At ten o'clock in the evening, the battle came to an end, and the "rumbling" explosions of thunder gradually stopped. The Guanlong army withdrew from Chengtian Gate and stabilized its position again with the cooperation of reinforcements, guarding against the pursuit of the Sixth Army of the East Palace. The Sixth Army of the East Palace was not reckless.
Be radical and repel the enemy forces that broke into Jiade Gate. After recapturing Chengtian Gate, they built a defense line on the spot, rescued the wounded, collected the bodies of the dead soldiers, and at the same time gathered troops to repel Changsun Jiaqing's troops who attacked Taiji Palace from Yeting.
This fierce battle lasted for a day, with both sides losing troops and generals. When night came, they tacitly stopped the attack and silently licked their wounds.
But overall, the results of the East Palace battle were quite great.
The strategy of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" not only rescued all the thousands of soldiers under Cheng Chubi who were surrounded, but also took the opportunity to recapture the fallen Jiademen and Chengtianmen, and pushed the front line to Chengtianmen again, which greatly inspired the East Palace.
The morale of the military from top to bottom.
However, the Guanlong army was disgraced. They originally planned to capture the Taiji Palace in one fell swoop with Cheng Chubi's troops as a check, and even broke into the vicinity of the Liangyi Palace to capture all the most strategically advantageous areas in the Taiji Palace. However, they fell short of the target and suffered the consequences.
What a big loss...
Changsun Wuji was extremely depressed.
It was not because he arranged his troops or made mistakes in his military strategy. It was because Cheng Chubi's life and death was closely involved and he did not dare to take risks easily. As a result, everything was lost.
And this is a direct manifestation of Li Ji's threat to Guanzhong by leading troops abroad. Everyone is very afraid of the hundreds of thousands of troops and is restrained...
The fighting had just stopped, and both sides gathered their troops to treat the wounded. Fortunately, although the battle was life-and-death, everyone was still a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. After the battle, they would not take advantage of the other side to treat the wounded with a sneak attack and seriously injure the other side's military commander.
, and sometimes even occasionally find the opponent's seriously injured people being gathered in, and they will be treated properly.
Yu Wenshi and Linghu Defen, two elders from Guanlongsu, came to Yanshoufang to meet Changsun Wuji.
With a gloomy face, Changsun Wuji asked the two of them to sit down and let the servants watch the tea. Then he said with a hesitant look: "It's late, so you two came together, but what's the important matter?"
As soon as the war came to an end, two old foxes came one after another, apparently to force the palace...
As expected, Linghu Defen frowned his snow-white eyebrows tightly and said in a serious tone: "In today's battle, Guanlong suffered too many casualties, and every family was filled with resentment. Even a few family heads complained about it, so the two of us had to come overnight.
, discuss countermeasures with the auxiliary machine. If this continues, Guan Long's morale will collapse, leading to extremely serious consequences."
Of course Changsun Wuji knew what the so-called "extremely serious consequences" meant...
He also frowned, placed his palms on the table and pressed it, staring at Linghu Defen with a gloomy look, and said slowly: "In war, victory or defeat is a normal matter. What's more, today's battle is extremely serious.
The Eastern Palace's troops were greatly consumed, and the casualties were not as high as Guanlong's. This was nothing short of adding insult to injury for the Eastern Palace, which was already short of troops. In the future, the troops and formations would become increasingly stretched. I really don't know why each family has such concerns about this.
What are you criticizing? It seems that we still need to conduct a thorough investigation under each family to see if anyone is stirring up trouble, demagogueing people, and intending to cause Guanlong families to fall into internal strife."
"Hey!"
Linghu Defen was angry and displeased, and said angrily: "You don't need to be angry with me. Since this war has been going on, every family has suffered heavy losses and has many complaints. It's not that you don't know it. But even if you are again
If you insist on going your own way, you should also understand that once each family falls into civil strife, division will be close at hand. After all, people always focus on immediate interests. No matter how good your promise is or how big the pie is, if everyone can't see it or believe it, what can you do?
When Guanlong splits and each of them fights against each other, not only will the eldest grandson family be in dire straits, but none of us will be able to get any benefits!"
When the rebellion first broke out, Changsun Wuji promised everyone that he would defeat the East Palace in two months at most, depose the crown prince, and then support the King of Jin to ascend to the throne. Guan Long would occupy all the prominent positions in the court, seize power, and restore the glory of the early years of Zhenguan.
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As a result, the war has been going on so far, each family has invested almost all their wealth, and the casualties have been heavy, but victory is still far away. Who can still sit still?
After all, after victory, huge benefits will be shared by everyone, but once failed, the serious consequences will be absolutely unbearable...
Changsun Wuji was deep in the city and did not get angry, but said calmly: "My plan is not just for one family, but for the interests of Guanlong. If everyone does not agree with this, you can withdraw temporarily... But
Even if everyone quits, the Changsun family will not fight alone. Now all the clans in the world have been invited to raise troops and rush to Guanzhong. Once their army arrives, they can defeat the East Palace in a matter of seconds. By that time, each family will regret it.
It’s of no use anymore.”
Yu Wenshiji put down his tea cup and said worriedly: "This is what I am worried about! Think about it, if Li Ji suddenly falls to the East Palace, all the nobles who enter Guanzhong at this moment will not escape bad luck! Of course, they will not be held accountable afterwards.
, after all, the East Palace cannot afford the price of such chaos in the world, but as long as it annihilates the troops of the powerful clans entering the pass, it is equivalent to cutting off the foundation of all the powerful clans in the world!"
In any age, only by having troops in hand can one be able to intimidate one party, compete with the imperial court, and dominate one party. Once all the private armies controlled by the clans are destroyed in Guanzhong, what else can be used to consolidate their respective local rule?
Once the private military heritage of the clan was destroyed in the troubled times, it was impossible to rise again. The imperial court dreamed of cutting off these private armed forces that were not suitable for the imperial army. How could they be allowed to reappear? By then, the military power of the world would be restored.
In the center, no matter how high the prestige of the clan is in the local area, under the imperial power, an imperial edict will immediately deprive them all.
The life and death of the clan is in the hands of the central government. Even if someone dares to rebel and rebel, they will be wiped out in an instant by the imperial army...
The foundation accumulated by the world's elites for hundreds of years will be lost in one day, and the consequences will be too terrible.
This is a huge hidden danger that may exist in theory.
Changsun Wuji had already been alert to this point, but after careful consideration, he decided that this scene would definitely not happen.
"The East Palace absolutely does not dare to do this. The prince has not been recognized by the world, and with this military remonstrance, his prestige has dropped to an unprecedented level. Who in the world will be convinced? Once all the nobles in the world oppose the prince, even if all the private troops are in hand
He was buried in Guanzhong, and he bewitched his own servants, and the dealers fought back, which was enough to trigger riots in various places, and wars broke out all over the world."
His eyes were burning, full of disdain for Li Chengqian: "If you want to scare the world's nobles from taking the path of rebellion, the prince can't do it, and Li Ji can't do it. Perhaps only your majesty can do it... and there is no way that your majesty can sit in the Tai Chi Palace and give orders.
All the heroes in the world know this, you know it, I know it, and the East Palace also knows it. Therefore, there is no need for you to worry."
Even if Li Ji surrenders to the East Palace, as long as he dares to annihilate the troops of the powerful clans entering the pass, he will inevitably suffer the consequences of the clans from all over the world coercing the people to rebel. When war breaks out, it is not impossible for the Tang Empire to completely overthrow...
The people in the East Palace are not a bunch of idiots, how can we not see this?
Yu Wenshiji was speechless by these words, as if he was indeed worrying too much...
However, he still asked: "Your Majesty's situation... can you be sure about the auxiliary machine? I always feel that Li Ji's posture is too weird and inconsistent with common sense. I am afraid that there is some deeper conspiracy hidden behind it. We are now
Today's plan may fall into a huge conspiracy."
Just as Changsun Wuji said, if you want to frighten the world's elites, they should not dare to have any rebellious intentions. The prince is not qualified, and Li Ji is not qualified. Only His Majesty Li Er can do that. Since Jinyang raised his army, he has been rampant in the world.
He conquered half of the Tang Dynasty, and then went against it during the "Xuanwumen Revolution" and ascended the throne as emperor. Since Zhenguan, he has worked hard to govern and work hard day and night. With his super political means, he pushed this huge empire onto the path of prosperity and glory. Li Er
Your Majesty's prestige is enough to intimidate the world.
As long as His Majesty Li Er is still here, no one will dare to rebel.
In fact, now that His Majesty Li Er is gone, Guan Long only dares to claim to "depose the East Palace and bring order to the chaos", depose the prince and support the other princes as emperors, instead of openly rebelling and seeking Li Tang's kingdom and the throne of emperor.
So the key to the question is, can we be sure that His Majesty Li Er has passed away, and that everything about the Eastern Expedition Army is not just a conspiracy, but a conspiracy?
Changsun Wuji was shocked, his face changed, and he insisted: "This matter is absolutely true! If you are not sure at all, do you think I will sneak back to Chang'an secretly and order Guan Long to suddenly start an uprising?"