Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4402 The decisive battle is imminent
Li You and Li Zhen's faces were pale and trembling. The current situation seemed to be extremely unfavorable to the emperor's brother. What if the pheasant slave really got into trouble?
The time of death is approaching...

Li Shen on the side is very well-behaved, the previous arrogance and unruliness are gone, his brothers are talking about it, but he doesn't say a word, boils the water, brews the tea and puts it on the table, lowering his eyebrows and lowering his eyes: "Several Brother, drink tea."

The eyes of the brothers all fell on his face...

Li Shen shivered, quickly squeezed out a sunny smile, put down the teapot and tea cups, turned around and returned to the stove to boil water again, shrunk his body into a ball, and minimized the sense of presence.

Li You took a sip of tea, sighed, and said with emotion: "I used to want to be an older brother, but now, I wish I could be a younger brother."

Once the pheasant slave enters the Hall of Wude and deposes the emperor himself to ascend the throne, the brothers in front of him will naturally become thorns in the eyes and thorns in the flesh. The elder brother also launched a mutiny with the support of the generals, deposing him as the emperor again?

But the younger brothers in the lower ranks are much safer. Although the younger brothers can also rebel, such as Li Zhi himself, the danger is too small, and besides, we can't kill all the brothers at once, right?

Then he, Li Zhi, will definitely not be able to sit on the throne...

So elder brothers have to die whether they die sooner or later, younger brothers don't necessarily have to, as long as they behave well-behaved and sensible... Well, it is Li Shen who is not so ambitious and wants to replace him. Not only is there no risk of life, but he may be killed Established as a model of "brothers and brothers respectful", and then promoted to ranks, riches and honors, and extremely honorable.

So at this moment, the elder brothers are extremely envious of Li Shen, wishing that if their parents gave birth to him a few years later, why would they be so worried today?

Li Tai drank his tea, sighed and said, "You didn't know the tragedy of brother-in-law and brother-in-law fighting today? Brother Yu saw this scene today, so he was willing to give up fighting for the heir. It is sad and deplorable to lose one's mind, to be bewitched by villains and traitors, and to regard blood relatives as nothing."

The brothers immediately admired him inexplicably, and Li Zhen was very moved: "Brother Qingque loves our brothers, he is a good brother!"

Li You also said: "If the pheasant slaves also love their siblings so much, why did they cause such life-and-death fights, messing up the entire empire? Poor father and emperor worked hard for more than ten years to create the foundation of this chaste and prosperous age, and then want to restore national power , as hard as climbing to the sky."

Li Yin glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "Shut up, you, others can blame the pheasant slave, but you can't, you are not a good thing."

"You..."

Li You blushed with anger, but after all, he made a mistake first, so he could only endure it.

Li Tai knocked on the case table, glared at Li Yin, and reprimanded: "When is it? My brothers should hug each other and love each other. Complaining to each other is not only useless, but hurts the brotherhood. Say it again."

The well-behaved Li Shen boiled the water silently, but his heart was filled with slander. Did you voluntarily withdraw from the competition for the reserve?It's because Fang Jun unswervingly supported the prince, so he felt that there was no chance, but now he acted as if he had taken the overall situation into consideration to maintain the brotherhood...

Of course, this is just a thought in my heart, and I dare not say it out loud. He is already envied by his brothers. If he provokes Li Tai again, he might be isolated. Some brother will drag him into the water.

What's so good about being a brother?It's better to be a younger brother...

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Dark clouds enveloped the sky, the majestic Taiji Palace was full of killing sounds, blood flowed like a river, and the rain only seemed to stop for a while. After a night of frenzied fighting, the battle calmed down a bit. , the troops need to be rotated to rest and eat, and the battle is not as fierce as before.

But at several key points, the main forces of both sides still took turns to fight fiercely, and no one dared to slack off in the slightest.

The rebels entered the city in a large scale, occupying the superiority in military strength, so they naturally wanted to attack the Hall of Wude in one go, and refused to give the defenders too much respite; Fighting repeatedly, lest the rebels break through in a certain place, causing the front line to collapse and fall short.

But generally speaking, it is natural for the defenders to stabilize the situation and take the lead. As long as it is confirmed that Cheng Yaojin has arrived at Xianyang Bridge and is willing to stick to it, he can release several troops from the south and east of the city to enter Chang'an City to counter the rebellion. Not only overtook the rebels, but also led by a large margin in terms of the quality of soldiers and the combat power of the army. The destruction of the rebels is just around the corner.

It's just that nearly [-] troops from both sides poured into Chang'an City and Taiji Palace. In addition to the main force fighting fiercely in Taiji Palace and Tianjie, there were also countless small groups of troops scattered in various Lifangs, fighting each other in the streets, resulting in The entire city of Chang'an was engulfed in flames of war. Nearly a million residents suffered great losses and were in constant panic...

Chang'an City, once prosperous and prosperous in the past, is now in ruins everywhere, and the entire administrative system has collapsed. I don't know how many people are homeless, supporting the old and the young, crying and crying in the heavy rain.

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Inside the Wude Gate, Fang Jun, who hadn't slept all night, looked indifferent and didn't see much fatigue. While looking at the battle reports sent back from various places, he ordered: "Tell the reserve team that you can go to the nearest palace in batches , Rest in the house, recharge your batteries, and wait for the decisive battle."

"Here!"

After being injured, Wang Fangyi, who stayed here to assist in handling military affairs, got the order and hurried out to deliver the military order.The Modao team and armored cavalry who had been preparing for the night in the heavy rain also relaxed a little, and began to rest in the nearby palaces and houses in batches. Although they did not go into battle, they stood in the heavy rain overnight. , the clothes and armor have already been soaked, and the loss of temperature makes the body inevitably exhausted. Eat and drink water to replenish physical strength, maintain the best condition, and be able to fight the enemy at any time.

"How is the battle on Tianjie?"

"Liu Rengui led the army to fight all night, beheading the rebels for a few dollars, and the enemy was seriously injured. However, due to the inferior force, they failed to defeat the rebels, and made little progress. Now both sides have retreated tens of feet. sporadic battles on a large scale."

The soldiers of the navy were unable to sustain their killings and had to take a break to replenish their strength. The Shandong private army suffered heavy losses and had to take turns to calm down the soldiers. Otherwise, the whole army might collapse if they continue to fight...

Fang Jun shook his head and sighed. This kind of battle was the last thing he wanted to fight. It was too tragic, and the same room fought against each other. Whoever wins and who loses will damage the vitality of the country, but how could he allow Li Zhi to succeed in rebellion and revive the powerful family?
It would be better to scrape the bones to cure the poison, and use the most painful price to completely sweep the aristocratic family into the garbage dump of history.

"Where is Cheng Yaojin?"

Fang Jun was almost certain that the clans and armies in various parts of Guanzhong would not just sit back and watch King Jin’s defeat. They would have to struggle anyway, especially the Guanlong clan. After the defeat, he suffered all-round suppression and had to withdraw from the court. How could that kind of gap from cloud to pit be acceptable?
Now that he is already on the side of the King Jin this time, he will do his best to help the King Jin succeed, and he will never die.

The Guanlong Group, a behemoth that has been entrenched in Guanzhong for more than a hundred years, not only has its own strength and profound background, but also takes root in every aspect of this land. The burst of energy is enough to destroy the world.

But now, whether Cheng Yaojin can rush to Xianyang Bridge as he said and guard the pass to block the Guanzhong army that will inevitably attack Chang'an from the west will become the key to victory or defeat.

Wang Fangyi said: "According to the news just sent back, Zuo Wuwei suddenly accelerated his progress, and now he has arrived near the Golden Light Gate, and he will arrive at Xianyang Bridge in half a day."

Fang Jun was a little surprised: "Didn't you just procrastinate before, why did you suddenly speed up?"

Wang Fangyi shook his head: "It's unknown at the moment, and a detailed battle report will be sent back later, maybe we can know the reason."

"Well, let's ignore him. After all, we have to fight this battle with our own swords and guns. We can't rely on others to do what we do. Collect information from all parties to formulate a complete plan and wait for the final battle!"

"Here!"

The two discussed military affairs, and soldiers came in from outside: "Erlang, Your Majesty has summoned you."

Fang Jun frowned slightly. At this time, he was resisting the rebels at Wudemen. What Li Chengqian should do was to keep the trust of the whole house. "Wise and mighty", but self-knowledge is still there, summoning me now, something must have happened...

After tidying up the battle report, he stood up and put on his coir raincoat, and turned his head to tell Wang Fangyi: "You, Gao Kan and Sun Renshi must closely monitor the movements of the rebels, and you must not be negligent. If there is any change in the rebels, immediately send people to the military camp. Dedian notified."

"Don't worry, Marshal, the general will save!"

"Well, be more careful."

Fang Jun then pushed open the door, walked into the wind and rain wearing a coir raincoat, and walked straight north along the road paved with bluestone slabs, towards the Hall of Wude.

Wherever they passed along the way, the imperial guards standing guard knelt down on one knee like Fu Mailang, and shouted in unison: "The Duke of Yue is mighty!" Stop in front of Wude Hall.

Soldiers are the most important honor, especially when the dynasty was established not long ago, they have always admired martial arts. Like Fang Jun, he led the army to resist the rebels in a near-desperate situation, and defended the imperial power with a single bodyguard. The mainstay, and the previous deeds of soldiers going out of the White Road and expeditions to the Western Regions, how could they not be respected by everyone?
All the imperial guards were in agitated moods and worshiped in their eyes, a man should be like this!
(End of this chapter)