds of imperial guards from the Jin Palace followed suit. The group of people galloped out from the Zhaode Hall and swept towards the Wude Hall. They soon merged into the wind and rain, filled with murderous intent.
In the Wude Hall, Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang, and Cui Xin looked at each other, each with their own thoughts and not knowing what to do.