Tiantang Splendid

4353 - Difficult Situation

Cheng Yaojin watched Liu Ji leave, stroked his beard, turned and returned to the tent.

Niu Jinda followed suit, came behind Cheng Yaojin who was looking at the map, and asked in a low voice: "The commander-in-chief made a decision?"

Cheng Yaojin asked back: "When did I make a decision?"

Niu Jinda: "..."

You have already negotiated terms with Liu Jie, and even asked His Majesty for a promise disrespectfully. Isn't this a decision to take His Majesty's side?
Cheng Yaojin said: "It's not me who makes the decision, but your majesty. This battle has been fought so far, both sides are full of confidence and have made countless arrangements to ensure victory. Li Daozong's unexpected rebellion led the army to enter Taiji Palace, this was unexpected by His Majesty, which resulted in the defense of Taiji Palace being empty and endangered. But is that all? Does Your Majesty have no other arrangements to guard against such emergencies? After all, His Majesty is still the Emperor Zhengshuo, what he can do The power mobilized and the price paid are far from comparable to that of the King of Jin, and he has the upper hand. Therefore, the King of Jin dared to make a promise to the feudal and hereditary generals under his command, and did not hesitate to plant the hidden danger of division and collapse of the empire. Your Majesty doesn't need to do that."

Only from the degree of desire for victory on both sides, we can know the degree of control over the situation. King Jin has been forced to the edge of the cliff, and he can only seek victory regardless of the cost. Victory, he doesn't even have a future, so why talk about other things?
But His Majesty has always been sensible and never overdone it, so it can be seen that there must be a backup.

It's just that it's unclear what this backhand is.

Li Daozong has already killed under the North Gate of Wude, this backhand should also show up...

Outside the tent, a school lieutenant quickly stepped inside and reported: "Commander, just got the news that Fang Jun sneaked back to the right guard to defeat Li Daliang's countermeasures, and then gathered the army and defeated the left guard. Tens of thousands of Zuo Tunwei's rout soldiers were scattered and captured, and Chai Zhewei fled before fighting, and his whereabouts are unknown."

The atmosphere in the tent was serious.

Niu Jinda was a little unbelievable, clicked his lips, and praised: "Fang Er, this kid... is really amazing."

Li Daozong's rebellion can almost be said to be a must-kill move against the emperor. Xuanwu Gate, as the entire Taiji Palace and even the most strategically important place in Chang'an, fell, and the entire Taiji Palace was covered under Li Daozong's soldiers, like a thorn on the back. , the inevitable defeat has become.

Unexpectedly, Fang Jun did not enter the Taiji Palace to assist in the defense. Instead, he sneaked back to Youtunwei to defeat Li Daliang's plot to instigate rebellion, and then defeated Chai Zhewei. .

In the current situation, although Li Daozong approached the Wude Hall with a murderous aura, he was already under the attack of the Imperial Army and Fang Jun. If he was not careful, he would not be able to enter the Wude Hall to control the emperor, and he would even be defeated by the attack.

Although Niu Jinda believed that the imperial guards in the palace were unlikely to be able to stop Li Daozong, it was already a genius to be able to break through such a gap in a deadly situation.

Who can succeed in the end depends on God's will...

In this regard, Cheng Yaojin saw the same thing: "Emperor Taizong's praise of this son once aroused dissatisfaction among the government and the public, but now it seems that Emperor Taizong's eyes know the pearl."

At the beginning, His Majesty Li Er praised Fang Jun as "talented as a prime minister". Although many people admitted that Fang Jun had some talent, it was unavoidable to exaggerate.

However, times have changed, at this moment, who would dare to say that Fang Jun can't be the prime minister of a country?
Niu Jinda couldn't understand Cheng Yaojin's thoughts, and didn't bother to use his brain, so he simply asked, "So, how should we deal with it now?"

Cheng Yaojin turned around and went back to the desk, sat down, took a sip of tea, and stretched: "Just wait."

Niu Jinda was confused: "What are you waiting for?"

"Either Li Daozong enters the Hall of Martial Virtue to control His Majesty, and we turn around and defeat the coalition forces of Xue, Liu, and Zheng, and help King Jin enter Chang'an and take over the Taiji Palace, deterring those ghosts and monsters who want to replace King Jin; or Your Majesty guards the Taiji Palace When the counterattack begins, we will join Xue, Liu, and Zheng's allied forces to block the King of Jin in the circular mound, defeat his [-] troops together, and capture the King of Jin alive."

These are two things, two directions, two positions, but in any case Zuo Wuwei will play a pivotal role in it, which is far inferior to "Conglongzhigong" or "Qingtian Escort", But it is safe to win, and it is the best result to obtain the guarantee of gaining a foothold in the court from the place with the least risk.

Niu Jinda looked helpless: "After talking about this request and that request for a long time, are you fooling His Majesty to delay the time?"

Cheng Yaojin sighed, and sighed: "The matter has come to this, what can I do?"

One wrong step and one wrong step. Ever since His Majesty passed away, he supported his troops and allowed the rebels to enter the city and stood by.

*****
"This son is also a descendant of a famous family. Of course, he doesn't expect to be a heroine like his mother, but it's unreasonable that he will collapse so easily when he is taking the lead everywhere!"

In the barracks on the side of the Circular Mound, Jin Wang Li Zhi was stunned for a while when he heard the news of Chai Zhewei's defeat. was broken.

The most serious impact was to cut off the way for the troops stationed in various parts of Guanzhong to enter the Taiji Palace to support Li Daozong, so that the troops and clans who should have taken the opportunity to revolt had to stop and watch the situation change again.

However, faced with such an almost impossible result, Li Zhi found himself unable to complain.

How could it be defeated...

The atmosphere in the tent was gloomy, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. It was really unexpected that the most unlikely Li Daozong would attack the Tai Chi Palace, which had already made the emperor's situation precarious, but it turned out that there was a problem in the most unlikely link.

Yu Chigong was very speechless, rubbed his hands together, and said helplessly: "When Emperor Taizong was around, he accidentally fell in love with the second-generation children, but he was different from Chai Zhewei and Changsun Chong. The relationship makes His Majesty love the house and the black, but although his young military service is not obvious, he is calm and stable, and he rarely makes mistakes in his work. The eldest Sun Chong is even more handsome and intelligent. Even Empress Wende favored You Jia to marry Princess Changle, I have great expectations for him... In the end, these two people are useless, not as good as the frank, uneducated, absurd and playful Fang Er back then."

As expected, there are chances in a person's life, and when the chance comes, the fortune will be prosperous, and even a wimp can rise to the sky and shine brightly.

Everyone was silent again, and they couldn't help recalling Fang Jun's various deeds, and felt more and more incredible.

Of course there are late bloomers, but has it ever been heard of such a waste against life reversal?

Simply amazing.

Xiao Yu put down the teacup and said, "Now is the time to condemn Chai Zhewei for being incompetent. No matter how impossible it is, Chai Zhewei is still defeated. As a result, Fang Jun controls everyone outside Xuanwu Gate, and he can attack Xuanwu Gate at any time. How to reverse the unfavorable situation?"

Once Fang Jun captured the Xuanwu Gate, not only would he cut off Li Daozong's back, but he would also form a pincer attack with the defenders in the palace, and the situation in the Taiji Palace would be reversed in an instant.

Can Li Daozong break through the Hall of Wude before the formation of a pincer attack?
After breaking the Wude Palace, the back road was cut off and there was no help. How would Li Daozong deal with His Majesty?
The situation is delicate.

Sitting in the main seat, Li Zhi felt a splitting headache, and the situation in front of him was a mess. The impact of Chai Zhewei's defeat was so bad that it was almost irreparable.

The garrisons and clans all over the Guanzhong entered the Taiji Palace to support Li Daozong, which not only ensured the defeat of the guards in the palace, but also formed a restraint, so that Li Daozong was constrained and could not do whatever he wanted. passive.

So the situation has developed to the point where the King of Jin no longer knows whether he wants Li Daozong to rush into the Hall of Martial Virtue and control the emperor to overcome the overall situation, or to simply lose the army and wait for him to lead the army to clean up the mess...

After pondering for a long time, Li Zhicai said slowly: "In any case, we can't stay here and wait for death. We must be proactive and work hard to break the situation."

Whether Li Daozong invaded the Hall of Wude to support the other princes, or Cheng Yaojin finally stood on the emperor's side and joined forces with Li Jing, Xue, Liu, and Zheng to launch a siege, Li Zhi absolutely could not accept the situation.

Is it possible that I risked the disgrace of the world and bear the infamy of treason, but in the end I have to make wedding clothes for others?
It is impossible to accept.

Everyone in the tent looked heavy and remained silent.

It's not that I don't want to say it, there is really no way to break the situation...

Yu Chigong sighed, a little regretful: "If we hadn't believed Cheng Yaojin's nonsense at that time, we would never have gone straight to the city of Chang'an, so that we could not advance or retreat, and missed a good opportunity."

At the beginning, Cheng Yaojin made a strong promise, but King Jin was full of confidence. He only wanted to rush to the city of Chang'an and launch a fierce attack. He broke the city in one fell swoop and then besieged the Taiji Palace.But who would have expected Cheng Yaojin to turn his back on his words and turn towards Qin Muchu, and suddenly change his position?

Although Cheng Yaojin did not openly stand in line with His Majesty, because of the huge threat posed by the entire Zuo Wuwei behind him, the [-] troops under the King of Jin did not dare to act rashly at all, and could only watch helplessly. In addition, Li Daozong broke into the Taiji Palace, causing the situation to gradually get out of control.

More importantly, Li Jing's tens of thousands of East Palace troops have been stationed at Chunming Gate. Although Chang'an is precarious and the flames of war are raging, they still stand still...

No one doubted Li Jing's position, and no one questioned Li Jing's control over the situation of the battle. Everyone knew that the moment Li Jing made his move, what the soldiers were pointing at must be the final decisive battle.

(End of this chapter)