Returning from Luoyang, go upstream along the Luoshui River and set foot on the "Ancient Shang Yu Road". The return trip should always be smoother. You have walked through it once when you came. You need to be careful and speed up. The geographical terrain of each place is clearly pointed out. Palm, it's faster and much easier.
The team galloped along the official road between the mountains. The mountains on both sides of the road were sandwiched between them, making the cries rumble and echo. Occasionally there were merchants and pedestrians on the road. When they saw this group of menacing soldiers, they were frightened and quickly moved aside to get out of the way. , to avoid getting into trouble.
Now that the Chang'an War has taken place, the entire Guanzhong is in chaos. Soldiers and horses from all over the country seem to have no restraint and are acting arbitrarily. Customs duties, road taxes and other exorbitant taxes that have been banned long ago are suddenly reinstated, causing merchants' costs to skyrocket, several times forward.
It's not enough to just collect taxes. There are even many soldiers in remote places pretending to be bandits to block roads and rob people. It's not uncommon to kill people and steal goods.
Whether it is merchants or ordinary people, they hope that the military revolt in Chang'an will come to an end soon. Otherwise, without the restraint of the central government, each locality will do its own thing. It seems that all the local taxes lost over the years will be recovered. I don't know how many people will be forced to lose their families. , wife and children separated.
In troubled times, people's lives are like nothing. No one could have imagined that what was originally a prosperous and peaceful age would suddenly turn into a pot of chaos like the end of the Sui Dynasty. With the rise of merchants, information exchanges in various places have greatly increased, and even ordinary people have gained some insight and understanding. The chaos caused by this military remonstrance was entirely initiated by the wealthy families from all over the country in order to gain greater profits. Therefore, they hated Guanlong and the wealthy families from all over the country, but they dared not speak out. They could only long for the kindhearted man in their hearts. The Prince of the East Palace was able to defeat the rebels, bring order to the chaos, and bring the world's situation back on track...
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The Shangyu Ancient Road connects Guanzhong with Nanyang, Luoyang and other places. The main road section is composed of the Bashui River Valley on the Guanzhong side and the Danshui River Valley on the Shangluo side. The water and land are mixed together, and the terrain is steep, making it extremely difficult to travel. However, it has not yet been At the beginning of spring, the valley area between the mountains is dark and cold, and it is difficult to see the sun in the middle age. Therefore, ice and snow are everywhere, and the shallow water is covered with solid ice. People and horses can walk freely without taking a boat, which saves a lot of trouble.
But if we wait until summer, the ice and snow will melt and the river will become wider and the water will flow rapidly, making it increasingly difficult to travel.
Fang Jun led 300 soldiers to spend the night on a night trip. They were careful along the way. Every night when they set up camp, they had to explore dozens of miles ahead to confirm the safety of the surrounding area. After that, they set up open posts and secret posts and sent out scouts to ensure that everything was safe.
The expected sneak attack by the Guanlong army did not happen, and the journey was uneventful, but Fang Jun became more and more alarmed.
The death of Changsun Anye is definitely an unacceptable bad news for the Changsun family. Now that he has died tragically and his head is missing, how can Changsun Wuji remain indifferent?
Just looking at the fact that he brazenly sent people to the palace at the beginning of the army, regardless of whether it would cause everyone in Chang'an to feel in danger, and thus adopted a defensive attitude towards Guan Long, we know that although this person is deep in the city and good at forbearing, he will retaliate and will definitely not Let it go for the sake of the greater good.
It has to be said that Changsun Wuji was so arrogant that he thought he was the leader of Zhenguan ministers and had no one else in his eyes. Historically, this king had always rejected Li Chengqian, who was not close to him. The reason why Li Chengqian lost his position as prince was because of Changsun Wuji. He sought great merit and did not take His Majesty Li Er's will into consideration at all, nor did he care about the serious hidden dangers that would be caused to the Tang Dynasty after abolishing the direct lineage and establishing a young man.
After supporting Li Zhi to ascend the throne, he continued to violate the bottom line of imperial power for the benefit of the Guanlong Group, and even interfered in Li Zhi's harem, forcing Li Zhi step by step into an intolerable situation.
Doesn't Changsun Wuji know that keeping a line in everything and giving enough respect to the imperial power is the long-term solution? With his political ability, it is impossible not to understand this, but he doesn't care at all. He single-handedly manipulated the dethronement of His Majesty Li Er
Li Chengqian, this made his self-confidence seriously exploded, how could he take Li Zhi into consideration?
Unexpectedly, Li Zhi was more tolerant and ruthless than him. He simply deposed Queen Wang, who was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, and supported Wu Meiniang, who was a founding hero of the country. This made Wu Meiniang, who was highly talented in politics, and Zhangsun Wuji stand on opposite sides. The two sides fought endlessly without death.
Li Zhi watched the tiger fight from the other side and secretly gave Wu Meiniang support.
Finally, with the help of the Shandong aristocratic family, he completely overthrew the Guanlong clan headed by Changsun Wuji in one fell swoop, and then put all the blame on Wu Meiniang, allowing him to escape the infamy of "slaughtering meritorious deeds" and "killing donkeys in an effort to kill people." Instead, he won a
The reputation of "kindness and kindness" seems to be that the collapse of the Guanlong clan was entirely caused by Wu Meiniang and had nothing to do with him...
In terms of forbearing treachery and ruthlessness, there are few emperors throughout the ages who can match Li Zhi.
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After a few days of traveling quickly, Fang Jun and his party arrived at Xian'e Station, which is more than 20 miles outside Shangluo City. This place is outside Shangluo City and under Xian'e Peak. It is an important station on the ancient Shangyu Road.
There are high mountains, a river on one side, and the terrain is difficult.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Fang Jun led his soldiers to Xian'e Post. He stationed his tent outside the post house and asked his soldiers to buy food from the post house and prepare to stay here overnight.
From here to the west, not far away is Lantian Pass. There must be heavy troops stationed at this moment. We need to gather our strength and conquer it in one fell swoop...
After dinner, the weak light in the valley had completely dimmed. Fang Jun ordered his soldiers to dig out the ice and snow ground near the official road outside the camp, bury gunpowder in six or seven small pits, and dig out a shallow ditch to lay the ground.
The leads are all covered with ice and snow.
This place was close to Lantian Pass and very close to the forces of Guanlong's army. There was no enemy situation along the way, which made him nervous. Maybe Changsun Wuji's plan was to trick him into being careless, and then he was caught off guard and struck a fatal blow.
Fang Jun asked the scouts to be careful about possible situations around them, and also asked the soldiers to be more alert at night so that they could respond in time if there was an emergency, and then he got into the tent and slept.
It turned out that his worries were justified. Around midnight in the middle of the night, the scouts who had gone out galloped back, woke up Fang Jun, and reported that more than a thousand soldiers were sneaking in from the direction of Lantian Pass. The enemies were all cavalry, lightly armed and simple, running at high speed with their weapons in hand.
, has arrived more than ten miles west of the camp.
Sure enough, it came!
Fang Jun climbed up in a hurry and got out of the tent. He saw that all the soldiers had been awakened by the scouts and were tidying up their equipment quickly.
Fang Jun raised his eyes and took a look at the sky. It was already the end of the Yin hour and the beginning of the Mao hour. There was darkness in the river valley without stars. It was the time when the human body was most sleepy. If he had not been careful along the way, if he had been careless in the slightest, I am afraid that he would have died.
You will be attacked by enemy troops.
There was no panic. He had already conducted countless drills with his soldiers along the way. He had foreseen the current situation and had a plan for how to react. Immediately, the entire military camp took action. The soldiers packed up their equipment and hung it on their saddles.
Draw out your weapons, crossbows, and firearms, mount your horses, and form a formation.
Fang Jun wore a helmet and armor and sat upright on the horse's back.
Wave after wave of scouts continued to return from the front, bringing precise information about the enemy. A thousand enemy cavalry came to cover up and kill them. They all seemed to be elite soldiers. They might be the private soldiers of the Changsun family. Although it is not yet known who led the troops, but
Thinking about it, he must be a descendant of the eldest grandson's family.
At first, the enemy cavalry was still hiding, fearing to alert Fang Jun. However, five miles away, Xu discovered Fang Jun's scouts. Knowing that their whereabouts had been exposed, they could not carry out a sneak attack, so they simply let go of their horses' hooves and rode along the ancient road.
Advance.
A roar like rolling thunder echoed in the river valley.
The Xian'e Posthouse not far away was also alarmed. The merchants and travelers staying there screamed in panic, and the horses in the stables neighed and fled one after another. There was a cavalry raid in the middle of the night. Whether it was soldiers or bandits, it was definitely not a good thing. Especially...
Since the mutiny broke out in Chang'an, the government offices across the country have almost come to a standstill, and various clans are in charge. In many cases, soldiers and bandits are from the same family, and it is impossible to tell them apart...
Fang Jun glanced at the side of Xian'e Post, and saw numerous figures in the darkness, fleeing in confusion. He turned around, breathed a sigh of relief, and calmly ordered: "Form up to resist the enemy, prepare your muskets, and detonate gunpowder at any time upon my command!"
"Here!"
Three hundred cavalrymen agreed in unison, and it was like a muffled thunder in the dark valley. The cavalrymen on horseback loaded their projectiles one after another, while others were hiding in secret places on the roadside, ready to detonate gunpowder at any time.
Stand ready.
In a moment, the roaring cries were getting closer and closer, and the sound of rolling thunder echoed in the river valley. The moment the enemy rider appeared in the darkness, Fang Jun decisively ordered: "Fire with muskets!"
"boom!"
In the darkness, orange flames shot out from the muzzles of more than a hundred muskets, and as the smoke rose, projectiles flew out of the barrels.