Fubo only wished that his corpse would be returned, so why should Dingyuan be born and enter the pass?
Don't send one back to the sea cave, leaving an arrow to reach the Tianshan Mountains.
——"Song under the Sai" by Li Yi (Tang Dynasty)
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While Bai Fu led Zuo Qianniu Guards and fought to the death with the Maitreya cultists, the Xuanwu Sect was also fighting fiercely.
Xuanwu Gate, as the north gate of Daming Palace, was built on the remaining slope of Longshouyuan. It has a relatively high terrain. Standing on the tower, you can overlook most of the palace city. Its strategic position is self-evident.
The Yingwu Army led by King Li Xi of Yue and the Zuolongwu Army led by Chen Xuanli are competing for control of Xuanwu Gate.
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After Suzong entered the Daming Palace, he was worried about the Yulin Army and the Longwu Army. Therefore, he selected the nephews of these courtiers from the courtiers who followed Suzong Lingwu to succeed to the throne to form the left and right Shenwu Army (the fifth and sixth Forbidden Army).
Army). The left and right Shenwu Army have the same organization as the Yulin Army and the Longwu Army, and are collectively referred to as the "Beiya Sixth Army".
The officers and soldiers of the Shenwu Army were "children of Yuan Cong", who were more than loyal but lacked combat prowess. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the Shenwu Army, Suzong selected a group of archers with superb equestrian skills and superb archery skills from the border armies of King Suzong Congqin such as Shuofang and Anxi.
Thousands of people formed the left and right heroic armies (the seventh and eighth armies of the Forbidden Army).
Iron Hammer, Lynx'er and other 500 Anbeiting cavalrymen followed Bai Fu back to Beijing and were assigned to serve in the Zuo Yingwu Army.
According to the configuration of troops, the Yingwu Army on the left and right are all field divisions, and their combat power should be extremely strong, far superior to the Longwu Army.
However, although King Li Xi of Yue was regarded as the marshal of the world's military forces, he had never personally led troops on the battlefield and had no experience in commanding on the battlefield. He was no match for Chen Xuanli, the experienced general of Zuo Longwu Army.
The Longwu Army led by Chen Xuanli pretended to be invincible and lured the Yingwu Army into the sandwiched city between Chongxuanmen and Xuanwumen. Then they used the tall and solid city wall to suppress Yingwu from a high position, using arrows and rolling wood and rocks.
army's attack.
Although the Yingwu army was brave and good at fighting, under the unorganized command of Yue Wang Li Xi, they were passively beaten and had no power to fight back.
Siqi King Li Zhen fled to Xuanwu Gate, and Chen Xuanli hurriedly sent elite troops to respond.
Li Zhen climbed up to the Xuanwu Gate Tower and met with Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi, and then she recovered. Siqi King Li Zhen's helmet was crooked and his armor was slanted, and he was sweating profusely. The defeat at Penglai Palace made him as frightened as a frightened bird.
The rebels under Li Zhen and Zuo Longwu's army joined forces and gained momentum.
The situation was extremely critical, and the rebels could reverse the situation at any time and turn defeat into victory. Following Suzong's order, Li Fuguo led the Feilong Army to Xuanwu Gate to reinforce the Yingwu Army.
The Feilong Army is named after the Feilong Stables stationed in the north of Xuanwu Gate. It is the successor of the Imperial Guard.
In the eleventh year of Tianbao, Gao Lishi led the Feilong Army and quelled the rebellion of Wang Wen (brother of King Yin of Jingzhao). In this battle, the Feilong Army defeated the Longwu Army and became famous in the capital.
The eunuch Li Fuguo was once the son of the Feilong Army who raised horses, and he had a good relationship with the lower-level soldiers of the Feilong Army.
The Maweipo Incident was a conspiracy between Li Fuguo and the lower-level soldiers of the Feilong Army:
At that time, An Lushan rebels captured Tongguan, and Xuanzong fled in a hurry. The soldiers of the imperial army had no time to say goodbye to their families, so they had to escort the Li Tang royal family south to Shu.
The Forbidden Army was like a dog that had lost its home. They had eaten and slept in the open all the way. They were hungry, exhausted, and their horses and men were exhausted. The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were full of complaints and dissatisfaction.
When the news of the destruction of Chang'an city reached Maweipo, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army couldn't bear it because the life and death of their family members were unknown, and their suppressed emotions finally burst out.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhang Xiaojing, a cavalryman of the Feilong Army, suddenly shot a cold arrow and shot Prime Minister Yang Guozhong off his horse. The officers and soldiers of the Longwu Army were excited and furious, and impulsively massacred the entire Yang family.
After the Maweipo Mutiny, the Feilong Army and the Longwu Army parted ways. Under the leadership of Li Fuguo, the Feilong Army escorted the crown prince Li Heng to the throne in Lingwu.
From then on, the Feilong Army was placed under the command of Li Fuguo and became Suzong's trump card in defending the capital.
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The Feilong Army set out from the Feilong Stable. The entire army had bright armor and stomachs, and there were many swords and spears. The iron cavalry rushed into Chongxuanmen with thunderous momentum.
The soldiers of the Zuo Longwu Army on the city wall were shocked, because the Feilong Army had always been the nemesis of the Longwu Army.
The man next to Li Zhen was tall and strong, wearing brocade clothes and jade belt. He was not wearing any armor. He was holding an ivory whisk. He was Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi was sitting at Xuanwu Gate, waiting for this moment.
Gao Lishi leaned out from the battlement of the city tower and smiled at the Feilong Army officers: "Generals, do you remember the Zajia family?"
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During the Xuanzong Dynasty, the Feilong Army was always under the command of Gao Lishi, and the middle and high-ranking officers were all promoted by Gao Lishi.
After the Maweipo Incident, the Feilong Army was no longer in charge of Gao Lishi, which made many Feilong Army generals who had been favored by Gao Lishi regret their lives.
After retaking the two capitals, Li Fuguo replaced all the mid-level and high-ranking generals of the Feilong Army and promoted a new group of young generals in order to control the Feilong Army.
However, as Bai Fu and Yue Wang Li Xi said: The generals of the army are different from the prefects of the prefectures and counties. It is tantamount to wishful thinking to control an army just by replacing a few main generals.
This is exactly the case with the Feilong Army, where the backgrounds of the soldiers are complicated.
Many of the newly promoted young generals of the Feilong Army are confidants of the former high-ranking generals. Some of the young generals also secretly take orders directly from Gao Lishi.
On the surface, these people were selected into the Feilong Army from different channels, each found a backer in the army, and rose through the ranks.
All of this seems to have nothing to do with Gao Lishi. But in fact, these people are Gao Lishi's cronies secretly placed in the Feilong Army. They have been silently supporting him from behind and promoted him from a pawn to a general step by step.
After the Maweipo tragedy, Gao Lishi often couldn't sleep at night, and Jiaosuo reflected: "There was a traitor like Zhang Xiaojing in the Feilong Army under his command, which caused an irreparable disaster. This is a lifelong shame. In the final analysis, it is still
He was in a position of high authority and superiority, and he neglected to care for and win over the soldiers at the bottom."
After returning to Chang'an, Gao Lishi took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the generals who were replaced by Li Fuguo to secretly win over these generals and regain control of the Feilong Army.
After raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, this force finally came into play at the critical moment.
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Under the mobilization of Gao Lishi, the Feilong Army immediately changed its banner, turned its guns, rushed towards the Yingwu Army, and fought with the Yingwu Army soldiers.
The carefully built cavalry turned out to be Gao Lishi's lackey!
When Li Fuguo saw that he had been deceived by the generals of the Feilong Army and married someone else, he became furious.
If we can't get back this game today and get this situation back, we won't be able to explain it to Suzong in the future.
Li Fuguo jumped into the air from his horse, fluttered his arms, like a big bird, put his toes at a point on the city wall, soared, took three long steps, and jumped up to the tower, looking for Gao Lishi to challenge him.
With this skill of making light of one's body, Li Fuguo is also the best in the world.
Gao Lishi's eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "Eunuch Li, you hid it deeply enough."
Li Fuguo laughed evilly, as loud as a duck, and said: "If I hadn't concealed the truth, you would have killed me long ago?"
Gao Lishi sneered and said: "It's not too late to remedy the situation. Today I will take your head as well." After saying that, Gao Lishi spread his whisk and attacked his opponent.
Gao Lishi is a descendant of Mai Tiezhang, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty. He inherited the bloodline of his ancestors and was born with supernatural powers. He learned martial arts from a famous teacher when he was young, and under the careful guidance of strangers, he developed martial arts that are all-powerful.
Gao Lishi swung out his whisk, and a stream of innate Qi came out of his body, surging forward and hitting Li Fuguo's face.
Li Fuguo's figure was as slippery as a loach. He swayed his body and easily avoided Gao Lishi's attack. Li Fuguo took advantage of the situation, turned from defense to offense, and rushed towards Gao Lishi against the edge of the strong wind.
During the lightning attack, Li Fuguo's body was like a ghost, his fingernails swelled out, sticking out several inches, and they were as black as blood.
Arriving in front of Gao Lishi, Li Fuguo stretched out his long arm, with five claws like hooks, and grabbed Gao Lishi's Tianling Cap.
Gao Lishi snorted coldly and said: "Mrs. White Bone's bone claws? Do you also practice such sinister kung fu?" He rolled up the dust and swept it towards Li Fuguo's arms.