Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3559 Struggling
The news that Fang Jun had suddenly returned to Beijing and had led his troops straight to Xiaoguan made Changsun Wuji, who was always known for his deep city mansion, also feel a huge shock in his heart.

But at this time, instead of thinking about how Fang Jun dared to bear the infamy of "losing his teacher and losing his land" and abandoning the Western Regions to return to Guanzhong, he quickly came up with a countermeasure.Otherwise, allowing Fang Junbing to approach the city of Chang'an will bring a great blow to the morale of the Guanlong army, and the morale of the Liu rate of the East Palace will skyrocket.

As one goes up and down, the Guanlong army will face a doomed situation...

After cheering up his spirits, Changsun Wuji brought Li You and Yu Wenjie back to the main hall, walked to the map to observe, and asked, "Where is Zuo Tunwei now? How is the situation?"

Yu Wenjie replied: "The Zuo Tunwei is currently gathering at Qishan Mountain by the Weishui River, mixing with the royal army led by King Jing. Because of the heavy casualties outside the Xuanwu Gate, he was chased by the right Tunwei again, and again The Zhongwei Bridge area was defeated, more than half of the troops were lost, and morale was low, but there were still [-] generals, and they could still fight."

Changsun Wuji found the Zuo Tunwei garrison from the map, and saw that it was located in the north of the Wei River, at the junction of Chen Cang, Guo, Mei and other counties, facing the water and backing the mountains.

It's just that it happened to be on the side of the straight road. Once Fang Jun led his army to break through Xiaoguan and go straight to Chang'an, Zuo Tunwei would bear the brunt...

"Oh, Chai Zhewei really knows how to find a place. It's really unlucky."

Li You calmed down now, and couldn't help but sneer.At the beginning, Tuyuhun's tens of thousands of cavalry invaded, the government and the public were shocked, the prince issued an edict to let Chai Zhewei lead the army to guard Hexi, but Chai Zhewei feared the enemy and fought timidly.

Martial arts are popular throughout the empire, so it is natural to ridicule Chai Zhewei's actions, and Fang Jun, who corresponds to it, volunteered to lead half of the right guards out of the town of Hexi, which received unanimous praise.

No matter what the camp is, anyone who dared to face difficulties and live to death under the circumstances at that time would have a little respect from the bottom of their hearts.

Naturally, after that, Fang Jun defeated the Tuyuhun cavalry in Dadou Bagu, and wiped out the Dashi and Turkic coalition forces in Alagou. I can't wait for that stick to quickly defeat the Western Regions, be buried in frontiers, and never return to Chang'an...

Changsun Wuji ignored Li You, and said to Yu Wenjie: "You go to Qishan, meet Chai Zhewei, and tell him that as long as he can block Fang Zhejun for three days, King Qi and the old man will allow him to be a duke of the country! King Jing explained that he sent his troops to attack Xuanwu Gate before in order to respond to King Qi and dethrone the East Palace. King Qi was grateful for this, and asked him to do his best to cooperate with Chai Zhewei in blocking Fang Jun. After the incident, let the past be forgotten!"

As Fang Jun once said, "Unite all forces that can be united", as long as Fang Jun can be blocked on the north bank of the Weishui River and at the foot of Longshan Mountain, no matter how high the price is, he will not hesitate to pay.

"Here!"

Yu Wenjie bowed to accept the order, took the seal letter bestowed by Changsun Wuji, turned around and strode out of the main hall, went to the door, brought more than ten famous generals, and got on his horse.

Yu Wenjie looked up at the snow-falling sky, saw the panic in Yanshoufang because of Fang Jun's return to Beijing, and sighed from the bottom of his heart.I used to be friends with Fang Jun, but I don't know when they parted ways. Now they are their own masters, and they are about to meet each other. It is really emotional.

"drive!"

With a horse's belly, he galloped out of Yanshoufang with his family, left the city from Jinguangmen, and galloped all the way towards Qishan.

Inside Yanshoufang, Changsun Wuji gave orders to all the officials and generals in the hall: "Assemble the army and storm the imperial city, regardless of any cost, I will capture the imperial city within three days!"

This is the last chance, if you can't capture the imperial city before Fang Jun, then when Fang Jun arrives at the city of Chang'an, the situation will be over.

As long as the imperial city is captured, even if the prince escapes from the Xuanwu gate, he can still take the name and righteousness, and directly support the king of Qi, Li You, to ascend the throne of emperor.

It is already impossible for His Majesty Li Er to return to Chang'an alive, so as long as Li You ascends the throne, the situation will definitely reverse.Fame and righteousness exist, and there are many followers of all forces in the world, and their strength will inevitably increase sharply. If they compete with the East Palace, the outcome is also unknown.

"Here!"

The disciples of Guanlong in the hall suddenly agreed, and countless orders were issued to the rebels inside and outside the city. Countless Guanlong troops began to abandon their respective guarded areas, and all assembled towards Chang'an City, trying to launch a final onslaught to capture the imperial city in one fell swoop.

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"His Royal Highness, Duke Wei, the rebels' offensive has become more and more fierce, regardless of casualties, which is very different from the previous few days. Several places in the imperial city are in emergency, and the casualties are very heavy."

Cheng Chubi entered the Tai Chi Hall with his helmet on, and reported the current situation in detail.

Li Chengqian and Li Jing are standing in front of the map of the imperial city, the map is marked with red marks where the troops are scarce and the situation is critical, but seeing the bright red everywhere on the map, it can be seen that the situation is precarious.

From the hour of Chen, the Guanlong rebels attacked like crazy, and countless soldiers poured into Chang'an City, waiting in formation outside the imperial city, taking turns to fight.Even though the East Palace Six Rates were more elite and relying on the imperial city's favorable location, there was no supply of soldiers and supplies, and every casualty would be one less. The entire imperial city wall was like a grinding disc of flesh and blood.

Li Jing turned his head to look at Cheng Chubi, who was full of fatigue and wounds all over his body, and admired in his heart, it seems that it is very rare for such disciples of honorable ministers to lead an army to fight to the death in such a desperate situation.

After all, the Tang Dynasty has been established for a long time, and it has become a trend for high-level officials to indulge in pleasure and extravagance. The children of many aristocratic families are more proficient in literature and tired of martial arts.Cheng Chubi, Qu Tutong, and Li Siwen, the sons of honored ministers, usually seem to behave disorderly and domineering, but when it comes to such critical times, they can all be trusted.

He nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "There is no reinforcements. You Tunwei and Beiya Imperial Army are guarding the Xuanwu Gate. They cannot be transferred at any time. You can only rely on yourself. It is a great achievement to stop the rebels. It is not an extravagant hope to have two families like the Fang family; if the rebels cannot be stopped, you and I and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be killed in this imperial city, and our loyalty and courage will shine through the history!"

Cheng Chubi was shocked, knelt down on one knee to perform the military salute, and said loudly: "Your Highness, please don't worry, the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace are His Highness's supporters, and they will fight to the death without retreating, and protecting His Highness will accomplish great things!"

Li Chengqian felt that his eyes were hot, he stepped forward to help Cheng Chubi up, patted him heavily on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "You are loyal, and you will not waver in this desperate situation. You are willing to follow to the death. What else can you say?" What? The only sentence, but please remember that no matter when and where, you will never lose each other!"

Once upon a time, this "waste prince" was not only disliked by his father, but how many people in court, Chinese and military would regard him in their eyes?It's unbelievable that there are people who swear to follow him to the death, and fight bloody battles for him without hesitation!

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When Cheng Chubi retreated, Li Chengqian collected his mood and returned to the map. Looking at the bright red desperate situation on the map, he was silent for a while, and said slowly: "If nothing can be done, Wei Gong should lead the East Palace Six to lead the Xuanwu Break through the encirclement, and then go all the way west to the Western Regions, and then decide on the future after reuniting with Fang Jun, the world is so big, there is always a place for shelter."

At this moment, Li Chengqian was disheartened and full of despair.

If the imperial city falls, he can withdraw from the Xuanwu Gate, and then go all the way west to the Western Regions to escape, and he will always survive.

But what's the point?
As long as he lives, no matter whether he wants to or not, the struggle for imperial power in the Tang Dynasty will never stop. Sooner or later, this great empire will be dragged into the abyss of civil strife.

Even a little carelessness will lead to the fall of the empire to the hands of the barbarians. At that time, Li Chengqian will be a sinner through the ages, and his crimes are too numerous to write down.

Li Jing turned a deaf ear to his words, just stared at the map, his thoughts turned.The imperial city has long been surrounded by the Guanlong rebels, and the only way to communicate with the outside world is the Xuanwu Gate. However, due to the importance of the Xuanwu Gate, even the right guards guarding the Xuanwu Gate must be careful when passing messages back and forth. , Zhang Shigui, Duke of the Guo State, would never allow the Xuanwu Gate to open unless it was a major event.

This is also a helpless move, but it is really necessary.

But even so, Li Jing always felt that there must be a reason for Guan Long's sudden onslaught, which did not pay attention to casualties, and tried to complete all his achievements in one battle.

Is the Eastern Expedition Army coming back soon?
It's possible, but not great.

(End of this chapter)