Seeing Yuchi Gong's anger and murderous intent, how could that general dare to say anything? He quickly responded respectfully and turned around...
Yu Chigong turned around and sat down, ordered his lieutenant to be called, and said: "Give me the order, set off immediately, speed up the progress, go upstream along the Ba River, and go straight to Zhongnan Mountain."
The deputy general was stunned and said hurriedly: "Commander, how can this be done? We were ordered to rush to Chang'an. If we change the route and go south in the middle, we will be disobeying the military order!"
Li Ji was well-known for his rigorous military management and was known throughout the army for his selflessness. During the Eastern Expedition, he wanted to bring his son-in-law Du Huaigong with him to increase his seniority. However, Du Huaigong was so frightened that he avoided seeing him and even claimed to be ill. Military discipline kills me." This is evident from this.
Even if Yuchi Gong dared to disobey military orders and march privately, he would still be in trouble.
Yuchi Gong looked very irritable, glared and shouted: "How could I not know? But other than that, there is no other way. Just go and deliver the order quickly. I will be responsible for all the consequences!"
The deputy general did not dare to say anything and went to deliver the order. However, just as he left the camp door, he heard the sound of breaking a tea cup behind him...
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In the evening, the tens of thousands of troops in the Youhou Guards were organized and ready, broke out of camp, broke away from the bustling army on the official road, and quickly headed east along the foot of Lishan Mountain. After passing Xinfeng City, they turned south along the official road. After crossing the Ba Bridge, we went straight south, galloped all the way from the east bank of Ba River, and headed towards Zhongnan Mountain at the boundary of Lantian.
The various armies encountered along the way were shocked and surprised when they saw You Houwei marching in such a hurry. The whole army was marching at a very fast pace, why was You Houwei so fast?
Could it be that the situation in Chang'an changed and Yuchi Gong took the lead after receiving Li Ji's military order?
At this time, the sky had darkened. Yuchi Gong rode with the Chinese army towards the south. Suddenly, the scouts in front turned around and came to the horse to report: "Commander, we have spotted an army on the other side of the Ba River, almost the same as ours." Let’s move forward together!”
Yuchi Gong was startled and quickly accelerated forward. He arrived at a place on the river embankment where there were few trees and the river was narrow. He rode his horse and looked towards the other side. He could see the woods planted along the river on the other side. Behind them, an army was meandering southward with torches. , at this time, there were also a few riders coming to the other side of the river embankment, looking towards them to observe.
The river here is only more than ten feet wide. Although you can't see the other person's face clearly, you can still see the bright armor under the shadow. There is a military style in the march. With a thought in his heart, he took off the strong bow from his waist and took it from his quiver. He pulled out a wolf tooth arrow from it, nocked the bow and arrow, and released an arrow with a "whoosh" sound.
The arrow flew over the river and landed on the other side. It was quite close to the riders. It frightened the other party to make a noise, and one person yelled at the top of his voice: "Is this the old thief Yuchi on the other side? You are trying to shoot me to death with a sudden cold arrow?" "
Yuchi Gong was very familiar with this voice and knew it was Cheng Yaojin as soon as he heard it...
He was about to speak when suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound in the air. He subconsciously spurred his horse to take a step to the side, and an arrow flew past his body.
He was so angry that his beard stood up. Cheng Yaojin actually used words to distract himself and secretly fired a cold arrow. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost been hit. He cursed angrily: "Cheng Yaojin, you are so fucking stupid." You're so insidious! Come on, come on, come and fight me for 300 rounds if you dare, and let me rip off your dog's head!"
While turning to the soldiers beside him, he said: "Give me the order, move forward as fast as possible, and be sure to reach Zhongnan Mountain before the opponent!"
"Here!"
The soldiers turned their horses and went straight to the marching army to convey the military order, and the whole army suddenly accelerated.
On the opposite side, Cheng Yaojin did not back down: "If you have the guts, come here! I've always heard that this old man like you has the ability to 'seize a tree with bare hands'. It just so happens that I'm the best at using the tree. Let's see who is higher and who is lower!"
Yuchi Gong sneered and said loudly: "You old guy is always well-dressed and well-fed, and you are lustful. I'm afraid your body and bones have been hollowed out a long time ago. Do you think it was when you were brave enough to win the three armies? Come on, come on, I will give you three moves.
, If I don’t beat you until you kneel down and beg for mercy, I will take your last name!”
After I finished speaking, there was no response from the other side.
Yuchi Gong squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and saw that there were still some horsemen standing on the other side... Suddenly he realized that Cheng Yaojin had sneaked down the embankment, leaving a few soldiers to deal with him...
This cunning old thing!
Yuchi Gong was so angry that he turned his horse around and got off the embankment without saying a word. He urged his right guard to speed up the march and make sure to arrive at Zhongnan Mountain ahead of the left guard. In case the opponent took the lead and stormed Guanlong in Dayun Temple.
With the army behind him, do he want to fight Zuo Wuwei with real swords and guns?
He could not let Guan Long be killed by Cheng Yaojin, and he was not willing to confront Zuo Wuwei, as that would leave him with no way out.
Cheng Yaojin must have thought the same way, intending to arrive at Dayun Temple first so that he could immediately launch a surprise attack on Guanlong's army to avoid confronting Youhou Wei...
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Two armies headed south across the Ba River. One belonged to the Shandong family, and the other belonged to the Guanlong clan. The former intended to wipe out the people in power who had been in the court for many years in one fell swoop, so that they could enter the court and seize it completely.
What originally belonged to the other party's interests, but one party will fight to the death to protect itself and refuse to enter the desperate situation of destruction.
Both armies increased their speed to the limit, lit torches and rushed forward from both sides of Bashui like two long dragons. They both wanted to reach the Dayun Temple between the sources of the two rivers of Bashui and Chanshui one step ahead of the other.
The war has not yet begun, but the atmosphere of mutual competition has become extremely intense.
In the jingshe in the manor at the back of Dayun Temple, Changsun Wuji was sitting across from Yu Wenshi and drinking tea. Although it was already midnight, they remembered the news that Yuchi Gong had just sent troops and arrived, so the two of them were not troubled.
I thought, I drank tea silently, but my heart was in a state of ups and downs.
Boom!
A muffled thunder rolled outside the window. Yu Wenshiji put down his tea cup and raised his eyes to look out the window. He didn't know when the rolling dark clouds had covered the sky, blocking the stars and moon in the sky without a trace. It was as dark as ink, and what he saw was a
A heavy rain.
Not only did he sigh, but he said helplessly: "Since last year, the weather in Guanzhong has been very weird. Heavy rains in summer and heavy snowfall in winter have caused disasters. Now the entire river in Guanzhong is full and flooded. I don't know how many people have been displaced and homeless.
, If Fang Er hadn’t planned to build the so-called ‘rescue team’, I’m afraid there would have been people dying of hunger and bones everywhere.”
These words are very heavy.
The ancients believed very strongly in the theory of "induction from heaven and man" and believed that all changes in heaven are feedback to the human world. When a saint is born, the sky will be filled with bright sunshine and bright winds. However, once an extreme disaster occurs, such as
Earthquakes, heavy rains, heavy snows, and even plagues are all things that violate the laws of heaven in the human world, and God sends punishments as warnings.
In connection with the Guanlong Mutiny, everyone naturally believed that the Guanlong clan had violated the rules of the people and ministers, leading to military disasters and general disorder. That was why there were such disasters of heavy rain and snow, which poisoned the people in Guanzhong...
This dealt a huge blow to Guanlong's prestige, no less than the repeated defeats of Youtun Guards, and further shook the foundation of the Guanlong clan.
All hearts are lost.
Yu Wenshi closed his eyes in pain. Most of the Guanlong clans came from various tribes in Daibei and entered Guanzhong as barbarians. It took a lot of hard work to gain the recognition of the people in Guanzhong. The difficulty was unimaginable. As a result, it was easy to destroy but difficult to build.
He was so ambitious that he did such a wrong thing that he regretted...
Footsteps sounded quickly outside the house. Yu Wenjie quickly stepped inside, took two quick breaths, swallowed his saliva and said: "The scouts just came to report that Cheng Yaojin led his Zuowuwei to have arrived fifty miles away. It will take two hours."
Achievable.”
The room fell silent for a moment.
Yu Wenshi quickly asked: "Where is Yuchi Gong now?"
Yu Wenjie said: "The Duke of E and the right Houwei are also coming, and they are advancing along both sides of the Ba River with the Zuo Wuwei. However, they are heading south from Lishan Mountain and are walking on the east bank of the Ba River. They need to cross the Ba River to reach it.
Here, it must be an hour slower, and this is when the Zuo Wuwei is left alone. Once Cheng Yaojin detaches a force to delay the Right Houwei from crossing the river, it will take even longer."
Yu Wenshi opened his mouth and was speechless. He thought that Cheng Yaojin might lead his army, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. The Shandong family was determined to ignore it and would rather risk being resented by the prince.
We must drive out all the Guanlongmen clans.
The only thing that can be counted on at the moment is the Right Guards stationed at the foot of the mountain, hoping that Gao Kan can stop Cheng Yaojin's Zuowu Guards.
But this possibility is slim. The greater possibility is that Gao Kan opens a way and allows Cheng Yaojin to lead his army directly to the mountain...
Outside the window, thin raindrops poured down, and the air felt cool and moist, but it couldn't dispel the anxiety in my heart.
Changsun Wuji said: "Instruct all ministries to prepare for battle. If the battle situation is unfavorable, we are allowed to evacuate our positions to the back mountain and reorganize and regroup."
"Here!"
Yu Wenjie accepted the order, but did not leave. He had to wait to see if Changsun Wuji had any other instructions.
Changsun Wuji had already looked at Yuwen Shiji, and said in a sincere tone: "I still have to trouble you to go to the Youtunwei camp, meet Gao Kan, and persuade him to block Cheng Yaojin's Zuowuwei."
Yuwenshi had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "It's not because I don't want to. If this crisis can be solved, what's the point of fearing even if all my bones are broken and kissed by wolves? It's just that we have fought several battles with Youtunwei and we have deep hatred for each other.
Even if the prince wants to save our lives, Gao Kan is not willing to risk offending the Shandong family to help us."
When His Majesty Li Er suppressed the family and weakened Guan Long, Fang Jun was at the vanguard. His political ideas followed His Majesty closely, and he was especially resentful towards Guan Long. He wished that he could completely wipe out Guan Long in one fell swoop and not help Cheng Yaojin along with him.
Even if it's good, how could he possibly stop Cheng Yaojin?
Changsun Wuji was very confident: "Since the Guanlong clan evacuated Chang'an and the East Palace determined the overall situation, Fang Jun's attitude suddenly became a little inexplicable. He seemed to be dismissive of the power vacated by Guanlong and was completely unconcerned.
Look, not to mention what Guan Long is doing...Who knows what that guy's plan is? He sent Gao Kan to block our way down the mountain. He may have already understood the current scene and deliberately helped the prince to protect us so that we could
Serve the prince. Go and tell Gao Kan that from now on, our grudges between Guan Long and Fang Jun will be cleared up. We will never offend the prince. We will wholeheartedly assist the prince in achieving great things and will never betray him."
After a pause, he added: "I still have a young daughter, who will be born next year. If Fang Jun agrees to keep us this time, we will marry her to Fang Jun as my concubine, and the two families will always be friends of the Qin and Jin Dynasties."
Yu Wenshi and Yu Wenjie were stunned. The former lost his voice and said: "Are you crazy? Even if we are defeated in this battle or even destroyed from now on, we have to die in an upright manner. How can we marry our legitimate daughter to someone else as a concubine and become a concubine?
As a laughing stock?”
Changsun Wuji's first wife has passed away, and the current head wife is the second wife. This young daughter is the daughter of this head wife, and she is a real legitimate daughter. For a wealthy Guanlong family like the Changsun family, the legitimate daughter is the most noble symbol in the family.
Unless you are married to the emperor and the prince can be a concubine, even if you are a concubine to a prince, you are committing suicide.
Life and death are big things, but the falling of the lintel is a bigger thing than life and death!
How could Changsun Wuji not know this, and how could he be willing to do so?
He sighed: "Other than that, what else can we do? This drastic change was all caused by my miscalculation of the situation. The Guanlong families have supported me for so many years, but now they are being implicated by me and are in danger of being exterminated. What if?
The situation has developed to a desperate situation. Even if I am under the Nine Springs, how can I feel at ease? I have made up my mind, you go quickly, don't delay."
He felt that the reason why Fang Jun sent Gao Kan to press forward step by step and then block the intersection at the foot of the mountain was because he was waiting for this moment - if Guan Long had not truly fallen into despair, how could he support Fang Jun wholeheartedly? And Fang Jun saved Guan Long at this moment.
The Longmen Vale will not only achieve great success in front of the prince, but also completely conquer the Longmen Vale...
Does the so-called "alliance under the city" mean that Fang Jun has to agree to whatever conditions he proposes?
With Guan Long's full support, Fang Jun will firmly occupy a place in the East Palace. Even if the children from Jiangnan and Shandong flock to the court, no one can shake Fang Jun's position...