Chapter 1951 The meeting of the monarch and his ministers
Under the Xuanwu Gate, the messenger loudly reported to the crown prince the news that the Youtun Guards had broken through the Golden Light Gate and entered Chang'an City. Everyone in the city was silent for a moment, except for the raindrops falling on the bluestone floor that could be heard clearly.
Then, the officials of the East Palace, the imperial concubines, the servants, and all the guards burst into earth-shattering cheers!
I thought it was a doomed situation, and I could only follow the prince to flee in panic. But now I suddenly survived from a desperate situation. The huge contrast between them made the usually calm ministers such as Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, and Ma Zhou unable to help but feel excited.
Surging!
Zhang Shigui was even more happy in his heart. If he still refused to let go of the Xuanwu Gate and let the prince leave the city, what would be the situation?
He blocked the Xuanwu Gate, and the prince attacked fiercely and tried to leave the city. The Guanlong army attacked the East Palace Sixth Army from behind, and the Youtun Guards rushed into Chang'an City to rob and kill the Guanlong army's retreat... The most important thing is that if he blocked the prince, the prince would die.
At the hands of Guan Long, and then the Youtun Guards defeated Guan Long, so what does Zhang Shigui mean to him?
Wiping the rain off his face, Zhang Shigui remonstrated: "Your Highness, since the Youtun Guards have entered Chang'an, please leave the city quickly. Let the veteran guard the Xuanwu Gate, and together with the Sixth Army of the East Palace and the Youtun Guards, attack from the front and back.
, put an end to the rebellion!”
The officials of the East Palace also hurriedly agreed: "This is exactly what Duke Guo Guo said. Please leave the city as soon as possible!"
In any case, Neizhongmen is in danger at this moment. If the Guanlong army completely defeats the Sixth Army of the East Palace before the Youtun Guards arrive at the Taiji Palace, wouldn't it be a failure?
Seeing that Li Chengqian was hesitant, Ma Zhou said: "A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. Your Highness is the crown prince of the country. He is the emperor of the empire and the throne is inherited. You must not be in danger. At this moment, you rush to the Youtunwei camp to take command.
If we can stabilize the morale of the army, maybe with the cooperation of the right guards, we can defeat the rebels, and maybe we will win."
At this time, we cannot say that the prince "withdrew" from Xuanwu Gate, but that the prince rushed to the Youtunwei camp to "take command". How could the prince of a country be beaten by the rebels and abandon the palace and flee in embarrassment?
Sure enough, when Li Chengqian heard this, he immediately said: "How great!"
He is not a face-loving person, but the face of the national body must be taken into consideration. The reason why he is unwilling to withdraw from the inner gate and wants to fight Taiji Palace to the death is also due to this concern.
But now the situation is completely different. It would be foolish to fight to the death at this time. Moreover, rushing to the "Youtunwei Camp to take command" is completely different from escaping from the Tai Chi Palace in embarrassment...
Immediately, Zhang Shigui ordered his "Bei Ya Forbidden Army" to release the blockade of the city gate and respectfully escort Li Chengqian out of the palace. The East Palace Imperial Guards, subordinate officials, concubines of the imperial palace, and the prince's family members all came out of the Xuanwu Gate with great noise.
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The prince rode his horse ahead. As soon as he walked out of the wide and dark city gate of Xuanwu Gate, he saw a cavalry galloping from far to near. The horse's hooves trampled the mud and water on the ground and rushed towards them. With the flags fluttering, they saw Dou Da's "
At the word "fang", the prince's heart warmed up and he reined in his horse and stood still.
In a moment, this cavalry galloped in front of them. The leader of the group was wearing a helmet and shaking armor. He had a strong body. He dismounted before the horse could stop. The inertia made him rush forward a few steps after landing. Then he stabilized his body, and then strode forward.
When he got to the prince's horse, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I'm here to pick you up!"
However, Li Chengqian didn't wait for him to salute. He got off the horse and staggered two steps. Before Fang Jun knelt down on one knee, he firmly supported his shoulders and said in a trembling voice: "This is in front of the army. Ai Qing is here."
General of the army, why do you need such a big gift? Please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"
Fang Jun wanted to finish the ceremony, but Li Chengqian used a lot of force. He understood that he wanted to treat him in front of everyone, so he stood up and raised his head to meet Li Chengqian's eyes.
Li Chengqian's eyes were a little red, and he tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.
He is an emotional person, and there is not much distinction between monarch and minister. In his view, Fang Jun is not only his consolidated minister, but also his best friend in life and death.
If Fang Jun had not been ordered to lead half of the Youtun Guards out of Hexi and defeated Tuyuhun's tens of thousands of cavalry, Chang'an City would have been invaded by barbarian troops at this moment, and the country would be in turmoil; if Fang Jun had not defeated Tuyuhun and then rushed directly to the Western Regions without stopping, I am afraid that the Dashi army would have occupied most of it.
In the Western Region, the troops reached Yumen Pass; if Fang Jun hadn't rushed thousands of miles to help Chang'an, the rebels would have already captured the Taiji Palace, the East Palace was destroyed, he, the prince, ended in hatred, and all the family members of the East Palace were slaughtered...
In the country, Fang Jun conquered the south and conquered the west, making great achievements in the world.
For Ji, Fang Jun supported him vigorously, regardless of life and death.
Especially when he was waiting for his fate under the Xuanwu Gate, and suddenly heard that the Youtun Guards had defeated tens of thousands of rebels at the Jinguang Gate, captured the Jinguang Gate, and entered Chang'an City, the feeling of surviving from a desperate situation was enough to make him
My mind is excited and I feel like I am reborn!
At this time, their eyes met, Li Chengqian didn't say anything, he just nodded heavily and patted Fang Jun on the shoulder a few times, saying no thanks for the great kindness, not to mention the kindness to the Tang Dynasty and the rebirth of the East Palace.
, how can a few words describe the excitement in my heart?
Everything is just in words.
Fang Jun smiled, looked around behind Li Chengqian, and nodded to Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Li Daozong, Ma Zhou, Zhang Shigui and others one by one, and then said to Li Chengqian: "We sincerely ask your highness to take charge of the Youtun Guards"
Camp, command us to counterattack Chang'an City, defeat the rebels, and purge Chao Gang!"
Behind Fang Jun, more than a thousand soldiers stood on horseback and shouted in unison: "Your Highness, please lead us to counterattack Chang'an City, defeat the rebels, and purge the court!"
The momentum is huge, the sound is everywhere, and the morale is high!
Li Chengqian swept his head away and was full of energy. He clenched his right hand and raised it high: "I swear an oath here today. Please follow me to defeat the rebels and clean up the court. On the day of success, all your merits will be doubled.
For those who die in battle, their merits will be passed down to their sons! The empire is in full swing, and the majesty of heaven will surely cleanse the world and stand proudly in the world!"
Everyone was excited and shouted: "I am willing to die for His Highness!"
This time of Guanlong's rebellion, the Eastern Palace is in danger, the country is in turmoil, and the country is in turmoil. It can be said to be the biggest crisis since the founding of the country. If you can follow the prince to turn defeat into victory, and fight back in a desperate situation, once the rebellion is finally eliminated and victory is achieved, everyone's merits will be
Can not be ignored.
And now the prince has promised to double his promotion on this basis. After the war, he will be promoted to at least three levels, and his title will be promoted to more than one level. Especially, "their merits will be passed down to his sons", so that all soldiers will no longer be afraid of fighting.
If you want to die, you will naturally be willing to fight hard.
Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Shigui and said: "The Xuanwu Gate still needs to be guarded by the Duke of Guo. I hope that the Duke will put the country, the country, the country, and Li Tang as the most important thing."
Zhang Shigui knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will defend Xuanwu Gate to the death and never let the rebels break out of the encirclement!"
Before, he blocked the Xuanwu Gate to cut off the retreat from the East Palace. The Guanlong army attacked from the front. The tigers were driven up and down the front door of the East Palace, and the wolves entered the back door. There was no way to retreat. But now the situation has suddenly reversed. The Xuanwu Gate will block the advance of the Guanlong army. Youtun
Wei Ze broke into Chang'an City and attacked and killed him from behind, but Guanlong's army became the turtle in the urn...
As long as he defends the Xuanwu Gate, he can annihilate the Guanlong army in one battle and completely eliminate the rebellion.
Of course, if the rebels are allowed to rush out of the Xuanwu Gate, or attack the Youtunwei camp, or collapse and flee in all directions, the war will continue to drag on. Guanzhong will be unrest, the government will be unstable, and it will drag on for a long time. I'm afraid something will happen again.
After all, Li Ji still led his army to garrison in Tongguan, but his direction was unclear and his position was uncertain. No one knew what his intentions were...
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West Market.
The Youtun Guards broke through the Jinguang Gate and entered the city. Gao Kan led his troops to occupy the city and completely cleared the Guanlong army in this area. Then he sat at the city gate and commanded. Wang Fangyi led the heavy infantry, musketeers, and crossbowmen to break in. In the city, they chased after the defeated army and killed them one after another.
The defeated army had lost its courage and morale. Occasionally, some generals tried to organize soldiers to resist, but they were quickly defeated by the heavily armored soldiers of Youtun Guards. The whole army collapsed, and the whole army collapsed.
Wang Fangyi led his troops to cover up the attack all the way until outside the West City, when they were blocked by Yu Suigu's troops, who were coming for reinforcements. The offensive momentum slowed down slightly.
Yu Suigu was ordered to come to intercept, thinking that he had more than 10,000 men and horses under his command to guard the long street. Even if it cost people's lives, they would be able to drag the Youtun Guards here so that they could be violently beaten by the Taiji Palace. Guanlong's army fought for enough time to annihilate the six troops in the East Palace.
However, as soon as the two armies joined forces in the chaos, Yu Suigu regretted it.
The ones at the forefront of the Youtun Guard were the heavily armored infantry. Although these soldiers were not charging very fast, they were almost armed to the teeth. When attacking, the formation was complete and orderly, and they marched like a wall made of copper and iron. The wall generally advances slowly, and all the troops that try to block its advance are like waves hitting the rocks. Apart from splashing blood all over the sky, they cannot stop it at all.
Yu Suigu was dumbfounded, how to fight this battle?