Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3925
The two teams met near the Circular Mound, and they all stopped on the road together. Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Shiji, Linghu Defen, and Dugu Lan were sitting in the carriage, unable to see clearly the briskness outside, so they went Lifting the curtain of the car, he asked, "What happened?"

The soldiers outside the car said: "It's Hou Mo Chenlin who led his troops to reinforce and blocked the road..."

"Mother!"

Linghu Defen used to have a fiery temper. In the past few years, Youyu Mansion devoted himself to writing books and seemed to have cultivated his moral character, but this time the army fell like a mountain, and the family clan was about to face annihilation. Those superficial self-cultivation disappeared and became more violent , Hearing the words of the soldiers, he suddenly became furious and cursed.

"If it wasn't for his fear of the enemy, why did You Tunwei capture Jinguangmen so quickly, causing us to be restrained everywhere and lose everything? Now that the defeat has been decided, he came back to say reinforcements. Could it be that he ran to the prince to beg for mercy? But was rejected? Come, come, let that bastard come to the car, and watch the old man slash him!"

"Calm down! Right now, the army in the city has suffered a crushing defeat. There are not many troops who can accompany us to Zhongnan Mountain and wait for Li Ji to return to the capital. The private soldiers of Hou Mochen's family are still well-organized and have good combat power. They just come in handy. , what's the point of your chattering like this? Do you really want to push Hou Mo and Chen's family to the East Palace?"

Yuwen Shiji rubbed the center of his eyebrows, trying to persuade him.

The right guards are too powerful and advancing too fast. Compared with the capture of Yanshoufang and Taipingfang at this moment, the front of the army is directly under the Chengtian Gate. The tens of thousands of troops left outside the Chengtian Gate seem to be a lot of people, but in fact they are all mobs. Just to be able to resist the Right Tunwei for a while, and to give the palace troops enough time to withdraw.

But really rely on those mobs to block the surprise attack of Youtunwei?
Everyone knows that it is impossible, maybe at this moment, the more than ten thousand soldiers and horses have already been defeated by the surprise attack of Youtunwei...

Just as he was thinking about it, a galloping horse galloped from behind, arrived outside the carriage, and immediately scouted and shouted: "Report to Duke Zhao, You Tunwei has defeated the army outside the West City, captured Yanshoufang, Taipingfang, and Chengtianmen. Our army fought in one place. You Tunwei transferred the armored cavalry into the city and raided the long street outside Chengtian Gate. Our army suffered heavy losses and was scattered in all directions. You Tunwei has captured Chengtian Gate..."

Those around who heard the news were in an uproar.

The fall of Chengtianmen means that the Guanlong army in Taiji Palace will be cut off from the rear, and they will soon face the double attack of Youtunwei and Donggong Liuren. It was within everyone's expectations, but You Tunwei was still astounded by his raging fire and furious advance.

The tens of thousands of Guanlong troops were completely vulnerable in front of Youtunwei.

At this moment, a thought suddenly rose in countless people's minds - if they had known that Youtunweizhi's combat power was so powerful, would Changsun Wuji still launch this mutiny?

Once this thought arises, it cannot be stopped.

Because there came another question that cannot be ignored - under Changsun Wuji's precautions, the various families in Guanlong were coerced into raising troops and carrying out mutiny, but it was precisely because Changsun Wuji's treatment of Youtunwei and Donggong The underestimation of the combat power of the six rates led to today's complete defeat and the impending doom of the Guanlongmen Clan. Doesn't it mean that all of this is the responsibility of Changsun Wuji?

The mind inevitably floats.

In the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to turn defeat into victory. What we rely on is to wait until Li Ji returns to Chang'an, in order to fight against the powerful clans from Shandong and Jiangnan who are about to flood into the court, and take the Guanlong clan for his own use. There is a glimmer of life left, so that the roots will not be dug up and killed.

However, such a big event as the mutiny has extremely far-reaching effects and huge losses. Even if Li Ji acquiesces, how can the prince be willing to let it go?

The best result is that the prince made some concessions under Li Ji's authority, but in the end someone still needs to stand up and take responsibility for the mutiny...

Who will bear this responsibility?

……

Inside the carriage, Changsun Wuji hadn't felt the unpredictable gazes from around him, so he said to the soldiers, "Hou Mo Chen Lin please come here."

"Here."

The soldiers rode forward, and after a while, Hou Mo Chenlin, who was wearing a helmet and armor, rode to the side of the chariot and horse, kicked off the saddle and got off the horse to show respect. What is Zhao Guogong's order?"

Although he knew that the Guanlongmen faction was losing troops and generals, and their strength was empty at this moment, he would not do anything outrageous to him, the general who controlled the private soldiers of Hou Mochen's family, but who can guarantee the accuracy of people's minds?Now that the Guanlongmen Clan has suffered a crushing defeat, Changsun Wuji has already lost his eyes. If his heart gets angry and his own soldiers rush up to capture and kill him, who can he reason with?

Changsun Wuji lifted the curtain of the car, took a deep look at Hou Mo and Chen Lin, and said slowly: "The defeat of Jinguangmen is not your fault, it's all because the old man underestimated the impact of the Youtun guards and iron cavalry in advance. Also because Dou Dewei feared the enemy and fought cowardly, he retreated without authorization."

Let's determine the nature of the incident first, so that Hou Mo and Chen Lin won't think about it, and don't want to try their best in fear.

Now is the time when you are most employing people, no matter how big a mistake you make, you can be a crime and a meritorious service...

Hou Mo and Chen Lin's heart was bright, and his face was full of gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your compassion... But I am the general of the defeated army, and I know my responsibility, so I am willing to repay Mr. Zhao with all my blood and courage. I will do my best, and I will die without regret!"

The attitude still needs to be shown. First, Hou Mo and Chen Qian would be erected as the leader of Guanlong to lead the mutiny, and then Hou Mo and the Chen family spared no effort to participate in it. Today, they want to break away from the Guanlong clan. Will you agree?

They are still grasshoppers on the same rope with each family in Guanlong, and they have to be tied together...

Changsun Wuji nodded, and said: "Chengtianmen has fallen, and the troops in the palace can't withdraw. The defeat is over. Let's retreat to Zhongnan Mountain and plan to follow up. We will work together to tide over the difficulties."

"Here!"

Hou Mo and Chen Lin took the order, straightened up on the horseback, cupped his hands and clasped his fists, rode back to his own army, waved his hand, and said loudly: "The army turns, get out of the way, and come to the rear for the friendly army!"

Thousands of elite private soldiers of Marquis Mo Chen's family ordered them to forbid them, avoiding the side of the road, and let the Guanlong army that had withdrawn from Chang'an City move forward.Yuwen Shiji opened a corner of the curtain in the carriage, looked at Hou Mo and Chen's private soldiers who were still in good order by the side of the road, sighed, and said quietly: "This catastrophe, I'm afraid it will be impossible to escape."

Now the defeat is certain, the only hope is to retreat to Zhongnan Mountain and wait for Li Ji to return to the capital, then beg for mercy and voluntarily become his pawn for encouragement.

However, even if Li Ji will use Guanlong to fight against the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan, because Guanlong is deeply rooted in Guanzhong, Longyou and other places, in order to prevent backlash, he will definitely dismantle Guanlong drastically. All become false, but also face various restrictions.

Even if one escapes the catastrophe and can survive in the world, but it is as difficult as going to the sky to make a comeback and make a comeback...

The carriage swayed, and Dugu Lan also sighed softly, patted his thigh, and said, "There are two sides to good and bad, life and death are on the line... How can the world be as you wish?"

Life and death are often only separated by a thin line, and blessings and disasters are often two sides of the same coin.

Although the Dugu family made it clear that they would not participate when the army first started, as the mutiny progressed, under the persecution of Changsun Wuji, the Dugu family was still half forced and half actively involved.Wuhe, the reason why he refused to join at the beginning was because the Dugu family felt that the risk was too great, but seeing the mighty Guanlong army is good for the overall situation, and seeing the great benefits at their fingertips, who wouldn't be jealous?
Although Changsun Wuji is on the verge of extinction today because of a momentary greed, why not himself?

People die for profit, birds die for food.

The atmosphere in the carriage was very heavy, even somewhat dejected and hopeless.

Even though the four people present have seen great storms, possessed unparalleled experience, and stood at the highest peak of power in this empire, the setbacks they have suffered now and the imminent desperation still make them shaken and unable to control themselves.

The sound of horseshoes outside the car suddenly sounded, and the hearts of several people sank at the same time.

Now they are all like frightened birds, if there is any disturbance, they are afraid that the right Tunwei will come after them...

"Report to Duke Zhao, just received the news that Duke Lu has led the army through the north of Lishan Mountain and headed straight for Chunming Gate. The British Duke will lead the army and follow closely behind."

The scout reported in a low voice outside the car window, and felt relieved when he heard that Cheng Yaojin had returned.

This also means that Li Ji is not far away from returning to Chang'an. No matter how bad the current situation is for the Guanlongmen clan, as long as Li Ji returns and negotiates with him, the decline will probably be stopped immediately and some basic vitality will be retained to some extent.

It is not possible for future generations to start from scratch with bare hands in ruins and nothing...

Changsun Wuji remained calm, and ordered: "Pass the order and march faster!"

After the scouts outside the car had gone away, he explained to several people: "Li Ji's tendency is still unknown, so we can't put our life and death on top of previous guesses... Although Cheng Yaojin claims to be neutral, he never intervenes The battle for the reserve position, but it still supports the Eastern Palace secretly. Now that Li Jiyuan is in Lishan, who knows whether Cheng Yaojin will cooperate with the Eastern Palace to rob and kill us? Besides, Li Ji's thoughts are hidden too deep, what if he returns to Beijing this time? Withdrawing from Liaodong is so slow, but we put all our hopes on him and relax our vigilance, and being caught up by the right guards... that would be troublesome."

The rest of the people thought so.

After experiencing this failure, the Guanlongmen Clan's losses have reached the peak, and they can no longer endure the slightest accident...

(End of this chapter)