Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3678 The Time Has Come
Xiao Yu's meaning is very clear, we must stabilize our defenses and not give the enemy an opportunity, but we must not take the initiative to provoke, which will lead to the erosion of the situation and the breakdown of the peace talks.

He felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should restrain Fang Jun, otherwise this club is lawless and very assertive, and he can mobilize the army to attack the rebels when he can't say when he is confused.

After all, the entire army outside Xuanwu Gate is now under Fang Jun's command, and the prince's incomparable trust in him makes Fang Jun's autonomy so great that he can completely ignore the established orders and do his own thing.Regardless of the grievances and grievances between Fang Jun and the eldest grandson's family, or the military's struggle for interests, it shows that Fang Jun must be unwilling to be lonely.

Li Chengqian understood Xiao Yu's concerns, and after considering it for a long time, he said to Fang Jun: "For the time being, the army outside the palace should focus on defense and cooperate with Song Guogong for peace talks."

Fang Jun didn't hesitate and nodded immediately.

Li Chengqian's position determined that he would not be willing to see that the war ended with heavy losses for both sides. As long as he could secure his crown and ascend the throne smoothly in the near future, Guan Long's demands were not too much for him to accept.

After all, this is about to be his empire. Whether it is the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace or the Guanlong Army, they are all the vitality of the empire and the people of the dynasty. If this battle reaches the end and the population of Guanzhong drops sharply, it will take 30 years. It is too expensive to come to recuperate, accumulate national power, and multiply the population.

No matter how weak his character is, once he is an emperor, he also has some ambitions. How can he be willing to waste his best years on restoring national strength?
The so-called "butt decides the head" is just like this...

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From Luoyang to Guanzhong, as long as there are two roads, it is the "north-south road", and if you go from Guanzhong to Luoyang, there will be an ancient Yellow River transport route, but at this time in the late winter and early spring, the Yellow River ice has not melted, this The road doesn't work.

"Nanwei Road" was excavated very early. According to the "Xiahougao Tomb" not far from Yanling Pass on the ancient road, it has a history of thousands of years. "Gao" is the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and it is said that he is the grandfather of the tyrant "Xia Jie". It can be seen that this road has been the main road between Guanzhong and Luoyang since ancient times, so it is also called "the ancient road of Zhou and Qin".

The "Beiwei Road" was excavated during the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that Cao Cao ordered it to be excavated for the convenience of the west expedition, so it is also called "Cao Wei Ancient Road".

Li Ji led hundreds of thousands of troops of the Eastern Expedition into Guanzhong, and they walked along the "Beijing Road"...

Hundreds of thousands of army flags fluttered, chariots and horses galloped, and the endless team stretched like a snake between the ancient roads and mountains, and the movement was extremely slow.

On the second day of the second lunar month, just after arriving at Kipishi Pass, which was still a hundred miles away from Hangu Pass, Li Ji ordered to be stationed on the spot to rest and recuperate. The clan army successfully entered the customs...

In the tent of the Chinese army that had just been built, Cheng Yaojin drank a large cup of tea in one breath, touched his beard stained with the tea, and stared at Li Ji in dissatisfaction: "Luoyang went to Hangu and left. For more than half a month, all the fat on my stomach has been born, and I have not marched like this since ancient times."

He is going crazy now, although he knows that Li Ji must have a plan, but this guy is tight-lipped. Head east to Tongguan and enter Guanzhong.

What is the trick? !

Li Jizheng stood in front of the hanging map and looked up, paying no attention to Cheng Yaojin's complaints.

Cheng Yaojin was accustomed to a glass of water again, his eyes like copper bells rolled, and he asked tentatively, "How about I take my troops and horses one step ahead and enter Guanzhong? Don't worry, you are a commander, if you don't I will definitely keep my troops on your orders, and I will not help each other!"

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was too noisy, Li Ji turned around, glared at the fellow, returned to the desk without saying a word, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a slow sip.

Cheng Yaojin is impatient, and he can't stand this kind of unhurried behavior. He scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry, his facial features twisted into a ball, and begged: "Mao Gong, Commander, British Lord! Please do your best, give it to me. Is it okay to give me the answer? I'm at a loss every day, I'm in a rush, and my pee is bubbling... Where are we going, you have to give us a direction!"

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't believe that Li Ji's purpose of attracting hundreds of thousands of troops and Chen Bing was to gain benefits for his own living Shandong family.His status has reached the level of Li Ji. Although he needs the support of the Shandong family, he will not be coerced by the Shandong family to do things he doesn't want to do.

What's more, with Li Ji's scheming, who can coerce him?

Every move depends on the result of his own weighing and consideration, and it is difficult to be influenced by others.

However, to this day, Guanzhong has been beaten by a lot of corpses. Now the two sides have temporarily stopped the war to promote peace talks. In case, if both sides take a step back and the peace talks are successful... then procrastinate along the way and give Guanzhong all the time. What is the purpose of the huge deterrence, but it has not been triggered?

Just to facilitate the peace talks between Donggong and Guan Long?
But once the peace talks are successful, the bottom line of the East Palace must be that the Prince will stay in office. When the news of His Majesty's death is announced, the Prince will naturally become the new emperor, and everything Guan Long has done before will be conclusive and confirmed to be treason.Perhaps because of the conditions of the peace talks, the crown prince had to endure Guan Long's rebellious behavior, but what was his attitude towards Li Jihui, who led troops outside to the East Palace, who was on the brink of desperation but still ignored him?

I'm afraid I hate even more than Guan Long...

If Guan Long was allowed to capture the Taiji Palace, deposed the prince, and Li You, the King of Qi supported by Guan Long, ascended the throne, then the future government would fall into the hands of Guan Long, and Li Ji would also be unflattering both inside and out.

In this case, why wouldn't the teacher enter the customs, set the situation in one fell swoop, and achieve the power of protecting the sky?
This Xu Maogong is full of hearts and minds, and he really can't figure out his intentions. Could it be cleverness against cleverness and mistakes...

Li Ji rubbed his forehead, and was helpless in the face of Cheng Yaojin's entanglement, and said perfunctorily: "The distance to Hangu is only a hundred miles away, after Hangu is Tongguan, and the entry is just around the corner. Why do you have to make a fuss when you come to the door?"

"Humph!"

Cheng Yaojin sneered twice, stared at him and said, "Don't come here, but Baili? With your procrastinating style, I'm afraid you can walk for a month if it's less than Baili! I'm just wondering. Now, no matter what you have in mind, you should enter the border before the East Palace and Guan Long have reached a peace negotiation or decided the winner. Otherwise, your behavior of watching fire from the other side will definitely be hated by both sides, which is as stupid as a pig! "

It doesn't sound good, but it's the truth.

Li Ji knocked on the table and said displeasedly, "The idea is worded!"

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said worriedly: "The dissatisfaction in the army has reached its peak, and this journey has been delayed in every possible way, and the generals and soldiers are full of grievances. Although Guan Long used the opportunity of the generals' uprising to suppress them. , but as we approached Guanzhong, this resentment became more and more serious. The general school uprising can still be suppressed, but if the soldiers mutiny, what should be done?"

In terms of the ability to command the army, perhaps only Li Jing can be slightly higher than Li Ji in the current dynasty, and the rest are all willing to be inferior.However, the current army of hundreds of thousands of people on the Eastern Expedition is complicated in composition. Regarding the Zhongfu soldiers, there are children from Hedong, and even troops from Hexi, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places.Such a large and complex army is not only difficult to manage, but also has various plans.

In the battle of Chang'an, the rebels rebelled, and the East Palace was weak. Who wouldn't want to break into the customs at this time and make an unparalleled achievement in one fell swoop?
Whether it is to support the East Palace or to be a vassal of Guanlong, as long as you can win the final victory, it is a huge credit. Compared with the huge and ultimately futile Eastern Expedition, getting a merit that is enough to pass on your family is a great achievement. It is the common expectation of all parties in the military.

As a result, Li Ji, who was the coach, dragged his feet and refused to return to Guanzhong, which would inevitably make the generals and soldiers of all parties into a state of anxiety - just watching a huge feat is about to slip away, who can hold back?
The military is unstable, as it should be.

Under these circumstances, even if Cheng Yaojin and others repeatedly suppressed it, as the Guanzhong got closer, the resentment became heavier and heavier, and there was a faint tendency to erupt.

Li Ji looked solemn, got up and stood in front of the map again. After pondering for a long time, he said, "It's also time... Tomorrow morning, you command the Zuo Wuwei to set off ahead of schedule, quickly cross Hangu Pass, and arrive at Tong Pass."

(End of this chapter)