Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3989 The situation has changed drastically

The moment before the right back and Donggong Liu led to join the battle, they hurried north and fled, immediately disrupting the whole situation.

The Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace and the Prince's guards were full of fighting spirit, sharpening their knives eagerly, just waiting for a big battle, but the enemy suddenly walked away without a fight under their noses, abruptly flashed, uncertain for a while, wondering if Li Ji was playing tricks What kind of tactics, so he was suspicious, all trees and trees were soldiers, and he stopped his progress urgently, waiting for the next order, so as not to fall into the enemy's tricks.

The army of the Eastern Expedition also panicked. They were driving the Youhouwei to the west to face the Eastern Palace army. As for whether to fight or not, no one has received the order. Now the Youhouwei in front of him is like a wild horse that has run wild. Generally, after a clean run, he suddenly turned himself into the prince's guard of honor. Everyone was a little dazed, hesitant, and at a loss.

In particular, Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Liang's troops had already received the order "not to take the initiative to attack". At this moment, in order to avoid being surrounded by the army, the formation moved toward the two wings in an orderly manner, trying to leave the battlefield.

A huge vacuum suddenly appeared between the sixth rate of the East Palace and the army of the Eastern Expedition. The drizzle was drizzling and the drums were beating. Both sides were in shock and hesitated in the face of the sudden change, and stood still, looking at each other in blank dismay.

Gao Kan was leading his troops to confront Zuo Wuwei. He suddenly received a battle report saying that Right Houwei had moved along the Bashui River. He was shocked. Zuo Wuwei was already a strong enemy. Going north to harass the flanks of our own formation, and flanking Zuo Wuwei on both sides, I can't abandon the Chunming Gate, and the whole army is wiped out without a deadly battle...

It was too late to think about why the last army in Guanlong would unite with Zuo Wuwei, who represented the Shandong family, and his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the countermeasures.

However, before he could come up with a countermeasure, the scout reported again, and the right guard had already leaped over his side's flank and rushed northward along the Bashui River...

Gao Kan: "..."

What's happening here?
You Houwei is so active... Could it be that there is no conspiracy, but that he ran away?
Not daring to be careless, he urgently ordered the scouts to follow the right Houwei all the way to find out the situation, and if the right Houwei had a tendency to move towards his rear, he would report immediately.At the same time, they sent people to the north to inform the Tubo Huqi who had already rushed to the Taiji gate of Daming Palace, and asked Zanpo to lead the army to move south, monitor and restrain the right Houwei, so as not to make them run behind their own formation to make trouble.

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When Zuo Wuwei learned that You Houwei had suddenly left the front of the two armies and was heading north along the Bashui River, Cheng Yaojin's first thought was "The Shandong family has reached an agreement with Li Ji, so Li Ji ordered You Houwei suddenly went north to assist him in capturing Chunming Gate, completely cutting off the prince's way of retreat"...

Zhang Xingcheng also thought so, and slapped his hands excitedly: "The British prince is really a master of military tactics in the world, and he can escape with a golden cicada! The right guard will definitely detour to the prince's flank to make a surprise attack. The prince will inevitably 'go to the tiger at the front door and enter the wolf at the back door'. The situation is critical. Hey! I also ask Duke Lu to dispatch troops quickly to capture Chunmingmen, and to discuss with the prince when he is at a loss. He will surely satisfy any request we put forward, and then let the prince enter the city and help him defend Chang'an. , reached an agreement with the prince! You're done!"

Looking at the inexplicably excited Zhang Xingcheng, Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

If the You Houwei really withdrew abruptly when the two armies were about to join the battle, and used the main force behind them to contain the East Palace Six Rate, and then interspersed and detoured to the flanks to launch a surprise attack, it would indeed prove that Li Ji used his troops like a god. Such a move.

If all of this was planned by Li Ji, it would indeed be able to cut off the prince's retreat, and take advantage of the danger to beat the prince hard. Even if Cheng Yaojin didn't want to face the swordsmen of the East Palace, he had to cooperate with Li Ji to act.

But in this way, the Shandong family will be greatly taken advantage of. This is seriously inconsistent with Li Ji's recent behavior that is extremely against the Shandong family... Could it be that Li Ji's recent actions are just acting for others to see, just to make the outside world think that he is in harmony with Shandong? The aristocratic family is divided, but in fact they have planned everything together in secret?
While Cheng Yaojin was hesitating and analyzing the pros and cons, the scouts came to report, saying that the You Hou Wei was not stopping at all, and had already galloped all the way north...

Zhang Xingcheng: "..."

The excitement was still on his face, and he was stunned on the spot by the news.

No matter how ignorant of military affairs, I also understand that this cannot be Li Ji's clever plan to use soldiers like a god, but You Houwei escaped in front of the battle...

Cheng Yaojin heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Xingcheng and said a word, and remained silent.

Zhang Xingcheng's face was red, and he was so embarrassed that he died...

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Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Liang watched in a daze as the tens of thousands of guards and horses of the Right Marquis suddenly changed directions, and rushed away like a herd of sheep being chased by wild wolves. Go all the way to the north.

After a long while, the two finally realized that Yu Chigong had run away!

Cheng Mingzhen's eyes widened and he took a deep breath: "Mr. E...has courage!"

Beyond that, he hardly knew what to say.Among the ministers of Zhenguan, Li Ji is blatantly difficult to get along with. Although he usually has a noble appearance that does not love power and foreign things, and looks easy to talk to, he is the most persevering and vengeful.If Yu Chigong honestly said in front of Li Ji at this moment, "This battle is a big deal for me, I have to run away", regardless of Li Ji's answer or not, he would not hold grudges afterwards, but if he ran away suddenly like this, he would definitely be recognized by Li Ji as a If you challenge his authority, you will never let it go.

As for Li Ji's methods...that is the existence that even His Majesty Li Er had to endure his dissatisfaction with him, and he was unwilling to make the relationship stalemate.

Zhang Liang rubbed his chin, and said enviously, "Old Hei Yuchi is such a ghost, he actually came up with such a trick to get rid of his shell. I knew I would do it too, so why bother to be caught in the middle of a dilemma, and be on both sides? Mother Lie, let him wake up for a while."

Cheng Mingzhen ignored his complaints, and quickly ordered the whole army to stop advancing, so as not to accidentally start a big battle after approaching the sixth rate of the East Palace.

With Youhouwei as a buffer before, he can still wait and see what happens. Now that Youhouwei has run away, he has already faced the Eastern Palace army, so he must have a clear attitude with Li Ji...

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Li Ji was commanding the army to cross the river, and the "Xuanjia cavalry" on the east bank of Bashui had assembled by the river and crossed the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner.Wang Shoushi was in charge of commanding the "Xuanjia iron cavalry". He was the first to cross the river. Seeing that the troops crossed the river smoothly, he abandoned his confidants and rode straight to the Chinese army and came to Li Ji. Before he could speak, scouts came galloping .

"Report! Commander-in-Chief, E Guogong led the Youhouwei under his command to escape, and went north along the Bashui River..."

The generals and soldiers near the Chinese army looked at each other, not knowing how to express their shock.

That's Yuchi Jingde!A well-known fierce general in the Tang Dynasty, he once accompanied His Majesty to hunt in Yuko when he met Wang Shichong's army. His subordinate Shan Xiongxin came to challenge him, and was picked off his horse by Yu Chigong after more than ten rounds of battle. Later, he even protected Li Er His Majesty defeated an enemy ten times stronger than himself, and took countless prisoners. It can be said that the value of force is against the sky, and he has won the championship of the three armies!

Such a famous general who is famous all over the world actually escaped?
Li Ji didn't expect this to happen, he stroked his beard and murmured.

Wang Shoushi, who had just arrived, was already full of anger, and screamed angrily: "Reverse, rebellious! Yuchi Jingde feared the enemy and fought cowardly, and fled before the battle. This is a capital offense and should be executed according to military law! Cutting the corpses apart with sharp blades, using the right method of fighting!"

As soon as he said this, the surrounding generals glared at each other.

Running away from battle is indeed a capital offense, but this is a matter in the army, and it should be dealt with by military law. When will it be the turn of an eunuch to point fingers and interfere?
Wang Shoushi still didn't realize it. Seeing Li Ji's inaction, he became more and more annoyed. He pointed his halberd and said, "The Englishman is stupid! This kind of escape may affect the morale of the army. Once it is frustrated, even you can't afford it." Responsibility! How can we achieve great things with such kindness and softness and indecision?"

Before the words fell, there were shouts of shouting and cursing around.

"presumptuous!"

"shut up!"

"You are just an eunuch, dare to accuse the commander in chief, what should you do?"

"It's so long-winded, this dog is disrespectful to the commander, interferes in the military, and is so daring, he just dragged it out and hacked it up!"

"That's right, I cut off the bird before, but this time I cut off the head!"

On the way back from Liaodong all the way, Wang Shoushi went in and out of the Chinese army as if he had entered no man's land, and he was even more bossy and had no respect for Li Ji. Word.Seeing him not only scolding Li Ji, but also meddling in military affairs, how can this group of arrogant soldiers bear it?They all opened their mouths to shout and curse, their words were extremely rude, and two fiery captains even jumped off their horses with their pedals off the saddle, and rushed to Wang Shoushi with two strides, wanting to take him down on the spot and deal with it with military law.

Seeing the two burly captains with sultry faces approaching the horses, they held the reins with ruthless faces, while Li Ji on the side was still silent, showing a state of emptiness, as if he didn't know what was going on around him. What happened, and he didn't intend to stop it... Wang Shoushi suddenly panicked.

The Tang army has strict discipline, and the generals and soldiers will never dare to make mistakes, but at the same time, the Tang army is also the most arrogant and domineering. This is supported by countless military exploits. Important ministers and aristocratic families have always paid attention to them, and they have always believed that "force can smash everything"...

Wang Shoushi knew that his identity as an eunuch would not make these arrogant soldiers afraid at all, so he quickly brandished a whip on the shoulder of a captain, and yelled loudly to scare him away, but the other stepped forward and grabbed the whip with his hands. After a while, the other grabbed the rein with one hand, and reached out to grab his belt with the other.

(End of this chapter)