Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4372
The Chunming Gate fell.

Yu Chigong, who was outside the city, was ecstatic when he saw the city gate opened, grabbed the soldiers around him, and said anxiously: "Quickly inform His Highness King Jin that the Chunming Gate has been captured, let him quickly come and follow me into the city!"

"Here!"

The soldiers spread their legs and ran south quickly, and came before King Jin after a stick of incense: "His Royal Highness, the Chunming Gate has been captured, and the commander-in-chief please enter the city immediately!"

Li Zhi had already heard the tidal wave of cheers behind him, and now that he heard the report was confirmed, he suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and said to Cui Dao: "I also ask Cui Gong to lead the army and fight and retreat, and enter the Chunming Gate to resist the enemy. Entering the city will determine the overall situation!"

Cui Xin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, let's go, the old man will live up to his trust!"

His own life and death are not worth mentioning compared to the future of the family. At this moment, if he is the empress of King Jin, the king of Jin will achieve great things in the future, and the rewards will be huge. At a critical moment, he entered Chang'an City with the King of Jin and abandoned [-] Shandong children?
Li Zhi took a deep look at Cui Xin, and said in a deep voice: "Today's kindness will definitely be rewarded later!"

Cui Xin said anxiously: "Your Highness, don't say any more, please enter the city quickly and achieve great things!"

Li Zhi didn't say much, turned around and urged the horses to withdraw from the army formation with a group of imperial guards and thousands of private soldiers of the palace, and entered Chang'an City through the open Chunming Gate.

Entering Chunming Gate, the straight Tianjie in front of you reaches Chengtian Gate in the north direction. The squares on both sides are neat and orderly, and there are no pedestrians. Teams of left guards and horses are rushing to the front. Li Zhi looked at the familiar city street in front of him, and his heart The excitement was uncontrollable.

Life is really full of ups and downs. One moment you are under siege from three sides and you are fighting for your last stand. Life and death are at stake. The next moment you will see the bright future.

"drive!"

Li Zhi urged the horses, and the bowl-sized horseshoes made a rapid hoofbeat on the bluestone pavement of Tianjie, and galloped all the way towards Chengtianmen.

High spirits.

Outside the Chunming Gate, Cui Xin sat under the Circular Mound and commanded the troops to defend.

He has no strategic talent, but fortunately he has read a few military books, and knows that no tactics and strategies are of much use to the Shandong private army at this moment. Minimize losses as much as possible and delay time to the greatest extent.

These [-] private troops were all recruited by the Shandong family, and they naturally obeyed Cui Xin's command. The whole army also knew that it was a last stand, so they were extraordinarily brave. Facing the imperial army approaching from three directions, they gritted their teeth and stood firm. .

Cheng Yaojin looked in the direction of Chunming Gate, listened to the report from the scouts, sighed and said, "It's still a step too late, Chunming Gate has been broken, Yu Chigong will definitely protect King Jin and enter the city until he reaches Taiji Palace, there will be many changes."

If King Jin can be defeated under Chunming's sect, His Majesty will naturally forgive him for all the untimely things he did before.But now that the king of Jin has entered the city, the greatest contribution has disappeared, and the future is hard to predict.

What's more important is that the [-] Shandong private troops in front of them fell into death and naturally exploded with extremely strong combat effectiveness, making it difficult for the three besieging troops.If you don't fight to the death, it will be difficult to defeat it, but if you don't hesitate to pay the price, all parties can't bear it...

After all, the most reliable these days are the soldiers under his command. If the loss of soldiers in this battle will reduce the number of personnel seriously, and the confidence to speak in front of the emperor will be a little weaker in the future, how can there be any good fruit to eat?
However, although the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace in the direction of Qujiangchi fought bravely, they still failed to find firearms in their army, which made Cheng Yaojin hesitate again...

Perhaps although the Foundry Bureau concealed its output, its output can only be equipped with a unit of Youtunwei?
If that is the case, the combat power of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace will have to be reassessed. Even if Li Jing leads the whole army, it cannot be said that victory will be guaranteed. How to fight against ten times the enemy?
Although the firearms are strong, they are not invincible, and no matter how many shells there are, they will run out...

Niu Jinda asked his own soldiers to help him put on his full body armor, even his horses. He turned on his horse and held a lance in his hand, and asked for instructions: "Marshal, I beg you to lead the army to break through the enemy's formation, and take back the Chunming Gate this morning, and capture the turtle in the urn of King Jin." !"

Behind him, the death squad composed of a thousand brave men is high-spirited and ready to go. As long as the commander gives an order, they will follow Niu Jinda and rush into the enemy's formation, forcibly breaking the enemy's formation to disrupt the enemy's formation and give the main force Create paths for raids.

This is Zuo Wuwei's most mature assault tactic. In the past, he has broken the situation countless times in a stalemate, and it has always been unfavorable...

Cheng Yaojin was silent.

Niu Jinda said urgently: "Why is the commander still hesitating? The opportunity to fight is fleeting. If the rebels enter the city and reach the Taiji Palace, the situation will change again. Don't hesitate! Although the last general is old, he can still charge forward. The military order is there, and it must be killed." Fight to the death!"

He thought that Cheng Yaojin was still hesitating because he was worried that he would be too old to rush...

Cheng Yaojin glared at this bully, weighing the pros and cons in his heart, finally sighed helplessly, and waved his hands: "Go, go, you old dog, be careful, don't underestimate the enemy."

He also doesn't want to bear the reputation of being a turmoil, and after all, isn't it for the future interests of the soldiers under his command?But now that he has come to this point, if he hesitates again at this moment, maybe the Sixth Commander of the East Palace by the Qujiang Pool and the Xue, Liu and Zheng allied forces will point the finger at him after they wipe out the rebels...

Niu Jinda laughed loudly, and said proudly: "Although Lianpo is old, he can still feed! I have not yet reached Lianpo's age, and I am just charging into the battle, so why should I be afraid? Boys, let me charge for a while, and let this mob look at me Look at what is the number one strong army in the world!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

More than a thousand death squad vanguards were bursting with morale, roaring loudly.

Niu Jinda pulled the reins and put his legs between the horse's belly. The horse neighed and rushed out with four hooves, waving the horse's spear and leading the horse. In a few breaths, it crossed the area covered by the enemy's sparse arrows. into the formation.

More than a thousand cavalry followed closely behind, and the formation remained strict when charging, like a huge wedge nailed into the enemy's formation...

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Standing on a high place, Liu Rengui looked at the battlefield outside Chunming Gate, turned his head to Xue Wanche who was sitting under the temporary tent, and said, "That old thief Cheng Yaojin has finally made up his mind and sent troops to attack the enemy's formation."

Xue Wanche sipped his tea, leisurely, and said indifferently: "Who told Fang Er to carry the cannon out at the Xuanwu Gate? Only the right guard has firearms, and the army that can beat him in this world is basically It doesn't exist, Cheng Yaojin is old and cunning who is best at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, so of course he knows which side he should stand on. Speaking of which, this kid is really insidious, he has tightly covered the foundry bureau, and concealed everyone."

He is silly, but not stupid.

How could he not have heard of the fact that various forces were spying on the casting bureau openly and secretly?He also sent people to inquire about the details of the Foundry Bureau, but the conclusion he reached was no different from others. Therefore, he also believed that it was impossible for the Foundry Bureau to resume production in three to two years, and the imperial troops without firearms were seriously insufficient. Even with famous generals like Li Jing and Fang Jun sitting in command, the chances of winning are not great.

Who knew that Fang Er's fellow would have fooled everyone...

Zheng Rentai next to him shook his head and said nothing.

Everyone said that the production of the Foundry Bureau was insufficient, and that Youtunwei and Donggong Liuzhi could not have enough firearms, so they rebelled recklessly, but Zheng Rentai didn't believe it at all.Just looking at the unrestrained use of guns and artillery by the navy all the way north from the south of the Yangtze River, it can be seen that at least there is no shortage of firearms and ammunition among the navy.

Whether it was because the navy had planned to build another foundry in a secret place, or it was transported from the Chang'an foundry, how could Youtunwei lack firearms?

This is also one of the reasons why he surrendered immediately after the navy soldiers approached the city. Although he could not stop the powerful firearms from attacking Xingyang City, the rest of the people could not stop the Youtunwei equipped with firearms...

Today, as expected.

Fortunately, I surrendered early. After this battle, the Zheng family in Xingyang is very likely to serve as a benchmark for the imperial court to appease Shandong. How much better would it be to offend all parties?

this is life...

Liu Rengui went back under the tent and poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip: "The Chunming Gate has been broken, and Yu Chigong entered Chang'an City, King Jin will definitely accompany him. It's just that the battle situation in the city is not clear at the moment, and the outcome has not yet been determined."

Now the whole city of Chang'an is in chaos.

Li Daozong rebelled and led his army to sweep the inner garden and captured Ganlu Hall, Shenlong Hall, and the North Gate of Wude one after another.

Fang Jun defeated the left guard, captured the Xuanwu Gate, and followed Li Daozong's rear army to kill him. Li Daozong will soon face the enemy's situation. Whether he can capture Wude Palace before Fang Jun arrives is very important.

Li Jing commanded the Sixth Commander of the East Palace to sit outside the Chunming Gate. They seemed to be strong and strong, but they were actually short of troops and needed to deter the clans around Chang'an. is the maximum.

The Chunming Gate fell, and the King of Jin entered the city with the guards on the right. The army in the city was empty and difficult to resist.

And in the south of the city, Jin Wang's rebel army, Zuo Wuwei, Donggong Six Rates, and Xue Liuzheng's allied forces fought in a scuffle. Nearly 20 troops fought in a scuffle within an area of ​​tens of miles...

There are just too many variables.

Xue Wanche looked at Liu Rengui: "What does General Liu think of the current situation?"

Either enter from Anhuamen to support Chengtianmen, or concentrate all efforts to defeat [-] rebels... It's just that he has always been self-aware, knowing that he is short of strategies and calculations, so as long as there are trustworthy smart people around him, He is always willing to "accept advice with an open mind"...

Although he is not familiar with Liu Rengui, since Liu Rengui belongs to Fang Jun, he is naturally trustworthy.

(End of this chapter)