Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3913 Difficult to decide
Li Siwen looked at the map hanging on the wall and listened to Li Jing's question, his mind spun quickly, and after a while he tentatively said: "The most feared thing for the Guanlong army is that the main force attacking Taiji Palace will be cut off by the right guards, so Once the situation changes, Guan Long will immediately withdraw the troops from Taiji Palace, or fight with the guards on the right, or simply withdraw from Chunmingmen, admitting that the mutiny has completely failed, but at the same time, accumulate strength and withdraw to a certain defensive position The stronghold, defending it as hard as possible, waiting for changes..."

What happened?
Naturally, it was his father who sat in Tongguan but watched the Chang'an mutiny from the other side...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said: "The Guanlong rebels may not dare to continue to storm the Taiji Palace, lest they will be robbed by the right guards, so they will probably admit defeat and simply gather troops to withdraw from Chang'an City !"

Li Jing nodded approvingly, looked at the map, and sighed softly again: "Exactly! Although Guan Long's defeat is now certain, but his strength still exists, once he withdraws from Chang'an, choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, gather together and wait." When the situation changes, you will escape a catastrophe and get away safely."

"will not!"

Li Siwen's face turned red, because his father's position and reputation were involved, even in the face of the most respected Li Jing, he had already tried his best to refute: "The final general dare not speak of my father's loyalty, but how can my father join forces with the rebels?" ? The commander-in-chief's remarks are too rash, and the general will not agree."

"Ho!"

Li Jing sneered, slapped Li Siwen on the back of the head, and cursed: "Just now, the commander-in-chief said so much, you listened to the ear and didn't pay attention to it? Your father is not a man in the army, but the commander of the army." , and even the prime minister of the empire, in his eyes there is no victory or defeat, no right or wrong, or even good or evil, only politics! What he wants is not only his own interests, but also the balance of the court situation, and his eyes have long been set on this The outcome of a mutiny itself, how can one ignore the balance of the court because of one's own good and evil? The Guanlongmen faction has been in charge of the court center for many years, with strong and intertwined forces from top to bottom. Once they are all expelled from the court, these The vacated position is bound to be taken advantage of by the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan, and the clans of these two places have been squeezed and oppressed by the Guanlong Pai for many years, and they have deep entanglements with each other. I hold your father as my opponent. You don’t know your father’s temperament? He is the most scheming and never willing to go into battle shirtless. Instead of letting him face off against the elites of Shandong and Jiangnan in the future, why not give Guan Long who is dying , put them in the front and lower firepower for your father?"

Although Li Jing and Li Ji didn't have many personal relationships, as the two most famous commanders in the empire today, they knew each other well, and they were extremely familiar with each other's tempers, dispositions, and habits.Based on Li Jing's understanding of Li Ji, this person has always made a fortune in silence, and his deep thoughts are even worse than his eldest grandson Wuji's. His favorite thing to do is to hide behind the scenes and manipulate puppets to control the overall situation .

However, Li Siwen felt that this had already involved "slandering" his father's character, and he tried his best to protest: "The commander-in-chief is ridiculous! My father is utterly loyal to the Tang Dynasty, bright and bright, and broad-minded...that what..."

In Li Jing's playful eyes, he blushed and couldn't continue.

It is fine to say that Li Jichi is loyal, and his ability is excellent, but if he talks about "bright wind and bright moon", that is really ridiculous...

After all, it is inappropriate to comment on the father in front of the son of man, so Li Jing no longer continued this topic, and ended his "education", and directly ordered: "Occupy the danger, even if the right guard may cut off the The rebel army's path led to its complete collapse, but you can't take it lightly. Although you are seriously injured, but at this moment of life and death, you should also put on your clothes and do your best to strive for victory! After the battle, the commander will focus on commending you , be rewarded."

"Here!"

Although Li Siwen is a dude, he is also a tough guy. He patted the wound on his shoulder with a smile, his face turned pale from the pain, and laughed loudly: "As a soldier of the empire, facing the survival of the country and the continuation of the country, you should take care of yourself." To die and to live, regardless of oneself!"

Li Jing looked at him approvingly, and said gently: "Right now, we don't want to retreat the enemy, but try to lure the enemy to go deep, so that the rebels will stop retreating and let them go deep step by step. When we retreat to the Xuanwu Gate, we must be right. Wei has also broken through to Yanshoufang, and at that time, it will be time for us to counterattack and completely annihilate the rebels to secure the victory!"

"Here!"

Li Siwen obeyed the order, then turned around and strode out of the command post, shouted and left quickly with his own soldiers, rushed to his army, and organized the army to retreat.

Li Jing turned around and stood in front of the map again, looking at the various information marked on the map, analyzing the forces, distribution, and situation of the enemy and us, and then pondering in his mind how to lure the enemy to go deeper step by step, and finally how to counterattack in one fell swoop and turn defeat into victory.

*****
Outside the West City, the battle was extremely fierce.

Although the Yu family in Luoyang is not well-known now, it was also one of the "Eight Pillar Kingdoms" back then. It has been dormant for many years, but it still has a deep foundation. Seizing the throne of the emperor has made great contributions.

Now thousands of soldiers, under the urging of Suigu, launched a tidal offensive against the heavy infantry of the Right Guards, who were armed to the teeth. Even though there were heavy casualties, they still rushed and fought fiercely without fear of death.

It's just that the heart-piercing screams of countless soldiers in front of the heavy infantry formation, the splashing blood, and the fallen corpses made Yu Suigu's heart throbbing all the time, and his teeth almost gnawed.

This is the last family property of the Yu family in Luoyang!

When these private soldiers died in battle, the Yu family in Luoyang would be like a toothless tiger, about to sink and be slaughtered along with the Guanlongmen Clan...

But he didn't dare to take half a step back.

Once the Right Tunwei breaks through the West Market and the soldiers arrive at Yanshoufang, it will have an earth-shaking impact on the occupation of Chang'an. Now the Guanlong army, which is launching a desperate fight in the Taiji Palace, is facing the danger of being cut off from the rear, and its morale has plummeted. Collapse, I am afraid that complete defeat will be a foregone conclusion.

That is a responsibility he absolutely cannot bear.

However, it is easy to be ready for death, but it is difficult to go to death. Seeing the family private soldiers who are alive and kicking are sent to the right guard guard under the steel knife like a meat grinder and in the battle formation under his order, the torment in my heart is pen and ink It's hard to describe what happened.

"Quickly go to Yanshoufang, tell Zhao Guogong, and ask him to send more reinforcements immediately!"

Yu Suigu's eyes were red, and he ruthlessly drove away the soldiers around him. This is the tenth soldier he sent to Yanshoufang to rescue. However, Yanshoufang, which is only a wall away from the West Market, has not yet sent a single soldier. This made him even feel that "the old guys deliberately used this to consume the strength of the Yu family"...

However, in Yanshoufang at this moment, Changsun Wuji was already devastated and in a dilemma.

Yu Suigu in the West City asked for help again and again, no matter whether he had the intention to preserve his strength or not, but the fact that the Youtun Guards were invincible and difficult to resist was a fact. Yanshoufang will have a decisive impact on occupation.

But now Changsun Wuji is entangled in whether he should recruit the remaining private soldiers of the Sun family outside the Chunming Gate to reinforce the West Market, and at the same time continue to storm the Taiji Palace in an effort to destroy the Six Rates of the East Palace, or quickly withdraw the troops from the Taiji Palace. All troops withdraw from Chunming Gate...

The battle reports in the Taiji Palace also arrived one after another. The East Palace Six Rates changed their previous tenacity and retreated step by step. The Guanlong army had already attacked near the Ganlu Hall, half of the palaces were in hand, and the East Palace Six Rates were about to be completely defeated. , Occupy the Taiji Palace and achieve the preliminary strategic goal.

However, it is also possible that all of this was deliberately done by Donggong Liushao, with the purpose of luring the enemy to go deeper and gain enough world for the Youtunwei...

In the end is to advance or retreat?

It is difficult for Changsun Wuji to decide.

At this moment, only Yuwen Shiji was left in the side hall, and he said to Changsun Wuji worriedly: "Li Jing is outstanding in strategy, leading troops is the best in the world, but now our army in Taiji Palace is progressing smoothly, and the Six Commanders of the East Palace are retreating steadily. It's also unreasonable, beware of Li Jing's tricks."

Changsun Wuji rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "I'm not afraid of him cheating. So far in the battle, the two sides have no room for recovery, and no one can try to cheat the other. What I can't decide is that the Six Rates of the East Palace still exist. With how much combat power, can we capture Taiji Palace before Youtunwei breaks through the West Market?"

As long as the Taiji Palace is completely captured, the initiative will be completely in the hands of Guan Long. At that time, he only needs to guard the palace and wait for Li Ji to send troops back to Beijing from Tongguan.

Li Ji must have waited for a breakthrough in Chang'an's occupation, and then he led his army back to Beijing to settle the universe...

At that time, Guan Long will be able to negotiate with Li Ji, and is willing to defend against the pawns of Shandong and Jiangshan clans occupying the court for him. Reap the benefits of the fisherman.

(End of this chapter)