Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4253
Yu Chigong stood outside the tent, looking back at the sun slowly rising from the top of Lishan Mountain, but the haze in his heart was always shrouded, and it was not relieved by the cessation of the rain for days.

Although the secret letter from the Foundry Bureau proves that the gunpowder workshop and the gun workshop have still not recovered their output at their peak, but for the Guanzhong Sixteen Guards who generally lacked ordnance after the Eastern Expedition, a small amount of firearms and equipment are enough. directly determine the outcome of the war.

After all, the application of firearms in war shows unparalleled power, which makes all soldiers change their expressions and fear it like a tiger...

In case the delay is too long and the workshops of the Foundry Bureau are gradually restored, the Six Rates of the East Palace will be equipped with firearms directly, and with a military commander like Li Jing, the combat power will directly double, what else do I have to fight?
Yu Wenshi and others sneaked into Guanzhong to lobby the garrisons in various places these days, but there was no accurate news, which made Yu Chigong's arrival even more urgent...

Yuchi Baohuan walked quickly behind him, the muddy water on his body was blown dry by the wind, like armor, came behind Yuchigong, and saluted with fists together: "Commander, the task is completed, the seeds have been secretly transported to Yushan for hiding, and everything you have done He is a loyal family general, and the news will not be leaked."

Yu Chigong nodded, and then made a rare intimate gesture of patting the young son's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Well done, if... I mean if, the defeat of the army and becoming a father must not be spared this time, but after all, the merits of previous years are still the same. Here, you can keep the family safe. You divide those seeds between the two elder brothers, love each other, stay away from the army and study behind closed doors, educate your children to study hard and take the imperial examinations to continue the inheritance, and enjoy the wealth and honor with your share. , if God favors, after a few generations, outstanding children can come out to revive the lintel, then the father will die under the nine springs."

"what?!"

Yuchi Baohuan turned pale with shock, and hurriedly said: "Why did father say that? Although the current situation is chaotic, as long as we can break through the Bashui defense line and reach the city of Chang'an, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction. When the situation changes suddenly, it is not yet known who will win the battle." !"

It was clear that everything was going smoothly according to the previously planned route, why did my father wake up after a night of sleep, but suddenly he was depressed and had no confidence?
Yu Chigong shook his head without further explanation.

Yesterday Xue Wanche's right guard first approached the confluence of the Wei River and the Ba River and was about to cross the river, then suddenly retreated, blatantly violating Li Jing's military order. It seemed that Xue Wanche had indeed defected to the King of Jin, but Yu Chigong had a faint feeling in his heart. Worry because Xue Wanche is too obvious.

It is true that Xue Wanche is reckless and dull, but he is definitely not a fool. If he really surrendered to the King of Jin completely, he would either cross the river and put on a show behind Youhouwei, or simply ask Tongguan to cross the Weishui River directly to the city of Chang'an to cooperate with Youhouwei. , so that the strategic goal of "counterattacking Chang'an and triggering sudden changes" can be completed in an instant.

Instead of showing everyone the position of obeying King Jin, but not doing anything practical...

If King Jin continues to trust Xue Wanche and use him as a surprise soldier to return to Chang'an, it is very likely to cause Xue Wanche's backlash.

But it will take at least three days for the urgent letter sent to Tongguan to return. During these three days, Yu Chigong didn't know what to do.

Do you want to break through the Bashui defense line?
Not to mention being able to break through the well-arranged defense line, if someone deliberately withdraws a hole to let him break in, and then surrounds him to catch the turtle, he will be trapped in the siege of more than [-] troops, and he will only be defeated.

Do you stay here?
That is, even if the battle situation is quietly lost, Chang'an will have more time to respond and the arrangements will be more rigorous.

You can't go back the same way, can you?

Yu Chigong was in a dilemma, worried, and intuitively felt that something was not right.

There is even the most serious consequence. Xue Wanche was persuaded by Qiu Xinggong before he defected to King Jin. If Xue Wanche was a "false surrender", then whether Qiu Xinggong who persuaded him was deceived by Xue Wanche, or had something to do with Xue Wanche Conspiracy, complicity?
If it is the latter, it means that Qiu Xinggong is also "falsely surrendering" and obeying the imperial court's orders, the fall of Hangu Pass is inevitable.

And once Hangu Pass falls quickly, the navy and the Zheng's allied forces in Xingyang can reach under Tongguan in an instant. With the current group of mobs in Tongguan, how many days can they hold back?

Therefore, the current situation seems to be very good, and everything is implemented smoothly according to the plan, but there are many crises, and there is a disaster of overturning at every turn.

Unless, in a critical moment, another army can stand up to support King Jin and enter Chang'an, otherwise this battle will be lost.

Then again, King Jin, Xiao Yu, Yuwen Shi and those people are all old foxes and little foxes. They really have no scruples about the positions of Qiu Xinggong and even Xue Wanche, and they have no reservations about trusting them?
Not necessarily so.

But if there really is a backhand, then what is the backhand?

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Before dawn, Li Xiaogong dressed and left the concubine's warm bed, went to the martial arts arena, practiced swords and guns for a while, took a bath after sweating, changed into clean clothes, had breakfast, and sat in the study. worried.

Looking at the Feibai book written "Zhi Kuang Zongshe" given to him by Emperor Taizong hanging on the wall, he was silent for a long time.

He repelled the steward and the children who came to discuss matters, and even dropped a cup, making everyone in the mansion not sure why their own county king was angry, and tremblingly did not dare to disturb.

When it was Chen time, Li Xiaogong called someone into the study to help him put on his court clothes, and then went out and took a carriage to Taiji Palace, begging to see the emperor.

In the study on the side of the Wude Hall, Li Chengqian, who took time out of the busy process of handling official documents, took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "There are still some civil and military affairs that have not been dealt with, and I planned to let Uncle Wang wait for a while, but the servant said that Uncle Wang Seeing that there is a hundred thousand urgent matters, I don't know what to do?"

Now that he has already met the emperor, obviously the balance in his heart has been decided, so Li Xiaogong didn't hesitate, first he looked around, saw that only Wang De, the chief servant, was standing on the side, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, beware of Cheng Fan."

Li Chengqian's hand holding the teacup paused for a moment, then he realized that "Chengfan" was Li Daozong's word...

He couldn't help wondering: "The prince of Jiangxia County is loyal to the country, and Suwei Palace is forbidden to guard the Xuanwu Gate. He is my confidant and the pillar of the country. His military exploits are outstanding and his status is respected. I don't know what your so-called 'guarding' means, Uncle Wang?"

For a long time, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong have been the two treasured swords that His Majesty Li Er relied on to control the clan, especially in these years when Li Xiaogong "self-polluted" to protect himself, the latter has become a veritable "Da Zongzheng". His status and power are even higher than that of Han Wang Li Yuanjia.

Now Li Xiaogong, one of the "two treasured swords", ran over to tell him to "beware" of the other sword...

What does it mean?
Li Xiaogong said in a deep voice: "Chengfan's recent state is extremely inappropriate. It is very different from the past. I always feel that he has hidden thoughts. The strategic position of Xuanwu Gate is too important. If Emperor Taizong hadn't contacted the guard of Xuanwu Gate in advance, how could he open it?" Gate control, how come the subsequent big victory? Xuanwumen, there is no room for loss."

Yu Wenkai built Daxing City, and chose the site on the east soil plateau of the former site of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and the highest point is Longshouyuan. Even the commanding height of the entire Daxing City overlooks the Taiji Palace. Once a mutiny is launched, the army can quickly launch a charge from high to low, and sweep the entire Taiji Palace and the entire Chang'an City with the help of the terrain. This shows the importance of the strategic position. It can be called the throat of Tai Chi Palace.

Without such a favorable location, it would have been impossible for His Majesty Li Er to sweep through the Taiji Palace so quickly and imprison Emperor Gaozu to seize power...

A layer of white sweat appeared on Li Chengqian's back, he was surprised and doubtful: "How can the king of Jiangxia do this? Is it because of the rumor that the pheasant slave has an edict from his father to pass on the throne to him?"

Li Daozong has always been friendly with him or the prince. The first emperor never agreed with him when he showed his intention of being easy to store. During the Guanlong Mutiny, he stood firmly on the side of the East Palace, and together with the six leaders of the East Palace, he helped Zhengshuo and punished the rebels. .

When he ascended the throne as emperor, Li Daozong also clearly supported him and was loyal, otherwise how dare he entrust the Xuanwu Gate?

Li Daozong was loyal to the late emperor and would never change his life and death. Knowing that there was an edict of the late emperor's succession in the hands of the pheasant slave, which represented the last wish of the late emperor, he changed his course and wanted to support the king of Jin to seize the throne... This is the only reason Li Chengqian can think of.

Li Xiaogong said worriedly: "I don't know! I just feel that there is something wrong with Chengfan's expression and mind. I talked to him, but he didn't say what he said. Therefore, I am very worried and think that Your Majesty should know, no matter what the burden is. No matter how you think about it, whether you will make a rebellious move, your Majesty must always take precautions."

There was silence in the study.

Li Chengqian was worried. If Li Daozong really colluded with the pheasant slaves secretly, and suddenly raised troops to enter the palace at a critical moment, with Li Daozong's ability and the elite under his command, how could he survive?

But at this moment, Yuchi Gong led the army to the east of the Bashui River, eyeing Chang'an covetously, the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong have different ideas, and it is difficult to distinguish loyalty and annihilation, so how dare they abandon the palace and leave the city?

Li Xiaogong has nothing to do, after all, this is just his guess from Li Daozong's expression and actions, he can't do it right, so he can't just issue an imperial decree to deprive Li Daozong of his right to command the army, right?
After all, Li Daozong is one of the few real power factions in the clan, and his influence is no less than that of his uncle. Taking him out of the confinement will inevitably cause dissatisfaction and panic in the clan. By then, the pheasant slaves have not returned to Chang'an , I am in chaos first, under internal and external troubles, I am afraid that I am not far from defeat...

I had to remonstrate: "This is a big matter, and my ministers have no masters. It's better to call a group of ministers to discuss and make more decisions."

Li Chengqian quickly nodded, and asked Wang De to go out and send an order to several important ministers, telling them to come to Wude Hall to discuss matters.

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(End of this chapter)