Gao Kan turned around and was about to leave, but Fang Jun stopped him and said: "In this battle, there is no need to focus on the private armies of the powerful clans. They are just a bunch of ragtag groups. Even if we let go of the defense line and let them attack the camp, there will be no chance of success." How threatening?”
Gao Kan was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "Commander, please make it clear!"
Fang Jun stood up and walked to the map, looked at the map with his hands behind his hands, and said: "If my prediction is correct, the private army of the clans came this time because of Changsun Wuji's force. You don't need to care about the reason, but the private armies of the clans came here." There must be a buffer zone between you and the 'Woye Town Private Army'. You might as well set up a suspicious formation, command the main force to penetrate behind the wealthy private army from both wings, cut it off before it reaches the 'Woye Town Private Army', and then steadily attack these The powerful private armies surrounded and annihilated them."
Changsun Wuji's motive is to weaken the power of the clans, including the Guanlong clan, in this way, so as to give Li Ji a "no threat" impression, hoping to gain a chance of survival. After all, if Li Ji If he really had the imperial edict in hand, the imperial edict would probably only order him to seize the opportunity to cut off the private armies of the clans who entered the customs and cut off the foundation of the clans in the world, rather than annihilating all the clans in one fell swoop.
If that happens, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the world. Not to mention that Li Ji can't suppress it. Even His Majesty Li Er, who has hated the family all these years, would not dare to do that...
Now, Changsun Wuji was betting that he really had this edict, and if there were no surprises in the content of the edict, the main purpose was to depose the prince and establish a new crown prince, and to suppress the clan and eliminate the private army.
Inciting the clan's private army to storm the Taiji Palace in an attempt to overthrow the East Palace perfectly fits the content of the imperial edict. What reason does Li Ji have to target the Guanlong clan? Moreover, when the East Palace is destroyed, the clan's private army will also be exhausted, and the Guanlong clan will There is no threat to Li Ji anymore, and he can even use the Guanlong clan to balance the Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan gentry who are bound to enter the court after the war...
It has to be said that Changsun Wuji's calculation was extremely perfect.
Of course, all this is based on the premise that His Majesty Li Er passed away and indeed left a legacy...
Since Changsun Wuji drove the powerful private troops to die, Fang Jun was disrespectful, and he did not want tens of thousands of powerful private troops to scatter and run around after being defeated, causing great harm to the people in Guanzhong, so he must surround them. Annihilate them, either die or surrender.
Gao Kan didn't understand why Fang Jun made the judgment that "there must be a buffer zone between the private armies of the clan and the private armies of Woye Town", but he didn't ask any more questions and nodded: "Don't worry, Commander, we will definitely complete it." Task!"
Fang Jun nodded and warned: "These private armies have always been a scourge to the countryside everywhere. If they break up and scatter all over Guanzhong this time, they will cause irreparable harm to the people. So you must remember that this battle The powerful private army will either kill or capture them, and they must not be allowed to break out of the encirclement, which will bring disaster to Guanzhong!"
"Here!"
Gao Kan responded loudly, turned around and strode out, went to mobilize the troops and rushed to the front line of Yong'an Canal to set up defenses.
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The private armies of noble families stationed in various places in Guanzhong urgently gathered towards Chang'an. After arriving in Chang'an, they were recruited outside Jinguang Gate, and Chang Sunyan was responsible for reorganizing them.
The so-called reorganization is just to organize all the ministries in one place, and issue orders to the leaders of the private armies of each clan, deciding to raid the Youtun Guard line outside Jingyao Gate tonight. These clan private armies were very panicked after receiving the order. , but after hearing that Wu Lang of the Changsun family had been killed in the Chengtian Sect today, his resistance was slightly reduced.
All the husbands of the eldest grandson family were killed in the battle. It can be seen that Changsun Wuji has made up his mind to destroy both the jade and the stone. If anyone backs out at this time, do they really think that Changsun Wuji is a vegetarian?
However, the leaders of the private armies of various clans still had headaches. The Youtun Guards divided their troops into several groups, and each group only had more than a thousand cavalry. They defeated the private armies of each clan, ranging from more than ten thousand to three to five thousand.
The powerful private army was completely vulnerable to the elite and powerful Youtun Guards.
Now he actually wants to raid Youtunwei's defense line...
Fortunately, there was still the Yuwen family's "Woye Town Private Army", which made everyone feel a little relieved. Although the "Woye Town Private Army" also suffered heavy losses at the hands of Youtunwei before, at least they were among the Guanlong army.
Even if the elite ace cannot be defeated, then everyone will retreat together, and the right guard will not be able to do anything, right?
Chang Sunyan convened various departmental clans to give training to the private armies, conveying the high-level officials of Guanlong’s determination to win this battle. First, he threatened that if any of the private armies refused to advance in fear of the enemy and escaped from the battle, severe sanctions would be imposed on the Guanlong clan clan.
, and then he casually uttered all kinds of unguaranteed lies for free with the promise of huge profits, which incited the leaders of these powerful private armies to greatly boost their morale.
At midnight, the reorganization was finally completed. Chang Sunyan waved his hand, and tens of thousands of troops advanced northward along the west side of Chang'an City in an orderly manner.
Tens of thousands of clan private troops advanced forward. Yu Wenlong personally commanded the "Woye Town Private Army" and about 20,000 Guanlong troops pressed down behind. In order to prevent the clan's private army from breaking up his array when the clan's private army collapsed, Yu Wenlong ordered his troops and clan clans to
A "buffer zone" of more than 50 feet wide was left between the private armies, and secret orders were given that if the private armies of the powerful clans retreated after the battle, the "Woye Town Private Army" in the front could kill the defeated armies.
To ensure the integrity of our own array...
When the army arrived at Kaiyuanmen, the battle that had been dormant for a day and night suddenly started in Chang'an City. Countless Guanlong troops under the command of Yu Wenshiji launched a fierce attack on Taiji Palace.
At the same time, Chang Sun Yan, who was in charge of the powerful private army, received a report from a scout, saying that the front had contacted the scouts of Youtun Guard. When they arrived at the northern wall of Chang'an City, the scout reported that Gao Kan had led more than 10,000 elite troops to the left of Yong'an Canal. At the same time,
The Tubo Huqi stationed near the Zhongwei Bridge in the northwest also moved out and were making a detour in the direction of Kaiyuanmen.
Changsunyan swallowed nervously. Wasn't this the strategy used to defeat Yuwenlong before? Although the defense strategy of Youtun Guards was clearly laid out here, in the end, the competition was still about the combat power of the soldiers on both sides. Even the "Woye Town Private Army"
"Under Yu Wenlong's command, they were all defeated and the whole army was almost destroyed. What chance did I have of winning?
The army marched slowly, and Zhang Sunyan handed over his soldiers to the front and ordered: "If the battle situation is unfavorable, you must not act recklessly. Protect me. We will retreat all the way. We must not be trapped by the private armies of these clans. That can be
It’s over!”
When are there the greatest casualties on the battlefield?
It is not a head-on battle, when the two armies are in formation and facing each other head-on. Although the scene is tragic, in fact, due to the limited number of troops taking part, both sides must leave room for adaptation, and the casualties are not as large as it seems intuitively. The greatest casualties are when
When one of the parties is defeated, the formation becomes disorganized and is cut into countless segments by the enemy. They are divided and chased one after another. They even panic and choose their own way, trampling on each other. Often tens of thousands of troops cannot run for more than a few miles.
There were so many dead and injured, and the human lives were really like grass and grass. They lay dead one by one. The fields were filled with corpses, and the corpses were lying on the pillow.
Once you are trapped by defeated troops, you really won’t be able to escape even if you want to...
The soldiers are also very nervous. They all hope that Shiro will inherit the position of the head of the family in the future. Everyone will go to heaven, eat well, drink hot food, and dominate. Who wants to die here?
They all nodded: "Don't worry, Shiro, we will protect Shiro."
"Even if we all die, we will definitely fight a bloody path for Shiro!"
Changsun Yan nodded with satisfaction, slightly relieved.
My father may have been lucky, hoping that while driving these private troops to their deaths, he could defeat the Youtun Guards' defense line and advance towards Xuanwu Gate, providing more assistance to the frontal battlefield. But Changsun Yan did not think so, and fought several battles in a row. , when did you ever take advantage of Youtunwei? Although Fang Er is not a thing, his ability to train the army is absolutely top-notch in the world. Compared with Li Jing, Li Jina and other famous commanders in the world, he is no less generous. The Shenji Battalion back then, the Youtun Guards in front of us, and even the navy that roamed the seven seas, which one was not brave and good at fighting and fearless of death?
He just wanted to quickly complete the task of "sending someone's head" and then retreat, never willing to take the slightest risk...
Changsun Yan asked again: "Is Yuwenlong ready?"
The soldier replied: "General Yuwen has sent people here just now. He said that everything is ready on his side. He asked Shiro to lead his army forward and raid the Youtun defense line."
"Bah! Mother, I was beaten to pieces by the Youtun Guards before, but this time you encouraged me to die?"
Changsun Yan cursed and ordered: "Send an order to the whole army to maintain their formation, speed up, cross the Guanghua Gate, and advance towards Yong'an Canal!"
"Here!"
A dozen soldiers with small red flags on their backs rode towards the various ministries to convey Chang Sun Yan's military orders.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of troops accelerated, crossed Gwanghwamun, and headed straight for Yongan Canal.
On the left bank of Yong'an Canal, Gao Kan had already led his troops to prepare for the attack.
To the northwest, the Tubo Huqi led by Zan Po also began to accelerate gradually...