Since Youtunwei sent someone to send a message, it means that they have no intention of harming Changsun Wen's life, but they are just taking him as a hostage to prevent themselves from destroying the Duke of Liang's palace.
Changsun Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Immediately send someone to Youtun Guards. Tell me that I want to confirm that Wu Lang is still alive. If you don't see anyone, I will definitely fight to the death!"
"Here!"
The school captain took the order, quickly turned around and left, and arranged for people to go to Youtun Guard to confirm the situation of Changsun Wenzhi...
Changsun Wuji was sitting behind the desk, feeling an overwhelming fatigue coming over him. He leaned back on the chair and felt his temples twitching sharply, accompanied by waves of dizziness. He pressed hard with his fingers, and just now
Can be slightly relieved.
I was very angry deep down in my heart.
Once upon a time, the Guanlong Clan and the Clan were united, advancing and retreating together, and single-handedly created a period of extremely glorious times, controlling the center of the dynasty for more than a hundred years. There has never been such authority in the history. However, today, for the sake of the Guanlong Clan, I
They have been thinking very hard about the future, even risking their lives and wealth, to promote this military remonstrance. As a result, the heads of the Guanlong families are now the only ones sitting here struggling.
There is no need to speculate, if one day he is imprisoned and the lintel of the Changsun family falls, these allies who have fought side by side in the past and shared life and death will not hesitate to pounce on the Changsun family and devour the flesh and blood of the Changsun family...
But even so, Changsun Wuji couldn't do it.
The strength of the Changsun family alone was not enough to implement this military remonstrance. Even if the entire Guanlong clan sent troops, they could only barely maintain it and push it forward. At present, they first underestimated the combat power of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, resulting in the inability to capture the imperial city, and then
After repeated defeats outside the Xuanwu Gate, the attempt to imitate the "Xuanwu Gate Changes" of that year completely failed, and the situation was extremely grim.
If Guanlong is divided again at this time, there will be no way to recover.
Therefore, even if he was filled with rage, he could only endure it...
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In the Hongwen Pavilion, Prince Li Chengqian invited a group of civil servants and military generals to come and have lunch and take a nap while drinking tea.
There was a fierce battle outside the Imperial City, with artillery fire outside the Xuanwu Gate. It seemed like the fighting was in full swing, but in fact the situation had stabilized. The Sixth Army of the East Palace defended the Imperial City and refused to retreat. The successive waves of offensives by the Guanlong rebels were unable to be effective. They could not
After breaking through the defense of the imperial city, the Right Guards outside Xuanwu Gate showed great power and beat the Left Guards to a pulp. In the short term, no more troops will challenge the power of the Right Guards. The front and rear are stable, and the entire Imperial City is impregnable.
Of course, the Sixth Army of the East Palace is trapped in the imperial city, and currently they can only defend themselves, but have no ability to counterattack...
However, the situation has finally calmed down, and everyone from top to bottom in the East Palace can sit down to have a meal, drink tea, and discuss the next situation.
As the de facto military commander of the East Palace, Li Jing received the prince's unreserved trust, so he was under great pressure. The wrinkles on his forehead deepened overnight, and his face looked haggard. He held a tea cup and said in a deep voice: "We still have insufficient troops right now.
The problem is that we are trapped in the imperial city with no support, but the rebels can calmly recruit young men from all over Guanzhong, and their power continues to grow. If it goes on for a long time, it will be difficult for the soldiers under their command to last."
Although he is confident that his military skills are unparalleled in the world, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The current situation is that the Sixth Army of the East Palace is trapped in the imperial city with no external aid, but the Guanlong rebels can continue to reinforce. If you lose one point here, you will win.
If there is one point less, the other side can keep replenishing it. If one thing goes down and the other goes up, the fall of the imperial city will be a matter of time.
Especially considering the morale of the army, the Sixth Army of the East Palace has been besieged and can only defend passively. This is a great test for the morale of the soldiers. It is okay at the moment, but if it goes on for a long time, it will definitely lead to low morale and unstable military morale.
The situation is precarious.
Li Daozong was optimistic, holding a pot to refill the water for those present, and said casually: "Wei Gong does not need to be so pessimistic. Although we have no external aid, we can only sit in the trapped city, but the rebels are also in trouble. They are just domestic slaves, Zhuang
The ragtag group of people gathered temporarily had low combat power and poor discipline. It was okay in the first few days, and they rushed and fought fiercely with a burst of spirit. However, once the battle situation reached a stalemate, their morale was bound to be low. Moreover, the Eastern Expedition army was marching day and night.
When we return to Chang'an, we only need to step into the border of Guanzhong, and the rebels will surely disperse and the crisis will be resolved."
Everyone present nodded.
In the final analysis, although the rebels are taking the initiative at the moment, they are not justified in their name and their words are inconsistent. No matter how they bully the subordinates in Zhou Dynasty and cover up their wrongdoings in classical language, it is difficult to hide the fact that they are rebellious. If the rightful name is not there, they can only hope for speed.
The battle was decided quickly, the East Palace was deposed and the King of Qi was promoted to the throne, thus creating an established fact. When Li Ji and others returned from Liaodong, as long as they did not want a civil war to break out and drag the entire empire into a state of war, they could only hold their noses and accept it.
Once the war situation goes wrong and the goal of deposing the East Palace is not achieved, the rebels will fall into a passive position.
Li Jing also nodded slightly. There is no doubt about this. As long as the East Palace holds on to the imperial city, it can turn defeat into victory. However, the Guanlong rebels must capture the imperial city and depose the East Palace. They cannot afford to delay it.
Therefore, occupying the East Palace is still quite beneficial, but Li Chengqian is not happy...
He sighed and said worriedly: "Right now, the rebels are besieging the imperial city. We don't go out at all, and we don't know the situation inside the city. Changsun Wuji strongly recommended King Qi to the throne. It can be seen that King Wei and King Jin must have refused to be appointed by him.
Puppet, with Changsun Wuji's ruthless heart, how can he tolerate the two of them? Gu is very worried."
King Li Youfei of Qi is the legitimate son of His Majesty Li Er. If the Crown Prince, King of Wei, and King of Jin are all present, he is not qualified to inherit the throne. Unless the three legitimate sons of His Majesty Li Er are absent, Li You can legitimately ascend to the throne.
Everyone was silent.
Since King Li You of Qi has agreed to inherit the throne and be willing to be a puppet, the lives of King Wei and King Jin are bound to be in danger, and they may even be dead now...
There was silence in the duty room of Hongwen Hall. After a long time, the sound of footsteps startled everyone.
A chamberlain quickly walked in before reporting, came to Li Chengqian, and said quickly: "Your Highness, an urgent report has just been sent from Xuanwu Gate. The rebels have gathered tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to storm the Youtunwei camp!"
Everyone was shocked, and Li Chengqian hurriedly asked: "What's the situation?"
The chamberlain said: "I haven't heard about it yet, I guess there will be a battle report coming later."
Li Chengqian said: "Go and investigate as soon as possible. Once the battle situation changes, you must come and report as soon as possible."
"Here!"
The waiter turned around and left in a hurry.
Li Chengqian looked worried, and the others also felt heavy.
Previously, the Zuo Tuen Guards and the royal army raided the Right Tun Guards camp and were defeated by the Right Tun Guards. Now the Right Tun Guards are chasing the defeated army with power and are fighting fiercely at the Zhongwei Bridge. It will be difficult to withdraw from the camp for a while. At this time
It was when the Youtun Guards camp was empty that the rebels seized the right opportunity and tried to make an effective attack.
The Youtun Guards had only about 20,000 men at full strength. They detached a force to fight fiercely at the Wei Bridge. The remaining 10,000 men held the sky high. The rebel army of 30,000 to 40,000 infantry and cavalry suddenly launched. The situation must have been extremely tense. Especially since Princess Gaoyang had already brought her with her.
The Fang family is settling in Youtunwei...
Li Chengqian was very depressed and sighed: "I am so useless that I can only sit in the trapped city in the face of danger. The Duke of Yue fought for the country, fought fiercely in the Western Regions, and defended the country in bloody battlefields. What if one of the family members of Yifang has someone?"
With three advantages and two disadvantages, how can I face the Duke of Yue?"
Xiao Yu consoled him: "The situation is like this and cannot be reversed in a short time. Even if His Highness is depressed, it will be useless. Even if something unexpected happens, I think the Duke of Yue will understand it."
It's just that these words made him feel uncomfortable.
When Tuyuhun mobilized all his elite cavalry to raid Hexi, many people in the government and the public were afraid of the enemy and timid to fight. After the prince's edict was issued, no one responded to the order to lead troops. In the end, Fang Jun stepped forward and only led half of the Youtun Guards out to control Hexi.
, defeated Tuyuhun in the Great Battle.
Immediately afterwards, the flames of war broke out in the Western Regions, and Fang Jun rushed to the Western Regions non-stop, traveling thousands of miles under the ice and snow to defend the country and guard the borders.
They are currently guarding the country's borders in the Western Regions, fighting bloody battles, but here a military revolt is endangering their families, and everyone in the government and the opposition is helpless...
It really doesn't make sense.
After a moment of boredom, Xiao Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, looked at Li Chengqian with clear eyes, and said quickly: "Your Highness, since the current situation is likely to reach a deadlock, and it is difficult to determine the outcome for a moment, why bother to just issue an edict?
The order was sent to the Western Regions, and the elite soldiers and generals under the command of the Duke of Yue were transferred back to the capital. King Qin? The Youtun Guards were very powerful. They first defeated tens of thousands of Tuyuhun's elite cavalry, and then annihilated Dashi. The Turkic coalition forces also defeated Dashi's army in Alagou.
In Gongyue City, as long as the right guard returns to the capital, the rebel army will be defeated in one blow and the tide will be turned from collapse!"