Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3682 Chang'an Shock
The army of the Eastern Expedition passed through Xin'an and Shengchi from the "Beijing Road", and then the Zuo Wuwei Department suddenly broke away from the brigade, accelerated its speed to occupy Hangu Pass, and went straight to Tong Pass... When the Tongguan guard will send people to quickly send this news to Chang'an, the customs The high level of Long was extremely shaken.

For a long time, Li Ji led hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and let Chang'an fight into a pot of porridge, but he never showed his attitude, and slowly returned from Liaodong all the way, just like a "watching fire from the other side" attitude.

But the army of hundreds of thousands of people enough to influence the power structure of the empire is like a sharp sword hanging over the head, making Donggong and Guanlong sleepless all the time.Both sides wanted to draw Li Ji to their own camp, thus establishing a victory in one fell swoop, but they were also worried that Li Ji would suddenly join the opposing camp...

Now, it's finally time for Li Jitu to meet him.

The guardian of Tongguan asked if the Zuowu guards approached the city, should they fight or retreat?

The opinions of Yuwen Shiji, Linghu Defen and others are that Cheng Yaojin cannot be stopped, otherwise it will easily lead to Li Ji's misunderstanding. Perhaps Li Ji is also swaying to make a choice at this time, and any trivial matter may prompt him to do it. It is not conducive to Guan Long's judgment.

Furthermore, even if the Tongguan defenders were able to win the championship and the three armies, and even if the Tongguan natural moat was solid, there would still be no more than a few thousand soldiers and horses. Can they stop Cheng Yaojin's Zuo Wuwei and Li Ji's army of hundreds of thousands?

The left and right must also be the end of Chengguan's fall. It is better to simply abandon the pass and retreat, and surrender the Tongguan fortress to show Guan Long's sincerity.

Zhangsun Wuji thought it was wrong.

In any case, until now, Li Ji has not been able to reveal his position. Instead of letting him enter Tongguan without knowing his position, it is better to take this opportunity to meet with him and listen to his wishes.If you really stand on the side of the East Palace, you can mobilize the army to defend Tongguan to block it, and then quickly reach a peace talks with the East Palace. Even if you sell more benefits, you must end this "remonstrance" before Li Ji enters Tongguan.

After all, once Li Ji stood on the side of the East Palace, Guan Long would have no chance of winning. He had to plan ahead for the aftermath of the defeat, otherwise the whole army would be destroyed, and the entire family would be destroyed...

However, just after the order was sent out, Tong Guanshou, Xuehu Wu Ren, actually came back in person.

Tongguan fell...

……

Longevity Square.

Zhangsun Wuji looked gloomy, his eyes stared fiercely at Xue Hu and Wu Ren, and slowly said: "As a general of Tongguan, you are in charge of guarding, and now you are ignoring the order and fleeing without fighting, causing the lock and key of Tongguan to fall, and Guanlong is counted. One hundred thousand troops are at stake, and the success or failure of military advice hangs on the line, do you know what the crime should be?"

Although there was no thunderous anger, this extremely gloomy attitude made Xue Hu and Wu Ren even more frightened, and cold sweat oozes out.

He quickly knelt down on one knee and defended: "Gong Zhao Mingjian, it's not that the last general is afraid of death and fighting, but it is Cheng Yaojin who suddenly invaded the city, but he has not received your order from Duke Zhao, and the last general really does not know whether to fight or retreat. If there is a war, if you anger the British Duke and cause Zhao Guogong's plan to go wrong, how can you bear the guilt at the end? In desperation, you can only retreat temporarily and hand over Tongguan to Lu Guogong. Now, I implore you to lead an army to Tongguan and take it back, even if you are smashed to pieces, you will still make a big mistake!"

When he said that, he was really angry in his heart.

If I retreat now without fighting, you say that I am wrong; but if I try my best to defend the gate, is it possible that I must be right?At least now, all must and all tails are back, but once the battle starts, it is very likely to make a big mistake and at the same time have to take a life...

Changsun Wuji's face was gloomy, and he didn't show any joy or anger.

For a long time, he did not pursue the responsibility of Xue Hu and Wu Ren, but asked indifferently: "Cheng Yaojin captured Tong Pass, has he ever blocked the pass and prohibited entry and exit?"

Xue Hu and Wu Ren felt relieved, and hurriedly said: "After Guogong Lu took over the defense, the passage was not prohibited, and the clan troops outside the gate were able to enter the city smoothly, a step slower than the last general, and they will arrive around Chang'an after a while. However, Guogong Lu issued an order. , it is strictly forbidden for anyone to wait for exit."

The eldest grandson Wuji raised his eyebrows: "You are allowed in, not allowed to go out?"

Xue Hu Wu Ren said, "That's right."

After pondering for a moment, Zhangsun Wuji reprimanded: "You are in the position of guarding general, and even if you are smashed to pieces, you should stick to the pass and not take a half step back before you have a clear command to retreat from your superior! Second, in the future, I will do my best and make meritorious deeds. If I violate the military law again, I will be convicted and punished for both crimes, and I will never forgive you lightly!"

Xue Hu and Wu Ren sweated profusely: "I will be convicted at the end!"

"Okay, leave for now."

"Here!"

……

When Xue Hu and Wu Ren retired, the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Yuwen Shiji, Linghu Defen, Dugulan and others who were silent, and asked, "Li Jizhi's style... What do you think?"

There was silence in the hall.

Although they all knew that Li Ji's position would be revealed eventually, and that the day was imminent, but the army of the Eastern Expedition suddenly accelerated after passing Luoyang. In Guanzhong, people were still a little caught off guard, and it was really hard to speculate on Li Ji's intentions.

Naturally, it is impossible to give an accurate response.

After a long while, Yuwen Shiji said slowly: "Hundreds of thousands of troops of the Eastern Expedition entered Guanzhong, which is unstoppable. No matter what the British public's position is in the heart, we should take the initiative to fight for it, instead of sitting here waiting. Before it happens, who can be sure what it will be like?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Not to mention that Li Ji has not revealed his position yet, even if he is on the side of the East Palace, it does not mean that he cannot win at all.

There is hope if you work hard to do many things, nothing in the world is doomed...

Zhangsun Wuji also recognized this sentence, his eyes swept across the faces of everyone, and finally returned to Yuwen Shiji's face, and said slowly: "If this is the case, I am afraid that I will trouble you personally. Go and try to lobby the British public."

The reason why Guanlong is getting farther and farther from the power center is not only because the children in the clan are not up to the standard, and there is no successor?Even the prominent patriarchs of the year gradually faded out of the power center, or they were old and infirm, or they were not concerned about everything.

Only Yuwen scholar with outstanding ability, outstanding eloquence, and is deeply loved by the court and the public, and his popularity is quite good.The most important thing is that Yuwen Shi has always paid attention to the future of Guanlong. He knows that only when the Guanlong families can unite can they have a broader future. .

As someone else, he was even worried about whether he would take the opportunity to rely on Li Ji and completely ask the Guanlong Alliance...

Yuwen Shiji also knows that the situation is critical now. Once Li Ji joins the East Palace, Guan Long will face a disaster, and if he can really convince Li Ji, then the peace talks will become a foregone conclusion, whether he or the entire Yuwen clan. will benefit greatly.

In public and private, do your part.

Then he nodded and said, "Don't worry about the auxiliary machine. I will take a trip in person later, and I will try to persuade Li Ji with affection and reason."

Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly, "Then it's time to trouble the benevolent brother."

He even regretted it a little. If he did not hide his selfishness and sent the eldest Sun Anye to Luoyang to persuade Li Ji, but let Yuwen Shiji go there, he might have already moved Li Ji and won him over to Guanlong.After all, regardless of identity, status, ability, and connections, Yuwen Shiji is by no means comparable to the eldest Sun Anye.

It's just that he wants to hold the entire Guanlong firmly in his hands, and he doesn't want to see Yuwen Shi, who advocates peace talks, and makes great contributions.

But now, I have to rely on Yuwen Shi and...

The more resentment in his heart, the hatred for Fang Jun naturally rises.

Although there are too many variables in this "war remonstrance", compared to his earliest plans, it is already beyond recognition, and it can even be said that he is restrained everywhere, and his luck is too bad.But as the saying goes, good things come and go, things in the world can never be smooth sailing, and such a big plan will always have all kinds of changes.

But the biggest variable is Fang Jun. No one would have expected that this fellow would defeat the Caliphate army that invaded the Western Regions so quickly, and so resolutely lead the army to help thousands of miles. , to reverse its inevitable defeat.

This ignorant, reckless and stupid playboy boy who was born back then grew up at an astonishing speed.Not only did he become enlightened once, he made many meritorious deeds and became a leader among the younger generation, but he also grew into a bright and fluttering banner of the military, just like a new generation of "military gods"!
In comparison, Guan Long's children were bleak, especially his own sons, who fell directly or indirectly to him.

(End of this chapter)