Chapter 802 The decisive battle at Luoyang Palace! (2)
"Mother, it's not good, something happened, something big happened!"
All the arrangements had been completed long before Zi Shi, but Empress Wu did not dare to sleep peacefully. She always stayed in the main hall of Lishui Pavilion and passed the unbearable time by reviewing the excerpts. Of course, when she had something on her mind, her efficiency would naturally be low. She was so low-spirited that in the middle of the night, she only approved five insignificant books. It was almost dawn and the main drama was about to take place. Empress Wu had no intention of wasting time on such trivial matters. She had just Just as he was thinking about calling someone in to help him wash up, he saw Wu Sansi, a man in armor and sweating profusely, bursting in from outside the palace. He was running and shouting anxiously.
"Um?"
Seeing Wu Sansi in such a panic, Empress Wu couldn't help but feel her heart sink. However, the city was so deep that she didn't show much panic. She just lowered her face and snorted coldly.
"I would like to report to your Majesty that the Crown Prince and his ministers, wearing sackcloth and mourning, have arrived at the square outside the palace. The matter has been leaked. I would like to ask the Majesty to make a judgment!"
At this moment, Wu Sansi lost his sense of proportion and did not care about the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. He started shouting in a hurry, with a look of anger and frustration on his face.
"What? Did you see everything clearly?"
No matter how calm Empress Wu was, at this moment, she could no longer sit still. She suddenly stood up, glared, and hurriedly asked.
"Returning to your Majesty, my nephew has clearly seen it in Guancheng, and he is definitely not wrong. It's a pity that Pei Xingjian and other villains followed the prince and made a fuss. The morale of the army is already unstable. Madam, please come up with an idea quickly. stop."
According to the scheduled plan, Wu Sansi was responsible for assisting Cheng Wuting in guarding the Xuanwu Gate. He thought that the matter was confidential and he would be able to achieve great success, but he never expected that Li Xian actually mobilized a group of ministers to force the palace together, even though Li Xian had not yet had anyone on his side. However, the defenders on Guancheng were already talking about the act of attacking the palace ban. Before the battle started, the morale of the army was already in chaos. Wu Sansi saw that the situation was not good, so he hurried to find Empress Wu to make an accurate decision. When I saw Empress Wu in such a panic, my heart immediately sank.
"Damn it! Come here, General Ge Gong is coming to see me immediately!"
Empress Wu was not good at military affairs. Faced with such a major issue of forcing the palace, she was a little confused. Fortunately, she was still clear-headed. She hurriedly ordered the eunuchs waiting at her side to summon Gar? Ying Gong came to discuss the matter. .
"promise!"
Now that Empress Wu had spoken, a eunuch waiting by her side hurriedly accepted the promise and hurried out of the palace. Without even turning around, he was already accompanying Gar?, who came after hearing the news, and drew his bow again. Turned back.
"I will finally meet the Queen of Heaven!"
Although Gar Yingong was not responsible for the defense of Guancheng, there was such a loud noise in the square outside the palace that he could not have missed hearing it. This was the reason why he hurriedly came to see Empress Wu without waiting for the call. However, he was not frightened by the loud noise outside. Even when he saw Empress Wu, he did not rush to say anything. Instead, he calmly performed a military salute and behaved calmly and calmly.
"My dear, you came at the right time. Now that things have come to this, what should we do?"
Looking at Gar? Drawing the bow so calmly, as if he was confident, Empress Wu's panicked heart suddenly felt a little more at ease, but her worry was still palpable.
"Your Majesty, it's clear to me that there are just some barking dogs outside, so there is no need to worry."
Gar? He drew his bow and smiled confidently, and made a conclusion easily.
"Oh, how come you can see it?"
Upon hearing what Gar Ying Gong said, Empress Wu's spirit immediately perked up, and she hurriedly continued to ask questions.
"I would like to inform you that although Pei Xingjian and others are bewitched by the prince, they will definitely not follow the prince to attack the palace ban. Instead, they will try their best to stop it. Therefore, as long as the palace ban is not broken, the situation is still in my favor, and there will be three strategies for the queen to choose."
Gal Yingong had already planned the overall situation before he came to the audience. At this time, he answered Empress Wu's questions, and he seemed to be full of confidence.
"My dear, please come and listen to me."
What Empress Wu was afraid of was that there was no other way to go. This time, there were actually three strategies for Gar to draw the bow. Her tense heartstrings naturally relaxed a lot. She nodded happily and signaled to Gar to draw the bow and went on to explain in detail.
"No, I think that when the situation is chaotic, if the empress goes to the city wall in person, she will definitely disrupt the military morale of the thieves. Once the imperial edict is announced, the enemy will be defeated, and then the army will take advantage of the chaos to attack. A great victory can be expected. This
This is the best strategy; order General Li to go out of the Tongxun Gate, first attack the East Palace, and seize the prince's lair, in order to destabilize his army, and then move his army to attack, and defeat the enemy is expected. This is the middle strategy; tightly guard the palace ban, and do not respond.
When everything changes, tell the world, depose the prince, install another prince, and wait for the change. This is the best strategy. With these three strategies in place, defeating thieves will be as easy as turning the palm of your hand!"
The fundamental purpose of Gar's introduction to the Tang Dynasty was to get rid of Li Xian, the enemy who killed his father and destroyed the country. As for how much turmoil the Tang Dynasty would have after this disaster, he did not consider it. At this moment,
Speaking of the solution, it can be as bloody as it can be. Of course, at this point, the two sides facing each other have no possibility of compromise. The matter will not be over until one side falls. In this sense,
To put it bluntly, although the three strategies of Gar Yin Gong are cruel, they are also necessary.
"Okay, I will go up to the city with my delegation. Come and show up at the Xuanwu Gate!"
Empress Wu is a courageous person, and since Tinggar Yinggong analyzed this thoroughly, she would not hesitate at all. She hurriedly issued the order and planned to take the best strategy. As for the people gathered in the square
Empress Wu was too lazy to care about the lives of many courtiers.
"promise!"
Now that Empress Wu had made up her mind, the eunuchs who came over after hearing the news did not dare to be negligent. After they agreed in unison, they arranged the soft chariots and other ceremonial guards in a chaotic manner. After a while, the group of people arrived in a grand manner.
He rushed towards the Xuanwu Gate not far away.
"Stop, stop!"
Lishui Pavilion is not far from Xuanwu Gate, only about 60 feet away. There is only a small square in the middle. Empress Wu and his party walked very fast, and in just a moment, they reached the center of the square.
Kankan was already approaching the gates of Guancheng, and victory seemed to be within easy reach. Empress Wu's tense face showed a hint of relief, but Gar Yin Gong, who was walking beside the soft chariot, suddenly stopped.
Feet, waved his hands with a wild look on his face, and roared loudly.
"My dear, what do you mean?"
When Gar Ying Gong shouted this, the whole team suddenly went into chaos. The confused Empress Wu couldn't help but burst into anger. However, Gar Ying Gong did not get angry, but shouted and asked displeasedly.
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"Your Majesty, something serious is going on. Cheng Wuting is the one inside. Hurry, return to Lishui Xuan!"
Gar? In his hurry to draw his bow, he didn't care about any false etiquette and directly issued orders for Empress Wu.
"What? This, this..."
As soon as she heard what Gar Ying Gong said, Empress Wu immediately panicked and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"My Majesty, leave quickly. The traitor Cheng Wuting has deployed his troops lightly in the front and heavily in the back. It is clear that he is defending from within but not from the outside. He is trying to trap your Majesty at the top of the city. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
The strange configuration of troops around the city wall could not be noticed by others, but Gal? Yin Gong was a general, so he could see something was wrong at a glance. He did not want to fall into the trap for nothing.
Empress Wu was still looking stupid there, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She really wanted to grab Empress Wu and turn around and run back. However, her rationality told him that there must be no chaos at this time, otherwise, Li Xian would not wait until Li Xian's troops arrived.
When he rushed into the palace, he was afraid that the ambush surrounding him would be launched soon, so he had no choice but to lower his voice and explain briefly.
"Go back to Lishuixuan, think twice, and immediately send troops for reinforcements. Go quickly!"
After being told by Gar Yingong, Empress Wu finally came to her senses and did not dare to go to Guancheng again. While ordering to return to the chariot, she also did not forget to ask Wu Sansi to quickly mobilize Yuan Yu, who was loyal to her.
As for Lin's officers and soldiers, as for whether those veteran soldiers could do the job, Empress Wu no longer cared so much.
"General, look, the Queen of Heaven has suddenly transferred back to Lishui Pavilion."
On the city gate building, Cheng Wuting, who had just secretly controlled several Yulin Army generals under Wu Sansi, was busy preparing to completely change his deployment, but was interrupted by a personal guard who hurriedly broke into the city gate building.
"Um?"
Although Cheng Wuting was not a member of "Mingdi", he had already secretly joined Li Xian's family under the persuasion of Youzhou Governor Li Boyao during his tenure in Youzhou. Why did he get close to Gar when he went to conquer the Turks?
Ying Gong also acted under Li Xian's secret order. This time, he reported Empress Wu's arrangements to Li Xian early. The order he received was not only to open the palace ban, but also to capture Empress Wu and others alive. Originally, everything was
When they were ready, they suddenly heard that Empress Wu turned around and ran away. They immediately became anxious and ran out of the city gate tower with a few strides. When they ran to the corridor, they saw that Empress Wu and his party had fled back towards Lishui Pavilion frantically.
"Open the palace door!"
Seeing that the planned plan was no longer possible, the fire in Cheng Wuting's heart suddenly surged up. He really wanted to send his army to chase him. However, if this happened, the entire palace would inevitably fall into a melee. This was obviously different from Li Xian's.
The purpose of a peaceful transition was inconsistent with the instructions. No matter how unwilling he was, he did not dare to disobey the order. After a slight hesitation, he still gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to chase. He felt angrily from the gap between his teeth.
An order squeezed out.
“Creak…”
All the key points in the city are under Cheng Wuting's command, so naturally no one will doubt Cheng Wuting's orders. As for the two thousand Yuan Yulin officers and soldiers originally commanded by Wu Sansi, firstly, they are all located far away from the city gate. Secondly,
The generals who led the army have now been captured, and now that they are leaderless, no one dares to question Cheng Wuting's intention, so they can only watch in confusion as the thick palace gate is completely opened.
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"Look, look quickly, the palace door is open!"
As soon as the palace door opened, the courtiers who were waiting quietly in the small square in front of the palace suddenly became commotion for a while. Most of the courtiers didn't understand what happened, and they all cast doubtful eyes on Li Xian.