Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4366 Encirclement on Three Sides
At that time, His Majesty Li Er and Fang Xuanling played against each other, and once praised Xiao Yu in words: "After six years of Wude, the Supreme Emperor has the intention to abolish the establishment and not make it. I will not be tolerated by my brothers when I am today. There is a real fear of not being rewarded for great achievements. This person should not be lured by generous profits, nor should he be feared by torture, he is a true minister of the country."

So I gave a poem: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the toughness knows the honest minister."

He also said to Xiao Yu: "You are honest and upright, and the ancients have no faults. However, good and evil are too clear, and sometimes they are lost."

Xiao Yu burst into tears of gratitude: "The minister has received admonitions, and Xu Chen has shown loyalty and forgiveness. Although the day of death is still the year of life."

After Wei Zheng learned of this, he forbade him to speak: "If there are ministers who are rebellious, they will enforce the law, and the Lord will forgive them with loyalty; if they are lonely, they will enforce integrity, and the Lord will forgive them with strength. I have heard his words in the past, but now they are true. Xiao Yu If you don't meet the Ming Sage, you will be in trouble!"

The praise for Xiao Yu is very high. He thinks that Xiao Yu was able to use "loyalty" and "strength" because he had to meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, if he met a foolish king with his character, he would end up miserable...

Everyone in the government and the public knows that Xiao Yu is the humerus of His Majesty Li Er, the most "loyalty" and "strength".

Now Li Zhi forwarded this sentence to Yu Chigong, which shows that he is extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Yu. You are the "sincere minister" and "strength grass" of the late emperor, but my "sincerity minister" and "strength grass" are not you...

This is not only a denial of his achievements, but also a deeper resentment.

Xiao Yu couldn't sit still anymore, got up and prostrated himself on the ground, with tears in his eyes and trembling all over, he choked up slightly and said: "Now with Duke E assisting His Royal Highness, he will surely achieve a great cause and pass it on for thousands of years. The old minister is exhausted, old and wise. Declining, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on the big responsibility, and I feel extremely ashamed."

Li Zhi smiled, helped Yu Chigong up, and stepped forward to help Xiao Yu, his expression was very sincere, but his words concealed the sharp edge: "What does Song Guogong say? Civil and martial arts are different, you and E Guogong are both kings. There is no difference between the humerus and the other. Don’t want to say anything about old age and infirmity. When you assisted the king to raise the banner and vowed to inherit the will of the late emperor and overthrow the false emperor and restore the state, you were full of confidence. Majestic and heroic! Now that the situation is unpredictable and all ministers are needed to work together to offer advice and suggestions, how can you retreat in a hurry and abandon this king?"

You were the one who bewitched this king to raise troops, but now you are the one who wants to put down the challenger?
Xiao Yu's mouth was full of bitterness, and he was sincere and fearful: "The old minister dare not, and is willing to die for His Highness!"

Li Zhi showed a smile, helped him up, and said with a gentle expression: "Mr. Song's words are serious, so there is no need to die? Although the situation is critical now, it is not without chance. As long as Mr. E can capture Mingdemen Entering the Chengtian Gate and joining forces with the Prince of Jiangxia is at least half the success, and if you are lucky enough to control the False Emperor, it will be a great success!"

Yu Chigong said with emotion: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will lead my subordinates to fight bloody battles, and assist Your Highness to achieve great things!"

"Okay! Pass on the order. In this siege battle, the first to reach the Mingde Gate will be awarded the title of the Kaiguo County Son! The first to ascend the Chengtian Gate will be given the title of the Kaiguo County Marquis! The rest of the meritorious people will all be promoted to the third rank!"

"Here!"

……

It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Li Zhi's order was conveyed to the army. The heavy reward made the morale of the whole army peak. Countless arrogant soldiers vowed to win the title by virtue of this battle.

The army was divided into two. Li Zhi personally supervised the formation and led a private army of [-] clans to sit on the hill. Facing Cheng Yaojin behind him, the Six Commanders of the East Palace on the east side, and the combined forces of Xue, Liu and Zheng farther away, they stood ready.

Yu Chigong led the right guard Ma Shishi of the headquarters to attack Mingde Gate.

Since Liaodong returned to Guanzhong, under the leadership of Yu Chigong, the Right Guards fought repeatedly and won many battles. Although the battle damage increased and the whole army was exhausted, the morale was greatly boosted by the heavy reward from His Royal Highness King Jin this time, and Chang'an defended Most of the army was concentrated in the Taiji Palace, resulting in an emptiness of troops in the south of the city. Knowing that Jin Wang Chen Bing was under the city, he could not mobilize more troops. The defense line was empty in many places, and it was in a mess.

However, Mingde Gate, Anhua Gate, and Qixia Gate are the main gates of Chang'an City. The walls are high and the defense facilities are extremely complete. lose.

Yu Chigong immediately dispatched a 3000 elite army to attack Anhuamen to the west. While attacking Anhuamen violently, he sent troops to attack the city sluice from the Qingming Canal, making the defenders exhausted and Anhuamen crumbling.

The defenders hurriedly asked for help from Li Jing who was stationed outside the Chunming Gate...

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A big battle suddenly broke out at Mingdemen, and Zuo Wuwei, who was not far away, got the news immediately. All the lieutenant generals gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army, waiting for Cheng Yaojin's order.

In fact, the morale of Zuo Wuwei's army is not stable at the moment. Cheng Yaojin has been swaying from side to side and has not taken a firm stand towards Qin Muchu. Morale is low and opinions are divided.

Now that King Jin's army is attacking Mingde Gate, and the guard on the right is behind King Jin, whether it is supporting King Jin or attacking King Jin, it is time to make a clear stand, so the eyes of the whole army are all focused on the tent of the Central Army , waiting for Cheng Yaojin's order...

In the big tent, Cheng Yaojin, Da Ma and Jin Dao sat on the main seat, and the rest, including Niu Jinda, stood on both sides.

The sun rose outside the tent, and the tens of thousands of troops were silent except for the occasional neighing of war horses.

Cheng Yaojin looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Yu Chigong sent troops to attack Mingde Gate, obviously intending to enter Chang'an City, reach Taiji Palace and join forces with Li Daozong. , Fang Jun just defeated the left guard in Yin Qinzhou, and concentrated his troops and horses to attack Xuanwumen. It will be a matter of time before he wants to capture Xuanwumen... The current situation is like this, and it is still gradually becoming clear. Where will our army go? You can speak freely, frankly heart trace."

All the generals looked at each other in blank dismay. When you stationed troops in West Market and watched the rebels enter the city and attack Chengtianmen, you never asked us for our opinion. Now you are actually asking about our thoughts?
Niu Jinda was a little helpless, and said: "Why should the commander be like this? We are not only the generals under the command of the commander, but also the brothers and sisters who live and die together. We have always obeyed orders. Why have we ever had any doubts? Shuai gives an order, no matter whether it is a mountain of swords or a sea of ​​fire, no matter whether you go through fire or water, there will be no complaints!"

It's all this time, what's the use of you still playing with this set of means?

Just say whoever hits and it's over!

Under Cheng Yaojin's gaze, all the generals trembled tremblingly, and when they saw Niu Jinda stepping forward, they all expressed their support.

"General Niu is right, we are all soldiers under the command of the commander in chief, and we will do whatever the military orders come!"

"We're just rough people, how can we know so much? Now we can't tell who is the loyal minister and who is the master, we just listen to the commander in chief!"

"Whoever the commander-in-chief says to fight, we will fight!"

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In this army built by Cheng Yaojin and led for many years, almost every lieutenant and general is his confidant, possessing unparalleled ruling power. In the Zuowuwei Army, only military orders, I don't know if there is an imperial order!

This has been the characteristic of the army since ancient times. Loyalty is only within the scope of pursuing greater interests. The so-called loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness cannot be driven by interests, and the commander of an army often represents the interests of the entire army, so he is regarded as a god. What you say follows the law, and there is nothing against it. As for who is loyal and who is traitor, who is righteous and who is evil...what does it have to do with me?
Even the Fubing system is difficult to get rid of such a nest. At the beginning, it may be possible to prevent the army from becoming a "private army", but after years of operation, it is still impossible to avoid the old path of "common interests".

Is the emperor justified in his name and fulfilled by the destiny?
Is the King of Jin treacherous and rebellious, risking the disgrace of the world?

The soldiers don't care about these things, and they can't tell them apart. They will only believe in the commander's military order, because the commander's interests are the same as everyone's. If the commander benefits, everyone will have a share. If the commander loses, the whole army will suffer... …

This is the "warlord".

Cheng Yaojin nodded slowly, his eyes were like lightning, full of momentum, and he said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, traitors and sycophants are rampant and poisoning the world, causing people to die and the government to be reversed. As soldiers, we should take it as our duty to help the country and the king. Go through fire and water and do not hesitate! Order the whole army to assemble before noon today, approach the Circular Mound, and cut off the traitors!"

"Here!"

All the generals in the tent agreed with a loud bang, and their morale was high.

For these generals and schools, their interests have long been tied to Cheng Yaojin, and they don't care whether they are going to fight the king of Jin to cut off traitors, or fight the emperor to follow the last emperor's will, as long as they respect Cheng Yaojin's military order, the whole army will be united. , Consistent interests, so enough.

Of course, the reason why they are so convinced of Cheng Yaojin is because they have never suffered a loss following Cheng Yaojin for many years, presumably Cheng Yaojin will still lead everyone to victory this time.

As long as you win, there will be a lot of natural benefits...

The military order was conveyed to the entire army of Zuowuwei, and tens of thousands of horses and horses all took action. First, they lit fires and cooked food. After the meal, groups of soldiers began to gather.

At noon, with infantry in the center and cavalry guarding the two wings, tens of thousands of horses marched slowly towards the circular mound in an orderly manner.

At the same time, the Xue, Liu and Zheng coalition forces who have been following Zuo Wuwei have also detected Zuo Wuwei's whereabouts. Although there is no direct connection between the two armies, Zuo Wuwei's movements can also be used to judge his strategic intentions. Therefore, under the command of Xue Wanche, the coalition forces bypassed Zuo Wuwei's rear army and moved westward, advancing along the Qingming Canal to the Anhua Gate, and heading straight to the west side of Yuanqiu.

Then the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace, which had been standing still, finally dispatched an army of more than [-] people, heading south along the east side of Chang'an, passing through Leyouyuan, Furong Township, crossing the Yellow Canal, Chen Bingqu on the west side of Jiangchi, and Zuo Wuwei and the combined forces of Xue, Liu and Zheng encircled the King of Jin under the Circular Mound in the west, south and east respectively.

In half a day, the situation changed suddenly.

When the army of one hundred thousand kings of Jin learned that they had been besieged, there was an uproar in the army...

(End of this chapter)