Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3494 Bloody Battle of Xuanwu Gate

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, "brother ends up with younger brother" existed as the jurisprudence of succession to the throne.

Pan Geng had two younger brothers. After his death, the throne passed to his younger brother Xiao Xin. After Xiao Xin died, his throne passed to his younger brother Xiao Yi. After Xiao Yi died, the throne passed to his son Wu Ding, not Pan Geng. The son of Geng and Xiao Xin, this is the succession system of the Shang Dynasty.

Such old cases are innumerable in the history books.

Therefore, if it is true that His Majesty Li Er passed away, it would at least make sense on a legal basis to be succeeded by Li Yuanjing, the longest son of the concubine, when Emperor Gaozu's son-in-law had already died.

Moreover, he will control the Tai Chi Palace at that time, and he will be supported by a large number of courtiers when he ascends the throne as the emperor.

Of course, being able to defend the palace and defeat the Guanlongmen Clan is another matter...

Moreover, although Li Yuanjing has a clan status, his strength is not strong. Once he ascends the throne, he must rely more on his own support. Compared with the need to fight for power and profit with the Guanlong Clan after taking refuge in Changsun Wuji, the situation is obviously clearer.

After weighing again and again, Chai Zhewei finally made up his mind. He asked, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses the prince brought with him?"

Li Yuanjing was overjoyed when he heard the words, knowing that Chai Zhewei was determined to stand by him, he hurriedly said: "This time, with the help of several princes and county kings, more than ten thousand guards, troops, and Huangzhuang serfs were mobilized, all of whom are elite and well equipped. Great things will happen!"

With Chai Zhewei's help, he will be even more powerful immediately, and great things can be expected!
Chai Zhewei twitched his lips, what's the use of a motley crew of more than ten thousand people?However, he also knew that the biggest advantage of Li Yuanjing and the princes and county kings behind him was not in the army, but in controlling the voice and direction of Li Tang's royal family. As long as these people stood behind Li Yuanjing, they were far better than a hundred thousand troops.

He looked at the sky outside the window, it was still dark, and the snow was falling like goose feathers, he couldn't tell the time at all, so he asked You Wenzhi, "What time is it now?"

You Wenzhi said: "It's already the first hour of Mao, and it's snowing heavily today, so it's dark, and it's expected to be another hour before dawn."

Chai Zhewei nodded, and ordered: "Order the whole army to assemble, try to be as quiet as possible, don't attract the ideas of the Right Tunwei and the Beiya Imperial Army, and then suddenly launch, and strive to capture Xuanwumen in one go!"

Although his military strategy is good, he also understands some basic military knowledge. He knows that the human body is at its lowest level of vigilance before dawn, and no matter how well-trained the army is, it cannot resist this kind of sleepiness and exhaustion from the body.

So throughout the ages, most wars broke out before dawn.

"Here!"

When You Wenzhi saw that Chai Zhewei had finally made up his mind to join Li Yuanjing, he was excited, but he didn't communicate with Li Yuanjing too much, but asked again: "There is a wall between the Youtun Guard and our army. If we interfere with our army's attack on Xuanwumen, it will be troublesome. Shall we first concentrate our forces to defeat You Tunwei, then reorganize the army and concentrate our firepower before attacking Xuanwu Gate?"

Chai Zhewei nodded and said, "That's exactly what it should be!"

Li Yuanjing on the side reminded: "This is in the Zuo Tunwei Army. I shouldn't say too much, but please be careful, Qiao Guogong. After all, the Right Tunwei followed Fang Junbing to go out of the White Road and overthrow Xue Yantuo. Waiting for a powerful army, although there are only half of them left outside the Xuanwu Gate, they cannot be underestimated, and they must not be underestimated when they concentrate their strength for a thunderous strike."

In order to win over Chai Zhewei, he did not hesitate to condescend to come here in person, never wanting to be misunderstood by Chai Zhewei that he intends to intervene in military affairs.But after all, at a critical juncture, you must not suffer setbacks because you carelessly underestimate the enemy, otherwise it is very likely to shake the morale of the army.

In short, he doesn't trust Chai Zhewei's military accomplishment...

Chai Zhewei didn't think too much about it, instead he smiled in his heart, saying that His Royal Highness King Jing "does great things and cherishes his life", and now it seems that it is true.You Tunwei is indeed a powerful army in the world, among the sixteen guards, it is the first rank in terms of combat power, and it is above Zuo Tunwei.However, the half of the Right Tunwei in front of us had dispatched the elite because of Fang Jun's westward expedition. How could the remaining less than 2 people resist the sudden onslaught of the Zuo Tunwei?
I believe it will be completely defeated in less than half an hour.

On the contrary, it was the Beiya imperial army on the Xuanwu Gate that made him quite afraid. Although the number of this army was only about [-], each soldier was carefully selected, and they could be called the elite among the elite. The location of the gate is favorable, so it can be said that one man is the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. If you want to capture the Xuanwu Gate, you can only completely annihilate it, and there is no chance of fluke.

That's a head-to-head battle...

But at this time, naturally, he would not refute Li Yuanjing's face, and he could not let him have any dissatisfaction in his heart, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

Then he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, how can the last general be a reckless person?"

Turning to You Wenzhi, he said, "Go out and order the troops to assemble, and call all the generals to discuss the battle."

"Here!"

When You Wenzhi went out, Chai Zhewei led Li Yuanjing to the wall.

Looking at the map around Xuanwu Gate hanging on the wall, the surrounding terrain and the terrain in the palace are like palm prints. In the end area from Suzaku Gate to the south and Weishui River to the north, even a mound, a river, and a palace are carefully observed. Li Yuanjing exclaimed: "Can this map be drawn by Duke Qiao? It is really meticulous! Back then, the king had seen maps in the army, but they were crudely made, and they were nothing like the map in front of him difference."

The corner of Chai Zhewei's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly: "These maps are issued by the Ministry of War, not made by the last general. In fact, it is strictly forbidden for the military to make private maps. Once discovered, the military law will enforce it."

Li Yuanjing: "..."

It's a little embarrassing.

The Ministry of War is Fang Jun's territory, that is to say, Fang Jun ordered someone to draw the map. He wanted to praise Chai Zhewei and make the relationship between the two parties more harmonious, but it was self-defeating.

In fact, although he was in the army in his early years, he only took on some clerical work to join the army.After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he stayed away from the army, and he never paid attention to the changes in the army these years. He didn't know that Fang Jun spent a lot of manpower and material resources to draw a map of the world.

Fortunately, Chai Zhewei explained to him the strategy and tactics of attacking Xuanwumen by pointing to the map. This is a strategy that he conceived for a long time, and it is very thorough. Even if there are some flaws, he still knows nothing about military affairs What Li Yuanjing couldn't see through...

Seeing Chai Zhewei's confidence and eloquence, Li Yuanjing's confidence doubled.Chai Zhewei's reputation was severely slandered by the ruling and opposition parties, and almost no one said anything good about him, especially the last time he was afraid of the battle and refused to leave the town of Hexi due to illness, which made Chai Zhewei's reputation plummet even more.But from Li Yuanjing's point of view at this moment, it is true that being famous is not as good as meeting each other. Maybe Chai Zhewei has some problems with his character and personality, but the origin of this school is not in vain.

At this moment, when I employ people, I only value ability, not character, so what if I am a treacherous person?As long as it can help you achieve a great cause!
After a while, the generals of Zuo Tunwei came one after another and gathered together.

Chai Zhewei stood in front of the map, distributing tasks and issuing orders in detail.

"This commander has received the news that the rebel army has invaded Yeting Palace from Anfumen. Although the Sixth Army of the East Palace is still resisting, it will be defeated soon. The rebel army will occupy Yeting Palace and approach Taiji Palace. As a soldier of the empire, we should help protect the country, and death is not imminent! But right now, the right guard has defected to the rebels, and intends to surprise our army, how can we sit and wait for death? Besides, if we want to enter the Taiji Palace from Xuanwumen to repel the rebels , Qingtian escort, you must first deal with You Tunwei!"

Chai Zhewei pointed at the map with a passionate expression.

Of course, he couldn't say that the purpose of raising troops this time was to capture Xuanwu Gate, and that the purpose of the left and right guards was to guard Xuanwu Gate. Now that the right guards are "guarding and stealing", isn't it telling everyone that Lao Tzu is planning to rebel?
That is absolutely impossible.

The Tang Dynasty has been established for a long time, and the respect for His Majesty Li Er in the army is at its peak. Under such a situation, it is impossible for anyone to rebel.If Chai Zhewei dared to shout the slogan of "rebellion" at this moment, the whole army would surely collapse in the next moment.

No one will oppose His Majesty Li Er with him!
These words immediately ignited the morale of General Zuo Tunwei!

The competition between the left and right guards has a long history. It reached its peak after Fang Jun succeeded the general of You Tunwei. Before Gao Kan forced Zuo Tunwei to release Cui Dunli, this conflict was completely ignited. The struggle between the two sides One touch!
Under such circumstances, not to mention entering the Tai Chi Palace to protect the sky, even if Chai Zhewei just shouted "Destroy the Right Tunwei", the left and right Tunwei will definitely be murderous and their morale will skyrocket!
(End of this chapter)