Tiantang Splendid

4272 - The situation shakes

In the dark night without stars and moon, a great battle was raging in the wilderness on the west bank of the Bashui River. Yu Chigong personally went into battle and commanded the right guards under his command to rush forward in two directions, one from the south and one from the north. Cheng Yaojin was in the rear, and the left guard And fight and retreat, retreat without chaos.

Tens of thousands of people from both sides attacked and chased in the vast wilderness, and the drums and horns resounded all over the field. The fierce battle situation spread in all directions immediately, causing a collective shock in the Bashui defense line.

In the north of Shaoling, General Liang Jianfang of the right guard urged his troops to slowly approach the battlefield southward, but he did not dare to underestimate the enemy and kept listening to the battle reports from the battlefield ahead.

The scouts sneaked across the battlefield and sent back the real-time battle situation. Liang Jianfang frowned while sitting on the horseback watching the battle report, with a helpless look on his face. "

According to the battle reports sent back by the scouts, although the battlefield to the west of Bashui seemed extremely fierce, tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides fought in full swing within an area of ​​more than ten miles, but one side attacked with all its strength, and the other side fought and retreated, and the formation was maintained. Extremely rigorous, a veteran general like Liang Jianfang can tell at a glance that the two sides are testing each other and have reservations.

The number of casualties presented on the battle report proves this point. The total number of casualties and soldiers is less than a hundred...

Obviously, the two old foxes, Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin, were acting.

Liang Jianfang thought about it carefully, and ordered: "The whole army stops advancing and forms a formation on the spot. If anyone dares to attack the defense line, they should immediately fight back. Otherwise, the troops will not move and they are not allowed to fight without authorization. We only need to prevent the disorderly army from attacking our position."

"In addition, quickly send these battle reports to the camp outside Chunming Gate, and hand them over to Duke Wei, saying that our army is in full formation and waiting for military orders."

"Here!"

The generals under his command acted according to the order, and commanded the troops to line up from east to west to form an east-west line of defense, strictly preventing the two sides fighting in the south from breaking through their own positions and moving north, and at the same time sent the battle report to the guards who were commanding outside the Chunming Gate. State Duke Li Jing's office.

……

Hearing that Wei Chigong suddenly launched an offensive to attack Zuowuwei's position, Li Jing, who was sitting outside the Chunming Gate, did not panic at all. He has experienced countless battles in his life, whether it is a dangerous move by a small number of soldiers, or a calm arrangement by a group of people. , His rich experience has made him have already reached the point where he is not surprised by honor and favor, and wins and loses.

Regarding Yu Chigong's plan, he was very clear in his heart, and he also understood the reason why His Royal Highness Jin Wang dared to abandon Tongguan and go straight to Chang'an.

The point of this battle is not whether Yu Chigong can break into the city of Chang'an, nor whether the king of Jin can lead his army to break through the Bashui defense line, but whether this series of actions will cause changes in Chang'an city and even the entire Guanzhong.

If there is a change, the King of Jin still has a glimmer of life, or he may change his fate against the sky.

If there is no change, then no matter how the king of Jin and Yu Chigong toss about, it is impossible to escape the final defeat.

So Li Jing didn't care what kind of moth Yu Chigong made.

But when he saw Liang Jianfang's battle report and his guess about the battle situation, Li Jing was lucky and couldn't help but curse: "Mother..."

He is not afraid of anything, only the word "change", and Cheng Yaojin's current behavior can also be summed up in the word "change".

It's just that Yu Chigong broke through Cheng Yaojin's defense line and opened up a passage for the Jin King's army to go directly to the Chang'an city. Army, a successful battle.

However, if Cheng Yaojin pretended to withdraw his troops to retreat, and finally joined forces with Yuchi Gong and turned around to attack Chang'an City, it would be a bit bad.

The Left Martial Guard and the Right Waiting Guard are the most valiant troops among the sixteen guards. The two armies together have more than [-] soldiers. This is a force that can reverse the outcome of a war anywhere. If he storms Chang'an, he may really be able to completely destroy the city defense of Chang'an.

This is not the most frightening thing. Once the defense of Chang'an City is breached, those people with ulterior motives and eager to move will no longer have any scruples, and they will inevitably join forces to respond to the Jin King's army. When the time comes, the whole Guanzhong will become a mess, and the situation will be completely out of control...

Li Jing was so angry that his face turned blue. He got up and looked at the map for a while, observing the trend of the enemy and ourselves. After a long time, he ordered: "Order Liang Jianfang, order him to mobilize [-] Qingqi under his command, and order them to detour behind Cheng Yaojin and form an array, forcing Cheng Yaojin Fight to the death with Yuchi Gong. If Cheng Yaojin violates the order, Liang Jianfang is not allowed to retreat within eighty miles of Chang'an. Eighty miles is the final bottom line. Once Cheng Yaojin reaches this bottom line, Liang Jianfang can launch an attack. At the same time, his infantry Move towards Cheng Yaojin, be sure to block him beyond the line of eighty miles!"

Although Cheng Yaojin's actions were extremely dangerous, he could not directly order to attack Cheng Yaojin, that would be tantamount to completely pushing Cheng Yaojin to King Jin.But eighty miles is his bottom line. Once Cheng Yaojin retreats within eighty miles of Chang'an, he can launch a surprise attack on Chang'an at any time.

"Here!"

"Pack up these battle reports and send them to the palace together. Please have a look at them, Your Majesty."

"Here!"

Immediately, the school lieutenants divided into two groups, one to deliver orders to Liang Jianfang, and the other to enter the palace from the city gate.

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Although it was late at night, the huge Tai Chi Palace was brightly lit, entering from the Chengtian Gate, the central axis of the entire palace was full of lights, as if it was daytime, and the Wude Palace was full of internal servants and guards, with a constant flow.

In the study on the side of Wude Hall, Li Chengqian listened to the news of the sudden outbreak of fighting outside the city, and discussed the current situation with Cen Wenwen, Li Ji, Li Daozong, Fang Jun, Liu Ji and others.Except for Cen Wenwen, the other three were all well-known commanders in the world, and it was no problem to plan a strategy to win thousands of miles. After an in-depth analysis, they came to the conclusion that Yu Chigong's troops were not enough, which made Li Chengqian heave a sigh of relief.

Until the people sent by Li Jing presented the battle report sent by Liang Jianfang, and attached Li Jing's military order...

"boom!"

After reading the battle report, Li Chengqian rarely became angry from embarrassment. He slapped the table and said angrily: "The old man deceived me, so I will not let him go!"

When dealing with Cheng Yaojin, he believed that he had already done his utmost benevolence and righteousness. How could any emperor in the past and present tolerate his ministers sitting on the sidelines and watching the success or failure while the rebels were raging, and continue to reuse them afterwards?
He Li Chengqian did it.

But even so, Cheng Yaojin regarded him as the emperor as nothing again and again. In order to preserve his strength, he even retreated and let the soldiers of the rebel army point directly at Chang'an. .

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Cen Wenwen persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. Duke Wei's decision is extremely appropriate. The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong and not change it. We should also be tolerant towards Duke Lu. If Duke Lu insists on going his own way, does not know how to repent, or even develops a rebellious heart, The more than [-] soldiers and horses in Duke Wei's hands will surely wipe them out."

The most important thing right now is not to annihilate the rebels as soon as possible, but to lure those with ulterior motives to jump out and annihilate them one by one while trying to maintain the stability of Guanzhong, so as to eliminate hidden dangers and stabilize the imperial power.

Pave the way for the New Deal that followed.

Cheng Yaojin's behavior is unacceptable, but thinking about it from another angle, it is very likely that those who are ready to make a move will not be able to contain their ambitions and jump out of their own initiative.

Li Ji, who has always been cautious, shook his head when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "Some things can be judged regardless of one's heart. There is no dynasty in the past and present that can make civil and military officials and the whole country loyal and have no second thoughts. Some people even criticize the emperor in the mansion, but so what? People are always selfish and seek profit, some things are not a big deal if you think about it, as long as you don’t do it, it’s nothing."

To say a simple word, which man would not yearn for a stunning beauty, a stunner in the world?Who can be indifferent to gold, jade, jewelry, money and silk?As for the ninety-five supreme beings and the emperors of the world, who wouldn't expect to have such extreme power?

Whether it is longing or delusion, the human heart is the most difficult to control, and sometimes it is difficult for one to control one's own heart.

You can't commit an unforgivable crime just because you think about it, right?
In his opinion, there is absolutely no need to set up such a situation, step by step to lure those with impure thoughts out, and push them into the abyss of eternal doom little by little.

Liu Jie squinted at Li Ji, and asked coldly, "Did Mr. Ying want to say 'the king is not benevolent'?"

Li Ji frowned and ignored it.

Even Li Ji couldn't bear such a charge, but he usually didn't care much about political affairs, and he was even less willing to argue with those civil servants. Just such a "groundless" accusation could not shake Li Ji's status.

If you become angry and argue with him, you will fall into the other party's trap instead...

Seeing that Li Ji didn't take the bait, Liu Ji said to himself: "The previous Guanlong mutiny and the current rebellion of the King of Jin are enough to show that the Guanzhong clan has been dissatisfied with His Majesty for a long time. If this disobedience is allowed to settle down, in a short time Perhaps the world is peaceful, but as long as there is any disturbance in the court, these people will definitely jump out and stir up the wind and rain, and at that time, is Yinggong going to bring an army to raid their homes and exterminate their families one by one?"

Li Ji drank his tea with his head down and ignored him.

In fact, what Liu Ji said made sense.Guanlong has been entrenched in Guanzhong for hundreds of years, and it has already been deeply entrenched and intertwined. Since they opposed Li Chengqian twice in a row, it means that they have already regarded their own life and death as one with Li Chengqian's victory or defeat, and may become dormant because of temporary failure. It is basically impossible to change course and support Li Chengqian wholeheartedly.

Even if they did that, Li Chengqian would not accept it.

Who would want to have a fierce tiger lying beside him, who can bite him back at any time?

So the current bureau seems to deal with the garrisons in various places in Guanzhong, but in fact the real target is the powerful families entrenched in Guanlong.

(End of this chapter)